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"How can this cat seem so aloof? What kind of Pokémon is it?"
After Jiang Chen caught Meowstic, he happened to run into Ling Wanqiu and Wang Xin. They had already caught Vulpix; it was Wang Xin who caught it.
Seeing the Meowstic accompanying Jiang Chen, Wang Xin immediately came closer.
"This is Meowstic." Ling Wanqiu, on the other hand, recognized Meowstic. The knowledge she learned at school wasn't for nothing.
Recognizing Pokémon is fundamental for a Trainer.
This world hadn't developed a Pokédex yet. To recognize a Pokémon and understand its information, one had to rely on their own acquired knowledge.
"Didn't you catch a Pokémon?"
"I did."
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Ling Wanqiu released the Pokémon she had caught.
"I was lucky enough to encounter a Horsea by the lake and caught it."
Horsea can evolve into Seadra, and its second evolution is Kingdra. Kingdra is a Water-type and Dragon-type Pokémon. Ling Wanqiu was fond of Dragon-type Pokémon, which is why she was so happy after catching Horsea.
"It's indeed lucky to encounter a Horsea."
Horsea is also a relatively rare Pokémon. Although its rarity can't compare to pseudo-legendaries, it's not easier to obtain than a starter Pokémon.
"The Pokémon here are all too docile; they're much easier to catch than wild Pokémon," Wang Xin said, playfully teasing Vulpix.
"Pokémon that are cared for by humans are, of course, different from wild Pokémon."
Wild Pokémon engage in more battles, so their temperaments are naturally fiercer. Pokémon in breeding parks are all raised by humans, so they fight less and have gentler dispositions.
Anyone who comes here, as long as they're not too useless, can generally catch a Pokémon.
Each person can only catch one Pokémon at most. Now that Jiang Chen and the others had caught theirs, they naturally had nothing to do.
They weren't in a hurry to leave and looked around the breeding park for a bit.
"Strange, didn't they say there were pseudo-legendaries? Why haven't I seen any?" Wang Xin sounded a little regretful.
"This place is so big; maybe we're just unlucky and haven't encountered one," Ling Wanqiu wasn't very interested in seeing pseudo-legendaries; she already owned two.
Jiang Chen also wasn't very interested. Only Wang Xin had high hopes of encountering a pseudo-legendary, but unfortunately, they didn't see one before leaving.
Even if they did encounter a pseudo-legendary, it would be impossible to catch one.
"Students, tomorrow the Yulan Shopping Mall will be holding a small competition at 193. The winner will be rewarded with a Piplup. Those who are interested can sign up," Jiang Chen called out to his classmates after leaving the Pokémon breeding park.
Yulan Shopping Mall was Jiang Chen's family business, and this competition was organized by the Jiang Group.
"A Piplup as a reward? That's incredibly generous!"
"A starter Pokémon! I definitely have to participate."
"Young Master Jiang, are there any conditions for signing up?"
"I'm signing up! I must win this Piplup!"
All the students grew excited. A Piplup, if sold on the black market, would fetch at least tens of millions of Alliance Coins, and even then, it would be a rare find.
Such was the price of a starter Pokémon.
So their excitement was perfectly normal.
"There are indeed conditions for signing up. Registration starts at 3 PM this afternoon, and only the first 100 people can participate. Participants must be under the age of sixteen."
"I won't go over the competition rules now; you can find them on the Jiang Group's official website, where you can also register online."
Jiang Chen explained the conditions for signing up.
"Young Master Jiang, will you be participating?" someone asked Jiang Chen.
"I won't be participating."
If Jiang Chen participated in a competition organized by his own group and won, even if it was due to his skill, people would accuse him of favoritism.
So, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't participate. If he wanted a starter Pokémon, his family could get him one in minutes, so there was no need for him to participate.
Hearing that Jiang Chen wouldn't participate, they immediately felt more motivated.
If Jiang Chen had competed, they wouldn't have even thought about the championship. Without Jiang Chen, they felt they had a chance to contend for the title.
After all, there was an age restriction; people over sixteen couldn't sign up, so there was no fear of powerful Trainers "dimensionally crushing" them. The championship was very much up for grabs.
"Wanqiu, are you participating?" Wang Xin asked Ling Wanqiu.
"I'm going to train my Pokémon tomorrow, so I won't be participating," Ling Wanqiu shook her head.
"You want to participate?"
Ling Wanqiu saw a eager look in Wang Xin's eyes, clearly indicating she wanted to compete.
"Yes, I just don't know if I'll be able to register, since there are only 100 spots."
"If you want to sign up, I can help you register," Jiang Chen, standing nearby, (cgce) also overheard Ling Wanqiu and Wang Xin's conversation.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Wang Xin's eyes lit up slightly, then she said, embarrassed, "Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
"As long as you don't publicize it, it's fine. We're friends, so helping you with this small favor is nothing."
"Then thank you, Young Master Jiang." Wang Xin no longer stood on ceremony with Jiang Chen.
Since it was Saturday, after catching their Pokémon, they could leave school and go home.
"Young Master, you're back. Did you catch a Pokémon you liked?" Ning Ya asked when she saw Jiang Chen return.
"I caught a Meowstic."
He released Meowstic. Although Meowstic looked cute, it was too aloof and disliked being touched.
It was fine for Jiang Chen, its owner, to touch it, but if a stranger touched it, Meowstic would probably get agitated.
"Oh, and Young Master, this is made from the energy cube recipe you gave me."
Ning Ya presented a box of energy cubes.
The high-grade energy cubes made from that recipe used very precious ingredients, but the effect was also astonishing.
Eating these high-grade energy cubes made fur more lustrous, and the cubes were highly nutritious and filling.
Many Pokémon would not feel hungry for an entire day after eating just one.
Even with high-intensity training, they only needed two or three to replenish a full day's consumption.
However, the production cost was also very high. This box contained ten energy cubes and cost 10,000 Alliance Coins to make, with each cube costing 1,000 Alliance Coins.
In contrast, the ordinary energy cubes currently produced and sold by the Jiang Group had a production cost of around 200 Alliance Coins.
"According to my estimation, long-term consumption of these high-grade energy cubes can improve a Pokémon's physique, similar to nutrient solutions, and perhaps even better."
These were Ning Ya's estimations, not yet confirmed.
"What if we were to sell these energy cubes?" Jiang Chen asked Ning Ya.
"I don't know much about business, but the production cost is too high, and the selling price would be even higher. I'm afraid ordinary people wouldn't be able to afford them."
Even ordinary energy cubes were something average families hesitated to buy, let alone high-grade ones with five times the cost.
"It doesn't matter if ordinary people can't afford them. Energy cubes are primarily sold to the middle class or wealthy individuals."
Jiang Chen planned to show this high-grade energy cube recipe to his mother.
"In the future, feeding Pokémon these high-grade energy cubes will also reduce your workload, Ning Ya-jie, so you won't be so busy."
The family had many Pokémon. There were at least a hundred Pokémon on the back mountain, most of which were caught by Jiang Yuan.
Feeding those Pokémon daily was quite time-consuming.
Taking the high-grade energy cube recipe, Jiang Chen went to the Jiang Group and handed the recipe and some of the finished products Ning Ya made to Xie Yulan.
"If the effect is truly that good, this high-grade energy cube could replace nutrient solutions. Although it's more expensive, compared to the cost of nutrient solutions, it's actually cheaper."
The nutrient solutions for Pokémon had an even higher cost than the high-grade energy cubes.
"This recipe is very precious; you haven't leaked it to outsiders, have you?" Xie Yulan asked Jiang Chen.
"No, currently only Ning Ya-jie and I have seen this recipe."
"That's good."
No matter how valuable a recipe was, if it were leaked, it would lose its worth.
Jiang Chen was her son, and Ning Ya was treated like a half-daughter, so it was fine that only they had seen it; they wouldn't leak it.
"I'll have someone test the nutritional components of the finished product first."
Xie Yulan called her assistant, who took a sample of the high-grade energy cube to the testing department.
"This high-grade energy cube might elevate our group's assets to another level. My dear son, where did you get this recipe?" Xie Yulan asked curiously.
Jiang Chen rubbed his nose. "That's a secret. Anyway, Mom, just rest assured, absolutely no outsider has seen this recipe."
It would be difficult to explain. Jiang Chen didn't want to reveal anything about the system to others; he would keep that secret to himself.
Just like the secret of him being a transmigrator, he would keep that secret along with the system.
Hearing Jiang Chen say it was a secret, Xie Yulan didn't press further.
"By the way, the competition at Yulan Shopping Mall tomorrow, you've already advertised it at school, right?"
"I've already told my classmates in the class, and I estimate it has spread throughout the entire school by now."
This competition was mainly to advertise the Yulan Shopping Mall.
Don't let the prize of a starter Pokémon fool you; they wouldn't actually lose money. As long as enough people were attracted and bought some items, they would earn it back.
This was a common tactic for many shopping malls, but offering a starter Pokémon as a reward was rare.
Not only was there a Piplup for the champion, but the prizes for the runner-up and third place were also not bad.
The test report for the high-grade energy cubes quickly came out. According to the tests, the high-grade energy cubes indeed contained more nutrients than nutrient solutions.
Ning Ya's conclusion was also correct: long-term consumption of high-grade energy cubes would definitely improve a Pokémon's physical fitness.
"The group can start mass-producing these high-grade energy cubes from now on."
Xie Yulan put the recipe away. In the future, this recipe would be priceless.
"By the way, Mom, you're also an Elite Four member now. Haven't you been handling Elite Four matters?" Jiang Chen asked.
"I let your dad take care of the Elite Four duties. The area he manages is quite stable, so managing an additional area won't tire him out."
"And I'm only a temporary acting Elite Four member. As long as nothing major happens, no one will disturb me."
After strolling around the group for a while, Jiang Chen even personally went to the R&D department and, under guidance, crafted a Poké Ball.
"This Luxury Ball, made by me, will be Meowstic's new home."
Jiang Chen released Meowstic and then destroyed the Poké Ball Meowstic was originally in.
That Poké Ball was garbage, even worse than the common red and white Poké Balls sold in stores.
The better the Poké Ball, the more comfortable it was to stay inside. After destroying the old one, Jiang Chen replaced Meowstic's home with the Luxury Ball he made today.
"It's time to go back."
Jiang Chen had Gardevoir use Teleport to take him home.
Back home, it was still early before dark, so Jiang Chen began to supervise his Pokémon's training.
"Pokémon with a strong desire to win are great; they don't slack off in training at all."
Jiang Chen glanced at Meowstic. After Jiang Chen set up its training plan, Meowstic didn't slack off in the slightest.
On the other hand, Slakoth really made Jiang Chen's liver hurt from anger.
"Charmander, you follow behind Slakoth. If Slakoth continues to slack off, don't be polite with it."
Jiang Chen called Charmander over.
Although he knew Slakoth's laziness was due to its Ability, he had to supervise it. Otherwise, if it kept slacking off, Jiang Chen wouldn't know when it would evolve.
Charmander knew nothing of politeness when dealing with Slakoth. If it dared to slack off, Charmander would spray it with fire, making Slakoth yell at it furiously.
"Just evolving into Vigoroth would be good."
After supervising his Pokémon's training for over two hours, Jiang Chen called them over and distributed two energy cubes to them.
These two high-grade energy cubes were basically enough to fill them up.
The next day, Jiang Chen did not go out into the wild.
He had enough Pokémon for now. They hadn't been fully trained yet, so he wasn't planning to catch any more.
Even if he were to catch more Pokémon in the future, he would wait until his current ones were properly raised.
"Bulbasaur, continue using Vine Whip on this wooden stake. You can rest when you break it."
"Lucario, you do weighted running. Eevee, you do the same as Lucario."
Jiang Chen assigned training tasks to all his Pokémon, including Dragonite, which had already reached Elite Four Stage Two.
Breaking through to Elite Four Stage Two earned Dragonite 100,000 points for Jiang Chen.
Indeed, training Pokémon to improve their strength was the fastest way to earn points, especially after raising a Champion-level Pokémon, which directly granted one million points.
Jiang Chen wasn't thinking about Champion-level Pokémon for now; his Beedrill showed no signs of breaking through its current strength.
Moreover, Jiang Chen didn't have anything that could rapidly boost the strength of Bug-type and Poison-type Pokémon, so Beedrill had to rely on its own efforts.
However, his dad's Venomoth and Flygon could be looked forward to, especially Venomoth.
Venomoth originally had Champion potential, and under his dad's training, it wasn't far from reaching Champion level.
With the help of the Dragon Stone Slab, helping it quickly grasp the essence of the Dragon type, Venomoth would likely break through to Champion level in no more than half a month.
Flygon might be a bit slower compared to Venomoth.
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