Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 124 Fruit Stand Opening

After repeatedly having Garchomp use Dragon Dance a few times, and seeing it become more and more proficient, it was as if it had been learning the move for months, even though it had only been less than ten minutes. Cynthia was even more astonished.

"Outrageous... Does such a thing even exist? And without any side effects...?"

If all of this is as Mingyou said, Zhulan is now very clear about the value of these mutant crops and what changes they will bring to the world in the future!

Especially for those trainers!

Thinking of all this, she looked at Mingyou and asked curiously, "So this one of yours... is it called Earth Dragon Melon? What's the price? I remember the lowest market price for a normal Dragon Dance move learner is 5000 yuan!"

"I can't sell it for that high a price. After all, a move learning device can be stored normally for almost ten years without any problems, but fruits and vegetables are different. No matter how you preserve them, as long as nutrients are lost, the effect will be weakened. So I won't price it that high. Hmm... I'll sell it for 2999 yuan!"

Mingyou explained that the prices of his move-learning fruits were basically based on the market price of the move-learning devices. As for those that didn't exist, he would just set a rough price based on his intuition.

As for the goods that the Rockets are selling, he will give them the price list later. In addition to the fruit that teaches moves, there are also many crops without additional effects, as well as snacks he made himself, for the spectators watching the game to buy.

Just as he was thinking about these things, his Rotom phone suddenly received a message. When he took it out, he saw that Zhu Lan had transferred money to him for the earthworm.

"This...is unnecessary."

"I won't take advantage of anyone."

Zhu Lan chuckled softly and then said, "You seem to be still busy. Let's talk about it after the qualifiers. I have something to do and I'll go ahead first. I'll have Sha Li come find you later."

"OK!"

Watching Zhu Lan leave, Ming You suddenly remembered that the other party seemed to have something to discuss with her. Since she also had something to ask the other party, she decided to wait until they were both free to talk about it later.

He turned his gaze to the Team Rocket trio and said, "Hurry up, there's still a little cargo left at the port, bring it all back."

"Okay, boss!"

The Rockets' trio instantly straightened their posture, heads held high, eyes shining.

The previous anger and resentment, along with the thought of hanging someone on a street lamp, have completely vanished. Now that there's money to be made, of course, one should work hard!

Mingyou was taken aback by their attitude. After a moment's pause, she smiled and replied, "Yeah, do a good job and try to sell them all. As for how to sell them, that's up to you. I'll come check on you after the preliminary rounds this afternoon!"

After saying this, Mingyou simply handed them the price list: "Here is the price list. We'll sell at the prices listed above. There's no bargaining."

"receive!"

Kojiro reached out and took the price list, but couldn't help but pause after seeing the prices: "So expensive... I feel like it'll be hard to sell anything at the beginning, and our stall is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Musashi interrupted him, "What are you afraid of? You stay at the stall and serve the customers, while Meowth, Wobbuffet, and I go out and sell the fruit. We'll steal the business!"

"That's right, meow!"

Meow meow waved its paws, full of energy.

Seeing how energetic they were, Mingyou felt much more at ease. She then turned around, waved, and said, "I'll head back now. Good luck to you guys, and work hard to earn back that robot."

"receive!"

After finishing these tasks, Mingyou returned to her hotel room. At this hour, Ponpo and the others had already woken up. They weren't in a hurry after seeing the message and were waiting in the room.

"Let's go eat, then watch the game."

"Mmm~"

……

Soon, some time had passed since the start of the qualifiers, and the three venues surrounding the main venue were bustling with activity, with cheers from the audience echoing continuously, indicating that some very exciting battles had taken place.

Outside the venue, those who couldn't afford tickets or hadn't managed to snag any could only sit on small stools and watch the big screen. The streets were lined with vendors selling all sorts of snacks and drinks.

These spectators who didn't enter the venue are their biggest customers; otherwise, once the game is over and everyone has left, who would bother to come and buy things?

"It's starting! It's starting!"

Jessie, Meowth, and Wobbuffet made a small cart and went out to sell their wares.

Watching the battle unfolding in the venue on the large screen above, Meow Meow clenched her paws, her expression incredibly serious, and said in a deep voice, "The venue is their battlefield, but outside the venue is our battlefield!"

"Let's go all out and sell out all these fruits and snacks!"

"Solas!"

They were experienced and eloquent, and quickly identified several suitable candidates. They then shamelessly approached them to promote their services.

In less than half an hour, they sold out all the snacks they had offered, including two owl nuts with added benefits, even without demonstrating the effects.

This is the biggest difference between them and Mingyou; the latter is completely lacking their eloquence...

To put it simply, Mingyou is too honest and too confident. She's not good at deceiving people and basically says whatever the truth is without exaggerating.

When the Rockets trio sells products, they always cater to the customers' preferences, taking the initiative to engage with them, build rapport, and pique their interest.

Then they exaggerate the product's effects even further, and even offer a discount to promote it. By the time customers realize what's happening, they've already paid and bought the product, and they've even increased repeat customers.

This is what it means to be a savvy businessman. While being too honest provides a guarantee of integrity, it doesn't guarantee you'll make big money. You need someone who can talk a good game...

Looking at the money in her hand, Meow almost jumped up excitedly: "This is such a great deal! Even with a 20% profit from just this little bit of stuff, it's enough for us to work two days' worth of meals at the restaurant!"

Hearing this, Musashi shook his head: "But we've lost quite a bit of money too. This boss is too rigid; he insists we sell at the original price and won't give discounts, so he can only deduct it from our wages. But as long as we lose a little money first, we'll make a profit later!"

"That's right, then hurry up and get some more to sell at the other venue~"

"Solas~"

They immediately pushed their cart back, completely unaware that someone had already noticed them at a certain stall on the street.

"Using a pushcart... that's quite a clever idea, but unfortunately, you rented my stall but didn't get your goods from me to sell..."

The person speaking was the manager in charge of all the booths at the venue, but she didn't care about that; she was more interested in the other party's goods.

"A fruit that can teach Pokémon moves... Let me observe it for a few more days."

As a businesswoman, she sensed a business opportunity!

……

(End of this chapter)