Seeing the two tasks that appeared, Ace knew that the system wouldn't be helping him this time.
First, the remote island on the border would be difficult to find. Second, Mew's strength was definitely not something an ordinary person could contend with. Even Ace himself couldn't guarantee that he could defeat and capture Mew.
Temporarily giving up on getting help from the system, Ace's mind raced, and he quickly thought of a person.
Ace wasn't familiar with this person, but his identity was well-known.
He was Kurt's son and Maizie's father, the owner of the largest Poké Ball manufacturing company on the market.
Since he couldn't buy from the system, Ace considered purchasing an entire Poké Ball production line himself.
Then he would modify and assemble it. Although it would take a lot of time, it was the fastest way Ace could think of to mass-produce Great Balls.
"But if I want to buy a production line... it looks like I'll have to find Mr. Kurt. Otherwise, this is a big deal, and it would be very difficult to buy a production line with just words."
After thinking it over, Ace returned to the laboratory.
After half an hour, a brand new Great Ball was created.
This was already Ace's fastest speed. This meant that if Ace didn't eat, drink, or sleep, he could make a maximum of 48 Great Balls a day.
But if he could use a production line to produce them, dividing the Great Ball manufacturing process into separate steps and then assembling them, the efficiency would increase a hundredfold!
Holding the finished Great Ball, Ace went to Azalea Town the next day to visit Mr. Kurt again.
Using the Great Ball as an entry point, Ace hoped that Mr. Kurt could act as a go-between and help him purchase a Poké Ball production line.
At first, when Mr. Kurt saw the Great Ball, his eyes lit up. But when he heard that Ace wanted to mass-produce them, he immediately lost interest.
In Kurt's eyes, every Poké Ball should be a finely-crafted masterpiece, not a mass-produced item from an assembly line.
Although he was well aware of the benefits of mass production, Kurt simply didn't approve of this method.
Because of this, Ace had to plead his case.
He explained that mass-producing Great Balls would put pressure on the high-end market, which would inevitably cause Poké Ball prices to fall, thus encouraging the rise of trainers from poorer backgrounds. He used all sorts of grand principles to finally sway Mr. Kurt's mind a little.
At the same time, Maizie, who had a good relationship with Ace, also sided with him and tried to persuade her grandfather.
It's said that grandparents spoil their grandchildren, and Mr. Kurt finally gave in to Maizie's pleas, reluctantly calling his son.
With Mr. Kurt as the lead, Ace's purchase of the Poké Ball production line went very smoothly.
The reason was simple: Mr. Kurt's son was also very fond of Ace, who was able to convince his father.
Therefore, he sold a used production line to Ace for the price of 20 million League dollars.
It was very expensive, but in this world, it was an extremely low price. After all, Poké Balls were an indispensable tool in this world.
Because of the purchase of this production line, Ace spent a large amount of money. He didn't plan to touch the remaining money.
After all, that was his future wife's dowry and his retirement fund!
So what if he didn't have any more money to invest?
Bring in partners!
With the League as a big spender to take advantage of, how could Ace not get a piece of the pie?
Soon, five sample Great Balls were sent to the chairman's office. The chairman had people test them, then immediately allocated 80 million for a stake in the business.
This time, Ace was in a stronger position, so he naturally wouldn't settle for a fixed salary like he did with the berries.
Afterward, Ace went to the chairman's office to discuss the details. After some debate, Ace and the League agreed on a 60/40 split.
Ace got 60%, and the League got 40%.
After the negotiations were settled, Ace left Indigo Plateau feeling satisfied and returned to his home.
Forty percent of the Great Ball profits was already a huge profit margin.
However, in return, the League had to provide the people, labor, and money for the Great Balls, which meant Ace didn't have to worry about a thing.
Moreover, the more benefits he gave the League, the less willing they would be to take action against him.
After all, who would want to offend a cash cow who could help them get rich?
The berries and Great Balls were currently a solid bond between Ace and the League. Unless the League no longer wanted this profit, they would turn a blind eye to even Ace's excessive actions.
Most of the time, the League would only give a verbal warning, then continue to clean up Ace's messes.
With everything in order and the funds in place, Ace began to call Rotom, and with its help, he started to modify the production line.
Ace focused on modifying the line, while the League immediately arranged for personnel to come and build the factory.
Ace didn't interfere too much with this, simply providing a blueprint and then leaving it alone.
After all, the League was also getting a share of the money, so they naturally wouldn't skimp on the Great Ball production environment; they would make it the best it could be.
Ace, on the other hand, disassembled the entire production line. Rotom burrowed into the machinery to assist Ace with the modifications.
High temperature, fuel storage, cutting, weaving, installation...
Don't let the fact that the Great Ball and Poké Ball look almost the same except for the color fool you. A tiny difference can lead to a huge disparity. Ace had to adjust almost every single step.
However, because this production line was originally used to make Poké Balls, Ace only needed to make adjustments instead of a complete overhaul.
This greatly reduced the time Ace had to spend on it.
Time flew by, and six months passed in a flash.
On this day, the Poké Ball production line personally adjusted by Ace was moved into the brand new factory.
As Machoke and Machamp installed the massive production line, Ace debugged it, then poured the raw materials into the machine.
The machine started to run, and the entire production line began to operate. Ace personally handed over the instructions for some of the equipment to the League's staff and let them operate it themselves.
Half an hour later, the first batch of cooled Great Balls fell into the final box.
Although the efficiency hadn't increased much yet, as long as the production line kept running, a continuous stream of Great Balls would be produced.
And each batch could produce up to 30 Great Balls, not counting any defective ones!
With the intervals between production, a batch could be produced in about ten minutes.
This meant that even with an eight-hour workday, the maximum daily output of Great Balls would be 1440!
The profit from selling them would be beyond Ace's imagination!
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