Chapter 375: Zhang Yu, the Desperate Genius
Above the arena.
One by one, projections from the Spiritual Realm shimmered into view, standing upon the void in forms invisible to the students. They observed the battlefield below with solemn gazes.
These were projections of the Civil Engineering Department’s Director Gao, Director Lin, and many other professors and instructors.
Their true bodies were scattered across various locations, still engaged in other tasks—some not even within University City—but each had split off a sliver of thought to monitor the outcome of this match.
Even True Lord Lingyue, who had just been speaking onstage moments ago, descended a projection here to facilitate communication with his peers.
Yet despite standing separately, the projections subtly aligned into three distinct factions: the War Faction, Peace Faction, and Neutral Faction of the Civil Engineering Department.
Tu Lishan’s brow furrowed as he noticed the Neutral Faction inching closer to the Peace Faction’s formation.
A cold thought flickered through his mind. “Bunch of fence-sitters. When I handed you your projects, each of you wagged your tails like lapdogs. Now that the Finance Department’s approving more loans, you’re all flocking to their side?”
His gaze dropped to the battlefield below. “If the Peace Faction wins this competition, even more neutral students and staff will start leaning their way.”