Director Gao: [Magnetic Pole True Monarch]
Director Gao: This is the instructor from the Artifact Refining Departnt
Director Gao: Didn’t I invite you for guidance during the last Civil Engineering competition?
Zhang Yu: Oh, it’s this person? From the Artifact Refining Departnt? I wouldn’t have known if you didn’t tell .
Zhang Yu: After all, not a teacher from our Civil Engineering Departnt, and we had no contact after that guidance, so I forgot the na.
Director Gao: So what do you think of artifact refining?
Zhang Yu: I’m quite interested in artifact refining.
Feeling Zhang Yu slightly moving in his arms, Magnetic Pole True Monarch smiled and said, "Stay still, don’t move around."
"Or is it uncomfortable being hugged by ?"
Zhang Yu: "No... it’s not."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch’s mouth slightly curled up: "So it is comfortable then?"
Seeing the stunned Zhang Yu, Magnetic Pole True Monarch asked again: "Is it more comfortable in Teacher Gao’s arms or mine?"
Zhang Yu: "Huh?"
Seeing Zhang Yu’s dazed look, Fu Ji sighed: "Zhang Yu, you’re dood. This guy seems to counteract your Civil Engineering Departnt. Both you and your ntor can’t beat her."
Zhang Yu responded in his mind to Fu Ji: "I just didn’t react for a mont, didn’t know how to reply."
Fu Ji said: "Anyway, be careful, this person seems very unscrupulous. Even the way she talks to you is targeted, she must have thoroughly studied your temperant and habits."
anwhile, Director Gao replied: You want to learn artifact refining?
Zhang Yu: I think magic remains and magic treasures are indispensable on the Immortal Path.
Zhang Yu: Learning more about artifact refining surely can’t hurt, you can avoid being scamd when buying magic treasures.
Zhang Yu: As for learning real artifact refining skills, how would I even qualify?
Zhang Yu: Teacher, I just want to focus entirely on learning everything from our Civil Engineering Departnt, and quickly master the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, to make a big impact on the construction sites later.
Director Gao: [Sneaky laugh] Don’t rush, you’ll have the chance to learn.
Zhang Yu: Teacher, so after I get the military certificate this ti, can I try the Civil Engineering Seven Items?
Director Gao: Look at you, always in a hurry.
Director Gao: As long as the Heavenly Court hasn’t announced the results, nothing is set in stone.
Director Gao: Before that, be mindful of the impact, don’t go around spreading news about the military certificate, got it?
Zhang Yu: Understood, Teacher.
Zhang Yu: I just really want to learn the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power.
Watching the conversation between Magnetic Pole True Monarch and Director Gao, Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Is Magnetic Pole True Monarch making Director Gao think... that I’m wholeheartedly committed to staying in the Civil Engineering Departnt to learn the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power?"
anwhile, after a few more exchanges, Director Gao asked: Has Director Lin contacted you?
Magnetic Pole True Monarch looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "Have they contacted you?"
Then Zhang Yu imdiately recounted the incidents and offers from Director Lin and the old director.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch also relayed everything to Director Gao.
A mont later, Magnetic Pole True Monarch closed the chat window and looked at Zhang Yu saying, "Next, Old Gao will probably find you soon to sign the contract, formally accepting you as a disciple."
"When the ti cos, just sign it."
Seeming to sense the confusion in Zhang Yu’s eyes, Magnetic Pole True Monarch calmly said, "Don’t worry, the contract will be relatively loose, it won’t bind you too tightly."
"As for the relationship between you and ..."
With a slight curl of his mouth, Magnetic Pole True Monarch looked at Zhang Yu in his arms, displaying a confident smile: "Compared to titles, what I care about is the actual outco."
"For now, until you master the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, be a good disciple of Old Gao."
"My genius from the Civil Engineering Departnt, Student Zhang Yu."
Zhang Yu asked, "What if I master the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power by my third year?"
Magnetic Pole True Monarch dismissively said, "We’ll talk when you achieve it."
Even though detecting this possibility, it was clear to Magnetic Pole True Monarch that the likelihood was not high.
anwhile, Ye Xingli, trailing behind Magnetic Pole True Monarch, grew increasingly anxious as they neared Zhang Yu’s dormitory floor.
"We’re almost at Zhang Yu’s place."
"Why are they still chatting?"
"Should I give a reminder?"
But seeing Magnetic Pole True Monarch and Zhang Yu imrsed in their conversation, Ye Xingli hesitated over whether to interject.
...
In an empty street corner.
With a loud thud, Zhang Yu fell heavily to the ground like a truck’s load of cargo.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch smiled and said, "Kid, you did quite well in the test this ti."
Zhang Yu awkwardly laughed, indeed, he did pick up a few things on the side during the test.
Zhang Yu: "True Monarch, I’ll head back now."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch said softly, "Hmm, go ahead."
As he watched Zhang Yu’s departing figure, Magnetic Pole True Monarch’s silhouette flickered and disappeared without a trace.
"Xingli, you should continue to guide this kid’s alchemy skills in the future."
Hearing what Magnetic Pole True Monarch said, Ye Xingli couldn’t help but ask, "Master, your attitude towards him... seems different from other students."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch calmly replied, "Different students require different thods of instruction; that’s what is called teaching according to one’s talent."
"Do you know about Zhang Yu’s dorm mates?"
Zhang Yu’s dorm mates?
Ye Xingli really wasn’t familiar with them, nor did he feel there was much worth knowing.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch continued, "All of Zhang Yu’s dorm mates are his fellow townsn from the lower class."
Ye Xingli was surprised, "Ah? All from the lower class?"
Ye Xingli personally felt that he had no bias or prejudice towards people from the lower class; he rely thought that most lower-class people were poor and foolish, with exceptionally weak potential on the Immortal Path.
Zhang Yu, who managed to climb his way up from the lower class, already defied Ye Xingli’s expectations.
He didn’t expect Zhang Yu to still be living with fellow townsn from the lower class... How can he stand it?
Magnetic Pole True Monarch said, "Overall, from the various information, Zhang Yu is a person who values old relationships."
Seeming to recall sothing, Magnetic Pole True Monarch sighed, "Heh, valuing old relationships... How long has it been since I last used that term?"
...
After Zhang Yu returned to the dormitory, he collapsed onto his bed with a bang.
His heavily injured body had long been overwheld, and now that everything had finally co to a temporary halt, his entire body couldn’t help but relax.
Tu Lishan: How did the exam go?
As he looked at the ssage from Tu Lishan, reflecting on the waves of concern he received after the military exam ended today, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Who says Kunxu is devoid of human warmth? As my performance improves, the human warmth at Wanfa University is growing more intense."
Not long after Zhang Yu lay down, the cold energy from the ritual surfaced again, and with a helpless sigh, Zhang Yu simply went to the Taiqing Realm to start learning the subsequent alchemy courses.
Several hours later, Zhang Yu received a ssage from Director Gao, intending to accept him as a formal disciple and sign a supplentary contract.
Glancing over the contract’s contents, Zhang Yu thought to himself that Magnetic Pole True Monarch was indeed right; the contract was fairly lenient and didn’t impose too many restrictions on him.
"But... is it signed with a company?"
"Is this company Director Gao’s company?"
Zhang Yu continued reading, and overall... as per the contract’s content, the company reimburses him 30 spirit coins monthly for his cultivation expenses until he obtains the Golden Core qualification certificate.
After Zhang Yu advances to the Golden Core Stage, he will need to undertake a certain amount of work as required, with profits split 50/50 between him and the company.
As for many other details, they primarily revolve around this.
Zhang Yu remarked, "One month, 30 spirit coins, which amounts to 360 spirit coins in a year. Unknowingly, I’ve beco a student who can spend this much in a year."
Fu Ji comnted, "This is a rare conscientious contract in Kunxu. According to the contract’s terms, after you advance to the Golden Core Stage, Director Gao would only make a small profit."
"But if you advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, then it’s a huge profit."
"It seems Director Gao genuinely intends to bet on your potential to reach the Nascent Soul Stage."
"By the ti you reach the Divinity Transformation Stage, this contract will likely need to be renegotiated."
So the next day, Zhang Yu and Director Gao completed the contract signing under the True God’s witness, officially becoming Director Gao’s disciple.
Director Gao looked at Zhang Yu in front of him, nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "I told you to get proper treatnt yesterday. Why did you run out of the hospital on your own?"
Zhang Yu said, "Teacher, you know my constitution; there’s no need to waste money staying in the hospital."
"You little brat." Director Gao jokingly scolded, "Do I still need you to save money for ?"
Upon saying this, he reached out to draw Zhang Yu over, letting the mana circulate in Zhang Yu’s body.
With that, Director Gao imdiately felt that Zhang Yu’s injuries had indeed improved significantly.
Especially sensing the vigorous vitality within his flesh, Director Gao beca increasingly satisfied with Zhang Yu as a disciple.
However, outwardly, he remained calm and simply said, "The Civil Engineering competition is coming up soon; you need to hurry and recuperate, got it?"
Zhang Yu was surprised, "Huh? Isn’t the Civil Engineering competition in December? It’s only October now, isn’t it?"
Director Gao said, "Starting this session, the competition process is changing again."
"After all, in recent years, students’ practical skills have been improving, and the competition intensity is getting stronger."
"Under such circumstances, completing the competition within one or two days makes it too easy to get injured, increasing the competition costs and making it harder to perfectly showcase students’ abilities."
"In terms of inter-school competitions, schools have long protested, so this year’s inter-school league for the Civil Engineering competition has been changed into several rounds over a few months."
"Our university’s internal competition plans to change similarly as well."
"The competition will start in late October and run until December."
Hearing Director Gao’s words, Zhang Yu also felt that this change was quite good, at least for him, providing more ti to recover from injuries and improve his strength.
Director Gao looked at Zhang Yu and continued, "There’s another matter I’ll ntion to you ahead of ti."
"In the internal competition, you lead your current team to make it into the top seven and secure one of the Seven Extres slots."
"When the inter-school league starts, I’ll add you to Mo Enting’s team so you can go and gain experience with him."
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