Chapter 552

Inside Ye Xingli's laboratory.

Although Zhang Yu could now rent his own independent laboratory from the Artifact Refining Department, he still stayed here to save money.

At this moment, Zhang Yu casually unscrewed the medicine bottle and poured over a dozen pills into his mouth to replenish mana, stamina, energy, and various nutrients needed by his physical body, while also having effects such as reducing sleep.

As for cement, Zhang Yu had stopped eating it back in his freshman year, since by then he could control his digestive system to suppress the damage from excessive digestion, and no longer needed cement to fill his stomach.

Just as Zhang Yu casually took his medicine and finished a meal, waves of meat fragrance came from the side.

Zhang Yu glanced over and saw Zi Yunzhen eating meat in large mouthfuls.

As for meat, in the university town of Wanfa University, it had always been as rare and luxurious as rice in the past.

Although medicine could already provide most of the nutrients the body needed, the vital energy and nutrition from Heavenly Essence Rice, Earth Qi Wheat, and various demon beast meats, along with the foundation they enhanced for the body... these were things that medicine could hardly compare to.

For example, Zhang Yu still remembered the satisfaction he felt when he mooched food and drink at Ye Xingli's buffet banquet.

Looking at Zi Yunzhen, who was now eating meat in large mouthfuls, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Is this meat imported from Tianyao University?"

Zhang Yu, smelling the meat aroma, felt a sense of unease when he thought about what kind of creature the meat from Tianyao University might have been stripped from.

After all, Zhang Yu had visited many demonic schools on projects and even competed at Tianyao University; he knew clearly that these demons considered demonic beings who could speak as a source of meat.

Turning his head, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "These guys from the Finance Department really know how to stir up trouble."

"Imported meat... allowing who knows how many students to eat meat."

"Imported various raw materials and components, lowering costs, and letting who knows how many companies increase their profits."

"Just these two points alone, who knows how many people will support the Finance Department's move to ally with Tianyao."

"Even if the workers on the construction sites oppose it as much as they want, it's useless."

Zhang Yu recalled previously hearing Yu Xinghan say that as the university town's infrastructure and repair projects were carried out in full swing, even the civil engineering workers on the construction sites could earn considerable income if they were a bit lazy; to snatch workers, various sites had even raised wages.

However, with the introduction of Tianyao workers, the previously raised wages were pushed back down.

Although the workers opposed this, there were too many people in the university town who benefited from cooperating with Tianyao; even the top management of civil engineering companies had made a lot of money due to lowered costs, so what were the workers' objections worth?

Zhang Yu's eyes swept over the messages in the Top 50 group.

Jiutian Liu: The school allocated massive amounts of spirit coins for the construction of the university town. Instead of letting the truly needy rich people earn them, letting them use them to research higher-level immortal cultivation techniques, to enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of the university... should we instead let the workers earn more? Just so they can take more medicine, eat more food, live a few more years? How can spirit coins be wasted like this?

However, although civil engineering wages within the university town were suppressed, the number of civil engineering projects outside the school was still increasing.

Many students and teachers from the Civil Engineering Department could genuinely feel from this that the university war was still ongoing, and even expanding.

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, "Only the Top Ten have ceased hostilities."

"With the conflicts among the Top Ten forcibly suppressed, the upper schools, lower schools, and colleges below the Top Ten... not only has the situation not eased, but the conflicts have become even more intense."

"The construction of the university town marks the beginning of a spring for civil engineering; from now on, the civil engineering business will become easier and easier to do."

"This is a good thing for my upcoming cultivation plan."

Amidst his thoughts, Zhang Yu had already shifted his gaze back to the document appearing in his eye socket.

Defeat Bei Wufeng in five months! Participate in the Top Ten League in seven months! Obtain the immortal sect technique!

To achieve these goals, Zhang Yu still had many things to do, and they were now listed one by one on his plan.

"Win the design competition in three months, obtain the Military Artifact Refining Engineering Certificate (Class B), and cultivate the military-grade technique of the Artifact Refining Department, 'Heaven and Earth Destruction Calamity Formless Heart Soldier'."

The reason Zhang Yu chose this technique was because, compared to another technique, "The Grand Void Divine Artifact Strategy," this "Heaven and Earth Destruction Calamity Formless Heart Soldier" was a technique oriented toward magical artifact application, used to enhance the power of artifacts, and was more suitable for him to achieve results in the Top Ten League.

So what does the design competition test?

"Commercial value, of course."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Cost, practicality, market... these are the keys to the design competition."

"And with my Tiangong Kaiwu, plus the accumulated experience of me and my master, designing a prize-winning product shouldn't be difficult."

"It happens that I've been collecting information with my senior disciple sister recently, wanting to design a product suitable for college students together, to fulfill the requirement of replicating the Dao Seed."

"Then by that time... based on this information, and using Tiangong Kaiwu to optimize and design another product, a product more suitable for participating in the design competition, it should be enough to win an award. Besides, a new product fully designed by myself can also avoid copyright disputes with Ye Xingli."

Through Magnetic Pole True Lord and Ye Xingli, Zhang Yu had already understood that the design competition emphasizes commercial value; as long as the designed artifact product has good commercial value, then the performance and grade level of the artifact product itself are not the most critical factors.

This was also why Magnate Polarity True Lord had suggested he first participate in the Design Competition.

And thinking that as long as he relied on the power of Heavenly Creations, he could quickly modify the blueprints, Zhang Yu secretly rejoiced that he had obtained Magnate Polarity True Lord's Dao Seed back then.

The existence of Heavenly Creations could be said to have greatly saved him time, allowing him to quickly produce the needed blueprints as long as he collected enough information along the way.

And during the information collection period, Zhang Yu naturally did not intend to waste time; he decided to simultaneously begin forging a second military-grade artifact.

For Zhang Yu, who had already passed the Military Forging Engineering Certificate (Class A), as long as the department approved his application, he could study the blueprints of other military-grade artifacts.

And with Magnate Polarity True Lord as his master, along with his current achievements, naturally it would not be difficult for his application to pass.

“Taihao Sacred Law Sword Array…”

Zhang Yu looked at the design blueprint before him; this was the second military-grade artifact he had chosen after comprehensively considering various factors.

“On one hand, forge the Taihao Sacred Law Sword Array, on the other hand, collect information, complete the design blueprint, and finally participate in the Design Competition.”

“Before challenging Bei Wufeng, I must complete the Taihao Sacred Law Sword Array and cultivate the ‘Heaven-Earth Calamity Formless Heart Weapon.’”

“After completing these two military-grade powers, the next target will be the Jade Water Golden Crystal Armor…”

Looking at the schedule on his plan, Zhang Yu nodded slightly, then looked at his bank balance: 150 spirit coins.

Spirit coins obviously had a great impact on his cultivation speed.

However, these days, with Zhang Yu’s arrangements, the Celestial Sun Radiance God had smoothly integrated into the company team and was continuously earning spirit coins for him at the construction site.

Just like at this moment, while Zhang Yu was writing the plan, he also split off a strand of thought to remotely control the Celestial Sun Radiance God.

After all, relying solely on soul cultivation was insufficient to achieve comprehensive control over this kind of military-grade artifact.

Zhang Yu secretly estimated: “The laboratory’s 40 spirit coin subsidy, Director Gao and Magnate Polarity True Lord’s 30 spirit coin reimbursement, plus my sister’s repayment, and the work of the Celestial Sun Radiance God… I can probably spend about 100 to 110 spirit coins per month on forging.”

“That should be enough.”

Then Zhang Yu slightly sensed the Green Lotus Sword Embryo inside his body.

As the Divine Spirit Root continuously adapted to his Chain Diagram Set, the Green Lotus Sword Embryo’s boost to the Grand Sage Body had now approached 20%, to the Earth and Wood Saint Body nearly 21%, to the Qi Pulse Eternal Flow was around 10%, and to the Martial Saint Body was about 23%.

And although the Forging Prodigy had been obtained late, with Zhang Yu’s continuous use over the past half year, the Green Lotus Sword Embryo’s boost to it had also approached 10%.

Feeling the vigorous life force of the Green Lotus Sword Embryo, Zhang Yu revealed a faint smile. He also understood that this silent strengthening of the Divine Spirit Root was also an important trump card for his assault on the Top Ten League.

Just then, Su Yunni and another student from the Forging Department walked into the laboratory and looked at Zhang Yu somewhat timidly.