Chapter 613: Chapter 554: Issuing Military Artifact Refining Engineer Certificate (Class A)
Within the Artifact Refining Department’s experiment layer.
This is the floor where many students and rented laboratories are located.
At the moment, Refining Fire True Man feels somewhat hesitant in his heart.
"With all these special effects, if released at once, I wonder how many people’s eye cavities can withstand it."
"When it flashes and stutters, what can you even see?"
Thinking of this, Refining Fire True Man, who has long mingled with the grassroots and understands the students’ actual situations, cannot help shaking his head repeatedly: "These guys at the top, one after another... all seem to live above the common fray. How could Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement withstand such Spirit Realm fluctuations?"
But Refining Fire True Man also understands that he can’t really change the things these leaders have instructed.
However, if it causes large-scale eye cavity stuttering and flashes, not to mention failing to accurately convey the military certificate notice, if it leads to any accidents or losses... then it is likely to be blamed on him.
"Accidents cannot be allowed."
"But it still needs to be high-profile and accurately convey the message."
"I can only use the old trick."
After pondering for a moment, Refining Fire True Man had to consult someone he knew in the Talisman Department to ask for a Blinding Talisman.
"Alas, I wonder if this Blinding Talisman can be reimbursed."
Shaking his head, Refining Fire True Man has already activated the talisman. Invisible Divine Power instantly spread outward from the point where the talisman was activated, along the Spirit Realm.
Then, with a downward press of his finger.
"Brightness, decrease!"
"Resolution, decrease!"
"Ray tracing, off!"
"Image detail, lowest!"
As the Blinding Talisman suddenly activates, watching the operation status of his eye cavities, Refining Fire True Man nods slightly: "Now we can announce the military certificate."
...
Inside the laboratory.
Jin Jun is leading many assistants to intensively refine the Heavenly Sun Shaking God Prototype Machine.
As for Zhang Yu’s matter, he has already pushed it to the back of his mind.
At this moment, Jin Jun’s eyes only have the prototype machine in front, and he is fully concentrated with all his heart and spirit on it.
But in the next moment, he is surprised to find a line of text flashing in his eye cavity.
"An important announcement is about to be made! Please stop your current work and wait for the notification."
While Jin Jun speculates what the announcement might be.
The world in his eye cavity first darkens, and then the entire field of vision dims at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Meanwhile, everything around starts to become blurry and simplistic, as if everything has turned into mosaics.
In an instant, everyone feels as though they’ve been pulled into another dark and misty world.
Seeing the surrounding people panic, Jin Jun waves his hand and says: "No need to panic, this is the school making an important announcement, and they’ve proactively adjusted our vision to care for our eye cavities’ load."
In the next moment, everyone sees dazzling brilliance flashing before them.
An explosive celestial light burst forth, like stars in the darkness, illuminating everyone’s field of vision.
Within the celestial light, clouds shoot out, and immortal mists swirl, as if gods and buddhas have all descended to earth, cheering for the heavens and earth.
The next moment, massive characters suddenly explode before everyone’s eyes, filling the world.
Each character brims with endless mystery, carrying countless special effects, causing some students’ eye cavities to slightly stutter.
"Congratulations to Wanfa University, Artifact Refining Department’s Zhang Yu, for not only making rapid progress and completing the refinement from Level 1 to 15 within two months in the process of refining the Heavenly Sun Shaking God Prototype Machine, but also for excellent workmanship. The performance meets interschool leading standards and ingeniously reduces refining costs..."
"Now awarded the military artifact refining engineering certificate (Class A), hoping Zhang Yu continues to work hard and makes more breakthroughs in the Path of Artifact Refining in the future."
Upon seeing this announcement, some teachers in other laboratories immediately cursed in their hearts: "Damn... such a big fuss over a military certificate, anyone unaware would think it’s won one of the top ten championships."
But seeing this statement, Jin Jun’s eyes widen with astonishment, with all kinds of incredulous expressions flooding his eyes.
"Really... Level 15? It actually reached Level 15 standard?"
At this moment, Jin Jun, who was just diligently focused with his entire being on work, feels as if all his energy was suddenly drained, no longer having the heart to do the work at hand.
Not only Jin Jun, almost everyone in the laboratory at this moment is in a daze, seemingly not expecting that the project group they were part of unknowingly already headed for defeat.
Su Yuni, though mentally prepared, also shows a face full of confusion, bitterly thinking in her heart: "Spent so much time and effort, but ended up losing like this?"
The next moment, Jin Jun looks at this grand announcement before him, seemingly thinking of something.
"With such a big fanfare, isn’t it that everyone will know Zhang Yu won the military certificate?"
"Then it won’t be long before everyone knows I, Jin Jun, lost to him, lost to this guy who transferred from the Civil Engineering Department for less than a year..."
"Zhang Yu, now famous, but stepping on my head."
Thinking about this, the mana within Jin Jun surged, and the muscles on his body twitched fiercely, with his entire blood and energy violently pulsing.
He seemed to already see his Artifact Refining reputation being hit, future funding shrinking, loan limits decreasing, and even the number of investors declining.
...
In the laboratory on the other side.
Zhang Yu was drawing with his fingers, writing and sketching something in his eye socket.
After reporting the prototype machine and participating in the review, Zhang Yu had great confidence in passing the review and obtaining the military certification, so he didn’t worry much these days.
However, for him, obtaining the military-level Heavenly Sun Divine was just the beginning.
"It’s now early February, and there are about more than six months until the Ten Major League in September."
"To win the championship of the Ten Major League, I at least need to master four military-level powers."
"In other words, apart from the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power and the imminent Heavenly Sun Shaking God, I must acquire two more military-level powers in the next half year."
"But four military-level powers are just enough to barely catch up to the level of Tao Qiankun, Jiutian Liu, and Yan Qianji last year."
"To defeat them this year though..."
Zhang Yu recorded in his eye socket: "It’s best to master 5 military-level powers."
"In the remaining half year, obtaining three more... is it possible?"
Zhang Yu didn’t know; he could only try his best.
"Next, first settle the design competition and secure a military-level Artifact Refining Technique."
"By that time, the Green Water Gold Crystal Armor should almost be deciphered, and I’ll apply to my teacher for its refinement."
"Then see if I can gain insights related to the ’Great Saint Inheritor’ set."
"Next, choose..."
Zhang Yu listed out each military-level power he could select, thinking to himself: "If I handle three more, it might take over 500 spirit coins in the next half year, which is quite normal."
"Money is still a bit tight though..."
"Well, once I get the military certification, I’ll immediately refine the Heavenly Sun Divine, releasing its military-level performance."
As for what to do after completing this Level 20 military-level puppet?
Of course, Zhang Yu planned to use it to earn money; certainly not for fighting?
Fighting is something Zhang Yu couldn’t bear to risk his puppet, which cost several hundred spirit coins. Such matters should be handled personally.
While Zhang Yu was earnestly planning, the scene suddenly went dark in front of him.
The next moment, the color of the world changed, and the news of issuing the military certification slowly emerged in his view.
Looking at this scene, Zhang Yu showed no surprise, as it was within his expectations. He just hadn’t anticipated that a military certification notification would create such a stir.
The projection of the Refining Fire True Man emerged, looking at Zhang Yu, saying: "Zhang Yu, I didn’t expect you to obtain the military certification within less than a year of switching departments."
"As expected of the favored disciple of the Magnetic Pole True Monarch."
After some pleasantries, Zhang Yu accepted the military certification from Refining Fire True Man, and his rankings soared instantly.
First, his class ranking surged to the top, followed by a series of rises in the department ranking, directly reaching the 13th position.
Then, as if breaking out of a cocoon, the department ranking text seemed to shatter by an invisible force, and something called school-wide ranking emerged.
Wanfa University, undergraduate level, ranked 44th in the whole school!
At the same time, three options appeared in Zhang Yu’s eye socket, one being the department ranking and school-wide ranking appearing alternately.
The other two options were to either display only the school-wide ranking or only the department ranking.
Zhang Yu pondered; if he had achieved this ranking as part of a department like Security or Transportation, he might choose to display only the school ranking.
But he never forgot his roots, and decided to display the Artifact Refining Department’s ranking together.
Seeing the ranking emerge, the Refining Fire True Man smiled slightly and congratulated again: "Congratulations, Zhang Yu. After obtaining the military certification, you broke into the top 50 of the entire school; from now on, the school ranking is external, far from being comparable to an ordinary student."
"Even if the Patrol Team wants to catch you in the future, they have to notify the department head first."
Looking at the school-wide ranking, Zhang Yu could hardly contain his excitement.
Meanwhile, countless messages popped up in Zhang Yu’s eye socket.
Firstly it was a friend request from a Finance Department student.
Huai Zhixia: Zhang Yu, the company noticed a change in your achievements, and the old policy has changed; there’s a new loan discount...
Looking at the message, Zhang Yu smiled slightly, thinking: "As expected of the Finance Department, after sensing my rapidly improving earning capacity, they plan to lift the block and profit from me?"
Artifact Refining Department Teaching Secretary: Zhang Yu, the Artifact Refining Department can provide professional laboratory rentals for students mastering military-level powers, with discounts on materials as well...
Ye Xingli: Junior, this is the Artifact Refining Department’s military-level student group, I’ll pull you in [group link]
Yan Qianji: [group link] Junior, this is the top 50 group of the entire school, you should join too