Chapter 448: President Zhang

Early January.

At a certain university battlefield.

This was one of the nodes of a battle formation at a certain battlefield. Not long ago, due to a clash, the entire formation node and the fortress above it were completely destroyed, leaving only ruins.

At this moment, several lowerclassmen were waiting here. They had received a notice that a team from Wanfa University had taken on the restoration project here and needed these lowerclassmen to cooperate on-site.

Just as they were waiting for the arrival, wondering if the Wanfa University team would be late,

the lowerclassmen felt a tremor beneath their feet and saw the ground ahead explode violently. Huge slabs of rock shot into the sky, as if unaffected by gravity, floating in midair.

At the same time, a large amount of construction debris that had been buried underground after being destroyed also shot into the sky, as if gripped by invisible giant hands, even reassembling itself.

Watching this, a lowerclassman exclaimed, "Is this the construction team of the Top Ten? Their efficiency is astonishing."

Another lowerclassman said, "Maybe a teacher from the Top Ten is leading the team, that's why they have such earth-shattering power."

The next moment, a series of magical artifacts were ejected from a treasure chest and descended swiftly above the construction site.

The Sky-Blue Cloud Pouch released a large amount of sky-blue sand, which surged into numerous Formless Warriors, transforming them into workers bustling in and out.

The Earth-Suppressing Seal released an aura, temporarily reinforcing the temporary structures.

The Earth Fiend Bottle inhaled and exhaled sand and mud, starting to produce concrete on-site.

The Golden Silk Jade Wall emitted rays of blazing sun, performing various welding and smelting heating operations...

In midair, Zhang Yu stood upon the atmosphere, the seals of his palms changing as a surging earth-fiend gravitational force erupted, dragging countless materials back and forth, reconstructing the entire construction site like stacking blocks.

But even the mountain-moving divine power of the Heavenly Kunlun was not omnipotent.

Though Zhang Yu could now alter the terrain on a large scale and flip an entire building with one palm, he still couldn't conjure formwork, cement, steel bars, and such things out of thin air, nor could he attend to every meticulous detail on the construction site.

Thus, Zhao Tianxing and the others were manipulating magical artifacts to assist him in completing the battlefield fortress project.

To finish the project, Zhang Yu's current spirit cultivator team had been expanded again.

On the Ying family side, a few more ancestors had joined, and on Zhao Tianxing's side, Hu Yuntao and Che Yufei had also been added.

Several Ying family ancestors were experienced in both construction work during their lifetimes and spirit cultivation work after death. Under their guidance and teaching, Zhao Tianxing and Mo Tianyi, who were college students, as well as Hu Yuntao and Che Yufei, who were new to spirit cultivation, all improved rapidly.

Especially Che Yufei, as a senior student at Wanfa University, his Dao Heart had already been pushed to Level 20, and after becoming a spirit cultivator, his disposable spiritual world calculation pool was much larger, with potential far exceeding that of college students.

Unknowingly, whether it was the earlier arrivals Zhao Tianxing and Mo Tianyi, or the later Hu Yuntao, they all gradually regarded Che Yufei as their leader.

While working, Che Yufei thanked Zhang Yu, "Senior, thank you for giving me this job opportunity."

Zhang Yu: "Senior, I also hope to have some trustworthy spirit cultivators to help me."

Che Yufei: "Don't worry, we signed a contract. No matter what I see in your work, I won't talk about it recklessly."

Che Yufei: "By the way, I still didn't expect you to master the Heavenly Kunlun mountain-moving divine power so quickly."

Zhang Yu: "It just happened to come at the right time."

Zhang Yu: "My current success is not only due to my own efforts, but also because of the era's progression in Kunxu. Wanfa University gave me many opportunities."

After chatting a few words with Che Yufei and seeing that his work condition was good, Zhang Yu then looked at Hu Yuntao.

Zhang Yu: "Xiao Hu, are you adapting to the construction work?"

Hu Yuntao: "Zhang... Manager Zhang."

Zhang Yu: "Why call me Manager Zhang? Just call me by my name."

Hu Yuntao: "Manager Zhang, I was in the Security Department at Tianyao University, and I've never worked construction before."

Hu Yuntao: "But I will definitely double my efforts to learn and will never let down the opportunity you've given me."

Zhang Yu: "No need to be so nervous. You can learn the work slowly."

After casually chatting with him, Zhang Yu asked again, "What about Xiong Wenwu? How is he doing now?"

Hu Yuntao: "He's doing well. He found a Seventh-Level master and works part-time as his mount, so he's living a good life now."

After confirming that Che Yufei and Hu Yuntao were both progressing smoothly without major issues, Zhang Yu suddenly had a thought and said, "I feel like I've become a boss inspecting new employees."

Fuji laughed and said, "Don't you think you are?"

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"In Kunxu, the stronger your strength, the higher your salary. And now that you've mastered martial arts like the Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power, you're no longer the lowest-tier wage earner."

"Now, with the Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power, you can take on large-scale projects on your own, then hire laborers to do the grunt work and earn profits from them."

Listening to Fuji's words, Zhang Yu felt a strange sensation in his heart.

He shook his head and continued working while training his skills in the Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power.

In the Seven Absolutes General Outline, the techniques of the Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power are summarized as the Ten Phases of the Suppressing Star, meaning ten types of techniques and methods for using the Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power.

These ten phases, in specific terms, have no hierarchy of superiority or inferiority; they are merely suited for different environments and tasks. As the user's cultivation, realm, and the level of the Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power increase, the effects also become increasingly astonishing.

At this moment, Zhang Yu pointed out, and a trace of distorted light and shadow emerged at his fingertip. Particularly, the transparent atmosphere emitted visible ripples, like an invisible vortex gradually expanding.

The next moment, the invisible vortex shot out, swallowing the chaotic dust of the construction site wherever it passed, gradually condensing into a sphere of sand and gravel. The Ten Phases of the Suppressing Star — Stardust Bind.

Pushing the Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power to form earthly gravitational force, condensing it into a sphere, then shooting it outward, creates gravitational clusters that can be large or small, near or far.

Next, Zhang Yu changed his palm seal and struck out with another palm across the air.

The Ten Phases of the Suppressing Star — Chaotic Star Drag.

Under the rapidly changing and chaotic earthly gravitational force, the rock layer seized in midair suddenly shuddered, and the next moment it was torn into pieces.

Zhang Yu continued like this, cultivating while working, and in the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.

The ancestors of the Ying family together reported the project's completion status to Zhang Yu.

Among them, Ying Xin's grandfather said, "The four soul cultivators you brought in—I won't comment on the two from the junior college, but the one from Wanfa and the other from Tianyao do indeed have great potential."

"After all, soul cultivators have limited resources and limited lifespans, so their total working time is also limited."

"Within that limited time, the more excellent projects they encounter, the higher the growth they achieve, and the broader their future prospects."

"Therefore, the sooner soul cultivators are nurtured, the better. These two just died not long ago, so this is precisely the prime opportunity for nurturing."

Zhang Yu looked at Ying Xin's grandfather and nodded slightly. This grandfather of Ying Xin had a deceased father above and a living grandson below, making him the current pillar of the Ying family, and the one whose words carried the most weight.

In particular, the timing of his death was neither too early nor too late. He hadn't fallen too far behind in construction site experience, understood various techniques and projects, and had accumulated much in the field of soul cultivation, with rich experience.

Zhang Yu generally entrusted the management of soul cultivators to him to carry out.

After finishing discussing various aspects of the work, Ying Xin's grandfather added, "Director Zhang, I think it's time for you to establish a company."

"A company?" Zhang Yu laughed. "I'm just a college student—what company would I establish?"

Ying Xin's grandfather said seriously, "You're no longer an ordinary college student. You're a college student who has mastered military-grade power."

"As long as you keep taking projects, you can support a team without any problem."

"Besides, you need a team to help you earn more money."

"What's more, the tax on personal income is much higher than the tax on company income."

"As far as I know, everyone in various universities who has mastered military-grade power either works for a large company or has their own small company."

After speaking, Ying Xin's grandfather grinned again and said, "If you're going to establish a company, you can have Ying Xin handle the accounting work. She studied a lot of that stuff to advance further."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "A company?"

"Still too early."

One day later, after finishing that day's workload, Zhang Yu received his pay for the day—a total income of over 3 spirit coins.

Seeing that he had earned so much money in a single day filled Zhang Yu with excitement.

"But I still have to split the money."

Next, Zhang Yu began checking the work data reported by Ying Xin's grandfather, especially the construction volume of each soul cultivator, and calculated the pay based on that volume.

Then he transferred the wages one by one to the Ying family ancestors, as well as Zhao Tianxing, Che Yufei, and others.

As he calculated the money, distributed it, and watched the amount in his hands gradually decrease,

Zhang Yu couldn't help but recall the words of Ying Xin's grandfather and Fuji.

"Am I already distributing the project's profits?"

"Am I already... a small boss?"

Fuji said, "You really should consider setting up a company."

"Only by forming a company can you conveniently hire more people, manage more people, and then use them to earn more money."

"Especially as your cultivation level rises, whether on construction sites or in the artifact-refining industry, the scale of your operations expands, the scope of your influence widens, and you'll need more people to do the supporting work."

"For a strong person, the most important role of subordinates... is not to help in battle, but to help make money. The stronger your abilities, the more profit you can squeeze out of others."

Fuji chuckled and said, "In Kunxu, true experts form companies and ruthlessly exploit their subordinates."

"If you don't do this, you'll earn less money and pay more taxes. How can you compete with strong experts of the same level?"

Zhang Yu nodded: "Maybe. I'll study it and think it over when I get back."

After paying out a total of about 0.3 spirit coins in wages, Zhang Yu then paid more than 1 spirit coin in taxes, and thought to himself, "I need to form a company."

"With high personal income, the taxes levied by the Heavenly Court are damn outrageous!"