Chapter 75: Trading the Sun Stone
The first day of Schooling wasn't much; the Classmates just gathered to chat and pick up their Textbooks and such. The Teacher didn't give a proper lesson, and the day just casually passed by.
As soon as Bai Feng returned Home, he saw Chikorita rushing out from the Courtyard, leaping into Bai Feng's embrace to Act Cute.
"Chiko~ Chiko~" Why are you back so late? I missed you so much...
Chikorita rubbed back and forth in Bai Feng's arms, acting spoiled and delicate.
Since it was the first day of Schooling, Bai Feng was worried that his Pokémon would be bored if he brought them along, so he let them all stay at Home. He didn't even come back for lunch.
This was the first Time Chikorita had been away from Bai Feng for half a day since it was caught by him. It had been restless and anxious all day, constantly running to the Courtyard gate to see if Bai Feng had returned.
Bai Feng stroked Chikorita's Back and said, "Alright, I'll bring you tomorrow."
"Chiko~" Really?
Chikorita looked at Bai Feng with its sparkling large eyes, a tear still hanging in the corner.
"Really, I'm not lying to you," Bai Feng promised.
"Chiko~ Chiko~" Okay then, you must bring me tomorrow.
Chikorita twisted and turned as it got down from Bai Feng's arms.
After greeting his Pokémon upon arriving Home, Bai Feng entered his Room and turned on his Computer. He planned to look online to see if he could find any Clues for a high-Quality Sun Stone.
Helioptile's Hidden Energy Circuit was about to be fully lit up. If the Evolution Stone wasn't ready, wouldn't that delay its Evolution?
Chikorita followed Bai Feng into the Room step by step. Seeing Bai Feng get Busy on the Computer, it quietly squatted beside him and watched.
Bai Feng logged into an online Trading platform. This was a legitimate Trading platform created by the Pokémon League, with guaranteed Safety. Trainers could freely Trade Items and Information on it.
Bai Feng searched the Evolution Item Section for a long Time. There were quite a few Sun Stones, but their Quality was very ordinary. He couldn't bear to let his Helioptile Evolve using such a low-Quality Evolution Stone.
Actually, Bai Feng had posted a Bounty Post for high-Quality Evolution Stones on this platform several days ago. Unfortunately, this Bounty was like a stone sinking into the Sea; hardly anyone responded, and those who did just talked nonsense in the post.
The main reason was that Bai Feng's requirement for Evolution Stone Quality was too high. Even if Others had one, they wouldn't be willing to sell it.
Bai Feng flipped through his Bounty Post again. Still, no one had replied. He thought for a moment, and finally took out a Water Stone, took a Photo of it, and uploaded it to the platform, planning to Trade Item for Item.
Bai Feng had obtained a total of six high-Quality Water Stones from the Legendary Birds. He gave one each to Fu La Da Li and Kalos, and sold one to Grandpa Fu. He currently had three left in his hand.
Bai Feng indicated the specific Quality of the Water Stone in the Trading Information and attached a description, stating that he wanted to exchange it for a Sun Stone of equivalent Quality.
Perhaps the Photo of the Water Stone was too eye-catching. As soon as Bai Feng's Trading Information was posted, someone immediately responded.
"Is the Quality of your Water Stone really the same as in the Photo?" a Trainer with a Seel avatar sent a message asking.
Bai Feng replied, "The Photo is of the actual Item, guaranteed authentic!"
After a while, the Seel avatar sent another message asking, "I have a Thunder Stone of slightly lower Quality, can we Trade?"
Bai Feng thought to himself: You must be dreaming!
"Only need a Sun Stone, thank you," Bai Feng politely refused.
But the Seel seemed unwilling to give up and sent another message saying, "My Thunder Stone's Quality is really only a little bit worse than your Water Stone. Maybe someone is willing to Trade a Sun Stone for a Thunder Stone."
Bai Feng glanced at the message sent by the Other party and found it amusing. Before he could reply, another person sent a message inquiring about the Water Stone.
This Time, the message came from a Trainer with a Kingdra avatar. The Other party asked, "I don't have a Sun Stone, but I have a Leaf Stone of the same Quality. Can we exchange?"
Bai Feng replied, "Sorry, I only want a Sun Stone."
The Other party didn't pester him like the first one, just replied, "Alright then, I'll go ask around later to see if there's any News about a Sun Stone. I'll contact you then."
Bai Feng ended the conversation with the Kingdra. Seeing that the Seel was still sending messages non-stop, trying to convince Bai Feng to Trade the Water Stone for its Thunder Stone, Bai Feng ignored him and directly blacklisted him.
Next, a Trainer with a blue, chubby avatar inquired about Bai Feng's Water Stone. He also didn't have a Sun Stone, so he wanted to ask if he could exchange it for a Dark Stone.
Of course, Bai Feng refused.
Bai Feng sat in front of the Computer for more than an Hour. During this Time, many Trainers sent messages to inquire about the Water Stone's Trading Situation, but without exception, none of them had a Sun Stone of equivalent Quality.
These inquirers either wanted to exchange it for Other Evolution Stones of the same Quality, or they simply wanted to take advantage. Some even asked Bai Feng if they could buy the Water Stone directly with Money.
Of course, that was impossible! He couldn't buy Others' Sun Stones with Money, so Others naturally couldn't buy his Water Stone with Money.
It wasn't until Bai Ye came in to call Bai Feng out for Dinner that Bai Feng turned off the Computer.
Just as he was about to get up, he looked down and saw Chikorita looking up at him.
Bai Feng asked in surprise, "You've been staying here the whole Time?"
"Chiko~ Chiko~" Yes, yes.
Chikorita walked to Bai Feng's side and affectionately rubbed Bai Feng's pants leg with its small Head.
Bai Feng bent down and picked it up, saying, "Why are you staying here with me? I'm Busy and can't pay attention to you."
Chikorita looked directly at Bai Feng, with an expression that said, "I don't understand what you're saying."
Bai Feng said helplessly, "Alright, let's go eat Dinner."
"Chiko~ Chiko~" Eat! Eat!
Chikorita cheered, twisting and turning in Bai Feng's arms.
After eating Dinner, Bai Feng gave his Pokémon and Bai Ye a Healing Treatment. Since there were only Brionne, Helioptile, Larvitar, Chikorita, and Bai Ye, Bai Feng finished the work quickly.
Returning to his Room, Bai Feng opened the Computer again, logged into the Trading platform, and was surprised to Discover that his private messages had reached 99+.
Bai Feng had no choice but to check them one by one. In the end, he found that most were still invalid Information, but a message from someone with a Drednaw avatar caught Bai Feng's attention.
He said he had an Awakening Stone of even higher Quality than Bai Feng's Water Stone and wanted to ask if Bai Feng could exchange the Water Stone for it. He also sent a Photo of the Awakening Stone.
Bai Feng clicked on the Photo and found that it was indeed an Awakening Stone of extremely high Quality. It was blue-green overall, and its crystal-clear texture was even more beautiful than a gem.
From the Photo, the Quality of that Awakening Stone did indeed seem slightly higher than Bai Feng's Water Stone.
Unfortunately, Bai Feng didn't need an Awakening Stone.
But this person, just like the Seel before, kept sending messages tirelessly trying to convince Bai Feng to Trade, even though Bai Feng had already politely refused him.
Just as Bai Feng was about to blacklist him as well, he saw the Photo of the Awakening Stone again. Bai Feng suddenly felt something was wrong.
Bai Feng stared at the Photo for a while, then zoomed in. Finally, he actually saw traces of a watermark remaining on the Photo.
This meant that this Photo was very likely stolen by the Drednaw from Others. Otherwise, why would he remove the watermark from the Photo? This Drednaw might even be Planning to use it to trick Bai Feng out of his Water Stone.
It was just a pity that his technique wasn't good enough, and subtle watermark traces still remained on the Photo.
This Time, Bai Feng not only blacklisted him but also submitted a report against him.
Even if he wasn't a scammer, Bai Feng wouldn't feel guilty reporting him. It was his own fault for being so annoying.
After dealing with that scammer, Bai Feng continued browsing the Information. Just then, Bai Feng suddenly saw that the Kingdra from before had sent another message.
He told Bai Feng that an elder in his Family had a Sun Stone of equivalent Quality, but the elder didn't need a Water Stone; instead, they needed a Dark Stone.
Bai Feng quickly flipped through the previous messages and soon found the Trainer with the blue, chubby avatar from before. Bai Feng remembered that he happened to have a Dark Stone in his hand.
So Bai Feng immediately sent him a message asking if he wanted to Trade with him and told him about the Other Trainer who had the Sun Stone.
Because it involved a three-way Trade, Bai Feng had to make everything clear beforehand.
Of course, the chubby Trainer was willing. So Bai Feng contacted the Kingdra again.
Soon, the Kingdra recommended his elder's account to Bai Feng. It was a Trainer with a Dragonite avatar. Bai Feng smoothly added him as a Good Friend.
After communicating with the Dragonite, Bai Feng, the chubby Trainer, and the Dragonite jointly signed a Trading Agreement.
The Agreement was drafted by the platform. Signing the Agreement required real-name authentication. Once a Problem occurred in any part of the process, the person involved in that part would be held accountable by the platform.
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The next day, when Bai Feng went to School, he indeed brought Chikorita.
He also asked his Other Pokémon if they wanted to go to School with him, but Helioptile and Brionne both refused. They wanted to stay Home and do Training; School was too boring.
Bai Ye also didn't want to go out. Only Larvitar was indifferent, so Bai Feng had no choice but to take it and Chikorita with him.
Larvitar was too conspicuous, and Bai Feng didn't want to attract too much attention, so he had to put it into a Poké Ball. Larvitar didn't mind, happily licking a small piece of Silver Gold Stone that Bai Feng had given it that morning.
Yes, not gnawing, but licking.
Because the Silver Gold Stone was only a small piece, Larvitar was reluctant to eat it all at once, so it held it in its palm and licked it occasionally. By the Time they left Home, that small piece of Silver Gold Stone had been licked until it was sparkling.
After entering the Poké Ball, Larvitar continued to lick the Silver Gold Stone.
Only Chikorita remained outside. It happily trotted behind Bai Feng, skipping and hopping all the way to School, humming a cheerful song in its mouth.
Chikorita learned its songs from Brionne, but its voice was naturally not as pleasant as Brionne's, so it sounded a bit awkward.
Precisely because of this awkward Singing Voice, Bai Feng's low-key Plan went down the drain. Classmates passing by couldn't help but turn their gaze towards Chikorita because it was singing so engrossed that even Bai Feng, its Trainer, attracted a lot of attention.
When it noticed that everyone was looking at it, Chikorita wasn't shy at all; instead, it sang even more enthusiastically. It thought everyone was looking at it because they liked it.
Bai Feng practically walked into the Classroom with his Head down the whole way. He didn't want to dampen Chikorita's young spirit, so he could only silently endure everyone's intense gazes.
Walking to his seat, Bai Feng sat down and picked up Chikorita, placing it on the desk.
Before long, Classmate Da Fu also arrived. He was very surprised to see Bai Feng's Chikorita and strode over to Bai Feng, saying:
"Classmate Bai Feng, you've also caught a new Pokémon! And it's a Chikorita, not bad."
Saying that, he released his Steenee.
Bai Feng didn't expect his Chikorita and Da Fu's Steenee to get along so well. As soon as they met, Chikorita gave the Other party a big Gift.
As for what the big Gift was, it was naturally the Leaf on Chikorita's Head!
When the Leaf on Chikorita's Head suddenly broke off, it almost scared Da Fu's Steenee half to death. Steenee only breathed a sigh of relief when the Leaf grew back.
Bai Feng patted Chikorita's Head helplessly and said, "Didn't I tell you not to give Others Leaves as Gifts all the Time?"
However, Chikorita was only focused on playing with Steenee and didn't take Bai Feng's words seriously at all.
The taste of Chikorita's Leaf was rich and fragrant, which Steenee really liked. So Steenee arrogantly ordered Classmate Da Fu to put it away for it.
That's right, it was an order, and an arrogant order at that.
Steenee's attitude towards Classmate Da Fu was exactly the same as Furfrou's. When that small, cute face showed an arrogant expression, it truly made Classmate Da Fu unable to resist.
Bai Feng was originally curious why Classmate Da Fu had suddenly changed his affections, but it turned out his peculiar preference remained unchanged as always.
However, unlike Furfrou, Steenee's attitude towards Others or Pokémon was quite friendly, unlike Furfrou, which was aloof to everyone and always had a haughty look.
Chikorita and Steenee did get along well. Because they were having so much fun, both Pokémon unconsciously emitted a strong Fragrance from their Bodies, which didn't dissipate until the Teacher entered the door.
Bai Feng and Da Fu's homeroom Teacher, Teacher Hua Tian, was a very skilled Breeder who knew everything about various Pokémon.
As soon as she entered the Classroom door, she smelled the Fragrance wafting towards her. She gently twitched her nose and then said, "This is... the Fragrance of Steenee?"
"No..." Then she overturned her judgment, "There's also a hint of Chikorita's scent mixed in..."
As she walked towards the podium, she said, "Do we have Classmates in our class who have caught Steenee and Chikorita?"
Upon hearing this, the Classmates all turned their gaze towards Bai Feng and Classmate Da Fu in unison. At this moment, Chikorita and Steenee also very cooperatively let out a cry.
Teacher Hua Tian smiled and said, "Since we've mentioned Chikorita and Steenee today, why don't we spend this lesson talking about the Knowledge related to these two types of Pokémon?"
"I'm Sure you Classmates have all heard of the Item called Incense..."
(End of Chapter)