Chapter 531: Zhang Yu's Refugee Camp

Seeing Ying Xin and Shi Yunxiang's condition, Zhang Yu understood that they probably hadn't been doing well lately.

At the same time, Ying Xin and Shi Yunxiang both felt Zhang Yu's gaze on them.

Ying Xin waved gently at Zhang Yu and messaged, "Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Yu replied, "What happened to your Dharma Skeleton?"

Ying Xin responded, "I haven't had time to fix it."

Ying Xin continued, "The cost of repairing Dharma Skeletons is too high right now. I plan to wait until after this economic crisis passes."

Zhang Yu asked, "In the company group chat, several of your family's avatars seem to have gone dark."

Ying Xin replied, "With the recent economic crisis, jobs are too hard to find, so they've been frozen for now!"

Ying Xin assured him, "Mr. Zhang, don't worry. If anything happens to the company, the four generations of us remaining will work hard!"

Ying Xin added, "If we're short-staffed, I'll wake them up immediately!"

Meanwhile, Shi Yunxiang was also sending messages to Zhang Yu from his side.

Shi Yunxiang asked, "Senior, do you want to buy some meat?"

Shi Yunxiang explained, "So many people are desperate these days, they just want to snatch my meat and sell it!"

Shi Yunxiang continued, "I figured instead of living in fear, I might as well sell it to you. That way, with hardly any meat left on me, people won't covet it anymore!"

Zhang Yu, with the Earth Fiend Gravity circulating around him, flickered slightly in mid-air and instantly appeared before the two.

Noticing the weariness in Shi Yunxiang's eyes, Zhang Yu patted his shoulder and said, "It's fine. After people see me protecting you today, few will still try to scheme against you!"

"Keep your meat, train well. There's still room for appreciation later!"

The next moment, before either of them could react, Zhang Yu extended both hands, grasped each of them, and channeled a surge of spiritual energy into their bodies.

Feeling Zhang Yu's incredibly pure spiritual energy flowing through their bodies, both Ying Xin and Shi Yunxiang showed expressions of comfort.

For the next few days, whenever Zhang Yu spent an hour overseeing the construction site, he would also take the opportunity to provide some spiritual energy to the two.

Each time, Ying Xin and Shi Yunxiang would wait patiently aside, letting Zhang Yu finish his work before he provided them with energy.

Zhang Yu had initially thought they were waiting for him at a specific time, but one day, when he arrived at the construction site at night due to his work schedule, he found Ying Xin and Shi Yunxiang immediately appearing nearby, waiting quietly.

Zhang Yu later learned that the two had been waiting at the construction site for days, looking for work.

During these days, Zhang Yu also encountered Su Yanyang, who, with his exceptional strength, was able to secure work.

However, Zhang Yu's later observations showed that after working for a day, Su Yanyang would disappear for several days. It was unclear whether he couldn't get work every day or had other matters to attend to.

At this moment, seeing Shi Yunxiang and Ying Xin again, their condition seemed to have worsened considerably.

Shi Yunxiang's fur looked severely matted, and he had become noticeably thinner.

Both he and Ying Xin were missing a leg and an eye, clearly having removed all detachable Dharma Skeleton parts from their bodies to reduce energy consumption.

Recalling the times Shi Yunxiang and Ying Xin had fought fiercely alongside him on the competition grounds, securing high ranks, and remembering the ashes Ying Xin had given him… Zhang Yu gradually made a decision.

After work, Zhang Yu approached the two and asked, "Do you two have nowhere to live?"

Seeing them nod, Fu Ji couldn't help but say, "You're not thinking of bringing more people home, are you? The dorm is already full of paupers. Doesn't the constant stench of poverty bother you every time you walk in?"

"Yes, they helped you before, but they can't help you now!"

"There are countless students like them; you can hire as many as you want if you have money!"

Ignoring Fu Ji's words, Zhang Yu looked at the two and said, "For now, come squeeze into my dorm room!"

Ying Xin paused slightly, then quickly said, "No need, Mr. Zhang, I don't want to rent a room!"

Shi Yunxiang, beside her, nodded repeatedly, "Rent is too expensive now. We'd rather stay here at the construction site and just get through the economic crisis!"

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Come on, I won't charge you rent. You can stay until the economic crisis ends!"

The two looked at Zhang Yu in shock, their faces filled with disbelief. Only after Zhang Yu explained further did they confirm that he was truly letting them stay for free.

Thud!

Both knelt on the ground together, looking at Zhang Yu with gratitude.

"Mr. Zhang."

"Senior."

At the same time, the gratitude of several elders from the Ying family also appeared in Zhang Yu's eyes.

Fu Ji sighed, "Oh, losses, more losses! You're just meddling too much, Zhang Yu."

So, under the surprised gazes of his other roommates, Zhang Yu brought the two back to the dorm, making the once somewhat spacious room feel a bit more cramped.

Ying Xin and Shi Yunxiang were also surprised to see the others in the dorm room.

After some polite greetings, everyone settled into different corners of the room: Ying Xin and Shi Yunxiang sat closest to the door, taking the opportunity to absorb spiritual energy.

Xiao Qingxuan and Shi Huaiyu leaned in the practice area nearby, searching for part-time jobs through the spiritual realm.

Yu Xinghan, with light and shadows flickering in his eyes, was simultaneously watching martial arts cultivation videos and handling work.

With the economic crisis triggered by the Divine Transformation conflicts, the health product company Yu Xinghan worked for also saw business decline. Fortunately, the company was started by his mentor, so he hadn't been laid off yet.

Closer to Zhang Yu was Le Mulan, who was leaning against the wall.

Her eyes were closed, and waves of cold and hot energy alternately emanated from within her body as she practiced the pharmaceutical arts of the pharmacology department, synthesizing medicines internally.

Zhang Yu was seated in the innermost part of the dorm, next to where Zhang Pianpian usually sat.

However, since Zhang Pianpian was also participating in the Top Ten Leagues, she hadn't been staying in the dorm lately.

Just then, Zhang Yu waved to Ying Xin and said, "Let me take a look at your damaged Dharma Skeleton!"

Moments later, Zhang Yu activated the Divine Fire Mirror, sending out streams of true fire. As Ying Xin watched, bewildered, he partially repaired her Dharma Skeleton.

On the other side, Xiao Qingxuan, seeing this, also looked at Shi Yunxiang, who had once competed alongside him, and said, "You have injuries; I can take a look for you!"

"But I use ancient medical techniques, so if you don't trust them, that's fine!"

With prices skyrocketing and medical costs continually rising, Shi Yunxiang, like many others, was enduring his injuries and illness, waiting for them to heal naturally.

Upon hearing Xiao Qingxuan's words, Shi Yunxiang's first question was about the price.

Xiao Qingxuan simply replied, "Don't worry, I don't have a medical license, so I can't charge you!"

Hearing that Xiao Qingxuan didn't have a medical license, Shi Yunxiang instantly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, heal away!"

Several hours later, as a projection appeared in the air, Yu Xinghan said, "Today's matches have started."

Zhang Yu, who had activated the projection, nodded, "Our school is competing in today's spell combat!"

During this time, while Zhang Yu cultivated daily within the Grand Pure Realm, he would also broadcast the Top Ten Leagues matches in the dorm room.

Most of the time, everyone in the dorm, including him, would just glance at it casually, treating it as background noise.

Only when Divine Transformation conflicts appeared on screen did everyone pay close attention.

It was only at such times that those affected by the economic crisis seemed to catch a glimpse of the changing situation.

On the screen, Dao Qiankun, a prodigy from the Myriad Dharma University's Daoist Arts Department, was forming hand seals, unleashing various meteorological disasters and turning the entire floating battle island into a chaotic mess.

Zhang Yu sent another message to Bai Zhenzhen, but unfortunately, he still received no reply.

He thought to himself, "But I saw Zhenzhen secure tenth place in the sword combat a few days ago, so she should be safe and sound!"

The next moment, Xiao Qingxuan exclaimed in a low voice, "They're fighting again!"

Zhang Yu immediately looked over, seeing thousands of streaks of light illuminating the sky. It was unclear which two Divine Transformation cultivators were clashing, and the live chat was full of various speculations.

Yu Xinghan said, "I can't tell which Divine Transformation cultivator it is. It seems we'll have to wait for someone in the Spirit Realm to post a ten-thousand-word analysis video later!"

Soon after, everyone started watching the analysis video of the Divine Transformation conflict.

"The one who unleashed myriad streaks of light with his move must be the Celestial Evolution Divine Lord from Myriad Dharma University! Truly worthy of being a Daoist art supreme, legend has it he holds tens of thousands of Daoist art patents, and the patent fees alone he receives annually are an astronomical figure. He excels at observing Daoist arts, modifying them into his own, then rapidly improving them, directly surpassing the original after several versions of updates!"

"Although the other one appeared to be silent, we checked the market fluctuations during the time of the clash, and besides Myriad Dharma University, the most volatile was Joyful Union University. So, it seems highly likely this individual is the Spirit Rhino Divine Lord from Joyful Union University!"

"Though the Spirit Rhino Divine Lord's moves seemed to be silent, that is precisely the domineering aspect of the 'Grand Song of Heaven and Earth's Yin and Yang Pleasure.' To hear thunder in silence, making people unknowingly fall in love with oneself—truly worthy of being a web celebrity supreme with over ten billion followers! I believe this Divine Lord, even without patents or assets, could single-handedly support a school just by relying on offerings from her fans!"

"While making this analysis video, I unknowingly offered 5 spirit coins to the Spirit Rhino Divine Lord. Can you understand this charm? Everyone, follow her devotedly."

Even by just glancing at the progress of the Top Ten Leagues and the clashes of various Divine Transformation cultivators each day, everyone in the dorm could feel the situation growing more intense.

As the Divine Lords from the various Top Ten Universities successively entered the fray, Zhang Yu could increasingly sense that the Divine Transformation cultivators were subtly divided into two factions.

On one side were Myriad Dharma University, Sky Sword University, Immortal Soldier University, and Vajra University.

On the other side were Netherworld University, White Bone University, Celestial Demon University, and Joyful Union University.

And with the Divine Transformation cultivators' actions, the economic crisis intensified.

The financial storm warning level had risen from 1.8 to 2.3. Stock and currency prices continuously hit new lows, commodity prices continued to rise, and jobs became increasingly scarce.

Unemployed people found themselves with more and more free time, and the spiritual realm echoed with the propaganda of the righteous gods against cults.

Even Zhang Yu's luxurious dorm room unknowingly restricted its spiritual energy supply, with the daily output barely enough for the few of them to use.

Zhang Yu simply immersed himself quietly within the Grand Pure Realm, continuing to study one artifact blueprint after another.