Doomsday Roulette

The water steward smiled gently, lifted the wine glass in front of him, took a sip, and stopped speaking.

The others were not fools either; their perception of the jerky quickly began to decline.

There was no way around it; it took three days to have any effect, and five days to fully manifest. What did this imply? It meant that one could not eat it in the face of unexpected events or danger; it had to be consumed in advance. Once consumed, one could not stop, meaning that it had to be eaten continuously for years and purchased from others over the long term.

Was the product good? It certainly was; it could enhance strength by up to ten percent, which was an excellent figure.

But... in the apocalypse, dangers mostly arise suddenly, and the jerky was of no use when facing such crises. Even if one planned to eat it in advance to prepare for an operation, they still had to consume it for at least five days, and for the next operation, they would have to eat it for another five days. This was very troublesome; it would be better to prepare some other similar frenzy potions or something, which could be taken immediately when situations arose. Though there would be side effects, at least it would be timely, and the strength gained would be even greater.

Moreover, even if one always planned their actions carefully and consumed the jerky in advance, it would still be better to buy a good piece of equipment; a one-time expense that provided permanent benefits. After all, the strength enhanced by the jerky was ultimately not one’s own; if one didn't eat it, it would be gone.

In summary, the words of the water steward made everyone realize one fact: this thing was a bit flashy but impractical, with low cost-effectiveness.

The Russian muscular man felt quite awkward; this was not their territory after all, and he lacked the courage to be arrogant, so he could only mumble, "The price is very reasonable, very reasonable. It won’t cost too much."

However, no matter how he insisted, the majority of people had already stopped paying attention to him.

After the banquet, there would undoubtedly be some who remained interested in this product. Even the White Steward, who publicly criticized the jerky, might send someone to inquire, as these jerky still served as a decent supplement for some potions or equipment, but at the banquet, it was destined to be temporarily overlooked.

However, the revelation of the 'technology' from two foreign powers, even if it was only for food, made those from the national district feel uncomfortable; it seemed that the spotlight had been stolen by these people.

The Russian muscular man's mutated bear jerky was actually quite good; otherwise, they wouldn’t have brought it out for sale. But the subtle psychology of the national district evolvers made his promotion somewhat of a failure.

"This... lady."

A person with a strange tone stood up, another foreigner, which made many people look even more displeased at the elderly man sitting in the first seat.

What, is today a product promotion meeting specifically for these foreign laboratories and powers?

Li Daqian felt quite uncomfortable as well; he glanced at his friend beside him, the boss of the pavilion of quality, an elderly man known as Mr. Wen. This time, these foreign powers had all come to the Ten Thousand Beast Manor through him.

If it were someone else, Li Daqian would never agree, but Mr. Wen had known him before the apocalypse and had maintained a close relationship afterward. Even when killing ninth-level mutated life, Mr. Wen had helped. He could not bear to refuse a friend's request.

However, it was clear that the people from the national district were quite dissatisfied with these foreign teams and laboratories barging in and selling things as if the people from the national district were just foolish and wealthy. As the host and convener of this banquet, it was embarrassing for him.

He glanced at Mr. Wen, hoping he would intervene.

But Mr. Wen merely smiled and looked at the crowd, giving no response to his friend, which left Li Daqian feeling quite helpless.