Chapter 567: Chapter 508: Your Master Is Useless and Can’t Protect You
Whenever Zhang Yu felt the touch of Magnetic Pole True Monarch, his body would involuntarily tremble, as if he were a piece of meat on a chopping block, being carefully picked and chosen by the other party.
Especially after participating in the experiments led by Magnetic Pole True Monarch, accepting repeated tests from the other party, this feeling became more and more apparent.
However, hearing the question from Magnetic Pole True Monarch, he restrained the emotional changes in his heart and spoke up: "I refused the invitation from the Finance Department."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch said blandly: "The conditions offered by the Finance Department are not bad, one could say they can’t be matched by any other department."
"Just refused like that, you won’t regret it in the future?"
Zhang Yu said firmly: "Because I know the Finance Department is not suitable for me. The Artifact Refining Department is the path I should take."
Director Gao’s gaze darkened upon hearing these words, his expression was immensely complex.
Yet, Magnetic Pole True Monarch smiled slightly, as if looking at a fine piece of material, the best experimental subject, while touching Zhang Yu’s arm and said: "Whether it’s suitable for refining, let’s not say, but it’s definitely suitable as refining material."
"Aren’t you afraid that after switching to the Artifact Refining Department, in the future you’ll be taken by me for refining?"
"Whether it’s the effect of Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, using your body materials to enhance the Earth Evil Gravity in a magic treasure..."
"Or parsing the wonders of Divinity Transformation Remains, using your materials to refine Yang artifacts..."
"Seems like all are pretty good choices."
Zhang Yu’s body slightly trembled, gritting his teeth, he said: "Teacher, as long as I can be admitted to the Artifact Refining Department, I’m willing to take all these risks."
Director Gao on the side watched this scene, his gaze suddenly condensed, his breathing seemed a bit heavier.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch chuckled, pinching Zhang Yu’s little hand, and said: "This pair of hands has been handling Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, day and night undergoing the tempering of Earth Evil Gravity, becoming more suitable for transformation."
"Speaking of, do you really want to join the Artifact Refining Department so much?"
Zhang Yu looked earnestly at Magnetic Pole True Monarch, his gaze extremely resolute, word by word he said: "Teacher, you know, I have a dream, that is to be admitted to the sect one day."
"As long as I can be admitted to the sect, I’m willing to take any risk."
"And comparing to the Finance Department, the Artifact Refining Department is already the most suitable path for me."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch said: "Zhang Yu, the possibility of you being admitted to the sect is very low, you could even say there is none. Even so, are you willing to risk everything?"
Zhang Yu: "I am."
Seeing this scene, Director Gao’s heart slightly trembled, murmuring inwardly: "Be admitted to the sect? Zhang Yu actually had this thought? Why didn’t he say it to me before..."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch sighed: "If you want to be admitted to the sect, the Civil Engineering Department indeed can’t support your ambition, but why didn’t you directly join the Artifact Refining Department from the start?"
Zhang Yu helplessly said: "Because I’m poor, if I directly joined the Artifact Refining Department, I wouldn’t be able to afford the fees to complete all the refining courses and independently finish all experiments."
"A teacher I met in high school told me to first join the Civil Engineering Department, earn money, and then find a way to transfer to the Artifact Refining Department."
Upon hearing these words, Director Gao opened his mouth, yet at this moment he couldn’t help but admit that the Civil Engineering Department indeed cannot support Zhang Yu’s ambition.
If he had heard Zhang Yu’s desire to join the sect, what would he have said?
Other than advising Zhang Yu to give up, it seemed there was no other possibility.
Because if there is just a trace of impossible possibility in the Artifact Refining Department, then in the Civil Engineering Department, it’s utterly impossible.
And with Zhang Yu’s poverty, directly joining the Artifact Refining Department would be even more a dead end.
Before him was only one path: earn money then transfer departments.
But even so, the difficulty was extraordinarily high.
Reflecting on Zhang Yu’s challenges over the past three years, Director Gao couldn’t help but sigh.
Simultaneously, Magnetic Pole True Monarch continued to ask: "Then what plans and thoughts do you have for being admitted to the sect? What will you do after joining the Artifact Refining Department?"
Zhang Yu said: "I want to participate in the military competition among the top ten leagues, to win the Immortal Sect-level techniques. If I can win them, the chance of being admitted to the sect will surely increase a bit, right?"
Looking at Zhang Yu’s persistent appearance, Director Gao sighed again in his heart.
Participating in the top ten military competitions, striving for first in all aspects, winning the Immortal Sect technique... Clearly this is impossible for the Civil Engineering Department. As a director, he couldn’t help at all with such matters.
Even if Zhang Yu expressed this plan in the Civil Engineering Department, it would only be dismissed as delusional by others.
But seeing Zhang Yu step by step arrive at this position today, even though the goal is still far off, he is steadily approaching it day by day, Director Gao had to admit that Zhang Yu earnestly and highly focused on doing this.
In terms of prospects, the Civil Engineering Department doesn’t have the soil to nurture Zhang Yu’s ambition.
In terms of benefits, Zhang Yu will gain more from the Artifact Refining Department, and according to their contract, it will also bring Director Gao more profits in the future.
In terms of support, he’s powerless to provide help, and possibly could become a binding rope instead.
Watching Zhang Yu shoulder his ambition and charge forward unyieldingly, Director Gao found no reason to hold him back; letting go seemed both the most reasonable and correct choice.
Simultaneously, all the professors, experts, leaders, and teachers from the Civil Engineering Department were sending messages.
Director Lin: Old Gao, the Finance Department has already taken action, hurry and pull Zhang Yu over to apologize, otherwise, who knows how big a mess might be created?
Old Director (Soul Cultivator): Old Gao, what’s going on? I’ve heard the Finance Department has already made a move?
Director Gao couldn’t help but respond: Out of respect, I’ll call you Old Director, but without respect, you’re a dead man now.
With that said, he blocked the Old Director.
However, after venting, Director Gao still couldn’t shake off the gloom in his heart.
"In the end... it’s just because I’m too incompetent."
"Letting go voluntarily is better than confronting Zhang Yu directly."
"Magnetic Pole... did you figure I would do this?"
Thinking of this, Director Gao sighed again in his heart.
Watching Magnetic Pole True Monarch still treating Zhang Yu like an experiment, Director Gao couldn’t help but send a message: Be gentler, you’re nearly at Divinity Transformation while Zhang Yu is only at Foundation Establishment.
Director Gao: Zhang Yu’s physical body is the result of years of meticulously feeding him medicine and arranging cultivation sites; it’s been honed bit by bit to perfection and is now at the golden standard of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Director Gao: You should let him be well-prepared to become a growth-type Magic Remains.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: Rest assured, Old Gao, for your sake, I’ll take good care of him.
At the same time, Director Gao opened Zhang Yu’s profile, beginning to draft a message in his mind.
Glancing at Zhang Yu and Magnetic Pole True Monarch in front of him, he sent a message: Zhang Yu, the Finance Department has started to make moves, your master is useless and cannot protect you.
Director Gao: I’ve arranged for Magnetic Pole True Monarch to handle your department transfer.
Director Gao: Once you move to the Artifact Refining Department, make sure to study hard and don’t forget your goals.
Standing in front of Magnetic Pole True Monarch, Zhang Yu’s body suddenly trembled and he said, "True Monarch, has Teacher Gao asked me to transfer to the Artifact Refining Department?"
Magnetic Pole True Monarch sighed: "Old Gao is a generous person; he’s doing this for your future, so you must remember to repay him well."
Zhang Yu said, "Teacher Gao has given me life-altering grace, he’s my lifelong teacher, and I will repay him generously in the future."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: "No need to say pointless things, just fulfill your contract in the future, help Old Gao make money, and let him live a few more years."
Watching this scene, Old Gao’s figure flickered, and his Spirit Realm projection silently disappeared.
And when he woke up in his Civil Engineering Department office, he saw a message from Tu Lishan.
Tu Lishan: Director, I heard some students say that Zhang Yu has been quite close to Magnetic Pole True Monarch recently.
Tu Lishan: Before the Civil Engineering finals, I also heard Zhang Yu say he’s going to transfer to the Artifact Refining Department.
Tu Lishan: Is this true?
Director Gao: I told Zhang Yu to say it, to boost morale before the competition.
Director Gao: This is an arrangement between me and Magnetic Pole True Monarch, planning to let Zhang Yu go to the Artifact Refining Department for advanced studies. Just know this yourself, don’t spread it around.
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And just after Director Gao left, Magnetic Pole True Monarch’s eyes flickered as she played with Zhang Yu in her hands, saying: "You’ve already completed the first three years of courses in the Artifact Refining Department, and you’ve learned quite a bit of the later courses as well."
"But if you want to rank in the top ten leagues, that’s still far from enough."
Although Zhang Yu has remarkable talent, and now with the augmentation of the Divinity Transformation Remains, his cultivation speed has greatly increased.
Still, when it comes to joining a sect, Magnetic Pole True Monarch feels it remains improbable.
Of course, she wouldn’t discourage Zhang Yu’s enthusiasm; in her view, having him strive for this goal isn’t bad.
The same goes for the ten major leagues.
"Winning the access to the Immortal Sect level cultivation technique has already been a matter of joint blockade."
"Yet there’s no need to tell Zhang Yu in advance."
"Let him aim for this goal and fuel his current fighting spirit, even if he hits a wall later, it’s fine."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch smiled faintly and said, "To participate in the ten major leagues, relying solely on a single military-level cultivation technique isn’t enough."
Zhang Yu nodded: "Teacher, I understand. So my first plan after transferring is to obtain the military-grade power of the Artifact Refining Department."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch nodded and said, "The Artifact Refining Department’s military-grade forces include the Taixiao Holy Law Sword Formation, the Void Tribulation Transformation Map, and the Heavenly Sun Divine from the Magic Treasure sequence, and the Water Crystal Armor you brought from the Civil Engineering Department can also count."
"In addition, there’s the Invisible Mind Weapon of the World Destruction Calamity and the Tai Void Divine Implement Strategy from the Cultivation Technique sequence."
"Have you thought about which one to choose?"
Zhang Yu listened with slight excitement in his heart, wishing to learn all these things at once.
Hearing what Magnetic Pole True Monarch said, he shook his head repeatedly and then asked, "Teacher, I don’t know which one of these is more suitable for me, and I’m not clear on the procedures to obtain these military-grade forces; does it also require waiting for a military certificate test?"
Magnetic Pole True Monarch said calmly, "Don’t worry, our Artifact Refining Department isn’t like the Civil Engineering Department, where you wait two years for a military certificate test opportunity. In the Artifact Refining Department, if you have the capability, you don’t need an exam; there’s an opportunity to get a certificate."
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