My profession is too unique.

Chapter 100 50% Ability Fusion!

"Put me down up ahead..." Su Chen suddenly said.

The driver naturally had no objection. He left the lane and gradually landed on the side of the road. Although night had fallen, the streetlights were still on, and there were quite a few pedestrians on the street.

Su Chen waited by the roadside for a long time, his eyes finally lighting up. He quickly rushed towards the silver-haired old woman not far away and called out enthusiastically, "Grandma..."

As the elderly woman, with her white hair and beard and a very robust physique, stared in disbelief, Su Chen helped her slowly cross the road…

"Young man... I... I'm not at the point where I need help." It wasn't until she reached the other side of the road that she realized what had happened. Her face flushed slightly, and she broke free from Su Chen's hand, jumping two meters high to show off her good physique.

Su Chen's heart clenched as he watched. This old woman was clearly a professional, and not just any professional, but a rank-based one, the kind that could directly enhance one's own attributes.

Pedestrians on the street glanced over, seemingly observing whether there was any excitement to be had.

"As expected, it doesn't count..." Su Chen saw off the indignant old lady, opened the panel, and found that the Saint's job requirements were still unchanged, which was not surprising.

The old lady did not need help, so even if he "forced help," it was useless.

"This requirement is quite idealistic... I wonder who is actually supervising it." Su Chen sighed and could only think of other methods. "The simplest way is to find a hundred poor people and carry out a massive money-spending campaign."

“However, I still need help from others in this matter.” Su Chen shook his head again. He was almost out of potions himself, let alone giving money to others.

Moreover, he was unsure of the extent of this "help".

For example, for a poor person, the concept of "lacking money" is very deep. A thousand gold coins is a help, ten thousand gold coins is also a help, and a hundred thousand gold coins is also a help.

This demand is an insurmountable abyss; it can never be filled.

"...ideally in a place with a fairly high volume of people, and where there is a certain demand for even minor assistance..."

"Hospitals... um... those places are mostly about saving lives and treating illnesses... it's even more of a rip-off than throwing money around..."

Su Chen's eyes were unfocused. He stepped aside to avoid a couple walking towards him, and his eyes finally lit up as he looked up at the metal tracks that shuttled between the skyscrapers.

Yingfeng's rail trains operate 24 hours a day to meet demand.

But at this time of day, the crowds are not dense.

"Let's see during the day..." Su Chen composed himself and hailed another hovercar.

“No wonder, everyone says talent is only one aspect…” Su Chen looked at the people coming and going around him and couldn’t help but sigh: “Talent is just the threshold for becoming a Saint.”

Back at the hotel, Su Chen exercised as usual until late at night before finally resting for a while.

Around six or seven o'clock the next morning, as dawn broke, Su Chen went out and headed to the nearest rail station.

This is the peak time for population movement, with commuters crowding the entire station.

Even Su Chen couldn't help but follow the crowd, queuing for more than ten minutes before finally squeezing onto the bus.

Looking at the densely packed crowd in the carriage, Su Chen immediately looked for a target.

He quickly found her: a woman with a swollen belly, about five or six months pregnant, wearing loose clothes, her forehead covered in cold sweat, carefully protecting her belly in the crowded throng.

Despite the crowd, the people around her tried their best to avoid bumping into her.

The pregnant woman frequently glanced at the seats on either side, but the people in those seats were either dozing off with their eyes closed or fiddling with the terminals in their hands.

Su Chen's heart skipped a beat, but he suddenly realized he had miscalculated. "Damn it, I don't even have a seat myself, how am I supposed to offer one?"

"Sigh..." Su Chen sighed, his gaze sweeping across the seats on both sides, finally settling on a young man who looked very muscular.

He crept up quietly, his eyes narrowing slightly, and a mental fluctuation emanated from him. The young man's face immediately became dazed.

"He's actually a professional, probably a support class, and his mental resilience isn't very high..." Su Chen was quite surprised.

A surge of psychic power enveloped his limbs, causing him to slowly stand up. His movement immediately attracted the attention of those nearby.

But Su Chen reacted quickly and sat down safely through the gap, drawing some "pity" glances.

The pregnant woman's once bright eyes gradually dimmed.

"Here, ma'am, please have a seat." Su Chen suddenly stood up and looked at the pregnant woman.

The other person looked surprised, then gratitude welled up on their face. They turned and walked over, sat in Su Chen's seat, and let out a long sigh: "Thank you."

Sure enough... Su Chen glanced at the panel, which showed that the number of people helped had increased by 1.

“The need for a seat is small and specific…it’s easy to fulfill.” Su Chen nodded to himself.

At this moment, the young man finally snapped out of his mental daze, staring in astonishment at his seat being taken. He looked around and scratched his head.

Although he didn't know what had happened, the person taking his seat was a pregnant woman, so there was no point in arguing.

"Could it be that I unintentionally did a good deed just now?" the young man muttered to himself, secretly groaning that he would have to stand for more than an hour now.

Su Chen squeezed out of the crowd, attaching a layer of mental energy to his body. Like a swimming fish, the surrounding crowd naturally pushed to both sides.

He looked for the next person who needed help.

And there were clearly many such targets inside the train carriage.

By the time the morning rush hour was completely over, it was nearly nine o'clock, and the number of people in the carriage was gradually decreasing. Su Chen felt his mouth was dry and glanced at the control panel.

He has helped a total of 6 people. He carefully selected nearly 30 targets that morning, all of whom were elderly, weak, sick, or disabled, but in the end, only about one-fifth met the requirements.

“Some guys don’t even think they need a seat. Even if they seem to need one, they’re actually fine with sitting down.” Su Chen said helplessly, “In this situation… it’s impossible to tell.”

"But the efficiency is not low either. Including the evening rush hour, there are at least ten a day. We can definitely meet the requirements before the court's assessment."

Compared to the original outrageous request, Su Chen was already quite satisfied, but then his eyes turned slightly cold, "But... who sent that guy?"

Through the reflection on the glass curtain wall on one side of the carriage, Su Chen spotted a guy some distance away who looked unremarkable.

During the process of selecting targets, Su Chen needed to constantly change carriages, and this guy followed him the whole time.

"I just arrived in Yingfeng, and I don't think I've offended anyone..." Su Chen couldn't help but think of the banquet last night, his brows furrowing slightly. "That shouldn't count as offending anyone, right?"

Yingfeng's laws are stricter, and its technology far surpasses that of Nanfeng.

He doesn't know much about this, doesn't know the limits of surveillance, and doesn't have any official status. Taking action rashly would definitely be a bad idea.

"Let's take a look first..."

With the evening rush hour still far off, Su Chen went back to the hotel first, exercised until four or five in the afternoon, and then went out again.
However, as soon as he got off the elevator, he bumped into an acquaintance who had come to see him.

"Senior Brother Bu?" Su Chen asked, quite surprised.

"Didn't you see the message?" Bu Siqi raised an eyebrow. "I sent you a message this afternoon."

“I’ve set it to Do Not Disturb…” Su Chen explained, “I don’t like to be interrupted when I’m exercising.”

"Oh." Bu Siqi didn't seem to mind, raising his right hand to show Su Chen the black metal box. "This is what you wanted."

Su Chen invited Bu Siqi into the room.

This senior student clearly didn't consider himself an outsider. Before Su Chen could even speak, he sat down on the sofa, tossed the metal box aside, and casually said:
"By the way, I have news about the Mist Nightmare Beads you asked me to find. They have them at the Oddities Shop, but they're not cheap—one costs 100,000 gold. But I was too late; someone else bought them."

"So expensive?" Su Chen was surprised, thinking of the one Chu Yunze had given him yesterday.

I don't know if Hu Xiang has saved up that much money, but it should be about the same. Pan Yu's net worth is over 100,000.

“It’s alright…” Bu Siqi said, “This stuff is only produced by the Mist Nightmare that is about to advance to the third tier. If it weren’t for its limited uses, it would be even more expensive.”

"I'll reserve the next one for you when it appears."

"No need, Senior Brother." Su Chen shook his head. "You don't need to worry about this for me for now."

"No need?" Bu Siqi couldn't help but look over.

After a moment's thought, Su Chen told the other party about the banquet arrangements from the previous night.

“Chu Xuan, Chu Yunze, Pang Xingwen… Meng Qi…” Bu Siqi seemed surprised as well, and said in astonishment, “There is such a thing. Before even entering the courtroom, he has already gathered his own faction. This Chu Xuan is amazing.”

"And I always felt that Pang Xingwen harbored some hostility towards me," Su Chen added.

“Not surprising.” Bu Siqi composed himself and explained, “The Pang family is a local power in Yingfeng. They once had a presiding judge. Pang Xingwen’s father, Pang Hui, was Wei Yinshuo’s student and Zhou Xian’s teacher. Every month, Liuli Blood from Nanfeng was delivered to his home.”

“No wonder…” Su Chen suddenly realized.

Even if Zhou Xian colluded with the evil god and died a worthy death, the benefits he gained were ultimately less, which was a real loss for the other party.

Bu Siqi said, "But you don't need to worry, that little loss is not enough to make them do anything to you."

Seeing him get up to leave, Su Chen stopped him again and whispered, "Senior brother, someone was following me today."

In an instant, a cold glint flashed in Bu Siqi's otherwise somewhat nonchalant eyes. "Who?"

In that instant, Su Chen vaguely sensed that the other person had a similar feeling to Lao Xia.

Su Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know, but he should still be following me when I go out later."

“I understand.” Bu Siqi’s voice was cold. “You don’t need to worry about this. Just do what you’re supposed to do. I’ll handle it.”

"I'll go out first, you wait a while before you go out."

Su Chen nodded, saw Bu Siqi off, and then opened the metal box the other party was carrying. White cold air leaked out, and the medicine he needed was inside.

After a quick count, Su Chen was surprised: "Fifteen tubes each, which is more than double what Senior Brother Bu estimated. It should be enough for the assessment time, pretty much."

"That's generous..." Su Chen flipped through the E-level meditation method that was tucked away—the [Burning Heart Meditation Method]. This method uses flames as a guide, visualizing crimson flames burning the spiritual body, continuously refining it.

After stuffing all these things into the storage space, Su Chen went out and headed to the nearest rail station according to his predetermined goal.

This time, the person who was following them disappeared.

……

Yingfeng has no distinction between inner and outer city. The factories, breeding farms, manufacturing plants, and even some large research institutes that are attached to Yingfeng are not located in the city, but are distributed around it.

Because Ying Feng himself possessed great martial prowess, he was capable of taking care of these places outside the city.

Under the cover of night, Bu Siqi piloted his small spaceship, relying on his status as a member of the Inquisition, and flew south, stopping in a mountain valley not too far away. There stood a fortified outpost there, but it looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

After the spaceship hovered, Bu Siqi opened the storage box, took out a burlap sack, and walked straight into the deepest room of the fortress.

“Teacher…” he bowed his head and called out respectfully.

Xia Hanshi was standing in front of a canvas with many coordinates and photos on it.

"Hmm..." Xia Hanshi said casually, "Who is that person in your hand?"

“The Pang family is keeping an eye on Junior Brother,” he explained.

"The Pang family?" Xia Hanshi suddenly turned his head, his tone cold. "They're also colluding with the Ghost God Sect? They'd take Su Chen's life for Zhou Xian?"

“That’s not the case…” Bu Siqi broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained, “It seems that this junior named Pang Xingwen acted on his own.”

“Last night…” He gave a brief description and made a guess, “I estimate that the junior brother’s refusal caused dissatisfaction among some people in that group, so they wanted to do something underhanded.”

"As for harming Junior Brother, they don't have the guts."

"No guts?" Xia Hanshi sneered. "Many things aren't done with guts from the start. Since I left Yingfeng, quite a few people have become bolder."

"After a while, they might get even bolder and cut off his head and send it to the Pang family."

"Yes." Bu Siqi gave a wry smile and changed the subject, "What did you find out this time?"

Xia Hanshi's expression turned serious, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes: "Something big is about to happen."

Bu Siqi was startled and listened attentively to Xia Hanshi's narration.

"The Sacred Word Stone of Nanfeng, the Spatial Crystal of Yunlan, the Silver Star Water of Qinghu, the Nanoscale Spirit Embryo of Baiyue..."

Xia Hanshi said in a low voice, "I didn't know until I investigated that the Ghost God Cult has been very active in the past six months, and there are more than just one Ghost God; multiple Ghost Gods are cooperating with each other."

"Cooperation?" Bu Siqi's Adam's apple bobbed as he exclaimed in surprise, "They can cooperate too?"

Xia Hanshi's expression shifted: "That's right, I don't know what they're up to, but it must be something big."

"Should we report this to the court..." Bu Siqi couldn't help but ask.

Xia Hanshi narrowed his eyes, "The first thing that was lost, the Silver Star Water of Qinghu, happened a year and a half ago, and Ying Feng of the Tribunal knew nothing about it. There's something going on here."

"Are you saying there's a traitor in the courtroom?" Bu Siqi trembled at these words.

Xia Hanshi did not explain, but simply waved his hand, "Alright, go back, don't tell anyone I'm back."

Bu Siqi was in a state of utter confusion and left with his head down.

.........

As mid-June approached, the time for the court's assessment drew ever closer, and Su Chen could sense the change in the atmosphere. He could even hear people discussing the matter on the train.

He maintained his own pace, spending his days traveling on the railcars, selecting people to help, and his evenings exercising.

That night, in the gravity training room, the walls were covered with special silver-white metal plates.

Su Chen's eyes were tightly closed, his brows furrowed, and arcs of electricity crackled and popped across his skin. His body was burning hot, and his movements became faster and faster, more expansive, with the surrounding arcs of electricity growing stronger and stronger.
Until a certain moment, a change occurred in his chest, his skin turned indigo, and the intense pain made Su Chen feel as if he were melting.

His indigo skin seeped from his chest to his limbs and bones, until it completely turned him indigo.

At the same time, the wind and thunder gathered and automatically formed an illusory armor on his body, which then slowly moved towards him, seemingly wanting to merge with his body.

This time, there was not only excruciating pain, but also a tingling numbness that penetrated to the very bone.

"Hiss-ah..."

Su Chen's pupils were bloodshot, and he even wished he could peel off his own skin. The intense pain and numbness almost made him faint.

[When the Wind and Thunder skill reaches 50% development level, the ability "Wind and Thunder Tough Skin" is gained.]

[The Wind and Thunder Tough Skin and Wind and Thunder Barrier have similar properties, and their abilities are fused and enhanced to gain the ability -- Raging Thunder Armor: Forming a physical armor using extremely compressed wind and thunder elements.]

Fortunately, this didn't last long, and the changes in my body gradually faded away.

Su Chen nearly collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. He drank a mouthful of highly compressed nutrient solution and waited a while before he recovered.

The development progress reached 50%, and the acquisition of new professional abilities was within Su Chen's expectations, but the subsequent fusion and enhancement were unexpected.

“From what I know, ability fusion doesn’t happen very often…” Su Chen pondered.

Every profession has its own characteristics, but as one's career progresses, there will always be times when the skills acquired overlap.

For example, both [Wind and Thunder Barrier] and [Wind and Thunder Tough Skin] are defensive, but they are equivalent to two paths: one forms a defensive barrier outside the body, and the other strengthens oneself.

It's not entirely unnecessary; it does add an extra layer of defense. However, it's hard to say how much it increases strength, since it's spread out.

The fusion of abilities is a special phenomenon that occurs when a life form evolves in a better direction.

Two similar abilities, when fused, become stronger and easier to combine; it's not simply a matter of one plus one equals two.

But how exactly to trigger job fusion is something that all professionals are searching for.

"Coincidence or inevitability?" Su Chen wondered to himself. Electric arcs crackled across his body, wind and thunder elements intertwined, and feather-like wind blades and electric arcs intertwined to form flowing light patterns, which quickly wove into a close-fitting suit of armor on his skin.

When the palms are clashed, they produce a sound like metal striking metal.

"The defensive capabilities are indeed impressive, having been strengthened by two to three times..." Su Chen made a brief assessment.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the Azure Scale Chainmail from his storage space, attached it to his body, and then enhanced it with the Thunder Armor ability.

Crackling!

An electric arc burst forth, each scale appearing as if injected with liquid stardust, the cyan gradually spreading into a bright indigo, becoming even more dazzling.

boom!boom!
Su Chen pounded his chest, making a series of dull thuds. "Tsk, with this level of defense, even a normal attack would have been hard to break through Zhou Xian's offensive power back then."

The advantages of this enhancement are obvious.

He rested briefly, but instead of continuing his physical training, he left the gravity training room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and practiced the [Burning Heart Meditation Method].

I recently reached the Master level in the [Virtual Star Meditation Method] and gained an ability called [Brilliant Star], which increases mental resilience.

With the accumulation of various abilities, and given his current mental resilience, he has probably already reached the third-tier standard.

Before long, his mental energy gradually surged, and the curtains, bed sheets, tables and chairs all began to tremble.

His mental talent was ultimately stronger, and even without the aid of a gravity chamber on the spaceship, his progress in developing his mind control skills gradually improved.

After this period of effort, the figure has also reached 50%.

The mental changes were different from the physical changes. Su Chen felt an unprecedented exhilaration. His boiling mental energy flowed through his head and around him. From a distance, it looked as if his body was surrounded by a layer of frosted glass.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, blazing brightly, and his spiritual energy abruptly returned—
[Upon reaching 50% development, the Primal Mind Master gains the ability – Mental Hypnosis.]

[Mental hypnosis and mental interference are similar in nature; their abilities are fused and enhanced, granting the ability—Mind Control: the ability to directly control life forms with insufficient mental resilience.]

"Hoo..." Su Chen exhaled, calming his turbulent mental state, and looked at the text on the panel.

"In other words, the fusion of my abilities is inevitable... Why? Is it because all my professions are conducted according to the most standard requirements, to the point of being perfect?"

He rubbed his temples, feeling a dull ache, and couldn't help but think of something.

[Wind and Thunder Envoy: 50%]

[Mystic Master: 50%]

[E-Rank Thunderous Body Tempering Technique - Proficiency: 65%]

[Level E Burning Heart Meditation Method - Proficiency: 20%]

“It’s already 50% developed…” Su Chen clenched his fist. “The potion is almost used up. We’ll have to replace the potion when we reach the second half of development.”

"However, there are still five days until the assessment, so there's no need to waste energy on this. Once you enter the courtroom, you'll be provided with supplies."

I glanced at the requirements for becoming a saint again, and the target number of people I've helped is 86.

"There's definitely enough time," Su Chen thought, "but we still have to see if Lao Xia can come back by then."

"If Lao Xia doesn't come back, it might not be a good thing to reveal it rashly. Fortunately... even if the requirements are met, I can choose whether or not to take the job."

The physical transformation left him feeling somewhat exhausted. He glanced at the time; it was already 10 p.m. After a quick wash, he fell into a deep sleep.

I didn't wake up until noon the next day, feeling refreshed and all my fatigue gone.

"My biological clock has failed me. I must have been really tired yesterday..." Su Chen stretched, his body crackling with activity. He regretted missing the morning rush hour.

But there was plenty of time, so he didn't care too much.

“I’ve been busy helping others these days, so I haven’t been to the Translation Office…” He hesitated. The Translation Office was a treasure trove of professions, and it might even involve Morning Star-level professions. He definitely wanted to break into it.

"But now that the Holy Word Stone is no longer an excuse, even if I go, based solely on my status as Old Xia's student, I'm afraid Old Sang won't have much to say to me."

"It might annoy people. Let's wait a bit longer. The assessment is only a few days away. Let's wait until we're in the courtroom and have an official position before we go."

Su Chen made a decision, went to the hotel cafeteria for a delicious meal, and after eating and drinking to his heart's content, he returned to continue exercising until the evening rush hour before going out again.

Four days passed in the blink of an eye.

That night, just after midnight, Du Yu and Zhang Hengyu arrived together.

"Brother Su, what time is it? Still training? The courtroom assessment starts today!"

Du Yu saw Su Chen opening the door with his upper body bare and couldn't help but say something.

Su Chen let the two of them in and went to wash up: "I've been calculating the time. It'll take about four or five hours to get from here to the courtroom. The trial doesn't start until nine in the morning, so it's not too late for me to leave at two or three."

“You seem to be having a really leisurely time.” Du Yu couldn’t help but point to Zhang Hengyu: “The guy next to me hasn’t had a good night’s sleep in days. Yesterday afternoon, he was the one who urged me to come and see you.”

Zhang Hengyu's face was tense, clearly showing his nervousness.

(End of this chapter)