Pokémon: Trainers start as bounty hunters

(There was a small change in the previous chapter, and I made some mistakes)

"Okay, then congratulations to the guest at table 76 for taking this round of products. Our staff will complete the transaction with you immediately. Please wait a moment.

Don't worry for the rest of the guests, we will continue the auction.

The next round of products is auction item No. 167, and the reserve price is..."

Listening to the eloquent voice of the auctioneer on the stage, Zheye flipped through the last page boredly.

Everything here has long annotations, which is quite good to pass the time.

Although most of them end with the words "unknown function".

"No wonder it's called a list of unknown items."

Zhe also complained angrily.

However, there is really no shortage of rich people in the elf world who are interested in such strange and weird things.

The premise is that this thing is not that unknown.

"This mysterious crystal seems to have passed through the auction three or four times. I think I can buy it. I'll let Dawu see what I can exchange for it later."

After looking at it for a long time, Zheya finally found something that was barely useful.

This thing looks a lot like a dirty blue crystal stone, which should suit Daigo's hobbies.

At least it's rare enough.

It probably won’t cost much anyway.

The flute, which has no idea what it is used for and can only play ordinary music, has been rejected countless times.

If this thing hadn't come from an ancient relic, Zheya doubted whether the auction house would just throw it into the trash.

The Pokémon Flute can at least wake up sleeping Pokémon and even Kirby. This flute, called the Celestial Flute, is really useless except for its rather domineering name.

“I really don’t know where Manjin Department Store collected all these weird things.”

Tetsuya threw the manual aside and quietly waited for what he wanted to appear.

Soon, the first target was moved to the stage by a powerful force.

“This round’s auction is an evolutionary carry item—protective gear.

This is a special prop specially prepared for the armored Tyrannosaurus. Its raw material is taken from the flowing lava rocks in the volcano.

Although it does not reach the highest quality in terms of hardness, the weight is even better.

The starting price is five million alliance coins."

The auctioneer gave a brief introduction and then started the auction with a bang of the hammer.

The armored tyrannosaurus is quite popular as a large elf.

This big guy has both strength and appearance, and can be regarded as a replacement for Bangela and Boss Cordora.

Although it lost part of its beauty after evolving into the Super Iron Tyrannosaurus, it also gained a lot of domineering power.

The price soon reached 6.5 million, which was slightly higher than the normal market price.

After all, this kind of technological creation is different from carrying props and evolution stones. It is not too expensive.

The auctioneer looked calm.

In this case, it is simply a dream to buy sub-top quality protective gear at this price.

The market price is the market price, but at auctions, the transaction price of items is generally at least 30% higher than the market price, and may even double.

Mainly because these things are so rare.

"Seven million."

Zheye picked up a machine on the table next to him and entered his quotation.

"Okay, the guest in private room 77 quoted 7 million, is there anyone bidding?

The first time...the second time..."

Since there were a lot of things, the auctioneer was very skillful and didn't waste time.

If you really want something related to elves, this time is enough to make a quotation.

Of course, the products on the third page are another matter, that’s the point.

In almost a few seconds, the price of seven million quoted by Zheye was covered by others.

“The VIP price for Room 77 is 8.5 million, is there anyone bidding?

Eight and a half million for the first time...the second time...the third time...

Okay, congratulations to the distinguished guest in Room 77, our staff will conduct transactions with you immediately.

Next is Lot 346..."

As soon as ten seconds passed, the auctioneer knocked down the hammer in his hand.

Not bad, 40% premium.

He made a rough calculation the moment the deal was made.

I can’t say it’s very high, but it can be considered as completing the task.

Although he seems to be indifferent, if there are really many lots that are not sold reasonably, he will also be held accountable.

"Dong dong"

During the bidding process for the next lot, the staff knocked on the door of private room No. 77.

Zheye: "Please come in."

"Hello, this is the protective gear you took, please confirm."

The staff directed Haoli to put down the protective gear.

Zheye took a cursory glance, and Number Zero "told" him all the information.

The data is correct.

"No problem, just swipe your card."

He directly took out an anonymous card.

As soon as the staff swiped the card, the transaction was completed: "Thank you for your patronage. If you need anything, please feel free to contact us."

With that said, he walked out with Haoli.

Seeing the 6.8 million alliance coins disappearing from Kali, Tetsuya said it didn't matter.

He is a man with a 20% discount.

Although on the surface it seemed like he bought it at a 40% premium, in reality it was only a 10% premium to him.

His psychological price for this protective gear is 10 million, which means the payment is about 8 million.

If it's any higher, I can only say sorry to the Armored Tyrannosaurus and buy it again in the future.

But this thing cannot command such a high price anyway.

"If you spend more than seven million of the Quasi-King's top-level combat power, you won't lose any money."

Zheya hummed a little tune and put the protective gear into his space backpack.

Its weight seems to exceed the endurance limit of the space backpack.

So much so that Zheya felt a lot of weight on his back.

This is the first problem that has occurred since he purchased the space backpack.

But it's not a big problem.

Anyway, after he goes out later, he is going to send the things to the Nibi Gym, where the Armored Tyrannosaurus will complete its evolution.

For a while, his body was not so resistant.

Seeing the other people bidding frantically, Zheye also took the time to take some pictures.

Mainly boxes of high-quality tree fruits.

Anyway, if you buy it below, you can also buy it here, and the quality here is even higher.

After the 20% discount, the price is basically the same as the price below without discount.

At most, the quantity can only be wholesale.

After some calculation, he stopped buying the fruit when he had almost enough fruit to last half a year.

"It seems like some of them bought too much."

After looking at his balance, Zhe, who was aroused by his desire to shop, calmed down.

This kind of environment is really overwhelming.

Fortunately, what he bought now was just to make up for the shortage. He had already prepared a lot through various means (mainly from a certain young man).

Otherwise, even if his balance is cleared, he won't be able to cover the food expenses for his elves for half a year, or two or three months at most.

Looking at the account worth over 100 million, Zheye restrained himself from wanting to buy something more.

If he continues to buy it, he will not be able to participate in the auction of the Ice Stone later.

It's probably not enough now.

Fortunately, he had just prepared another escape route in advance.

"Next time, you must not be so dizzy."

Zheya warned himself secretly.

Although the money is not wasted, you still need to clearly distinguish the priorities.

With this idea in mind, he waited quietly.

There are many people like him.

Most of the people in the private room even came here for the auction items on the third page.

They are not very interested in other things.

Gradually, the auction of the products on the first two pages came to an end.

The auctioneer took the time to drink some water and wipe his sweat. After these few hours, he almost died.

"Okay, now comes the moment that everyone is watching.

Without further ado, let’s go straight to the first item in the collection—Zhili fruit.

I won’t go into details about its function. The starting price is one Alliance Coin. Let’s start bidding now.”

This time, he spoke even less.

"Eighty-eight million eighty-eight million alliance coins."

The first quote was explosive.

It seems that this is a very particular person, Zheya commented silently.

"Ninety million", "ninety-one million", "ninety-two million"...

The people in the private room didn't seem to regard the money as money, or they ignored the tens of millions of units behind and only thought it was a few thousand yuan.

Among the uninterrupted quotations, the price of zhili fruit soared to 120 million.

At this time, the sound became somewhat scattered.

After all, compared with 90 million, 120 million is more than 30% more. This is not a small proportion.

But prices are still rising steadily.

One hundred and thirty million, one hundred and forty million, one hundred and fifty million.

When the person in private room No. 8 quoted the last price of 150 million, the others were quiet for a while.

If that particular person at the beginning had not quoted the same amount, the 150 million would have been double the first quote.

"For the first time in 150 million..."

the auctioneer drawled.

The price of such a single product cannot be determined so simply.

"One hundred and fifty million for the second time..."

The hammer in his hand seemed to strike immediately.

"One hundred and fifty-five million"

The next moment, someone made a bid.

It seemed that he wanted to persuade his opponent to quit, so he directly raised five million.

Yao Zheya said, this person is not ruthless enough, why not just offer him 10 million yuan?

He also doesn't have back pain while standing and talking.

No one's money comes from the strong wind.

Why spend twice as much when you can do something with five million?

After two more announcements, the price rose to 160 million.

Four rounds passed, and it was not until the number 180 million came out that the venue truly fell into silence.

The auctioneer, who waited for half a minute after the second announcement, finally slammed the hammer: "Congratulations to the distinguished guests in Room 8, we will have someone to serve you soon. Please wait a moment."

I've made it.

This was the only sentence left in his mind.

The price premium for zhili fruits is at least 50%, which is a huge profit.

He calmed down and suppressed his excitement. He was not finished yet and would wait until the filming was finished.

Sure enough, the opportunity he worked so hard for was right, and the auctioneer almost wanted to burst into tears.

The second rare tree fruit, Dragon Fruit, was also auctioned off for 190 million.

Maybe it's because of the atmosphere, so its price is higher.

Then there are two key stones and two super stones.

Their average transaction price is slightly lower, around 120 to 30 million.

The main reason is that the super stone of Sting Bee is really unpopular.

From the sound coming from the private room where the photo was taken, it seemed that it was taken by a woman.

Tetsuya swore he didn't eavesdrop.

Even if the ears are sometimes too sensitive, there is nothing I can do about it.

Soon, three high-quality evolution stones started to be auctioned.

To Tetsuya's surprise, the first one to appear was the 96-quality ice stone instead of the 95-quality thunder stone.

"Also, there are really few types of ice elves in Johto and Kanto.

If it were placed in Sinnoh, more people would probably grab it."

Tetsuya quickly realized the reason.

From a purely value perspective, Ice Stone is definitely higher, and that little bit of quality can make a big difference.

But combined with the geographical location and attributes, it is easier for Thunder Stone to sell at a high price.

From this point of view, his previous estimate was also wrong.

"One hundred million"

As soon as the auction started, Zhe Ye directly shouted out the price of over 100 million.

Just to drive away some less powerful competitors.

Sure enough, the scene suddenly became silent.

The previous products were not so exaggerated, and everyone worked together to raise the prices little by little.

"One hundred and five million"

One person tentatively quoted a price.

"One hundred and twenty million"

Tetsuya told him to shut his mouth directly.

This guy is determined to get this ice stone.

The rest of the people responded.

Then there was some hesitation.

With this quotation method, you don’t know the other party’s psychological limit price at all.

Moreover, Ice Stone... seems a bit uneconomical?

What Tetsuya wants is for others to think like this.

"No one has any ideas about this 96-quality ice stone. This is a rare treasure, and even if the attributes are not suitable, you can exchange it with others later, right?"

After hearing what the auctioneer said, even though he knew it was his duty, Tetsuya still wanted to slap him to death.

Sure enough, someone was immediately moved: "One hundred and twenty-five million."

"One hundred and forty million"

Zhe also knew that at this time, he must not show his timidity.

He directly continued to quote according to the previous rhythm.

"A madman."

The person who just made the offer decisively stopped.

With this style of adding more than 10 million, who knows what the bottom line of this guy is.

Moreover, the price is already quite a premium.

The auctioneer waited for more than a minute, but still no one was willing to bid.

He could only hit the hammer with a trace of regret.

It's only about 20% higher than the market price, which I have to say is a pity.

How he wished someone could confront this guy.

The biggest fear in an auction is not that no one wants it, but that only one person wants it.

But, it’s almost there.

After all, there aren't that many ice-type elves.

Even Ice King Kona's main force is mostly water type.

It's just that there are too many scenes where she defeated Watari with her ice attribute skills and she is too famous. In addition, she has always had a cold personality towards others, so she got this title.

"call"

Zhe also breathed a sigh of relief.

For 140 million, with a 20% discount, he would have to pay a little over 110 million.

Acceptable price.

"Thank you, you don't have to pay for the next three installments. I will give you the schedule on time."

He sent a message on his watch.

"It's okay, just kidding."

The other party quickly responded with a smile.

A familiar knock on the door sounded.

Zheya, who had most of his money taken away by the staff, suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

Is this what it feels like to have no money? We are really used to it.

Looking at the remaining 20 million alliance coins, Zheya has not been so poor for a while.