Chapter 25 Another Wave of Sales, Confession Leads to Leniency?
[As expected, it's a matter of chance; even with a preliminary friendly relationship established, the opportunity was still missed.]
Back at Crescent Lake, Xia Mu waited until after six o'clock, but Mew didn't appear again.
He thought his temptation would work, and Mew would definitely reappear.
The result was a great disappointment.
He had been too confident.
The legendary Mythical Pokémon, as the first legendary Pokémon in gaming history, was incredibly incredible in this world.
Ultimately, food could indeed increase his affinity with Mew, but even with a high affinity, it didn't necessarily create an irreplaceable bond between them.
He had been misled by the numbers.
While the cheat simulator provided accurate values to distinguish various levels, this was only a visible standard, not an absolute one.
After all, this wasn't a game world where everything was based on data.
Just like in a game, no matter how many legendary Pokémon you catch, it wouldn't affect anything; in fact, the game's design was to encourage players to catch legendary Pokémon.
But in this real world, catching certain legendary Pokémon with divine powers, even if successful, would likely cause a cataclysmic change.
Just like in the movie, those who attempt to seize the power of a god will inevitably suffer the consequences.
"Let's go, looks like they're not coming back."
Xia Mu left Mew's special energy cube on a wooden stake by the river.
There was still more than half left in the box; he had no use for it, so he might as well leave it here. If Mew returned, it could take some to eat, and he wouldn't be breaking his promise.
As for whether other Pokémon would steal it, Xia Mu didn't care.
Before leaving, he fed some wild Pokémon by the river and casually mentioned it to them.
It was essentially using them as guards.
...
By the time he returned to Yuujima City, it was already past seven o'clock, and the sky was dark.
Xia Mu first took out the trash from his storage space during the day and threw it into the trash can before heading towards the Friendship Store in Yuujima City.
He had made a fortune selling comet fragments yesterday morning, and Xia Mu planned to do as his father suggested, to sell another batch before things escalated.
Since his identity was already known, selling so many was the same as selling some more.
Although Shopkeeper was an official member of the League, he had no right to question where he got so many comet fragments.
Actually, it was thanks to his initiative in confessing and receiving guidance from his father, Xia He.
Last night, Xia Mu had taken the initiative to tell them about it.
Based on his parents' reaction at the time, Xia Mu knew that Professor Ivy had told them about his sale of comet fragments.
However, they trusted him and did not ask for the details.
Xia Mu explained that he was training his Growlithe and Riolu in the forest when he unexpectedly encountered some wild Pokémon playing with Comet Fragments. He then searched for them and obtained them.
To reassure Xia He and Mu Xiuli, Xia Mu also purchased more Comet Fragments from the system shop as proof.
This meant he knew the Comet Fragments were valuable and only sold some, not all of them. Xia He was
extremely concerned about the Comet Fragments.
After all, such items are truly rare and hard to come by, and for his son to casually produce so many made him feel like he was dreaming.
His family was wealthy; they could easily come up with hundreds of millions of League Coins in liquid funds. Otherwise, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to remain calm.
Xia He's initial worry was that Xia Mu had been scammed by the League Shop.
After learning the whole story, he felt much more at ease.
At least his son wasn't as simple-minded as he thought; on the contrary, he had some business acumen and ideas.
When Xia He asked why he only sold six comet fragments since he knew they could fetch so many Alliance coins,
Xia Mu replied: "Selling too many at once would inevitably cause trouble."
Xia He agreed with Xia Mu's idea; at least Xia Mu was thoughtful and knew when to stop, not letting profit cloud his judgment.
However, his perspective differed.
Having spent so many years navigating the business world, Xia Mu's experience far surpassed that of Xia Mu, who had lived two lives.
Xia Mu only possessed the advantage of being a transmigrator, leveraging his knowledge from his previous life to understand more.
Compared to Xia He, his cleverness was merely superficial.
After Xia He's careful explanation and analysis, Xia Mu realized his thinking was too simplistic.
In Xia He's words, since he had already chosen to sell the comet fragments, there was no need to overthink it; the deed was done.
Even if trouble arose, as long as his goods weren't stolen or robbed, they were protected by the Alliance's official laws.
In short, Xia Mu was lucky he sold them to the Pokémon League's friendly shop; otherwise, he might have really gotten himself into trouble.
Comet fragments are precious, and the Pokémon League has always used them to study outer space, so they are almost strictly prohibited from being acquired by private groups for special research.
Ultimately, comet fragments are ownerless objects, falling from outer space to Earth.
However, they possess extremely high research value and unknown power, so the Pokémon League, to avoid uncontrollable events, directly buys them back at a high price.
This situation is similar to Xia Mu finding a meteorite in his previous world.
However, there are significant differences between his previous world and this one.
After a deep conversation with Xia He, Xia Mu gained a more profound understanding of the Pokémon League's official stance.
His final conclusion was that since he had already sold six comet fragments to the Pokémon League, and they knew the fragments came from him, there was no need to hide them anymore. He planned to sell the rest to other organizations.
Although he might get more money, if it were discovered, it would be a crime.
As for keeping some, he would keep two.
...
He contacted Shopkeeper.
Natsuki discussed it with him.
After two days and nights, Professor Ivy had clearly investigated Xia Mu's basic information thoroughly.
Xia Mu he hadn't explicitly stated it, Natsuki could sense it.
It was true that the Pokémon world was Xia M's ideal world in his past life, but even ideal worlds have cruel rules.
Xia Mu didn't intend to delve deeper; after all, he was willing to accept anything that benefited him.
What shocked Natsuki was learning from Shopkeeper that his father had already spoken to the higher-ups in the League.
He felt a sense of leniency, as if being confessed had brought him good fortune.
Xia Mu also realized more clearly that his father was indeed extraordinary, even knowing the higher-ups in the League.
The original owner of this body was truly born with a silver spoon in his mouth without realizing it, only thinking of himself as an ordinary rich second-generation.
In short, the transaction of the thirteen comet fragments went smoothly, and Xia Mu once again earned 78 million League Coins.
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