My profession is too unique.

Chapter 92 Corrupted Consciousness Invades the Evolution of Believers (Three Chapters, 10,000 Yuan Each!)

Three days later, Su Chen finished packing and was driven by Sun Tai in a hovercar to the vicinity of the spaceship dock in the city center.

The once empty area, usually filled with the sound of the wind, was now packed with people: the guards on the perimeter, the city's high-ranking officials who had come to join the fun, their juniors, and the talents carefully selected from Nanfeng Academy.

There are only three seats available for entering the courtroom.

But Yingfeng is not only a court, but also has a carving institute, a craftsmanship department, a first aid training college, and various research institutions.

Those who emerge from this group are unlikely to become city lords or even ministers of major institutions, but they can certainly serve as mid-level managers.

Therefore, there were at least twenty people going to Yingfeng this time, and at Yuan Chenyang's request, Yang Yan simply brought them all along.
In the center stood a spaceship, its dark silver hull gleaming coldly in the afterglow of the artificial sun. Some kind of carving was etched on the streamlined surface of the hull, and the gangway had been lowered.

Clang—A forklift carrying a metal box boarded the spaceship, inside which was a black statue. Su Chen instinctively moved away.

Behind them were everyone's luggage. Su Chen noticed that his luggage, which originally consisted of only a small box containing some clothes, now included a metal box that was half his height.

He couldn't help but look at Yuan Chenyang in the distance, who gave a barely perceptible nod.

“Junior Brother Su…” Zhang Hongbo walked over, seemingly having waited for a long time. Behind him followed Zhang Hengyu, whose excitement was evident, and Zhang Yunqing, whose expression was complicated.

“Senior brother…” Su Chen was also speechless. He was now of the same generation as Zhang Hongbo, but it was really strange for him to call him senior brother.

They've met a few times during this period, but the other party insists on calling him that.

“Call me Uncle-Master…” Zhang Hongbo turned his head with a smile.

“Uncle Su…” Zhang Hengyu was somewhat embarrassed.

"Uncle Su..." Zhang Yunqing, needless to say, felt a surge of anger towards Zhang Hongbo.

"When you arrive in Yingfeng, I hope you will take good care of my two good-for-nothing children," Zhang Hongbo said sincerely. "If there is anything I neglect, please teach them a lesson on my behalf."

Zhang Yunqing stared at her father, wondering what he was saying.

Jiang Ronggang had just walked to the side when he heard Zhang Hongbo's words. He was speechless and could only call out "Brother Su" in the end.

It's a mess, a complete mess, it's totally a mess.

Su Chen replied helplessly, "Minister Jiang..."

This was the first time he had met Jiang He's father.

Meanwhile, the young people further away frequently looked in this direction. Some of them had met Su Chen at the banquet, and now they couldn't help but have many thoughts.

Some of their fathers could only stand on the periphery of the small group centered around Su Chen.

"Old Xia, are you really not going back with you?" Yuan Chenyang asked Yang Yan as he handed over a metal box.

"Elder Xia has other matters to attend to." Yang Yan mumbled, took the box, opened it, and saw that it contained the Sacred Word Stone and a stack of deciphered materials.

Yuan Chenyang hesitated and said, "On the way, it should be fine, right?"

"Don't worry." Yang Yan was a little displeased: "We're using the official shipping route. Ying Feng sends people to clear it twice a year. When we came, Elder Xia cleared it once more."

"Even if there are reckless mutants, I can handle them."

"I was just asking," Yuan Chenyang explained, looking at Su Chen and then at Bai Fengxi.

The sum of his money and his life wouldn't even be enough to compensate for the loss of these two people.

"You've only deciphered 30%?" Yang Yan frowned as he looked through the data.

Yuan Chenyang shook his head: "What resources do we have here? We don't even have professional translators. It's already good enough that we can decipher these."

He added, "When you've finished deciphering it, don't forget to send a copy to Nanfeng."

Yang Yan closed the box and handed it to Gu Bing: "You can ask the translation department for it yourself. I don't want to deal with those guys."

One by one, the people boarded the ship, and Zhang Hongbo even boarded the ship, which surprised Su Chen.

"I'm going to the ruins for my rotation, and it just so happens to be on my way," Zhang Hongbo explained.

“Ruins…” Su Chen suddenly realized, and was quite curious about these ruins.

Zhang Hongbo noticed his curiosity and explained, "It's not something you can explore yet. According to preliminary estimates, it should be a fourth-order ruin, or even possibly a fifth-order one. Ying Feng will send people over after the initial riot period is over."

He further explained that the classification of ruins is simple and crude; the highest level of danger encountered corresponds to the level of the ruin.

Su Chen frowned: "Fourth or even fifth rank, can Nanfeng withstand it?"

Zhang Hongbo shook his head: "Just don't explore it too deeply. After the ruins appear, there will be a period of instability. During this time, many creatures from the ruins may emerge, but most of them are not dangerous."

Before boarding the spaceship, Su Chen saw Hu Xiang standing on the edge, seemingly wanting to squeeze forward but hesitating.

Su Chen nodded to him, indicating that he remembered the Mist Nightmare Pearl. Hu Xiang's expression softened, and he bowed deeply to him from a distance.

Gu Bing had already arranged rooms for them. This spaceship was not a dedicated transport ship, so there weren't many rooms on board.

Most rooms are shared by two or three people, but Yang Yan, Gu Bing, Su Chen, and Bai Fengxi were given private rooms.

As for temporary passenger Zhang Hongbo, he doesn't need to sleep, since he only has a few days left anyway.

Buzz--
The hatch closed, and the thrusters at the tail of the spacecraft emitted a pale purple glow. The anti-gravity device released visible gravitational waves, shaking up the surrounding dust.

Yuan Chenyang narrowed his eyes as he watched the spaceship disappear into the fog and gradually vanish.

.........

"The four cities of Yingfeng, Tianqing, Lieyang, and Yuandu jointly govern Crimson Thunder Star... Yingfeng is the strongest... It administers one hundred and twenty-five cities, and the Council of Elders jointly manages the affairs of Yingfeng..."

"The courtroom is divided into inner and outer courts, both staffed by professionals, totaling no fewer than ten thousand..."

In the room, Su Chen lay on the bed, scrolling through the virtual screen in front of him. The process on the spaceship was extremely boring, and there was no gravity chamber, so he could only meditate.

He used his spare time to look up information, all from the ship's database, which allowed him to learn a lot of knowledge that was previously difficult to access.

"Crimson Thunder Star... this should be the planet. Besides Ying Feng, there are three other giant cities. We can already recognize that this is a planet, and perhaps there's more..."

“Because the fog isolated everything and buried the past,” Su Chen couldn’t help but speculate. “Then, modern civilization began to excavate the past and reproduce technology, which is why everything I saw seemed strange.”

Whenever he comes into contact with a new database or a new senior executive, what he most wants to do is to find out the source of the fog.

In the database of this spaceship from Yingfeng, Su Chen finally found a clue: "...Yingfeng was founded 1,400 years ago, which doesn't mean the fog appeared 1,400 years ago, but only that it revived 1,400 years ago..." "But Yingfeng was also very weak before, only gradually developing. The cities below were often in danger until twenty years ago, when Qiongguang, that is, the artificial sun, was invented, which had the ability to isolate fog over a large area, and only then did it flourish..."

"I'm just a bronze-level employee, just trying to gain some experience in Yingfeng's inspection department, and then I'll come back and become a section chief or something..."

Feeling bored, Du Yu, who came to chat with him, leaned back in his chair and said casually.

He is Du Jingming's son, and the two had met at a banquet before.

"However, Zhang Hengyu is definitely aiming for the city lord position. Although his father has stepped down, his influence remains..." Du Yu continued idly.
“He has changed a lot. He used to be a loner and didn’t want to talk to anyone, but now he’s quite talkative and has started to win people over.”

Su Chen's expression was strange. He guessed that Zhang Hengyu was simply bored because he was stuck in the same competitive environment with him at the branch office.

"Brother Su, I heard that your teacher is a notorious killer," Du Yu said in a low voice, "and his motives for taking on students are not pure."

"Where did this news come from?" Su Chen frowned as he looked over.

Du Yu explained, "The information came from the Trade and Commerce Bureau. They frequently travel between different cities and are quite well-informed. Previously, no one here had any connection with that presiding judge, so no one paid much attention."

"You've become his student, haven't you? I've heard quite a bit about him lately."

"Rumors and gossip." Su Chen shook his head, not caring.

“I think so too.” Du Yu agreed wholeheartedly. “I felt that the presiding judge was quite approachable.”

Su Chen looked on with a daze and listened to his rambling. He learned that much information was not shared between cities, and only the people in the trade warehouses could access it.

"I heard there's a remarkable guy in this year's courtroom."

Finally, Du Yu said mysteriously, "This is exclusive information from Qinghu City, and the local authorities have issued a blackout order."

"You even knew about the lockdown order?" Su Chen glanced sideways.

Du Yu was a little embarrassed and explained, "That's what the guys from the trading warehouse said."

"That's not important. What's important is that this year, there's a guy with the talent for black jade."

"Black jadeite?" Su Chen was surprised, as black jadeite was even higher than red gold.

"Really?" Su Chen couldn't help but doubt. "Even red-gold talents are rare. Two or three a year can cause quite a stir."

"They actually have black jadeite this year?"

"It should be true, right?" Seeing Su Chen's doubt, Du Yu also became unsure, stammering for a long time without being able to say for sure.

“However…” he changed the subject, “he might become the chief judge, who is a member of the council of elders and the one who controls the rise and fall of Yingfeng.”

"You tell me, the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and pigs."

Su Chen shook his head, too lazy to listen to his rambling, and continued to look at the virtual screen, while pondering in his mind.

As for Mo Cui, I guess he'll need to find another profession similar to "scholar" or "wise man" to reach that level.

.........

Inside the spaceship's lower deck, several accompanying surveillance guards stood around a metal box. They were all temporarily dispatched from Nanfeng City and would return with the trade caravan shortly after arriving in Yingfeng.

Boom!
One of them had a slight change in expression, and suddenly turned around to look at the metal box behind him, looking surprised and uncertain.

His movements attracted the attention of others, who raised their guns and became alert. "Zhao Hong, what's wrong?"

"Didn't you hear that?" Zhao Hong asked hesitantly. "A soft sound."

The other three exchanged glances and shook their heads. "We didn't hear anything."

"Was it because I was too nervous?" Zhao Hong also began to wonder. After pondering for a long time, he walked to the metal box and put his ear to it to listen.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?"

Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, the guard next to him couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing," Zhao Hong shook his head and said, "I'm probably just a little tired. I'll go wash my face."

“Yes, we’ll stay here and watch,” the others echoed.

"Thank you all." Zhao Hong thanked them, stepped his gun to the left, and walked up the escalator.

"To discover something so interesting—not a demon god, yet capable of devouring my power." A dark glint flashed in Zhao Hong's pupils. "I'll see what you really are."

……

Boom!Boom!Boom!
A knock sounded at the door. Su Chen rubbed his eyes, guessing it was Du Yu, Xiao Zhang, or Lao Bai…

"You are..." Upon opening the door, Su Chen was quite surprised to see that the person standing in front of him was actually the Inspector General.

"The guards responsible for watching over the metal boxes?" Su Chen recalled. "Why are they suddenly looking for me?"

But the other person didn't speak; they just stared at him intently.

Suddenly… Su Chen’s brows furrowed, and he saw a flash of black light suddenly appear in the other person’s pupils.

He thought to himself, "This is bad," but before he could react, he faintly heard a series of heavy sounds.

"...A very ordinary body, nothing special... How could such a body possibly devour my power..."

"What...what is this thing!?"

The voice suddenly cried out in surprise, as if it had discovered something incredible.

As Su Chen's vision opened, a panel appeared, displaying a large amount of information—
[Corrupted consciousness detected, currently being tamed...]

[Successfully tamed, it has acquired pure Black Tuo faith power, which is being forcibly instilled into the believer, who is crying out that he cannot bear it...]

[Believer Evolves to – Fanatic: As the best among believers, one can enhance oneself with the power of the Demon God and can disguise oneself as: Black Tuo Fanatic]

[The fanatics are screaming they can't take it anymore...]

[The fanatic evolves into a priest: capable of presiding over various rituals of the supernatural, and even communicating briefly with the supernatural. Can disguise as: Black Tortoise Priest]

(End of this chapter)