In the blink of an eye, it was already March.

Inside the quiet chamber, Zhang Yu slowly opened his eyes, two beams of bright light seeming to flash and disappear within them.

His gaze fell upon the Feather Tome beside him, only to see the data displayed upon it: Dao Heart Level 10, Mana 100, Body Strength Level 10.

After these days of cultivation, Zhang Yu’s Dao Heart level had finally reached the peak of Qi Refining, Level 10.

With his Dao Heart reaching Level 10, he felt that every muscle and fiber of his body, every ounce of his mana, was perfectly under his control, operating with seamless ease. There was no longer that feeling of insufficient power!

However… within Zhang Yu’s sea of consciousness, the remnant image of the Ox he visualized moved with agonizing slowness, appearing lazy and languid. Even the broken horn on its head seemed to have lost its former sharpness, becoming dull and thick!

Zhang Yu glanced at his current bank balance, which had reached 19 million, taking him another big step closer to obtaining a Heaven Spiritual Root!

As the numbers in his bank account steadily increased, the daily cultivation became easier, and the social gatherings and activities he attended with Director Wang became more frequent, Zhang Yu could feel that his Broken Ox Body Sacrifice Art was becoming less effective in mobilizing his potential, strengthening his physical body, and enlivening his flesh and blood.

“Is it because my recent life has been too comfortable, lacking sufficient pressure? After all, this cultivation art is more effective when the pressure is greater!”

Zhang Yu was uncertain, but he thought to himself, “My future life will only get better and better!”

“My grades are getting better, and my money is increasing. Shouldn’t I consider switching to a more suitable cultivation art?”

“This Broken Ox Body Sacrifice Art is, after all, suitable for the lower echelons!”

He thought of Le Mulan, Song Hailong, Yu Xingse, Ye Lingxiao, and even Director Wang!

Zhang Yu thought that perhaps he should ask these wealthy people to recommend a cultivation art to him!

“Before I knew it, I’m about to become a wealthy person!”

“So, I need to adapt to the cultivation methods of the wealthy, and find some cultivation arts that suit the wealthy to practice?”

Whether it was his imagination or not, when this thought arose in Zhang Yu’s mind, the image of the Broken Ox in his mind seemed to become even lazier, even more lacking in fighting spirit and vitality!

Just then, Zhang Yu’s phone vibrated; it was Mo Tianyi calling!

Mo Tianyi, a member of the Poor People’s Alliance!

Since Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen announced their allegiance to Zhang Pianpian last year, Mo Tianyi had severed contact with them!

And after the death of the Poor People’s Alliance’s leader, the Heretic God worshipper Song Xu, the Poor People’s Alliance became increasingly insignificant, and Zhang Yu had not heard from them for a long time!

Seeing Mo Tianyi’s call, Zhang Yu was a bit surprised, but he still answered the phone.

Mo Tianyi’s voice came through, sounding somewhat restrained: “Zhang… Zhang Yu, hello!”

Now, Zhang Yu not only had a skyrocketing net worth and had already reached the peak of Qi Refining, but also, under the publicity of Oasis Group and the aura of the Foundation Establishment Certificate, had become a well-known figure in the first layer of Kunxu, a wealthy person!

In Mo Tianyi’s eyes, Zhang Yu had already become a big shot far surpassing their high school student stratum, someone who was no longer in the same world as them!

Zhang Yu said casually: “What’s the matter?”

Mo Tianyi said softly: “I want to borrow some money from you!”

“Since the boss had an accident, things haven’t been good on our side!”

“Recently, the company has been cutting salaries, and a member of the alliance hit someone while delivering food…”

Zhang Yu remembered the two thousand yuan that the other party had invested in him and Bai Zhenzhen!

Although these two thousand yuan was not much, it was undoubtedly a godsend to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen at that time!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu said: “I understand. I’ll transfer 100,000 yuan to you later. Contact me anytime if you need anything!”

“Thank… thank you!”

“We will definitely pay you back in the future.”

Mo Tianyi did not expect Zhang Yu to be so straightforward. After all, in his eyes, all wealthy people, no matter how rich they were, would not easily give money without any benefit!

Feeling the kindness expressed in Zhang Yu’s words, Mo Tianyi could not help but say: “Zhang Yu, you are now a role model for all poor students. Among the poor people in the first layer of Kunxu, no high school student has ever achieved such results!”

“You don’t know how happy everyone was when they heard about your achievements, knowing that you could get into the Top Ten. You helped us slap the faces of those rich people!”

“Now, all the students in high school are holding their breath. Encouraged by you, everyone is working harder and more desperately than before…”

Listening to Mo Tianyi’s words, Zhang Yu did not know how to respond for a moment!

After a long time, after Mo Tianyi repeatedly expressed his gratitude and hung up the phone, Zhang Yu suddenly used his phone to search for information about salary cuts!

It turned out that since the major clans and companies had been constantly uniting, one of the first things they had done was to collectively cut salaries!

Zhang Yu looked at the analyses of some people on the internet, all saying that the number of high school graduates and college students returning to the first layer was increasing every year, and the employment environment was already getting worse year by year!

As companies lowered salaries and benefits together, employees could only choose to accept it silently to keep their jobs!

Fuji reminded him: “What’s so good about this kind of news? It has nothing to do with us!”

“Even if it wasn’t you and Bai Zhenzhen, and Oasis Group used Ye Lingxiao for publicity, it would be the same result. This is the trend of the world!”

Zhang Yu curled his lips and said: “Did I need you to remind me of that? I’m just curious, just looking at the news casually!”

“Director Wang is such a strong backer. Ah Zhen and I must hold on tight and never let go!”

Listening to Zhang Yu’s relaxed answer, Fuji thought to herself, “This Zhang Yu is clearly from a poor background, why does he always care about things that he shouldn’t care about!”

Fuji reminded him: “As long as you keep climbing up, you will definitely become richer and richer. You must learn to integrate into the circle of the wealthy and stay away from the circle of the poor, you know that!”

“You should just blacklist trash like the Poor People’s Alliance. Why bother with them?”

“They helped me after all!”

Zhang Yu said casually: “As for the circle of the wealthy… I know what you’re talking about. The wealthy have different living environments than us, so they inevitably have deviations in their habits and perceptions compared to people from poor backgrounds like us!”

“I need to get used to the way these wealthy people talk and live, make more wealthy friends, and only then can I climb higher and become stronger in Kunxu…”

Zhang Yu understood, of course he understood!

Staying away from the poor and approaching the rich is a major key to climbing up in this Kunxu!

But for some reason, he didn’t feel very comfortable in his heart!

When he came to the cafeteria for lunch, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were still at the same table as Qian Shen and Zhao Tianxing!

However, in recent days, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s plates were piled high with rich synthetic meat, while Zhao Tianxing had started eating tasteless, unflavored synthetic food!

Zhang Yu originally thought that something had happened to the other party’s family, or that it was related to the price increase of synthetic food!

Yes, synthetic food prices had increased!

Synthetic food, which initially squeezed out the market for pre-made food with low prices, had now begun to increase in price as Oasis Group continued to increase its market share!

The green food that Zhang Yu endorsed and promoted was also increasing in price due to the popularity of the Foundation Establishment Exam and the promotion by major companies!

Now, even ordinary students in ordinary high schools knew that they had to eat green food and sign up for the Foundation Establishment Exam to seize the opportunity to rise to the top!

According to Oasis Group’s estimates, under their promotion, there might be hundreds of thousands of high school students in the first layer of Kunxu signing up for the Foundation Establishment Exam next year, and the market value contained within was even more exciting!

Looking at the plain synthetic food on Zhao Tianxing’s plate, Zhang Yu thought that the other party’s parents might have also suffered a sharp decrease in income due to the company’s salary cuts!

“Sigh, this chicken is so hard to eat!” Zhang Yu pushed a plate of chicken breast over: “Old Zhao, help me eat it, I really can’t eat anymore!”

Zhao Tianxing was slightly stunned, and swallowed slightly as he looked at the synthetic chicken breast that had been pushed over!

As a sensitive person, Zhao Tianxing could guess that Zhang Yu was deliberately giving him food!

This made him feel ashamed and grateful at the same time. He finally said a soft thank you and took the chicken breast over!

Time passed with Zhang Yu’s comfortable life, and it came to April!

Now, even if Zhang Yu did nothing every day, a large sum of money would be credited to his account every month!

His account balance had also exceeded 24 million!

On this day, he and Bai Zhenzhen came to the completed Oasis Building and participated in the group’s upcoming promotion plan meeting!

During this period, many citizens’ incomes had been constantly decreasing, while food prices had been rising steadily!

“The group has noticed this situation and decided to make changes!”

Hearing what the product manager said, Zhang Yu’s heart was slightly shaken. He couldn’t help but look at Director Wang beside him, thinking, “Is it because of Director Wang that Oasis Group is giving back to society and letting more people eat their fill?”

Thinking of the situation in the school cafeteria recently, a trace of anticipation welled up in Zhang Yu’s heart!

The product manager said loudly: “To ensure that everyone can have a full meal, we have decided to launch a food loan service!”

“By offering installment payments, we can lower the barrier for citizens to purchase synthetic food and green food, ensuring that everyone has food to eat!”

“Our first phase of promotion targets students. We will enter campuses and strive to ensure that every student in every school has a food reserve fund when they don’t have money to eat.”

Listening to what the other party said, looking at the series of content related to food, finance, interest, and mortgages on the slides, and listening to the promotional tactics such as discounts for new users!

Zhang Yu suddenly remembered what it was like when he didn’t have enough to eat!

If that Zhang Yu, who couldn’t even eat his fill, encountered this situation, he would probably choose to eat on installments, and eventually owe more and more food loans!

Just then, Director Wang patted Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen on the shoulders and said, “The promotion of this financial service is very important. Our ultimate goal is that however many people eat in the first layer in the future, that’s how many people will borrow money!”

“It’s related to the group’s layout in the first layer!”

“Don’t worry, I will never mistreat my own people!”

“Work hard for the next year!”

“When you go to Youming University to study next year, I’ll be almost ready to go back too!”

“When the time comes, I’ll help you introduce internships in second-layer financial companies. After you have work experience, I can introduce you to the finance department…”

As Director Wang spoke, he raised his hand and straightened Zhang Yu’s clothes, shaking his head in dissatisfaction and saying, “You and Ah Zhen should change into better clothes. Use the money I gave you!”

“And this training leather suit of yours, it looks like artificial fake human skin at first glance. Hurry up and change into a real one, or you’ll embarrass me when you attend gatherings in the future!”

“Did you hear that! If you don’t have enough money, I’ll give it to you!”

Bai Zhenzhen quickly said: “Understood, Director Wang, we’ll go back and change clothes!”

Seeing Zhang Yu standing there, Bai Zhenzhen nudged him. Zhang Yu then seemed to come back to his senses and said: “Yes. I understand!”

But Zhang Yu’s mind was still constantly circling the words that Wang had just said!

“To ensure that however many people eat in the first layer, that’s how many people will borrow money!”