Chapter 89: Buying Eggs
After finishing breakfast, Lu Li took the sisters and rode Tropius toward Nandu City.
From Golden Chicken Village to Nandu City wasn’t far, just 400 kilometers.
Nandu City is a city with a long history; tracing back, it even dates to the Third Era.
And now it happens to be the human Fourth Era. The human First Era was destroyed by the entanglement of life and death, the human Second Era by the arrival of the beast that devours the world, and the human Third Era by the struggle between ideal and reality.
The Third Era was the one where the world suffered the least damage; at least the planet wasn’t blown up, and many humans and cities from the Third Era survived.
For example, Nandu City is a city that survived the destruction of the Third Era.
After flying for about three hours, even Tropius’s endurance was starting to falter.
After arriving at a small village not far from Nandu City, Lu Li recalled Tropius.
Nandu City is different from Qingfeng City; its suburbs are also strictly controlled, and driving without a license is very likely to get you caught.
After booking a ride-hailing car on his phone, Lu Li turned to Wei He and Bao Bao and instructed, “In a bit, just follow behind me and try not to speak. You’re black household; if you attract a police check, it’ll be trouble.”
Bao Bao nodded quickly: “Don’t worry, Big Brother. Even if Bao Bao wants to speak, she’ll communicate with you telepathically.”
Lu Li: “…”
“That won’t work either! You can’t use Psychic Power recklessly in Nandu City; if you’re discovered, it’ll be trouble.” Lu Li tapped Bao Bao’s little head.
Wei He beside them warned: “Bao Bao, Nandu City isn’t like a small city like Qingfeng City, so you can’t use Psychic Power in the city, got it?”
Bao Bao nodded glumly.
Soon the ride-hailing car arrived. After Lu Li took Wei He and Bao Bao on board, they rode for another hour or so before reaching the destination.
After getting off, Bao Bao sighed: “Three hours on Tropius, then another hour in the car! Coming to a big city sure isn’t easy.”
“This is the largest private Nursery in Nandu City.” Lu Li looked up at the sign in front of him.
Fairy Nursery.
The hard strength of the Southern Jiuzhou Region is actually quite strong; one of the Asian Alliance’s Four Title Heavenly Kings, the Fairy Heavenly King, is in Nandu City.
As a Fairy Type Champion, a Alliance Title Heavenly King, and the Asian Alliance’s only female Title Heavenly King, the Fairy Heavenly King is almost the idol of most female Trainers in the Asian Alliance.
Taking Bao Bao and Wei He, Lu Li entered the Nursery.
As soon as they entered the Nursery, an Attendant eagerly came over.
The Attendant asked eagerly: “Handsome, are you here to buy Pokémon Eggs?”
“Mm.” Lu Li nodded.
Seeing that Lu Li and the others weren’t just there to look around, the Attendant became even more eager.
“What type of Pokémon do you need? We not only have rare Pokémon, but even Alliance-recognized Starter Pokémon.”
“You have Starter Pokémon? Do you have Torchic or Charmander?” Lu Li asked directly.
The Attendant explained apologetically: “Our Starter Pokémon have all been hatched; we don’t have Starter Pokémon Eggs.”
Hearing this, Lu Li frowned.
Pokémon Eggs and Pokémon Eggs are two concepts.
After all, hatched Pokémon can have their Qualification tested, which means no chance of finding a bargain.
Lu Li turned and asked: “Do you want a Pokémon Egg, or a Starter Pokémon?”
Wei He asked: “How long have the Starter Pokémon been hatched?”
The Attendant replied: “None exceed two years.”
Hearing this, Wei He said decisively: “Then take us to see the Machop Eggs first.”
Pokémon not exceeding two years definitely means over one year; nurturing a Bond with such a one-year-old Pokémon is still quite troublesome.
If it were only a few months, even six months, she could accept it.
The Attendant flattered: “If it’s First Tier, we indeed don’t recommend buying Starter Pokémon.”
“Please follow me.” After saying that, the Attendant led the way ahead.
Lu Li said thoughtfully: “Looks like their Starter Pokémon are prepared for Trainers aiming for Second Tier.”
Wei He nodded and replied: “Normal. No matter which Alliance, they strictly control Starter Pokémon. This Nursery openly sells Starter Pokémon, so they must be Pokémon eliminated from Alliance Nurseries.”
Soon, the group was led to the Fighting Type area.
The Attendant standing by the egg rack said: “All the eggs in front of you are Machop Eggs.”
Lu Li quietly formed hand seals with his hands, silently activating Spiritual Vision Eye.
What came into view was a riot of colors, mostly green and yellow. Lu Li finally locked onto the cyan Pokémon Egg right in the middle.
A cyan Fortune Pokémon Egg, converted to Qualification, means the Machop inside is at least Gym Leader level Talent, possibly even Heavenly King level.
Moreover, Machop can evolve twice, and Qualification might improve during evolution, meaning if nurtured properly, this Machop could become a Champion Level Pokémon.
Thinking of this, Lu Li said directly: “That Pokémon Egg in the bottom right corner.”
Seeing Lu Li decide so quickly, the Attendant beside was somewhat surprised.
After all, picking Pokémon Eggs isn’t like buying vegetables; who decides so casually?
Bao Bao looked at Lu Li thoughtfully, a glint of inquiry in her eyes.
She had just sensed spiritual power fluctuations again, meaning Lu Li had used his Psychic Power.
“Could Psychic Power let people know the quality of Pokémon Eggs?” Bao Bao wondered puzzledly.
Wei He opened her mouth, looking like she wanted to speak but hesitated.
Is it really okay to decide so hastily?
But considering it was Lu Li’s money, and she couldn’t tell the quality of Pokémon Eggs either, Wei He ultimately chose silence.
After handing the Pokémon Egg to Wei He beside her, Lu Li continued: “Do you have Mudbray here?”
“Mudbray? This kind of Pokémon is rare in the Southern Region.”
The Attendant raised an eyebrow, then smiled confidently.
“In the entire Southern Region, only our Fairy Nursery has Mudbray for sale.”
“No Pokémon Eggs?” Lu Li asked.
“None.” The Attendant shook her head decisively.
Lu Li could only nod glumly: “Alright then.”
Looks like Mudsdale is destined to be just a functional Pokémon. He had originally hoped to pick a high-Qualification Mudbray.
“The Mudbray enclosure isn’t in the city. Do you want to come with me to the enclosure to pick, or should I call and have them send a Mudbray over?”
With little expectation left, Lu Li said glumly: “I need a Mudbray that knows Ground Force Skill.”
“Ground Force Skill? I can ask for you.” The Attendant said this without her earlier confidence.
After all, Ground Force Skill is a Field Skill. As everyone knows, weather and Field Skills are extremely rare Skills, and Pokémon that master Field Skills naturally become more precious.
Soon the Attendant’s call had a result.
The Attendant apologized: “Handsome, very sorry, but they don’t have any Mudbray that know Ground Force over there.”
Lu Li nodded glumly.
Thinking about it, it made sense; how could a Pokémon that knows Ground Force be available for him to buy?
Lu Li said helplessly: “Then trouble you to take me there to pick.”
The Attendant didn’t find it troublesome and led the way ahead again.
“No problem, please follow me.”
Taking the elevator to the Underground Parking Lot, the Attendant personally drove Lu Li toward the suburbs.
Half an hour later.
The car stopped in front of a farm.
The farm was very large; rather than calling it a farm, it was more like an enclosure for farm Pokémon.
As soon as they entered the farm, Lu Li saw many essential farm Pokémon, like Mareep, wooly sheep, Miltank, and other agricultural Pokémon.
“Please follow me.”
Familiar with farms, Lu Li was quickly led by the Attendant to the Mudbray enclosure.
Lu Li, who had activated Spiritual Vision Eye, quickly turned it off. After looking around, the best qualified Mudbray here was only cyan.
Cyan Fortune, and it’s a Pokémon he planned to catch; converted to Qualification, the best Mudbray here is only Elite Level.
The Attendant, adept at reading expressions, quickly noticed Lu Li’s facial expression wasn’t great.
Knowing the Pokémon here didn’t satisfy Lu Li, the Attendant explained: “Since Mudbray isn’t native to the Southern Region, their Qualifications are generally not high. If the customer wants high-Qualification Mudbray, we suggest going to the northern region.”
“Let’s go.” Lu Li left the Mudbray enclosure without looking back.
Back at the Nursery, Lu Li glanced at Bao Bao before asking: “Do you sell Psychic Type Pokémon here?”
“Yes.”
The Attendant nodded quickly.
Psychic Type Pokémon are famously valuable; if this sale goes through, her commission would start at ten thousand at least.
Thinking of this, the Attendant became even more eager.
Leading the group to an egg rack, the Attendant asked respectfully: “All on this rack are Psychic Type Pokémon Eggs. Do you need me to introduce them?”
Lu Li stroked Bao Bao’s little head, then asked gently: “Bao Bao, is there any Pokémon Egg that catches your eye?”
Bao Bao shook her little face seriously, then said: “How about Big Brother picks one for me?”
Lu Li smiled, then activated Spiritual Vision Eye.
Lu Li found that Psychic Type Pokémon Eggs generally had high Qualifications. Soon, Lu Li locked onto a blue Fortune Pokémon Egg.
This Qualification was definitely the highest among the Pokémon Eggs in this Nursery.
“What Pokémon is that Egg?” Lu Li pointed to the one on the second row, far left.
Looking in the direction Lu Li pointed, the Attendant suppressed a slightly upturned corner of her mouth and explained: “That’s Ralts.”
Ralts!
Whether Lu Li, Bao Bao, or Wei He, all looked at that Pokémon Egg with delight.
Ralts Pokémon Eggs are rarer than Starter Pokémon Eggs.
Feeling something was off, Lu Li asked: “Is there something wrong with this Ralts Pokémon Egg?”
“The Ralts in this Egg is male.” The Attendant explained.
