Anyone who wakes up in the morning to train and finds such a pleasant surprise would be as happy as Tetsuya. It's like finding money on the street.
As for what happens if Pichu is raised and evolves?
There's an item in this world called the Everstone. Its function is rather lackluster; it simply prevents a Pokemon from evolving to the next stage.
Normally, for these pet-like Pokemon, they are given an Everstone to hold so they won't evolve.
The key is that while the Everstone is lackluster, it's also not common and is relatively expensive.
Furthermore, Pichu can suddenly discharge electricity when it gets excited, so it needs to be specifically trained by a Breeder. Otherwise, discharging electricity and shocking itself isn't fun. Although it doesn't hurt, it's embarrassing and quite messy.
This is another large expense.
One can only say that the hobbies of those rich ladies are indeed, well, expensive.
But what does this have to do with Tetsuya? He only needs to know that the Pichu he just caught can bring him an income of approximately 5 million.
"Today, the common folk are truly, truly happy," Tetsuya hummed a tune as he walked along the road.
He arrived at a small wooden house located in the outskirts of Pewter City. From his bag, he put on a mask to conceal his appearance.
Following the secret signal, he rhythmically tapped the ground with his foot.
Soon, a hidden compartment on the ground opened, and Tetsuya walked straight in.
Below was a narrow passage, with only a little light from above allowing one to see the path clearly.
After walking for a while, he reached the end, and it suddenly became somewhat spacious.
Before him was an underground hall. In the middle, about a dozen enclosed small rooms were scattered in an orderly manner. Around them were dark passage entrances, just like the one Tetsuya had just come out of.
A masked person in black clothes next to him stepped forward and guided Tetsuya towards a small room.
Pushing open the door, inside was another masked person in black clothes sitting at a table.
Tetsuya was quite speechless. Was this a nesting doll situation?
However, he also put on a cool demeanor and took out the Poke Ball containing Pichu, placing it on the table.
The person in black said nothing, released Pichu, and observed it for a moment.
Pichu looked bewildered, and before it could react, it was recalled by the person in black.
"4.8 million," the voice of the person in black sounded, strangely, like static.
Tetsuya didn't mind, nodding to indicate his agreement.
After all, although it was a bit short of his psychological price of 5 million, selling it directly here would definitely be a bit cheaper.
Seeing Tetsuya agree, the person in black took out an unregistered card, performed some operations, and then handed the card to him.
After confirming the amount was indeed 4.8 million via his Wristwatch, Tetsuya turned and left directly.
Walking out of the room, a person in black, who may or may not have been the previous one, came forward and motioned for him to follow.
Tetsuya followed behind, exiting through another dark passage entrance.
After an identical return journey, he arrived back at another wooden house that looked quite similar.
Tetsuya took off his mask and walked out of the wooden house, checking his location. He was already far from his previous spot.
"Good heavens, everyone is masked and in black clothes. This Black Market Acquisition Point is really something. But this semi-random entrance and exit setup is quite good."
Yes, the place he had just gone to was a Black Market Acquisition Point. Although there was only one Black Market in a region, Black Market Acquisition Points were spread throughout every city, and even a single city could have many of them.
Simply put, people could sell their gains to the Black Market Acquisition Point, but the price would definitely be a bit lower than selling them directly at the Black Market in Viridian City.
The main advantage was convenience, as traveling and setting up a stall both took time.
If you wanted to buy a Pokemon or a Pokemon Egg, then sorry, you had to go to the Black Market. Black Market Acquisition Points only acquired, they did not sell.
As for worrying about bumping into others, it basically wouldn't happen. After all, the Black Market also had people monitoring the various passages.
Although Tetsuya didn't know exactly how they avoided it, the Black Market had its own set of rules, otherwise, it wouldn't have survived for so long.
Returning to the Pokemon Center, he handed the Poke Balls of Combusken and Pidgeot to Joy for recovery.
Tetsuya himself went to the Pokemon Restaurant to enjoy breakfast, his stomach having become hungry from exercising early in the morning.
He had just sat down and hadn't eaten much of his meal.
Just like last night, a black hand rested on Tetsuya's shoulder.
Tetsuya was silent for a moment, then turned his head. Sure enough, it was Brock, holding a sandwich and milk in his hand.
"Good morning, Tetsuya!" Brock greeted Tetsuya and then sat down opposite him.
Tetsuya looked at Brock speechlessly. You're a Gym heir, coming to the Pokemon Center for breakfast every day, acting as if you live here. What kind of joke is this?
Brock seemed to not notice Tetsuya's gaze at all and naturally began eating his sandwich.
Silence fell upon the dining table for a while.
Neither of them knew how to start a conversation.
"I came to find you today for something important," Brock was the first to break the awkward silence.
Tetsuya motioned for Brock to continue.
"I told you yesterday, I'm the future successor of the Pewter Gym, and yesterday was the first time I conducted a Gym Battle review."
Brock paused here and looked at Tetsuya.
"After I talked with you last night, I thought you were very impressive. I went back and told my father about it and conducted an evaluation and report on you."
Tetsuya chuckled, "Oh? So what exactly is written about me in the report?"
Brock relaxed a little when he saw that Tetsuya wasn't angry.
Although in this world, it's common for some families to invest in talented commoner Trainers, and many commoner Trainers are very willing to accept this.
After all, without funding, no matter how high their Trainer talent or other talents are, it's difficult for them to become strong. It's just that they will need to help and repay the favor and resources in the future.
Once they become strong, these are not big problems, just normal exchanges of interests.
There won't be a situation where the support and effort are not in proportion.
However, there are still many people in this world who believe they can succeed on their own and that owing favors in the future is bad for them, or they feel they lose their freedom, so they are unwilling to accept investment.
Even though Brock felt that Tetsuya wasn't this kind of person, because Tetsuya had a clear understanding of his abilities and future, which could be seen from their conversation yesterday.
The report also clearly stated that the other party had accepted the initial investment from the Joy Family, but it was still possible that Tetsuya might not want to accept the investment from the Pewter Gym.
So Brock was a little apprehensive at first. After all, the idea of investing in Tetsuya was first proposed by him, and it was also the first investment in a person that his father asked him to make.
Tetsuya's current reaction made him breathe a sigh of relief. At least Tetsuya was not resistant to him discussing this matter as the representative of the Pewter Gym.
Brock sorted out his thoughts, combined with the reports and evaluations given to him by the Gym staff, and continued speaking.
Begging for investment, begging for collection, begging for recommendation, begging for monthly passes!!!
Begging for everything!!
ps: I originally set it up so that the Black Market would use Psychic Type Pokemon for large-scale random transfers to make it seem more impressive.
Later, I thought about it and decided against it to ensure the rarity of Psychic Type Pokemon and Teleport.
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