Evolution Stones, Comet Fragments

Chapter 8 Evolution Stones, Comet Fragments

The shop manager was a worldly person; he immediately guessed that Xia Mu had something good in his possession.

The alliance officially restricts private transactions for many items, but allows local stores to recycle them, and there are clear recycling prices.

After learning that the price of an evolution stone was 15000 Alliance Coins, Xia Mu couldn't help but complain in his heart, "That's damn cheap."

It's a clear case of capital monopoly.

However, for Xia Mu, this was at least a way to make money.

Regardless of how much the official price is for others, he can still make a profit of 12000 Alliance Coins.

It's a pity we can't sell too many, otherwise it will arouse suspicion.

Unless you travel to different places, they are sold in friendly stores in different locations.

Xia Mu pretended to rummage through his spatial backpack and took out the Fire Stone he had purchased from the system store.

After the shopkeeper inspected and confirmed that the Fire Stone's energy met the recycling standards, Xia Mu then purchased various types of evolution stones from the system shop.

5 Fire Stones, 10 Water Stones, and 9 Moon Stones.

Including the Fire Stone already given to the shopkeeper, there are a total of 25 stones, costing 75000 Alliance Coins.

This is Xia Mu's limit. She only has enough Alliance Coins to buy this much, with 1500 Alliance Coins remaining.

The original owner was indeed a rich second-generation, but he did not have a proper understanding of money. He only knew that if he wanted something, he only needed to tell his parents and he could get it without having to buy it himself.

Therefore, he only had 80,000 to 90,000 Alliance Coins in savings.

It's fortunate that the original owner had some money; otherwise, after Xia Mu transmigrated and leveled up with Growlithe and Riolu, he wouldn't even have money to buy healing items and energy cubes in the system shop.

"A total of 375,000 Alliance Coins has been transferred to your account. You can check it now." After the shopkeeper finished the operation, he put the evolution stones one by one into the safe and then had his subordinates take the box into the warehouse.

Xia Mu glanced at the balance displayed in the text message on his phone, smiled slightly, and nodded: "I've received it. If I find any more evolution stones next time, I'll definitely recycle them for you."

"Haha, that's great! Actually, you can also come to me to recycle other things. Although I can't give you a high price, we can complete the transaction in person, and even large amounts can be settled in cash," the shopkeeper said with a squinting smile.

He said this simply to let Xia Mu know that if he wanted to make quick money, he could definitely go to him.

I must say, they're very good at dealing with people; they didn't even ask where these evolution stones came from.

Xia Mu could imagine that trainers and ordinary people on Round Island would often come to him to recycle some things.

With a thought in mind, Xia Mu tentatively asked, "I do have some things left, but I don't know if you can take them back."

Upon hearing this, the store manager became interested and asked, "You can just say so. Safety is guaranteed in Alliance Stores."

"Uh~" Natsuki said awkwardly.

He wasn't worried about someone stealing his things; instead, he was worried about leaving evidence of his selling them.

"Would you take comet fragments?"

With hundreds of thousands of Alliance Coins in hand, Xia Mu was no longer flustered.

Anyway, I can just leave it in the storage space; I might need it someday.

If he were to recycle them, he could make a fortune and use it to buy Rare Candies and items to boost his Pokémon's strength.

……

"Comet fragment? You have comet fragment?!"

The store manager was startled, his eyes revealing disbelief.

As the manager of a friendly store, one must have considerable experience and knowledge. How could one not know what comet fragments are?

At this moment, the store manager also realized that Xia Mu, who looked young, was no ordinary person.

Originally, Xia Mu was already considered incredibly lucky to have produced 25 evolution stones, suggesting he must have had some extraordinary encounter. However, it seems he underestimated him.

"Yes, I got it by chance a few days ago, so do you buy it back here?" Xia Mu asked calmly.

After exchanging a glance, the shop manager nodded, signaling Xia Mu to wait a moment.

After instructing his subordinates to take over the counter duties, he led Xia Mu to the meeting room on the second floor.

Because it involved comet fragments, he had to be extremely careful.

Xia Mu didn't expect it to cause such a big reaction, after all, comet fragments in the game are just valuable items.

Although I did a lot of research last night, I didn't realize that comet fragments would be of such importance.

The store manager said, "Let me reintroduce myself. You can call me Katsusuke. I'm the head of the Friendship Store in Madoka City. Because it involves comet fragments, I can't determine whether they're real or fake, so I need to ask a certified researcher from the local area to come and examine them. Would you be willing?"

Upon hearing what Shengjie said, Natsuki Shin hadn't expected things to become so complicated.

At that moment, all I could do was nod in agreement.

The words have been spoken, and the event has occurred; all we can do is let nature take its course.

I just can't be so reckless in the future.

He still needs to do more research to see what can be sold openly and what needs to be done covertly.

……

With Natsuki's consent, Katsusuke quickly contacted the researchers stationed in Edo City.

Knowing it was a fragment of a comet, the researchers arrived at the Friendship Store in less than twenty minutes.

To Xia Mu's utter surprise, he knew this researcher.

The original owner wasn't a Pokémon Trainer, but that doesn't mean she couldn't come into contact with Pokémon researchers.

Most importantly, this researcher had been invited to a banquet hosted by his father and had even been entrusted by his father to try to resolve the original owner's fear of Pokémon.

These are the original owner's memories, and Xia Mu, as a transmigrator, knows this person's identity even better.

Dr. Uchiki.

In the original story, she is a Pokémon Professor in the Orange Islands, who has been conducting research on the island for many years and is also a longtime friend of Professor Oak.

In the Orange Islands storyline, Professor Uchiki discovers a strange GS Ball and asks Professor Oak for help in researching it, which leads to a story about sending the ball away.

I really didn't expect that Dr. Uchiki is still a researcher stationed in Madoka City.

"Hello, Dr. Uchiki, it's been a long time," Natsuki greeted him.

Pretending not to know them at this point would be counterproductive.

Uchiki clearly recognized Natsuki as well, because he had a deep impression of her.

Especially since I had just communicated with Xia Mu's father during this period and learned about Xia Mu's recent situation.

"I didn't expect it to be you, Natsuki. So, are you going to return the comet fragment to the Alliance Shop?" Natsuki asked.

His tone was gentle, with a smile.

Xia Mu nodded and replied, "Yes, I happened to get a comet fragment during training, but I don't really have any use for it."

"Hmm," Uchigi responded, without delving into the details.

Instead, they looked at the Growlithe and Riolu beside Natsuki.

Especially for Riolu, since it's not a Pokémon found in the Kanto region or the Orange Islands, the allure of Pokémon is far greater for a Pokémon research doctor than the comet fragments.

(End of this chapter)