What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 383 Zhang Yu, who contributed the most throughout the event (Thanks to 'Angry Cat' for the generous donation again)
Since Zhang Yu demonstrated his level 20 Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, his duel with Ma Xuan and others has attracted the attention of many teachers.

Especially after gaining the upper hand in the first half, many teachers were curious about what tactics Ma Xuan would use in the second half and how Zhang Yu would respond.

Before the second half of the match officially began, another figure appeared in the spirit realm, seemingly also there to watch the earth and wood element competition.

It was a vertical text box, containing only four simple large characters: Magnetic Pole True Lord.

Seeing this, Director Gao's eyes lit up, and he messaged privately: You've finally arrived.
Director Gao was already used to the image of the Magnetic Pole True Lord in the spirit world network.

"This guy is clearly so rich, but he won't spend a single extra penny if he feels it's unnecessary."

"Spiritual realm appearances, Nascent Soul domains, projection effects... we can get them all for the cheapest price possible."

"The magical remains on my body are all repaired and updated by myself, and I've been using them for decades."

Director Gao knew that Magnetism True Lord was a stingy guy most of the time.

Sometimes he really suspected that the other person was gambling, otherwise why would they be so frugal?
"I really don't know where all that money this guy hoarded went. It's not like he's going to make some kind of magical artifact."

Fortunately, although Magnet Lord was stingy and difficult to get along with, Director Gao considered him one of his few friends, and he was here to support him today.

Director Gao's gaze swept over the teachers who favored the peace faction, and he thought to himself, "The Finance Department is certainly wealthy, but could you get the head of the Finance Department to come and watch the competition with you and stand up for you?"

"If we completely side with the finance department, we'll just end up as their blood bag, and might even blow up the entire civil engineering department."

With the arrival of the True Lord of Magnetic Pole, many teachers present showed slight changes in their expressions.

Wei Huai, a geology teacher who advocated for peace, thought to himself, "The relationship between Director Gao and the Magnet Pole True Lord is truly extraordinary."

Jiao Lei, who also belonged to the pacifist faction and was Zhang Yu's Foundation Establishment class teacher, thought to himself, "Did Magnet Pole True Monarch actually come in person? The weapon refining department really values ​​the civil engineering department, and their sincerity in cooperating is very high."

Many teachers believe that the War faction has now won over the weapon crafting department and even established a relationship with the Nascent Soul cultivators of Tianjian University, so they will surely have a plethora of projects to handle in the future.

For a moment, the war-loving teachers present all felt a little more confident.

As Magnetism True Lord arrived, Director Gao, Director Lin, and the old director, Spirit Mountain True Lord, went to greet him.

Lingyue Zhenjun said with a smile, "Welcome to the Magnetic Pole Zhenjun for your guidance. Our Civil Engineering Department is truly honored to have you here today."

Magnetism True Lord: "Old Gao said that today the Civil Engineering Department's elites are gathered here, and the department's competition is about to determine the top 10, so he asked me to come and take a look."

"I was thinking that there are several Soulless Production Plants to be built next year, so I came here to check out the current construction level of the Civil Engineering Department."

Upon hearing about the major project that Magnetism True Lord was holding, the eyes of the surrounding civil engineering teachers immediately lit up, as if they were wolves eyeing fresh meat.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sides continued watching the game.

Magnet Lord then privately messaged Director Gao, "Satisfied?"

Director Gao: Okay, okay, okay [thumbs up]
Magnet Lord: Send money

Director Gao: [Transfer]
Director Gao: This is the deposit. I'll transfer the rest to you after I've finished reviewing it.

Magnet Lord: What about trust?

Director Gao did not answer. He only knew that based on his experience of dealing with the other party for hundreds of years, if he paid the full amount now, the other party would run away if they dared to look at it for five minutes.

After all, the other person's time, thoughts, and ideas are all very valuable.

Secondly, he also knew that although the weapon-refining department had teachers who studied weapon refining and civil engineering, Magnet Pole True Lord himself had no interest in civil engineering construction.

As the second half of the competition began, the teams clashed fiercely once again.

Director Gao pulled Magnet True Lord aside and began to introduce Mo Shangjin.

As the strongest and only student in the War faction to have mastered the power to move mountains like Kunlun, Mo Shangjin is the flagship student of the War faction and the most suitable student to showcase his abilities.

Director Lin, who was standing to the side, would occasionally chime in, introducing Xuanliangtian, who was a member of the Peace Faction and possessed the power to move mountains.

Lingyue Zhenjun stood aside with a smile, seemingly pleased that the Department of Civil Engineering was producing so many talented individuals.

But after listening for a while, Magnet Pole True Lord suddenly asked, "Who is that student?"

Director Gao glanced at Zhang Yu, who was surrounded by Ma Xuan and his three companions, and frowned, saying, "Zhang Yu."

Although Ma Xuan and Zhang Yu were surrounded by sand and mud, every contestant shared their eyeballs with the judges and teachers, so the competition was always underway.

Magnetism True Monarch said in surprise, "Is he Zhang Yu, the one you mentioned to me? This is the first time I've met him."

Director Gao didn't answer, because Zhang Yu, who was being besieged, looked like he was about to be eliminated. So Director Gao sent a private message: "Stop talking, stop talking about Zhang Yu."
But Director Lin, standing to the side, glanced at him and smiled slightly, saying, "This Zhang Yu is Director Gao's beloved disciple, a protégé whom he has devoted himself to cultivating."

Seeing Director Lin speak, Wei Huai, a member of the peace faction, immediately chimed in, "Indeed, Director Gao must have put a lot of effort into Zhang Yu, right? But it seems the situation is dangerous now..."

Just as Director Gao frowned slightly, watching the peace faction steer the conversation toward Zhang Yu, who was about to be eliminated, he saw Zhang Yu fighting fiercely, taking on four opponents single-handedly, covered in blood but never stopping, and finally subduing one of them.

Magnetism True Monarch nodded and said, "This student is quite interesting. Old Gao, you've found a good disciple."

Seeing this, Director Gao immediately changed from frowning to pouting and said with a slight smile, "I gave this student some pointers, but it was mainly because he worked hard on his own."

One teacher said, "He mastered the level 20 Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force and the level 20 Battle Demon Life-Destroying Skill in his sophomore year. Needless to say, his talent for martial arts is beyond question. He can also fight so bravely without fear of loss. Whether it is physique or fighting spirit, he is first-class."

Tu Lishan quickly stepped forward and added, "If it weren't for Director Gao recognizing Zhang Yu's potential when he was a freshman last year and recruiting him to the construction site for training, how could he have achieved such a significant improvement?"

Wolf Friend Gong on the other side also said, "I am their class's body-refining teacher. I know their progress. Since going to the construction site, Zhang Yu's progress has indeed been rapid. This shows that for our Civil Engineering department, the way out is still on the construction site."

Director Lin calmly observed the scene, and his gaze grew increasingly cold after he saw Ma Xuan's group surrender one after another, and finally Ji Yuanshu also surrendered.

Himeki Kaname: Teacher, I lost.
Ji Yuanshu: The main problem is that Ma Xuan and his team are too unreliable. I suspect they received benefits from the war faction and deliberately threw the match. It's the war faction trying to suppress me.

Director Lin did not answer immediately, but instead looked at the post-match statistics, took a screenshot of some of the data, and sent it to Ji Yuanshu.

One is the statistics of combat time, from Zhang Yu with the highest combat time to Shi Yunxiang with zero combat time, and Ji Yuanshu who is second to last.

There's also the damage projection; Zhang Yu still ranks first for causing the most damage, accounting for 78% of the team's total.

The last place still belongs to Lion Cloud Flying, who have been focusing on building their team, accounting for 0% of the total.

And then there's Ji Yuanxu, who's second to last, accounting for 1.5% of the team.
Director Lin found the data amusing.

You still think others are ripping you off?
Director Lin thought to himself, "That kid Ji Yuanshu, he's decked out in top-tier magic armor, yet he's ranked last in both combat time and damage output... What a jerk."

Meanwhile, the other teachers also looked at the post-competition statistics.

Among them, Zhang Yu was the most eye-catching, especially because he accounted for 89% of the team's injuries, had the highest number of physical injuries and the highest estimated losses in the game. These statistics made Zhang Yu's name deeply etched in the minds of many teachers present.

Tu Lishan exclaimed, "Zhang Yu made the biggest contribution in this battle. He was able to last so long because of his physique, protective techniques, force-dissipating skills, fighting will, and combat strategies."

"Speaking of which, after defeating Ma Xuan and his team in this match, Zhang Yu's team made it into the top 10, right?"

"To be in the top ten in your sophomore year is a rare and outstanding achievement."

Tu Lishan suggested, "Isn't there a loan award for outstanding contestants in this departmental competition? I think we should give one to Zhang Yu."

Wei Huai, a member of the pacifist faction, said calmly, "Zhang Yu's fighting style is simply not feasible in reality. It's only good for playing around in competitions. In a real war... there won't be any rules about not being able to kill your opponent."

"If Ma Xuan and the others hadn't deliberately held back, afraid of killing their opponent, Zhang Yu would have been eliminated long ago."

"If you like fighting so much, I think you should go to the security department. Anyway, it's a stand-in simulation battle, so you can fight as much as you want, and you don't have to pay compensation if you kill someone."

Tu Lishan snorted and said, "Rules are rules. Isn't the point of engineering to work within the rules? Zhang Yu's ability to use the competition rules to win is itself a demonstration of his ability."

"The rules are there, why doesn't Ma Xuan take advantage of them? Why doesn't Bu Ziran fight desperately? It's just that they don't have the ability. Some people are used to fighting for money, and they've forgotten how to fight for themselves..."

Watching the argument between the two sides, True Monarch Lingyue nodded slightly and said, "The Civil Engineering Competition has established a rule that killing someone will result in compensation, which is to discourage pure combat. Zhang Yu's fighting spirit is commendable, but it is indeed not the style of our Civil Engineering department and is not worth encouraging."

Tulishan's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, "Seeing that we have the upper hand, are they going to take sides?"

However, Tu Lishan glanced at Director Gao, and seeing that the other party didn't speak, he also remained silent.

With Lingyue Zhenjun's evaluation, it seemed that Zhang Yu's performance had been definitively judged, and the teachers present fell silent, then began commenting on other competitions after a short while.

Meanwhile, Director Gao, who remained silent, was contacting Zhang Yu.

Director Gao: How are your injuries? Do you have the money for treatment?

Zhang Yu glanced at Director Gao's question and felt a warmth in his heart: "Does it mean I need to send money?"

Just then, Zhang Yu received another message, this time from Magnetism True Monarch.

Magnet Lord: Guess who I'm with

Magnet Master: A photo of Magnet Master and Director Gao watching the game together. (Image file)
Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback when he saw Director Gao send another message: [10 Spirit Coins]
Director Gao: Take this and use it to replenish your supplies.

Director Gao: We're already in the top ten, so we don't need to push ourselves so hard in the next round.
Magnet Master: You don't want Director Gao to know that you secretly became my disciple, do you?
Magnet Lord: How's the weapon crafting course going? Finish the first three years' worth of material before the end of your sophomore year!
Magnet Lord: You'll be rewarded if you succeed.
(End of this chapter)