In the newly translated book, Antel had recorded Golett's food formula himself, which was to add powder made from Icy Rock, Damp Rock, Ghost Gem, and Ground Gem, along with a small amount of Light Clay, into its food.
Such a formula was related to the composition of Golett's body. After all, Golett's body was molded from these materials. Consuming these components would naturally strengthen its body. This was nothing unusual. Moreover, in order to evolve into Golurk, supplementation of these materials was also necessary.
There were still some materials in Antel's backpack. Judging by the dosage in the formula, they could be used for about a year. Basically, one stone could be used for about two months.
It had to be known that these materials were all very expensive. Invisibly, his burden had increased once again.
Now the ones that required food expenses were Ditto, Piloswine, and Golett. Fortunately, Haunter did not need to worry about food. Ditto's intake at each meal was fixed and relatively limited. The main expense lay in Piloswine's astonishing appetite, as well as the overly expensive ingredients in Golett's food.
Now even if he encountered a Pokémon with potential, he had no way to catch it, because it would already exceed what he could afford.
If it were only the salary and bonuses of an official pupil of Ecruteak Gym, it would amount to about fifty thousand Pokédollar a year. And that would only be enough for Golett's food supplements for one year.
Fortunately, the Gym provided ordinary Pokéfood. Otherwise, it would be impossible to support them. He had to work hard to earn extra income. Otherwise, after leaving Ecruteak Gym in three years and losing a stable income, how would he support these three Pokémon?
After roughly calculating the annual food expenses for these three Pokémon, Golett's food supplements were fifty thousand Pokédollar. However, with these supplements, Golett's normal intake was still small, so ordinary food would only require about ten thousand. That made sixty thousand.
Piloswine only consumed normal Pokéfood but in huge quantities, requiring thirty thousand. Ditto had the smallest appetite, but the price of milk was higher than ordinary Pokéfood, amounting to about twenty thousand.
With only four Pokémon, the annual food expenses alone already amounted to one hundred and ten thousand. Adding some recovery items, his own living supplies and food, as well as some unexpected situations, the annual expenditure would be at least 200k…
Tetsuya put away his budget sheet and let out a long sigh. This world was truly not easy to live in. Only with money could one enjoy the best nurturing conditions and treatment. Without money, one could only raise them poorly, and the gap would be obvious.
Although buying low-quality Pokéfood could greatly reduce the cost of raising them, one hundred thousand a year would be enough. Even worse methods were to have Pokémon directly eat some human food, regardless of whether it suited their taste, whether it was nutritionally balanced, whether it suited one's Pokémon, or whether there were side effects.
Such costs would be even lower. However, Pokémon raised this way would all be malnourished, mentally sluggish, physically not strong enough, and their strength would naturally be greatly reduced. In the League Tournament, they probably would not even reach the main competition.
Piloswine was in a state of recuperation and naturally could not undergo special training. Golett clearly had not yet emerged from the shadow of its former Trainer. Therefore, for now, he could only show a "warm side" in front of Golett, so that it could accept him more quickly. Even Ditto felt that Tetsuya was giving Golett somewhat special care…
After finishing dinner, Golett sat alone on the grassland, gazing at the gradually setting sun. At this moment, Tetsuya walked over.
"You were sealed inside a relic for hundreds of years and probably never saw such a beautiful scene, right?"
As he spoke, Tetsuya sat down on the spot. Soon after, Ditto, Piloswine, and Swinub also came over and sat in a row.
Golett looked at Tetsuya beside it and at the three Pokémon. Suddenly, it found a sense of belonging, a feeling it had never experienced when it was with Antel.
Every day, Antel had only made it practice those six flashy moves. It had once considered training alongside Bisharp and the others. However, Antel had only said that its current task was mainly for "show" and "making money", and had even taught it a set of tricks for fraud.
After having stayed in the relic for hundreds of years, it had hoped that once it came out, it could display its abilities to the fullest!
Yet it had become a tool for Antel's scams…
Tetsuya had already firmly imprinted such thoughts into Golett's mind, making it completely despair of Antel. When its heart held only him as its sole Trainer, all problems would be resolved. Training and battle would return to the proper path.
In fact, he knew very clearly in his heart that this Golett with enormous potential had held quite a high position in Antel's mind. First was its value. No one would easily give up such a Pokémon. Moreover, most of the items in Antel's backpack were related to Golett. He had even spent such a high price to purchase Golett's food supplements.
Antel was probably unable to afford raising these Pokémon and had gone to extremes.
In his previous life, many people had used such methods to commit fraud at auctions. However, as the system improved, such situations gradually disappeared, mainly because it violated the principles of the auction.
The auction house itself was also an underground "Black Market". Many matters were resolved with violence and bloodshed.
It had to be known that most of those who appeared at auctions were wealthy individuals. If these people were deceived, they would naturally trouble the auction house. The auction house would have to organize people to eliminate these scammers. Some wealthy victims would not even wait for the auction house to act and would hire people to kill those who committed fraud at auctions.
Therefore, even if he had not killed Antel, someone else would have taken his life. Over time, even without more perfected regulations, no one dared to tamper with auctions.
People like Antel always thought that this way of making money was fast and not dangerous, not realizing that those he offended were magnates and local forces. It was even more dangerous than being a Pokémon Hunter in the wilderness.
Seeing Golett moved, Tetsuya said, "From now on, we are partners! Just like Ditto and the others, we are all working to become strong in this world, even the strongest…
You have wasted hundreds of years. I believe you do not want to continue wasting them, right, Golett!?"
Golett's gaze was empty as it looked at Tetsuya. After hesitating for a moment, it finally stood up and clenched its fists.
"Then would you like to train with Ditto tonight?"
Tetsuya knew that he had already begun to gradually open Golett's consciousness, so he struck while the iron was hot. Sure enough, Golett swung its fists toward Ditto.
Tetsuya nodded, secretly delighted in his heart. This was truly great.'