Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 239: The Special Ending of the Appraisal, and the Mysterious Identity of the Stall Owner?

She remembered the market area that Natural Bird had mentioned, pulled up Squirtle, who was also a little confused, and started looking for a cheaper appraisal stall in the bustling market.

Soon, she found a simple stall in the corner, run by a whimsical tree wearing reading glasses.

A crooked wooden sign stood next to the stall: 【Appraisal - 5 silver coins/item.】

This price... seems quite cheap?
Liuli was overjoyed and immediately pulled Squirtle over.

The cloak vendor appeared right beside her, watching her quietly, as if enjoying a good show.

And so began a journey of huge financial losses.

Liuli gritted her teeth and first picked out the prop that looked most like a mushroom and handed it over. Hushuoshu slowly took it, squinted at it for a long time behind his reading glasses, and then brushed it with his twig-like hand, causing the mushroom to shimmer.

System notification: [Obtained 'Paralysis Mushroom (Rank D Item)']

[Effect: There is a high probability that consumption will result in paralysis.]

[Value: Almost zero (Who would want to eat this?)]

Liuli looked at the strangely colored mushroom in her hand, which seemed to be trembling slightly, and her face turned green.

I bought a poisonous mushroom for 5 silver coins?!
The live chat was immediately filled with merciless mockery:
[Hahaha, poisonous mushrooms!]

[Host, try it! It's delicious!]

[5 silver coins gone to waste]

The person next to him covered their mouth with a cloak and let out a chuckle.

Liuli, refusing to believe in superstition, handed over the broken bone club again.

That nonsensical tree started its slow, deliberate assessment again.

System notification: [Obtained 'Rotten Bone Fragment (D-grade item)']

[Effect: When held by a Ground-type Pokémon, its Attack power is slightly increased (Very fragile).]

[Value: 5 silver coins]

Looking at the prompt in front of her, Liuli's lips twitched.

Attack boost?

It sounds...not bad.
But what on earth is this "extremely fragile" thing?

And there isn't a single Ground-type in my team!
Five silver coins—barely enough to break even?

But something just feels off.

Doesn't this mean my prop has been wasted?
Thirdly, she chose a colorful seashell.

The identification process begins, and a faint light flashes.

System notification: [Obtained 'Faded Seashell (D-grade item)']

[Effect: When held by a Water-type Pokémon, its Special Defense is slightly increased (Fragile).]

[Value: 6 silver coins]

Liuli was stunned.

Huh? It's fragile again?
However, it is at least a water-based item.
Squirtle is usable, but its minor upgrades and Fragile nature make it only worth 6 silver coins...
Okay, that's all for now.

Liuli touched her forehead and felt that it was already a little red.

I've already spent 15 of my 20 silver coins, and all I got in return was a poisonous mushroom, a nearly broken bone, and a nearly shattered seashell. I only have 5 silver coins left in my bag. The word "huge loss" doesn't even begin to describe my current situation.

Looking at the last 6 silver coins and a few unidentified items in her bag, her heart was bleeding.

Her gaze swept across the array of objects, finally settling on the cheapest-looking, most murky glass bead.

To be honest, this thing doesn't look like anything good.

But what if it's another piece of amber?
With that thought in mind, she gritted her teeth and handed the cloudy glass bead to the Nonsense Tree.

The last bit of silver coin was also deducted.

The nonsense tree continued its leisurely pace, the murky glass beads in its hands utterly dull.

A faint light flashed by.

System notification: [Obtained 'Dull Glass Bead (E-grade trash)']

[Description: A cheap glass bead, cloudy and dull inside, found everywhere. Useless except for taking up backpack space. Value: 0]

Grade E! Garbage! Worth 0!

The glass has turned to stone.

She felt a rush of heat to her head as she watched the screen, and her vision went black.

15 silver coins!

The 15 silver coins I painstakingly earned from exploring the maze! Just like that, they turned into a pile of junk and pure trash!

Okay, strictly speaking, it's a pile of garbage!
After a round of inspections, the backpack now contains a poisonous mushroom, a broken bone, a brittle seashell, and a piece of broken glass.
The comments section was filled with laughter:
[Hahaha, I'm so unlucky!]

[15 silver coins turned into 6 silver coins – a massive loss!]

[The show is packed with entertainment value! Feng Dad really knows how to create a good show!]

[The streamer's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot!]

[Glass bead: You didn't expect that, did you? I'm pure trash!]

Liuli numbly manipulated the burning insects, collecting the pile of junk on the ground and putting it back into her backpack. She felt completely unwell.

"Right now, all the streamers want to do is find a corner, squat down, and draw circles..."

Squirtle looked at her with concern, seemingly unsure of what to say.

The cloak trailing behind was already laughing so hard it was rolling around in the air.

Just as Liuli was feeling utterly hopeless and preparing to shut down the game to calm down, her gaze unconsciously swept over the backpack compartments that were crammed full of all sorts of junk.

In the corner, something equally drab, inconspicuous, and even forgotten by her, was squeezed among a bunch of question marks—it was a dirty-looking linen bag tied with rough hemp rope.

When was this picked up?
It seems I found it casually in some bushes in the F1 area. It was so inconspicuous that it was even missed when I showed it to the mysterious vendor in the previous area!

With her numb manipulation of the burning insects, Liuli picked up the dirty rag bag from under a pile of rubbish and handed it to Hushuoshu, who was about to pack up.

She couldn't even be bothered to read the comments section for more mocking remarks.

Hu Shuo took the dirty cloth bag, and a hint of surprise seemed to flash in his eyes behind his reading glasses, a surprise different from before.

It slowly untied the hemp rope at the top of the bag, and a deep blue light immediately peeked out from the gap in the bag.

With his twig-like fingers, Hu Shuo carefully reached into the bag and plucked out a small clump of silver powder shimmering with many fine stardust particles.

"Huh? This is good stuff."

His movements became more serious than ever before, and a runic light, more complex than before, enveloped the powder and the bag.

A system notification popped up, and this time the border was no longer ordinary white or blue, but a dazzling gold!

[Obtained 'Stardust Ember (Grade A Material)']

[Obtained 'Space Fiber Bag (Rank B Container)'] [Stardust Embers (Rank A Material) Description: The essence remaining after a star falls, containing incredible cosmic power. A supreme treasure for forging top-tier space equipment, enhancing the power of Psychic/Fairy-type legendary Pokémon, or performing certain ancient rituals.]

[Value: Currently incalculable.]

【Space Fiber Bag (Grade B Container)】

[Description: A magical bag woven from special spatial fibers, with an internal space far exceeding its external volume (current capacity: 10 slots). Value: Extremely high.]

Grade A?! Incalculable?!

Liuli's brain buzzed, and the burning insect on the screen, holding the inconspicuous cloth bag and the shimmering stardust inside, was completely dumbfounded.

One second I was rolling around in a garbage dump, and now I've gotten such a great item?!
The chat went silent for a second, then started spamming like crazy.

【? ? 】

[Grade A materials? ?]

【Fuck! ! 】

[Stardust embers! Space bag! Streamer, are you cheating?!]

[Damn it!! Is this drop rate insane???]

[Those who laughed at the streamer just now, come out and get yourselves beaten up, haha]

Next, the host will show you how to win a million with just five dollars.

At this moment, even the cloak floating behind stopped smiling, its figure hovering in the void, looking at the bag of shimmering stardust, seemingly very interested in it.

Liuli controlled the burning insect on the screen, a smile appearing on her lips.

"Who just said the streamer went bankrupt?!"

Now that these two items have been identified, there's no doubt that I've recouped my investment, and might even have made a fortune.

But the question is, how much are these two things actually worth? And why can't we see them now?

And just then, the mysterious cloaked stall owner who had been floating by watching the show suddenly moved.

It was no longer hovering in mid-air, but floated directly in front of the burning insect.

A "hand" shrouded in a tattered cloak, seemingly made of rough twigs, reached out and pointed directly at the stardust embers held in Liuli's hands.

A system notification also popped up:
A mysterious stall owner has sent you a trade request.

A voice rang out, slightly surprised, with a hint of joy in its rising tone at the end.

"Oh my, I didn't expect you to be so lucky! It seems I misjudged you before. Wait, I have a feeling you never took this out?"

Beneath the cloak, two seemingly smiling eyes swept over the bag of shimmering stardust, then paused for a moment on the brand-new space fiber bag.

"Since that's the case, I won't take advantage of you."

It gently patted the B-grade space bag with its branch-like hand.

"This bag is also a good thing, you should keep it."

Then, another hand emerged from the shadow of the cloak.

What he held in his palm was none other than the flame that had appeared on the stall.

Liuli's eyes lit up immediately.

"Here, give me that bit of stardust, and I'll trade you this for it, how about it?"

"Weren't you just eyeing it? I think this one you have is interesting. How about we trade?"

After hearing this, Liuli thought about it briefly.

The material I've identified is Grade A, which is said to have immeasurable value, but even the burning insects seem to instinctively recognize this special flame as something valuable.

If I make this exchange, will I gain or lose?

She glanced at the comments section, wanting to see what everyone thought.

The comments section was already buzzing:

[Just switch, it's all free anyway]

[Streamer, please say yes! There was a notification on the screen when this went viral, it must be something even better!]

I think we should just leave it alone. We can't even see the price of this thing; it's probably worth more than that fire though...

Opinions in the comments were varied, but more people still suggested that Liuli should exchange for it.

After thinking for a moment, Liuli quickly made a decision.

Stardust Embers are great, but as a newbie who just left the beginner village, I don't even know what they're for, let alone how to use them.

This jar of flame is different; it's something I genuinely wanted, and the other party doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. They were just observing before, but now they've proactively offered these conditions, even leaving me their spatial pouch.
Most importantly, those flames were indeed attracting the burning insects; they seemed like a perfect match for them.

"Okay, deal!" Liuli made the choice almost without hesitation, directly controlling the burning insect.

Following the prompts, the Burning Insect carefully handed over the space bag containing the stardust embers.

The mysterious stall owner nimbly took the small bag, pulled the stardust away, and returned the bag to Liuli.

At the same time, the mysterious orange flame was lifted by a gentle force and floated softly towards Liuli, landing in front of him.

The figure holding the cloak of stardust embers seemed extremely happy. Liuli even faintly heard a very soft, cheerful laugh coming from under the cloak, and the tattered cloak seemed to tremble because of this joy.

Its gaze fell on Squirtle, then casually swept over Squirtle, which was standing next to the Firefly, looking at its companion with worried eyes.

The figure under the cloak seemed to pause for a moment, as if it had seen something interesting again.

Then, it casually waved at Squirtle.
A very thin, almost completely transparent pale purple mist, as if drawn by an invisible force, was suddenly pulled out of Squirtle's body!
The mist, carrying a faint, chilling feeling, lingered briefly on the mysterious stall owner's twig-like fingertips.

Immediately, a faint golden light appeared on the stall owner's fingertip, and the wisp of pale purple mist melted and vanished without a trace, just like ice being exposed to sunlight.

Squirtle shuddered violently, and its eyes, which had been showing a hint of weariness, instantly became clear.

"What...what just happened?"

"I feel...much better now..."

Seeing this, Liuli immediately realized what was happening.

That fog is...
She immediately thought of the eerie purple mist that permeated the altar when she accidentally opened that passage in the Silk Thread Forest!
Squirtle was feeling unwell at the time and thought the matter was over, but he didn't expect there to be a follow-up.

Was this mist always hidden inside Squirtle's body?

No wonder I felt something was off with Squirtle ever since I joined the guild.

At this moment, a wave of fear washed over Liuli. If Squirtle hadn't been dealt with, and then got infected by the mist and turned into one of the Pokémon in the dungeon, wouldn't that be the end of them?

"Alright, it's all over now, just a little bit of residual miasma."

The voice from beneath the cloak sounded again, but it wasn't as cheerful this time.

"I remember, that place deep in the Silk Thread Forest." It shook its head, its wide cloak swaying slightly. "It's not a suitable place for you."

“Next time…” it paused, then added, “Don’t go inside again to pick up trash, there’s nothing you want there.”

Picking up trash?
Liuli was stunned for a moment, but then she realized that what the other person said seemed to be true, and she couldn't refute it.

He wandered around the forest, looking here and there, picking up whatever he could find on the ground—he was really just scavenging.
No, that's not the point!
(End of this chapter)