Chapter 56: Divine Support Assessment

Listening to Zhang Pianpian's explanation, Zhang Yu asked another question.

"Why is it that because I'm taking the assessment, A-Zhen can also be protected?"

Zhang Pianpian rested her chin on one hand and said indifferently, "I can act as a recommender and recommend you to take the Divine Assistant assessment."

"And once you become a Divine Assistant, you can take on your own intern."

Zhang Yu understood; it was essentially outsourcing interns through temporary workers.

Zhang Pianpian continued, "Once you become an off-duty member of the Eighth Department's True Gods, I will take you to Songyang High School to talk with the Student Council and provide some backing for you."

"For the next half year or so, as long as I remain in Songyang City and haven't left for university, they shouldn't give either of you any trouble for the time being."

*Go to Songyang High School to talk? Provide backing? What's your status? What were your scores? How much money do you have? Can you really hold your own?*

As if sensing Zhang Yu's doubt and worry, Zhang Pianpian didn't say much more, merely stating calmly, "I am currently the top senior at Bailong High School, and the strongest high school student in Songyang City."

The Strongest! High! School! Student! In Songyang City!

If the previous Zhang Yu had heard those words, he would have only thought, *Oh, not bad, quite impressive.*

But hearing Zhang Pianpian's words now, he felt as if the sister before him was radiating a blinding light.

Anyone who had attended high school in Songyang City knew the weight of those words.

It was a title that could only be obtained after undergoing a self-destructive cultivation process that sold one's soul time and again, paying with buckets of blood and tears, and stepping over the corpses of countless other high school students.

Thus, Zhang Yu asked again, "So, what exactly does a Divine Assistant do?"

"Work?" Zhang Pianpian tilted her head. "You don't really have to do any specific work. Once you have the identity, you just collect your monthly pay on time."

Zhang Yu understood again. *Isn't this just being a ghost employee? Has such a good thing finally come to me?*

Zhang Yu hurriedly asked, "Then what exactly is the exam about?"

Zhang Pianpian shook her head. "The specific content of the exam is randomly generated; even I don't know."

"But based on my understanding of Divine Assistants, the higher your Dao Heart and the stronger your willpower, the better."

"Dao Heart and willpower?" Zhang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this. "Does that mean the exam venue is in the Spirit Realm?"

"Correct." Zhang Pianpian stood up and said as she walked toward the exit, "The venue is in the Spirit Realm."

"I'll send you the web address for the assessment registration in a moment."

"If you register today, you should be able to take the assessment tomorrow."

"Remember to ask the school for a day off tomorrow."

"Also, I'll have someone send you a Spirit Realm mask to use for the exam in a bit."

As she spoke, Zhang Pianpian had already reached the doorway. "Finally, remember not to reveal our sibling relationship to anyone. If anyone asks, just say I admire your talent."

Watching Zhang Pianpian's departing figure, Zhang Yu thought for a moment, sent a message to Su Haifeng to ask for leave, and then, without waiting to see if the other party agreed, put his phone down to contemplate what preparations he needed to make.

"Dao Heart? Willpower? And the venue is in the Spirit Realm?"

Zhang Yu decided to trust Zhang Pianpian's words and began to think according to her guidance.

"To improve Dao Heart and willpower, the Heavenly Martial Heart-Refining Manual is definitely the most useful."

"I'll push this technique a bit further tonight."

However, considering how important this matter was to his and Bai Zhenzhen's future, Zhang Yu planned to go all out and push the technique even harder tonight.

He picked up his phone and contacted Wang Hai.

"Teacher Wang, I want to buy some medicine."

Wang Hai was delighted upon hearing this, nearly unable to stop himself from laughing out loud.

Finally! Finally, this body-refining genius and Golden Core disciple in his class was willing to buy medicine from him!

At this moment, Wang Hai felt a sense of paternal comfort, as if he had seen a wayward student finally returning to the right path.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of medicine do you need?"

Zhang Yu said, "Medicine that allows me to practice martial arts all night without needing rest."

"The side effects and physical damage must be kept to an absolute minimum."

"The quality must be high; I don't mind if the price is expensive."

"I only need it for tonight, so don't provide too much."

Zhang Yu thought to himself that although his predecessor had overdosed on drugs before, he had recovered for a long time and his physical strength had increased significantly. To gamble on tomorrow's assessment, taking one dose shouldn't be a problem.

On the other side, as a gold-medal pharmaceutical salesman who both used and sold the drugs himself, Wang Hai knew his stock intimately.

Although he felt a bit of regret hearing that Zhang Yu only wanted it for one night, it made him want even more to show Zhang Yu the benefits of drug-assisted training so that he would buy more in the future.

"Wait a moment..."

Wang Hai immediately racked his brains for Zhang Yu. Based on the boy's physical strength, he eventually compiled a list including painkillers, focus enhancers, stimulants, and stamina injections.

He sent the list to Zhang Yu and added, "These are all the best goods, with the minimum side effects as you requested. If you want them, I'll give you a 10% discount."

Looking at the total price of 5,800, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, *Good medicine really isn't cheap. Luckily, I'm only using it for one night.*

After various expenses for food, transportation, extra hours for his Heavenly Spiritual Root, and more, along with a new month's 15,000 loan, 1,500 rent, and several hundred in utilities, Zhang Yu's savings had dropped to just over 45,000.

Subtracting the 5,800 now would leave him with just over 39,000.

"Sigh, so poor."

Zhang Yu transferred the money to Wang Hai and waited for the delivery.

Given the delivery efficiency in Songyang City, he should receive the goods within an hour.

Just then, he received a message from Zhang Pianpian containing the registration URL for the assessment.

"Songyang City Inspection Department Divine Assistant Recruitment Registration..."

The Inspection Department was one of the eight great divine departments.

Zhang Yu saw that the requirements, job description, and benefits were listed.

He met all the recruitment requirements.

The job description mentioned things like patrolling, inspecting, and maintaining public order—it was written quite vaguely, so Zhang Yu didn't know exactly what the work entailed.

But the benefits...

"Required working hours are 18 hours per week, and the salary is 1,000 yuan per month?"

The hourly wage was less than 14 yuan. Did a job like this even require an exam? Zhang Yu lamented that at least he was the one getting paid for doing nothing.

However, based on his understanding of manual-world (Kunxu) Manual-world (Kunxu) based on his knowledge of Kunxu, the status of a job's importance can be judged entirely by its hourly wage.

A job with an hourly wage of less than 14 yuan... could it really provide cover for him in front of the Student Council? The very hourly wage of this job screamed "impoverished and lowly."

Fearing that Zhang Pianpian is might have given him the wrong URL, he couldn't help but send a message to Zhang Pianpian to ask his question.

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"Why is it that because I'm taking the assessment, A-Zhen can also be protected?"

Zhang Pianpian rested her chin on one hand and said indifferently, "I can act as a recommender and recommend you to take the Divine Assistant assessment."

"And once you become a Divine Assistant, you can take on your own intern."

Zhang Yu understood; it was essentially outsourcing interns through temporary workers.

Zhang Pianpian continued, "Once you become an off-duty member of the Eighth Department's True Gods, I will take you to Songyang High School to talk with the Student Council and provide some backing for you."

"For the next half year or so, as long as I remain in Songyang City and haven't left for university, they shouldn't give either of you any trouble for the time being."

*Go to Songyang High School to talk? Provide backing? What's your status? What were your scores? How much money do you have? Can you really hold your own?*

As if sensing Zhang Yu's doubt and worry, Zhang Pianpian didn't say much more, merely stating calmly, "I am currently the top senior at Bailong High School, and the strongest high school student in Songyang City."

The Strongest! High! School! Student! In Songyang City!

If the previous Zhang Yu had heard those words, he would have only thought, *Oh, not bad, quite impressive.*

But hearing Zhang Pianpian's words now, he felt as if the sister before him was radiating a blinding light.

Anyone who had attended high school in Songyang City knew the weight of those words.

It was a title that could only be obtained after undergoing a self-destructive cultivation process that sold one's soul time and again, paying with buckets of blood and tears, and stepping over the corpses of countless other high school students.

Thus, Zhang Yu asked again, "So, what exactly does a Divine Assistant do?"

"Work?" Zhang Pianpian tilted her head. "You don't really have to do any specific work. Once you have the identity, you just collect your monthly pay on time."

Zhang Yu understood again. *Isn't this just being a ghost employee? Has such a good thing finally come to me?*

Zhang Yu hurriedly asked, "Then what exactly is the exam about?"

Zhang Pianpian shook her head. "The specific content of the exam is randomly generated; even I don't know."

"But based on my understanding of Divine Assistants, the higher your Dao Heart and the stronger your willpower, the better."

"Dao Heart and willpower?" Zhang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this. "Does that mean the exam venue is in the Spirit Realm?"

"Correct." Zhang Pianpian stood up and said as she walked toward the exit, "The venue is in the Spirit Realm."

"I'll send you the web address for the assessment registration in a moment."

"If you register today, you should be able to take the assessment tomorrow."

"Remember to ask the school for a day off tomorrow."

"Also, I'll have someone send you a Spirit Realm mask to use for the exam in a bit."

As she spoke, Zhang Pianpian had already reached the doorway. "Finally, remember not to reveal our sibling relationship to anyone. If anyone asks, just say I admire your talent."

Watching Zhang Pianpian's departing figure, Zhang Yu thought for a moment, sent a message to Su Haifeng to ask for leave, and then, without waiting to see if the other party agreed, put his phone down to contemplate what preparations he needed to make.

"Dao Heart? Willpower? And the venue is in the Spirit Realm?"

Zhang Yu decided to trust Zhang Pianpian's words and began to think according to her guidance.

"To improve Dao Heart and willpower, the Heavenly Martial Heart-Refining Manual is definitely the most useful."

"I'll push this technique a bit further tonight."

However, considering how important this matter was to his and Bai Zhenzhen's future, Zhang Yu planned to go all out and push the technique even harder tonight.

He picked up his phone and contacted Wang Hai.

"Teacher Wang, I want to buy some medicine."

Wang Hai was delighted upon hearing this, nearly unable to stop himself from laughing out loud.

Finally! Finally, this body-refining genius and Golden Core disciple in his class was willing to buy medicine from him!

At this moment, Wang Hai felt a sense of paternal comfort, as if he had seen a wayward student finally returning to the right path.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of medicine do you need?"

Zhang Yu said, "Medicine that allows me to practice martial arts all night without needing rest."

"The side effects and physical damage must be kept to an absolute minimum."

"The quality must be high; I don't mind if the price is expensive."

"I only need it for tonight, so don't provide too much."

Zhang Yu thought to himself that although his predecessor had overdosed on drugs before, he had recovered for a long time and his physical strength had increased significantly. To gamble on tomorrow's assessment, taking one dose shouldn't be a problem.

On the other side, as a gold-medal pharmaceutical salesman who both used and sold the drugs himself, Wang Hai knew his stock intimately.

Although he felt a bit of regret hearing that Zhang Yu only wanted it for one night, it made him want even more to show Zhang Yu the benefits of drug-assisted training so that he would buy more in the future.

"Wait a moment..."

Wang Hai immediately racked his brains for Zhang Yu. Based on the boy's physical strength, he eventually compiled a list including painkillers, focus enhancers, stimulants, and stamina injections.

He sent the list to Zhang Yu and added, "These are all the best goods, with the minimum side effects as you requested. If you want them, I'll give you a 10% discount."

Looking at the total price of 5,800, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, *Good medicine really isn't cheap. Luckily, I'm only using it for one night.*

After various expenses for food, transportation, extra hours for his Heavenly Spiritual Root, and more, along with a new month's 15,000 loan, 1,500 rent, and several hundred in utilities, Zhang Yu's savings had dropped to just over 45,000.

Subtracting the 5,800 now would leave him with just over 39,000.

"Sigh, so poor."

Zhang Yu transferred the money to Wang Hai and waited for the delivery.

Given the delivery efficiency in Songyang City, he should receive the goods within an hour.

Just then, he received a message from Zhang Pianpian containing the registration URL for the assessment.

"Songyang City Inspection Department Divine Assistant Recruitment Registration..."

The Inspection Department was one of the eight great divine departments.

Zhang Yu saw that the requirements, job description, and benefits were listed.

He met all the recruitment requirements.

The job description mentioned things like patrolling, inspecting, and maintaining public order—it was written quite vaguely, so Zhang Yu didn't know exactly what the work entailed.

But the benefits...

"Required working hours are 18 hours per week, and the salary is 1,000 yuan per month?"

The hourly wage was less than 14 yuan. Did a job like this even require an exam? Zhang Yu lamented that at least he was the one getting paid for doing nothing.

However, based on his understanding of Kunxu, the status of a job's importance can be judged entirely by its hourly wage.

A job with an hourly wage of less than 14 yuan... could it really provide cover for him in front of the Student Council? The very hourly wage of this job screamed "impoverished and lowly."

Fearing that Zhang Pianpian might have given him the wrong URL, he couldn't help but send a message to Zhang Pianpian to ask his question.

Zhang Pianpian only replied, "No matter how low the status, it belongs to the Eighth Department's True Gods. And whether an identity is useful depends on who is using it."

"The monthly pay is a bit low, but there are some hidden benefits that aren't written in the recruitment brochure."

"For example, after joining, you can get a free work-related Talisman Book."

"Also, once you become a Divine Assistant, you'll get a discount if you study talismans."

Seeing this, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up with thought. If these benefits were included, then the job was indeed extraordinary.

So, he submitted his application on the website and wrote Zhang Pianpian's name in the recommender column.

A moment later, Zhang Yu received a notification to attend the assessment at 9:00 AM the next morning.

Having finished all this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder.

The channels, jobs, identities, and information Zhang Pianpian told him today... were all things his past self knew nothing about.

This reminded him of the original Zhang Yu's memories; he had participated in the high school interview almost entirely ignorant, only to realize that there was a massive chasm between him and the urban examinees not just in wealth, talent, and ability, but also in information and intelligence—he hadn't even understood the direction in which to put his efforts.

Gathering his thoughts, Zhang Yu proceeded to meditate and practice the Desolate Ox Soul-Suppressing Heart Sutra while waiting for the delivery.

Because the Heavenly Martial Heart-Refining Manual required him to perform martial arts movements while circulating the mental method, he primarily practiced the Desolate Ox Soul-Suppressing Heart Sutra in his rental room.

In the blink of an eye, forty minutes passed, and the Spirit Realm mask sent by Zhang Pianpian and the medicines packaged by Wang Hai arrived one after another.

Zhang Yu grabbed the bag of medicine, intending to run to the abandoned building to practice.

But considering the value of the Spirit Realm mask, he decided to keep it on him.

Arriving at the abandoned building.

Zhang Yu sequentially took all the painkillers, focus enhancers, and stimulants Wang Hai had prepared for him, and then injected a tube of stamina medicine into his arm.

A moment later, Zhang Yu felt his entire body begin to burn with heat. The blood and qi within him erupted like rolling lava, making him feel as if his physical strength was infinite, possessing inexhaustible power.

Boom!

With a single punch, he began to practice the Heavenly Martial Heart-Refining Manual frantically.

Originally, it took 14 minutes to complete one set of the Heavenly Martial Heart-Refining Manual, but now, under the compulsion of the drugs, Zhang Yu's limbs left behind streaks of afterimages. He completed the nine sets of martial arts in just 6 minutes.

Moreover, during this process, his muscles felt no soreness at all, and his breathing showed no signs of panting.

During the cultivation process, Zhang Yu had only one feeling.

Too intense! Wang Hai's medicine is truly too intense! This 5,800 was well spent!

Teacher Wang! Taking drugs is truly much more effective than natural body refining!

One hour, Zhang Yu practiced wildly.

Two hours later, Zhang Yu was still practicing.

Five hours later, Zhang Yu still hadn't stopped.

He practiced like this, vigorous and full of energy, without any rest for the entire night, until 7:00 AM when Zhang Yu suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion and could no longer hold on.

He slumped onto the ground, feeling his heart beating as if it were about to fly out of his chest, and his internal organs felt waves of dull pain. It took over ten minutes before he gradually recovered.

"The drug effect has worn off."

Recalling the pain his body had just experienced, Zhang Yu thought to himself, *This kick is too strong. My internal organs haven't fully recovered yet; I really shouldn't take too much of this medicine.*

However, the results of tonight's frantic cultivation were bountiful.

Not only had his physical strength increased from 1.33 to 1.35, but his Dao Heart had risen to Level 3 (5%). Most importantly, the Heavenly Martial Heart-Refining Manual had risen to Level 6 (3/60).

Now, when Zhang Yu once again circulated the Heavenly Martial Intent, he felt all fear and retreat drift away from him. No matter how treacherous the road ahead, he would push through to the end, tearing a path open with his own hands.

After breakfast, he returned to his rental room and rested until 8:50 AM.

Zhang Yu put on the Spirit Realm mask, circulated the Heavenly Martial Heart-Refining Manual, and connected to the assessment website.

When the time reached 9:00 AM, Zhang Yu felt a flash of light in the darkness, and he had arrived in another world.