"Hmm?"
Lu Sheng noticed Li Mo's statement.
Transcendents... all have their own secondary professions?
Could it be that those money-spending Mechanical Transformers and Talented Cultivators have their own secondary professions?
Perhaps noticing the thoughts in Lu Sheng's mind, Li Mo explained, "A Transcendent's combat power and secondary profession complement each other, just like Cultivators. They are among the talented ones within the Transcendents, and their systems are particularly suitable for Alchemy or Artifact Refining."
"A powerful Cultivator is often a powerful Alchemist or Artifact Refiner, just like those Qi Blood Pills you bought earlier. They were all refined by a Cultivator."
"As for Mechanical Transformers, although it has some relation to their family background, once they become Transcendents of this system, they have great talent in modifying Mechanical Prosthetics."
"That's why I, this old man, say that secondary professions complement the Transcendent itself."
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng understood but couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then... what about Martial Artists? What secondary professions are Martial Artists good at?"
Since Transcendents all have their own secondary professions, can I also pick one to learn and utilize? If so, wouldn't I no longer worry about resources?
"Uh..."
Li Mo's voice grew a bit awkward.
"Martial Artists, well, they aren't good at this, but... we Martial Artists can learn, right? Hard work can make up for lack of talent, isn't that the principle?"
Lu Sheng: ...
What a way to use 'hard work can make up for lack of talent.'
"Ahem, we Martial Artists aren't that bad. Although we mainly focus on the physical body and Qi Blood, once both are improved, it also elevates our Spiritual Power. And with enough Qi Blood, Martial Artists have better control over themselves compared to other Transcendents of the two systems."
"Though not as good as Transcendents from the other two systems, we Martial Artists have large numbers and there are some exceptionally talented Martial Artists who invented methods to refine pills and artifacts using Qi Blood fire."
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Martial Artists... aren't that bad after all.
"Ahem, of course, what I'm saying here can't be achieved by a Level 1 Martial Artist."
Li Mo chuckled dryly.
Lu Sheng: ...
You...
Lu Sheng's fists were already clenched.
"Of course!" Li Mo raised his voice a bit, "Although you can't currently refine pills and artifacts, Martial Artists can still learn to modify and maintain Mechanical Prosthetics and basic equipment."
Lu Sheng felt a bit helpless. Despite Li Mo's subtle words, Lu Sheng knew well that the so-called Qi Blood fire pill refinement methods were invented because Martial Artists were too poor.
Without creating something, Martial Artists would be starving.
As for the modification and maintenance of heavy equipment mentioned by Li Mo, according to Li Mo, you could completely hire a Mechanical Transformer to do it, and their efficiency would be faster than a Martial Artist's.
But the main reason is likely that Mechanical Transformers despise such work, plus the maintenance of heavy equipment is too dirty and tiring. How could those lofty Mechanical Transformers do such work?
So, they had to settle for asking Martial Artists to do it.
Lu Sheng then hung up the communication with Li Mo and shook his head, "The path of a Martial Artist is indeed hard!"
"But this is only for lower-level Martial Artists. Once a Martial Artist breaks through to Level 4, the situation will change. If one could become a Galactic Life Form like Emperor Bai, it would be even more different."
After a brief contemplation, Lu Sheng changed his clothes and headed to Li Mo's workshop.
At present, Lu Sheng didn't have the luxury to be picky. Even if it's tiring and dirty, for the sake of money and resources, Lu Sheng had no choice but to do it.
Very soon, Lu Sheng arrived at Li Mo's workshop and saw Li Mo instructing the apprentices.
"You're here?"
Li Mo noticed Lu Sheng. Although Li Mo's Martial Arts Talent wasn't as good as Gao Feng's, he was still an experienced Level 1 Martial Artist. Naturally, he noticed the drastic change in Lu Sheng's aura compared to before, which couldn't help but make his eyes light up.
"Good lad, you've indeed become a Martial Artist. It seems the old man's judgment was right."
Li Mo laughed and patted Lu Sheng's shoulder. After assigning some work to the other apprentices, he took Lu Sheng to a corner of the workshop, gestured for Lu Sheng to put on work clothes and safety shoes, and began explaining the basics of machinery maintenance and repair to Lu Sheng.
"Since you're new, I'll first explain the basic knowledge we need for our work. Soon, I'll supervise you during practice. It won't take long before you can handle repairs and maintenance independently."
Li Mo said to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng nodded and listened carefully.
"Heavy equipment maintenance and repair: first look at the appearance, second look at the details. The appearance doesn't need to be perfect, but it should be decent, polished as required. I'll introduce you to the tools later, and as for the details..."
"Details are crucial for a piece of heavy machinery..."
Li Mo continued to explain, and Lu Sheng listened attentively.
Soon, Li Mo finished explaining the basics of heavy machinery maintenance and repair to Lu Sheng. Feeling somewhat thirsty, he took a big drink of water.
"That's pretty much it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Before you start hands-on work, these basics must be firmly remembered."
Lu Sheng nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a cold voice by his ear.
{Ding, Basic Heavy Machinery Maintenance entry level!}
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng was stunned. He quickly opened the system panel.
{Name: Lu Sheng}
{Profession: Martial Artist}
{Realm: Qi Blood Realm (23/100)}
{Longevity Posture: (32/100) LV2}
{Five Elements Fist: (20/100) LV1}
{Basic Heavy Machinery Maintenance: (1/100) LV1}
Immediately, a stream of information flooded into Lu Sheng's mind, containing the basic knowledge Li Mo had just explained, now firmly remembered in Lu Sheng's brain.
"The system panel... can work this way? Not just cultivation techniques and martial arts? Any skill can be solidified by the system panel?"
"If that's the case... doesn't that mean I can also have my own secondary profession like Cultivators?"
Lu Sheng was initially stunned, but soon his heart overflowed with excitement.