My Professions Have Too Much Personality - Chapter 135 - 107: Spirit Realm Instrument, Annihilating a Clan?

Chapter 135: Chapter 107: Spirit Realm Instrument, Annihilating a Clan?

“Under normal circumstances, that’s very difficult. A weapon’s Tier is determined by its material. If you replace the material, it’s the equivalent of forging a new weapon.”

“But if you don’t replace the material, you can’t upgrade it. The kind of upgrade you’re imagining isn’t possible through conventional means.”

He said all this in a single, rapid-fire breath.

’So that’s how it is…’ Su Chen more or less understood. Take his Cyan Rope, for example. Its material could only support it up to Tier Two. If he replaced the materials, how would that be any different from a new weapon? He wouldn’t be able to use Secret Artifact Control on it anymore.

In other words, he needed something like the weapon upgrade effect he received as an extra reward when he became a Tier One Secret Magic Apprentice.

“I’ll be going, then.” Seeing Su Chen’s silence, Jiang Xi made to leave again.

“Wait…” Su Chen stopped him and casually took out the bottle of wine Ming Lin had brought that morning. It was still more than half full. “Take this back and share it with your colleagues. Just say we drank half of it.”

’Sending Jiang Xi to help deliver this was probably someone’s way of testing my relationship with him.’

There was a world of difference between being merely from the same hometown and being friends who shared a hometown bond.

“Thank you, Brother Su…” Jiang Xi didn’t quite understand, but he accepted it anyway.

’Conventional means won’t work. I wonder if there’s a specific Profession that can do it…’ Su Chen thought as he opened the box on the floor. Inside lay a pair of long, black metal boots.

The surface of the matte black war boots was etched with pure black patterns. Each line seemed to absorb the surrounding light, casting the inside of the box into shadow.

“Not bad…” Su Chen reached out and picked them up. They were quite heavy.

[Shadow Concealing Wind Boots (Tier Three): Forged from Shadow Refined Gold and inscribed with various glyphs. Grants Concealment and a speed boost.]

He slipped them on. The fibers between the metal plates instantly tightened, fitting his feet perfectly. The biometallic alloy on the surface gradually morphed into the style of ordinary shoes, showing no hint of anything unusual.

An arc of electricity flared, and the patterns etched on the boots’ surface lit up. Su Chen’s figure abruptly blurred before vanishing completely.

With a slight movement of his feet, his surroundings became a blur. He shot forward abruptly, nearly crashing into the wall.

“Ha…” He was in a good mood. It had been a long time since he’d experienced such an uncontrollable burst of speed.

But after a moment of testing them, his expression sobered. He clicked his tongue. “The consumption is terrifying, too. At full speed, I doubt I could last ten minutes.”

A weapon was just a weapon. A Tier One Professional could use High-tier Weapons, but the question was whether they could withstand the energy consumption and the backlash.

Naturally, the higher a weapon’s Tier, the more powerful it was, but the key was finding one that suited you.

Su Chen was a Top-tier Professional with a 50% development progress, and even he could only barely use a Tier Three weapon.

After some careful practice, Su Chen more or less got used to its functions.

“Looks like this Illusion Essence is really going to waste.”

Glancing at the time, Su Chen shook his head. By the time he’d finished familiarizing himself with the new boots, it was already afternoon. It was time to go to the address Xia Hanshi had given him.

The place wasn’t far from the Judicial Court, and it was also very close to the location of the banquet Pang Xingwen had invited him to.

He put on his Mimic Mask, which he hadn’t used in a long time, and switched between several modes of transport before arriving two or three hours later.

It was a very ordinary-looking building. He went to the top floor, but when the door opened, he was surprised.

It was a fully-armored Bu Siqi, clad in Judicial Court armor.

“Senior Brother?”

“Junior Brother, you’re finally here.” Bu Siqi pulled him into the room, where Su Chen saw Judges working everywhere amidst a vast array of precision instruments.

“What is this…?”

“See that?” Bu Siqi raised his hand and pointed out the glass window at a brightly lit skyscraper. His eyes held a suppressed, chilling excitement.

“Is that… the Pang Family Mansion?” Su Chen’s eyebrow twitched as he recalled the address Pang Xingwen had mentioned.

“Tonight, we wipe them out.” Bu Siqi grinned broadly. “They dared to send people to tail you? They’re practically begging to die!”

’Because they were tailing me?’

Su Chen had already guessed the situation and wasn’t fooled by Bu Siqi. “Senior Brother, stop kidding around.”

“No fun.” Bu Siqi glanced at him, a little disappointed. “You’re right, it’s not because they were tailing you. It’s because Teacher discovered they’re colluding with the Deceitful God Sect. He’s gathering men to annihilate them.”

“Really going to annihilate them?” Su Chen raised an eyebrow.

“I’m not kidding about the annihilation part.” Bu Siqi said, “Teacher despises the Deceitful God Sect. He’ll probably make sure no one is left alive tonight.”

“Is this by the book? Does our Judicial Court have the authority to just wipe out a family within Yingfeng City?” Su Chen couldn’t help but ask.

“Why aren’t you the least bit excited?” Bu Siqi stared at him. “Of course it’s by the book. If the higher-ups didn’t approve it, Teacher wouldn’t be this reckless.”

“As for wiping out a family in the middle of the city, it is a bit extreme, but who told them to collude with the Deceitful God Sect?”

“Why choose Teacher for this? His methods are notoriously brutal. Won’t this just escalate tensions in the city?” Su Chen frowned, thinking to himself, ’Did Teacher fight for this assignment himself?’

’No, if the Chief didn’t nod his approval, Teacher shouldn’t have been able to do this.’

Su Chen pushed aside his other thoughts, a sense of irony washing over him. “The Pang Family…”

Just yesterday, he was worried about this family’s potential connection to Black Tuo and whether he should lie low. Today, they were about to be wiped out.

How unpredictable life is.

“Teacher…” The two of them went up another floor. Xia Hanshi was there, still in the guise of a withered old man, standing by the window and gazing at the other skyscraper not far away.

“That is the Pang Family’s nest. Tonight, they plan to host a banquet for you…” Xia Hanshi’s tone was icy. “Everyone who should be there is there. Perfect…”

“A banquet?” Bu Siqi, standing nearby, was stunned. “There’s something like that going on?”

Xia Hanshi said flatly, “If they hadn’t invited Su Chen to a banquet, I wouldn’t have planned to close the net so quickly. It’s too rushed, and some fish might escape.”

“So it really is because of you…” Bu Siqi was stunned. He hadn’t expected the joke he’d just made offhandedly to be so close to the truth.

With his back to the others, Xia Hanshi said, “I took a trip to Yun Lan. As it happens, I found a distant relative of Pang Hui’s there. Following the trail of the stolen Space Crystals, I replicated the event and stole another one myself.”

“As expected, the news wasn’t reported to Ying Feng immediately. Instead, they used a secret channel to contact Pang Hui first. But I intercepted the intelligence.”

“I beat the guy up. Unfortunately, he wasn’t one of the Deceitful God’s Believers, but I don’t need concrete evidence.”

“Combining this with information from previous investigations, I can confirm the Pang Family is compromised.”

’I see.’ Su Chen hesitated. “But you didn’t have to accept a cleanup mission within the city, did you?”

The city was the Inspectorate’s territory. If Xia Hanshi acted rashly, it would likely cause considerable trouble.

Teng Liang looked up, his tone indifferent as he gazed at Su Chen. “A favor for a favor.”

Su Chen froze. ’Could it be because of installing the Gravity Chamber and the Spirit Realm Instrument at the same time?’

’Surely not.’

“Don’t overthink it. Your matter was just an extra,” Xia Hanshi said, having already guessed what he was thinking.

“The operation is scheduled for ten o’clock tonight. Bu Siqi…” Xia Hanshi began giving orders,

“Here!”

“You will stay here with Su Chen. Don’t go anywhere.”

“Yes, sir!” Bu Siqi’s spirits were high, but then he faltered. “Stay here?”

Xia Hanshi didn’t repeat himself. It was only seven o’clock, still a long time before the operation. Many people were coming and going from the building opposite them.

Bu Siqi’s excitement vanished, and he lost all interest. Leaning against the wall, he moaned, “Sigh… I really want to kill someone. I really, really want to kill someone.”

As he wailed, Su Chen kept glancing over at him and silently shuffled a little further away.

An operation like this within the city was highly covert. Personnel had been summoned more than half a day in advance, dispatched one by one from all directions, arriving in silence.

As night gradually fell, more and more people arrived. He even caught sight of Yang Yan, whose expression was solemn. But upon seeing Su Chen, he was clearly surprised.

The situation wasn’t convenient for a conversation, so he didn’t approach, merely exchanging a few glances.

’Yang Yan is a Fourth-level Judge and a Tier Three Professional, yet right now he doesn’t even have the standing to speak.’ Su Chen observed the crowd. Yang Yan was following behind a burly man.

From the few brief greetings he overheard, he learned that this man was one of the deputy directors of the Punishment Court, named Zhao Gang.

And in Xia Hanshi’s presence, the man didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.