Chapter 565: Chapter 506: Finance Is Finance, Wanfa Is Wanfa
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: "Loans were originally intended by the school to meet the funding needs for the various departments to expand reproduction. Some people, however, treat them as their personal piggy banks..."
Chain Hub True Monarch snorted coldly, "Magnetic Pole! Your departments only know how to expand blindly, and when you lose money, you expect the school to subsidize it. Isn’t it our Finance Department that’s racking our brains to cover the losses? Who is thinking only of their pockets? Who is thinking about the school, about Wanfa?"
"I just don’t understand. The Finance Department is devoted to the school, spending sleepless nights and countless spirit coins to subsidize you. Yet, how come the more we spend, the more grievances we suffer?"
With the direct conflict between Magnetic Pole True Monarch and Chain Hub True Monarch, light and shadow roared in the Spirit Realm.
The Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Tower suppressed the Spirit Realm information, freezing the originally unrestrained flow of information like amber.
On the other side, spirit coins roared, and large tracts of the Spirit Realm Network were directly contracted, causing the traffic costs of the Spirit Realm to soar.
With the light of the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Tower and countless spirit coins echoing each other, it was like ice and fire, each occupying half of the banquet hall space.
Amidst it all, everyone only felt their consciousness could not move an inch in the Spirit Realm, and no messages could be sent or received to the outside world.
No one at the scene dared to resist at this moment.
They watched the conflict between the Artifact Refining Department and the Finance Department, each silencing themselves like cicadas in winter, fearing to utter unnecessary noise that might attract the attention of these two ace professionals.
At this moment, layers of clouds emerged from the Spirit Realm, making everyone feel as if they had been pulled from the banquet hall to tens of thousands of meters high, standing atop layered clouds.
Simultaneously, the Cloud Residence True Monarch lightly coughed, and in the critical projection formed by the mist, a thunderous gaze swept toward the Magnetic Pole True Monarch and Chain Hub True Monarch.
Cloud Residence True Monarch: "Alright, it’s the Civil Engineering Department’s celebration banquet. How can you two quarrel so disruptively? If you have something to say, speak out, but don’t act rashly."
Looking at his traffic bill, the Cloud Residence True Monarch thought to himself, just the aftermath of these two guys’ actions caused his traffic fees to soar rapidly.
After all, while other teachers and students present could temporarily suspend communication with the outside world, he, as the vice principal and Spirit Realm projection, could not sever communication for a single moment.
Meanwhile, in the depths of the Spirit Realm, the old director looked at the broken Spirit Realm projection, cursing to himself, "Who raised the internet fees?"
He sent a message to Su YanYang: "How’s the scene?"
On the other side, Chain Hub True Monarch nodded slightly: "The principal is right, Magnetic Pole, I won’t bother with you today."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: "Hmph."
After speaking, Chain Hub True Monarch looked at Zhang Yu and said lightly, "Zhang Yu, you don’t need to rush to give me a response."
He opened his hand, and strands of light and shadow from the Spirit Realm seemed to transmit from afar, forming a glittering card in his hand.
"This is an invitation I just got signed by the Golden Palace Divine Monarch, inviting you to visit the Finance Department."
Feeling the piercing gaze of Chain Hub True Monarch, Zhang Yu wanted to refuse again but felt a hand pressing on his shoulder.
Then, a message from Director Gao appeared in his eye socket: "Do not offend too much; it will not be beneficial for your Immortal Road at Wanfa University in the future."
At the same time, Director Gao sighed inwardly: "If it were just for Zhang Yu himself, it wouldn’t be so... It must be about the Divinity Transformation Remains, right?"
Not far away, the Cloud Residence True Monarch saw the invitation and, although he frowned slightly, still said: "Zhang Yu, since it’s an invitation signed by the Divine Monarch, you should accept it."
Those present watched the projection of the invitation in Chain Hub True Monarch’s hand, feeling increasingly surprised, as none had expected him to actually secure an invitation signed by the Divine Monarch.
Everyone sensed Chain Hub True Monarch’s resolute determination to win Zhang Yu over this time.
Chain Hub True Monarch watched as Zhang Yu accepted the invitation through his eye socket and smiled slightly: "After receiving the invitation, your consciousness can directly travel to the Finance Department via the Spirit Realm, and all costs will be covered by the Finance Department. You won’t spend a single coin..."
As the invitation shattered inch by inch, Zhang Yu’s world shook, and the entire world changed violently.
The next moment, his consciousness seemed to have flown through the Spirit Realm all the way to the location of the Finance Department.
...
Zhang Yu opened his eyes and saw some familiar scenes around him, looked at the ground paved with spirit coins, and thought to himself, "Finance Department, huh?"
Zhang Yu was not visiting the Finance Department for the first time and recognized some scenes here.
At the same time, a person appeared in front of Zhang Yu, none other than the strongest student of the Finance Department, Jiutian Liu, ranked second in the whole school.
Seeing Zhang Yu appear, Jiutian Liu smiled slightly and said, "Zhang Yu, it’s been a long time. Today I’ll take you on a tour of the Finance Department."
With that, Jiutian Liu, unaffected by Zhang Yu’s reaction, led Zhang Yu deeper into the Finance Department.
"This is the virtual currency trading center. Want to play a few rounds?"
"I’ll lend you 10 spirit coins. If you lose, it’s on me; if you win, it’s yours. There’s a wave in the market today; if you follow my instructions, it shouldn’t be hard to earn a few spirit coins in ten minutes."
Although Zhang Yu didn’t participate, watching Jiutian Liu make a few spirit coins with a single operation, his heart was stirred.
And when he saw the traders around making trades involving hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of spirit coins at a time, his feelings became even more complex.
Feeling the change in Zhang Yu’s expression, Jiutian Liu smiled slightly and said, "The first time I visited Wanfa University during high school, the trading center left the deepest impression on me."
"You know that feeling, right?"
"Especially when someone works hard every month and only earns a dozen or so spirit coins, or maybe a few dozen. When they come here and see the traders casually making a few hundred or even a thousand spirit coins in profit or loss with a single operation, there’s a feeling that... money isn’t really money."
Jiutian Liu sighed, "It even made me wonder, is working tirelessly really meaningful? A lifetime of hard work may not even compare to the fluctuations of others’ investments."
"I must say, there’s nothing wrong with this feeling."
"There are two kinds of people on the Immortal Path."
"One kind relies on working overtime, being diligent and reliable, and believes they can advance step by step on the Immortal Road."
"The other kind doesn’t need to toil hard, doesn’t need to cling to every little salary each month, they only need to use their brains to make spirit coins generate more spirit coins, and they can run faster and faster on the Immortal Road."
"The former are called fools, and the latter are called smart people."
Jiutian Liu then took Zhang Yu to another hall.
"This is the fortune monitoring center. Throughout Wanfa University, and even most of Kunxu Second Floor, countless pieces of information and news are interwoven here, and all the big data of those with profound fortune can be monitored here."
"If we wish, we can gather fortune onto any person, allowing a college student to rise step by step, eventually becoming the most noble and talented student among the top ten."
"We can also extract the fortune from some prodigies, causing them to fall from university to college, becoming the lowliest and most useless college students."
At the same time, scenes of various cases appeared beside Jiutian Liu.
These were the ups and downs of students’ lives.
But at this moment, their lives were just like fluctuating stock prices in the hands of Jiutian Liu, rising and falling with each operation of the Finance Department, creating wave after wave of profits for the Finance Department.
Jiutian Liu then took Zhang Yu to an exhibition hall.
The outer side of the exhibition hall was lined with large floor-to-ceiling windows, revealing vast fields that stretched from the eye to the horizon.
In the University City of Wanfa University, it’s difficult to see the real world outside, even Zhang Yu could only see the scenery outside when on the top floor construction site.
This was his first time standing inside the University City, seeing the vast land outside.
Jiutian Liu smiled faintly and said, "How about it? The world seen from here looks different, doesn’t it?"
Zhang Yu calmly said, "Not much different from what I saw from the rooftop."
Jiutian Liu nonchalantly smiled and continued to stroll through the exhibition hall with Zhang Yu.
As he introduced, "Actually, the history of our Finance Department is even older than Wanfa University itself."
"And the Finance Department is not just the Finance Department of Wanfa University, nor is it just a finance department."
"Long before Wanfa University was established, the predecessors of the Finance Department’s various financial firms already existed for a long time."
"In even earlier history, we were noble families, officials, hermits, and could even be royalty."
"In ancient times, we manipulated sects, played with fortunes, witnessing the rise and fall of countless sects."
"In the feudal era, we invested in promising forces, controlled the course of wars and history, and decided the rise and fall of countless dynasties."
"Now, we span across all industries and schools, our power is ubiquitous, determining the future direction of Kunxu."
Jiutian Liu led Zhang Yu to a massive portrait, watching the majestic figures in the painting, and introduced, "This is the Kunlun Industry Research Institute, formed by finance departments from various schools, also known as the Kunlun Association."
"Apart from the Golden Palace Divine Monarch from our school, there are seven Divine Monarchs from other schools involved."
"Zhang Yu, maybe you used to think that a school is just a school, and at Wanfa University everything is revered for the school."
"But I can tell you, the power of spirit coins can transcend school boundaries, even transcend sect boundaries."
"Finance is finance, Wanfa is Wanfa."
Jiutian Liu turned to look at Zhang Yu, smiling slightly, "Do you want to spend your whole life working hard on construction sites, or working overtime in the Artifact Refining Department’s lab as a fool? Or do you want to learn to use your brain, be a smart person, and make money generate more money, earning you more spirit coins than you could in the Artifact Refining Department or Civil Engineering Department in a lifetime?"
Feeling Zhang Yu’s gaze, Jiutian Liu shook his head and said, "Your desire to transfer into the Artifact Refining Department is no big secret, I can know it, Director Gao can know it."
Zhang Yu suddenly asked, "Are you so powerful that you can get me into a sect?"
Looking at the silent Jiutian Liu in front, Zhang Yu smiled, "It seems the Finance Department isn’t as powerful as you boast."
Jiutian Liu coldly said, "It’s not that the Finance Department isn’t capable, it’s that you aren’t. The matters of sects are not for someone of your status to consider."