Chapter 208: Whose Marriage Proposal Involves Three Targets At Once?
Besides…
Lu Li touched the necklace around his neck.
He was a man who had watched the Generation 9 anime, and if that guess could come true, his value would be much higher than that of an Ideal Messenger.
After finishing the call, Lu Li finally left the basement.
Yao Yifei and the sisters were both there, and just as Lu Li was about to announce some good news, he heard Yao Yifei say: “You really gave me a great task, didn’t you?”
Lu Li: “…”
From Yao Yifei’s tone, it was clear she was being sarcastic.
Lu Li looked at Yao Yifei in confusion.
“Don’t look at me like that. I came to settle accounts with you now that you’re back.” Yao Yifei waved her fist threateningly.
“Is that black market troublesome?” Lu Li asked with a furrowed brow.
“Of course it’s troublesome. The local tyrant in Qingfeng City has long had their eyes on that black market. Going there now is like stealing their cake. Don’t you think that’s troublesome?” Yao Yifei rolled her eyes at Lu Li.
Qingfeng City’s local tyrant?
Lu Li suddenly understood.
Sure enough, whether it’s a noble family or a wealthy family, they only care about benefits. As soon as Yu Zhonggang died, the Jin Family set their sights on that big cake of the black market.
“Is it very troublesome?” Lu Li asked worriedly.
Hearing the worry in Lu Li’s tone, Yao Yifei nodded in satisfaction, then comforted him: “It’s not that troublesome. The strongest in the Jin Family is just a half-baked Gym Level Trainer.”
“That’s fine then.” Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief.
“But to be fair, I didn’t expect the black market to be so profitable. Gym Leader Yu is indeed a trainer who rose from a commoner; his money-making methods are truly eye-opening.” Yao Yifei sincerely praised.
Don’t think that Yu Zhonggang was incompetent just because he made a huge mistake.
That move by Yu Zhonggang could only be considered a decision-making error and having too narrow a perspective; his strength was absolutely top-notch.
“Is the black market’s revenue that high?” Wei asked curiously.
“It’s not just high; the main thing is that the black market is connected to the Dark Web. The annual benefits are at least tens of billions, and the net profit that reaches my hands is at least several hundred million each year.” Yao Yifei explained.
Hearing that the black market was connected to the Dark Web, Wei nodded in sudden realization.
Among all the dark organizations, the Dark Web is the richest.
“Then why are you complaining to me?” Lu Li complained speechlessly.
“Of course I like money, but the problem is… I’m not really interested in money anymore.” Yao Yifei put on an expression as if she wasn’t interested in money.
At her level, money really didn’t mean much.
“Alright.”
Lu Li accepted Yao Yifei’s Versailles.
As a Gym Leader and Contest Champion as well as a world superstar, Yao Yifei really wasn’t short of money; what she lacked were Pokémon Secret Treasures that could enhance her strength.
“Alright, alright, stop complaining. I prepared something good for you.”
“Ta-da…”
Lu Li took out a red ring.
Yao Yifei looked at the ring in Lu Li’s hand, and her facial expression changed instantly. Her mind kept thinking about the situation she would face next.
“Is this a marriage proposal? Should I accept? He’s only 16! If I really accept, will people say I’m an old cow chewing on tender grass? What if Ekaterina comes to cause trouble for me?
But he’s already taken out the ring; it wouldn’t be good to refuse? After all, Lu Li doesn’t seem to have dated anyone yet. If I agree, wouldn’t that make me his first love?
I hear first love is the most beautiful and memorable. And I’m not that young anymore, so it’s not like I couldn’t…”
Before Yao Yifei could react, Bao Bao excitedly jumped out from the side.
“Wait! I object!” Bao Bao looked at Lu Li excitedly.
Older Brother is mine!!! No one can take him away!
Bao Bao stared fixedly at the ring in Lu Li’s hand; her terrifying psychic power was already showing signs of going berserk.
Seeing how excited Bao Bao was, Lu Li thought she was upset about not getting a gift, so he placed his hand on her little head.
“Don’t worry, you have one too.”
After putting on a show, Lu Li took out another ring.
Looking at the ring Lu Li handed over, Bao Bao’s little face turned red instantly.
“Ah! This… this…” Bao Bao looked at the ring in front of her in panic.
Wei stood up excitedly and loudly stopped them: “No! Bao Bao is still too young.”
“Don’t worry, you have one too.”
After stuffing the ring into Bao Bao’s hand, Lu Li took out another ring and handed it to the confused Wei.
In the Jiuzhou Region, can you do batch marriage proposals?
And all at once to three people, one of whom is her own sister— isn’t that a bit inappropriate?
Wei hesitated as she looked at the ring Lu Li handed over. If Lu Li had given it to her alone, she would have accepted it without hesitation.
But now…
Yao Yifei chuckled lightly from the side. At this point, Yao Yifei had also come back to her senses and realized she had misunderstood Lu Li.
After all, giving a ring doesn’t necessarily mean a marriage proposal, though it’s easy to misunderstand.
“Then I’ll accept it.” Yao Yifei smiled charmingly, reached out to snatch the ring from Lu Li’s hand, and put it on her ring finger.
Seeing this, Wei panicked and quickly took the other ring from Lu Li’s hand, imitating her by putting it on.
Seeing her older sister and Aunt Yao doing it, Bao Bao didn’t dare hesitate and hurriedly put the ring on her hand in panic.
Bao Bao discovered that the ring Lu Li gave was very special; it seemed to automatically adjust to fit everyone’s finger size.
“This thing is called a Storage Ring. Its effect is similar to a Space Backpack, but the difference is that the space inside this ring is 100m³.” Lu Li introduced the special and magical aspects of the Storage Ring.
“100 cubic meters?” Yao Yifei looked at the ring on her hand in disbelief.
Such a small thing containing 100 cubic meters of space? What kind of black technology is this?
And in the Pokémon World full of wonders and miracles, this Storage Ring was quite an outrageous existence.
“Most importantly, this ring has great concealment. If used for smuggling…”
Coming from a black market background, Wei immediately thought of the illegal uses for this Storage Ring.
“Indeed, this ring has extremely high concealment. If not exposed, it can really catch enemies off guard.” Yao Yifei nodded in deep agreement.
As a woman, and one who likes to carry a lot of things when going out, the Storage Ring made by Lu Li was simply perfect for her.
Yao Yifei looked delightedly at the ring on her hand.
“With this, I can even bring cosmetics and such when going on wilderness adventures in the future.” Having suffered during secret realm explorations, Yao Yifei didn’t think as crookedly as Wei.
Bao Bao’s impression of the Storage Ring was just that it was very convenient. After all, a small Space Backpack was enough for her when going out, though the main reason was that she was still quite small.
“You should keep this thing to yourselves. Don’t let it get exposed, or it will attract unnecessary covetousness.” Lu Li cautioned.
Yao Yifei nodded seriously. If the Storage Ring were exposed, the conglomerates producing Space Backpacks would go crazy.
“Did you prepare one for Ekaterina?” Yao Yifei asked worriedly.
Lu Li nodded; he had indeed prepared a ring for Ekaterina.
“Then I advise you to think twice. Although the Yekaterina Family’s main pillar industry isn’t Space Backpacks, they are also involved in space-related businesses.” Yao Yifei reminded him.
Lu Li said confidently: “Don’t worry, Ekaterina won’t do that.”
When it came to trust, Ekaterina was absolutely top-tier in his heart.
“Do whatever you want.” Yao Yifei gave Lu Li a deep look.
Lu Li was indeed very special; he didn’t seem like a normal person in any aspect.
In nurturing, Lu Li could even nurture Gracidea Flowers, and the orchard under his name was comparable to those of Master Breeders.
In the trainer aspect, no need to mention it: an Elite Level Trainer in two months, able to kill an enemy trainer in battle against an old-established Gym Leader Trainer— this was simply outrageous to the max.
In Pokémon Items, no need to mention it; just with the Storage Ring alone, Lu Li could leave his name in Pokémon Item history.
The most outrageous thing was that Lu Li could also cook well…
In Yao Yifei’s view, Lu Li was a near-omnipotent man, a freak among freaks.
Compared to Lu Li’s own value, Ekaterina really wouldn’t abandon him for a pet ring.
In an extremely good mood, Yao Yifei thanked him: “I’ll accept the gift, thank you.”
“Bao Bao also thanks Big Brother for the gift. Bao Bao really, really likes it.” Bao Bao chimed in.
Thinking of her own embarrassing misunderstanding, Wei lightly punched an arm, then said: “No need for thanks. As brothers, it’s in the heart.”
Lu Li: “…”
“As long as you like it. Oh, by the way, there’s a surprise in your ring.” Lu Li said with a smile.
“Surprise?”
Seeing that Lu Li had prepared a surprise for her older sister but not for her, Bao Bao felt unbalanced and stared fixedly at Wei.
The joy on Yao Yifei’s face instantly faded, then she put on a fake smile, looked at Wei with a smile, and urged: “Take it out and see. I’m also very curious about what surprise Lu Li mentioned.”
“I’m your older sister!” Wei speechlessly rolled her eyes at the heartless little Bao Bao, then, under Yao Yifei’s creepy smile, slowly took out the incubator from the ring.
Seeing the incubator in Wei’s hand, Yao Yifei’s face once again showed that bright smile.
It turned out to be just a Pokémon Egg. Yao Yifei breathed a heavy sigh of relief in her heart.
“This is a Torchic Pokémon Egg, pretty suitable for you.” Lu Li said with a smile.
“This egg’s qualification is…” Yao Yifei also looked curiously at the Pokémon Egg in Wei’s hand.
“Heavenly King Level.”
Lu Li calmly showed off big time.
Hearing this, Yao Yifei’s pupils shrank, and she looked at Lu Li with full disbelief.
“Are you sure you didn’t say it wrong?” Yao Yifei asked in surprise.
What does a Heavenly King Level Torchic Pokémon Egg mean? Torchic can evolve twice, and if handled ideally, it could improve its qualification by one level each evolution.
In other words, Torchic could have Master Qualification! Even at worst, it could at least reach Champion Level.
With two evolutions, Torchic couldn’t fail to improve qualification even once.
Wei understood this too, so she was even more excited than Yao Yifei. Although she already had a Divine Beast Cub, she didn’t even know how to evolve Kubfu yet, but Torchic was different.
Wei clearly knew how heaven-defying the pills Lu Li refined were. Without exaggeration, as long as Lu Li kept supplying his pills, Torchic was guaranteed to be at least Champion Level, and even had a high probability of stepping into the Divine Realm.
At this moment, Wei didn’t know what language to use to express her gratitude.
Even Yao Yifei didn’t know what language to use to describe Lu Li’s generosity.
“This guy is outrageously good to his own people.” Yao Yifei thought to herself.
Wondering if she counted as one of his own now? Hmm! Work hard to become one of Lu Li’s own. A Pokémon Egg of this level really moved Yao Yifei too.
“Where did you get this egg? This qualification is outrageously good.” Yao Yifei asked puzzled.
Without exaggeration, a Torchic Pokémon Egg with this qualification was rare across the entire Jiuzhou Region, even rarer than pseudo-legendaries.
“I got it by taking advantage during the invasion of the Pokémon Center.” Lu Li honestly confessed.
After Lu Li finished speaking, he kept using spiritual sense to observe Yao Yifei and found no resistance or disgust from her, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, what he needed was Yao Yifei who was of one mind with him, not Gym Leader Yao who sided with the Alliance.
Everyone sat back on the sofa, and Lu Li took the opportunity to ask: “Sister Yao, any progress on the volcano news you were helping me inquire about?”
“There’s a volcano in the small secret realm in Deep Gray City, and its location matches your requirements. If it’s the real world, the distance would be a bit far.” Yao Yifei answered.
Lu Li quickly asked: “What type is the secret realm in Deep Gray City?”
Yao Yifei said: “Small type. The overlord Pokémon in the secret realm is a Heavenly King Level Mawile.”
“Is the volcano safe?”
“Pretty safe. The entire secret realm is currently under Alliance jurisdiction, and there are no powerful Pokémon in the volcanic region inside.”
“Then that’s the one!”
Lu Li directly made the decision.
Lu Li said: “I might have to trouble Sister Yao to accompany me there then.”
Thinking Lu Li was going to the volcano for Charmander, Yao Yifei advised: “Why are you going to the volcano? Charmander doesn’t need a volcanic environment to accelerate growth.”
Charizard’s sub-attribute is Flying Attribute, and Yao Yifei had some research on how to nurture Charizard, at least better than Lu Li.
“No, no, no…”
Lu Li quickly shook his head.
“I have something more important at that volcano. Do you remember those nuts we picked up?”
Yao Yifei raised an eyebrow and recalled Lu Li’s previous absurd nonsense.
“You really think those nuts are the dormant form of Divine Beast Infants?” Yao Yifei complained speechlessly.
Hearing the term Divine Beast Infant, Wei also looked at Lu Li curiously; she was very familiar with Divine Beast Infants and quite believed Lu Li’s words.
Wei didn’t think Lu Li was talking nonsense at all.
