What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 300 Beginner Level - Sacred Body of Civil Engineering (66)

On his way back to the dormitory, Zhang Yu kept trying out different combinations of gravity.

In the end, we used the custom mode.

Since less physical exertion occurs during daytime study and classes, the body is subjected to 20 times the force of gravity, allowing for extreme physical tempering without causing injury. This is what Zhang Yu calls the "daytime study mode."

When working on construction sites, the mode used is 10x gravity, and for certain strong parts, it is 12x, 15x, and 18x gravity, which Zhang Yu calls the night work mode.

Zhang Yu understood that as his physical strength continued to improve, the multiplier of the gravity he was training would also be gradually increased, and he needed to maintain a state as close to his limit as possible.

……

In the blazing flames, Zhang Yu felt his muscles gradually deteriorate under the high temperature, and his powerful physique slowly turned to ashes.

Under immense pressure, Zhang Yu felt his bones shattering inch by inch, and his entire body was gradually crushed into a puddle of mud.

In excruciating pain, Zhang Yu felt blood flowing from his seven orifices, his organs gradually decaying and rotting, and he felt himself walking step by step toward death.

Inside the classroom, Zhang Yu suddenly woke up, removed his spiritual mask, and saw in his eyes that there were 10 seconds left before class started.

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, trying his best to recover from the spiritual realm training he had just undergone.

By purchasing a monthly subscription to the Spirit Realm service from Hammerheart Residence, coupled with the consciousness acceleration function, Zhang Yu was able to experience more than ten deaths during each break between classes.

Under that extreme pressure of death, Zhang Yu could feel his level 20 Crippled Ox Body-Body Technique being frantically activated each time, tempering his Dao heart time and time again.

"Damn it...it's really a case of paying money to suffer."

Zhang Yu's account balance: 7.3 Spirit Coins
……

Dao heart, magical power, physical strength, spiritual root fusion degree, magical power quality...

With the blessing of spirit coins, Zhang Yu could feel his strength growing rapidly once again.

It made him realize how good it is to be rich.

In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed. By the end of October, Zhang Yu's Dao Heart had reached level 12 (51.5%), his Mana was 379.3, and his Physical Strength was level 12.01.

In addition, the fusion rate of spiritual roots reached 8%, which provided Zhang Yu with a stronger ability to mobilize magic power and physical strength, and also improved the efficiency of body tempering and magic power refining.

After absorbing high-quality mana time and time again, the quality of his mana reached 127%, which made him feel that his mana was more durable when he used martial arts, and the power of his qi also increased.

The rapid improvement in basic data also caused Zhang Yu's ranking to rise again in the past month and a half, from seventh place to fourth place.

Now, only Ying Xin, Gongshu Jin, and Ji Yuanshu remain in front of Zhang Yu.

With his overall improvement and the gradual emergence of higher-level body-refining techniques, Zhang Yu's work efficiency at the construction site naturally increased.

When he returned from the construction site that day, he had earned 0.049 spirit coins that night.

"0.049 per day, 1.47 per month."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "It's still too slow. I need to be faster."

Although his strength had increased rapidly and he had earned more spirit coins, Zhang Yu knew that he had spent even more spirit coins in the past month and a half.

There are now only 2.69 spirit coins left in the account.

"The balance between income and expenditure is still not achieved."

"But it should be fine until next month."

"If we borrow another sum of money, we should be able to last another month or two, right?"

"That should be about right by then."

Besides the improvement in basic data and the increase in daily salary, Zhang Yu's biggest gain was the Civil Engineering Sacred Body.

After a month and a half of training, in addition to pouring concrete, he also did other work on the construction site, such as arranging steel bars, filling formwork, and moving materials.

During this period, by changing jobs and searching for suitable body-refining techniques, he also advanced the techniques required for the Three Earth and Wood Sacred Body to level 20.

Combined with the previously acquired Earth-Eating Divine Skill, Demon-Slaying Life-Destroying Skill, and Limitless Shaking Zen, a total of 6 sets of Earth and Wood Sacred Body techniques have finally been assembled.

Beginner - Civil Engineering Body (6/6): Significantly increased resistance to earthquakes, dust, toxins, noise, pressure, cancer, radiation, pollution, high temperatures, low temperatures, impacts, chopping, punctures, and hunger. With your incredibly resilient nature, you're born with the body of a civil engineer; even suicide is a time-consuming affair for you.

Looking at the initial effects of the Earth and Wood Sacred Body, Zhang Yu knew that this thing could offset many of the side effects of the Earth and Wood cultivation techniques and fight against various vibration syndromes, pneumoconiosis, radiation sickness, noise-induced hearing loss, cancer, and the like.

"But... is it merely to offset the side effects of the cultivation technique?"

Although this sacred body seems to be able to offset various side effects, most of its resistances are currently useless for Zhang Yu, who has a strong self-healing ability. Instead, it is better for him to continue using the university sacred body to improve the efficiency of his cultivation technique.

"Speaking of which, this novice holy body has so many resistances... Is there really any construction site this dangerous?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and swallowed the small piece of steel bar that had protruded from his sleeve. With the operation of the Earth-Eating Divine Skill and the super digestive power provided by the University Sacred Body, it was instantly transformed into nutrients to strengthen his bones.

After finishing his bite, Zhang Yu sighed, "There are only cement bags to eat on this construction site; other materials are really hard to find."

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Over the next few days, Zhang Yu continued to study hard during the day and work hard at night, but one night... accompanied by a strong tremor, Zhang Yu felt the floor beneath his feet rise and fall slightly.

Although the tremors came and went quickly, they still surprised Zhang Yu: "This is... an earthquake?"

A moment later, Zhang Yu saw a reassuring notice in his eyes, saying that a dangerous goods explosion had occurred in the underground level of the university town, but everything would soon return to normal as rescue efforts continued.

Just when Zhang Yu thought it was all just an ordinary accident.

Half an hour later, all the construction workers on the 666th floor were gathered together.

Tu Lishan's figure came into everyone's view. He said, "Everyone, there is an urgent task that requires us to gather manpower."

"An accidental explosion occurred in the underground level, and a team of workers is needed to carry out repair work."

"This job is urgent and somewhat dangerous, but we are willing to offer five times the salary, and it will last for about half a month..."

Upon hearing about the five-fold salary increase, some people present became excited, such as Li Xiaoyi, who clenched his fist and showed an eager expression on his face.

But some people frowned and quietly retreated, just like Yingxin shook her head, thinking to herself, "University is not a charity."

"Five times the salary... what exactly happened next?"

Yu Xinghan hesitated and said, "Zhang Yu, should we go? Five times the pay... one day's work is equivalent to five days' work, but to be paid so much... I have a feeling this isn't as simple as it seems."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yu contacted Zhang Pianpian directly to inquire about the situation.

Zhang Pianpian replied: "An explosion occurred at the underground pharmaceutical factory. The fire has been extinguished by several teachers working together, but the damage is considerable, and a large amount of raw materials have leaked. We need you to go there to carry out repairs..."

After asking his sister about the situation, Zhang Yu looked at the registration notice that popped up, and thinking about the resistance brought by his Earth and Wood Sacred Body, he finally chose to register.

He said to Yu Xinghan beside him, "Don't rush to sign up. Let me go down and check the situation first. If things don't look good, we'll leave."

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Twenty minutes later, following the directions in the eye, Zhang Yu arrived at the second basement level of Wanfa University City.

Not far away, the gate was broken, twisted, and lay crookedly on the ground.

Beyond that was a vast expanse of ruins, so unrecognizable from their original state.

Tu Lishan's figure appeared in the eyes of many workers. He said, "Everyone, due to the explosion, the spiritual energy channels inside the pharmaceutical factory have been disconnected, and the array has also been temporarily cut off. You will not be able to connect to the spiritual network after you go in."

"So now I'm sending you the factory blueprints and your respective tasks."

"Everyone, proceed to your respective target locations to carry out your work, according to the markings on the blueprints..."

"Although the fire inside the factory has been extinguished, there is still some danger, so everyone must be careful."

"And everything in the pharmaceutical factory is classified as a university and company secret, requiring a confidentiality agreement to be signed..."

On the other side, before entering the factory ruins, Zhang Yu had already switched the Chain Magic Diagram to the Earth and Wood Sacred Body. Looking at the resistances on the Earth and Wood Sacred Body, he felt a sense of security.

He then stepped into the pharmaceutical factory area while looking at the map. He saw the collapsed factory buildings and smelled the intense burnt smell in the air, wondering what had exploded with such power.

Just then, Zhang Yu suddenly stared blankly at a wall, because there was a huge palm print on it.

As Zhang Yu continued to delve deeper, he discovered that the ruins were filled with palm prints, fist prints, sword marks, and the like.

Zhang Yu thought in surprise, "Was this an accidental explosion? There must be a fight going on here!"

Fuki said, "Hehe, it seems it wasn't an accidental explosion; someone attacked this pharmaceutical factory."

Zhang Yu exclaimed in surprise, "An attack? Who attacked this place? Could someone attack the pharmaceutical factory in Wanfa University City?"

Fukuhime: "Who knows..."

Just then, with a loud bang, a wave of heat exploded not far away, engulfing several workers.

Zhang Yu watched as the Qi Refining laborers were rapidly dried out and their skin scorched by the high temperature, eventually collapsing from severe injuries.

At the same time, plumes of thick purple smoke rose from the location of the explosion.

Someone shouted, "A toxic substance has leaked from the pharmaceutical factory!"

Just as some workers were about to flee, a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had swelled to five meters tall snorted and said, "What are you afraid of? Don't move around. Continue with the repairs according to plan."

"Once the spiritual circuit is repaired and the factory area is restored to the array, the situation will be brought under control very quickly."

Under his direction, the situation quickly stabilized, and Zhang Yu joined in to clear the rubble.

Then Zhang Yu quickly discovered that the factory area was fraught with danger.

Explosions and heat waves occur from time to time, and various toxic substances leak throughout the factory area like a pot of thick chemical soup.

Outside the factory area, Yingxin thought to herself, "As expected, nothing good ever comes of it."

She came down out of curiosity to see what was going on, thinking to herself, "I wonder if five times the salary will be enough to cover the medical expenses."

As the high temperatures and toxic environment at the site intensified, a large number of gas refinery workers chose to withdraw first, followed by a small number of foundation workers who also chose to give up.

Looking at Zhang Yu and Li Xiao, who were still rushing in and out, constantly transporting materials and continuing to participate in the repair work under such circumstances, Ying Xin thought to herself, "The people on the first floor... are really going all out."

"But this is gambling."

Ying Xin didn't care about Zhang Yu and Li Xiao's desperate efforts. In her opinion, such desperate efforts were too self-degrading and a last resort when they were poor. In any case, she would definitely not participate in such dangerous work that could result in losses.

However, when she thought about Zhang Yu and Li Xiao's recent improvement in rankings, a look of understanding flashed in Ying Xin's eyes.

"In five months, Zhang Yu went from being ranked in the teens to seventh, and now he's fourth in the class... He's only one place behind me."

"It seems he really did spend a lot of money, just like Li Xiao."

"However, Li Xiao had already been living beyond his means for some time and was on the verge of collapse."

Thinking of how Li Xiao had clumsily refused her requests to cultivate together several times recently, making all sorts of excuses, Ying Xin shook her head: "Now it seems... Zhang Yu is also about to collapse, which is why he's working so hard to make money."

(End of this chapter)