My Professions Have Too Much Personality-Chapter 201 - 133: [Armored Bone Warrior], Old Xia’s Past (2)
"...With that clever mind of yours, you’ve probably guessed a few things, but it’s all in the past. I can’t be bothered to bring it up." Sang Hanhai put away the photo. "Back then, they discovered a ruin, and inside it, they found the Dome Light."
"However, there was an accident. She was sealed inside the ruin."
"So my teacher has been looking for someone with high Talent to save her all this time?" Su Chen instantly understood, recalling what Old Xia had mentioned before.
"That’s right." Sang Hanhai nodded and sighed. "My three senior brothers were extremely tight-lipped about what happened in there, but after that, the three of them all but went their separate ways."
"Xia Hanshi changed the most. His personality did a complete one-eighty. He became reclusive, cold, and willing to do whatever it took."
The poor kid from a Subordinate City—Xia Hanshi.
The intelligent and gentle big sister—Ji Rou.
The mature and reliable Core Seed—Chong Jingtian.
The honest and introverted researcher—Pu Zhenghong.
Su Chen could imagine a whole novel, hundreds of thousands of words long, about the tangled relationships between these four.
’Old Xia, oh, Old Xia, I never thought you had this side to you,’ Su Chen muttered to himself, then asked:
"So only people with high Talent can enter that ruin?"
"Yes, it’s a very mysterious ruin. It seems to record some kind of powerful Profession..." Sang Hanhai shook his head. "The Dome Light was just one of the rewards inside."
’A powerful Profession? Could it be a Great Venerable?’ Su Chen couldn’t help but wonder, then said:
"So, as the story got passed around, it turned into Old Xia constantly searching for people with exceptional Talent to explore a legendary Profession, leading to their downfall?"
The two had arrived at the base of another laboratory. Hearing this, Sang Hanhai nodded. "That’s right. But the dangers within that ruin are no joke." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"Now it’s jointly managed by the four cities. They send people to explore it periodically, but there have been basically no new discoveries."
"How did it end up being jointly managed by the four cities?" Su Chen was surprised. ’Didn’t you say Chong Jingtian and his group discovered it?’
"That’s a bit more complicated. It’s not something I can explain in a few words." Sang Hanhai led him upstairs.
"Old Qin!"
The moment they entered the lab, Sang Hanhai bellowed.
"What are you shouting for? I’m not deaf," an old man said irritably as he turned around.
"Haha..." Sang Hanhai laughed heartily. "It’s just been a while since we’ve seen each other, hasn’t it?"
"Su Chen?" Someone called to him from the side. It was Jin Yunxuan, wearing a work uniform, his expression complicated.
"You’re here too..." Su Chen was quite surprised. ’Why is this guy everywhere?’
"Old Qin is his teacher. If he isn’t here, where would he be?" Sang Hanhai said, turning his head.
"Oh, I see..." Su Chen realized, offering an apologetic "My apologies."
"It’s nothing..." Jin Yunxuan waved his hands dismissively, a hint of a desire to please in his expression.
Because of their multiple encounters, he paid far more attention to Su Chen than others in the Translation Department. He knew Su Chen had defeated Zhu Xuan and had even earned the unofficial title of "Chief Seed."
This was someone with the potential to become the Chief Judge. In the entire Translation Department, only a handful of people could afford to ignore him.
"So he’s Su Chen..." Qin Qiyuan looked over as well, his gaze scrutinizing. "Can he really resonate with two Holy Word Stones in a row?"
"Why would I lie to you? Your own student saw it with his own eyes. Where’s the new Holy Word Stone? Hurry up and bring it out for him to try," Sang Hanhai urged.
Sang Hanhai’s status in the Translation Department was second to none, so Qin Qiyuan didn’t argue. He opened a metal display case to the side and took out a Holy Word Stone that had just arrived and hadn’t yet entered the deciphering process.
"Quick, give it a try." Sang Hanhai impatiently took it and handed it to Su Chen.
Su Chen took it and glanced over it.
[Special Profession discovered—Armored Bone Warrior. Can be acquired after fulfilling the requirements.]
[Requirement 1: Must have already acquired no fewer than two Top-tier Professions on the Physical Side.]
[Requirement 2: Without using any defenses, be attacked ten thousand times by a Professional of the same tier.]
[Requirement 3: Fuse with a Forged Ore Vein Core.]
’Armored Bone Warrior? It sounds like a Profession for strengthening defense. This seems to be the first time I’ve gotten a combat-related special Profession,’ Su Chen thought.
Special Professions didn’t need to be promoted; their strength increased along with one’s main Profession. A Profession that directly increased combat power was quite rare.
’The requirements to acquire it are steep, so it should be pretty good.’
[The Armored Bone Warrior arrived with great momentum, but upon witnessing the majesty of the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator, it has decided to reduce the acquisition requirements.]
[Requirement 2, number of hits required, has been reduced to one thousand.]
’The number of hits has been reduced. Not bad, not bad...’
Su Chen’s brows furrowed as he tightly gripped the Holy Word Stone. Under the gazes of several people, he finally said hesitantly after a long while, "I feel something... It seems to be... some kind of Forged Ore..."
"So it really wasn’t a coincidence..." Sang Hanhai let out a long sigh of relief. Even though Su Chen had already resonated with two stones, he had still been a little worried.
Qin Qiyuan stared at him suspiciously. He had expected a more dramatic scene, but the result seemed rather anticlimactic.
Taking the Holy Word Stone, he immediately began to verify the information on the spot. A full half-hour passed before he spoke, somewhat dazed, "It’s real. People like this actually exist..."
"Haha..." A proud look appeared on Sang Hanhai’s face. After all, he was the one who had discovered this guy.
"Sigh..." Qin Qiyuan let out a long sigh. "With someone like this around, I’m afraid we’re all going to be out of a job."
Su Chen quickly said, "I can only get a vague feeling. It just plays a supporting role."
"Old Qin, I told you your attitude is terrible," Sang Hanhai said disdainfully. "Our main job hasn’t been translating Holy Word Stones for a long time now. We only find one every few months. Nowadays, we mostly translate technology, Magic Techniques, and things like that."
"True." Qin Qiyuan naturally understood. He had already heard about Su Chen from Jin Yunxuan, but the impact of seeing it in person was ultimately greater.
Sang Hanhai then said to Su Chen, "For now, you can assist Old Qin with the deciphering. After it’s done, have him assign a rating so you can see what Professions you can exchange for."
"Hmm..." Su Chen thought for a moment. "I can’t think of any Profession I need right now. Do you have any recommendations?"
"Recommendations?" Sang Hanhai frowned. "Asking me to recommend something on the spot... I really don’t have any ideas."
"Given your current situation, rather than acquiring a special Profession, you’d be better off increasing your Profession’s development level."
More Professions weren’t necessarily better. The ideal situation was to create synergy between multiple Professions for various enhancements. If a new Profession didn’t offer long-term benefits, it was best to focus on developing the main Profession while still young.
"Tell me about your situation, and I’ll think about it..." Qin Qiyuan offered. Sang Hanhai couldn’t possibly know every Profession by heart; he was only responsible for the ones he deciphered himself.
"You don’t know his situation?" Sang Hanhai was surprised.
"I’ve heard the name, but I haven’t had time to look into the specifics," Qin Qiyuan said, shaking his head.
"Sorry to trouble you..." Su Chen mused, then proceeded to give a general overview of his situation, including his Profession types and Talent, but he was vague about things like his Professional Level.
"Dual Professions running in parallel... Spirit is Mo Cui, and Physical is Red Gold..." Qin Qiyuan mused. "No wonder you’re so famous. I actually have a Profession that would be perfect for you."
"Oh?" Su Chen’s interest was piqued.
"The Reverser," Qin Qiyuan said. "This Profession is very special. Its main ability is to convert Spiritual Power into Physical Strength, and Physical Strength into Spiritual Power."
Su Chen froze, his eyes instantly flashing with a brilliant light.
’Converting your health bar to your mana bar, and your mana bar to your health bar... a Profession this ridiculously overpowered actually exists?’
"This Profession..." Sang Hanhai frowned. "A Profession this powerful, and with such broad utility... how have I never heard of it?"
Although they had different areas of focus, he would definitely know about a powerful Profession like that.
"Hold on, I’m not finished," Qin Qiyuan continued. "The difficulty of acquiring this Profession is one thing, but it also has a major drawback."
"After you acquire it, your Physical Talent and Spirit Talent will be forcibly averaged to the same level."
"Furthermore, its Professional Ability only works when both of your Professions are at the same tier and the same level."
"Isn’t that just a scam?" Sang Hanhai shook his head repeatedly. "No wonder I’ve never heard of it. The limitations are far too great."
When Su Chen had first arrived in Ying Feng, everyone thought he was a Double Red Gold, but they still considered him inferior to Zhu Xuan because Talent determines one’s upper limit.
Lowering one’s Talent was equivalent to crippling one’s own potential. It was a total trap.
