This elf world is a bit strange

Apei, who was standing behind the counter and playing with two berries in his hand out of boredom, complained loudly when he saw Filio open the door.

"I was kept by Korni for a while. Why don't you go talk to her and argue with her on my behalf? I've been annoyed with her for a long time."

Firion winked maliciously and urged his friend.

As it turns out, Apei is also a guy who can turn flexibly.

"Oh, it's Korni, that's all right." Apei changed the subject and said, "I'm honored to receive you in person today, isn't it?"

Filio glanced at him with disdain and said, "Uncle and auntie are out buying goods, so they sent you to look after the house. Am I right?"

"It's no fun being like this, Firio. Only by seeing through things and not saying them out loud can we be good friends, right? Forget it. According to your order, the items are all ready. The prices are still the same. No cheating. Can you check the goods? By the way, why didn't the little dream demon come today?"

Shrugging, Apei bent down and took out boxes of berries, as well as four cubes containing energy cubes.

"Little Dream Monster, it was too tired from training this morning, so I left it at home to sleep. I won't test the fruit. Regardless of you being a profiteer, Aunt Chigako's fruit cultivation skills are impeccable. I'll find a chance to learn from her. Let me take a look at the cube. It's the old style, right?"

As he spoke, Firio opened a square box.

The fresh aroma emanates as soon as the lid is opened, refreshing the heart.

"This time the quality seems to be better than last time. Unfortunately, I still don't fully understand its composition."

After taking a quick sniff, Firio was very satisfied and opened the other three boxes in the same way.

These four boxes of energy cubes were high-level energy cubes that Firio had specially asked Apei's breeding house to order through special channels. Two boxes were ghost energy cubes that increased the resistance of this system, and two boxes were general-purpose energy cubes that were average in other aspects but far exceeded ordinary ones in terms of energy supply. The only drawback was that it would take some time to convert the absorption of these energy cubes into energy of this system.

With Firion's current knowledge, he is not able to design energy blocks of this level, and it is difficult to make them without a formula. However, as his knowledge accumulates and his superpowers gradually increase, he may be able to analyze energy blocks of this level and infer the formula and production process.

But it is a pity that the shelf life of the energy cube is not long, and its effect will decrease over time, so every time I buy it, I don’t have much time to study it. The previous dozen or so purchases ended up becoming a snack for the little dream demon, and I was not able to fully analyze it.

"It does smell good. You are the expert on energy cubes. I don't. But this stuff is really expensive. A box of 32 pieces costs more than 50,000. With the appetite of the little dream demon, even with high-level elf food, it can only eat one box every four or five days, right?"

Apei leaned on the counter, his tone full of emotion. Among the many branches of cultivation, the production of energy blocks is the most profitable.

"That's about right. I buy one box every four or five days. I don't have much left from the money I earn in a month. It's all eaten by the little dream monster. I can only eat a mix of high-level and medium-level products. If I can master the formula myself, the cost will be much lower."

After hearing what Apei said, Firio also echoed softly.

Firio usually made intermediate ghost energy blocks with the tree fruits he purchased himself. However, even if he bought those high-quality and much more expensive high-quality tree fruits in Apei's breeding house, it would only cost 5,000 Alliance coins to make a box of intermediate energy blocks. If the high-level materials were better, the cost would not exceed 10,000 Alliance coins.

This is why advanced formulas and breeders who can design them are called "mobile gold mines."

As for renting formulas, on the one hand, there are requirements for the breeder level. Advanced formulas require at least intermediate breeders to rent. On the other hand, the cost of doing so is also not low, and the price is divided into two.

One is the one-time teaching fee - almost all energy block formulas above the advanced level have unique innovative techniques.

Even if you have outstanding skills, it will be difficult to learn without special training, and the quality of the blocks you make will be greatly reduced.

The other is the rental fee paid on time. If the relevant blocks are sold without being leased, the Breeder Association will impose penalties. The most serious penalty is the deprivation of the breeder's qualification certification and a lifetime ban on the industry.

But if you just rent it for studying, the cost will be much higher. After all, the teaching fees are there, and it will be difficult to recover the costs if you cannot rent it out for a long time.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's talk about something happy." The gentle and cheerful A Pei waved his hand, as if to dispel the sudden heavy atmosphere. "School is about to start, and your intermediate breeder assessment is less than two months away, right? I'm so envious. If I take the exam now, I can only get a few more points for tree fruits, and the others are still far behind."

"Let's practice together later. I think you're almost there. Didn't Uncle Masato and Aunt Chigako say they were going to sign you up for the end of the year? By the way, how's Mongoose Slash doing lately? I haven't seen it in a while."

Firio was not overly modest in front of his friends, but he still changed the subject.

Speaking of his initial Pokémon, Shiny Skank, Apei became interested. He waved towards the backyard and called over Skank who was in training.

"Sanger!"

"click"

The big upright cat with blue stripes expertly turned the door handle and rushed in.

"Long time no see, Mongoose Slash, you've grown taller and stronger."

Firion bent down slightly and hugged the meerkat, who had grown to about 1.4 meters tall but was still very friendly.

"Sanger!"

Although he looks handsome and a little fierce, Mongoose Slayer's personality is not much different from when he was a child. When he sees an acquaintance, he will be very friendly and will take the initiative to come up to Firion and get close to him face to face.

Apei, who was left out, was not willing to be outdone. He slid his thumb across the bridge of his nose and said proudly, "Of course, you don't even care who trained you~"

“Who trained him?”

A cheerful male voice came from outside the door.

Pushing open the door, a sturdy middle-aged man and a plump middle-aged woman walked in side by side.

The visitors were the operators of the breeding house, two experienced mid-level breeders, Apei's parents.

By coincidence, Filio arrived a little late today, just in time for the two of them to go home after purchasing the goods.

Hearing his son's boasting, his father Masato couldn't help but tease him.

"Some days have gone by, little Filio, don't be too anxious about the cubes this month, just take your time, uncle and aunt can come later, take care of the other areas first."

After giving Firion a hug that almost suffocated him, Chigako said with a smile.

"Little Filio, you have to communicate with our Apedo when you have time. This child is devoted to the fruit and doesn't care about other things. You have to help him."

Rubbing Ape's head, Yaren looked at the polite Firio and felt very emotional.

"Look at what you said, Uncle Masato, Apei is a genius in tree fruit cultivation. He and I should help each other, right? But don't worry, we communicate frequently on weekdays, and we will continue to do so in the future. We were just talking about it. I was going to come over in a few days to learn tree fruit cultivation and massage techniques from Aunt Chigako. Aunt Chigako is an authority in this field."

Firio said a few humble words and agreed readily.

"Haha, Filio is just sweet-talker, much better than that brat Apei. You don't need to steal someone's skills to learn anything you want. Just tell me what I know."

Chigako, overjoyed, hugged Firio very affectionately.

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Masato and Chigako, who had just returned, still had a lot of things to do. After a few pleasantries, they got busy with the preparations.

Seeing this, Firion decided not to stay for long, so he quickly paid for the fruits and energy blocks and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, when he was tying the box of berries to the back seat of the bicycle, Apei suddenly tugged at his clothes mysteriously and stuffed two berries into his mouth.

"Hmm? Apei, what do these two mean? You, a profiteer, actually offer friendship as a gift? The sun didn't rise from the west today? There's no meteorite falling down?"

Firio put two bergamot fruits into the basket and placed them together with the energy cubes. He joked in an exaggerated tone and looked around, searching for a huge meteorite that had fallen from the sky and that naturally could not exist.

"You are being heartless. Don't I often give you discounts?"

Apei's eyes were evasive and he whistled subconsciously, obviously feeling a little guilty.

Filio hit the nail on the head: "You mean to give us a 9.9% discount and then charge us a little more for the production cost, and then round off the difference, right? You are just a little bit away from being killed on the spot by a few of us, young man, take care of yourself."

"Let's get down to business! Let's get down to business!" Apei quickly changed the subject. "These two are the Buddha's orange fruits that I cultivated myself. You should be able to feel that they are very rich in energy. There are also some things that I'm not sure what they are. If you have a chance, help me test the effects. After all, among the people I know, you have the best technology for making energy cubes."

What Ape said was true, because his parents were not good energy cube makers, otherwise they would not have to ask Firio to order high-quality intermediate energy cubes every month.

Apei's father, Masato, is an expert in the preparation of Pokémon food and medicine, while his mother, Chigako, is quite accomplished in tree fruit cultivation and Pokémon massage techniques. In this way, they support a huge breeding house that covers all areas of Pokémon hatching, cultivation, healing and daily necessities, making it unique in the entire Sala.

Apei learned fruit tree cultivation from his mother. Now, at the age of 18, he has shown signs of surpassing his mother. Although he is not good at one subject, he has a bright future.

Unfortunately, their only shortcoming is the production of the energy block known as the Breeder's Crown.

"It's no big deal, leave it to me. Call me brother first and let me hear it. Be sincere."

With a smile on his face, Firio prepared to go to Ape to make up for the torture he suffered at Corny's place in the afternoon.

"Isn't that easy to say? Big brother, I'll leave it to you!" Apei didn't care at all and said straightforwardly, "Then I don't have to pay for the commission for the experiment, right, big brother? Thank you for your hard work! Thank you for your hard work! I'll be home first!"

After saying that, Apei turned around and ran back to the breeding house.

"I'll show you my little Vulpix when school starts!"

The disappearing figure left behind only the increasingly distant shouting.

"This Ape..."

Firio laughed in silence, continued to pack the fruits he had bought, got on the cart, and headed towards home.

After buying this batch of berries and energy cubes, the savings that had just improved dropped a lot again, and there were only about 300,000 Alliance coins left.

There is no end in sight for repaying the debt.

After all, although block processing can make money, the market is limited and my monthly expenses are not small.

It is still necessary to become an intermediate cultivator, cooperate in name only and improve the level of OEM, so that there is a future...

Thinking of this, Filio felt more and more that he had a long way to go.

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In the evening, when the lights came on, the door of Filio's house opened gently.

Firio, carrying several large boxes, tiptoed in, gently opened the door of the room, looked at the little dream demon who was sleeping soundly, smiled warmly, and moved even more gently.

But soon, with his sharp eyes, he discovered the third spiritual seed that had been exhausted of energy and was casually pulled open by the sleeping little dream demon.

He frowned and his super powers spread out.

dream demon

Gender: Female

Attribute: Ghost

Ability: Float

Energy accumulation: 40

Skills:

Perfect: None

Excellent: Shout, Telekinesis, Acting like a spoiled child, Fake crying, Ghost face, Fright, Dark night shadow, Electromagnetic wave, Hidden spirit surprise attack, Misfortunes never come singly

Proficiency: Strange Light, Black Vision, Illusion Ray, Shared Pain, Tooth for Tooth, High Speed ​​Star, Seal, Shadow Ball, Meditation (new)

Preliminary: Hold on, Stand-in, Loud Voice

Studying: Song of Destruction

Physical Development:

Height: 0.5m

Weight: XNUM X kg

Overall physical condition: Excellent (growing)

Energy accumulation naturally reached the gym level, and meditation directly skipped the preliminary stage and entered the proficient stage.

After only one afternoon, they achieved such results. Philio was delighted but also a little scared. Success is a good thing, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

However, looking at the little guy sleeping soundly, I couldn't say anything.

Forget it, I'll just wait for the little dream demon to wake up and then have a good chat with it.

Thinking of this, Firio walked forward, tucked in the quilt of the little dream demon who was sleeping awkwardly, took away the spiritual seed that was no longer useful, and then pretended nothing had happened and went about his own business.

To process the purchased berries, analyze the high-quality cubes, and do the OEM for Corny, even Firio would have to work for a whole night.

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"Ma...chi?"

The little dream demon slowly opened her eyes, feeling the touch and temperature of the quilt, which was rare and was not thrown away by her, and felt a little confused.

Then, the memories before going to bed emerged one by one.

Subconsciously search for spiritual seeds.

No.

None here either.

I searched around but found nothing.

At this time, the sleepy little dream demon saw Firion busying himself next to the energy cube making machine.

A bolt of lightning flashed through my heart.

broken.

He knew I trained secretly.

The little dream demon's sleepiness immediately disappeared.