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

One wooden crate after another exploded open, flashing with light, and items poured into the system space like a waterfall.

[Received: 50 bottles of mineral water, 30 instant noodles, 20 compressed biscuits...]

[Received: 100 steel, 80 wood, 50 concrete...]

[Received: Survival Coins x200...]

[Gain: 3 Disposable Protective Shields: After use, can withstand one fatal attack for 10 seconds.]

[Gain: Time Decelerator x2: Slows down the flow of time within a 10-meter radius by 50% for 30 seconds.]

[Received: 5 Lucky Coins: Increases the chance of a critical hit on the next chest opening by 20% after use.]

[Received: Portable Campfire x1: Allows you to start a fire anywhere for warmth; includes a barbecue grill.]

……

After opening all 200 wooden crates, 10 critical hits were triggered.

However, due to the poor quality of the wooden crate, Huang Tang's long-cherished hopes for quantum processors, high-energy capacitors, and AI core fragments were dashed.

Not a single one was opened!

However, there are quite a few special items. Disposable protective shields, time decelerators, lucky coins... Although their quality is not high, they might be lifesavers in critical moments.

"A wooden box is just a wooden box." Huang Tang shook his head. "Expecting something good to come from it is wishful thinking."

"Next, let's try the bronze treasure chest."

Huang Tang rubbed his hands together, then selected 200 bronze treasure chests and clicked "Open All".

The items obtained from bronze treasure chests are significantly better than those from wooden chests.

[Received: 1500 Survival Coins]

[Received: 500 steel, 400 concrete, 200 glass...]

[Received: 50 units of composite double-base propellant, 30 units of ultra-high-strength steel...]

[Received: Quantum Processors x20!]

[Received: 35 High-Energy Capacitors!]

[Received: 10 nanoscale circuit boards!]

[Obtained: Energy Shield Generator (Standard Version) x2]

[Received: Automatic Repair Kit x5.]

[Obtained: Holographic Projector (Portable Version) x1 (Projects realistic illusions for 10 minutes).]

……

Huang Tang became more and more excited as he drove.

Quantum processors, high-energy capacitors, nanoscale circuit boards... they've all been assembled!

Materials for the A300 rocket launcher are also accumulating, and the progress bar has jumped from 90% to 98%.

"Almost there!" Huang Tang's eyes turned red.

Keep driving.

[Received: A300 rocket launcher materials x amount... Progress 99%]

[Received: AI Core Fragment ×0...]

After opening 200 bronze treasure chests, the AI ​​core fragment still hasn't appeared.

Huang Tang is no different from a gambler now.

He stared at the remaining silver, gold, and platinum treasure chests in the system space, his gaze finally settling on the ten platinum treasure chests.

"I refuse to believe I can't get it from 10 Platinum Chests!" he said.

The women were startled.

"Brother Huang Tang, you've opened 400 treasure chests today!" Su Qing grabbed his arm. "Let's take a break!"

"Yes, Brother Tang," Bai Tao also advised, "It's not too late to open it tomorrow."

Chae Rim also held Huang Tang's hand: "You're not having much luck today. You risked your life for the Platinum Treasure Chest, don't be impulsive."

Huang Tang said firmly, "We're just 1% short of the materials needed to manufacture the A300 rocket launcher, and we're only one piece short of the AI ​​core fragment."

"With the [Unforgettable] buff today, I refuse to believe I can't activate it!"

"Aren't there still silver and gold?" Cai Lin pointed to the system space. "Over eighty silver and eighteen gold. Can't you open those first?"

"We'll save those for tomorrow's crafting," Huang Tang said. "It's rare to have a buff, so let's maximize the Platinum Chest's effect!"

He took a deep breath: "No need to persuade me anymore, my mind is made up!"

The women exchanged bewildered glances and had no choice but to give up. Each of them was on tenterhooks.

Huang Tang tapped the ten platinum treasure chests in his system space, frantically chanting in his mind, "It has to be a critical hit...it has to be a critical hit...AI core fragments...A300 materials..."

"Open all!"

Ten platinum treasure chests exploded simultaneously.

The golden light was blinding, illuminating the entire living room as if it were daytime. The women covered their eyes, peeking out through their fingers.

The resources in the system space began to jump wildly.

[Received: Several A300 rocket launcher materials (Progress 100%! Complete!)]

[Received: AI Core Fragment x1!]

[Received: Level 2 Power Energy Core x2]

[Received: Any Door Card x3]

[Received: 5 more draws]

[Received: Teleport Scroll x2]

[Obtained: Anti-gravity Engine (finished product) x1.]

[Obtained: Nano Armor x1.]

[Obtained: Energy Shield Generator (Flagship Edition) x1 (Can cover the entire house, lasting 24 hours).]

……

The women's mouths gaped wider and wider.

"This...this is too exaggerated, isn't it?" Bai Tao murmured.

"Any one of these items would be enough for other players to brag about for a lifetime," Jiang Jing'an said.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened.

The light in the entire building seemed to be sucked away by something, and the air became heavy. The lights in the living room began to flicker, and ripples appeared on the system panel interface.

"What's going on?" Chae Rim looked around alertly.

Huang Tang was also stunned. He opened the system panel and found that the last golden light had not dissipated, but had instead gathered and intensified, condensing into a ball of light in the system space.

Then... the ball of light exploded.

A rainbow-colored beam of light shot out from the system space, piercing through the ceiling and soaring into the sky.

[Super Critical Hit!!!]

[Obtained: Mythical item "Sprout of the World Tree" x1]

[Note: A sapling of the legendary World Tree, said to connect the nine realms. After planting, it can create a separate small world within your house.]

The flow of time within the small world is adjustable (up to 10 times faster, down to 1/10 slower). The land is fertile, with a spring-like climate year-round, allowing for the cultivation of any crop and the raising of any creature. The size of the small world expands as the sprout grows.

[Note: After planting, you need to water with Survival Coins to maintain growth. Every 100 Survival Coins can expand the small world by 1 square meter.]

The living room was completely silent.

Everyone was stunned.

"A bud of the World Tree?" Huang Tang murmured. "An independent mini-world? Adjustable time flow? Able to grow any crop?"

Chae Rim took a deep breath: "Plant it first and see how it goes."

Huang Tang nodded and took out the tender sprout from the system space.

It is only the size of a finger, entirely emerald green, and emits a soft fluorescent glow.

The roots of the tender shoots are wrapped around fine, hair-like roots, each one trembling slightly, as if it were breathing.

Huang Tang walked to the open space in the center of the living room and inserted the tender sprout into the floor.

The floor started to crack.

The tender shoots take root and grow rapidly.

A vibrant green vine sprouted from the soil, grew to the height of a person, then branched, spread, and intertwined, forming a glowing door frame.

Inside the doorway wasn't the living room wall, but a lush green lawn, a clear blue sky, and a babbling brook.

"Is this...another world?"

Huang Tang went in first.

The women followed behind.

The small world is not large, about the size of a football field.

The grass was soft, the stream was clear, and although the sun was out, the light was gentle and bright. The air was as fresh as a forest after the rain.

"The time flow rate is adjustable." Huang Tang opened the control panel. "It's currently 1:1 with the outside. It can be adjusted up to 10 times."

"That is to say, one hour outside is equivalent to ten hours inside."

"Minimum 1/10, 10 hours outside, 1 hour inside."

"Wouldn't that mean... if we speed up the time, the crops will grow incredibly fast?" Su Qing's eyes lit up.

"Yes," Huang Tang nodded, "and you can grow any crop and raise any kind of creature here."

"We can also bring the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex in to keep it from running around in the living room."

Jiang Jing'an looked at this small paradise and suddenly smiled.

"Can we significantly reduce the time spent exercising here, especially when doing adult-level workouts?"

"Exercising inside all day only takes a little over two hours outside, it's such a great deal!"

"Brother Huang Tang, shall we try out this new feature later?"

Huang Tang: "..."

Are you sure this is how it's used?

He nodded. "Okay!"

"New features should be tested first to see how they work!!"

The women: "???"

But for now, let's build the A300 rocket launcher first and synthesize the AI ​​Guardian Core!

These are the two things that Huang Tang has been longing for!