Chapter 1237
Chapter 1237 - 1223: Advancement
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In all professions, the Scholar has always been the most unique.
The reason is nothing but "purity."
"Scholars, especially low-level Scholars, don’t even have combat-oriented professional abilities. The only thing they can rely on is their professional skills...."
"Reading" and "Writing" are inherently two sides of the same existence, "understanding/reading/accepting contamination (Taboo)" is the premise, while "inputting/writing/transforming contamination (Taboo)" is the result.
Lu Ping’an did not understand this before, but looking back now, it is less about the Scholar profession being pure and more about other professions borrowing the power of the Scholar, with the Scholar being as "simple" as possible.
"Transforming contamination, making chaos and disorder orderly and controllable, is that not a professional ability? It can be said that every profession borrows the foundational abilities of the Scholar."
Therefore, low-level Scholars are truly weak..... They only have "reading" but also "writing" professional skills, and can only serve as support for other professions, still being completely useless in themselves.
High-Tier Scholars, still pure, also possess only these two traits, but when their strength increases, they become terrifying.
Standard pure Scholars who advance to Lawyers and Judges can understand others’ "Decrees" and "Curses," and by writing and recording, they can make them their own... At that point, when Scholars gain the true privilege of "writing" in reality, they become a bug among professionals.
But to achieve that step... The Lawyer (Master)’s hundred trials require innumerable accumulations and learning, to bring one’s "reading" and "writing" to a certain level.
Lu Ping’an’s "Accountant" is a pure scholar, yet it establishes a "contact" between him and the "debtor"... By recording the "debt relationship" between both parties, ultimately forming "Life Coins" as a "result (writing)."
It’s a variant, but it is also its essence, nearly lacking in strength itself, but it has become the prerequisite for a series of Lu Ping’an’s abilities.
Pure Scholars, at a certain point, are purely professionals that manipulate "rules"; they might be completely non-aggressive in themselves, but even the strongest opponent could die inexplicably.
Pure Scholars always use their "skills" purely, with advancement resembling more of a "horizontal" enhancement.
Low-Tier Scholars (Contractors) bind each other on paper, Middle-Tier Scholars bind each other between individuals, while High-Tier Scholars.... directly write their "truth" on the world.
Understanding everything, transforming everything, this is human wisdom, the inheritance of human wisdom is called study.
"Is this a fragment of wisdom?"
After the courtyard absorbed the "fragment of wisdom," what appeared in front of Lu Ping’an was the Lake of Dreams Awakening that bestows wisdom and the Spring of Oblivion that strips away wisdom.
Having wisdom, actively transforming the world, is "human" authority, and those who use, inherit, and replicate this ability are so-called Scholars.
After the fragment of wisdom was absorbed and assimilated by Lu Ping’an’s "true self," naturally, his Scholar abilities grew significantly... Under normal circumstances, this might not be a good thing; after all, Scholars use Taboo (knowledge), and having just the gun without bullets might cause one to lose control.
"lv33 Taboo knowledge (Omnipotent)..."
At this time, Lu Ping’an’s "truth" once again played a role.
His "writing," "reading," and "materials for writing and reading (knowledge)" all met the standard, so naturally, advancing further was just a matter of time.
He, nourished by the courtyard, had actually reached the level of a Sixth-Tier Scholar....
"It’s a pity, my main Life Profession card is at the fifth tier....."
His main path limited his ultimate potential, and if he did not want to switch to Scholar or Craftsman, he could not let his Scholar level surpass that of the Gardener.
After all, while the career orientation survey might function to some extent, it usually means no turning back for real professionals... Even now, Lu Ping’an still has no plans to completely change his path, just to increase his investment in favored professions, which is both a real enhancement of abilities and preparation of "material" for higher tiers.
Lu Ping’an stayed in the Taboo Library for a full four days, spent at least four thousand points to acquire knowledge, custom-make professions, and continuously "wash off" failed products.
Eventually, when he came out, he had gained two fifth-tier professions.
"’Left-behind Student’ and ’Greedy Craftsman’...." Clearly, these were names Lu Ping’an had chosen himself.
"Although the creator of the new professions has the ’naming rights,’ and many professions do maintain a subtle difference between name and ability for secrecy requirements, isn’t naming them like this a bit too much....."
Also having High-Tier Scholar as a part-time role, Chris provided a lot of help... Certain specified Taboo knowledge, and specific professional tendencies were all participated in by her.
The final product not only satisfied her but even astonished her, the only dissatisfaction probably being Lu Ping’an’s insistence on naming it... after having dismissed options like "Elementary Student" and "Spoiled Child."
"It fits quite well, doesn’t it?"
"Indeed, but... never mind, I don’t care anymore."
When Lu Ping’an insisted on making the decision, even Big Cat couldn’t stop him... one just wonders if he’d regret this quirky professional name once it spread.
"Uh, probably not, he would be quite proud..."
Even after witnessing so much, Big Cat felt conflicted watching this Lu Ping’an.
The man’s abilities and mentality were indisputable, it was just sometimes his quirky taste...
"By the way, Chris, has your daughter... I mean, sister, stopped pestering you to sleep together?"
"No, she hasn’t given up... isn’t it the same with you? Isn’t Little Flame also fussing to sleep with you?"
"Stop... If we really slept together, I would be cooked by the next day."
Lu Ping’an sighed, feeling somewhat helpless thinking about certain things.
Having obtained the highest level of "Enlightening," Lu Ping’an hadn’t planned on using it; in his view, there wasn’t a single beast in the Beast Taming Garden worth the price... a fourth-tier demon required five hundred points, which was simply robbery.
But because of Zhi Xi’s request... Lu Ping’an really couldn’t refuse; he actually quite liked Little Flame’s current form.
As a result, the enlightening was successful, its... her limitations greatly increased, but she just became slightly more clingy.
Her inherently infinite passive energy made her even more clingy than Eve a few days ago, yet she never minded her own high temperature, all kinds of cuddling... But Lu Ping’an, not wanting to be "premature," thought of a good tactic.
"I had Mumu play with her, lots of wrestling and free fighting, a round of that should tire her out..."
The Energy-absorbing Treant and the Energy Creature playing together, simultaneously feeding and burning off excess energy, seemed to work quite well up to now.
At least during the days Lu Ping’an worked overtime at the library, he wasn’t much disturbed.
"You underestimate her infinite energy... It’s Zhi Xi holding her back."
Well, Lu Ping’an really didn’t know that.
But now, having mostly digested the fragments, that authority had become his sharpest weapon, it was time to look for the next one.
"...how about considering meeting up with the Redemption?"
These days, as a manager, Chris had received plenty of complaints.
Although Redemption was still on its tour, most contact methods had already been cut off, but by lying in wait along its usual routes, an encounter should just be a matter of time.
"Or perhaps, go to the frontline to fend off some external enemies?"
She was also curious about how the front line was faring... but in fact, she was more curious about the new species that had entered this world, now that she had a body and could experiment again.
To Lu Ping’an, although these suggestions all made a lot of sense and were tempting...
"What if the next fragment is ’Life’ or ’Medical’?"
So, he was quite pleased to see Big Cat’s eyes light up.
"...meeting up is inevitable, but if we miss the fragments, there’s no next time." Big Cat’s curiosity had a notably short duration.
It seemed, in the eyes of those who knew, priorities were already quite clear.
At that moment, Lu Ping’an inexplicably felt a bit cold... If all the Big Shots had this "priority," what would happen to the frontline?
— End of Chapter 1237 —