Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

The conversation between Su Hao and Articuno lasted only a moment. Just as he was about to hear Mu Yulan's explanation, Articuno's second sentence made his body stiffen for a moment.

He uttered a startling statement: "I truly do not know about the 'spirit world' you speak of... After all, the real spirit world was destroyed long ago!"

"destroy!!?"

Su Hao was dumbfounded. Since the name of the Spirit Realm contained the word "realm," it meant that the Spirit Realm was at least a super-large space or even a secret realm.

Articuno, however, says that the spirit world has been destroyed...

What is this spirit world that Mu Yulan is talking about now?

He wanted to ask more questions, but the Articulated Bird was silent. Su Hao had no choice but to seriously ask Mu Yulan to at least understand what kind of place this Spirit Realm was.

"Damn it... One day I'll make all the riddle solvers in the world pay the price!"

Su Hao thought to himself, "4."

After composing himself, Su Hao asked, "What does it mean to have signed a contract with the Spirit Realm?"

Is the Mu family really that prestigious?

Signing a contract with a "world"... is not as casual as signing a contract with an incubator.

"To be precise, our Shepherd family did not sign a contract with the spirit world itself."

"We have only made a contract with one of the more powerful groups of Ghost-type Pokémon that exist in the Spirit World."

Mu Yulan realized that what she said was indeed easy to misunderstand, so she immediately explained.

"Ultimately, what exactly is the spirit world?"

Is it another world? Or some kind of secret realm?

What Su Hao wanted to know most, and what puzzled him the most, was this question: What exactly is the Spirit Realm?

"Um... I don't quite understand why you're curious about the spirit world itself, but the spirit world is just a super-large secret realm where random entrances or exits appear in every part of the world."

"A secret realm...?"

Having understood the true nature of the spirit world, Su Hao felt nothing.

Perhaps because the secret realm is full of Ghost-type Pokémon, it was coincidentally named the Spirit Realm.

It probably has nothing to do with the spirit world that Articuno mentioned, which has already been destroyed.

“Yes, a secret realm that exists all over the world, that is the Spirit Realm,” Mu Yulan replied with certainty.

"What I need to entrust to you is to produce 666 boxes of perfect quality beginner ghost-type energy cubes. These energy cubes will be used for the birth festival."

"There are still about three months left. Energy cubes generally have a shelf life of about a year. You just need to deliver them before August 25th... With about three months of flexible time, it shouldn't affect your Pokémon training schedule, right?"

Before Su Hao could even ask what the birth festival he mentioned was, Mu Yulan, as if she had foreseen it, added, "August 30th is the 15th of the seventh lunar month, commonly known as the Ghost Festival."

Su Hao knew that the original Ghost Festival was a day for ancestor worship and mourning for wandering souls. It was also said that this day was the day with the heaviest yin energy in the world and the gates of hell were wide open.

Regardless of the specific interpretation, the Ghost Festival is closely linked to that "ghost" whose existence is uncertain.

"So, on that day, will all the Ghost-type Pokémon in the Spirit Realm Secret Realm come to this world through the passage?" Su Hao asked, half-believing and half-doubting.

In his memory, neither the spirit world nor the birth festival were known to the people of the Divine Continent Alliance.

If all the Ghost-type Pokémon were to emerge from the Spirit Realm all at once, things could easily escalate, and it's impossible that no information has been preserved by now...

Mu Yulan gave Su Hao a strange look, then sighed and said, "Why do you think Ghost-type Pokémon would want to come outside?"

"No way?" Su Hao was taken aback.

"Folklore is just folklore. Although the Ghost-type energy in the world is indeed very active on the Ghost Festival, it is ultimately not as active as the Spirit Realm, which is a paradise for Ghost-type Pokémon!" Mu Yulan's tone was unusually resolute.

She added, "So the Birth Festival is the day when Ghost-type energy is most active, and many Ghost-type Pokémon groups in the Spirit World put aside their past grudges and gather together to await the birth of new Ghost-type Pokémon."

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Electric Mouse Family + Gigantamax

Chapter 172: Make money, not shabby

"Many Ghost-type Pokémon choose this day to evolve and advance in level. Eggs of Ghost-type Pokémon that are born naturally in the Spirit World and the result of two Pokémon combining will all hatch during this period when Ghost-type energy is most active."

"And my family needs to provide enough Power Cubes to a Gengar clan that has signed a contract with us as a condition for mutual benefit. For example, this Gengar in my family is a partner I formed with from the spirit world."

After Mu Yulan finished her summary, she looked at Su Hao, as if asking for his answer.

"I understand roughly. Could you tell me the details?"

Su Hao felt that he needed to know Mu Yulan's asking price before deciding whether or not to take the job.

After all... he's almost out of money for food.

This feeling of emptiness... Even though I still have three million Shenzhou coins, I'm just like an office worker with a monthly income of 3000, worrying about how to eat.

Seeing that Su Hao's attitude had softened, Mu Yulan's eyes lit up, and she pressed on while the iron was hot, saying, "Based on the normal price of a perfect quality Ghost-type primary energy cube, after deducting the material and processing fees we pay in advance, you will receive ten million Shenzhou coins after you deliver all the energy cubes. Then we will also pay you three million in material fees and two million in processing fees in advance."

"In other words, with this order, you only need to make energy cubes to get twelve million Shenzhou coins!"

Next, Mu Yulan handed a table with detailed data to Su Hao for review.

"Indeed, it's not only much more expensive than the market price, but the processing fee for a novice breeder is almost as high as that for an advanced breeder," Su Hao calculated silently in his mind.

After completing this deal, I could even buy a pseudo-legendary egg with mediocre talent...

However, the price of a pseudo-god egg is not actually expensive; what is expensive is the large amount of resources required for its subsequent cultivation.

Even so, Su Hao still marveled at how easy it was for breeders to make money... It would take him about 111 hours to make a box of energy cubes every ten minutes.

However, it takes a long time, so you can make a few boxes occasionally and save them up.

"Can I show the contract to my mother?"

Having made up his mind, Su Hao asked to review the contract.

After all, countless people have been tricked by contract terms, so it's best to be cautious in this regard.

"Of course, please do as you please." Mu Yulan gestured with her palm upwards, indicating that Su Hao could do as he pleased.

"The black tea seems a bit cold, I'll brew some more."

"Okay, please."

She saw Su Hao begin to seriously take photos of the contract and send them to her mother, but she didn't disturb him and started brewing tea again.

As Su Hao was showing Su Qing, who was idly playing with Ibu at the research institute, a notification appeared before his eyes.

[Ding! Quest triggered: Craft a perfect quality Ghost-type beginner energy block.]

[Mission Objective: Deliver 666 boxes of Power Cubes by August 25th.]

[Reward: 55 System Currency!]

[System Note: The host currently owes 55 system currency.]

Su Hao raised his head and thought to himself, "I haven't even agreed yet and you're already jumping out. Are you forcing me?"

[Ding! Please do not slander the system's authority! Missions will only be triggered when the host requests them!]

"My bad, my bad."

He offered a perfunctory apology, but actually felt he had gotten a good deal.

Now not only have we secured a large order, but we're also about to pay off the money we owe the system. Now we can use it for learning new skills or buying candy.

While Su Hao was envisioning the future, Su Qing replied to his message.

[Su Qing]: "I had a lawyer friend of mine look at it, and there are no problems with the contract."

[Su Qing]: "Why did you decide to go out and take orders? If you need pocket money, Mom can still give you ten or twenty million."

After sending the two messages, Su Qing added a meme of a character scattering money with glittering hair gel.

[Pokémon Master]: "I'll definitely take it when I'm really short of money~"

[Su Qing]: "Okay, after the exam..."

Want to see Ibrahimovic?

Pokémon Master: "I want it!"

......

"Once both copies are stamped with our thumbprints, the contract becomes effective."

Red inkpads were placed in front of Mu Yulan and Su Hao respectively.

After both parties solemnly pressed their thumbprints on each other, Mu Yulan, as if she had accomplished something, smiled and said, "Two copies are made. You can keep this one. The money will be transferred to your account in a little while."

She added, "Just contact me when it's time to deliver, and I'll arrange for someone to come and move it."

"Okay." Su Hao indicated that he understood.

"So nice to work with."

Mu Yulan extended her hand and shook hands with Su Hao, which signified the formal establishment of their cooperation.

"It's a pleasure to work with you," Su Hao said, extending his hand to shake hands in return.

Su Hao hesitated and said, "By the way... your Gengar has been looking this way. It seems very hungry. Is that alright?"