Chapter 301

Interrupted from his thoughts by Li Xiao's shout, Zhang Yu stopped gazing at the starry sky and instead looked at the construction site before him.

With a single sweep of his gaze, he discovered that the entire 666th floor was nothing but a construction site—roads and buildings being repaired and erected everywhere, with all kinds of rumbling and hammering sounds coming in an unending stream.

Zhang Yu said in slight surprise, "The whole 666th floor is being built up?"

Yu Xinghan, however, had already made inquiries and knew something about it, so upon hearing this, he explained, "The Wanfa University City wasn't always 666 floors from the start."

"Rather, as the population expanded and urban renovation plans were carried out time and again, the Wanfa University City kept building new floors upward every year."

"For instance, before, the area below the 50th floor belonged to the mortal zone; now it's risen to below the 100th floor."

"And teaching floors for departments like Finance and Civil Engineering, as well as student dormitory floors, are constantly being relocated upward."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "Doesn't that mean the entire Wanfa University City always has a huge demand for construction work? No wonder the Civil Engineering major has such good job prospects."

Just then, Tuli Shan led three students and came before Zhang Yu and his two companions.

Tuli Shan cheerfully greeted them, then began assigning the tasks for the upcoming work on the site.

Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Li Xiao were to work with the construction crew, while Ying Xin and the other two were to participate in a quality inspection internship.

Li Xiao, however, looked in surprise at Ying Xin and the others behind Tuli Shan, thinking, "Ying Xin is also coming to the construction site? Why didn't any of them mention this to me?"

On the other side, Tuli Shan continued, "You six will form an internship group from now on, with the group leader temporarily set as Ying Xin..."

After a few more instructions, Tuli Shan led everyone through a series of procedures such as registration and onboarding.

And along the way, Tuli Shan's eye-based perception flashed, and he saw a message sent by Li Xiao.

Li Xiao: Teacher, didn't you say the slots were limited? Why are so many students coming?

Tuli Shan: Xiao Li, Zhang Yu's grades are better than yours, so it's perfectly reasonable for him to be here, right?

Tuli Shan: As for Ying Xin, needless to say, her family has been in civil engineering for six generations—a child of destiny who grew up on construction sites, with a Golden Core Real Person among her elders.

Tuli Shan: And she herself is outstanding. After building her Foundation in high school, she began cultivating various civil engineering techniques. As you know, her grades now rank third in the class.

In Tuli Shan's explanation, these students either had better grades than Li Xiao or had elders working in the civil engineering field, giving them advantages Li Xiao couldn't match.

The more Li Xiao listened, the more he felt the gap between himself and the other students, and his mood grew increasingly downcast.

But suddenly, he thought of one person...

Li Xiao: What about Yu Xinghan? He's from the first floor, right? And his grades aren't as good as mine...

Tuli Shan: He also knows people, and he spent a lot of money.

Tuli Shan: Compared to Yu Xinghan, the spirit coins you gave were far fewer.

Tuli Shan: I'm optimistic about you, which is why I gave you this opportunity. But keep that to yourself—don't tell anyone the amount, or you'll put me in a difficult position.

Tuli Shan: Work hard. In our Civil Engineering department, as long as you're willing to endure hardship, there are endless spirit coins to be earned.

Li Xiao looked at the message from Teacher Tu and thought to himself, "I have to seize this opportunity, work my tail off, earn more spirit coins, pay off my loans properly, and strive to improve my grades."

After completing the onboarding process, a spiritual realm projection appeared above the heads of the six, adding a layer of radiance.

Above Ying Xin and the other two was a layer of red radiance, representing their status as quality inspectors.

Above Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Li Xiao was a layer of blue radiance, representing their status as skilled workers.

Tuli Shan looked at the students and instructed, "Once you're on the construction site, the color of the light represents your identity."

"Gold and silver are for the leaders. When you see them, you must not show the slightest disrespect. Also, be sure to control your size—better not to become bigger than the leaders—and remember to retract your Foundation Building domain."

"You already know about red and blue. Yellow is for the ordinary Qi-Refining laborers. If you kill or injure one, you'll have to pay compensation. Be careful when you work."

As he spoke, a Qi-Refining laborer happened to pass by. Tuli Shan pointed at the number above the man's head and said, "See that? According to the latest construction site safety regulations, every Qi-Refining laborer has a compensation price marked above their head. Since adopting this measure, accident rates on the site have greatly decreased."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Damn... so the main casualties on the site come from Foundation Building workers? They're not telling us to be careful to avoid getting hurt, but telling us to be careful not to hurt others, huh."

Just then, a voice rang out: "Manager Tu, you're here."

Zhang Yu looked toward the sound and saw that it came from a Yellow Turban Warrior puppet.

Tuli Shan nodded toward it without responding, and the Yellow Turban Warrior puppet had already hoisted a huge load of steel beams and quickly strode away.

Yu Xinghan asked curiously, "Does that Yellow Turban Warrior have intelligence? Is there an artifact spirit inside?"

Tu Lishan laughed upon hearing this and said, "How could that be? Don't you know how expensive a high-level artifact spirit is? This Yellow Turban Warrior actually has a human soul inside."

Tu Lishan then explained, "This person is named Huang Yun, a university student who just graduated this year."

"He rented a Yellow Turban Warrior, put his own soul into it, and now works odd jobs on the construction site."

Yu Xinghan asked, "Then what about his physical body?"

Tu Lishan said, "He rented it to the Pharmacology Department for drug testing."

Zhang Yu was also startled upon hearing this: "His physical body for drug testing? His soul working on a construction site?"

Sensing the surprise in Zhang Yu's tone, Tu Lishan sighed and said, "Yeah, being able to find two jobs right after graduation—that's pretty impressive."

"Although your cultivation levels are higher than Huang Yun's, you should learn from his hardworking spirit."

"The construction site has magical skeleton rentals available, which can improve your work efficiency."

"If you don't have enough money, that's no problem—we offer special rates on work loans here."

Seeing the meaningful look Tu Lishan cast their way, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan both immediately turned their heads away, pretending not to see it.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Damn it, I haven't even earned any money yet and he's already recommending a loan to me..."

Yu Xinghan silently thought, "Senior Sister said that a college student's first work loan is very important and shouldn't be decided lightly."

Behind the two of them, Li Xiao thought to himself, "Is Teacher Tu hinting at me? When I have time... I'll go check out what magical skeletons are available at the construction site."

Tu Lishan continued, "Oh, and there are surveillance cameras everywhere on the site, so don't go taking any materials off the ground. If you get caught stealing... the fine will be severe."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this, thinking that there really were cameras everywhere on the construction site, which meant it wouldn't be easy to pick up any materials here.

After giving a general overview of the construction site, Tu Lishan pointed at his eyes and said, "You should be able to see your jobs now through the Spirit Realm Network."

"After you check in, all the tasks on the construction site are directly issued through the Spirit Realm Network—just follow along."

"Your wages will also be settled on there."

"Alright, everyone, work hard. As long as we in the Civil Engineering Department are willing to give it our all, there will be plenty of money waiting for you to pick up."

After Tu Lishan left, Zhang Yu looked at his eye-skeleton's field of view and saw a line of text written there.

Today's task: Pour concrete

Earnings received: 0 spirit coins

Please arrive at the work location immediately. Countdown: 23 seconds

Zhang Yu also saw a series of dotted lines from the spirit realm projection guiding him to the specific work location.

Watching the ticking countdown, Zhang Yu's figure flickered, and he shot forward instantly, following the dotted lines in his eye-skeleton's view until he arrived at a concrete mixing tower.

Standing at the receiving point, as Zhang Yu circulated his Concrete Qi, over ten tons of concrete were gently caught by him.

Another line of text appeared in his eye-skeleton: Please arrive at the pouring location immediately. Countdown: 15 seconds

Wrapped in Qi, the concrete was like a black-gray dragon, following Zhang Yu as he sprinted all the way, arriving at the pouring site in the blink of an eye.

Following what he had learned in class, Zhang Yu vibrated his Qi to tamp the concrete, forcing out air bubbles, then poured it into the formwork before him.

At the same time, the surrounding formation blueprints appeared in Zhang Yu's eye-skeleton.

Zhang Yu recalled the content from his Engineering Formation Drafting class and thought, "I need to pay attention to the spirit-channel paths marked on the formation diagram—these are reserved for formation nodes."

"Only by forming spirit-channel paths in the building and integrating it into the grand formation of Ten Thousand Methods City can we conveniently add functions like load-bearing reinforcement, stabilization, magnetism, antigravity, air circulation, temperature regulation, and so on..."

As the concrete, guided by Zhang Yu's Qi, continued to pour down like a waterfall, the numbers on his eye-skeleton gradually began to change.

Today's task: Pour concrete

Earnings received: 0.000001 spirit coins

Earnings received: 0.000002 spirit coins

Earnings received: 0.000003 spirit coins

Watching the spirit coins steadily increase as the concrete continued to pour, though it was only a tiny increment with so many zeros after the decimal point, Zhang Yu still felt a surge of joy.

"Finally earning money."

This was Zhang Yu's first time earning a salary with his own ability at university, and it also made him feel that he was no longer a rootless duckweed, truly experiencing a bit of peace of mind.

And just as Zhang Yu continued to use Gang Qi to vibrate the concrete, he thought to himself: "This process... seems just right for cultivating a technique."

His eyes flickered, the Grand Library appeared, and under his operation, it quickly jumped to a technique he had collected long ago.

Foundation Building stage expert-level technique — Wuji Zhen Chan

This is a martial art that tempers the body through vibrating the body and Gang Qi, and can also unleash astonishing killing power in actual combat through high-frequency vibrations.

However, it is now widely used in the civil engineering industry for various vibration tasks.

For example, Zhang Yu's current vibration of concrete can be accomplished using this Wuji Zhen Chan.

"Since I need to cultivate a third Earth-Obsidian Sacred Body, I might as well cultivate this Wuji Zhen Chan."

Originally priced at 0.8 Spirit Coins, Wuji Zhen Chan was snapped up by Zhang Yu at 0.48 Spirit Coins after a 40% discount.

After briefly flipping through the e-book manual, Zhang Yu began to circulate his Gang Qi, controlling his physical body and Gang Qi to gradually vibrate.

Moments later... Wuji Zhen Chan Level 1.