Chapter 555 - 307: Holy Profession Information
’The collection speed is even faster than I expected.’
Three boxes of varying sizes lay on the ground, floating up one by one as Su Chen moved.
The situation with Flame Fire had improved, and the impact of the Ancient King’s appearance was more far-reaching than he had imagined.
’But I still need to integrate these Celestial Forged Objects into my body,’ Su Chen thought, feeling the scorching, mercury-like liquid remaining in his stomach.
His Gulping Stomach had strengthened considerably after advancing to Tier Six, and its absorption speed had increased as well. It had only been half a month, yet he had almost completely absorbed the previous two Celestial Forged Objects.
BEEP—
With a low hum, the metal door in front of Su Chen slid open to the sides, and soft lights gradually brightened the room.
It was a newly added facility, not very large—no more than a hundred or so square meters—and housed several pieces of heavy metal equipment.
BANG!
The three boxes landed behind him. Su Chen walked over to the equipment on the left, which featured a silver-white metal scale with a slender metal probe positioned above it.
The clasps on one of the boxes opened silently. A fist-sized, rough metal ingot, resembling a short-handled hammer and glowing with an indigo luster, floated out and landed on the scale’s tray.
Several white laser beams scanned the object, and relevant data quickly appeared on the instrument’s screen—
"Nickel Thunder Essence—16%"
"Cast Gold Core—17%"
"..."
"Estimating melting point data. Furnace has been activated..."
He glanced at the screen, then took the metal piece off the scale. He turned and walked to the massive piece of equipment on the opposite side, which was already emitting a low hum. It was divided into upper and lower sections.
Su Chen placed the small hammer-shaped ingot in the central area. The upper and lower alloy sections closed together, forming a hollow chamber. A screen on the side displayed the view inside.
Su Chen pressed a few buttons. The equipment’s hum grew more intense, and a torrent of violet-white flames erupted inside the chamber, causing the short-handled hammer to show signs of melting.
After about half an hour, it had completely turned into a pool of indigo liquid. Having done this several times before, Su Chen took out a special container to collect the molten metal solution.
A wave of intense heat washed over his face, but having drunk this several times already, he wasn’t bothered. He tilted his head back and downed it in one go.
The familiar burning sensation rose in his stomach. Unconcerned, Su Chen opened the longer metal box and took out a sharp, arm-length ingot.
He repeated the process. All in all, it took about two hours for him to melt all three of the newly acquired Celestial Forged Objects into liquid and pour them down his throat.
"*BURP...*" Su Chen let out a belch, and a puff of fiery air escaped his lips. This immediately triggered the room’s high-temperature warning. Wisps of iridescent white patterns appeared on the floor as a frosty mist filled the air, and condensation began to drip down.
’Any more and I probably wouldn’t be able to handle it.’ Su Chen was a bit exasperated. He rubbed his stomach as he watched the iridescent white patterns on the floor gradually fade.
It felt like he had swallowed a red-hot fireball, and he could faintly feel the strain.
’It should get better in two or three days. I’ll probably finish absorbing everything within a month.’
Su Chen roughly estimated the time, and after adjusting to the feeling a bit, he turned and walked out of the furnace room.
A man was standing in the open space in front of the main building. It was Luo Shuhang. Su Chen wasn’t surprised, as he was the one who had summoned him.
"Your Excellency." Seeing Su Chen emerge, Luo Shuhang hurried forward to greet him.
Before he even got close, he was hit by a wave of scorching heat, as if a great ball of fire stood before him.
His Professional Tier wasn’t very high, and this temperature was already becoming difficult for him to bear.
"One moment." Seeing his state, Su Chen took a deep breath. The intense heat radiating from his body gradually subsided, eventually being suppressed to a controllable level.
"Thank you for your consideration." Luo Shuhang offered a timely compliment, wiping the sweat from his brow.
Su Chen smiled and led him to the lounge.
"Captain Luo, I asked you here this time because I’d like your help finding two special Physical Strength-type professions," Su Chen said, getting straight to the point.
Luo Shuhang was already sitting up straight, all business. He followed up, asking, "What specific type are you looking for?"
He quickly explained, "Physical Strength is a broad category. There are types that enhance cellular activity for rapid recovery, ones that increase resilience to indirectly reduce the consumption of various abilities, and also types that increase bodily strength to fundamentally raise one’s total Physical Strength."
Hearing this, Su Chen thought it over carefully. He specialized in short bursts of power. Being only a Tier Six, no matter how ridiculously fast his recovery rate was, it could never keep up with his consumption rate.
’As for reducing consumption... I already have enough abilities for that. Besides, it’s impossible to reduce it to zero; there are diminishing returns.’
’The more stacking abilities I have, the less each new one reduces consumption. No matter how powerful it is, the cost-effectiveness just isn’t there.’
’But increasing the total amount... when combined with my Chakra Liberation ability, the final forged Holy Profession should be quite impressive.’
"The type that directly increases the total amount," Su Chen said, then added, "Preferably one with Tier Seven strength."
With the help of the Crimson Essence, he could just barely manage to take on a profession of that strength.
"Tier Seven, at that level..." Luo Shuhang mused for a moment. He didn’t question why Su Chen, a mere Tier Six, was looking for a Tier Seven special profession. He quickly offered two names.
"The Kunyu Power Master and the Inexhaustible Source Wielder. However, both of these professions take quite a long time to temper."
Luo Shuhang remembered that this Star Seed before him seemed to have an aversion to long tempering processes. The last time they met, he had even asked about the Deceitful God’s Power, which was why Luo Shuhang added that last remark.
"Alright, I understand."