8: Profession

Lin Ye thought for a moment and replied, "I've considered becoming a professional, but am I suitable right now?"

Jiang Xiaoyu replied, "I think you're perfectly capable, kid. Your talent for cultivating powers is much faster than mine was back then. Sign a youth training contract with the club, and I'll give you some investment. With all the resources, your cultivation will soar. After a few years of training in the Star Realm, your combat power will be more than enough for professional play. The club's current first-team players are also getting older, so you'll have plenty of opportunities."

Jiang Xiaoyu greatly admired Lin Ye. His ability to cultivate Star Force to the advanced proficient level in just one month indicated top-tier talent.

As far as he knew, among the hundred or so new Martial Artists this year, only about ten had reached the proficient level with the strong support of their Martial Artist elders.

The others mainly relied on their proficient level Force Emission and Star Power levels. The strongest among them had already achieved minor mastery in Force Emission, which was terrifying. That person was precisely the most heavyweight contender targeting Lin Ye and his nephew.

The reason powers are difficult to train is that they are a type of instinct, requiring extensive practice and Muscle Memory to strengthen.

Force Emission, however, is much simpler. It can be rapidly advanced through explanations of techniques, hands-on teaching, or even by having someone with great mastery of Force Emission personally circulate internal energy within your body.

Jiang Xiaoyu was very optimistic about Lin Ye's future, as were other Martial Artists in the Demon City. Recalling the expression on his ex-girlfriend's father's face when he learned that he had acquired such a promising talent, Jiang Xiaoyu almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Alright, then I'll trouble Fish Brother."

The sports car stopped, slowly descending to the ground, and the two got out. What appeared before Lin Ye was a magnificent building, constructed from countless glass panels, similar to the Water Cube of his previous life, yet taller and larger, like a giant soaring into the clouds.

Prosperity Club.

Lin Ye had looked up information about the Prosperity Club. Among hundreds of clubs nationwide, Prosperity ranked eleventh in overall strength. The team's performance varied, reaching the top five at its best, which was when Jiang Xiaoyu was leading the team. At its worst, it barely made it into the top thirty.

However, as a club with a hundred-year history, Prosperity's strength should not be underestimated. It had dozens of related industries alone, with a total market value of several hundred billion.

Lin Ye once again marveled at the wonderful life of the 'current rich'.

Jiang Xiaoyu led Lin Ye, and along the way, employees greeted Jiang Xiaoyu everywhere. Lin Ye also received many curious glances.

Witnessing the Prosperity of the club, Lin Ye felt like LiuGrandma entering the Grand View Garden. In his previous life, he died from overwork at 25, and his current body hadn't seen much of the world either. The Prosperity's facilities were clearly far superior to those outside. Passing a training ground, Lin Ye saw the equipment used during the admission test.

"They're really rich. This equipment alone must cost over fifteen million," Lin Ye sighed. The low-precision equipment in practice rooms only cost five hundred thousand, but this type, the highest precision currently available and designated by the Ministry of Education, cost fifteen million per unit.

Upon arriving at the 37th floor, the president's office, the sensor door detected Jiang Xiaoyu and opened directly.

"Dad, I've brought the student I took in."

In the president's office sat an elderly man with half-white hair, busy at work.

Lin Ye felt that he resembled Jiang Xiaoyu about seventy percent, but was not as handsome as Jiang Xiaoyu.

Jiang Feng, President of Prosperity, 107 years old, an eighth-tier spellcasting occupation Psionic Master. He diligently took over the Prosperity Group from his father's generation and developed Prosperity to a new height. He had two sons; his eldest daughter, 74, had long been married and had two sons and a daughter. His youngest son, Jiang Xiaoyu, was born late in his life, and he doted on him immensely.

Jiang Feng smiled at Lin Ye upon seeing Jiang Xiaoyu enter.

"You must be Lin Ye. You are truly talented at a young age. The club has several tiers of contracts for new recruits' training. You and Lin Ye should go test first."

Jiang Xiaoyu lay on the sofa, crossing his legs, and said, "Dad, don't we already have the university admission results? Do we still need to test?"

"You brat, you idle around all day. I ask you to do something and you talk back. If you have that much free time, hurry up and get married so I can hold my grandson."

Jiang Feng was exasperated. He was quite satisfied with Jiang Xiaoyu's achievements; he was also an outstanding individual among his peers. However, in terms of relationships, he had truly disgraced him. He, Jiang Feng, was a devoted man, how could he have given birth to such a character?

As soon as marriage was mentioned, Jiang Xiaoyu immediately got up and quickly pulled Lin Ye out.

He muttered, "Every time we meet, he talks about this. Didn't my sister give you a few grandchildren? Are you still not satisfied?"

Without waiting for Jiang Feng to reply, he pulled Lin Ye and ran out.

Lin Ye secretly chuckled, feeling his teacher's authority in his mind diminish further.

Jiang Xiaoyu rubbed his nose and explained, "Old folks are all like this, you don't need to be curious. You'll be like this when you're old too. My dad still has nearly a hundred years to live, I don't know what he's in such a hurry about."

Then he said seriously, "Prosperity has its own set of talent cultivation plans, divided into three tiers based on potential, simply called Tier One, Two, and Three. Each tier has significant differences, and it's a one-year contract."

Lin Ye nodded. Jiang Xiaoyu patted Lin Ye's shoulder, "Don't worry, you should get a Tier One contract. The test is just a formality."

They arrived at the testing area, entered the testing pod, and the results quickly came out.

Test Results: Star Force (Proficient Advanced) Force Emission (Proficient Intermediate)

Stepping out of the testing pod, Jiang Xiaoyu outside was shocked. "You broke through again? It hasn't even been ten days, has it? Such great progress."

Lin Ye, feeling a bit embarrassed, continued to use his all-purpose template, "I just got it while practicing, haha."

Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Lin Ye. This kid's talent once again exceeded his imagination. If the club fully cultivated him, he believed they could definitely produce a new generation of superstars, and his heart burned with excitement.

"Let's sign the contract quickly, can't let this kid run off."

Lin Ye was led back to the president's office. Normally, such personnel matters wouldn't require coming here, but someone brought by the young master of Prosperity naturally received different treatment.

Jiang Feng already knew the test results and raised his evaluation of Lin Ye by another level.

"The test results are truly unexpected, Lin Ye. What do you think of the contract? I'll make the decision to increase the benefits of this Tier One contract by fifty percent."

A light screen projected in front of Lin Ye, and he read it carefully. The benefits seemed somewhat astonishing: an annual training fund of thirty million, which could be used to exchange for discounted resources within the group, including but not limited to power seeds, supplements, private tutors, or higher-level professional coaches.

Other benefits were also excellent, such as free residency rights at all hotels under Prosperity, free use of the company's autonomous magnetic levitation vehicles, and so on.

Lin Ye sighed, it seemed he hadn't worried about money since transmigrating. And now, another wave of huge funding had arrived.

However, he also had obligations to bear: a five-year service period, during which he would serve the club according to the group's arrangements, as well as some endorsements and live streams. However, these were limited in number, so he wouldn't be treated like a workhorse.

Lin Ye couldn't create value for the group before reaching the third tier, so this contract could be said to be extremely generous. The average salary of currently employed professional players was fifty million.