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Chapter 4 Gem
In front of the abandoned building, a cold wind swirled, swirling up a few withered leaves.
Gastly's eye twitched. "Well, it's not that I'm disloyal to my brothers, it's just that..."
The main problem is that the guy looks tough. What if he has a large German Shepherd or a Houndoom at home that can control us? Our group of old, weak, and disabled people might be in trouble...
"Old, weak, sick, and disabled! But didn't it just say it was a hundred-year-old ghost?"
The Night Patrol Spirit shuddered: "That's not true at all. I've been dead for over a hundred years. Aren't I old enough?"
"Yeah, yeah, look at me, a strong wind can blow me away, so I guess I'm pretty fragile."
As soon as Shadow Doll finished speaking, Gastly stretched out its detached hands in front of Lin Ye.
"Look at me, both my hands have been chopped off. Do you expect me to show you a disability certificate?!"
"Alright, alright~, I'm not going to go and fight someone directly, you guys don't need to do that."
Lin Ye pulled out the business card and waved it: "I'm a man of principle, I do things strategically. This trip is just to see Mr. Rod for a psychological consultation."
"Psychological counseling?"
"To be precise, we used the pretext of seeing a doctor to keep him occupied, and you took the opportunity to help me gather some evidence."
Finding evidence to convict him would be ideal, but even if we can't, we can still gather more information. These things shouldn't be too difficult for you elusive folks.
"Heh heh heh, this job sounds like a good match for my major!"
Lin Ye wanted to ask Gastly for help because he had never battled a trainer in this world before, and he was somewhat unsure of himself.
After all, he was only an apprentice necromancer, and the necromancy he knew was all very basic.
They are completely clueless about offensive spells like Bone Spear and Corpse Explosion, so if a real battle breaks out, they will have to rely on the power of Pokémon.
Lin Ye discussed with the ghosts and told them to hide in his shadow and wait for an opportunity to strike.
Zorua had also become a ghost-type, so it likely possessed the ability to hide in the shadows as well. Lin Ye decided to let it try it out as well.
But the little fox hesitated, babbling incoherently. After Lin Ye inquired, he learned that it was mainly afraid of losing control of its energy and worried about hurting Lin Ye.
Lin Ye chuckled softly, patted the little fox on the head, and encouraged it:
"Don't forget, I know magic. I'm not that easily hurt. Just cast your spell without worry!"
"Gurgle~~"
Upon hearing this, Zoroah perked up and began to try, managing to blur into a shadow on the spot, though he was somewhat rusty.
With guidance from three old ghosts, including Gastly, Zoroah quickly became proficient and successfully slipped into the shadow beneath Lin Ye's feet.
After leaving the abandoned building with the three ghosts, Lin Ye did not go directly to find someone, but headed straight for Shuijing Department Store.
This Shuijing Department Store is something else entirely; it's not only the largest shopping center in Shuijing City, but also the largest shopping center in the entire Fengyuan area.
The saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first sharpen his tools," which can be translated into plain language as, "You need to be well-fed before you can work."
Zoroar is now a Ghost-type Pokémon, so it naturally needs to eat some Energy Cubes that are beneficial to that type.
Moreover, since Gastly and the others are not related to him, Lin Ye should at least treat them to a meal.
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Shuijing Department Store
As the commercial center of the entire Fengyuan area, you can buy almost 99% of the goods available in Fengyuan.
In addition, if someone brings something of value to sell, they can get a fair price.
Lin Ye has just arrived in this world and hasn't had a chance to make money yet, but he brought some special products from the magical world with him, which he estimates can be exchanged for some "start-up capital".
At that moment, the middle-aged man opposite Lin Ye at the counter was scrutinizing a gemstone that Lin Ye had handed him with a strange and questioning look.
"Mr. Lin, I have never seen the material of this gem before. Please forgive my poor eyesight. I need to ask a more authoritative expert to appraise it. Please wait a moment."
"It's okay to wait a bit, but please make the arrangements as soon as possible."
A short while later, an exceptionally well-dressed elderly gentleman was invited over by the middle-aged appraiser. He examined the gemstone repeatedly, using various of his personal testing instruments. Finally, with a complex expression, he said to Lin Ye:
"Mr. Lin, the gemstone in your hand has a very special texture. In my more than forty years of experience in the industry, I have never seen this kind of material before. I wonder where it was dug out from."
"The Stone Cave in Wudu Town, maybe I was just lucky!"
"But I have other things to take care of. You two, please give me an estimate. If it's a good price, I'll sell it; if not, I won't waste my time here." Lin Ye's tone was decisive.
Buried within the land of the Pokémon world are countless strange stones. Some contain unique energies of different attributes, while others can allow Pokémon to evolve.
These gems are called attribute gems and evolution stones, respectively. They are all extraordinary items, and their value is related to their grade.
In addition, there are some stones or metals that do not possess extraordinary energy but are relatively rare. Some enthusiasts will spend money to collect them, and their value is related to their scarcity.
What Lin Ye took out was a gem he had brought with him when he traveled from the previous magical world.
These gems have no energy fluctuations; they were only carried by Lin Ye because they could glow at night and provide some illumination. Now they are of no use at all.
However, what was an ordinary, common glow-in-the-dark stone in the previous world has become a unique and rare gem in the Pokémon world, enough to drive gem enthusiasts crazy.
Lin Ye immediately thought of Daigo. If he showed it to him, he could definitely get a lot of good stuff in return. Unfortunately, the young master was elusive and could only sell one to Shuijing Department Store as a temporary measure.
Fortunately, he still has some of these gems, and they are of different qualities. If he had the chance to get close to Daigo face to face, he could definitely become rich overnight.
Even though they couldn't sell it to Daigo in person for the time being, Shizuku Department Store offered 1.2 million Alliance currency.
The Pokémon world has laws, and Water Lily Department Store is a huge corporation with assets worth hundreds of millions. Lin Ye wasn't worried at all that they would do anything to tamper with these meager sums of money, and he immediately started spending it after receiving it.
He first spent 30,000 yuan to buy a space backpack and a smartphone, and then went to the Pokémon breeding area to buy high-quality energy cubes worth 200,000 League Coins in one go.
Actually, you don't necessarily have to feed Pokémon Energy Cubes to raise them; they can survive on regular food, but you shouldn't expect the potential of Pokémon raised that way.
After putting the energy cubes into his backpack, Lin Ye inquired about the attribute gems.
Seeing Lin Ye's generous spending, the pretty saleswoman immediately realized she had encountered a big spender and excitedly began her introduction:
"Attribute gems are divided into three grades: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. A beginner-grade gem costs 10,000 Alliance Coins, an intermediate-grade gem costs 100,000, and an advanced-grade gem costs at least one million."
However, high-grade attribute gems are extremely rare and practically unavailable, usually only seen at large auctions.
Purchasing intermediate-grade gemstones also requires advance booking, and only customers who have spent over 200,000 yuan at our store are eligible to make a booking. Only basic-grade gemstones have no purchase restrictions.
"I see. It seems that this amount of money is far from enough to raise good Pokémon."
Upon hearing the exorbitant price of resources for breeding Pokémon, Lin Ye's previous joy at receiving such a large sum of money instantly vanished.
"I never imagined that all that money I just spent would only get me the qualification to buy intermediate attribute gems."
It seems that no matter which world you cultivate in, resources are the most fundamental thing. I still need to find ways to make money.
Despite thinking this way, he didn't hesitate to spend money, taking out 500,000 to buy 20 "ghost gems" and 10 "ordinary gems" without any hesitation.
As for the remaining 200,000, it was used to reserve two mid-quality gems, which will be picked up in a couple of days.
Lin Ye spent most of the huge sum of money as soon as it was in his hands, but he didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache. These were all cultivation resources, which he used to gain a foothold in this world.
When the beautiful saleswoman saw that Lin Ye was so capable and handsome, she immediately had an idea and gave him her contact information, even implying that she was available and it was convenient for her today.
To be honest, Lin Ye had lived in the magical world for two and a half years in fear, during which time he dared not easily come into contact with the female mages around him, and now he was indeed feeling somewhat repressed.
However, he had urgent business to attend to, so he had to put aside this temporary "fortress" for the time being. After leaving the house, he found a place to feed Zoroya and the three ghosts some energy cubes and then headed straight for the psychological clinic.
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