Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Although Suocailing was puzzled by Xia Chen's question, it still nodded.

Niangguang City is so big, there are naturally more than just this one money-grabbing spirit; it has seen at least three others.

The Money-Gathering Spirits are not social spirits; in fact, they have a clear division of their own territories.

The reason is roughly analogous to the fact that each garbage collector has a designated area, and it's not good to cross that boundary and pick up someone else's coins.

The money-stealing spirit also discovered its kind while committing crimes beyond its designated boundaries.

"Why are you asking this? Do you want to subdue a second money-grabbing spirit?"

Mingyi couldn't help but express her doubts, and Suocailing also looked at Xia Chen with concern.

For it, the best it would be to be the one and only money-gathering spirit in the team.

Xia Chen shook his head and smiled slightly, "This gold coin might be related to the evolution of the Money-Gathering Spirit. I'd like to know if other Money-Gathering Spirits' treasure chests contain such gold coins, if so..."

"You're not trying to steal the money spirit's gold coins, are you?"

Mingyi couldn't help but ask.

Although robbing wild Pokémon doesn't seem to be illegal—anything not prohibited by law is permissible—Mingyi still felt a little strange about actually doing it.

Xia Chen, however, didn't see it that way. "Don't forget where the money-grubbing spirits got their coins. Their behavior isn't any more noble than mine, is it?"

Mingyi thought about it and realized that it made sense; stealing was no more noble than robbing.

This is a case of double-crossing.

Ultimately, Xia Chen still had a conscience, he added, "And I don't want much, just the gold coins that have been transformed. If they are willing, I will use ordinary coins of equal value as processing fees. If they are not willing, then I will have to persuade them with my virtue."

Mingyi rolled her eyes. Knowing Xia Chen so well, how could she not know what "winning people over with virtue" meant?

"Alright, so how do you plan to find other money-gathering spirits?"

Xia Chen replied, "That's easy. Just follow the money-grubbing spirit to the designated area and continue the entrapment operation."

I glanced at the time; it was a little past eleven, almost lunchtime.

Xia Chen stretched and said, "Let's go. We won't cook for ourselves for the next few days. It'll be a good opportunity to try some of the local specialties of Parthia."

After returning the coin to the Money-Grubber's treasure chest, the two and the elves followed the Money-Grubber's directions and took a ride to a restaurant in the southern part of Brewlight City.

That place is where the spirit of wealth said that a kind of creature of the same kind roams.

…………

Xia Chen took care of the gold coins, but Suo Cailing didn't pay much attention to it.

Its focus now is on that discounted item in the mall: the forced exercise machine.

On the way to the restaurant, the consciousness of the Money-Seeking Spirit re-entered the item shop interface.

The first thing to do, naturally, is to redeem points.

"System, evaluate all the assets in my treasure chest and see how many points I can exchange for?"

[Dear host, your current assets have been converted into 287100 points. Would you like to convert them all?]

Less than 300,000 points?

Suo Cailing had never counted her assets before, but after checking the system today, she realized that she didn't seem to have as much as she had imagined.

By the way, it seems that the coins come in more than just 100 yuan denominations; there are also quite a few 10 yuan denominations.

There were no one-yuan coins, because the Money-Grubber didn't think it was good-looking enough.

However, 28 points is enough, if you exclude the mutated coins.

After thinking for a moment, Suo Cailing asked, "Can I only exchange for coins that haven't changed?"

The system was very intelligent, and replied in just two seconds: [No problem. The coins that have completed or are in the process of being mutated have been automatically classified as "Coins of the Money-Seeking Spirit". The remaining redeemable points are 224100.]

Suo Cailing glanced at his points balance. Overnight, it had risen to over 670,000, which, combined with his existing balance, was more than enough.

"Then please help me exchange all the coins except for the mutated gold coins for points."

With the goal of evolving and becoming stronger, Suocailing felt that his desire for coins had greatly decreased, and the coins he used to cherish were no longer as appealing as points.

[Redeem successful. Your points balance is 895723.]

"Purchase a forced exercise machine."

Purchase successful. Do you want to use the Forced Exerciser (Magic Edition) now?

The system's prompt made Suocailing hesitate. This forced training device only lasted for one hundred days, and it wanted to make the most of that time.

There's not much time for training and battles while traveling, so can we maximize the use of this training device now that it's open?

However, if you use it now, you can immediately add points to your abilities and then upgrade the system. In the long run, you can obtain more breathing rewards.

After some thought, it decided to use it anyway.

Besides the reason mentioned earlier, Suocailing had another consideration.

It's just an item worth 800,000 points, there's no need to be so fussy. With the system around, there will be plenty of similar items in the future.

"Use it now."

[Use successful, you are now in a forced exercise state.]

…………

The system's mention of a "forced training state" didn't cause the Money-Seeking Spirit any unusual feelings, so it temporarily forgot the system's warning from the previous night.

The money spirit couldn't wait to enter the ability point allocation interface and clicked the plus sign next to speed.

In an instant, a pain I had never experienced before, a pain that felt like my heart was being ripped out and my bones were being torn apart, swept over me unexpectedly.

Even the real-world version of it was affected, trembling uncontrollably.

"Money-stealing spirit, what's wrong with you?"

In the back seat of the taxi, Mingyi noticed Suo Cailing's pain and asked her with concern.

Without a word, Gardevoir unleashed a healing wave. The pink energy particles, imbued with life force, healed the Money Spirit, making it seem much better.

Hearing the commotion, Xia Chen, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and looked at Suo Cailing, who seemed to have suddenly fallen ill, with great concern.

While it may be due to some mysterious force, we cannot rule out the possibility that the money-seeking spirit's body is actually malfunctioning.

He turned to the driver's seat beside him and said, "Driver, let's change our route and go to the nearest Pokémon Center."

The taxi driver was used to this kind of thing and calmly nodded, saying, "Okay."

"Chirp."

However, before the route was changed, the Money-Grubber, whose spirit had recovered slightly, waved his hand to indicate that he did not need to go to the Spirit Center.

Xia Chen immediately understood that Suo Cailing should be aware of his physical condition and the reason for this sudden situation.

In short, the system has received the funds.

That's great, everyone has a cheat code, except me.

After a brief moment of reflection, he came to his senses and looked apologetically at the taxi driver.

"I'm sorry, sir, let's continue on to our original destination."

".no problem."

Having dealt with many customers, the master craftsman has proven to be very patient. Compared to the intellectually disabled individuals he has actually encountered, Xia Chen is considered a good customer.

He responded and the vehicle continued towards the designated restaurant.

back seat.

Xia Chen's reaction made Suo Cailing even more certain that the origin of this Godly Rich System was inseparable from Xia Chen.

After feeling even more grateful, it returned to the system interface.

It has only added one point to its ability, but it needs to add all the points to the secondary system as soon as possible.

This is the only way to push the system to level three as soon as possible and earn more "breathing wages".

So, my journey of suffering has only just begun.

Gritting his teeth, Suo Cailing tensed his nerves, preparing to cope with the pain.

"System, add more!"

Then, the money-grubbing spirit in the back seat of the taxi began to twitch intermittently.

Gardevoir sighed.

This kid didn't get some kind of system that makes him stronger through abuse, did he?

Thinking this, she raised her hand and gave Suocailing another sip.

The driver, who saw what was happening behind him through the rearview mirror, couldn't help but look at Xia Chen.

"Sir, are you sure you really don't want to go to the Pokémon Center?"

Xia Chen covered his face helplessly: "Yeah, don't worry about it, it's just its hobby."

driver:"."

Whose pet twitches like that every day as a hobby?

Oh no, have I run into a monster abuser?

Or should we drive this car to the police station?

…………

"Thank you for helping us catch the restaurant's habitual offender. We'll waive your lunch for you."

After lunch, the restaurant manager's familiar words made Xia Chen think he was under an infinite Tsukuyomi and had returned to last night.

In his hand was another Pokémon, temporarily encased in a Poké Ball and in a coma.

That's right, during lunch, Xia Chen caught another coin thief, Suo Cai Ling, by fishing for money, and also gained the friendship of the manager of another high-end restaurant.

However, with freebies being offered so frequently, becoming a "bounty hunter" who specializes in catching money-grubbing spirits seems like a pretty good option.

After all, it's not easy to raise two people and a dozen or so Pokémon. If you convert that to cash, you could earn tens of thousands a day a month.

Putting his thoughts aside, Xia Chen said goodbye to the restaurant manager and randomly found a nearby hotel.