Chapter 777
Chapter 777 - 763: Quantitative Change
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"Really, another group of Aus people have been wiped out?"
This kind of good news was a daily occurrence, yet what captured the attention of most people in the Eastern Country was that....
"...I heard one of the deceased was a director from Aus? Aren’t they very powerful?" The few known directors were all at the peak of Decree-level combat power, so how did they die so easily?
"It seemed to be an internal strife, a fight over food... There are also theories that it’s because the man was unwilling to give up. He tried to initiate a suicidal counterattack, and his subordinates, who only wanted to live another day, poisoned his food."
The death of another "Strongman" evokes sighs.
Some of the listeners also felt a chill, if they had lost the decisive battle, the Eastern Country people might have met the same unpalatable end.
In the soil of total war, individual strength is not completely useless, but it is like a drop in the bucket, gone with the flow.
"....It seems like things are going well."
Lu Ping’an spent some time reviewing the local team’s operations.
The operation of the Rebirth Commerce was going very well, and all colleagues were very ambitious (except for a certain cat who was slacking off again), everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction.
"Finished? Well, the data is great, thank you."
On the other hand, after extracting the "knowledge" from Koya, the director of the research department, Lu Ping’an quickly let her leave the courtyard... and then she "accidentally" dropped dead outside.
Given all the terrible things she’s done, dying hundreds of times wouldn’t be too much... Some things, when brought up, can only bring about depression and anger.
Just like many other researches with no ethical bottom line, as the head of the local R&D department, she sent quite a few "aliens" onto the operating table and research bases for faster research progress.
Thanks to her "contribution", Fang Wen also completed her research.
A silver "Internal Skeleton Armor" stands in the artisan workshop. This time, there were no problems during the test.
It consists of a pair of gloves, a set of boots, and a "link mechanism group" at the back. The original part is quite simple, but it has a simple yet practical engineering aesthetic.
The silver mechanism, when looked at, seems like a bullet-proof vest with a backpack . Once the button is pressed, it can immediately expand into a "Giant Skeleton".
Lu Ping’an tried it and felt the effect was quite good. It was like wearing an extra set of armor, while the hands and feet could freely extend.
This equipment has completed the semi-pollution process and has turned into a semi-pollutant item.
It can actually be taken now, but it needs regular charging... However, as its "trait" fades away, the power will be halved after the next charge, it’s likely to only have a tenth or two of the effect.
If you want to take it away as completely as possible, it needs to be fully "Demonized" and turned into a "Taboo Item" that is an independent source of pollution.
However, the conventional methods of creating taboo items all require paying a heavy price, expensive costs, and the type of luck you get when you win the lottery with a random ticket.
But for Lu Ping’an, this is actually not a big problem.
"Wait till I reach fourth tier..."
Lu Ping’an has noticed, when he reaches the fourth tier, he should be able to create a batch of taboo items.
This kind of "instinct" is not unique to Lu Ping’an. For example, Xia Qin has been polishing her sword lately, she feels that when she becomes a Decree-level Sword Saint, she could also create a taboo weapon of her own.
This is very common among professionals during crucial promotions, it’s like feeling like they’re about to split something out... The most recent time was when Lu Ping’an produced that large pot.
Lu Ping’an patted the increasingly thick "dictionary" in his hand. The pollution intensity on it was getting higher and higher, it seemed that after taking office, it would also become a taboo item.
However, these taboo items that come with the profession are not only powerful but also cheap. Apart from restricting the user, they are even more practical than ordinary taboo items.
But when they fall into the hands of others, they can only be considered as semi-polluted items whose power will not decrease. Over time, they may completely lose their activity and turn into real semi-polluted items.
"A bit earlier than expected, lucky."
Fang Wen’s "timely delivery" also let Lu Ping’an breathe a sigh of relief. Her work was the premise of everything, if she still couldn’t handle it, he would have had a lot of fun next.
On the other hand, in the library, there’s much more "knowledge" from high-tier craftsmen, many of which involve Vortex Stone and Divine Bones....This undoubtedly thrilled Lu Ping’an, and he spent another batch of Life-points.
Day by day, book by book, Lu Ping’an was speeding through the analysis. After the "showdown" that day, he had fewer mundane tasks and could focus more on his own work... In fact, the closer they got to the time of departure, the stronger the "laid-back atmosphere" in the camp.
Many people have packed their gifts, glanced at the sky when they had a down moment, their hearts already yearning to return home.
But the scenario was slightly different for Lu Ping’an’s team. They were too busy, busy making money, busy cashing in the local resources at the last stage, busy advancing, and busy creating their exclusive weapons.
Every day, there were visitors to Fang Wen’s workshop. A certain "contributor" has improved her skills in Vortex Stones and Divine Bones.
Considering her level and accumulated knowledge, it was unlikely for this world to have a stronger craftsman in "Divine Bones weapons/Vortex Stones weapons".
In small circles, her business was surprisingly good.
But even so, she could not possibly meet everyone’s needs. This was not just a question of work ability, but also because many demands were simply not within the purview of a single craftsman.
Blacksmithing and machining were not the same... More than one person had asked Lu Ping’an to find another professional craftsman.
While most people yearned for home and thought that "it’s great to be alive", ready to let go of gains and losses, and return home directly, some teams were making a killing and wished they could leave later... This just goes to show that people’s joys and sorrows cannot be shared since everyone is in a different position.
"...this ’profession’ is a bit difficult..."
This time, Lu Ping’an challenged a high-difficulty, a "Decree" of a fourth-tier craftsman.
Even with lv33 Taboo knowledge (Usable for all purposes), he still found it quite painful to analyse.
"Firstly combine a third-tier craftsman...well, forget it, just barely understanding it is enough."
By the way, Lu Ping’an has casually become a 2-tier craftsman... Being a craftsman is originally a profession of a Scholar, in a sense, it can be said to be an "industrial scholar" who has specialized in a certain field.
As a scholar of Lu Pingan’s level, the difficulty of taking up a side occupation, such as a 2-tier craftsman, is honestly just incidental.
However, like other empty-shell professions, it essentially contributes nothing to his overall improvement. All of his abilities are just mediocre. The only advantage is that if Zhi Xi wears down again, he can personally help with maintenance.
This time, the "Gearing Studies" Decree from the craftsman was extraordinarily hard. Lu Ping’an gritted his teeth and purchased it twice, and finally he could barely understand it.
Even so, it merely reached "just enough to be understood". Its practical value was still zero. It only enriched his "knowledge base".
And this was exactly what Lu Ping’an needed.
He had not randomly searched for his thirteen Decrees... In fact, he had already analyzed over twenty kinds.
He did not look for those that were easy to analyze. Instead, he looked for those that could be of help to him... which were primarily the harder, stronger Decrees.
"Battle-profession, Life system, Runner, Craftsman, Fire Controller..."
He sought Decrees that overlapped as much as possible with his own professional paths. Then, after "digesting" them, not only could they satisfy the requirements for advancement, but also serve as the nutrient for his professional growth.
Actually, not only did his professional skills progress rapidly, he also had a lot of choices for "traits" and "expertise". Over the past couple of days, he somehow awakened several Abnormal Abilities associated with his profession.
If he were just advancing for the Lawyer profession, he could have completed it long ago.
"Every time I see you, it’s like you’ve become a different person..."
Wang Xier made this remark a few times after bumping into each other outside.
"...Despite the opportunity being precious, take it easy."
And in the eyes of most professionals, this was not a good thing. "Humans" cannot undergo drastic changes in a short amount of time. If it feels like a person has completely changed, it is often because their "pollution" has exceeded the limit and will soon mutate or have already mutated.
"I know that..." Lu Ping’an didn’t know how to explain it, so he just laughed it off and continued to work overtime.
And through different processes like "learning", "information exchange", "investment sharing", Lu Ping’an also socialized with more high-level professionals, at least to the extent where they exchanged name cards and can have meals together.
At this point, no silver strongman considered Lu Ping’an as a newbie anymore. Even the most arrogant among them saw Lu Ping’an as their "kind".
"Erudite Scholar Lu Ping’an", unknowingly, Lu Ping’an actually gained this "title" amongst the higher-ups.
Perhaps this has to do with the fitting name of his certain professional characteristic, or it is recognition of his achievements on the Scholar path.
Finally, after collecting a total of thirty-seven Decrees, Lu Ping’an unknowingly completed the advancement.
[Ding, congratulations to the host, you have obtained the third-tier Scholar Profession, ’Lawyer’.]
And the "Law Book" tied to his waist, immediately became a real Taboo item.
— End of Chapter 777 —