Chapter 683: Controlling the Otherworld's Brain
Meng Chao knew that some Otherworld races, especially subterranean races, seemed to suffer from hereditary immune deficiency syndrome.
The ultraviolet rays in sunlight also damaged the white blood cells in their blood, making their already fragile immune systems even worse, like snow piling atop frost.
These pitiful creatures who feared sunlight and were accustomed to prowling in the night were collectively known across the Another World Continent as the Dark Night Race.
Sunscreen was simply an indispensable strategic resource to the Dark Night Race, greatly expanding their range of activity and combat strength.
The Monster Mountain Range around Dragon City was a paradise for plants, making it ideal for cultivating premium sunscreen ingredients such as Snake Vine Element.
As long as Meng Chao could seize the raw materials first, develop sunscreen, and apply for the patent, he would hold the initiative over the Dark Night Race.
Since he had already dabbled in tobacco, alcohol, and even sunscreen, moving next into the soft drink market—especially carbonated beverages—was only natural.
Judging from the Earth Era's experience, carbonated drinks were absolutely among the best-selling inventions in human history.
The first company to develop carbonated drinks had endured for a century with its foundations evergreen, and its market value far exceeded that of most high-tech, heavy industry, or financial giants.
Carbonated drinks contained no alcohol, yet they possessed a crisp taste and an invigorating kick that made people as unable to stop as with hard liquor.
After all, among the myriad Otherworld races were creatures such as Half-Orcs and Frost Giants, who loved alcohol as much as life itself.
But there were also many races who worshipped Gods and Devils, observed strict religious precepts, and possessed all manner of strange taboos. At the very least, on the surface,