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

Seeing that it was getting late and the system hadn't popped up a night raid notification, Huang Tang guessed that tonight would be a safe night.

"Get some rest, everyone."

He greeted the women and they all went back to their rooms.

As he passed by Ruan Wenyan, he paused slightly and whispered, "I'll wait for you."

Ruan Wenyan blushed slightly, nodded shyly, and quickly walked away with Ruan Wei in her arms.

Ruan Wei looked back curiously and asked softly, "Mom, what did Brother Huang Tang just say to you?"

"Don't ask so many questions, little one." Ruan Wenyan pushed her into the room. "Go back to sleep."

"I'm a freshman now, not a child!" Ruan Wei protested.

"Freshmen are still kids."

"..."

Huang Tang returned to his room, lay on the bed, and opened the system panel while waiting for Ruan Wenyan.

A 25-story building is indeed a huge improvement.

After the primary power energy core was connected, the entire building was brightly lit, and we no longer had to go into the dark at night.

Even better, the house now has a temperature control function.

Even if the outside is flooded, frozen, or exposed to scorching sun in the future, the inside will maintain a constant temperature!

"This feature is great," Huang Tang muttered to himself. "It will be warm in winter and cool in summer, even more comfortable than a five-star hotel."

He then checked the sturdiness of the walls and windows.

He can't upgrade the bulletproof level yet, but with ten automatic machine guns and ten laser cannons, he's confident he can easily handle anything unless a large army of merfolk is pressing in!

After waiting for a long time, Huang Tang was almost asleep when he heard a soft knock on the door.

He opened the door, and Ruan Wenyan stood there, wearing a plain-colored nightgown, her hair loose, and her face flushed.

"Is Weiwei asleep?" Huang Tang asked.

"Okay." Ruan Wenyan entered the house and closed the door behind her. "I can only come over after she falls asleep. Sorry to keep you waiting."

As she spoke, her hand was already on the shoulder strap of her nightgown, ready to pull it down.

Huang Tang gently pressed her hand down: "You don't need to take it off."

Ruan Wenyan was taken aback.

"I like you when you're dressed," Huang Tang said with a smile.

Ruan Wenyan's face turned even redder. She lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement.

The next morning, when Huang Tang woke up, the bed next to him was empty.

Ruan Wenyan was afraid of being seen by Ruan Wei or others, so she left early.

Huang Tang stretched, got up, washed up, and then walked to the restaurant.

As he passed Qi Hongyu's room, the door suddenly opened, and a hand reached out and pulled him inside.

"Why--!"

Before Huang Tang could react, he was already in Qi Hongyu's room.

This was the first time he had entered Qi Hongyu's room.

The shelves, tables, and floors were filled with all sorts of electronic products.

LCD TVs, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, game consoles, DVD players... the variety is dazzling, like a small digital mall.

Huang Tang knew that Qi Hongyu's talent was that of an inventor, but he didn't expect her to have invented so many things.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Huang Tang asked.

Qi Hongyu did not answer.

She turned around, took off her glasses, and placed them on the table.

Then I started taking off my clothes.

The movements were crisp and clean, without any hesitation or slackness.

Huang Tang was stunned.

"You! What are you doing?" He took a step back, his expression righteous and indignant. "I'm not a frivolous person!"

Qi Hongyu stood before him, her tone extremely calm:

"I'm not going to beat around the bush with you. All the things I've invented so far are just models; they're only for looking at, not for use."

"But as long as a hidden system can be activated and the talent upgraded, the things invented can be truly used!"

"This will also be beneficial for our survival in the apocalypse!"

Huang Tang understood: "That 'Many Blessings, Not Many Children' system?"

Qi Hongyu was taken aback: "You knew all along?"

"Yes. You're not the only one."

Qi Hongyu raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised, but quickly regained her composure: "If that's the case, then it's even easier."

"Activating the system requires reaching a peak of happiness, but given our current environment, I don't think there's anything that would make me feel incredibly happy."

"Either you find a way to make me incredibly happy, or you make a sacrifice."

"Choose one."

Huang Tang: "..."

This directness made him feel quite uncomfortable.

"You dislike me?"

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a while, Qi Hongyu asked him a question.

"No, no," Huang Tang quickly shook his head.

Qi Hongyu's appearance is definitely not bad.

Although she doesn't like to dress up and wears glasses every day, she has delicate features and fair skin.

After all, can someone who isn't good-looking become a sea queen?

"Then... I'll choose the simpler one!"

"Okay, go lie down on the bed, I'll try to be quick."

Only a dozen minutes had passed.

Qi Hongyu suddenly stood up, her face beaming with joy.

Because she received a system notification:

[Congratulations, player! Your current "bursting happiness" level has been detected, and the system has been automatically activated.]

[Happiness Index +1!]

Current happiness index: 1 point.

[Would you like to consume 1 point of Happiness Index to upgrade your talent?]

Qi Hongyu did not hesitate at all:

【Yes! 】

[The "Inventor" talent has been upgraded to level two!]

Looking forward to your next happy moment!

"You've been promoted!"

"My talent has been upgraded to level two!"

After confirming it one more time, she happily spun around in place.

Huang Tang lay on the bed, mouth agape, unsure of what to say.

Is that... all there is to it?

Qi Hongyu didn't even glance at Huang Tang on the bed, happily spun around in place, then turned and walked towards the worktable, muttering to herself:

"Level two! Level two! Now we can make real ones..."

Huang Tang sat up, his eyes wide: "You're just going to leave me here like this?"

Qi Hongyu turned around, seemingly only then remembering that there was someone else there.

"I'm sorry," she said without any apology, "I have to try out my new talent right now; I'm really not in the mood for anything else."

"Or... you could decide for yourself?"

Huang Tang remained silent for three seconds.

Are they treating him like a tool?

Enough!

"OK."

Even a tool is still a person.

Even tools have dignity.

Even a tool has to get the job done!

Then, for the next two hours, a strange scene unfolded in the room.

Qi Hongyu sat at the workbench, concentrating intently on soldering circuit boards, assembling parts, and debugging programs.

One of them is inventing!

One of them is "inventing"!

Neither will interfere with the other.

"Pass me the capacitor." Qi Hongyu reached out her hand.

Huang Tang freed one hand and reached for a capacitor on the table, handing it over.

"No, it's the 100 microfarad one."

"oh."

Huang Tang picked up another one.

"By the way, could you take a look at this circuit diagram for me? Are the resistor values ​​in the third quadrant labeled incorrectly?"

"I can't look right now," Huang Tang said through gritted teeth.

"That's true." Qi Hongyu picked it up and looked at it herself. "It wasn't labeled wrong; I just remembered it wrong."

Two hours later.

Qi Hongyu put down the soldering iron and let out a long breath.

"It's done!"