My career aspirations have come true.

Chapter 22 Bloodlust, BUG Class

"How's the new house? Are you settling in well?"

"That's good. I've already transferred your living expenses to your account. I'm not short of money now, so eat and drink as you please. Don't skimp on anything for me."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful."

After hanging up the call with Sun Youyu, Lin Ze still had a gentle smile on his face.

As soon as the resettlement allowance arrived, he rented a fully furnished apartment in an upscale neighborhood near the Third Vocational College as his sister's residence until graduation.

The community has tight security, with professional patrols around the clock, making it far safer than the previous apartment.

Now that Zhao Feng is dead and the Black Stone Society is busy capturing the "mysterious man," they have no energy left to pay attention to other matters. The crisis that had troubled Sun Youyu for many days has been temporarily resolved, and she no longer needs to squeeze into the college dormitory.

With her financial worries gone, she can now fully dedicate herself to training and preparing for her transition to a Spiritual Awakener.

"Speaking of which, there are quite a few career paths for Spirit Awakeners. I should remind Youyu when I have time, so she doesn't choose the wrong direction."

"There are quite a few two-star professions corresponding to the Spirit Awakener, but this is a bit far off. We can talk about it after Youyu successfully changes her profession."

While I was thinking, the bus had already arrived at the stop near the detachment's base.

Lin Ze got up and got out of the car. Looking at the traffic coming and going, he thought to himself that he would save up for another two months' salary to buy a car. Taking the bus all the time was not very convenient.

As Lin Ze passed through the gate of the base, he could see a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the reception area. There were men, women, young and old, all of them talking loudly and emotionally. Several officers were busy trying to calm them down.

He glanced at it and then looked away, already having a guess in his mind. He didn't go forward to join the fun, and walked straight towards the Special Operations Group's office building.

Pushing open the office door, there were indeed only Tang Wangshu and Zhuang Yi inside.

After being rebuffed by Tang Wangshu, Pei Xuan changed his target and focused on currying favor with the team leader.

These days, besides the training area, he spends the most time in the treatment area.

"What are you looking at so intently?"

Seeing that the two of them were staring intently at the computer screen, Lin Ze walked over and asked, pretending to be curious.

Zhuang Yi turned his head, a gloating smile on his face.

"Another Blackstone gang stronghold was raided last night, reportedly a warehouse used to hide human traffickers. This morning, many people came to the branch office to report the case; they were all victims rescued last night and their families."

At this point, he couldn't help but marvel.

"That mysterious person is too amazing. He can always accurately find the Black Stone Society's secret strongholds, and after succeeding, he can disappear without a trace. He's like a ghost."

"I don't think this is something one person could do alone." Tang Wangshu looked thoughtful, his tone tinged with contemplation. "Whether it's precise intelligence gathering or perfectly erasing traces afterward, it's difficult for one person to do it alone. There's likely an organization supporting that mysterious person."

"That makes sense." Lin Ze nodded in agreement, then changed the subject, "What's the captains' perspective?"

Tang Wangshu shook his head: "I haven't received any official notification yet, but I don't expect any major actions."

Lin Ze and Zhuang Yi exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's thoughts.

In the few days since they joined the company, although they haven't officially gone on any missions yet, they have gained a general understanding of the legion's situation through what they have seen and heard.

With its massive base, the Legion possesses resources and power far beyond what any other guild can match.

The most obvious example is intelligence capabilities.

Taking the North District as an example, the Legion is fully aware of the Blackrock Society's strongholds, core members, and even secret businesses. If they wanted to, they could wipe them out with lightning speed.

The core issue for holding back action is still a shortage of manpower.

Although the North District is in chaos now, it still maintains a certain level of order on the surface.

The guild dared not go too far, for fear of completely enraging the legion.

The legion, however, was hesitant to act unless it had the ability to wipe out all the guilds in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, if one guild is wiped out, the other guilds will also rise up in rebellion, and the situation will only become more chaotic.

The two sides maintained this strange tacit understanding, neither daring to break this fragile balance.

This small example illustrates a larger trend: the entire Federation is currently in a similar situation.

The Blackstone Society has made too much of a commotion this time. The Northern District branch may take some measures to quell public anger, but a large-scale crackdown is unlikely.

"Oh, right."

Seeing that the atmosphere in the office was a bit heavy, Tang Wangshu promptly changed the subject.

"Have you decided what cards you want?"

In the past few days, the three of them have been teaming up with Zheng Hong to challenge the Blackthorn Tower, and they have already used up all five of their dungeon attempts for the month.

Unfortunately, I had bad luck in the last four settlements and failed to get any more skill or talent cards; I only got a lot of dungeon materials.

Tang Wangshu needed these materials, so he made a deal with Lin Ze and Zhuang Yi, exchanging one card for all the materials that the two of them would receive.

With the backing of her family, she had an easier time acquiring cards than Lin Ze and the other two.

Of course, forget about getting rare cards; you can only get common cards, and even then, they have to be the less valuable kind.

"I want to use the Triple Slash."

Zhuang Yi had already made his decision, and upon hearing this, he replied without hesitation.

Tang Wangshu nodded and looked at Lin Ze.

"I want to check out the exchange section first before making a decision," Lin Ze said.

Tang Wangshu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized that Lin Ze still had a small merit point as a reward for the top graduate, probably wanting to see what it could be exchanged for before deciding on the skills or talents to match.

"No problem, take your time looking at it."

Lin Ze sat down at his desk, turned on his computer, logged into the intranet with ease, and then opened the exchange section.

The Legion's exchange system is very comprehensive, covering multiple categories such as materials, equipment, cards, and rare items. Among them, materials and equipment are the most numerous, followed by cards, while rare items are the rarest and most valuable.

He selected "cards" and "1 small skill" in the filter bar, and after clicking OK, the originally densely packed page was instantly reduced by more than half, leaving only about a hundred items.

Lin Ze's gaze swept quickly across the screen. The card he redeemed with the small function was naturally not a very rare type.

Many of these are ordinary skill cards that can be bought with money on the market, and are not worth exchanging for with precious military merits.

His attention was focused on cards that were hard to find on the market.

After browsing through them, he actually found two that interested him.

【Swift Shadow Hand】 and 【Burning Blood】.

Both are common-level skill cards.

The effect of [Swift Shadow Hand] is to greatly increase the speed of hand movements, especially suitable for users of melee weapons such as swords and daggers, and is a perfect match for the Sword Master class.

It's important to know that Sword Masters are known for their speed, and when paired with [Shadow Hand], their attack speed can be taken to another level, significantly improving the smoothness of their combos and their dominance.

More importantly, Lin Ze remembered that in his own settings, [Swift Shadow Hand] could be combined with [Triple Slash] to create the excellent-grade skill [Phantom Slash].

This skill can unleash more than ten consecutive slashes in an instant, each with an afterimage effect. Its power is extremely strong, and it is definitely among the top-tier attack skills.

The effect of [Blood Burning], as the name suggests, is to temporarily and significantly increase strength and agility attributes by burning one's own blood.

The effect is fairly practical, but the only drawback is that it leaves the patient feeling weak afterward and requires a long period of rest to recover.

But what Lin Ze really cared about wasn't the skill itself, but that he suddenly remembered that [Burning Blood] was a prerequisite skill for a class's job advancement.

【Blood Walker】

A class that is extremely overpowered in some respects!