Chapter 619: Chapter 560: Is This Really a Vocational College Student’s Life?
In Ye Xingli’s laboratory.
Although Zhang Yu could now rent his own independent laboratory from the Artifact Refining Department, he chose to stay here to save money.
At this moment, Zhang Yu casually opened a bottle of pills, swallowing more than a dozen to replenish mana, physical strength, energy, and various nutrients needed by his body, as well as to reduce the need for sleep.
As for cement, Zhang Yu had stopped consuming it since his freshman year, as he had then mastered control over his digestive system to suppress the damage of excessive digestion and didn’t need cement to fill his stomach.
Just as Zhang Yu was nonchalantly taking his pills and finishing a meal, a meat aroma wafted from the side.
Glancing over, Zhang Yu saw Zi Yunzhen taking large bites of meat.
Meat, like rice in University City at Wanfa University, had always been a rare and luxurious commodity.
While medication could provide most of the nutrients needed by the body, the vital energy and nourishment from Heavenly Essence Rice, Earth Energy Vein, and various demon beast meats provide unparalleled foundation enhancements.
Zhang Yu still remembers the satisfaction of sneaking bites at Ye Xingli’s buffet.
Watching Zi Yunzhen now devouring meat, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Is it meat imported from Sky Demon University?”
The thought of this meat from Sky Demon University and not knowing what creature it came from gave Zhang Yu an uncomfortable feeling.
After all, Zhang Yu had visited many demon descendant schools for projects and even competed at Sky Demon University, knowing well that these beings regarded speaking demon descendants as a meat source.
Turning his head, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Those guys in the Finance Department really know how to stir things up.”
“Importing meats… allowing so many students to eat meat.”
“Importing various materials and raw products, lowering costs, and increasing profits for who knows how many companies.”
“Just these two points alone, who knows how many would support the Finance Department’s collusion with Sky Demon.”
“Even if the construction workers object, it’s of no use now.”
Zhang Yu remembered Yu Xinghan saying that with the booming foundational and repair projects in University City, even slightly lazy workers could earn a good income, as construction sites competed for labor by increasing wages.
However, with the introduction of Sky Demon workers, the previously increased wages had been reduced again.
Although workers opposed this, far too many profited from cooperation with Sky Demons in University City, even top executives of civil companies made money due to the reducing costs, rendering the workers’ opposition insignificant.
Zhang Yu scanned the messages in the top 50 group.
Jiutian Liu: The massive amount of spirit coins allocated by the university for University City construction shouldn’t be for the wealthy who don’t really need it to earn, for them to study higher-level Immortal Path techniques to enhance the university’s overall competitiveness… Should we let the workers earn more just so they can eat more pills, eat more meals, and live a few more years? What a waste of spirit coins?
Though salaries in civil works within University City had been pressed down, civil projects outside continued to grow.
Numerous students and teachers from the Civil Engineering Department could keenly sense that… the university wars were ongoing, even expanding.
Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, “Only the top ten schools have ceased war.”
“With the conflicts among the top ten forcibly suppressed, those below—colleges, academies, and vocational schools—are experiencing even fiercer strife.”
“The construction of University City marks the start of the civil engineering boom; business will become easier and easier.”
“This is good for my upcoming cultivation plan.”
As he pondered, Zhang Yu’s eyes returned to the documents appearing in his optical interface.
Defeat Bei Wufeng in five months! Participate in the top ten league in seven months! Secure the Immortal Sect Techniques!
To achieve these targets, Zhang Yu listed out many tasks he still needed to accomplish in his plan.
“Win the design competition in three months to obtain the military artifact engineering certificate (Type B) and cultivate the military-level technique ‘Heaven and Earth Destruction Invisible Heart Soldiers’ from the Artifact Refining Department.”
The reason Zhang Yu chose this technique was that compared to the other option, ‘Taixu Divine Artifact Strategy’, ‘Heaven and Earth Destruction Invisible Heart Soldiers’ was oriented towards magic treasure application, intended to enhance treasure power, more suitable for scoring in the top ten leagues.
And what’s emphasized in the design competition?
“Of course, it’s commercial value.”
As Zhang Yu thought internally, “Cost, practicality, market… these are the keys to the design competition.”
“And with my mastery of Tiangong Kaiwu, coupled with my mentor’s accumulated experience, designing an award-winning product shouldn’t be difficult.”
“Coincidentally, I’ve been gathering information with my senior sister lately, aiming to design a product suitable for college students.”
“By then… using this information and designing another product with Tiangong Kaiwu to participate in the design competition should be enough to win.”
Through Magnetic Pole True Monarch and Ye Xingli, Zhang Yu had understood that the design competition values commercial value; as long as the refined product has good commercial value, its performance and level are not the most crucial.
This was why Magnetic Pole True Monarch previously advised him to participate in the design competition first.