Elf Trader: My trump card is the Light/Dark Mantis.

"I'm going to go and have a good time!"

"Buy some nice clothes and accessories..."

"Oh right, I was thinking of buying a Stand TM for Little Piece!"

"Hopefully, the Friendship Store won't be out of stock today."

Xiao Lan seemed quite excited. She wanted to raise the elves better, which required money everywhere. She was now suddenly rich after being poor for a long time, and she couldn't contain her joy!

Seeing her so excited, Jiang Gu didn't want to spoil Xiao Lan's mood and nodded slightly.

"Then go shopping, and while you're at it, buy me some energy cubes and stuff to store in the shop."

"Let me see if Dahl and the others like to eat it."

"As for me, I'll go and get another batch of goods."

"Now that the business has finally opened, we still need to keep working hard."

"Yeah."

"Then I'll have to trouble you. Our big plan to make a fortune together will depend on you!"

Xiao Lan said cheerfully.

"I will repay you properly when I come back tonight."

The orange-haired girl smiled, revealing two crescent moons in her eyes, and then happily ran out of the store.

Jiang Gu, however, was not in a hurry to use the system to go to the Seer universe to collect elves.

Instead, he first took out the capsule containing Sadero and said to Dahl with a smile.

"Come on, let's meet our new friends."

Chapter 8: The First Encounter with the Light and Dark Mantis

After saying this, Jiang Gu took out a capsule from his sleeve and released Sadero.

Soon, a cute little creature that looked seven or eight parts like Dahl, but with a slightly darker color, appeared with a flash of electricity.

Despite bearing the rather imposing name of the Dark Mantis, Sadero looked quite shy at this moment. As soon as he was released, he immediately burrowed into Jiang Gu's trouser leg.

Then, it gently tugged at its owner's trouser leg with its sickle-shaped wrist, seemingly signaling Jiang Gu to put it back into the capsule.

On the contrary, Dahl was more enthusiastic, taking the initiative to approach Sadero...

However, as the juvenile form of this light mantis approached...

Young Sadero, on the contrary, kept backing away, looking very frightened.

This amused Jiang Gudu.

"Alright, alright, you don't need to be afraid. Dahl will be your good partner from now on."

He also noticed that it seemed the two little ones weren't getting along, perhaps due to an innate clash of their auras...

However, Dahl is the initial spirit and has a very high affinity with Jang.

Upon hearing from the trainer that Sadero was a new friend, the lively and energetic little guy took the initiative to greet him enthusiastically.

Sadero, being more shy and reserved, was thus influenced by the aura of light in the world of Dar and became somewhat timid.

"We'll all be living together in the future, so let's not be too distant."

Jiang Gu held a small mantis in each hand, embracing them together. Then, he grasped the two delicate, sickle-shaped arms of the creatures and pressed them together.

"Dal?"

"Saro!!"

Sure enough, after making contact, Sadero realized that the person in front of him, who looked similar to him and was emitting an aura that made him feel somewhat uncomfortable, had no ill intentions and was even quite welcoming to him.

Before long, the larvae of the Dark Mantis also showed a smile.

"You should help each other out more in the future."

Jiang Gu nodded in satisfaction.

These two little guys are only in their juvenile form. Although they don't get along very well because of their different auras, they're still quite easy to fool...

With the trainer's mediation, can they still play together?

After playing with the two little ones for a while, Jiang Gu got down to business.

He first silently recited the recharge panel in his mind.

Immediately, a pale blue light screen appeared in Jiang Gu's field of vision.

[Host currently possesses: 1820 million Alliance Coins from the Spirit World]

Please select the recharge amount.

"Recharge the entire amount."

Jiang Gu said without hesitation.

Instantly, a pleasant notification sound rang out.

[Congratulations, host, your recharge was successful. You have received 1820 points.]

"It's a bit dark."

Jiang Gu's eye twitched slightly.

The purchasing power of the Pokémon League's League Coins is quite good. If it's not used to buy materials for raising Pokémon, a few thousand League Coins would be enough for a family to live on for several months.

However, Jiang Gu was already well aware of the system's recharge ratio, so he only complained slightly before opening the points shop and preparing to make a big purchase.

"We've finally escaped poverty and become prosperous..."

"By the way, let me upgrade my spaceship first."

Jiang Gu pondered for a moment, then clicked on the spaceship section in the store.

Next, I selected the second option between purchasing a spaceship and upgrading an existing one.

Immediately, a small, brass-colored projection of a spaceship appeared before Jiang Gu's eyes, covered in rust and even some broken pieces.

This is the worst and most dilapidated spaceship that he was given by the system after arriving in the Seer universe.

Its appearance and quality are so appalling that they bring tears to the eyes of anyone who hears about it; it's utterly tragic.

The only advantage is...

It's not that it can't be used.

However, even with the help of this unreliable spaceship, Jiang Gu nearly experienced the spaceship stalling and crashing several times, even during long-distance flights on Kross.

Now that he has money, the first thing he wants to do is to quickly upgrade the spaceship to at least a usable level!

Jiang Gu really didn't want to encounter a fatal accident while exploring the Sailor Moon universe!

[Should I spend 1000 points to upgrade to a basic spaceship?]

"Yes."

Jiang Gu nodded without hesitation.

This money can't be saved!

Immediately, most of the points balance on the system screen was deducted.

Then, the entire spacecraft shone brightly on the holographic projection, and after about three or four seconds, the originally dilapidated spacecraft was completely transformed!

The spaceship was slightly larger, and its outer paint scheme had changed to a clean black and white. The entire spaceship had a streamlined shape, making it very aesthetically pleasing.

The projection also showed a cross-sectional view of the spacecraft.

The spaceship, which originally only had a cockpit, engine room, and a small warehouse, now has a much larger interior space.

Not only were living areas such as a reception room, bathroom, and kitchen added, but a somewhat cramped but at least usable battle arena for elves was also added.

"Not bad, those 1000 points were well spent!"

Chapter 9: Improving Individual Values

Looking at the upgraded spaceship, Jiang Gu nodded with satisfaction.

However, his spending spree is far from over.

"The remaining 820 points... there's no need to keep them..."

Jiang Gu thought for a moment and then purchased 6 silver crowns, each costing 80 points, for a total of 480 points.

This is a magical item in the Pokémon world that can increase a Pokémon's Individual Values ​​(IVs).

Of course, there are slight differences from the game. In the real Pokémon world, Pokémon's Individual Values ​​(IVs) do not seem to have a clear upper limit, which is why you can see ordinary Pokémon defeating legendary Pokémon in a one-on-one battle...

In reality, the Silver Crown's effect is somewhat different from that in the game; it only works on Pokémon with an Individual Value (IV) of 31 or less.

Furthermore, even for individual values ​​below 31, a single silver crown can only increase the value by 10 points.

To further improve individual stats, you'll need the Golden Crown.

The golden crown, on the other hand, is only available in the system's achievement shop, and it costs 50 achievement points...

Jiang Gu naturally couldn't afford it.