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

The moment it entered the water, the world became quiet.

The water was murky, and visibility was very low, only about one or two meters.

The beam of the flashlight was quickly swallowed by the darkness.

Huang Tang looked back.

The water was right above us, shimmering with a hazy light.

He steadied himself and began to descend.

According to information from other players, the deeper you go, the more abundant the resources become.

But the water pressure kept increasing, which made his ears hurt a little.

Huang Tang adjusted his breathing and continued to descend.

We finally arrived at the first floor.

He pushed open a half-closed door and shone his flashlight around the room.

In the corner, a wooden crate lay quietly.

Huang Tang swam over and opened the wooden box.

[Received: 20 Steel]

Huang Tang's eyes lit up.

It seems the rumors were true; there really are supplies down there!

Time was of the essence, so he immediately began searching each room.

Although not every room had wooden crates, the number was still quite considerable.

[Received: Dried Radish x1]

[Received: Table x1]

[Received: Thermos Mug x1]

[Received: 10 Wood]

[Received: Cloth x5]

……

Huang Tang became increasingly speechless as he drove on.

Apart from the initial twenty units of steel, what came out afterward were all sorts of random things.

Dried radishes, a table, a thermos... these things aren't useless in the apocalypse, but they're far inferior to the building materials he needs.

He wondered if he was cursed with bad luck.

Just then, Huang Tang suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Bronze chests can be crafted into silver chests. Can these wooden chests also be crafted from white peaches?

Although Bai Tao can only synthesize twice a day now, with some effort, he might be able to synthesize ten or even a hundred times a day in the future!

With this in mind, Huang Tang stopped opening the wooden boxes and instead put them all into his system space.

If you can craft a bronze treasure chest, the resources you get will be far better than those from a wooden chest.

He was so focused on collecting the wooden crates that he didn't notice the time at all.

More than half an hour has passed.

After searching the area near the first floor, Huang Tang went up to the second floor and was preparing to continue his search.

suddenly!

A face appeared in front of the glass mask!

His skin was bluish-gray, his eyes bulged out, his mouth was full of sharp teeth, and his mouth stretched to his ears.

Mermaids!

Huang Tang's heart nearly jumped out of his throat.

The merman opened its huge mouth and lunged at him.

Huang Tang instinctively shrank back, while simultaneously drawing his pistol.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

He fired several shots, but missed every single one.

In the water, the merfolk are incredibly fast!

Once the bullet enters the water, the resistance increases significantly, and its trajectory changes, making it impossible to hit the target!

Huang Tang did not linger in the fight and turned to head upstream.

But just then, he saw several dark figures rushing towards him from a distance.

Extremely fast.

He was only in a moment of distraction when the dark figure was right in front of him!

Three mermaids!

Even one is barely enough; four would surely die!

Huang Tang's expression changed completely.

Without much thought, he immediately used the [Filial Piety Brings Power] card on the nearest merman.

"Help me block them!"

The merman froze, then turned and pounced on the other three.

The four mermaids were tearing at each other, and blood mist surged in the murky water.

Huang Tang saw the merman he controlled being quickly torn to pieces, its body separated from its head.

But the other three were also temporarily held back.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he rushed upwards with all his might.

It burst out of the water, climbed to the fourth floor, and jumped over the railing.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

He collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

Hearing the commotion, the women all ran downstairs.

Su Qing was the first to rush to him. Seeing his deathly pale face, she was so frightened that her voice changed: "Brother Huang Tang! What's wrong?"

"fine."

Huang Tang forced a smile. "We encountered a few merfolk, but they were fast enough that the merfolk couldn't catch us."

The women looked at him with suspicion.

Although he spoke casually, his pale face and rapid breathing did not lie.

Su Qing's eyes reddened: "You clearly crawled and tumbled up here! And you said you were calm and collected, handling things with ease!"

Huang Tang was speechless: "Are you determined to sabotage me?"

The women were both angry and amused.

Chae Rim squatted down and checked his body. Only after confirming that he was not injured did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"How's the harvest?" she asked.

Huang Tang shook his head: "They're just some wooden boxes, nothing of value. Su Qing is right, there's no need to risk it all for such a small thing."

He took out nine wooden boxes from the system space and arranged them in a row on the ground.

"White Peach, you haven't used up your synthesis attempts for today, have you?"

White Peach nodded.

"Let's see if we can combine these three wooden crates."

Bai Tao squatted down and placed her hands on the wooden box.

Talent activated!

The three wooden crates slowly rose to the surface, their edges beginning to merge.

A moment later, the light faded.

A bronze treasure chest fell to the ground!

The women's eyes lit up.

"A wooden box can be combined into a bronze treasure chest?" Jiang Jing'an exclaimed in surprise.

"Those bronze chests can be combined to make silver, and silver can be combined to make gold..." Liu Lingqing calculated, "Nine wooden chests can be combined to make three bronze chests, and three bronze chests can be combined to make one silver chest!"

Huang Tang laughed: "All things considered, I got a silver treasure chest! Worth it!"

He took out three more bronze treasure chests and continued to synthesize the white peaches.

Everything went very smoothly!

Obtained: Silver Treasure Chest x1.

Huang Tang checked and found that he now had 2 silver treasure chests, 7 bronze treasure chests, and 6 wooden chests.

Tomorrow, when White Peach's [Synthesis] talent refreshes, you'll get a Golden Treasure Chest!

It's a bargain!

Huang Tang looked at Bai Tao and said with a wicked smile, "You'd better hurry up and accumulate more happiness points to upgrade your talent. The more times you synthesize, the more high-quality treasure chests we'll get."

All the women turned to look at Bai Tao.

There was something strange in his eyes...

It seems I understand something.

Bai Tao blushed to the roots of her ears, lowered her head, and couldn't say a word.

Huang Tang said in a serious tone, "Remember to come see me tonight, I'll give you some pointers."

Bai Tao wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Su Qing stood at the back of the crowd, stomping her feet in anger.

She also possessed the [Hehuan Many Blessings and Few Children System], so she naturally understood that Huang Tang's words just now meant that Bai Tao had successfully activated the system!

Everyone spends almost every day together, so what could possibly make Bai Tao feel incredibly happy?

She felt absolutely not!

That leaves only one possibility...

"hateful!"

It was one thing for Jiang Jing'an to walk ahead of her.

Now even Bai Tao... has taken the lead over her!

Su Qing felt like the sky had fallen!

She gritted her teeth inwardly.

We must win over Brother Huang Tang as soon as possible!

We can't let the other women eat all the food, or she won't even get a sip of the soup!

She turned and left.

Liu Lingqing called from behind, "Su Qing, where are you going?"

"Change your clothes!" Su Qing said without turning her head. "Change into something nice!"

Liu Lingqing paused for a moment, then smiled.

This girl has finally figured it out.

…………

Seeing that it was getting late, Huang Tang told the women to wait for him at home, and then led Gu Nianxi into the Anywhere Door.

A flash of white light.

The two appeared on the beach of Goblin Island.

Blue sky and white clouds, a gentle sea breeze, exactly the same as yesterday.

"You've arrived!"

A familiar voice rang out.

Lan Mutang emerged from behind the coconut tree, with two goblins lying at her feet like obedient dogs.

Gu Nianxi instinctively became alert.

Huang Tang held her hand: "Don't be nervous, we'll all be friends from now on."

Gu Nianxi looked at Lan Mutang with suspicion, then at the two goblins lying on the ground, her vigilance undiminished.

What happened while she was away yesterday?

How did we become "friends"?