So it turned out that this City Lord's face-changing speed was evenly matched with Old Sun's.
Su Chen was quite astonished inwardly. 'Is this because he discovered my great potential and wants to be on good terms?'
He narrowed his eyes. It wouldn't be glossed over that simply.
Beside him, Yang Yan sneered, reacting quite quickly.
Settling scores also had its degrees of severity. It wasn't that Zhang Hongbo had no backing, but if Su Chen were to fight to the death with him in the future, it would still be enough to make him suffer a great deal.
Zhang Hongbo acted as if he hadn't heard the reactions of the three. He merely looked at Su Chen with a smile and immediately added, "Don't be shy. Just say what you need. As long as I can do it, I will try my best to help you."
"Since that's the case..." Su Chen pondered briefly. Seeing that the other party was prepared to bleed, he didn't feel the slightest bit of embarrassment and immediately said, "I want the information for an advanced 2nd-tier mental-type profession."
Zhang Hongbo was clearly a high-tier mental-type professional, so he definitely had it.
He originally thought that the ăMystic Scholară would have to wait until reaching Yingfeng before it could undergo a transformation. He didn't expect that through a strange combination of circumstances, its progress would actually be far faster than the ăGale Hunteră.
"You..." Zhang Hongbo's eyebrow twitched, and he couldn't help but say, "You are already a 2nd-tier mental-type professional, do you still need it?"
'Seeking revenge for the smallest grievance.' Yang Yan revealed an indistinct smile.
"That is exactly the thing I need," Su Chen emphasized.
Looking at Su Chen's solemn reaction, Zhang Hongbo realized that Su Chen was intentionally making things difficult.
Secretly leaking information on a 2nd-tier advanced profession was no big deal, but there were people from the Adjudication Court here. Putting it out in the open meant he would also have a black mark recorded against him.
But upon seeing through this point, he instead breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. If Su Chen retaliated a bit now, his resentment would decrease by a fraction.
"Alright..." He purposely acted as if he was in a difficult position so that Su Chen would feel more pleased inwardly. "It just so happens that my 2nd-tier profession is an advanced mental-type called ăTelekinetică."
Zhang Hongbo recounted, "The employment conditions are..."
Su Chen's expression changed slightly because a prompt had already popped up on his panel.
ăDiscovered 2nd-tier advanced professionâTelekinetic. Fulfill the conditions to assume the class.ă
ăEmployment Condition 1: Persist for three hours in the 'Telekinesis Trial'.ă
ăEmployment Condition 2: Reach Master level in three types of F-grade meditation techniques.ă
ăThe greedy Mystic Scholar discovered the Telekinetic and immediately rushed over, while the Telekinetic resisted to the death...ă
The ăMystic Scholară imbued with Evil God Power truly couldn't wait for even a moment, pouncing over at the first opportunity, but the result was delayed in coming out.
Both were advanced 2nd-tier professions, so they probably still had to engage in a tangled fight for a bit.
Su Chen estimated that a transformation would probably happen shortly. Based on his experience, the reaction shouldn't be small. If he ended up clutching his head and howling from the pain, the trouble wouldn't be small.
"Note it down..." Yang Yan, who was beside them, spoke indifferently. "Zhang Hongbo leaked information on a 2nd-tier advanced profession without authorization."
Gu Bing had long since opened her virtual screen and ruthlessly recorded a black mark.
Zhang Hongbo didn't mind. Looking at Su Chen's slightly changed expression, he speculated inwardly, 'Is he regretting it?'
Also, to him, this profession was actually useless. To sell it on the black market, he would also have to guard against others investigating.
Su Chen's tone became a bit rushed as he added, "I still need some 2nd-tier mental potions to assist my mental meditation."
Zhang Hongbo's eyes shifted slightly. He also didn't think that a 2nd-tier profession useless to Su Chen could fob him off. After pondering for a moment, he said anew:
"The Supervision Department doesn't have 2nd-tier meditation-assisting potions. How about this: I will personally give you ten vials of Illusion Essence; the effects are decent."
"Ten vials a week? Barely passable..." Su Chen muttered in a low voice and glanced at his panel again.
Zhang Hongbo's cheek twitched. Ten vials a week? This kid really dared to dream!
Due to the scarcity of mental-type items, the price of Illusion Essence in Nanfeng City far exceeded that of Mist Fiend Potions, with each vial reaching ten thousand gold.
He pondered briefly. This time he truly felt a flesh-deep ache as he forced a smile. "How about this: the weekly quota will be the same as the Mist Fiend Potions."
Feeling uneasy, Su Chen glanced at his panel again and hesitated. "Also five portions a week?"
Wasn't it three portions of Mist Fiend Potion a week? Where did five portions come from?
Zhang Hongbo also wasn't sure if the logistics staff had privately raised the standard for Su Chen, but pressing the issue now, when he was taking the initiative to ease their relationship, would instead make him seem like he was haggling over every ounce.
'Forget it... taking this chop early is better than taking it late.' Zhang Hongbo comforted himself, his smile becoming even more forced. "That's right, both are five portions."
"I suddenly remembered that I still lack a corresponding E-grade meditation technique..." Su Chen said again.
He had already paid out all the previous things, so a meditation technique was nothing. Zhang Hongbo waved his large hand. "I will arrange it."
"Many thanks, City Lord." Su Chen also displayed the appropriate attitude, sincerely thanking him, and prepared to leave.
"I'll walk you out. Oh, right, one more thing..."
Zhang Hongbo came out from behind his office desk and walked forward with a smile, but before he could finish speaking, the door to the office suddenly burst wide open with a "Bang."
The gazes of several people looked over at the same time. Su Chen discreetly backed up a bit. Who was so fierce as to dare barge through the City Lord's door?
"Elder... Xia!" After Zhang Hongbo saw the newcomer clearly, his heart palpitated.
The expressions of Yang Yan and his companion were no less shocked, and Gu Bing even shot an obscure glance at Su Chen.
'Zhang Hongbo seems very wary? No, it's fear!'
Su Chen keenly realized this point. The person walking in from the doorway was an old man with hale and hearty silver hair, a gaunt figure, and wrinkles stacked upon his face, looking as if there weren't many pieces of flesh left on his bones.
"Everyone's here?" Xia Hanshi swept his gaze across the four, paused on Su Chen for a moment, and then skipped over him, his tone indifferent. "What conspiracies and tricks are you discussing?"
"Nothing really," Zhang Hongbo was the first to speak. Nothing could be seen on his face. "We just called the two special envoys over to discuss some recent matters."
Anxiety welled up in his heart. A refugee with a Red Gold talent; who knew what kind of disturbance it would cause if this Chief Inquisitor found out?
"En," Yang Yan echoed, but in his heart, he was also pondering. This seedling had already been accepted as a student by Yuan Chenyang and belonged to the Third Chief Inquisitor.
But with his talent exposed, Elder Xia was bound to forcibly contest for him, and by pursuing a profession that was impossible to achieve, the person would be ruined.
If he took the initiative to speak of it, it would also be hard to explain to the Third Chief Inquisitor's side. How troublesome...
Yang Yan quickly decided: if Elder Xia asked him what Su Chen's situation was, he would tell the truth; if he didn't ask, he would just act as if he didn't know.
The three of them each had their own thoughts in their hearts, but on the surface, they all behaved very calmly.
Su Chen faintly felt the atmosphere was a bit strange, but right now he only wanted to leave as quickly as possible; the ăMystic Scholară was about to achieve victory.
Xia Hanshi looked around the room and suddenly looked at Su Chen. That sinister gaze made one's heart grow hairy. "This kid is?"
"Yuan Chenyang's student, Su Chen. The one who acted undercover to retrieve the Saint Word Stone," Gu Bing rushed to speak first, giving a simple introduction. "He is currently a deputy section chief of the Supervision Department with a boundless future."
Hearing this, Xia Hanshi shifted his gaze away and shook his head imperceptibly. "Such a young deputy section chief..."
Su Chen only felt this old man was baffling.
Gu Bing spoke again, "I'll see him downstairs."
Su Chen followed Gu Bing away and got into the elevator. It wasn't until they went downstairs that she cast a glance upwards and asked in a low voice, "Do you feel like the atmosphere is very strange?"
"En," Su Chen nodded. He opened his panel to take another look; the result still hadn't come out.