My career aspirations have come true.

Chapter 64 Provocation

While he was thinking, Lin Ze had already arrived on the third floor.

Before even stepping into the Eighth Group's office, Lin Ze heard Zhuang Yi shouting loudly.

He raised an eyebrow and quickened his pace.

Based on past experience, this guy has probably dug up some juicy gossip again.

It must be said that Zhuang Yi's social skills are truly amazing.

Having only been on the job for a few months, he had already become familiar with most of the people in the detachment, and even had many acquaintances in the investigation team.

Thanks to this, he was always the first in the Eighth Group to know any news circulating in the area.

Sure enough, as soon as Lin Ze opened the door, he saw Zhuang Yi talking animatedly. Upon seeing him come in, Zhuang Yi immediately rushed over excitedly.

"Team leader! We have some incredibly exciting news!"

Lin Ze calmly walked to his seat, slowly pulled out a chair, and looked up to ask, "What news has made you so excited?"

"Gangquan has increased the bounties for Jingzhe and Dongzhi, and their leader, Pang Lie, has publicly declared that the people of Tianshi are all cowards hiding their heads and tails, and even challenged him to a duel if they had the guts!"

Lin Ze raised an eyebrow.

Is this something a president of the association would say?

That's a bit too naive.

But then he thought that Pang Lie's provocation was probably fake, and that his real purpose was to save Gangquan's face with these words.

However, such verbal disputes are likely to have limited effect.

However, these words also show that Gangquan is determined to fight Tianshi to the death.

It seems the lesson they learned last time didn't really hurt them.

Lin Ze smiled wryly to himself, not paying much attention.

In fact, even if Gangquan admits defeat, he won't stop.

The third soul crystal requires an enormous amount of soul energy; a rough estimate suggests that at least six or seven hundred more sinful professionals would need to be killed to satisfy it.

In the entire North District, apart from notorious guilds like Gangfist, Bloodhawk, and Blackrock Guild, where else can you find so many evil professionals?

"Oh, right, team leader, there's some good news too." Zhuang Yi changed the subject and said with a smile, "Wang Shu has been promoted to Level 3 Rune Master."

"Really? Congratulations."

Lin Ze smiled as he looked at Tang Wangshu, not at all surprised.

He already knew that Tang Wangshu often went to play dungeons with her sister.

With experienced professionals guiding them through dungeons, their skill leveling speed naturally far surpasses that of ordinary people.

Tang Wangshu chuckled and shook his head, his expression calm and undisturbed.

In the past, she would have felt a great sense of accomplishment to advance to Level 3 professional so quickly.

But now that Lin Ze, a monstrous genius, is before her, her achievements suddenly seem insignificant.

It's not exciting at all.

Pei Xuan, watching the interaction between the two, had a hint of envy in his eyes.

He didn't dare to dream of the team leader's monstrous talent, but he was a little jealous of Tang Wangshu's treatment.

He also wanted a strong player to help him level up.

Lin Ze, unaware of Tang Wangshu and Pei Xuan's thoughts, chatted for a few more minutes before ending the conversation. He then turned on his computer, logged into the internal website, and entered the forum to begin selecting suitable skills.

After some effort, he actually found two skills that interested him.

One is the Qi-Boosting Slash.

A basic skill that temporarily boosts strength by stimulating the body's Qi and blood through a special method, lasting for about thirty seconds.

One is the overlapping waves.

It is also a normal-level skill, which can launch three attacks in succession within three seconds, with the power of each attack increasing by 30% compared to the previous one.

These are two very common skills.

Among professionals like Blade Masters, Sword Souls, and Berserkers, at least one-third have mastered one or even two skills.

Within professional circles, both skills are generally considered to be of a mediocre level, "usable but not particularly strong."

However, no one knew that these two skills could be combined with Spiral Force to form a powerful rare-level skill – Gale Slash.

"No wonder no one noticed."

Lin Ze pondered to himself.

"Spiral Force is a hand-to-hand skill, which is usually only learned by fighters. Fighters rarely go into weapon skills such as Qi-Boosting Slash and Wave Strike, so naturally no one can meet the synthesis requirements."

The prompts that appear on the professional mark are different depending on whether the job change conditions are met.

Skill synthesis will not be prompted automatically; the player must actively synthesize the skills.

Most people wouldn't imagine that unarmed skills can be combined with weapon skills.

Of course, more importantly, Spiral Force is an excellent-level skill.

No one would be so extravagant as to learn a highly specialized skill that doesn't align with their profession.

Even if you're lucky enough to get the Spiral Force card, if it's not a suitable class like Fighter, you'll usually trade it for other useful cards.

Lin Ze estimated that he was probably the only one in the world who knew about this hidden skill synthesis route.

Without hesitation, he directly contacted the card holders of Stacking Waves and Qi-Boosting Slash, quickly finalized the card type, time, and location for the transaction, and then posted a request to buy Spiral Force on the forum.

Of course, he didn't have high hopes for it.

The chances of finding the exact rare card you need on a forum are extremely slim.

Even if you can't find Spiral Force, learning Qi-Boosting Slash and Wave Strike isn't a bad deal; consider it as having two more skills to boost your attributes.

Drip!

The communication watch on Lin Ze's wrist suddenly vibrated, interrupting his thoughts.

He looked down and saw it was an attendance notification pushed by the system.

After quickly scanning the mission details, Lin Ze stood up and called to the others.

"We have a mission. Let's set off immediately."

"Yes, team leader!"

Tang Wangshu, Zhuang Yi, and Pei Xuan responded in unison, quickly packed their things, and followed Lin Ze out of the office.

The group arrived at the parking lot, boarded their official vehicle, and drove off from their residence in a hurry.

"Team leader, what is this mission?" Zhuang Yi asked curiously.

Lin Ze casually replied, "There's been a fight at a bar on Bihu Street. Both sides are professionals, and it's making quite a commotion. Let's go take a look."

"Bihu Street? Isn't that Blood Eagle's territory?"

Zhuang Yi and the other two looked at each other, but their expressions relaxed in unison.

Bars in places like Bihu Street are undoubtedly owned by Blood Eagle.

Given this, the reason for the battle is not hard to guess.

Either the guilds fight each other, like dogs biting each other.

Either Blood Eagle committed too many evil deeds, which aroused the revenge of his enemies.

If it's the former, the Legion's usual practice is to stand by and watch, hoping that the guilds will fight each other to the death.

As long as innocent civilians are not harmed, the more guild members die, the less security pressure the legion will face.

If it's the latter, the legion might even, depending on the circumstances, turn around and uphold justice for the one who made the move.

In summary, cases involving guild feuds or retaliation are relatively easy to handle.

If this happened at night, and the commotion was any less intense, the legion wouldn't even bother with it—just like when Tian Shi attacked the guild's stronghold multiple times before.

"Could it be that Tian Shi intervened?" Zhuang Yi's tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.

"It shouldn't be," Tang Wangshu shook his head in denial. "If it were Tian Shi who made the move, the battle would probably be over before anyone even had to call the police."

Zhuang Yi thought about it and nodded in deep agreement.

A mere bar could only have a maximum of three or five professional security guards. Given the strength Tian Shi demonstrated, he could take care of all the targets within two minutes, leaving no time for the police to be called.

Lin Ze calmly added, "We'll know when we get there."