Xiang Yu's starter Pokémon, Poliwhirl, had reached a bottleneck. It urgently needed a Water Stone to evolve into Poliwrath.
But ordinary Water Stones didn't interest her.
After a long search on the Trainer Forum, she finally spotted a listing for a high-grade Water Stone. Without hesitation, she offered a price one hundred thousand Alliance Credits above market value—only to have someone outbid her anyway.
"Damn it! It's just a high-grade Water Stone—was that really necessary?!"
"And that seller too! I already overpaid by a hundred thousand, and he still wasn't satisfied?!"
She rolled back and forth on her bed in frustration.
Just as she was about to close the page and wait for another opportunity, she noticed a new update from the same seller:
Top-tier Water-type Energy Blocks will be auctioned tomorrow afternoon.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Top-tier Energy Blocks—what did that even mean?
Did this imply that another top-tier Pokémon breeder had appeared in the world?
"No… I need to confirm this."
She carefully examined the photos attached to the post. The color, the luster, the texture—everything matched the standards of genuine top-tier Energy Blocks.
Still, doubts lingered.
What if this person had merely obtained a small batch by chance? That wouldn't necessarily mean they could provide a stable supply. Such cases had happened before.
So she left a comment:
"May I ask how many Energy Blocks you're planning to sell?"
Sitting on the edge of his bed, Oliver did a quick calculation when he saw the question.
He had spent nearly five hundred thousand Alliance Credits on raw materials. With his current mastery, that amount would yield roughly one thousand top-tier Energy Blocks.
500 blocks would be reserved for Milotic's personal use.
The remaining 500 blocks could be sold.
He could produce about 50 blocks per day, meaning ten days to finish the batch for sale. For now, he still had enough in stock to cover Milotic's daily needs.
He typed his reply:
"I currently have 500 top-tier Water-type Energy Blocks available for sale. Delivery will take ten days. In the future, I will also provide small batches intermittently. Once an order is confirmed, shipment will be made within two days."
After posting this, Oliver closed the page without another thought.
But on the other side of the screen, the forum exploded.
This message meant only one thing:
A stable supply.
Either this person was personally a top-tier breeder,
or he was backed by one and acting as a proxy.
Most people believed the latter. After all, the account displayed only an Advanced Trainer rank. In common perception, top-tier breeders were almost always elderly veterans, not someone at this level.
Still, the conclusion was the same:
This was someone worth befriending—no matter the cost.
Within hours, the rumor spread rapidly.
"A suspected new top-tier breeder has appeared in Xia Country."
Major factions took notice immediately—especially those who had failed to establish long-term cooperation with existing top-tier breeders.
Their target wasn't just tomorrow's five hundred Energy Blocks.
What they truly wanted…
was a connection.
The Energy Block formula provided by Oliver's system was, in every sense, the pinnacle.
It used common materials, yet produced results equal to—if not better than—Energy Blocks made with rare resources.
Because the ingredients were ordinary, procurement was easy. By the next day, everything he ordered had arrived.
Two massive cardboard boxes filled his room.
Checking the time, Oliver logged back onto the forum.
His post was already flooded with viewers.
He made another announcement:
"This batch of Energy Blocks will be sold via auction.
No splitting—500 blocks will be auctioned together.
Please note: these are Water-type–exclusive top-tier Energy Blocks."
Selling five hundred top-tier Energy Blocks in a single lot was extremely rare on the Trainer Forum.
Oliver enabled auction mode. Instantly, all comments were locked—bidding only.
The post fell silent.
Elsewhere on the forum, however, users had already created a separate thread to live-commentate the auction.
"Starting bid: 5,000,000 Alliance Credits.
Item: 500 Top-tier Water-type Energy Blocks.
Minimum increment: 10,000 Alliance Credits.
Auction begins now."
The bids surged almost immediately.
5.1 million!
6 million!
7.5 million!
8.5 million!
In no time, the price broke through 10 million.
But the momentum didn't slow.
After all, a single top-tier Energy Block usually sold for thirty to forty thousand on the market. This was far from the ceiling.
Eventually, at 15 million, the pace finally began to ease.
Spectators in the live thread buzzed nonstop:
"Five hundred top-tier Energy Blocks sold at once… you rarely see this."
"If he'd split them into batches, even more people would still be bidding."
"Yeah, the quantity's just too big—and the auction started so suddenly. Many couldn't raise funds in time."
"Or maybe the seller just doesn't care about squeezing every last credit."
Then—
"The Xiang Group bids 18 million!"
"The Li Family of Magic City bids 19 million!"
"Pokémon Harmony Breeding Corporation bids 20 million!"
The discussion grew even hotter.
"That company definitely wants to use this to boost their brand."
"Only the truly determined are still standing now."
Another update flashed across the screen:
"22 million—Water-type Heavenly King Mu Xue!"
That name alone sent a shockwave through the crowd.
"She's involved too?"
"Must be preparing for next year's Heavenly King Tournament."
The auction…
had only just reached its climax.
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