Elf-like Life

Chapter 109, Boss Cat's Bank

The long-nosed leaves continued their busy work, and Pikachu, overjoyed, simply followed behind, bustling about as well.

One moment they asked the long-nosed leaves on the east side if they needed water, and the next they asked the long-nosed leaves that had climbed onto the roof and were taking measurements if they wanted a snack.

In short, Pikachu is happier than ever right now.

Next, he felt particularly embarrassed by the future blueprints designed by Charmander. The thought that his adorable, dim-witted head would soon become one of the symbols of the Wishing Star House was unacceptable!

"This is so embarrassing!"

Charmander laughed happily: "Hehehe, it's too late to take it back, Pikachu. You'll soon be able to see this masterpiece of legendary design."

"That's the wishing house designed in your likeness!"

After a while, the butler, Soul-Hooking Eyes, also went in and out of the Wishing Star House for a while.

However, what he was about to point out was not the exterior design of the Wishing Star House, but rather the more core part of the entire building.

Although I haven't been in this little house for long

But Soul-Stealing Eyes had slept in the bed for two nights, and he quickly found its shortcomings.

The building's location near the sea, and even its foundation on the Megalodon Cliff, means that the Wishing Star House is destined to be eroded by the sea breeze.

At night, a cold sea breeze would occasionally blow in while I was sleeping.

Moreover, the sea breeze is extremely humid, and being exposed to it for a long time can easily cause chronic damage to the Pokémon's body.

Moreover, to minimize erosion and make buildings more robust, logs alone are not enough; steel materials, similar to reinforced concrete, are also needed.

"Now that the carpentry is in place, the next essential step is steel."

Hey, hey, hey, steel?

Charmander realized that Sableye's words made a lot of sense.

To build a good building, you definitely need reinforced concrete and the like, which is the steel that the Soul-Hooking Eye Butler mentioned.

After all, this was my first time building a house in the Pokémon universe, so I naturally had to ask the butler for advice on civil engineering knowledge and experience.

The Soul-Stealing Eyes continued:

"I don't have much information on this, but I know the basics."

"Please speak freely, butler-sama."

The captivating diamond eyes occasionally sparkled with crystalline light.

"In Treasure Town, three of the most famous buildings have ever used hard steel."

"This means that these three buildings are more robust and safer than other buildings."

"These are the Wigglypuff Guild Bunker, the Great Library, and the Cat Boss Bank."

Oh, all three locations are now unlocked!

However, upon hearing the word "steel," Charmander immediately glanced at its own little paws, recalling the time it awakened its Alloy Claws on Iron Mountain and ultimately lost to Gengar.

Could it be that the steel in this world is also related to steel mountains?

Soul-Stealing Eyes shook his head:

"I've been to the Steel Mountain you mentioned before, but the correct answer isn't there."

"I've only heard that the steel comes from one of the three major tribes, so you'll need to confirm this information."

I see. So far, I've only seen the Long-nosed Leaf Tribe among the tribes.

If we want to learn more about this information, it seems we'll have to visit the three locations mentioned by the Soul-Hooking Eyes butler.

Now that I've left the Jigglypuff Guild, there's no need to go back. So all that's left are the Grand Library and the Cat Boss Bank.

Speaking of which, it's been a while since we deposited money at Cat Boss's Bank. The team has accumulated quite a few Pocket Coins, so it's necessary to deposit them quickly in the name of the Starry Night Expedition Team.

"Thank you, housekeeper, I have a plan!"

So Charmander quickly grabbed Pikachu and set off for Palico's bank in Treasure Town.

Soul-Hooking Eyes politely said, "No need to be polite. I'll take care of the supervision at the Wishing Star House for now. You all go and come back quickly."

[15 minutes later - Cat Boss Bank]

"Click-clack-clack-clack—"

After the clanging of gears, the cat boss carefully inspected the safe again, and then completely sealed up the two little ones' savings.

[Ding! 100350 Pocket Coins have been deposited into the Starry Night Expedition Team's bank account.]

With so much money deposited at once, Cat Boss immediately regarded the two as major clients and began selling out the bank's wealth management products as quickly as possible.

"Gentlemen, are you interested in buying the Treasure Fund?"

What about demand deposits?

Although Pikachu had already understood Charmander's intentions along the way, he was too embarrassed to speak up, so Charmander had to do it.

"Hello, Cat Boss, we've come here for more than just to save money."

"I know that," the eldest cat replied quickly and expertly.

"Most of our high-net-worth clients who deposit money at the bank also buy some of my wealth management products, don't you think?"

"This is what is meant by money making money, and I think you should all understand this principle."

"The manager of the Fat Koding Guild handles the Preferred Fund here year-round. Of course, you can also open an account in the name of the group."

As they were talking, the cat boss suddenly forgot what he was saying and quickly apologized:

"Oh, sorry, I forgot you guys left the guild. But we little elves wouldn't turn down money, right?"

Seeing that the little dragon kept peeking towards the safe deposit box deep inside the bank, the cat boss seemed to sense that he wasn't interested in the financial products, but rather had some other purpose.

Why are you staring at the safe? Do you want it?

The next instant, Charmander cut straight to the point:

"Everyone says that Cat Boss Bank is a bank that customers can trust 100%, and its internal safe deposit box system is as solid as a fortress. So we came here to inquire about the safe deposit box system."

The cat boss said he wanted to ask about the safe system?

I've never seen such a strange customer before.

However, it doesn't hurt to talk about it, because the safe deposit box system in Cat Boss's bank is a black technology that is famous throughout the entire Treasure Continent.

Despite its seemingly small appearance, the underground structure of this bank is enormous, more than 100 times the size of the entire Fat Kodama Guild, and only the bank manager is allowed to enter.

There are tens of thousands of customer safes inside underground banks, and the number is still increasing.

Each safe corresponds to a small elf customer, and they vary in size. Of course, there are also vault-style safes available for large customers.

These safes all share a common feature: they are absolutely theft-proof and cannot be burned, as they are forged from the finest grade steel from the Treasure Continent.

I see. The next step is to find this grade-one steel and use it in the construction of the cabin.

The materials used for the cabin must be the best!

The cat leader continued:

"Grade A steel is a rare and high-quality building material. If you want to buy it, you'll have to go to the Haoli Tribe in the south."

"It's not cheap, good luck."

Finally, Pikachu and Charmander looked at each other:

OK, the intelligence has been successfully obtained. Go back and tell Butler Soul-Hook Eye right away.

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(End of this chapter)