This elf world is a bit strange

"Okay, then I'll get started. Seniors, please wait for a moment while I try it out a few times. And please help me take care of the little Incubus and the little Eevee. They don't really like staying in the Poké Ball."

Unbuttoning his shirt cuffs and rolling up his sleeves, Firio rubbed his hands together, his eyes determined and confident.

"Shiny"

"Doo-doo-doo"

The gentle sounds of machines and the cutting of materials echoed in the not-so-spacious production room.

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"Seniors, what's wrong? Please take a seat. Let's try it. The first two times were not good enough, but this third batch should be closer to the preset level of the recipe."

In the fragrant production room, Firio walked towards the stunned Gejihua and Woolley, carrying a box of energy cubes that had just finished cooling down.

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"How is it? I feel that it should be better than the previous two times. But I dare not say whether it can compare with that senior Hunter."

Although Filio is relatively confident in his craftsmanship, since this is his first attempt, he still needs to seek the opinions of buyers and senior masters.

"...Master Gejihua, you are the buyer, what do you say?"

Wu Li's voice revealed some complex and subtle emotions, as if there were many words stuck in his throat that he couldn't say.

"I...Filio, what's your price?"

Ge Jihua looked embarrassed and looked at her bank account. She was tempted but had to make careful calculations.

"The price is not urgent. Senior Ge Jihua, do you have any ideas on quality? Or, do you want to add some other features?"

Firion waved his hand nonchalantly, picked up an energy cube, and asked as he looked at it.

Considering that Eevee may also eat this energy cube in the future, Firion himself actually has some immature ideas for improvement.

"...can it be better?!"

Before Ge Jihua could say anything, Wu Lixian could no longer sit still and stood up with a burning look in his eyes.

“Isn’t this beyond the normal level?”

Ge Jihua was a little slow but asked with confusion.

"No, it's still about 5% away from the theoretical limit of the formula. There was a small mistake in the third process, and the mixed properties of dragon fire fruit and thorny ear fruit were not taken into account. However, I haven't thought of a solution at the moment, so it may not be better for the time being."

Philio took it for granted, but to Wu Li and Ge Jihua's ears, it didn't mean that.

Woolley said unsurely: "Filio, didn't your teacher tell you that all advanced formulas are experimental in nature and that it is almost impossible to achieve all theoretical expectations?"

"Hmm?" Firio raised his eyebrows and searched his memories. It seemed that Miria did mention it casually when she was improving the previous formula. "I think she mentioned it a little, but our formula can be perfectly integrated in the end."

"hiss--"

Woolley gasped and looked as if he was looking at a monster.

"Filio, tell me honestly, you are actually a robot, right?"

Firio looked disgusted: "...Will the robot complain about the senior's previous afro? Maybe artificial intelligence technology has not yet developed to this level?"

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Woolley's defense broke down on the spot.

"Although I don't quite understand it, according to what Hunter said before, if the theoretical expected effect is achieved at 85%, it is considered an excellent work. It is very rare to see an effect exceeding 90% in the market."

Ge Jihua looked somewhat struggling, and stopped talking halfway through.

"This is the first time I know that your production level is so high. It seems that the last time was due to the limitation of the machine." Wu Li also came back to his senses, carefully cut off another piece, and commented after tasting it, "The level of this cube you made is not inferior to Hunter's now that he has improved. It can even be said to be better. The quality control is much better than his, and it has completely reached the high level of OEM. Therefore, the OEM price depends on you and the owner of Gejihua Pavilion to agree."

"...Yes. I can accept a 5% higher manufacturing fee than the market price. Is that okay with you?"

After some thought, Ge Jihua offered the highest price she could currently afford.

"Huh? 5% above the market price? No, no, no, that won't work."

Firio frowned and shook his head.

"If it's 10%, since the gym uses a lot of money, it's a bit difficult for me to afford. As you know, Bai Ke City is not rich, so the funding that the gym can get is relatively small."

Lowering her head in frustration, Ge Jihua felt that it would still be difficult to negotiate the OEM deal this time.

"Eh? No, Senior, you misunderstood. I meant that the price was too high."

Firio's words startled her so much that she suddenly raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her in disbelief, not understanding what he was doing.

Seeing Ge Jihua's thoughts, Filio smiled and said, "You are a senior of the Superpower Research Association, so I must give you a friendly price. How about charging 70% of the market price as a labor fee? Advanced energy cubes are not as good as primary and intermediate ones. They are basically customized, so the labor fee is higher, which is 40% of the market price. I will charge 28%. What do you think? Of course, you will have to bear the cost of materials. I can use my own machine."

"No, I'm taking advantage of you."

Ge Jihua shook her head. After all, he was her senior, and she couldn't accept Firio's concession.

"Why are you taking advantage of me? I will need to ask you for more advice in the future. How about this be considered as tuition? For example, my little Eevee. I am worried about its growth now, afraid that I won't do well."

"Buy!"

After hearing what Firio said, the little Eevee, who was originally lying on Gejihua's thigh, quickly shouted to support Firio.

"This... Ibrahimovic is indeed very talented, and my super powers can sense it. Well... Fine! I'll accept it shamelessly. Little Firion, if you have any questions about super powers or other things in the future, just tell your sister as soon as possible."

Gently stroking Eevee's smooth fur, after hesitating for a long time, Gejihua finally agreed, and the look she gave towards Firion became a little softer.

"Okay, then I'll be a witness. Filio, Gejihua Pavilion Master, let's change the intention contract into a formal OEM contract, is that ok? For the first signing, it will be uniformly set for one year. When it expires, both parties have no objection, and the association can automatically renew it on behalf of you. If there is any adjustment, both of you will need to come to the headquarters to handle it on site. The transportation of the energy cubes produced by OEM will be the responsibility of the association branches in various places, and the freight will be borne by the purchaser."

As a senior manager of the Cultivators Association, Woolley is very familiar with all aspects of the procedures. With his help, the procedures can be handled very quickly.

Soon, with the official seal of the association falling, Firio's first large income after becoming a mid-level breeder was in his pocket.

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"Ding Dong"

[104 million Alliance Coins have arrived in your bank account. ]

"Okay, this is the first month's production fee."

Ge Jihua clapped her hands, overjoyed at today's result.

The association's price for a box of this type of advanced super power energy cubes is fifty-two thousand Alliance Coins.

According to the proportion of the production fee, after deducting taxes, Firion can earn about 13,000 Alliance coins.

The main force of Gejihua produces about two to three boxes a day, and orders eighty boxes every month. The payment made this time is the amount for the first month. Once the raw materials arrive, Filio will start production, and then the branch will send it to Gejihua.

Compared with the previous mid-level energy cube OEM, this order only took about a whole day of hard work, but it could get nearly two months of income before, and it also allowed Philio to really see the dawn of paying off Nazi's debt.

In fact, considering the total amount of savings at the moment, Firion has enough to pay off the debt in one go, but he still has to purchase a new energy cube manufacturing machine and the gift that the little dream demon has been longing for.

If we buy some resources for Ibrahimovic to strengthen his body, there won't be much money left after the calculation.

Looking at his bank account which had finally been replenished, Firio sighed barely perceptibly.

Although it feels comfortable to spend money like water, it is always a bit sad to think about the hard work of making money.

"Let's go, go to Miare Pokémon Mall, don't you want to buy an energy cube maker? My sister will show you the way! Just so you can help me look at the tree fruit!"

Before I could feel any emotion, I felt a pat on my shoulder, neither light nor heavy.

Immediately afterwards, superpowers pushed from behind and slender but powerful arms pulled from the front. Without saying anything, Gejihua pulled Firio along and left.

"Senior Wu Li, I will go back first. I am sorry to bother you today!"

"Remember to learn carefully what the director taught you before!"

Woolley stood there, gently waving goodbye.

The white demon Pachirisu and Swamp King also appeared at some point, and blue-purple flames appeared on the ground, swaying slightly, as if they were "waving".

"Ah... talent is really something to be envied."

Watching Filio's back disappear outside the association's gate, Woolley breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he has always been proud of his talent in cultivating talents, he has to admit that the new generation always outstrips the old generation.

"Patch? Patch!"

Pachirisu couldn't stand hearing any discouraging words towards his favorite trainer, and in front of many staff members, he gave him a mild electric shock.

This time it wasn't just a joke, it really shocked him so much that he almost became paralyzed.

The hair that had just returned to normal also turned back into its previous afro look.

However, the staff around seemed to be used to it.

Mr. Woolley, who is usually serious and stern, is unable to do anything about his own Pokémon partners, especially the white electric mouse that has been doing evil in the headquarters for who knows how many years.

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"Hello, do you remember me? I'm Mr. Greg's butler, Garland."

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"I have a small gift for you. It will be delivered to you later. I hope it will help you speed up the inspection."

"...Don't worry, I have a little gift for you too."

A hoarse, deep male voice he had never heard before came from the other side of the phone.

Then, the temperature around him dropped suddenly. The chilling murderous intent made his heartbeat slow down by half a beat. He felt as if he was at the bottom of the cold sea. A sense of suffocation, crisis and fear instantly rose in his heart.

"...!"

He was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

He realized that this Pokémon, whose whereabouts and what it was, and the person on the other end of the phone really had murderous intentions towards him and everyone in the mansion.

Moreover, they have the ability to do so.

"How is it, can you calm down now?"

"..."

"That's how it is, tell your master that within three days, another batch of the same size will be shipped as compensation. By the way, your little trick is really clumsy."

"......I see."

"Beep...beep..."

As the phone was busy, the oppressive feeling that seemed to take his life at any time slowly faded away, making Garland feel like a drowning man finally reaching the shore.

Looking around blankly, he noticed nothing.

"these people......"

Muttering, Garland realized that this matter might have more variables than his most dangerous expectations.

Chapter 43: A Little Gift from Big Sister (6/40, please order first!)

The Miare Pokémon Mall is located in the most prosperous commercial district of Miare City. It is the largest Pokémon supplies store in Miare and even in the entire Kalos.

Inside the mall, there are sales areas uniformly arranged by the alliance, like a large friendship supermarket, and there are also special counters for companies from various regions that sell various goods, especially high-end goods.

From the most basic daily necessities to many high-end rare materials, and even some Pokémon eggs or cubs with excellent qualifications hatched and bred in some top breeding houses, it can be said that everything is available.

It can be said that through conventional channels, except for some auctions and local specialties, things that cannot be bought here will be difficult to find in other places.

Although he had expected this and had seen many promotional videos about this place online, Firion was still a little surprised when he saw this majestic giant building in person. He stood there, looking at it carefully, silently calculating its size.

"Haha! Brother Filio, this is your first time here, right? I remember when I was young, I was also dazzled when I first came here. Once you go in, you will find that there are really a lot of good things, but it's a pity that money is limited."

After becoming a little more familiar with the place, Ge Jihua acted like a senior and elder sister, patted Philio on the back, and explained to him in detail the layout of the mall and information about various high-quality stores. He nodded slightly, feeling that shopping is also a science.

"Don't think I'm stingy. Even though I'm the owner of a gym, I still have to spend every penny wisely. Baike is not a wealthy place. The income is not as high as that of gyms in big cities, but the expenses in various aspects are not necessarily much less."

Speaking of this, Ge Jihua felt a little embarrassed and quickly explained a few words.

Filio shook his head and looked seriously at the mature, steady, cheerful, talkative and sincere senior, and said, "Being thrifty is never a derogatory term. No matter how much money you have, you can't waste it. I have learned a lot from you! If possible, I should ask you more about this."

"Oh? You are such a young intermediate breeder and you actually think so. Are you short of money? That shouldn't be the case. Aren't you nicknamed the Human Cash Cow? And you only have two Pokémon now."