Pokémon: From Magikarp

Baishan City Elf Training Ground.

Lin Shi is helping three elves with training. It has been almost a week since the field combat training assessment ended. As the most popular person in the Third High School, no one would care if Lin Shi didn't go to school.

"It seems that the effect of the tree fruit is quite good."

Checking the training status of the three elves, Lin Shi nodded with satisfaction.

As the first in the assessment, he and Su Qimeng can each choose three basic tree fruits for improvement, such as the lychee fruit that the baby bears have eaten that can increase attack.

Although both of them improve basic abilities, the improvement effect of the tree fruit is much stronger than the basic improvement feather that Lin Shi got last time, and they are completely incomparable.

And Lin Shi had nothing to hesitate about.

Ten birds in the bush are not as good as one bird in the hand. It is better to specialize in one thing to maximize the effect than to improve the values ​​in various directions in a scattered manner.

Lin Shi chose two lily fruits and a dragon fire fruit that can increase special attack, and gave them to Baby Bear, Gyarados and Orochi respectively.

Other than that.

Lin Shi took out a dark yellow CD from his bag. This one-time skill machine for "Rockfall" was given to him by Zhang Jianjun, or rather, it was Zhang Zhengyin, the principal of the Third High School, who asked him to give it to Lin Shi.

Similarly, Su Qimeng also received a one-time skill machine called "Hot Wind" as a reward.

Lin Shi didn't have a deep impression of the principal. He only remembered that he was a very energetic old man.

Now it seems that he is not only energetic, but also rich...

You have to know that each of these two skill machines is as popular as the "Earthquake" skill machine, and the price is definitely not cheap, but he sold two at once...

But no matter what, this skill machine hits Lin Shi's heart and is very suitable for Baby Bear to learn now. Lin Shi plans to start learning this skill immediately after Baby Bear masters the last of the Farmer's Three Punches, the Lightning Punch.

As the end of the semester approaches, the climate in the north of this world is not as extreme as before, perhaps because of the appearance of elves, but as the year draws to a close, the weather is getting colder.

During this period, the weather was freezing cold and Lin Shi had no intention of going out for training, so he could only choose the indoor professional elf training ground as the training venue.

The price is not cheap, but for Lin Shi with his current net worth, it is not expensive either.

As for school, he only needs to take a final exam for general subjects. As for preparing for the exam, he can choose to stay at home.

……

Time flies like a white horse, and it’s fleeting. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Near the end of the year, Lin Shi finally ushered in his winter vacation.

Just a few days into the winter vacation, Su Qimeng left Baishan City and went to Qinhuang City to meet her parents, saying that they would come back together during the Chinese New Year.

Lin Shi's life was much calmer. Apart from daily Pokémon training and preparation for general exams, he would look for reliable ghost-type Pokémon or keep an eye out for various props on the Internet.

As time goes by, the festive atmosphere becomes stronger and stronger. The shop windows are hung with red lanterns and mascots. People begin to buy New Year's goods and decorate their houses. A festive atmosphere gradually fills the air.

"Brother Shi, are you here yet? Do you want me to pick you up?"

Lin Shi was walking on the road wearing a black and white down jacket, holding a mobile phone, and Zhou Wanjin's voice came from it.

"No need, I'm already here, you can go shopping by yourself first, we'll see you later."

Lin Shi browsed through the stalls while replying to Zhou Wanjin.

This is Baishan City's annual New Year's Trainer Gathering. During this time every year, there is a trade fair held here for trading Pokémon resources.

These roadside stalls are just appetizers; there are more goodies in the huge venue not far away.

After installing the phone, Lin Shi patiently squatted in front of each stall, occasionally stroking the items on the ground with his hands and observing them carefully.

These roadside stalls sell a wide variety of items, including tree fruits, elf props, skill machines, and even elf eggs. However, most of them are defective goods, or they are not elf items at all, but just items with similar appearance.

But just like the antique market in the previous life, once you buy something, you can’t return it or compensate it. If you make a mistake, you can only blame yourself for your poor eyesight, so many stall owners have the words “I’m trying to cheat you” slapped on their faces…

"Boss, what year is this vase from?"

"From the Shang and Zhou dynasties."

"Isn't it inscribed with the words 'Made in the Dexuan Period of the Ming Dynasty'?"

"Oh, that's the Ming Dynasty imitation of the Shang and Zhou dynasties."

Lin Shi: ...

Lin Shi put the vase down speechlessly and left without looking back.

You are kidding me.

Lin Shi visited a few more stalls. Some were holding toys and insisting they were props, and some were using broken skill machines as inferior products. Lin Shi shook his head when he saw this.

Tsk tsk, all businessmen are dishonest.

At this time, a new stall caught Lin Shi's attention. It seemed to be a stall selling antiques, with a wide variety of old objects exuding an ancient atmosphere.

The stall owner was an old man with a white beard but looked very righteous. He had his eyes closed and did not shout to passers-by. He looked very calm.

Lin Shi squatted down, picked up a few round and smooth stones in the corner of the stall and examined them carefully. He seemed to have discovered something, and his eyes lit up, but he still pretended to be calm, picked up the stones and asked:

"Boss, how do I buy these stones?"

The old man didn't even raise his eyelids and said in a deep voice:

"10."

"How many?"

Lin Shi looked at his boss as if he was crazy.

"One, one hundred thousand!"

The old man answered again with firm words.

But looking at Lin Shi's eyes, he felt that he should add a few more words, so he approached Lin Shi and whispered mysteriously:

"Do you know what this is?"

Lin Shi’s heart trembled. Could it be that he knew?

Then does he know why it is placed here?

Fishing Law Enforcement?

"What is it?"

Lin Shi leaned sideways and asked the old man carefully.

"I do not know either."

The old man shook his head and answered frankly.

Lin Shi: ...

Are you trying to make fun of me, sir?

"It's because I don't know what this is and the price. If I sell it too cheaply and someone else gets a bargain, I'll be at a huge loss..."

The old man explained confidently.

Oh, that makes a lot of sense.

"Stop, stop..."

Lin Shi stretched out his index finger against his palm and made a pause gesture to interrupt the old man.

"Please save your energy."

"I have a friend who likes to collect rocks. I bought this for him. Forget about the price. I'll make you an offer. If you agree, we can trade. If you don't agree, forget it."

Then he looked at the stone, then looked at the old man's face, and slowly extended a finger.

"One... one hundred!"

Lin Shi spoke loudly, and the scene fell silent instantly.

"make a deal."

The old man agreed readily and couldn't help but smile. He pinched his long gray beard and looked at Lin Shi.

Damn, it’s too high…

"Boss, you didn't just pick up these rocks by the river and come here to cheat people, did you?"

"Bullshit, I always choose seriously..."

At this point, the old man blushed, remained silent, and stopped explaining.

Lin Shi: ...

Looking at the old man's expression, Lin was speechless for a while, but he still readily took out the money and handed it to the old man, and put a few stones into his backpack.

He is destined to be the "sucker" today!

After completing the transaction, Lin Shi did not leave immediately, but continued to check other items on the stall.

After browsing through the items one by one, he suddenly stopped at a certain place in front of the stall, looked at the things in front of him in surprise, and carefully identified them. Then he frowned slightly and muttered to himself:

“This seems to be…”

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