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

Xia Chen's words left him somewhat bewildered.

Is this thing you made really a proper dish?

Chapter 277 The Elves' Intense Competition

Whether it was the addition of the secret seasoning or not, Xia Chen felt that his cooking skills had improved again for lunch today.

Although the dish was a bit spicy, it was spicy enough to be enjoyable.

Even Papa, who can't handle spicy food at all, was sticking out her tongue and complaining while stuffing the food into her mouth.

Of course, the pleasure came at a price; Pipa spent almost the entire afternoon in the bathroom of her room without coming out.

As expected, there should be a few unlucky fish cursing and swearing in Daguo Lake today.

Is this stuff even something a human could produce?

The elves were fine because of their strong physiques. After all, spiciness is a type of pain, and this kind of pain can be resisted.

If we delve deeper, Xia Chen can also be considered half an elf, so that's the general idea.

My stomach and intestines are fine, just a little uncomfortable.

After feeling unwell for a while, as the energy from the seasoning was absorbed by his body, Xia Chen experienced a feeling of renewal and upgrading, as if his body was being revitalized from the inside out.

It's hard to say how much it increases the body's energy levels, but it definitely makes the body younger and more energetic.

Therefore, this time, Leighton and the Mastiff Godfather did not fall into a deep sleep as they had last time, and the spicy secret seasoning had a remarkable healing effect on their injuries.

Judging from the feedback given by Guleton, its strength has recovered from the King level to a level that is almost at the Champion level.

On the way back, Xia Chen informed Jiang Qian, who was in Xuezha City, about her discovery of the spicy secret plant.

Just as her research on the secret salty plant had come to an end, she sent part of her team to Daguo City to begin their research there.

The two then took the opportunity to discuss the feasibility of establishing a branch of the company in Padiya.

After all, salty and spicy flavors are only two of the five flavors of the secret plant, and more research needs to be conducted here in the future.

Discussing matters regarding the commercial development of the secret seasoning, the [Mililong] sounded its horn in the afterglow of the setting sun and headed towards Daguo City.

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Since the return journey didn't require many stops, Xia Chen and his group arrived in Daguo City at nightfall, traveling at full speed.

The two-day, one-night journey wasn't exactly tiring, but the minor incidents that occurred along the way left Xia Chen and the elves quite exhausted.

After a good night's sleep, Xia Chen greeted the next day's sun with renewed energy.

Even more energetic than Xia Chen was Pai Pa, who hurriedly left Da Guo City after finishing breakfast, embarking on a journey to find the next secret plant.

Xia Chen decided to rest for a few days at Daguo Lake—Ming Yi was still trying to conquer the Shenbo Dojo, and now that he was back in Xuezha City, he was training alone, which was no different from training in Daguo City.

For the Pokémon, Milotic's leap to Gym Leader level was a huge shock, especially for Sylveon.

Although she didn't say it, Xia Chen, who knew her very well, could tell from her eyes and daily activities.

Thus, under Sylvanas's leadership, the competitive elves began a new round of infighting.

They are busy with visible tasks like training time, and they are equally busy with tasks that only they can see, such as the development of their respective systems.

For example, Sai Fuhao's business of reselling system-issued goods grew bigger and bigger like a snowball with the help of Xia Chen's channels.

Xia Chen only has access to high-quality clients. In addition to offering very competitive prices, they are also very efficient in transferring money.

Moreover, because the products offered by the system's online store are of top quality, customer satisfaction has been overwhelmingly positive.

Through word of mouth, more trainers who had plenty of money but lacked quality resources naturally came to him.

Sai Fuhao accepts all offers without hesitation. Its "supply channels" are so high-quality that they're practically bug-like. As long as you pay enough, it can get legendary Pokémon resources.

However, no one has such a crazy idea yet, and Sai Fuhao has not revealed this.

That thing is, after all, a strategic resource that is extremely likely to cause a sensation. It cannot be sold casually. It's fine to use it yourself, but selling it could easily cause some unnecessary trouble.

In short, with the massive inflow and outflow of funds, Sai Fuhao's super-rich system has been literally upgraded to level six by him!

The system requires a staggering 100 billion points to upgrade from level six to level seven, which Sai Fuhao is unlikely to achieve in the short term...

Even so, these two system level upgrades have greatly enhanced Sai Fuhao's strength.

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Once he had a lot of points, Sai Fuhao started spending lavishly on attribute points.

Of the original six abilities, it would only spend millions of points to raise them to eight in the most important special attack and speed, while the other abilities would only cost a few hundred thousand to raise them to six.

Now... aside from the less needed attack, it will spend more than 200 million points on each of the other abilities, directly adding them up to twelve points!

With the magical version of the forced training device currently in effect, Sai Fuhao's strength, through spending money, quickly reached a level close to the Gym Leader level, similar to Sylveon and Gardevoir.

It's fair to say that once the points required to upgrade reach tens of millions, this becomes a very inefficient way to improve your character.

But do the super-rich pursue cost-effectiveness?

Even the richest man wouldn't look at this thing; otherwise, how could he live up to his name!

Even though it spent over two billion points on adding points, it still has over ten billion points available.

How many things can you buy with 10 billion points?

If it were ordinary resources, it could buy hundreds of top-tier quasi-god eggs, thousands of top-grade mysterious water droplets, and other top-tier resources of various attributes.

As for legendary resources... their prices, even the lowest one is priced at 2 billion points, with so many zeros after the price that even the richest people are a little scared.

The price difference is at least tenfold.

This gives a glimpse into the preciousness of the legendary resources.

Of course, it was a bit pricey, but at that price, it would definitely be snapped up by everyone, so Sai Fuhao didn't hesitate to buy it.

After careful selection, it set its sights on two legendary resources: a core metal from the Steel-type legendary Pokémon Registeel, and a wisp of mane from the Ghost-type legendary Pokémon Spectre.

These two are the legendary resources that Sai Fuhao believes are most suitable for him at this stage within the purchase range.

Of course, there are better options too.

For example, resources related to Giratina, as well as a legendary Pokémon it had never heard of before, the Eye of Lunala, were things that the system deemed suitable for it and recommended to it.

However, because the price was too high, Sai Fuhao couldn't afford even one and had to give up.

From that moment on, it understood one thing: even among legendary Pokémon, there are differences in strength...

After redeeming these two items, Sai Fuhao instantly became Sai Qigai, with his billions of points savings dwindling to just a few hundred million.

However, if it's for exchanging for ordinary resources, the purchasing power of several hundred million is quite strong.

Since he had never given his teammates any gifts since joining the team, Sai Fuhao purchased top-tier resources for them, as well as some modified high-tech items based on their characteristics.

This added fuel to the already raging fire of this "involutionary competition."

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Saifu's increased strength is just the tip of the iceberg in this fierce competition. At the same time, Zoroark, Gardevoir, and the others are also training hard in their respective worlds.

Simulated World - Emerald Region - Pure White Frozen Soil.

Although several months have passed in the real world, only a few days have passed in the simulation world.

After several days of arduous travel, Gardevoir has finally explored the entire Mt. Coronet and is ready to set off for the pure white tundra where the ghost Zoroark dwells.

The dozen or so simulations brought Gardevoir a lot of benefits, not just the Struggle Stones or other resources and items that the system rewarded after the simulations ended.

In this verdant world, she also gained a great deal.

For example, Gardevoir once encountered a Forest King Scizor emitting golden light. After defeating it, she obtained a series of valuable rewards, including the [Pseudo-Sable Stone Tablet] and simulation time.

She encountered two more such sprites in the past few months: one was Miss Skirt in her Emerald Form, and the other was Mischievous Thunder in its Emerald Form.

Similarly, after defeating them, Gardevoir obtained the [Pseudo Emerald Tablet] and [Pseudo Thunder Tablet], which have the same type as these two Pokémon.

However, since none of the companions possessed these two attributes, the two stone tablets, like the previous [Fake Jade Insect Stone Tablet], quietly lay gathering dust in the system inventory.

The rewards for defeating them are not just two stone tablets; equally important is the time allotted for each simulation.

Today, through defeating special Pokémon like Scizor, leveling up, and simulating reward settlement, Gardevoir has increased the duration of each simulation from the initial six hours to the current fourteen hours.

That's basically equivalent to a typical day's worth of activities.

The gradual increase in simulation duration has also accelerated Gardevoir's simulation process in recent times.

Therefore, in this simulation on May 15th, Gardevoir emerged from the mountains at an energy level of 54, ending its exploration of Mt. Coronet and arriving at a vast expanse of pure white tundra.

The weather in the pure white permafrost is extremely extreme, with snow covering the ground all year round.

But for Gardevoir, which has already reached the Gym level in the simulation world, this temperature is naturally nothing.

Having dealt with the Pokémon that were attacking it, Gardevoir headed north towards the Zoroark habitat that Usopp had revealed to it.

She had no psychological burden about defeating these Pokémon. Although the scene before her, what she saw, heard, and felt was no different from reality, Gardevoir knew that this was also a game world.

The only difference between this game and the previous simulated world's incredible maze is the improvement in "game graphics".

This kind of behavior, which would definitely be considered harmful to spirits in the real world, is no different from leveling up by fighting monsters in a game.

So, six or seven hours later, before the simulation ended, Gardevoir leveled up again.

At the same time, she gradually noticed the changes in her surroundings. In the darkness, she keenly sensed through her mental power that several eerie eyes were watching her warily.

Unfortunately, the simulation time ended just as the screen went dark, and Gardevoir returned to the familiar results screen.

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[This simulation has ended. The system rating is B+. Please select your simulation reward.]

Option 1: Energy Level +0.5 (Just a heads up, +0.5 isn't the limit.)

[Option 2: Struggle Rock x10 (An advanced item of Struggle Stone, which greatly enhances a certain basic ability when used.)]

[Option 3: Fragment of the Swift Move Manual (1/3): (Aha, you got a triple! If you forgot, let me remind you again, the use of Swift Moves is: +30% move casting speed, -20% move power or effect)]

The simulated rewards were released, and Gardevoir carefully examined them.

Energy level...tsk, nothing new. Wait, +0.5?

Yes, the system has come up with some new ideas in terms of breaking through the lower limit.