"But do you have the money?"
"Right, Young Master Tang, how much is your Immortal Rice per grain?"
"One Star Coin per grain," Tang Wen said.
"We're done for. Who could afford to eat that?"
"I want a hundred grains. Having something to eat beats having nothing. I need more energy to go fight."
"Give me a hundred jin."
"I want a thousand jin."
"Ten tons."
"Give me a hundred tons."
Holy shit, there were so many rich people.
That did it. The marathon had turned into a rice market. Even the organizers were frantically buying Immortal Rice. Who had time to worry about the race?
The athletes all swarmed over to buy it, of course, and started cooking and eating it the moment they got their hands on it.
They wanted to increase their energy so they could run faster and longer later.
The second product unveiled was Immortal Stones. Once their energy equivalents were displayed, the people of the Lightfish Empire were stunned speechless.
Substandard and low-grade Immortal Stones went on sale. These marathon participants basically all had bodies enhanced by energy and could also be called energy masters.
Their pockets were far from empty, and Tang Wen soon earned enough to fill his pots and bowls to overflowing.
When Tang Wen revealed middle-grade and high-grade Immortal Stones, everyone went wild again.
"Everyone, high-grade Immortal Stones can only be exchanged for powerful weapons or small spaces developed by compressing small satellites. The space must span at least ten thousand li. That's the minimum requirement. Anyone interested can negotiate with me personally," Tang Wen said.
Only a few minutes later, a ball of flame blazing with world-illuminating light came rolling down from the sky.
"It's Master Huo! Master Huo is here!" someone screamed excitedly.
"Light Emperor! Light Emperor..."