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Chapter 520

Ascension to the Artifact Crafting Department

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Although Ying Xin had heard about this from her ancestor before, she was still shocked to see Zhang Yu's ranking change from the Civil Engineering Department to the Artifact Crafting Department.

"Ascension Realm in broad daylight!" Ying Xin was deeply shocked. "Our senior brother Ascension Realm from the construction site of the Civil Engineering Department to the Artifact Crafting Department!"

On the other side, Gongshu Jin burst into laughter, trembling with excitement. "Great! My friend, that's wonderful!"

Seeing everyone's gazes, Gongshu Jin quickly clenched his hands, which were starting to slip out of his control, and said repeatedly, "I... I'm happy for my senior brother!"

Gongshu Jin suppressed the smirk that kept creeping up his lips and shouted, "I'm so happy for my senior brother switching to the Artifact Crafting Department!"

Watching this scene, Yu Xinghan curled his lip and said, "Damn... anyone who didn't know better would think you successfully Transfer Departments."

He thought to himself, "So you think you can get first place in the class now that Zhang Yu is gone? Everyone knows what you're thinking."

While taking photos, Shi Yunxiang wondered whether he should post them on his Moments.

"Zhang Yu's crushing defeat of Xiang Shan previously drew countless curses from the Demon Descendant. If the Demon Descendant discover that I am his friend, I will definitely be called a traitor."

"But things are different now. Before, it was Zhang Yu of the Human Race beating up Xiang Shan of the Demon Descendant, but now it's the weapon-refining master beating up the Civil Engineering dog... Who has anything to say about that?"

Although he didn't attend the Heavenly Demon University, Shi Yunxiang still knew a lot about the Heavenly Demon University and the Demon Descendant. It was a world where race equals major, major equals race, and different races belonged to different majors.

Zhang Yu's Transfer Departments factions was, in the eyes of the Demon Descendant, equivalent to a lower-class race becoming a higher-class race. Not to mention defeating the Xiang Shan of the Civil Engineering Department faction, any insult to the Xiang Shan would be perfectly reasonable.

Ying Xin looked at Gongshu Jin and said, "Don't call me Senior Brother anymore. After all, we're not in the same department. I think calling me Senior is fine."

Gongshu Jin immediately realized what was happening and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, that's right, we should change our address, we should change our address."

Meanwhile, many workers and security guards around watched this rare scene with envy and jealousy.

"Sigh, having this Artifact Crafting Department hanging above my head really makes a difference."

"Look at the 48th person in the Artifact Crafting Department, aren't their names all a bit bigger?"

"It's not a matter of the name. Look at weapon crafting and Civil Engineering. One has 'crafting' and 'tool crafting,' while the other has 'earth' and 'wood.' Just from the names, you can tell that weapon crafting is more cultured than Civil Engineering."

Hearing the surrounding workers' discussions, Ji Yuan Shu also rushed over and stared at Zhang Yu's departing figure for a long time without saying a word.

His eyes were fixed on the top of Zhang Yu's head, as if trying to see clearly whether it was the Artifact Crafting Department or the Civil Engineering Department.

But the distance was too far, Extreme Tiger Brand Dharma Skeleton couldn't be seen clearly.

"I can't see clearly."

"I just can't see anything right now."

On this day, Ji Yuan Shu did not work overtime. He found the free Fu Xinyao and vented all his unhappiness, jealousy, resentment, and hatred.

"Zhang Yu! What makes you think you can transfer to the Artifact Crafting Department?!"

"You've worked on Civil Engineering for three years, what do you know about weapon crafting?"

"It's all a cover-up, a complete cover-up! This Ten Thousand Laws University is so corrupt I can't see anything clearly."

Ping Han listened to Ji Yuan Shu's words, he was repeatedly shocked by the intense news, both physically and mentally.

"Zhang Yu... transferred to the Artifact Crafting Department? How could he get into the Artifact Crafting Department?!"

Upon hearing this news, Fu Xinyao frowned. "Damn it, what a waste of time on these Civil Engineering students. I should try to get in touch with the Artifact Crafting Department next."

"The Artifact Crafting Department... Sigh, this is a bit troublesome."

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu, after leaving the construction site, discovered that the world was indeed much wider after Transfer Departments.

As his professional ranking was displayed above his head, passersby always showed a hint of respect in their eyes, silently stepping aside and not daring to block Zhang Yu's way.

Zhang Yu was constantly receiving friend requests through his Eye Remains, forcing him to disable friend requests altogether.

Even the advertisements appearing in the Eye Remains are different now.

The advertisements for various Extreme Tiger Brand and local brands have disappeared, replaced by high-end brands such as Ten Thousand Craftsmen Sect and Vajra Mysterious Creation.

The various messy advertisements that used to be on the streets have all changed. The neon signs have been replaced by high-end, classy billboards with dazzling light and shadow effects, clearly targeting wealthy people in the Artifact Crafting Department.

Even the terrain has changed.

"Was there a shortcut here before?"

"This is... a special Anti-Gravity Channel for the Artifact Crafting Department?"

"So there's Artifact Crafting Department shop that's only accessible to those specializing in Law Treasure?"

"Hmm? Was there originally a street on this floor?"

"Wait... why does it feel like so many things have gone up in price?"

After walking around as a member of the Artifact Crafting Department, Zhang Yu was shocked to discover that the Ten Thousand Laws University City was viewed very differently by the Civil Engineering Department and the Artifact Crafting Department.

"In the eyes of students Artifact Crafting Department, the University City is bigger, more luxurious, more convenient, and also... more expensive!"

"Looks like I'll have to ask someone from the Civil Engineering Department to buy things for me from now on."

At the same time, Zhang Yu received apologies from several foremen at the construction site.

Zhang Yu didn't care about this, after all, the suppression on the construction site was at the behest of the Finance Department, and it wasn't something these foremen could change.

Although Zhang Yu joined the Artifact Crafting Department, he could not change the Finance Department's decision, and the construction project on the 669th floor was ultimately out of reach.

"However, the Artifact Crafting Department also has quite a few factory and building construction projects. I'll need to keep in touch with my teacher and try to get some work for my company."

While Zhang Yu was pondering, countless congratulations came in like snowflakes.

Mo Shang Jin: Congratulations, I'll be relying on you for repairing Law Treasure from now on.

Su Yanyang: Senior, I really hate to part with you.

Che Yufei: Mr. Zhang, I'll stick with you from now on. Contact me anytime if you need to work overtime.

The class group chat was flooded with messages, filled with congratulations and shocked emojis.

Looking at the constantly updated messages in the Civil Engineering Class Group, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I'm no longer in the Civil Engineering Department. Will I be kicked out next? Should I voluntarily leave the Civil Engineering class group?"

I told my homeroom teacher, Jiao Lei True Person Jiao Lei True Person, about this idea, and he replied: There's no need to rush to withdraw.

Jiao Lei True Person: The school rules don't stipulate that you have to Transfer Departments the group if you change departments.

Jiao Lei True Person: Civil Engineering will always be your home. You can stay in the group and come back to visit anytime you want.

Then Zhang Yu looked at the Songyang Fellow Villagers Group, and sure enough, the group was constantly updating and people were talking about him.

Mo Tianyi: President Zhang has successfully transferred to the Artifact Crafting Department.

Mo Tianyi: This is the first student in our Songyang City to master the Ten Thousand Methods Refining technique; he is truly unprecedented and will likely never be seen again.

Lan Ling: Brother Mo, is Boss Zhang still hiring? I also applied to the Civil Engineering Department at Shanhe University.

Mo Tianyi: What do you mean, "you also"?

Mo Tianyi: In the future, when everyone discusses President Zhang in the group, please remember not to treat him as a Civil Engineering Department student.

Mo Tianyi: It's best not to discuss his previous work in Civil Engineering.

Zhang Yu shook his head slightly as he watched this scene. "Xiao Mo is still too hasty in handling things, but it's good that she has the intention."

"Although I don't care myself, having Civil Engineering background is still a stain in the eyes of many people."

Fu Ji said, "If Civil Engineering major is like a yellowish-brown color, then the Artifact Crafting Department is like a golden color. Yellowish-brown isn't anything special, but compared to gold, it looks like a lump of excrement."

"If you go to the Artifact Crafting Department, people will definitely look at you with prejudice."

"But it doesn't matter. In a couple of years, once you've made a name for yourself with your weapon-refining skills, people will get used to your identity Artifact Crafting Department major."

"The only thing to worry about is whether it will affect my joining a sect."

Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "This has an impact?"

Fu Ji said, "Of course, it might have an impact. If you want to change it... it will be troublesome. At least a powerful being above the Nascent Soul stage would be needed to erase the record of your Civil Engineering background from your file, settle the karmic debt, and hide your origins."

Meanwhile, many more students in the Songyang Fellow Villagers Group were inquiring about Zhang Yu and Zhang Yu company, and many were considering part-time jobs.

Zhang Yu's current status as Artifact Crafting Department has clearly greatly enhanced the company's potential and growth prospects.

Deep within the Spirit Realm, Zhao Tianxing watched the constantly refreshing chat history in the group, seeing all the Upper-School Student and Lower School Student envying his job as a Junior College, which made the mosaic at the corner of his mouth involuntarily widen.

Looking up, one can see a low-resolution space where only the group photo of Zhao Tianxing, himself, Zhang Yu, and others on the podium, emits a faint glow, revealing relatively clear content.

Although his income had increased, Zhao Tianxing had not moved to a different place in order to save money.

Upon hearing that Zhao Tianxing's classmate and boss had switched to the Artifact Crafting Department, his roommates all sent messages, and a large number of exclamation marks flashed in the blurry space.

Soul Cultivator:!!!

Meanwhile, after completing the Transfer Departments procedures, Zhang Yu was added to the Artifact Crafting Department class group by his homeroom teacher Lian Huo True Person.

As he joined the class group, the students sent out a few welcome messages, and then started scrolling through other messages.

Zi Yun Zhen: I achieved a high score of 56733 in the Golden Core Simulation Score, surpassing 72% of the students.

Another student commented: Wow, your benchmark score has gone up again recently?

Zi Yun Zhen: You've made some progress, haven't you? You all should try running it too. If you were to forge your Golden Core now, how many points could you get?

Su Yun Ni: I achieved a high score of 79251 in the Golden Core Simulation Score, surpassing 85% of the students.

Zi Yun Zhen: Wow, you must be the tallest in our class!

Su Yun Ni: It hasn't reached the excellent level yet.

Su Yun Ni: Keep up the good work! My goal is to get at least 250,000 points in the simulation before I can achieve the Golden Core stage.

Looking at the messages in the class group chat, Zhang Yu realized that the other party was discussing the Golden Core Simulation Score test.

"Sigh, the Songyang Fellow Villagers Group is all about job hunting and part-time work, the Civil Engineering Class Group is all about construction projects, but look at the weapon Artifact Crafting Department? Third-year students are discussing Golden Core Simulation Score and considering the quality of their future Golden Core."

"That's the difference."

While pondering this, Zhang Yu curiously clicked on the website shared in the group, wanting to see what score he could get if he were to forge his Golden Core.

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