Pokémon: Master System.

Xia Yu pondered what to do with the cotton ball. He was definitely unwilling to give it away to someone else, as this cotton ball, once it grew up, would definitely be no weaker than a potential champion Pokémon. However, due to the mission, he could not capture it himself.

Exploiting system bugs?

Xia Yu wasn't sure if having someone else help him raise the Pokémon, or raising the Cotton Ball himself without using Poké Balls to catch it, would cause the mission to fail, but he didn't dare to gamble.

He has already caught four Dragon-type Pokémon, and only the last two are left.

(Regarding the fact that Charmander's Mega Evolution into Mega Charizard Y doesn't have a Dragon type, the mission requirement is that the captured Pokémon's final evolution is a Dragon type, or its Mega Evolution form has a Dragon type. Charizard's Mega Evolution into Mega Charizard X has a Dragon type, so it naturally meets the requirement, but it's not necessarily required to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X during battle.)

Xia Yu hesitated. He didn't want to give up the cotton ball, but he also couldn't bear to abandon his mission. He was caught in a dilemma.

Chapter 114 The Underground Black Market (3)

Xia Yu ultimately decided to put the matter of the cotton ball aside for the time being and finish exploring the remaining underground black market first. After all, it was already midnight, and he needed to go back early. He couldn't very well stay out all night with Teacher Long again. What if the gatekeeper found out? How could Teacher Long ever face anyone again?

As night fell, the underground black market became increasingly bustling, with all sorts of supernatural beings emerging, and more and more people setting up stalls.

"Let's keep looking," Xia Yu said.

"Okay." After walking around for so long, Long Yanning didn't buy anything, perfectly fulfilling her duty as a bodyguard.

The two had already explored most of the night market, and so far they had only seen one Pokémon with the potential to become a Champion. This made Xia Yu sigh, realizing that this was the level that normal people could access. Even after exploring most of the top-tier underground black market in the capital, they only found one Pokémon with the potential to become a Champion. One could imagine that underground black markets in other places might not even have Pokémon with the potential to become Champions. It was incredibly difficult for ordinary people at the bottom of society to become Champion-level trainers.

Xia Yu couldn't help but wonder why his Elite Four-level Nova Bat's Pokémon egg had appeared in that place. The appearance of a Nova Bat Pokémon egg in the Zubat group meant that there must be a female Nova Bat or Noivern.

Xia Yu couldn't figure it out, but he didn't care. Anyway, he had already gotten his hands on the Pokémon eggs.

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As dusk approached, Xia Yu had no choice but to speed up and use the system's capabilities to go on a shopping spree.

"Rare item, anyone who buys it is an idiot."

"Overlord level, it'll do. I'm almost unable to take down any more Pokémon eggs, so I'll pass."

"A DouDou Pigeon with ordinary aptitude? Damn, it's so bad. Who laid this egg? Thumbs down."

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In the remaining third of the underground black market, Xia Yu's luck wasn't so good. After exploring almost all the areas, he still hadn't found a single Pokémon egg with near-Elite Four aptitude or higher in the last small area. This made Xia Yu a little frustrated. Just then, he suddenly heard arguing coming from the crowd.

“I was the one who took a liking to this first. Young man, you’re not following the rules.” The speaker was an elderly man dressed in a Tang suit, about sixty years old, but he was in good health and had a strong voice.

"The highest bidder wins; there's no first come, first served." The man he was arguing with was a young man in a suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and appeared quite refined.

Xia Yu and Long Yanning, who were wearing masks, also gathered around to watch the excitement.

The refined-looking man in the suit then spoke up, saying, "I'll offer 40. You're just taking advantage of this honest old man, thinking you can buy such a good elf egg for 20."

All eyes turned to the old man selling the elf eggs. He was dressed in dark, worn-out clothes, covered in dust, with a pale, dark face and black fingernails, which evoked pity. He honestly held the elf eggs and watched the two arguing men in silence.

"I found this Pokémon egg a few days ago near Longtoushan. Everyone who looked at it said it was a Dragon-type Pokémon egg. I'm selling this egg here as a betrothal gift for my son."

Xia Yu and Long Yanning, who were on the outskirts of the crowd, exchanged a glance when they heard the words "Dragon-type Pokémon".

"Let's go in and take a look," Xia Yu said to Long Yanning, bowing his head.

"There are so many people here, how are we going to get in?" Long Yanning looked at Xia Yu, frowning. The crowd was so dense that they couldn't squeeze in even if they wanted to.

"Look at me."

Xia Yu looked into the crowd, his gaze landing on the beautiful back of a woman. His eyes darted around, and he suddenly shouted, "Look! The big star Lin Shumeng is here! The real big star Lin Shumeng is here! It really is Lin Shumeng! I recognize you even with makeup on! I'm your biggest fan! Lin Shumeng, please give me your autograph!"

As Xia Yu spoke, the crowd that had been watching the commotion turned to look, and saw that in the direction Xia Yu was pointing, there was indeed a woman whose figure bore a resemblance to Lin Shumeng.

"Is it really Lin Shumeng?"

"real or fake?"

"Shumeng, I'm your fan!"

"These legs are definitely Shu Meng's. I would recognize them even if she's wearing black stockings!"

As the crowd surged outwards, Xia Yu seized the opportunity to grab Long Yanning, shielding her in front of him, and frantically pushed his way into the crowd. Only I could touch Teacher Long's tofu; no one else was allowed!

By the time the crowd realized they had been tricked, Xia Yu and Long Yanning had already squeezed into the crowd.

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Meanwhile, as the three people were arguing fiercely, a kind-hearted man in the crowd suddenly exclaimed, "Longtoushan, is that Longtoushan more than 60 kilometers north of the capital?"

Which Longtoushan?

"How come I've never heard of it?"

"Of course you city folks don't know this. Only we, the people living in the villages near Mount Rindo, know that Dragon-type Pokémon eggs have been frequently discovered in Mount Rindo in the past year or two, and even pseudo-legendary Pokémon have been found there."

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The heated discussion among the crowd made everyone understand what had happened, and their gazes toward the elf egg became more eager.

"This is it!" Suddenly, someone else seemed to have discovered something, looking at the Pokémon egg and shouting, "One price, I'll offer 100 million, old man, sell this Pokémon egg to me."

The old man who initially made the offer turned ashen-faced with anger when he saw the price soar from 20 to 100 million: "Fine, you won't let me buy it, huh? Then you won't buy it either."

The angry old man in the Tang suit shouted loudly, "This Pokémon egg is a Trapinch egg. Its final evolution, Flygon, is a Ground/Dragon type Pokémon with extremely strong power. The potential of this Pokémon egg is definitely above the level of a near-Elite Four member."

As the old man finished speaking, the crowd became extremely excited and crowded forward to carefully examine the elf eggs.

"It really is a Trapinch-Ant's sprite egg. What a big sprite egg, its potential must be extraordinary."

"I'll pay 110!"

"I'll pay 120!"

Long Yan Ning, standing to the side, was also incredibly tempted by the Trapinch Pokémon egg. The egg had a shiny exterior and deep, muddy yellow patterns, indicating abundant Ground-type energy. It was also large in size, making it clear that this Pokémon egg was of extraordinary quality.

The price quickly soared from 120 million to 200 million. Only Xia Yu watched all this with a cold eye, because he could clearly see that the elf egg was a dead egg, and the Trapinch ant inside was already dead.

The reason why the patterns are so vibrant and the egg is so large is entirely because the person selling the elf eggs coated the eggshell with something, forcibly thickening the egg and increasing its size, and then carved on muddy yellow patterns, making it look lifelike after being aged.

After learning that there was something wrong with the Pokémon egg, Xia Yu looked at the people arguing, the person who had just introduced Longduoshan in the crowd, and the person who was raising the price. He felt that there was something wrong with them. He guessed that they were all in cahoots and were just waiting for people to fall into their trap.

The capital city is indeed a big city; the schemes are so deep. Luckily, I have the system, which gives me an edge. It's really dangerous.

Xia Yu wasn't fooled, but it was obvious that others had already been. Seeing that Long Yan Ning beside him seemed about to bid, Xia Yu gently squeezed Long Yan Ning's hand, which made Long Yan Ning realize that the two of them were holding hands and she quickly broke free.

Xia Yu said in a low voice, "If there's a problem, don't buy it."

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Chapter 115 The Underground Black Market (4)

Although Long Yanning was somewhat puzzled as to what was wrong, she instinctively chose to trust Xia Yu. Unconsciously, she had completely trusted Xia Yu and quietly watched the crowd bidding.

It was clear that many people in the crowd had been fooled, and the price of the elf egg quickly rose from two million to five or six million, eventually settling at eighteen million.

The wealth of the people in the capital city completely exceeded Xia Yu's imagination. Eighteen million for a dead egg, and the buyer even thought he had gotten a great deal.

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As the Pokémon eggs were sold, the crowd gradually dispersed, but the discussion about Flygon continued.

"Follow me."

Xia Yu said to Long Yanning, and then the two of them followed the man in the suit who had initially been arguing.

"Brother, I have a question for you." Xia Yu looked around at the crowd and walked straight up to the man in the suit, asking, "Where did you get that Flygon Pokémon egg?"

Xia Yu stopped the man in the suit to find out the origin of the Pokémon egg. Although it was just a dead egg, even a dead Trapinch Pokémon egg was not something an ordinary person could obtain.

"Don't bother me. Didn't that old man say the Pokémon egg was found in Dragon Head Mountain?" The man in the suit frowned, looking wary and fierce at Xia Yu. However, Xia Yu's height and his well-trained physique put immense pressure on the young man.

"I want to hear the truth." Xia Yu lowered his voice: "Believe it or not, I'll go back right now and tell the person who bought the Pokémon egg that it was a dead egg. Guess what will happen to someone who can come up with so much money right away if they find out you cheated them?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!" A hint of panic flashed in the man's eyes. "What lie? How come I don't know anything about it?"

"Okay, I'll go tell him." Xia Yu turned around directly, startling the man in the suit, who quickly spoke up.

"Brother, no." The man in the suit hurriedly said, "I'll tell you where this elf egg came from. Go to Babao Yuzhai, which is in the black market. They specialize in buying rare elf eggs that are dead or about to die, to use as food. Many rich people like this."

"Babao Yuzhai, let's go, take us there."

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The man in the suit was coerced by Xia Yu to come to Babao Yuzhai. Xia Yu had actually passed by here before, thinking it was just a regular restaurant, so she just skipped it. She didn't expect there was something else going on inside.

"You can go now." Seeing that the man in the suit hadn't lied to her, Xia Yu decided to let him go. After all, they were in public, and he was wearing a mask and hat, so no one would recognize him.

After letting the man in the suit go, Long Yanning, who was standing next to her, could no longer contain her question: "How did you figure out that the elf egg was a dead egg?"

"Feel it with your heart."

"........."

Long Yanning frowned as she looked at Xia Yu. Although Xia Yu spoke very seriously, she still felt that Xia Yu's answer was not very reliable.

Although she could use her dragon-controlling power to discover that the spirit egg was dead, she would never use this ability outside.

The two entered Babao Yuzhai, and a waiter quickly came to greet them: "What would you two like to eat?"

"We were introduced by a friend. Let's see your signature dishes; we'll go for the dragon theme," Xia Yu said.

"Alright, how about we go to the back and pick one out? Which one do you want?"