Moving House with the Whole Family

With some rare free time on his hands, Lu PingAn asked his mentor a few questions.

"Is the fourth tier really that difficult?"

Foremost among them was Lu PingAn's own advancement.

He was already a third-tier Scholar and a third-tier Gardener. Going a step further did not seem particularly difficult either.

Naturally, he asked his mentor about advancement, but the answers he received were somewhat subtle.

"As for fourth-tier Gardeners, I don't have any channels here either. Or rather, even if I did, you probably wouldn't think much of them."

Professor Wen was quite frank and hid nothing from Lu PingAn.

He was a renowned Scholar in the field, and the Gardener circle was not one where strength gave you everything. Even within the provincial capital, he had extensive connections.

He knew quite a few Law Decree-level and even Rule-level Gardeners, and he could provide Lu PingAn with letters of introduction. But that did not mean he could reliably provide opportunities for advancement to fourth-tier Gardener.

"Many third-tier Gardeners spend their entire lives working under a mentor without successfully advancing. Fourth-tier Gardeners are rather special."

The gods could also provide ways to go further, but those relatively easy-to-obtain fourth-tier Gardener professions all seemed somewhat strange at higher levels.

"Those mass-produced so-called Law Decree-level Gardeners aren't suitable for Scholar-type Gardeners. In a sense, they're more like mass-produced soldiers. They usually only have one or two abilities worth mentioning. They're stronger than third tier, but not by much."

At this point, Professor Wen sincerely advised Lu PingAn not to be overly eager for quick results. In his eyes, Lu PingAn had a chance of reaching Rule-level Gardener.

"Advancement in the Life-type is rather special. Most start as researchers. They research and research, then suddenly gain enlightenment, publish a few papers, and somehow