Goddess Development Plan

The reason Chu Lian so abruptly proposed her plan and even arranged the study trip cities was because of a prompt she saw the night before. That message, along with what she found afterward, made it imperative for her to act.

It was a sudden prompt that interrupted her just as she was about to go to bed. Forcing herself to stay awake, she read through the task notification, requirements, and rewards.

"Due to the host completing a Goddess Quest and earning the opportunity for a study trip, you now qualify to unlock a hidden job."

That was the prompt she received when the system reached its tenth hour of upgrade. Although it seemed inexplicable, the hidden job had indeed been unlocked—so suddenly that even she couldn't make sense of it.

Ayase's explanation had been: "Jobs are a kind of exchange and enhancement system that comes with the system itself. However, they don't appear unless triggered. You need to meet specific criteria recognized by the job system."

"And hidden jobs are a type of job. They typically possess very unique abilities. They might not be the strongest, but they offer miraculous capabilities that no similar job has."

"Moreover, hidden jobs don't conflict with main jobs. They exist as independent roles. Main jobs are limited, but hidden jobs are infinite. So, there's no need to worry about weakening your future power by choosing one."

"That said, be cautious. No job transfer comes without a price. Some may even weaken your main job's combat power in exchange for potent new abilities. Some hidden jobs have extremely strict requirements. But once you're fully transferred, the returns can be unimaginable."

"Additionally, jobs can be granted to others. As long as the other person has high compatibility with the job, and you pay a sufficient amount of points, you can bestow them a job. This allows them to access a sub-system similar to the quest panel, personal attributes panel, and exchange panel."

"Naturally, triggering the job is one thing, but the difficulty of the job transfer won't be low. There are, however, some jobs with less demanding tasks. They offer high rewards and powerful abilities, but their downside is that they're very hard to level up."

"These jobs basically shift all the difficulty to post-transfer growth. Their abilities often have features that other similar jobs don't, and grant you special skills. Still, compared to other hidden jobs, this kind is arguably better. Whether you choose one depends on your own priorities."

"From my perspective, a hidden job doesn't necessarily boost your raw power significantly, but it definitely comes with incredibly intriguing abilities. The problem is, unless you commit to the job, you generally won't get to experience its mysteries."

At the time, Chu Lian had asked, "Didn't jobs used to be called something else? Because the system absorbed knowledge from Earth and Blue Star, it became known as a job system, right?"

Her question seemed to hit an awkward point, and even Ayase seemed embarrassed. "Yes, before absorbing knowledge from those two planets, the original name was 'Class Value', which meant someone endowed with exclusive divine abilities. But after absorbing concepts from games and MMORPGs, the system realized the old class structure was chaotic, so it gradually refined everything into the job system."

"Jobs are now divided into Main Jobs, Sub-Jobs, Hidden Jobs, Special Jobs, and Exclusive Jobs. Main Jobs are like warriors and mages in online games—they focus on combat and core abilities."

"Sub-Jobs include things like chefs, merchants, and students—roles without offensive power, but that offer support abilities. The benefit of sub-jobs is that they enhance things like charisma, social connections, and resources—things you can't get through system exchange."

"Hidden jobs are the most difficult to unlock—strange and diverse. For example, the Transmigrator from Huaxia, the High Schooler from Nihon, and the Earth OL Super VIP Player from America could all be considered hidden jobs."

"As for the rest, you'll soon see for yourself. After all, you've already accidentally qualified to unlock a hidden job. The system doesn't even fully understand why, but it seems there's some kind of mysterious force watching over you."

"Special jobs are those tied to higher-tier communication—like priests, popes, mediums, onmyoji, fortune tellers, hermits. These often commune with the heavens or fuse with the world. Some are very powerful in battle. But I advise you not to choose one recklessly, or you'll risk divine retribution."

"Exclusive jobs, ironically, are the easiest to unlock. They belong to you alone. Once you've unlocked the other four job types, this one will activate automatically. It'll calculate everything from your past to your projected future to create the most suitable job for you. Not necessarily the strongest, but it has the most potential when used properly."

"Whew, that was a lot to explain. I'm tired. I'm going to rest now, don't call me until the system finishes upgrading tomorrow..."

After that long-winded explanation, Ayase excused herself to rest. But Chu Lian didn't hear her quiet murmur: "She must have some extremely mysterious item on her. Its mystery even affects the system and reflects into reality."

"If not for the unknown energy interference, how could something like the job system exist? It's terrifying that a mere trace of it forced the system to generate a whole new feature—fully compiled and integrated. Fortunately, or I wouldn't know how to explain it myself."

"I just hope this thing doesn't harm her... Some truths she simply shouldn't learn so soon..."

In the deepest part of the system's consciousness, a fairy-like woman soaked in pale blue fluid, completely unclothed with hair trailing to her toes, murmured, "Mark of the Moon Goddess..."

After digesting all that, Chu Lian rubbed her dizzy head and tapped on the system prompt, entering another menu.

"Hidden jobs are the most unique and hardest to unlock. Each has the potential to change the world. However, they can't directly cause destruction. Their intricacies must be explored gradually. The system will only provide their tasks, descriptions, and special items. Only one hidden job can be unlocked for now. If the conditions are met, others may be unlocked. Unlock condition: Self-discovery..."

She held her forehead. This job system seemed to hold secrets even the system itself couldn't explain. Whatever. Time to see what hidden jobs there were.

"Queen: Your latent identity is that of a royal princess. Once revealed, you become a queen. It grants you an overwhelmingly commanding presence in all interactions. In monarch-led worlds, you hold authority equal to an emperor. Unlock requirement: Your bloodline must contain a glorious legacy that once ruled a planet. Task: Conquer a planet ruled by intelligent life. Girl, I believe in you."

Conquer a planet? I'd rather stay a loli. Unless I have Goku's strength, I shouldn't even dream of it unless something drastic changes.

"Seventeen: No matter how many years pass, your appearance remains as when we first met—seventeen. This bloodline grants eternal youth and the abilities of the gap yokai. You'll gradually gain control over boundaries. Unlock requirement: Be seventeen. Task: Become Yukari Yakumo's lover."

System, I guarantee Yukari will chase me down from Gensokyo and kill you! Absolutely.

Oddly, after seeing that task, Chu Lian felt like she was being watched.

"Doujin King: Become the strongest in the 2D subculture. Gain the ability to enter any world within the doujin world. Task: Your doujins must be the most widespread in the doujin world. 70% of otaku households must own your works. Task: Release doujin adaptation rights. Steamy and unrestrained. Note: This is a passive profession—no selection required."

Uhh... No way! As long as I don't release adaptation rights, this will never happen! Hmph...

"Luck E: Lancers have always been Luck E. Things never go your way. Although your combat power increases by 30%, your cursed luck greatly increases your chances of death. Not recommended unless you are immortal. Unlock requirement: Luck E. Task: Cause 100 people to reach Luck E status or experience 50 Luck E misfortunes yourself."

Lolis have always been Luck EX. No way I'm taking Luck E! But since jobs can be assigned to others... I'll just toss this to someone who dares cross me.

"Fleet Admiral: You can transform any ship into a ship girl. Unlock requirement: You're a hentai who only loves non-human girls and adores mechanical ship girls. You must pursue this dream relentlessly. Task: Personally own 100 real ship girls. Each must be at least the size of a standard cruiser. (This is what a brave man should strive for...)

...This world is really beyond parody at this point.

There were not only many hidden job types, but also numerous absolutely ridiculous ones. The ones above were considered relatively normal. Others like "Keyboard Warrior," "Five-Cent Army," "Toilet Eater," "Top of the Food Chain Man," "Xiling Apostle," "Really Wanna Assault Yukari," "Mourning Wind," etc., made her laugh and gasp. Some were clearly biting satire of real-life archetypes.

She was genuinely curious what kind of people had inspired the system to codify them into hidden jobs. Despite having seen so much already, even she felt a growing desire to meet such figures.

As she scrolled down, one particular hidden job made her heart race. It was that job that pushed her to take the risk of implementing this entire plan, even if it meant others might dislike her...