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

Chapter 439 Remember not to spread rumors, the news is spreading like wildfire.
Looking at the message sent by Su Yanyang and recalling the other party's previous statements, an unbelievable guess welled up in Ma Xuan's mind.

He replied: Didn't Ping Han get the military certificate?
Su Yanyang: [List of Military Certificate Holders]
Upon seeing the name on the list, Ma Xuan exclaimed in surprise: Zhang Yu?

Ma Xuan: How could it be Zhang Yu?

Ma Xuan: How could it be Zhang Yu?
Ma Xuan knew all too well what the military ID represented.

He thought to himself, "Students who possess this certificate will have an almost effortless path to postgraduate entrance exams, Golden Elixir qualification exams, and so on. Compared to ordinary undergraduates, they are already halfway to a master's degree."

Thinking of this, Ma Xuan felt both jealous and envious, and asked: Didn't you say that he did terribly on the exam and couldn't even stand up when it was over?

Su Yanyang: [Crying] I don't know either!

Su Yanyang: I don't understand either!

Ma Xuan: Could there be something fishy going on?
Ma Xuan: If there's something fishy going on, let's quickly try to smooth things over with Zhang Yu.

Upon seeing Ma Xuan's message, Su Yanyang wholeheartedly agreed.

Ma Xuan: And how do we fight next?
Su Yanyang: Wait a minute, let me ask the teacher about the situation.

So Su Yanyang sent a message to his teacher, Lingyue Zhenjun, wanting to inquire about the situation of this year's military certificate exam.

However, the message he sent seemed to disappear into thin air; Su Yanyang waited for more than an hour without receiving a response.

Su Yanyang wasn't too surprised by this, after all, as the saying goes, the older you get, the busier you get.

As the old head of the Civil Engineering Department nears the end of his life, he is extremely busy, leaving students like Su Yanyang largely unsupervised, often not replying to messages or only responding several days later.

After thinking for a moment, Su Yanyang sent messages to Ping Han and Xiao Yunji, who were also candidates, asking if they knew the details.

Su Yanyang: Have you seen the results of your military service certificates?
……

That evening, Ping Han checked the message bar and, as usual, glanced at Mo Shangjin, only to find that the other party still hadn't sent any messages.

"Hmph, even if Mo Shangjin doesn't want me to go back, Teacher Gao will definitely ask me to go back for the sake of the competition rankings."

Ping Han then received a message from Su Yanyang. He rubbed his hands together and quickly opened the address where the military ID was published.

Upon seeing the release of the new list of military personnel certificates, Ping Han clicked on it with excitement.

"Here it comes! It's finally here!"

When he opened the file and looked at the name in it, he was slightly taken aback.

Pinghan deleted the file, downloaded it again, and then opened it once more.

After repeating this several times, he murmured, "Impossible."

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"I spent ten years studying hard in university, breaking through and rebuilding nine times. How could I possibly be no match for someone who has only studied for two and a half years?"

Ping Han sent a message directly to Director Gao: Why Zhang Yu?

Director Gao: He performed better than you.
Ping Han: Nonsense! How could that be?

Director Gao: [Military Certificate Exam Data]
Director Gao: His kill count is higher than yours.

Pinghan: What do you compare in the civil engineering exam? (What number of kills?)
Ping Han: Based on these figures, my construction volume is much higher than his!

Pinghan: Shouldn't civil engineering be about this? Working diligently and conscientiously, isn't that what you've always taught us?

Director Gao: This was a joint decision by the judges and the Heavenly Court; I was merely a guest.
Ping Han: I disagree.

Pinghan: I want to report this!

Director Gao: Pinghan, calm down.
Ping Han: This is my last year of university! My military ID has been hacked, how am I supposed to stay calm?

Ping Han: I am also your disciple!
Pinghan: Why didn't you lend me money when I was at my lowest point?
Pinghan: Why didn't you help me when I finally got back on my feet and was fighting for my last chance at university?
Director Gao: Pinghan, you need to understand that in an exam setting, I can't speak up for my student.

Ping Han: This matter won't just end like this.
……

Xiao Yunji was slightly taken aback when she saw the message sent by Su Yanyang. Then she quickly logged into the website and downloaded the public notice.

Looking at Zhang Yu above... Xiao Yunji felt utterly puzzled.

With ten years of accumulated experience and the momentum of a god, it's perfectly reasonable for Ping Han to obtain the military certificate.

Xiao Yunji has spent a lot of money over the years, even transplanting deformed magical bodies and abandoning her human form. It would be understandable if she obtained a military certificate.

But what happened to Zhang Yu? Wasn't he severely injured and collapsed by the Yellow Turban Warriors?

A hint of resentment rose in Xiao Yunji's heart, especially when she thought about how much she had put in for this exam, only to lose to the other party. This resentment gradually turned into bitterness.

So Xiao Yunji immediately asked her teacher, Director Lin, what the reason was.

After a moment, Director Lin replied: Don't talk nonsense.

Director Lin: Where is the behind-the-scenes manipulation in the examination presided over by True Lord Qiyun, True Lord Tianxiang, and the Fifth-Rank True God?

Xiao Yunji: But Zhang Yu has only been enrolled for two and a half years, and he's already like that after the exams.

Xiao Yunji: How exactly did he win?

Director Lin originally did not want to boost the morale of the war faction and diminish the prestige of the peace faction, especially since he disapproved of Zhang Yu's winning method.

However, he also didn't want his students to spread any inside stories, which would ultimately displease the principal.

After considering for a moment, he replied: "What I'm about to tell you is for you to know; don't spread it around."
Director Lin: Ping Han performed very well.

Director Lin: His construction scale is the largest in the entire site.
Xiao Yunji: Then why did Zhang Yu win?

Director Lin: Because Zhang Yu wiped out all the Yellow Turban warriors in the examination hall with a lower workload.

Director Lin: [Military Certificate Exam Data]
"Total annihilation?" Xiao Yunji was shocked and opened the document sent by Director Lin.

Looking at Zhang Yu's position at the top of the kill count, Xiao Yunji took a deep breath: "He actually... wiped out all the Yellow Turban Warriors?"

She recalled the Yellow Turban Warriors who surged like a tidal wave at the end of the examination hall, and she couldn't understand how Zhang Yu had managed to do it.

So she directly asked Director Lin about her doubts.

Director Lin replied: What else could those hard laborers from the war faction rely on? They fought their way out with their own fists, otherwise they would have been so badly injured.

Xiao Yunji was shocked upon hearing this: "So... Zhang Yu did this through his own martial arts skills?"

"I remember that apart from his eye sockets, he didn't have any other magical remains on his body, right?" "So he... annihilated all the Yellow Turban warriors with pure martial arts?"

If someone tells Xiao Yunji before the exam that they only need to equip the Eye Skull to get the military certificate, she will just think that the person is crazy.

But now that she heard that someone had actually done it, she instantly felt that this person with a problem in their brain was really damn strong.

At the same time, Xiao Yunji's resentment gradually subsided.

Su Yanyang: Any news?

Upon seeing Su Yanyang's message, Xiao Yunji thought for a moment and replied: "Don't spread what I'm about to tell you."

Xiao Yunji: Zhang Yu defeated all the Yellow Turban warriors with his martial arts skills, and thus obtained his military certificate.

Su Yanyang: How is that possible?

Xiao Yunji: [Military Certificate Exam Data]
Xiao Yunji: Look at his kill count, isn't he number one?

……

Su Yanyang stared in shock at the file sent by Xiao Yunji, repeatedly comparing the data of each candidate.

"Zhang Yu... really wiped out all the Yellow Turban Warriors? His kill count is even higher than Ping Han's?"

"Why did his strength improve so quickly?"

"Could it be that he bought more Qiongjiang coins than Pinghan?"

Su Yanyang is a very practical person, and also someone whose thoughts change quickly. After having solid evidence, he accepted the facts in front of him in just a few seconds.

Su Yanyang thought to himself, "The accomplished are my teachers, and the wealthy are my superiors. Zhang Yu can now be considered my senior brother."

Just then, Ma Xuan sent a message: How is it?
Su Yanyang: Sigh, there's no chance to play next.

Ma Xuan: Why? What exactly happened?

Su Yanyang: I'll show you something.

Su Yanyang: Remember not to spread this around.

Su Yanyang: [Military Certificate Exam Data]
Su Yanyang: Zhang Yu annihilated all the Yellow Turban warriors using only martial arts.

Su Yanyang: I suspect he probably earned more than Ping Han through Qiongjiang Coins.

……

Ma Xuan looked at the message from Su Yanyang in shock and asked: "Isn't that even stronger than Ping Han?"
Ma Xuan: What should we do next? Surrender immediately?

Su Yanyang: What should you do?

Ma Xuan was slightly taken aback, and the next moment he received a message that Su Yanyang had left the competition group and the competition team.

Ma Xuan: You're not participating in the competition?

Su Yanyang: I'm going to find a team that can get into the top ten without having to fight Zhang Yu.
Su Yanyang: Besides you and Zhang Yu's team, there are 18 other teams. I refuse to believe I can't find one that can help me improve my overall score.

Looking at Su Yanyang's answer, Ma Xuan sighed, his mind in turmoil.

"What's the point of fighting?"

"I have to think of a way..."

Just then, Ji Yuanshu asked: "Senior Ma Xuan, why did Senior Su Yanyang leave?"

Upon seeing Ji Yuanshu, Ma Xuan's gaze flickered slightly, and he said, "You know that Su Yanyang has a foolproof plan and a sure-win strategy for our team when we face Zhang Yu next. He is the key to our victory."

Ma Xuan: So he wants to raise the price at the last minute, and we have to give him money.
Ma Xuan: But it's alright, I'll persuade him to come back in a bit.

Ma Xuan: By the way, you should be the captain of this competition team.
Himeki Kaname: Huh? I'm the captain?

Regardless of Ji Yuanshu's bewilderment, Ma Xuan forcibly transferred the captaincy of the competition team to him and then urged him to agree.

Shortly after Ji Yuanshu agreed, he was shocked to discover that Ma Xuan had also left the team.

"what's the situation?!"

"Does Su Yanyang need to leave the team if he comes back?"

Ji Yuanshu sent messages to Ma Xuan repeatedly, but never received a response.

During this time, he discovered that the other team members had all left the team, leaving him, the captain, all alone.

Ji Yuanshu: Senior? Why did you all quit?
After a long silence, Ma Xuancai replied: Zhang Yu obtained his military credentials.
Ji Yuanshu: How could he possibly beat Ping Han?
Ma Xuan: [Military Certificate Exam Data]
Ma Xuan: I'll send you this data, but don't spread it around.
After reading Ma Xuan's message several times, Ji Yuanshu was certain that he hadn't misread it or was hallucinating.

"Zhang Yu has already passed the military certification exam?" Ji Yuanshu gritted his teeth, thinking with difficulty, "He's already one foot in the master's program?"

"And he's only a junior in college... Doesn't that mean that once he collects all seven of the Seven Wonders, he'll be able to make money using the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power? His income will skyrocket then, probably ten times that of me."

Thinking of this, Ji Yuanshu felt the seven credit cards in his mind growing heavier and heavier.

Finally, Himegaki Kaname replied: I paid money to join the team!
Ma Xuan: So I made you the captain right away?
Seeing the message from Ma Xuan, Ji Yuanshu angrily said, "Damn it... at least let me back off first!"

Looking at his team now down to just one person, Ji Yuanshu wondered what to do.

After thinking for a long time, Ji Yuanshu suddenly had a thought and sent a message to Bu Ziran, his teammate from the previous season who had broken up with him after an argument.

Ji Yuanshu: Senior Bu, there's an extra spot in my competition team. Would you like to switch over?
Bu Ziran: [Military Certificate Exam Data]
Bu Ziran: [Fear] You want me to fight Zhang Yu?
Bu Ziran: Do you want me to go bankrupt?

Ji Yuanshu then asked about Cong Na, another teammate from the previous year.

Cong Na: [wiping sweat]
Cong Na: Junior, isn't that a bit unfair of you?
Cong Na: [List of Military Certificate Holders]
Looking at the document sent by the other party, Ji Yuanshu's face flashed with bitterness, and he cursed inwardly, "How did they know? Why did the news spread so fast?"

Ji Yuanshu had an idea and decided to find some lower-grade students.

He messaged Li Xiao directly, asking if he wanted to join the team.

He remembered that Li Xiao had been trying to become a substitute player everywhere, but he couldn't even afford a single substitute player spot. Now that he wasn't being charged, he might be able to recruit him directly.

Upon seeing the other party's reply, Ji Yuanshu couldn't help but ask: How do you know that Zhang Yu obtained his military certificate?

Li Xiao: Zhang Yu posted this on his WeChat Moments himself.
Li Xiao: Didn't you see it?
Ji Yuanshu quickly switched to Zhang Yu's WeChat Moments, only to find that the other party had already posted the list of military ID holders, which was filled with various comments and likes.

(End of this chapter)