Chapter 436: Military Evidence Results Announced

As Zhang Yu listened to Director Gao, his heart stirred. He knew the departmental competition was a selection event organized by Myriad Dharma University itself. The rule that the first-place team would represent the Civil Engineering Department in the inter-university league was also set by the department, a measure to resolve factional disputes like those between the "War Faction" and "Peace Faction."

Theoretically, the team members for this competition could be adjusted to some extent. However, this would somewhat resemble a backroom deal or using connections. But Zhang Yu figured that by then, he would have already obtained his military certificate, so even if he did pull some strings, no one would likely complain.

"It feels great to use your strength to get preferential treatment!"

Director Gao continued, "Alright, now focus on recovering from your injuries. If you have any issues and don't want to go to the hospital, you can get treatment from Xiao Qingxuan. However, ancient medical techniques aren't always purely spiritual in many aspects, and their underlying principles haven't all been fully explored yet. Believe it if you see results."

Zhang Yu asked, confused, "Believe it if I see results?"

Director Gao replied, "Believe it if it works; stop if it doesn't."

After signing the contract, Zhang Yu received a monthly reimbursement limit of 30 Spirit Coins. On his way back to the dorm, he began to ponder how to spend this money.

"Spirit Realm services are definitely needed! And also potions and Daoist spell services! Sigh, materials for artifact refining can't be reimbursed... So, I'll have to rely on this 30 Spirit Coin reimbursement for other expenses as much as possible! The Spirit Coins I save will then be used for practicing artifact refining techniques!"

With a touch of helplessness, Zhang Yu returned to his dorm and then went back to the Grand Purity Realm to continue his artifact refining studies. He thought to himself, "Once I get my military certificate, I'll probably have to rush to master the Seven Civil Engineering Techniques. There won't be much time for online classes then."

Although he was very likely to get the military certificate this time, Zhang Yu didn't get carried away by it. After all, his goal was to participate in the Top Ten Leagues and gain admission to one of the Top Ten Sects. To achieve this, he still felt a sense of not having enough time. Especially after witnessing last year's battle between Mo Shangjin and Xuan Liangtian, he understood even more clearly the significant gap between himself and senior students who had mastered military-grade martial arts.

And Mo Shangjin had failed to defeat Heavenly Demon University and win first place in the inter-university civil engineering league. Beyond Mo Shangjin were students in ace programs at top universities who had mastered military-grade Daoist spells, military-grade spell skeletons, military-grade magic artifacts... and even divine spirit roots.

Zhang Yu mused, "I'm still at least three or four levels away from the truly top tier of university students, aren't I? If I want to successfully transfer to the Artifact Refining Department during university, time will be even tighter..." Thinking of this, Zhang Yu felt his entire body tense up again. He began to make the most of his recovery period by studying online courses in the Grand Purity Realm.

While Zhang Yu was diligently studying and making the most of his time, on a training ground, a senior civil engineering student smiled and said to Ping Han, "Brother Han, you've got the military certificate in the bag this time, right?"

Ping Han waved his hand and replied, "The results aren't out yet!"

The senior student said, "All the candidates who participated told us. Your performance was the best in the entire competition. If you don't get the military certificate, who will?"

Ping Han stopped him from continuing, "Don't talk nonsense. Let's wait for the official announcement."

Just then, another student asked, "Brother Han, what's your outlook on the trend of Qiongjiang Coin?"

Ping Han smiled faintly, his face filled with confidence, and said, "Lord Qiongjiang is an ancient Divine Transformation expert, and he has the backing of Joyful Union University. Dual cultivation is also an indispensable element in immortal cultivation techniques, a strong demand for countless cultivators. Especially since Lord Qiongjiang's lottery is starting tomorrow. With such positive news, the coin price is sure to skyrocket again after tomorrow! The assembly of a thousand fellow cultivators for prize redemption will even be livestreamed. It's truly like a spring thunder, ushering in a new era for the dual cultivation industry, creating a siphon effect. Now is the window of opportunity to grab money! If you want my advice, it's to buy! It's never too late to buy Qiongjiang Coin, no matter when!"

The surrounding students nodded repeatedly, looking more serious than they did in class.

When Mo Shangjin arrived, he saw everyone gathered around Ping Han, listening to him talk about Qiongjiang Coin. Seeing this, Mo Shangjin frowned slightly and coughed, "Time to train!" He reminded them several times before the competition team members reluctantly dispersed. Mo Shangjin's frown deepened unknowingly.

Ping Han looked at Mo Shangjin and chuckled, "Old Mo, did you look at the information I sent you?"

Mo Shangjin replied coolly, "Qiongjiang Coin fluctuates too much. I'm not interested in that."

Ping Han laughed heartily, "I know, you're loyal to the university. You only buy our Myriad Dharma University's coin! But you really should try it this time, from Lord Qiongjiang's lottery to the assembly of a thousand fellow cultivators. Qiongjiang Coin is definitely going to skyrocket during this period. It's like picking up money with your eyes closed..."

Mo Shangjin waved his hand, stopping him. "Alright, you don't need to tell me. And during training, stop talking about coin speculation with others. It will affect everyone's performance!"

However, over the next few days, as rumors about Ping Han obtaining the military certificate spread within the Civil Engineering Department and Qiongjiang Coin continued to rise, Mo Shangjin noticed that the team's atmosphere was becoming increasingly odd. During training, his teammates were always distracted, clearly checking the coin's price fluctuations from time to time. Often, team members would stand there in a daze, or approach Ping Han to ask about coin speculation whenever they had a moment. Several even asked Mo Shangjin to lend them money, wanting to increase their holdings of Qiongjiang Coin.

Even Ping Han... Mo Shangjin could feel that he was putting less and less thought into training, constantly chatting with people in the guidance group or posting various things online to promote Qiongjiang Coin. So, one day, Mo Shangjin finally couldn't hold back and confronted him.

But in response to Mo Shangjin's accusations, Ping Han self-righteously said, "It's clear we'll take first place in the departmental competition, so there's no need to rush with training, is there? With this time, it's really better to borrow more money and buy some Qiongjiang Coin! The benefits from diligently speculating on coins are much more reliable than your superficial training!"

After multiple unsuccessful attempts to reason, a more intense argument erupted between them. Finally, with a loud bang, Ping Han was sent flying by Mo Shangjin's palm strike.

Mo Shangjin said coldly, "If you continue to ruin the team's morale and make everyone focus on Qiongjiang Coin all day, then leave the team!"

Silently, Ping Han stood up, looked deeply at Mo Shangjin, and slowly said, "Mo Shangjin. I have a chance to help everyone make money. What's wrong with that? You've already missed your opportunity. Do you want us to earn less too?"

Mo Shangjin snarled, "Get out!" An invisible force sent Ping Han flying with a bang, like a shooting star, soaring for hundreds of meters before crashing heavily onto the ground.

Mo Shangjin looked at the other team members and said coldly, "Anyone else who shares his thoughts, leave now! If not, then focus on training from now on!"

On the other side, Ping Han slowly stood up, his heart boiling with rage. "Mo Shangjin, you're stronger now because you've mastered military-grade martial arts. It's fine that you kicked me out! When the military certificate comes, and I've mastered the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, I'll wait for you to invite me back!"

In the dorm, Zhang Yu swung his fists and kicked, assessing his physical condition. "My injuries are about eighty percent healed! Looks like I can go back to work at the construction site tomorrow!"

Just then, True Lord Magnetic Pole sent a message!

True Lord Magnetic Pole: From now on, you can commission magic artifacts from Ye Xingli with your monthly 30 Spirit Coin cultivation allowance. Ye Xingli will assign orders to you, and then you can refine the artifacts for yourself.

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up as he read True Lord Magnetic Pole's message. If this was the case, wouldn't the magic artifacts and the funds to purchase them... all be his? "At most, I'll just have to pay for the materials!" Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This way, I can use the monthly 30 Spirit Coin allowance for artifact refining!"

So, over the next few days, Zhang Yu resumed his daily routine of shuttling between classrooms, construction sites, the Spirit Realm, and the Grand Purity Realm. Attending classes, working, studying civil engineering knowledge, taking artifact refining courses, practicing artifact refining techniques... this consumed almost all of Zhang Yu's life.

With more ample financial support, Zhang Yu felt his artifact refining skills improve by leaps and bounds, and an idea sparked in his mind. Zhang Yu looked at the "Treasure Appraisal Art's" linked spell diagrams for the "Artifact Refining Prodigy" set, and thought to himself, "With more abundant funds, maybe I should find some time to try cultivating artifact refining cultivation methods!"

As Director Gao had mentioned, the departmental civil engineering competition was indeed held earlier than expected. Zhang Yu and Shi Huaiyu still formed a team and participated in the first round of selections. The content of the selection round was the same as the previous year: a high-speed sprint through a chaotic force field, ultimately selecting the top 20 teams based on overall performance. The matches for the top 20 teams were scheduled for several days later. The match-up list had already been decided, and seeing his opponent this time slightly surprised Zhang Yu.

"It's Ma Xuan again?" Zhang Yu recalled last year's tough battle and his own progress over the past year. He thought, "This time should be much easier!"

In Ma Xuan's competition group chat:

Ma Xuan: I can't believe our opponent this time is Zhang Yu again!

Su Yanyang: I'll carry you all this time! I've seen Zhang Yu's level. His progress over the past year is probably far less significant than mine!

Ma Xuan: Haha, if the two of us team up and launch a small Tri-Union, we'll definitely defeat him and Shi Huaiyu!

Ji Yuanzhu looked at the conversation in the chat and was secretly excited. "With Su Yanyang joining us, we can definitely defeat Zhang Yu's team. Then my overall score can catch up and even surpass his!"

Ma Xuan: Let's discuss specific tactics!

Su Yanyang: Ever since our last defeat, I've thoroughly studied Zhang Yu's fighting style and have already devised a winning strategy! Although his tactics are disgusting, they have major flaws. As long as we control him, the rest are no threat! What's more, our strength has greatly increased recently through coin speculation!

Ma Xuan, Ji Yuanzhu, and the other team members watched Su Yanyang speak eloquently, finding his analysis exceptionally accurate and his tactics well-prepared. The more they listened, the more confident and energized they felt.

But suddenly, Su Yanyang stopped sending messages! Ma Xuan waited for a while and called out to him in the group, but there was no response. He messaged him: Old Su. Where are you?

After a long time, Su Yanyang finally messaged: ...

Ma Xuan: Speak properly, stop just sending emojis. What happened?

Su Yanyang: The military certificate results are out.