"This cat looks so aloof. What kind of Pokémon is this?"
After Jiang Chen captured Meowstic (Male), he happened to encounter Ling Wanqiu and Wang Xin. They had already caught a Vulpix, which Wang Xin had caught. Seeing the Meowstic (Male) by Jiang Chen's side, Wang Xin immediately came over.
"This is Meowstic (Male)." Ling Wanqiu, however, recognized Meowstic (Female). The knowledge she learned in school was not for nothing. Recognizing Pokémon was fundamental for a trainer. This world hadn't developed a Pokédex, so to recognize Pokémon and understand their data, one had to rely on their own learned knowledge.
"Didn't you catch a Pokémon?"
"I did." Upon Jiang Chen's inquiry, Ling Wanqiu released the Pokémon she had caught. "I was lucky enough to encounter a Horsea by the lake, and then I caught it."
Horsea could evolve into Seadra, and its second evolution was Kingdra. Kingdra was a Water and Dragon-type Pokémon. Ling Wanqiu loved Dragon-type Pokémon, which was why she was so happy after catching Horsea.
"To encounter a Horsea, your luck is indeed good." Horsea was also a relatively rare Pokémon. While its rarity couldn't compare to pseudo-legendary Pokémon, it wasn't easier to obtain than the starter Pokémon either.
"The Pokémon here are too docile. They're much easier to catch than wild Pokémon." Wang Xin said, teasing her Vulpix.
"Pokémon raised by humans are naturally different from wild Pokémon." Wild Pokémon had more conflicts, so their personalities were naturally fiercer. Pokémon in the breeding park were all raised by humans, so they had fewer conflicts and docile personalities. Anyone who came here, as long as they weren't too useless, could basically catch a Pokémon.
Each person could only catch one Pokémon at most. Now that Jiang Chen and the others had caught theirs, they naturally had nothing to do. They weren't in a hurry to leave and looked around the breeding park.
"Strange, they said there were pseudo-legendary Pokémon, but why haven't I seen any?" Wang Xin sounded a bit regretful.
"This place is so big. Perhaps we're just unlucky and didn't encounter any," Ling Wanqiu wasn't very interested in seeing pseudo-legendary Pokémon. She already had two pseudo-legendary Pokémon herself. Jiang Chen's interest wasn't great either. Only Wang Xin had high hopes of encountering a pseudo-legendary, but unfortunately, she didn't encounter any before leaving. Even if they did encounter a pseudo-legendary, it would be impossible to catch one.
"Students, tomorrow, Yulan Mall will hold a small competition. The champion will be rewarded with a Piplup. Those interested can sign up." After leaving the Pokémon Breeding Park, Jiang Chen called out to his classmates.
Yulan Mall was Jiang Chen's family's property, and this competition was organized by the Jiang Group.
"Rewarding a Piplup, that's too generous."
"A starter Pokémon, we absolutely must participate."
"Young Master Jiang, are there any conditions or restrictions for signing up?"
"I want to sign up. I must win this Piplup."
All the students became excited. A Piplup, if sold on the black market, would cost at least tens of millions of Alliance Coins, and even then, it would be priceless. This was the price of a starter Pokémon. So, their excitement was normal.
"There are indeed conditions for signing up. Registration starts at 3 PM. Only the first hundred can participate, and contestants must be under sixteen years old."
"I won't go over the competition rules. You can find them on the Jiang Group's official website. You can also sign up on the official website." Jiang Chen explained the conditions for signing up.
"Young Master Jiang, will you participate?" Someone asked Jiang Chen.
"I will not participate." If Jiang Chen participated in a competition organized by his family's group and won the championship, even if it was due to his own strength, people would still call it a fix. So, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't participate. If Jiang Chen wanted a starter Pokémon, his family could get him one in minutes, so there was no need for him to participate.
Hearing Jiang Chen say he wouldn't participate, they immediately felt more motivated. If Jiang Chen participated, they wouldn't even dream of winning. Without Jiang Chen participating, they felt they could contend for the championship. After all, there were restrictions: people over sixteen couldn't sign up, so they weren't afraid of powerful trainers coming to suppress them. The championship was highly winnable.
"Wanqiu, are you participating?" Wang Xin asked Ling Wanqiu.
"Tomorrow, I have to specially train my Pokémon, so I won't participate." Ling Wanqiu shook her head.
"You want to participate?" Ling Wanqiu saw the eagerness in Wang Xin's eyes, clearly she wanted to compete.
"Yes, I just don't know if I'll be able to sign up, since there are only a hundred registration slots."
"If you want to sign up, I can help you register." Jiang Chen stood by, and also heard Ling Wanqiu and Wang Xin's conversation. Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Wang Xin's eyes brightened slightly, then she said bashfully, "Would that be inappropriate?"
"As long as you don't go around spreading the word, we're friends, helping you with this small favor is nothing."
"Then thank you, Young Master Jiang." Wang Xin no longer stood on ceremony with Jiang Chen.
Since it was Saturday, they could leave school and go home after catching their Pokémon.
"Young Master, you're back. Did you catch any Pokémon you like?" Ning Ya asked when she saw Jiang Chen return.
"I caught a Meowstic (Female)." He released Meowstic (Female). Although Meowstic (Female)'s appearance was quite cute, it was too aloof and didn't like being touched by people. It was fine for Jiang Chen, its owner, to touch it. But if outsiders touched it, Meowstic (Female) would probably start getting angry.
"By the way, Young Master, this was made using the Energy Cube recipe you gave me." Ning Ya took out a box of Energy Cubes. The high-grade Energy Cubes made from that high-grade Energy Cube recipe used very precious ingredients, but their effects were also shocking. After eating this high-grade Energy Cube, their fur became more lustrous, and the Energy Cube was very nutritious, providing a strong sense of fullness. Many Pokémon would not be hungry for an entire day after eating one. Even with high-intensity training, they only needed to eat two or three to replenish a full day's training consumption.
However, the production cost was also very high. This box contained a total of ten Energy Cubes, costing 10,000 Alliance Coins. The cost price of each Energy Cube was 1,000 Alliance Coins. For comparison, the Energy Cubes currently produced and sold by the Jiang Group had a cost price of around 200 Alliance Coins.
"According to my estimation, long-term consumption of this high-grade Energy Cube can improve a Pokémon's physical constitution, similar to the effect of nutritional liquid, or even better than nutritional liquid." These were Ning Ya's estimations, not yet confirmed.
"If this kind of Energy Cube were to be sold, how would it do?" Jiang Chen asked Ning Ya.
"I don't know much about business, but the cost required is too high, and the selling price would be even higher. Ordinary people probably wouldn't be able to afford it." Even ordinary Energy Cubes were not something an average family would consume, let alone high-grade Energy Cubes with five times the cost.
"It's fine if ordinary people can't afford it. Energy Cubes are inherently sold to the middle class or the wealthy." Jiang Chen planned to show this high-grade Energy Cube recipe to his mother. "In the future, feeding Pokémon with this high-grade Energy Cube can also reduce your workload, Sister Ning Ya, so you won't be so busy."
There were many Pokémon at home. The number of Pokémon in the back mountain was at least over a hundred, most of which were caught by Jiang Yuan. Feeding those Pokémon usually took a lot of time.
Taking this high-grade Energy Cube recipe, Jiang Chen went to the Jiang Group and handed the Energy Cube recipe and some of the finished products made by Ning Ya to Xie Yulan.
"If the effect is really that good, this high-grade Energy Cube can replace the position of nutritional liquid. Although it's a bit more expensive, compared to the cost of nutritional liquid, it's actually cheaper." The nutritional liquid consumed by Pokémon was more expensive, even higher than the cost of high-grade Energy Cubes.
"This recipe is very precious. It hasn't been leaked to outsiders, has it?" Xie Yulan asked Jiang Chen.
"No, currently only Sister Ning Ya and I have seen this recipe."
"That's good." No matter how valuable the recipe was, if it were leaked, it would become worthless. Jiang Chen was her son, and Ning Ya was treated like a half-daughter. It was fine if only they had seen the recipe; they wouldn't leak it.
"I'll have someone test the nutritional components of the finished product first." Xie Yulan called in her assistant, handed over a box of high-grade Energy Cubes, and sent them to the testing department.
"This high-grade Energy Cube might be able to elevate our group's assets to a new level. My dear son, where did you get this recipe from?" Xie Yulan asked curiously.
Jiang Chen rubbed his nose: "That's a secret. Just rest assured, Mom, absolutely no outsider has seen this recipe." It would be hard to explain. Regarding the system, Jiang Chen didn't want to disclose it to others. He would keep this secret to himself. For example, the secret of him being a transmigrator, he would keep it along with the system.
Hearing Jiang Chen say it was a secret, Xie Yulan didn't press further.
"By the way, the competition held at Yulan Mall tomorrow, you should have already advertised it at school, right?"
"I've already told my classmates. It's probably spread throughout the entire school by now." This competition was mainly to advertise Yulan Mall. Don't look at the prize being a starter Pokémon. In reality, they wouldn't lose money at all. As long as enough people were attracted, and they bought something, they would make their money back. This was a common trick for many malls, but not many offered starter Pokémon as prizes. Not only was the champion's Piplup prize great, but the second and third place prizes weren't bad either.
The test report for the high-grade Energy Cubes quickly came out. According to the test, the high-grade Energy Cubes indeed contained more nutrients than nutritional liquid. Ning Ya's conclusion was also correct: long-term consumption of high-grade Energy Cubes would definitely improve a Pokémon's physical fitness.
"In the future, the group can process and manufacture this high-grade Energy Cube." Xie Yulan put away the recipe. In the future, this recipe would be priceless.
"By the way, Mom, you're also a Pokémon Champion now. Don't you have Champion duties to handle?" Jiang Chen asked.
"I let your dad handle the Champion duties. Anyway, the area he oversees is quite stable, so managing another area won't tire him out."
"And I'm only a temporary Champion. As long as nothing major happens, no one will come to disturb me."
After wandering around the group for a while, Jiang Chen even personally went to the R&D department and, under others' guidance, made a Poké Ball.
"This Luxury Ball, made by me, will be Meowstic (Female)'s new home." Jiang Chen released Meowstic (Female) and then destroyed the Poké Ball that originally held Meowstic (Female). That Poké Ball was trash, even worse than the common red and white Poké Balls sold in stores. The better the Poké Ball, the more comfortable it was to stay inside. After destroying that Poké Ball, Jiang Chen replaced Meowstic (Female)'s new home with the Luxury Ball he made today.
"It's time to go back." Jiang Chen had Gardevoir use Teleport to take him home.
When he arrived home, it was still early before dark. Jiang Chen began to urge his Pokémon to train.
"Pokémon with strong competitive spirits are great; they don't slack off at all during training." Jiang Chen glanced at Meowstic (Female). After Jiang Chen set up a training plan for it, Meowstic (Female) didn't slack off in the slightest. On the other hand, Slakoth really made Jiang Chen's liver ache with anger.
"Charmander, follow behind Slakoth. If Slakoth continues to slack off, don't hold back on it." Jiang Chen called Charmander over. Although he knew Slakoth's laziness was affected by its ability, he still had to urge it. Otherwise, if it kept slacking, Jiang Chen didn't know when it would evolve.
Towards Slakoth, Charmander didn't know what politeness was. If it dared to slack off, Charmander would directly blast it with fire, making Slakoth scream at Charmander in anger.
"As long as it evolves into Vigoroth, that's good."
After supervising his Pokémon's training for over two hours, Jiang Chen had them come over and gave them two Energy Cubes. These two high-grade Energy Cubes were basically enough to fill them up.
The next day, Jiang Chen did not go to the wild. He had enough Pokémon now and hadn't trained them all yet, so he temporarily didn't plan to catch other Pokémon. Even if he were to catch Pokémon in the future, he would wait until those he had were fully trained.
"Bulbasaur, continue to use Vine Whip on this wooden stake. You can rest when you break this stake."
"Lucario, you do weighted running. Eevee, you too, like Lucario."
Jiang Chen assigned training tasks to all his Pokémon, including Dragonite, who had now reached the second tier of Champion. Breaking through to the second tier of Champion, Dragonite brought Jiang Chen 100,000 points. Indeed, training Pokémon to break through their strength was the fastest way to earn points, especially after training a Champion-level Pokémon, which directly gave 1,000,000 points.
Champion-level Pokémon were something Jiang Chen wasn't aiming for yet. His Beedrill currently showed no signs of breaking through in strength. Moreover, Jiang Chen didn't have anything to help Bug and Poison-type Pokémon quickly improve their strength, so Beedrill could only rely on its own efforts. However, he could look forward to his father's Flygon and Gabite, especially Flygon. Flygon originally had the potential of a Champion, and under his father's training, it wasn't far from Champion-level. With the help of the Dragon Stone, helping it quickly comprehend the origin of the Dragon-type, Flygon would probably break through to Champion-level in less than half a month.
Gabite, compared to Flygon, might be a bit slower.
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