"We are all our own people, disturb as you must." Seeing the other party being very polite, Su Chen stepped aside to invite him inside.
"I won't go in; it's nothing major either." He Kang waved his hand, pulling out a card from his pocket: "Old Wei is hosting a banquet tonight, and specifically asked to deliver this invitation."
Su Chen reached out to take it, lowering his head to glance at it. It was a card with a red background and golden borders. The 'Old Wei' He Kang ntioned referred to Wei Yufan.
This person was the very first to beco a Core Seed. Rumor had it he was on the verge of advancing to the fifth tier. The faction gathered around him was the most complicated and the most substantial.
Many Inner Court Seeds served him as loyal lackeys. Su Chen had watched several of his battles; his combat prowess was practically unyielding against Ming Lin's.
His first, second, and third-tier professions were all top-tier, possessing exceedingly robust foundational accumulations.
"A celebration banquet? Has Senior Brother Wei beco the Chief Seed?" Su Chen inquired in surprise.
"Uh..." He Kang smiled awkwardly and shook his head, his thick black eyebrows drooping even lower into more of a '囧'. "Not yet. It's rely a simple banquet."
"Oh, oh..." Su Chen ca to a realization and nodded, expressing his apologies. "My apologies."
Ming Lin and the other Core Seeds had already been battling for nearly a month. Having their subordinates cross-challenge each other previously was precisely to gauge each other's strength.
The reputations of those "old geezers" truly weren't just blown out of proportion. Crossing blows with one another resulted in both victories and defeats. More than half a month had passed, yet not a single Core Seed had been knocked off their pedestal.
Similarly, the "Chief Seed" had yet to be determined.
He Kang waved his hand dismissively: "Old Wei only invited you now. Having such thoughts is extrely normal."
During this period, Wei Yufan wasn't the first person to invite him. Aside from Ming Lin, the other two had also extended olive branches to him, either to attend banquets or inviting him for discussions.
Su Chen attended one and declined another.
The thoughts forming these people's intentions were roughly identical: they all wanted to pull him into their respective camps. Or more accurately, the factions surrounding the Core Seeds wanted to drag him in as a backup option.
However, the Core Seeds themselves were naturally displeased by this. Su Chen couldn't be bothered to engage in scheming with them either. He rely ate the food without agreeing to a single thing.
Wei Yufan was the only one who hadn't invited him. With this sudden invitation, Su Chen truly thought the guy had made his move after claiming the title of Chief Seed, and had even muttered internally about why Number Zero hadn't inford him just now.
"Alright, I will go if I have the ti." Pinching the invitation, Su Chen neither refused nor agreed.
He Kang seed to have anticipated his attitude long ago, lowering his voice: "Old Wei also invited another person, Chu Xuan. He knows that conflicts exist between the two of you and wishes to diate the situation."
"Then this Senior Brother Wei truly carries quite a heavy sense of responsibility." A faint smile hung on Su Chen's lips.
"It is better to resolve enmities than to forge them," He Kang couldn't help but say, before shifting the topic. "Also... there are people under Old Wei who manage Class Analysis Departnts externally. They can assist you in concealing your advancent to the third tier."
If one didn't announce it themselves, it was actually very difficult for the Adjudication Court to accurately determine whether they had advanced to the third tier. However, the advancent requirents for the third tier were universally not considered simple.
Trying to figure out a way themselves would result in massive wastes of ti and energy. Basically, everyone would utilize the Adjudication Court's Class Analysis Departnts to seek their assistance, thereby saving resources and energy.
Consequently, advancents inherently couldn't be concealed.
"Many people are staring at you and Chu Xuan. I won't hide it from you: several genuinely powerful Inner Court Seeds have yet to make a move. Those guys wouldn't even dare belittle a Core Seed."
"If you do not conceal it, you will be challenged the mont you advance to the third tier. Even for you, I am afraid..." He Kang stopped at the crucial point, adding: "We are very sincere."
"And the price?" Su Chen toyed with the invitation in his hands.
"Where is the price?" He Kang shook his head repeatedly. Seeing Su Chen remain silent, his face grew even more '囧'. With a helpless sigh: "My ssage has been delivered. I will take my leave."
"diation... Concealnt..." Su Chen shook his head, casually storing the invitation away.
On the way to the parking lot, Su Chen casually checked the challenge records over this period.
"Good... hit him, hit him!"
"......"
From a far distance, Su Chen could hear screams and shouts originating from the Challenger's Arena. He took a slight detour to take a look.
There were people fighting on the arena, but it wasn't any of the Core Seeds.
During this period of ti, the number of people stepping onto the arena to duel wasn't small. So had accumulated grudges over years and months. In the past, due to disparities in their tiers of strength, the weaker party could only swallow their anger.
Now that they had the opportunity, they naturally had to reclaim their ground.
The Chief Inquisitor hadn't stipulated that only Core Seeds could utilize it anyway. After soone tentatively challenged for a duel, it imdiately sparked a frenzy.
Below the arena, Su Chen even saw people covertly opening betting pools. The sounds of discussions cascaded endlessly into his ears.
"I'm betting on Shi Yang. Wu Hong snatched his love from him previously. Who knows how many tis Shi Yang cursed him in secret; his movents carry bleeding hatred." Soone below evaluated the combatants.
"Bleeding hatred alone isn't enough. Shi Yang lacks practical combat experience, and his professional intensity is also inferior by a tier. I'm betting on Wu Hong." The person beside him tossed out a handful of gold coins,
"Pity, the battles between the Core Seeds have slowed down. We can only watch these duels, but ultimately, it lacks a bit of flavor."
"It can't be helped. That group of guys has basically already fought an entire round against one another. They have a rough estimation regarding each other's strength. No one can secure a definitive victory over the other three. Unless a Core Seed gets knocked off their pedestal, or those remaining two step into the third tier, only then will there be excitent to watch."
"Rumor has it that quite a number of Inner Court Seeds have already locked their sights upon those two. Who knows if they will be able to safeguard their positions."
"That Su Chen's display of strength was a bit terrifying. Even now, no one can clearly articulate exactly what his profession is. He should probably be able to safeguard it. As for Chu Xuan... it's hard to say."
"Su Chen might not necessarily be able to safeguard it either. The second tier is the second tier, and the third tier is the third tier. But regardless, they possess Ink Jade talents. Even if they lose it, they should be able to snatch it back."
"Ink Jade and practical combat have absolutely no correlation whatsoever. Your words are completely devoid of logic..."
After observing for a while and realizing soone had already noticed him, Su Chen turned around and left.
"It seems there hasn't been any news regarding Chu Xuan recently. Rumor has it the people under him have basically scattered." Su Chen inevitably thought, though he didn't pay it too much mind either.
In the parking lot, his vehicle was already prepared. Just as he was about to board the car, he heard a rather familiar voice originating from not far away.
"The Supervision Guards are simply far too excessive; they won't even let us look at the corpse!"
Raising his eyes to look, Su Chen saw precisely an ashen-faced Yang Yan accompanied by several Inquisitors. Their expressions all looked extrely unsightly as they clamored to seek out the Chief Inquisitor.
"Su Chen?" Yang Yan also noticed him. Drawing his steps to a halt, his expression smoothed out as he greeted: "Heading out?"
"Mm." Su Chen nodded. Soone beside Yang Yan spoke up. He possessed a burly physique and seed rather resentful, "Then you definitely have to be careful. Slow down your driving speed and don't park indiscriminately. Recently, that group of supervision guards have gone mad, desperately trying to pick bones out of an egg with us."
"In these ten-odd days, I've already been fined two thousand gold. This ti is even more outrageous. An Inquisitor died, yet they actually refuse to even let us look at the corpse."
Soone beside him tugged at his sleeve, yet he paid it no heed. "This is a Core Seed, one of our own. What can't be said?"
"An Inquisitor died?" Su Chen inquired in profound surprise.
"Mm." Yang Yan lowered his voice, leading them slightly to the side to explain:
"He was found last night. When we rushed over, the Supervision Guards had already collected the corpse. They only provided us with a testing report stating it was professional deformity."
"Utter bullshit!" The burly Inquisitor from earlier roared: "Old Xiao's foundation for every single one of his professional tiers was incomparably robust. How could it possibly result in deformity?"
Professional deformity normally only manifested in individuals who forced their inaugurations or barely maintained their inaugurations; because their foundation was unstable, they would lose control during the developntal process.
However, only when deformity reached a certain specific severity would it lead to life-threatening danger. Throughout this entire process, professionals themselves would generally sense that sothing was amiss and subsequently cease developnt.
"From how I see it, he was undoubtedly murdered by that bunch of Supervision Guards!"
"Enough!" Yang Yan turned his head and rebuked sternly: "The Supervision Departnt wouldn't stoop to committing such a foolish act."
He seed to possess quite a bit of prestige. The emotionally unhinged Inquisitor panted heavily, but ultimately cald himself down.
"We are preparing to seek out the Director to negotiate. We absolutely must retrieve the corpse," he directed toward Su Chen.
"Alright, carry on with your matters." Su Chen nodded, watching the group march away.
"The Supervision Departnt's anger hasn't cooled yet." He shook his head covertly and boarded the hover car.
Following the Adjudication Court's thunderous eradication of the Pang family, friction flared ceaselessly with the Supervision Departnt. Su Chen had even experienced it once. On his way to the Class Decoding Departnt, he was inexplicably intercepted due to suspicions of carrying contraband items.
It was only because a Supervision Guard recognized him that it was rapidly clarified as a misunderstanding, accompanied by sincere apologies. Otherwise, the conflict would have certainly escalated.
"Drive a bit slower," Su Chen instructed once more. When the Supervision Departnt sought trouble, they targeted minor characters. They probably sought him out last ti because his hover car hadn't been updated in their database yet.
Since that incident, no one had intercepted him again. But since more troubles were worse than less, Su Chen didn't wish to court disaster either.
The journey went straight to the Class Decoding Departnt.
…………
"You truly are punctual. You inevitably arrive at this exact ti every three days."
Within the laboratory, Sang Hanhai wasn't surprised in the slightest upon seeing him arrive.
Exchanging greetings with several familiar working personnel, Su Chen only then realized that the Saint Word Stone resting upon the desk was already gone.
Without waiting for him to ask, Sang Hanhai had already spoken, "Not long after you left last ti, I deciphered it. The profession has already been recorded; it is called [Potion Tester]. The nas you provide each ti are always extrely fitting."
"The final missing point of information was that the consud potions cannot be lower than one's own current tier," Sang Hanhai told him.
"Supplenting this piece of information made the overall requirents very clear. This profession roughly acts directly upon the absorption of dicinal efficacies. Furthermore, the difficulty isn't high. I estimate it will be delivered to the Adjudication Court very soon."
"If you have ti, hurry up and fulfill its requirents as well."
"Understood." Su Chen nodded. Obtaining the class information directly was also considered a benefit of assisting in the deciphering process. He tentatively asked: "What about the evaluation rank?"
"D-rank..." Sang Hanhai stated, "Because it only functions upon absorbing dicinal efficacies, and the magnitude of elevation isn't considered high. Furthermore, potions are rely one of the auxiliary factors in professional developnt, hence its evaluation isn't high."
"Is that so..." Su Chen was inevitably disappointed. He rembered Weapon Nurturer was evaluated as C-rank; he couldn't exchange for it.
"Co with ." Seemingly seeing through Su Chen's thoughts, Sang Hanhai revealed a faint smile as he walked toward the lounge.
Su Chen quirked a brow, harboring an inkling in his heart as he rapidly followed behind.
Closing the door, Sang Hanhai sat down slowly. Watching Su Chen nimbly pour tea for him, he grinned, stating: "You are a smart kid, so I will dispense with the nonsense. Listen closely to the inauguration requirents for the Weapon Nurturer..."
He initially wanted to say sothing along the lines of 'Normally it cannot be exchanged, but since I am in charge...' to sell a favor, but right as the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back, opting simply to be direct.
Su Chen wore a solemn expression as the panel popped out——
【Discovered special profession — Weapon Nurturer. Can inaugurate after fulfilling the requirents.】
【Inauguration Requirent 1: Personally refine more than 100 tons of raw tal materials.】
【Inauguration Requirent 2: Master Basic tallurgy, Basic Material Science, and Basic Casting.】
Su Chen's eyelids twitched. He could only remark that it was truly worthy of being related to weaponry. The requirent actually mandated refining raw tal materials. One hundred tons—exactly how long would that take!
After stating, Sang Hanhai took a sip of tea and continued: "Go seek out the Adjudication Court's Class Analysis Departnt. They will instruct you on how to fulfill them as rapidly as possible."
"Normally speaking, they simply head to the Crafting Departnt and use machines to refine the raw materials right down to the final step before you take over. As for material science and the like, intense studying for several months will suffice. After all, this profession doesn't require overly profound knowledge."
Su Chen furrowed his brows slightly. The inauguration requirents Sang Hanhai enthusiastically dictated just now lacked the word 'personally'; this was evidently an automatic correction made by the panel.
Since it required personally hamring the tals, it presumably encompassed the entirety of the process.
Deviations in the inauguration requirents would lead to deviations in professional capabilities. Could this be the reason why the Weapon Nurturer consud an excessive amount of materials?
Seeing his furrowed brows, Sang Hanhai couldn't help but say: "Actually, I still do not recomnd you choosing to inaugurate. According to our data analysis, the materials the Weapon Nurturer consus to upgrade a weapon amount to roughly three to four tis that of conventional forging."
Just as Su Chen was about to speak, his gaze blurred as the panel popped out once more——
【Witnessing the majestic and stalwart figure of the Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted, the Weapon Nurturer discovered that he conford perfectly to the law of perfect cutting applied to all derivations of creations. He was the perfect creation the Weapon Nurturer had been seeking all along. The Weapon Nurturer wept bitter tears, obtaining profound enlightennt.】
【Inauguration Requirent 1 weakened. Refining raw materials reduced to ten tons.】
【Inauguration Requirent 2 automatically completed!】
【Following the successful inauguration of the Weapon Nurturer, you may acquire an additional reward!】
Majestic and stalwart figure? Perfect creation? Su Chen smacked his lips, only able to utter a single word of 'badass'.
Who knew exactly what the Weapon Nurturer gained enlightennt from, to actually even provide an additional reward.
After praising the Great Exalted for a while longer, Su Chen finally recovered his wits.
"Didn't catch it?" Sang Hanhai thought he blanked out trying to recall the inauguration requirents. "Do you need to repeat it again?"
"No need, I've morized all of it." Su Chen shook his head, inquiring: "Elder Sang, have there been any other Saint Word Stones delivered here recently?"
"Did you think this was several hundred years ago when Saint Word Stones were piled up into mountains?" Sang Hanhai scoffed softly, sweeping a glance at Su Chen, only to spot the young man's Adam's apple bobbing slightly.
He shook his head, saying: "That which ought to be explored has fundantally been explored to near entirety. With the exception of ruins that pop out of nowhere, it has already grown exceedingly difficult to uncover Saint Word Stones."
"Alright..." Su Chen was disappointed. "I still wanted to see if I could resonate with all Saint Word Stones."
"It's not entirely without opportunity. There was news delivered just two days ago that a Saint Word Stone has been unearthed near Panku City. I estimate it will require a period of ti before it is shipped over," Sang Hanhai suddenly stated once more.
A bright light flared in the depths of Su Chen's eyes. This old coot definitely spoke half and concealed the other half.
This kid's interest in Saint Word Stones couldn't be faked. After observing the piercing radiance in Su Chen's eyes, compounding the contacts they had over this period of ti, Sang Hanhai was finally able to confirm this undeniable truth.
(End of this chapter)
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