Central State First High School, school plaza.

Jiang He sat on the edge of the flowerbed, looking at Old Jiang with excitement: “Where’s the loot?”

“The size is too large, not convenient to carry.

I’ve stored it for you first.” Old Jiang smiled as he said: “The Ever-Changing Lizard is an Ultimate Beast. Not only can it refine into a large amount of supreme-grade Spiritual Blood, but it also possesses the Transcendent trait of ‘Ultimate’.”

“A hundred years later, the seven Ultimate Beasts I had slain, each one turned into an X-rank Transcendent item.”

“Even if this Ever-Changing Lizard is still in its juvenile stage, as long as its Transcendent trait can be fully extracted, with superb craftsmanship… creating a supreme S-rank item would definitely be no problem.”

An S-rank Transcendent item!!

Jiang He was ecstatic.

Transcendent items were different from Transcendent resources.

Not only did they carry rare abilities and traits, but they also possessed the quality of “permanence.” They could be used repeatedly… even passed down as heirlooms for generations.

Just like Jiang He’s possession, the 【Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade】.

Although it was only a B-rank item, its actual effect was outstanding, bringing him extremely high returns.

And a true S-rank item was a precious treasure that could stir the hearts of even S-rank Transcendents, something they would covet!

The Arc Light assault incident last week, the apparent cause, was for the struggle over the S-rank item 【Tear of Heaven’s Law】.

Now, the body of the Ever-Changing Lizard that Old Jiang hunted could actually be made into an S-rank item, and a “supreme” one at that?!

Could it inherit the Ever-Changing Lizard’s Ultimate ability and gain that endlessly changing power?

Jiang He suddenly stood up: “Then what are we waiting for, let’s go back and make it now!”

“Now? Do you happen to know a craftsman?” Old Jiang asked.

Jiang He froze for a moment: “…You can’t?”

“What are you thinking, of course I can’t.” Old Jiang chuckled as he said: “Crafting Transcendent items requires a specialized 【Craftsman】.”

“They are similar to 【Beast Tamers】 and 【Pharmacists】. Not only do they need to have certain talents, but they must also transfer into the corresponding profession and acquire the necessary skills. Only then can they fully utilize Transcendent materials and convert their traits into resources or items…”

“I am a warrior. The Transcendent profession I transferred into, and the skills I honed, were all for slaying Ultimate Beasts.”

“Crafting Transcendent items isn’t within my line of work. It’s something that requires professional craftsmen.”

Jiang He was speechless for a moment.

That did make sense.

Forging equipment, concocting medicines—those were clearly the abilities of life professions.

Old Jiang, as someone with the Eraser talent, had already spent a hundred years to become the “Martial God” proficient in countless professions, which was already exaggerated enough.

If one included all other fields as well… a hundred years would really not be enough.

Thinking of this, Jiang He felt a headache.

Aside from Old Jiang, where would he find a “Transcendent craftsman”?

Not to mention, if he wanted to perfectly bring out the traits of “Ultimate Beast” materials, he would need to find a top-tier craftsman to forge the item for him…

Such a powerful craftsman’s service fee definitely would not come cheap.

Jiang He’s savings were only 89.33 yuan.

In terms of assets, he only had two Transcendent items and a few bottles of E-rank Spiritual Blood…

He didn’t know whether it would be enough, but just thinking about having to pay such high fees made him feel like his flesh was being cut away, his heart aching.

Those were all his treasures!

Take the 【Stealth Insignia】 for example.

Although he had never used it since obtaining it, he always carried it in his pocket, fiddling with it from time to time.

Just thinking of its value made him feel content inside…

For someone like him, with hoarding tendencies, selling fixed assets was truly too painful.

In that case…

He could only rely on himself!

Jiang He believed that among countless possible futures, there must exist one where he himself became a “Master Craftsman.”

If luck was on his side, summoning an X-rank Craftsman Jiang He—now that would be showing proper respect to Ultimate materials!

“Go home and kowtow more to Dad and Mom, accumulate some luck…”

“You stingy miser.” Old Jiang looked at Jiang He’s shifting expressions, seeming to guess his thoughts.

He mocked lightly, then said with a smile: “Let’s talk practical. Have you thought about how to make money?”

Jiang He had already promised Old Jiang, so naturally, he would not go back on his word.

He thought for a moment before asking: “Extracting Spiritual Blood shouldn’t affect the Ultimate Beast’s traits, right?”

“It won’t, but I advise you against it.” Old Jiang, understanding Jiang He’s thoughts, said directly: “Spiritual Blood contains life information, it’s extremely important.”

“It can serve as material for body refinement, and also as a medium for many Transcendent abilities.”

“Curses, analysis, replication, summoning…”

“The abilities of Ultimate Beasts are too terrifying. If their Spiritual Blood were to spread, even if the chances were slim, it could still trigger major incidents.”

“So my advice is: keep all Ultimate Beast materials for yourself. Even if you give them to craftsmen to forge items, you must keep close watch to prevent leaks.”

“…I understand.”

Jiang He nodded sheepishly.

But aside from selling Spiritual Blood, he really didn’t have any good ways to make money.

The Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade was definitely not for sale.

The Stealth Insignia was from the Wolf Pack organization, so it wasn’t good to sell either.

After thinking for a long time, it seemed the only option was to sell his unused E-rank Spiritual Blood to recoup some funds.

Now, with accidents happening in breeding farms everywhere, coupled with the news of the approaching apocalypse, Spiritual Blood prices would definitely skyrocket.

He might actually make a profit…

Eh, wait?

Jiang He suddenly thought of something.

【Craftsmen】【Beast Tamers】【Pharmacists】…

These life professions all had unique abilities.

For example, crafting Transcendent items, breeding exotic beasts, concocting Transcendent elixirs.

That was how they could sell originally cheap materials at high prices and earn fees.

Then what about him?

Didn’t his 【Word-Spirit】 count as a unique ability that others could never have?

He had to remember, when White Crane created the Word-Spirit profession line, he had also invented the brand-new concept of “Spell Words.”

Spell Words could only be drawn by Word-Spirit professionals, allowing those without the talent to borrow Word-Spirit effects.

Of course, the power would be one tier lower, and they came with limits on storage and usage times.

For Word-Spirit talent holders, Spell Words were merely a convenience for structuring their skill system.

They weren’t of much use, not practical at all.

But for ordinary Transcendents, weren’t they “Transcendent items” with limited uses?!

In fact, they were even more flexible and versatile than many Transcendent items!

Take Yunyang, for instance—

His talent 【Sole Law of Self】 belonged to the rules category, almost unaffected by skill bonuses.

Just like Jiang He’s 【Ferryman of Time】, unless a specialized profession was created in the future, the only way to enhance it would be through S-rank resources, in very simple ways.

In this situation—

If Jiang He told him he could draw a 「Revelation」 Spell Word for him, letting him strengthen his talent…

How much money would he be willing to pay?

And 「Spirit Heal」, which allowed any Transcendent to self-heal—a life-saving divine technique.

「God’s Gift」「Instant」…

Every one of the eight Word-Spirits Jiang He stored in his slots could unleash tremendous effects!

There would definitely be many people willing to pay for these Spell Words!

During this process, he could both draw Spell Words and level up his Word Keeper profession.

Earning money and upgrading—two birds with one stone.

And Jiang He didn’t even need to worry about the Word-Spirit profession being leaked.

Although obtaining and using Spell Words could meet the requirements for transferring into the basic profession 【Rumor Bearer】…

That profession itself had no ability to draw Spell Words.

They could only use them if obtained from others, which did not make them true Word-Spirit professionals…

And to advance into a true Word Keeper, one would need the permission of a higher-level Word-Spirit professional…

Even if someone without the talent forcibly advanced into Word Keeper, without Word-Spirits to store, they couldn’t draw anything at all.

Without permission, forcefully transferring into the Word-Spirit path was essentially wasting a profession slot.

It brought nothing but drawbacks.

It was a very harsh path.

Jiang He suddenly realized.

No wonder White Crane had thought him stingy before.

Upon returning, he hadn’t been polite at all, blowing all his money without hesitation.

In White Crane’s eyes, he was already holding onto a mountain of gold, yet still crying poor!