You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 280 - 238 Professional Intelligence

Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Chechen quickly took off his jacket and ran toward the house. He came home immediately after school today because he wanted to ask his elders about the Foundation Establishment examination in Xiandu City. Why had he not heard anything about it before?

But just as Zhou Chechen passed the hall, he slowly stopped and stared at the people in the reception room, a look of astonishment appearing on his face.

"Chechen, you came just at the right time."

Zhou Yang in the reception room noticed Zhou Chechen’s arrival, waved, and said, "This is your Uncle Zhang and Aunt Bai."

"These two are extraordinarily talented, with limitless potential for the future. I’m on equal terms with them, so when you see them, you can call them Uncle Zhang and Aunt Bai."

Zhou Chechen stood frozen, seemingly at a loss for words.

Zhou Yang glared at him and said, "This child, why doesn’t he know how to greet people?"

Zhang Yu laughed heartily and said, "Look at how you’ve scared the child."

He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "No problem, we’re all classmates. You can call me Brother Yu and her Sister Zhenzhen, and we’ll call you Little Zhou."

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhou Chechen and said, "This child doesn’t express anything when meeting people?"

Zhou Yang smiled helplessly and said, "He’s been spoiled by his father, doesn’t understand any manners."

Speaking thus, he glanced at Zhou Chechen and said, "When you meet your Uncle Zhang and Aunt Bai, shouldn’t you give them a red envelope?"

"Hurry and give the elders a greeting gift, one thousand each, did you hear?"

Under Zhou Yang’s intense gaze, Zhou Chechen reluctantly transferred one thousand each to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.

Bai Zhenzhen smiled gently and said, "Good, Little Zhou, go play by yourself now. We have business to discuss with your Uncle Zhou."

With Zhou Yang’s piercing gaze, Zhou Chechen gritted his teeth and said, "Brother... Brother Yu, Sister Zhenzhen."

On his way out, Zhou Chechen felt as though something in his heart had shattered. He felt acutely aware of the absolute gap in achievement between him and Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, placing them on different trajectories.

He thought to himself, "I am still just a pawn, while they are already jumping out of the chessboard, heading towards a bigger game." fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

After Zhou Chechen left, Zhou Yang said, "Since there will be more people at home tonight, let’s continue our talk in my study."

Shortly after Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen left, Zhou Yang reflected on today’s happenings.

Upon learning that Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen had obtained Foundation Establishment certificates, with the Oasis Group involved, the news spread throughout the city. Zhou Yang realized he had lost the best opportunity to take action against Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.

Without overanalyzing how Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen managed to surpass the Xiandu Master and obtain the Foundation Establishment certificates, Zhou Yang promptly thought about how to proceed moving forward.

"Then... let’s try to ease the relationship first."

Compared to continuing the fight against them or waiting for possible retaliation, spending money to resolve the issue and improving relations seemed to be the best option.

So Zhou Yang considered donating money to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen to test their attitudes.

Reflecting on his interactions with them today, after accepting his three million, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen appeared very friendly, showing no signs of holding a grudge.

"Originally, last time, Zhou Chechen had apologized with a group, offering gifts."

"This time, with my personal involvement, in the best scenario... they should no longer be enemies with the Zhou family."

"Unless... they hold particularly deep grudges or know about my backing by the Evil God."

"If after today, they still want to retaliate against me, then don’t blame me for going down this path."

"However..." Thinking about Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s current circumstances, Zhou Yang sneered silently: "They’ve attracted so much attention now, they might self-destruct themselves, saving me the worry."

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On the other side, after leaving the Zhou family, the smiles on Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s faces gradually faded.

Zhang Yu slowly said, "It seems he’s trying to ease relations with us. Do you think he’s sincere? Or just temporarily delaying, truly wanting to stop fighting with us?"

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Rationally speaking, he should truly desire peace, but we cannot rule out any unexpected circumstances."

Zhang Yu silently thought, "Yes."

"Unless the Zhou family is eradicated, and all those aware of Fu Ji’s existence are cleared out, I won’t rest easy."

Fu Ji said, "At least now he’s willing to ease relations, so pretend to stop fighting."

"Ultimately, time is on your side."

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, having just finished their discussion with Zhou Yang, were immediately summoned by Yun Ni, the head of the Patrol Team.

They were told that as a reward for their diligent work over the past year with the Patrol Team, they would be promoted to top-tier outsourced personnel.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were both slightly surprised, wondering what diligent work they had done over the past year as they rarely took part. Yet, upon entering the office building of the Patrol Team, everyone they encountered was polite and friendly.

Zhang Yu couldn’t help but muse, "Ever since I became the top of my grade, it feels like there are more good-hearted people in Songyang High School; everyone is so kind."

"And after getting my Foundation Establishment certificate, it feels like there are more good-hearted people throughout Songyang City."

At this moment, Zhang Yu understood more and more why Kunxu people had to study hard and take exams. In this wretched Kunxu, the better your grades, the more hell can gradually turn into heaven.

After being promoted to an outsourced position, Yun Ni also brought him good news.

"You are now at the peak of the outsourced personnel, and you can attend a cross-level meeting once a month."

"Pian Pian has also taken a position on the second level, so she can conduct inter-level communication..."

Zhang Yu quickly understood that this was an excuse to hold a cross-level meeting, giving them a chance to communicate with Zhang Pianpian.

So next, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen entered a separate meeting room. With the special network connected, a line of text appeared under their expectant gaze.

"Wanfa University, Talisman Department, Foundation Establishment Cultivator Zhang Pianpian is speaking with you."

Zhang Yu was startled but also felt slightly relieved.

He thought to himself that with Zhang Pianpian’s talent and strength, having been on the second level for so long, passing the Foundation Establishment certificate exam and then reaching Foundation Establishment didn’t seem like an unimaginable thing.

"Only, isn’t this a bit too high-profile?"

The screen flashed, and Zhang Pianpian appeared in front of them.

Seeing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen on the screen, Zhang Pianpian was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting them on the other end.

However, Zhang Pianpian quickly reacted, smiled slightly, and said with relief, "It seems you both passed the Foundation Establishment exam, and the Patrol Team has started giving you preferential treatment?"

In their conversation, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen took turns explaining to Zhang Pianpian about passing the Foundation Establishment exam and the current situation in Songyang City.

Although Fu Ji was knowledgeable, both Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen trusted Zhang Pianpian more and wanted to consult her about their upcoming university applications.

Zhang Pianpian nodded and said, "Although I said before that I’m waiting for you at Wanfa University."

"But given your current situation, you can actually make other choices based on the conditions given by those recruitment representatives..."

During their chat with Zhang Pianpian, Zhang Yu asked about the long string of titles shown on the communication.

Zhang Pianpian explained, "You’ll understand once you reach the second level. From the second level onward, in the entire second, third, fourth layers, and even the fifth and sixth layers, everything serves the universities."

"Each university is like a city, and all companies and management organizations within the city are under the university’s jurisdiction."

"Here, degrees, universities, faculties, and realms divide people into various levels."

"Even with the same degree at the same university, being in different departments can still divide people into different ranks. In good majors... even the toilet paper in the specialized teaching buildings is better quality than the pages of poor majors’ textbooks."

"Here, everyone looks at others by checking their realm first, then their degree, then their university, and finally their major."

"University students can harshly mock college students, and students from the top ten universities can trample on the heads of students from other schools."

"Everyone would love to have their realm, degree, university, and major tattooed on their foreheads, displayed line by line."

"Even within the same university, good majors have better classroom resources and can sit several rows ahead in lectures."

"Poor majors might not even get a chance to snag courses, and it’s said they have to line up at the back even for the restroom."

"So on the second level, displaying your situation in detail and receiving treatment according to different grades is a matter of course."

Zhang Yu nodded in response, yet was not the least bit surprised. To him, Kunxu would indeed classify people into different levels like this.

This kind of situation didn’t exceed his expectations, it was just that compared to the first level, the distinctions between people seemed more refined.

Zhang Pianpian continued, "Hearing this, you should understand how important choosing a major is. Even if you get into a great university, without choosing a good major, your life will still be relatively unsuccessful."

"Not to mention the income gap could be tenfold, hundredfold, and some majors might even have difficulty finding jobs."

"Fortunately, you have the Foundation Establishment certificate, so you should have many choices in selecting a major. I can share with you some information I’ve gathered."

"Take Wanfa University for example, Finance, Artifact Refining, and Taoist Skill are the three top departments."

"But the paths of Finance and Taoist Skill require a lot of background and wealth, so I don’t recommend you two choose them."

"Artifact Refining, however, is a great late-stage choice for you. Although it’s difficult in the beginning, you should have a chance..."

"Civil Engineering is also good, suitable for building a foundation."

"After all, once you get into Civil Engineering, you can start earning money right away. Make money for two years, lay a solid foundation, and then switching majors later would be a good option."

"Just don’t study Civil Engineering till graduation, earning a Civil Engineering degree, or you’ll find it hard to escape this big pit for your whole life..."

"Also, don’t apply for Archaeology. The better you are in this major, the more you’ll proceed to Kunxu’s underground eighteenth layer, excavating those sect remnants wiped out in the past, researching those sects eradicated in history..."

"Other areas like Safety, Weaponry, and Military are also great early-stage majors, as they provide quick progress and fast money, just as aging gets optimized out..."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly and asked, "Isn’t Master Xinghuo a case like this?"

Zhang Pianpian said somewhat sentimentally, "That’s right, if he had chosen a different major then, perhaps he’d have a different life now."

"By the way, don’t go for Medical either. This major is currently controlled by family forces on the second level, filled with local aristocrats; outsiders wouldn’t get ahead..."

During Zhang Pianpian’s introduction, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were presented with various information about second-level majors and universities, gradually giving them a clearer outline of their future choices.

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