Chapter 148

That is, only when you are in power can you demarcate the land and hand over the right to use it.

The reason why Raiden Ei and Zhongli can accept this price is very clear.

The reason is that Takumi emphasized that what he needs is only the right to use, not ownership.

It is similar to real estate developers bidding for land.

On a piece of land, high-rise buildings are built, but the land is still owned by the state. Certainly.

No matter what era, the "right to use" a piece of rich and vast land is certainly not cheap.

Sign the contract.

Raiden Shogun put a divine seal on the signature.

After letting the system approve the bill, Takumi turned around and returned to the breeding room. After a while, he returned.

"Meltan is here\~"

A super young creature with a body only twenty centimeters tall appeared. It had a golden hexagonal nut head, paired with a silver-white liquid body. It had a strange yet cute look.

"What? What?"

The young pokemon standing on Takumi's palm looked around curiously and let out a soft cry.

Takumi grabbed its golden hexagonal nut head and lifted it in front of Raiden Ei.

"Little one, from now on, this young lady will be your trainer."

"What\~!!"

Meltan's black pearl-like eyes floated in the golden screw-cap head, spinning, staring curiously at Raiden Ei.

Raiden Ei could feel the probing and timid gaze of the little Meltan.

"What?"

The little guy called out tentatively.

Seeing Raiden Ei face softening, she nodded towards it.

Meltan shouted happily, as if it couldn't wait, and flew away from Takumi's hand. The little guy landed on Raiden Ei shoulder.

However, its body was too small, and its silver-white liquid arms and legs were too short, so it couldn't stay balanced.

"What—!" It screamed in panic as it was about to fall.

With a black line on her forehead, Raiden Ei grabbed the baby Meltan by its tail.

It's worth mentioning, this red tail looked like a wire, with two small metal protrusions like plugs at the end.

After being hung upside down in the air, baby Meltan was stunned for a moment, then started to scream excitedly. It was obviously very naughty and innocent in temperament.

"Wow\~\~!!"

The women around her all had loving eyes. Even the fun-loving and foxy Yae Miko couldn't resist the naughtiness and cuteness of this little guy. Their facial expressions softened.

Raiden Ei put Meltan on her shoulder, then exited the extraction interface and turned on the scanning function of the Pokédex.

"Beep\~"

"Meltan, a Steel-type, Nut Pokémon. Level: Lv.1. Characteristics: Magnet Pull. Skills: Harden, Thunder Shock. Its body is made of steel that has been melted into liquid form. It can dissolve iron or other metals in the soil and absorb them into the body."

Raiden Ei turned her head and posted this entry to the group chat interface.

The group members couldn't help but discuss.

Hu Tao: Ahhhhh, why did you skip the blood-winged flying dragon and choose such a weak baby? It only has two skills. So weak!

Ningguang: This is a cub of a mythical beast. It has not yet evolved completely. It is normal to be weak.

Jean: It seems that we all misunderstood Raiden Shogun. She rejected Shalud because she was willing to draw another one. The cute mythical beast is so confident!

At the same time, Takumi also received a more detailed internal picture from the system.

Is Meltan weak?

That's for sure. It only has 300 base stats and few skills. It's just a little one; it could fall down from one attack.

But its evolved form, Melmetal, is a real mythical beast!

Although Melmetal is not as strong as the Silver Companion Beast, which has been exploited, it is still a mythical beast after all. 

"Meltan, come here to eat metal."

Takumi did not provide Moo Moo Milk this time. Instead, he randomly found a tool wrench in the store.

Baby Meltan immediately rushed forward, and its liquid body seemed to melt, wrapping around a corner of the wrench. Within two seconds, a corner of the wrench was chewed off by the little guy.

This scene was revealed through the live broadcast. The audience in Teyvat laughed and gazed at Meltan, infatuated:

"Kawaii!!"

"But I want to hug it\~"

"My girlish heart has been pricked again!!"

Raiden Ei looked thoughtful.

"Does Meltan's daily food consist of metals or various minerals?"

Yoimiya said with envy:

"In this way, without feeding energy cubes, Meltan can eat metal substances in the soil and grow by itself."

"It saves so much on cultivation resources!"

As a child of a poor family in Hanamizaka, of course, this is what Yoimiya thinks of as "poverty." After all, she is comparing the Kamisato family and Raiden Shogun.

Yoimiya expressed admiration.

Xiangling: A mythical beast can be so easy to cultivate!

Paimon: Hey, this little thing is easy to keep. Mora, Traveler, let's raise one too if we have the chance\~!

Yelan: Although cultivation is simple, evolution is not easy, right? Otherwise, Mr. Zhongli's kubfu would have evolved into a Urshifu by now.

Takumi caught a glimpse of the comments in the live broadcast room.

"A small mythical beast evolves into a big mythical beast... of course, it's not easy."

"Currently, the path for kubfu to evolve into Urshifu is missing in the Teyvat Continent, but when Inazuma's Tsuruguan Island becomes an ecological zone, I believe this gap will be filled..."

When Lumine heard this, her heart moved.

"Then will my Meltan also evolve in Inazuma's ecological zone?"

Takumi smiled at Lumine, shook his head, and said:

"As far as I know, Meltan has two evolutionary paths."

Lumine's eyes widened.

"Which two? What do I need to pay for this information?"

Takumi laughed.

"Because these two methods are temporarily unavailable, they are equivalent to worthless information."

"The first way is to find a group of Meltans and gain their recognition. The little Meltans will dance a mysterious dance and transmit their power to your Meltan."

This is how ash evolved his Meltan into Melmetal in the Alola region in the anime.

Hearing this, Lumine was stunned. The audience was also collectively stunned.

What? Find a Meltan tribe?

Do you think that the larvae of mythical beasts are like cabbage, easily found?

Takumi's eyes swept over Raiden Ei, and when he saw the Kamisato siblings, Yae Miko, and others looking at him with great doubt, he laughed out loud but continued to explain calmly.

"When Melmetal's lifespan comes to an end, its body will rust and disintegrate. Those tiny fragments that disintegrate will resurrect into Meltans."

After he added the explanation, the atmosphere in the store suddenly changed from confusion to shock.

Everyone, including Raiden Ei, couldn't help but cast a suspicious glance at the baby Meltan on her shoulder.

Is this how the little Meltans were born?

Just as expected, how could a Pokémon made of liquid metal lay eggs? It would be too unscientific!

Raiden Shogun frowned and said:

"So, Takumi, are you saying that as more and more ecological zones become available in the future, there will be a situation where evolved Melmetal reaches the end of its life? In other words, there is already a group of little Meltans in a certain ecological zone?"

Takumi nodded with a smile.

"Let's move on to the second way!"

"It involves eating lots and lots of Meltan candies! As we all know, candies can only be made by at least advanced cultivators. Feeding specific candies to mythical beasts would probably require an expert or even a master breeder to develop them..."

The comments showed that people were numb and could no longer be shocked.

This second method wasn't easier than the first one.

Special mythical beast candy? An expert, a master breeder?

Please! A group of scholars received training at Director Takumi research institute. When one of them stands out and becomes a master breeder, it will be the end of the Year.

However, Raiden Ei saw Takumi blinking at her, and her ears were quietly stained with a hint of crimson.

This small detail implied that only she noticed.

It was obviously sending a private message of "Don't worry, we have a solution."

Raiden Ei subtly pursed her lips.

She didn't hate this feeling.

"Baa baa\~!!" On her shoulder, baby Meltan covered its belly again and let out a pitiful cry of hunger.

Raiden Ei was startled, then with a motherly smile on her face, she reached out and grabbed it from the void. From her treasure house, she used the secret method of thunder and lightning to absorb the prototype of a one-handed sword from the air.

The original embryo of a four-star weapon made of pure metal.

Baby Meltan excitedly jumped on it to nibble.

Everyone: ???

The baby was fed a four-star weapon embryo. Will the mythical beast be fed five-star embryos in the future?

"Takumi, nightclub manager—"

At this time, a confused voice seemed to be carried by the wind.

"Zhongli's kubfu... Miss Ayaka's Phione... And now Raiden Shogun's Meltan... These three mythical beast larvae are all very weak, and it is difficult or even impossible to evolve."

"Well, what I want to ask is, what is the weakest mythical beast larvae? Does such a thing exist?"

The elderly sightseeing tour group, setting off at the same time as Takumi and Lumine, had been lingering on the road. Venti and Zhongli finally arrived at Inazuma City that morning.

The above speech came from Venti, who was fishing as Barbatos and appeared at the scene of the live broadcast.

That's Inazuma there! Everyone in Mondstadt had settled in Bengbu.

Although it has not been made public, Venti's identity is almost semi-public among the well-known characters within the Knights of Favonius. Yes, a ruling god actually took his time and went sightseeing in other areas. It's really something!

"There is the strongest, and there must be the weakest."

Takumi looked at Venti strangely.

"Why do you ask?"

Venti: "Hey, Zhongli has a bear apprentice, Raiden Shogun has Meltan. My starting Pokémon is Lapras. Now, I have to take the second pokemon home. It makes sense to draw a mythical beast, right?"

Takumi twitched the corner of his mouth.

I understand. If the Raiden Shogun can pull out two mythical beasts with five tries, why can't I, the God of Wind?

"Go ahead, it's your turn." Takumi was happy to watch the show, with a joking smile on his lips, and granted Venti the permission to extract.

Then, Venti's face grew more and more dejected as he drew one round after another.

Five rounds were taken out!

Darn it, let alone the mythical beast, I haven't even seen an pokemon that is not inferior to Lapras.