Dragged into Soul Cultivators

Thunder Extremes True Lord is a being whose body resembles glass, with not a trace of flesh or blood visible on his body.

This is because almost 99% of his flesh and blood had been replaced with Law Treasure.

Countless Spirit Energy Circuit from the ground and walls connected to Thunder Extremes True Lord, transmitting a large amount of Spiritual Energy and information.

Layers of Formation light enveloped his body, obscuring the details of his appearance.

It is said that the true form of this Thunder Extremes True Lord sits in his office year after year, almost never going out, but only using his thoughts to travel through the Spirit Realm and project himself to various places.

In Zhang Yu's eyes, the other party's motionless appearance was more like a statue in a temple than a living person.

Zhang Yu knew that Thunder Extremes True Lord followed the Artifact Crafting Department Magic Treasure Faction, which was also the old-fashioned school that Feng Tingting had mentioned before. They regarded flesh and blood as backward, considered the Dharma Skeleton as a heretical path, and insisted that the transformation of humans into Law Treasure should be the future direction of the immortal Immortal Dao.

Zhang Yu declined to comment on this theory, as his expertise in Immortal Dao and weapon crafting was insufficient to assess its merits.

Zhang Yu's current concern is. "Will this Thunder Extremes True Lord be prejudiced against people of color?"

Zhang Yu recalled the several incidents of discrimination he had encountered after joining the Artifact Crafting Department, either because of his original identity Civil Engineering or because of his original physical body.

"In the Artifact Crafting Department, the Magic Skeleton Faction discriminates against those with original physical bodies; those with more Dharma Skeleton discriminate against those Dharma Skeleton fewer; and those with expensive Dharma Skeleton look down on Dharma Skeleton with cheap ones. In contrast Magic Treasure Faction discriminates against both Dharma Skeleton and physical bodies."

"Could it be that Thunder Extremes True Lord is delaying my payment for the project because he's discriminating against me?"

Just as a series of thoughts were surging in Zhang Yu's mind, Thunder Extremes True Lord spoke.

The glass-like face didn't show any mouth movement, but the vibrations in the air created a sound that rang in Zhang Yu's ears.

"Zhang Yu, right? What do you want?"

Zhang Yu smiled politely and said, "It's about the project payment..."

Thunder Extremes True Lord coldly said, "Didn't I tell you not to keep urging me?"

Zhang Yu explained, "My lord, our company is small and facing cash flow problems. I'm currently covering the employees' salaries myself..."

Thunder Extremes True Lord said calmly, "Which construction company doesn't have to pay out of their own pocket? Is it that you can't? If you can do it, then do it; if you can't, then leave."

Zhang Yu was taken aback, wondering how to reveal his identity as a disciple of Magnetic Extremes True Lord to avoid the other party getting caught in the crossfire, when he heard Thunder Extremes True Lord say, "I know you are Magnetic Extremes True Lord's newly accepted disciple."

"But everyone who comes here must follow the same rules."

Zhang Yu said, "Uncle-Master..."

Thunder Extremes True Lord: "Who told you to call me 'Uncle-Master'? I don't care about personal relationships here. The problem with Ten Thousand Laws University is precisely this kind of thing."

After saying that, a cold snort rang in Zhang Yu's ears like a thunderclap, making Zhang Yu's head spin.

Thunder Extremes True Lord continued, "Since everything is done according to procedure, you will naturally receive the full amount of payment due for the project."

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can leave. Don't stay here and interfere with my work."

Zhang Yu walked out of the office with a gloomy expression, thinking to himself, "Is what Thunder Extremes True Lord said true or false? Does Kunxu really have such an impartial leader?"

"Should we ask our Master for help?"

Zhang Yu shook his head. Before he could figure out the whole story, he decided not to take any action rashly.

After all, he didn't know the extent of the relationship between Magnetic Extremes True Lord and Thunder Extremes True Lord, nor did he know if Magnetic Extremes True Lord had any interests involved.

When Zhang Yu wanted to find out information, the first person he thought of was Zhang Pianpian, followed by Feng Tingting, a student in the Artifact Crafting Department, and finally his senior sister Ye Xingli.

Shortly after Zhang Yu asked the question, a response appeared on the Eye Remains.

The first person to reply to him was Feng Tingting.

Feng Tingting: You didn't go there wearing your original physical body, did you?

Zhang Yu: Yeah, you know I only have this one body, what else can I wear?

Feng Tingting: Thunder Extremes True Lord is a well-known old stubborn man in the department, one of the most insistent on the Artifact-Only Theory.

Feng Tingting: To attend his class, even a dog passing by would have to...

Feng Tingting: With all that fat on you, do you think he'll find you pleasing to the eye?

Looking at Feng Tingting's reply, Zhang Yu thought to himself that this Thunder Extremes True Lord really was a person who discriminated against the human body.

After Zhang Yu thanked Feng Tingting for the news, she asked, "Zhang Yu, when are we going to rent a lab together and refine weapons together?"

Feng Tingting: Sigh, ever since I started studying Civil Engineering, fewer and fewer people in the Artifact Crafting Department are willing to talk to me...

Looking at Feng Tingting's answer, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly. Feng Tingting and he were probably the ones most easily viewed with prejudice in the Artifact Crafting Department.

Just then, Ye Xingli also sent a message.

Ye Xingli: Did you pay?

Zhang Yu: Pay me?

Ye Xingli: I really don't know if the Civil Engineering Department spoiled you too much before, or if you're just really immature.

Ye Xingli: The so-called Artifact Crafting Department is just a few floors and a few laboratories; the money still needs to be earned separately.

Ye Xingli: With so many projects and so many engineering works, who should come first and who should go last, who should have more and who should have less, and how should the distribution be handled?

Zhang Yu: Then should I just transfer the money directly to Thunder Extremes True Lord?

Ye Xingli: Thunder Extremes True Lord is righteous and principled; he would never directly accept your money.

Ye Xingli: [Bian Hao] This is Thunder Extremes True Lord's student, go find him.

Looking at the business card Ye Xingli sent, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "In the end, it all comes down to money."

Zhang Yu added Bian Hao, explained his purpose, and after some discussion, he saw that the other party sent him a donation link.

"A public welfare laboratory?" Zhang Yu looked at the content on the link and suddenly felt annoyed. "10 Spirit Coin?"

"Damn it... My pre-tax project payment was only a little over 20 Spirit Coin. After distributing it to my employees and paying taxes, I'd only make a maximum of a dozen Spirit Coin. And they're asking me for 10 Spirit Coin right now?"

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and replied to Bian Hao, asking if he could give less.

Bian Hao: Junior, it's not up to me to decide how much or how little money this is.

Bian Hao: Everyone donated a lot; those who donated little weren't even in the queue.

Bian Hao: If you donate too little, I'm afraid your donation will be in vain.

Bian Hao: In the end, if you don't do it, plenty of others will; if you don't donate, plenty of others will.

Zhang Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes. "It's all rolled up?"

Looking at the donation link for 10 Spirit Coin, Zhang Yu mentally calculated the costs again.

His current stable monthly income consists mainly of a 40- Spirit Coin subsidy from the lab, followed by 30- Spirit Coin reimbursements from Magnetic Extremes True Lord and Director Gao's company, then his Elder Sister's repayment of a loan of over ten Spirit Coin, and finally Wen Wuya's 10- Spirit Coin monthly subscription...

Zhang Yu originally thought that the Civil Engineering projects in the Artifact Crafting Department could become a stable source of income for him every month.

But now it seems not only unstable, but after deducting the donations, the money earned is far less than expected.

Looking at the numbers appearing on his Eye Remains, Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "Damn it, in the end I can earn 40 Spirit Coin a month from scamming, get 30 Spirit Coin reimbursed through connections, collect more than 10 Spirit Coin from family loans, and earn 10 Spirit Coin from tips from rich people."

"And after painstakingly accumulating Civil Engineering expertise for over three years, gathering a wealth of technology and Law Treasure, and hiring a large number of employees, they end up earning the least?"

Zhang Yu had also considered that if things were like this, it would be better not to pursue the Civil Engineering projects within the Artifact Crafting Department at all.

But thinking about it, I knew it wouldn't work.

On the one hand, there are so many mouths to feed in the company; on the other hand, although his income is high, he also has many expenses, and every extra bit of money he earns from the Civil Engineering projects for weapon refining is very important to him.

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, "To gather Artifact Forging Prodigy, one must rely on the number of repetitions to increase the level of weapon-refining Cultivation Method."

"Sigh, to master 10 weapon-refining Cultivation Method to Level 20 within a few months is equivalent to mastering 10 Dao Arts to Level 20..."

"Don't even mention that normal weapon-refining students don't spend money like I do; I doubt many people in the Daoist Arts Department spend money like I do either."

Zhang Yu knew that most weapon-refining students couldn't possibly cultivate so many weapon-refining Cultivation Method like him. They usually chose their own Specialization and then hired others when needed.

Just like when Zi Yun Zhen hired him to use the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Manual to strengthen the Five Elements Banner.

"If it were just about burning money to find Artifact Forging Prodigy, that would be one thing; I can afford it with what I'm earning now, and I can even save some Spirit Coin every month. But I still need to prepare for Military-grade Artifact weapons."

Now that Zhang Yu knew he had gathered Artifact Forging Prodigy, he would begin preparing to refine the prototype of the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God.

The creation of the prototype of this Military-grade Artifact will cost a lot, from the initial technical preparations to the purchase of materials, and the rental of various equipment and laboratories.

Zhang Yu and Fu Ji had previously calculated that it would cost at least 300 Spirit Coin.

If we take into account some losses and mistakes, it's not impossible for it to eventually rise to 500 Spirit Coin.

How many of these projects can perfectly stay within budget?

The more Zhang Yu thought about where he would need money next, the more he wanted to make money.

"Everyone says that 1,000 Spirit Coin are enough to break through to the Golden Core, but if I want to win the Top Ten League and enter a sect, how can an ordinary Golden Core be enough?"

Just as Zhang Yu was pondering this, his Elder Sister Zhang Pianpian replied to his message.

Zhang Pianpian: This Thunder Extremes True Lord has been behind on a lot of project payments, bankrupting many companies and causing the deaths of hundreds of Soul Cultivator.

Zhang Yu Yuwen: Is there no way to solve that?

Zhang Pianpian replied with a sigh, "If this were ancient times, hundreds of years ago, I would definitely advise you to give up."

Zhang Pianpian: But in this era, as long as he is in Kunxu, as long as he is still in the university system, whether he is Golden Core cultivator or Nascent Soul, he must follow the rules.

Zhang Pianpian: Within the rules, he can silence you completely.

Zhang Pianpian: But if the rules are overstepped, even if he is Nascent Soul True Lord, he will still be struck down by lightning.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu replied thoughtfully: You mean... he overstepped the rules?

Zhang Pianpian: I haven't found out the specifics yet, but based on the information available, this person definitely has a major problem.

Zhang Yu: Why?

Zhang Pianpian: Haven't you ever thought about how other companies, who spent so much money, some even more than you, made their money back?