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

Chapter 525 Hype and Superiors - Weapon Forging Prodigy (88)

"Ha ha ha ha."

Finding it funny, Jin Jun burst out laughing.

Given his current skill level, he certainly couldn't possibly consider Zhang Yu in front of him as a real competitor.

But after laughing, he realized he couldn't just walk away like that and pretend nothing had happened.

After all, Zhang Yu's public announcement of his plans was tantamount to issuing a challenge to him, demanding to compete with him in the weapon-refining project.

If he leaves without saying a word, it could negatively impact his reputation in weapon crafting.

Especially Zhang Yu in front of him, and his assistants Zi Yunzhen beside him... Jin Jun didn't understand their personalities.

What if they all have big mouths like Feng Tingting?

If rumors spread, saying that Zhang Yu directly provoked Jin Jun and that Jin Jun left in a hurry without saying a word, wouldn't that just tarnish his reputation for no reason?

Jin Jun smiled faintly and held up one finger.

A flash of light appeared on his fingertips, projecting a series of numbers that gradually grew larger.

10
50
120
"This is the amount of funds I have raised so far for the Tianri Huangshen project."

As Jin Jun spoke, the number on his fingertip continued to grow, quickly reaching 300 spirit coins, and then continued to surge upwards.

As the number of spirit coins was displayed, the spirit realm was stirred, with flashes of light and shadow, and whispers seemed to echo throughout the world.

Legend has it that in ancient times, when immortals descended to earth, there were extraordinary phenomena such as the sound of conch shells, falling flowers, radiant light, and auspicious beasts galloping about.

In modern times, the appearance of large quantities of spirit coins can trigger various strange phenomena.

When the number on Jin Jun's fingertip surged to 300, the surrounding light and shadow changes formed various financial advertisements, magic weapon advertisements, gambling advertisements... as if trying to attract the investment of spirit coins.

When the number on Jin Jun's finger reached 600, calls came from the depths of the spirit world. Countless soul cultivators softly called out Jin Jun's name, wanting to recommend funds, cave dwellings, and all sorts of luxury goods to him.

The surrounding air was faintly filled with the stirrings of divine power, indicating that the display of a large number of spirit coins had attracted the attention of the divine power network and was being recorded in detail.

At the same time, the bank's premium customer features are activated, and special effects to verify the authenticity of funds are implemented.

Auspicious light and auspicious energy descended, transforming into spirit coins that floated in every corner of the air, confirming the authenticity of the account balance.

As the amount of money increased, the methods of verification also gradually improved. Layers of emotionless voices began to murmur Jin Jun's name and balance, further proving the authenticity of the funds.

User Jin Jun, account balance 642 Spirit Coins!

Seeing this scene, Zi Yunzhen felt as if the entire world was shouting out this number.

Her purple irises, shimmering with the light of spirit coins, magnified slightly, and only one thought remained in her mind: "No wonder he's a prodigy aiming to become the Heavenly Sun God... He's so rich! He's so strong!"

The other two assistants beside him were also stunned, with only one thought in their minds: "With such abundant funds and such ample research funding, how can Zhang Yu compete with him? How could he possibly compare to him?"

Jin Jun looked with satisfaction at the numbers on his fingertips and the strange phenomena caused by the display of a large number of spirit coins.

To increase the project's success rate, he made ample preparations for Tianrihuangshen. The 642 spirit coins came from deposits, loans, investments, and so on. Jin Jun used every means at his disposal to raise funds.

Withdrawing his finger, as the remaining spirit coins disappeared, all the strange phenomena in the world vanished one by one.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Jun spread his five fingers and reached out to stroke the air in front of him.

In an instant, data from magical artifacts were projected into the air, like stacks of documents, appearing directly before everyone's eyes.

Magical artifacts are the result of a cultivator's crafting skills, and the parameters of magical artifacts are the best way to showcase the results of crafting.

As a top student in the weapon crafting department, Jin Jun naturally always had his magic weapon parameters ready to be sent out at any time.

When he encountered other weapon-refining cultivators, they only needed to look at his magical treasures and their parameters to understand Jin Jun's skill level and area of ​​expertise.

But what if you encounter a weapon-refining cultivator you can't understand?
For example, Zi Yunzhen and her two assistants were struggling to understand the lines of magical artifact parameters floating in the air. They had to look up information to understand the meaning of each number.

This is because these magical artifacts are either blueprints that are only studied in higher grades, or they are magical artifacts that are not included in the university curriculum. They are all magical artifact blueprints that Zi Yunzhen and the others have not yet learned.

Zhang Yu could only deduce from the names of these magical artifacts that the technologies they contained were related to the Heavenly Sun God, since he had previously asked Fu Ji to do similar statistics.

Soon, Zi Yunzhen learned about the level of these magical artifacts through the comments below their parameters.

[Pinned Comment] Magnet Master: Ingenious design, based on years of stable versions, with improvements more suitable for the refiner...

In addition, Zi Yunzhen also saw the evaluations of teachers and students such as Lei Ji Zhenjun, Jiu Duan Zhenren, and Yan Qianji.

However, upon seeing Lei Ji Zhenjun's comment, Jin Jun frowned slightly and deleted it with a flick of his wrist. Zi Yunzhen and the others, seeing these individual praises, seemed to see endorsements supporting Jin Jun and attesting to his skill in weapon crafting.

At the same time, Jin Jun said calmly, "In order to complete the Heavenly Sun God, I have not only prepared sufficient research funds, but also accumulated enough technology over the past few years."

"These magical artifacts represent my past and contain all the techniques I will need to refine the prototype of the Heavenly Sun Divine Machine."

"To prove my abilities, I invited many teachers and top students to appreciate my treasures and offer their comments, hoping to identify any gaps in my knowledge and take another step forward."

Jin Jun didn't say anything more, but everyone present could feel his absolute confidence.

Zi Yunzhen thought to herself, "With money, technology, and connections, Senior Jin Jun is truly well-prepared and confident this time. What is Zhang Yu even trying to compete for?"

Ye Xingli thought to herself, "Jin Jun's preparations are more thorough than I expected. It seems that the weapon-refining department will have another Heavenly Sun God next year."

After Jin Jun finished speaking and demonstrated his weapon-refining skills, he did not intend to stay any longer.

He believed that Zhang Yu must have already regretted his decision and would soon come begging him to join the project.

"The conditions won't be as good then."

After thinking it over, Jin Jun greeted Ye Xingli and then turned and left.

However, before leaving the laboratory, Jin Jun paused for a moment and said to everyone, "You can reveal what I just said if you want. You don't need to keep it a secret for me."

"My projects still welcome all interested individuals to submit their resumes."

With Jin Jun gone, the entire laboratory fell silent once again.

Zhang Yu acted as if nothing had happened, returning to his experimental table to continue practicing his weapon-refining techniques.

While washing the materials, Zi Yunzhen glanced at Zhang Yu from time to time, thinking to herself, "He's probably not at peace right now. He'll probably go and apologize to Senior Jin Jun in a few days."

And then, what happened in the laboratory today gradually spread throughout the weapon crafting department.

When Su Yunni, who was first in the class, found out, her first reaction was that it was a publicity stunt.

Su Yunni said in the small group: There is no way there is such a stupid person who would want to compete head-on with Jin Jun, who has been preparing for many years and has already mastered the "Tai Xu Divine Artifact Strategy", right after changing majors.

Su Yunni: Showcasing funds and technology... I bet Jin Jun is just trying to create hype and promote his project, which is why he brought Zhang Yu along as his shill.
Su Yunni: I estimate it won't be long before Zhang Yu voluntarily admits defeat and joins Jin Jun's project, then we can hype it up again.

Zi Yunzhen suddenly realized: "That's right, this is a publicity stunt orchestrated by the two of them. After this publicity stunt, I estimate that a lot of people will send Jin Jun their resumes, and some may even invest in him or take out loans."

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Regardless of the ups and downs outside, after announcing his plan to refine the prototype machine, Zhang Yu continued to follow his own pace and carry out his plan.

In the days that followed, he was not in a hurry. He continued to quietly cultivate his weapon-refining skills every day, just as before, and made the most of his time to accumulate the skills of a weapon-refining prodigy.

Jin Jun's display of strength did put pressure on Zhang Yu, but it also fueled his fighting spirit.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's already the end of June.

On this day, Zhang Yu finally completed his training in the eighth weapon-refining technique.

Superior - Refining Prodigy (8/8): Refining quality and success rate increase dramatically.

Upon seeing the second-level effect of the weapon-refining prodigy, Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and after some exploration, he understood how these effects worked.

The so-called quality of crafting refers to the quality of the crafted magical artifacts, magical artifacts, and other products.

Even if the same person refines the same magical artifact, the quality of each artifact will inevitably differ, with variations in strength, power, and other aspects.

The so-called dramatic increase in the quality of weapon crafting means that each crafted magical artifact approaches the limits of its own capabilities and design. Whether it is the artifact's strength, power, might, mana storage, response speed, or range of influence, it achieves the best results.

The so-called success rate of weapon forging is to reduce the number of mistakes in the weapon forging process.

Every mistake during the crafting process represents a waste of materials.

A surge in the success rate of weapon crafting means an increase in material utilization, which can effectively save on crafting costs.

The effects of the second level of the weapon-refining prodigy greatly improved the cost-effectiveness of Zhang Yu's weapon-refining abilities.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, thinking that his efforts had not been in vain.

With this second layer of effect, he will undoubtedly have a significant advantage in the upcoming competition for the Heavenly Sun God.

(End of this chapter)