My profession is too unique.

Chapter 10 [The Scholar] The Victim of Pleasure Comes Knocking
"It tastes better than I expected..."

On the way, Su Chen smacked his lips, plugged the glass bottle, and felt that the hunger in his stomach had completely disappeared, and he even felt very full.

Bai Fengxi had given him two-thirds of the nutrient solution left.

"It doesn't look very appetizing, but it tastes pretty good." Su Chen put away the nutrient solution.

After asking for directions several more times, Su Chen finally found his dormitory building. The security check was quite strict, and the security guards at the entrance looked very intimidating.

They showed him his student ID on the machine before letting him in.

Thanks to the fact that he managed to get a private dormitory room when he went through the procedures, although it wasn't big, it had everything he needed, and at least he could stretch his legs out on the bed.

"Hmm, pay back the loan as soon as possible..." Su Chen took out the hemp rope and shadow-avoiding clothes that were stuffed on his body and threw them under the bed.

He immediately got into position and began exercising, panting heavily.

The Body Tempering Trial requires breaking the body's limits ten times, which isn't considered difficult for the people of this world.

On the contrary, mastering physical skills requires persistent training.

However, the problem is that since he is now a strongman with exceptionally strong physical abilities, some of the training methods he used in his previous life are very inefficient.

It wasn't until eight or nine o'clock in the evening that Su Chen felt that his physical strength was almost exhausted. He was extremely tired, his heart was pounding like a drum, and his skin was covered in sweat.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Suddenly, he felt his body relax, and a warm current flowed from somewhere into his already exhausted body.

Upon opening the panel, sure enough, it had already broken the limit once.

"This...this is too difficult..." Su Chen lay on the bed, not wanting to move a single finger.

On the panel, an additional number appeared after "[Lishi]".

[Lux: 1%]

Is this the progress of career development? It can be quantified, not bad.

Even if you get a job early, you still need to meet the job requirements, but now it can also help improve your career development, so it's a win-win situation either way.

Career development enhances one's abilities in many ways, and at a certain stage, it can even uncover other professional skills.

"However, I still need to find a training method related to my profession; this clumsy method is too slow," Su Chen couldn't help but think.

As one advances in their career and improves their physical fitness, ordinary physical training methods become less effective, requiring more advanced training methods.

According to what he learned in the library, the right training methods can multiply the efficiency of career development, but they are also extremely valuable.

"Advanced training methods are secrets, and it would be very difficult to obtain them under normal circumstances," Su Chen said, panting as he lay on the bed.

After resting for a while, he took off his clothes, took a shower, and went back to bed, where he resumed his candlelight mental training.

Physical and mental exhaustion were simultaneously plaguing him; even a first-tier professional could not escape the concept of being human.

Not sleeping is obviously not an option.

However, as dawn broke, Su Chen's body trembled slightly, and he let out a long sigh, feeling as if he had been reborn.

[Candlelight Spirit Training Method - Mastery: 10%]

In just one night, he entered the mastery stage, and the resulting improvement also washed away the mental fatigue from staying up all night.

After a night of exertion, hunger struck. After thinking for a moment, Su Chen drank half of the remaining nutrient solution and continued exercising.

By mid-afternoon, he had pushed himself to his limit again, lying on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. This exhaustion made him not want to do anything.

Suddenly, the panel popped up—
The scholar witnessed your diligent practice, which pleased him, and decided to reduce the required years of study.

Su Chen watched helplessly as the twenty-year requirement for the "Scholar" designation was reduced to nineteen years and eleven months.

"Finally, there's a response..." He sat up abruptly in bed, as if some of his fatigue had subsided.

"So it seems the harder I work, the more he enjoys it..." Su Chen was speechless. Although it was only a month's reduction, he had only been training for one day.

Based on this calculation, it would take at most one month to erase it, even if it takes three years.

His curiosity was piqued; he wondered what abilities the special profession might entail.

Thinking about this, he saw the [Secret Tool Master] again and figured out what "profession characteristics" were.

Occupational characteristics are related to the career advancement sequence. For example, the Warrior profession can only advance to professions related to strength.

[Secret Tool Master] shares the class characteristics of Rope Master and Arcane Apprentice, meaning he can choose to advance to the next level of either of these classes.

"It's being used up really fast..."

After drinking the last portion of the nutrient solution, Su Chen let out a satisfied burp.

This thing can last an ordinary person several days, but it only lasted him a day and a half.

"I need to go find Jiang He as soon as possible, or I'll go hungry again." He thought to himself that repaying the debt required constant exercise, and his nutritional needs were being met faster than usual. He glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already past three in the afternoon.

After resting for a while, Su Chen left the dormitory. At this time of day, there were hardly any people in the corridor.

Arriving at the rectangular instrument at the end of the corridor, it had an iron-brown exterior and an LCD screen in the center.

He found the narrow slot at the bottom, inserted his student ID, and a form appeared.

This is his class schedule, which isn't very long. He just completed his enrollment process yesterday, so he doesn't have any classes today.

Tomorrow there are only three classes, one of which is Jiang He's occult studies, and it's the second period in the morning.

"Then I'll have to go see her tomorrow..." Su Chen frowned. It was really troublesome not having a convenient way to contact her.

He guessed that it definitely existed in this world, but he hadn't come into contact with it yet.

"Tomorrow it is then, I'll just go hungry tonight." He shook his head and prepared to go back to continue exercising.

A thumping sound came from the stairwell. A young man ran up, glanced at him, looked left and right at the room numbers, and muttered, "301, 301..."

Su Chen looked at him strangely. "Isn't this my room number?"

He didn't say anything, just followed behind the young man. After finding room 301, the young man knocked on the door.

"You're looking for me?" A voice suddenly came from behind, startling the young man.

"Who?" he called out instinctively, turning around, his gaze turning resentful. "Are you the owner of this room?"

"Hmm." Su Chen glanced at the student ID card on the other person's chest—Li Ming.

Then, open a room by scanning the QR code and verify your identity.

Are you crazy? You must have heard me muttering to yourself, and you were following behind me without saying a word.

Li Ming inwardly complained, but said, "Su Chen, right? Someone down below is looking for you?"

"Who?" Su Chen asked instinctively, then quickly corrected himself, "Male or female?"

“It’s a man,” Li Ming replied. “He’s downstairs.”

After saying that, he tried to leave, but found himself being held tightly by someone.

"What does he look like?" Su Chen stared at him. If he were a woman, there were Jiang He or Bai Fengxi as potential targets, but a man…

"It's down there, why don't you go down?" Li Ming said impatiently.

Su Chen remained silent, but gradually increased the pressure on his hands.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch... Big brother, big brother..." Li Ming wailed, hurriedly explaining, "He was dressed decently, quite handsome, and had a very good attitude. He told me to come up to you and even gave me a gold coin."

"Not from the school, right, by the way, their eyes are blue."

The victim has come to our door!

Su Chen's eyes flickered, and he loosened his grip. "Then go down and tell him to give me 100 gold coins, otherwise I won't go down. I'll give you another gold coin later."

Li Ming looked bewildered. "Wait... what kind of game are you playing?"

"Oh my god, oh my god..." Li Ming felt a slight pain in his arm again and hurriedly said.

"He's really sick..." Li Ming only dared to curse after going downstairs.

He rubbed his elbow as he left the building, determined not to pass on a message to the lunatic.

"classmate…"

"Damn it!" Li Ming shuddered and turned around. He saw that the guy who had asked him to find someone was now standing behind him with a smile, his blue eyes extremely deep.

"Where is the person I told you to call?" he asked gently.

"The person is not here..." Li Ming didn't want to dwell on it.

"Lying is not a good habit." The other person seemed to see right through him. "Think carefully."

Li Ming could clearly see a fire burning in the other person's eyes; this was a professional.

He cursed inwardly, feeling utterly terrified, and said helplessly, "He told me to tell you that he won't go down unless he gets 100 gold coins."

Li Ming noticed that the other person's face froze and his smile disappeared, and then he looked up at him.

After a long while, he took out a specially made wallet from his pocket, poured out a handful of gold coins, and said calmly, "Tell him that's all. I will wait for him."

They actually gave it to them!?
Li Ming stared blankly and walked into the dormitory building in a daze.

After a moment, Su Chen stared at the gold coin in front of him. It was only the size of a fingernail and was not the gold he understood. It felt warm to the touch and faintly emitted a certain luster.

He fell into deep thought: what should he do when the victim comes to his door?
(End of this chapter)