Trainer on Dragon's Back

Bai Ze finally created the Cloud Valley for it.

A fairy tale world like a wonderland.

Here, the clouds float very low, forming a staggered cloud ladder around the valley, and bluebirds can jump or perch between the clouds.

"Wow, the clouds are actually real? Are you sure they are not fake?" Jiang Bei tried to stand on it, but found that no matter how he jumped or danced, he would not fall down. This is different from the clouds in reality and their fluidity is not strong.

"real!"

Bai Ze didn't know how to explain.

He imitated the clouds created by Sky Island in One Piece.

Don’t say you won’t fall down if you stand on it.

Even putting a small island on it would be fine.

"I added the hidden characteristics of the Blue Bird to the Cloud Valley. It has nothing to do with the weather and will not be affected by the synchronized weather in the portable space. Therefore, you don't have to worry about the wind blowing away the clouds or the rain wetting the clouds. You can live here with confidence!"

"You are amazing, your creativity is amazing."

Jiang Bei said that this place is great. The valley under the floating clouds is quiet and peaceful, with a brook gurgling in front of him, and there are gurgling springs around for bluebirds to drink.

The green mountains and clear waters are beyond words.

The bluebird has a habit of washing its cotton wings.

That is why a stream is indispensable.

So Bai Ze found it a clear mountain stream.

Under the gaze of Bai Ze and Jiang Bei, the bluebird flew around the Cloud Valley with eyes full of delight, and it was hard to find any fault with it.

"Thank you, Aze!" The bluebird was overjoyed.

"As long as you like it, Cloud Valley will be where you will live from now on. Although there is an ancient sea between this place and the Crown Snowfield, you can go around it from the border of the Obsidian Forest." Bai Ze pointed to the blue bird and also to the other elves.

"Sister Ice Dragon is welcome to come and play anytime. It's very comfortable to sleep in the clouds!" The blue bird rolled twice while lying on the cloud.

"Great!" The Ice Dragon also likes this place very much.

"So fun..." The shiny baby Tyrannosaurus jumped around.

"Yes, yes, it's very suitable for playing hide-and-seek." As he said that, Duolongqi and the four Duolong boys hid, and let the shiny baby Tyrannosaurus catch them, and they had a lot of fun.

"Accompany me somewhere tomorrow." Jiang Bei interrupted.

"Where are we going?" Bai Ze had to ask clearly.

"The most famous black market in Pengcheng, the Elf Trading Dungeon, I heard there is an auction going on, and I want to buy an elf." Jiang Bei had already asked someone to inquire about the news.

"Buy again? Isn't a breeding house okay?"

"The two are different. The elves sold in the breeding house are cultivated by breeders, while the elves sold on the black market are caught by elf hunters from secret places abroad. They are almost all wild elves, and they are very expensive."

"In such a hurry? Going tomorrow?"

"According to reliable sources, there will be a big item to be auctioned at this auction. I heard it is a very rare and precious elf. We will have to go to the scene to find out what kind of elf it is." Jiang Bei is particularly looking forward to tomorrow's auction and has been begging Bai Ze to go with him.

"Do you have enough money?"

"Don't worry. If it's not enough, I'll ask my brother for more. He once promised to allow me to make a condition, which comes in handy right now. Tomorrow is Thursday, and there's nothing else to do. You can go to the auction with me to broaden your horizons. The day after tomorrow is Friday, so it won't delay the qualifying match."

"Fine!"

Bai Ze was just sitting around doing nothing.

Anyway, he had never seen a black market auction.

People without money wouldn't hang out in that place.

A big part of the reason why the black market exists is because wealthy trainers have too much money to spend and want to get some weird and strange Pokémon to train.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to buy ghost-type Pokémon at a breeding house, but it is different on the black market. As long as you have this need, the bosses in the black market can get you some ghost-type Pokémon that are not commonly seen.

Trainers who have a little money will most likely choose to buy Pokémon on the black market rather than in a regular breeding house.

The prices of Pokémon sold at the more famous breeders are sometimes prohibitively high. If all else fails, you can catch them in the wild, but it will take a lot of time. You have to sacrifice to gain!

The black market not only has auctions, but also various small vendors who illegally sell wild Pokémon. People without money cannot afford to buy Pokémon at auctions, but they can get bargains from small vendors.

Because the price is cheap.

Many trainers would rather buy the Pokémon they want from small vendors than go to a regular breeder and spend that money.

Therefore, small vendors with good reputation in the Elf Trading Dungeon live a very comfortable life. This strange phenomenon is on the edge of the gray area. It is illegal, but once the country suppresses it, it will cause major economic turmoil.

It’s really hard to explain this kind of thing.

There are so many huge groups of trainers in China, and thousands of new trainers or rising star trainers are born in each region every year. Regular breeding houses are simply unable to meet the market demand. At this time, small vendors in the black market are needed to relieve the pressure.

In recent years, wild Pokémon in the suburbs have become increasingly rare, and even if there are any, they have mostly been caught by rookie or rising star trainers.

There is basically a black market in every major city.

There are some in Yangcheng too, but their scale is far smaller than that in Pengcheng.

Pengcheng's geographical location determines that the scale of the Pokémon trading dungeon is extraordinary. The customs export is close to Hong Kong, known as the Pearl of the Orient. Many wild Pokémon from abroad flow into the hands of domestic trainers through Pengcheng.

Its importance is self-evident.

Thursday.

The weather is cloudy and overcast.

Bai Ze and Jiang Bei slept until they woke up naturally.

I didn't go out until the afternoon, leaving the hotel and heading to the black market in Pengcheng, which is the elf trading dungeon not far from Huaqiangbei and Huaqiangbei.

That place is relatively remote. It used to be an old town, but now it has become a special trading place after being abandoned.

Pengcheng in the parallel world is very different from Pengcheng in the original world. Bai Ze discovered that although it seems prosperous on the surface, there are still many ghost areas and it is extremely depressed.

The entrance to the elf trading dungeon is in an area of ​​unfinished buildings. The ground floor was originally hollowed out to build a subway station, but who would have thought that it would eventually become a black market.

There were not too many trainers going to the black market, but not too few either. Bai Ze and Jiang Bei mixed in with the crowd and followed the crowd in. The first thing that caught their eyes was a row of shops, with Pokémons for sale locked in cages in front of the doors. The light was dim and the atmosphere was weird.

"Come and have a look, don't miss it if you pass by!"

Some small vendors bring a small stool and sit in front of the shop to hawk their wares, fanning themselves slowly with a palm-leaf fan in their hands, while also using an electric fan. It is as weird as it can be.

Generally speaking, elves trapped in cages are not very energetic and look listless. However, these elves are the cheapest and can be bought for as little as a few thousand yuan or as much as ten or twenty thousand yuan. You can also bargain for the price, commonly known as haggling.

Jiang Bei didn't even look at the elf in the cage.

It seems that this is not the first time I have come to the black market.

Bai Ze looked around as he walked.

I really can't bear to listen to what they are saying telepathically.

How can I take care of so many product elves?

He could only pray silently in his heart that they would meet a trainer who would buy them and cherish them. There were many people who were strapped for money and would not necessarily fail to cherish them.

The auction is at the bottom of the Elf Trading Dungeon. The further you go down, the fewer shops there are, the fewer people there are, and the light becomes dimmer.

The sparse crowds of people were all there for the auction. Some were dressed extremely modestly, while others were glamorous and bright, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were nouveau riche. Didn't they understand the principle of not showing off one's wealth? No, that's not the case. They just didn't care.

There didn't seem to be many people coming to the huge auction venue, at least not as many as one might imagine. The rows of folding chairs placed by the auctioneer under the auction table were still more than half empty, and it was estimated that two-thirds of the seats were unoccupied.

It’s a bit deserted!

Although the auctioneer had already leaked the news.

But given the bad reputation in the past, there were several times when they were selling dog meat under the guise of mutton, which was very disappointing, and gradually, not many rich trainers were willing to come.

I made a wasted trip and was cheated and teased by the auctioneer.

Seeing that there were only a few people at the scene, the auctioneer seemed to realize their mistake. They had indeed gone too far before. Even though there were no rare Pokémon, they still spread the rumor to attract so many wealthy trainers. Today, they are finally reaping the consequences.

Although there were few people coming, there were still many wealthy trainers among them, so it should be no problem to complete the entire auction process. The auctioneer planned to use this auction to regain the reputation that had been ruined before, otherwise it would be really gone.

There is more than one auctioneer in the black market.

When one falls, another rises.

"sit down!"

Jiang Bei held the auction number plate in his hand.

I deliberately chose a front row seat.

The auction started very quickly. The host came on stage and talked a lot of nonsense. No one paid attention. Only at last did the auction begin.

The first Pokémon to be auctioned was Arbok, with a starting price of one million. Unfortunately, only two people bid, and the final price was one million and five hundred thousand. The second Pokémon to be auctioned was Pixie, with a starting price of two million. Again, only two people bid, and the final price was three million. The whole process was very fast.

……

The auction will continue until the end.

Bai Ze saw the auctioneer's staff push out an oversized iron cage covered with a black cloth from the backstage, and he inadvertently activated his ability to investigate.

Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

“This is a really big one!”

"What elf?"

"You'll know in a moment. You'll definitely want this elf very much." Bai Ze said halfway, then changed the subject, "How much budget did you bring?"

"Fifty million, maybe. If it's not enough, add more budget."

"Jiang Xiaobei, are you crazy?"

"Tell me quickly!"

"A legendary elf that lives in the crater, with the attribute of steel... They actually caught this elf and put it up for auction. Fortunately, there aren't many people here today, otherwise it would be difficult for you to get a good deal."

"Wait, what did you just say? The legendary elf that lives in the crater has my favorite steel attribute. Could it be that guy?"

Chapter 145: Using Million to Take Down the Fire Steel Beast

Excited heart, trembling hands.

Jiang Bei's eyes were fixed on the oversized iron cage covered with black cloth behind the auction table, and he didn't pay any attention to the auction process of other elves.

The Nth Pokémon to be auctioned was the Circle Bear. The starting price was 3 million. Four people raised their placards and bid. The final price was 5 million, which was not bad! The Circle Bear was locked in a cage with a device around its neck and body that limited its strength. It couldn't use any skills, otherwise it would have torn the cage open and escaped.

"Are you so obsessed with steel-type elves?"

Bai Ze paused for a moment, then added, "There aren't many good-looking steel-type Pokémon. I don't think it's bad to specialize in one attribute, but in the later stages, the path of a trainer will become narrower and narrower."

"For now, let's collect enough steel-type elves first."

Jiang Bei responded absentmindedly, "I didn't seriously consider the lineup before. I took Tentacle Lily and Archosaur from the internal research institute for novelty, and didn't train them carefully... From now on, if I decide to capture a Pokémon, I will capture the Pokémon I like the most, even if I buy them. I will work hard to be a good trainer."

"Your starting point is much better than most trainers, but in the end you don't know how to make a choice." While Bai Ze was talking about Jiang Bei, he also thought about himself.

"Same here!" Jiang Bei replied casually.

The auction is coming to an end, and it is time for the finale elf to appear.

The execution staff pulled off the black cloth on the iron cage with force.

When the spotlight shone on the elf, everyone could see its true appearance. It was a brown-red elf that looked like a turtle but not like a turtle. It had brown and orange spots on its body, and it had something like metal anklets on its feet. It had four claws and could walk on vertical walls or hang upside down on the ceiling.

"What the hell, Sidoran?"

“Is it true? It’s actually a big one?”

"The Sidorlan is a legendary elf, known as the Fire Steel Beast. Can it be auctioned? What's the starting price? It feels like it will be ridiculously high."

The people below started talking at once.

The host knocked the hammer to signal everyone to be quiet, and announced with a smile: "This is the finale elf of this auction, Xi Duolan En. The starting price is 30 million. This opportunity will not come again. Please think carefully before raising your bid."

"Thirty million!" A man in a suit immediately raised a sign.

"Thirty-five million!" Before Jiang Bei could speak, another non-mainstream trainer with purple hair raised the bidding number plate in his hand.

"I'll offer 40 million." Jiang Bei was impatient.

"This is indeed a rare legendary Pokémon in the country, but several foreign trainers have used it in the Global League Conference. I'll offer 45 million." A middle-aged woman with a brand-name bag on her shoulder also joined the bidding team. She didn't look like a trainer.

"Fifty million!" I don't know who shouted the price.