Chapter 392

Inside the spirit realm.

As the competition time ran out, the final results of all five duels were settled.

The most unexpected outcome for the many teachers present was, naturally, the result of Zhang Yu's team against Su Yan Yang's team.

In fact, ever since Zhang Yu and his teammates defeated Ma Xuan Yi's team, they had consistently surprised many of the teachers watching.

True Lord Jiao Lei looked at Zhang Yu, Gongshu Jin, Ying Xin, and Yu Xing Han from his class, who had secured a top 7 finish in the Civil Engineering department's internal competition as sophomores. He thought to himself, "My bonus this year won't be low!"

However, just as a smile touched his lips, he glanced at Director Lin, who stood emotionless and silent nearby, and immediately suppressed his grin.

On the other side, Tu Li Shan had no such reservations. He burst into laughter and said, "It seems no matter how much money Su Dan Yang spent or how fancy his smart buildings were, they couldn't compare to the honest work done by Zhang Yu and Shi Huai Yu!"

Tu Li Shan was clearly delighted that his disciple, Shi Huai Yu, had secured seventh place!

Initially, after this disciple had lost money in stock trading, he had thought her immortal destiny was insufficient and her future potential limited, believing that the resources he invested in her wouldn't yield much return. But now, it seemed things had taken a turn for the better!

"But I definitely can't lend Huai Yu any more money for stocks or crypto in the future!"

Recalling Shi Huai Yu's two instances of overexertion during the competition, Tu Li Shan mused, "I originally thought that experiencing so many losses would change her impulsive nature, but it seems this habit won't be broken anytime soon!"

Lang You Gong remarked thoughtfully, "I feel that Zhang Yu had another subtle breakthrough, both mentally and physically, in the final stage. This shows that the greater the pressure, the better he performs!"

Tu Li Shan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. He, too, had noticed that Zhang Yu, whether in his construction style, system, cultivation path, or personal character, seemed to be the type who grew stronger with challenges and performed better under greater pressure!

"Those of us in civil engineering need precisely this kind of resilience!"

Tu Li Shan thought, "To further unleash his potential, we should assign this kid some truly tough projects!"

"For example, unfinished buildings, forced demolitions, underground historical sites, environmental engineering projects, or even those projects that haven't been completed in hundreds of years... perhaps that could further accelerate his growth!"

"However, at present, this kid has managed to advance the Xuanhuang Suppressing Mountain Seal to over level 10 and both the War Demon Meteorite Longevity Art and Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy to a full level 20 in a short period. Such talent is rare, and Director Gao likely won't feel comfortable letting him go to overly dangerous places anytime soon!"

As he pondered, Tu Li Shan's mind was flooded with more plans on how to maximize Zhang Yu's potential and profitability!

Meanwhile, Director Gao, standing nearby, was scrolling through the chat history of Zhang Yu's competition group, feeling a surge of emotion:

"This kid actually paid his teammates out of his own pocket? He only has a few spirit coins, yet he's acting like a rich person, throwing money around?"

Even more surprising to Director Gao was that three of his classmates had also contributed money!

Regarding Zhang Yu, Director Gao suddenly felt a sense of both unfamiliarity and nostalgia, a feeling he hadn't experienced in a very long time!

On the other side, True Monarch Ciji was also reviewing the communication logs of both competition teams!

"Su Yan Yang really knows how to achieve the best results with the lowest costs!"

"Give him a project with a 5 spirit coin budget, and he might achieve the effect of 10 spirit coins!"

"If he were under me, I might put him in charge of a group of soul cultivators!"

"And Zhang Yu…" True Monarch Ciji slowly mused, "This kid, despite not being wealthy, earns his teammates' trust!"

"He might have a talent for attracting investments and funding!"

True Monarch Ciji knew that compared to talents in martial arts, artifact refining, alchemy, and so on, the charisma that earns people's trust and can even persuade them to invest further under high pressure and risk is far rarer!

Give someone like him 5 spirit coins, and he might lose them, but he might also create the effect of 100 spirit coins!

In Kunxu today, every powerful figure who has amassed immense wealth by creating currency possesses this unparalleled talent, capable of leveraging vast amounts of resources single-handedly!

"Quite interesting!"

True Monarch Ciji thought to himself, "But there's no rush in this area. Let's continue nurturing him and see how far he can go. After all, it's old Gao's money being spent!"

Thinking of this, True Monarch Ciji was even more pleased. Free… that was what True Monarch Ciji found most satisfying about Zhang Yu!

Meanwhile, Director Lin on the other side was rewatching Zhang Yu's few special performances in the arena at a hundred times speed, pondering, "This isn't Gao Chong Guang's style. The person guiding Zhang Yu behind the scenes is either from the Architecture department, or the Artifact Refining department, or the Talisman department!"

"And he even throws money around to win people over... it seems Gao Chong Guang gave him quite a lot of spirit coins!"

At this thought, Director Lin had an idea: "I wonder what price it would take to bring him into my tutelage?"

Ever since the Finance department became his backing, Director Lin had grown increasingly wealthy and bold over the years. He thought to himself, "Let Jiao Lei talk to him and see. At least anything under 2.5 times Ji Yuan Shu's price would definitely be a good deal. Any higher, and we'd have to consider other conditions…"

Concurrently, with the release of the battle results, the post-round rankings also emerged, based on each team's building completion!

First place went to the Peace Faction's Xuan Liang Tian team, second place to the War Faction's Mo Shang Jin team, and third place to the Neutral Faction!

The remaining fourth and fifth places were also taken by the Peace Faction, sixth by the War Faction, and Zhang Yu's team ranked seventh!

Thus, among the top seven, three teams belonged to the War Faction, three to the Peace Faction, and one to the Neutral Faction!

As it currently stood, the Peace Faction had the overall advantage in performance, while the Neutral Faction appeared to be significantly behind!

Consequently, the Neutral Faction's teachers all thought of Su Yan Yang. If Su Yan Yang had squeezed into seventh place, the Neutral Faction's performance wouldn't have looked so bad!

Director Lin observed the scene, thinking to himself, "Currently, we hold the overall advantage, but Mo Shang Jin in the next round will definitely challenge Xuan Liang Tian and his team!"

Director Gao simultaneously thought, "Next, the opposing side will definitely try to wear down Mo Shang Jin and prevent his challenge from succeeding!"

True Lord Ciji privately messaged Director Gao: "Done for the day. Let's go."

The next moment, True Lord Ciji's figure vanished without a trace!

Director Gao, seeing this, quickly replied: "Don't forget the time for the next match."

Meanwhile, outside the arena!

"Seventh."

Seeing their team ranked seventh, Yu Xing Han excitedly clenched his fists, then burst into laughter with Ying Xin beside him!

On the other side, Gongshu Jin also let out a sigh of relief, feeling that his spirit coins hadn't been wasted!

Immediately after, Gongshu Jin started borrowing money, thinking to himself:

"Our team can get two portions of the Seven Absolutes, and Zhang Yu got one of them!"

"As for the other portion, Shi Huai Yu should have had the best chance, but she's probably broke!"

"As long as I bid high enough, I'll have a chance to get it, and it probably won't be too expensive!"

Gongshu Jin immediately realized that this was the moment to compete with immortal cultivation potential, bloodline connections, and family wealth!

Meanwhile, despite being covered in injuries, Che Yu Fei, Shi Yun Xiang, Tian Yang, and others around them were filled with a joyful atmosphere, taking screenshots, posting on Moments, and updating their resumes!

Shi Huai Yu looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Your final rebar placement was pretty terrible... I mean, terrible enough to make it hard to dismantle and hard to recycle!"

"Don't say it, don't say it!"

Zhang Yu quickly stopped her, saying, "Although we won this competition, it violated too much of my conscience and integrity as a civil engineer. From now on, unless absolutely necessary, I will never do such a thing again!"

Shi Huai Yu looked at Zhang Yu with some admiration: "This guy... is as shameless as Teacher Tu! He must have picked up food at construction sites often!"

Just then, a quarrel erupted in the distance, as Su Yan Yang and his teammates began to argue!

Shi Huai Yu turned to look with a hint of satisfaction, observing Su Yan Yang surrounded by others. A smile even crept onto her lips: "Ha, Su Yan Yang might have to re-form his team next year!"

Then a loud roar came: "Su Yan Yang, why are you fining me?"

"I think your command was the biggest problem. I said we should just attack directly!"

"They couldn't possibly beat us. If we had swarmed them, we might have won outright!"

"It's all your fault for insisting on smart buildings and grand formations!"

Looking at his furious teammates, Su Yan Yang coldly stated, "My command was not the problem. It was your competition attitude that was the problem, especially yours... whether in combat duration or construction scale, you were the lowest in the entire team. According to team rules, you should be fined!"

The other person angrily retorted, "Didn't you tell me to go clear the malevolent energy pollution right at the start?"

"Then I ask you, do the data statistics show how I cleaned the malevolent energy pollution?"

"And I'll ask you again, do the data statistics record your soul cultivation operational errors?"

"Answer me."

At the same time, the soul cultivator sent a message to Su Yan Yang: "Boss, you haven't paid yet!"

Su Yan Yang replied: "With such work results, you still have the nerve to ask for money? I've already applied for a refund."

After blocking the person, Su Yan Yang continued arguing with his teammates, only to quickly receive a payment reminder from the agency behind the soul cultivator.

Agency: "Mr. Su Yan Yang, if you insist on reneging on your payment, we will have no choice but to sue you."

Concurrently, a reply from the Dharma Corp company appeared before Su Yan Yang's eyes!

Myriad Dao Craftsman Sect Customer Service: "Hello, Mr. Su Yan Yang. According to the on-site information tracing, the Dharma Corp did not malfunction. Instead, your meridians were invaded, and therefore your claim for compensation cannot be approved!"

Just then, the substitute team members also came forward, demanding that Su Yan Yang refund their money!

Suddenly, Su Yan Yang felt his anger surge even higher!

"A bunch of good-for-nothings, every single one of you dragging me down!"

At this thought, he couldn't be bothered to deal with the others anymore. He shoved his teammates aside with a 'bang' and walked away.