"Boss, thanks for everything today."
"You're welcome, feel free to come back anytime."
Helping the two girls carry the energy cubes to the car, Alex smiled at them.
"Sure, see you later!"
Lily sat in the passenger seat, hugging Charmander, and made a heart gesture to Alex before waving goodbye with a smile.
"Goodbye, boss."
Emma also waved to Alex.
"Goodbye, drive safely." Alex smiled and waved.
"Two lovely girls."
Watching the car drive away, Alex lit a cigarette and calculated his earnings.
Four Pokémon were sold today, plus three Pokédex and energy cubes, totaling nearly a million.
But compared to the upgrade demand of 100 million, it's still a drop in the bucket.
"This is a bit challenging; it seems I might have to raise prices or hope for someone to draw a Dratini or something."
Alex took a deep breath, frowning slightly.
But if the price of ordinary Pokémon increases again, the consumption threshold will rise.
After all, because the current system level is low, he has already lowered the purchase price to sell Pokémon as soon as possible.
Since the Pokémon's aptitude and talent provided by the system are guaranteed, the preferential price he mentioned to Emma and Jason before was genuine.
But still, it's too little.
Unless someone draws another Pokémon like Dratini, Larvitar, or Bagon.
As for Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon, Alex asked the system, but currently, they aren't available in the prize pool offered to customers.
Of course, they're not completely absent, but the odds are pitifully low, much lower than the odds of getting pseudo-legendary larvae.
And there's only one mythical Pokémon that can be drawn, and that's Phione...
Well, Phione, hatched from the eggs laid by Manaphy and Ditto, has a base stat of only 480 points, which isn't even comparable to Charizard.
And although Phione is born from Manaphy's egg, it cannot evolve into Manaphy.
It can even be said that whether Phione belongs to the mythical Pokémon category has always been controversial, because compared to other legendary and mythical Pokémon, Phione is really just cute.
"Forget it, I'll go back and post a video. I don't know when the dream of Pokémon's arrival will be fulfilled."
After smoking and putting out the cigarette butt, Alex turned around and walked back to the store, ready to post the 'exciting' battle video between Lily and Jason to the online platform.
It's useless to overthink; hard work is key. Besides, he believes that day will come!
When the system is upgraded to a higher level in the future, Pokémon will appear in every corner of the world, completing the real-life Pokémon world!
Well, although that day may be a bit far away, let's work hard~
Try to make wild Pokémon appear in the city soon so the city competition project can start!
...
It was almost dusk in the blink of an eye.
Inside the mansion, Emma and Lily were eating dinner at the dining table.
And Charmander, Squirtle, and Trapinch were also nibbling on their energy cubes with relish.
"Yeah, I'm staying over at Emma's tonight and won't go back. Oh, Mom, what are you talking about? Emma won't mind, bye."
"I know about going to school the day after tomorrow. Rest assured, I'll go."
Lily rolled her eyes after talking on the phone with her mother, took a few bites of food, and then smiled at Charmander and Trapinch.
So kawaii~
"Couldn't find anything, there was no record of any Squirtle or similar Pokémon before."
Emma exited the browser, noting all sorts of unrelated things. There was even news about a tiger that escaped from the western suburbs zoo, currently lurking around the city.
"It's normal not to find anything. If they really existed before, they'd be all over the Internet." Lily replied casually.
"But where did the boss get these Pokémon from? And Lily, have you noticed?"
Emma blinked and asked Lily.
"Notice what?" Lily asked, confused.
"The Pokédex numbers." Emma picked up her Pokémon Pokédex and showed it to Lily.
"My Squirtle is number 007 in the Pokémon Pokédex, and your Charmander is 004."
"I also noted Jason's Vulpix, which is number 037."
"And the manager's Diancie is number 719."
Emma flipped through the Pokémon Pokédex and spoke to Lily slowly, her clear eyes twinkling slightly.
"Ah? And then?" Lily was a little lost.
"..." Emma's expression froze.
"Are you an idiot? Don't you understand such an obvious sequence number?"
After a moment of silence, Emma said to Lily with a dark face.
"And you can look through the Pokédex directory. Although we haven't recorded any information about them at all, the number hasn't changed. I looked it up, and the last number is 905!"
"That means there are 905 Pokémon in total?"
Finally understanding, Lily hurriedly opened her Pokémon Pokédex, entered the Pokémon directory, and scrolled to the bottom.
When she saw the entry '#905??????', Lily perfectly demonstrated what it means to be stunned.
Oh my God! There are 905 Pokémon in total?
"So you know why I tried to find records of Squirtle online?"
"There are so many Pokémon, and they also have attribute characteristics. If they had appeared before, there'd be some trace of them."
"They are..."
Emma looked at Squirtle, who was happily munching on energy cubes, realizing it might not be a creature from Earth!
And Lily's previous joke that the store manager might be an alien might not be so far-fetched.
Although it was just a guess, Emma felt her intuition could be correct.
Otherwise, 905 magical creatures with distinct groups would be impossible to hide!
"Even if what you said is true, Emma, isn't it not that important? After all, the universe is vast, and other beings could exist. As long as they don't harm us, it's fine."
Lily held her chin and spoke thoughtfully.
"And according to the store manager, Poké Balls can capture Pokémon, which shows that Pokémon are indeed alternative pets, right?"
Lily took out the reduced Premier Ball, her pretty face thoughtful for once.
After all, in any case, Pokémon also have knowledge and props related to them, and the exposed information is too vast and easily noticeable.
But as long as it's not dangerous, it's fine, right?
"I was just analyzing the origins of Pokémon and the boss. I never said they were bad or invaders." Emma rolled her eyes.
Yes, anyway, as far as the current interaction goes, Squirtle is adorable, and the store manager is a considerate and kind person.
If Alex were here, he would once again feel the power of the system, the special code that he's almost certainly an alien, and Pokémon are definitely not native creatures on Earth.
These two girls actually think he's harmless and safe? Is this the so-called power of the system?!!
Let Pokémon be accepted as much as possible!
"Hee hee~ Anyway, I have a hunch that in the future, Pokémon and Pokémon competitions will definitely take the world by storm!"
"Emma, maybe I can take Charmander and become a world champion in the future!"
Lily's smile was radiant, her eyes shining brightly as she looked forward to the scene of standing in a stadium with an adult Charmander, defeating rivals to win the championship.
"It's not dark yet." Emma's eyelids twitched, looking at Lily with disdain.
Can this woman really dream, and is she worthy of winning the championship? Such a weakling that couldn't even beat a Vulpix fox.
Even if Pokémon competitions do become popular worldwide in the future, it will definitely be me and my little turtle who will win the championship!