Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

However, according to Xia Yan's instructions, the cherry blossoms left the roots and stems behind when they picked these herbs.

We can try planting it in the future. If it works, we'll have another source of income. If it doesn't, we won't lose money anyway.

Then, many good items were auctioned off along the way.

Xia Yan also tried bidding.

However, some items were indeed overpriced and not necessities for him, so he didn't insist on buying them.

Boom!

"Congratulations to this distinguished guest for winning the bid for this premium energy cube recipe at a price of four million Alliance Coins!"

Xia Yan felt a little itchy inside the private room.

The fact that he spent four million Alliance Coins to buy a recipe for a Superior Energy Cube really stung him.

But there's no way around it; some things just require taking the first step.

Moreover, this is a premium energy cube suitable for Bug and Poison type Pokémon, which is perfect for Beedrill's type.

With the idea of ​​taking it slow and steady, Xia Yan gritted his teeth and bought the recipe for the Superior Energy Cube.

Based on the description and Xia Yan's own understanding of energy cube combinations, the energy cubes made from this recipe should be of slightly higher quality than those currently being eaten by Beedrill.

Although he hasn't tried making a Superior Energy Cube yet and doesn't know if he can succeed, he does lack a Superior Energy Cube recipe for practice.

Whether it's to improve Beedrill's diet or to improve one's Power Cube crafting skills, this is necessary.

He now has the confidence to try things out, with instruments, materials, and even superpowers, but he lacks a formula.

Now it's complete.

He could try to challenge the higher-level energy blocks.

"As you can all sense, the auction is drawing to a close. The items that follow are increasingly exciting, so I hope you won't miss them." The host, his face flushed, passionately energized the atmosphere with his characteristic masculine energy.

"Next up, a thousand-year-old ice!"

The palm-sized, silver-blue, crystalline ice crystals exuded a chilling aura, causing the temperature on the entire auction stage to drop several degrees.

Those near the auction stage subconsciously rubbed their arms and cheeks.

Xia Yan's Thousand-Year-Old Ice.

This was also the most valuable item he sold this time.

He's currently participating in this auction at a loss: the "Twilight Dragon Scale" is worth 3.7 million, the fossil of Doron Mesia is worth 1.25 million, and a recipe for a Superior Energy Cube is worth 4 million.

The three miracle seeds sold at auction cost 8.1 million, and the eight herbs of various kinds cost 1 million. After deducting the 10% commission deducted by the auction house, he would actually lose money.

The market price of "millennial ice" is unclear, but it is estimated to be very high. However, its actual price depends on demand.

High demand means high prices; if no one needs the product, prices may even plummet.

Just like the dragon scales before.

If Xia Yan hadn't needed it, the final price at the auction might have only been close to the market price.

The only difference is that the market price of dragon scales is clear and stable, while the market price of millennium ice... is nonexistent.

So Xia Yan decided that if it didn't meet his expectations, he would buy it himself, even if it meant losing some commission, but he couldn't let someone else get the benefit.

but.

He was clearly overthinking things.

The appearance of the millennia-old ice quickly attracted the attention of many people.

"Starting bid is three million Alliance Coins, and each bid must be at least one hundred thousand!"

The auction house clearly did some market research before placing this item among the last few items.

The price quickly soared to five million.

Although fewer people participated in the auction, the price continued to rise.

Hearing this, Xia Yan deleted the string of numbers he had entered into the bidding machine.

It's unnecessary.

He hadn't expected this thing to be so expensive.

In his view, the function of this millennium-old ice is similar to that of dragon scales: to stimulate the talents and abilities of ice-type Pokémon, enhance their control over ice-type attributes, and increase the power and coldness of their ice-type moves.

However, this millennium-old ice seems to be a tiny fraction rarer than dragon scales.

"It seems that Dragon-type Pokémon put a lot of pressure on most trainers..." Xia Yan couldn't help but sigh.

At present, the only ones that can pose a threat to Dragon-type Pokémon, besides the Dragon-type Pokémon themselves, are Ice-type Pokémon.

This is why Dragon-type Pokémon are unique among all Pokémon.

As their strength increases, the likelihood of encountering trainers with Dragon-type Pokémon also increases.

Therefore, many people keep some Ice-type Pokémon on hand, whether for defensive purposes or as their main offensive option, they are a good choice.

It's just a question of what these trainers, who have been raising Ice-type Pokémon to fight Dragon-type Pokémon, will think when they learn that Fairy-type Pokémon have appeared.

I am afraid......

It must be quite unpleasant.

The emergence of the Fairy type undoubtedly had the greatest impact on trainers of Dragon-type Pokémon, followed by trainers who had painstakingly trained Ice-type Pokémon in order to counter Dragon-type Pokémon.

In this regard.

Xia Yan glanced at Pokkiku, who was lying on the sofa next to him, yawning and looking like he was about to fall asleep.

Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance.

finally.

This piece of "millennial ice" was auctioned off for 8.8 million.

After selling it, Xia Yan didn't know whether he had made a profit or a loss, as he really didn't understand the market value of this thing.

But remembering that he still possessed a large piece of thousand-year-old ice and a small piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice, Xia Yan suddenly felt...

If a piece the size of a palm is worth so much, then the one he still has, he must have sold it for tens of millions, right?

Suddenly, I realized that the Snow Fairy was probably the richest woman in the Hidden Village, and the other elves paled in comparison.

The millennium-old ice was just an appetizer among the final batch of items; the prices of the items that followed were increasingly outrageous.

Although no pseudo-legendary Pokémon babies appeared, quite a few Dragon-type Pokémon babies did.

There was even a Sniper-type Inkhorovich that inherited the move "Outrage," possessing top-tier talent and bloodline.

The price almost broke through a small target.

While the Sniper trait isn't as versatile as the Seahorse with its "Free-Roaming" trait in terms of team composition, it's still quite good.

It is even stronger in terms of pushing teams.

Imagine this: after evolving into Kingdra, it can perform Dragon Dance twice, activate Outrage, and trigger Sniper once or twice, instantly wiping out the entire team.

Furthermore, if the trainer using this Kingdra knows a little trick, they can find a Pokémon that can "play a role" and "swap abilities," and prepare another Pokémon with the "Go Your Own Way" ability. By canceling out the stun effect at the end of "Outrage," "Outrage" can become an infinitely continuous move.

To put it simply, you just need to prepare a Smeargle with the "Go Your Own Way" ability, and combine it with the "Ability Swap" move to support the "Sniper" Kingdra.

So, this is basically a bulldozer!

What more bike do you want?

Actually, if you think about it carefully...

He spent a "small goal" to buy a rare dragon-type Pokémon, only to be completely outmatched by an ice-type Pokémon raised by "Millennium Ice," which cost 8.8 million.

Compared to this, in terms of cost-effectiveness, doesn't the price of this "Millennial Ice" seem a bit "cheap"?

To Xia Yan's surprise, this black seahorse was not the highlight of the auction.

Chapter Fourteen: Men, bring up my Dragon-Slaying Shell!

"The last one! And the one everyone's been waiting for!" The host poured out his passion into the microphone.

"No, it should be called the last set!"

As they were talking, the staff had already pushed the items up.

What came up was a pushcart.

The table was filled with objects that looked very old, and in the very center was a simple yet still magnificent crown with clearly carved patterns.

"This is a set of antiques from ancient royalty, including a crown, scepter, and accessories representing the supreme status of ancient royalty. It is also the best-preserved and most exquisite set of all ancient royal artifacts unearthed to date! I believe everyone can feel its overwhelming presence..."

Xia Yan stared blankly at the so-called "precious" antique on the screen.

Listening to the almost insane offers and ever-increasing prices outside, he pursed his lips and said...

I'm just an ordinary person, I can't appreciate it, sorry.

I thought the grand finale would be some precious item or a Pokémon comparable to a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, but it turned out to be a bunch of antiques.

He admitted that the antiques were certainly valuable, but unfortunately they were of no use to him.

"Let's go."

I got up and left immediately; I couldn't be bothered to wait until the very end.

There isn't much time to waste.

After leaving the private room, they went to the backstage of the auction house, took away the items they had won, and transferred all the money they received to their account.

Three miracle seeds, eight various herbs, and a piece of millennium-old ice were sold, for a total of 18.15 million.

After deducting the auction house's 10% handling fee, the net amount is 16,335,000 Alliance Coins.

After deducting the Twilight Dragon Scales, the fossil of Doron Mesiah, and a recipe for a Superior Energy Cube that he acquired, the total is 8.95 million.

In the end, only 7,385,000 Alliance Coins were transferred to the card.

Adding to the 17 million he already had in his account, and rounding down, the final figure in his account became 24.4 million Alliance Coins!

This once again raised the upper limit of the amount Xia Yan holds.