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Hearthome City.
Black market.
Hunter's Guild branch.
Even though Natsu hadn't officially taken over the responsibilities of the Hunter's Guild in Hearthome City, Miss Q had made arrangements for him, so many of the staff members in the guild actually knew him.
Naturally, they didn't dare to be negative.
"Sir, this type of Pokemon you want, some of them are very rare. If you give us a bit of time, we should be able to turn around from other places, but there really isn't much at once." the staff said with a smile.
Meanwhile.
A staff member next to him came over with a plate with almost ten Poké Balls on it.
"Here is your Pokemon sir. Clefairy and Jigglypuff were so sought after that when they did appear they almost sold out."
Natsu glanced at his plate.
The Pokemon he wants are so many
Like Marill, Snubbull, Mawile and others.
They all had one feature in common, which was that when Fairy Type energy awakened, they could awaken Fairy Types.
The reason why the guild staff sent so many.
Just to confuse.
He didn't want to wait for the Fairy Type to come out in the future. Some people think of it when they think of who raised this Pokemon before.
But there are only four, which is actually a bit lacking.
Natsu's brow furrowed slightly.
He knew the Pokemon he wanted was hard to find.
But didn't expect it to be so hard to find, even the Hunter's Guild in Hearthome City didn't have much in stock.
The Pokémon he wanted, except for Marill and Mawile, which were slightly cheaper, the others, even though they hadn't awakened from the Fairy Type, weren't cheap at all.
There is no way around this.
Because the Pokémon that can awakened the Fairy Type in the future are mostly cute and are deeply loved by the children and girls of some wealthy families.
Even if it's Snubbull, many old madams like them.
Its price has long exceeded the market value this Pokémon should have, more than two or three times even.
In recent years, the price has not only not decreased, but has even continued to rise.
And wait for the Fairy Type to awakened.
After knowing the role of the Fairy-type, many Trainer will definitely look for Fairy-type Pokémon, and the price will definitely increase immediately.
Of course, once the Fairy Type was gradually learned and its popularity slowed down, its price would definitely drop.
But yes.
Natsu wasn't too demanding.
He was only making money at the time, and he quit after making waves.
But now the problem is.
Even if he wants to making waves, this Pokemon is not easy to buy, and the price is not cheap either.
In addition, this Pokémon is more common in the Kanto Region and Johto Region, and not many can the Fairy Type after awakening in the Sinnoh Region, which makes it more difficult to stockpile.
Is it a must to travel to the Kalos Region?
In terms of the number and types of Fairy-Type Pokémon, the Kalos Region is more numerous.
Be it Florges, Fragrance, Slurpuff or Carbink and others.
"But sir, you came at the right time, the black market in Hearthome City will have an auction every week. Today, there should be a lot of Pokemon. You can try."
Auction?
It is indeed a good choice.
But the number of Pokemon that can be purchased at the auction is definitely small.
However, Natsu also has several Pokémon for sale, he can enter auctions to maximize profits.
Natsu picks up several Poké Balls on a plate, among which include four Pokémon that will only awakened the Fairy Type, and two other Pokémon that are neither high nor low.
"Save Pokemon like this for me next time. If the opportunity arises, get me from somewhere else. As long as the price isn't too outrageous, I'll pay for everything."
"Oke."
The staff didn't ask any questions, just wrote them down and did as they were told.
Go back and contact the Hunter's Guild in another city or even another region.
Natsu will be their direct boss, and don't offend him.
Exit the Hunter's Guild.
Natsu put away the Poké Ball.
Although doing so will seem more troublesome and waste a little money.
It's not a big problem though.
He wouldn't lose much if he resold it.
At best, it needs to be brought home for a bit, and consume some regular Pokemon food.
But doing so can avoid some unnecessary troubles in the future, so this additional cost is still necessary.
Natsu has a talent for black market auctions.
Although the black market in the Sinnoh Region does not have unified management, it is more chaotic than the black market in the Kanto Region and Hoenn Region.
But it's not easy to open an auction house on the black market.
In that sample.
Having once a week also showed this auction house's ability.
By leaving what he wanted to auction off to the staff at the auction oouse, Natsu got a private room as the Hunter's Guild.
While quietly waiting for the auction to start, Natsu released a few young children after checking the situation in the private room.
Like Eevee, Latios, Monferno, they haven't seen the auction scene yet.
So as soon as it comes out, it seems more curious.
Looking around.
The auction started smoothly under the auspices of a relatively stable old man.
as everyone knows.
The auction was originally a time to set the tone.
Therefore, fierce competition was unavoidable.
The first lot that appears is Piplup.
The Alliance Starter Pokémon from the Sinnoh Region are relatively rare Pokémon.
This Piplup seems to have innate talent and ability that is not weak, and very rare, has a very practical genetic move called "Feather Dance".
The final transaction price is not low.
It's just that Natsu's goal this time was clear.
He also doesn't have much money, and he can only get a little back when the Pokémon he wants to sell are auctioned, so doesn't participate in these auctions.
Most of the items you buy in the Auction House will definitely exceed market value. If you don't need it, no need to bid.
This applies to the next round.
Good stuff.
But that wasn't what Natsu wanted.
It wasn't until the old man on stage said the introduction of the next lot that Natsu turned his attention to the stage.
"Alola Region, I don't know if you guys have heard of it?"
As soon as the old man said these words, the hall started discussing excitedly.
Most people had never heard of it, but there were still very few people who had heard of the Alola Region.
Now that the contact between the Alola Region and the Alliance is almost finalized, and the settlement may be in the last few months, so some things are no longer hidden, and occasionally it is revealed a bit for people to have calm thoughts about the new region.
When the Alola Region opens, it can greatly boost the Alola Region's economy.
Of course, it also caused some rare Alola Region Pokemon, which gradually became more and more.
After the old man briefly introduced the Alola Region, most people understood that the next Pokemon must have something to do with the Alola Region.
This lifts the spirits of many people.
After all, new Pokémon, never-before-seen Pokémon, are always interesting and topical.
A cart covered in red cloth was pushed up.
Everyone's attention was attracted.
For such a result, this old man skilled in field control was obviously quite satisfied.
Srruss---
As the red cloth was lifted, the lively place became silent.
In a transparent container of unknown material, there is a colorful Pokemon with very bright colors. It has many milky white crystals on its body. It's no different from a regular Muk just by looking at its outline. But taken together, it shows what makes this Pokémon different.
Muk from the Alola Region!
The place that was originally quiet became louder.
Natsu, who was sitting in the private room, frowned slightly.
Not a few Alola Region Pokemon are being auctioned.
Then the old man introduced:
"As you can see, this is Muk!
But it's not an ordinary Muk, it's in the Alola Region, because the environmental waste in the Alola Region is different from ours, the special Muk that reproduces in Alola is different and it's being auctioned off by a mysterious customer.
After our investigation and information, we learned that this Muk alola's Attributes are no longer just one Poison-Type attribute as usual, but a combination of the Attributes of Poison-Type and Dark-Type, which undoubtedly makes his Attributes even more outstanding.
Also! Its characteristics are also similar to those of the ordinary Muk. The difference is that right now it is only the 'chemical strength' characteristic which we call."
When the old man still introduced Alolan Muk.
Natsu who was carrying Eevee slowly leaned back on the sofa.
Think of something.
Was it brought by a hunter who entered the Alola Region with him?
No
If it's them, they've got their own top seat too.
So the chances are not that big.
Was it brought over by some member of another group that had entered the Alola Region?
Also possible.
But the chances are not great.
Usually, several organizations get such Pokemon, it should be quickly digested by the organization, or more capable, just learn the reasons for changing Pokemon.
Natsu sat down slowly.
A dangerous ray of light flickered in the narrowed eyes.
"The biggest possibility is that it was brought out by people within the Alola Region themselves."
think about it.
Some things make sense.
Natsu couldn't believe it was his luck. He happened to come to Hearthome City to attend an auction and meet a Pokémon from the Alola Region.
If one appears here, it must also exist elsewhere.
Then what is their goal?
Tell everyone in the main region of the Alliance that there is a place like Alola.
After all, if everyone was looking for Pokémon in the Alola Region, if they knew of the existence of a place like Alola, they would definitely go there and suppress the Alliance in public opinion.
This way, even if the Alliance didn't want to open up the Alola Region yet, it had to put it on the agenda.
Someone help?
Natsu recalled some information he received from the conversation with Lusamine from the Aether Foundation.
One thing he had to admit was that Lusamine was a little too firm in her promise to support him in establishing the Alola Region's Hunters Guild branch.
At first, he thought that he was the one who made Lusamine see the benefits.
He got a bit of approval from Lusamine.
Now it looks like it might have a deeper meaning.
Make bold assumptions.
This Alolan Muk, as well as many other Pokémon with the characteristics of the Alola Region, were sent out by the Aether Foundation.
In that case, okay.
"Lusamine, this is forcing the Alliance to make some concessions"
Natsu's pupils narrowed silently.
He had a stiff and helpless smile on his face.
"It's too easy to take for granted that you know something. How can a woman who can run such an organization be so easy."
Natsu had to re-examine this matter.
Lusamine agrees to support his Hunter's Guild branch.
Because.
They also want to ship more Alola Region Pokémon through the Hunter's Guild channel.
As a result, there were things that the Alliance couldn't hold back even if they wanted to.
Give up some small advantages to get bigger profits, and even some concessions that the Alliance has to make in terms of policy.
This is the main reason why Lusamine is willing to support Natsu.
It not only avoids confrontation with the Alliance, but also guarantees the friendly title of "Care for Pokémon" by the Aether Foundation, and also takes the initiative in some negotiations and discussions with the Alliance.
However.
Even if Natsu knew about Lusamine's thoughts, he would still do it.
Being used as a tool has the risk of becoming a weapon, but it also has enormous benefits.
At least he had the upper hand now.
Talk back ten thousand steps.
He's just in disguise!
Even if the Alliance wanted to vent their anger, they had to find the Hunter's Guild. What's that got to do with him, who's a Gym Leader?
No matter how intelligent Lusamine was, she couldn't guess that Natsu was an Alliance person sent secretly in the Hunter's Guild.
So say.
This Lusamine wave is in the fifth layer and Natsu is in the atmosphere.
He still won.
Even if he doesn't know how to win.
Confused.
Natsu's face calmed down once he found out about this.
But at heart, Lusamine is classified as Giovanni who cannot be underestimated.
While her skills might not be as good as Giovanni's, her careful thinking wouldn't be much worse at least.
Looking back at the auction.
Alola Muk was auctioned off at a high price.
Much higher than the price of this Pokémon's powers, abilities, and functions.
"Because everyone is so interested in Pokémon from the Alola Region, we at the Auction House also happened to get a lot of Pokémon from the Alola Region during this time, and I believe it will satisfy everyone."
Muk from the Alola Region is just a guide, and what's next is the highlights.
With the old man clapping his palms.
A cart was pushed again.
And Natsu finally got to see his Pokemon at this auction.
It was a fight!
"Although this Pokémon is not a Pokémon in the form of the Alola Region, it is also a Pokémon from the Alola Region. It was rarely seen, even in the Alola Region, due to the relatively harsh evolutionary conditions,
Let me give you a brief introduction.
Pokémon Vikavolt, Bug Type and Electric Type, this Vikavolt has the power of a Gym Leader! With the characteristic trait Levitate!!"
With the introduction of the old man, the eyes of many in the audience immediately lit up.
The most important thing is Vikavolt's powerful special attack ability!
Coupled with the strength of the Gym Leader class.
It is undoubtedly more interesting than the previous Alolan Muk.
After all, no matter how good Muk is, its smell and appearance will definitely make people ignore it at heart.
But Vikavolt is different.
Electric Type Pokémon are also loved and needed by many.
"Gym Leader Vikavolt, starting price is 5 million! Each price increase cannot be less than 100 thousand"
Five million Alliance Coins!
Natsu who was sitting in the private room was stunned when he heard the price.
A normal Gym Leader level Pokémon is only 1 million or so, and 5 million is almost the same as the price of several Gym Leader level Pokémon that will enter the quasi-Elite.
Great, bro, the initial price was 5 million immediately.
Natsu originally thought it would be good to have a starting price of two or three million.
It turns out.
It was because he had a small size.
The Auction House didn't really get the Vikavolt's price at first.
So first auctioned Alolan Muk.
Try the water.
This result is very good for them.
So had the guts to get this staggering price.
But don't say that.
If there are people who dare to sell, there must be people who dare to buy.
The price jumped in sounds one after another.
All this time, the old man was still driving up the enthusiasm for the auction.
Shouting out "Alola Region Pokemon", "Super Special Attack Ability", "Gym Leader-level ready-to-use", etc., further exaggerates the price and makes it outrageous.
Natsu, who was sitting in the private room, touched his chin and said slowly: "If I follow this rhythm, then the harvest value I previously estimated was a little too low."
He suspected that the Pokemon in the Alola Region would be popular.
But didn't expect it to be so popular.
It's just Gym leader Vikavolt
Wait quasi-Elite Alolan Sandslash?
Besides, he only had one Alolan Sandslash, but Vikavolt and Charjabug, he had many.
Even if there are many repetitions, the price will be lower, but it is estimated that it will not be much worse.
And this can be considered, eating into the divide people are chasing for new Pokemon before the opening of the Alola Region.
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(end of this chapter)