Chapter 943
Chapter 943 - 929: The Opened Path
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Professionals, identified by their professions, refer to their role in real combat; on some level, however, it also hints at their societal status.
Drivers drive, Painters paint, no matter the profession, in truth, they are beneficial to the whole "society"... constantly creating "value".
There were professions that demanded upstream services, and those that extended downstream, with products and demands linking them all together to form what is called the social order...
"The world I lived in before, despite one being more energetic than the next, lacked the ’social order’ I needed...."
Only when a further step of "inspiration" was finally triggered did Lu Ping’an realize what he was missing.
He was an inheritor, having established the core "rules" from the start—"Life Trading".
This wasn’t just about "Life" and "Trading" as two separate concepts, but their combination, and Life pervaded the Multi-universe, but the premise of "Trading" was "Communication" and even "Peace".
The environments he had experienced along the way, although "far too exciting", were essentially from one conflict to another; he had seen the splendor of life, but the "trading" of life was mostly limited to "our side".
"...As long as there can be communication, there can be trade; hence, from the very beginning, trading should not be limited to our side."
"...Not all trades are well-intentioned, or rather, ’malice under the guise of goodwill’ is the mainstream."
𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"...As long as it follows the rules, as long as both parties agree, in theory, there’s nothing that can’t be traded..."
These ideas had all crossed Lu Ping’an’s mind before, but at that time, he was like a novice Painter with plenty of ideas but lacking in skill, who could turn a burly man into a stick figure in his drawings, with no ability to realize his far-reaching needs.
Moreover, many things even exceeded his "professional limits".
Sticking with the Painter example, if it were only a sketch, that would fall within the professional range, but if one wanted to produce an animation, then a Painter is just the beginning; it would need voice actors, screenwriters, scripts, directors, and many other professions to provide assistance in all aspects.
"Noobs should just honestly follow what’s been taught, if you can’t even sketch properly, don’t dream so far ahead..."
The path of a professional is similar, except that, to use an analogy, the Advanced professions of a Painter are not just "Senior Painters", it is more like an "animation studio"; it is actually the product of multiple professions merging, possessing many abilities like "voice acting", "imagery", "scriptwriting", which enables it to independently produce "animations".
As professionals leap from one job to another, if driven solely by strength, they are doomed to gain nothing.
They need to collect along the way, integrating various "abilities", blending Black Iron into Silver, Silver into Gold, and the Golden Rules into the "World’s Reason".
They must amalgamate the Disorder of "Chaos" into their own "Order"!
"...I never expected that my unique Path would come to me so easily."
What others struggled greatly with became a reality that simply fell into place in Lu Ping’an’s hands... no, he had actually gathered all the chips long ago; now, he just met an environment that could be "activated for Awakening".
[Lu Ping’an’s Account Book (Unknown Marvel): This is an account book, it records the "debts" others owe you...]
It’s a very straightforward explanation, and when Lu Ping’an opened his, some things also fell into place...
[Ding, congratulations Host, Awakening a brand-new profession, obtaining the Fourth-order Scholar Path profession ’Accountant’.]
[Accountant profession adjustment: significant increase in mental acuity.]
The one to complete the breakthrough was the Lawyer on the Scholar Path, it suddenly granted Lu Ping’an with a higher-tier profession—"Accountant".
The Lawyer was a powerful profession capable of analyzing, simulating, and countering other people’s Decrees, and its orthodox higher-tier profession was "Judge", a formidable profession wielding "Decree" as a weapon.
Logically, after becoming a Lawyer, it shouldn’t be difficult to advance to Judge... However, the strength of this series still depended on the quality and quantity of the "Decrees" understood, Lu Ping’an’s foundation wasn’t strong enough, nor did he invest much effort in this area.
He needed a vast reserve of "knowledge" for "Judge" to reach the anticipated strength, yet Lu Ping’an didn’t have the leisure for that...
"...Debt rate of 4%? What does that mean?"
What astonished Lu Ping’an was the feedback from the "rules" when he opened the "ledger."
He wasn’t worried about the strength of the "accountant," because, as per the general law of professionals, even though the "unique path profession" might not be as strong as a "universal profession," it was definitely more suited to the individual professional...
"Even if it’s not strong enough, I can just abandon it and start cultivating as a lawyer instead..."
This was Lu Ping’an’s confidence, but in fact, most unique professions tend to be far stronger than the universal ones.
"...A lawyer is already among the top ranked ’assaulters’ in the fourth tier, could this profession be even stronger?"
Having obtained the profession, Lu Ping’an felt somewhat bemused.
Because he discovered that this profession wasn’t complete; it seemed to be missing a part.
[When debt ratio reaches one hundred percent, produce one ’XX’s Life Coin,’ up to a maximum of three coins.]
Clearly, this was a strange profession that involved accruing "debt" and then transforming it into "achievements."
Moreover, this whole profession appeared to be a component...
"...My Life Illustration has also changed."
Lu Ping’an’s Life Illustration now included an extra book and a sealing flap.
He could place the "ledger" inside it, merging them into one thick volume, and on the other side, there was what appeared to be a slot for inserting coins.
At the same time, the pages seemed to have a containment slot, allowing for another book to be encapsulated...
"...Not bad, quite interesting."
Lu Ping’an understood this "rule," and he also clearly grasped what his "fifth-tier" really entailed.
"...Truly a nasty ability."
He returned to the courtyard, back to the Milky Way Hall, and indeed saw a new counter, one that was exclusively for his use.
There was a window behind which ghostly hands could be vaguely seen, the only open spot had one entrance and one exit.
The entrance was a straightforward coin slot for depositing coins, while the exit...
"...Let’s produce a coin and give it a try."
Lu Ping’an’s fifth-tier was laid out before him, and he needed to accumulate several "Decree" professions as "keystones," with the "accountant" being just the beginning.
This was an entire combat system... His previous combat system was just a battling module he had sculpted for himself, but this time, it was his evolutionary goal, his complete professional path.
It was the real combat capability he should possess as the "Son of a God."
"A path that only begins to have combat capability after reaching the fifth tier, is indeed arrogant..."
Lu Ping’an shook his head; in a way, this was the path he had chosen... the road he had sculpted for himself.
Or perhaps, because he was a "pacifist."
Muttering what even he thought was a laughably poor joke, Lu Ping’an stroked his chin and cast his gaze towards the other "noobs."
"...I’ll go swindle some more ’debt’ first; bullets also need ammunition. Hmm, this ability seems useful for companions as well? Then that simplifies things."
— End of Chapter 943 —