Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 99 Second-Order Career Planning

There are currently only three options for Su Lun to become a second-tier professional: inner city, gang, and black market.

If the inner city is not considered for the time being, then there are only black markets and gangs.

The career advancement in the outer city is completely wild. You can advance to whatever conditions you have. There is no system at all.

Many times, even if the occupation and talent do not match, there is no choice at all, wasting one's own potential.

If Su Lun wants to be promoted by the resources inside the Cross Society, he must first become the captain and obtain contributions and resources step by step.

But

Even the captains of the Cross Society have limited options for advancement. Going back and forth is the twenty or thirty kinds of advanced paths that cadres currently have, and most of them are common common occupations.

Puppet master?

The entire Cross Society has never heard of such a sectarian professional, so naturally it is impossible.

In fact, there are more than 8,000 first-order career choices and thousands of second-order career paths recorded by the "Alchemy Guild" alone.

There are also those rare occupations handed down from ancient times, which are even more dazzling.

Su Lun doesn't want to waste his talent and potential.

So, in fact, in front of him, he can only try his luck in the black market.

Rather than fumbling around on your own, it's better to ask someone with experience and knowledge.

As the former deputy dean of the Black Tower Alchemy Academy, Mr. Amy Ritchie is obviously the most suitable.

Su Lun went to the black market and went straight to "Rosen's Alchemy Shop".

He left a message to the boss, saying that he wanted to see the gentleman.

Then, as usual, I walked around the shops in the black market to see if there were any suitable curse materials and mechanical accessories.

Passing by the bulletin board, the original owner's reward notice has been pressed in the corner.

The kind of task that no one has found for a long time, it will gradually be forgotten.

This is also what Su Lun wants to see.

The top ones, except for a new "S-class" bounty offender, are all old acquaintances.

The one at the top of the list is still the mysterious woman.

Now that the amount of her bounty has soared, she will pay an exorbitant price of 3 million risos for providing information.

Su Lun felt that even with such a high bounty, no clues could be found. The woman either went out to hunt outside the city, or just like him, changed her face and went into hiding.

Su Lun didn't look much, and went to the "Whitebeard Machinery Material Store" at the bottom of the black market.

The shop owner's source of goods is very wild. The two physical training equipment he bought before came from this shop. This time, I didn't think I was lucky. I actually found a "Cheetah IX miniature six-cylinder steam boiler" scrapped by the Inner City Military Machinery Factory. It is small in size and beautiful in price. It can still be used after repairing.

Su Lun bought it and planned to use it as a power boiler for his "Iron Man II".

Coincidentally, after shopping, he planned to go back to Green Street, but he didn't expect to see a familiar figure of a cloaked man when he passed by the "Rosen Alchemy Shop" again.

"gentlemen?"

Su Lun walked over and called out tentatively.

The man in the cloak turned his head. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, his voice was familiar and still gentle: "Oh, the boss just told me that you wanted to see me, but I didn't expect you to leave."

Su Lun confirmed the identity of the person in front of him, and directly explained his intention, "I'm sorry, I do have something to trouble you."

After all, the other party is a top-level professional, and he is so polite to him, a low-level professional, Su Lun also responded with a polite honorific.

The man in the cloak nodded, "Let's talk as we walk."

In the cramped alchemy shop where you can just stand, it is not suitable for chatting.

The two walked on the streets of the black market and talked softly.

Su Lun spoke out his idea of ​​wanting some systematic alchemy knowledge.

The man in the cloak is not surprised, and even means "helping others", "Knowledge is precious. But when I meet someone who sincerely wants to learn, I am still willing to give some guidance."

"thanks."

Su Lun listened, and didn't expect him to promise so readily.

Thinking of his dean status, it's not surprising.

The cloaked man added: "But there are too many systematic knowledge, such as potions, enchanting, breeding equipment, runes, alchemy spells, machinery, blacksmithing, mysticism, medicine. Alchemy in general terms from the outside world is in the Black Tower Academy. They are all subdivided into more than ten subjects. Which one do you want to study?"

Su Lun had a lot of knowledge in his mind. If he wanted to learn, he wanted to learn it. After thinking about it, he said, "I mainly want to learn alchemy spells and mechanical knowledge. But if I can, I want to refer to them."

It is impossible to digest so many kinds of knowledge by relying on teaching materials for self-study.

But Su Lun has [Death Reaper].

If it were someone else, the man in the cloak would probably feel greedy enough. But looking at Su Lun, he said something like, "Hehe. Somehow, I always feel that you will give me a big surprise in the future."

He didn't refuse, he complied casually, and said, "It's easy. I just have a set of textbooks that I used before, which can be regarded as the most complete and suitable introductory learning materials in the entire Old Lingtun. I don't need them now. I'm here, just in time to send you all."

When Su Lun heard this, he said, "Thank you for your generosity. In the outer city, it is very rare to get such valuable knowledge."

The man in the cloak didn't care and seemed to be smiling, "After all, my original name is a little troublesome, you can call me 'Mr. Black'."

His tone was very relaxed, without the timidity of other wanted criminals. As if he was going to be arrested and put on the gallows, he would keep his head high, and his grace and calmness would never fade.

After a moment's pause, he said again: "Just sending you a few books will not be enough for what I owe you. So... I think you should ask me something else."

As always, a gentleman, unwilling to take advantage of others.

The other party understands "mind reading", and Su Lun is not surprised to hear this.

He didn't show too much emotion and went straight to the topic, "You know, people from outside the city have very little understanding of the field of high-level professionals. I want to ask, is there any particular about the advanced second-level occupation? Or. What are the second-order advanced options for the puppet master you know of?"

"Oh? To talk about this question, there is really no one more suitable for you to answer than me."

Mr. Hei smiled, as if mocking himself for his occupation of teaching and educating people.

"After becoming a professional, the follow-up advancements are actually aimed at acquiring the required abilities around your main occupation. There is no fixed advancement path, it depends on your own planning for your future occupation."

Mr. Hei said, glanced at Su Lun, and continued: "For example, a normal puppet master, the second-order pathway may choose 'perception enhancement', 'skill enhancement', 'puppet element control' and other related curses fusion, use In order to obtain the ability to improve the control ability and combat effectiveness of the puppet. However, some special puppet masters may choose more advanced auxiliary abilities, such as 'multitasking' and 'space control'. Controlling the number of puppets is also a measure of a puppet master's combat power; some puppets with special laws cannot be placed in storage rings, and space capabilities are also very useful. There are also things such as 'corpse research', 'mind control' , 'elemental annihilation', 'reverse alchemy', etc., various powerful mixed promotion paths"

"So many choices?"

Su Lun listened with an eye-opening feeling.

Only then did he know that it turned out that there was so much emphasis on advanced second-order.

"That's why I said that it's a good choice to see what your own future career plans are."

Mr. Hei did not continue to speak, and said: "It will be too much to talk about in detail, and it will not be finished in a while. As far as I know, there are more than thirty second-order ability choices suitable for puppet masters. Of course. , the more special and rare the ability, the more difficult to find the corresponding curse. In the end, it depends on one's own ability, and choose the best. Sometimes, professional advancement requires some 'luck'."

"That's it. Thank you sir for clarifying your doubts."

After hearing this, Su Lun also felt that it was the right choice to ask this "Mr. Black".

At this time, Mr. Hei seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "But... you are very special. I have a small suggestion for your future career plan."

Su Lun thought he saw something, so he restrained his emotions again, and said, "You said."

"Well, that means you can focus on the abilities related to 'mental control'."

Mr. Hei said, looked at Su Lun, and seemed to be observing something.

After pondering for a moment, he said again: "I found that you have a problem. That is, your emotional control is very good. You are also the only beginner I have ever seen, who makes me think that your ability to read minds is limited. I found out when I was in the Ginkgo Street apartment, but I didn't want to understand it."

Su Lun listened with a slightly strange expression on his face.

It is not surprising that a person who can read minds very well can see this.

Mr. Hei suddenly changed the conversation, obviously wanting to understand, and said in a serious tone: "You suppressed some of your emotions in exchange for your calm state at all times. But this kind of long-term suppression will be very difficult for your mental state. Dangerous, even deadly. The more repressed you are, the more deadly the backlash will be.”

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Hearing this, Su Lun narrowed his eyes slightly.

This Mr. Hei revealed the real hidden dangers that psychologists in previous lives had not seen.

He didn't think there was anything to hide, and said calmly: "I didn't expect to live long before, and I don't think it matters. Now."

There was no fun in the past life, and he felt that he had no expectations for the future for as long as he lived.

After traveling through this mysterious different world, now, he is really reluctant to die like this.

Now that Mr. Hei can bring up this topic, Su Lun guessed that he might be able to solve it, and asked, "So, Mr. Hei, do you have a solution?"

"Your situation is indeed very dangerous, but it is not necessarily a bad thing for us alchemists."

Mr. Hei didn't nod or shake his head, and said, "If I guessed correctly, your mental strength before taking office should be much higher than that of ordinary people."

Su Lun smiled noncommittally, and said half-jokingly, "I take the liberty to ask, Mr. Hei, are you a doctor?"

Mr. Hei didn't mind either, and corrected him: "No, my profession is [Learner]. But there are really not many people in the entire Old Lingdun City to talk about those anecdotes, knowledge of ancient alchemy, and medical miscellaneous diseases. Can know more than I do. So you're right to think of me as a doctor."

When Su Lun heard the calm, yet domineering words, a sense of admiration suddenly appeared in his heart.

It was only then that he understood that this was what the heavy temperament of this Mr. Hei was all about.

It turned out to be profound knowledge that gave him a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything in the world.

Mr. Hei continued: "The way to solve it is also very simple."

Su Lun listened, "I would like to hear the details."

Mr. Hei: "The root is still 'control'."

Su Lun: "."

Mr. Hei said: "The willpower alone cannot control the violent backlash, so you need to use some external force, such as: the spiritual power secret method."

"Spiritual power secret method?"

Su Lun frowned slightly as he listened.

This is his knowledge blind spot again, and even in any memory he stripped, no one knows this concept.

Mr. Hei seemed to see his doubts and explained: "This is a field that only high-level professionals are qualified to access. Even in the inner city, this is a 'forbidden technique' that is restricted by the high-level black tower."

"Forbidden?"

When Su Lun heard this, he realized that he had probably come into contact with some high-end secrets.

"I once read the ancient books and learned that the ancient super alchemist metropolis practiced the secret method of spiritual meditation, which was used to increase the spiritual power, control the spiritual power, and release high-level spells. Forget it, those things are too advanced for you now. , It doesn't make sense to say it, but it will cause you trouble."

Mr. Hei said here, as if he had any scruples, so he didn't say more, "You only need to know that you can control that part of the disordered spiritual power by learning a mysterious method that suits you."

"That's it"

Su Lun suddenly realized that there is a cure for his "sickness"?

But obviously ancient alchemists can practice, why is the black tower listed as a "forbidden technique"?

Suddenly he felt as if he had guessed part of the reason why Mr. Black had defected.

Hearing this, Su Lun looked at Mr. Hei again, as if looking forward to something.

"I am indeed groping and practicing a subtle and mysterious method, but it is extremely dangerous and not suitable for you."

Mr. Hei saw through Su Lun's thoughts, shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "I'm telling you this, I just want to tell you that if you encounter a similar secret method in the future, you can pay attention. Now the underground 'Dawn City' has been discovered, a large number of The ancient relics have been unearthed, and there will be a lot of good things appearing in the black market recently, maybe you can find your own spiritual power secret method before the inner city is finished."

"Dawn City?"

"Well, it's a large-scale ancient ruins newly discovered underground. Not many people know about this news in the outer city for the time being, but it should spread soon."

"Oh"

Su Lun's first reaction was the ancient ruins he passed through.

But he is more concerned about the "spiritual power secret method".

He has no shortage of mental power, even a lot.

[Death Reaper] is an S-level talent. Every time he harvests soul fragments, it will give him a little spiritual power. Although the spiritual power stripped from the corpse of ordinary people is getting less and less, his current spiritual power value has reached 75 points, which is more than double what it was when he was just an advanced professional!

However, the doubling of mental strength did not bring Su Lun a double benefit.

It's not that the mental power is not enough, but that it can't be used.

But it's like a plate of loose sand. If you want to use it, he can't hold much with just his hands.

He felt that something was missing before, but now he realized that there is still a "spiritual power secret method" in this world.

The two walked and chatted, and more than half an hour had passed.

Mr. Hei didn't seem to want to continue talking, and said: "The more you know about alchemy, the more doubts you will have, and there will be more and more to say. After you finish reading those textbooks, I can guarantee that you will probably need more Ten times, a hundred times more knowledge to solve doubts.”

"I don't mind you asking me. But meeting with me often will bring you a lot of trouble. So, as the last part of paying off the favor, I can introduce you to a place where you can get in touch with advanced alchemy knowledge."

Su Lun: "There is such a place in the outer city?"

"Well, it's on the black market."

Mr. Hei: "It's not a taboo organization, it's just a small circle of high-level professionals to communicate. Generally, only second-tier professionals are eligible to receive invitations. Now it happens that I'm going to go there, you should go too."

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(End of this chapter)