Chapter 22: New Partners
There are many dungeons in Huangtie Town.
Among them, there are many neutral dungeons, and many foreign vendors sell all kinds of items that cannot be seen in Huangtie Town, and Pokémon trading can only be regarded as one of the main businesses.
Otsuka seems to be familiar with this place, but instead of taking Kashiwagi to a secret shop, he found a very ordinary medium-sized store in the busy Pokémon sales street.
"My dad has a good relationship with the owner here, the price may not be too cheap, and the quality is definitely not low. It's also relatively 'clean', not the kind that I robbed, and my pangolin bought it from him. ”
Pangolins?
Facing Otsuka, who was talking eloquently, Kashiwagi recalled the big pangolin Pokémon.
Body size is not a key factor in measuring whether a Pokémon is strong or not, but in most cases, the presence of a large body is stronger and better.
"Oh? Rare guest, Otsuka is so free today. ”
A short, fat man had just finished talking to someone when he saw them enter the door and greeted them with a smile.
Otsuka replied: "Uncle Maruyama, I specially brought you a big business this time, and I have a new purchase today, right?" ”
"Of course! You Uncle Maruyama can still drop the chain...... This little brother must be the buyer? Maruyama looked at the cypress on the side.
The latter bowed slightly, "Hello." ”
"Hahaha, that's so polite, I like young people like you." Maruyama laughed, "Are you going to take a casual look first, or-"
"Take us straight to the warehouse!" Otsuka hurriedly refused, and then turned his head and whispered to explain that those Pokémon placed outside looked good, but in fact, most of them were good-looking.
Kashiwagi looked around and felt like he had come to a pet shop. It's just that compared to those cats and dogs in their previous lives who barked non-stop and were confused, most Pokémon's eyes looked more agile.
He withdrew his gaze.
Immediately, the two were taken by Maruyama to the back of the store, a warehouse-like place. The latter opened the large cage overhead, and the many large cages wrapped in black cloth inside were quickly heard with the sound of crashing and shouting.
"Did you hear that? It's full of energy! ”
Maruyama smiled, turned his head and said, "Little brother, what do you need?" Favorite property, acceptable price point. ”
“…… What's the best value here? ”
Kashiwagi looked at him, "Can you ask?" ”
"Of course! We accept any business inquiries! ”
Maruyama led the way, and the two followed behind, settling in front of a large cage.
He lifted the corner of the cage, and Kashiwagi looked in the darkness, and suddenly saw a large mouth with the smell of sulfur slammed into it.
Boom!
The cage shakes.
The cypress wood's complexion remained unchanged, and he found that inside was a wind speed dog with a fierce face, fluffy golden soft fur and bright tiger skin lines, which looked very powerful and domineering.
"The level of this wind speed dog is not low, so it is worth 10 million!" Maruyama happily put down the black cloth.
Ten million!
Even if the Poké Dollar is similar to the Japanese yen, this number is very impressive!
“…… What about a million or so? Kashiwagi glanced at Otsuka as he spoke, and saw that he was just a little surprised and not panicked, and he was very normal to observe the wind speed dog, so he was a little relieved.
It's a surprise that this guy is willing to borrow so much.
And he estimated that he had at least two million stuffed in his pocket, otherwise he would definitely not be so calm.
Maruyama smiled and led the two of them to another place, "The choice of the one million range is too large, if you want to say that I personally recommend it." ”
He lifted the black cloth, revealing a large brown-skinned red-striped mole with a large awl on its head and extremely sharp claws.
"Dragon-headed gophers! Forty-three levels! It can be a bit difficult to control, but this Pokémon is very good, and it makes it comfortable in the desert. It's very popular in your quicksand team! ”
Maruyama suddenly waved his hand exaggeratedly:
"And it has mastered seventeen different moves, 100,000 horsepower, do you know 100,000 horsepower! It's very strong! As long as 1,400,000! The price is not deceitful! ”
Kashiwagi: "Forty-three...... Is there a lower level? ”
"Do you like a lower rank?"
Maruyama looked at him in surprise, most of the customers who came to buy it were Pokémon, the stronger the better, the higher the level, the more popular the moves, and the price was also rising.
If you want it low, you like to cultivate it slowly.
But how much effort does it take to cultivate to this level and 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 that is best for novice trainers in other regions should be very much to your liking. ”
Kashiwagi looked inside, and inside was a large blue-skinned salamander with a dull expression.
"Swamp Leaping Fish, twenty-first level, don't look at it stunned, its physique is very superior. He also has a lot of strength, exceeding the standard height by 20 centimeters, and has mastered ten moves. It's a little less, but there are useful types such as rock avalanches and water fluctuations. The price is 620,000. ”
Well...... 620,000 swamp leaping fish......
Seeing that his face was as usual, Maruyama stepped forward a little more, revealing the other Pokémon.
It can only be said that this person's eloquence is good, and there are many Pokémon that have been introduced by him, and people can't wait to buy them all on the spot. However, there are more or less hidden flaws.
For example, the dragon gopher that is too high in rank and is estimated to be difficult to control; The swamp leaping fish that needs to be hydrated frequently and is not suitable for the wild environment of Huangtie Town......
Of course, the most fundamental reason is that there is still no such heart-warming feeling.
He doesn't want to settle, after all, it's a Pokémon that wants to spend the rest of his life together, and it's best to be happy if he can go along with it.
Otsuka looked at his thoughtful appearance, and inexplicably recalled his tangled emotions when he bought Pokémon, and inevitably felt a little nostalgic, that is, the original budget was not so sufficient.
Millions!
Even though I paid for it myself, I couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Then.
Kashiwagi, who was hanging his head in contemplation, suddenly raised his head, "Did you hear that?" ”
"Hear what?" Otsuka looked confused, he didn't hear anything.
"Nope."
Kashiwagi suddenly walked in a certain direction, and pointed to a large iron cage in Maruyama's stunned gaze, "What kind of Pokémon is this?" What's the price? ”
"How do you ...... Ah, I heard it. ”
Maruyama lifted the black cloth and revealed the slumped creature inside, with pink fur and an oval shape and an egg on its belly.
"Auspicious eggs, Pokémon of general attributes, level 30, with excellent healing ability and rare, are special assistants for Pokémon centers in other regions. It's just that I don't recommend you buy this one. ”
"Why?"
"Because it was so unfit for combat, I took it over and went back twice, proving that it was almost impossible to use.
"It's a good thing to use as an ornamental pet Pokémon...... But you're from Team Quicksand, right? Playing next week? ”
Maruyama smiled mysteriously, "It's not cost-effective to buy this kind of Pokémon that is rare but not conducive to combat." ”
Kashiwagi looked at the inside of the large cage and met the eyes of the auspicious egg with a slightly sad expression.
“lucky。”
After a few seconds.
"That's it, how much." He knocked on the cage, and the frightened Gilly Egg hurriedly stood up and looked at him in fear.
Otsuka: "Huh? Wait a minute, do you want to think again? ”
"What do you think? I love its screams and I need a Pokémon like it. Kashiwagi waved his hand.
It is very difficult to make a strange Pokémon unguarded in just a few days, and it is very difficult to let him command, and even Coco Dora can't do it, so it is better to consider other factors.
What's more, he also has a bit of a special idea.
"Oh! What a decisiveness! The price of this auspicious egg itself is 1.1 million - don't be too expensive, it's already very cheap! But I appreciate young people like you, give you a 20% discount, 880,000 is good! ”
Maruyama exclaimed as he took out the calculator from his pocket, and the simple multiplication and division snapped, "Is there anything else you need?" For example, special Pokémon food, nutritional pills, etc. ”
"No need, Otsuka pays for it!" Kashiwagi patted Otsuka, who stunned and took an envelope out of his pocket and counted the bills out.
More than a million! Buy when you say buy!
Otsuka felt distressed for Kashiwagi, he thought that he would buy Pokémon at most about 300,000, but it turned out to be almost one million.
Fortunately, my father asked him to bring a little more.
He held the banknote and saw Maruyama turn his head to get something, and wanted to persuade him, "You can't form combat effectiveness like this, what should you do on the day of the competition?" It's dangerous! ”
"It's not dangerous to form combat effectiveness?" Kashiwagi turned his head and glanced at him, seeing that he was speechless, he looked at Jili Egg again, "Don't worry, let you out immediately." ”
“lucky……”
Jili Egg put his two small short hands in front of the egg in his abdomen, his expression was not very pleasant, and he didn't know how long he had been in this small cage and what he had experienced.
Not much.
Maruyama returns with a Poke Ball, and in the other hand is a variety of bills, a medical report from a Jili egg, and so on.
According to the Humpty Dumpty Merchant, it was immoral to sell sick Pokémon, and he never did such a thing.
Hearing this, Kashiwagi took the auspicious egg with a poke ball, and patted it twice, "Don't worry, I won't abuse you, take it easy." ”
The two of them went out of the Pokémon store.
"Is there anything else you'd like to buy? There's all sorts of stuff here, how about a console? "Otsuka seems to have a shopping addiction, and he keeps selling all kinds of things.
Kashiwagi refuses one by one, and what he wants to do most now is to find a safe place and look at the Pokémon that Jili Egg and Ryuge lent him.