Chapter 609: Chapter 550: Administration Has Its Merits Too
After sending Zhang Yu off to attend online classes, Gui Yuanzi sent a message to Jin Jun.
Gui Yuanzi: It’s arranged, he’s obediently attending the online classes now.
Jin Jun: Thank you, senior brother, there will be generous rewards.
Gui Yuanzi looked at Jin Jun’s reply, nodding slightly in his heart, and replied: Just spirit coins.
As an old Golden Core, Gui Yuanzi’s technical skills were increasingly falling behind the new Golden Core True Men of the new age.
He had thought about competing, hustling, and striving, but found over the years that the newly promoted Golden Cores in the school were all smarter, more talented, more qualified, and even better connected than him.
Increasingly falling behind, now he could only teach courses like the history of artifact refining technology, and the projects and experiments he handled were running with difficulty.
Gui Yuanzi estimated that being squeezed out of the Artifact Refining Department and being transferred to some rubbish majors like the Security Department or the Transport Department was just a matter of time.
But now he had already come to terms with it, no longer competing with other Golden Cores, and focused solely on making money. As long as it’s legal, he’s willing to do anything.
Making more money, living a few more years in the future, that was his only thought now.
As for a small student like Zhang Yu, letting him legally and compliantly make up class time didn’t seem to be a big deal to him.
Seeing the other side still obediently attending class, Gui Yuanzi thought, "Is this kid stupid? Really attending class? Doesn’t know to slip me some cash?"
"Or is my hint not enough?"
Just as Gui Yuanzi was considering whether to give Zhang Yu another hint, he discovered Zhang Yu had directly left the Spirit Realm classroom, exiting the online class he launched.
"Hmm?" Gui Yuanzi was slightly taken aback, then became furious, "This kid is directly skipping my class?"
In Gui Yuanzi’s view, skipping class so openly was practically a slap in the face for him.
He immediately sent a message to Zhang Yu: Where are you?
Gui Yuanzi: Get back to class immediately.
Gui Yuanzi: Otherwise, don’t expect to pass this course.
Right at this moment, Gui Yuanzi’s eyes flashed and saw Feng Yuhai from the research department sending him a message.
As the head of the research department, Feng Yuhai could naturally oversee various project funding and loans applied by Gui Yuanzi, and was an important superior who Gui Yuanzi couldn’t possibly offend.
Upon seeing the message sent by Feng Yuhai, Gui Yuanzi’s spirit was alert: "I’ll talk about Zhang Yu’s matter later."
He immediately exited the Spirit Realm and went to the research department office.
Upon entering the office, he saw Feng Yuhai’s eyes glowing, seemingly in the middle of some tasks.
The image of the primary intelligent Artifact Spirit assistant appeared before Gui Yuanzi, and the Artifact Spirit said to him, "Teacher Gui Yuanzi, Director Feng is working, please wait a moment."
Gui Yuanzi nodded and sat to the side to wait.
And this wait lasted a full two hours.
After two hours, Feng Yuhai glanced at him and sent a document to him.
"The materials for the funding application are incorrect, take them back and rewrite them, submit them to me tonight."
Gui Yuanzi was slightly stunned, then became nervous.
Though he only had a few projects and experiments under his belt, even with limited funding, at least half of it went into his own pocket, and it was an important source of income for him now.
Upon hearing the materials needed to be rewritten, Gui Yuanzi hurriedly asked, "Director Feng, please tell me the issues, I’ll change them immediately..."
Feng Yuhai impatiently furrowed his brow and said, "All issues, rewrite entirely."
"Alright, you can leave now, don’t waste time here."
"If I don’t receive your materials by 10 PM tonight, consider you forfeiting the funding."
After returning, Gui Yuanzi thought the materials indeed were written too carelessly, resulting in them being sent back by the research department.
So he spent considerable effort and rewrote the entire materials meticulously, believing they were flawless, and sent them to Feng Yuhai again.
Feng Yuhai glanced at the document sent by him, and without lifting his head said, "Still not working."
Gui Yuanzi was slightly surprised, "Huh?"
Feng Yuhai coldly said, "Gui Yuanzi, do you still want the funding anymore?"
"Take it back and rewrite it."
"Write it properly, carefully think where the problem is."
With a head full of confusion, Gui Yuanzi returned, tirelessly looking for reference materials and seeking advice on the document.
The next day, he once again anxiously sent the materials over.
But as soon as Gui Yuanzi sent the document out, Feng Yuhai coldly snorted, a flash of lightning exploded right in front of Gui Yuanzi’s eyes.
"Gui Yuanzi, you’ve been in the Artifact Refining Department for years now. It’s one thing that your skills are falling behind, but now you can’t even write a funding application?"
Gui Yuanzi said helplessly: "Director Feng, what’s the problem? Just tell me directly..."
Feng Yuhai replied coldly, "Do I have to teach you to write about such trivial matters? Have you lived your years in vain? You’ve embarrassed the Golden Core completely."
Gui Yuanzi didn’t expect Feng Yuhai would start by berating him harshly.
Looking at this director younger than himself, the mana in Gui Yuanzi’s chest surged with agitation, and the light and shadows in his eyes flickered and danced with the surge.
But he remembered his funding was still under the other’s control, so Gui Yuanzi could only suppress his displeasure and continue listening to the reprimand.
"You old Golden Core folks, who got through with ease during the good times, don’t know how to be grateful to the school and sect, wasting year after year. I see you’re becoming more senile the older you get."
After another round of criticism, Feng Yuhai pointed at the table beside them and said, "Write here. Show me as soon as you’re done. Ask me if you have any questions."
Gui Yuanzi gritted his teeth and could only sit like a student in the corner of the office, writing materials silently.
Moments later, another person entered the office—it was Zhang Yu.
"Zhang Yu is here?" Feng Yuhai laughed and said, "I’ve received your experiment loan application. It’s already been approved; you didn’t need to come personally."
Zhang Yu said, "Thank you, Mr. Feng."
Feng Yuhai nodded and said, "Don’t forget to timely participate in the projects with Magnetic Pole True Monarch and True Monarch Xian Yin. If you have any issues, let me know, and I’ll help resolve them."
Zhang Yu smiled slightly, surprised that when he mentioned yesterday that Gui Yuanzi’s tutoring might affect his participation in the Divinity Transformation Remains experiment, Feng Yuhai immediately took action.
In Feng Yuhai’s view, he had compressed Zhang Yu’s time for the experiments to the limit, and if further delayed, the several Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Artifact Refining Department would cause trouble again.
As for the history of artifact refining technology... is that even considered a course?
He glanced at Gui Yuanzi and thought he should propose next year to change it to a self-study course and send Gui Yuanzi to the Transportation Department for delivery duties, so he wouldn’t linger in the Artifact Refining Department for funding.
As for getting friendly with Zhang Yu, Feng Yuhai also saw it as a beneficial thing.
"Zhang Yu has connections with the True God, and having a good relationship with him will help my future work as an Evil God believer."
Watching the cordial exchanges, an awakening burst through Gui Yuanzi’s mind, he thought, "Zhang Yu has such a good relationship with Director Feng?"
"Jin Jun! You’ve ruined me!"
Gui Yuanzi cursed Jin Jun in his heart then, looking at Zhang Yu, he said, "Zhang Yu..."
"What are you saying?" Feng Yuhai glanced coldly at him, "Focus on your writing."
Seeing Gui Yuanzi obediently listen, Zhang Yu had to admit internally, "Administrative teachers indeed have their merits. Some projects and teachers in University City really need strict management."
Not long after Zhang Yu left Feng Yuhai’s office, he received a message from Gui Yuanzi.
Gui Yuanzi: Zhang Yu, the teacher acted impulsively the other day
Gui Yuanzi: From now on, you can attend my classes if you want, and request leave anytime. I’ll give you full marks.
Zhang Yu: Just follow the normal procedure for grading.
Zhang Yu: As for grades, just give me what I deserve. Please don’t give me any special treatment.
After resolving the trouble with Gui Yuanzi, Zhang Yu fully devoted himself again to the creation of the prototype machine.
...
In Jin Jun’s laboratory.
Under the guidance of highly-paid teachers, Jin Jun felt his refining efficiency greatly increased, with any errors or omissions pointed out immediately, making him feel he’s improving every minute.
With the final adjustments completed, the prototype machine in front of him was successfully refined and reached a solid Level 5.
Looking at the test data, Jin Jun nodded contentedly and opened the friends interface in his eye remains, finding his transfer to Gui Yuanzi accepted.
Then he sent a message to Gui Yuanzi but received a prompt: You’re not yet a friend of the other person.
Jin Jun was slightly stunned: "He deleted me as a friend?"
Jin Jun frowned, puzzled by the situation, but looking at the Level 5 prototype machine beside him, he continued smiling.
According to the situation he learned from Su Yuni over the last few days, after Zhang Yu completed the Level 1 prototype machine, he pursued speed and material accumulation, giving the whole project a chaotic feel.
In Jin Jun’s view, this exposed Zhang Yu’s true level and his unstable mindset, making the lab’s rhythm increasingly disordered.
"Civil Engineering Student is still a Civil Engineering Student; when it comes to real artifact refining skills, he doesn’t measure up."
Over the next month, with guidance from the highly-paid teachers, Jin Jun’s progress accelerated even further, making improvements to the prototype machine increasingly smooth. The lab was busy yet orderly, boosting his confidence in obtaining the military certificate.
...
In mid-January.
In Ye Xingli’s laboratory.
With the last restriction embedded, Zhang Yu looked at the prototype machine radiating brilliantly and felt a slight joy.
This Heavenly Sun Divine prototype machine he finally enhanced to Level 11.