Ideas for New Professions!

This was porcelain! Actual porcelain, not just pottery!

What the fuck... I'd never felt like such a failure...

Lin Ke was overwhelmed with self-reproach.

After transmigrating, his first thought had been to survive in a noble family full of hidden dangers, especially after seeing the first wife's dagger as an infant.

Once he had survived, he had started thinking about competing for so-called military authority, and then he had encountered the Professional system...

All of that had kept him from properly considering certain things.

For instance, he had forgotten that he could bring over some of Blue Star's specialties!

Damn it, a few porcelain shards on the verge of cracking were actually being sold as the "Fortune Goddess's Legacy"?

Lin Ke offered his deepest apologies to all the transmigrator predecessors he had read about in his previous life.

I've disgraced you all!

But...

Besides ceramics, there's soap, cement, perfume, paper, fertilizer, hybridization techniques...

As Lin Ke thought about it, he was suddenly stunned.

He had lived in this world for so long, yet it was missing so many things!

Perhaps his life had been too comfortable, with servants handling so much that he had completely forgotten many of his own advantages.

And...

And who knows what sparks might fly when the Professional system meets science? Lin Ke's mind raced with possibilities.

At that moment, the "Knowledge" and "Luck" Bloodlines in his soul space were glowing faintly, and Lin Ke's thoughts kept multiplying.

The "Knowledge" Bloodline: acquire, learn, spread, and explore knowledge more easily!

The "Luck" Bloodline: be luckier!

And so, ideas poured through Lin Ke's mind.

Hmm, and... so many professions from my previous life flourished and developed in a society with no magic whatsoever. If I created those professions here...

Lin Ke's thoughts flew, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

A profession was formed by combining traits, but discovering which traits to combine required exploration and guesswork.

For example, a profession that certainly did not exist here, [Computer Programmer], might require traits such as "code," "numbers," and "systems." Without computers, however, that profession could never emerge.

Building computers would be far too difficult.

But he could make other things instead, and some professions would not even require him to make anything!

For example, [Doctor], [Psychological Counselor], [Delivery Worker], [Engineer], [Fund Manager], [Film Director]...

[Doctor] differed from the [Witch Doctor] Lin Ke had encountered, but he felt that [Doctor] might have advantages of its own.

A [Film Director] could make films. If the material conditions here allowed it, Lin Ke would let the people of this world experience what "advertising" and "exporting values" meant.

Then there were financial professions such as [Fund Manager], [Stock Trader], and [Great Banker]... He would have more money than he could ever spend, making the entire world work for him while fleecing those poor working stiffs.

There was also a [Psychological Counselor]'s ability to see through an enemy's thoughts, an [Engineer]'s outstanding architectural concepts...

He could then combine those professions from his previous life with this world's magical Professional system.

Just imagine a [Doctor] finishing surgery, then casually passing a hand over the wound to heal it.

An [Engineer] making an entire city of magic towers rise from the ground.

A [Film Director] directly weaving a small illusion realm to give people an immersive experience...

As someone from the age of the information explosion, Lin Ke could only claim "familiarity" or "a little knowledge" in many fields.

But familiarity and a little knowledge were all he really needed. Once he knew the general direction, he could have others explore it, discover a professional path, and take up that profession.

After all, knowledge was tightly monopolized in this world. The trait combinations for many professions were held by powerful kingdoms, great families, and major factions.

Lin Ke had originally planned to join a school founded by some Materialist behind Ove, then sign a contract selling himself into employment, working for them for several decades in exchange for a decent profession.

If the contract was too harsh, he had been prepared to remain a [Scholar] for life. It was a good match for his "Knowledge" Bloodline anyway.

And his bastard of a father had the [Knight] profession, which his "Leadership" Bloodline happened to qualify him for.

As for his remaining "Luck" Bloodline, he had no ideas. He could only leave that to chance.

But this auction had opened his eyes.

If he had no leads on the traits for this life's magical professions, he could simply use professions from his previous life!

Ideas churned through Lin Ke's mind, and he desperately wanted to return to the castle and properly write them down.

But he knew that was impossible, so he forcibly suppressed his excitement.

With something as fleeting as a flash of insight, catching it was enough. When he actually turned that flash into a concrete idea hardly mattered.

Meanwhile, items were being auctioned off one after another in the hall.

The porcelain shards from the beginning had been bought by a lord for eight hundred gold coins, and he intended to pass them down as a family heirloom.

I really am lucky. Just watching an auction gave me so many ideas.

Lin Ke sat eating delicate pastries, inwardly delighted. Then he suddenly froze.

Lucky?

He hurriedly closed his eyes and brought his consciousness into his soul space. Sure enough, he saw his "Knowledge" and "Luck" Bloodlines glowing faintly.

So that was it...

Lin Ke opened his eyes.

Something he had never considered in five or six years would hardly come to him just by racking his brains. After all, that required enough luck.

And as it happened, a full third of Lin Ke's blood carried "Luck."

"Raaawr!!"

Just then, a fierce little baby roar rang out, pulling Lin Ke's thoughts back to reality.

Before him stood a cage containing a little deep blue tiger that was roaring.

A Deep Blue Giant Tiger!

No, perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a deep blue widdle tiger.

It roared with adorable ferocity in a show of strength, but under the gazes of more than three hundred people, it slowly backed away until it reached the far end of the cage.

"This is a Deep Blue Giant Tiger whose Bloodline has already undergone Enlightenment, with 'fair' Bloodline aptitude! A specialty from the Deep Blue Grand Duke's territory to the east... bidding starts at two hundred gold coins!"

The auctioneer's voice remained loud, but his tone lacked its earlier enthusiasm. He also gave the customary warning:

"The Deep Blue Giant Tiger is a failed creation. Its growth limit is level two, and it can only learn one skill, 'Intimidating Roar.' Please take that into consideration before purchasing."

After all, these middle items were merely filler. Even if they went unsold, it would not matter much.

Generally, the most valuable items were auctioned last, while the most novel came first, such as the "Fortune Goddess's Legacy."

"What an adorable little tiger!"

Furon had absolutely no resistance to furry felines like this, as Lin Ke now witnessed firsthand.

Looks like Mom's going to become a cat slave someday!

Hearing Furon's voice, Puxin, who had been rather uninterested, suddenly perked up.

"Two hundred and eleven gold coins!"

Puxin instructed the maid beside him to call out his bid.

Some commoner adventurers, hunters, and others had been bidding at that point.

After all, a Deep Blue Giant Tiger comparable to a level-one or level-two Professional might mean nothing to nobles, but to ordinary people whose Bloodlines had not undergone Enlightenment, it was a rare companion and potentially a means of making a better living.

However, when they heard that a noble was interested and had placed a bid, those adventurers withdrew from the bidding with muttered curses.

No one wanted to bid against stingy nobles with deep pockets!

P.S. The book is still new, so I'm throwing a tantrum and rolling on the floor begging for recommendation votes and monthly votes!