Pokémon: From Magikarp

"The last skill disc of "Jet Flame" is now open for bidding."

In the Pet Elf Skill Machine Store, Ye Han is bidding for the last "bottom of the box" item.

The first few skill machines were sold at good prices, which made her feel happy and her tone became cheerful.

"One hundred thousand!"

The first bidder raised the price to one hundred thousand. Lin Shi turned around and saw that the bidder was the man who had just bid with Meng Wan.

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"One hundred and ninety thousand."

After several minutes of fierce competition, the price of this skill machine has reached 190,000, and the bidder is still the man. It is not difficult to see that he is determined to get this skill machine.

"Any customers who want to make an offer?"

Ye Han looked around and found that no one spoke, so he immediately wanted to announce that the man had won the bid.

"Well, I declare..."

"Two hundred thousand."

Before Ye Han could finish his words, a young man's voice sounded from behind the crowd.

"Excuse me, give me a moment."

After a while, a tall and muscular man squeezed in from the crowd. Fearing that Ye Han hadn't heard it, he raised his hand and added:

"I'll pay two hundred thousand."

"Hey, it's him..."

"I didn't expect he would come too..."

As soon as the boy appeared, he attracted the attention of the crowd, and people kept coming up to him to greet him.

"Who is this? Is he famous?"

Lin Shi turned his head closer to Meng Wan and asked in her ear.

Meng Wan looked at him speechlessly after hearing this:

"No way, big brother, you don't even know him?"

"You are the nominal number one in the Third High School, don't you know anything about your rivals in other high schools?"

"You mean he's number one in another high school?"

Meng Wan nodded, looking like a teachable child.

"Jin Yao from Baishan City's No. 1 High School is not only the No. 1 in the current No. 1 High School, but is also the favorite to win the championship and the top scorer in Baishan City's college entrance examination next year."

There is a difference between being a champion and being the top scorer. The former refers to getting first place in a Pokémon battle, while the latter refers to getting first place in all subjects.

"Surname Jin?"

Lin Shi keenly sensed something.

"Well, he's also the son of Hakusan Gym Master Jin Shikai."

Lin Shi nodded. He had no impression of Jin Yao, but he had met his father, Jin Shikai, the leader of Baishan Gym, once during the siege of the Polaris stronghold.

He is an expert in using steel-type Pokémon. He defeated Tianshu who was in the stronghold at the time and captured Professor D9 alive using only two Pokémon, Steelix and Megazord. He is very powerful.

Thinking of this, Lin looked at the boy carefully. He did look somewhat similar to his father, but he didn't know how strong he was.

While the two were chatting, the bidding for the flamethrower skill machine was still going on. Jin Yao's appearance did not make the other man back off. He gritted his teeth and continued to bid.

"Two hundred and twenty thousand!"

Jin Yao made another bid in a steady and loud voice.

At this moment, the man in a suit looked a little embarrassed, with beads of sweat sliding down his forehead. It seemed that the price had exceeded his psychological expectations.

"Wait a minute, I need to make a phone call for instructions."

The man did not continue bidding but raised his hand to Ye Han.

Ye Han looked at Jin Yao and found that he nodded, so he agreed to the man's request.

The man picked up the phone as if he had been pardoned and hurriedly explained the situation. A few minutes later, an arrogant and sharp voice came from the door.

"Who wants to steal my things today?"

The visitor was a slightly plump boy with an earring in one ear. He was dressed in fancy clothes and had the demeanor of a dandy boy.

"This voice sounds familiar."

Lin Shi frowned, looked in the direction of the voice, and found that it was also an acquaintance.

The boy was none other than Liao Hui, who had competed with them for La Rulas in the department store last time. However, as his father was the president of Minghui Mining, it was normal for him to appear here.

"Don't waste time here. Now that your people are here, tell me straight out loud, are you going to raise the price?"

"If you don't want to add anything, just give me the stuff."

Jin Yao looked at the arrogant Liao Hui and said with an unhappy expression.

Liao Hui also discovered that the person bidding against him was actually Jin Yao. His face instantly became a little unnatural, and he glared fiercely at the man who called him.

But Liao Hui has nothing good in his life except appearance.

It is obviously impossible to ask him to hold his nose and stop after his high-profile appearance.

"It turned out to be Master Jin. I was wondering who was so rich."

"But I'm sorry, I just need this skill machine. I'd like to trouble Master Jin to give it up. I'll pay 23."

Liao Hui added another ten thousand in a blink of an eye.

This price is actually on the high side. Generally, skill machines like "Jet Flame" and "100,000 Volts" only cost around 200,000 at most.

Jin Yao frowned, apparently thinking that the price was a bit high, and was still a little hesitant about whether to make an offer.

"24."

Finally, he slowly uttered a number.

The happiest person at this moment was Ye Han. After hearing Jin Yao's price quote, she immediately turned her head and looked at Liao Hui with her beautiful eyes, full of anticipation, obviously wanting to see if he would raise the price.

Liao Hui bit his lip, somewhat reluctant to raise the price, but seeing that everyone around him was also staring at him, and thinking of his arrogance when he just entered the door, he gritted his teeth and continued:

"25."

In fact, the price does not have to be increased by tens of thousands, but Liao Hui obviously would not do that. He feels that such stingy behavior is not worthy of his status.

Jin Yao took a deep breath, shook his head, and gave up the bidding. In the end, Liao Hui bought this "Jet Flame" skill machine at a high price of 25.

"Tsk tsk..."

If all the customers were people like Liao Hui, the store owner would be very happy, Lin Shi complained in his heart.

As several high-quality skill machines were sold out, the number of customers in the store was obviously decreasing.

"You should go to the trade fair later, right? Shall we go together?"

In the shop, Meng Wan said to Lin Shi.

"I have something else to do, go by yourself."

Lin Shi waved his hand to refuse. Since he had met Ye Han, he naturally had to say hello and ask if there was anything good he had missed...

"Oh yo..."

After hearing Lin Shi's words, Meng Wan glanced at Ye Han not far away with an expression that said "I understand".

Oh man.

He looked at Lin Shi meaningfully, said nothing more, and quickly left the store.

Lin Shi naturally understood what Meng Wan meant and rolled his eyes.

Why are girls so gossipy...

"Sister Han, long time no see."

Lin Shi walked up and talked to Ye Han.

Seeing Lin Shi coming over, Ye Han also smiled sweetly, with his eyes curved into crescents.

"Isn't this our VIP Lin Shi? Long time no see."

Ye Han had a good impression of Lin Shi. Not only did he help their store subdue the night-thieving fire lizard last time and reduce losses, but he also bought two skill machines in one go this time. He was definitely a distinguished customer of their store.

However, meeting Lin Shi and Liao Hui at the same time made Ye Han sigh that the world is really small.

"By the way, here are some newly arrived skill machines. As a VIP, you can choose first. Do you want to take a look?"

Ye Han suddenly remembered something, looked at Lin Shi with her beautiful eyes and said, "Since he is a distinguished guest, we should build a good relationship with him."

"That's really great."

Lin Shi naturally would not refuse. Ye Han took out several skill machines of different colors, and Lin Shi checked them one by one.

Most of them were things that Lin Shi couldn't use or didn't like. He flipped through them one by one, and when he saw the last one, he stopped and his eyes lit up.

"I want this skill machine."

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