Pokémon: Trainers start as bounty hunters

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Tetsuya was stunned by the sudden display of coquettishness from the shop owner, and he let out a somewhat disbelieving questioning sound.

"Ah, what?" the shop owner replied lazily, "It's not easy to do business these days. I charge you a small fee for selling information. It's not too much."

It's really not too much.

Zheye subconsciously followed the shop owner's train of thought and thought.

But he reacted quickly.

"How many people have bought this news?" Zheye asked speechlessly.

"About... there are five or six hundred of them?"

The shop owner pondered for a moment and gave an answer that made Zheya vomit blood.

Zheye closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, his expression had returned to expressionless.

He really shouldn't have any expectations for this kind of explicit message hanging on the wall.

"I want this fishing rod. How much does it cost?"

Zheye didn't care about the map anymore. He made a few flicking movements to feel the feel of the fishing rod in his hand. He felt it was very good and asked the shop owner.

"Ten thousand, no counteroffer."

The shopkeeper said a price that was on the high side.

Zheye frowned. He was not a big guy who wanted to be ripped off. Even for a good quality fishing rod, the price was too expensive.

"By the way, I can tell you the information about the isolated island for free, just as a bonus when you buy a fishing rod from me."

A sly smile appeared on the shopkeeper's face.

Zheya almost laughed out loud at the middle-aged man in front of him, but after thinking about it, he readily agreed.

This underwater island that does not exist on the normal map is indeed very tempting to him.

In other words, it is very tempting to every trainer.

Presumably the other trainers who bought the information had the same idea as him.

Cheated? Tetsuya said that he shouldn’t have to worry about this problem.

Besides, it doesn’t cost much more.

"Excuse me, do you want to transfer money by watch, cash, or credit card?"

The shopkeeper asked Tetsuya skillfully while putting the fishing rod into the box.

Zhe also took out the alliance card from his pocket and gestured to pay by swiping the card.

"Speaking of which, uncle shopkeeper, do you have that kind of special fishing rod here?"

While paying, Tetsuya also asked the shopkeeper again.

He is very confident about the quality of everything in this fishing gear store.

On the one hand, it was impossible for Miss Joy to lie to him. On the other hand, the shopkeeper just glanced at it and took out the fishing gear that he felt was quite suitable. After all, he was a hidden master, not to mention those who were hanging.

Awesome fishing rod on the wall.

"Hey, it seems like you haven't done your homework."

The shopkeeper collected the money quickly and said jokingly.

"Yes, there is, but you probably won't be willing to buy it."

He didn't say that Tetsuya couldn't afford it, because he recognized Tetsuya's identity to some extent. As a person from Johto near Kanto, he naturally had a lot of understanding of the new generation of talented trainers in the Kanto Alliance.

Such a young and powerful trainer will not be short of money.

But there is no shortage, and the fishing rod is not a very useful thing after all.

The shop owner doesn't think Tetsuya is willing to spend a lot of money to buy a so-called special fishing rod. For trainers, it is the right way to spend money on improving the strength of their own elf.

The quality of fishing rods is generally divided into three qualities, which are similar to the Pokémon games that Tetsuya played roughly in the previous generation. From low to high, they are old fishing rods, good fishing rods, and powerful fishing rods.

The prices of the first two are not expensive for most people. For example, the good quality fishing rod Zheye bought was only close to the price of five-digit alliance coins.

Powerful fishing rods are slightly more expensive, but basically range from 50,000 to 100,000.

Of course, the main consumer groups of the latter two are still concentrated among trainers. Ordinary people who raise elves as family companions still use worthless and worn-out fishing rods to satisfy their own happiness as fishermen.

Not to mention, there are many ordinary people who make money from this.

To give the simplest example, when some trainers who are not good at fishing want to conquer good water elves but they have no good or even powerful fishing rods and cannot catch them.

In this case, they often choose to hire ordinary people with good fishing skills to help them catch the elves. The ordinary people are responsible for catching the elves, and the trainers are responsible for catching them.

One gets money and the other gets elves, which can be considered a win-win situation.

In fact, strictly according to the laws of the alliance, such an act actually involves illegal elf trading, but the alliance does not strictly control this point.

After all, to put it another way, this can also be explained as ordinary people requesting the protection of trainers, so it is completely normal for trainers to subdue their favorite elves in this process.

The more important reason is that trainers are also human beings, and their energy is limited. It is impossible to say that after investing so much in elf cultivation, they can still improve their fishing techniques.

If this interaction is prohibited, not to mention that the professions that some ordinary people rely on for survival will disappear, and it will not be conducive to the expansion of the types of house elves.

Moreover, if you stop one, you have to stop all professions in many other fields that were born because of the existence of elves. This is unacceptable to the alliance. In the long run, this is tantamount to self-destruction.

So even if the black market is now openly exploited by the Alliance, there are still a lot of private elven trades, but it's just more troublesome.

Back to the issue of fishing rods, in addition to the three common qualities of fishing rods, there is also an extremely rare and cherished fishing rod, which is the special fishing rod that Zheya just mentioned.

Why is it said to be rare and cherished? The main reason is that the raw materials for making this kind of fishing rod are elf props.

That's right, they are elf props that can increase and help elf battles.

For example, the large rhizome that appears in the woods increases the effect of absorbing physical strength;

Or it may be a tight-winding hook that appears in a sandy environment to increase the binding or tightening effect;

Another example is the red line that may appear in random environments. Its function is to make the opponent fascinated when you are obsessed with it.

The three parts correspond to the rod, hook and fishing line respectively.

It is not difficult to imagine that they can play the role that their respective props should play when fishing.

Generally speaking, as long as one of the three parts is made of elf props, it can be regarded as a special fishing rod.

Anyway, there has never been a special fishing rod with three parts made of elf props.

In addition to cost considerations, production technology is also a critical factor.

The transformation of one elf prop is enough to cost the production staff an unknown amount of energy. If multiple elf props are combined, they will also affect each other. This is not an easy task to complete.

Moreover, there is no way for a machine to complete such a process, and it can only be made by pure hand.

Just like the best Poké Ball producer in the world is never Shirouf or Devin, but Mr. Steel from Jupik Town.

To describe it in a simple sentence, the person in charge of the Shiruf Poké Ball R&D Center is the son who is considered unworthy of Mr. Steel.

With the combination of so many factors, the price of stunt fishing rods is completely sky-high compared to the other three categories. It is normal to spend millions or even tens of millions.

"I have a fishing rod made of large rhizomes. If you want it, I can take it away with a discount of 9 million."

A smile that Tetsuya was very familiar with and found extremely dazzling appeared on the shopkeeper's face again.

"No, no, thank you."

Zheye quickly waved his hand, put the newly purchased fishing rod and the box into his space backpack, and ran outside.

"Hey, if you don't want to buy it, why don't you take a look at it, it's one thousand alliance coins per time.

Or do you want to see some elf fishing bait or something?"

The shopkeeper's kind words echoed behind him.

Although Tetsuya, who had run far away, could still hear, he chose to turn a deaf ear.

He's not a good guy, so why would he spend that kind of money to see a fishing rod?

It's even more impossible to buy it, he's not crazy.

Besides, as a breeder, if he can't even make fishing bait, then he shouldn't do this job.

However, Tetsuya was surprised to find that the shop owner had some spare special-grade fishing rods for sale that were made of large rhizomes.

This shows that the shop owner should have a better one, otherwise as a senior fisherman, he would not be able to leave such a high-quality fishing rod unused.

Better than special fishing rods made from large rhizomes...

Zheya thought for a while, and it seemed that the only thing left was a special fishing rod made by combining two kinds of elf props.

After all, if we consider the three materials alone, the large rhizome as the raw material is not only more difficult to make, but also has a greater effect after completion than the other two.

It seems that there is no shortage of hidden talents anywhere. Zheya sighed silently and walked towards the fishing ground not far away.

It's just that on the way to the fishing ground, he always feels that he has forgotten something.

Zhe was also confused as to whether there could be problems with his own memory.

Ten minutes later.

Tetsuya walked out of the Gudao Fishing Tackle Shop again with a dark face.

“Come again next time~”

The shop owner squinted his eyes in the back and said goodbye to Tetsuya.

What Tetsuya, who has a photographic memory, forgot was the fact that the owner of the Gudao fishing ground was the owner of the Gudao fishing tackle shop, so the tickets had to be purchased at the fishing tackle shop.

In fact, these words were clearly written on the back of the counter of the fishing tackle shop, but the shop owner was so arrogant that Tetsuya subconsciously blocked them.

The only good thing is that the entrance fee to the fishery is only 500 alliance coins, which is very cheap, and the shop owner didn't say anything more to Tetsuya, otherwise Tetsuya felt that he would go crazy sooner or later.

"Funny little guy."

The shop owner looked at Tetsuya's retreating back and chuckled, then turned back to the courtyard behind the fishing tackle shop and began to lie down on the rocking chair to rest.

It was interesting, interesting, and good, but he had seen too many people looking for the island, and no one was lucky enough to go there except him.

Even he did not have second luck.

With the setting sun above his head and the evening breeze blowing, the shop owner closed his eyes in comfort.

Tetsuya, who arrived at the entrance of the fishery, handed the ticket to the guard and was then let in.

“Fishing Ground No. 1—the main elves are the agate jellyfish clan.

Fishing Ground No. 2 - The main elves are the Crab Clan.

Fishing Ground No. 3 - The main elves are the Starfish clan.

Fishing Ground No. 4 - The main elves are the Sun Coral clan.

Another note: There are a large number of Magikarp in every fishing ground, so if you fish for Magikarp for a day, please don’t complain. It’s just because you have poor skills or bad luck.

Another note: It is said that there are still a few small sawcrocodiles living in our fishing ground, but I don’t know which fishing ground.

Another note: If you want to know which fishing ground has a greater chance of seeing the Sawtoothed Alligator, please leave the fishing ground and turn left to the Gudao Fishing Gear Shop 200 meters away and ask the shop owner for details~"

Looking at the long list of words on the sign, Zheya only felt that the last three labels were very familiar.

He shook his head and quickly put the socially awkward shopkeeper out of his mind.

"Then, let's go to Fishing Ground No. 3 to have a look first."

Zhe also thought about it and made a simple decision.

The reason is simple, he doesn't like jellyfish and crabs.

After looking at the map, Zheya found a direction and took steps.

The fishing grounds in the elf world are more like small water elf nature reserves, and the elves inside are still wild elves.

But compared to just finding a random place to fish without knowing what kind of elves you can catch, the distribution of the elves in the fishing ground is relatively regular. At least you don't have to worry that all of them are carp kings.

"Starfish~Starfish Starfish~"

Tetsuya hummed a little tune and came to fishing spot No. 3 located on the west side of the coast.

Although it gets very late, there are still many people fishing here.

Sitting on the small bench provided by the fishing ground, Zheye did not start fishing immediately. Instead, he took out the materials from his backpack and started making fishing bait.

One aquamarine, half a passion fruit, a pot of special water that is said to be soaked in mysterious water drops overnight, and the most ordinary flour.

In just half a minute, a huge bait ball was completed.

Apart from being a little rough, Zheya feels it's still pretty good.

He took out his fishing rod, broke off a piece of bait, and officially started tonight's fishing trip.

"Well, let's set a small goal and catch five, six, seven or eight starfish in the next hour, and then change places to continue playing."

Zhe also thought very casually.

The fishing rod shook, the first one was the Carp King.

Tetsuya's face was calm as he looked at Magikarp, whose red scales were leaping on the ground.

The first Magikarp is normal, it's just a good start, a good thing.

He kicked Magikarp into the sea and continued fishing.

The fishing rod swayed again, the second fish, Carp King.

It's normal. A large number of Magikarp survive. It's normal to grab something to eat. Tetsuya is still calm.

The fishing rod swung for the third time, the third fish, Carp King.

The speed at which Carp King took the bait was a bit fast. Although he thought so, Tetsuya still remained calm in his heart.

Magikarp, Magikarp, Magikarp...

Finally, a long but short hour passed. After catching the 73rd Magikarp, Tetsuya, who felt that he was about to become a Magikarp, was in despair.

He finally knew what the first word on the sign at the entrance meant. Could it really be that only Magikarp took the bait?

"The fishing ground here is like this. I don't know if it's because there are so many people fishing every day, so these elves have become smarter, and it's rare to take the bait."

The fisherman watching Tetsuya's transformation from excitement to numbness to despair smiled and comforted him.

Ordinary elves may take the bait because they are hungry, but Starfish has no hope of doing so.

This kind of hermaphrodite elves who can form a romantic relationship with anyone do not have an organ like a mouth at all. Their eating method is extremely close to filtering, or they live by absorbing energy from the red core in the middle of the body.

If you want them to take the bait, you have to wait until they become curious about the hook.

Tetsuya, who challenged the difficulty from the very beginning, undoubtedly chose the wrong target for fishing.

Tetsuya gritted his teeth, put away the bait and fishing rod, and headed to fishing spot No. 4, where Sun Coral lives.

If it doesn't work here, it'll be fine if you change it somewhere else.

Facts have proved that he thought too much.

Horned Goldfish, Magikarp, Magikarp, Horned Goldfish, Magikarp...

Another hour passed, and Tetsuya caught a total of 22 horned goldfish and 58 carp fish again, and he was confused.

Although the types of elves he caught have changed a bit compared to the last location, to be honest, there is really no difference between the horned goldfish and the Magikarp on land.

Tetsu also wanted to blast something to express his indignation.

He just wanted to collect the horns of sun corals as decorations to see if they could really emit colorful light under the sun. Isn't this wrong?

"Well... the water quality in this area is still very good. The sun coral may be resting at night. You can try again tomorrow."

The angler next to him, who had been staring at Tetsuya, put forward his suggestion tactfully.

What a pity, such a good fishing rod is such a waste.

The fisherman holding the old fishing rod in his hand shook his head sadly.

Zheye subconsciously tightened the fishing rod in his hand. No, he came as a fisherman this time, how could he return empty-handed.

Anglers will never be in the air force!

Tetsuya screamed in his heart.

The horned goldfish and carp carp don't count at all. He really doesn't believe in this evil. If he can't catch a sun coral today, he won't go back to rest.

Inadvertently, he flagrantly set up a huge banner.

People's luck in a certain period of time often does not change due to personal changes, and Zhe also proved this point very well.

In the next three hours, people around Tetsuya saw how bad a fisherman can be.

"No. 382, ​​good guy."

The fisherman, who was so bored that he was counting for Tetsuya, sighed softly.

Although the sign said not to complain because he fished for Magikarp all day long, it was indeed the first time that he saw people fishing only for Magikarp.

This is a fishing ground, not the wild.

The most surprising thing is that the group of fishermen who were bored fishing around Tetsuya had all caught Sun Coral before, but they missed the most unlucky one.