You said you failed your college entrance exam and are now crowdfunding to build a university?

"Dad!" Tang Ming quickly retorted, "Didn't you see the news? The archaeology program at Haichuan University is incredibly advanced!"

As he spoke, he found the news about Haichuan University bringing workers to dig up a large tomb and handed it to his father.

"What a joke? Bringing construction workers to dig up a huge tomb?" Tang's father sneered, thinking his son was trying to fool him.

It wasn't until I watched the video that I realized thousands of artifacts were piled up at the construction site, hundreds of workers were surrounding them, and Hu Zhengchu said, "I am not as good as him."

"Even Mr. Hu admits he's not as good as..." Tang's father's eyes flickered, somewhat moved. After his son decided to study archaeology, he had researched a lot of materials and naturally knew the significance of Hu Zhengchu.

He's a titan in the field; it's said that several top universities tried to recruit him as dean but couldn't persuade him to stay. And now, he's actually admitting that he's inferior to this Haichuan University?

"That's not all. Professor Hu has already agreed to teach at Haichuan University," Tang Ming added.

Upon hearing this, Tang's father lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

A small county town in eastern Sichuan, behind the mountains.

"Son, apply to Haichuan University." The middle-aged man stubbed out his cigarette and looked at his son, Zhou Tao, who was holding a shovel behind him.

"Haichuan University?" Zhou Tao blinked, as if he had never heard of it.

"Yes, Haichuan University, Department of Archaeology." The middle-aged man nodded, put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and muttered, "My family has passed down some skills of finding soil and identifying burial sites. But something happened in your grandfather's generation, so I retired from the business."

"But we can't lose what's passed down from our ancestors. You've already inherited my true teachings, it's time to get a legitimate background and try to become a legitimate citizen."

Zhou Tao put down the shovel, still puzzled: "Then there's no need to go to Haichuan University, is there? What's its ranking? Is it a 211 or 985 university?"

He was also a recent graduate who scored 672 points, enough to get into most universities in China. But he had never heard of Haichuan University.

"Haichuan University has just been established." The middle-aged man turned around and said slowly, "But I suspect that their school holds the long-lost secret of 'observing aura to identify a burial site' from the tomb raiding industry."

Haichuan University has recently become a hot topic online, especially its archaeology program. Even a renowned scholar like Hu Zhengchu has volunteered to teach there.

Many people didn't understand, but he knew that Hu Zhengchu was probably after that "secret technique."

At the same time, across four provinces, with college application deadlines approaching, many students were undecided. Then, news of Haichuan University's archaeology program went viral.

"Why shouldn't a man take a shovel and dig up all the tombs in the green hills!"

"If you're a real man, apply to the Archaeology Department of Haichuan University! From the highest heavens to the deepest hells, there's nothing you can't dig through!"

"If he graduated from the archaeology department of Haichuan University, even if he couldn't get a job in a formal institution, he'd still be a highly skilled amateur!"

"So what exactly is that 'secret,' the one that's not passed down to anyone...?"

The slogans became increasingly exaggerated, with some even saying that the graduation assessment for the Archaeology Department of Haichuan University was to independently explore an ancient tomb.

Looking at the news on his phone, Zhang Xuguo couldn't help but scoff, "The media these days has no bottom line at all."

The recent discovery of a top-tier ancient tomb at the junction of four provinces has caused a sensation in the archaeological community, and he had heard about it.

So I searched for detailed reports and found that a construction team dug up the tomb and unearthed more than 8,000 artifacts, 90% of which were intact.

"Nonsense." He shook his head. Even their professional archaeological team could only guarantee an 80% success rate in preserving the site. A bunch of construction workers? That's a pipe dream.

"He doesn't even draft his stories." He muttered to himself, then thought for a moment and called his old friend Hu Zhengchu.

"Hey? Old Hu, it's me, Old Zhang. I want to ask you something. Did they find a large Han Dynasty tomb over there?"

Hu Zhengchu's voice came from the other end of the phone: "A large tomb has been discovered. It has been completely excavated, and the artifacts have been sent to the Cultural Relics Bureau for preservation."

"Which archaeological team did this? How could they be so efficient?" Zhang Xuguo asked.

"Where did this archaeological team come from?" Hu Zhengchu's voice was a little helpless. "I was supposed to lead the team, but by the time I arrived, the people at the construction site had already finished digging."

"What?!" Zhang Xuguo's mind was a little confused.

Hu Zhengchu explained the whole story, and Zhang Xuguo gradually understood.

What's being said online is actually true; it really was dug by a construction team, but the key point is that a university president named Wei Ying was providing guidance.

"By the way, Lao Zhang," Hu Zhengchu changed the subject, "I'm planning to take a job at Haichuan University."

"Are you crazy?" Zhang Xuguo's eyes widened. "So many top universities are inviting you, and you're going to a school that doesn't even have a campus?"

Hu Zhengchu was silent for a few seconds before speaking slowly, "Haichuan University has the true teachings of 'observing qi to identify acupoints'."

Zhang Xuguo's mind went blank for a moment, and he completely lost his composure.

After a long pause, he finally came to his senses and said urgently into his phone, "Old Hu, wait a minute! Ask Principal Wei if he's still hiring? I've been thinking about changing jobs lately."

Hu Zhengchu: "..."

Construction site near the mountain.

"Confess, of course I'll confess!" Wei Ying said with a smirk as he listened to the phone call.

Hu Zhengchu just called and said that several of his old friends have "long admired" Haichuan University and are considering switching jobs recently. He asked if the university is still hiring.

Wei Ying, of course, accepted all comers. Anyone who could be on friendly terms with Hu Zhengchu must have a high status in the archaeological field, so he was directly hired without examination.

As for the purpose of these people, it is conceivable that they were after the secret technique of "observing qi to identify acupoints." This method is of great help to archaeological excavations, but it has long been lost.

Coincidentally, this was included in his [Grandmaster-level Archaeology Skills].

"The faculty for the archaeology major is sorted out," Wei Ying pondered. For the other majors, he'd have to slowly persuade some big names to join.

In addition, he used secret techniques to thoroughly explore the vicinity of the school site, confirming that there were no other tombs. Under Liu Dazhu's leadership, the project has been restarted.

Workers are operating large equipment, working overtime between the two mountains to catch up on the work.

"We should be able to build the main structure of the school gate within five days," Wei Ying assessed the progress.

Because the grave digging caused a one-day delay, there are now 24 days left until the deadline, so we must race against time.

Two days later, at the construction site.

Construction has been ongoing and progress is evident. The area between the two mountains where the school gate is located has been cleared and leveled.

"Next, we'll build the school gate," Wei Ying said, looking ahead. According to his design, the school gate would be tens of meters high, weigh tens of tons, and would use a segmented structure, spanning two mountains.

The four characters "Haichuan University" will be engraved in the center, with the school motto and school rules engraved on either side. This is the only passageway to enter and exit the school.

"Boss Wei, we're short-handed." Liu Dazhu jogged over, interrupting his thoughts.

"Not enough manpower?" Wei Ying was taken aback. Liu Dazhu clearly had more than three hundred men under his command.

"Sigh, more than fifty workers just asked for leave, saying that their hometowns are holding some kind of 'folk song competition' recently, and the village will definitely lose without them, so they all went back."

Liu Dazhu looked helpless. The project was originally scheduled to be completed on time or even ahead of schedule, but now it's in jeopardy.