Published: February 12, 2025
“Here is the Deep Well Sweet Salt from the Spirit Sea Mine. It tastes great, and frequent use can make your taste buds very sensitive.” A muscular man dressed in blue-grade leather armor instructed people to place plates of fine white powder on each table.
These plates were not very large, with only about a hundred grams of the so-called Deep Well Sweet Salt inside. However, due to the exquisite presentation of the plates and the colorful garnishing fruits and vegetables nearby, the sweet salt looked quite appetizing.
Alongside this sweet salt, various other ingredients were also served, such as the pure white Star Rice Cake, fresh Wengluo juice fish pieces, and paper-thin slices of Reflecting Light Venison, which could obviously be dipped in the sweet salt for consumption.
This was the basic service provided.
But it didn’t stop there. After the Deep Well Sweet Salt was brought to each table, a small jade box was also delivered, covered with a transparent glass dome. Through the dome, one could clearly see a jade-green worm about the length of a finger inside!
This creature was familiar to many; it was the Marrow Jade Cocoon, a mutated life form in its chrysalis stage before transforming into a butterfly. This creature had a very appealing characteristic: it was extremely sensitive to toxins. Once it encountered even a tiny bit, its body would turn black; the more potent the toxin, the darker it would become.
As a result, many evolvers liked to carry a few of these creatures with them, saving themselves from being poisoned unexpectedly.
Seeing these little creatures, many people's faces showed a relaxed expression.
In the apocalypse, human life indeed held little value, but that didn’t mean evolvers didn’t cherish their own lives. On the contrary, the obsession with the existence of life had reached a new height in the apocalypse, and everyone hoped... that it would be others who died while they survived.
The man sat down with a smile, watching as some people tested the toxin with the Marrow Jade Cocoon before starting to eat. The look of surprise on their faces made him very pleased.
“Of course, the most important thing is not the change in taste, but rather…” The man deliberately paused before slowly saying, “to increase the body’s resistance to toxins.”
Everyone on the lawn was amazed. This thing actually had the effect of increasing toxin resistance?
It seemed like a simple three-word phrase, but it was extremely important for evolvers.
In reality, whether it was mutated animals, mutated plants, or monsters, they all contained some level of toxins. When an evolver consumed them, the toxins would enter their body. Perhaps there would be no immediate symptoms, but it would harm the body to some extent. When evolving to the next level, these toxins would often be expelled, but before evolving, they would remain in the body.
Thus, toxins could impact evolvers in various ways, such as reaction speed, physical strength, and perception. If they did not evolve for a long time, the accumulation of toxins would increasingly affect them.
Of course, when the level of toxins in the body reached a certain point, the evolver would also enter a state of illness. Although this situation was not common, it did exist.
In the apocalypse, being sick often meant death. Losing one’s abilities, even briefly, was a terrifying thing.
If one could enhance their resistance to toxins, allowing their body to withstand them until their next evolution or even preventing toxins from affecting them entirely, that would be an excellent thing.
Immediately, everyone began to appreciate these delicious sweet salts even more.
“If you like it and want to store some for regular consumption, feel free to come find me. Our Chi Yuan Advanced Laboratory is always open to everyone.”
Upon hearing this, the crowd took note. If the price was right, being able to have a bit of sweet salt regularly would be a nice thing.
As soon as the man finished speaking, someone stood up. Everyone looked over to see a light red-haired Caucasian.