Chapter 457: Fortune Chief

After careful consideration, Zhang Yu decided to establish a small company.

He sighed, "This isn't just for myself; it's also about taking on more responsibility for Kunxu. It will make it easier for me to look after my fellow villagers, give more impoverished people a chance to earn money, and lead everyone to prosperity together..."

Fuji chuckled. Looking at Zhang Yu, who had paused, she suppressed a laugh and said, "I think what you said is wonderful, and I completely understand your words. It's just that when it's just the two of us, you don't need to say these things. You can save them for when you're giving speeches to your employees later!"

Zhang Yu shook his head, thinking, 'How could a true Kunxu evil god understand my grand aspirations?'

Next, Zhang Yu considered his lack of experience in starting a company, so he consulted Director Gao.

Director Gao said, "Hmm, you can indeed set up a small company! How about this, I'll have Tuli Shan assist you with the process!"

Soon after, Tuli Shan contacted Zhang Yu, and with his assistance, Zhang Yu successfully established his company the very next day! Tuli Shan then sent him a beginner's guide for starting a company and shared some of his own experiences. For instance, how to keep wages low, recruit interns, get students to work for free, and secure school projects...

When Tuli Shan asked Zhang Yu if he needed any financial or accounting resources, Zhang Yu replied, "I heard Win Xin say she's studied this area, so I plan to let her try it out for now!"

Tuli Shan commented, "You certainly look out for your classmates! That young girl, Win Xin, wanted to get away from simple construction site work, and now she's seized this opportunity you've given her!"

Zhang Yu secretly sighed, "Actually, it's mainly because... Win Xin is cheap enough!" After all, Win Xin was just a beginner in this field; without the opportunity Zhang Yu offered, she would hardly find relevant work. Zhang Yu also felt that his current company's scale didn't require someone with exceptionally strong abilities in this area, so Win Xin should be sufficient.

"Fuji, once the company is up and running, Win Xin will be our accounting supervisor, and you will be the financial director, specifically responsible for managing and supervising Win Xin!"

Hearing Zhang Yu's words, Fuji exclaimed, "Ah, I have to work too?"

"What do you mean, 'ah'!" Zhang Yu retorted. "You've been living here for free, eating and lying around for how many years? I've been working hard since freshman year of high school all the way to junior year of college, rising from Songyang High School into the top ten, and what about you? You've only just reached Level 2 Evil God, and I even helped you with that!"

Fuji said somewhat weakly, "It's not convenient for me to work."

Zhang Yu replied, "It's a new company, no office needed, everything is simple... It will definitely be remote work! You can just use my Dharma Skeleton to contact Win Xin, communicate in my name, and manage and supervise her work, won't that work?"

Zhang Yu spoke fluently, "You've boasted so much about your grand scams in Kunxu; you must be very familiar with finance, accounting, law, and taxation, right?"

Fuji asked, "What about my salary then...?"

Zhang Yu retorted, "You don't eat or drink, and you've lived here for so long, I haven't even charged you rent. And you're asking me for a salary? Furthermore, what's the company's situation now? Everything is waiting to be built up, it's the most difficult startup phase. How can you even ask for a salary? What's more... if I don't make big money, I won't be able to enter the sect. At that point, I'll take you with me to die. Your top priority right now should be to help me enter the sect with all your might! You are, after all, an original shareholder of the company. Shareholders don't just sit idly by, do they, Director Fu?"

Fuji silently rolled her eyes and said, "Alright, alright, I'll do it!"

After Fuji agreed, Zhang Yu reflected on the process of recruiting Win Xin and utilizing Fuji, secretly thinking that he seemed to be gradually developing a boss's mindset! "I just feel like my thoughts have changed since starting the company! Sigh, have I become more mature after taking on more responsibilities?"

On the other side, Fuji secretly thought, "That Zhang Yu... I just taught him how to squeeze employees yesterday, and damn, he's already squeezing me the very next day! Verbal oppression, mental oppression — he's just spouting it out. This kid... it seems he really took to heart a lot of what I taught him before! Good!" Fuji thought. "How can one become stronger in Kunxu without knowing how to run a company? Improve strength, use one's own power to tackle crucial parts, hire people for odd jobs and grunt work, freeing up more of one's own power for critical tasks! Then continuously expand the company, earn more money, enhance more strength, hire more subordinates to increase productivity, and incidentally solve issues related to sales, finance and taxation, magic power, human resources, etc., extracting more profit... Heh heh, become stronger, Zhang Yu! The stronger you become, the higher the long-term returns on my investment in you will be!"

In the following period, besides studying and cultivating, Zhang Yu also began taking on projects in the company's name, and days passed by one after another.

On the simulation battlefield!

Su Yan Yang, collaborating with Shi Huai Yu, stirred up a sky full of sand and dust, sweeping towards the colonel-level students not far away! Zhang Yu was absent from the competition this time! Su Yan Yang and the other team members had no objections to this. After all, they understood that colonel-level opponents were no longer worth Zhang Yu's time; he needed to focus on cultivating the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power to increase their chances of winning in future competitions. Although he had conflicts with Zhang Yu in the past, Su Yan Yang now hoped that Zhang Yu would significantly improve his Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power and lead them to continuous victories in the upcoming matches!

"If we can hold on until Mo Shang Jin returns, contending for first place isn't impossible!" Thinking of this, Su Yan Yang couldn't help but look forward to Zhang Yu's progress!

At the end of the match, when the rolling mudslide ceased and the sky-high dust settled, the duel came to a complete end!

On the way out of the arena, Mo Shang Jin's projection descended and said, "Your coordination was good; the training wasn't in vain!"

Shi Huai Yu asked, "Has our next opponent been revealed?"

Mo Shang Jin sighed, "They have! Vajra University!"

Xiao Yun Ji asked in surprise, "They were eliminated?"

Mo Shang Jin nodded, "They were eliminated by Sky Sword University and are now in the loser's bracket. We'll face them in the next match!"

Xiao Yun Ji asked concernedly, "What's Zhang Yu's situation now?"

Mo Shang Jin shook his head, "I'm not entirely sure!"

Upon hearing this, everyone grew worried. If Zhang Yu's Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power didn't reach a certain level before the next match, they might lose twice to Vajra University and be eliminated early from this inter-school Civil Engineering League!

Walking out of the arena, Su Yan Yang frowned, hearing the clamor outside. "What's that noise?"

Xiao Yun Ji casually replied, "It seems this university here granted a one-day holiday this month, and students are protesting, suspecting that some school leaders are followers of the Double-Day-Off Cult!"

Su Yan Yang curled his lip upon hearing this. "They've reached the colonel level and they're still taking holidays? They're really regressing, learning ancient holiday customs instead of anything useful. If it were me, I'd protest too!"

A moment later, looking at the students protesting in the street, Su Yan Yang couldn't help but think, 'Few of them have even reached Foundation Establishment! What's the use of these colonel students desperately studying and cultivating? In the end, they'll just climb a few more steps on the path of immortality. Whether they die early or late, I see no difference! Thinking that way, taking a day off isn't much worse for them!'

On a construction site in a valley!

As Zhang Yu's Hall Seal shifted, he unleashed Star-Lock Prison, one of the Ten Forms of Star Suppression! As streams of terrestrial gravitational force swept across, transparent force fields emerged in the valley before him, locking down the scaffold structures for bridge construction. Then, magical artifacts manipulated by soul cultivators began welding and reinforcing them!

This construction site was the first major project Zhang Yu undertook after starting his company, with an estimated construction fee of nearly 60 spirit coins! Every time he thought of the income he would gain from this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel excited, exclaiming that civil engineering was indeed a good profession! Therefore, he had been busy on the construction site these past few days, and this process, besides being work, was also a form of cultivation! Each time the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power was unleashed, it also propelled the use of the Kunyuan Art, causing this martial art to advance rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the Kunyuan Art had reached Level 17! Furthermore, Zhang Yu's application of the Ten Forms of Star Suppression became increasingly proficient. After all, these were merely techniques and experiences for using the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power, and with the blessing of his high-level Seven Civil Engineering Wonders, his understanding and learning speed were naturally rapid!

However, while his strength improved rapidly, his savings didn't increase much! This was because Zhang Yu no longer took on projects through Director Gao's company, and no one was directly paying him a salary anymore! According to the normal project process, his company had only received a small advance payment. He still needed to cover his subordinates' wages and would only receive income after each project payment was settled.

"I can only hold out for now!" Zhang Yu thought, "Fortunately, my current savings are almost 70 spirit coins, so holding out in this regard won't be a big problem! Once the first batch of project payments starts clearing, my income will rapidly increase! After all, starting a company and taking on projects yields far higher income than my previous wage-earning work!"

Just then, Zhang Yu suddenly received a message!

Magnetic Pole True Monarch: "After mastering the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power, why haven't you contacted me even once?"

Zhang Yu: "True Monarch, you're always so busy. I thought my small matters weren't worth disturbing you for!"

Magnetic Pole True Monarch: "I have indeed been quite busy recently! However, I do have time to see you! Come to the Artifact Forging Department tonight. I'll help check your body and see the effects of the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power!"

Zhang Yu: "I'll be busy with the construction site these next few days!"

Magnetic Pole True Monarch: "I originally wanted to discuss your potential transfer of departments with you! Since you don't have time, let's do it next time!"

Zhang Yu: "No problem. This project of mine is for our Ten Thousand Laws University, and the construction site is very close to the university town. It's only about a ten-minute flight, so it's very convenient to come over!"

That night!

Ye Xing Li walked out of the Artifact Forging Department's laboratory and paused slightly, seeing Zhang Yu not far ahead. "Why is Zhang Yu here? Could it be...?"

After a brief moment of thought, Ye Xing Li followed him, watching Zhang Yu walk towards that familiar office. 'Just as I thought!' she mused. "That direction only leads to the teacher's office. Is Zhang Yu really here to see the teacher? Why isn't he working overtime at this hour? What's he doing seeing the teacher?"

Ye Xing Li thought, 'Could it be... private tutoring? The teacher thinks so highly of him... After Zhang Yu's junior year... he wouldn't actually transfer to the Artifact Forging Department, would he?'