The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 99

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Grand Opening Disturbance

It seemed her decision to be extra cautious and bolster security had been the right one.

Shen Lu took a moment to check the video she’d posted yesterday. It had actually started trending. But that wasn’t enough for her. She activated the Twenty-four-hour Promotion Traffic Accelerator, and the view count climbed so fast it was visible to the naked eye.

Correspondingly, the number of comments was also exploding.

A rare sight appeared at the checkpoint between the Upper City District and the Lower City District today.

The soldiers guarding the checkpoint couldn’t help but ask the people lining up to go to the Lower City District, "Did something happen today? Why are so many people rushing to the Lower City District?"

"Haven’t you been on your feed? An account called Little Deer Cuisine said they’re holding a crayfish competition and have prepared ten thousand crayfish. Isn’t that a joke? I’m going over to watch her make a fool of herself."

"I’m not going just to laugh at her. The moment I find out it’s false advertising, I’m reporting her!"

"These lowlifes from the Lower City District have no shame when it comes to getting attention."

"I’m going to crash her party. I can’t stand how arrogant she is!"

...

With everything ready, at ten in the morning, Shen Lu turned on her Light Brain’s recording function and had Wang Daguo set off the rented electronic firecrackers. CRACKLE! POP! It actually sounded quite authentic.

As the boss, Shen Lu naturally had to say a few words. But no one was paying attention to what she said. Before she could even finish, people were yelling for her to hurry up and bring out the crayfish so they could see.

"Everyone, please be patient. The crayfish are ready. In a moment, anyone interested in participating in the crayfish competition can sign up over here."

Being extremely short-staffed, Shen Lu had no choice but to have Xue Can temporarily take charge of registration and payment.

He was a Superpower User and looked fierce and cold, which gave him a rather intimidating presence.

"It’s 100 Star Coins per person. You’ll compete in the order you register. Whoever eats the most crayfish—and eats them the cleanest—in one minute will win and advance to the next round. This will continue until we have a final victor."

After speaking, Shen Lu walked into the fast-food area and gave a slight nod to Lin Zhou, signaling him to use his superpower to create a barrier around the long table. Then, she opened the System Warehouse above the table and, as if pouring water, dumped out an enormous pile of crayfish.

At this sight, the noisy crowd fell silent. Everyone stared, wide-eyed, as bright red crayfish piled up on the long table, soon forming a small mountain.

’It’s... actually real?’

While there might not have been ten thousand crayfish, there were certainly several thousand.

Seeing that the table was nearly at capacity, Shen Lu closed the System Warehouse. She couldn’t have Lin Zhou maintaining the barrier indefinitely; his primary responsibility was security.

The people from the Upper City District arrived late, just in time to see the mountain of crayfish from outside the shop.

However, even from behind the floor-to-ceiling glass, they remained full of themselves.

"Isn’t it obvious? It’s definitely fake. If it were real, why not put it outside? It’s because she’s afraid we’d spot the flaws!"

"That’s right! Who prepares crayfish like this? Such a high-class ingredient should be cooked using the simplest methods to preserve its nutrients!"

Faced with this group of well-dressed, arrogant people from the Upper City District, Shen Lu didn’t let their words get to her.

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