My Professions Have Too Much Personality

’But this guy... he seems like the perfect person to take the blame. I just need to exaggerate his strength a bit, tell Black Tuo that he’s the one who purified the Fog Ashes, and that should do it, right?’

Su Chen thought about it. He’d been mulling over who to use as a scapegoat, and Qin Tianlin was the perfect target.

’Besides, the guy is already Divine Dawn Level, so it should be somewhat convincing. He’s also heavily protected, so it would be difficult for Black Tuo to verify.’

The Potion’s effects gradually took hold inside him, repairing his minor wounds and sending a tingling, numbing sensation through his body.

Su Chen pushed himself into a sitting position, his eyes glinting. ’But I can’t just tell him directly. This Heart of Spiritual Light must be incredibly valuable. What if he just refuses to honor our deal?’

Among the many rumors circulating about the Deceitful God, "keeping one’s word" was not one of them.

’I need to bait him first. I do know some of the details about purifying the Fog Ashes. I’ll string him along for a bit.’

Su Chen mused, gradually refining his plan.

After waiting a while longer, he felt his body had mostly recovered. He stood up and had the challenge chamber’s system display the Holy List rankings.

His name had replaced Qin Tianlin’s at number eleven, with Qin Tianlin now below him.

Above him, at number ten, was the Tier Seven Professional—Zhou Luochen.

Su Chen knew of him; he was the son of Chairman Zhou Zhenfeng. He’d heard Wei Zhenghong and the others mention him before, and he was not to be underestimated.

He was tempted to give it a try, but after some thought, he suppressed the urge.

’I definitely can’t beat them. When these Tier Seven guys were at Tier Six, they were ranked in the top twenty, maybe even the top fifteen, on the Holy List. They weren’t much weaker than Qin Tianlin.’

After advancing to Tier Seven, they’ve probably become even more monstrous.

Moreover, the youngest among them was already forty, nearly twenty years older than him.

’In twenty years, who knows how many special Professions they’ve added.’

’Forget it...’ Su Chen had no masochistic tendencies. He’d reconsider after he reached Tier Seven himself.

He took another careful look at the benefits for ranking eleventh on the Holy List and, sure enough, found he was now qualified for a quota of Potions from the Holy Cauldron Sect.

Su Chen compared the tiers. The top fifty were merely qualified for a supply, but the monthly quota wasn’t very large.

But at eleventh place, he was now in a tier where the supply was basically unlimited each month. All he had to do was submit a request to logistics.

His Crimson Sun Potions were all used up, so Su Chen immediately submitted a request.

Besides that, what he cared about most was the number of times he could use the Creation Copper Heart.

Ranking in the top one hundred on the Holy List granted an opportunity to use it, and the higher the rank, the more uses one received.

However, one only got a second chance to use it after reaching the top fifty. After that, for every ten ranks climbed, one gained an additional use.

’Let’s see... if I calculate it carefully, I should have five uses now.’

Su Chen’s eyebrow twitched. If he used these chances wisely, he could complete five Professions extremely quickly.

Not bad, not bad at all. He was quite satisfied with this. With so many uses available, he didn’t have to worry about saving them for a more critical moment.

While he was pondering all this, his body finished healing. Just as he was about to leave, a notification came from the challenge system.

He looked at the virtual screen. At the port, Wei Zhenghong and Shen Yi’an were waiting.

’They got the news that fast?’

A little surprised, he took a new set of clothes from his Storage Space and changed before walking out of the challenge chamber.

But the moment he stepped outside, he froze. Beyond his Floating Island, at the port, a long line stretched out into the distance.

It was formed by a long line of Flying Devices, one after another.

"So many people?" Su Chen was stunned.

As he came out of the challenge chamber, Wei Zhenghong and Shen Yi’an spotted him from the port.

Their eyesight was excellent, so Su Chen couldn’t pretend he wasn’t home. He had no choice but to brace himself and go out to meet them.

One by one, the Flying Devices landed. The port was already packed with people, and many more couldn’t squeeze in and could only wait.

Gaze after gaze fell upon him—burning, curious, probing. All sorts of expressions were on their faces.

"HAHAHAHA!" As soon as he got closer, he heard Wei Zhenghong’s laugh. "Our Tier Six champion has arrived!"

’This Old Wei’s reaction is a bit over the top,’ Su Chen grumbled to himself.

Shen Yi’an cupped his hands in congratulations. "Congratulations, Grandmaster-Uncle, on becoming the Tier Six champion!"

"You’re too kind," Su Chen replied. Shen Yi’an had a cold personality, completely unlike Old Wei, and there was a certain distance between them.

"Old Su, you really gave us a huge surprise!" Wei Zhenghong’s face was animated with excitement. "You should have seen the look on Qin Tianlin’s face in the challenge center!"

"The challenge center?" Su Chen was a bit surprised. "Shouldn’t Venerable Qin Yun have a private challenge chamber?"

"He just wanted to show off," Wei Zhenghong sneered. "You really should have gone to the challenge center too, just to see the look on his face."

"It’s the same no matter where I do it," Su Chen said, shaking his head.

"See that?" Wei Zhenghong immediately shouted. "Now that’s what you call humble and low-key! What does that make Qin Tianlin?"

Su Chen was speechless. ’Wei Zhenghong really hates Qin Yun’s faction.’

Wei Zhenghong then urged, "Come on, come on! We’ve arranged a banquet especially for you today. We’re not leaving until we’re drunk!"

"Not leaving until we’re drunk!"

Wei Zhenghong was incredibly enthusiastic, and with everyone watching, Su Chen couldn’t very well refuse him. He had no choice but to follow along.

Wei Zhenghong’s Floating Island had been specially expanded. It was surrounded by ports for Flying Devices to dock, able to accommodate any number of people.

Many people had already arrived. When they saw Su Chen, a wave of shouts and cheers immediately erupted, creating a lively scene.

...

「Meanwhile, at the Copper Heart Department.」

Qing Cang arrived at Chu Lingyuan’s residence, his expression grim.

The butler and servants here all recognized Qing Cang.

They didn’t dare step forward to stop him, and could only watch as Master Qing stormed deeper into the residence.

"Chu Lingyuan!" Qing Cang’s voice was cold as he unceremoniously pushed the door open, but then his brow furrowed.

In the room, Chu Lingyuan was sitting on the sofa. Across from him sat Qin Yun.

Qing Cang’s expression soured even more. His voice became completely devoid of emotion. "You’re here too?"

"Junior Brother." Qin Yun’s expression was gentle as he greeted him casually.

Qing Cang couldn’t be bothered with him. He looked at Chu Lingyuan and demanded, "Why did you reject my resource requisition request? The Master has already ordered me to be in charge of the specific arrangements for the Peak Star Conference. The entire Sect is supposed to cooperate."

Hearing this, Chu Lingyuan’s cheek twitched. He couldn’t help but retort, "You want to build an entire new satellite city. How am I supposed to approve that?"

A flash of astonishment crossed even Qin Yun’s eyes. ’A new satellite city?’

"Why can’t you approve it? What’s wrong with building a new satellite city to host the Peak Star Conference?" Qing Cang shot back.

Chu Lingyuan stood up, frowning. "It’s not like the three existing satellite cities are unusable. And we still have the venues built before. Why do we need to build a new one?"

"They’re usable, yes, but many of the facilities are outdated and old. Besides, as the population of the satellite cities has grown, they’ve become very crowded."

Qing Cang explained patiently, "The situation is special this time. We don’t know how many people will come. I’m afraid we won’t have the capacity to accommodate them."

"Furthermore, building a new satellite city isn’t a waste. The three current ones are the core of the Sect, and with the population growth in recent years, they’re already stretched thin."

"Real estate prices there have risen quite a bit, didn’t you know? After the Peak Star Conference is over, it can also serve as a new residential area."

Chu Lingyuan could naturally see these benefits, but he was still resistant. "Building a new satellite city... never mind the sheer amount of resources it would require, just recalibrating the gravity system alone would take a massive effort."

"Indeed, Junior Brother," Qin Yun also spoke up, trying to persuade him. "We can just follow the usual conventions. Why go to all this extra trouble?"

It would have been better if he hadn’t spoken. The moment he did, Chu Lingyuan thought, ’This is bad.’

Sure enough, Qing Cang shot him a cold glare and said bluntly, "If you hadn’t brought so much trouble upon us, why would the Sect need to make such a show of strength?"

"Rumors are already spreading outside that the Sect’s Flame Fire is about to be extinguished and that the Master is unwell. If we host a Peak Star Conference and act all stingy, who knows how many overt and covert probes we’ll attract."

"Sigh..." Seeing Qing Cang’s fierce attitude, Qin Yun didn’t say anything more, just gave a bitter smile.

"Even if I agree, considering the time, we might not make it," Chu Lingyuan said with a dry cough, breaking the tense atmosphere.

What Qing Cang said did make some sense. The satellite city could be built or not; his main consideration was just that the resources required were simply too immense.