Chapter 412: The Marvel of Small Triple Harmony

Watching Zhang Yu in the video, Tu Lishan thought to himself, "That set of magical artifacts must have cost quite a few spiritual coins, right? Director Gao really values this kid."

Just then, Director Gao, having finished watching Zhang Yu's video, replied: After confirming he came in first, let him finish early.

Tu Lishan curled his lip, muttering inwardly, "Too biased, isn't that? Can't you let Zhang Yu do a bit more free labor?"

Tu Lishan: Understood.

Tu Lishan: Don't worry, I've been keeping an eye on things.

So not long after, Gongshu Jin, who was working hard, noticed that Zhang Yu, who was above him on the leaderboard… his salary statistics had stopped updating.

"Huh? Zhang Yu stopped working?"

Gongshu Jin initially thought something had gone wrong, but soon received news that Zhang Yu had turned in his exam early and left.

"Turning in his paper this early?!"

But Gongshu Jin quickly understood Zhang Yu's intention, because even though Zhang Yu had stopped working, the salary data that remained above everyone else hadn't moved at all, yet it was still enough to suppress them all.

Watching this, Ji Yuanchu let out a bitter smile. "It's just a simple math problem."

"The remaining time, multiplied by each of our work efficiency and salary, still cannot surpass Zhang Yu."

At that moment, every student in the exam hall felt that the name and number sitting high on the leaderboard were like a hand that blotted out the sky, pressing down on all of them in one grasp, impossible to surpass no matter how hard they tried.

…

Not long after, the final exam rankings were calculated, and after conversion into comprehensive scores, a new class ranking was formed.

Ji Yuanchu looked at Zhang Yu, still first in the class; Gongshu Jin, second; Ying Xin, third; and Yu Xinghan, fourth. He slowly breathed out a sigh.

"The competition…"

Although he knew before the exam started that without competition points he couldn't surpass these four, seeing the ranking now still made his heart clench.

In particular, Zhang Yu's department-wide ranking, after this final exam, had jumped from 95th to 62nd.

The remaining Gongshu Jin, Ying Xin, and Yu Xinghan also each had department-wide rankings, respectively in the eighties and nineties.

"Huh…"

"It's not my fault." Ji Yuanchu said slowly in his heart. "It's just that the war faction's push gave Zhang Yu a resource infusion I can hardly imagine, and also put Gongshu Jin and the others far above their true strength."

"As long as I win the upcoming Civil Engineering Competition…"

The new Civil Engineering Competition was about to arrive. This time, the team Ji Yuanchu joined was extremely strong, a collaboration between Ma Xuan and Su Yanyang.

And as they moved into their junior year, the previous top ten students had graduated.

"This time the team is stronger than last year, and the original top-ten students have all graduated. With that, we might even have a chance to break into the top five."

He believed that this time he would definitely obtain a competition ranking, and he had to get one.

After all, the seven credit cards in his mind were already the limit he could bear. If he couldn't achieve a breakthrough in his grades and gather more fortune before the end of this year…

"It's fine, just technical adjustments. This time it will definitely work."

"Once I have results, I can show off everywhere and gather fortune again."

Ji Yuanchu desperately wanted to use the common method of the Finance Department—showing off—to gather his fortune.

Unfortunately, at this moment, he simply didn't have enough scores or rankings to show off.

…

Inside the luxurious dormitory.

Zhang Yu looked at the chat records in various groups, occasionally lifting the corners of his mouth in a slight smile.

"Zhang Yu is too fierce, ranking 62nd in the department as a sophomore. I think he'll be able to master the Seven Ultimate Techniques of Civil Engineering in the future."

"Wealth, talent, constitution… possessing one of the three is already an unparalleled genius. I never thought someone in Civil Engineering could have all three at once. Too strong, really too strong. Damn, so strong he doesn't even look human!"

"My Dao heart is shattered. Look at Zhang Yu's grades, then look at mine. I feel like I'm just garbage."

Yu Xinghan returned to the dorm to find Zhang Yu staring at the air with a goofy smile. Couldn't help asking, "What are you looking at?"

Zhang Yu licked his lips and said calmly, "Occasional insights during cultivation, my heart overflows with joy."

At this moment, the greatest regret in Zhang Yu's heart was that he could only watch others brag about him, but had no good reason to show off himself.

"If I actively go show off, it looks a bit tacky."

"Forget it, I'll just post a WeChat moment."

"Sigh, the finance department has it easy—once you're strong enough, you can flaunt all you want, and even if you show off everywhere, others only say it's for cultivation or fortune."

Soon Zhang Yu received many congratulatory messages from friends. He went through them one by one, replying to familiar ones and pretending not to see the unfamiliar ones.

Che Yufei: Awesome!

Shi Yunxiang: Che and I have discussed it. Zhang Yu, if you want to recruit anyone else, just give us a heads up.

Shi Huaiyu: Congratulations, junior. Your reputation in the Civil Engineering Department keeps growing. Today in class, even our teacher mentioned you.

Li Xiao: [0.1 Spirit Coin] Bro, can you take me along for this year's competition?

Ying Xin: Senior, I noticed you have quite a few treasures today. Need any soul cultivation?

Gongshu Jin: [1 Spirit Coin] Grateful for the silent companionship of friends by my side. Sincere blessings—may your happiness last long, and our friendship endure forever!

Director Gao: Same place tomorrow. I'll teach you the third ultimate technique.

Seeing Director Gao's message, Zhang Yu felt a surge of excitement. "Finally, the third ultimate technique."

"With this, I can complete the Minor Threefold Union."

The first time he saw Ma Xuan use the Minor Threefold Union, Zhang Yu was already extremely envious.

Later, after going through consecutive battles in the Civil Engineering Competition, he realized that in Kunxu's civil engineering world, the Minor Threefold Union was a must-have skill for any expert.

"Once I master the Minor Threefold Union, my chances of passing the military certification exam will be much higher."

In the following days, Zhang Yu continued attending classes and working part-time, quietly waiting for the next day when he would learn the technique. Meanwhile, as the final exams ended, the results of each department and grade were announced one after another, and naturally Zhang Yu was not the only one making waves.

Every department had its own legend, and every grade had its own top student.

After this round of exams in the Civil Engineering Department, aside from Zhang Yu, one more person rose to prominence.

That was Ping Han, who had just advanced to the tenth grade after the previous batch of tenth graders graduated, and now ranked second in the entire department.

Feng Tingting: Junior, I heard a student named Ping Han from your civil engineering department struck it rich?

Feng Tingting: They say he got rich trading coins.

Feng Tingting: When he took the exams, he was decked out in top-tier treasures and artifact skeletons.

Feng Tingting: Later, he even contacted everyone who had previously refused to lend him money for coin trading, one by one.

Zhang Yu's eyes flickered, and he noticed that Ping Han had sent him a message.

Ping Han: Screenshot of trading profit. Image file.

Zhang Yu looked at the number in the screenshot and was slightly stunned. "Over 400 Spirit Coins in profit?"

"He made that much?"

Ping Han: Sigh, junior, when I asked you to lend me money, I was truly broke.

Ping Han: So broke I could barely afford medicine.

Ping Han: If you had agreed to lend me money then, you'd have a share in the profits now.

Seeing Ping Han's message, Zhang Yu finally understood what Feng Tingting meant.

Soon, Zhang Yu also saw Ping Han's chat records or comments in many group chats.

…

Ping Han: Mo Shang Jin, have you seen my profit figures?

Ping Han: Regretting not lending me money now?

Ping Han: Otherwise, you'd be making even more than this.

…

Ping Han: Xiao Yun Ji, are you regretting it now?

Ping Han: If you had lent me money back then, I could have helped you earn over 1,000 spirit coins.

Ping Han: Now I've earned all the money myself. I will definitely get this military certificate, and there's no share for you.

Ping Han: @everyone, screenshot of coin trading profits. Image file.

Ping Han: Where are the people who usually told me not to trade coins?

Ping Han: Facts prove that my coin trading skills are top-tier in the Civil Engineering Department.

Ping Han: My earning ability has already surpassed 99.99% of you.

Ping Han: As for the construction site, once I get the military certificate, I won't go there anymore.

Ping Han: Because there's a broader world waiting for me, called the investment circle.

Looking at the various comments about Ping Han that others had screenshotted, Su Yanyang's heart sank, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"This guy... did he really manage to earn so much money?"

"Damn it!"

Su Yanyang thought to himself: "Ping Han's original strength was already very high, but because he owed too many debts and lacked Dharma remains and magical treasures, his strength greatly regressed."

"Now that he's earned so many spirit coins, his strength is probably advancing by leaps and bounds... He can really be called the second in the entire department."

Thinking about having to compete with such a monster for the military certificate next month, Su Yanyang felt a wave of bitterness.

He sighed deeply and murmured to himself: "I'm afraid the chances of getting this military certificate are slim."

"Brother Ping, can you teach me how to trade coins?"

"Senior Ping Han, I want to learn coin trading from you."

"Senior, take this money. If you lose, it's on me."

Ping Han looked at the messages sent by his classmates one by one, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. He felt the pent-up frustration that had been building in his heart for a long time finally wash away.

Ping Han replied to each one, pulling all of them into his investment group.

"Mo Shangjin, Xiao Yunji, and... Zhang Yu, haven't any of them replied to me?"

Ping Han thought to himself: "Hmph, don't they know what to say?"

"Once I get the military certificate next month, I'll show it to you."

"Then I'll come to you for investment again, and we'll see if you invest or not."

Zhang Yu glanced at the screenshots circulating in various groups and thought to himself: "Was Ping Han too suppressed before?"

Fuji commented: "Some people are just like that, especially coin traders. When they're poor, they're looked down upon, feeling that everyone despises them. Once they become rich overnight... they often go all out to show off and brag everywhere."

"And in the process of showing off, they can gather more spirit coins, control more funds, and then start a snowball effect..."

Zhang Yu's eyes flickered as he asked, "You mean he can keep earning?"

Fuji said uncertainly: "I'm not a Transformation God, nor a financial system expert, so how would I know?"

"We don't even know how he managed to earn so much from coin trading this time."

"But if he really wants to raise funds next, he'll definitely brag about how he earned it."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, then sighed: "It had to be just now that he got rich."

"So it seems this Ping Han cannot be underestimated in next month's military certificate exam."