Chapter 582: Cultivation Potential Soars

Jin Jun: Senior Brother, what was the outcome?

Bei Wufeng: I lost [facepalm]

Jin Jun: [Question] Senior Brother, you lost?

Jin Jun: You lost to Zhang Yu? How is that possible?

Bei Wufeng: Nothing I could do, he really put out too much.

Bei Wufeng: I lost to his spirit coins.

Seeing the message from Bei Wufeng, Jin Jun's heart trembled, his face full of disbelief.

Jin Jun had some understanding of Bei Wufeng's financial strength; how many spirit coins would it take to make Bei Wufeng give up a spot on the school team for the Top Ten League?

"Three hundred spirit coins? Six hundred spirit coins? Or... a thousand spirit coins?"

The more Jin Jun thought, the more shocked he became: "Zhang Yu is actually that wealthy? He beat Senior Brother Bei Wufeng by throwing money at him?"

If Zhang Yu had defeated Bei Wufeng in a sword duel, Jin Jun probably wouldn't be this astonished. This ability to beat Bei Wufeng with money seemed even more terrifying and unfathomable to him.

"Where did Zhang Yu get so much money? Did Lord Ciji give it to him? If my master had that kind of boldness, my results would be far better than they are now."

After silently lamenting that his own master wasn't as good as the other, Jin Jun then grew envious of his senior brother.

"A price that even senior brother finds satisfactory... if it were me, I'd definitely give up the school team spot too. It's not like I could snatch first place anyway, so I might as well earn more spirit coins."

Then Jin Jun remembered his last competition with Zhang Yu.

"If you had that much money, you should have said so earlier."

Jin Jun fumed inwardly: "Give me money! I can lose too! I can yield too!"

Realizing that he had both lost the competition and gotten no money, Jin Jun felt as if he had lost twice in one go.

Feng Tingting: Senior, how do you have time to care about me?

Bei Wufeng: Tingting, the Civil Engineering Department has great prospects. You need to seize the opportunity.

Bei Wufeng: Thinking back now, the director transferring you to the Civil Engineering Department was far-sighted planning.

Feng Tingting: Huh?

Bei Wufeng: Look—as the conflicts between the Top Ten deepen and the intensity of the academy wars skyrockets, aren't there more and more civil engineering projects now?

Bei Wufeng: Why did the Finance Department support bringing in resources from Heaven Demon University? Isn't it to grab a bite of the economic growth in the civil engineering sector?

Bei Wufeng: And our Artifact Refining Department supports the Civil Engineering Department in competing—isn't it also to snatch more market share?

Feng Tingting: Senior, you must be very busy with the school team? I didn't think you'd have time to keep up with so many major events.

Bei Wufeng: I've already withdrawn from the school team.

Feng Tingting: What?!

Feng Tingting: You quit? Then who got in?

Bei Wufeng: Zhang Yu is replacing me in the Top Ten League.

Feng Tingting: Zhang Yu?!

Bei Wufeng: Nothing I could do, he's just too rich.

Feng Tingting: Senior, do you mean he bought the school team spot with money?

Bei Wufeng: Nonsense, that's not what I meant.

Bei Wufeng: Don't go spreading that around.

Ye Xingli: Junior Brother, there's a rumor going around that you bought Bei Wufeng's school team spot with money.

Ye Xingli: Is it true?

Zhang Yu: All nonsense.

Zhang Yu: "If such a thing really happened, I'd definitely ask you first, Senior Sister."

Ye Xingli smiled and nodded, replying, "Good that you know."

Ye Xingli: "As long as you're willing to spend the money, Senior Sister takes any job."

After ending the call with Ye Xingli, Zhang Yu casually scrolled through the various student groups and found that quite a few people were indeed spreading this matter—some said 500 spirit coins, some said 1,000 spirit coins, and some even boasted about 2,000 spirit coins; the rumors were getting more and more absurd.

There were even people constantly calling out to Zhang Yu, trying to get him to verify it.

But how to put it... Zhang Yu felt that being hyped like this was indeed far more satisfying than being praised for beating Bei Wufeng in a sword duel, and even more people came to him for artifact-making services.

After all, since Zhang Yu was already so rich and still offered them artifact-making services, could he possibly covet their meager scraps? He was so wealthy! He must value his reputation, so the quality was sure to be guaranteed!

After forwarding all the orders to the assistants in the lab, Zhang Yu once again immersed himself in cultivating the [Heaven-Earth Calamity Formless Mind Weapon].

Heaven-Earth Calamity Formless Mind Weapon: Level 12 (3/120)

…

Inside the Civil Engineering Department office.

Director Gao and the Magnetic Pole True Lord were discussing what had happened at the construction site.

Director Gao: "From what we can see now, quite a few of the demon descendants sent by the Heavenly Demon University are infected with the Double Rest Virus."

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "Heh, everyone thought the spread of the Double Rest Virus was due to the various cultists left behind from the last attack on the university city."

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "Who would have thought these demon descendants brought even more of the virus."

Director Gao: "Now that the Finance Department is willing to lower their heads and let us examine the demon descendants, things will be easier to control."

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "Examination was always supposed to be the proper procedure."

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "Do they think they can get away with this matter without handing over a few people? The price they've paid so far is nowhere near enough."

After some discussion between the two, Director Gao suddenly asked, "Did you spend money to get Zhang Yu onto the school team?"

Clearly, Director Gao had also heard the news about Zhang Yu buying his way onto the school team.

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "How could I ever do something like that?"

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "Did you give him money?"

Director Gao: "I didn't."

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "Then what I've learned is correct—they're all false rumors. Probably cooked up by Bei Wufeng, dragging Zhang Yu along to preserve his own artifact-making reputation."

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "And I bet he gave the kid some kickbacks too."

Director Gao: "Remember when Zhang Yu first enrolled? He was just an insignificant nobody from the first layer."

Director Gao: "Who could have imagined that in just four short years, he would have come this far."

Seeing Director Gao's words, the Magnetic Pole True Lord also fell into a moment of contemplation.