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

Chapter 516 Maintaining Personal Brand (Thanks to '灯嘟江堤枫' for the generous donation)
After repeatedly reviewing the parameters of the Taiyi Golden Elixir Pill, Zi Yunzhen felt her breathing become heavy.

She couldn't help but reply: Did you really do this all by yourself?

She wondered to herself, "Did Senior Ye Xingli lead him to do this?"

"How could a civil engineering student possibly achieve this?"

Faced with Zi Yunzhen's question, Zhang Yu calmly replied: Didn't you see the name of the maker of the magic weapon?

Zhang Yu: So I did it independently, or are you saying I faked it?
In the world of weapon crafting, accusing someone of counterfeiting is a grave enmity that could lead to death or bankruptcy. Naturally, Zi Yunzhen would not dare to easily make such a grudge against the materials that the Magnetism True Monarch had his eye on.

Zi Yunzhen: That's not what I meant.

Zi Yunzhen: I'm just too surprised.
Zi Yunzhen: I never imagined that someone in the Earth and Wood element could refine the Taiyi Golden Elixir Pill so well.
Zi Yunzhen: She also pushed the Dragon Vein Forging Technique to level 20.
Zhang Yu replied matter-of-factly: "Without some extraordinary talent, how could Magnetism True Monarch have helped me change my element?"
Seeing Zhang Yu's somewhat arrogant reply, Zi Yun was genuinely annoyed, but after looking at the parameters of his magic weapon, she could only swallow her anger.

After all, magic weapons are the best proof of a cultivator's skill level. As long as the result is good enough, it can shut everyone up.

Zhang Yu asked: "Zi, do you still need the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Technique service?"

Zi Yunzhen: I want

Zhang Yu: What magic weapon?
Zhang Yu: Could you please send me the parameters so I can take a look?

Zi Yunzhen looked at the array flag she was about to infuse with the power of the dragon vein, and suddenly her face turned red.

After hesitating for a moment, she sent it anyway: [Five Elements Flag]
Then she quickly explained: This Five Elements Flag is not my highest level.

Zi Yunzhen: I used it to assist in experiments, for temporary use.

Zhang Yu: 3 Spirit Coins
Zi Yunzhen: Okay
Upon seeing the other party's price, Zi Yunzhen quickly agreed.

This is also why Zi Yunzhen placed an order with Ye Xingli; the other party's price was indeed not expensive.

As a student in the weapon crafting department, Zi Yunzhen had also sought out quite a few upperclassmen for customized services.

After all, while large companies offer high-quality, cost-effective refining products with stable quality and various spiritual services, many personalized customization needs are either difficult to meet or prohibitively expensive.

At this point, it is necessary to find a master craftsman to perform secondary crafting, so as to achieve effects such as increasing the strength of the magic weapon, expanding additional functions, and enhancing the intelligence of the weapon spirit.

Even magical artifacts of the same brand and model can have huge differences after being refined in different personalized ways.

After some discussion, Zhang Yu and Zi Yunzhen successfully signed the contract. They were just waiting for the other party to deliver the magic weapon, and then for him to complete the second refinement before sending the magic weapon over.

After accepting the deposit, Zhang Yu, though extremely reluctant, still transferred 0.3 spirit coins as a brokerage fee to Ye Xingli.

Ye Xingli: No need to switch. Once you're in the weapon crafting department, make a name for yourself. You don't need me to cover for you anymore.
Zhang Yu: Senior Sister, I've always relied on you to help me find business. I'm new to the Weapon Forging Department and don't know anyone here, so I'll have to trouble you to continue introducing me to business.

Seeing that Ye Xingli had accepted the agency fee after his insistence, Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"After all, I don't have a good reputation and I have a past in the civil engineering department. Without Ye Xingli's help, I'm afraid it would be difficult to get orders in the weapon crafting department."

"I still need my senior sister to help me get more business."

Besides business considerations, Zhang Yu also had an idea about the Dao Seed on Ye Xingli's body.

"Senior Sister Ye was able to win a place in the design competition so early, so her talent for weapon crafting must be amazing. She probably also has a Dao Seed within her."

Besides his teacher, Magnetism True Lord, Zhang Yu also plans to get to know Senior Sister Night Star Li better, hoping to copy a Dao Seed from her.

……

Several days later, Zi Yunzhen received the magic weapon that Zhang Yu had sent back. After testing it, she couldn't help but think, "It really is a level 20 Dragon Vein Forging Technique."

Desiring to show off, she quickly sent information about the magic item in the group chat, and soon some classmates replied.

"Yun Zhen, you've finished forging your Five Elements Flag?"

"Did someone infuse it with the power of the dragon vein?"

"That's a very high level of skill. How much did it cost?"

Zi Yunzhen's lips curled slightly as she replied: You definitely won't believe it if I told you.
Zi Yunzhen: Zhang Yu helped me refine this.
8th place Rongxuan: Zhang Yu? That civil engineering dog helped you refine him? You're kidding me.

Zi Yunzhen looked at her chat history with Zhang Yu, as well as the screenshots about Taiyi Golden Liquid Pill. Although she wanted to post them to show how well-informed she was, she decided against it without Zhang Yu's permission.

Zi Yunzhen immediately replied: "I spoke with Zhang Yu, and his weapon-refining skills are quite high."

Zi Yunzhen: Taiyi Golden Elixir Level 20, Dragon Vein Forging Technique Level 20

Rongxuan: How is that possible? He has time to learn weapon crafting on the construction site?

Zi Yunzhen: If he didn't have some skill, why would Magnet Pole True Lord have captured him to join the weapon refining department?
Someone replied: "Perhaps it's the result of an experiment on the Nascent Soul Remains."
Someone else replied: Yunni, this time they might steal your first place!
Su Yunni, who was ranked first in the class, looked at the messages in the group chat and her gaze sharpened slightly.

As the top student in her class from freshman to junior year, Su Yunni had already set her sights on the departmental rankings and didn't care much about her class rankings, simply because she had absolute confidence in being number one in her class.

But unexpectedly, a transfer student from the Civil Engineering department ranked second in the class, and now it seems that he may even pose a threat to her.
Su Yunni simply couldn't imagine what would happen if this civil engineering student surpassed her and took first place in the class. She would be ridiculed by the other weapon-refining students, her personal brand value would plummet, and the company's revenue would be affected as well.

Thinking of this, Su Yunni felt a surge of fighting spirit.

"I absolutely cannot let this civil engineering student surpass me."

"I want to make sure I do perfectly in this semester's final exams."

Thinking of this, Su Yunni immediately adjusted her original cultivation plan, slightly reducing the amount of advance study and increasing the amount of time spent consolidating and reviewing her third-year courses. Zhang Yu, of course, was completely unaware of the thoughts of the other students in the class.

He didn't take the final exams this semester too seriously.

On the one hand, he had already completed the first three years of the weapon-refining course and passed the Magnet Pole True Lord's exam.

On the other hand, his main focus now is on the weapon-refining prodigy. After finishing the weapon-refining prodigy, he will work on the prototype of the Heavenly Sun God. Final exams and such are just side things.

When Zhang Yu returned to his dormitory that day, he saw his older sister Zhang Pianpian for the first time in a long time.

Since joining the experimental project on the Transformation of Divine Body and raising her Taiqing Realm to Level 2, Zhang Pianpian has become increasingly busy.

With Zhang Yu becoming increasingly busy, the two rarely met.

Seeing Zhang Pianpian's ranking of 10th in the spellcasting category above her head, Zhang Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Senior, your ranking has gone up again?"

Zhang Pianpian nodded: "I recently participated in a competition to improve my performance, which will make it easier to participate in the top ten leagues."

As she spoke, Zhang Pianpian smiled and asked, "You switched to the weapon crafting department?"

"Not bad, they'll be able to participate in the top ten leagues in a couple of years, right?"

Seeing his sister's improvement, Zhang Yu's slightly complacent mood immediately subsided. He mustered his energy to continue making money and cultivating, striving to qualify for the Top Ten Leagues as soon as possible.

……

A few days after the change of major.

Zhang Yu sent a message to Magnetism True Lord: Teacher, has the sanctions against the Finance Department not stopped yet?

Magnet Lord: I can't control the sanctions imposed on the financial sector.

Magnet Lord: Alright, stop bothering me. There's a project at the factory; let your company take it on.

Zhang Yu: Thank you, teacher.
Magnetism True Lord: Hmm?

Zhang Yu: [1 Spirit Coin] Thank you, teacher.
Magnet Lord: Hmm
Looking at the chat history, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "It seems that after taking on the civil engineering projects in the weapon forging field, they'll all have to give me, their teacher, a kickback."

Upon arriving at the factory area mentioned by Magnetism True Monarch, Zhang Yu realized that this was an expansion of a branch factory undertaken by the Refining Department of Wanfa University.

Unlike the large-scale projects in the Civil Engineering department, the factory construction projects in the Weapon Forging department are not very large in scale. Most of the parts assigned to Zhang Yu can be completed by the employees of Zhang Yu's company.

"I can get a total of 20 spirit coins for the project. Although it can't compare to the big projects in the Civil Engineering Department, it takes me less time."

Zhang Yu calculated that he only needed to circulate the Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power for a few days, and he could leave the rest to Ying Xin's grandfather, Zhao Tianxing, and the others.

After some research, Zhang Yu discovered that while there weren't many large-scale projects in the weapon crafting system, there were numerous similar smaller projects, which suited his current situation and allowed him to focus more on the path of weapon crafting.

"The only problem is when will the project payment be made?"

"Once the first payment for the project comes in, everything else will go smoothly."

Zhang Yu looked at his savings. Although he had taken on some weapon-refining orders these days, he also had to cultivate his skills and advance funds for civil engineering projects every day. His spirit coins were always short-lived, and his savings were still hovering around 10 spirit coins.

……

As time went by, it was already mid-March.

All that could be seen were streaks of true fire emitting incandescent light, swirling and dancing back and forth according to Zhang Yu's will.

On this day, Zhang Yu finally pushed the Fire Control Divine Mirror to level 20.

"Phew, I can now practice the fourth technique of the weapon-refining prodigy."

"There is also the level 20 Fire Control Divine Mirror, which can be used to repair magical artifacts by refining materials."

Upon realizing this, Zhang Yu's spirits lifted.

The repair of magical artifacts can be divided into many areas, such as the repair of various outer shells, the repair of parts, the repair of spiritual energy circuits, the repair of intelligent artifact spirits, etc. Each of these requires different skills.

The Fire Control Divine Mirror, by refining materials at high temperatures, is well-suited for repairing the outer shell of magical artifacts.

"There are quite a few people who want to repair magic weapons, which should bring me a lot of income."

Just then, Zhang Yu received another picture from Wen Wuyai.

After skillfully parsing the file, Bai Zhenzhen's video appeared.

Bai Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Yu Zi? You successfully changed your major?"

"Great! Now you're in the weapon crafting department, not the civil engineering department. Not only will you have more face when people talk about it, but it will also be easier for you to participate in the top ten leagues."

"I'm doing great here. The management is getting laxer and laxer. I might get out anytime soon, and then I'll come find you..."

Just as Zhang Yu was watching Bai Zhenzhen's smile in the video, he slowly smiled along with her.

But then the video in front of them changed in a flash, and streaks of seven-colored light suddenly appeared.

(End of this chapter)