Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Those who understand the technology are unwilling to pay high prices for power amplifiers, as that would arouse suspicion. Therefore, the price of power amplifiers has remained in this stagnant state.

This is great news for Tetsuya.

Overall, the investment required to raise either Electabuzz or Torchic Tetsuya is roughly the same, although Electabuzz eggs are cheaper, but require an Electric Amplifier.

Firefly eggs are more expensive, but they don't require any extra materials to evolve; normal breeding is sufficient.

Tetsuya stretched and checked the time.

The simple selection process took an hour, and it's already past nine o'clock, since there are just too many kinds of elves.

After closing his laptop, Tetsuya took a shower and went to bed. He planned to get up early tomorrow to exercise, sell the Fire Stone, and also visit the black market.

They're really busy.

Tetsuya was thinking in a daze, his mind a mess, and then he fell asleep.

...nothing happened that night.

Tetsuya came out of the bathroom; he had just finished his morning exercise.

After putting away his Pidgeot, who had just finished his breakfast, Tetsuya slowly walked towards the trading center in the city center.

The Trading Center and the Bounty Hunter Center are located on the left and right sides of the Elf Center, respectively.

Unlike hunters who seek out merchants to purchase various raw materials for crafting items, the trading center primarily offers training materials needed by trainers.

Upon entering the hall, a huge screen comes into view, densely covered with exchange information and purchase requests from various trainers.

Below are individual computers where interested trainers can search for keywords in real time to trade and exchange items.

The Pokémon forum is only for exchanging information and reaching preliminary transaction agreements. Private transactions are certainly possible, but you will have to bear the same risks yourself.

Most trainers still choose to complete their transactions at the trading center, even though they have to pay a 1% guarantee fee. It's still much better than being scammed.

Tetsuya first went to the appraisal station to have the concentration of his Fire Stone appraised, and then uploaded the appraisal certificate to the back-end of the trading center to start posting information: "89 quality Fire Stone for sale, cash or cash + material (electricity or fire) payment mode."

Tetsuya then went to the waiting area and started browsing the forum, waiting for offers.

Chapter 12 High Price and Heading to the Black Market Shop (Bonus Chapter to Commemorate the First Donation)

High-quality fire stones are absolutely the most sought-after items.

Tetsuya had only been browsing the Pokémon forum for a minute when his Pokémon watch started beeping incessantly, indicating that a price quote was being sent through the backend.

Even though Tetsuya was prepared, he was still taken aback.

Seeing the 99+ message notifications in his trading backend, Tetsuya was a little confused.

Tetsuya frowned, realizing that this was not normal.

After all, even if high-quality fire stones are rare, there shouldn't be so many people wanting to buy them, or rather, there aren't that many wealthy people.

Tetsuya opened the backend, his face darkened, and sure enough.

"Would you trade 1000w for a charcoal with a 10% increase in effectiveness?" (Price quote attached)

"2000 million is the most I can offer, my bro." (Price quote attached)

......

Tetsuya took a deep breath and decisively added a few words to his sales title—Clown Crawling!!!

I also set a floor price of 2800 million for my trade, but I still suffered from my lack of experience.

Rubbing his temples with a headache, Tetsuya walked to the trading computer desk and began browsing the information.

The alliance system had automatically used the floor price he had just set as a filter for information. Zheye refreshed the backend and saw 12 messages, which was the normal price.

“3000w现金”“3500w现金”“3200w+300w价值的巧可果”“3300w+200w价值的烛木果”....

Tetsuya eliminated the lower bids one by one, leaving only the three highest bids.

分别是“4500w现金”“4200w现金+300w价值的巧可果”“4300w+200w价值的烛木果”。

Choco Berry is a tree fruit used to cultivate Fire-type Pokémon, which can increase the intensity of Fire-type energy in Fire-type Pokémon. Candle Fruit works similarly, but it is only for Electric-type Pokémon.

Other examples include the Water-type Passion Fruit and the Grass-type Roe Berry, which are commonly used by elite trainers for resource exchange and are collectively known as Energy Fruits.

Production is not small, but it is still far from meeting demand.

As for the higher-level tree fruits, there are rare fruits such as Sand Scale Fruit or Dragonfire Fruit, which can enhance the abilities of Pokémon, but these fruits often only grow naturally in the wild.

At least Zhe had never heard of anyone being able to artificially cultivate these rare tree fruits.

All three offers are worth the same 4500 million; the key question is which one to choose.

Tetsuya frowned, thought for a moment, and then chose 4500 million yen in cash.

After all, he still can't be sure what kind of Pokémon his second one will be, and he still needs to go to the black market to select an individual with outstanding potential.

If you change the cultivation materials now, you'll need to change them again if the attributes don't suit you later. It's better to just use Alliance Coins, since you can buy them again later anyway.

Moreover, the initial cultivation doesn't require too many energy fruits, and preserving them is also a troublesome matter.

You can just buy a small amount directly from the Alliance Mall, even though the unit price is a bit higher.

For large quantities, please come to the trading center to purchase.

Tetsuya confirmed the transaction and handed the Fire Stone over to the League staff.

After a series of operations, 4455 million yuan, after deducting the guarantee fee, was quickly deposited into his account three hours later.

It wasn't supposed to be this fast, because the other party needed to confirm receipt.

Fortunately, the buyer was in the neighboring city of Cerulean, and he even spent an extra 1 Alliance Coins to call for a fast service.

This resulted in the buyer confirming receipt of the Fire Stone two hours later, and naturally the money ended up in Tetsuya's hands.

Tetsuya walked out of the trading center and looked at the balance information displayed on his smartwatch, a smile he couldn't suppress.

My joy is overflowing; this is much more exciting than yesterday's 220 million.

This is the first time that Tetsuya's two lifetimes combined have accumulated savings exceeding eight figures, and it doesn't even start with a 1.

Unfortunately, more than half of it is about to be spent.

Tetsuya slowly walked towards the black market.

After changing into his usual black robe, Tetsuya began searching for his goal.

The black market is mainly divided into two areas: the stall area and the black market shops, which is quite easy to understand.

The former mainly involves casual trainers selling items, just like Tetsuya selling Butterfree; they simply pay a black market stall fee to set up their stall.

The latter involves organized groups that commission the black market to sell large quantities of Pokémon eggs. In reality, it's a very large Pokémon egg sales point, but it's divided into different areas and sales personnel based on attributes.

The latter's suppliers are either large families, poacher teams, or organizations like Team Rocket, who sell their loot in large quantities to exchange for money or resources.

You asked why the Alliance doesn't clean it up. To be honest, Tetsuya has suspected more than once that the people in charge behind the black markets in various regions might be big shots, and the Alliance can't clean them up.

Therefore, rather than letting the black market develop in a mess and cause chaos, it would be better to let it develop normally with a little order, and as mentioned before, give ordinary people at the bottom a vague opportunity.

Tetsuya first strolled around the stall area, finding only four or five stalls selling Torchic or Electabuzz, as well as their eggs.

The two types of spirits combined number no more than two hands' worth, only eight in total, and none of them have particularly high potential.

Although they are hard to find, Tetsuya did not intend to use Pokémon with potential below the Elite Four level as his main members.

As a transmigrator with a cheat-like ability, Tetsuya's pursuit is not just to become an elite trainer.

Tetsuya's goal for himself is that if it's Electabuzz, it should have the potential to become an Elite Four member, and if it's Torchic, it should ideally be a near-Champion level member.

After all, Torchic is a very popular starter Pokémon.

Don't think that the "starter trio" is just a name. These are the Pokémon that the League has analyzed over many years and determined to be the most suitable for novice trainers. Many trainers have also proven this.

Where there is demand, there will be supply. Besides, Electabuzz, a Pokémon that only has one evolution form, Electabuzz, is not particularly popular.

Therefore, in comparison, there are significantly more Torchic eggs than Electabuzz eggs in the black market.

A larger quantity means a higher probability of finding a bargain, so Tetsuya's requirements will naturally be higher.

In the market area, Torchic makes up six out of eight Pokémon, while the remaining two are Electabuzz, with the former having normal and the latter having elite potential, respectively.

Tetsuya wasn't too disappointed, since it was extremely rare to find high-potential Pokémon in the market area.

The vendors here all obtained elves or elf eggs by chance during their adventures and are now selling them; their potential is not guaranteed at all.

However, black market shops are different.

Tetsuya walked to the right of the stall area, where there was a gate where staff verified the assets of people going to the black market shops.

The basic requirement is to show a savings card with a balance of 500 million Alliance Coins or more; otherwise, entry will not be permitted.

While screening personnel, we prevented too many people from entering, which led to some people damaging the Pokémon eggs and having no money to compensate for it.

Although the black market will eventually teach him what "reasonable" compensation is, that would be rather troublesome.

So we decided to verify his identity first. This was Tetsuya's first time visiting a black market shop, and he had no idea what it was like inside.

Tetsuya walked to the gate, took out the anonymous savings card he had prepared in advance, and handed it to the black market staff. There was more than 1000 million yen in it, which was more than enough to handle the verification.

Chapter 13 Takeoff! (3k!)

The black market staff took the bank card, inserted it into the machine, verified it, and then returned the bank card to Tetsuya.

Tetsuya took it and stepped into the black market shop.

What comes into view is a large hall paved with white bricks, behind which are a series of large doors, each marked with a different attribute symbol.

Upon seeing Tetsuya walk in, a female police officer who was waiting nearby stepped forward to inquire.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

Tetsuya glanced at the hot, scantily clad waitresses, and his heart, which had been a virgin for over thirty years, suddenly skipped a beat, but he quickly suppressed it.

After all, women only affect the speed at which he throws Poké Balls.

Tetsuya's voice came from under the black robe: "Where are the eggs of the Electabuzz or the Torchic? Take me to see them."

The waiter bent down slightly, revealing the upper half of the white, round sphere, and guided Tetsuya forward.

"The previous customer was also choosing a Torchic egg, so why don't you go to the Electabuzz egg storage room and choose your favorite Pokémon egg first?"

Tetsuya nodded slightly, signaling the waiter to lead the way.

The waiter led Tetsuya through a large door with a lightning bolt symbol, inside which were divided into small rooms.

Outside the room are signs indicating the names of different types of sprite eggs.

Soon, they arrived at the room where the electric egg was located, and the waiter used his work card to open the door.

Inside, there were three whole shelves filled with Electabuzz eggs, but the further back you went, the sparser the Electabuzz eggs became.

"The three shelves correspond to three different price ranges of Pokémon eggs," the waiter said expertly.

Seeing that Zhe did not stop him, he continued to explain.

"Taking the Electric Monster as an example, the three types are priced at 1200 million, 1500 million, and 1800 million respectively."

The pricing is based on the assessment of the potential attributes of the Pokémon hatched from the Pokémon eggs by our black market appraisers; the higher the attributes, the higher the price.

The main criteria for judging the quality of the Pokémon egg are the strength of both parents and the overall condition of the egg.

Of course, there are mistakes too; we can only guarantee that these elves all have at least the potential to become elites.

There have been instances where customers bought the most expensive Pokémon, but the hatched Pokémon only reached the Elite level.

Similarly, there are examples of customers who bought Pokémon eggs that were identified as having the lowest potential, but the Pokémon that hatched from them reached the Elite Four.

We hope you can choose your favorite Pokémon egg, and please be careful not to damage it.

After saying that, the waiter stood aside, leaving Tetsuya to observe on his own.

After all, trainers choose Pokémon eggs in a very strange way. Some trainers will choose a Pokémon egg if they like the pattern on it, while others will look at all the eggs and look for the one that they feel a connection with.

Anyway, there are all sorts of strange and eccentric people.

The waiters had already been trained to simply stand by and watch silently while guests selected their Pokémon eggs after they had given a brief introduction, unless the guests did anything disruptive or asked for an explanation.

Otherwise, it would be terrible if you got a complaint and had your pay docked.

Ignoring the waiter standing to the side, Tetsuya secretly called out Zero and started looking at the first shelf.