Because it had already been hyped up online beforehand, even though many people didn't believe that the Walker Group had developed a space backpack, the buzz didn't die down over these three days—instead, it kept rising.
Then on the third day, during the prime-time slots in the morning, afternoon, and evening across all major Drakorian TV channels, the commercial featuring Julian, Celebi, and Jirachi promoting the space backpack officially aired.
The ad even had a title: "The Unemployed Gengar"
The gist of it was that after Julian got the space backpack, he no longer needed to store things in Gengar's belly. Whether it was everyday shopping, traveling, or exploring Secret Realms, the space backpack proved to be useful in every situation.
Meanwhile, on TikTok, Julian personally uploaded a video about the space backpack as well.
In the video, Julian was seen putting roughly a 500 kilos of fried chicken, fries, and burgers into the space backpack, remarking that this was the amount Celebi and Jirachi ate in a year.
Then he placed the fully packed space backpack on a scale, and it showed 500 grams.
The combined effect of the advertisement and Julian's video detonated like a fuse igniting a bomb, completely blowing the minds of people across the nation and even the world.
Everyone had only one thought: 'The space backpack had truly been developed.'
With Julian personally starring in the ad and posting on TikTok, and given his status in Drakoria, there was absolutely no way this could be fake.
In other words, the earlier claim by the Walker Group that they had already developed a space backpack was true.
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> "Who would've believed it? Waking up to find the whole world has changed."
> "Since space backpacks are already here, did I somehow transmigrate?"
> "With this thing, doesn't that mean I can change clothes every day inside secret realms now?"
> "This is truly a blessing for us Trainers!"
> "The transportation industry is in trouble now."
> "But this thing is so expensive—one space backpack costs a full five million. I can't afford it."
> "The main target audience for space backpacks is Trainers. For ordinary people, they're actually not that useful."
> "Tomorrow at 10 a.m., space backpacks will go on sale online, but the first batch is only ten million units. Good thing the price is steep, otherwise I'd feel like I wouldn't even stand a chance of grabbing one."
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Right now, the internet was completely filled with discussions about the space backpack.
Afterward, celebrities and celebrity Trainers from the entertainment industry such as Hannah and Catherine also posted videos about using the space backpack.
Originally, Hannah hadn't been included, but since they had run into each other last time, Julian naturally gave her one and asked her to post a usage video three days later.
With so many celebrities from the entertainment industry showing off the space backpack, the effect couldn't have been better.
Enterprises both domestic and international expressed their desire to cooperate with the Walker Group.
Any fool could see what the space backpack technology meant for this world. Frankly speaking, just the space backpack alone could elevate a company to world-class status.
But it wasn't just the space backpack itself—the most important part was the spatial technology inside it.
If the Walker Group could develop a space backpack now, couldn't they develop spatial houses later, making even a bathroom over a hundred square meters?
Naturally, the Walker Group rejected all such cooperation proposals.
The space backpack wasn't exclusively the Walker Group's property—it was jointly developed with the nation. Drakoria held thirty percent of the entire stake, while the Walker Group held seventy percent.
Whenever a new technology emerged, certain industries flourished while others disappeared completely.
Though a price tag of five million was extremely expensive, absolutely a price that ordinary people could only look at from afar. With five million, you could buy a quite excellent starter Pokémon along with some treasures.
But now, that was just the price of a backpack. So the space backpack was destined to become something only a small portion of people could own.
The next day, when pre-sales began, the ten million space backpacks were snatched up instantly, even with a limit of two per account.
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> "Damn it, what kind of hand speed do you people have?! They sold out so fast!"
> "Hahaha, I got one! All thanks to my massage gun."
> "To the person above, are you selling? I'm offering ten million."
> "Not selling. You think I need that little bit of money from you?"
> "I'm a dance major. Is there any handsome guy who managed to grab a space backpack? We can chat offline~"
> "It's fine if you didn't get it. If you're an Elite trainer, you can buy one directly at half price."
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The Walker Group, of course, wouldn't make Elite trainers scramble to grab one.
Any Elite trainer registered on Drakoria's Official Trainer website could buy one directly at half price. To an Elite trainer, whether it was five million or ten million honestly made no difference.
Still, the Walker Group's approach left quite a few Elite trainers feeling rather pleased.
Elite trainers could purchase three, while Pseudo-Champions could buy five. As for Champions—however many you want, that's how many you get.
By the third day after the pre-sale ended, most people had already received their space backpacks, and some users began posting usage videos on TikTok.
Without exception, every single one was singing praises of the space backpack.
Since each successful buyer could purchase two, although ten million backpacks were sold, the actual number of people who got them was only around five to six million. Most who managed to snag one bought both.
Outsiders had already driven the price of a space backpack up to over ten million on the secondary market—literally doubling the original value.
There were even some "geniuses" who thought of placing another space backpack inside a space backpack, wondering if that would allow them to store things infinitely, creating unlimited storage space.
Of course, the experiment's result was a failure.
You could technically put a space backpack into another space backpack, but the moment you did, that space backpack would immediately become "full" and couldn't hold anything else.
Exploiting loopholes like stacking buffs was simply impossible, especially with such an obvious flaw.
Some tech bloggers also conducted destructive tests on the space backpack. After all, the primary users were Trainers, and everyone knew how harsh the environments Trainers could find themselves in.
Fire, water, knives, stomping, tearing by hand—even Pokémon were brought in to test it. Yet none of them managed to destroy the space backpack.
Of course, if it was a Pokémon at the pseudo-Elite level, then the space backpack could still be damaged. In other words, the space backpack could withstand attacks below the Elite-level.
And that was more than enough.
In critical moments, this thing could even serve as body armor.
After watching these bloggers' tests, those who hadn't managed to buy a space backpack felt their itch intensify by several levels.
The space backpack also became a status symbol for the wealthy.
If you had luxury cars and a mansion, it didn't necessarily mean you were rich. But if you owned a space backpack, you were definitely loaded.
Yet right now, most wealthy people couldn't buy one even if they wanted to. As the second round of space backpack sales would happen half a month later.
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