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Chapter 283 - Chapter 283: Trading Ingredients

The living room was laid out in the shape of a six. Once you stepped inside, you entered the sofa area, with the television set directly across from it.

The design was somewhat similar to Lin Feng's new villa, except this living room was slightly smaller. That was mainly because there still needed to be space for the aquariums that housed Milotic and Primarina.

A daily drama was playing on the TV.

It told the story of a Gengar who helped a girl overcome her inferiority complex and introverted personality, gradually allowing her to become lively and cheerful again.

Lin Feng had seen this series before and had a rough idea of the plot.

What surprised him was how many controversial plot holes the creators had deliberately left behind.

In the girl's room, there was a photo album containing pictures of her and her older sister together. Then, in the opening narration, a line was casually slipped in, mentioning that the sister had passed away long ago.

That detail led many viewers to speculate whether the Gengar in the story might actually be her younger sister, transformed into a Gengar after death.

A Delphox sitting on the sofa caught Lin Feng's attention.

However, he quickly regained his composure.

During the Youth Cup, Lola Su really had owned a Delphox.

"Delphox?"

Seeing Lin Feng enter, the Delphox paused for a moment, then stood up and walked over to Lola Su's side.

"Uh, Lin… please have a seat. I'll pour you some water…"

It was obvious that the girl was hosting a guest for the first time, and she looked a little flustered.

Just as she was about to head into the kitchen, a Blissey had already come out, holding a kettle of hot water. It poured a cup and handed it to Lin Feng.

"Blisss~"

Blissey looked at Lin Feng and smiled warmly.

"Thank you, Blissey."

Lin Feng accepted the cup, took a small sip, and thanked her sincerely.

Only Lola Su, standing beside him, felt a bit awkward.

Soon after, the Larvitar behind her clearly became displeased.

Hiding behind Lola Su, it bared its teeth and glared at Lin Feng, obviously remembering how this human's Eevee had teased it before.

"Larvi! Larvi…"

It grabbed its trainer's pant leg with its claws and tugged hard.

As if suddenly realizing something, Lola Su said, "Alright, alright, I'll get it for you now…"

She opened the takeaway box Lin Feng had just handed her, took out a bottle of Moomoo Milk, and passed it to Larvitar.

The moment it received the milk, Larvitar's originally fierce expression instantly turned into pure delight. Hugging the bottle happily, it ran over to a plastic bag, hopped on it, and rummaged inside, pulling out several shiny stones.

It placed the Moomoo Milk and the stones together in a bowl, licking the milk while crunching on the stones at the same time.

Each stone made a crisp, satisfying cracking sound.

"Is that for Larvitar to drink?" Lin Feng asked in surprise from the side.

"Huh?"

Lola Su, who had just finished feeding Larvitar and was wondering what to talk about next, immediately blushed and nodded when she heard Lin Feng's question.

"Yes… Lin. Minerals are really expensive. If I feed it mineral supplements every month, it would cost at least several million."

"So later, I wondered if there was something else I could substitute. After trying a few things, I found that your Moomoo Milk powder works extremely well."

"Uh… you are not going to raise the price, right?"

She looked at Lin Feng cautiously.

Before, she had to spend several million a month. Now, a few hundred thousand was enough.

That level of expense would not bankrupt her father's food processing factory.

Lin Feng answered her honestly.

"A price increase is not certain yet. The quality of the milk produced by the Miltank herd is slowly improving, so prices might go up in the future. But in the short term, it probably will not change."

"Phew…" Lola Su let out a sigh of relief. "If the quality improves, a price increase would be normal. As long as it does not go up in the short term, that's fine."

Lin Feng nodded.

However, after hearing her describe the cost of raising Larvitar, his heart could not help but tremble slightly.

Just a few million.

It had to be said that Larvitar only ate minerals.

Those were not plants that could be grown on a plantation.

His nursery earned only a few million per month.

In other words, his entire operation could barely afford to raise a single Larvitar.

And that was not even considering how much more it would eat after evolving.

Impossible. Completely impossible.

"Lin… what about you?" Lola Su asked carefully. "I saw in your videos that your Pidgeot basically handles deliveries on its own…"

She even subconsciously wondered whether Lin Feng had come here specifically after seeing her name.

That thought flashed through her mind only briefly.

"I'm here to buy eggs," Lin Feng said without hiding anything. "I plan to buy some Chansey eggs for my Pokémon at home. After searching online, I found a Chansey processing factory in Changsha City. Then I saw that there were delivery orders available, so I came over."

"I see."

The girl suddenly understood and became excited. "Are they Chansey eggs produced by Happy Foods Co.?"

Lin Feng nodded.

"That's my family's product," she said quickly. "If you want Blissey eggs, I'll get them for you right away. You can take them directly from my house. The ones sold by the company are laid by Blissey raised by employees, and the quality is not as good as ours…"

"This…"

Lin Feng barely had time to respond.

Lola Su had already rushed into the kitchen.

Seeing that Lin Feng needed something, she felt genuinely happy.

Compared to Lin Feng's demand for Blissey eggs, her and Larvitar's need for Moomoo Milk was far greater, and far more important.

That was exactly why she was so eager to go back and bring out her own Blissey eggs.

Soon, Lola Su returned with a storage ball.

"There are fifteen Blissey eggs here. This is everything we have at the moment. If you need more, Lin, you may have to wait a while."

She handed the storage ball directly to Lin Feng and took out a Blissey egg from it.

Lin Feng did not hesitate at all. He accepted both the storage ball and the egg.

[A-rank ingredient: Blissey Egg. An egg laid by a Blissey for consumption. Extremely nutritious.]

Compared to the Chansey eggs Aunt Mei had sent him before, this Blissey egg was rated A-rank.

It was, by itself, already an excellent ingredient.

Since the girl in front of him was about the same age, Lin Feng did not beat around the bush.

"How about this. Since Larvitar likes Moomoo Milk so much, I won't pay you in cash. Let's exchange with Moomoo Milk instead."

"This…"

Lola Su hesitated.

She had originally planned to give these eggs to Lin Feng as a gift.

After all, they were laid by the Blissey her family raised. Eggs like these were usually for personal use or given as gifts to maintain relationships.

Everyone in town had received something from her family at some point.

But when Lin Feng mentioned Moomoo Milk, she found it hard to give up.

In the end, Lin Feng made the call.

"Let's do it this way. They are all ingredients anyway. Deal."

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