My beast taming system has absolutely no problems!

Okay...

It seems that directly purchasing "Spirit Cloth" from the system, as was done when hatching the Spirit Serpent, won't work.

Xia Yu pondered for a moment.

However, what Brother Tong just said was implying that there are props in the real world that correspond to the "mysterious water droplet"?

Never mind, I'll look for it later.

In any case, as long as there's a way to obtain this "mysterious droplet," that's fine.

After sorting out the rewards, Xia Yu finally had the energy to study the new task.

Main Quest: Rise to Fame!

[Mission Description: You're a genius! Under your meticulous management, the breeding center has successfully escaped bankruptcy and is now thriving, with everything flourishing. But your ambitions go far beyond this!]

[Mission Requirement: Upgrade the nursery to level 2!]

[Mission Rewards: 1 chance to spin the Togepi Lucky Wheel! Upgrade your Pokédex!]

Hmm... the reward is upgrading the Pokédex?

Now I have no choice but to complete the mission.

Xia Yu looked at the mission rewards and thought to himself.

It's not that I don't want to do the tasks.

However, as everyone knows, in games with such a high degree of freedom, whether or not you do the main quest is irrelevant.

Don't you see that rogue on the continent of Hyrule who rides around on horseback every day, looking for Yahaha, but never goes to rescue the princess?

Xia Yu had originally planned to do this.

Anyway, the Meow Shop is open now, and you can exchange breeding coins for Donghuang coins.

However, if it's about upgrading the Pokédex, the reward is far greater than a few hundred breeding coins.

After all, a major source of income for pet stores is buying pet eggs at low prices, hatching them, and then selling them at higher prices.

Using a pet encyclopedia to find high-quality pet shops is a crucial part of the process.

"So, how do I upgrade the level of the animal nursery?"

Xia Yu asked himself.

[The host can gain experience points by increasing the popularity and recognition of the breeding center. Reaching a certain amount of experience points will allow for leveling up!]

Xia Yu suddenly realized.

Speaking of which, the breeding house does indeed have a panel displaying information.

I don't know what happened to the panel that was initially showing "0" or "1" after I made two deals.

Thinking this, Xia Yu opened the panel.

[Host: Xia Yu]

[Farming House: Mew Mew Pokémon Farming House]

[Level: 1 (103/1000)]

[Popularity: 3]

[Approval Rating: 1]

[Breeding Coins: 200]

[0 Pokémon sold]

[Amount of Pokémon items sold: 880000]

[Teachable moves: Taunt, Trick Room]

【...】

No, I've earned almost a million and I only have a little over a hundred experience points?

At this rate, it would take at least ten or twenty million in sales to upgrade, right?

Xia Yu couldn't help but twitch his lips.

But then I thought, the pet shop has only been open for three or four days and the progress bar is already one-tenth full.

Maybe it will be upgraded soon?

Xia Yu regained his confidence when he thought of the high-quality pet eggs waiting to hatch upstairs.

For the next two days, Miaomiao Pet House put up a "Temporarily Closed" sign.

Xia Yu locked himself in the shop and pulled out a large pile of spiritual fruit illustrations and cultivation manuals left by his great-aunt, frantically studying them while referring to the complete recipe guide provided by the system.

Lady Xueling was also extremely busy.

She would go out to buy spirit fruits, then cut fruit pulp in the kitchen, and occasionally help stir the mixture.

"Eek!"

Lady Xue Ling placed a bowl of sliced ​​spiritual fruit heavily on the table to express her dissatisfaction.

Xia Yu didn't even look up: "Aunt Xue, you've worked hard. Once we finish making the energy cube, I'll give you a raise."

"Eek?"

"Uh... I forgot you don't get a salary."

Lady Snow Spirit: "..."

She decided to take a ten-minute break and go to the backyard to look at the spirit fruit tree to calm down.

Xia Yu was so engrossed in his research that he completely missed Madam Xue Ling's little mood.

In two days, he successfully replicated the basic recipes recorded in the three Energy Cube Encyclopedias.

The attack-type energy cube is dark red and has a spicy taste when you eat it.

The defensive type is dark blue and has a rich, full-bodied flavor.

The speed version has a bright emerald green color and a refreshing taste.

However, since Xia Yu himself is not a pet, he didn't taste anything special except for the flavor.

He naturally set his sights on Lady Snow Spirit.

"Aunt Xue, would you like to try a piece?"

Lady Snow Spirit took a deep red attack-type energy cube with some skepticism and put it in her mouth.

After chewing twice and swallowing, her eyes lit up instantly.

The body's energy does seem to have become more active.

Although the improvement is small, any improvement is invaluable for a pet of her level.

"Hey~"

Lady Xue Ling nodded in satisfaction.

"As long as it works."

Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but then his brows furrowed again.

Manually crafting energy blocks is far too inefficient.

Each recipe requires three to seven different tree fruits, which must first be washed, chopped, juiced, mixed in proportion, and stirred into a paste...

After a whole afternoon of work, it would be good if I could make one box.

Moreover, the quality is inconsistent.

If this were sold elsewhere, let alone high-end customers, even ordinary customers would shake their heads in disapproval.

"I guess I still need to exchange for that magical energy cube generator..."

However, that machine costs 500 breeding coins.

I previously spent 100 breeding coins each on Spirit Cloth and Advanced Hatchery, plus the "Trick Room" move learning machine I bought later.

Therefore, Xia Yu currently has 200 breeding coins.

"Brother Tongzi, where is the channel to exchange Donghuang Coins for breeding coins again?"

[At the very top of the Meow Meow Shop, the exchange rate is 1:1000.]

Xia Yu took out his phone and checked his balance.

Zhao Yuankang's tuition fee of 600,000 yuan plus Lin Sisi's order fee of 250,000 yuan and tuition fee of 200,000 yuan.

After deducting the 100,000 spent on buying the pet egg, there's still... 950,000 left.

Xia Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's exchange it for 300,000, and 300 breeding coins."

Anyway, even if I exchange all the remaining money for breeding coins, I still can't afford that Hercules' "Specialty Plaster", so I might as well keep it for now.

[Confirm exchange? 300 breeding coins will consume 300000 Donghuang coins.]

"confirm."

With a ding, my phone balance decreased by 300,000.

But Xia Yu didn't feel sorry for him at all.

Because on his system panel, the number of breeding coins jumped to a shining 500.

"Meow Meow Shop, open!"

The familiar cat-themed shop assistant flashed a friendly smile: "Welcome to the store, meow~"

Xia Yu ignored it and headed straight for the energy cube manufacturing machine.

[Magic Energy Block Maker: 500 Breeding Coins]

Xia Yu clicked to buy without hesitation.

[The Magic Energy Cube Maker has been successfully purchased. 500 Breeding Coins have been deducted. Current balance: 0.]