Chapter 115 Sudden Wealth! The Dark Side of the World
[Indeed, no matter how wonderful the world is, there will always be intrigue and deceit.]
Stepping out of the Friendship Store, Xia Mu was filled with profound (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings of emotion and reflection).
Many of his past thoughts were too naive. After this experience, Xia Mu deeply understood one thing: without any extraordinary encounters, those without power or influence can only live a mediocre life, never achieving much and having no future.
Resources are controlled by a very small number of people.
Just like an Evolution Stone, it is actually just a natural product of nature, but it is controlled by capital. Ordinary people can only obtain it by spending a lot of money to buy it.
This is just one example; there are many, many other things similar to Evolution Stones.
To be honest, Xia Mu has witnessed many people owning Pokémon that need evolution over the years.
The vast majority of people haven't chosen to evolve their Pokémon, not because they don't want to, but because they don't have the money.
In other words, it's not that people don't want to train Pokémon with high potential, but because they lack the money and resources.
Even if you were given such a Pokémon, you couldn't train it successfully.
Moreover, rare Pokémon are indeed in the hands of a small number of people, and this is unchangeable.
Therefore, most people only experience the benefits of being a trainer when they reach a certain age, and then go to school to learn truly useful knowledge and earn a living.
Xia Mu used to think that most trainers were just roadside bug-catching boys, but in reality, these people were probably not even as good as bug-catching boys.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Xia Mu summoned his Arcanine and leaped towards his parents' company.
Nine thousand Fire Stones and ten Comet Fragments, purchased from the system shop for 27.6 million League Coins—it wasn't that Xia Mu didn't want to buy more, but he only had 27.64 million League Coins left.
Xia Mu didn't hesitate and sold it directly to the Friendship Store, receiving 550 million Alliance Coins in return.
After all, Commander-in-Chief Yan Tie had already contacted him and given him the green light; it would be incredibly rude of him not to sell.
Although the price still didn't meet Xia Mu's minimum requirements, the opportunity to get rich quick and perfectly evade scrutiny was one he wouldn't miss.
Now, he went to see his parents to learn from their experience. This wasn't the end
of the story.
He was just beginning; to fully develop his business, he needed a meticulous plan and a thorough understanding of the market.
Furthermore, he did indeed need talent. If Team Rocket Trio didn't come to him anytime soon, he planned to let them go and recruit some basic management personnel to get things done first.
He couldn't relax just because he had money and put everything else aside.
He needed to create more wealth; only then could he have more money, grow bigger, and train more Pokémon.
For example, now that he had 550 million League Coins, Xia Mu could choose one Pokémon to level up to 100!
He really wanted to see just how powerful a level 100 Pokémon was,
and thus judge just how terrifying those legendary Pokémon were.
This was the kind of thinking he dared to have after having 550 million League Coins.
In other words, if he had 5 billion, he would dare to consider leveling up his entire top-tier team to level 100.
...
He arrived at the Xia Family Logistics Group Company.
Xia Mu also found his parents.
They had been busy since morning and were only just now having lunch.
It has to be said that Xia Mu felt a bit uneasy about eating so late.
Controlling such a large enterprise, as the chairman, possessing absolute wealth and power, doesn't mean being completely free.
Mu Xiuli and Xia He were very happy to see Xia Mu, because it was Xia Mu who took the initiative to come.
After learning about the family situation and hearing from Xia Mu about what happened at the Friendship Store,
the two agreed with Xia Mu's approach, as they would likely have made the same decision.
However, Xia He mentioned something that made Xia Mu realize his mistake and inwardly scold himself for being too naive.
He couldn't be so bold as to make such large transactions with the Alliance in the future. Although the Alliance would accept them all, he would be watched and monitored in his daily life.
For example, Xia Mu had already been taken note of by the Commander-in-Chief, and everything he did from now on would be closely scrutinized; he could no longer do anything secretly as before.
Fortunately, there were no conflicts or estrangements between the Xia family and the Kanto League. On the contrary, the Xia family and the League were of one mind, and the Xia family would do everything in its power to help the League whenever needed.
In short, they responded to the call, did not oppose or resist, and simply obeyed.
Even if they secretly competed behind the scenes, they wouldn't make it too ugly on the surface.
This time, the recovery of the evolution fossil and the increase in the purchase price of the comet fragments were the League's way of actively trying to curry favor with Xia Mu.
This was something Xia Mu had fought for himself because he was outstanding enough to stop Team Rocket and even catch Moltres.
A legendary Pokémon trainer—what a prestigious title that is!
The League naturally wouldn't antagonize him; they would only maintain a friendly relationship, making him feel like he had gained an advantage.
Xia Mu then realized why Yan Tie had been so proactive in inviting him and building a closer relationship—it was to establish a friendly initial impression in his mind, making it easier to take things further in the future.
For the League, it was just a matter of spending a little more money to win the favor of a legendary Pokémon trainer; it was a sure-fire deal.
Xia He's words were straightforward, but what Xia Mu didn't expect was that his mother, Mu Xiuli, was even more direct.
The meaning was clear: trying to use such a small amount of money as bait to lure a legendary Pokémon trainer was far too petty.
Indeed, for a family of Xia's size, a few hundred million was nothing.
Besides, Xia Mu had paid nine thousand Fire Stones and ten Comet Shards.
It's a pity the Xia family didn't get involved in the evolution stone industry, otherwise they could have bought them all.
In short, Mu Xiu still felt she was losing money.
Holding onto them and selling them slowly would have at least doubled or tripled the return.
After all, the selling price determines the profit, even if it takes a long time, it's a risk-free transaction; the evolution stones were all obtained by her son at the Mount Lantern.
Xia Mu hadn't expected his mother to be so decisive; after exchanging a glance with Xia He, she decided to send people to investigate the Mount Lantern immediately.
This news would spread quickly, especially since the Alliance already knew the intelligence, so they would definitely send people to investigate immediately.
All Xia Mu could say was that he had already investigated; all the fire stones had been taken, and even if there were any left, not many would remain.
Even so, the two were still determined to investigate further, just in case they missed something, which could be a considerable fortune.
Xia Mu only managed to attract his parents' attention by telling them that he still had a lot of stock...
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