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

Other schools are located in bustling urban areas, so if the school cafeteria isn't good enough, students can eat off-campus.

But Haichuan University is unconventional, choosing to locate its campus in a mountain valley. No cafeteria food? They'd probably starve.

"I'm already planning to apply to Haichuan University, not for any other reason than to eat in the cafeteria for four years! I'm going to eat, eat, eat!"

"To be honest, some university cafeteria food is inedible; you could even find rat heads in it. I hope Haichuan University is different!"

Does Haichuan University have a culinary arts program? I want to learn how to cook!

"New Oriental must be crying in the bathroom!"

The popularity of communal meals at construction sites has attracted many foodies.

Many people logged back onto Haichuan University's official website and searched for the admission brochure, only to discover that it actually offers a "Culinary Arts and Nutrition" major, which instantly excited them.

A construction site at the junction of four provinces.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully cooking the construction site meal. It has received over 99% positive feedback from the workers, completing the 'Food is the First Necessity of the People' mission."

"Reward: 2000 Challenge Points"

Wei Ying listened to the voice in his mind, a slight smile playing on his lips. His challenge points had increased by another 2000, reaching 4520.

To complete the task, he redeemed the Master-level Culinary Skill and served as the head chef for three consecutive days, finally achieving a 99% positive review rate.

Not only that, the aroma of the food also attracted nearby residents. Every day before noon, hundreds of people would form a long queue at the construction site, and they couldn't be driven away.

Out of desperation, he started making extra meals each day and selling them as boxed lunches to the people in line. But even so, the number of people in line didn't decrease; in fact, it increased.

"Boss Wei, we sold 412 boxed meals today, 100 more than yesterday."

Liu Dazhu walked up to Wei Ying and said with a wry smile, "I'm worried that even more people will come tomorrow." After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh.

It's all because Wei Ying's food is so delicious that his reputation is growing. Apparently, people from over ten kilometers away drive over to buy his boxed lunches.

The provincial highway outside the construction site, which used to be clear, is now congested.

"This can't go on." Wei Ying took a deep breath. "Here's what we'll do: put up a notice outside the construction site saying that starting tomorrow, the meals provided by the construction site will not be sold to outsiders and will only be served to the workers."

This is a construction site, not a fast food restaurant. If they don't stop, he's worried the provincial highway outside will be completely blocked by people buying boxed lunches.

This is a critical period for the construction of Haichuan University. Various construction vehicles and transport vehicles are coming and going, and traffic congestion will seriously slow down the progress.

The next day at noon, in a makeshift kitchen.

Wei Ying, with his hands behind his back, was instructing the twelve "cooks" who had been eliminated earlier on how to cook.

The task was completed, and he no longer needed to do it personally. He planned to train these people and hand over the task of providing meals on the construction site to them.

These twelve people had some basic skills, and with his guidance, their work, while not as good as his, wasn't too bad either.

However, as lunchtime approached, he noticed another group of people arriving at the construction site, dozens of them in total.

"Sorry, we don't sell boxed lunches at our construction site anymore," Liu Dazhu quickly explained.

"We're not here to buy boxed lunches!"

"Yes, we're here to apply for a job. Are you still hiring at your construction site?"

"I heard the boxed meals are only for the workers. Now that we're on the same side, does that mean we can eat for free?"

These dozens of people spoke up one after another, explaining their purpose.

Liu Dazhu: "..."

He never dreamed that this group of people were so obsessed with boxed lunches! They would be so ruthless for a meal!

However, this inadvertently solved the problem of insufficient manpower on the construction site.

"Everyone calm down. If you want to join the construction site, come here and register your ID cards first." Liu Dazhu grinned from ear to ear as he quickly made the arrangements. In the end, thirty-seven new workers were recruited.

"Now the project should be able to catch up with the schedule." Wei Ying breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news.

With the support of four provinces, he now has a billion yuan in his bank account and has no worries about money. The only concern is the construction timeline for the school site.

The system gave a one-month deadline for the task, and nine days have passed so far, leaving twenty-one days remaining.

According to Liu Dazhu's estimate, the first project—the school gate—will be completed the day after tomorrow.

"System, open the store." Wei Ying took a deep breath and began browsing the store.

The school gate is the face of a university, and it is of utmost importance. He planned to find something in the mall to add some "flavor" to the school gate.

He quickly found two useful skills: [Master-level Sculpture Skill] and [Master-level Calligraphy Skill], each requiring 500 challenge points.

Wei Ying decisively exchanged the points, deducting 1000 points. Two massive amounts of knowledge, skills, and experience instantly flooded into his mind.

Ten minutes later, Wei Ying slowly opened his eyes, having finished digesting.

Two days later, early morning, at the construction site.

Hundreds of workers gathered in the open space, staring solemnly at the several large cranes in front of them.

Beneath the crane stand sixteen massive stone pillars, each weighing several tons. These form the main gate of Haichuan University.

"Ready, start work!" With Wei Ying's order, the entire construction site sprang into action.

The crane roared to life, and hundreds of workers walked to the main structure of the school gate and secured it to the crane's grip.

"boom--"

With a roar, a section of the school gate was slowly lifted and precisely lowered into the pre-built foundation groove.

A muffled thud resounded, and the ground shook violently, as if an earthquake had struck.

"The second main body!" Wei Ying suppressed his excitement and continued to give instructions.

Liu Dazhu stood behind Wei Ying, watching intently, barely daring to breathe. Without a doubt, this was the most unbelievable and difficult project he had ever undertaken.

What they need to do now is to connect the school gate, which weighs a total of 66 tons, between the two mountains.

"The third main body!"

Wei Ying stood at the front, calmly directing the work. Section after section of the main structure was pieced together, rising from the ground and echoing another mountain peak dozens of meters away. Gradually, on both mountain peaks, the school gate was pieced together higher and higher, reaching dozens of meters high and soaring into the clouds.

"The last section of the main body!" Wei Ying took a deep breath and continued to direct the crane operation.

"Bang!"

Finally, after eight hours, all sixteen main sections were assembled, revealing the complete outline of the school gate.

It spans between two mountains, with the four large characters "Haichuan University" engraved at the top in a vigorous and graceful style.

On either side of the school gate are carved a divine dragon soaring through the clouds and a phoenix spreading its wings across the sky, both lifelike.

"It's a success!"

"We did it!!"

Cheers erupted across the construction site. The workers gazed up at the magnificent school gate, their excitement palpable.

"This...this...building a school gate between the two mountains, this project must be recorded in history!" Liu Dazhu looked at Wei Ying, his voice trembling slightly.

Standing under the school gate, he suddenly felt a sense of insignificance, looking down upon by the mountains.

This school gate will absolutely overturn people's perceptions and become the first school gate that has never been seen before and will never be seen again.

"Ding! The host has successfully built the gate of Haichuan University. The [Building the University] task is 30% complete. Reward: 1000 challenge points."

A system notification sounded. You have received an additional 1000 points as a reward for updating the school construction progress.