Chapter 570: Chapter 511: Ascending to the Artifact Refining Department
Although Ying Xin had heard about the relevant news from her own elder, seeing Zhang Yu’s ranking change from the Civil Engineering Department to the Artifact Refining Department still left her visibly shaken.
"Daytime ascension," Ying Xin couldn’t stop her heart from shaking: "Senior Brother ascended from the construction site of the Civil Engineering Department to the Artifact Refining Department!"
On the other side, Gongshu Jin burst into laughter, trembling with excitement: "Great! My friend, this is wonderful!"
Seeing the eyes of everyone on him, Gongshu Jin quickly clenched his somewhat uncontrollable hands, repeatedly saying: "I... I’m happy for Senior Brother!"
Gongshu Jin forcibly suppressed his continuously rising smile, shouting: "Happy for Senior Brother’s transfer to the Artifact Refining Department!"
Yu Xinghan, watching this scene from one side, pouted, saying: "Damn... anyone who didn’t know would think it was you who successfully transferred departments."
He thought to himself in his mind: "It’s just that with Zhang Yu gone, you think you can take first place in the class, right? Who doesn’t know about your little scheme."
Shi Yunxiang was taking pictures while pondering whether to post them on social media.
"Previously, when Zhang Yu defeated Xiang Shan, countless demons criticized him. If the demons found out I’m friends with him, I would definitely be called a traitor."
"But now it’s different. It used to be Human Clan Zhang Yu beating Demon Clan Xiang Shan, now it’s Refining Master beating Civil Engineering Dogs... Who dares to say anything?"
Although he didn’t attend Sky Demon University, Shi Yunxiang was familiar with it and the demons there, where a race equates to a major, and a major equates to a race; different races belong to different majors.
Zhang Yu’s department transfer, in the eyes of the demons, is akin to an inferior race becoming a superior race. Small wonder he’s defeating the Civil Engineering Department’s Xiang Shan. No matter how insulted Xiang Shan gets, it’s perfectly reasonable.
Ying Xin looked at Gongshu Jin and said: "Later, don’t call him Senior Brother anymore. After all, he’s not from the same department. I think just calling him Senior would suffice."
Gongshu Jin immediately caught up, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you’re right. It’s time to change the way we address him."
At the same time, many workers and security guards around were all looking at this rare scene with envy and jealousy.
"Sigh, having the Artifact Refining Department hanging over one’s head really feels different."
"Look at them being ranked 48th in the Artifact Refining Department, don’t you think the characters are a bit larger?"
"It’s not about the character size, just look at refining and artifact versus earth and wood. One is about refining, the other about soil and wood. Just from the name, you can tell that artifact refining is more cultured than civil engineering."
On the other hand, Ji Yuanshu heard the surrounding workers’ discussions and quickly ran over, staring at Zhang Yu’s departing back without speaking.
His eyes were fixed on the top of Zhang Yu’s head, seemingly wanting to confirm if it was the Artifact Refining Department or the Civil Engineering Department.
But the distance was too far, and the Extreme Tiger brand’s magic remains couldn’t see clearly.
"Can’t see clearly."
"Damn, I really can’t see clearly now."
That day, Ji Yuanshu didn’t work overtime. He found Fu Xinyao, who provided free services, and vented all his displeasure, jealousy, resentment, and hatred.
"Zhang Yu! Why do you get to transfer to the Artifact Refining Department?"
"You worked in construction at the Civil Engineering Department for three years, what do you know about artifact refining?"
"Corruption, it’s all corruption! This Wanfa University is so corrupt, I can’t see through it."
Ping Han heard Ji Yuanshu’s words, and both his body and mind were repeatedly shocked by the intense news.
"Zhang Yu... transferred to the Artifact Refining Department? How could he get into the Artifact Refining Department?!"
Upon hearing the news, Fu Xinyao frowned: "Damn, wasted time on these civil engineering students. Next, I’ll find a way to connect with the Artifact Refining Department."
"Artifact Refining Department... sigh, a bit troublesome."
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Meanwhile, after leaving the construction site, Zhang Yu discovered that after switching departments, the world was indeed more expansive.
As his major ranking displayed above his head, a hint of respect always flashed in the eyes of passersby, all silently stepping aside, not daring to block Zhang Yu’s path.
Friend requests kept popping into his eye sockets, forcing Zhang Yu to disable friend additions.
Even the advertisements floating in his eye sockets were different.
Ads for Extreme Tiger and locals disappeared, replaced by high-end brands like Ten Thousand Dao Craftsman Sect and Diamond Blacksmithing.
Initially, all sorts of random ad styles on the street changed to high-end and grand billboards, with luxurious light and shadow effects, clearly targeting the rich students of the Artifact Refining Department.
Even the terrain had changed.
"Was there a shortcut here before?"
"Is this... an anti-gravity passage exclusively for the Artifact Refining Department?"
"Turns out there’s a magic treasure shop that only the Artifact Refining Department can see?"
"Hmm? Was there a street on this level before?"
"No... why does it seem like everything has gotten more expensive?"
After walking a few sections with the identity of the Artifact Refining Department, Zhang Yu finally realized that Wanfa University City looked entirely different through the eyes of the Civil Engineering Department compared to the Artifact Refining Department.
"In the eyes of an Artifact Refining Department student, the university city is bigger, more luxurious, more convenient, and more... expensive!"
"Looks like I’ll have to consider asking someone from the Civil Engineering Department to buy things for me in the future."
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu received apologies from several foremen on the construction site.
Zhang Yu didn’t really care about this, after all, the suppression on the construction site came from the directives of the Finance Department, not something these foremen could change.
And although Zhang Yu joined the Artifact Refining Department, it was impossible to change the decision of the Finance Department, ultimately he couldn’t touch the 669th-floor construction project.
"But the Artifact Refining Department also has a lot of projects for building factories and buildings. Next, I’ll have to interact more with the teachers to find a way to get some work for my company."
While Zhang Yu was pondering this, countless congratulations had already come pouring in like snowflakes.
Mo Enting: Congratulations, from now on, for any magic treasure repairs, I’ll come to you.
Su Yanyang: Senior, we’ll really miss you.
Che Yufei: President Zhang, I’m sticking with you to the end; call me anytime for overtime.
The class group was even more lively with endless messages, filled with various congratulatory and shocked emojis.
Looking at the constantly refreshing messages in the Civil Engineering class group, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I’m not in the Civil Engineering Department anymore. Will I be kicked out next? Should I take the initiative to leave the Civil Engineering class group?"
He conveyed this thought to the class advisor, Master Jiao Lei, who replied: There’s no rush to leave.
Master Jiao Lei: The school rules don’t require you to quit the group after changing departments.
Master Jiao Lei: The Civil Engineering Department will forever be your home, you can stay in the group and come back to check any time you want.
Then Zhang Yu glanced at his hometown group of Songyang, and sure enough, the group, which was constantly refreshing, was also talking about his news.
Mo Tianyi: President Zhang has successfully transferred to the Artifact Refining Department.
Mo Tianyi: This is the first Wanfa Artifact Refining student in our Songyang City, truly unprecedented.
Lanling: Brother Mo, is President Zhang still hiring? I also enrolled in the Civil Engineering Department at Mountain and River University.
Mo Tianyi: What do you mean you also?
Mo Tianyi: Everyone, when discussing President Zhang in the group, remember not to regard him as a Civil Engineering student anymore.
Mo Tianyi: It’s best not to talk about his previous work in Civil Engineering.
Zhang Yu shook his head slightly as he watched this scene: "Little Mo is still too impulsive in doing things, but it’s nice that he has this intention."
"Although I don’t care myself, coming from Civil Engineering is ultimately a stain in many people’s eyes."
Fu Ji said, "If Civil Engineering is like a dung yellow color, then the Artifact Refining Department is a piece of gold. Dung yellow is nothing by itself, but compared to gold, it looks like a pile of dung."
"After you join the Artifact Refining Department, you’ll definitely be looked at with tinted glasses."
"But it doesn’t matter, after two years, when you make a name with your Artifact Refining skills, people will get used to your identity in the Artifact Refining Department."
"The only worry is that it might have an impact when you join a sect."
Zhang Yu was moved and said, "It would have an impact even on that?"
Fu Ji said, "Of course, it might have an impact. To change that... would also be troublesome. At the very least, you’d need a powerhouse above Divinity Transformation to erase the record of your Civil Engineering background from the files, resolve the karma, and hide the roots."
Meanwhile, more students in the Songyang hometown group were inquiring about Zhang Yu and his company, many of them considering part-time work.
Clearly, Zhang Yu’s current status in the Artifact Refining Department greatly enhanced his company’s imaginative and growth potential.
Deep in the Spirit Realm, Zhao Tianxing looked at the constantly refreshing chat log in the group, as upperclassmen and underclassmen all envied this job of his as a college student, which increased the slant of the mosaic on his lips.
Looking up, he could see that, within the low-pixel space, only the photo of himself and Zhang Yu and others on the awards stage taken by Zhao Tianxing emitted a faint glow, presenting relatively clear content.
Even though his income had increased before, Zhao Tianxing had always saved money by not changing where he lived.
And hearing that his classmate and boss had transferred to the Artifact Refining Department, his roommates around him also sent messages, and in the blurry space, a field of exclamation marks suddenly flashed.
Soul Cultivators: !!!!!!
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Meanwhile, after completing his transfer procedures, Zhang Yu was also pulled into the Artifact Refining Department’s class group by Refining Fire True Man, the class advisor.
As he joined the class group, several students sent out a few welcoming messages, and then other messages began to flow again.
Zi Yunzhen: I got a high score of 56733 in the Golden Core simulation benchmark, surpassing 72% of the students.
Another student posted: Wow, have your benchmark scores increased again recently?
Zi Yunzhen: Some progress, I suppose. You all should try it too. See what score you can get if you were to craft a Golden Core now.
Su Yuni: I got a high score of 79251 in the Golden Core simulation benchmark, surpassing 85% of the students.
Zi Yunzhen: Wow, yours might be the highest in our class.
Su Yuni: It’s not at an excellent level yet.
Su Yuni: Keep working hard; my goal is to have at least a score of 250,000 in simulations before crafting a Golden Core.
Seeing the messages in the class group, Zhang Yu only then realized they were discussing the Golden Core simulation benchmarks.
"Sigh, the Songyang hometown group discusses work and part-time jobs, the Civil Engineering class group talks about construction projects, and look at the Artifact Refining Department? Third-years are discussing Golden Core simulation benchmarks, considering the future quality of the Golden Core."
"That’s the difference."
In his thoughts, Zhang Yu curiously clicked on the shared link in the group to see what score he could achieve if he crafted a Golden Core now.