There are many underground cities in Huangtie Town.
There are many neutral dungeons, and many outside vendors sell various items that are not seen in Iron Town. Pokémon trading can only be regarded as one of the main businesses.
Otsuka seemed to be familiar with this place, but he didn't take Kashiwagi to any secret shop. Instead, he found a very ordinary medium-sized shop in the bustling Pokémon selling street.
"My dad has a good relationship with the owner here. The price may not be too cheap, but the quality is definitely not low. It is also relatively 'clean' and not the kind that was stolen. I bought my pangolin from him."
Mountain rat?
Facing the chattering Otsuka, Kashiwagi recalled the rather large pangolin Pokémon.
Although size is not a key factor in measuring whether a Pokémon is powerful, compared to the same species, larger-sized Pokémon are in most cases stronger and better.
"Oh? I'm a rare visitor. Otsuka is so free today."
A short and fat man had just finished talking to someone. When he saw them entering the door, he smiled and came forward to greet them.
Otsuka replied: "Uncle Maruyama, I specially brought you a big deal this time. Did you get new goods today?"
"Of course! You, Uncle Maruyama, can still drop the chain... This guy must be the buyer?" Maruyama looked at Kashiwagi aside.
The latter nodded slightly and said, "Hello."
"Hahaha, you are so polite. I like young people like you." Maruyama laughed, "Are you going to take a casual look first, or -"
"Take us directly to the warehouse!" Otsuka hurriedly refused, then turned around and explained in a low voice that the Pokémon displayed outside looked good, but in fact most of them were just fake.
Kashiwagi looked around, feeling as if he had arrived at a pet shop. However, compared to the cats and dogs in his previous life that kept barking when people came, most of the Pokémon's eyes looked more alert.
He withdrew his gaze.
Immediately, the two of them were taken to the back of the store by Maruyama, a place similar to a warehouse. The latter opened the large cage above his head, and inside there were many large cages wrapped in black cloth, sounds of banging and shouting quickly came from the inside.
"Did you hear that? You are full of energy!"
Maruyama chuckled, turned around and said, "Brother, what do you need? The attributes you like, and the price you can accept."
"...What is the most valuable thing here?"
Kashiwagi looked at him, "Can I ask?"
"Of course! We accept any business inquiries!"
Maruyama took the lead and walked forward, followed by the two of them, and stood in front of a huge cage.
He opened a corner of the cage, and Baimu looked in through the dark place, and suddenly saw a big mouth with the smell of sulfur slamming towards him.
Bang!
The cage shakes.
Baimu's expression remained unchanged, and he found that inside was a wind speed dog with a stern face. The fluffy golden fur and bright tiger skin texture made it look very powerful and domineering.
"The level of this wind speed dog is not low, so it is worth ten million!" Maruyama happily put down the black cloth.
Ten million!
Even though Poké Dollars are similar to Japanese yen, this number is still huge!
"...about one million?" Kashiwagi glanced at Otsuka when he spoke, and saw that he was only a little surprised but not panicked. He was observing the wind speed dog normally, so he felt a little relieved.
It's really surprising that this guy is willing to borrow so much.
And he probably had at least two million stuffed in his pocket, otherwise he would never be so calm.
Maruyama smiled and led the two of them to another place, "The choice between one million and one million is huge. I would personally recommend it."
He opened the black cloth, revealing a large mole with brown skin and red stripes that seemed to have a big awl on its forehead and extremely sharp claws.
"Dragon-headed Gopher! Level 43! It may be a little difficult to control, but this Pokémon is very good. The ability to shake the sand allows it to be at ease in the desert. It is very popular in your quicksand team!"
Maruyama suddenly waved his hands exaggeratedly and said:
"And it has mastered seventeen different moves. Did you know it has one hundred thousand horsepower? One hundred thousand horsepower! It's very powerful! It only costs 1.4 million! The price is unbeatable!"
Kashiwagi: "Level 43...are there any with a slightly lower level?"
"Do you like a lower level?"
Maruyama looked at him in surprise. Most of the customers who came to buy Pokémon were the stronger the better. The higher the level, the more moves and the more popular the Pokémon, and the price was getting higher and higher.
Those who ask for it at a low level are those who like to cultivate it slowly by themselves.
But if you want to cultivate to this level, how much effort it takes to learn so many moves... it's not that easy.
"I personally don't recommend it, but if you like it..."
Maruyama walked two meters forward and lifted the corner of the black cloth. "This Pokémon, which is most suitable for novice trainers in other regions, should be very suitable for you."
Kashiwagi looked around and saw a large blue-skinned salamander with a dull expression inside.
"Swamp Jumper, Level 21, despite its stunned look, its physique is very superior. It is also very strong. It is 20 centimeters above the standard height and masters ten moves. It is a little less, but there are rockslides and water inside.
These are useful types of fluctuations. The price is 620,000."
Hmm... 620,000 Swampert Fish...
Seeing that his expression was as usual, Maruyama walked a little further and showed other Pokémon.
It can only be said that this person's eloquence is good. There are many Pokémon introduced by him that make people want to buy them all on the spot. However, there are more or less hidden flaws.
For example, the dragon-headed gopher whose level is too high is probably difficult to control; the swamp-leap fish that requires frequent replenishment of skin and is not suitable for the wild environment of Huangtie Town...
Of course, the most fundamental reason is that I still don’t have that exciting feeling.
He didn't want to make do with it, after all, they were Pokémon who wanted to spend the rest of their lives together, and it was best to have things go their way.
Otsuka looked at him thinking about it, and inexplicably recalled his entangled emotions when buying Pokémon. He could not help but feel a little nostalgic, but the original budget was not so sufficient.
Millions!
Even though I paid for it myself, I couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
At this time.
Kashiwagi, who was looking down in thought, suddenly raised his head, "Did you hear that?"
"What did you hear?" Otsuka looked confused, he didn't hear anything.
"No."
Kashiwagi suddenly walked in a certain direction, and pointed at a large iron cage in Maruyama's astonished eyes, "What Pokémon is in here? What's the price?"
"How did you...ah, I heard its sound."
Maruyama opened the black cloth, revealing a slumped, oval-shaped strange creature covered in pink fur and with an egg on its belly.
"Geely Egg, a Pokémon with normal attributes, level 30, has excellent healing ability and is rare. It is the dedicated assistant of the Pokémon Center in other areas. But I don't recommend you buy this one."
"Why?"
“Because it was very unsuitable for combat, it was sent back twice when I took it over, proving that it was almost impossible to put it to use.
"It's good to use it as an ornamental pet Pokémon...but you are from the Quicksand Team, right? Will you participate in the competition next week?"
Maruyama smiled mysteriously, "It's not cost-effective to buy such a rare Pokémon that's not good for fighting."
Kashiwagi looked inside the big cage and met the eyes of the lucky egg with a slightly sad expression.
"lucky."
A few seconds later.
"That's it, how much does it cost?" He knocked on the cage, which frightened the lucky egg and stood up quickly, looking at him in fear.
Otsuka: "Huh? Wait a minute, do you want to think about it again?"
"What are you thinking about? I like its cry, and I also need a Pokémon like it." Kashiwagi waved his hand.
It is very difficult to make a strange Pokémon unsuspecting and let him control it in just a few days. Even Kokodora can't do it, so it is better to consider other factors.
What's more, he has some special ideas.
"Oh! How decisive! This auspicious egg itself is priced at 1.1 million - don't think it's expensive, it's already very cheap! But I appreciate a young man like you, so I'll give you a 20% discount, 880,000 Enough!"
Maruyama exclaimed as he took out a calculator from his pocket, and pressed simple multiplication and division. "Do you need anything else? For example, special Pokémon food, nutritional pills, etc."
"No, Otsuka pays!" Kashiwagi patted Otsuka, and the latter took out an envelope from his pocket and counted the money out.
More than one million! Just buy it if you want!
Otsuka felt sorry for Kashiwagi. He thought he would buy Pokémon at a maximum of around 300,000, but it turned out to be almost a million.
Fortunately, his father asked him to bring more.
Holding the banknote, he saw Maruyama turning around to get something, and wanted to give him some advice, "You can't be effective in fighting like this. What will you do on the day of the competition? It's very dangerous!"
"Isn't it dangerous when you have a fighting force?" Kashiwagi turned around and glanced at him. Seeing that he was speechless, he looked at the lucky egg again, "Don't worry, I'll let you out right away."
"lucky..."
The Geely Egg put its two short hands in front of the egg on its abdomen. It didn't look very happy. It's unclear how long it had been in this small cage and what it had experienced.
Not long after.
Maruyama returned with a Poké Ball, and in the other hand were various bills, the medical examination report of the lucky egg, etc.
According to the pudgy businessman, selling sick and weak Pokémon is unethical and he would never do such a thing.
Kashiwagi believed this and used the elf ball to put the lucky egg in, patting it twice, "Don't worry, I won't abuse you, just relax."
The two of them left the Pokémon store.
"Is there anything else you want to buy? There are all kinds of things here, how about game consoles?" Otsuka seemed to have a shopping addiction and kept selling various things.
Kashiwagi refused one by one. What he wanted to do most now was to find a safe place to see the lucky eggs and the Pokémon lent to him by Liu Ge.