Building a skyscraper to survive, all the female colleagues in the company begged me to carry them.

As soon as the news broke, no one in the world chat cared anymore whether Xiao Zhenwei had actually lost a Platinum Chest.

Anyway, they didn't lose anything.

[Hey Huang Tang! How come you have blueprints again? Didn't you just sell a batch before?]

[We have a hard time even getting a single blueprint, Huang Tang, where did you get it from? Could you share it?]

[Hey Huang Tang, aren't you keeping the 25th floor blueprint for yourself? You're only at level 18 right now, aren't you?]

[Are you stupid, upstairs? Since Huang Tang is putting it up for sale, it means he has more than one set of blueprints for the 25th floor!]

[Hey Huang Tang, how much are the blueprints? I'll sell everything I own to buy them!]

Huang Tang smiled and replied:

[Huang Tang: 25-level blueprint costs 1000 Survival Coins, or 20,000 units of upgrade materials.]

[A level 18 blueprint costs 500 Survival Coins, or 10,000 units of materials.]

[A level 13 blueprint costs 300 Survival Coins, or 5,000 units of materials.]

The news caused an uproar on the world chat channel.

[1000 Survival Coins?! Huang Tang, are you robbing me?!]

[Last time, the level 18 blueprint only cost 300 Survivor Coins, and now it's gone up to 500? That's too fast!]

[It's a market phenomenon; prices tend to rise as time goes on. Once others release their designs, the price will naturally drop.]

But we need it now! The flood won't wait for anyone!

Huang Tang watched the wailing on the screen without any qualms.

The price increase is justified. As players accumulate more game days, they have more survival coins and materials, naturally leading to a price hike.

Moreover, once he upgrades the building to 25 stories, the probability of other players finding treasure chests when opening blueprints will increase.

Thinking about it this way, he wasn't doing it for himself, but for all of humanity!

That's amazing!

"Your skin is getting thicker and thicker."

Chae Rim watched him reveling in his own world and couldn't help but complain.

"That's called business acumen," Huang Tang said confidently.

Private messages flooded in.

Huang Tang replied to each message one by one, offering discounts where necessary and refusing those requests.

Just then, a familiar ID popped up.

Xiao Zhenwei.

[Xiao Zhenwei: Can you give me a discount on the blueprints for the 25th floor?]

Huang Tang smiled.

He knew exactly how many materials and survival coins Xiao Zhenwei had!

A sucker has come to us willingly; why not take advantage of him?

[Huang Tang: No bargaining. If you don't have enough Survival Coins, you can use materials to offset the cost. Two thousand units of materials will be worth 100 Survival Coins.]

There was a moment of silence on Xiao Zhenwei's end.

He was doing the accounting.

If you use materials to offset part of the cost of 1000 survival coins, the pressure will be much less.

He did have some miscellaneous materials on hand.

Fabric, cotton, plastic... these are also materials, but their value is far less than that of steel and wood.

[Xiao Zhenwei: Okay. I'll pay 500 survival coins, plus 10,000 units of materials.]

Huang Tang glanced at the materials list and almost burst out laughing.

Fabric, cotton, plastic, yarn, rubber... they were all just filler.

[Huang Tang: Only accepts materials used for upgrading houses. Steel, wood, concrete, bricks, and glass. Other materials are not accepted.]

Xiao Zhenwei fell silent again.

Huang Tang sneered.

Trying to outsmart him?

no way!

[Xiao Zhenwei: Bro, I lost a Platinum Chest today, I'm really broke. Could you be lenient?]

Huang Tang almost burst out laughing.

[Huang Tang: No way. If I can't afford it, I'll sell it to someone else. I don't need one more customer.]

Xiao Zhenwei remained silent for an even longer time.

Huang Tang wasn't in a hurry and picked up the porridge to continue drinking.

About two minutes later, another private message came in.

[Xiao Zhenwei: 800 Survival Coins, plus 4,000 units of upgrade materials. 2000 steel, 1000 wood, 1000 concrete. This is all I have.]

Huang Tang raised an eyebrow.

This guy is even complaining about being poor to him!

He thought for a moment and replied:

[Huang Tang: Deal. Looking forward to the next collaboration.]

Once the blueprints are sent, the Survival Coins and materials will be credited to your account.

Huang Tang looked at the newly added numbers in the system space and was in a great mood.

Chae Rim watched the whole thing unfold and shook her head helplessly: "You stole his platinum treasure chest and then cheated him like this. Have some decency."

"Mr. Cai, what you said is incorrect."

Huang Tang leaned back in his chair, looking very relaxed and comfortable. "The blueprints for the 25th floor are currently extremely rare and expensive. I've already sold them to him cheaply."

Just as Huang Tang was about to close the chat system, another private message popped up.

Hupanxi.

"That fake saint is at it again."

Huang Tang muttered something to himself and opened the message.

[Hu Panxi: Mr. Huang Tang, do you still have the blueprints for the 25-story building? I'd like to buy a copy.]

Huang Tang raised an eyebrow.

This fake saint has always been in the top tier; she's quite capable.

He replied:

[Huang Tang: You're too late, the blueprints for the 25th floor are already sold out.]

After a few seconds of silence, the other end sent another message:

[Hu Panxi: Do you know where I can find blueprints for a 25-story building? I'd like to buy them.]

Huang Tang frowned.

He didn't want to reveal the matter of the bell-keeper to other players for the time being.

If I tell the other party that I have blueprints for the future urban administrative center, wouldn't that confirm that he is the culprit who plunged the entire city into darkness?

He couldn't trust this fake saint at all!

Huang Tang: No comment.

[Hu Panxi: I swear on my integrity that I will keep your information strictly confidential!]

Huang Tang looked at the screen and sneered.

[Huang Tang: Sorry, I don't trust your character.]

send.

Turn off the chat!

……

the other side.

In an 18-story building, a woman in a military uniform with a good figure slammed her phone on the table, her chest heaving with anger.

"Major, what's wrong?" A female soldier next to him came over.

"That Huang Tang is completely unreasonable!" Hu Panxi rubbed his temples. "He won't tell me that I bought the blueprints for the 25th floor."

The female soldier exclaimed indignantly, "That guy is so selfish!"

"He clearly has so much intelligence, but he just won't talk. If it were before, we would have arrested him and seen if he would talk!"

"But now... we don't even know his real identity!"

Hu Panxi waved his hand and sighed, "The world has changed drastically, and everyone is now in a state of doomsday survival."

"If he hadn't been careful and cautious, he wouldn't have gone this far. We can't judge others by our own past standards."

She stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the endless floodwaters.

"Besides, we really aren't familiar with each other."

"I hope we can meet in the Anywhere Door someday. If he knows we mean no harm and are doing this for the benefit of the majority, he probably won't be so resistant anymore."

She murmured the name "Huang Tang," and asked, "Just what kind of person are you?"

……

Huang Tang had just finished chatting with Hu Panxi when he received two more private messages.

One came from Lan Mutang, and the other from Lord Mengchang.

Lan Mutang wants to buy the blueprints for the 18th floor.

Lord Mengchang also wanted to buy the blueprints for the 18th floor.

Huang Tang first opened Lan Mutang's chat window.

[Lan Mutang: Master, do you have the blueprints for the 18th floor? I'd like to buy one. The little dog has been doing well lately, saving up some belongings.]