Chapter 514

Since pushing the "Supreme Void Divine Artifact Manual" to level 20, Jin Jun had been tirelessly preparing to forge the prototype machine of the Celestial Sun Radiant God.

To successfully obtain the relevant military certification for the Celestial Sun Radiant God, Jin Jun had also spread the word early, informing the artifact-refining students of all grades and demonstrating his determination to secure the Celestial Sun Radiant God in the next academic year.

At this moment, he walked up to the experimental bench and began conducting simulation experiments to hone his artifact-refining skills.

To achieve the best simulation effect, he not only adjusted his spiritual realm appearance to match reality, but also replicated his entire cave dwelling one-to-one from his real-world laboratory.

"As long as I successfully complete the Celestial Sun Radiant God, I’ll have a place in the top ten league tournaments in the future."

After finishing a set of simulation experiments, a row of resumes appeared before Jin Jun’s eyes, and he began looking through them one by one.

To smoothly complete the forging of the Celestial Sun Radiant God prototype machine, Jin Jun had started recruiting assistants three months ago to aid him.

However, as the project progressed, personnel changes occurred from time to time, and he never stopped receiving resumes.

But after reviewing for a while, Jin Jun was not very satisfied, so he began using his connections to find people.

He wanted to find a talent skilled in true fire processing, specifically in repairing the metal shells of artifacts.

Soon, someone told him that Zhang Yu, a junior, was quite skilled in this area, having mastered the level 20 Imperial Fire Divine Mirror, and specialized in taking orders to repair artifact shells.

Moreover, since Zhang Yu was also about to start preparing the forging of the Celestial Sun Radiant God prototype machine, he was even more suitable for this project.

"Zhang Yu?" Jin Jun was somewhat surprised. "The student who transferred from the Civil Engineering Department?"

Jin Jun then took a closer look at the data of the artifacts Zhang Yu had repaired, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

"Not bad. His technique meets the requirements, and his fees are cheap. I’ll take him."

In comparison, many upperclassmen who met the technical requirements were also good, but they were all involved in various other projects, making the cost of poaching them too high for Jin Jun.

He opened the resumes he had received and picked out all the juniors.

"Zi Yunzhen, Su Yunni…"

"Did Zhang Yu not submit his resume to me?"

Jin Jun thought to himself, "Does he think I wouldn’t accept him?"

After learning that Ye Xingli often referred work to Zhang Yu, Jin Jun directly contacted her.

Jin Jun: Xingli, do you know Zhang Yu? Could you pass a message for me?

Ye Xingli: What message?

Jin Jun: I want to invite him to join my project—the one forging the Celestial Sun Radiant God.

Inside the laboratory.

Seeing these words, Ye Xingli’s eyes flickered.

She forwarded Jin Jun’s message to Zhang Yu, then asked: "I didn’t expect Jin Jun to be looking to recruit you for help."

Ye Xingli: It’s a good opportunity to learn while working.

Zhang Yu, who was in the laboratory cultivating his artifact-refining techniques, replied: "No need. I’d better stick to my own pace."

Ye Xingli: You could get some practice in with Jin Jun and learn from his experience. It might save you a lot of detours later.

Zhang Yu: Really, no need. Please help me decline, Senior Sister.

Looking at Zhang Yu’s message, Ye Xingli felt a bit surprised: "Such a good opportunity, and he turned it down?"

"Could it be that Zhang Yu has already decided to give up forging the Celestial Sun Radiant God and intends to participate in the design competition instead?"

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Ye Xingli immediately stopped persuading him and simply sent Zhang Yu’s reply to Jin Jun.

Seeing Ye Xingli’s reply, Jin Jun frowned.

"Turned down?"

Jin Jun had already inquired and knew that Zhang Yu had publicly stated he wanted to forge the Celestial Sun Radiant God prototype machine.

"For him, this project of mine should be a huge opportunity."

"After joining, not only would he have free practice opportunities, but he could also go through the entire Tianri Huang Shen process from start to finish—it would be all benefit and no harm for him. Why would he refuse?"

Jin Jun thought briefly and felt he had the answer: "Is he retreating in order to advance, trying to negotiate terms?"

So Jin Jun mulled over the pros and cons in his mind.

"During the refining of the Tianri Huang Shen prototype machine, there is a large amount of work involving the fabrication of the metal shell."

"If Zhang Yu helps, not only will it increase efficiency, but he can also carry out repairs, reducing losses from failed refining and lowering the overall cost of the project."

Having thought this far, Jin Jun contacted Ye Xingli again, and this time he intended to speak directly with Zhang Yu.

Arriving at Ye Xingli's lab, Jin Jun first greeted her, then turned his gaze to Zhang Yu.

He walked over with a smile: "Junior Zhang Yu, I came here specifically to invite you."

"As long as you're willing to join my project, I can give you twice the pay of the other assistants."

On the other side, Zi Yunzhen and the other assistants, who were washing materials, were startled when they saw Jin Jun arrive.