But Su Chen simply said, "I’d like you to recommend a few special professions for me."

He changed the subject directly.

Luo Shuhang’s gaze shifted. He felt helpless, realizing this Star Seed was still wary of them—or more specifically, of others in the Sect.

But he had anticipated this before coming, so he didn’t press the issue. Instead, he mused, "Special professions. What kind are you looking for?"

"Specifically..." Su Chen rubbed his chin. "Something related to the Physical Side. What’s your usual recommendation process...?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Shuhang exchanged a glance with his two colleagues. He put away his recording device and said, "There are many sub-categories for Physical Side professions. Generally, they can be classified as direct combat enhancement, injury recovery, Physical Strength endurance, the forbidden category, and so on..."

"Direct combat enhancement can be further divided into offense, defense, speed, and external object reinforcement..."

Su Chen listened intently. The Sect’s system for classifying professions was far, far more detailed than the Judicial Court’s.

"What does the forbidden category include?" he asked, quite curious. Luo Shuhang hadn’t described it in detail.

At his question, the other man gave a wry smile and said with a hint of resignation, "I knew you would ask. They are basically professions that require you to pay a huge price to unleash their full potential."

"Oh?"

’Wouldn’t that be a perfect match for a Life Burner?’ Su Chen’s eyes brightened slightly. ’Then again, Professional Abilities are unique.’

For instance, as a Life Burner, he gained a power boost by burning his flesh and blood. He couldn’t gain any other benefit from that same source.

The Tyrant’s buff came from the severity of his injuries. The two abilities had different activation sources, which was why they could coexist.

For example, if there were another profession that granted defense by damaging one’s flesh and blood, it would conflict with his ability and they couldn’t work together.

’Even if they can’t be used together, that doesn’t mean they’re useless.’ After some thought, Su Chen asked the man to give him a few examples.

"Examples?" Luo Shuhang thought for a moment before saying, "There’s one profession where you can permanently sacrifice your four limbs to gain a certain buff—be it defense, speed, or strength."

"Permanently sacrifice all four limbs?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Yes." Luo Shuhang nodded as if it were obvious. "If you force them to regenerate, the buff will disappear."

Su Chen couldn’t help but ask, "Are all professions in the forbidden category like this?"

"Of course. If it didn’t have a permanent effect, could it even be called forbidden?" Luo Shuhang asked, looking puzzled.

Su Chen was taken aback. ’Right, I was thinking about it the wrong way.’

’To the Sect, an ability like Life Burner, which allows for quick recovery, doesn’t really count as forbidden.’

’Of course, that’s just referring to the supplementary ability, Bloodburn. If I were to use the primary ability of burning my lifespan, that would definitely count as forbidden.’

"Alright." Su Chen lost some of his interest in professions that left permanent side effects. ’I can’t always gamble on a reward being able to compensate for the damage.’

He said, "In that case, let’s stick to the direct combat enhancement category. Please recommend a few for me. I am the Chosen One of Great Venerable Red Flame, and my main profession is related to the Thunder-Fire Elements."

’The casting for Blood Burner doesn’t have any specific requirements, so I might as well just enhance my direct combat abilities.’

"Er..." Luo Shuhang faltered for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "In that case, can you tell me if you are accustomed to using weapons?"

’Making a recommendation without much information is quite difficult.’ Even knowing that Su Chen’s abilities were primarily related to the Thunder-Fire Elements, he still wanted to gather more information if he could.

"I use them quite often," Su Chen nodded. ’That’s not exactly crucial information.’

But after speaking, a thought occurred to him, and he added, "Actually, I use them very frequently. Are there any professions in that category?"

"Yes!" Seeing Su Chen provide a specific requirement, Luo Shuhang’s expression lit up. "Related to thunder-fire and weapons... there’s a profession... its ability lets you use Thunder-Fire Power to drastically enhance a weapon’s performance."

"Oh..." Su Chen’s interest was piqued.

"There’s another profession, a rather special one..." the person beside Luo Shuhang chimed in.

"What profession is that?" Su Chen asked.

The man replied, "You can merge a specific weapon into your own body, which in turn provides a certain degree of physical reinforcement."

’It’s a lot like the Armored Bone Warrior profession...’ Su Chen mused. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Luo Shuhang shake his head. "That profession has a drawback. Once your own Tier increases, the weapon’s Tier will fall behind. You’d need to pair it with another profession to continuously raise the weapon’s Tier."

"Doing that would consume far too much time and energy." For a Star Seed, the energy of their youth was precious.

This, however, made Su Chen even more interested. ’After all, I’ve already solved the problem of weapon advancement.’

’The Armored Bone Warrior is undeniably powerful. I’m almost always merged with my Secret Armor, and my physical defense is astounding. Other Professionals of the same Tier can barely break through it. But if I just wore it on the outside, it wouldn’t be nearly this effective. Plus, merging is a way to boost my combat strength with almost no negative side effects.’

"What are those two professions called?"

"Thunderfire Spirit Forger, and Melted Soldier Envoy..." Luo Shuhang hesitated but still gave him the names. However, he didn’t know the specific requirements for them.

’I’ll have to go to the Spirit Hall to look them up,’ Su Chen thought. ’It’s not a big deal, just a single trip.’

"If you need anything else, just contact us. We’re always ready to offer our advice," Luo Shuhang stressed repeatedly before he left.

Their group was in a rather awkward position, as their sole purpose was to offer advice.

Those from powerful backgrounds had their own, more reliable analysts within their families and had no use for them.

It was a rare opportunity for them to assist a Star Seed, so they were naturally eager to seize it. Unfortunately, Su Chen didn’t seem to trust them much.

"Of course," Su Chen nodded. He left the Floating Island with them, and they soon parted ways as he headed for Copper Heart.

Just as his Flying Device came to a stop at the docking port, he noticed something unusual.