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

He looked around, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, finally settling on an inconspicuous corner near the castle.

There was a small cart parked there.

An old man wearing a gray pointed hat stood behind, yawning lazily.

A sign hung on the cart, with a few crookedly written words:

"Winter melon porridge, watermelon porridge, pumpkin porridge..."

Huang Tang's eyes lit up, and he pulled Liu Lingqing over.

"Want to buy some porridge?" the old man in the gray hat asked with a smile. "Fresh, just cooked."

Huang Tang stated bluntly: "I want to buy a sobering potion."

The old man in the gray hat maintained his smile: "I don't have any sobering potions here, only porridge."

Huang Tang frowned.

Did you get the wrong person?

He opened the developer mode and looked at the old man.

A new notification appears:

A mysterious old man... Snow White's grandfather... He has been desperately searching for his granddaughter...

Huang Tang understood.

It's not that we don't want to sell, it's just that we haven't given the right password.

He changed his tune, saying, "I'm Snow White's friend. I know where she is."

The old man in the gray hat froze in his smile.

He stared at Huang Tang, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his cloudy eyes: "How can you prove it?"

Huang Tang took out a poisoned apple from the system space.

"She gave this to me."

The old man in the gray hat glanced at it and shook his head: "Child, this doesn't prove anything. Others can have the poisoned apple too."

Huang Tang thought for a moment and then took out the crystal coffin from the system space.

On the coffin lid, a line of words gleamed faintly in the sunlight:

[The gift Snow White gave to her prince]

The old man in the gray hat was stunned.

He reached out tremblingly and touched the inscription on the crystal coffin, his cloudy tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Where is my little princess? Is she... alright?"

The old man's voice was hoarse and trembling.

Huang Tang lowered his head and whispered, "She's dead."

The old man in the gray hat stared blankly at the crystal coffin for a long time before continuing to speak:

Was she happy when she left?

Huang Tang said, "I was very happy. I was holding her at the time, and I didn't feel any pain."

The old man in the gray hat smiled with relief: "That's good...that's good..."

He wiped away his tears, took a small cloth bag from under the cart, and handed it to Huang Tang.

[Clarity Potion x10]

[Can resist the sleeping curse for three hours]

Huang Tang accepted the gift and was about to express his gratitude when the old man in the gray hat spoke again.

"Child, remember one thing."

"What?"

"Don't believe everything the magic mirror says."

After saying that, he pushed the cart and slowly walked away, disappearing into the shadows of the forest.

Huang Tang put away the potion, looked at the small cloth bag in his hand, then at the group of players in the distance, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

"Liu Lingqing, how much do you think this thing is worth?"

Liu Lingqing was taken aback for a moment, "You mean...?"

"A chance to make a fortune has arrived." Huang Tang took out eight vials of medicine, carefully putting away the remaining two. "Let's go, let's do business."

The two walked back into the crowd.

Huang Tang stood on a rock and shouted to all the players:

"Everyone! Thorn Castle is shrouded in a sleeping curse; once you enter, you're doomed. Only the awakening potion I have can break the curse!"

"Five hundred units of material in exchange for one tube, any material will do."

"First come, first served, eight available!"

The crowd erupted.

"A wake-up potion? Really?"

Five hundred units? Why don't you just rob someone?!

Huang Tang held up a vial of medicine, calmly stating, "Guaranteed authentic. I'll be going in with you guys later; I wouldn't lie to myself, would I?"

The players looked at each other, half believing and half doubting.

Liu Lingqing pulled Huang Tang aside and whispered, "If you sell the potion to them, won't we have more competitors?"

Huang Tang laughed: "The magic mirror is useless to us, let them fight over it."

"Besides, we don't even know if this potion will work outside of this map, so we might as well get something more practical."

Liu Lingqing thought it made sense and stopped trying to stop her.

At this point, someone raised a question: "Even if your potion is real, the thorns outside can't get in. Wouldn't it be a waste for us to buy it?"

Huang Tang was prepared: "Don't worry, I'll take care of bringing in those who bought my potions. If I can't, you can kill me."

He glanced around and said, "I'll say it again, only eight!"

After a few seconds of silence, a player pushed forward: "I have the materials! Steel, concrete, and bricks combined, enough for 500! Let's trade for one!"

"make a deal."

Once the first person moved, the others couldn't sit still any longer.

"I'll change mine too!"

"Me! And me too!"

"Can we supplement with food if we don't have enough ingredients?"

"No way," Huang Tang shook his head. "I only accept materials!"

Players who didn't have enough materials were in a panic. Some borrowed from others on the spot, while others gritted their teeth and took out the materials they needed to upgrade their houses.

Huang Tang handed over all the remaining matters to Liu Lingqing.

When it comes to selling things, Liu Lingqing, who comes from a sales background, is much more professional than him.

Liu Lingqing smiled brightly, her words flowing smoothly as if they were coated with oil.

"Come on, don't push, line up!"

"Brother, let me take a look at your materials... Steel, 300; concrete, 200. Okay, here's the potion."

"Miss, your ingredients are a bit lacking. No, we don't accept food."

"What? You only have three hundred? Well, there's nothing I can do. If it's not enough, I won't exchange it."

"Don't cry, I can't help it. I'm just an employee, not the boss..."

Soon, all eight vials of the medicine were sold.

Liu Lingqing handed the collected materials to Huang Tang and clapped her hands triumphantly: "Done."

Huang Tang took inventory.

Steel, concrete, bricks, wood, glass, plus some other miscellaneous rare materials, all added up to at least four thousand units.

It's out!

He stored the materials in his system space and took out a bottle of ogre blood from his pocket.

"Walk."

He pulled Liu Lingqing to the front of the thorns.

All the players' eyes were focused on the two of them.

Huang Tang unscrewed the bottle cap and poured the dark red blood onto the ground.

Blood seeped into the soil, and the thorns, as if encountering a natural enemy, trembled violently before parting to both sides.

A covered bridge leading to the castle appeared before everyone.

The entire room fell silent!

Dozens of eyes stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

They were blocked by thorns for hours, and countless people died without even a crack being opened.

This person was taken care of with just one vial of blood?

Huang Tang turned around and glanced at the players who hadn't bought any potions.

"You can come in, but let me make this clear beforehand. Without a sobering agent, going in means certain death, and you'll be responsible for anything that happens."

After saying that, he took Liu Lingqing's hand and stepped onto the covered bridge.

The eight players who bought the potion quickly followed, afraid of falling behind.

The remaining players looked at each other.

"Should we go for it or not?"

"Follow me for a second! Didn't you see those corpses?"

"Not following them is also a death sentence. I haven't even built a three-story house yet, am I just going to go back and wait for a flood?"

"That makes sense, let's give it our all!"

In the end, a dozen or so more people gritted their teeth and followed.

The covered bridge is very narrow, only wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

Huang Tang and Liu Lingqing walked at the front, followed closely by eight players who bought potions, with the remaining dozen or so people following at the back.

I had only gone halfway when I suddenly heard a scream behind me.

Huang Tang turned around.

Someone from the last group made a move!

A bald man stabbed a female player in front of him, snatched the potion from her hand, and ran away.

The female player who was stabbed screamed and fell to the ground, blood flowing down the covered bridge.

"He stole my medicine! Stop him!"

But no one helped her.

More people joined the fray.