“Although its appearance is a bit peculiar, if I can truly raise this fish into... Milotic, right?”
“I think that would surely be an indescribable sense of achievement.”
Chen Yun sighed. Precisely because Feebas is so ugly now, its transformation into a stunningly beautiful Pokémon would make its allure even more breathtaking, wouldn't it?
However, it was undeniable that caring for such a Feebas required constant meticulous effort.
Hmm, it was a bit difficult to stomach.
“Boss, I'll take this Feebas. But does it currently lack combat capability?”
Bai Qianqian looked up at Gu Xin and hesitated for a moment before confirming.
“Yes, Feebas can hardly participate in battles. Not to mention its requirements for a battle environment, even if it were to fight, its combat power would be exceptionally weak.”
Gu Xin tried to express Feebas's abilities during this stage as tactfully as possible.
Feebas is a typical Water-type Pokémon. Its appearance resembles a fish, and it cannot fly.
To battle, it would require a water-type field, not to mention its combat power, which is only marginally better than Magikarp.
In short, Feebas is basically a pushover at this stage.
“Then I'll draw one more.”
Bai Qianqian furrowed her delicate brows. Getting Feebas was an accident; her original intention was to obtain a battle-ready main Pokémon.
“Of course, no problem!”
Gu Xin raised his eyebrows, smiling as he handed the Pokédex to Bai Qianqian.
He couldn't be happier that she wanted to draw again!
“Boss, you should at least be a bit reserved. Look at your expression!”
Chu Kelian gave Gu Xin a disdainful look. As soon as he heard Qianbao wanted another draw, Gu Xin's face lit up with joy.
“Dear customer, give me a break, okay? Do you even know how tough my business is?”
Gu Xin retorted with a hint of exasperation.
“That's not right. Your videos are pretty popular online!” Lin Sheng chimed in with a puzzled tone.
Although Gu Xin had only upld two videos, both had garnered considerable attention.
“Who knows? Maybe it's because people don't want to travel all the way to Magic City for a pet shop. Or perhaps they're skeptical about the authenticity of the videos.”
Gu Xin shrugged helplessly. It was something he couldn't quite understand.
Even though his videos had high viewership, there weren't many who were willing to visit his store in person. Recently, there had been more visitors than before, but the prices of Pokémon still scared some away.
Moreover, many online viewers probably thought the videos were just CG. After all, a fire-breathing fox and a red-scaled lizard battling—would you believe it?
Even if professionals swore on their ancestors' graves in the comment section, viewers would likely dismiss them as shills.
“And even if someone is interested, it wouldn't happen overnight.”
Gu Xin shook his head. After all, the videos had only been upld for two days, and the battle footage was just upld last night. It's too soon to see immediate results.
“Your store still lacks exposure. Once I'm back, I'll help promote it in my circle.”
Chen Yun thought for a moment and offered.
After all, he had spent 60 million to buy Larvitar. If this shop could grow big and Pokémon became more widespread, Larvitar's fame would naturally soar.
Chen Dashao owns a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Larvitar!
Such news absolutely had to spread!
“Thank you, Mr. Chen.” Gu Xin expressed his gratitude.
Having customers willing to help with free publicity was the best-case scenario.
“Were they all lying to me?”
Chu Kelian blinked and pulled out her phone, checking her WeChat Moments from yesterday. Her charming face wrinkled.
To be honest, she had a lot of friends, but her true confidante was only Bai Qianqian. Yesterday, she had shared a post in her Moments.
She recommended the Pokémon Home pet store and even upld a short video of Charmander and Trapinch. Many liked and commented, with quite a few expressing interest in visiting.
But now? Not one had shown up.
Hmph!
“Boss, help me look at this.”
At this moment, Bai Qianqian handed over the Pokédex. She had finished her draw.
“Oh~ It's Horsea.”
Gu Xin took the Pokédex and instantly recognized the Pokémon.
“It looks adorable! So cute!”
Chu Kelian leaned over, intrigued by the blue seahorse on the screen.
“This is another Water-type Pokémon with excellent potential. Its final evolution even gains Dragon-type attributes.”
Gu Xin recalled and explained with a smile.
Horsea's final evolution is Kingdra, a Water/Dragon Pokémon with impressive strength.
“Dragon-type?” Bai Qianqian's beautiful eyes gleamed.
“Then I'll take it!”
The boss had mentioned before that Dragon-types were rare and very powerful!
Plus, this little seahorse was super cute and matched her aesthetic. There was no reason not to choose it!
“One moment.” Gu Xin nodded and went into the back room.
Soon, Gu Xin came out with a small bucket.
“Boss, does Horsea also require special terrain?”
Bai Qianqian hesitated, realizing that seahorses also depend on water to survive.
And now that she thought about it, why did she have such a strong affinity with Water-type Pokémon? All three of her Pokémon were Water-types!
“Not at all. While Horsea prefers living in water, it can battle on land, just not as agilely.”
Gu Xin shook his head. Apart from purely aquatic Pokémon like Magikarp or Feebas, most Water-types could fight on land, albeit less comfortably.
Horsea, for example, could hop around on land but was naturally more agile in water.
“That's good.” Bai Qianqian let out a sigh of relief.
“Beep~ Horsea, Water-type, Dragon Pokémon.
Ability: Swift Swim.
Moves: Water Gun, Leer, Smokescreen, Aurora Beam.
It uses its curled tail to balance its body, and it sometimes sprays ink fiercely from the water's surface to knock down flying insects.”
Chu Kelian scanned Horsea with the Pokédex as it peeked curiously out of the bucket. The little creature didn't seem shy.
“Horsea, nice to meet you!”
Bai Qianqian adored the cute little seahorse. Squirtle also came over to the bucket, happily interacting with its new friend.
Horsea squinted its eyes and greeted Bai Qianqian cheerfully.
“It's quite an outgoing little one,” Gu Xin chuckled softly.
“Well then, Miss Bai, Feebas is 100,000, and Horsea is 200,000—a total of 300,000 yuan.”
Although Feebas's evolution into Milotic would make it extremely valuable, Feebas itself was ordinary, and 100,000 was already a fair price.
As for Horsea, it was neither overly rare nor too common, so its price was 200,000, a standard rate.
“Swipe the card!”
Without blinking, Bai Qianqian pulled out her bank card from her bag. 300,000? Just a small sum!
Compared to her reaction when buying Squirtle for the first time, Bai Qianqian's change was remarkable.
Now, she completely felt like she got a bargain.
After all, two Pokémon for just 300,000!
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