The Pokémon World Begins with Being Picked Up by Gardevoir

"Bai Feng, I'm waiting for you at our booth!" Before leaving, Julia turned around and shouted loudly to Bai Feng.

After Julia and the others left, several more people came to Bai Feng's booth. After tasting Bai Feng's fruit, they were all amazed by its unique flavor and took the initiative to propose investing in Bai Feng.

But Bai Feng rejected them all. His purpose of participating in the exhibition was not to attract investment.

Although not many people come to visit Bai Feng, the customer feedback rate is very high. Almost everyone who has tasted the fruit from his trees expressed their willingness to invest.

The situation at the booth next to Bai Feng was just the opposite. Out of ten people who tasted his fruit, all ten shook their heads and waved their hands to express their rejection.

The owner of the next booth was a handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes, but the distress on his face destroyed 99% of his handsomeness.

Seeing that Bai Feng had rejected another investor, the other party said with envy: "That's great, I wish there were so many people willing to invest here!"

Seeing Bai Feng looking at him, the young man smiled embarrassedly.

Bai Feng also smiled at him in a friendly manner, and then asked, "Do you want to taste my fruit?"

"Hey~ me?" The young man asked in surprise, pointing at himself, and looking around, thinking that Bai Feng was talking to someone else.

Bai Feng nodded and said, "Yes."

"Okay, I'll give it a try then."

The young man hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement. He was really curious about why Bai Feng's fruit was so popular. Was it really that delicious? Or was it that the fruit's energy rating was very high?

"Please enjoy it." Bai Feng brought the cut fruits to the young man.

The moment he ate the fruit, the young man understood everything. This kind of fruit with a unique flavor, even if its energy rating is only E or F, can still stand out among ordinary fruits and is indeed worth the investment.

If the energy rating were higher, the future would be limitless.

The young man is a professional fruit grower after all, so he can certainly taste that the energy rating of these fruits is definitely not lower than level C.

Chapter 45 Exchange

"Hey~"

After tasting the other person's fruit, the young man sighed deeply, and a feeling of powerlessness arose spontaneously.

"Oh, by the way, young man, do you want to try some of my fruit?" The young man said with an awkward smile, perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"Okay!" Bai Feng replied, he was waiting for you to say this.

Bai Feng also noticed the situation on the young man's side. In fact, he was very curious about what the other party's fruit was like and why everyone who had tasted it seemed to be avoiding it.

"By the way, my name is Gene, what's your name, young man?" When leading Bai Feng to his booth, the young man suddenly remembered that he and Bai Feng had not yet exchanged names.

"My name is Bai Feng." Bai Feng briefly introduced his name.

"What a promising young man!" Gene couldn't help but sigh.

When he arrived at Gene's booth, Bai Feng tasted Gene's fruits as he wished, and at the same time he understood why his fruits were so unpopular.

The fruit trees here in Gene are similar to those in Bai Feng's place. There are very few varieties, only a few in total. Bai Feng knows them all, namely, pear fruit, thunder fruit, tomato fruit and lantern fruit fruit.

The phoenix pear is a tree fruit that looks slightly similar to the pineapple in Bai Feng's previous life, but it is not as big as a pineapple. One fruit is only about the size of an adult's fist. The variety cultivated by Gene is even smaller.

The pomelo fruit is golden yellow with green stripes on the surface. Under normal circumstances, it tastes sour and very sweet.

But the variety cultivated by Gene has amplified the sour taste countless times, and it is so sour that it can make your teeth ache. Not only ordinary people can't stand it, but even Pokémon who like sour taste can't stand it. There is sweetness, but it is not obvious. Maybe it is too sour. Anyway, Bai Feng didn't taste it.

Pipi fruit is a petal-shaped fruit with a green skin. Normally, it tastes slightly bitter and astringent, but the overall smell is fragrant, similar to the taste of green tea.

But the variety bred by Gene was extremely bitter. After taking a bite, your tongue would feel numb. After Bai Feng took a bite, he felt that his sense of taste disappeared for a while.

There is also the tomato fruit, which is a spicy tree fruit that is fiery red and has thorns. It is generally popular with some fire-type Pokémon.

The variety bred by Gene is indeed very spicy. The spicier the fruit, the more popular it is. But the problem with it is that it tastes very strange and it feels a bit like sand in the mouth, which is really unacceptable.

Finally, there are the lamp berries.

The lantern berries are named because of their shape which resembles small lanterns. When ripe, they are pure yellow. The flesh is generally very soft and a light pinch will release a lot of juice.

The flavor and aroma of normal light berries are rich, with a slight osmanthus scent hidden in the rich fruity aroma. Because of its unique flavor, this tree fruit is not only very popular among Pokémon, but also loved by a large number of humans.

But the flavor of the lamp berries cultivated by Gene was too strong. When you first smelled it, you would feel the smell rushing straight to your head. It was so strong that you would feel it was a stinky smell. Not to mention the scent of osmanthus, even the ordinary fruity scent was gone.

Who can eat a fruit that smells so bad? Not humans, not Pokémon either!

After communication, Bai Feng learned that Gene's hometown was on the easternmost plateau in the Carlos region. The environment there was special, the soil was peculiar, and the temperature difference between day and night was particularly large. Therefore, the fruits grown there tasted very peculiar.

The fruits bred by Gene are improved varieties with their peculiar taste weakened by more than half.

Gene's hometown is a very poor countryside, and the only local specialty is these peculiar-tasting fruits.

His biggest dream since childhood was to help the village find a way to get rich, so he has been working hard to improve tree fruit varieties.

Unfortunately, after so long of cultivation, the fruit he planted still tasted too strange. He came to the exhibition this time just to give it a try, just in case someone liked this strange-flavored fruit!

But the fact is, the miracle did not happen.

After listening to Gene's story, Bai Feng became very interested in the fruit trees produced in his hometown. The improved varieties can produce fruits with such a "rich" flavor, so what do the unimproved fruits taste like? Bai Feng was very curious.

Thinking of this, he asked, "Mr. Gene, I wonder if you are interested in the fruit trees I cultivate."

Jin was a little surprised when he heard this, or he didn't understand what Bai Feng meant.The planters who came to the exhibition were either to solicit investment or to exchange experience. Bai Feng was probably the only one who came to exchange fruit trees. No wonder Gene didn't understand the situation for a while.

Seeing that Gene didn't understand, Bai Feng told Gene what he wanted. He didn't want the fruit trees that Gene had improved, he wanted some authentic fruit trees from Gene's hometown.

"Do you really want to exchange the fruit trees you cultivated for the fruit trees in my hometown?" Gene looked at Bai Feng as if he was a fool.

For any fruit grower, the fruit trees they cultivate are the result of their hard work, especially those high-quality fruit trees. Almost no one would exchange their hard work with others unless they could exchange them for better varieties.

But what Bai Feng wants to exchange are unimproved wild local fruit trees, which are far more valuable than the fruit trees he has that produce delicious fruits. Is this really a problem?

Bai Feng nodded: "Yes, I am studying the grafting of fruit trees, so I want to understand the differences between fruit trees in different regions."

So that's it! Gene suddenly realized that in order to obtain research materials, researchers often do not care about the cost and consequences. He felt that Bai Feng might be in the same situation.

"Of course I'd love to." After figuring out the situation, Gene said happily.

Perhaps he could get inspiration from Bai Feng's fruit trees to improve the fruit trees in his hometown. He had tasted Bai Feng's fruits, and the taste was truly wonderful, whether it was the sweetness, sourness, or aroma, it was just right, not more or less.

The flavors of the several kinds of fruit grown by Bai Feng are all quite popular, mainly sweet and slightly sour. This flavor is the mainstream among both humans and Pokémon. After all, Pokémon who like spicy, astringent, bitter and other flavors are only a minority, and there are even fewer humans who like these flavors.

Bai Feng was of course very happy to see Gene agree, but after thinking for a while he said, "Let me explain to you in advance, I live in Biyi City, not far from here, where it is spring all year round and the climate is mild, which is quite different from your hometown, so if you want to grow my fruit trees well, I'm afraid you'll have to spend some time on it."

"I know that, brother, don't worry."

After all, Gene has been cultivating fruit trees for so many years, it is impossible that he did not notice this problem. There are many ways to solve regional climate differences. It just depends on whether you are willing to put in the effort.

The two then exchanged contact information and promised that after the exhibition, they would send the fruit trees they needed to each other.

After the deal with Bai Feng, the distress on Gene's face disappeared. Even though he was still rejected by customers, he kept smiling.

Even if no one is willing to invest in him this time, he would feel that the trip was worthwhile if he could exchange it for Bai Feng's fruit trees.

As time went by, more and more guests came to visit the exhibition and conference, and the number of guests received by Bai Feng also gradually increased.

Not all guests are easy to send away, such as the one Bai Feng is dealing with now.

"Sir, I really don't need investment. You should go find another investor." Bai Feng said helplessly to the person in front of him.

The one who was harassing Bai Feng was a fat little guy who was dressed quite luxuriously. He was wearing all branded clothes, as if he wanted to announce to the whole world: I am rich.

The little fat boy was probably in his thirties, with fair and tender skin. After tasting the fruit from Bai Feng's tree, he was astonished and insisted on pestering Bai Feng to invest in him.

"Young man, don't be in a hurry to refuse. I'm very rich. Just tell me an amount. As long as you tell me the amount, I will satisfy you." The little fat man said with a proud look on his face.

"It's not a question of money, but I really don't need it." Bai Feng refused again.

"Why don't you come to the exhibition? Are you looking for better investors?" The fat man looked at Bai Feng with suspicion, "I tell you, no one who comes here is richer than me!"

(_)Bai Feng is too tired to complain. Can we be more low-key?

"Boy, our boss is willing to invest in you because he thinks highly of you, so don't be ungrateful!"

At this time, a big man wearing black clothes and black sunglasses behind the little fat man stepped forward and shouted at Bai Feng.

That’s right, this little fat guy also brought five or six bodyguards dressed like the Axe Gang. This is one of the important reasons why Bai Feng said that he acts in a high-profile manner.

Whose truly wealthy person would go out with such pomp and circumstance? Isn't this just a nouveau riche?

"Hey~ David, how do you talk to a young brother like that? Be polite!" When the fat man saw the bodyguard coming forward, he immediately pretended to scold the bodyguard.

"Yes, boss, I know I was wrong." Upon hearing this, the bodyguard immediately lowered his head and retreated behind the fat man.

Neither of you can act like one another!

At this time, Mr. Omura came back. He saw Bai Feng was surrounded by a group of people, so he quickly squeezed over and asked, "What happened? What happened?"

So Bai Feng had to tell the story of how the fat guy insisted on investing in him. After hearing this, Teacher Omura immediately said with a straight face, "You want to cause trouble? Do you believe I will complain to the organizer?"

Every year, this exhibition is hosted by the Pokémon League Headquarters and co-organized by regional Pokémon Leagues. Although it is not as important as the Trainer League Competition, the organizers will never allow anyone to cause trouble at the venue.

After hearing what Mr. Omura said, the little fat boy was a little scared. He said with a stiff upper lip: "What are you complaining about? Is it wrong for me to want to invest in him? Don't be unreasonable!"

This was considered as someone else's unreasonable behavior. Teacher Omura was speechless. He was well-known for his hot temper in school. When faced with this situation, he was already trying hard to suppress his anger.

"Stop talking nonsense, we don't need investment!"

"Bai Feng, what happened here?"

At this time, another voice sounded. Bai Feng turned his head and saw that Vladali had appeared not far from his booth at some point.

However, before Bai Feng and Vladali could say hello, the little fat man had already rushed to Vladali's side and said with a big smile on his face:

"Oh my God, Mr. Fradali, how could I meet you here? What fate is this?"

Vladali was confused by the little fat man's enthusiastic attitude, and then greeted him with a smile: "It's Mr. Pierre, it's been a long time, are you here to attend the exhibition too?"

"Yes, yes, I am quite interested in investing in fruit tree planting." Pierre said, rubbing his chubby white hands.

"Then we have some consensus." Fradali said with a smile.

"That's right, that's right!" Pierre echoed with a flattering look on his face, "Some people just don't know what's good for them. I want to invest in them with good intentions, but they just look down on it." As he said this, he deliberately glanced at Bai Feng.

At this time, Vladali walked up to Bai Feng, took Bai Feng's hand and said to Pierre: "Mr. Pierre and Bai Feng also know each other? That's really a coincidence, Bai Feng and I are also good friends!"

After hearing what Vladali said, Pierre was stunned for a moment, and then a bright smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Really? That's such a coincidence. I was just praising this little brother for his ability, and the fruit he cultivated is this!"

As he said this, he gave Bai Feng a thumbs up.

His expression changed so quickly that Bai Feng was caught off guard, but he did not expose Mr. Pierre.

Always leave a way out for everything so that we can meet again in the future. He is not a big shot, so it is better not to offend such a villain if you can.

Upon learning that Bai Feng was Vladali's friend, Pierre certainly didn't dare to continue pestering him. After shamelessly trying to establish a relationship with Vladali for a while, he left contentedly.

Seeing Pierre leave, Vladali looked at Bai Feng and asked, "Do you have time to go shopping with me?"

Bai Feng looked at his booth, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Bai Feng, you should go out and have a look too. I'll watch the booth for you. Don't you want to exchange fruit trees? It's hard to get anything if you just stay at the booth all the time. It's better for you to go and inspect it yourself." Mr. Omura said at this time. He took out a notebook and handed it to Bai Feng. "This is the tree fruit evaluation I did when I visited other booths. It records some of my analysis of the fruit trees in some booths. You can use it for reference."

Bai Feng took the notebook and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Omura."

Teacher Omura waved his hand and said, "What's the big deal? You are my student. I can still help you with this little favor."

Bai Feng was even more moved after hearing this.

"Teacher, I'll leave the booth to you. I'll be back as soon as possible."

Then Bai Feng took Omura's evaluation notes with him and visited the exhibition with Vladali. Vladali came this time thinking of finding some potential growers to invest in, and Omura's notes happened to be a good reference.

Chapter 46: The Condemned Pickpocket Cat

Bai Feng took Vladali to inspect the fruit booths one by one according to the notes marked by Teacher Omura. When they came across fruit with unique flavors, they would stop and talk to the owner of the booth.

If the conversation goes well, he will give the other party the fruits he carries with him for tasting. If the other party is also interested in his fruits, Bai Feng will propose a deal.

Thanks to the outstanding quality of the fruits, most of the deals proposed by Bai Feng were successful, with only a few failing due to disagreements.

But Bai Feng didn't mind. If this one failed, he would look for the next target, because there were so many people participating in this exhibition, from all over the world, and the types and flavors of fruits were also varied.

Bai Feng's trading criteria are not limited to the taste and energy rating of tree fruits. He values ​​the uniqueness of some tree fruits. The more special they are, the more interested he is, such as the ones from Gene's hometown. The taste is secondary.

Bai Feng has a limited number of fruit trees that he can trade, so he is very cautious when choosing trading partners.