After dinner, Huang Tang opened the homeowner panel to check the requirements for the next upgrade.

[Current House: Sturdy Three-Story Villa]

[Upgrade Target: Five-story Luxury Villa]

[Required Materials: Five-story Luxury Villa Blueprint ×1, Steel ×500, Concrete ×1000, Bricks ×500, Glass ×100, Wood ×100]

Huang Tang fell silent.

Five hundred steel?

One thousand concrete?

Five hundred bricks?

Right now, besides food, he practically had zero materials.

The remaining fifty pieces of wood weren't even enough to fill a gap in his teeth!

"What's wrong?" Cai Lin noticed his expression and leaned over to look.

After seeing it, she also fell silent.

"This... is way too much."

"Yeah." Huang Tang nodded, "So we need to find a way to get materials."

"How?"

Huang Tang thought for a moment, opened the World Channel, and sent a message:

[Huang Tang: Buying large quantities of steel, concrete, bricks, glass, and wood. Can trade for food. PM if you have any.]

As soon as the message was sent, his private messages exploded.

The first one was from Meng Changjun:

[Meng Changjun: Boss! You need concrete? I have some! Just found it at a supply point, don't need it myself, giving it to you first!]

The next second, the system prompted:

[Player "Meng Changjun" has gifted you Concrete ×100]

Huang Tang was stunned for a moment, then clicked [Accept].

Cai Lin watched from the side, her mouth twitching, "You have the nerve to accept his stuff?"

"He gave it himself." Huang Tang spread his hands innocently, "It's not like I asked for it."

"You..." Cai Lin took a deep breath, "Don't deceive him, my conscience hurts."

Huang Tang looked righteous, "We get along so well, don't make it sound so bad."

Cai Lin: "..."

Jiang Jing'an laughed so hard she couldn't stand straight, "Cai, don't worry about it, Meng Changjun now treats Brother Huang Tang like his own brother, what's wrong with giving some stuff?"

Su Qing couldn't stand it either, "You should send him something, otherwise I feel bad too."

Huang Tang thought for a moment and replied to Meng Changjun:

[Huang Tang: Brother, received the stuff, thanks. If you ever need help, just ask.]

Meng Changjun replied almost instantly:

[Meng Changjun: Boss, you're too kind! This stuff is nothing! The canned food and water you gave me before saved my team's lives! I'll send you more materials when I have them!]

Huang Tang read it and silently closed the private message.

"You see," he said to Cai Lin and Su Qing, "I didn't deceive him, we're brothers."

Cai Lin: "..."

Su Qing: "..."

The two exchanged a glance and saw three words in each other's eyes:

Shameless!

Soon, Huang Tang's private messages increased.

[Boss, I have twenty pieces of wood, can I trade for ten cans?]

Huang Tang: No, at most two cans.

[Boss, I have fifty bricks, can I trade for five bottles of water?]

Huang Tang: Dream on, last bottle of water.

[Boss, I have thirty pieces of steel, can I trade for a box of beef?]

Huang Tang: Deal!

...

One transaction after another was quickly completed, and the food in the System Space gradually decreased, but the materials were rapidly increasing.

Although each amount wasn't large, they added up over time.

There were also some players trying to exploit sympathy by pretending to be poor:

[Boss, I have nothing, but I'm very pitiful, haven't eaten for two days, can you spare some food?]

[Boss, let me show you the post-rain Longjing... "Image"...]

[Sister, that's a post-rain primeval forest!!!]

[Little sister, borrow a phone to speak!]

...

Huang Tang glanced at them and ignored them.

Soon, the tone began to change:

[Boss, don't you have so much food? Share some with everyone, let everyone survive. Don't be too selfish!]

This message immediately garnered support from many:

[Exactly, it's the apocalypse, why hoard it?]

[With so much food, what's wrong with sharing a bit?]

[Huang Tang, you wouldn't be so stingy, would you?]

Huang Tang frowned at these messages.

Moral blackmail?

The women also saw it and were furious.

"Are these people crazy? Why should we share our food with them?"

"Exactly! Rich people don't say they should share their money with everyone!"

"Why should the things we worked hard for be given away for free?"

Huang Tang was about to retort when Liu Lingqing from the sales department suddenly stepped up.

"Huang Tang, give me the speaking rights in the World Channel for a moment."

Huang Tang was taken aback, "What are you going to do?"

Liu Lingqing smiled, "Teach them how to be a person!"

Huang Tang, half-believing, gave her the rights.

Then, Liu Lingqing started a tirade in the World Channel:

[Huang Tang: Oh, moral blackmail now?]

[Huang Tang: I have food because of my skills, if you're capable, find it yourself!]

[Huang Tang: You haven't eaten in two days? Not my problem! When I hadn't eaten for two days, did you spare me anything?]

[Huang Tang: Those saying to share food, why don't you share your house with the homeless?]

[Huang Tang: Not working hard and jealous of others' abilities? Such people should be eliminated early! Who's that, didn't your mom teach you how to speak to elders?]

...

One after another, she unleashed her full firepower.

The people in the World Channel were stunned.

Someone weakly asked:

[Is... Huang Tang a woman?]

[So fierce, first time seeing this!]

[Queen, please accept my kneel!]

Liu Lingqing looked at these replies, sneered, and continued:

[Huang Tang: What's wrong with being a woman? Should women be morally blackmailed by you? Get lost!]

After finishing, she returned the rights to Huang Tang and clapped her hands, "Done."

Huang Tang looked at the people in the World Channel who were too scared to speak, then at Liu Lingqing, and sincerely gave a thumbs up, "Impressive."

Liu Lingqing flicked her hair, "Piece of cake. Never lost an argument in all my years in sales."

The women applauded.

Meng Changjun also jumped in to add:

[Meng Changjun: Exactly! Those who want to freeload should be eliminated early for everyone's good! Think about it, it's survival for all, billions of people, how much food is enough to share? Speak without thinking!]

Someone asked:

[Meng Changjun, you're defending Huang Tang, are you his lackey?]

[Meng Changjun: What lackey? We're brothers! Understand?]

Huang Tang saw this and his lips curled slightly.

This brother, indeed quite adorable.

But just then, the tone in the World Channel suddenly shifted.

[Huang Tang, didn't expect you to be a woman! Queen, please accept my kneel!]

[Queen, I can warm your bed!]

[Queen, do you like muscular men?... "Image"...]

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Then, Huang Tang saw the World Channel flooded with messages.

Photo after photo, all men showing off their muscles in selfies.

Some flexing their biceps in front of mirrors, some shirtless posing, others in tight clothes striking poses.

[Queen, how do you like my physique?]

[I'm better! Queen, choose me! I'm a one-night thirteen-hero!]

Huang Tang was speechless.

I like you, my ass!

Behind him, the women were laughing uncontrollably.

"Hahahahaha!"

"They actually think Huang Tang is a woman!"

"And showing off muscles! Too funny!"

Cai Lin laughed until tears came out, patting Huang Tang's shoulder, "Huang Tang, let's see how you flirt with other women now! They all think you're a woman!"

Huang Tang was speechless, "When did I flirt with other women? It's those women who insist on sending me private photos!"