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

Lan Mutang never expected Huang Tang to be so strong in combat.

For the first eight hours, she was almost exhausted.

But how could the Queen admit defeat?

She gritted her teeth and endured it, never begging for mercy even once!

The price is...

I'm so exhausted right now that I don't even want to move my fingers.

Huang Tang put his arm around her smooth shoulder and asked with a comfortable smile, "Can you tell me now? About that game bug you mentioned."

Lan Mutang mumbled incoherently, "I only have my master's now, there's no game bug here..."

Huang Tang looked down at her and couldn't help but smile.

Just hours ago, she was an arrogant queen who treated men like slaves, but now she nestled in his arms, as obedient as a well-fed puppy.

The contrast...

"If you don't tell me, I won't let you eat it."

Lan Mutang immediately looked up, her eyes sparkling: "I'll talk, I'll talk! Why the rush, Master!"

She rolled over and lay on Huang Tang's chest, resting her chin on his collarbone.

"Master, have you been to the floors that were flooded?"

Huang Tang was taken aback: "What are you going there for? Are you looking for death?"

There are mermaids and all sorts of unknown monsters in the flood; going down there is just asking to be eaten.

Ever since he witnessed the power of the merfolk on the first day, he had never thought of deliberately diving into the water.

"Is there something there?"

Lan Mutang nodded, her expression becoming serious: "After each house upgrade, there's a chance that supplies, materials, or even treasure chests will spawn in the flooded floors."

Huang Tang suddenly sat up.

Lan Mutang stumbled from his pull and slapped him in annoyance.

"Really?" Huang Tang pressed.

"really."

Lan Mutang was certain, "I sent people down to investigate. It was thanks to that that I was able to build a five-story luxury villa."

Huang Tang felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his flesh.

How much did he miss out on?

From thatched cottages to wooden houses, from wooden houses to small villas, from small villas to mansions, from mansions to eight-story buildings...

With each upgrade, underwater supplies would respawn, but he never went down there!

"How did you know?" he asked.

Lan Mutang smiled, her eyes somewhat unfocused: "I was punishing a slave, and I originally planned to throw him into the flood to feed the sharks. But he didn't die after going in, and he even pulled a bunch of materials out of the water."

She paused for a moment, then said, "That person is Qi Yu."

Huang Tang fell silent.

Qi Yu.

He was once a popular idol and the dream of countless girls.

In Lan Mutang's hands, it was nothing more than a dog that could be thrown into a flood to scout ahead!

"Besides me, many other players have discovered this secret," Lan Mutang continued, "but everyone has remained silent."

Huang Tang understood.

This is to reduce competition; the fewer people who know about it, the more you can gain.

In the future, you'll be able to get ahead of others!

Huang Tang sighed and leaned against the stone wall.

Upgrading a house too quickly isn't all good.

They were in a safe position the whole time; who would have thought to take a risk underwater?

"Is it dangerous underwater?" he asked.

"Yes," Lan Mutang said. "The greatest danger is the merfolk. However, they are less likely to appear during the day; nighttime is the most dangerous time."

"However, some people have also encountered monsters other than merfolk, but what exactly they are is unknown."

Huang Tang nodded and then asked, "Most people can only dive for a few minutes. Do you have diving equipment?"

Lan Mutang smiled smugly: "I have a set of diving equipment, which I found in the Anywhere Door."

She took out a diving suit, a breathing mask, and an oxygen tank from her system space and waved them in front of Huang Tang.

"The deal is yours. What's your name?"

"Huang Tang".

Lan Mutang was stunned.

Her eyes widened, and her mouth opened into an "O" shape, remaining open for a long time.

"Huang Tang? The Huang Tang who's always the first to upgrade his house? The Huang Tang who gets called 'boss' all the time in the world chat?"

Huang Tang nodded helplessly: "Yes, it's me."

Lan Mutang hugged him tightly, pressing her body against him, her voice sickeningly sweet: "Master! So you're the big boss Huang Tang! Please take care of me!"

Huang Tang was both amused and exasperated: "Your Majesty, where's your queenly demeanor?"

"There's no Queen here now," Lan Mutang blinked, smiling like a fox, "only the master's little dog."

Huang Tang looked at the woman in front of him, who was completely different from before, and didn't know what to say.

Just a few hours ago, she was acting all high and mighty, constantly referring to herself as "the Queen," but now she's acting coquettishly more naturally than anyone else.

Women, indeed, are all fickle.

Finally, Huang Tang traded ten kilograms of dinosaur meat, ten bags of flour, ten bags of rice, and some other living supplies with Lan Mutang for the diving equipment.

Lan Mutang's eyes lit up as she looked at the extra supplies in the system space.

"This stuff is enough for me for many days!" She looked up at Huang Tang, her eyes filled with complex emotions. "Master, are you rolling in money? We're both trying to survive, but the difference is just too great..."

Huang Tang smiled but didn't reply.

He asked, "What are your plans now? All your men are dead, you're the only one left."

Lan Mutang tilted her head and looked at him: "Does Master want to adopt a puppy?"

"If you're willing, I can take you under my wing."

Lan Mutang remained silent for a while, then shook her head.

"Master, I don't want to."

Huang Tang was somewhat surprised.

"Once I join your household, I will lose my status as the homeowner, and even my [Queen] talent will be nullified," Lan Mutang said earnestly. "Master wouldn't want another good-for-nothing who just eats and doesn't do any work by his side, would he?"

Huang Tang laughed: "Who said you only know how to eat? You can eat other things too, right? And you're a really good eater."

Lan Mutang blushed slightly and glared at him reproachfully.

"But I don't want to be kept as a pet. Even in the apocalypse, I want to have my own space."

Huang Tang did not force him.

Everyone has the right to make their own choices.

Following him would indeed ensure a life of comfort and security, but it would also prevent her from becoming a queen.

Moreover, none of the twenty-four women in his house were easy to deal with!

"Okay." He patted Lan Mutang's head. "I'll protect you from now on."

Lan Mutang happily rubbed against his palm: "Thank you, Master."

Then she lay down again...

Huang Tang and Lan Mutang left the goblin cave and began looting their spoils.

Although the goblins in the cave were all killed, their stockpiled supplies remained.

Grain, fur, rough metal tools, and some scattered materials.

Steel, timber, fabric...

The two searched the entire cave and found quite a lot, but did not find any treasure chests.

"We'll split it fifty-fifty."

Huang Tang divided the supplies into two portions.

Lan Mutang didn't stand on ceremony and put her share into the system space.

She stood at the cave entrance, gazing thoughtfully at the dense jungle in the distance.

"This island is huge," she said. "This is probably just a small goblin stronghold. Will our master come back tomorrow?"