9: Chapter 9 New Circumstances

[Mechanical Engineer] [Job-change requirements: Spirit attribute over 1.2, Basic Physics and Engineering, Chemistry and Metallurgy all reach the Mastery stage, 2 job-change stones]

[Technician] [Job-change requirements: Spirit attribute over 1.2, use simple tools to process a Precision metal component, use 2 job-change stones of various types]

[Mechanical Engineer] is actually easy to qualify for; one just needs to use the Focus skill to improve learning efficiency. I believe it won't take long to meet the job-change requirements.

As for the Precision metal component for [Technician], that's not something an average person can achieve.

It's basically the level of a senior lathe operator or machinist.

Wang An could only pin his hopes on his constantly increasing attributes and enhanced body control to achieve the ability for Precision processing.

"According to this station's news report, the exploration craze caused by the meteorite shower across the country continues to ferment. Currently, several private Exploration Teams have lost contact due to exploration. Due to unknown reasons, strong electromagnetic interference and Mutant creatures have appeared in the landing zones, which are extremely dangerous; it is not recommended for ordinary citizens to enter. The authorities have issued relevant management documents, establishing blocked zones in major mountain ranges across the country. A 'Special Resource Exploration Permit' has been established; only Professional teams holding this permit can enter, and the authorities will purchase findings at a reasonable price."

Seeing this information, Wang An was not surprised at all. Honestly, it was more surprising that it took so long for the relevant management measures to be released.

Furthermore, the authorities didn't directly block all landing zones. Perhaps the strong electromagnetic interference and Mutant creatures have made large-scale group searches much more difficult. That is why they are allowing other private Exploration Teams to enter.

Previously, when Wang An's Incarnation entered the mountains, although he didn't see any Mutant creatures, there were traces of some large creature activity.

However, there is another problem with this. Since job-change stones cannot be brought out, it has spurred behavior where people immediately change jobs or bring others inside to change jobs. This kind of thing might appear on a large scale, perhaps only in the later stages.

Because for most people, the job-change conditions for some professions are quite harsh. Some require mastering skills or knowledge, and others require physical attributes to meet the standard, and there are also quantity requirements for the job-change stones.

Therefore, there won't be too many who can actually successfully change jobs; most will just be basic professions. The more powerful the profession, the higher the difficulty of changing jobs.

Furthermore, Wang An discovered that others seem unable to know all the job-change conditions based on panel feedback, or they simply don't know the job-change conditions for a profession and only successfully change jobs because they happened to meet the requirements.

There are numerous conditions to achieve a job change; wanting to organize complete job-change information requires a lot of trial and error.

At this moment, Manager Hu called to ask if Wang An had time to meet the company employees. The company registration was completed 5 days ago, and Manager Hu had already recruited the basic necessary staff.

Although Wang An is the behind-the-scenes boss and leaves most matters to Manager Hu to handle, the employees still need to know that there is a big boss. It is also necessary to set the tone for the company's future development.

[Name: Wang An; Essence: 1.57; Qi: 1.41; Spirit: 2.29; Profession: Intelligent Life, Student, Martial Artist, Archer; Skills: Basic Taijiquan (Proficient, 375/1000), Fitness Qigong Baduanjin (Proficient, 225/1000), Mindfulness Meditation (Proficient, 100/1000) [Refining Essence into Qi, Novice, 24/100] [Compound Archery (Proficient, 20/1000)]]

[Archer] Function: Improves learning efficiency for archery; when practicing archery, one can always find the most suitable cultivation method for oneself. Skill: Precision, consumes 0.5 Spirit, enhances intuition, hits the specific point one wants to attack.

Yes, Wang An had already successfully qualified as an [Archer] yesterday; this skill is very friendly for ranged attacks.

With this skill, as long as the point is confirmed within one's perception range, one can directly hit it by relying on this skill. There is no need to calculate any other influences in between; it hits entirely by intuition.

There is just one drawback: it cannot hit moving targets. Or rather, one can predict the opponent's movement trajectory and hit them at the landing point.

Moreover, after Essence reached 1.5, he felt his strength reached about 400kg, and that's 400kg with one hand. It can truly be said that his left fist deals high damage, his right fist deals high damage, and when he swings them, they are mighty and powerful.

Ordinary people basically have no ability to fight back when facing this punch; try it and you'll die.

Qi has also reached 1.41; in three more days, it will reach 1.5, and he will qualify as a [Qi Refiner].

This profession can be said to be the one with the highest job-change difficulty that Wang An has ever seen. The three-dimensional attributes must reach over 1.5; among them, 1.5 in Essence is achievable for ordinary people if they train to the limit. As for the Qi attribute, practitioners with real skills among Taoists might also be able to reach it.

However, it is very difficult to reach the Spirit attribute requirement. Basically, without a good cultivation method and decades of daily practice, it is only possible to achieve it.

If Wang An were an ordinary person, it would take at least three years to cultivate to over 1.5. And that is even with the help of a Professional's abilities; it can be said that those who achieve this are rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns all over the world.

Wang An arrived at the company in the afternoon and first met General Manager Hu Yingxiong, who was gathering everyone to make work arrangements.

The work content was basically formulated around the outdoor equipment requirements proposed by Wang An.

Seeing Wang An come over, Manager Hu introduced him: "This is our big boss. Everyone, welcome him! Please, President Wang, guide our work."

This was exactly what Wang An needed now, so he didn't stand on ceremony and said directly: "I see that everyone here has work experience, so I won't waste time with empty talk."

"Our company's business is mainly meteorite exploration. The state has just issued new regulations, so everyone should familiarize themselves with them as soon as possible. Also, handle the Special Resource Exploration Permit well. Right, and also collect information as soon as possible, analyze the landing zones near us, and arrange a formal exploration."

"If there are any gains this time, everyone will receive an extra half-month's bonus."

When everyone heard the boss was so straightforward, they breathed a sigh of relief, and their smiles became much more sincere.

Seeing that everyone had relaxed, Wang An continued to emphasize: "Everything must be carried out based on Captain Wang Quan's (Incarnation's name) exploration work. If his exploration goes smoothly, our company will have gains, and everyone will have bonuses."

Wang An finally said: "Our first time is mainly to gain experience, so don't choose areas where landing zones are too dense, and don't choose places with only one or two, as that's too few."

"Having a dozen or so concentrated together is about right; there will be some gains and the danger will be manageable."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Wang An signaled that Manager Hu could begin the first exploration plan.

The first exploration plan was basically brainstormed by everyone. Based on the requirements proposed by Wang An, they proposed specific execution methods. What supplies and information are needed, how to collect them, which place to choose, and finally, when to start?

A place suitable for the first exploration has been screened out: in the Jiuling Mountains at a place called Kun Mountain, next to a ski resort. Someone filmed a meteorite falling in the direction of Kun Mountain.

According to statistics, there are about a dozen to 20 meteorites; hopefully, not many people will be able to find them.

With the exploration target determined, everyone prepared to start, gathering supplies, mountaineering tools, and information on the local terrain, mountain characteristics, and species distribution.

Wang An was very satisfied to see that everyone was gradually formulating plans with an exploration mindset. Because the results of this exploration were related to everyone's bonuses, the plan was very comprehensive, and they had already started preparing materials to apply for the Special Resource Exploration Permit.

It is expected that the first official exploration can begin in three days. Coincidentally, Wang An's [Qi Refiner] profession will also be qualified for in three days.

"I wonder what kind of skill I will obtain?" Wang An thought with some anticipation. Wang An held great expectations for the [Qi Refiner] profession.

Because this profession is often extremely close to the extraordinary. Even if he cannot obtain extraordinary power, if he can significantly improve his physical attributes, that would also be excellent.

Perhaps when the physical attributes are raised to a certain level, extraordinary abilities will be automatically triggered, such as Qi projection, mental interference, blood energy manifestation, and so on.