You are not allowed to be a Pokémon Trainer!

Chapter 187 The Many Layers of Tricks in the Sale of the Taijing Pearl! (3k)

Because Xia Chi and Qi Shu were too far from the audience, no one except for superhuman beings like Gadria knew what they were saying.

However, this did not stop the viewers in the live stream from making crazy jokes.

[A miraculous cure for the Curious Tree's Jade Syndrome in a second! Dr. Xia is a true healer!]

[The Ike no Kishi couple is so sweet!]

[Did anyone see President Ye Ci's aunt-like smile in the background?]

So what exactly did Xia Chi say to Qi Shu?

[I know the answer to this one! "I bought a very sexy swimsuit"]

[Click here, it's clearly "I've thought of a really creepy tactic"]

[Wow, this episode perfectly matches the character!]

[We still don't know what the secret message between Xia Chi and Qi Shu was that day.]

[Who cares what you're saying? Just start the press conference already! I want to buy the Crystal Beads! I want to catch Paradox Pokémon!]

[Urgent! You're as anxious as Regigigas!]

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We didn't keep the viewers in the live stream and the big shots in the audience waiting for long, after a little incident.

The battlefield, which had just been the site of a fierce battle and was in a terrible state, slowly sank as the machinery roared to life.

The stage, covered with smooth wooden flooring, was rotated once again to the center of the dojo's main arena.

This time, it wasn't Ye Ci, who was also the host and referee of the friendly match, who took the stage, but Xia Chi, the real protagonist of this press conference.

A spirited and handsome young man stood in the center of the stage with his winged companion, receiving enthusiastic applause from the audience, who could almost represent the entire Pokémon world.

Xia Chi, under the spotlight and where all eyes were focused, wasn't nervous; she just felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

It felt a bit like Lei Jun's new product launch event in his previous life, with the audience packed with industry leaders.

Should I also say something like "Our competitors are like sandstorms" later?
Well, it seems like no one is competing with me in the Taijingzhu track.
Gathering her thoughts, and waiting for the applause from the audience to gradually subside, Xia Chi officially began her performance.

"Welcome, esteemed guests, to our Taijinghua, or as I prefer to call it, the Zero Zone launch event. I am your speaker, Xia Chi."

Since Xia Chi was only seventeen or eighteen years old, he didn't use formal terms like "senior" or "honored to grace us with your presence."

The main idea is to do whatever makes you comfortable.

Besides, that's not the point. The big shots below don't care about titles or word choice at all.

A pair of bright, focused eyes were filled with a thirst for crystallization and paradoxical Pokémon.

Xia Chi stepped aside, revealing Zhenyi's hair, who looked somewhat embarrassed.

"As you can see, this is one of the main characters of our friendly match today, as well as the press conference, and also one of the mysterious Pokémon recorded in the Book of Zhu that I call the [Paradox Pokémon], the Winged Wing."

Xia Chi smiled and touched the head of Zhenyifa, which was hovering on the ground and almost as tall as him.

"Say hello to everyone, Sister Fa."

Although he never flinchs in front of tens of thousands of spectators on the battlefield, Zhenyifa still feels a bit restrained in non-combat situations.

However, since it was Xia Chi's request, it still let out a soft "Woo-woo~" towards the audience.

The renewed burst of enthusiastic applause initially caught Zhen Yifa off guard, but he later realized that he was quite popular.

Sister Fa smiled foolishly, her rosy eyes narrowed, her gray-blue pigtails swaying happily from side to side.

Xia Chi continued, "The other main character, Tire Meow, is currently lying in the medical room for reasons that everyone knows, and cannot meet with everyone for the time being."

The camera panned to Kisaki, who was sitting on the sidelines after the friendly match, and she rolled her eyes speechlessly.

Anyone who didn't know better would think you were a victim!

Another round of good-natured laughter followed.

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After Xia Chi gestured to control the situation, he smiled and said, "Although Tire Miao can't meet with everyone, I can tell you about her special circumstances."

The laughter stopped abruptly; clearly, this was the focus of everyone's attention—what exactly was that strange crystallization?
"This special kind of astrocrystallization was discovered by me, Dr. Futu, Dr. Orin, and me after we explored the Great Void of Zero. I call it [Astral Crystallization]!"

Xia Chi did not explain in detail the reason for the star crystallization, and there was no need to.

"Or rather, astral crystallization is a type of terrestrial crystallization. When an elf's terrestrial crystallization attribute is [Astral Crystallization], astral crystallization will occur."

Xia Chi suddenly asked, "What is the Taijing attribute? You all should have reviewed it before coming to class, right?"

Laughter erupted from the audience, and several bigwigs who were down-to-earth even egged them on.

For example, Ma Shide, the guy in the very front row who's old but young at heart and loves staying home playing games, shouted, "I've studied it beforehand! I watch Teacher Shui's videos frame by frame to learn from them!"

Xia Chi was flattered and said, "I dare not call myself Master Ma. I grew up watching your battle videos. You are my idol and teacher."

Masdeh then shouted, "Then let me ask you, in what year did I become champion? What is my longest winning streak in official matches?"

Xia Chi: "."

I thought you were just rambling on about business, but you're actually trying to sabotage me, old Deng!

The laughter from the audience grew even louder.

Ma Shide laughed and scolded, "Don't leave after the meeting, go talk to my martial arts master Xiong!" Xia Chi was embarrassed.

Getting back to the topic, Xia Chi continued, "[Star Crystal] is a special type of crystal, and it does not change the type of the Pokémon itself. For example, when Tirecat is crystallized, its type is still Grass, but it will still be affected by the [Transformable] ability and change accordingly."

"By the way, ordinary crystallization will cause properties like [Transformable] and [Free Spirit] to become ineffective."

"The effect of Star Crystallization is that the first move of each type used by a Pokémon in battle gains a 1.5x STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus)!"

Faint murmurs of discussion could be heard from the guest seats.

"So it seems that star crystallization isn't necessarily better than ordinary terrestrial crystallization?"

"Indeed, sometimes the main purpose of crystallization is to change the attributes of the spirit itself."

"However, it's a different story for Pokémon with the [Transform] ability."

"Let's go back and breed a Blaze Ace!"

On stage, Xia Chi continued, "As for how the elemental crystal attribute of the elves changes, which was not mentioned before, we have also reached a conclusion at the Zero Zone Research Institute. That is, it is by absorbing [elemental crystal fragments] of different attributes to guide the change."

"Of course, we will also sell [Taijing Fragments] together, with all kinds of attributes!"

After introducing the basic information about Taijinghua, the main event is finally here.

"So, some people are bound to ask, 'After all that, where can I buy [Tai Crystal Beads] and [Tai Crystal Fragments]?'"

The LED screen behind Xia Chi lit up.

In the center of the screen, a smooth and bright deep purple crystal bead appeared before everyone.

[First Generation Taijing Bead (Starting Price: 268000 Alliance Coins)]

A gasp rippled through the audience.

It's not that I'm complaining about how expensive it is, but rather that it's so cheap?

Even the usually critical commenters were filled with emotion.

Holy crap, this is so cheap! It's less than the price of a top-tier starter Pokémon?

[Damn it, why didn't they make it more expensive?! It would be so hard for me to get one!]

[If the initial sales volume isn't large, I feel the scalper prices on the secondary market will skyrocket.]

【Seriously? Have you all been spurned to madness? Almost 300,000 Alliance Coins and you think that's expensive?】

[From the comment above, for a professional trainer or even a relatively strong amateur trainer, 300,000? That's not even enough to cover the monthly expenses of a full team!]

Indeed, if you can't afford that much money, don't bother with anything too crystallized. It's that simple.

[New trainers, please don't compete with us for it. There's really no need to crystallize too much until your skills reach a certain level.]

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The few dissenting voices were immediately drowned out by the flood of positive comments.

Honestly, this price is really very affordable.

As one comment said, if your skills aren't up to par, there's no need to crystallize too much.

For those with the necessary skills and capabilities, this price is not a concern at all.

However, this price was agreed upon by Xia Chi and Ye Ci. They planned to first expand Taijinghua and eventually achieve universal Taijinghua coverage.

This not only benefits subsequent publicity and buzz, but another important reason is—

Taijinghua is not a one-time consumption at all!
To change the Crystal attribute of a Pokémon, you need to buy [Crystal Shards], right?
Do you have to pay a charging fee to "recharge" a crystal bead that has run out of energy?

Therefore, unlike Mega Evolution and Dynamax, Crystallize is not a "buy-to-play game" at all.

The main body of the Crystal Orb costs money, the Crystal Fragment "DLC" costs money, and you even have to spend money to "renew" the Crystal Orb if you want to continue playing!
Considering all these factors, setting the price of the product low is a very reasonable and appropriate business strategy.

However, this kind of thing definitely needs to be explained to potential consumers beforehand.

On stage, the LED screen displays changing images.

[First Generation Taijing Bead Premium Gift Pack (Starting price: 568000 Alliance Coins)]

【First Generation Taijing Bead - Deluxe Gift Set】

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[First Generation Taijing Bead Legendary Gift Pack (Starting price: 3880000 Alliance Coins)]

Upon seeing the price of the subsequent "bundled package," the bigwigs in the audience immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

This is normal!
Xia Chi smiled and said, "Everyone should remember that I said after that Tai Crystallization competition that the energy in the Tai Crystal Bead is not infinite, and it needs to be recharged after being used once."

"Because the crystallization phenomenon currently only occurs in the lower and middle levels of the Padia Crater, the [Crystal Bead Charging] service is currently only available at Pokémon Centers in the Padia region, as well as Pokémon Centers in select cities in other regions."

"With future technological upgrades, the service will definitely be extended to more Pokémon Centers."

"The gift packs we sell include [Prism Shards], [Prism Power Banks], and Prism charging services at Pokémon Centers!"

"Just like the Legendary Gift Pack, in addition to the original Crystal Orb, there are also Crystal Fragments of sixteen different types, two Crystal Orb Power Banks that can charge the Crystal Orb at least ten times, and three years of free Crystal Orb charging service at Pokémon Centers worldwide!"

(End of this chapter)