Wu Yaozu sat on the sofa with a dark face, his expression full of
resentment that he had actually lost to Xia Yu, a newbie in the battle.
"This round doesn't count, I want to play another one with Rock Dog." Wu Yaozu shouted, eager to win back some face.
"I'm
not coming." Xia Yu wasn't stupid. Noctua was able to win against
Charmander because both Pokémon were weak, with only average combat
power.
Battle power levels: ten levels, including Common, Rare,
Elite, Lord, Overlord, Gym Leader, King, Champion, Master, and Divine
Beast, which are consistent with the aptitude levels.
Wu Yaozu's
Rockruff has been trained since childhood and its strength has long
reached the elite level. Even if Nova has a higher aptitude, its combat
power level is two levels lower and it is no match for Rockruff.
"Your Rockruff is almost ready to evolve. What form do you plan to evolve it into?" Xia Yu asked, changing the subject.
"Dusk
Mode." Wu Yaozu seemed to have planned this all along: "The ability of
Lycanroc in Dusk Mode is Hard Claws, a very powerful ability."
Xia
Yu nodded. If it were him, he would also evolve Rockruff into Lycanroc
Dusk Mode. Its high speed and high attack combined with the Hard Claws
ability would be quite good.
"Xia Yu, are you really not going to
go online today?" After the game, Wu Yaozu's playful side was stirring,
and he started urging Xia Yu to go online together.
"I'm really
not going today." Xia Yu shook his head: "The Buzzbat was just born, and
I need to stay home to take care of it. You go by yourself; solo queue
will showcase your skills better. I won't take you today."
"Bullshit!
With your skills, you think you can carry me? Just you wait, without
you dragging me down today, I guarantee I'll reach Gold rank." Provoked
by Xia Yu's words, Wu Yaozu shouted and ran to the internet cafe alone
without inviting Xia Yu to join him. He was determined to prove that Xia
Yu was the real noob.
...
After Wu Yaozu left, Xia Yu stayed home alone, taking care of the little bug while studying and reading.
The
college entrance exam in this world is similar to that in the previous
life, except that there is an additional Pokémon exam subject. This is a
required subject for trainer exams and Pokémon research, and it is also
the most difficult one.
"What is the perfect amount of B-grade metal membrane for a 1.5m tall, 56kg Scyther that evolves into a Scizor and uses it?"
Which Pokémon cannot learn Normal-type moves? What is the standard weight of its final evolved form?
"Please list all Poison/Ground type Pokémon under normal circumstances."
...
Some questions are relatively simple, but others are quite difficult.
Besides
learning these bizarre concepts, Xia Yu also had to review some regular
subjects: Chinese, math, English, physics, chemistry, and biology. This
made Xia Yu feel like she was back in her high school days,
experiencing both pain and joy.
After studying for a while, Xia Yu remembered that he seemed to have completed a system task.
[First Victory]: Win the first match.
Failure penalty: None.
Reward: One random draw.
"The lottery system is activated. Would you like to participate in the lottery?"
"lottery."
After Xia Yu silently recited the lottery in his mind, a large disc appeared in front of him and began to spin continuously.
"stop."
As Xia Yu silently stopped, the lottery disc slowly ceased spinning, and the pointer eventually pointed to a CD.
"Congratulations, host, you have drawn a one-time move learning machine, Water Pulse."
Water Ripple: Attacks the opponent with water vibrations, with a certain chance to confuse the target.
TMs
allow Pokémon to learn moves. There are two types of TMs in this world:
one-time TMs and permanent TMs. The value of the two is vastly
different.
Most TMs are controlled by a few powerful families, and
these TMs are the foundation of these families' existence, widening the
gap between them and ordinary people. Outsiders who want to use these
TMs must pay a certain price.
The Xia Yu family also possesses a
permanent TM for learning a move called Bug Resistance. The publicly
announced price for learning it is 150,000 per session, and only one
Pokémon can learn it per day. If it operates year-round without
interruption, it can provide the Xia Yu family with a stable income of
around 50 million.
This is because the Insect Resistance skill is
not very powerful. If it were a skill like Guard or Sword Dance, the
price for learning it would be around 500,000, and you would have to
make an appointment in advance. If you want to jump the queue, you would
have to pay an extra fee.
Anyone who masters a technique learning
machine is essentially in possession of a gold mine, provided they have
the corresponding skill level.
According to Xia Yu, the most
sensational news last year was that the Qi family, who had mastered the
Shadow Ball move learning machine, were all slaughtered, with no one in
the family of thirteen surviving.
Since then, the Shadow Ball TM
has disappeared without a trace, with only a few Shadow Ball disposable
TMs circulating, all of which have been sold at exorbitant prices.
Even
the Qi family, with its elderly Champion-level trainer, couldn't escape
this fate, let alone a newly emerging small family like the Xia family.
If
it weren't for my older brother, the youngest near-Elite Four level
trainer, the Xia family probably wouldn't have been able to protect the
Bug Resistance TM.
Xia Yu took out the Water Pulse TM. Noibat
cannot learn Water Pulse, but its evolved form, Noivern, can. However,
once Noibat evolves into Noivern, it has already learned many powerful
moves and no longer needs the Water Pulse move.
Therefore, Xia Yu
does not intend to use the Water Pulse skill himself, but instead plans
to sell the Water Pulse one-time move learning machine.
Popular
moves like Water Pulse, which are also one-time learner machines for
popular attributes, are much more expensive, with online purchase prices
mostly around 300,000. This made Xia Yu secretly marvel at his good
luck; he'd snagged 300,000 with a simple flick of his wrist.
Xia
Yu opened the Xianyu platform, compared prices from three different
sellers, and contacted the buyer with the highest reputation. He then
sold the Water Pulse Disposable Learning Machine for 320,000 yuan.
With
a huge sum of 320,000 yuan in his pocket, Xia Yu was somewhat excited.
At the same time, he noticed that his post seeking to buy various
strange stones had received several private messages.
"Are you
there? I have some exquisite rare stones, a picturesque scene with a
small bridge and flowing water. Would you like to buy them?"
"Grade C Thunder Stone, expert certified, honest and reliable, only **"
]
. "
"A
top-grade stone of light, passed down through three generations, but I
had to part with it because my mother-in-law was demanding a dowry of
28.8 yuan."
...
Xia Yu quickly browsed through the list and
replied to each one. There were beautiful and unusual stones for sale,
as well as special evolution stones like Thunder Stones. Unfortunately,
these weren't what Xia Yu was looking for, and the quality of goods was
hard to guarantee on the Xianyu platform. After thinking for a moment,
Xia Yu finally revised the purchase post, limiting the scope to Xishu
Province and emphasizing that he only wanted to collect various
sparkling stones.
Stones like Evolution Key Stones, Mega Stones,
Wishing Stars, and Crystal Beads all share a striking characteristic:
they sparkle.
Xia Yu had just posted the thread and was about to close it when she immediately received a private message.
"I have a strange stone in my hand."
Chapter 7 Black Market
"I have a strange stone in my hand."
When
Xia Yu saw this private message, he immediately became interested. The
mysterious seller's ID was Crazy August, and a photo was attached below.
A small stone, radiating a dazzling light.
"The Keystone of Evolution?!"
Xia
Yu hadn't expected to be so lucky. He encountered an Evolution Keystone
online in just one day. Suppressing his excitement, Xia Yu began to
bargain with Crazy August.
"This stone is beautiful. Where did you find it?" Xia Yu asked.
"It's an heirloom," Crazy August replied. "Do you want it?"
"Yes," Xia Yu replied. "How much?"
Crazy August: "Hmm... I don't know the market price either? Why don't you place your order and we'll sell if it's right?"
Xia Yu: "Fifty including shipping."
Crazy August: "It's too cheap. This stone is so beautiful. It should cost at least 500."
Xia
Yu smiled, wanting to close the deal at a fixed price, but he also knew
that if he didn't bargain, it would arouse the other party's suspicion:
"500 is too expensive, 100 at most."
Crazy August: "No way, look
how beautiful the color of this stone is. Bro, my girlfriend's birthday
is coming up, and I want to buy her a necklace. I'm a student and don't
have much money, so can 500 be okay?"
Xia Yu: "I'm also a student, and my family doesn't have much money."
Crazy August: "480, that's the lowest I can go."
...
After
much back and forth, the two finally settled on a price of 399. Just in
case, Xia Yu even had Crazy August take a picture of the stone.
After
finishing all this, Xia Yu looked at the huge sum of 300,000 yuan in
his account and had other ideas. He decided to go to the black market in
Xingguang City tonight.
With so much money, he could find many
good items on the black market, especially with the system as a cheat,
which would allow him to snag bargains. His only concern was his own
safety.
He had been to the black market in Starlight City once
before, with Charlotte. With his brother, a near-Elite Four level
trainer, by his side, safety was not an issue. This time, however, he
was alone in the black market, so he naturally had to consider safety.
"Bring Dad's Scizor along."
...
As
night fell, Xia Yu, after having dinner, took his father's Scizor and
Golisopod to the black market in Starlight City. He had originally only
planned to bring one Scizor, but for safety's sake, he borrowed a
Golisopod from his father as well.
Scizor's strength is average,
only at the level of a leader, while Goliathus is powerful and is one of
my father's main Pokémon, possessing the strength of a Gym Leader. In a
small county like Starlight City, it can be considered a powerful
Pokémon.
The underground black market in Starlight City is located
on the bar street in the old town, which is also a gathering place for
young people. Everywhere you can see scantily clad young men and women
getting drunk and venting their frustrations.
Xia Yu changed into a
black outfit, wore a mask, and walked into the bar called Night Star,
heading straight to the second basement level.
The first basement
level is a proper bar, while the second basement level is Starlight
City's underground black market, where many good things often appear. An
auction is held every month, where some strange and wonderful items
will appear.
When he came last time, Xia Luo mentioned to him that
this bar had a powerful background, with the major shareholder being
the Li family of Xingguang City. His Xia family also had a stake in the
bar and received a considerable amount of dividends every year.
The
Li family can be considered a local power in Starlight City. They have
almost monopolized the breeding house industry and the energy cube
industry in the entire Starlight City, and the family is already
extremely wealthy.
However, in recent years, the Li family has
been on a slight downward trend. The older generation of Elite Four
level trainers are getting older and their strength has declined
significantly. The middle generation has only produced one Gym Leader
level trainer, and that one hasn't even opened a Gym yet.
This has
increased the pressure on the Li family. After all, they have numerous
businesses, and without sufficient strength, they could be targeted at
any time. Therefore, the Li family is in a hurry and is frantically
pouring resources into the younger generation. Whether from the main
family or collateral branches, as long as you have talent, we will
cultivate you.