Chapter 765
Chapter 765 - 751: Difficult Test
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"Why haven’t they arrived yet?"
"...Could something have gone wrong?"
The delay of the Divine Ship’s expected arrival in the Eastern Country cast an inevitable shadow over the overall good situation.
Even Lu Ping’an himself couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy.
He knew the truth about the "Boat of Deity." Although there was a gap in strength between the deities, it should have been within a reasonable range. The second ship was arriving too late, so there must have been some kind of problem.
"...There shouldn’t be any issues. It’s probably just a simple delay."
The deity’s vessel traveled through the universe, crossing multiple dimensions. Lu Ping’an could hardly imagine anything that might threaten it. Could their luck be that bad, with the Ship colliding directly with another deity’s vessel? Would it lead to a divine struggle between divine kingdoms?
Lu Ping’an shook his head. That possibility was too low, and it was likely just a simple tardiness.
For the people of Eastern Country now, the reason didn’t really matter. The focus was the result.
The late homecoming ship gave most people more time to collect resources, but it also meant...
"Could the Aus people’s ship arrive first?"
"If it comes, let it come. Under the current circumstances, can their reinforcements turn the tide? Moreover, given Hod company’s situation, it’s unlikely they would have reinforcements even if the ship came."
Now, in Hod company’s records, this branch was a losing enterprise. There was no reason to keep it afloat through continuous financial support .
"What if we’re unlucky and a Rule-level enforcer comes..." This was the most concerning possibility, and it was purely a matter of chance.
"So what? The overall situation is settled. Can one person commit a massacre? It’s unrealistic. Not to mention whether they can pull it off, it’s more about whether they would do it. Even if they continued to fight, what could they change?"
Although a single Rule-level powerhouse could be killed using Decree-level forces, changing the world was a different matter. A massacre could only vent anger and would invite equivalent retaliation. A sane Rule-level person wouldn’t do such foolish things. If they really went through with it...
"...Many people would die."
"There’s nothing we can do about that."
Yes, if the person has an unbreakable bond with the people of the Hod company here and goes completely mad, there’s nothing that can be done.
They will just have to fight on. How many people can one person kill? At that time, equivalent retaliation would be given, and even Rule-level entities were mortal. Alone against a world and countless professionals, they would die just the same.
It’s just that before that, the survivors of the Eastern Country would probably lose even more of their numbers...
"...We can’t rely on other people’s rationality and entrust our lives to luck."
On Lu Ping’an’s side, they were being very realistic. Since the delay had already become a reality, they had to consider the worst possible scenario (which turned out to be a bit overthought).
While researching the information on the "God-slaying Weapon" provided by Koya, Ping’an was still focusing on the fundamentals...
"I should become Decree-level (Silver) as soon as possible. Cursed-level (Black Iron) has no resistance against Rule-level (Gold). Once I reach Decree-level, I should at least be able to protect myself."
As long as Lu Ping’an could protect himself, he could carry out Plan Zero and leave, avoiding the worst possible outcome of complete annihilation.
And now, with all his assets combined, he seemed to have gathered the necessary low-level professions.
"I now have a 3th-tier Soldier (Black Holy Grail), 2-tier Tamer (Pale Hand), third-tier Runner (Red Meteor), third-tier Scholar (Taboo Scholar), and third-tier Gardener (Parasitic Tree)..."
Listing out his several core abilities, aside from the Tamer, all of them were at the third-tier, a much stronger accumulation compared to a typical fourth-tier .
And that 2-tier Pale Hand Tamer was essentially just a downgraded version of a 3-tier Tamer, so Lu Ping’an estimated that he could easily manage it with just a few more resources.
But he was still missing a core profession...
"Third-tier Lawyer...this is quite difficult to deal with..."
Lu Ping’an’s status as a third-tier Scholar (Taboo Scholar) was extremely unique and even exceptionally powerful, vaguely giving off a sense of a separate path.
Although Lu Ping’an’s Contractor career path appeared to have no combat capabilities, in reality, it played an extremely core role in his bank, courtyard, and business activities. The power of these "contracts" was the most needed bargaining chip for his trade-centered courtyard.
After joining the profession successfully at the time, many updates were made within the courtyard, and the "contracts" started to play crucial roles in many aspects.
Both his cat friend and Lu Ping’an himself believed that this pure Scholar path was crucial for them.
Future developments proved that this conjecture was quite accurate... When Lu Ping’an began searching, piecing together, and unearthing his Decrees, it imitated that of fundamental importance, even the core rules.
As a result, he prepared an early career package for becoming a Lawyer and made some preparations in advance.
However, it was really too difficult....
"...How about not doing it at all? Can anyone really meet the requirements for joining the Lawyer profession? It’s entirely impossible for a human to do."
In front of Lu Ping’an were countless "books," which he tried hard to read and understand yet still gained nothing... To be more accurate, there were lots of useful information but nothing systematic or effective.
Lu Ping’an thought that since he was already a third-tier "pure Scholar," making up for the same level of third-tier Scholar (Lawyer) should have been much easier. However, he never expected that it would still end up being insurmountably difficult.
"...To research and find thirteen Decree usage techniques and loopholes without overlaps with previous people is insane...."
The exam question that Lu Ping’an received was not something a third-tier professional should be tested on.
"...In fact, many part-time fifth-tier Scholars can’t solve it in their entire lives... It’s normal to give up. Don’t be so stubborn. You can make do with your current third-tier Scholar title."
"I can make do, but I feel like I’ll be much weaker if I give up..."
Lu Ping’an sighed, feeling quite helpless as well. The ease of his previous induction had left him floating on air, and he had never expected the Lawyer "exam question" to be this difficult.
Decrees are the privileges of Decree-level powerhouses, and they are the "defined rules" that allow them to twist reality.
Each Decree-level powerhouse has their unique points, which are often their core combat systems and advantages that other professionals cannot resist.
As for the "exam question" for the Lawyer profession, it is to research and understand how to use the Decrees of thirteen other people... Fortunately, they only require "understanding" and not actual "learning". Otherwise, the unlucky one may have to advance to fourth-tier thirteen times before thinking about studying this part-time career in the first place.
However, among the professional requirements, the gap between "understanding" and "learning" is not far off, roughly equivalent to the difference between a senior coach and a rookie athlete... Under normal circumstances, it only allows professionals to join and explore each lower level profession one by one, gradually uncovering the upper level rules of that path.
Decrees often emerge as the product of lower-level rules, so understanding higher-level Decrees in personal reality often requires "knowledge accumulation" starting from the lower-level path.
As you accumulate knowledge, you might just become a second-tier or even a third-tier professional in that area.
As a result, many "Lawyers" may only be third-tier, but they might very well have several or even more than a dozen third-tier part-time careers... The intensity of this aspect cannot be described in terms of tiers.
That being said, this isn’t even the hardest part of the question.
"... It’s too much. Not only knowing how to ’understand and use’ but also finding loopholes...."
That’s not simply about knowing how to read the questions; it demands knowing how to break them too.
Just like certain lawyers in reality, learning the law is all about discovering how to exploit loopholes and take advantage of the bugs and imperfections within it.
To become a true Lawyer, you need to find the loopholes in the Decrees, identify their weaknesses, and reveal their "vulnerabilities."
It could be said that, after successfully becoming a Lawyer, a professional would be the natural enemy of all thirteen pathways.
Everyone is aware of the pure Scholar’s power, but those who truly take this path... Well, 99% of them choose to give up. In a way, this is far more challenging than rushing to fourth-tier.
Joining the Contractor profession presents no difficulties, but the Lawyer profession is undoubtedly difficult. However, once you overcome the Lawyer profession, the difficulty of becoming a fourth-tier "Judge" is not too challenging.
In a sense, the Lawyer profession is a pseudo fourth-tier, perhaps even the most difficult type.
Not only does Lu Ping’an have a good reason to challenge the Lawyer profession, but it seems he also possesses the talent and luck to take shortcuts.
— End of Chapter 765 —