My profession is too unique.

Chapter 114 The Death of the Judge and the Enlightenment of Raising an Army

"We're all family here, so please don't bother us if you feel like it." Seeing that the other party was very polite, Su Chen stepped aside to invite him in.

“I’m not going in. It’s not a big deal.” He Kang waved his hand and took out an invitation from his pocket: “Old Wei is having a banquet tonight and specifically asked me to deliver the invitation.”

Su Chen reached out and took it, glancing down at the red and gold-edged post. The "Old Wei" He Kang mentioned referred to Wei Yu Fan.

This person was the first to become a core seed, and it is said that he is about to advance to the fifth rank. The forces gathered around him are also the most diverse and powerful.

Many inner court talents served him diligently. Su Chen had witnessed several of his battles, and his strength was almost on par with Ming Lin's.

First, second, and third-tier professions are all top-tier, with extremely rich foundations.

"A celebration banquet? Senior Brother Wei has become the top seed?" Su Chen asked in surprise.

“Uh…” He Kang chuckled and shook his head, his thick black eyebrows drooping even more sharply. “Not yet, it’s just a simple banquet.”

"Oh, oh..." Su Chen nodded in realization, expressing his apology, "I'm sorry."

Minglin and his core members have been fighting for nearly a month. They had previously had their subordinates challenge each other to see each other's strength and make an assessment.

Those "old guys" certainly didn't earn their reputations by mere boasting. They've had their share of wins and losses, and more than half a month has passed without any of their core seeds being defeated.

No "leading seed" was determined either.

He Kang waved his hand dismissively: "It's normal for you to have this kind of thought since Lao Wei only invited you now."

During this period, Wei Yufan was not the first person to invite him. Apart from Ming Lin, the other two had also extended olive branches to him, either by inviting him to banquets or by inviting him to talk.

Su Chen went to one event and declined another.

These people all had similar ideas; they wanted him to join their camp. More accurately, the forces around the core candidates wanted to pull him in as a backup.

But the core seed himself was naturally unhappy about this, and Su Chen was too lazy to scheme against them, so he just ate and didn't agree to anything.

Wei Yufan was the only one who hadn't invited him, so the sudden invitation made Su Chen think that this guy had only made a move because he had secured the top seed. He had just been wondering why Zero hadn't told him about this.

"Okay, I'll go when I have time." Su Chen held the invitation, neither refusing nor agreeing.

He Kang seemed to have guessed his attitude long ago, and said in a low voice, "Old Wei also invited another person, Chu Xuan. He knows that you two have a conflict and wants to mediate between you."

"This Senior Brother Wei is quite responsible," Su Chen said with a half-smile.

"It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester," He Kang said, then added, "Besides... Old Wei has some people running career analysis departments outside, who can help you cover up your advancement to the third tier."

If they don't say it themselves, it's actually very difficult for the court to determine whether they have been promoted to the third rank, but the requirements for promotion to the third rank are not simple.

Trying to find a solution on your own wastes a lot of time and energy, so you usually go through the professional analysis department of the court to get their assistance in order to save resources and energy.

In this way, the promotion could not be kept secret.

“Many people are watching you and Chu Xuan. To be honest, there are several truly powerful inner court talents who haven’t made a move yet. Those guys don’t even dare to underestimate the core members.”

“If you don’t conceal it, being challenged right after advancing to the third rank, even for you, I’m afraid…” He Kang stopped there, then added, “We are very sincere.”

"And what's the price?" Su Chen toyed with the invitation.

"There's no price to pay." He Kang shook his head repeatedly. Seeing that Su Chen remained silent, his face became even more embarrassed. He said helplessly, "I've delivered the message. I'm leaving."

“Mediation…cover-up…” Su Chen shook his head and casually put the invitation away.

On his way to the parking lot, Su Chen casually checked the challenge data from this period.

"Okay...hit him, hit him!"

"..."

Even from a distance, Su Chen heard the shouts coming from the challenge arena. He took a detour and glanced at them.

There are people fighting in the ring, but none of them are among the core seeds.

During this period, quite a few people have stepped into the arena to duel. Some of them have accumulated grudges over the years. In the past, due to the difference in strength, the weaker party could only endure it.

Now that they have the opportunity, they naturally want to get their revenge.

The chief judge did not stipulate that only core seeds could use it, and after some people conducted a trial duel, it sparked a craze.

Su Chen saw that some people below were still secretly opening the market, and there was a lot of discussion.

"I'm betting on Shi Yang. Wu Hong stole his lover before, and Shi Yang has cursed him countless times in secret. His actions are full of hatred." Someone below commented.

“Hatred alone isn’t enough. Shi Yang lacks practical experience and his professional skills are also a notch below par. I’m betting on Wu Hong.” The person next to him tossed over a handful of gold coins.
"Unfortunately, the battles between the core seeds have slowed down, and watching these duels is ultimately not enough."

"There's nothing we can do. Those guys have basically each fought their turn, so we have a general idea of ​​their strength. No one can reliably defeat the other three unless a core seed is eliminated or the remaining two reach the third tier, then there won't be any real excitement."

"It is said that quite a few inner court talents have their eyes on those two. I wonder if they can keep their positions."

"Su Chen's performance was a bit frightening. No one knows exactly what his profession is yet. He'll probably be able to keep his job. As for Chu Xuan... it's hard to say."

"Su Chen might not be able to keep it either. Second-tier is second-tier, and third-tier is third-tier, but they are still Black Jade talents. Even if they are lost, they should be able to get them back."

"Jadeite has nothing to do with actual combat, what you're saying doesn't make sense..."

Su Chen watched for a while, and seeing that someone had already spotted him, he turned and left.

"I haven't heard from Chu Xuan lately. I heard that most of his men have left." Su Chen couldn't help but think of it, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

His car was ready in the parking lot, and he was about to get in when he heard a slightly familiar voice coming from not far away.

"The surveillance guards are going too far! They won't even let us see the corpses!"

Su Chen looked up and saw Yang Yan with a livid face and several judges beside him, all of whom looked rather grim and were shouting that they wanted to find the chief judge.

"Su Chen?" Yang Yan also noticed him, paused, his expression softened, and called out, "Get out."

“Hmm.” Su Chen nodded. Someone next to Yang Yan spoke up. He was burly and resentful. “Then you’d better be careful. Slow down your driving and don’t park randomly. Lately, the Surveillance Guards have been like madmen, constantly finding fault with us.”

“In the past ten days or so, I have already been fined two thousand gold coins. This time it’s even more outrageous. A judge died, and they won’t even let us see the body.”

Someone tugged at him, but he didn't care. "These are core seeds, our own people. What can't we say?"

"A judge has died?" Su Chen asked, quite surprised.

"Hmm." Yang Yan lowered his voice, led his men to the side, and explained:
"It was discovered last night. When we arrived, the Inspectorate had already taken the body away, only giving us the test report, saying it was an occupational aberration." "Bullshit!" the judge who had spoken earlier roared, "Old Xiao's occupations at every level are very stable, how could he have an aberration?"

Career distortion only occurs in people who are forced into a job or are reluctantly hired, because their foundation is unstable and they will lose control during the development process.

However, only when the distortion reaches a certain level will it lead to life-threatening situations. During this process, the professional will usually realize that something is wrong and thus stop the development.

"I think it was those guards who killed him!"

"Enough!" Yang Yan turned around and shouted sternly, "The Ministry of Supervision wouldn't do something so stupid."

He seemed quite prestigious, and the judge, who had lost control of his emotions, was panting heavily, but eventually calmed down.

“We’re going to talk to the section chief; we definitely want the body back,” he said to Su Chen.

"Okay, you guys go ahead and get busy." Su Chen nodded and watched the group leave.

"The Ministry of Supervision's anger hasn't subsided yet." He shook his head inwardly and boarded the hovercar.

After the court swiftly destroyed the Pang family, it had been constantly clashing with the Ministry of Supervision. Su Chen had experienced this once, when he was inexplicably stopped on his way to the Translation Office, accused of smuggling contraband.

That is, a member of the surveillance team recognized him, quickly clarified that it was a misunderstanding, and sincerely apologized; otherwise, the conflict would definitely have escalated.

"Drive slower," Su Chen reminded him again. The inspection department usually only picks on minor figures. The last time they found him, it was probably because the data on this hovercar hadn't been updated.

After that, no one stopped him anymore, but Su Chen didn't want to cause trouble for himself, as it's better to avoid trouble.

I went straight to the translation office.

…………

"You're so punctual; you always come at this time every three days."

In the laboratory, Sang Hanhai was not surprised at all to see him arrive.

After greeting a few familiar staff members, Su Chen realized that the Sacred Word Stone that had been placed on the table was gone.

Before he could ask a question, Sang Hanhai spoke up, "Not long after you left last time, I deciphered it. The profession has been entered, and it's called [Drug Tester]. The names you come up with are always quite fitting."

"The last piece of information we're missing is that the amount of potion consumed cannot be lower than your current rank," Sang Hanhai told him.

"With this piece of information, the overall requirements are clear. This profession is probably directly related to drug absorption and is not very difficult. It will probably be sent to the court soon."

"If you have time, hurry up and complete the requirements."

"Okay." Su Chen nodded. Getting the job information directly was a perk of assisting in decryption. He then tentatively asked, "What about the rating?"

“D grade…” Sang Hanhai said, “because it only affects the absorption of drug effects, and the improvement is not high. Moreover, the drug is only one of the auxiliary factors in career development, so the rating is not high.”

"I see..." Su Chen couldn't help but feel disappointed. He remembered that the Army Training Division should be rated C, so it couldn't be redeemed.

"Come with me." Sang Hanhai seemed to have seen through Su Chen's thoughts, and with a faint smile, he walked towards the lounge.

Su Chen raised an eyebrow, sensing something was amiss, and quickly followed.

After closing the door, Sang Hanhai slowly sat down, watching Su Chen deftly pour him tea. He smiled and said, "You're a smart kid. I won't go into the other nonsense, but listen carefully to the requirements for becoming a military training division commander..."

He had originally intended to say something like, "It wasn't supposed to be redeemable, but I made the decision..." to do someone a favor, but he swallowed the words back and decided to be more direct.

Su Chen's expression turned solemn as the panel popped up--
[A special profession, Military Training Master, has been discovered. You can take up the position after completing the requirements.]

[Job requirement one: Personally refine over 100 tons of raw metal materials.]

[Second job requirement: Proficiency in basic metallurgy, basic materials science, and basic casting.]

Su Chen's eyelids twitched. He could only say that it was indeed related to weapons, and it also required refining metal materials. Hundreds of tons of them. How long would that take?

After saying that, Sang Hanhai took a sip of tea and continued, "Go to the professional analysis department of the Tribunal, and they will tell you how to complete it as soon as possible."

"Normally, you would go to the craft workshop to refine the raw materials to the final stage using machines, and then you would take over. Materials science and the like can be learned in a few months of in-depth study. After all, this profession does not require overly profound knowledge."

Su Chen frowned slightly. The job requirements that Sang Hanhai had just described did not include the word "personally," which was obviously an automatic correction by the panel.

Since it involves hands-on forging, it should include the entire process.

If the job requirements are off, it will lead to a deviation in professional ability. Could this be the reason why the military training division consumes too many materials?

Seeing that he frowned, Sang Hanhai said, "Actually, I still don't recommend that you take up the post. According to our data analysis, the materials consumed by the Armed Forces Division to upgrade weapons are three to four times that of conventional casting."

Su Chen was about to speak when his gaze suddenly became unfocused, and the panel popped up again—
[The military strategist, witnessing the imposing figure of the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable, discovered that it conformed to the perfect law of cutting all things, the perfect creation he had always sought. He wept bitterly, deeply enlightened.]

One of the job requirements has been weakened, with the amount of refined raw materials reduced to ten tons.

[Job requirement two will be completed automatically!]

[Upon successfully assuming the position of Military Training Master, you will receive additional rewards!]

A towering figure? A perfect creation? Su Chen smacked his lips and could only say "awesome."

I don't know what the military strategist has figured out, but there are extra rewards.

After praising the Great Venerable once again, Su Chen finally came back to his senses.

"Didn't you remember?" Sang Hanhai thought he was lost in thought, trying to recall the job requirements. "Do you need me to repeat it?"

"No need, I've remembered them all." Su Chen shook his head and asked, "Elder Sang, have any more Sacred Word Stones been delivered to us recently?"

"You think this is from hundreds of years ago, when sacred stones were piled up like mountains?" Sang Hanhai chuckled, glancing at Su Chen, only to see the boy's Adam's apple bob.

He shook his head and said, "We've explored almost everything we could. Apart from the ruins that suddenly appear, it's very difficult to find the Holy Word Stone anywhere else."

“Okay…” Su Chen said disappointedly, “I still want to try to see if I can resonate with all the Holy Word Stones.”

“It’s not that there’s no chance. We just received news a couple of days ago that a Sacred Word Stone has been unearthed in Panku City. It will probably be delivered in a while,” Sang Hanhai suddenly added.

Su Chen's eyes lit up; the old man was only telling half the story.

This kid's interest in the Sacred Word Stone is genuine. Sang Hanhai could only confirm this by looking at the gleam in his eyes and by spending time with him over the past period.

(End of this chapter)