Chapter 110

Chapter 110

Shennong Star's challenge in the professional field of Berry Star set off alarm bells for Mao Hao, making him wary. He no longer dared to underestimate Shennong Star.

Since Shennong Star dared to provoke him, they had to be prepared to lose. He decided not to hold back and immediately introduced Berry Star's new products, Red Berry 70 and Purple Berry 80. These two berries belonged to the high-end market and had not yet been released to the public, but they were already being piloted in noble circles, with demand far exceeding supply.

He couldn't believe Shennong Star could keep winning after Berry Star played their ace!

This time, Berry Star's competition strategy was spot on. After tasting the two berries, the audience raved about them, and many directly voted for Berry Star.

[Honestly, Red Berry 70 and Purple Berry 80 should be the pinnacle of fruits. Shennong Star is in a tight spot this round.]

[You won’t find fruits this delicious anywhere in the galaxy. I really don’t believe Shennong Star can come up with two fruits that can rival Red Berry 70 and Purple Berry 80. It’s not that I’m against Shennong Star, but there just aren’t many fruits this tasty in the galaxy.]

[Shennong Star is already doing well. Those two fruits, if managed properly, might even help the planet rank in the top 500—something ordinary people wouldn’t dare to dream of.]

Even before Shennong Star's berries made their appearance, they faced a flood of criticism. After reading the comments, Cong Ruyi also saw some truth in it and couldn’t help feeling a bit nervous.

She glanced at the leader and noticed Yun Wan's calm expression. Cong Ruyi steadied her mindset and placed the grapes and strawberries in front of her. With just this small action, she was enveloped by a rich fragrance.

She looked down at the purple grapes and red strawberries, unsure which fruit the fragrance was coming from. After a moment, she picked up the grape, dark as obsidian, peeled off the dark purple skin, and the juice dripped from her slender fingers onto the white wooden table. The emerald-green flesh, as clear as a cat's eye, tumbled onto the plate, with specks of purple residue on the surface, resembling a multicolored, ever-changing glass bead.

Cong Ruyi couldn’t stop peeling, leaving only a bare vine from the small bunch of grapes.

[The taste is still a mystery, but Shennong Star's fruits look absolutely perfect.]

[Those berries are stunning!]

[I’ve been catching a unique fragrance all along. Is it the grapes?]

[Yiyi, hurry and eat! I’m dying to know what the grapes taste like!]

Cong Ruyi was even more eager than the chat. Staring at the pile of emerald grapes, she picked up her fork and started eating.

The green flesh was tangy, with the distinct richness and sweetness of grapes. The perfect mix of sweet and sour made each bite more appetizing, less cloying than overly sweet fruits. The two flavors blended perfectly, creating a unique and intriguing taste.

For a moment, the chat fell silent, everyone lost in the grapes' wonderful flavor.

Berry Star was left baffled.

If not for the rising viewership, they’d have thought no one was watching the stream.

How were Shennong Star's berries? Why was no one talking or voting?

After a long while, the chat finally regained its liveliness.

[Hmm...]

[Ah...]

[Let me try the strawberry first, then I'll vote.]

[No rush to vote, strawberry, strawberry, strawberry!]

The chat left Cong Ruyi puzzled. Following the chat's urging, she rinsed her mouth and began to taste the red strawberry.

The strawberry's fragrance was more intense than the previous fruits, also sweet and sour, but with sweetness outweighing the sourness. Overall, it was sweet and delicious, and with that special fragrance, it instantly captured everyone's heart.

[Indeed...]

[I declare, Shennong Star is my ultimate favorite!]

[It’s so good it made me cry! How have I never tasted something this amazing in the galaxy before? Now I’ll probably have to compete with everyone in the galaxy for it. Ugh, why is my life so hard!]

[Even though I’m a Berry Star fan, I’m voting for Shennong Star this time. They’re just too strong.]

[I’m jumping ship without a second thought!]

[New stuff, new stuff, new stuff (knocking on the bowl)!]

Seeing a large number of viewers suddenly jump out, the Berry Star team was completely stunned.

What’s happening? Why are Shennong Star’s votes shooting up again?

They thought Berry Star would win this time and make up for their past losses, but the result was shocking. This time, they gave it their all, yet the outcome was similar to the previous two times. Berry Star lost, and it was a total disaster. Their total vote count wasn’t even one-fifth of Shennong Star’s. Berry Star’s reputation was almost ruined!

Mao Hao was so mad he couldn’t hold back: “Shennong Star cheated! They must’ve rigged the votes! A bunch of sneaky cheaters!!”

Mao Hao was red-faced and furious as he ranted on the live stream. The fruits on Berry Star’s live stream table were swept to the ground, and the entire live stream was in chaos, marking the biggest live stream accident in Berry Star’s history.

The host was swamped, trying to calm down the furious lord who was spouting nonsense, muting the mic when necessary, and contacting the organizers to verify the votes.

The news wasn’t good. The organizers said that every vote for Shennong Star was legitimate, and some even came from Berry Star fans.

The organizers’ response exposed Berry Star’s last shred of dignity. The match they thought they’d win was already over.

If they wanted to defeat Shennong Star, they would need to win more votes than Shennong Star in the remaining six fruit competitions to tie the game and save some face. As for Shennong Star, they only needed two more fruits to outvote Berry Star and win the match with a score of six wins out of ten.

The situation clearly favored Shennong Star.

Given Shennong Star’s momentum, Berry Star’s only hope of winning was if Shennong Star didn’t have enough fruits and couldn’t bring out any good ones.

Berry Star’s live stream was offline for ten minutes. During this time, the host calmed Mao Hao down, explained the pros and cons, and waited for his decision.

Mao Hao’s angry face relaxed a bit, as if he had found Shennong Star’s weakness. “No wonder! They used all their best fruits early to throw us off balance!”

Seeing Mao Hao so stubborn, the host wanted to say that these were just his speculations, and there might be other possibilities, but Mao Hao wasn’t listening to anything at this point and urged to continue the live stream.

The host sighed and gave the logistics head a look, and had the live stream reopened. The broadcast resumed.

“Sorry, everyone, we had a little tech issue earlier. The live stream is now back on.”

Unfortunately, his explanation didn’t convince many. Everyone still remembered Mao Hao’s meltdown and his accusations of vote fraud.

[Really? I figured Berry Star just couldn’t take the loss!]

[If you lose, accept it with grace. Your behavior makes me want to unfollow!]

[Yeah, Shennong Star’s fruits are really delicious. I can’t vote for Berry Star just because I’m a fan. What if the Shennong Star Lord stops selling their fruits because of this?]

[Exactly, and isn’t this just a fun match? Why get so worked up?]

The host: …Someone still remembers that? That was just something I said offhand…

Berry Star, feeling guilty, didn’t dare to respond to the comments further.

The fourth match officially began, with Shennong Star taking the lead.

This time, Berry Star played it safe, sending a few people to sneak into the PK stream and see just how good Shennong Star’s fruits were.

At this point in the competition, Yun Wan's spirits were high, riding the wave of chaos on Berry Star, feeling great.

The next two fruits were oddball ones, setting the stage for the next batch of extraordinary fruits: durian and dragon fruit.

First up was durian, a fruit that people either love or hate, known for its pungent smell but delicious taste, a fruit that’s full of twists and turns.

Yun Wan imagined that durian would add a lot of entertainment value to the competition, but she didn’t expect a major snag—opening the durian itself.

The crew swung a freshly sharpened knife, chopping away furiously, but the durian remained unmoved.

"Boss, this thing’s rock solid—we can’t crack it," one of them muttered.

Yun Wan jabbed at the durian’s spikes and almost sliced her finger, confirming its hardness.

She frowned, considering the possibility. Had the durian mutated into something inedible?

"Come on, let me try," Hu Yuanyang said, pulling out a shotgun.

The crowd ducked as the shotgun roared, blasting the durian. When the smoke cleared, the durian shell was marked with black streaks from the bullets, but not a single crack was made.

The chat blew up with comments.

[Is this really a fruit battle? It looks like they're testing the hardness of new Mecha Materials.]

[This fruit’s a monster. Even explosives can’t crack it—how are we supposed to eat this thing?]

[Let’s move on—this one’s a lost cause (laughing).]

[Seriously, doesn’t Shennong Star test their own fruits? What kind of fruit can’t even be opened?]

Seeing the audience's dissatisfaction with Shennong Star's new fruit, Mao Hao relished the chaos, seizing the chance to vent.

"If you’re out of fruits, just quit while you’re ahead. This is just wasting everyone’s time. Even Mecha might struggle with this!" Mao Hao sneered.

His harsh words sparked an idea for the Shennong Star team.

Hu Yuanyang wasted no time, calling in his Mecha. "Thanks for the tip, Leader Mao—you’re a real pal!"

Mao Hao fumed: I was trying to get you to quit, not help you out!

Everyone in the Shennong Star live stream had retreated thirty meters, and all fruits were removed except for one durian in front of the camera. Hu Yuanyang controlled the Mecha and launched missiles at the durian. The audience watched intently as the missiles exploded, smoke filled the air, and before anyone could see if the durian was opened, a spiky black shadow shot out from the smoke—it was the charred durian.

Upon closer inspection, cracks could be seen on the durian.

At this moment, the audience had only one thought: Finally, it's open!

Audience: The durian had to be blasted into the air before it cracked. You'd need some serious wealth to afford eating durian.

The durian flew out of the camera's view, and the audience didn't know what happened, but Yun Wan broke into a cold sweat. The durian was blasted straight towards the crowd. At the critical moment, Hu Yuanyang fired several shots, causing the durian to fly everywhere. The Shennong Star team barely managed to escape, leaving the live stream room. When the room finally quieted down, they returned.

The durian was fine, fully opened with some fruit flesh slightly dusty but still edible. Hu Yuanyang, however, was not so lucky.

Heaven knows, he had just fired continuously to prevent the durian from hitting the crowd, using up all his ammunition. The durian flew around the room, even crashing into the Mecha, breaking one of its arms and leaving a hole in its chest.

Looking at the peacefully lying durian on the table and the chaotic live stream room, Yun Wan fell silent.

The live stream audience was already curious about what had happened in the Shennong Star live stream. The live stream device could adjust itself and wasn't damaged by the durian, but the audience could only hear the massive explosions from Shennong Star. Black smoke covered the camera, and nothing could be seen.

It felt like someone had stepped out for a moment and then come back in. As the smoke in the camera's view cleared, they saw the opened durian placed on the table. The live stream audience felt like their hearts were being clawed at, totally on edge, but no one in Shennong Star's live stream spoke for a long time.

"It's fine, we'll reimburse it."

After a while, they heard a calm, pleasant female voice from the live stream.

[It's the lord!]

[Reimburse? Reimburse what?]

[What happened?]

The live stream camera steadied briefly, then automatically panned to follow Cong Ruyi, and the audience also saw the devastation in the live stream set.

[Don't tell me the durian blew the roof off and wrecked the mecha?]

[This is insane!]

[Is this even edible? How much money do you need to blow like this?]

[The galaxy's most dangerous fruit—I’m done with it.]

[Hey, do you smell that?]