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

Chapter 546 Taking on Human Form (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After Zi Yunzhen politely declined Zhang Yu's offer, she saw that he had sent her another message.

Zhang Yu: If you're willing to join the project, you can ask me any technical questions you have about the Heavenly Sun God.

Zhang Yu: If your magic weapon malfunctions, I can repair and maintain it for you free of charge.

Zi Yun had absolutely no interest in the first benefit Zhang Yu offered.

Although the other party's weapon-refining ability is quite impressive, how long have they been in the weapon-refining department? And how long have they been learning the Heavenly Sun Divine Technique?
Zi Yunzhen had previously watched Zhang Yu practice all sorts of messy weapon-refining techniques in the laboratory.

She couldn't believe that in just a few months, the other party could have mastered the technology related to the Heavenly Sun God.

However, it was the free maintenance and repair of magical artifacts mentioned later that truly piqued Zi Yun's interest.

She thought to herself, "I'll just join temporarily, have Zhang Yu help me repair a few worn-out magic weapons, and then find an excuse to quit."

With that in mind, Zi Yunzhen agreed to Zhang Yu's request.

Both parties agreed on a one-week trial period, with Zi Yunzhen participating in the project as Zhang Yu's assistant to evaluate each other. If they felt it was not a good fit, she could withdraw.

……

On this day, Zi Yunzhen had just arrived at the laboratory when she received a file from Zhang Yu in her eyes.

Zhang Yu said, "You have experience in handling alloy materials, right?"

"Following the requirements in the document I sent you, help me with the initial screening and then refine the impurities. That's your job for today."

Zi Yunzhen looked at the workload required in the document and exclaimed in surprise, "So much to refine in a day?"

Zhang Yu nodded: "This is just the beginning. I have high expectations for you. Your work efficiency is related to the progress of our entire project team. I hope you can work hard and grow as quickly as possible..."

Zi Yunzhen watched the other person turn and leave, thinking to herself, "You want me to prepare so many materials... can you even use them all?"

She glanced at the several pieces of refined bone on the experimental table beside her and thought to herself, "Is this all? It's so far behind Jin Jun's work."

Zi Yunzhen shook her head. Although she was inwardly grumbling, she still obediently prepared the materials, waiting for Zhang Yu to help her repair the magic weapon so she could find an excuse to leave.

Half an hour later, Zi Yunzhen had just prepared the second batch of materials when she discovered that most of the first batch she had just prepared was gone.

"Ok?"

"Used it so quickly?"

She paused for a moment, then couldn't help but frown: "Won't they all go to waste?"

In Zi Yunzhen's opinion, Zhang Yu had only been refining the Heavenly Sun God for a short time, and the fact that he was using up materials so quickly meant that he must have failed repeatedly.

So she turned to look at the experimental table where Zhang Yu was, and found that amidst the rising flames, a milky white material was gradually taking shape.

At the same time, the surrounding refining equipment continuously emitted bolts of lightning and fire, which, under Zhang Yu's control, etched magical circuits into the materials.

Watching Zhang Yu's incredibly skillful movements, Zi Yunzhen felt as if in the blink of an eye, he was almost finished refining this section of bone.

"So fast?!"

Seeing this, Zi Yunzhen was shocked. Looking at the newly made product beside her, she exclaimed, "It's finished already? How could it be so fast?"

She remembered hearing Su Yunni talk about the refining of the skeleton part of the prototype machine in a small group chat.

"Jin Jun's side doesn't seem to be that fast either, right?"

Thinking of this, Zi Yunzhen couldn't help but send a message to Su Yunni: How long would it have taken you to completely refine a bone back then?
Looking at the reply, Zi Yunzhen thought to herself, "Two or three hours?"

She looked up at Zhang Yu's lab bench again, thinking, "It must be several times faster here, right?"

"Is this normal?"

She couldn't help but wonder if there was a quality problem with the puppet skeleton that Zhang Yu had crafted.

In the following days, Zi Yunzhen was even more shocked to discover that as her proficiency gradually increased and the speed of preparing materials increased, Zhang Yu's weapon-forging speed was also accelerating.

It turns out that the previous speed was not Zhang Yu's limit; it was his material processing speed that was holding him back.

"Zi Yunzhen, are you done yet?"

"Hurry up with the next batch."

"I'm almost done here."

Zi Yunzhen felt as if Zhang Yu was constantly urging her on with a whip. Whenever she felt that her speed in preparing materials was just enough to meet his requirements, his speed in refining the weapon would increase a little bit.

Then Zi Yunzhen could only pant and try her best to increase her speed by circulating her magic power.

She felt as soon as she entered the laboratory, as if Zhang Yu had drained all her strength and mind, leaving her no time to think about anything else except the materials in front of her.

After working day and night for more than a week, Zi Yun looked at the humanoid skeleton in front of her with some disbelief and said, "This... is it finished?"

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Yes, it took a little longer than I expected, but it's still not bad."

"Slow?" Zi Yunzhen thought to herself, "This is slow?!"

She couldn't help but glance at her chat history with Su Yunni again.

Zi Yunzhen asked: How long did it take you to complete the refining of the skeletal system?

Su Yunni: It will take about a month.

Su Yunni: The speed is so fast mainly because Senior Jin Jun hired several upperclassmen to assist him. Su Yunni: However, in pursuit of speed, a lot of materials were wasted along the way.
Su Yunni: Why did you suddenly ask these questions?

Zi Yunzhen replied: I'm working on a project with Zhang Yu.

Zi Yunzhen continued: I was just curious about the differences between the two sides and asked casually.
Su Yunni: Zhang Yu definitely can't compare to Senior Jin Jun, but don't be discouraged. If there's a spot available here, I'll recommend you to Senior Jin Jun.

On the other side, Zi Yunzhen focused her gaze on the humanoid skeleton in front of her and saw that the dense magical circuits within it were flashing with golden magical light.

With each flash of light, one could see the bones shifting between reality and illusion, with a fleeting glimpse of firelight.

Zhang Yu said, "Next, you'll help me complete the test."

"If there are no quality issues, we will proceed with the refining of the nervous system."

Watching these bones pass strength tests, high temperature tests, and magic transmission tests one after another, and then transform into streaks of fire under Zhang Yu's control... Zi Yunzhen was increasingly surprised.

She stared at the scene in disbelief. If she hadn't personally witnessed Zhang Yu refining these bones piece by piece over the past period, she would probably have suspected that he had someone else refine them for him.

Unbeknownst to her, Zi Yunzhen had quietly forgotten her original plan to leave after only a week.

“Zhang Yu… might actually be able to surpass Jin Jun, pass the Heavenly Sun God’s review first, and obtain the military certificate.”

"Even if I don't beat Jin Jun, I should be able to go through the Heavenly Sun God with Zhang Yu."

"If we defeat Jin Jun..."

Thinking about how Zhang Yu and she, as senior students, defeated Jin Jun and won the military certificate, and the resulting impact, as well as the added value to their experience, reputation, and resumes, Zi Yunzhen couldn't help but feel slightly excited.

At this moment, Zi Yunzhen had made up her mind to stay under Zhang Yu's tutelage and study diligently.

Looking at Zi Yunzhen's serious face beside him, Zhang Yu seemed to have expected this all along.

He had long anticipated that Zi Yunzhen's initial participation in the project was not entirely sincere.

However, Zhang Yu was confident that he could persuade the other party.

After all, he was also a student in the weapon crafting department, and he knew all too well what the other party was thinking and planning.

Rather than making money, what the other party wants more is to quickly accumulate experience, hone their crafting skills, and build up valuable project experience...

And all of these can be obtained under his control.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I probably won't need to raise Zi Yunzhen's salary anymore; she'll stay here anyway."

So in the following period, Zhang Yu and Zi Yunzhen continued to push forward the refining of the prototype machine, and Zi Yunzhen's daily working hours gradually increased from 14 hours to 16 hours, 20 hours, and finally became a 24-hour non-stop state.

Seeing the project progressing rapidly, Zi Yunzhen didn't mention overtime pay or a raise to Zhang Yu.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

By mid-November, Zi Yunzhen looked at the nascent humanoid machine before her, still feeling a slight sense of awe.

"Is the first assembly almost complete in just over a month?"

Zi Yunzhen looked at her chat history with Su Yunni again and thought to herself, "It seems that Jin Jun is also close to completing the first assembly."

Although both projects were nearly completed, Zi Yun knew that there was a difference between completion and completion, and Zhang Yu's catching-up speed was terrifying.

"But why has Zhang Yu been going out so often these past few days?"

Zi Yunzhen couldn't help but think to herself, "This is a crucial moment, how can you be distracted?!"

"Hurry up and surpass Jin Jun completely in one go. Getting the military certificate as soon as possible is the right thing to do."

Thinking about this, Zi Yun felt it was necessary to mention it to Zhang Yu so that he could focus on his work.

……

at the same time.

Outside the research office.

Zhang Yu sat in the waiting chair, a hint of impatience gradually appearing on his face.

After a long while, he was finally called in by Feng Yuhan, who then said slowly and deliberately, "Young man, how can you have no patience at all?"

Zhang Yu frowned and said, "Teacher Feng, I've been busy with my project lately..."

Feng Yuhan waved his hand to stop the other person, saying, "No matter how important your projects are, can they be as important as the school's projects?"

"Don't you know how much the principal values ​​the matter of the Nascent Soul Remains?"

"Next, you need to fully cooperate with the project team's inspection. Put everything else aside for now."

Zhang Yu stared at Feng Yuhan in front of him and suddenly said, "Teacher Feng, are you targeting me?"

Feng Yuhan smiled slightly and said, "Why would I, a teacher, target a student like you?"

He waved his hand casually and said, "Go ahead. Don't forget to cooperate properly with the work schedule I sent you. If you delay school matters, the principal will blame you, and even your teacher won't be able to protect you..."

Watching Zhang Yu's departing figure, Feng Yuhan could certainly sense the other party's dissatisfaction, resentment, and anger.

But in his view, what does one student's dissatisfaction matter? The other party will naturally digest it after holding it in for a while.

(End of this chapter)