Sanderson was walking on the street, wearing a fancy dress, followed by a burly man. This was his bodyguard Parker, who was not smart but strong and could punch through a wooden board with one punch.
His swaggering movements attracted many people's attention. Sanderson did not restrain himself, but became more arrogant. He enjoyed this kind of treatment.
When he was a child, he was often beaten severely by his drunk father. Then one day, the damn old man fell into the river and drowned because of his drunkenness. When Sanderson became an orphan, he also gained the freedom he had long awaited. .
Instead of going to the orphanage, he started petty theft on the street and gradually became a well-known gangster. Later, Sanderson met Piram who came to Prest to start a business.
It has to be said that Sanderson's dirty tricks are sometimes quite effective. After he helped Piram settle a stubborn small workshop, Sanderson became Piram's number one henchman and lived happily. Water rises.
This time, he came to investigate the sales of Piram Cola in the market.
Sanderson turned the corner and walked into a pharmacy store. This was an ordinary store that had cooperative relationships with several alchemy workshops.
"Boss, give me two bottles of Coke, from Piram's."
Sanderson shouted as he walked into the pharmacy store, making the store owner frown.
The boss wanted to say something, but when he saw the tall and burly Parker behind Sanderson, he held back. He took the three copper coins thrown by Sanderson and took out two bottles of Coke from the freezer on the side. .
In the process, Sanderson glanced around the store and found that most of the freezers were filled with Piram's Coke. He felt a little happy. It seemed that the price strategy was still as effective as ever.
Sanderson threw one of the bottles of Coke to Parker, opened the bottle cap himself, and took a sip. To be honest, the taste of Piram Coke was a little different, but who cares
Just when Sanderson was about to ask the boss about the sales status of Coke, three more men walked into the store. They loosened their collars. Apparently, they felt a little uncomfortable with the recent warmer temperature.
"Hey boss, do you have a Coke?"
The leading man glanced at Sanderson and went straight to the counter without commenting on his appearance.
"Only Piram Cola."
The boss replied and knocked on the freezer door. Inside the transparent cabinet door, Piram Cola was neatly arranged.
This made Sanderson secretly happy. It was obvious that Piram Cola had quickly taken over the entire market. Those humble ants really couldn't compete with the Piram Empire!
"No, we've already visited three stores, but there's nothing here."
One of the men complained, looked at his companions, and sighed helplessly.
"Looks like I won't be able to drink Coke today."
"Why is Crescent Coke so out of stock? Can't we increase production?"
"Sorry, the new batch may not arrive until noon."
The boss smiled apologetically and said that it seemed that the reason why there was so much Piram Cola here was simply because Crescent Cola had been sold out.
"Wait a minute, why are you staring at Crescent Coke? Isn't Piram Coke also great? It's also cheap."
Sanderson suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a relatively relaxed tone.
"Piram Cola? That kind of thing can be considered cola. Does it qualify?"
After hearing Sanderson's words, one of the three people's voice suddenly rose several degrees, as if questioning.
"The Piram family has always liked to make low-quality imitations. The previous one was barely usable. The taste of this Coke is so different that it almost insults the name of Coke!"
A few of them seemed a little irritable because of the sweltering weather and the fact that they had not bought a Coke after running for a long time, which made Sanderson stunned for a while.
"Sorry, I'm just a little irritated."
The man quickly apologized to Sanderson, and while he was speaking, the store door was opened again, this time by a guy dressed as a clerk carrying a wooden box.
"Boss, I heard this morning that Crescent Coke released a new product, so I immediately ran to get the goods and came back."
The clerk put the wooden box down and opened the lid. It contained the same drink as the Coke bottle, but the color was different.
The three men immediately approached, like pirates who had finally found the legendary secret treasure.
They each held a bottle in their hands, containing drinks with three different liquids: turquoise, transparent, and orange.
"Antoine said it was a new drink of the same type as Coke but with a different taste and the same price."
"I'll try it."
One member of the trio took out three copper coins and handed them to the boss. Then he picked up the bottle opener and opened the bottle cap, taking a gulp of the transparent drink in his hand.
Since the wooden box itself is equipped with a short-acting low-temperature spell, the drink in the bottle is still cold.
A hint of coolness flows into the throat, dispelling the heat caused by the sultry weather. Different from the soft sweetness of Coke, this transparent drink has a slightly fresh lemon flavor, and the slight sourness highlights the original sweetness, making it The taste is more layered, with a sense of transparency that sweeps away any irritability.
"This is great!"
While he was talking, the man's other two companions each paid and opened their own drinks.
The orange drink reveals a burst of citrus fragrance as soon as it is opened. After one sip, the special fructose sweetness fills the entire mouth, forming a wonderful symphony with the gas that is constantly being released. It is better than ordinary orange juice. How high is it
The green drink is accompanied by the freshness of the apple, the faint sweetness and the impact of the gas are intertwined, just like the crisp taste of the apple, instantly capturing people's hearts.
The expressions on the faces of the three people are so intoxicated. These three new drinks are no less than Coca-Cola. Each has a strong personality, making people unable to put it down.
"Is this a new drink too?"
Sanderson threw out three copper coins and picked up a bottle of Coke with slightly different packaging but the same black liquid. The label showed that the drink was called Coke Zero, and it also specifically stated that the sugar content was extremely low.
“What’s the point of Coke without sweetness?”
Sanderson muttered to himself, opened the cap of the bottle, and took a sip.
A strange taste suddenly filled his mouth. This sweetness that was different from ordinary Coke had some amazing charm. Although he kept warning himself in his heart that he shouldn't be so addicted, Sanderson couldn't help but drink again. Take a bite.
"Oh my gosh, I thought Coke was great enough, but I didn't expect that there are four other drinks that are as good as Coke. Praise the King, I was born in this era."
one of the men in the trio exclaimed, waking Sanderson up.
It's time for him to steal Antoine's alchemy circle.