Taking Shape as a Human

After Zi Yun Zhen declined Zhang Yu, she saw that he had sent her another message.

Zhang Yu: If you're willing to join the project, you can ask me any technical questions you have about the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God.

Zhang Yu: If your Law Treasure malfunctions, I can repair and maintain it for you free of charge.

Zi Yun Zhen no interest in the first benefit Zhang Yu offered.

Although the other party's weapon-refining skills are quite impressive, how long have they been in the Artifact Crafting Department? And how long have they been learning the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God Technique?

Zi Yun Zhen had previously watched Zhang Yu practice all sorts of messy weapon-refining Cultivation Method in the laboratory.

She couldn't believe that in just a few months, the other party could have mastered the technology related to the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God.

However, it was the free maintenance and repair of Law Treasure mentioned later that Zi Yun Zhen's interest.

She thought to herself, "I'll just join temporarily, have Zhang Yu help me repair a few worn-out Law Treasure, and then find an excuse to leave."

With that in mind, Zi Yun Zhen agreed to Zhang Yu's request.

Both parties agreed on a one-week trial period, with Zi Yun Zhen participating in the project as Zhang Yu's assistant to evaluate each other. If she felt it was not a good fit, she could withdraw.

On this day, Zi Yun Zhen had just arrived at the laboratory when she received a file from Zhang Yu in her Eye Remains.

Zhang Yu said, "You have experience in handling alloy materials, right?"

"Following the requirements in the document I sent you, help me with the initial screening and then refine the impurities. That's your job for today."

Zi Yun Zhen looked at the workload required in the document and exclaimed in surprise, "So much to refine in a day?"

Zhang Yu nodded. "This is just the beginning. I have high expectations for you. Your work efficiency is related to the progress of our entire project team. I hope you can give it your all and grow quickly..."

Zi Yun Zhen watched the other person turn and leave, she thought to herself, "You want me to prepare so many materials... can you even use them all?"

She glanced at the several pieces of bone that had been refined on the experimental table beside her and thought to herself, "Is this all? It's so far behind Jin Jun's work."

Zi Yun Zhen shook her head. Although she was inwardly grumbling, she still obediently began preparing the materials, waiting for Zhang Yu to help her repair the Law Treasure so she could find an excuse to leave.

Half an hour later, Zi Yun Zhen had just prepared the second batch of materials when she discovered that most of the first batch she had just prepared was gone.

"Um?"

"Used it so quickly?"

She paused for a moment, then couldn't help but frown. "Won't they all go to waste?"

In Zi Yun Zhen's opinion, Zhang Yu had only been refining the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God for a short time, so the fact that he was using up materials so quickly meant that he must have failed repeatedly.

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She turned to look at the experimental table where Zhang Yu was, and found that amidst the rising flames, a milky white material was gradually taking shape.

At the same time, the surrounding refining equipment continuously emitted bolts of lightning and fire, which, under Zhang Yu's control, etched Magical Power Circuit into the materials.

Watching Zhang Yu's incredibly skillful movements, Zi Yun Zhen felt as if in the blink of an eye, he was almost finished refining this section of bone.

"So fast?!"

Seeing this, Zi Yun Zhen was shocked. Looking at the newly finished product beside her, she exclaimed, "It's done already? How could it be so fast?"

She remembered hearing Su Yun Ni talk about the refining of the skeleton part of the Prototype Machine in the small group.

"Jin Jun's side doesn't seem to be that fast either, does it?"

Thinking of this, Zi Yun Zhen couldn't help but send a message to Su Yun Ni: How long did it take you to completely refine a bone back then?

Looking at the reply, Zi Yun Zhen, "Two or three hours?"

She looked up at Zhang Yu's lab bench again, thinking, "It must be several times faster here, right?"

Is this normal?

She couldn't help but wonder if there was a quality problem with the puppet skeleton that Zhang Yu had crafted.

In the following days, Zi Yun Zhen was even more shocked to discover that as her proficiency gradually increased and the speed of preparing materials increased, Zhang Yu's weapon-forging speed was also accelerating.

It turns out that the speed he had been at before wasn't Zhang Yu's limit; it was his own speed in washing materials that was holding him back.

"Zi Yun Zhen, are you done yet?"

"Hurry up with the next batch."

"I'm almost done here."

Zi Yun Zhen felt as if Zhang Yu was constantly urging her on with a whip. Whenever she felt that her speed in preparing materials was just enough to meet his requirements, his speed in refining weapons would increase a little bit.

Then Zi Yun Zhen could only pant and desperately try to increase her speed by circulating her magic power.

She felt as if Zhang Yu had drained all her energy and mind as soon as she entered the laboratory; apart from the materials in front of her, she had no time to think about anything else.

After working day and night for more than a week, Zi Yun Zhen looked at the humanoid skeleton in front of her with some disbelief and said, "This... is it finished?"

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Yes, it took a little longer than I expected, but it's still not bad."

"Slow?" Zi Yun Zhen thought to herself, "This is slow?!"

She couldn't help but Eye Remains at her chat history with Su Yun Ni again.

Zi Yun Zhen asked, "Approximately how long did it take you to complete the refining of the skeletal system?"

Su Yun Ni: It will take about a month.

Su Yun Ni: The speed is so fast mainly because Senior Jin Jun hired several upperclassmen to assist him.

Su Yun Ni: But in pursuit of speed, a lot of materials were wasted in the process.

Su Yun Ni: Why did you suddenly ask these questions?

Zi Yun Zhen replied: I'm working on a project with Zhang Yu.

Zi Yun Zhen continued: I was just curious about the differences between the two sides and asked casually.

Su Yun Ni: Zhang Yu definitely can't compare to Senior Jin Jun, but don't be discouraged. If there's a spot available here, I'll recommend you to Senior Jin Jun.

On the other side, Zi Yun Zhen focused her gaze on the humanoid skeleton in front of her and saw that the dense Magical Power Circuit within it were flashing with golden magical light.

With each flash of light, one could see the bones shifting between reality and illusion, with a fleeting glimpse of firelight.

Zhang Yu said, "Now, you'll help me complete the test."

"If there are no quality issues, we can proceed with the refining of the nervous system."

Watching these bones pass strength tests, high-temperature tests, and Magical Power Conduction tests one after another, and then transform into streaks of fire under Zhang Yu Yu's control... Zi Yun Zhen was increasingly astonished.

She stared at the scene in disbelief. If she hadn't personally witnessed Zhang Yu refining these bones piece by piece over the past period, she might have suspected that he had someone else do it for him.

Unbeknownst to her, Zi Yun Zhen had quietly forgotten her original plan to leave after only a week.

"Zhang Yu... might actually be able to surpass Jin Jun, pass the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God's review first, and obtain the Military Certificate."

"Even if I don't beat Jin Jun, I should be able to go through the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God with Zhang Yu."

"If we defeat Jin Jun..."

Thinking about how Zhang Yu and she, two senior students, defeated Jin Jun and won the Military Certificate, the results and impact, and the added value to their experience, reputation, and resumes, Zi Yun Zhen couldn't help but feel slightly excited.

At this moment, Zi Yun Zhen had made up her mind to stay under Zhang Yu's tutelage and study diligently.

Looking at Zi Yun Zhen's serious face beside him, Zhang Yu seemed to have expected this all along.

He had long anticipated that Zi Yun Zhen's initial participation in the project was not entirely sincere.

However, Zhang Yu was confident that he could persuade the other party.

After all, he was also a student in the Artifact Crafting Department, and he knew all too well what the other party was thinking and planning.

Rather than making money, what the other party wants more is to quickly accumulate experience, hone their crafting skills, and build up valuable project experience...

And all of these can be obtained under his control.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I probably won't need to raise Zi Yun Zhen's salary anymore; she'll stay here anyway."

So in the following period, Zhang Yu and Zi Yun Zhen continued to push forward the refining of the Prototype Machine, and Zi Yun Zhen's daily working hours gradually increased from 14 hours to 16 hours, 20 hours, and finally became a 24-hour non-stop state.

Seeing the project progressing rapidly, Zi Yun Zhen didn't mention overtime pay or a raise to Zhang Yu.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

By mid-November, Zi Yun Zhen looked at the Prototype Machine before her, still feeling a slight sense of awe.

"Has the first assembly almost finished in just over a month?"

Zi Yun Zhen glanced at her chat history with Su Yun Ni again, thinking to herself, "It seems Jin Jun is almost finished with the first assembly as well."

Although both projects were nearly completed, Zi Yun Zhen knew that there was a difference between completion and completion; Zhang Yu Yu's catching-up speed was terrifying.

"But why has Zhang Yu been going out so often these past few days?"

Zi Yun Zhen, "This is a crucial moment, how can you be distracted?!"

"Hurry up and surpass Jin Jun completely in one fell swoop. Getting the Military Certificate as soon as possible is the right thing to do."

Thinking about this, Zi Yun Zhen felt it was necessary to mention it to Zhang Yu so that he could focus on his studies.

at the same time.

Outside the Research Department office.

Zhang Yu sat in the waiting chair, a hint of impatience gradually appearing on his face.

After a long while, he was finally called in by Feng Yuhan, who then said slowly and deliberately, "Young man, how can you have no patience at all?"

Zhang Yu frowned and said, "Teacher Feng, I've been busy with my project lately..."

Feng Yuhan waved his hand to stop the other person, saying, "No matter how important your projects are, can they be more important than the school's projects?"

"Don't you know how much the Principal values the matter of the Spirit Transformation Magic Skeleton?"

"From now on, you need to fully cooperate with the project team's inspection. Please put aside anything else you're doing for now."

Zhang Yu stared at Feng Yuhan in front of him and suddenly said, "Teacher Feng, are you targeting me?"

Feng Yuhan smiled slightly and said, "Why would I, a teacher, target a student like you?"

He waved his hand casually and said, "Go ahead. Don't forget to cooperate properly with the work schedule I sent you. If you delay school matters, the Principal will reprimand you, and even your teacher won't be able to protect you..."

Watching Zhang Yu's departing figure, Feng Yuhan could certainly sense the other party's dissatisfaction, Grievance Qi, and anger.

But in his view, what does one student's dissatisfaction matter? The other party will naturally digest it over time.