Chapter 45

However...

If he wanted to raise his skills to level 10, he could just take his time.

Now, Qin Feng's level had reached level 60, and he could choose a second sub-profession.

Qin Feng's first sub-profession was Alchemist.

And the second sub-profession... Qin Feng had already planned it in his heart.

At this time...

Qin Feng walked toward a certain place in the main city rapidly.

A few minutes later, Qin Feng appeared before a shop.

If one wanted to learn sub-profession skills... besides accepting regular quests to learn, the only other way was to spend money.

And at this time...

Qin Feng looked at the shop before him directly.

Inside this shop, some special components were placed, along with many mechanical puppets, which looked somewhat special.

After scrutinizing for a moment and confirming that the shop before him was correct, Qin Feng stepped inside.

Just as he walked into the shop, an old man was lying on the counter, assembling a tiny mechanical device with an exquisite magnifying glass and tweezers.

Seeing this scene, Qin Feng did not disturb him, but waited quietly.

Not long after...

The old man before him finished assembling, and then... as if he had sensed something, he looked up at Qin Feng.

"Sir... if you need anything, you can pick it out yourself," the old man said slowly.

Hearing the other party's words, Qin Feng said slowly: "I want to learn Engineering."

"Engineering?" Bilien frowned and stared at Qin Feng, saying: "Few people are willing to learn Engineering now. Are you sure?"

Engineering belonged to a relatively ordinary type of sub-profession.

Simply put...

It burns money and is difficult to advance.

Even in the mid-to-late stages of the game, top Engineering players needed to rely on their faction to support them, so one could imagine the difficulty of cultivating this type of sub-profession.

But...

To Qin Feng, these were not problems at all.

Therefore, Qin Feng stared at Bilien and said with interest: "If I didn't want to learn Engineering, why would I find you, sir?"

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Bilien narrowed his eyes instantly.

Bilien's true identity was actually an extremely powerful Engineering Master.

But...

The war machines he created had once caused several major wars, indirectly leading to the deaths of millions of people...

And precisely because of this, Bilien felt guilty for his crimes, so he had faked his death several years ago to escape, living incognito here, spending his time researching the supreme mysteries of Engineering.

And Qin Feng...

Obviously knew his identity.

At this moment, after hearing Qin Feng's words, Bilien and Qin Feng stared at each other for a long time.

Finally, Bilien sighed, lowered his head, and said: "1,000 gold coins tuition... otherwise, no deal."

After hearing this, Qin Feng threw the gold coins onto the table without hesitation and said: "Count them."

Bilien didn't even count them, throwing a scroll to Qin Feng directly and saying: "If there's anything you don't understand... you can come and ask me."

Qin Feng took the scroll.

"Notification: You have obtained the sub-profession exclusive scroll [Advanced Engineering Scroll (Purple Gold-grade)]*1."

Afterward...

Qin Feng cast his gaze onto the scroll before him.

[Advanced Engineering Scroll (Purple Gold-grade)]

Level: 1

Rank: Purple Gold-grade

Effect: After use, you can master Lv30 Engineering skills and open the Engineering sub-profession panel.

Restriction: None

Description: An Engineering scroll written personally by Master Bilien, engraved with countless basic knowledge of Engineering inside...

After obtaining the scroll, Qin Feng used the Engineering scroll without hesitation.

The next moment...

The scroll shattered, turning into a golden light that flowed slowly into Qin Feng's body.

"Notification: Congratulations on using [Advanced Engineering Scroll (Purple Gold-grade)]. You have successfully mastered [Lv30 Engineering]. You have mastered [Engineering Basic Knowledge], [Engineering Principles], [Advanced Repair Knowledge]. The current player Engineering level is [Advanced Engineer]. Players can use repair, construction, and crafting to create Engineering items or buildings, increasing their own Engineering level! Advance to become a higher-level Engineer."

"Notification: You have opened the [Sub-Profession Panel], added sub-profession [Engineer]."

At this time...

Qin Feng directly

Qin Feng opened the [Engineering] panel.

[Engineering Sub-Profession]

Current Level: Advanced Engineer

Engineering Level: Lv30

Proficiency: 0/1 million

Current Engineering Bonus: Success Rate +10%

Mastered Potion Crafting Methods: [Engineering Basic Knowledge], [Engineering Principles], [Advanced Repair Knowledge]

Profession Characteristics: Can build and repair various infrastructure in the main city, including teleportation arrays, houses, city walls, altars, etc. Powerful Engineers can even build war fortresses, create war machines, etc...

This was the second profession [Engineering].

If Qin Feng hadn't been reborn, he would absolutely not have chosen the profession of Engineering.

Because this profession was too difficult to advance.

But in fact, the further you go in this profession, the more important it becomes.

After all...

Once this profession reaches the point where it can build war machines, it is truly extremely terrifying.

In late-stage national wars, a top-tier Engineer can basically use massive amounts of war machines to forcibly take down a giant main city.

Of course...

Qin Feng wasn't just considering the late-stage national wars.

At the current stage, players were about to flood into the main city on a large scale.

And Qin Feng... currently needed the Engineering skill to complete the layout for a certain matter.

Therefore, learning this Engineering was also inevitable.

Thinking of this...

Qin Feng ran toward the City Construction Department directly.

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After arriving at the City Construction Department, Qin Feng found the previous attendant directly.

And at this time...

The attendant asked Qin Feng respectfully: "Are you here to buy shops again, sir?"

Hearing the attendant's words, Qin Feng nodded and said: "Yes... but besides buying shops, there is one more thing to do."

"Please tell me, my lord," the attendant asked hurriedly.

Qin Feng was a tycoon who had bought a large number of shops; such a person, he definitely had to treat well.

And at this time, Qin Feng said slowly: "I need to accept a quest from the City Construction Department?"

"Quest?" After hearing this, the attendant said hurriedly: "Please wait here for a moment, my lord."

Quests from the City Construction Department...

Were not something ordinary players could accept.

Because to accept quests released by the City Construction Department, one needed a high amount of reputation.

And the quests within the City Construction Department... were basically all very lucrative.

Once accepted, it was truly profitable.

As for the quest Qin Feng wanted to accept, it was naturally the most profitable one inside.

At this time...

Qin Feng only waited for a moment before the attendant ran out holding a large pile of quest scrolls.

Afterward, he spread these scrolls out before Qin Feng and said to him: "My lord... these are all the quests in the City Construction Department, please take a look."

Seeing these quest scrolls, Qin Feng began to filter through them directly.

A moment later, Qin Feng found the quest he wanted to accept.

And after getting the quest scroll, Qin Feng said to the attendant: "I accept this quest."

"This quest..." The attendant glanced at the quest in Qin Feng's hand and reminded him hurriedly: "My lord, perhaps you shouldn't accept this quest? The difficulty of this quest is quite high... the key is, there isn't much profit in it."

Hearing the attendant's words, Qin Feng smiled and said: "But I just want to accept this quest."

"Then... alright." The attendant did not remind Qin Feng again.

After all...

The Qin Feng before him must have his own considerations.

Blindly trying to dissuade him might be counterproductive.

Next, the attendant handed the quest scroll to Qin Feng directly.

"Notification: You have successfully accepted the City Construction Department special infrastructure quest [Repair/Build Teleportation Array (SSS)]."

After accepting the quest before him, Qin Feng did not look at the quest content, but chose to spend money to start buying shops.

Of course...

This time, buying shops was different from before.

He chose to buy all the remaining shops directly.

After doing this...

Qin Feng left the City Construction Department.

Just as he walked out of the City Construction Department, Qin Feng opened his quest panel and looked at the quest he had just accepted.

[Repair/Build Teleportation Array (SSS)]

Level: SSS

Quest Content: Repair all teleportation arrays and assist in establishing teleportation arrays for other teleportation nodes.

Quest Objectives:

1. Repair at least 100 special teleportation arrays (0/100).

2. Assist in establishing 10 teleportation arrays for other teleportation nodes (0/10).

Quest Rewards:

1. After repairing a teleportation array, collect dividends based on the repair ratio. If repaired 100%, 100% of the teleportation array's revenue will belong to the repairing player. If the repair ratio exceeds 50%, the player will obtain ownership of the teleportation array.

2. After establishing a teleportation array, 100% of the teleportation array's revenue will belong to the builder.

3. For every teleportation array repaired, obtain an additional 1,000 gold coins and 10,000 EXP reward.

4. For every teleportation array established, obtain an additional 100,000 gold coins and 100,000 EXP reward.

Quest Failure Penalty: Reputation -10,000

Description: The teleportation array is the empire's teleportation hub; repairing and establishing new teleportation nodes is crucial!

This quest...

Mainly involved repairing and establishing new teleportation arrays.

The reason no NPC was willing to accept this quest was that it wasn't profitable.

Simply put, it was thankless work.

Teleportation arrays were provided exclusively for the elite noble class of the empire.

If ordinary NPC commoners wanted to use a teleportation array, a single use might bankrupt them.

Those who were a bit wealthier wouldn't be willing to use a teleportation array either, because with that money, they could rent a carriage.

This also led to no one accepting this quest at the current stage.

Of course...

The reason Qin Feng wanted to accept this quest was mainly because of the quest's rewards.

As long as he established new teleportation arrays, Qin Feng could obtain 100% of the revenue from the teleportation arrays.

What did this represent?

As long as Qin Feng established enough teleportation arrays, after the players arrived, he could earn a massive amount of revenue from the teleportation arrays.

Auction House + Teleportation Array + Shops.

Combining the three, Qin Feng would have a continuous cash flow.

And with a massive amount of gold coins, Qin Feng could spend money at will to cultivate sub-professions, or even craft high-level artifacts.

Thinking of this...

Qin Feng did not hesitate and ran toward the nearest teleportation array.

Less than a minute later.

Qin Feng arrived beside a teleportation array.

And at this time, Qin Feng cast an Inspect skill on the teleportation array before him directly.

[Main City Teleportation Array] (Special Building)

Effect: Use the teleportation array for spatial teleportation.

Durability: 20%/100%

Status: Operating normally

Cost: Minimum 1 gold coin/per use (depending on distance).

Description: The teleportation array is the Magic Tower's proudest work...

The durability of this main city teleportation array was already very low.

And at this time...

As long as Qin Feng repaired it, he could obtain 80% of the revenue from this teleportation array.

Just as Qin Feng thought of this, a system notification sound rang out instantly.

"Notification: The teleportation array detects that you are an [Engineer]. When the teleportation array's durability is not full, you can choose to consume gold coins to repair the current teleportation array. The current teleportation array integrity is 20%/100%. It is estimated that 100,000 gold coins will be consumed to repair it to 100%. After the repair is successful, you will obtain more than 80% of the revenue dividends from this teleportation array! Do you choose to repair?"

Qin Feng looked at his current gold coins.

[Gold Coins]: 7.32165 million.

The auction house contributed a massive amount of gold coins to Qin Feng continuously, and even though Qin Feng had spent money to buy a batch of shops, he still had a massive amount of gold coins left.

After seeing these seven million-plus gold coins, Qin Feng chose to repair it directly!

The next moment...

A repair progress bar appeared on the teleportation array before him instantly.

"Notification: You are repairing the No. 12 teleportation array. Repair progress 21%... 22%... 51%... 82%... 100%. You have finished repairing the teleportation array and obtained 80% dividends!"

"Notification: You have obtained ownership of the [Main City Teleportation Array]!"

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