“Here, Mr. Jiang. Take a look. These are all the spots we’ve specially set aside for the Sunkern.”
Director Ye pointed toward the individual spaces marked out on the ground and explained the arrangements to Jiang Ming.
“You’ve certainly put a lot of thought into this, Director Ye,” Jiang Ming replied with a smile.
Since all the details had been discussed and agreed upon in advance, the delivery went exceptionally smoothly.
In less than half an hour, every Sunkern had been settled into its designated spot.
Under normal circumstances, the amount of solar energy reaching each square meter of a surface was limited.
This was one of the main factors restricting the efficiency of solar panels.
Sunkern’s natural racial ability allowed it to concentrate sunlight to a far greater extent, almost perfectly overcoming this limitation.
That was one of the key reasons the partnership had come together so smoothly.
For Sunkern, which preferred peace and quiet to constant movement, this arrangement was equally ideal.
All it had to do was stay in one place and bask in the sunlight every day, while receiving attentive care in return.
It couldn’t ask for a better deal.
Unfortunately, this world didn’t have a sufficient supply of Sun Stones.
Otherwise, if all these Sunkern could evolve into Sunflora, the amount of electricity they could generate would be truly unimaginable.
Jiang Ming had actually given this problem some thought recently.
After all, in the Pokémon world, countless species required all kinds of special items to evolve.
If the System truly intended for Pokémon to thrive and reproduce in this world, the issue of obtaining evolution items would eventually have to be resolved.
However, that wasn’t something Jiang Ming needed to worry about just yet.
After all, he only needed one Pokémon of each species to register it in the Pokédex.
He could afford to buy the few evolution items that might be necessary for that purpose.
Jiang Ming was so confident for a simple reason: as news about Sunkern continued to spread throughout Coastal City, he was earning hundreds or even thousands of Reputation Points almost every day.
And once the people who had rented Sunkern finally received their Pokémon, there would surely be another wave of publicity…
Jiang Ming felt as though his future was shining brightly!
His only task today had been to deliver the Sunkern.
Now that it was finished, he could head home and relax.
As for the latest Pokémon egg cultivated in the laboratory, Xue Wenhui had entrusted it to the new assistant he’d hired for Jiang Ming.
After all, the laboratory was enormous.
If Jiang Ming had to handle every single task himself, how was he supposed to have any time to enjoy life?
He wasn’t some kind of mad scientist.
As soon as he returned home, Jiang Ming released Dratini from its Luxury Ball.
Initially, he’d intended to buy an ordinary Poké Ball.
But now that he had money to spare, there was no way he would skimp on his precious little darling.
He’d gone straight for a Luxury Ball instead.
“Dratini!”
The moment it emerged, Dratini rushed straight toward Jiang Ming and tightly coiled itself around him.
Ever since he’d bought the Luxury Ball, Dratini had barely wanted to be separated from him.
Even if he left for only a few hours, it insisted on going along.
However, Jiang Ming had spent the past few days so busy promoting Sunkern that he’d admittedly neglected Dratini a little.
So, for the next few days, he planned to spend plenty of time with his little companion.
After enjoying a hearty lunch, Jiang Ming waited until Dratini had settled down for its afternoon nap before hurriedly opening the System.
He’d been so busy lately that, despite interacting with Pokémon every day, he’d almost forgotten he had a System at all.
“Heh heh! Now that I’ve got money, how could I not try a few ten-pulls to test my luck?”
With that, Jiang Ming opened the lottery interface and tapped the Ten-Pull button.
Hmph!
Single pulls supposedly producing miracles were nothing more than superstition.
When it came to lottery draws, brute force was the most reliable strategy!
The next moment, accompanied by the familiar jingle, the lottery wheel began spinning rapidly.
Several beams of light shot out from it.
Finally, under Jiang Ming’s intensely expectant gaze, the lights transformed into icons that lined up neatly before him.
Two Oran Berries, each capable of restoring 10 HP.
One Cheri Berry, which could cure paralysis.
One Potion.
Two portions of generic Basic Energy Powder.
Two ordinary Poké Balls.
One Great Ball.
And one Luxury Ball.
…Yeah.
Jiang Ming stared at the results with a somewhat speechless expression, unsure what to say.
On the one hand, none of the Pokémon-related rewards he’d most wanted had appeared.
On the other hand, it wasn’t as though the items he’d received were useless.
In fact, he could make good use of the Berries and Energy Powder right now.
Perhaps the food available in this world simply lacked sufficient energy.
Even though his Dratini had hatched more than two months ago, it had barely grown at all.
In fact, without using any moves, Dratini couldn’t even beat Jiang Ming, who had forcibly awakened his abilities with potions.
Of course, Dratini was a pseudo-legendary Pokémon with a relatively slow growth rate.
Even so, this was far too slow.
At this rate, who knew how many years it would take for Dratini to evolve into Dragonite?
Now, however, the lottery had given him access to these supplies.
With that thought, Jiang Ming hurriedly took out a portion of generic Energy Powder and tiptoed toward Dratini’s little nest.
He carefully opened the container.
As a faint, enticing aroma drifted out, Dratini’s nose immediately began twitching.
“Dratini?”
Drawn by the delicious smell, Dratini struggled to open its sleepy eyes.
Its attention instantly locked onto the Energy Powder in Jiang Ming’s hand.
“Dratini! Dratini!”
In a flash, Dratini sprang onto Jiang Ming, staring up at him with enormous, pleading eyes that practically begged him for a taste.
“Good girl. It’s all yours. Go ahead and eat.”
Smiling affectionately, Jiang Ming took out a piece of Energy Powder and held it up to Dratini’s mouth.
“Chomp!”
“Dratini!”
Although Dratini had already eaten lunch, the irresistible deliciousness seemed to awaken something deep in its genes.
It didn’t bother holding back.
In one go, it devoured all ten pieces of Energy Powder in the entire box.
Jiang Ming didn’t even have time to stop it.
“Draaaatini…”
Dratini gently rubbed its now rather bulging belly with its tail, wearing an expression of pure bliss.
Seeing this, Jiang Ming swallowed the scolding he’d been about to deliver.
He could only laugh and chide it affectionately.
“You little glutton!”
As Dratini’s Trainer, Jiang Ming couldn’t bear the thought of leaving his beloved companion without something it enjoyed so much.
If he let its supply run out, it would be pitiful indeed.
With no other choice, he opened the lottery wheel again.
“Fine! I owe you one!”
Jiang Ming immediately pressed the draw button.
This time, his luck was considerably better.
In addition to the usual assortment of Berries and Energy Powder, he obtained two special items.
One was a genetic template he’d been eagerly hoping to acquire—though it turned out to be a Caterpie template.
The other was also a genetic template, but it wasn’t for a Pokémon species at all.
It was a genetic template for an Oran Berry.
“Wait, what? That’s possible too?”
To be honest, Jiang Ming had been rather startled when he first saw the item.
But after thinking it over, he immediately realized just how valuable it could be.