Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 334 - 278: Cutting Corners Is the True Essence of Civil Engineering—A Must-Try!
"I have told you all before, for a Sword Cultivator, the most important quality is the spirit, the dedication!"
"If you only measure the pros and cons, coveting immediate small benefits, how can you achieve the Immortal Dao?"
"Now, Su Yuan, a prodigy of the Evil Extermination Department, has given you all a good lesson. Watch and learn well!"
The Earth and Wood Tutor scolded his students, then turned to Su Yuan with a kind face:
"Su, after entering the foundation, feel free to act. If anything unusual happens, I’ll get you out immediately."
Saying this, the Earth and Wood Tutor took out a transparent bead, which was the Qi Storage Pearl used to collect Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends Qi.
Su Yuan nodded earnestly to the Earth and Wood Tutor, and then drew the Chi Yuan Sword.
With a flash of sword light, large chunks of earth, as tall as a person, were cut out, revealing a foundation that hadn’t seen daylight in over 150 years.
However, the foundation below was very different from when it was initially built.
As the underground was already hollow, the metal piles driven into the earth and the soil within the foundation had all been assimilated by the invasion of Earth Evil Power.
Looking down the pit dug by Su Yuan, everyone could clearly see a murky, semi-transparent Earth Dragon sleeping underground.
This is why the foundation wasn’t exposed for direct extraction of Earth Evil Qi.
Because the Earth Evil Qi had gained some consciousness, once exposed, it would either fiercely resist or escape deeper underground.
Su Yuan greedily stared at the Earth Dragon and jumped into the pit without hesitation.
The next second, accompanied by a slight tremor in the foundation, the already small pit was quickly reburied.
Due to the interference of Earth Evil Power with Spiritual Power, no one knew what was happening below.
Everyone could only wait quietly.
Time passed second by second.
Half an hour later, there was still no movement underground, and Su Yuan hadn’t emerged from the foundation.
This made some of the fourth-year seniors present a bit worried.
Worried that Su, a newbie in Earth and Wood, might botch things up and cause trouble.
Although the project time was set for three hours, it wasn’t necessary to stay underground the entire time; there should be breaks to get some air.
But since the Earth and Wood Tutor remained very calm and showed no intention to act, the fourth-year seniors also stayed silent.
Another hour and a half passed.
Finally, when everyone was beginning to get anxious, the soil rose, and Su Yuan, enveloped in a scarlet sword light, broke through the earth.
"Teacher, mission accomplished."
The young man, spotless, smiled at the Earth and Wood Tutor, presenting the Qi Storage Pearl.
"Well done... you’ve done well!"
The Earth and Wood Tutor kindly accepted the Qi Storage Pearl, and just as he was about to praise Su Yuan further, he noticed its weight felt wrong.
Looking down, he saw that inside the once-transparent Qi Storage Pearl lay an Earth Dragon... wait, can this really be called an Earth Dragon?
Thin and small, it looked as if it had been drained countless times, more like an Earth Snake.
The Earth and Wood Tutor was a bit puzzled.
"Su Yuan, is all the Earth Evil Power from the foundation in here?"
"Yes, it’s all here!"
Su Yuan replied without hesitation, his tone as firm as a soldier’s oath.
Gazing at Su Yuan’s sincere eyes, devoid of any hint of lying, the Earth and Wood Tutor hesitated but ultimately chose to believe him.
Because he really couldn’t think of a reason why Su Yuan would steal the Earth Evil Qi.
The Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends Qi in Storage Room 99 were available for his use, weren’t they?
Even if he were a large machine, he couldn’t possibly drain an entire Earth Evil Storage Room, right?
With these thoughts, the Earth and Wood Tutor decided it definitely wasn’t Su Yuan’s fault.
It was the foundation’s fault.
"It seems the construction team 150 years ago cut corners!"
The Earth and Wood Tutor sighed:
"It must be that they didn’t build the foundation solidly, resulting in a massive leakage of Earth Evil Qi over the years, leaving only this much."
"But don’t worry, Su Yuan. Teacher won’t dock your pay; five hundred per minute, two hours, that’s sixty thousand, not a penny less."
Saying this, he contacted the financial department on the spot to transfer the funds to Su Yuan.
This made Su Yuan feel somewhat embarrassed.
Even with his greed, he felt guilty taking this pay.
After all, he had greedily taken a full seventy percent of the Earth Evil Qi contained within the Earth Dragon.
The embezzled Earth Evil Qi was enough to increase the progress bar of the Extreme Secret Realm by 50%.
If such pure Earth Evil Qi were sold as a commodity, it would definitely be worth a fortune.
But guilt aside, Su Yuan didn’t hesitate to accept the sixty-thousand black-hearted money with a bright smile.
Didn’t he earn quite a bit of black-hearted money?
Besides, even as the head of a sect, earning tens of thousands in an instant, sixty thousand isn’t a small sum, enough for a month’s living expenses.
During the time Su Yuan was deep underground, the waste removal work had almost been completed.
After resolving the foundation issue perfectly, with one order from the Earth and Wood Tutor, the freshman team officially started work!
As the saying goes, "A high-rise starts from the ground," the first task of the team was to completely renovate the foundation and reinfuse Earth Evil Qi for reinforcement.
Su Yuan and Wang Zhengyu were one of the groups.
They received their share of Earth Evil Qi and headed to the designated area for piling and filling soil.
After doing most of the work, Wang Zhengyu took out the Qi Storage Pearl to infuse Earth Evil Qi into the foundation.
But at that moment, a strong hand suddenly grabbed his arm.
Turning around, it was Su Yuan.
"Su Yuan, what’s up..."
Wang Zhengyu was about to ask, but saw Su Yuan swiftly snatch away the Qi Storage Pearl from his hand.
And then visibly, the Earth Evil Qi inside was absorbed by Su Yuan.
Wang Zhengyu was stunned, suddenly understanding why the Earth Dragon before was so small.
Turns out Su Yuan was stealing from his own resources, draining the Earth Dragon dry?!
What is this? This is embezzling resources from the Earth and Wood Department, filling one’s own pockets!
What an evil Lord Evil Extermination, outwardly appearing to work hard, but in reality, weakening the School of Earth and Wood to strengthen himself!
After a tough internal struggle, Wang Zhengyu decided to expose Demon Su’s shameless behavior!
He wanted to be a hero of the Earth and Wood Department.
But just then, Su Yuan suddenly handed him a ball of Earth Evil Qi, startling Wang Zhengyu so much he almost dropped it.
That ball of Earth Evil Qi felt like a hot potato, and he wanted desperately to throw it away.
But at that moment, a bewitching voice reached his ears:
"Wang, in this Earth and Wood work, the most important thing is to be muddleheaded."
"As long as you go with the flow, endless wealth will come in, like this Earth Evil Qi?"
"Do you know how much this top-grade Earth Evil Qi, extracted by the Jianmu Divine Needle, is worth outside?"
"Just the portion I gave you could easily sell for ten or twenty thousand."
"If you’re unsure how to fence it, you can go to Primordial Sect’s outlet in Ten Immortals City; they’ll take care of all of it."
Ten to twenty thousand? For just this little bit of Earth Evil Qi? Worth that much?!
Wang Zhengyu was suddenly shocked.
"I know your family situation is just average, living in the Immortal City is expensive, and cultivation and Foundation Establishment require money everywhere, is the pitiful salary from the construction site enough?"
The persuasive voice of Su Yuan continued, striking Wang Zhengyu’s biggest weak point.
He held the Earth Evil Qi tightly, opening his mouth with a bit of bewilderment:
"But if we split this Earth Evil Qi, what will happen to the foundation, won’t the quality be substandard?"
"Don’t worry about that, I have a batch of Sword Slaves, they’re the best material for making live piles, much more useful than Earth Evil Power."
"Live piles..."
Wang Zhengyu shuddered.
He suddenly realized that the person talking to him wasn’t a peer but a Demon hidden within the Evil Extermination Sword Sect.
If he agreed to Su Yuan’s terms, there would be no turning back for him...
