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

Chapter 511 The Path of Weapon Refining, How Many Stages of Golden Core?

Obtaining relevant certifications through military certification exams is clearly the most common and routine practice in the vast majority of majors at Wanfa University.

However, in the elite weapon crafting department, the number and channels for issuing military certificates are clearly greater than in the civil engineering department.

At this moment, Magnetism True Monarch was explaining the intricacies of the matter to Zhang Yu.

"Military weapon forging engineering certificates are divided into two categories: Class A and Class B."

"Category A includes various magical artifacts, magical artifacts, armor, flying swords, puppets, and other crafting products."

"Besides passing the exam, there are other ways to obtain a Class A military weapon forging engineering certificate. For example, if you create a prototype of a military-grade weapon product and then pass the weapon forging skills test and review, you can be granted a military certificate in advance."

"Category B focuses on weapon crafting techniques."

"To obtain a Class B Military Weapon Forging Engineering Certificate, besides passing the relevant exams, there are also some ways to obtain it in advance, such as the annual Magic Weapon Design Competition, Magic Remains Design Competition, and Flying Sword Design Competition..."

"These design competitions focus on innovation and design capabilities, rather than specific weapon crafting skills."

“Take your senior sister Ye Xingli, for example. She was among the top five in the Fahai Design Competition, and her entry was patented. She was directly granted a Class B Military Refining Engineering Certificate and began practicing the Taixu Divine Weapon Strategy.”

"Then she completed the prototype of the Vacuum Calamity Transformation Diagram on her own. After passing the weapon-refining skill test and review, she obtained the Class A Military Weapon-Refining Engineering Certificate. Now she has completely completed the Vacuum Calamity Transformation Diagram."

Magnetism True Monarch smiled slightly, flicked his fingertips, and light and shadow appeared before his eyes, listing Ye Xingli's dense resume.

The list above was filled with Ye Xingli's rankings in various competitions, the products designed by Fa Hai, and her grades and overall scores for each academic year... Zhang Yu was dazzled by the sheer volume of information.

Magnet Master said, "Once you enter the weapon crafting department, you can also follow this path and obtain the two types of military certificates as soon as possible. After all, whether it's cultivation techniques or magical bodies, the sooner you use military-grade ones, the sooner you can start accumulating resources for future cultivation."

"At the undergraduate level, Foundation Establishment is already the peak. To obtain the Golden Core qualification certificate, one must take the postgraduate entrance examination."

"But that doesn't mean you can do nothing during your undergraduate studies. After all, breaking through to the Golden Core realm is easy, but the difference between Golden Core cultivators is like heaven and earth. Many top students don't rush to graduate early even if they have all the credits, because they are all making the most of their time to prepare for breaking through to the Golden Core realm in the future."

Magnetism True Monarch: "In the past, Golden Cores were divided into nine grades. A third-grade Golden Core was already considered an unparalleled genius, while a first-grade Golden Core could directly enter a sect."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu asked with concern, "And now?"

Magnetism True Monarch said, "The nine-grade division of Golden Core is considered too crude. Now, after connecting to the Spirit Realm, we directly score them. A Golden Core with a score of 1 is barely acceptable, a Golden Core with a score of 10 is excellent, a Golden Core with a score of 30 is already the best in each school, and a Golden Core with a score of 50 or more is the Golden Core among Golden Cores."

Zhang Yu quickly asked again, "What kind of Golden Core can be graded higher?"

Magnetism True Monarch said, "This is divided into two steps: before and after the Golden Core stage."

"How to improve your score after reaching the Golden Core stage is still a long way off for you, so I won't discuss it today."

"Let's talk about the preparations before the Golden Core stage."

"To forge a high-quality Golden Core, one must first purchase an Inner Core. The higher the quality of the Inner Core, the more expensive it is. It can be said that money is indispensable if one wants to break through to the Golden Core realm."

"Secondly, during the process of forging the golden core, the quality of the cultivator's own spiritual root, cultivation method, and physical body all have a significant impact on the golden core score. The higher the quality, the higher the score of the forged golden core."

"If there are other high-quality magic weapons, pills, and array diagrams to help, that would be even better."

Magnetism True Monarch said, "Simply put, the more and stronger military-grade cultivation techniques, military-grade magical bodies, and military-grade magical treasures you master, the higher the score of the Golden Core you forge."

"Therefore, during your university years, you should seize the time to accumulate resources for the path of immortality and master more military-grade power so that you can forge your Golden Core faster and better in the future."

Zhang Yu nodded, this did not conflict with his plan to accumulate strength and win the Grand Slam of the top ten leagues.

However, he had some concerns about the route proposed by Magnetism True Monarch.

Zhang Yu asked, "Teacher, you said you can get a Class B military certificate by winning prizes in various design competitions? Isn't that very difficult?"

Magnetism True Lord said, "Design competitions rely heavily on inspiration and talent, and are the least dependent on wealth and background."

"By following this path, you can first obtain a Class B military certificate, cultivate military-grade weapon-forging techniques, and then your weapon-forging skills will improve day by day. At that point, if you go and create a prototype of a military-grade weapon, obtaining a Class A military certificate will be a piece of cake."

Hearing Magnet True Lord's words, Zhang Yu felt increasingly uneasy.

It's not that he lacks inspiration and talent in weapon crafting, but rather that Yu Shu doesn't seem to have it at the moment.

If Yu Shu didn't have the added boost of inspiration and design, how could Zhang Yu, with his unparalleled talent, possibly make any use of it?

Zhang Yu intuitively felt: "Being restricted by Yu Shu, I am very likely not suited to the path of design competitions."

So he asked again, "What if we go directly to create a prototype of a military-grade weapon and get a Class A military certificate first?"

Upon hearing this, True Lord Magnetism smiled and said, "Let's take the Heavenly Sun God as an example." As he spoke, True Lord Magnetism flicked his fingertips, and countless light and shadow appeared before his eyes.

Those were countless skill trees, intertwined and closely connected like tree roots.

At the same time, Magnetism True Monarch said, "To create the Heavenly Sun God, one must at least master advanced thermal energy technology. To master advanced thermal energy technology, one must master the following seven basic technologies, and to master these seven basic technologies..."

After listening for a while, Zhang Yu felt a headache coming on. He thought to himself, "To master a skill, you need to master the foundation of that skill. To master the foundation of that skill, you need to master the foundation of that foundation, and then the foundation of the foundation of the foundation..."

Looking at the densely packed skill tree in front of him, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "When the hell will this ever end?"

Looking at the stunned Zhang Yu, Magnetism True Monarch said, "Do you understand now?"

"Learning military-grade weapon-refining techniques first, especially the military-grade technique of our department, 'The Great Void Divine Weapon Strategy,' will allow you to progress faster on the path of weapon refining. In particular, you can skip many techniques in material refining, magic weapon shaping, and magic power transmission, and directly do things that others cannot do with this technique, greatly saving time."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "It's almost like he's diligently learning the True Fire Processing Technique on one hand, and directly cultivating the Fire Control Divine Mirror to control True Fire on the other."

But as Zhang Yu recalled the memories of weapon crafting in his mind, another thought surged into his mind, and he suddenly asked, "Teacher, if I craft a magic weapon related to this advanced thermal psionic technology, wouldn't I directly master this technology?"

Magnet Lord chuckled and said, "How can you forge such a magical artifact if you don't master the relevant technology?"

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "That's not necessarily true."

He recalled the process of learning and refining weapon blueprints each time he practiced, and mastering the techniques for making various magical artifacts.

Especially when upgrading through the Feather Book, a wealth of experience and knowledge in weapon crafting would surface in his mind.

This made Zhang Yu think to himself, "The 20x speedup of the Taiqing Realm already makes my learning speed very fast."

"There's also a simulated reality laboratory where I can conduct weapon-forging experiments time and time again."

"Furthermore, Yu Shu's cultivation only focuses on the number of times, not the quality."

"As long as I fully utilize the power of the Feather Book and master the crafting of various magical treasures through repeated accelerated practice, I will be able to quickly and deeply master various techniques."

"In that case, it probably won't take too long before I can meet the requirements for refining the prototype of a military-grade weapon."

"Isn't this much safer than participating in some design competition?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu felt a jolt in his heart and had already vaguely made a plan.

In his eyes, the techniques required to forge military-grade magical artifacts displayed on the light screen were no longer techniques, but rather blueprints for magical artifacts.

Once he has mastered the blueprints for these magical artifacts, he will have mastered the crafting techniques for military-grade magical artifacts.

The Magnetic Pole True Lord's gaze flickered as he looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Hmm? It seems you've already made up your mind?"

Zhang Yu said, "Teacher, I want to try to refine a prototype of a military-grade weapon first, and see if I can get a Class A military certificate."

"Oh?" Magnet True Monarch's heart stirred, and he sighed inwardly, "Although this path is much more difficult and takes longer, one learns more, and has a solid foundation and a strong basis, with the potential to unleash great potential from accumulated knowledge."

"I never imagined that after I showed him how difficult this path would be, he would still choose it."

"You can give it a try if you want," Magnet True Monarch said calmly. "Anyway, there are still a few months until the next design competition. You should make the most of these months to learn more. If you feel that you are not up to the task halfway through, you can switch to another option."

Hearing that Magnetism True Monarch also supported his plan, Zhang Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "Teacher, which military-grade weapon do you think I should focus on?"

“Refining magic weapons is simpler than creating magic bodies, but the Taihao Sacred Law Sword Formation among magic weapons involves both flying swords and sword formations. There is a lot of learning that you need to catch up on.”

"The Vacuum Calamity Transformation Diagram involves several profound Taoist techniques. Not only will you need to catch up on your studies, but it will also cost a lot of money to cultivate it."

"The Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor hasn't been fully deciphered yet; it's too early for you."

"The only one left that is most suitable for you is the Heavenly Sun God."

"It just so happens that the Heavenly Sun God is a puppet. If you successfully refine it, it will not only assist your work and experiments, but the knowledge and skills it contains will also greatly benefit your future refining of Dharma Bodies."

After saying that, Magnetism True Lord sent the blueprints of the prototype of the Heavenly Sun Divine Machine to Zhang Yu.

This prototype of the Heavenly Sun God is not yet of military grade; it can only be considered a top-tier enterprise-level magic weapon. However, if it can be successfully crafted, it will mean that the crafter has the ability to craft the complete Heavenly Sun God.

In addition, when Zhang Yu opened the design drawings, he saw that each part had been listed in detail by the Magnetism True Lord, outlining the courses, knowledge, and techniques that needed to be mastered. Everything was clear at a glance, saving students the trouble of searching for answers everywhere like headless flies.

(End of this chapter)