Chapter 550: Administrative Aspects Also Have Merits (Request for Monthly Votes)

After Gui Yuanzi sent Zhang Yu off to attend his online class, he sent a message to Jin Jun.

Gui Yuanzi: It's all set. He's obediently attending his online class now.

Jin Jun: Thank you, Senior Brother. I'll make sure to repay you handsomely.

Gui Yuanzi nodded slightly at Jin Jun's reply and responded, "Just the spirit coins."

As an experienced Golden Core cultivator, Gui Yuanzi's technical skills were increasingly falling behind those of the new generation of Golden Core masters.

He had considered working harder and competing, but he found that every new Golden Core cultivator who had advanced in the school over the years was more intelligent, talented, skilled, and well-connected than him.

Falling further and further behind, he was now only able to teach courses like the History of Artifact Forging Technology. His projects and experiments were also struggling to progress.

Gui Yuanzi estimated it was only a matter of time before he was pushed out of the Artifact Forging Department and transferred to a "junk" major like the Security Department or Transportation Department.

However, he had now come to terms with it. He no longer competed with other Golden Core cultivators, focusing instead on making money. As long as it wasn't illegal, he was willing to do anything for payment.

His only desire now was to accumulate more wealth and live a few more years.

And for a minor student like Zhang Yu, ensuring he legally and properly caught up on his class hours was, in his view, certainly not a big deal.

Glancing at Zhang Yu, who was still dutifully attending class, Gui Yuanzi thought to himself, "Is this kid an idiot? Doesn't he know to slip me some money during class?"

"Or maybe my hints weren't clear enough?"

Just as Gui Yuanzi was wondering if he should give Zhang Yu more hints, he noticed Zhang Yu abruptly left the Spirit Realm classroom, exiting the online class he had started!

"Hmm?"

Gui Yuanzi was momentarily stunned, then erupted in anger. "This kid just skipped my class!"

In Gui Yuanzi's eyes, skipping class so blatantly was a direct slap in his face!

He immediately messaged Zhang Yu: Where are you?

Gui Yuanzi: Get back to class right now!

Gui Yuanzi: Otherwise, don't expect to pass this course.

Just then, Gui Yuanzi's vision flickered, and he saw a message from Feng Yuhan of the Research Department.

As the head of the Research Department, Feng Yuhan naturally oversaw all project funding and loans that Gui Yuanzi applied for. To Gui Yuanzi, he was a crucial superior, a leader who absolutely could not be offended.

Seeing the message from Feng Yuhan, Gui Yuanzi's heart tightened.

"Zhang Yu's matter can wait!"

He immediately exited the Spirit Realm and headed to the Research Department's office.

Upon entering the office, he saw light and shadows flickering in Feng Yuhan's eyes, indicating he was engaged in some task.

A beginner-level intelligent spirit assistant appeared before Gui Yuanzi and said, "Teacher Gui Yuanzi, Director Feng is currently working. Please wait a moment."

Gui Yuanzi nodded and sat down to wait.

He waited for a full two hours. Only then did Feng Yuhan glance at him and send a document to his screen.

"The funding application materials are incorrect. Take them back, rewrite them, and submit them to me tonight!"

Gui Yuanzi was slightly taken aback, then grew tense.

Although he had few projects or experiments under his belt and not much funding, at least half of every sum he received went into his own pocket, making it a crucial source of his current income.

Hearing that the application materials needed to be rewritten, Gui Yuanzi quickly asked, "Director Feng, please tell me what the issues are, and I'll revise them immediately!"

Feng Yuhan frowned impatiently and said, "Everything is wrong. Rewrite the whole thing!"

"Alright, you can go now. Don't waste my time here!"

"If I don't receive your materials before 10 PM tonight, consider your next batch of funding forfeited!"

After returning, Gui Yuanzi thought that the materials had indeed been written too perfunctorily, which was why the Research Department had rejected them.

So, he dedicated himself to carefully rewriting the entire document. Once he felt it was flawless, he sent it to Feng Yuhan again.

Feng Yuhan glanced at the document sent by Gui Yuanzi and said without lifting his head, "Still no good!"

Gui Yuanzi was slightly startled. "Huh?"

Feng Yuhan said coldly, "Gui Yuanzi, do you even want this funding or not?"

"Take it back and rewrite it properly. Think carefully about what's wrong!"

Utterly bewildered, Gui Yuanzi went back and painstakingly searched for reference materials and sought advice on his writing.

The next day, he once again submitted the materials with apprehension. But just as Gui Yuanzi sent the document, Feng Yuhan snorted coldly, and a flash of electric light exploded directly in front of Gui Yuanzi's eyes.

"Gui Yuanzi, you're an old-timer in the Artifact Forging Department. It's bad enough your skills are outdated, but now you can't even write a simple application!"

Gui Yuanzi said helplessly, "Director Feng, please just tell me directly what the problem is!"

Feng Yuhan said coldly, "Do I need to teach you how to write such a trivial document? Have you lived your life to this age for nothing? You've completely disgraced the Golden Core cultivators!"

Gui Yuanzi hadn't expected Feng Yuhan to start scolding him so harshly the moment he opened his mouth.

Looking at the director, who was younger than himself, Gui Yuanzi felt a surge of spiritual energy in his chest. Accompanying this surge, the light and shadows in his eyes flickered and danced.

However, remembering that his funding was still in Feng Yuhan's hands, Gui Yuanzi could only suppress his displeasure and continue to listen to the reprimand.

"You old Golden Core cultivators, you coasted by in the good old days and attained the Golden Core, yet you show no gratitude to the school or the sect. You just muddle through year after year. I think you're getting more and more senile!"

After another round of criticism, Feng Yuhan pointed to a nearby desk and said, "Write it here. Show it to me immediately once you're done, and if you have any questions, ask me directly!"

Gui Yuanzi gritted his teeth and, like a student, quietly sat in a corner of the office, writing the materials.

Moments later, another person entered the office—it was Zhang Yu!

"Zhang Yu is here!"

Feng Yuhan chuckled and said, "I've received your experimental loan application. I've already had it approved for you, so you didn't need to come in person."

Zhang Yu replied, "Thank you, Teacher Feng!"

Feng Yuhan nodded and said, "Don't forget to participate in the projects with True Lord Magnetic Pole and True Lord String Sound on time! If you have any problems, tell me, and I'll do my best to help you solve them."

Zhang Yu smiled slightly. He hadn't expected Feng Yuhan to act so quickly after he mentioned yesterday that Gui Yuanzi's make-up class might interfere with his participation in the Soul Transformation Dharma Skeleton experiment.

In Feng Yuhan's opinion, he had already compressed Zhang Yu's experiment time to the absolute limit. If there were any further delays, the Nascent Soul True Lords from the Artifact Forging Department would start causing trouble for him again.

As for the History of Artifact Forging Technology... *that* counted as a course? He glanced at Gui Yuanzi, thinking that next year he should propose changing this course to self-study and transferring Gui Yuanzi to the Transportation Department to deliver packages, saving the Artifact Forging Department from having to fund him.

As for taking the opportunity to build a good relationship with Zhang Yu, Feng Yuhan saw it as an excellent choice.

As a devotee of a heretical deity, he was also gradually realizing that forging good relationships with those aligned with orthodox deities was the true path for a heretical devotee, something a follower should do.

"Zhang Yu has connections with orthodox deities. Being on good terms with him will also help me in my future work as a devotee of a heretical deity!"

As Gui Yuanzi watched the two exchange pleasantries, a thought flashed like lightning through his mind: "This kid Zhang Yu has such a good relationship with Director Feng?"

"Jin Jun, you've ruined me."

After inwardly cursing Jin Jun, Gui Yuanzi looked at Zhang Yu and began, "Zhang Yu..."

"What are you saying?" Feng Yuhan coldly shot him a glance. "Focus on writing your materials!"

Seeing Gui Yuanzi's obedient demeanor, Zhang Yu had to admit, "Administrative teachers do have their merits. Some projects and teachers in this university town really need to be disciplined; they deserve a good crackdown!"

Shortly after Zhang Yu left Feng Yuhan's office, he received a message from Gui Yuanzi.

Gui Yuanzi: Student Zhang Yu, your teacher was a bit impulsive the other day.

Gui Yuanzi: From now on, for my class, come when you want, take leave when you want, and I'll give you full marks for everything.

Zhang Yu: Teacher, just approve my leave requests through the normal procedure.

Zhang Yu: As for scores, whatever I get, just give me that. Please don't give me any special treatment.

With Gui Yuanzi's issue resolved, Zhang Yu once again fully dedicated himself to the creation of the prototype machine.

In Jin Jun's laboratory!

Under the guidance of the highly paid teacher, Jin Jun felt a significant increase in the efficiency of his refining process. Any oversights or errors at each step were immediately pointed out, making him feel as though he was improving every second.

As the final adjustments were completed, the prototype machine before him was successfully forged, achieving a level of 5 upon completion.

Jin Jun nodded in satisfaction at the test data. He opened his friends' interface in his vision and saw that the transfer he had sent to Gui Yuanzi had been accepted.

He then sent a message to Gui Yuanzi but received a notification: "You are no longer friends with this user."

Jin Jun was slightly stunned. "He deleted me?"

Jin Jun frowned, unsure what had happened, but looking at the Level 5 prototype machine beside him, a smile returned to his face.

According to what he had learned from Su Yunni in the past few days, after Zhang Yu completed the Level 1 prototype machine, he blindly pursued speed and accumulated materials, making the entire project feel chaotic.

In Jin Jun's view, this exposed Zhang Yu's true skill level and indicated an unstable mindset, leading to the laboratory's increasing disarray.

"A civil engineering student is just a civil engineering student. When it comes to real artifact forging skills, they just can't compete!"

In the following month, under the guidance of the highly paid teacher, Jin Jun's progress was incredibly rapid. The improvements to the prototype machine became smoother, his own condition improved, and the entire laboratory operated with organized efficiency amidst the busyness, making him increasingly confident about obtaining the military certificate.

Mid-January!

In Ye Xingli's laboratory!

As the final restriction was imposed, Zhang Yu watched the prototype machine before him glow brightly, a slight joy in his heart.

He had finally raised this prototype machine of the Blazing Sun God to Level 11!