Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Upon hearing his purpose for visiting, the staff quickly verified his identity.

"Tetsuya Tamaki, breeder, first-level trainee, receives a daily subsidy of 100 million Alliance Coins, totaling 700 million per week."

As expected of such a wealthy school, the subsidy for a temporary teacher in the lower grades is so high. He suddenly felt a little tempted to become a teacher here; the benefits seemed quite good.

That makes sense; it's normal for a high-level breeder's small-group teaching to be expensive, since experience and knowledge are priceless.

Although he hasn't taken the breeder exam yet, he is very confident in his abilities.

He shook his head. No, his goal was to become the strongest trainer. Teaching and nurturing students could wait until he achieved that goal.

Watching Tetsuya leave the logistics department and return to his dormitory from the principal's office, Principal Gota took a sip of tea. He thought to himself that his student was indeed quite good, with no major problems except for occasional lapses in emotional intelligence.

This is why Principal Gota helped Tetsuya behind the scenes.

As for subsidies, do you really think that Dr. Yamanashi's guarantee alone will bring in subsidies as high as 100 million yen a day? That's unrealistic, since Tetsuya is still just an ordinary level trainer at this point.

At most, the positive outlook from Dr. Yamanashi and Pewter Dojo is just one example; every region has such people every year, and it doesn't prove anything. Optimism can easily turn into pessimism.

Aside from his astonishing 98% mission completion rate as a bounty hunter, Tetsuya wasn't that valuable at this point.

So he casually took out a little from his savings as a small investment, without even telling him, it was just his duty as a teacher.

For him, this was all small change.

"But isn't my second brother's youngest grandson about to come of age? I need to prepare a gift for that little guy. I think his name is Kojiro, right?"

Chewing on tea leaves, Gangtai realized he was indeed getting old; he couldn't remember names anymore.

Back in his room, Tetsuya sat on the sofa and grinned foolishly for a while, looking at his newly earned 700 million Alliance Coins.

Then he quickly sighed, "This is far from enough."

He took out the notebook he always kept for recording expenses and expenditures. Although he had a photographic memory, it was never a bad thing to write things down.

The expenses during this period included berries, training ground rental, and training materials for the three Pokémon. Not counting the special rocks that I bought for Mantle Rock in advance, I spent 2650 million in the previous 40 days at Whitecap.

Tetsuya shook his leg, his expression unchanged; it was all just small change.

Then, including the 7 million I just received, I have a total of 1518.32 million League Coins. Adding the Leaf Stone from Brock and the Charcoal from Blaziken, my net worth has barely exceeded 50 million.

In addition, we still have 250 million units of special mantle rock left, enough for ten days. We also prepared half a month's worth of tree fruits and cultivation materials in advance, which is excellent.

I closed my eyes in pain, wondering when this would ever end.

There's no other way; if he wants to improve his strength quickly, he has to spend so many Alliance Coins. Otherwise, how can you become stronger without spending money?

In fact, according to the normal development of ordinary trainers, the time it takes to reach this level of strength is considered the accumulation period. It often takes several years or even more than ten years to transition from three Pokémon to a whole team of six Pokémon with similar strength.

Many people may not even get six high-quality Pokémon in the end, getting stuck in a mediocre stage.

Of course, for Tetsuya, everything is negotiable except for money.

He tapped on the table, racking his brains for a quick way to make money.

However, he quickly gave up. After all, the alliance had a complete set of laws regulating all sorts of ingenious ways to make money, and he was a law-abiding citizen!

It's not that there aren't any legitimate ways to make money, but it's not possible for the time being, especially given his position.

Tetsuya checked the date; there were still 48 days left. Including the time it would take for the results to come out, it would be two months.

In two more months, he will have a way to make a big profit; he just needs to get through these two months.

In any case, given his current rate of earning money, providing for the training of three Pokémon is not a problem at all.

However, the only problem with this is that the strength gap between the teams of Pokémon participating in the Indigo League might be quite large, since the last three Pokémon have been trained for too short a time and cannot form a significant fighting force.

He sighed again. Tetsuya felt he was sighing more and more often lately, which was really tough.

Then he led the three Pokémon that had finished eating out of the door to the training ground; training was still essential.

During these seven days, his class schedule only alternated between morning and afternoon sessions, and he had free time to use the rest of the time, so he was quite free.

I can take advantage of the research school's training facilities. Outside, anything less upscale would cost 10 a day, and here it would cost at least 20 a day. Seven days would be 140 million, what a bargain!

Half an hour later, Tetsuya slunk back to his room. The battlefields and training grounds in the morning and afternoon are used by the intermediate and advanced students in the school for teaching. If the teachers want to use them, they have to go early in the morning or after dinner.

After returning to his room and changing into his adventure clothes, Tetsuya went out again less than ten minutes later. However, this time his destination was not the training ground, but outside the school.

He had just specifically asked, and both he and his Pidgeot were already registered, so there would be no problem as long as they took off and landed in front of their dormitory.

Putting on his goggles, Tetsuya climbed onto Pidgeot's back and silently pointed in a direction in the distance. Pidgeot chirped softly, indicating that it understood.

Then, it spread its wings and took off into the air with Tetsuya.

.......

Tetsuya swayed as he stepped off Pidgeot's back, looked at the mountains in front of him, patted his cheeks, and cheered himself up.

"Take a break, Pidgeot." "Come out, Mantle Rock, and Blaziken!"

Looking at the two large machines in front of him, he smiled and said, "Then I'll have to leave them to you two in the future!"

"Dangoro!" "Oh my!"

Hearing the two spirits speak with such confidence, Tetsuya was very satisfied; this was exactly the kind of spirit he wanted.

"set off!"

Chapter 96 Returning to Tsukimi!

Inside the cave.

The mantle rock steadily cleared the way ahead, its massive and heavy rock body appearing exceptionally reliable.

Tetsuya hid behind the mantle rock, bending slightly to reduce the area of ​​his body that was exposed.

"Xia Mo~"

Blaziken followed behind, whispering as it asked its leader why it was being so cautious. With its and Mantle Rock's strength, they should be unmatched in this area.

"Be steady, you know? You just like to be reckless. Look how stable the mantle rock is!"

Zhe was also helpless. He didn't understand why the first two elves were so impatient, even though he was such a thoughtful person.

If Blaziken's problem stems from its type, then why is Pidgeot so incessant? It's like a chatterbox all day long, constantly babbling even while it's flying. Maybe we should get it a custom-made muzzle strap.

"Xia Mo~"

Blaziken said that with its current strength, it could easily beat even the Tyrannosaurus Rex or the Nidoking and Nidoqueen pair.

Tetsuya rolled his eyes. "What if all three of them attack at once? We're here for revenge, so we have to take them down one by one, understand?"

Blaziken punched a Zubat that was charging at him recklessly, sending it flying. Blaziken nodded, "You're the boss, you make the decisions."

It said that it was only responsible for beating up the elves, and that it wasn't suited to do things that required thinking.

It's strange, since wild Pokémon are usually bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. They wouldn't rush at the two big guys, Mantle Rock and Blaziken, but Zubat looks like a goofball.

Tetsuya patted the body of the mantle rock that was scouting ahead, signaling to pause.

He took out the location map he had left behind from his backpack, glanced at it, and realized that he was very close to the armored tyrannosaurus.

Yes, he plans to deal with this lone Ironhide Rhyperior first, but he doesn't know if it's still there. It should still be there, as Ironhide Rhyperior isn't a migratory creature; it can stay in one place for a long time.

Compared to the other two Nidoking and Nidoqueen, Tyranitar is stronger, but without any helpers, it is easier to deal with.

The other side's men, though mostly low-level thugs, would be difficult to deal with if they all attacked at once.

Continuing forward, Tetsuya soon saw the hole that he had previously had destroyed by Blaziken when he was a Brontosaurus.

a mess.

The exit, which had been blocked with rubble, had been completely broken open by force, with stones scattered everywhere.

"Well, the height is about 1.8m, and the weight, based on the size of the feet and the pressure left by the footprints on the ground, and considering the time, should be around 110kg."

He looks a bit underdeveloped.

Tetsuya stood at the cave entrance, wandering around, occasionally squatting down to examine something, his mouth never stopping.

"The shape of this corner impact, hmm..."

He took a ruler out of his backpack. "It's 10.2cm in diameter, which is 4cm less than the standard for males. This big guy looks like a female. No wonder it's relatively smaller."

"He has an injury to his left foot and his body's power generation habits are fixed, so it seems he doesn't know any boxing skills."

Judging from the appearance of the rocks and sand, it has a good ability to manipulate them, which is normal and consistent with the idea that Tyrannosaurus Rex becomes more intelligent after evolution.

Does evolving from walking on four legs to standing on hind legs really lead to better brain development? But wasn't Tyrannosaurus Rex known to have only average memory?

One rambling word after another came from Tetsuya's mouth, a habit he had developed since coming into this world.

Because he was precocious from a young age and his learning progress far exceeded that of his peers, he never had any close friends to talk to.

It's not that no one tried to talk to him, but he felt that these people were all a bit immature. After all, his mental age was 20 years older than his actual age, making it difficult for him to accept children's games.

The adults at the time even thought Tetsuya was a bit withdrawn, and worried that he would not be able to take care of himself or would be ostracized or bullied. However, after seeing his carefree demeanor, they gradually put their minds at ease.

I used to talk and analyze while reading and studying, but I later realized that this would disturb others in public places, especially in quiet places like libraries.

So, the habit that followed was that when analyzing the living habits and physical characteristics of the opposing Pokémon during wild adventures, I would unconsciously say it out loud.

Anyway, you basically won't encounter anyone in the wild. This world is just too big, and with your own Pokémon watching over you, it's quite safe.

"Ok?"

As if he had seen something, Tetsuya, who was lying on the ground, squatted down and moved towards one side of the cave.

He picked up a smear of dark powder, brought it to his nose, and sniffed it. "This stuff is a bit strange."

There was no energy fluctuation, but it looked very much like moonstone powder.

"Could it be that this big guy ate the moonstone as food and then excreted it?"

Looking at the unidentified rock and soil on the side, Tetsuya had a slight guess and felt quite helpless. What a waste, what a squandering of resources.

There's nothing we can do about it. Although Moonstones don't do much good for Rhyperior, rocks that naturally emit energy fluctuations are very popular with Ground and Rock-type Pokémon, not just Rhyperior.

Many elves do this; for them, this is a delicious meal, and they will naturally eat it when they see it.

Their strong teeth allow them to digest the rocky part of the evolution stone, and the energy within it naturally dissipates as the rock crumbles.

“Very good, now we have another reason to educate it: we should not waste resources, but use them rationally.”

Muttering incoherently, Tetsuya sneaked inside with Blaziken.

The mantle rock is too heavy, making it difficult to control its movements. If gravity skills are used to assist it, the energy fluctuations will get too close to the opponent, and the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus will also wake up.

So he was left outside to provide support and keep watch.

A man and a chicken crept stealthily into the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus's cave. According to its habits, it should be taking a nap at this time.

as predicted.

An elf, which looks somewhat like a dinosaur, is gray all over and has a sharp drill on its forehead, is fast asleep with its back to the cave entrance.

Several sharp spikes were positioned on its back, pointing directly at the cave entrance, and a large, round armor around its neck protected its vitals.

Even in its sleep, a strong and powerful tail kept swaying, occasionally striking the ground with a dull thud—this was the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus's tool for maintaining its balance.

They slowly retreated with the Blaziken.

"Down?"

Blaziken was very puzzled. Wasn't it a perfect opportunity for Blaziken to attack while this big guy was asleep? It could take him down in no time, so why wasn't Blaziken attacking?

Chapter 97 Taming Battle

Tetsuya shook his head, signaling Blaziken to hold off for now; he was going to revise the plan.

He originally planned to ambush and capture the Ironhide Rhyperior, then throw it into the Pewter City Gym, and then slowly win it over with reason and emotion. That way, there was no danger, it was just time-consuming.

It's worth noting that the Ironhide Raptor is an excellent Pokémon, highly favored by miners and those in geology-related professions. They are adept at opening tunnels in rocky mountains, and their temperament is not particularly violent.

At the same time, due to the difficulty of its evolution—the Rhinoceros needs to be level 40 or above to evolve into the Ironhide Rhino—it is not commonly seen in the wild. Moreover, such a high level is also a testament to its strength, further increasing the difficulty of capturing and taming them.

Considering all these factors, the price of the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus Rex on the black market is not low.

Of course, Tetsuya didn't intend to sell it to the black market, as that would be somewhat wasteful. He could instead entrust it to the Pewter Dojo for safekeeping and care.

There are quite a few places where the Pewter City Gym needs this kind of Pokémon. After all, Pewter City is located near Mt. Moon, and many industries need this kind of Pokémon that can open pressure points. It can also serve as a bodyguard.

Even though they have been cultivating these elves, the quantity and quality are still far from sufficient.