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

Chapter 384 The Secret Guidance of the Magnet Pole True Lord

Outside the arena, Shi Huaiyu, Che Yufei, and others came out together, their faces full of smiles.

Che Yufei thought to himself, "We've made it into the top ten. It's worth paying more for repairs now."

Then he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yu, his eyes filled with shock.

Che Yufei thought to himself, "He actually held off Ma Xuan and the others for so long by himself. This guy must be able to fight against middle and upper-level students head-on by now, right? He's only a sophomore."

Che Yufei felt that he was witnessing the rise of another civil engineering star, just like Mo Shangjin had seen back then.

Shi Yunxiang, Shi Huaiyu, and the others standing to the side were equally shocked and impressed by Zhang Yu.

Shi Huaiyu asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Zhang Yu nodded slightly: "It's alright, I'm fine."

After briefly responding to his teammates, Zhang Yu walked out of the crowd alone. Looking at the message sent by Magnetism True Lord, he thought to himself, "Fu Ji, what do you think Magnetism True Lord means by this?"

Fuki said, "That goes without saying. It's obvious that they became interested in you after watching your competition performance with Director Gao."

"Making demands on you now clearly indicates a deeper intention to take you as a disciple."

"After all, based on my many years of experience traversing Kunxu..."

Fuki thought for a moment and said, "The potential you've shown now means that even if you don't have the talent for weapon crafting in the future, you at least have the talent to become a master weapon crafter."

The moment Zhang Yu heard this, he immediately started calculating in his mind how much money he could sell his entire body for.

Then his heart sank, and he thought to himself that he was too deeply influenced by Kunxu, how could he have such thoughts.

Zhang Yu disagreed, saying, "No way. If we're going to be in the weapon-refining industry, why export raw materials? I want to focus on high-end manufacturing; that's the real way out."

Fu Ji said, "Then you should perform well, learn more weapon crafting courses, and get the reward from Magnetism True Lord as soon as possible."

"No, you should arrive earlier than the time they requested."

"They want you to finish the three-year course in weapon crafting before the end of your sophomore year. You'd better finish it three months or even half a year in advance, like a peacock spreading its tail, and show them your talent to pave the way for switching to weapon crafting in the future."

Director Gao: I'll have someone bring you some more medicine in a bit.
Director Gao: If the injury can't be healed before the next competition, then don't participate.
Looking at the message from Director Gao, Zhang Yu hesitated and said, "Wouldn't it be a bit unfair to Director Gao if I secretly contacted Magnetism True Monarch all this time and eventually sided with the Weapon Forging Department?"

Fu Ji: "You mean you took advantage of Director Gao and received training from the Civil Engineering Department, but in the end you became a traitor to the Civil Engineering Department and defected to the top-tier department?"

"Shouldn't this be the path that every civil engineering student strives for?"

"You're making progress, moving towards the weapon crafting department. And what about Director Gao? Do you want to stay stuck in the civil engineering department with him forever?"

Zhang Yu said, "I'm not saying I shouldn't have done this, but... I performed too well and consumed too many resources from the Civil Engineering Department. What if they won't let me leave? And what if they retaliate against me after I leave?"

The thought that he might be targeted by such a Nascent Soul True Monarch made Zhang Yu feel nervous.

Fu Ji: "If you go to the weapon crafting department, you'll have Magnetism True Monarch protecting you, so theoretically there shouldn't be any problems."

"If you're still worried, ask Magnetism True Lord again and test the waters with him."

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and sent a message to Magnet True Monarch: True Monarch, are you and Director Gao very familiar with each other?
Magnet Master: We've been friends for many years.
Seeing the instant reply, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh, "After winning the competition, the teacher's reply speed has become much faster."

Magnet Lord: I know what you're worried about.

Magnet Lord: Old Gao is indeed petty when it comes to personnel matters.

Magnet Lord: But I'm not as petty as him.
Magnet Lord: As long as you are good enough and can meet my requirements, I don't need the title of master and disciple.

Magnet Lord: I can secretly teach you all the time, so you can get another degree in weapon crafting.

Upon seeing Magnetism True Monarch's reply, Zhang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Magnetism True Monarch seems quite easy to talk to."

Fuki thought to herself, "I have a feeling this guy wants to use the resources of the Civil Engineering Department to train his own students."

"After all, Zhang Yu will eventually have to take the postgraduate entrance exam to enter the weapon refining department, and in the end he will still fall into the hands of Magnetism True Monarch."

Director Gao: Where is he? Why isn't he answering?
Zhang Yu quickly replied: I wasn't feeling well just now, I didn't have time to reply.

Director Gao: Then you should get some rest.

After finishing his conversation with Magnet Master and Director Gao, Zhang Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "It was definitely worth getting into the top 10 of this competition."

Although the actual rewards for the top ten have not yet been announced, Zhang Yu has already sensed the benefits.

"Now I've taken another step closer to the weapon crafting system, haven't I?"

Just then, Zhang Yu heard a quarrel coming from not far away. He turned around and saw that a conflict had broken out on Ma Xuan's side.

Ji Yuanshu: "There are four of you! A full four of you!"

Thinking of the fortune that was about to backfire on him, Ji Yuanshu couldn't help but roar: "One senior, one fifth-year student, and two sixth-year students!"

"In a confined space, how could the four of you not subdue a sophomore student in such a long time?"

Bu Ziran sneered and said, "Where do you rank in the entire department? Where do you rank in terms of destruction percentage in this competition? Where do you rank in terms of combat duration? You don't know anything."

Ji Yuanshu angrily said, "This match can't be judged solely on the data! It was because you wanted to use that tactic that you kept me out! I've been helping Cong Na evade Shi Huaiyu and the others' pursuit the whole time..."

Just then, the substitutes in the team came up and demanded a refund from Ma Xuan and the others.

Yang Yan and Ji Susu, their faces grim, were looking at the fee list sent by the Fahai Rental Company. Ma Xuan was absent-minded, glancing towards the arena every now and then.

After a big argument, the team members dispersed.

Ma Xuan returned to the arena and began collecting the silver sand.

Ji Yuanshu turned his head and glared at Zhang Yu hatefully before leaving the arena without looking back.

He was filled with resentment: "The war faction, you've won."

At the same time, feeling the surging fortune in his mind, Ji Yuanshu knew that because he failed to enter the top ten in the department competition, an even more terrifying backlash was about to come.

This is the result of him triggering another backlash of fortune before he had completely offset the previous one.

He had to send a message to Director Lin.

Ji Yuanshu: Master, I urgently need some money.
After waiting for a long time without receiving a response, Ji Yuanshu sent messages to many of his senior brothers, but none of them replied.

Finally, he sent a message to one of the evil gods who had helped him complete the ritual.

Evil God: Let's buy another credit card.
Ji Yuanshu: Dual cards?

Evil God: By using a dual-card cycle, and applying luck to counteract luck, you can further delay the backlash on you.
Ji Yuanshu: But I have no money left.

Evil God: Don't you still have the newly bought Dharma Body on you?

……

Zhang Yu turned his gaze away from Ji Yuanshu's departing figure and saw Yu Xinghan, Ying Xin, and Gongshu Jin running over from the bench.

Yingxin called out "Senior Brother" and then obediently waited to the side, looking at Zhang Yu as if he were an upperclassman.

She thought to herself, "If I can get a spot on the bench every year, wouldn't that give me extra points every year?"

"But the competition will definitely be even fiercer next year, right?"

"No, I have to go back and burn some more of Grandpa's ashes to send to my eldest brother."

Gongshu Jin felt incredibly conflicted, thinking, "Now that I'm first in the class... I'll never get it."

The thought of living in Zhang Yu's shadow throughout his future college life filled Gongshu Jin with gloom.

Looking at Zhang Yu covered in blood, Yu Xinghan, despite knowing the man's remarkable physique, couldn't help but ask, "What's your condition? Do you have enough money for treatment?"

Everyone looked over upon hearing this, and Xiao Qingxuan said calmly, "I'll accompany him to the medical room for a check-up and see how he is."

Zhang Yu said, "Yes, I'll go with Xiao Qingxuan."

"Director Gao might send someone to deliver some medicine for my injuries in a little while. Could you please get it for me?"

Zhang Yu followed behind Xiao Qingxuan and asked curiously, "Are you going to help me heal my injuries?"

Xiao Qingxuan snorted coldly and said, "What? Aren't you worried that ancient medical techniques will harm you?"

Zhang Yu smiled awkwardly. Although he looked badly injured, thanks to Xiao Qingxuan's treatment on the field and his own body's activation, his internal injuries had mostly healed, and many of his external wounds had just closed up. His condition could be said to have stabilized.

Xiao Qingxuan said calmly, "Your injuries were treated in time, and your physique is also very strong. It seems that there is no major problem. As long as you rest well, take more medicine, and avoid strenuous exercise, you will be fully recovered in a day or two at most."

Zhang Yu asked, "Can't you treat me? I have another match to play."

Xiao Qingxuan glanced at him and said, "Next round? Isn't making it into the top ten enough? You still want to win next round?"

Zhang Yu countered, "Is that not allowed?"

After a moment of silence, Xiao Qingxuan slowly said, "I do not have a medical license and cannot provide paid treatment."

Zhang Yu said, "Then you can treat me for free."

Xiao Qingxuan laughed angrily: "As far as I know, anyone who dares to openly offer free treatment has been killed by pharmaceutical companies."

But after looking at the message from Director Gao, Xiao Qingxuan finally said, "Never mind, I'll treat you again."

"But you must remember that my treatment abilities are also recorded in the pharmaceutical company's database. It's fine to secretly treat you alone like today, but if I dare to treat more than a few people, I'll be asking for death. So after the competition, don't come looking for me again, and don't introduce anyone else to me."

"Also, you need to understand that there are no weak teams among the top ten teams in the competition. If you encounter a team that is much stronger than us in the next match, you need to learn to give up and not ruin your own game."

Director Gao: Deal with him, I'll handle everything else.

……

the other side.

While Ma Xuan was sorting through the silver sand, he received a message from Su Yanyang.

Su Yanyang: I watched your match. That's not how civil engineering competitions are conducted.
Su Yanyang: Civil engineering is all about construction. If you keep talking about war, you might as well join the war faction.

Ma Xuan: I thought we could overwhelm them in one fell swoop.

Su Yanyang: You rely too much on overwhelming combat power; you've lost sight of the true meaning of the civil engineering competition.
Su Yanyang: You should take another year to reflect and learn more about construction techniques. Don't always try to solve problems with brute force.

Ma Xuan: Okay, I understand.
Just when Ma Xuan thought the exchange was over, Su Yanyang sent another message a moment later: Event Schedule.image file
Looking at the team assignments in the picture, Ma Xuan realized that Su Yanyang would be facing Zhang Yu's team in the next match.

Su Yanyang: Watch carefully and learn how I participate in civil engineering competitions.
(End of this chapter)