Chapter 85
: The First Pot of Gold! A Bright Future Awaits!
That's roughly what happened.
Xia Ming quickly recounted the entire incident to Officer Jenny and Lewis, and then added:
"Oh, one last thing to add. That powerful Gallade asked me to inform you that if you can't come up with a satisfactory answer, he will join forces with the overlords of other regions to awaken the Pillar of Rock."
In reality, Xia Ming had only heard the legend of the Pillar God of Rock, and knew nothing about what it was like. However, the mythical beasts in this world seemed to be ridiculously strong.
Upon hearing Xia Ming's last words, Miss Officer Jenny's expression became noticeably distressed, her face contorted in pain.
If it were just a regular Pokémon riot, it wouldn't be so bad. What she fears most is incidents involving local legendary Pokémon...
Even a Pillar God, which is only rated as a Level 2 Divine Beast by the Hyperdimension Devon Corporation, has the terrifying power to sweep across an entire region.
Perhaps only the strongest champions of all time, or the combined Four Heavenly Kings, could stop them from getting angry.
Officer Jenny initially thought Xia Ming's previous report was just exaggeration, but after hearing the whole story, she felt...
A headache!
"I know about this. I wonder if you, Xia Ming, could try to persuade the local Pokémon first? Even if they want to give us an explanation, the League will need some time."
Officer Jenny awkwardly asked Xia Ming for help. She had no choice; only he could temporarily calm the enraged Pokémon. She then immediately presented a solution that the League had discussed overnight:
"The culprit behind the riot eight years ago was the core members of the Real Team and the Ideal Team, whom they internally called the Sages."
However, their whereabouts are elusive, and they are accompanied by numerous powerful Pokémon, so it's impossible to deal with them in the short term. But the League could apprehend a few high-ranking criminals to appease the Pokémon's rage.
"In addition, the League will provide a batch of resources as compensation to the local Pokémon. Also, if you are willing to help mediate, the League is willing to give you a blank Mega Stone as compensation."
Blank Mega Stone!
Upon hearing about this rare item, Xia Ming admitted that he was extremely excited, as he had paid close attention to such matters because Tyranitar could Mega Evolve.
Mega Evolution in Pokémon can also be called Pokémon reversion.
Nowadays, trainers need the help of Mega Stones and Key Stones to Mega Evolve their Pokémon. Some powerful wild Pokémon can even evolve on their own when they have a Mega Stone.
There are only two ways to obtain Mega Evolution Stones.
The first is the fixed Mega Stone left behind, and the second is the Blank Mega Stone found in the ancient Star Mine. The Blank Mega Stone will automatically adapt to the Pokémon wearing it and form the corresponding Mega Stone, which can be said to be even rarer than the regular Mega Stone.
However, faced with such temptation, Xia Ming only struggled slightly before shaking his head and choosing to refuse:
"This is something you and the Pokémon should discuss, not me. The League doesn't owe me anything anymore."
He is very clear-headed; he is now helping the Pokémons pass on their anger to the League, rather than him demanding an explanation from the League for the Pokémons.
He has absolutely no reason to become estranged from his neighbors over these things.
Helping Pokémon is a completely different matter from helping them without permission. Xia Ming is not so arrogant as to think that his relationship with the Pokémon in the back mountain has reached the point where he can make decisions for them.
That would require his grandfather or father; he doesn't have that kind of influence.
"I see... Alright then, could you please take me to meet them?"
Officer Jenny was a little disappointed; things had become complicated again.
Talking to people at least allows you to raise the banner of an alliance or fellow Pokémon, but talking directly to Pokémon?
The biggest reason why humans love Pokémon is because their emotions are incredibly strong! They might even do many irrational but touching things because of them.
"Okay, I need to notify them in advance at eight o'clock tomorrow morning so that they can send their representatives to negotiate with the alliance."
"no problem."
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After resolving this minor incident, Xia Ming bid farewell to Mayor Lewis and made a detour to the Star Fruit Bar, where he started settling the bill while waiting for his packed dinner.
At this moment, the two ladies in skirts beside me also came in handy.
Sitting on a chair in the corner of the bar, Xia Ming opened the calculator on his phone while taking out paper and pen from his jacket, then turned to ask:
"Miss Skirt, how many cranberries did we harvest today?"
"Doli dooli~"
After excluding those that were eaten, a total of 16,834 cranberries were harvested, and they have all been stored and preserved.
"So many? That's almost five fruits per plant on average."
Xia Ming was somewhat surprised. He originally thought that with his mediocre skills, he could only manage an average of four fruits per plant. It turned out that his land was indeed quite capable.
That's incredibly detailed!
Xia Ming quickly began the calculation. He first took an integer, 16,000 cranberries, and then calculated according to the lowest standard, rounding up to about 2,600 kilograms of fruit. The actual total weight should be around 3,000 kilograms.
After deducting the 1,500 pre-orders and the 234 sent out during the battle that day, he still had more than 1,000 cranberries to sell!
He didn't calculate the specific figures yet, but instead directly predicted the revenue from selling the tree fruit based on a standard of three thousand portions.
Xia Ming priced it at 160 Alliance Coins for a serving of five cranberries, each weighing an average of 900 grams.
1,500 units will be sold at an 80% discount, with an expected revenue of 192,000 Alliance Coins.
After deducting the ones that were given away, there were 1,266 left, but Xia Ming planned to sell these at a 10% discount, expecting to get 182,304 Alliance Coins.
The total income is close to 400,000 Alliance Coins!
After deducting packaging and shipping costs, as well as the prize money and awards given out as rewards for the competition, his net income was still 300,000!
However, if the cost of buying seeds is deducted, his income would only be around 240,000. But Pierre generously covered the cost of the next planting, so Xia Ming's first pot of gold is expected to be a full 300,000 Alliance Coins!
This is just the income Xia Ming earned from planting ten acres of land for a little over a month, while the entire farm has a total of two hundred acres of land that can be cultivated for planting!
Even after deducting the expenses of raising Pokémon and other miscellaneous costs, Xia Ming's net income each quarter could reach three or even four million League Coins or more after the farm is fully built, depending on the types of fruit trees he can grow.
"These good days ahead really seem endless!"
After just one simple calculation, Xia Ming felt much more relaxed, and his positive expectations for the future reached their peak.
Being a farmer instead of a trainer is the right thing to do!