My Professions Have Too Much Personality - Chapter 403 - 234: Class Tuning (Part 2)
’Someone from Logistics?’ Su Chen’s gaze flickered. The Bronze Sect was incredibly complex.
Some departments focused on external affairs, while others focused on internal ones.
Logistics was one of the rarer departments, responsible for both purchasing materials externally and distributing them internally.
The previous supervisor of this department had been Hu Qi, and the current one was a fellow named Chang Youqi.
While chatting with Wei Zhenghong just a moment ago, he had mentioned that Chang Youqi was one of his teacher Venerable Chu Lingyuan’s people.
As all this information flashed through his mind, Su Chen couldn’t help but ask, “Steward Ding, what’s all this?”
Ding Fan hurried to explain, “The Holy List was updated, and we received the news right away. These are your rewards. The architects for things like the challenge chamber are on their way and will be here soon.”
“Rewards from the Holy Hall?” Su Chen asked, somewhat surprised. “The news traveled that fast?”
“The moment the rankings were updated, Logistics received the information. I was shocked, I tell you,” Ding Fan said with an exaggerated expression.
“I had to look several times to confirm it. You truly live up to your title as a Star Seed—a Tier Four Professional who became the champion of Tier Five.”
His expression may have been exaggerated, but his words rang true. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed over so quickly.
Su Chen listened to a few more lines of flattery before Ding Fan finally began introducing the items he had brought—mostly Potions, weapons, and equipment.
Su Chen had looked into this before. The lower-tiered rewards weren’t of much use to him, as his Star Seed privileges already covered them all.
After listening to the list, he cut straight to the point. “Can all of this be converted into Star Coins?”
“Of course!” Ding Fan replied without hesitation. “We’ll deposit the funds directly into your account at market value.”
Seeing how enthusiastic he was, Su Chen thought for a moment before asking in a low voice, “I have some Deceitful God’s Power on hand…”
“Deceitful God’s Power?” Before Su Chen could finish, Ding Fan’s expression changed instantly. His whole body trembled, and he quickly pulled Su Chen aside. “Why would you bring that up?”
’Is it that serious?’ Su Chen wondered inwardly. He then said, “Don’t be so nervous. I brought this Deceitful God’s Power from a Desolate Planet. Senior Brother Qing Cang was watching at the time; he knows all about it.”
“I was wondering if there’s a way to convert this Deceitful God’s Power into Star Coins.”
’Asking to buy it directly would be troublesome,’ Su Chen thought. ’But if it can be sold for Star Coins, then Star Coins can surely be used to buy it. I just need to find the right channel.’
“Can’t you just turn it in to our Sect? The Sect can convert it into Contribution Points…” Halfway through his sentence, Ding Fan saw Su Chen’s calm expression and continued awkwardly,
“Although, the Sect’s buyback price is admittedly disappointing. A thing like Deceitful God’s Power is quite rare in the Dust Star Sea. On the black market, it could probably sell for more than three times the price.”
“So…?” Su Chen prompted, looking at him.
Ding Fan’s expression wavered. ’The Ancient King Stele… rank 299…’ He gritted his teeth and switched to Telepathy.
“I’m only telling you this because it’s you. I wouldn’t dare breathe a word of this to anyone else. If you want to sell that stuff for a high price, the only way is through the black market.”
“Low-tier Deceitful God Power goes for a million Star Coins, Middle-tier goes for five to six million, and High-tier costs ten million. Which kind do you have?”
’That expensive?’ Su Chen’s eye twitched. ’To synthesize one portion of essence, I need at least nine portions of Middle-tier Deceitful God’s Power. That’s fifty to sixty million Star Coins.’
’Even if it were Netherworld Stone Mother Stones, I’d have to mine five or six of them.’
’But I can synthesize and break down Deceitful God’s Power. I wonder if I can make a profit from the price difference,’ Su Chen mused.
’The buying and selling prices are bound to be different. I need to figure out the exact numbers first.’
“Where is the black market?” he asked, ignoring Ding Fan’s question.
Ding Fan shook his head. “There’s definitely no black market in the Sect’s core region. Your identity is too sensitive for you to go yourself. Find someone you trust to act as your contact, and I’ll take them.”
“Someone I trust?”
Ming Lin’s image was the first to appear in his mind. Su Chen nodded. “Alright, I understand. Thank you, Steward Ding. I’ll keep this in mind.”
“Don’t mention it.” Ding Fan beamed. That promise from Su Chen was exactly what he had been hoping for.
Black market trading was a semi-illicit activity within the Sect. It was fine as long as nobody made an issue of it, but if someone did, it would be a major problem.
He had taken a risk by speaking up, so naturally, he wanted something in return—but not from the Su Chen of today.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the steward departed in a hurry.
Soon after, another, larger transport-type Flying Device arrived. It carried the architects he had mentioned.
Su Chen designated an area for them, and the construction of the challenge chamber began.
The crew consisted entirely of high-level architects who could shape and construct with all sorts of materials. However, a high-spec challenge chamber required extraordinary materials, and the fusion process was slow.
Su Chen found it amazing at first, but his interest waned after a short while, so he returned to his training room.
He glanced at the time and couldn’t help but reflect on how much had happened. All told, he had been in the Sect for less than a day and a half, yet it had been incredibly eventful.
Su Chen stretched, and his bones let out a series of faint pops. After a moment of thought, he opened his panel again. The three newest professions he had obtained came into view.
His gaze fell on the two main professions. He had a considerable surplus of Deceitful God’s Power, enough to fine-tune both professions to perfection.
He was intimately familiar with the process: first, use Middle-tier Faceless Ghost Divine Power to erase a requirement, then use Cunning Fox Divine Power to increase the difficulty of another, and finally, if necessary, use Crimson Divine Power to reduce the difficulty.
Each of the three types of Deceitful God’s Power would consume one portion.
Soon, the only remaining requirement for the Thunder Gang Flame Warrior profession was—
[Profession Requirement Three: Obtain the heart blood of a Thunder Qilin Emperor and the Core Melt Stone of a Purgatory Flame Emperor. In a Thunderfire Purgatory, fuse them into your body to form a Thunder Gang Fire Seed. (Fulfilling this requirement upon advancement will grant an additional reward.)]
Notably, due to the main profession’s Body Refining Technique requirement, using the Cunning Fox Divine Power on Requirement One would have changed it from needing three different Body Refining Techniques to needing five.
It would have been difficult to avoid using the difficulty-reducing Crimson Divine Power in that case, so instead, he applied the Cunning Fox Divine Power to Requirement Three.
’I still have a [Punishment Thunder Potion] that the Great Venerable gave me,’ Su Chen thought. ’It can directly fulfill the Thunder Element-related profession requirement. That way, I can save a portion of Crimson Divine Power.’
Although he still had an average of three to four portions of each Middle-tier Divine Power left, every little bit counted.
’Hmm… I’ll first check for help within the Sect and see what’s required. If it takes too long, I’ll just use the potion.’
By Su Chen’s calculations, the requirements for Thunder Gang Flame Warrior were practically complete. He just needed to max out the profession’s progress bar, and he could advance immediately.
’And the Black Tuo Divine Power… I’ll use it on Thunder Caller in a bit.’
Su Chen’s gaze shifted downward. After another series of manipulations, the only remaining requirement for Thunder Caller was—
[Profession Requirement Two: Survive in the Delirious Words Trial for one day.]
He had gotten lucky this time. The requirement he erased was the third one, which involved a complicated ritual of gathering Believers.
Finally, he applied the Black Tuo Divine Power.
[Having been eroded by Black Tuo’s Power, the Thunder Gang Flame Warrior begins its path of transformation. Please obtain one Thunder Crystal and one Heart of the Flame Monarch.]
[Having been eroded by Black Tuo’s Power, the Thunder Caller begins its path of transformation. Hold a Crimson sacrificial ritual and steal a portion of its Divine Power.]
Both professions now revealed what was needed for their transformation. One required collecting items, while the other actually demanded he steal the power of a Deceitful God.
Su Chen’s brow furrowed slightly. ’They say the higher the Tier of a Spiritual Profession, the deeper its connection to the Deceitful Gods. It seems that’s true.’
For anyone else, this would be more than just tricky. But Su Chen also held the identity of a Crimson Priest. Moreover, the requirement didn’t specify the grade of the Divine Power, so a low-tier version would suffice.
The problem wasn’t insurmountable; he just needed to be discreet.
As for the Thunder Crystal and the Heart of the Flame Monarch… though he’d never heard of them, a quick search on the Sect’s internal exchange system yielded immediate results.
[Thunder Crystal: A byproduct from the edge of the Thunderstorm Plateau, a condensate of a Thunder Element variant. Requires 15,000 Contribution Points.]
[Heart of the Flame Monarch: Relic of a Fire Elemental Monarch. Requires 20,000 Contribution Points.]
’Thirty-five thousand Contribution Points in total, which is 3.5 million Star Coins. That’s not expensive at all…’ Su Chen thought, making a quick conversion before glancing at his account.
Ding Fan had been fast; the Star Coins had already been deposited. The liquidated rewards amounted to three million Star Coins.
’Still a bit short…’ Su Chen mused. He found Wei Zhenghong in his contacts and sent him a message, but there was no immediate reply.
Su Chen wasn’t concerned and set the matter aside for the time being.
’The Thunder Gang Flame Warrior requirements should be easy enough to resolve. Thunder Caller is a bit more troublesome, but there’s no rush. I can still trigger the transformation after I advance.’
Su Chen let out a long breath and began circulating both his Body Refining and Meditation Techniques. The training room was gradually enveloped in crimson flames. Tier Five was not far off.
