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

Chapter 554 Prototype Reported (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
In the laboratory.

A burst of inspiration struck Magnetism True Monarch's mind. As her Dao heart slightly receded, the design blueprints in her eyes were rapidly generated, and one blueprint after another was drawn as she moved.

Finally, looking at the entire design blueprint of the Yin artifact, especially the strange patterns on the outer shell of the Dharma Body, Magnet couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking to himself, "Recently, I have also designed quite a few experimental machines for the experiments on the Nascent Soul Dharma Body."

"But why do I always end up with weird paint jobs and strange patterns?"

Magnet shook her head, trying hard to recall the source of these inspirations, but she couldn't figure it out no matter what, which made her feel increasingly puzzled.

……

Zhang Yu memorized the stocking-shaped magic weapon he had designed, and then extracted a part of the inspiration from it to discuss with Ye Xingli.

After all, the other party's requirement for copying the Dao Seed is that both parties work together to design a weapon-refining product.

Zhang Yu thought to himself that if he directly sent the design drawings to the other party, wouldn't it become purely his own design? How could he meet the requirement of replicating the Dao Seed?

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's description of his inspiration, Ye Xingli nodded repeatedly, her eyes lighting up: "Your idea is good. Wait a moment, I need to write it down."

With a flash of light in her eyes, Ye Xingli continued, "However, I don't have time to discuss the design you mentioned right now. I need to finish the design drawings I have on hand first."

After exchanging a few words with Ye Xingli, Zhang Yu realized that he had misjudged her thoughts.

"So it turns out that Senior Sister wasn't designing a magic weapon for herself... but rather a crafting product suitable for college students."

According to Zhang Yu, although Ye Xingli's number of fans has surged recently, her sales performance has been lackluster.

The general reason is quite simple: Wanfa University and the products she sells are too high-end, while Ye Xingli's fans are too poor to afford them.

Ye Xingli sighed, “53% of my fans are college students and 35% are junior college students. Their income is very low, and they have a very poor willingness to buy products that cost more than 1 spirit coin.”

"Although we can find some low-end brands to sell to, they lack differentiation and core competitiveness, and those companies don't offer us many discounts."

"I was thinking... could I design a product that's unique to me, a product that's more suitable for poor people?"

"But these past few days I've been thinking about it a lot, and something just doesn't feel right."

As she spoke, Ye Xingli turned to look at Zhang Yu and smiled, "After our conversation just now, I suddenly understood."

"What I lack is communication, the exchange of relevant intelligence."

"I know too little about the situation of college and junior college students, so how can I design products that they need?"

Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he said, "I have quite a few connections in the college and university sectors. I can help you collect information and complete the design."

Ye Xingli: "Thank you, Zhang Yu."

However, after saying that, Ye Xingli thought for a moment and then sent another message: [1 Spirit Coin]
Looking at the message sent by the other party, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Sure enough, the senior sister who gives me money feels more sincere."

As for where to collect information on the poor, it was too easy for Zhang Yu, since he knew far too many poor people.

Zhang Yu posted a questionnaire in the hometown group, and then received various replies every day.

There is a requirement for an eye skeletal object priced at 1 spirit coin, with performance comparable to the Heavenly Eye.

There is a hope that a mouth could be devoid of taste and capable of quickly digesting feces and urine.

There is a hope that one will never need to use the toilet and will never produce feces or urine.

There is also the hope that one can turn their feet into wheels and their hands into various tools.

There's also the hope of donning the skin of a demon or monster to protect the body from environmental damage.

Zhang Yu glanced at them casually and found that these requirements were basically designed to be as inhuman as possible, as if they were trying to gradually transform him from a living human being into an animal, or into a tool.

However, Zhang Yu did not rush to activate the power of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, since this would cause his Dao heart to regress.

Neither he nor the magnetic poles have a sufficient understanding of the lowest level of the university's ecosystem. At this moment, rashly activating the power of creation might just be a waste.

Zhang Yu planned to gather more information before launching the "Tiangong Kaiwu" project to complete the design drawings, which he would then share with Ye Xingli.

……

Another week has passed in the blink of an eye.

It's already early February.

Inside Jin Jun's laboratory.

As bursts of light shot into the sky, golden flames erupted from the prototype, and the entire prototype slowly floated up.

A burst of cheers and applause erupted in the laboratory.

Jin Jun nodded and smiled as he watched this scene.

"It's finally done."

It has been almost two months since Jin Jun last completed a Level 5 prototype.

During this period, he endured immense pressure and continuous financial losses, watching as various expenses kept exceeding budgets. Today, he finally completed the forging of the Level 11 prototype machine.

He knew that at this moment, he was qualified to report his military credentials.

"But that's not enough." "The success rate of level 11 is still too low; we need something higher."

With a sense of satisfaction, Jin Jun announced to all his assistants in the lab that they would be taking a half-day break so they could take online classes, relax, and then return to the lab to continue working.

He knew that several of his assistants were facing final exams and were under a lot of academic pressure. He suggested that having them take online classes to prepare for the exams would effectively alleviate their stress.

But just two hours later, Jin Jun, who had just felt smug, immediately tensed up.

"What did you say?" Jin Jun looked at the message from a friend and asked gravely, "Zhang Yu has already submitted his military certification for review?"

His friend's name was Bei Wufeng, who was the second-ranked academic genius in the weapon-refining department and had always been a great help to Jin Jun.

Upon hearing this news from Bei Wufeng, Jin Jun was immediately incredulous.

He felt he had already increased funding and manpower, and improved speed, efficiency, and quality to the extreme. It was hard to imagine that Zhang Yu could participate in the judging at this moment.
"The prototype machine that Zhang Yu crafted exceeded level 11? Level 12? Level 13? Or something else?"

Jin Jun shook his head: "How could that be?"

Jin Jun instinctively didn't want to believe it.

"Or is it that he wanted to participate in the military certification assessment as soon as he reached level 11?"

Jin Jun didn't think Zhang Yu was a fool either.

"The success rate is too low."

Caught between the two possibilities, Jin Jun couldn't help but hesitate about his next choice.

Should I participate in the judging?

After much deliberation, Jin Jun decided to first gather intelligence and investigate what was going on with Zhang Yu.

So he skillfully summoned Su Yunni and explained the situation to her.

Su Yunni was slightly startled upon hearing this and immediately sent a message to Zi Yunzhen to inquire, but she did not receive a reply for a long time.

Jin Jun urged, "Where is she? Go find her directly."

"As long as she's willing to reveal the specifics about Zhang Yu's side, money is no problem; I can give it to her."

……

At a construction site somewhere in the university town.

The magnetic channel is being excavated and rebuilt.

Similar jobs have been happening all over the university town in the past few months, and Zi Yunzhen is already used to it.

However, looking at the construction site in front of her, she still had a helpless expression on her face, and Zhang Yu's instructions came to mind.

Zhang Yu smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Zi, the work in the lab is finished. You can spend the rest of this month working on the construction site."

"Huh?" Zi Yunzhen said with a face full of resistance, "Construction site? Boss, I... how can I go to a place like that?"

"What's wrong at the construction site?" Zhang Yu: "I'm your boss. I need you to go help out at the construction site, so go help out."

“I’ve taken on quite a few projects contracted by the weapon crafting department on construction sites. You used to help the weapon crafting department too, right?”

"What? You don't want your name added to the prototype project anymore?"

Thinking of the Heavenly Sun God project that the other party held, and the prototype machine that had a very high chance of passing the review, Zi Yunzhen finally came to the construction site.

Yingxin led her around, introducing the surrounding environment and her work for the day.

Just then, Fu Xinyao, who was not far away, saw Zi Yunzhen and her eyes lit up with excitement: "A student from the weapon crafting department? I've finally found her!"

As a spy left at Wanfa University by Hehuan University, Fu Xinyao has been quietly gathering information from all sides.

However, due to the complex access control system of the entire university town, coupled with the devastation of the economic crisis, Fu Xin Medicine was forced to suspend operations for a long time.

After much difficulty, he managed to reconnect with the civil engineering department and even found Su Yanyang, a civil engineering student who was said to be very close to Zhang Yu.

After a deep conversation, Fu Xinyao was horrified to find herself becoming increasingly lazy, and almost wanted to join the Dual Cultivation Cult.

Fortunately, she overcame this thought with her amazing willpower and threw herself back into her work.

At this moment, Fu Xinyao looked at Zi Yunzhen and thought to herself that her idea was indeed correct. With the revival of the Civil Engineering Department and the launch of various projects, the students of the Weapon Forging Department were gradually drawn in.

On the other side, not long after Zi Yunzhen started working, she saw that Su Yunni had also appeared on the construction site.

"Su Yunni?" Zi Yunzhen asked curiously, "Why are you here too?"

Looking at Zi Yunzhen, whose figure was thin and whose body showed many wear and tear, Su Yunni asked, "It seems you've been working a lot of overtime lately."

Zi Yunzhen smiled slightly and said, "After all, besides Zhang Yu, I'm the only one left in the project team, and there's so much work to do that I can't finish it all. But with more opportunities to practice, the progress I've made has been tremendous."

Upon hearing these words, a fleeting look of envy crossed Su Yunni's eyes. She didn't have many opportunities in Jin Jun's project team; there were too many experts, and she had to compete for any job to get a chance to do it.

Su Yunni asked again, "Isn't the lab busy today? Why did you decide to come to the construction site?"

(End of this chapter)