Secondary Profession

Le Lingzhao nodded slightly. Under An Lan's expectant gaze, her soul power surged, and a set of exquisite, magnificent, silver-white gilded Four-Word Battle Armor instantly manifested over her body.

"Cool!" An Lan's gaze was instantly glued to Le Lingzhao, his eyes lighting up.

Ten minutes later, Le Lingzhao retracted her Battle Armor.

An Lan knew deep down that it was impossible for him to possess such powerful Battle Armor in the short term, so he could only shed tears of envy.

Since that was the case, time to eat!

He dialed the number of the Spirit Chef responsible for his meals.

In the evening.

Leng Qingning and Le Lingzhao sat side by side on the sofa, their beautiful faces devoid of any smile, filled with solemnity.

An Lan sat quietly opposite them, lifting his gaze to look at his two masters.

In the center of the hall, the crystal chandelier cast a soft yet bright light, the halo falling upon the exquisite faces of the two masters without a single flaw.

Even with their faces taut, these stunning masters were breathtaking—beautiful and powerful.

Beautiful to the point of being heart-stopping, and powerful to the point of being unreasonable.

Leng Qingning and Le Lingzhao's gazes rested on An Lan; though they remained composed on the surface, they were extremely satisfied in their hearts.

They both thought: My disciple An Lan has the potential to become a god.

With his Martial Soul awakened and his Soul Spirit successfully obtained, the next step was naturally to choose a secondary profession.

After giving An Lan the afternoon to meditate and familiarize himself with his Martial Soul, the two officially began his first lesson as a Soul Engineer once night fell.

They had been laying the groundwork for this lesson since the daytime.

Interest is the best teacher.

Letting An Lan touch and feel the Four-Word Battle Armor in person was partly out of a desire to spoil him, but more importantly, it was to thoroughly ignite his interest in Battle Armor.

They believed that no one who had seen and touched a set of Four-Word Battle Armor in person could fail to yearn for a set of their own, or fail to aspire to become a Battle Armor Master.

Even if An Lan already had such intentions, what he saw and heard today would transform into the motivation for his future studies.

Leng Qingning looked at her beloved disciple and spoke first, her voice cold yet steady: "Have you decided which profession to choose?"

It was impossible for An Lan not to become a Battle Armor Master; Leng Qingning's minimum expectation for him was that he would become a quasi-god Four-Word Battle Armor Master.

Therefore, An Lan only needed to choose one from the four professions—Blacksmith, Mecha Designer, Mecha Manufacturer, or Mecha Repairer—as his secondary profession.

Of course, as a Level 9 Mecha Designer, Leng Qingning naturally hoped in her heart that her beloved disciple would inherit her mantle and choose mecha design.

An Lan had already planned this out and immediately said, "Master, I have decided to study all three professions: mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha repair."

"Why?"

Leng Qingning and Le Lingzhao spoke in unison, their tones carrying a hint of surprise.

Admittedly, Leng Qingning was gratified that An Lan chose the mecha design she excelled in, and Le Lingzhao was pleased that he chose the mecha manufacturing she specialized in.

However, they were more worried that An Lan was being greedy and biting off more than he could chew, which would instead delay his core soul power cultivation.

Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, and an innate mental power as high as 250.5 points...

Such a peerless genius, rare in ten thousand years, would become a cautionary tale for countless masters teaching their disciples over the next few decades or centuries if he were to delay his cultivation due to greed and distraction, much like the contemporary Body Douluo Mu Ye.

And Leng Qingning and Le Lingzhao would follow in the footsteps of "The Great Master" Yu Xiaogang, becoming the new laughingstocks of the continent.

Of course, in their eyes, Mu Ye, who had stopped at level 94 and failed to break through to Super Douluo due to his obsession with mecha, certainly could not be compared to An Lan.

They were not at all worried about An Lan getting stuck below the Super Douluo realm; their real concern was him getting stuck at the demigod realm for too long, delaying his future cultivation toward becoming a quasi-god.

Flattery will get you everywhere—An Lan understood this principle well.

He looked at his two masters and explained, "First Master, you are a Level 9 Mecha Designer, and Second Master, you are a Level 9 Mecha Manufacturer. Naturally, I must learn both mecha design and mecha manufacturing. Since I am already learning design and manufacturing, I might as well learn the last one, the 'slacker' profession of mecha repair, along with them."

Leng Qingning and Le Lingzhao nodded slightly upon hearing this, their hearts already softening.

The four professions of a Battle Armor Master were, simply put, forging, drafting, manufacturing, and repairing. If one could master design and manufacturing, repair would naturally be a simple task.

So, calling a Mecha Repairer a "slacker" wasn't entirely wrong; otherwise, it shouldn't be harder to repair a piece of Battle Armor than to craft a new set, right?

Seeing their expressions soften, An Lan struck while the iron was hot: "Actually, studying mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha repair simultaneously isn't as difficult as you think. The original Soul Engineers handled design, manufacturing, and repair all by themselves."

"You've convinced me." Le Lingzhao nodded slightly.

The Soul Engineer profession had been off the historical stage for too long; she had almost forgotten that Battle Armor was invented by Soul Engineers.

It was only because the principles of Battle Armor were too complex that the profession evolved into three branches, lowering the threshold for becoming a Battle Armor Master through division of labor and cooperation.

Seeing Le Lingzhao agree, An Lan immediately looked at Leng Qingning.

Leng Qingning shook her head gently, her eyes filled with helplessness: "I agree as well."

For thousands of years, the concept of Battle Armor secondary professions having their own distinct duties had been deeply ingrained; she had simply been bound by conventional wisdom for a moment.

Just as An Lan said, mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha repair were inherently intertwined.

Moreover, handling design, manufacturing, and repair all at once would indeed allow one to craft the Battle Armor most compatible with oneself.

Having figured this out, she agreed with An Lan.

Furthermore:

"If An Lan falls behind in either his secondary profession or soul power cultivation, we can correct him at any time. When that happens, we can just have him give up mecha manufacturing and mecha maintenance to focus on learning mecha design with me."

"If An Lan falls behind in either his secondary profession or soul power cultivation, we can correct him at any time. When that happens, we can just have him give up mecha design and mecha maintenance to focus on learning mecha manufacturing with me."

Leng Qingning and Le Lingzhao exchanged an inadvertent glance, the same thought flashing through both their minds simultaneously.

Having successfully convinced his two masters to let him concurrently study mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha maintenance, An Lan was quite satisfied.

As for being a Blacksmith, he felt that hammering iron did not suit his temperament. Rather than learning to hammer iron, which he disliked, it would be better to free up time to uncover the secrets of his own being.

He was, after all, the Immortal King An Lan; he could not possibly rely solely on the Red Edge Spear and the Immortal Shield, could he?

Of course, a Divine Craftsman could regulate the Four-Word Battle Armor of the world, and he could not pin all his hopes for heaven-forged metals on Zhen Hua and Tang Wulin.

The Titan Giant Ape martial soul sounded like it was born for hammering iron. Now that Yuanen Yehui's fate had been altered, she no longer needed to go to Shrek Academy to wait tables or slave away for them. She was the perfect candidate to learn forging and take the throne of the Divine Craftsman in his stead.

In the future, perhaps the Yuanen Family could even become a clan of master smiths and lift themselves out of poverty.