Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

"However, if your gold coins could separate from your body, how many could be separated? I mean, if 999 coins were separated, then where would you... or rather, where would your [consciousness] reside?"

Xia Chen raised a very thought-provoking question.

"Thump... (This... I don't know either.)"

Having just completed his evolution, Sai Fuhao hadn't fully grasped his body yet and couldn't answer immediately.

However, as the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

With a thought, gold coins began to fall from Sai Fuhao's body, as he intended to answer the question through a live experiment.

His left arm quickly turned into hundreds of gold coins scattered on the ground, leaving only a short section. Sai Fuhao's already abstract body looked even more comical.

He went from being a 7UP boy to a one-armed 7UP boy.

Then the right hand, left leg, right leg...

Hundreds of gold coins were scattered on the ground, and Sai Fuhao's entire body shrank dozens of times, becoming even smaller than when he was in his original form as a money-gathering spirit.

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How do you feel?

Xia Chen squatted down and asked curiously with an academic inquiry in mind.

After all, everything about Sai Fuhao is still unknown, and it's possible that this is its exclusive move.

"Thump... (Aside from shrinking in size, I don't feel anything. It shouldn't be some kind of transformation move, but I seem to be able to control these coins and use them as my weapons...)"

As his body shrank, Sai Fuhao's voice also became softer, and gold coins bounced on the ground, as if to prove that they were still part of Sai Fuhao's body.

However, Sai Fuhao soon discovered something to his dismay.

"Thump... (Controlling them to attack or defend is a bit difficult now; I need more energy and proficiency...)"

Xia Chen comforted her, "It's okay, we can take it slow."

It has only just begun to evolve, and there is still much room for improvement for CyberVolume.

Looking at the scattered gold coins, Xia Chen had another question, "What if these gold coins... are far away from you, or were thrown somewhere by someone? Can you still turn back into your original form?"

This issue is equally important; if handled poorly, it could become a fatal weakness for the wealthy.

For example, what if, when you're fighting a Kirby, it grabs a handful of scattered coins and eats them?

Regarding this question, Sai Fuhao confidently replied, "Thud! (I can feel them; they are part of my body. I can sense them no matter where they are. If I were strong enough, I could summon them back no matter how far away they are.)"

Xia Chen's heart stirred, and his mind began to work.

This feature seems to have many potential applications, whether in battles or elsewhere.

For example, the simplest application is the natural locator.

In short, the ability of the Cyclone to separate its own gold coins is the key to developing related tactics.

After experimenting with some other random things, Xia Chen restored Sai Fuhao to his original form.

"So, what about your trait? Is it still the same [escape]?"

This is also a very important issue.

The escape trait is really terrible; it doesn't help the situation at all in combat. Hopefully, this can be changed.

"Thump (The characteristic has probably changed too. I'm not sure what it has changed to, but it's definitely not the original escape.)"

Sai Fuhao's words reassured Xia Chen. It didn't matter what it was, as long as it wasn't about running away.

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Having just completed their evolution, Xia Chen and Suo Cailing have many things to do.

Experimental characteristics and the strength after evolution all require time to study.

Xia Chen and the elves spent the entire afternoon helping Sai Fuhao study these things.

The final result surprised and pleased Xia Chen greatly.

First, let's talk about strength. Before evolving, the Moneypick was at the bottom of the team in terms of strength, inferior to Dragapult and comparable to Goomy, probably at the veteran level.

After evolving, Saifuhao's strength skyrocketed to the elite level, roughly the same as that of Sylvanas and the others when he participated in the Eastern Youth Tournament.

Such a significant increase in strength demonstrates one thing: evolution truly greatly enhances the Fortune-Seeking Spirit race!

This isn't just empty talk; if we were to use a game's racial stats as an analogy...

If the base stat total of the Pokémon Spellweaver is only around 300, then the base stat total of the Pokémon Spellweaver is definitely 535, or even higher, compared to most of the starter Pokémon.

The impact on reality is even more significant, completely raising the upper limit of a race.

In terms of basic abilities, Saifuhao's racial performance is also quite good.

While its speed, durability, and health are all mediocre, Saifu is particularly outstanding in special attack.

To use a game analogy, Cyclops's Special Attack stat can conservatively reach 130+, which is higher than Sylveon and Gardevoir.

A Pokémon isn't afraid of low base stats, but it is afraid of being mediocre and having a "bucket-like" stat. In this respect, Saifu has one outstanding ability, which can be considered as escaping the category of mediocrity.

Finally, what's most surprising is its unique features.

Experiments have revealed that this is a completely new characteristic that has never been discovered in the world of Pokémon.

The effect is very similar to the [Magic Mirror] that Gooogobtain somehow magically acquired—a Pokémon with this ability, namely Cypher, will not be affected by other Pokémon's status moves that target them.

The magic mirror reflects, while Sai Fuhao's only counteracts.

It's roughly similar to the difference between Anti-Mage's Counterspell and Linken's Sphere in a game called Dota that Xia Chen played in his previous life—one reflects a skill, and the other blocks it.

Xia Chen named this brand-new feature "Golden Body," which perfectly suits Sai Fuhao's identity.

At first glance, the Magic Mirror completely outclasses the Golden Body, but in reality... the Magic Mirror does indeed completely outclass the Golden Body.

The advantage of Golden Body is that it cannot be forced to switch out by moves like [Throw Down Taunts], but Magic Mirror can also counter terrain moves like [Toxic Spikes] and [Stickers].

The latter has more application scenarios than the former.

Even with its low-end version, Xia Chen was quite satisfied. Even at its lowest end, it still possessed the ability to completely counter transformation-type moves.

Sometimes you don't need a rebound; just making sure it doesn't hit you is enough.

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In short, regardless of its various abilities or characteristics, Cyclops is a Pokémon with extremely high battle value.

With its noble [Golden Body] ability combined with its already extremely high Special Attack, it will be a Special Attacker with extremely strong offensive capabilities.

It's even stronger than most of the popular starter Pokémon in various regions.

The only downside is that... evolution is too difficult.

The Money-Grubber is a relatively rare Pokémon; a large city might only have a few dozen Money-Grubbers.

Then it takes a full thousand gold coins to complete the evolution, and the Treasure Spirit's treasure chest is extremely slow at converting gold coins.

Even Xia Chen spent more than a month scouring two cities and a forest to collect enough gold coins for evolution.

No wonder there hasn't been a single Tycoon in all these years.

Based on this calculation, perhaps all the gold coins of the Money-Gathering Spirits in the entire Padiya region wouldn't be enough for ten Money-Gathering Spirits to complete their evolution.

That's even rarer than a pseudo-god... But in Xia Chen's opinion, Sai Fuhao's strength is no worse than a pseudo-god.

Actually, there is a solution. Although the Moneypick is a Ghost-type Pokémon, it can still lay eggs.

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Previously, it was considered worthless, so no Pokémon breeding base would breed Money-Grubbers.

Now that the Treasure Hunters have evolved, they can be bred and raised on a large scale, and then their treasure chests can be used to mutate coins.

Assuming that one Money-Gathering Spirit can generate ten coins a year, then every hundred Money-Gathering Spirits can provide enough for one Rich Man a year.

Although the cultivation cost is still extremely high, it is ultimately a controllable and industrially scalable evolutionary method.

So, should I get involved in this industry?

Before Cypher became widely known, capture a few wild Money Spirits, breed a group of Ditto, and then sell high-quality Money Spirits and the necessary evolution items (coins) at a high price.

It's a good direction. I, Wang Xiachen, have invested in this project!

Having made his decision, Xia Chen excitedly ran off to find Jiang Qian.

Finally having some free time, Sai Fuhao excitedly opened his Godly Rich System.

Having evolved once, I wonder if the system has changed in any way?

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It has been more than a month since I got the system, and the system level of the Money-Seeking Spirit has been upgraded to level three through spending methods such as adding points and purchasing items.

The reward points for each breath have also reached four points, instead of the three points I originally expected. I don't know if the upgrade rule is to multiply by 2 on the original basis, or to add 1, 2 or 3 points each time.

If it's the former, that's incredible. It means that a level four system earns eight points per breath, a level five system earns sixteen points... and up to a level eleven system, you can earn over a thousand points per breath, which is nearly a million breaths a day!

However, the number of points required to upgrade the system to level eleven is not small. Just upgrading from level one to level three has already cost 1110 million points, and upgrading to level four requires adding another one to the beginning of that number.

However, after opening the system this time, Sai Fuhao was pleasantly surprised to find that the system had automatically upgraded to level four.

As expected, it should be the reward for evolution. And the upgrade from level four to level five is multiplied by ten again, requiring a full billion points, which is a small goal when converted into spirit coins.

This is causing Sai Fuhao some trouble. A billion points—even someone with asthma couldn't exhale that much just by breathing...

Looks like I need to find a way to earn some extra money.

Suo Cailing thought of the items in the system shop. Could buying and selling them be a way to get rich?

For example, the first discounted item I bought, the Magic Edition Forced Training Device, even at a price of two million points before the discount, was only equivalent to the "cost price" of two hundred thousand Elf Coins.

Its actual value is such that it could easily be sold for two million.

Of course, this is all contingent on people believing it.

Just by listing a product without any manufacturer information, on the [Carp King Secondhand Trading Platform] and claiming it has a certain effect, who would believe it?

People might mistake this for a gimmicky product like [Snorlax Maitreya Buddha Statue] or [Rayquaza's medicinal wine].

So we still need to find a normal product that isn't so scary to test the waters.

With that thought in mind, Sai Fuhao opened the system shop.