Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Elites, elites, elites—everywhere you look, there are elites.

Zhe couldn't help but sigh, "You get what you pay for."

The stall area has a uniform price of 1000 million for Electabuzz eggs and 2000 million for Torchic eggs, which is a bit lower.

However, the number of street vendor areas is small, and their potential is not uniform; most of them are still relatively poor.

I quickly finished browsing the first shelf, and apart from a few near-superstars who seemed out of place, there were no surprises.

Tetsuya walked to the second shelf and started looking. Judging from the display on shelf number zero, the Pokémon eggs on it were indeed much better than those on the first shelf.

The percentage of eggs with at least the potential to become a Champion has increased from 20% to 50%, although there are only about ten eggs in total.

Unfortunately, the egg with the potential to become a Uranus-level being that Tetsuya wanted still didn't appear inside.

Moving to the third shelf, there were only five eggs on display.

Tetsuya was secretly delighted. He was lucky; out of the five Pokémon eggs, one was an elite, three were near-Elite Four members, and the remaining one had the potential to be an Elite Four member.

I gloated a little about the unlucky trainers who might end up spending the most money to only get elite-level trainers in the future.

Tetsuya waved to the waiter and pointed to the Elite Four potential Pokémon egg, explaining it to him.

"Make a note of this first, then take me to see the firefly eggs."

The waiter took out the equipment, made a mark, and after confirming via walkie-talkie that no one was in the Fire Egg room, he led Tetsuya out.

"Turkey eggs are priced at 2200 million, 2500 million, and 3000 million respectively."

Soon we arrived at the Fire Eggs room through another large door. The waiter gave a brief explanation and then disappeared to the side.

The price of Torchic eggs fluctuates more because, compared to Electabuzz, high-potential Torchic are more attractive to most trainers, and market demand is there.

Tetsuya quickly scanned the first and second shelves, following the same pattern as before, and as expected, there were no surprises.

Although the aptitude appraisers in this world are not as accurate as Zero, they can still make a rough judgment by combining various factors.

Tetsuya quickly reached the third shelf.

There are 12 Torchic eggs on the third shelf here, more than twice as many as on the Electabuzz shelf.

Tetsuya secretly prayed for the blessing of Lady Luck, or rather, for Jirachi.

Although the basic task of defeating the Elite Four-level Electabuzz has been completed, wouldn't it be even better if there were an even better Torchic?

Tetsuya scanned them one by one: near-Ultraman, near-Ultraman, near-Ultraman, Ultraman, near-Ultraman, near-Ultraman...

There were no surprises up to the 10th one, except that there were two Elite Four members, which was the same probability as the Electabuzz, and there was no Elite potential among them.

Tetsuya was very relaxed, after all, the probability was too small. If a Pokémon egg had the potential to be a near-champion or champion, no one would choose to sell it but instead take a gamble.

Even if you lose the bet, you're still a superstar, so you don't lose out at all, and might even make a huge profit.

Even the black market wouldn't be this unprofessional.

Just as he was thinking this, upon seeing the eleventh egg, Tetsuya's eyes narrowed drastically beneath his black robe, and his fist clenched tightly.

He glanced at the last egg, "Near-Queen King, trash," and pointed to the eleventh egg, saying to the waiter.

"This is it, checkout."

The waiter felt that Tetsuya's voice seemed different from before, but he couldn't tell.

Upon hearing Tetsuya's request, he picked up the intercom on his waist and spoke to him.

Soon, another male waiter arrived with a special device for holding Pokémon eggs.

Tetsuya watched as the other person carefully placed the Pokémon egg into the machine, then promptly handed the waitress two anonymous savings cards with 1000 million and 2000 million in value respectively.

After a quick check, the waiter's smile became even more genuine, and he asked the male waiter to help put the Pokémon egg into Tetsuya's spatial backpack.

The transaction is complete.

The waitress escorted Tetsuya to the store's door before happily returning to her team, having completed a sale and earned 5 Alliance Coins.

Our protagonist, Tetsuya, walked out of the black market with seemingly slow but actually quick steps, found a place to take off his black robe and throw it into his backpack.

After confirming that no one was following him, he jogged all the way home.

"Slap!" As soon as he entered the house and closed the door, Tetsuya slapped himself.

Ouch! Tetsuya covered his face; it really hurt.

I carefully took out the turkey egg I had just bought and opened the zero-sized one to check it again.

Seriously, this turkey egg actually has champion-level potential.

He wasn't even a runner-up; he jumped straight from king to champion.

Tetsuya immediately performed a 360-degree spin on the spot and took off with the Armstrong Cannon.

After running wild in the living room for half an hour, just like a husky, Tetsuya, who kept muttering to himself, finally calmed down.

Although I don't know what that appraiser was thinking, he/she must be a really good person.

Tetsuya prayed that he/she would live to be a hundred years old.

To put it simply, the probability of Tetsuya encountering this situation is roughly equivalent to one day a lawyer suddenly coming to his door saying that he has a billion yen inheritance to inherit, and after paying taxes, it's all in cash.

The level of shock is roughly equivalent to having this cash inheritance delivered directly to you in a truck.

(P.S.: Although it might not fit in one truck)

Tetsuya's hands trembled.

What? Zero can still make a mistake?

Crawl, crawl as far as you can. If anyone dared to say that to Tetsuya at this moment, Tetsuya would definitely yell back angrily.

Tetsuya took a deep breath and then exhaled.

I calmed myself down after a long period of turmoil...

To calm down, Tetsuya released Pidgeot and began to knead it.

The Pidgey, upon being released, thought it was time for a meal, only to be immediately grabbed by its owner and subjected to a brutal attack on its feathers.

Pidgeot was in despair. Could its trainer be a madman? It had been almost two years and it hadn't realized it at all.

........

Half an hour later, Tetsuya used a special comb to groom Pidgeot's feathers, chuckling as he did so.

Pidgeot lay on the ground, enjoying the trainer's service, but the occasional laughter behind it gave it a bit of a creep.

After Tetsuya finished grooming Pidgeot's feathers and preparing its lunch, he let Pidgeot go play somewhere else.

Tetsuya has only just begun to recover, which is truly a pleasant surprise.

What does champion potential mean? It means that as long as the resources are in place, Zhe could potentially have a champion-level Blaziken. With that, he could easily become an Elite Four member and even challenge for the championship!

Although this resource is at least in the tens of figures, there is still hope, isn't there? And it's not small.

Tetsuya felt like he was the chosen one, first encountering a Puppis with the potential to become a Champion, and now a Torchic with the potential to become a Champion.

It can be said to be the illegitimate child of Lady Luck. Tetsuya vowed that if he ever met Jirachi again, he would definitely give it a lot of good food.

I took out my computer, not even bothering to eat lunch. Since the turkey has champion-level potential, the previous training plan was somewhat inadequate.

Tetsuya began frantically revising the juvenile breeding plan for the Fire Chicks based on his own knowledge and Zero's summary.

Two hours later, at 2 p.m., his stomach growled loudly, and Tetsuya finally put down his computer and finished making the changes.

Tetsuya sent the revised plan to his wristwatch, went into the kitchen, and started preparing his lunch and afternoon tea while checking for any omissions or problems.

Chapter 14 Spending Money Like Water and Reflections on the Future (3k)

Tetsuya kept scrolling through the schedule, and after confirming that there were no problems, he began to enjoy his lunch.

"Then let's go shopping this afternoon," Zhe made a simple decision.

After quickly finishing his lunch, Tetsuya put the scrambled eggs into his backpack.

After putting away the Pidgeot that was sunbathing in the backyard, they headed straight for the Alliance Shop.

......

As dusk fell.

The city of Viridian and Viridian Forest were gradually bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun.

After a long afternoon of shopping spree at the Alliance Mall and Trading Center, Tetsuya returned home with a full load of purchases and a weary body.

Of course, there's also the sudden reduction in the size of one's wallet.

Even though Tetsuya was prepared to spend money, he still felt incredibly distressed when he actually bought so many things and swiped his card like crazy.

Tetsuya collapsed onto the sofa at home; this feeling was even more exhausting than the adventure itself.

After struggling to feed Pidgeo and himself, Tetsuya began to take stock of the items he had purchased.

First, I bought six Deluxe Balls from Silph Corporation, which is to provide a good environment for Pidgeot and Torchic, and also to prepare for future main units.

In addition to its simple features of being fireproof, dropproof, waterproof, and electrical-proof, it also has the characteristic of never peeling paint.

Compared to regular Poké Balls, the Deluxe Balls produced by Silph are essentially the difference between a mansion and a cabin in terms of interior space, with an automatic function to simulate a suitable living environment for Pokémon.

Furthermore, the Deluxe Ball produced by Silph can be linked to the trainer's own Pokémon Watch to monitor the Pokémon's physical condition in real time.

Regarding the issue of data breaches, Tetsuya stated that it's inevitable anyway, and the detection methods are rather basic and prone to fluctuations, so there's no need to worry.

Furthermore, Silph has never hidden this fact, and trainers are all aware of it. It's just that Silph's products are all top-notch and incredibly appealing.

Compared to other things, a few leaked data points are nothing, and Shiruff Company has also made a reputational promise that the data will not be leaked, so people tend to trust them.

Tetsuya also bought other items from the Silph Company and upgraded his equipment.

For example, the accompanying smartwatch, space backpack, and tent are all much more effective than before.

For example, the size of the space backpack has increased from 10 cubic meters to 50 cubic meters.

There are also simple interconnection functions between the various pieces of equipment, such as the wristwatch being able to control the settings inside the tent.

Zhe spent 150 million on these items alone at the Siluf Company. This was thanks to the fact that his previous equipment was also from the Siluf Company, so he could exchange it for new equipment and save some Alliance coins.

Secondly, Tetsuya went to the store of the German manufacturing company and spent 50 yen to buy a latest navigator and drone, and another 100 million yen to buy two sets of the most complete outdoor adventure suits, which come with a series of high-tech functions such as constant temperature, environmental detection, positioning, and transformation.

I bought a whole set of training equipment for Torchic, which cost another 150 million. I also traded in Pidgeot for a new weighted equipment for 30.

All of the above has already cost Tetsuya 480 million Alliance Coins, and this is only part of the equipment.

The real big deal comes next.

Tetsuya first bought the nutritional supplements that Torchic would need, which came from Saffron City and had the function of improving the stats of young Pokémon to a limited extent.

Basically, if you keep feeding your Pokémon nutritional supplements until it leaves the juvenile stage, your Pokémon will be slightly stronger in every aspect than a Pokémon that doesn't take nutritional supplements.

A set of nutritional potions contains seven types: Constitution, Energy, Special Attack, Special Defense, Physical Attack, Physical Defense, and Speed. Each bottle contains 10 ml, and three sets are given per day.

The larval stage of an elf lasts about 20 days, which means you need 60 sets.

As for the price, well, Tetsuya can only say it's awesome.

One set of nutritional supplements costs 5, so 60 sets would cost 300 million. No discounts or bargaining.

Young elves also need to supplement with various vitamins, and the shop assistant said that they have prepared them for you.

Based on scientific research, this multivitamin tablet, taken two tablets a day for a total of 40 tablets, can be taken until the infant stage. It's not expensive, costing only 20.

Tetsuya paid the money with tears in his eyes.

Moreover, Tetsuya also had a cultivation plan provided by Zero.

The medicinal herbs cost a total of 60, the various kinds of tree fruits cost a total of 140, and the materials for the elves purchased from the trading center cost 100.

Well, another 620 million has been spent on Torchic. Fortunately, these are not just materials for the juvenile stage. Tetsuya estimates that another 180 million in resources will be enough for Torchic to quickly break through to the elite level.

Otherwise, with such high costs for just the infancy period, Tetsuya would be completely devastated.

Also, the food for the two Pokémon was alright; it only cost 60.

Now that he's relatively well-off, Tetsuya didn't want Pidgeot and Torchic to go hungry, so he switched their solid, granular Pokémon food to Energy Cubes, buying a month's supply.

It's expensive, but the nutrition is better.

If Zhe knew how to make energy blocks, he could have crafted them himself using berries.