Yuujima City, Friendship Store

Chapter 7 Yuujima City, Friendship Store

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed through the window, waking up the sleeping Growlithe and Riolu.

They slept soundly and didn't wake up all night.

Normally, Xia Mu would have been awake by this time, but after a night of excitement and a long day of exhaustion, he wouldn't be able to wake up easily.

Neither Growlithe nor Riolu disturbed Natsuki's sleep. They tiptoed out of the room and ran downstairs.

Early in the morning, Mu Xiuli had already prepared breakfast, and Xia Heya was sitting at the table eating snacks while looking at new messages on his phone.

As the head of the group company, Xia Heping is very busy every day, and he leaves for the company on time every morning.

Kiso also goes to the company to help with affairs, but compared to Natsumi, she can choose not to go too early.

"Growlithe and Riolu are awake, but Natsuki isn't awake yet?" Natsuki asked with a smile as she saw the two little ones come downstairs.

The two little ones nodded in response and then approached affectionately.

"This child rarely sleeps in late; he must be exhausted these past few days," Mu Xiuli said.

Xia He nodded, but he actually thought it was better this way: "If things were still the same as before, it would be worrying. The child has grown up, and he is already 18 years old. It's time for a change."

"Mm." Mu Xiu nodded, then smiled and went to the kitchen to bring out a special dish for Growlithe and Riolu.

Mu Xiuli is a very good cook, and she has always been the one to cook for everyone.

Xiahe had suggested many times that they hire a nanny or a chef so that Muxiuli wouldn't have to work so hard, but Muxiuli always refused.

She wanted to take good care of her family because she felt it was her duty.

Xia He couldn't refuse, so she could only show more care and share some of the burdens.

After breakfast, Xia He had to go to the company first because she had urgent business to attend to.

After confirming that she didn't need his help, Mu Xiuli saw Xia He off.

In fact, the two of them usually go out together, but these days are an exception. On the one hand, the company is busy with business, and on the other hand, it has only been ten days since Xia Mu fell into the water. Mu Xiuli is worried, so she can only feel at ease when she sees that Xia Mu is alright every day before she goes out.

This is why Xia Mu doesn't continue leveling up outside at night, so as not to worry his parents in this life.

……

It was nine o'clock in the morning when Xia Mu finally woke up from her sleep.

After stretching, I went to the bathroom to wash up and, only after fully waking up, changed into clean clothes and went downstairs.

She happened to run into her mother, who was just about to leave, and after exchanging a few words, Mu Xiuli left.

Xia Mu and the two little ones were left behind.

After playing with them for a while, Xia Mu naturally didn't forget to check on the Shiny Magikarp.

After a night, the Shiny Magikarp didn't change much, neither in terms of friendship level nor in terms of mood.

To further enhance their relationship, Xia Mu purchased Magikarp's exclusive Energy Cubes from the system shop and fed them to Magikarp.

Of course, we didn't forget Growlithe and Riolu.

At first, the golden carp king probably ate a lot of the food its mother fed it in the morning and wasn't very interested.

But when the energy cube was dissolved in water, its unique flavor attracted it, causing it to immediately transform and devour the energy cube in one go.

The results are outstanding.

Because he could see the data changes, Natsuki noticed that his affinity with Magikarp had increased by 3 points.

Even if it's only 3 points, it's a good start. At least Magikarp has acknowledged him as its master.

However, its mood was just so-so, which was because it was confined in the fish tank and unable to jump up.

"Go into your Poké Ball first, Magikarp. I'll take you swimming in the great river in the forest later." After getting Magikarp's permission, Xia Mu took out its Poké Ball and put it in.

Then, Xia Mu walked to the dining table.

Breakfast is a must, otherwise you'll go hungry.

Mu Xiuli prepared a sumptuous breakfast for him: a large sandwich, ham, a fried egg, a bowl of vegetable and fruit salad, and a glass of milk.

Actually, Xia Mu wasn't that picky; as long as she could fill her stomach, that was fine.

But Mu Xiuli said that he was at the age where he was growing and needed to eat well.

After ten days, Natsume got used to it.

After finishing breakfast, Xia Mu cleaned up the dishes and made sure he hadn't forgotten anything before taking Growlithe and Riolu out the door.

I didn't put them in Poké Balls because they wouldn't run around or cause trouble.

……

Yuanshima City is not large, but it is not small either.

Based on the ranking system, it should be able to be considered among the first-tier cities.

As the only major city on the entire island, all development revolves around Yuanshima City.

In fact, the surrounding islands have all developed around Yuan Island, including the relatively famous Honglian Island, and even the Seven Islands (Juyuan Island, Friendship Island, Mother and Child Island, Frozen Island, Frozen Waterfall Cave, Time Island, and Duoxing Island), all of which have been influenced by Yuan Island to some extent.

In a sense, although Tuan Island, Guren Island, Shichito Island, and some other relatively small islands are connected to the Orange Islands and not far away, they are under the jurisdiction of the Kanto Regional Alliance and therefore are not included in the Orange Islands.

Even the new islands on the Orange Islands' border are not recognized by the Orange Islands due to the regional boundary.

Ultimately, New Island is a rather pitiful island.

It wasn't very big, and there weren't any special species living on the island, nor any minerals of special value. So the Orange Islands didn't want it, and the Kanto region also looked down on it. In the end, it became an isolated island and was targeted by Team Rocket, becoming a secret experimental base.

Of course, it's currently occupied by Mewtwo.

Under Mewtwo's control, the new island was transformed, and a massive Pokémon City was built.

……

Walking through the streets of Yuujima City, Natsuki quickly arrived at the Alliance's official friendly shop.

It sells Poké Balls, Pokémon items, and some useful healing items, etc.

The original Natsuki would never have come here, because the original Natsuki hated Pokémon and would never have bought anything related to Pokémon.

Fortunately, the people inside didn't know him, so he could ask questions boldly without worrying about it getting out.

Of course, it's impossible to simply take out the item and ask if it will be recycled.

Having lived two lives, Xia Mu knew how to quickly establish initial goodwill with strangers.

So he first asked the shop manager to help him choose some Poké Balls, common medicines, and Pokémon food. After they became more familiar, he suddenly asked, "I heard that friendly shops in other places buy back Pokémon evolution stones and some valuable items. I have some here. I wonder what the buyback price is?"

……

PS: In order to standardize the prices of items in the system shop, most of them are based on the highest price of items in the Pokémon series games, since there will be some discrepancies in each generation.

(End of this chapter)