My profession is too unique.

Chapter 47 [Mastering the Secret Tool] Zhou Xian Forces the Emperor to Abdicate!

“However…” Su Chen couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “It won’t be easy to hunt down three more Tier 2 professionals.”

Killing Qi Chuan seemed like an ordinary task, but in reality, it was only with the help of the Ministry of Supervision that the operation was successful.

Moreover, second-tier professionals are already the backbone of Nanfeng City. If someone like Hu Xiang were to die, the minister would definitely take notice, unless it's someone like Qi Chuan who has problems.

[You can continue hunting even after you've taken up the post]

The panel answered his question, and Su Chen was relieved.

"The power of the Demon God... If I want to obtain such power, I'll have to deal with them again in the future." Su Chen couldn't help but feel doubtful when he thought of this.

This is currently the only thing that can actively trigger career changes.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted, but the risks involved were considerable, and it would be difficult to explain to outsiders.

"Let's take it one step at a time," Su Chen thought to himself for the time being.

"Exercise makes me happy..."

He poured a bottle each of Black Flame Potion and Revitalizing Potion, along with the Glazed Blood Potion, and then entered the gravity chamber.

"Exercise makes me happy..."

[Multitasking] is activated, and the body begins to tingle.

The panel displays various training methods and career progress updates, and this instant feedback provides a psychological advantage.

Career development is not a game; the hardships and pain involved constantly erode one's willpower.

They killed Qi Chuan, discovered the treacherous weapon, and the commotion seemed quite significant.

But for some time afterward, no one looked for him.

For seven or eight days, Su Chen locked himself in his room, spending all his time sleeping and working on his career advancement, consuming potions one by one until they were completely used up.

"Hmm..." Su Chen's eyelids twitched, his head felt cold, and his mental energy surged uncontrollably.

[The Secret Tool Master's development reaches 50%, awakening ability - Secret Tool Enhancement: Other class abilities can be applied to control secret tools]

"Secret tool enhancement?" Su Chen stopped his attack, his breathing heavy, and looked at the panel description.

A slight stirring in his heart caused a blue iron cable to appear in his hand, which he followed his senses.

Gradually, wisps of blue breeze gathered on the iron cable and attached themselves to it.

"It really is like that..." Su Chen's eyes widened in surprise as he attached the [Wind Erosion] ability to it.

Trying to swing it, the speed increased significantly, and the lethality also increased considerably.

"Tsk, the two professions are starting to complement each other."

After playing for a while, Su Chen was in a good mood. Not only had his skills improved significantly in the Secret Tool Mastery skill, but his other skills had also improved considerably.

[Skybreaker: 76%]

[Physical Exercise Method - Mastery: 40%]

[Hellfire Meditation Technique - Mastery: 60%]

The training and meditation methods are now close to master level, and the rapid improvement is entirely due to the [Glassy Blood Potion].

"No wonder it's such a coveted item, even Ying Feng coveted it."

Su Chen licked his lips, but unfortunately, not only the Glazed Blood, but also the other potions had dried up.

Without the aid of the medicine, his efficiency slowed down immediately, and he decided to go and talk to his respected teacher.

As soon as Su Chen stepped out of the room, he sensed that something was off. He encountered several middle and senior managers who were all in a hurry and had serious expressions.

"Brother Sun?"

From a distance, Su Chen called out to the distinctively shaped Fatty Sun.

"Brother?" Fatty Sun, whose expression had been gloomy, suddenly broke into a bright smile and quickly came over. "You've finally decided to go out. I've never seen such a resilient young man as you. You're a force to be reckoned with."

Ignoring his flattery, Su Chen quietly asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

"You actually don't know?"

Fatty Sun quietly pulled Su Chen aside and whispered, "These past few days, the Inspector General has been acting like a madman, investigating the Inspectorate, the City Patrol, the Exploration Department, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs from top to bottom, all in an effort to find the cultists of the Ghost God."

“There is already a huge uproar outside.”

Su Chen's brow twitched. "Teacher, that's intense."

Could it be because of that strange device?

After discovering it was just an empty shell, Lao Yuan kept shouting that Nanfeng City was going to be destroyed, and after returning, he launched a large-scale investigation.

“Who says otherwise?” Fatty Sun sighed. “The city lord isn’t here, Minister Feng isn’t here, Minister Jiang isn’t saying a word, and Inspector Yuan is practically the most powerful one.”

Jiang Rong remained silent. Su Chen's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "About Qi Chuan..."

"Shh..." Fatty Sun quickly pulled him away, "Nobody knows."

Su Chen suddenly realized that it seemed the outside world was unaware of the strange artifact.

Fatty Sun then changed the subject, saying, "The others aren't pushovers either. In less than ten days, Zhou Xian, along with several vice ministers, has already caused a scene."

"Have you found out who the cultists are?" Su Chen asked.

“We did find a few.” Fatty Sun showed no joy. “But they were all small fry. Even normally, a few are found every year, and some of them have been under surveillance by the inside for a long time.”

Su Chen understood. Old Yuan had made such a big move, but hadn't achieved the expected results; naturally, the others wouldn't let it go easily.

On the top floor of the Supervision Department, Yuan Chenyang looked coldly at the crowd before him.

Zhou Xian's face flushed red, and he shouted angrily, "What exactly do you want to do!"

"The city is in such chaos, everyone is living in fear!"

“It’s better for everyone to feel insecure than for everyone to be buried with them!” Yuan Chenyang said in a deep voice.

"Stop talking nonsense! Nanfeng City isn't on your shoulders alone!" Zhou Xian retorted sharply, showing no fear: "When will this investigation end? If we don't get an explanation today, you can arrest us too!"

"So that our subordinates won't think we're all cowards, afraid of you!"

The other deputy ministers and senior officials from various departments followed behind Zhou Xian, their expressions equally displeased.

"Want an explanation?" Yuan Chenyang suddenly stood up, his imposing aura forcing everyone to take a step back. "I'll give you an explanation!"

"follow me!"

He walked straight out, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhou Xian snorted coldly and followed closely behind.

The group made their way to the morgue deep inside the Ministry of Supervision, where a thick white mist filled the air.

Bang!

Yuan Chenyang pulled out a corpse. Zhou Xian frowned slightly, and after a long while, he hesitated and said, "This is... Qi Chuan?"

He really died!

Zhou Xian was not as calm as he appeared. He had long suspected that Qi Chuan had been missing for many days.

"What do you mean by showing us this dead body?" Zhou Xian asked, his expression displeased.

Yuan Chenyang stared intently at him for a long time before saying, "He's not important, but he's carrying an empty artifact."

"What?!" someone behind Zhou Xian exclaimed in shock. "An empty ghost artifact?"

Zhou Xian was horrified; his reaction seemed both right and wrong.

How could it be...empty!?

Can we take a look?

Immediately, the confidence of the vice ministers diminished compared to when they arrived.

Yuan Chenyang pushed the body back, then led everyone back to his office, casually tossing a metal box out of a drawer.

Boom!
The object was smashed on the ground and no one dared to catch it; everyone's faces twitched.

This is a dangerous artifact, why is it just left in a drawer like this?

"I already said it's just an empty shell," Yuan Chenyang said casually.

Zhou Xian was the first to pick it up and examine it carefully, looking puzzled but increasingly suspicious.

What's going on? It's really empty?

The priest said the sacred artifact had disappeared because its power had vanished, but where had it gone?

What exactly did Qi Chuan do?!
"This was found on Qi Chuan. Where did the power stored within him go?" Yuan Chenyang looked around at everyone, his tone urgent: "Perhaps, Hei Tuo will sacrifice the entire Nanfeng City in the next moment!"

"And yet you're here, accusing me of something?!"

Everyone gasped. After being thoroughly searched by Yuan Chenyang, and with the presence of the strange artifact, they were no longer the menacing figures they had been when they arrived.

But someone quickly realized, "You've been investigating for so long and haven't found any traces. If there really was a big operation, it wouldn't be so secretive."

"Perhaps, this thing was always empty."

“Or…” Zhou Xian suddenly spoke up, “the thief crying ‘stop thief!’”

Yuan Chenyang narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "Think what you want. This is my evidence. Show me your evidence, and I'm willing to surrender."

The crowd's reaction was as he expected. After Su Chen was assassinated last time, he was prepared to conduct a thorough investigation and was ready to forcefully interrupt them.

Unexpectedly, the incident in Qichuan occurred, and the mysterious weapon became a rare bargaining chip. Once it was brought out, these people would have nothing to say.

"This will only shut us up." Zhou Xian forced an ugly smile, put down the genie, and turned to leave.

The vice ministers looked at each other awkwardly and left.

After leaving the Ministry of Supervision, Zhou Xian got into his car and left without saying goodbye, his cheeks finally trembling uncontrollably.

“Su Chen…” He almost squeezed these words out of his throat. He had received the news when Qi Chuan was arrested, but at first, he thought Su Chen was just taking revenge after his downfall.

Unexpectedly, things have inexplicably come to this point; the long-hidden artifacts have been unearthed, and they've turned into empty shells.

"What... happened?!"

……

"They can only shut them up? What does that mean? Are there other tricks up their sleeves?"

Yuan Chenyang rubbed his temples, feeling puzzled as well. "What exactly happened? There's no sign of any major operation in the entire Nanfeng City."

"They must have used the power of the artifact to do something."

A head peeked out from the stairwell; it was Su Chen.

He didn't want to linger in front of Zhou Xian and only come up after the other party left.

(End of this chapter)