Chapter 284

A young man who appeared utterly ordinary walked in, not only was he not tall, but there wasn't even the slightest trace of a Dharma Skeleton on his body.

Yet none of those present dared to underestimate him, not only because of the Foundation Establishment domain emanating from him, but also because his entire body was wrapped in something like a bubble, shimmering with the radiance of a magic treasure.

The next moment, his voice directly appeared in everyone's ears: "I am Ji Yuanshu."

Ji Yuanshu: I don't want to touch the air on the second floor, so I'm using the Wind-Fixing Pearl to isolate the airflow around me. I'd also ask everyone not to get too close to me.

Ji Yuanshu: I can hear what you're saying and can also transmit my voice directly to you.

Everyone looked at Ji Yuanshu somewhat at a loss, until finally Gongshu Jin stood up, actively welcoming him, and then they introduced each other.

Gongshu Jin frowned inwardly: "A guy from the sixth layer... why would he come to the Civil Engineering department? Tch, this means he'll definitely be the class's number one."

As for Ji Yuanshu, he looked around the room and thought: "Apart from Gongshu Jin, there's no one worth paying attention to. These people and I won't even be in the same field anyway."

"As for this Gongshu Jin... to avoid unnecessary consumption, I might as well give him a heads-up."

Looking at Gongshu Jin surrounded by the crowd, Ji Yuanshu directly transmitted his voice: "I'll take first place in the Foundation Establishment class of the Civil Engineering department for three years, then I'll transfer to the Finance department."

Hearing this, Gongshu Jin smiled slightly and nodded a little.

He knew that after the other left, he would be first in this class, and the reward for being first each year would be monopolized by him.

As for the first three years...

Gongshu Jin thought: "Losing three years isn't impossible; at least it guarantees the next seven years, and it also avoids conflict with him."

"And after this guy goes to the Finance department, he might even be able to help me a bit..."

Ji Yuanshu for the first three years, Gongshu Jin for the next seven; in one encounter, they seemed to have already settled the first-place rewards for this Foundation Establishment class for the next decade.

As for the others in the class, they naturally weren't even in their sights.

While Zhang Yu was looking at the Sixth Floor Lord, he suddenly felt Yu Xinghan slap his shoulder and say in surprise: "Zhang Yu! Look, a sixth-layer Foundation Establishment student just came in!"

Zhang Yu rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "How long have you been lagging, you idiot? Only noticing now?"

On the other side, after everyone gradually started chatting again, Li Xiao suggested: "How about we have a group dinner after today's class meeting?"

He genuinely wanted to build relationships with these upper-level students and integrate into their circle.

But Ying Xin just snorted and said: "Wanfa University doesn't do that group dinner thing."

Gongshu Jin smiled and took out a pill: "Apart from taking medicine every day, I only eat Fasting Pills."

Ji Yuanshu said indifferently: "I can control my digestive system; I don't need external assistance and have no need to eat."

Feeling the mocking gazes around him, Li Xiao's face flushed slightly, knowing he had made another fool of himself, and inwardly grew even more resentful of his first-layer identity.

Just then, with the arrival of a Golden Core domain, the Foundation Establishment class's teacher came.

The great Golden Core cultivator, True Person Jiao Lei, has entered within 10 meters of you. Please remain still to avoid accidental injury.

Like the Foundation Establishment domains of the previous few, this Golden Core true person also actively contracted the range of his Golden Core domain.

He was a human form completely wrapped in electric light; the moment he flashed into the classroom, his eyes first locked onto Ji Yuanshu.

On their Eye Skeletons, each other's friend messages instantly appeared.

True Person Jiao Lei: Yuanshu, long time no see. How is the grandmaster?

Ji Yuanshu: Master recently gained another 100 years of lifespan, so he's in a good mood.

Through the connection of their Eye Skeletons, in a single exchange of glances, they had already exchanged pleasantries without anyone else knowing.

True Person Jiao Lei then looked at all the students present and said: "I am True Person Jiao Lei, your future homeroom teacher."

"Among you, there are some who have already studied here for a few years, as well as freshmen who just graduated high school."

"I'll treat everyone as new students and go over everything that needs to be said."

"After classes start tomorrow, the first three months will be a unified Foundation Establishment curriculum."

"After the three-month course ends, free course selection begins."

"Within the 10-year period at the university, you can graduate as long as you complete the credit requirements..."

"But since you've all entered the Foundation Establishment class, I think graduation is just your minimum requirement. Postgraduate entrance exams and certifications should be your primary goals, and the first year of Foundation Establishment is the most important year. From now on, you can start planning for the future..."

Zhang Yu listened carefully as Jiao Lei Zhenren explained things like credits and course selection.

Then the other began talking about points to note regarding the school rankings.

"Rankings... reflect the results of your studies at school."

"Rankings are composed of credits and grades from completed courses, as well as extracurricular competitions, projects, and other aspects."

"Then, according to different cultivation realms, starting from the most basic... for example, our Foundation Establishment class ranking."

"Next is the ranking of the entire Civil Engineering Department, regardless of year—starting here, it's generally the domain of upperclassmen; it'll be a few years before it's your turn to compete."

"Then comes the overall ranking of the College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, and then the cross-departmental school-wide ranking."

"Each leaderboard is updated daily, and the final list is determined at the end of each academic year, after which rewards are issued to top-ranking students..."

"Since you've all just entered Foundation Establishment in your first year, don't bother thinking about other rankings—those are upperclassmen's territory. Focus mainly on the class ranking."

"The number one in the yearly class ranking will receive a scholarship of 3 spirit coins and one cultivation technique."

"The technique will be selected from our Wanfa University's Seven Ultimate Techniques of Civil Engineering."

Jiao Lei Zhenren said with some pride: "The Seven Ultimate Techniques of Civil Engineering are the exclusive techniques of our Wanfa University's Civil Engineering Department. Every one of the seven techniques is a top-tier expert-level technique."

"And if you master three of them, you can merge them into one, transforming them into a technique close to military-grade."

He said with an encouraging tone: "And if you can master all seven in a row, and then pass the Military Civil Engineering Certificate, you can unite the seven techniques into one and grasp the military-grade technique—Heavenly Kunlun's Mountain-Moving Divine Power."

Although Jiao Lei Zhenren's tone was encouraging, the students he primarily focused on were only Ji Yuanshu and Gong Shu Jin.

He thought to himself that Ji Yuanshu would probably collect the first three years' rewards, merge three into one, and then switch majors.

On the other hand, this Gong Shu Jin had a very high probability of mastering the Seven Ultimate Techniques of Civil Engineering within the remaining seven years.

"Just don't know if he'll have the ability to pass the Military Civil Engineering Certificate in the future and ultimately unite all seven techniques..."

Meanwhile, in a corner Jiao Lei Zhenren hadn't noticed, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up: "This 'Heavenly Kunlun's Mountain-Moving Divine Power'... sounds really awesome."

Fuji said, "But seven years is too long, doesn't that delay your major transfer? Unless you finish the civil engineering undergraduate program and then take the master's exam in artifact refinement."

"And to get that thing, you'd have to compete with a sixth-layer and a fourth-layer cultivator."

Zhang Yu said, "Since I came to the Top Ten, I was bound to compete with these people anyway, wasn't I?"

He glanced at the black symbol on his palm, already a little over half charged, and thought to himself: "Work hard, Feather Letter, don't let my talent down."

Next, Jiao Lei Zhenren went on to explain some routine matters to be aware of in the university city.

"...Whether you already know this or not, I must reiterate: planting is strictly forbidden in the university city."

"In the past, a student secretly tried soilless cultivation in the dormitory and was immediately expelled, permanently stripped of university qualifications—no amount of spirit coins could save him."

"So don't let me find any leaves in your dormitories. If I do, no one can protect you."

"Also, for those of you who eat cement with medicine to save money, remember to do so only when your stomach Qi is excessive. If you feel your gastrointestinal tract is overloaded, spit it out. A piece of cement, eaten and spit out like that, can maintain your stomach and intestines for a month. Don't for heaven's sake just eat it and not spit it out, ending up excreting cement and injuring yourself internally."

"Don't laugh. Do you think no one has gone bankrupt from excreting cement? There are Qi Refining students from the first layer who did that. Even though you've already reached Foundation Establishment, take this as a warning—don't make such a joke of yourselves."

After going through all the various points to note, Jiao Lei Zhenren added, "Oh, right, the freshman scholarship for those who reached Foundation Establishment in high school will be credited today or tomorrow. Besides that, there's another reward..."

Zhang Yu's heart stirred. Back then, the enrollment conditions he had negotiated with the representative from Wanfa University included a scholarship of 2.5 spirit coins.

Jiao Lei Zhenren called out a few names: Ji Yuanshu, Gong Shu Jin, Ying Xin, Li Xiao, and Yu Xinghan were all on the list.

These five, plus Zhang Yu, made up all the high school Foundation Establishment students in this Foundation Establishment class.

Jiao Lei Zhenren said, "All of you passed the Foundation Establishment exam in high school. In the Foundation Establishment class, you can enjoy discounts on techniques: 40% off for basic techniques, 60% off for advanced techniques, and 80% off for expert-level techniques."

"Next is... Zhang Yu."

Jiao Lei Zhenren only called this one name: "You did very well. You took the Foundation Establishment exam in your first year of high school and obtained the Foundation Establishment qualification certificate in your second year. You're the one who succeeded on your first attempt at the Foundation Establishment exam in high school."

"If you exchange techniques at the Grand Library, basic techniques will be 60% off, advanced techniques 40% off, and expert-level techniques 20% off."

Hearing these words, Zhang Yu felt a surge of joy and thought to himself that his hard work on the Foundation Establishment exam had truly not been in vain.

After all, all Foundation Establishment stage techniques at Wanfa University were sold for spirit coins, and every additional discount was a huge saving.

Upon hearing Jiao Lei Zhenren's words, the students present all turned to look at Zhang Yu, expressions of surprise appearing on their faces.

Even Gongshu Jin, who hadn't taken Zhang Yu seriously at all, raised an eyebrow: "He got his Foundation Establishment qualification in his second year of high school? That means he beat a third-year student when he was only a sophomore?"

"But judging from his baseline data, he doesn't seem to have the advantage of having built his foundation a year earlier than me... Is it because the cultivation conditions in the first layer were too poor?"

"Well then, buying his life ought to be pretty cheap."

First-layer people... in Gongshu Jin's impression, they were the kind who would be grateful and even risk their lives for you with just a few spirit coins spent on them.

On the other side, Ji Yuanshu also took a serious look at Zhang Yu this time. His eye skeleton scanned the other's body and displayed the model number of the Shican Demonic Pupils.

"He actually built his foundation a year before I did, but his baseline data is about 30% lower than mine."

"That means his cultivation conditions were insufficient, yet he somehow managed to equip top-tier eye skeletons?"

"What a strange guy."

Thinking this, Ji Yuanshu briefly searched for information on Zhang Yu in the spirit network. A moment later, he found the historical record of a delisted product on an Oasis Group shopping platform.

Next, True Person Jiaolei pointed at Ji Yuanshu and said, "Ji Yuanshu, you'll be the class monitor from now on. In a moment, create a group and invite everyone into it."

True Person Jiaolei thought to himself: "Ji Yuanshu is from the sixth layer, after all. He acts steadily and can command the respect of others. He won't be as unreliable as someone from the first or second layer."

Then he added, "We won't hold class meetings from now on. If there are any issues, we'll resolve them in the spirit network."

With that, True Person Jiaolei turned into a bolt of lightning and vanished into thin air, coming and going in a hurry. In total, he had only spoken to the students for about ten minutes.

After the teacher left, the students present were all invited into the group created by Ji Yuanshu.

Gongshu Jin, however, suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned to look at Li Xiao and asked, "You're from the first layer, right? Do you know Zhang Yu well? He should be pretty famous where you're from, shouldn't he?"

Seeing that Gongshu Jin seemed very interested in Zhang Yu, a hint of jealousy flashed through Li Xiao's mind. He quickly said, "He's from some small place, and he really is quite famous there. That's because he beat up his own boss—the boss who had given him hundreds of millions in funding..."

Li Xiao recounted the incident with Wang Yin with great embellishment. Gongshu Jin frowned slightly and said, "So ungrateful?"

Li Xiao quickly added, "The fight between Wang Yin and him was live-streamed to the upper layers. If you look it up, you might still be able to find it."