"Fifty million Mora!"
"What's more, I bought a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon!"
Hu Tao didn't feel at all that she was the victim in the discussion among the passers-by outside the store.
In the store, there was too much evidence proving that "Pokémon" would definitely become popular in Teyvat.
905 different species.
Profound knowledge of cultivation.
There was also black technology like the Pokédex that did not belong to Teyvat...
And as a Liyue native, she had drawn the first Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon in Teyvat, the Gible.
Not surprisingly, she would also leave her name in the annals of history!
Therefore, Hu Tao deliberately made it public to let more people know that she had obtained the first Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
In a short period of time, everyone knew that she, the Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, spent a fortune to buy a strange pet today.
Public opinion would think that she had been deceived and was a big fool with too much money.
But Hu Tao was sure that in a short time, this public opinion would be reversed, and those who envied her would look disgusting with jealousy!
"This 50 million is a great buy!"
Hu Tao walked back to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor with her head held high and her chest puffed out in high spirits.
After Hu Tao left, a crowd gathered at the store door. Many people entered the store out of curiosity, but were all scared away by the high prices.
After Hu Tao, a passerby also managed to draw an initial Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
A Goomy, whose final evolved form is the Goodra.
Although Goodra is often recognized as the "weakest" among the Pseudo-Legendaries due to its gentle nature, it is still a pure Dragon-type Pokémon.
It is perfectly fine to use it as a super special tank in a team.
However, when Hiroshi gave the price of 40 million Mora, the passerby spat out, "Damn your mother!" He cursed and left immediately.
['Foolish human,'] Zekrom's voice rumbled deep in Hiroshi's mind, sounding disdainful. ['He turned his back on a dragon that could have weathered storms for him. Humans are short-sighted creatures.']
So, after the last passerby who joined in the fun—and had no idea how much luck he had missed—also left, Hiroshi's business was declared over and closed for the day.
"Novice tasks can be settled."
After evening fell, Hiroshi closed the store door and stayed in the quiet shop, finally having time to check the System log.
The full name of the system is the [Pokémon Popularization System].
Hiroshi privately referred to it as the "I Am the Creator of Pokémon" System.
Well, that wasn't concise enough either.
Perhaps the "Father of Pokémon" System is more suitable!
Seeing the check mark after the mission log, he clicked without hesitation.
[The cumulative turnover has reached 10 million Mora. Mission completed. Rewards have been settled.]
[The Host receives a 'Novice Store Manager's Ten Draws'.]
[Do you want to start the lottery?]
The system sound effects rang in Hiroshi's mind.
"Draw! Why wouldn't I draw!"
Hiroshi bared his teeth in a grin.
He didn't believe his luck would fail him. It was already dusk on the second day since he opened the store in Liyue Harbor. He was a Store Manager, yet he didn't even have his own initial Pokémon team (aside from Zekrom, who was more of a bodyguard).
Regarding the Store Manager's lottery, the System had a note: The "Father of Pokémon" has a very high probability of drawing Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon!
Hiroshi had already begun to inhale the "copium" and fantasize.
The strongest Mewtwo of the first generation...
Ho-Oh and Lugia!
Ultra-Ancient Pokémon—Rayquaza, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre!
"How could there not be a Legendary Pokémon manning the shop?"
"Give me a draw——"
As Hiroshi called out, a virtual screen appeared, and a total of ten bright beams of light fell from the sky.
Whoosh whoosh!
"Crap!" Hiroshi was dumbfounded and complained instinctively.
This animation interface was so familiar that he, a former Genshin Impact player and a noted "African Chieftain" (someone with terrible luck), had some PTSD.
Fortunately, what was different from the game animation was that there were seven or eight purple light pillars among the ten light pillars, accompanied by two golden Legendary beams of light!
"This is the Store Manager's version of the lottery!"
"What is a 'permission dog'? This is it!"
Hiroshi smiled crookedly.
It's coming!
He used the strategy of skipping the lottery animation to see the results instantly.
On the acquisition list, Hiroshi's eyes glanced at the two golden frames.
At the same time, a mechanical voice came from the System:
[Congratulations, you drew "Cresselia" (The Lunar Pokémon / Goddess of Dreams).]
[Congratulations, you drew "Jirachi" (Sleeping State).]
The two Pokémon had been conquered by the System by default, and they were directly in a Poké Ball state.
Hiroshi's heartbeat was extremely fast, and he immediately took out the Poké Balls.
"Come out, Jirachi and Cresselia!"
Click. The Poké Balls being thrown flashed with white light.
A little beast was the first to appear, lying on the store floor.
It was Jirachi. It was small and cute, with a star-shaped head and papers hanging from it.
It seemed that it had sensed something. Jirachi, still in a sleeping state, muttered, as if it disliked the fact that the floor was too hard.
Hiroshi picked it up, and the look of discomfort on Jirachi's face suddenly turned into enjoyment.
Its soft body pushed hard into Hiroshi's arms, snuggling closer.
"Tsk, a Mythical Pokémon that only wakes up once every thousand years."
"Does the data show that it will wake up one day within this month?"
Hiroshi looked at the sleeping star in his arms gently.
"But this time when it wakes up, I won't let it fulfill other people's wishes, and I don't need it to fulfill any wishes for the time being."
"So, Jirachi will not be exhausted and fall into dormancy again immediately because of a wish being fulfilled..."