Chapter: 69

"The environment I'm in right now is so beautiful, with lush vegetation, shimmering lake water, and colorful flower fields that carpet the entire land. Are you curious about where I am?" Mark turned his head towards the audience at the venue, as if he was really asking them face to face.

"Yes!!!" Sure enough, after Mark asked this question, the audience at the venue, who had already been enchanted by the scenery of this place, burst into enthusiastic responses.

"Haha, I knew you all would be curious. It's worth the repeated selection from among the 100 levels to finally choose this picturesque place."

Upon hearing Mark's words, many audience members became curious about the significance of this place with [100 level] and its connection to tonight's new product launch. Was it just a slip of the tongue, or did it conceal some unknown truth? Regardless, Mark's marketing strategy for this press conference had already been successful. He had completely piqued the curiosity of the audience present and those watching the broadcast.

"The place I am in right now is called Aincrad. And what you are seeing is a lake located in the outskirts of the Kolar Road on the twenty-second level of Aincrad. I'm sure you're all starting to wonder why you've never heard of such a place and what the twenty-second level represents. Don't worry, follow me as we continue to explore."

After speaking, Mark somehow had a deep blue square crystal in his hand. With a flash of light, Mark disappeared from sight, and the screen transitioned to show him in another location.

Whoosh!

The audience was shocked to see Mark suddenly disappear from the screen and appear in another place. The entire crowd was in an uproar due to this unexpected scene.

"Is Mark Research Center planning to unveil teleportation technology as its new product for this season? If that's the case, it would certainly make waves in multiple industries," said a YouTuber from the tech community.

Next to him, a journalist also chimed in, "If it's not due to editing and special effects, please tell me the price and put me out of my misery! I don't believe this technology would come cheap."

Among the many spectators at the venue and those watching the broadcast, while some believed it was surely just special effects and that Mark couldn't have actually created a teleportation device, the majority, who had been won over by the Personal Health Assistant, became loyal consumers and faithful fans of Mark's products. At this moment, they were convinced that the crystal capable of teleportation was the new product that Mark Research Center would launch tonight.

"Oh! I hear the amazed exclamations from the audience. Do you all think that this Corridor Crystal in my hand is the product being unveiled tonight?

Well, you are completely wrong! It's not the Star of tonight. However, if you want this item, I promise there will be sufficient supply after the actual product launch later."

"Trust me, with a little effort, all of you should be able to afford it."

Taking advantage of the information asymmetry with the audience, Mark crazily displayed his twisted sense of humor. However, his promises were indeed genuine and effective. Even if you later realized that you had been tricked, you couldn't do anything about it.

"Now, the place I am currently in is outside the starting town of the first level of Aincrad. If you come here, don't blame me for not warning you. Remember to bring your weapons, or else there will be a danger to your life."

As he spoke, Mark once again pulled out an iron longsword from who knows where. The scene switched, and a massive wild boar, the size of a tiger, charged towards the direction where Mark was.

Hiss!

Seeing this scene, the people at the venue gasped and sweated for Mark's situation.

However, Mark reacted swiftly. Before the wild boar could get close, he performed an upward strike, lifting the entire boar into the air... Then he followed up with a cleave, rendering the boar completely defenseless and gasping for its last breath on the ground.

"This wild boar is too weak. Should I say it lives up to its reputation as a beginner's level monster? Looks can be deceiving! Additionally, let me remind you all once again, in Aincrad, only cold weapons and similar items are allowed. Firearms are strictly prohibited."

After effortlessly dealing with the boar, Mark casually offered some warm tips to the audience on the other side of the screen.

In fact, despite Mark's smooth and agile movements and defeating the weak boar monster effortlessly, during his first encounter with these boar monsters, he was instantly killed by their charges every time.

Out of frustration, he paid tribute to the guild leader of the strongest guild, Heathcliff/Kayaba Akihiko, by using his privileges as a game developer to activate a speed boost for himself.

Indeed, cheating felt great at first, and it continued to feel great. From then on, Mark never bothered with boar's charges again.

"Now that the rough demonstration of the new product to be launched tonight has mostly been done, it's time to unveil its true appearance to everyone.

But before that, has any clever audience member already figured out our Spring Season's new product? If you answer correctly, we will give you the deluxe package of the new product for free, along with home installation!"

For a moment, the atmosphere at the venue became lively. Whether or not the audience had guessed the answer, they eagerly raised their hands, hoping to get a chance to answer. It was evident how positively people viewed Mark Research Center. An unrevealed new product had already ignited a frenzy of anticipation and competition.

"So, let's have the black-haired beauty in the sixth seat of the third row stand up and give us the answer—"

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