Pokémon: Just won the championship, the newbie growth system is here!

It was getting closer to midnight, and the city still showed no signs of calming down.

Whether on the streets or on rooftops, the lights shone brightly.

The hot pot feast was already halfway over, but no one was in a hurry to eat.

While eating the hot pot ingredients and chatting, everyone unknowingly ate until they were half full, and more than half of the ingredients had been used up.

Lena chatted as she ate sweet potato noodles.

"At this rate, the shop renovation should be finished in about a week, ready to open for business?"

His gaze was clearly not directed at Ye Luo, since he wasn't the one doing the business.

Gardevoir took a sip of cola from its paper cup and calmly spoke telepathically.

[Since my trainer wants me to try, I will do my best.]

Lena smiled and encouraged her.

"I also hope to make money smoothly, after all, I get 20% of the profits."

Gardevoir tilted its head in confusion and teased her telepathically.

[Aren't you an engineer? Aren't you short of money?]

"You can never have too much money, no matter where you are. Saving more can help you cope with risks."

That's just how Lena views money, even though her income as an engineer is indeed quite high.

Raya sipped her soda and asked curiously.

How much do engineers earn per month?

Lena shrugged.

"It's hard to say. I'm paid on a project-by-project basis. I only get a basic salary on weekdays. A project takes at least half a year, and I can earn about four or five million Alliance Coins."

An annual income of about ten million League Coins is quite substantial. To put that into perspective, Ye Luo received a prize of ten million when he became the champion of the Kanto region.

The league championship is primarily an honor; the prize money is secondary. It provides trainers with exposure, and if they want to make money, they can take on GG (Golden Go) games themselves, or transition into becoming a star, which would be very smooth.

However, although the prize money is at a median level, enough to start a small business in Golden City, the difference is significant in rural towns.

In towns like Pallet Town or smaller towns with lower prices, ten million Alliance Credits is enough to live a lifetime without working; you could even retire comfortably.

Whether a trainer has ambitions or wants to pursue a different career is entirely up to their personal choice.

After Ye Luo finished cooking a stir-fry dish of grilled squid with sweet potato noodles, she extinguished the charcoal fire. The food on the barbecue side was all done.

There weren't many ingredients left; we could use the remaining green peppers and tree fruits tomorrow.

There was still plenty of food floating in the hot pot, so the Pokémon could eat it without worrying about waste. Meloetta couldn't wait to sit on Leaf's shoulder and call out.

[Fallen leaves, feed me~.]

It's too much trouble to eat hot pot ingredients with dipping sauce, but without dipping sauce, the flavor is too bland and doesn't taste good.

Ye Luo casually picked up a piece of frozen tofu with her chopsticks, dipped it in her homemade sweet and sour sauce, and then Meloeta ate it in one bite.

[Delicious!]

Then he picked up a piece of white radish that had soaked up all the soup, dipped it in the sauce, and gave it to the West Lion Seaman.

"La~".

In this force-feeding style, each Pokémon in the family gets a bite, and the ingredients in the hot pot are completely consumed.

After feeling somewhat satisfied, Meloeta floated around the hot pot and started singing to help digest her food.

A light, ethereal melody drifted across the rooftop.

Lena also fed Corviknight and Zoroark, while Swamp King ate his roasted buns with a simple and honest heart.

Seeing the trainers happily feeding their Pokémon, Raya couldn't sit still any longer.

"Ye Luo, I want to eat potatoes."

Her two nimble fingers, which had transformed into human form, looked fake. And she was feeding them like that? Ye Luo fed the Pokémon simply because their hands weren't as nimble as humans', making it difficult for them to hold chopsticks or take food from the pot.

Ye Luo picked up a potato slice and found it had been cooked for too long and had dissolved, so she picked up another slice, dipped it in some sauce, and put it in her mouth.

It tastes so good when someone feeds it to you; you don't have to do it yourself.

"I want to eat grilled squid too!"

"Weren't you quite skilled at using chopsticks?"

"Chopsticks? What chopsticks?"

Latias snapped the chopsticks in half with his bare hands, and now there are no chopsticks left.

"No, we still have chopsticks. Here's a set."

"Ugh—so what if Leaf feeds me? Am I not your Pokémon?"

Latias started throwing a tantrum, insisting that its trainer feed it.

The trainer might have a good temper, but he went too far and was taught a lesson by Gardevoir with a Thunder Punch before finally calming down.

"Ugh... Gardevoir is too violent! Ye Luo, you should control it! Running a shop means dealing with humans, right? This kind of violence is unacceptable."

Latias covered its head and complained to Ye Luo, but Gardevoir just scoffed and didn't seem to care.

[Hmph, I have my own sense of propriety and values; there's no need for me to attack others casually.]

"You're just tapping me all you want."

Are you "someone else"?

Gardevoir's rhetorical question stumped Raya, who couldn't quite grasp the logic behind it even after thinking for a long time.

While people chatted and played around with each other, Pokémon and Pokémon, the hot pot dinner was coming to an end before we knew it, and the ingredients in the pot were almost gone.

Lena looked at the empty plates and teased.

"It's almost over. Aren't we going to say something? A celebration banquet naturally needs a summary at the end."

Ye Luo said, sipping his carbonated cola.

"This can't really be considered a celebration banquet. The store is still under renovation, and we don't even know if it will be able to operate."

Lena sipped her sparkling wine with a smile on her face as she spoke.

"Who cares? This is just a celebration banquet, only the result of the celebration is brought forward, which means that the result has already been a success."

This is a completely illogical and fallacious argument; how can one deduce the cause from the result?

Lena raised her glass and said with a smile.

"Come on, let's celebrate our success! Let's earn our own surplus wealth."

It's not so much about being rich, but rather about being content with the status quo. The surplus should exceed the expected return, that's how Lena likes to put it.

This kind of thinking seems overly optimistic, especially since you haven't earned a single penny yet and have only just paid the rent.

However, there's no harm in being optimistic from the start. As long as you don't act blindly and proceed steadily, a good mindset can indeed help you succeed.

"Ye Luo, is your congratulatory message ready yet? My hand is tired from holding it up."

Lena thought there was no point in just drinking alone and suggested a toast instead.

Ye Luo thought for a moment, then picked up the cup and said.

"This celebration is to prove that we met each other. Cheers!"

"Well said, cheers!"

"Cheers~ (Laya quickly catches up)."

"La~".

The cheers from the Pokémon followed.

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As it turns out, a shop rented in the heart of Golden City was bound to be a success.

A week later, Gardevoir's hair salon officially opened, and it's bustling with people today.

They can give trainers a new hairstyle, but you have to make an appointment every day to come to the store, and even so, the business is still booming.

The reason, of course, is that Gardevoir has a great talent for styling, and its method of using Psychic and Thunder Punch to style trainers' hair is also very novel, and trainers who come to the shop are quite satisfied.

With the rapid spread of information on the internet, the positive reviews and the buzz surrounding new things far exceeded his expectations.

In less than two weeks, Gardevoir's hair salon has become a well-known shop in the city center and has begun to have a small group of loyal customers. Ye Luo even had to change the shop rules to an appointment system and revise the styling prices twice to find a balance.

Initially, Gardevoir's price for a single styling session was set at 6000 Alliance Coins, based on prices found in similar shops online. However, this price led to overcrowding, and Gardevoir even became overwhelmed with customers, forcing Ye Luo to urgently raise the price.

The price increased from 6000 to 10000 Alliance Coins, and then to 2 Alliance Coins for a single styling session, yet the number of reservations only increased.

"How rich are the people here?"

Ye Luo felt completely bewildered, as if he were the country bumpkin who had never seen money before.

However, considering that even the most ordinary office worker earns 20 yuan a month, it seems acceptable.

After all, people don't need a beautiful look every moment. They only go to the hair salon when they need to show themselves off. As long as the skills are good, they can accept a higher price.

In other words, who wouldn't accept a design created by a Pokémon that can read minds and understand the customer's true thoughts? Gardevoir can almost perfectly match the customer's ideas, and its aesthetics are on point and may even exceed the customer's expectations.

In terms of styling and hairdressing for customers, we can say that we are indeed making a profit.

In the end, Ye Luo settled on a price of 3 Alliance Coins for Gardevoir to give a customer a makeover. This price also ensured a balance between the number of customers making reservations and the price.

With too many Gardevoirs, she would be too busy and lose enthusiasm, and this kind of business is currently profitable.

Although the price isn't low, it's within the reach of locals.

Based on the current data, this store should be able to stay in business.