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

Chapter 515 Who Says Switching Departments Is Inferior to Pureblood (Thanks to 'Xie Longqi' for the Alliance Master reward)
"The order for the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Technique?"

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the message from Ye Xingli.

Although Zhang Yu had decided to pursue the creation of the prototype of the Heavenly Sun God after switching to the weapon crafting department, he did not start the process immediately, but continued to accumulate the skills of a weapon crafting prodigy.

After all, sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood. With Zhang Yu's understanding of the Chain Method Diagram set, there is a high probability that he is a weapon-refining prodigy, which will have a long-term effect on his future weapon-refining career.

In particular, he has now advanced both the Treasure Appraisal Technique and the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Technique to level 20, and the Fire Control Divine Appraisal Technique to level 10. He is getting closer and closer to the six techniques required for the first level of the weapon forging prodigy effect.

According to Zhang Yu's own estimate, it should be completed within two months.

The only thing that bothered him was money.

"The path of weapon forging is great in every way, except it's too expensive."

"It's expensive to craft magic weapon blueprints."

“This weapon-refining technique is even more expensive to cultivate.”

In order to cultivate the Divine Art of Fire Control, Zhang Yu not only needs to purchase fire seeds to condense fire control true energy, but also needs to practice with magical treasures.

After all, this technique involves using true fire to refine magical artifacts, thereby increasing the material strength and resistance to high temperatures.

During this process, although Zhang Yu purchased second-hand magic weapons, he still had to spend a lot of his spirit coins.

At first, his Fire Control Divine Mirror was too low-level and his crafting skills were poor, so he only bought the worst second-hand magic weapons, which were all practice pieces below level 3. The advantage was that they were cheap enough, but the magic weapons, which were already of low level, were basically difficult to sell and recoup their costs after being refined by his low-level Fire Control Divine Mirror.

To be honest, Zhang Yu didn't initially think that this kind of practice magic weapon + practice enhancement junk could be sold. Later he learned that college students also had a need for magic weapons, but their purchasing power was too weak.

Zhang Yu still remembers that the more he practiced, the more spirit coins he spent. At its peak, his account lost nearly 10 spirit coins in a single day.

Later, as his Fire Control Divine Mirror level gradually increased, Zhang Yu also tried to buy higher-level magic weapons, such as level 5, level 9, level 10 and level 11 magic weapons.

After repeated testing, he found that level 11 magic weapons, after being refined by his Fire Control Divine Mirror, were the best-selling.

Especially magical items like the Earth-Suppressing Seal and the Earth-Fiend Bottle, which can be used in civil engineering construction.

"A level 11 magic weapon has reached the Foundation Establishment level, which is a qualitative improvement in performance compared to magic weapons below level 10."

"As for the magical artifacts used in construction, they often don't need to be perfect. They just need to be sturdy and durable. Many people are unwilling to use level 20 magical artifacts to work overtime."

"Therefore, for construction sites, level 11 magic items are the most practical as they are cheaper and more efficient."

In this way, the magic treasures used for practice can be sold more easily to recoup some losses, which greatly alleviates the consumption of spirit coins for Zhang Yu's cultivation of the Fire Control Divine Mirror.

"Now that the Fire Control Divine Mirror is at level 10, besides selling the half-finished products I use for practice to civil engineering students, I can also start a custom service, where I can refine other people's magic weapons while practicing my cultivation techniques."

Zhang Yu mentally calculated that by spending money and earning it simultaneously, he should only need another 15 to 20 spirit coins to upgrade the Fire Control Divine Mirror to level 20.

Whenever he thought of this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, the magical treasures in Kunxu were different from those he had seen in fantasy novels in his previous life. They wouldn't last for decades or even centuries after being refined. Otherwise, he wouldn't know who to sell so many magical treasures to.

The magical artifacts in Kunxu will wear down after use, resulting in reduced durability and even performance. They will require maintenance and repair, and will eventually become outdated, obsolete, and eventually unusable...

Zhang Yu had once complained that the magical artifacts in Kunxu were too fragile, but since embarking on the path of artifact refining, he gradually realized that he had been too narrow-minded in the past.

"Is it reasonable? Is it believable? If a magical artifact can be used for several generations without needing repair or maintenance, how will our weapon-refining department make a living?"

"If I hadn't relied on selling magic items to recoup my losses, I'm afraid that if I wanted to push this Fire Control Divine Mirror to level 20, I wouldn't even have enough to burn through 100 spirit coins. In that case, there would have been no hope for me on the path of weapon crafting."

"However, after the weapon-refining prodigy finishes, the creation of the prototype of the Sun God will cost an unknown amount of spirit coins. I still need to hurry up and make money."

Zhang Yu looked at his bank account. Although he had received a bonus of 20 spirit coins, he had to pay for the cost of Mo Shangjin's Seven Absolute Dharma Body, pay the company employees' salaries, and spend money on cultivating the Fire Control Divine Mirror.

Zhang Yu's account balance will soon be less than 3 spirit coins.

"Sigh, the more you earn, the faster you cultivate; the faster you cultivate, the more money you spend per unit of time."

"These spirit coins are never enough."

Given his financial straits, Zhang Yu was naturally overjoyed to see Ye Xingli's new order regarding the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Technique.

Zhang Yu: (Continue)
Ye Xingli: [Zi Yunzhen]
Ye Xingli: Junior brother, now that you've officially joined the weapon crafting department, there's no need to hide anything from you anymore.

Ye Xingli: Just contact her yourself.

Ye Xingli had always been acting on the orders of Magnetism True Lord, consigning some magical treasures and refining services for Zhang Yu. Her main purpose was to hide Zhang Yu's refining skills before he changed his system.

Now that Zhang Yu has successfully transferred departments, she no longer bothers to cover for him.

So a moment later, Zhang Yu took the initiative to add Zi Yunzhen as a friend.

Zi Yunzhen was slightly taken aback when she saw Zhang Yu's application: "Why does this stinky civil engineering guy want to add me? He doesn't want to ask me for advice on weapon crafting, does he?"

Zi Yunzhen was slightly taken aback when she clicked on the other person's friend request.

Zhang Yu: Do you need the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Technique service?

Zi Yunzhen thought to herself, "Is Zhang Yu working as a middleman? Or a salesperson? Where did some big data leak my needs?"

Zi Yunzhen knew that many lower-year students in the weapon crafting department, if their skills were not good enough, would use their background in weapon crafting to do sales or intermediary work.

Considering the other party might be a refining material that Magnetism True Monarch had his eye on, Zi Yunzhen accepted the friend request. Zhang Yu: Excuse me, do you need the Dragon Vein Forging Technique service?

Zi Yunzhen: I'm sorry, I've already asked someone.

Zhang Yu: Is this from Senior Sister Ye Xingli's side? She's the one who sent me.

Zhang Yu: What kind of magical artifact are you planning to infuse with the power of the dragon vein?

Zi Yunzhen replied with a skeptical look: "You know the Dragon Vein Forging Technique?"

Zi Yunzhen added: I have high standards; I don't need anyone with a low skill level.

Zi Yunzhen: Junior brother, you just transferred from the Civil Engineering department, you should focus on your studies first.

As soon as Zhang Yu saw the reply, he knew he couldn't pretend he hadn't seen it.

After all, in the craft of weapon crafting, an individual's reputation is just as important as brand value.

For example, is the technology of Jihu brand really inferior to that of Wandao Jiangzong? Or inferior to Jingang Xuanzao?

Zhang Yu thought that might not be the case.

However, the Jihu brand can't compete with Wandao Jiangzong in terms of price, and its high-end models are not recognized by anyone outside of the Xianbing University system.

This is reputation, the difference brought about by brand value and brand style.

The same applies to individual cultivators. A weapon-refining student who switched from the earth and wood departments will definitely not be as good as a pure-blood weapon-refining student.
Zhang Yu thought it was absolutely not true.

But Zhang Yu understands that many people have this prejudice.

At this point, he must protect his reputation in weapon crafting and his personal brand value in the same way he would protect brand value.

After all, before he changed departments, he was still hiding behind Ye Xingli, but now he has to make his own name known.

If you don't properly maintain your personal brand, how can you make money? And if you don't make money, how can you cultivate yourself?

In particular, the conversation between the two people in front of them had been entered into the chat history.

If Zhang Yu backs down like this, and Zi Yunzhen keeps posting the chat history everywhere, pointing to the contents and saying: "When Zhang Yu first transferred to the weapon crafting department, he didn't know anything and wanted to learn how to do customized services. I gave him a good scolding and he went to class obediently."

This kind of dark history will probably stay with him for life. Every time he makes the news, whether it's good or bad, someone will jump out and mention it, which will greatly damage his personal brand.

Zhang Yu couldn't gamble that Zi Yun wouldn't actually do that, since he didn't know her personality or character.

Although Zhang Yu didn't know many people in the weapon crafting department, there happened to be one who could do similar things... although this person had now been reassigned to civil engineering.

This proportion is already quite high.

So Zhang Yu simply replied: My Dragon Vein Forging Technique is already level 20, and I've taken a few orders from Senior Sister Ye Xingli before, so my skill level in this area is naturally not a problem.
Zhang Yu: Zi Yunzhen, if you have any questions about this, you can take a look at my magic weapon [Taiyi Golden Elixir].
Zi Yunzhen opened the document and immediately noticed the parameter information of the other party's magic weapon after it was connected to the internet. Her gaze immediately became serious.

This act of sending information about magical artifacts is similar to ancient cultivators appraising each other's magical artifacts, and is a way for artifact-refining cultivators to communicate.

After all, no matter how eloquently you speak, it's not as convincing as directly showing off the magical treasures you've crafted.

However, crafting magical artifacts is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and one cannot simply fight anyone to demonstrate their power.

At this time, appreciating the other party's magical artifact is the best way to understand their artifact crafting skills.

In modern times, it has become even simpler.

After all, the magic weapon system has been summarized and compiled by the ten major sects, and the various levels and parameters are clearly explained. Just by looking at it, one can roughly understand the level of the crafter, which is more useful than a resume for weapon crafting cultivators.

What if you encounter a situation where you can't understand any of the parameters?
That only means your weapon crafting skills are far inferior to theirs.

Zi Yunzhen then began to read it carefully, intending to give her a proper review after finishing.

Temperature 39 degrees

99% of the Qi is transmitted.
Mana Storage 999
64 layers of psionic circuits

There is no intelligent device spirit yet.
Dragon vein infusion 20 units
……

Zi Yunzhen carefully read through the information line by line. Although she hadn't put much effort into the Taiyi Golden Elixir Pill and her skill level was only 10, she could still understand these parameters.

"Level 20 Taiyi Golden Elixir Pill".

"It still requires the overlapping and fusion of more than 5 pieces..."

"It has also undergone two refinements using the Dragon Vein Forging Technique..."

The more Zi Yunzhen looked at it, the more she felt that the Taiyi Golden Liquid Pill was made at an extremely high level.

"Is this really Zhang Yulian's?"

At the end of each parameter is the information of the refiner.

Refiner: Zhang Yu, Wanfa University

Secondary Refining: Wanfa University, Zhang Yu
(End of this chapter)