Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The next item in the auction is lot number 167, with a starting price of...

Listening to the auctioneer's eloquent voice on the stage, Tetsuya idly flipped through the last page.

The items on this page have very long labels, making it quite good for passing the time.

Although most of them end with the words "function unknown".

"No wonder it's called the Unknown Items List."

Zhe also retorted irritably.

However, the world of elves is not lacking in wealthy people who are interested in these kinds of strange and unusual things.

The premise is that this thing isn't that unknown.

"This mysterious crystal seems to have failed to sell at auction three or four times. We could buy it and then ask Daigo to see what we can get in return."

After looking for a while, Tetsuya finally found something that was barely useful.

This thing looks a lot like a dirty blue crystal stone, which should suit Daigo's taste.

At least it's rare enough.

Anyway, it probably won't cost much.

That flute, whose purpose is unknown and can only play ordinary pieces, has been sold out countless times.

If this thing hadn't come from an ancient ruin, Tetsuya would have suspected that the auction house would have just thrown it into the trash.

At least the Pokémon Flute can wake up sleeping Pokémon, even Snorlax, but this flute called the Celestial Flute, apart from having a somewhat imposing name, is really useless.

"I really don't know where Manjin Department Store got all these strange and unusual things from."

Tetsuya casually tossed the manual aside and quietly waited for what he wanted to appear.

Soon, the first target was carried onto the stage by a Machoke.

"The items up for auction this round are evolution-carrying items - protective gear."

This is a special item prepared specifically for the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus Rex, and its raw material is taken from the flowing lava rock in the volcano.

While it doesn't reach the highest quality in terms of hardness, it is no less heavy.

The starting bid is five million Alliance Coins.

The auctioneer gave a brief introduction and then struck the gavel to begin the auction.

Ironhide Tyrannosaurus is quite popular as a large Pokémon.

This big guy combines strength and looks, and can be considered a replacement for Tyranitar and Aggron.

Although it lost some of its aesthetic appeal after evolving into Mega Tyrannosaurus Rex, it gained a lot more imposing presence.

The price quickly reached 6.5 million, slightly higher than the normal market price.

This kind of technological creation is different from portable items and evolution stones; it's not too expensive.

The auctioneer remained calm.

In this situation, it's practically a pipe dream to get even second-best quality protective gear at this price.

Market prices are market prices, but at auctions, the final price of an item is generally at least 30% higher than the market price, and may even be double.

The main reason is that these things are extremely rare.

"Seven million."

Tetsuya picked up a machine from the table next to him and entered his quote.

"Okay, the guest in room 77 has offered seven million. Is anyone bidding?"

First time... second time...

Because there were many items, the auctioneer was very skilled and did not delay the process.

If you really want something related to elves, this amount of time is enough to give you a quote.

Of course, the products on the third page are another story; those are the important ones.

In just a few seconds, Tetsuya's offer of seven million was overtaken by someone else.

"The VIP price for room 77 is 8.5 million. Is anyone bidding?"

Eight and a half million for the first time... the second time... the third time...

Okay, congratulations to the VIP in room 77. Our staff will proceed with the transaction with you immediately.

Next up is lot number 346...

Ten seconds later, the auctioneer brought down his gavel.

It's alright, with a 40% premium.

He roughly calculated the outcome the instant the deal was made.

It wasn't a very high score, but it was still a successful completion of the task.

Despite his seemingly indifferent demeanor, he will be held accountable if a number of items fail to sell reasonably.

"dong dong"

During the bidding for the next item, staff knocked on the door of room number 77.

Tetsuya: "Please come in."

"Hello, this is the protective gear you ordered. Please confirm."

The staff directed Haoli to put down his protective gear.

Tetsuya glanced at it briefly, and Zero "told" him all the information.

The data is correct.

"No problem, please swipe your card."

He simply took out an anonymous card.

The transaction was completed as soon as the staff swiped the card: "Thank you for your patronage. Please feel free to contact us if you need anything."

With that, he led Haoli out.

Tetsuya didn't care about the 6.8 million Alliance Coins that had disappeared from his card.

He's the kind of guy who gets a 20% discount.

Although it appears on the surface that he bought it at a 40% premium, in reality, it was only a premium of a dozen percent for him.

His target price for this protective gear is ten million, which means he would pay around eight million.

If it's any higher, I'll have to apologize to the Iron Man and buy it later.

But this thing can never be priced that high.

"Spending over seven million near-heavenly king-level combatants is a huge profit."

Tetsuya hummed a little tune as he put the protective gear into his spatial backpack.

Its weight seems to exceed the capacity of the space backpack.

So much so that Tetsuya felt that his back had become much heavier.

This is the first problem he has encountered since purchasing the space backpack.

But it's not a big problem.

Anyway, he planned to send the items to the Pewter Gym after he left, where Rhyperior would evolve.

His body isn't that fragile yet.

Seeing the others bidding frantically, Tetsuya also took the time to bid on some items.

The main products are boxes of high-quality tree fruits.

Anyway, you'll be buying it here or downstairs, and the quality here is even a bit higher.

After the 20% discount, the price is basically the same as the price below without the discount.

At most, the quantity can only be wholesale.

After estimating that he had bought enough tree fruits to last him for about six months, he stopped.

"It seems like some people bought a bit too much."

After checking his bank balance, Tetsuya, whose shopping desires had been aroused, calmed down.

This kind of environment is just too addictive.

Fortunately, what he's buying now is just to make up for what's lacking; he had already prepared quite a bit through various means (mainly through a certain young master).

Otherwise, even if his balance is reduced to zero, he won't be able to afford half a year's worth of food for his pet elf; at most, he'll only be able to afford two or three months.

Looking at his account balance, which barely exceeded 100 million yen, Tetsuya restrained himself from wanting to buy anything more.

If he continues buying, he can forget about participating in the Ice Stone auction later.

It probably won't be enough now.

Fortunately, he had prepared an alternative escape route in advance.

"You absolutely can't be so foolish next time."

Tetsuya silently warned himself.

Although the money wasn't wasted, it's still important to distinguish between primary and secondary priorities.

Holding this thought in mind, he waited quietly.

There are many people like him.

Most of the people in the private rooms were there specifically for the items on the third page of the auction.

They weren't very interested in other things.

Gradually, the auction of the items on the first two pages came to an end.

The auctioneer took a sip of water and wiped his sweat; he had almost died in the past few hours.

"Okay, now comes the moment everyone's been waiting for."

Without further ado, let's get straight to the first item in our treasured auction – the lychee fruit.

I won't go into detail about its function. The starting bid is one Alliance Coin. Bidding begins now.

This time, he spoke even less.

"Eighty-eight million eight hundred and eighty thousand Alliance coins."

The first offer was explosive.

"This person seems to be a meticulous person," Tetsuya commented silently.

"Ninety million," "Ninety-one million," "Ninety-two million"...

The people in the private room seemed to disregard money, or rather, ignored the millions in the bills, treating it as if it were only a few thousand dollars.

With no price gaps, the price of lychee fruit soared to 120 million.

At this point, the sound became somewhat scattered.

After all, compared to 90 million, 120 million is more than 30 percent more, which is not a small percentage.

But prices continue to rise steadily.

130 million, 140 million, 150 million.

When the people in room number 8 announced the final price of 150 million, the others fell silent for a moment.

If that particular person hadn't made such a demanding initial quote, 150 million would have been double the first offer.

"One hundred and fifty million, for the first time..."

The auctioneer drawled out his words.

The price of such a single product cannot be determined so simply.

"One hundred and fifty million, the second time..."

The hammer in his hand seemed ready to strike at any moment.