Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

"There's nothing I can do. My daughter saw a Mega Shiny Gardevoir online and insists on having a Ralts as her starter Pokémon. I guess I owe her something from a past life, and in this life she's raising a Pokémon that counters me. There's nothing I can do about it."

"What about you?"

"Me too. Mega Shiny Gardevoir is really cool, and my kid wants one. I figured Gardevoir would be a great starter Pokémon for him, so here it is."

The wealthy and trainers were all complaining. They either wanted to raise one themselves or their children wanted to raise one, but without exception, they all had this idea after seeing the Mega Shiny Gardevoir.

"Please be quiet, everyone!" Lin Xuan, dressed in a suit, reluctantly took the microphone and went on stage. For the sake of a half-price discount, he was now working like a slave for Nan Feng!

As the one who spread the news, Lin Xuan was quite well-known, and everyone quieted down.

After the scene completely quieted down.

Lin Xuan raised his hand, and a beautiful figure stepped out from the side.

She wore a black princess dress and had short blue hair; she was elegant and beautiful.

It's a Mega Shiny Gardevoir! It smiled and bowed slightly to the crowd.

That beautiful smile was like Cupid's arrow piercing everyone's heart.

Immediately, everyone in the hall widened their eyes and couldn't help but stand up from their seats to look.

They were indeed captivated by Mega Shiny Gardevoir, which is why they wanted to raise Ralts. They never expected that Mega Shiny Gardevoir would appear so abruptly before they even arrived and hadn't even bought it!

Behind the Mega Shiny Gardevoir followed ten little girl-like Ralts, who shyly followed along, step by step, until they reached the center of the stage.

"Welcome everyone to Nanfeng Breeding House! I am Nanfeng, the Gym Leader of Dongning, and also the owner of Nanfeng Breeding House." Nanfeng, dressed in casual clothes, stepped onto the stage and took out a Poké Ball to recall the Mega Shiny Gardevoir.

Reluctantly, everyone withdrew their gaze, slowly sat down, and listened to Nanfeng speak.

Lin Xuan, who was standing to the side, left the stage cursing. He was only fit to be a quiet person.

“My breeding center has a special rule, unlike other breeding centers. It’s not a human choosing the Pokémon, but a two-way selection between the Pokémon and the human,” Nanfeng said loudly after confirming that most people’s attention was on him.

"I'm sure everyone was informed beforehand that trainers must come in person to purchase Ralts; otherwise, I will not sell it to them."

"Now, those who are not buying for others, but who want to become Ralts Trainers themselves, please take your seats in the first five rows."

"Also, this sale of Ralts won't be through an auction, but rather a fixed price of thirty million. If you think that's too expensive, you can leave now."

As soon as Nanfeng finished speaking, the crowd began to discuss among themselves.

"Thirty million for a Ralts? They're trying to rip us off!"

"Exactly, a Ralts in the breeding shed outside only costs around ten million, but here it's three times that price!"

Without exception, they all complained about the high price.

Very normal.

Before the appearance of Mega Shiny Gardevoir, Ralts, although rare, only cost two to three million. After all, the ordinary starter Pokémon only cost a few hundred thousand.

Even with the price increase, the market price for breeding houses outside is only 15 million.

But when it came to Nanfeng, the price doubled again!

It's not a question of whether it's expensive or not, it's that an outrageous mother opened the door for an outrageous person, it's outrageous to the extreme!

It's obvious they're trying to fleece them.

But... many people got up, but none of them left; they all went to sit in the first five rows.

Especially those few who kept complaining about the price were the first to tell their sons and daughters to sit in the front.

They're all shrewd. Judging from their sons' and daughters' expressions, they know that today, let alone 30 million, even 300 million would be enough for them to pay.

Furthermore, 15 million is the market price. The problem is that there's no one selling Ralts on the market right now. Forget 15 million on the market, even if the market price were 1.5 million, you couldn't buy it outside. You can only buy it here for 30 million.

You might not be able to buy it yet.

They're complaining about how expensive it is, but that's just a way to discourage others. You have to understand, there are only ten Ralts today, but at least a hundred trainers have come to get one!

One in ten chance (or one in ten)

Seeing that no one had left, some of the wealthy men couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It's not that I'm marveling at Ralts's appeal, nor that I'm lamenting that my expensive words are useless. It's that I'm marveling at Southwind's cunning.

The Mega Shiny Gardevoir made a stunning debut right from the start. The trainers who had come for Ralts were clearly completely hooked.

Let alone 30 million, I estimate that even 50 million wouldn't deter a single person from leaving.

Nanfeng waited until no one moved from their seats before speaking.

"Since there are only ten Ralts, fewer than the number of people who came, I will introduce each Ralts next, and then they will choose whose Pokémon they want to become. Of course, in my breeding hut, we emphasize a two-way selection between the Pokémon and the trainer. If the Ralts you choose is not the one you want, you can also choose to refuse."

253. Introducing the concept of individual value

Nanfeng's words made many people roll their eyes.

I came here specifically to buy Ralts, and it chose me, so why should I refuse? Am I crazy?!

Nanfeng didn't take the disdainful looks from the crowd to heart; they would soon understand what was going on.

He gestured for the first Ralts to come forward.

"Ralts~" The first Ralts blushed and walked forward shyly, while a white curtain slowly fell behind it.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, information about this Ralts appeared on the screen.

Ralts (Psychic, Fairy)

【Gender: ♀】

[Ability: Synchronize (When another Pokémon inflicts burn, poison, toxicity, or paralysis on the user, the user inflicts the same status condition on that Pokémon.)]

Individual Values: HP (13), Attack (21), Special Attack (31), Defense (27), Special Defense (10), Speed ​​(18)

[Skills: Enchanting Voice, Shout, Shadow Clone, Telekinesis]

Everyone stared at the curtain, looking at each line one by one, and then began to discuss it amongst themselves.

We all know about gender, traits, and skills, but what does this stat mean?

"Individual Values ​​(IVs) are my rating of this Pokémon's talent level for its type within its species. The highest is 31, which I call V, and the lowest is 0."

“Take this Ralts as an example. It only has a Special Attack talent of 31, which is 1V. So, under the same strength and the same training conditions, its Special Attack ability will be the strongest in the group!” Nanfeng explained.

There is no individual value in this world, but that does not prevent me from introducing the concept of individual value. And precisely because no one can detect individual value, this will become a unique concept of my Nanfeng Breeding House!

“Master Nanfeng, I have a question,” a young man suddenly raised his hand from the crowd.

"Say"

"I would like to ask Master Nanfeng, how did you know that this Ralts has the highest Special Attack talent in its species?"

"Is there a way to detect it? Or have you already built a database of Ralts?"

Judging from the young man's questions, he may still be an elf researcher.

Nanfeng laughed and spread his hands.

"I have no way to test it, nor have I built a database of Ralts. I think that, given Ralts' rarity, it would be impossible for anyone to build a database of Ralts without decades of time and billions of dollars. This is just my experience as a trainer who raised Ralts to the level of a Gym Leader Gardevoir in half a year!"

Nanfeng couldn't reveal the secrets of the handheld console, so he couldn't prove the accuracy of the individual values ​​either, and simply confessed.

The group exchanged bewildered glances. They had expected Nanfeng to release some laboratory data, given that he was a disciple of Master Bai Wenru and a member of Lin Jian's laboratory.

However, the fact that Nanfeng trained a Ralts into a Gardevoir with Gym Leader-level strength in just six months is indeed very convincing.

"Believe it or not, I've given you all I know about this Ralts. If you want to train it to raise Gallade, that's fine too, as long as you don't regret it."

Everyone quickly shook their heads. They had come specifically for Gardevoir; how could they possibly train it to become a Gallade? Besides, the IVs Nanfeng provided seemed only suitable for training it as a Gardevoir.

"Alright, now let Ralts choose his favorite trainer," Nanfeng said, looking at Ralts.

Encouraged by Southwind, Ralts began to walk forward, choosing the trainer he would follow from the five rows of trainers in front of him.

The trainers in the first five rows all stared at Ralts, some waving at it to signal it to choose them, and some even took out berries in an attempt to tempt Ralts.

But Ralts was not tempted at all, and walked straight past them, finally stopping in front of a short-haired girl with chubby cheeks.

"Ralts~" Ralts used his psychic powers to lift himself up and reached out his hand to the girl.

The girl stared blankly at Ralts, seemingly not expecting him to choose her, and for a moment forgot to reach out.

"Young lady, Ralts has chosen you as its lifelong trainer. Are you willing?" Nanfeng asked the girl with a smile. He trusted Ralts' choice; as a Pokémon capable of sensing the other's feelings, its own choice was better than anyone else's.

Although Nanfeng runs a breeding center, he wants to move beyond simply selling Pokémon and instead help Pokémon find trainers who are suitable for them and whom they like!

The girl then came to her senses and realized that everyone around her was looking at her with envy and surprise, which made her blush even more.

The girl was clearly a little shy, but she still mustered her courage, reached out and took Ralts's hand, and whispered to Nanfeng, "I do!"

"Alright, young lady, you can take Ralts and your parents to the side to pay!" Nanfeng gestured. "Also, for the next few days, all trainers who acquire Ralts will receive a Gardevoir training guide I wrote, as well as the most suitable Pokémon food I made for Ralts."

The Pokémon food that Nanfeng sent was Poké Blocks, just one box, and it was the most common, flat kind, specifically for promotional purposes.

After eating Pokémon Cubes, these Ralts will probably find it hard to stomach those unpalatable and coarse Pokémon rations.

The girl stood up timidly, took Ralts' hand in one hand, and ran straight towards Lin Xuan.

"This is your niece?" Nanfeng asked in surprise.

Lin Xuan shrugged and spread his hands, looking like he had no choice, but the slight upturn of his lips revealed his smugness. He understood what Nanfeng meant by what she said yesterday, but his niece was very promising.

"It's hard to imagine that someone as shameless as you would have such a shy niece, tsk tsk," Nanfeng teased.

"Get lost!" Lin Xuan glared at Nan Feng and took the girl to pay the bill.

Everyone watched Lin Xuan and the girl leave with envy, but no one suspected there was anything fishy going on.

As the sole owner of the breeding center, if Nanfeng wanted to sell Ralts to Lin Xuan, he wouldn't need to go through all that trouble; he could just sell it directly to him.

"Alright everyone, let's look at the second Ralts!"

The second Ralts stepped forward, and its information appeared on the screen.

254. All sold!

Ralts (Psychic, Fairy)

【Gender: ♀】

[Ability: Copy (When this Pokémon appears, its Copy Ability becomes the Ability of a random opponent Pokémon.)]

Individual Values: HP (20), Attack (31), Special Attack (11), Defense (22), Special Defense (12), Speed ​​(23)

[Skills: Enchanting Voice, Shout, Shadow Clone, Telekinesis]

"This is a female Ralts with the 'Copy' ability, but its IV is Attack V, so its best evolution should be Gallade!" Nanfeng explained, looking at the white curtain. If a female Gardevoir is a gentle beauty, then a female Gallade is a cool and sassy woman. The only thing that people can't accept is a Gardevoir equipped with the Pokémon item "Megaroot".

People were talking about it.

Nanfeng divides the Individual Values ​​(IVs) into ranges from 0 to 31. With a Special Attack IV of 11, this Ralts' Special Attack aptitude is basically below average within the Ralts population.

Its physical attack is 31, which is the ceiling of physical attack among Ralts, which Nanfeng calls "V".

If the IVs marked by Southwind are correct, then this Ralts is indeed more suited to evolving into Gallade rather than Gardevoir.

However, as mentioned before, they have doubts about Nanfeng's individual values.

"Whether you believe it or not, it's up to you whether you want Ralts to evolve into Gardevoir or Gallade. It's your own choice, as long as... you don't regret it." Nanfeng shrugged and then gestured for the second Ralts to make its own choice.

Compared to the first shy Ralts, this Ralts was much more cheerful, and it walked briskly straight towards a girl with wheat-colored skin and a well-proportioned figure in the third row.

It seems that it had already decided on its trainer while it was still on stage.

Ralts' special ability to sense the minds of other beings is really useful!

"Girl, would you like to become its trainer?" Nanfeng asked the same question.

"I do!" The girl reached out and took Ralts's hand.

“Very good, then this girl, you can take Ralts and your parents to the side to pay!” Nanfeng gestured.

"By the way, I also sell Awakening Stones, a treasure-level evolution item!"

Nanfeng no longer needs any treasure-level items, so he took out all the treasure-level Pokémon items from his handheld console and started selling them at the breeding center.

A treasure-level Awakening Stone, I don't know when I picked it up on the road.

"Okay, thank you. I do intend to evolve it into Gallade!" The girl stood up and left with Ralts, accompanied by a woman who was presumably her mother.