Chapter 614: Chapter 555: Top 50 in the School and the New Eye Avatar
Looking at the message from Yan Qianji, Zhang Yu felt a bit emotional, realizing that he had unknowingly reached this point.
As soon as Zhang Yu entered the school’s top 50 group, he saw Jiutian Liu, the first in the Finance Department and second in the school, speaking.
Jiutian Liu: Shan Congning, rules are rules, come by yourself
Shan Congning: I will be back
Soon after, Zhang Yu saw the 51st-ranked Shan Congning leave the chat.
Then Jiutian Liu sent another message: Everyone, we have a new member joining, let’s welcome the 13th in the Artifact Refining Department, ranked 44th in the school, Zhang Yu [Fireworks][Fireworks][Fireworks]
Watching this scene, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “This Jiutian Liu… didn’t he block me on behalf of the Finance Department before? I still don’t know what his attitude towards me is now.”
With Jiutian Liu’s actions, in an instant, many people in the group sent messages welcoming Zhang Yu’s addition.
The students from the Artifact Refining Department spoke the most.
Yan Qianji: Congratulations, Zhang Yu
Ye Xingli: Junior brother, welcome to the group
Even the second in the Artifact Refining Department, Bei Wufeng, posted: Warm welcome [Fist]
While many students from the Artifact Refining Department were speaking, there were also scattered messages from students from other departments.
Ranked 26th in the school, Zhang Pianpian also sent a congratulatory message.
Watching messages rapidly refresh in front of him, Zhang Yu continuously replied and then added the top students in the group as friends.
Looking at these top students from the Artifact Refining Department, Finance Department, Taoist Skills Department, Talisman Department… Zhang Yu knew these were valuable connections, many of whom could become his future clients and vice versa.
Just as the group was welcoming Zhang Yu, the school’s top-ranked student, Tao Qiankun, spoke.
Tao Qiankun: Welcome
Just those simple two words seemed to momentarily quiet the group.
Then, all the focus in the group shifted instantly to Tao Qiankun.
Jiutian Liu: Brother Dao, are you out of seclusion?
Tao Qiankun: Yes
Yan Qianji: Brother Dao, there’s a new Magic Remains on the market, you might want to take a look
Jiutian Liu: Brother Dao, the company is offering installment payment discounts for premium clients…
Ranked first in the Talisman Department, Xu Haixuan: Brother Dao, Spirit Realm protection services can now be upgraded
Looking at each message in the group, Zhang Yu only felt that these campus prodigies had all turned into top salespeople, surrounding Tao Qiankun, constantly pitching various products.
Zhang Yu couldn’t help but ask Sister Zhang Pianpian and Ye Xingli: How rich is Tao Qiankun?
Ye Xingli: The top student in the school is also the richest among all the students
Ye Xingli: You should know that the school has targeted training plans for students participating in the ten major leagues in the next session
Ye Xingli: Each student will have the most suitable way to boost their income arranged based on their personality, strengths, abilities, and background…
Ye Xingli: But for Tao Qiankun… the school’s plan for him is to guide him in secluded cultivation
Ye Xingli: Because the higher-ups think he no longer needs to learn to make money, at least not during the Foundation Establishment
Zhang Yu: So rich?! [OMG]
And Zhang Pianpian’s reply was even simpler.
Zhang Pianpian: Half of the Spirit Vein beneath University City belongs to the Ten Thousand Spirits Magical Power Production Group
Zhang Pianpian: The family behind Tao Qiankun holds substantial shares in the Ten Thousand Spirits Group
Zhang Yu instantly understood, “If Spirit Veins are like oil in Kunxu, then wouldn’t this Tao Qiankun be the prince of oil?”
Looking at the many things being pitched in the group, Zhang Yu felt they were expensive and not necessarily useful, and he immediately understood the logic of these people.
“Bloody hell… they’re all counting their sales on the big spenders.”
Zhang Yu: Brother Dao, if you need Magic Treasure repairs, you can find me
Bei Wufeng: Zhang Yu, that’s not right. Why would Brother Dao need Magic Treasure repairs? He just buys new ones when they break
Bei Wufeng: No matter how you repair a Magic Treasure, it can’t return to its prime factory state
Bei Wufeng: To perform at the highest level, you still need a brand new Magic Treasure
Immediately, others chimed in agreement, predominantly from the Artifact Refining Department
But just then, Tao Qiankun replied: Okay, Zhang Yu
Looking at the message in the group, at that moment, Tao Qiankun thought to himself, “These guys… always thinking about selling me more stuff.”
The idea of only buying new and not repairing Magic Treasures… Tao Qiankun scoffed at it. Although he’s wealthy, he wouldn’t waste spirit coins like that.
At most, he’d get a brand-new set of Magic Treasures and Magic Remains for each competition to maintain peak state.
As for daily cultivation, Tao Qiankun would still repair his Magic Remains and Magic Treasures.
After watching the group messages for a while, Zhang Yu felt his eyes slightly fatigued. Recently, his eye relic often gave him this feeling.
Zhang Yu knew his Time Residual Demon Pupil was aging.
Especially since, although he is a student in the Artifact Refining Department, he hasn’t learned much about the technology of Magic Remains, and even less about the manufacturing of eye prosthetics. His maintenance of the Time Residual Demon Pupil is quite average, leading to more severe wear and tear after daily use.
“It’s perfect timing to meet so many top students in the Artifact Refining Department. I can find someone to replace an eye prosthetic.”
As for starting to learn and refine one from scratch himself… Zhang Yu, although confident he could do it, simply has no time. To gain the strength needed to reach the pinnacle of the top ten leagues within half a year, he cannot personally handle every minute detail.
“Who should I ask?”
Zhang Yu straightforwardly asked Ye Xingli.
Ye Xingli: In our Artifact Refining Department, Yan Qianji specializes in puppets, Bei Wufeng specializes in refining flying swords, and regarding eye prosthetics…
Ye Xingli: I’m relatively skilled in refining the Magic Remains type, so if you don’t have too many requirements for big brands and Spirit Realm services, I can make an eye prosthetic for you.
Halfway through, Ye Xingli frowned slightly at the poor man’s simulator in front of her.
Poor Man’s Simulator: The user and her junior brother are having a pleasant chat, increasingly resembling the senior-junior relationship typical in ancient sects, which is quite interesting. Ancient sects established emotional connections through emotional investments and inefficient barter, thereby jointly resisting various random risks of the old times.
Poor Man’s Simulator: Considering the user’s extensive understanding of various magic treasures and resources needed by the poor before, it is speculated that she might want to assist her junior brother.
Poor Man’s Simulator: I have thought of several answers—one is to directly give the eye prosthetic as a gift to the other party; the other is to sell it at cost…
Ye Xingli couldn’t bear to read anymore: “What nonsense is this? How can you refine Magic Remains without profit?”
Referring to the guidance of the Magnetic Pole True Monarch, Ye Xingli could more effectively improve her relationship with Zhang Yu by following the method guided by the Poor Man’s Simulator.
But making Magic Remains without making money? That violates her principles, so it’s absolutely not possible.
So Ye Xingli directly ignored the Poor Man’s Simulator and replied: I’ll charge you a 10% profit. You pick one.
Zhang Yu’s eyes moved as Ye Xingli had already sent over a list of eye prosthetics she could make.
“Compared to big brands, it’s indeed much cheaper, but the performance is about the same.”
Zhang Yu’s eyes swept over various eye prosthetics.
“Taixu Eye, with built-in movement simulation system, can predict material change trends…”
“Xuan Magnetic Star Shards Eye, possessing a Yuan Magnetic Fluid Module, can release Yuan Magnetic Divine Thunder, temporarily paralyzing Magic Remains. However, if it is military-grade Magic Remains, most have protective devices, so the Yuan Magnetic Divine Thunder is limited in effect.”
“Nine Nether Demon Eyes, paired with the Forgetting River Water System and soul-body sensing module, can perceive and track Soul Cultivators while temporarily freezing their thoughts.”
Zhang Yu looked back and forth and finally focused on the Nine Nether Demon Eyes: “It also has a transcend function that allows you to directly view and track the company of Soul Cultivators, then make complaints and reports.”
He nodded slightly, feeling that these Nine Nether Demon Eyes were very useful to him at present.
As Zhang Yu’s artifact refining skills continued to improve, he possessed more and more magic treasures, especially after mastering the military-grade Heavenly Sun Divine, his requirements for Spirit Realm security became ever higher.
After all, for strong individuals in the Artifact Refining Department, the end path is large-scale magic treasure construction, or even large-scale magic treasure warfare.
As the number and scale of magic treasures continue to improve, if the protection against Spirit Realm attacks is not kept up, easily being hijacked would be equivalent to handing over the magic treasures to others.
And among the many Spirit Realm attacks, Soul Cultivator attacks are the most basic, and these Nine Nether Demon Eyes just fill the gap for Zhang Yu in this regard.
Zhang Yu: I’ll go with these Nine Nether Demon Eyes.
Ye Xingli: 21 spirit coins, delivered in three days.
After confirming the order with Ye Xingli, Zhang Yu again checked the messages from the top 50 students in the school, reading numerous congratulatory messages from classmates and friends.
Subsequently, Zhang Yu started wandering around in other groups.
Of course, his group hopping was not to show off his dual military certificates and school-wide top 50 achievements, but to further spread his reputation and promote his business.
In the Civil Engineering class group.
Zhang Yu, ranked 44th at Wanfa University: Guys, I’ve made some achievements in artifact refining. If you have any refining-related needs, feel free to contact me.
Yu Xinghan: President Zhang has just won the Military Artifact Refining Engineer Certificate, becoming a dual military certificate holder in civil engineering and artifact refining.
Ying Xin: President Zhang, despite being immensely busy, is willing to offer services to everyone, so you must seize the opportunity.
Gongshu Jin: President Zhang, I’ll come to you for repairs whenever my Magic Remains get damaged in the future.
Seeing the lively atmosphere in the group, Zhang Yu smiled slightly and then turned to the Songyang Hometown group.
Zhang Yu, ranked 44th at Wanfa University: [Military Certificate] Finally got another military certificate.
Le Jingchen: Dual military certificates? [Shocked]
Lanling: Welcome, Master Wanfa Refiner!
Lanling: Our Songyang High School has produced a great talent!
Qian Shen: If you’re ranked 44th by the fourth year, there’s a high chance to be in the top 10 of the grade in a few years.
Chu Qiuhe: Zhang Yu, do you remember? You even competed with me for positions in martial arts competitions back in freshman year.
Zhang Yu: Haha, I remember you were carried out on a stretcher until the competition ended, weren’t you?
After chatting a few words with the hometown folks, Zhang Yu said again: If you need any artifact refining, feel free to reach out to me.
Hu Yuntao: I’ve used President Zhang’s magic treasures, the quality is excellent, highly recommend.
Zhao Tianxing: Recommend.
Mo Tianyi: Recommend.
Heavenly Love Princess: Zhang Yu, can you refine Yin artifacts?
Seeing Heavenly Love Princess’s question, Zhang Yu didn’t expect the first order after obtaining the Military Artifact Refining Engineer Certificate would be to say that he couldn’t.