Chapter 45: Another Victim
It’s very difficult for a third-tier city to develop, as local talents keep flowing to other cities, and Qingfeng City’s leaders have also tried hard.
The dozens of kilometers of desolation in Qingfeng City are proof of their efforts.
About 40 years ago, many factories were built here, and they were chemical factories that posed great harm to the ecological environment.
With official support, these factories developed very rapidly. If everything had proceeded according to plan, Qingfeng City would have become an industrial city, a second-tier or even first-tier city.
Unexpectedly, the accident happened.
The industrial park at its peak was raided by Pokémon…
After the local ecological environment was affected and spread to the nearby Qingyun Mountain Range, the first to act were the Pokémon in the natural world. The Overlord of Qingyun Mountain Range, a Monferno with strength at the quasi-Heavenly King Level, launched a Pokémon tide.
This turmoil eventually ended under the mediation of a Regional Heavenly King, and Qingfeng City’s industrial future collapsed with the fall of the industrial park.
Thus, the suburbs of Qingfeng City near Qingyun Mountain Range gained a piece of flat land, a flat land not suitable for humans to live in, nor for normal Pokémon to inhabit.
This flat land became a paradise for Poison-type Pokémon and also became a taboo in Qingfeng City.
Lu Li didn’t expect to encounter Lian Sheyi here.
“Lian Sheyi has been living in such an environment all this time?” Lu Li thought with some pity in his heart.
Growing up in such an environment, if Lian Sheyi couldn’t become a Pokémon Trainer, his probability of living to 60 would be almost zero.
“Why is Lian Sheyi living here?” Lu Li, riding on Tropius, frowned and thought.
“Tropius, let’s land first.”
Tropius still had some impression of Lian Sheyi.
Lian Sheyi on the ground also noticed Lu Li in the sky.
Looking up at Lu Li, Lian Sheyi said in an extremely calm tone, “If I remember correctly, you haven’t gotten your Flying License yet, right?”
As he said this, a flash of envy passed through Lian Sheyi’s eyes.
Riding a Pokémon and flying freely in the sky—this was the dream of so many youths and the reason so many youths became Pokémon Trainers.
Lu Li recalled Tropius, then smiled and teased, “As long as it’s not in the city, the traffic police won’t know, but you won’t report me, right?”
“I’m not that bored.” Lian Sheyi rolled his eyes at Lu Li.
Lu Li looked at Lian Sheyi, who was carrying a small bag on his back, and asked, “By the way, are you preparing to go back?”
“I just went to the Arbok’s nest, which is this child’s mother’s place.” Lian Sheyi pointed at the Ekans beside him and said.
“Ekans is actually a Ruins Pokémon?” Lu Li looked at Ekans with some surprise.
Judging from the Skills inherited by Ekans, it clearly didn’t seem like a Wilderness Pokémon; it seemed more like a Secret Realm-born Pokémon.
The difference between Wilderness Pokémon and Secret Realm Pokémon is like the gap between Commoners and Noble Families—the gap between them is not ordinary.
Lian Sheyi said, “What’s so strange about that? The Ruins are originally a paradise for Poison-type Pokémon. Isn’t it normal to have Ekans here?”
Although he said that, Ekans’s Qualification really didn’t seem like that of a Wilderness one.
“So did you go to collect snake venom or to train your Ekans?” Lu Li asked curiously.
Lian Sheyi didn’t hide it and directly admitted, “Both. My Ekans has mastered too few Skills, so I asked the Arbok to guide Ekans.”
After explaining, Lian Sheyi asked again, “By the way, do you still need Pokémon Eggs?”
Lu Li countered, “What’s this? Did you find a new channel again?”
“My grandfather recently joined an organization hoping for the future. It’s said that the organization has some relationship with the officials. There, you can get a Pokémon Egg for just 100,000 yuan,” Lian Sheyi explained.
Hearing this, Lu Li frowned tightly—this scam he was all too familiar with.
Lu Li asked somewhat speechlessly, “You also know about Qingfeng City’s Bright Future Project Plan?”
Lian Sheyi looked at Lu Li with some surprise. “You know about it too? That’s perfect, saves me from explaining further.”
Lu Li said earnestly, “It’s a Pyramid Scheme Organization. If your grandfather is involved, you’d better call the Police directly.”
Lu Li had no intention of confronting that Pyramid Scheme Organization; he was just a high school student, an utterly ordinary Rookie Trainer.
If the leader of the Pyramid Scheme Organization was an Ordinary Person, it would be fine, but if it was a Trainer, and a powerful one at that, then there would be real amusement.
Still in his poor phase, Lu Li chose to mind his own business.
The originally quite calm Lian Sheyi’s Facial Expression changed instantly upon hearing this.
Gritting his teeth, Lian Sheyi asked, “Are you really sure it’s a Pyramid Scheme Organization? My grandfather described it vividly when he came back; it didn’t seem like a Pyramid Scheme Organization.”
Lu Li nodded affirmatively and said, “The Police will know as soon as they investigate.”
“Phew!”
After exhaling heavily, Lian Sheyi said sincerely, “I will call the Police. If this matter is true, I will definitely thank you properly then.”
After saying that, Lian Sheyi hurriedly headed home.
The bank card at home was always in his grandfather’s hands. This morning, his grandfather was preparing to pay that 60,000 yuan. According to his grandfather’s thinking, the sooner he made up the 60,000 yuan, the sooner he could get the Pokémon Egg.
That tens of thousands was what his grandfather had saved over a lifetime. If that money was scammed by fraudsters, Lian Sheyi didn’t dare imagine how heartbroken his grandfather would be.
Watching Lian Sheyi’s back, Lu Li shook his head helplessly, then jumped back onto Tropius’s back.
“I hope Lian Sheyi makes it in time,” Lu Li sighed inwardly and said, “Tropius, let’s go home.”
………..
In a certain Office in the western district of Qingfeng City.
Qiu Yide, sitting in the office chair, looked at the incoming 60,000 League Coins and grinned happily. “The people here are really easy to fool. But thinking about it, it makes sense—a group of people living in despair will surely grasp that sliver of hope with all their might when they see that false Radiance.”
People always want to believe in the things they hope for.
As a fraudster wanted by the Alliance, Qiu Yide dared to commit crimes against the wind because he knew how to pick his Place.
Qingfeng City is just a third-tier city; the strongest Trainer on the surface is only Elite Level. Most importantly, Qingfeng City is not particularly poor.
At least the Commoners here have some Oily Water to squeeze. Although each person only has tens of thousands of League Coins, you can accumulate little by little.
Qiu Yide set a small goal—not too many, just get 1,000 people and then leave this city immediately.
Now there were already over 600, not far from the small goal.
1,000 people could squeeze out at least 30 million or more—30 million! After this job, he could retire.
The Drowzee beside him looked at the numbers on the computer and also showed a fox-like smile.
According to Trainers, this way of making money is the safest—no need to risk life in Secret Realms or Battle.
It also liked this way of making money. If you can make money lying down, who would want to make money by risking their life?
