My profession is too unique.

Chapter 73 Second-Tier Top Level - Mystic Master!
“Because the three of us are trying to avoid him finding out about your mental talent.” Gu Bing didn’t hide anything.

Su Chen looked puzzled.

“Old Xia is the sixth presiding judge of the court,” Gu Bing explained to him.

Su Chen suddenly realized that it was the presiding judge; no wonder Zhang Hongbo was afraid.

“But his style of doing things…” Gu Bing hesitated for a moment, but still said tactfully, “is disliked by many people. Although he craves highly talented people, it is for a goal that is almost impossible to achieve.”

"I've heard that he's ruined three promising talents with Crimson Gold level abilities, so don't think that being noticed by him is a good thing."

"So..." Su Chen felt a little strange after hearing this. This judge was not quite the same as he had imagined.

But we can also glean other information from this, such as... if someone is so disliked, yet can still hold onto this position, they must have exceptional qualities in other areas.

"I understand, thank you all." Su Chen nodded.

"No need to thank us," Gu Bing said self-deprecatingly. "Part of the reason is the Third Judge. We didn't want to be caught in the middle, and Elder Xia didn't press us. If he had, we would have naturally spoken up."

"As for Zhang Hongbo, I guess he's afraid that Judge Xia will take his anger out on him if he finds out about your talent and that he's been suppressing you."

“Uh…” Su Chen was speechless. Everyone had their own agenda. No wonder the atmosphere was so strange.

Seeing that Su Chen's stunned expression was somewhat cute, Gu Bing added a few more words, "Zhang Hongbo originally thought that you would compete with his son for the position of the next Lord of Nanfeng City, so he wanted to suppress you."

“But since you have the Crimson Gold talent, it’s basically impossible for you to return to Nanfeng City to take up a post. There’s no direct conflict anymore, so he’s thinking about easing things.”

So that's why, Su Chen finally understood.

He had a vague suspicion that Zhang Hongbo might have some connection with Heituo, but something didn't feel quite right.

Since the city lords are all members of the Ghost God Cult, Black Tuo can do whatever he wants.

But he didn't know why he was targeting him. Although this information wasn't exactly secret, it was still part of the court's internal rules, so he naturally had no way of knowing it.

"He came from the Second Chief Judge's school," Gu Bing added at the end.

"Thank you for letting me know," Su Chen said sincerely.

Sun Pangzi had already received the message and came downstairs, waiting not far away. Gu Bing took her leave.

Sun Tai started the hovercar and asked, "This woman is no ordinary person, is she? I've never seen her in the Ministry of Supervision before."

“A special envoy from Ying Feng.” Su Chen replied casually, this time sitting in the back row and staring at the panel.

"Ying Feng, the special envoy?" Fatty Sun's throat bobbed, and he seemed to have made some connection to something. He said sincerely, "Brother, you're really awesome."

……

"You did a good job these two times."

On the top floor, Xia Hanshi stood with his hands behind his back in front of the porthole, looking down.

"It's what I should do." Zhang Hongbo's tense expression relaxed a bit. It was rare to hear Xia Lao's praise. He said excitedly, "We almost caught Zhou Xian this time. Perhaps it won't be long before we can uproot the Black Tuo believers."

Xia Hanshi scoffed: "Uprooted? The roots of Nanfeng City run deeper than I imagined."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Hongbo felt a chill in his heart. He was the biggest patron of Nanfeng. Could he possibly be implicated?

"I have a guess, but I hope it's not true. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether Nanfeng City will still exist." Xia Hanshi's words made their hearts skip a beat.

Yang Yan forced a smile: "It can't be that bad. Nanfeng isn't anything special, there's nothing to covet. If conventional erosion fails, Heituo will usually choose to retreat rather than invest more resources."

The cult of the Ghost Gods has many branches, and each Ghost God has his own style of doing things. Black Tuo dislikes fighting and values ​​the "return on investment".

Xia Hanshi said meaningfully, "So, Nanfeng... there are things we don't know."

……

"Why did the city lord summon you here this time?"

Fatty Sun drove him home, asking him questions curiously along the way. When there was no response, Fatty Sun looked in the rearview mirror and saw Su Chen leaning back in his chair, his brow furrowed and his body trembling slightly.

"Are you...are you alright?" Fatty Sun was startled and hurriedly asked.

There was still no response, and he was about to turn around and head to the emergency department when Su Chen slowly spoke, rubbing his temples: "It's nothing, I've been training a bit too hard these past two days."

"I told you not to be so tense..." Fatty Sun couldn't help but say, "You have to be in moderation."

Su Chen nodded, his eyes unfocused as he stared at the panel. Not long after he boarded the hovercar, the [Arcane Scholar] successfully devoured the artifact.

[The arcane scholar successfully devoured the psychic manipulator, transforming into a psychic master.]

[Mental interference has been enhanced!]

[Crimson Lightning has received a significant upgrade!]

[Gaining a professional ability - Telekinesis: Mental strength can be converted into telekinesis, thereby directly influencing reality.]

Su Chen was still adapting to the surging mental energy in his brain, and at the same development pace, it had increased by about 30% compared to before.

Unlike the last time when the Warrior transformed into the Skybreaker Warrior, this time it was much gentler, after all, it was from the upper level to the top level.

All professional abilities originally belonging to this system have been enhanced, while [Secret Tool Mastery] and [Secret Tool Enhancement] remain unchanged.

However, the new professional abilities look quite good and could be a great asset in battle.

Moreover, he could clearly sense that the storage space, which was somewhere unknown, was expanding rapidly.

[The requirement for becoming a Space Organizer, "possessing a top-tier second-tier spiritual profession," has been met; storage space expansion is now complete.]

Su Chen carefully sensed that the storage space had expanded tenfold and its volume a thousandfold, now reaching a full 1,000 cubic meters. The various miscellaneous items that originally occupied almost half of the space were now just a corner, a truly explosive increase!

At the same time, the black countdown after "The Wise Man" gradually disappeared, and the requirement to "obtain information on three top-tier professions" was also fulfilled.

Seeing his expression gradually ease, Sun Tai finally felt relieved.

"Haha, I knew the city lord calling you meant something good." Fatty Sun and Su Chen had just entered the branch office and were checking the notification on the virtual screen when they burst into laughter.
"The quota for Fog Fiend Potion has been increased from three to five doses per week. They're treating us differently."

"There are actually five portions of Illusion Essence. Goodness, I heard that the research department has to strictly measure the proportions of this stuff."

"What? You also have a Grade E meditation technique that you asked me to retrieve and bring to you? Goodness..." Sun Tai clicked his tongue, looking Su Chen up and down, and asked suspiciously, "You and the city lord, you don't have any hidden relationship, do you?"

The value of these resources in Nanfeng City is immeasurable.

Su Chen smiled but didn't say anything. Fatty Sun wanted to reconnect with Zhang Hengyu, but he was disappointed to learn that Zhang had gone back.

"I'll bring you the meditation method and the essence of illusion tomorrow," Sun Tai said before getting into the car.

Su Chen waved goodbye to Sun Tai and returned to his room, where he finally adapted to his transformed mental strength.

boom!
He tried to activate his telekinesis, and the tables, chairs, and benches all floated up. "Within a ten-meter range, the power won't be diminished; the farther away, the more severe the attenuation..."

He estimated that soon the whole room would begin to shake and the lights would flicker.

“This ability…” Su Chen sensed it carefully and couldn’t help but grin: “It’s quite impressive.”

The full-force telekinesis is even more powerful than Crimson Lightning because it can concentrate all mental energy together and is more flexible.

"Hmm... I can only say that it is stronger than the previous Crimson Lightning, but we can't be sure about the enhanced version yet."

"We've entered a period of peace with Zhang Hongbo, so there shouldn't be any problems." Su Chen rubbed his chin. "We can focus on dealing with Zhou Xian and the Ghost God Cult."

With his current strength and equipment, even if Zhou Xian attacks, he might not be able to kill him.

"Things are completely different now." Su Chen clenched his fist.

(End of this chapter)