Hearing what Xiao Qingxuan said, Zhang Yu asked curiously, “Has the intensity of the university war increased again?”

Xiao Qingxuan nodded, “Initially, only a few vocational colleges were fighting. Later, gradually, universities among the 72 lower-tier institutions began to participate. Recently, even teachers from the 36 upper-tier institutions have been found involved in the battlefield, and students have also been affected and died.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yu asked, “Senior Xiao, do you think the Ten Greats will get involved?”

Xiao Qingxuan shook his head upon hearing the question.

Zhang Yu asked curiously, “You don’t think so?”

Zhang Yu was surprised that Xiao Qingxuan, who belonged to the pro-war faction, believed that the ten top universities would not participate in the war.

Xiao Qingxuan explained, “I don’t know. Whether the Ten Greats will ultimately participate is not something the lower-tier schools can decide. As long as all the Divine Monarchs of Soul Transformation decide on peace, then no matter how the lower levels fight, even if floors 2, 3, and 4 are scorched earth, the Ten Greats will not intervene. But what are the Divine Monarchs of Soul Transformation truly thinking? Who knows? Furthermore, the Divine Monarchs themselves probably don’t have unified opinions. For instance, our three principals at Myriad Laws probably have some who want war and some who want peace. Otherwise, how would our Civil Engineering department have two factions? Ultimately, the attitudes of various departments are merely extensions of the three principals’ wills, and the choices of students and teachers are simply influenced by the interests championed by the Divine Monarchs…”

Listening to Xiao Qingxuan’s explanation, Zhang Yu nodded repeatedly.

Having been at Myriad Laws University for so long, he knew that the three Divine Monarchs of Soul Transformation at Myriad Laws University currently served as the principal and vice-principals. Of course, Myriad Laws University had more than just two vice-principals; in addition to the two Divine Monarchs, there were also five Nascent Soul True Monarchs serving as vice-principals, each overseeing different areas.

Zhang Yu then asked, “Regarding the departments, I know that the Artifact Forging Engineering School, where the Artifact Forging department is located, is pro-war, and the School of Economics and Management, where the Finance department is located, is pro-peace. What about the Daoist Arts Academy, where the Daoist Arts department is located?”

Although Zhang Yu had asked Zhang Pianpian similar questions, he was still curious about Xiao Qingxuan’s understanding of the situation.

Xiao Qingxuan replied calmly, “The Finance Department and the Artifact Forging Department, as two of the three ace departments, essentially contain most of their respective academies’ essence, thus determining their academies’ stances. However, the Daoist Arts Academy is quite special. Besides the Daoist Arts Department, which is an ace department, there’s also the Talisman Department. As for the Daoist Arts Department alone, they are major players in the production, transportation, and sale of magical power. Regarding the university war, their ideal scenario would be limited regional tension to facilitate the increase of magical power prices, while avoiding full-scale war that could lead to uncontrollable losses. The Talisman Department, although not an ace department of Myriad Laws University, represents the power and attitude of the True Gods, and can also influence the decisions of the entire Daoist Arts Academy. However, the True Gods have always remained bystanders in the university war, so it’s hard to discern their true intentions…”

Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan chatted as they walked. He noticed that despite Senior Xiao’s immense debt, he possessed a deep understanding of the school’s various situations and its leaders. After their conversation, Zhang Yu gained a new perspective on the current circumstances.

Just then, Zhang Yu saw a statue kneeling on the ground and asked curiously, “What is this? Why is there a statue in a factory?”

Xiao Qingxuan frowned, a flicker of disgust in his eyes as he looked at the statue.

After a moment of contemplation, he explained, “The work of pharmaceutical factory operators is quite monotonous. Long hours lead to a sharp increase in psychological pressure, mental exhaustion, and mechanical alienation. This led to incidents of operators committing suicide. But as you know, operators are on the assembly line 24 hours a day, each having become an integral part of the line, closely integrated with the entire production process. Therefore, operator suicides often cause assembly line disruptions, affecting the pharmaceutical factory’s production efficiency. To solve this problem, the factory added ‘happy potion’ to the operators’ drinking water, which reduces stress, dulls the mind, and makes them work more cheerfully. At the same time, improvements were made to the operators’ modification surgeries, enhancing their replaceability and modularizing them… Besides these hardware improvements, they also erected ‘suicide shame statues’ for operators who committed suicide, promoting a ‘modern worker spirit’ that views suicide as shameful. Additionally, model workers were selected to boost the operators’ sense of factory honor…”

As Xiao Qingxuan explained the situation, a figure appeared in a spiritual realm projection nearby. Dressed in a factory uniform, the figure moved among the operators’ spiritual remains, conducting product quality inspections.

Seeing Zhang Yu look towards the spiritual realm projection, Xiao Qingxuan said, “These are Soul Cultivator employees. Workers who overwork to death on the pharmaceutical factory’s assembly line not only don’t require compensation for lost wages, but can also become Soul Cultivators and continue working for the factory. As a student from one of the Ten Greats, you might not understand this, but to some vocational college students, this is a great deal that guarantees employment.”

Zhang Yu looked at the operators assembling products on the assembly line and noticed that many of them indeed looked at the Soul Cultivator projections with longing. Of course, even more vocational college students were secretly observing Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan, finding the two Myriad Laws University students too dazzling. At that moment, this batch of vocational college students on the assembly line were all from the same school. While observing Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan, they chattered about the two in their group chat.

Someone commented: “Students from Myriad Laws University look so rich.”

Another said: “No need to look! That’s a powerhouse who owes 10,000 spirit coins!”

Someone else agreed: “Even if you killed vocational college students every day, it would take a long time to owe 10,000 spirit coins, right? You’d probably have to kill a few vocational college teachers too.”

Someone remarked: “As expected of a Myriad Laws University student, one person’s debt is more than all of ours combined.”

After Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan walked a full circuit around the factory building, they completed the data measurement and recording for the entire structure.

Next, Zhang Yu followed Xiao Qingxuan to a nearby construction site, where they began excavating the underground space and laying the foundation.

Zhang Yu struck out with his palm, unleashing the Desolate Mountain-Shifting Force. A visible wave surged forth, shattering large expanses of rock formations. Concurrently, formless strength-imbued warriors emerged from behind Zhang Yu, immediately beginning to clear the construction site, transport building materials, and remove debris… After the rock layers were crushed, excavated, and cleared, Zhang Yu then performed the Heaven-Overturning Seal martial art, striking down with palm after palm, enveloped in vital energy, to level the ground.

Watching the entire construction site take shape in mere moments, Xiao Qingxuan nodded, thinking, “Director Gao was right. Zhang Yu alone is enough for this construction site.”

A moment later, he looked at Zhang Yu again and said, “Besides the construction work here at the pharmaceutical factory, Director Gao also found you a drug-testing job. I’ll take you over there in a bit.”

Inside the office building.

Zhang Yu looked at the students from the 72 lower-tier institutions in the corridor and asked curiously, “Are they all here to test drugs?”

Xiao Qingxuan nodded, “Vocational college students’ bodies are too fragile. Some medicines only show their effects when tested by genuine university students.”

Zhang Yu understood that many vocational college students on this second floor often didn’t even qualify for drug testing. As Zhang Yu was from Myriad Laws University, the drug testing jobs he could participate in naturally had higher thresholds.

Watching Zhang Yu walk directly towards the laboratory, the surrounding students from the 72 lower-tier institutions all showed expressions of envy.

“A Foundation Establishment student from Myriad Laws University? They’re also here to test drugs?”

“The drugs they test must be incredibly potent. Their excrement could probably poison us to death.”

“What are you talking about?! How could a top student from Myriad Laws University possibly excrete?”

As soon as Zhang Yu entered the laboratory, he saw Le Mulan already waiting there.

Seeing Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan, Le Mulan smiled and said, “Zhang Yu, my supervisor asked me to coordinate the drug-testing work with you.”

Xiao Qingxuan looked at Zhang Yu and said, “I’ll wait for you outside. Call me if you have any problems.” Xiao Qingxuan recalled Director Gao’s instructions. “Old Gao really values this Zhang Yu. He actually wants me to be ready to provide treatment for him at any time, allowing him to consume large amounts of experimental drugs to further improve his cultivation efficiency.”

After Xiao Qingxuan left, Le Mulan came up to Zhang Yu, pulled out a thick syringe, and said, “This experimental drug can accelerate your metabolism and improve your body cultivation efficiency, but it will also lead to excessive mental excitement, hyperemia, and problems with magical power circulation…”

As she spoke, Le Mulan skillfully injected the drug into Zhang Yu’s body. On one hand, Zhang Yu voluntarily relaxed his muscle, skin, and magical power defenses; on the other hand, Le Mulan’s force penetrated the needle tip, demonstrating extremely proficient injection skills.

Zhang Yu thought to himself that Le Mulan had been giving injections extensively since high school, and her injection technique was far superior to his own, perhaps even comparable to students from the Security Department. Indeed, Zhang Yu was comparing injection skills with students from the Security Department, as those individuals claimed to give the most injections daily in the entire school, making their technique even better than that of medical school students.

While injecting Zhang Yu, Le Mulan recalled what her supervisor had asked her to do. “To address the potential for further escalation in the university war, the department has decided to develop several new drugs. This Zhang Yu from the Civil Engineering department is very interesting. I’ve reviewed his information and data from the Biology department, and I want to try… to see if we can produce medicine using his vital energy factors and bloodline expression. Did Le Jingchen say he’s unwilling to sell reproduction rights? And now he won’t even sell seeds? Please ask him again for me. I can offer a high price.”

Faced with Le Mulan’s inquiry, Zhang Yu naturally refused without hesitation. Neither Fu Ji’s reminder nor his own inclinations made him interested in selling reproduction rights. Zhang Yu wouldn’t even sell seeds anymore. He waved his hand and said, “Since dedicating myself wholeheartedly to the Immortal Dao and abstaining from lust for a long time, I haven’t ‘produced’ anything in ages. I feel very good now, and I likely won’t be in this ‘business’ anymore in the future.”

But watching Zhang Yu’s retreating back, Le Mulan recalled how her supervisor spoke about him. She couldn’t shake the feeling that her supervisor hadn’t revealed everything and didn’t seem so easily deterred.