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

Chapter 406 Pharmaceutical Factory Assembly Line

Inside the weapon forging laboratory.

Ye Xingli glanced at Zhang Yu beside her, looking at his weapon-refining results, and thought to herself, "He can already produce level 5 azure sand relatively stably?"

"Although Zhang Yu's start was a little weak, the fact that he was able to advance his weapon-forging skills to this level within a month while simultaneously taking civil engineering courses shows that he has a strong learning ability in this area."

"If things continue like this, there really isn't no chance of changing majors..."

Just then, Ye Xingli suddenly noticed the jade bracelet that Zhang Yu had inadvertently revealed in his sleeve.

"This is... the Yin-Yang Bracelet?" Ye Xingli's eyes flickered, and she asked, "Zhang Yu, is this a newly purchased magic weapon?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu turned around, showed the bracelet, and said, "Senior, you mean this?"

"It's a body-refining magic weapon that Director Gao lent me."

Director Gao had previously said he would get Zhang Yu a magic weapon to improve his body-refining efficiency.

However, after more than half a month without any news, Zhang Yu originally thought that the other party had forgotten about it.

A few days ago, the other party sent the bracelet over, saying that he could borrow it until his physical strength reached level 20.

This bracelet is called the Yin-Yang Bracelet. Once infused with magical power, it can continuously absorb spiritual energy with the alternation of day and night, regulating the balance of yang energy and yin essence in the body, thereby achieving the effect of tempering the body and strengthening flesh and blood.

"The Yin-Yang Bracelet..." Ye Xingli thought to herself, "This is a new magic weapon that Master has just refined. It hasn't been released to the market yet, has it? He actually gave it to Director Gao so that Director Gao could lend it to Zhang Yu?"

"Master is so good to Director Gao..."

Thinking of this, Ye Xingli sighed, "Director Gao really went to great lengths to support your weapon forging. He even specially borrowed such a body-refining magic weapon for you, so that you can temper your body while forging weapons."

Zhang Yu was startled upon hearing this and quickly denied it, saying, "Director Gao didn't know I was going to refine a weapon."

Ye Xingli was slightly taken aback: "Hmm?"

Zhang Yu added, "Senior, Director Gao doesn't like my weapon crafting skills, so please remember not to tell anyone in the Civil Engineering department about my situation here."

“Every time I come here to refine weapons, I ask my roommate to book the laboratory for me, just in case the news gets out.”

At the same time, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Didn't Magnet True Monarch say that Ye Xingli would keep it a secret? How come he doesn't seem to have any sense of secrecy at all? And Director Gao even came to support my weapon refining?"

Ye Xingli was slightly stunned, thinking to herself, "I remember, Master clearly said that Director Gao wanted Zhang Yu to transfer departments."

Sensing the contradiction in their words, Ye Xingli frowned slightly, thinking, "Why did Zhang Yu say that Director Gao doesn't like him refining weapons... Did I remember wrong?"

Ye Xingli was certain that she hadn't misremembered, and there was one more thing she could confirm: both Zhang Yu and her master had instructed her not to mention this matter to Director Gao.

"Something's wrong."

"Something's really not right."

"Could it be that it wasn't Director Gao who wanted Zhang Yu to change departments, but rather..."

A figure flashed into her mind, and Ye Xingli quickly stopped her speculation.

Looking at Zhang Yu, who was still refining level 5 Azure Sand, she murmured to herself, "No way."

"That doesn't make sense."

"Master and Director Gao have been friends for hundreds of years."

There must be something I haven't figured out.

Ye Xingli thought of Zhang Yu's relationship with Wen Wuyai again.

Magnet Pole True Monarch, Director Gao, Zhang Yu, Wen Wuyai, Weapon Forging Department, Civil Engineering Department, Heavenly Sword University...

Ye Xingli felt as if she were surrounded by a thick fog, and the whole matter was unfathomable.

……

Wanfa University City.

basement one.

Zhang Yu and Le Mulan are heading towards the 9th underground floor through the Yuan Magnetic Channel.

Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Are you also going to Tianlan Pharmaceutical's factory?"

Le Mulan nodded and said, "The department and Tianlan Pharmaceuticals have always had a cooperative relationship."

"Tianlan Pharmaceuticals is expanding its production line, and my mentor asked me to help with the adjustments to the production line."

Since becoming a disciple of her mentor, Le Mulan has begun to study the technology of producing her own medicines.

The so-called self-produced medicine technology uses the physical body as a furnace and magic power as firewood to refine the ingested medicinal materials into various elixirs.

Unlike pharmaceutical factories, this route doesn't allow for large-scale drug production, but its advantage lies in the fact that cultivation level is linked to pharmaceutical grade. It doesn't require spending a lot of money and time to set up production lines, and the direction of drug production is also easy to adjust, making it very suitable for pursuing a high-end pharmaceutical route.

In addition, the process of adjusting the pharmaceutical production line this time is also very suitable for cultivators like Le Mulan to participate in the testing work.

Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "Are you also here to participate in the pharmaceutical factory expansion?"

Zhang Yu nodded, the image of Director Gao asking him to participate in the pharmaceutical factory project flashing through his mind. This pharmaceutical factory project would provide a large daily supply of medicines, involve underground construction, and be perfectly suited for cultivating the second of the Seven Great Earth and Wood Techniques, the Great Wilderness Mountain-Moving Force, with a rather substantial income.

"Director Gao probably hopes that I can eat and drink well on this construction site, make the most of my time to practice the Great Wilderness Mountain Moving Technique, and improve my physical strength."

"Although my Great Wilderness Mountain-Moving Strength was actually upgraded to level 20 not long ago..."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "But it's still worth it to take more medicine and earn more money at this construction site."

After all, Zhang Yu now has the money-burning project of weapon forging, and he's willing to do anything that can make him more money.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at the gate of Tianlan Pharmaceutical's factory, where they saw a large group of Qi Refining cultivators gathered, seemingly waiting for something.

Some of them saw Zhang Yu and Le Mulan, and their eyes swept over the Wanfa University rankings above their heads, revealing a hint of awe and envy.

Seeing the rankings above the heads of these Qi Refining students, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Guangliao Technical Vocational College?"

"Are these all college students?"

Meanwhile, amidst the bustling crowd, a line of text projected from the spirit world appeared at the entrance of the pharmaceutical factory: "This recruitment is for operators. Salary: 0.0003 spirit coins/hour. Registration: →"
As the writing appeared, the Qi Refining cultivators on site stirred and all crowded in the direction the arrow pointed.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu finally understood that these college students were there to apply for jobs at the pharmaceutical factory.

At the same time, Xiao Qingxuan appeared in front of Zhang Yu and said calmly, "You've arrived?"

“Perfect timing. There’s a new factory here that needs to be built urgently. Can you use the Great Wilderness Mountain-Moving Force to help dig the foundation?”

Zhang Yu said goodbye to Le Mulan and followed Xiao Qingxuan into the pharmaceutical factory, only to find himself walking in the same direction as the college students.

Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Are these college students also going to the new production line?"

Xiao Qingxuan nodded: "The matter is rather urgent, and we don't have any blueprints. I'll take you to see the factory they're currently using, and we can build the same one later."

Zhang Yu followed the other party to the entrance of a factory building, where he heard a pharmaceutical factory manager say, "We don't hire people with only eye sockets."

A college student said, "I have trained my physical body for eight years, enduring day and night hardship and taking countless medicines. It is no less than that of the Dharma Body."

The manager sneered and looked at him, saying, "Do you think your own hard-earned physical body can compare to a Dharma Body developed by experts, manufactured by a large company, updated generation after generation, and incorporating the wisdom of countless people?"

"Moreover, assembly line work requires standardization, but everyone's body size and shape are different, so how can it be standardized?"

"If you want to get into the factory, you have to install the Fa Hai first."

"If you don't have enough money, we can offer leasing."

"If you're not even willing to pay, what's the point of coming out to work?"

While the college student hesitated, many classmates rushed forward, shouting, "I'll borrow it! I'll borrow it!"

Zhang Yu didn't care about this. On the second floor, whether it was for being a student or looking for a job, the Fa Hai was a huge advantage, and he was already used to it.

The next moment, he and Xiao Qingxuan walked into the factory and suddenly found that college students were being sent onto the assembly line.

"Should we sell or store the hands and feet?"

"If you choose to store your belongings, the storage fee will be deducted from your salary."

Amidst the swishing sounds of cutting, Zhang Yu saw the college students on the assembly line having their hands and feet severed, their chests torn open, and then uniformly fitted with tool-shaped hand-shaped magical artifacts, as well as organ-shaped magical artifacts for digestion and endocrine regulation.

One by one, fresh human bodies are sent onto the assembly line, and amidst the spray of blood, they are transformed in the blink of an eye into assembly line workers of various uniform sizes.

Zhang Yu was slightly stunned upon seeing this scene, and couldn't help but say, "This is... a slaughterhouse?"

Xiao Qingxuan said, "How could it be slaughtering? It's just uniformly replacing the work equipment to make it easier to install on the production line."

"Only after the digestive system has been uniformly adjusted can group feeding be performed using feeding tubes..."

"After the endocrine system is adjusted, the absorption of drugs can be improved..."

"After all, a factory is not a school. Operators are on the assembly line 24 hours a day, and all maintenance work is also done on the assembly line."

Watching the workers being produced on the assembly line, Zhang Yu felt as if these people were becoming parts, eventually being assembled onto the pharmaceutical factory's production line.

It was only through Xiao Qingxuan's introduction that Zhang Yu learned that the pharmaceutical factory had recently hired more operators due to its expansion.

The factory that Zhang Yu is helping to build today is an assembly line factory for production operators.

Xiao Qingxuan reminded him, "Use your eye to record the factory data, and try to make a one-to-one copy later."

Looking at the assembly line producing workers at an unstoppable pace, Zhang Yu couldn't help but say, "Isn't this enough?"

Xiao Qingxuan said, "The operators produced here are not only supplied to this one factory area, but also to other factories area."

"Recently, the intensity of the university war has increased again, and drug sales have risen. Many pharmaceutical companies predict that the war will expand further in the future, and they have decided to build new production lines. There is still a considerable shortage of standardized operators on the assembly line."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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