There were fewer than ten starter Pokemon eggs in the shop.
Soon, Chen Kai reached the end of the display cabinet.
A single shelf was placed there, with three eggs casually resting on it.
"What are these?" Chen Kai asked the shop assistant.
The shop assistant explained, "Oh. These are also starter Pokemon eggs, but in the same batch, there are always a few eggs that are not up to par, only having E or F potential.
These eggs are placed here."
The other eggs were in exquisite display cabinets, some behind glass, but only these few were on a simple shelf.
Chen Kai looked at the prices written on the shelf, ranging from 10,000 to 20,000, and even a row that only said a few thousand, making him even more annoyed. "Damn capitalism!"
He reached out to touch them, and the shop assistant beside him did not stop him.
He touched them all and felt that one of the eggs had a different texture!
The main body of this egg was green, with small red and yellow speckles.
When Chen Kai touched this egg, he felt a mysterious, indescribable sensation, giving him feedback.
"What kind of egg is this?"
The shop assistant looked at it, then went to check some information, and after comparing the patterns, introduced it to Chen Kai:
"Sir. This egg can be confirmed to be a Grass-type Pokemon egg, the specific one cannot be determined, but it is definitely a starter Pokemon! This egg is only 15,000 now!
However, I recommend that if you have a sufficient budget, you should look at the row in the display cabinet!"
Chen Kai's fingers gently caressed the eggshell again, and a strange feeling surged into his heart once more.
This feeling was clearer; Chen Kai felt as if there was a faint, lively aura gently pulsating within the egg, as if a tiny life was trying to send him a signal.
That feeling was as if an invisible thread connected Chen Kai and this egg, and their emotions were quietly transmitted along this thread.
Chen Kai tried to ask silently in his heart, "Who are you?"
What was wonderful was that Chen Kai seemed to receive a response, a naive and curious emotion, like a small life that had just arrived in this world, full of a desire to explore everything.
And when Chen Kai touched the other eggs, he did not have this feeling.
Chen Kai said directly, "Then I'll take this egg!"
"Alright!" The shop assistant quickly prepared to pack the egg.
After all, most parents who let their children choose a starter Pokemon would grit their teeth and choose a better, more expensive one.
Families with average financial conditions would let their children receive free Pokemon eggs issued by the government, and not many people chose cheap starter Pokemon.
Bai Lijuan, however, interrupted the shop assistant: "Wait a moment, shop assistant, what is the potential of this egg?"
The shop assistant awkwardly said, "Uh... this one is not bad, it's E."
Bai Lijuan advised Chen Kai, "Xiao Kai, Mom knows you want to save some money for Mom and Dad, but it's really okay! Your dad just sold a batch of Wooloo wool, and Mom and Dad can still afford to buy you a high-potential starter Pokemon!"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "Mom, at first I really thought so, but I chose this egg not to save money. I don't know why, but I feel that this egg and I are destined."
"But this egg's potential..."
Bai Lijuan hadn't finished speaking when Chen Kai interrupted her, confidently saying, "Mom, every Pokemon has its own value, its own unique Shinny points! They are like seeds containing infinite possibilities!
How can a so-called potential instrument limit them and divide them into different grades?
What's important has never been choosing a Pokemon that others have already categorized for you, but rather encountering a Pokemon that you connect with! Isn't that right?"
Bai Lijuan glanced at the Chimecho beside her. She also seemed to have insisted on choosing it as her Pokemon back then, but her father, Bai Weimin, thought it had to be a powerful Dragon-type Pokemon, and she had a big fight with him for several days.
When did she start to become like that annoying Bai Weimin?
She gave a bitter smile: "Alright then... as long as you've chosen well, and as long as you don't regret it, you must take good care of the life that is about to hatch from the egg. You can't give up halfway!"
Chen Kai gave a thumbs up: "Count on me!"
Yelena, who had been silently following along, seemed to be touched after hearing the conversation between Chen Kai and Bai Lijuan, and couldn't help but glance at Chen Kai again.
After some bargaining between Bai Lijuan and the shop assistant, they finally bought the egg for 13,000, and it also came with an incubator.
This incubator had anti-collision and constant temperature functions.
Back home, Chen Kai instructed Xiao Mei and the Dipplin to look after their little brother!
Xiao Mei and Big Boss reliably indicated that it was no problem.
Only Second Boss looked at the egg curiously, examining this egg that was almost as big as it, its eyes full of novelty and naivety.
Chen Kai thought about it, and indeed, Second Boss was more or less just born not long ago, although it was born through evolution, which is different from hatching directly from an egg.
However, Chen Kai also didn't understand why Applin evolving into Dipplin would suddenly give birth to Second Boss. He asked many people, but he couldn't get a clear answer.
Chen Kai patted Second Boss's head: "Second Boss, this will be your unofficial little brother from now on. As the Second Boss of Wolong Mountain, you must set a good example!"
Hearing what Chen Kai said, Second Boss became excited. So, it wasn't just a promise all along, it really had a little brother!
"Dip!" (Leave it to me!)
"Good! Very spirited!" Chen Kai replied with a smile.
Then he considered when to go to Area Zero, but that Yelena always seemed to have some issues, and he hesitated whether he should go. What if this strange girl secretly followed him, what then?
However, at dinner time, what Yelena said surprised Chen Kai.
She said to Bai Lijuan, "Thank you, Auntie, for taking care of me these past few days. I'm going back now."
"Won't you stay a few more days?" Bai Lijuan was also a bit surprised, but she still politely said.
Yelena, carrying a bag, shook her head: "Thank you for your kindness, it's about time. I've already packed my things."
"So urgent? Xiao Yelena, why don't you eat dinner before you leave? I've already cooked." Bai Lijuan tried to persuade her to stay again.
Yelena hesitated for a moment, looked at the dinner table that was indeed already full of dishes, and finally nodded: "Then thank you, Auntie, I'll just have a quick meal and leave."
She put down her backpack and sat at the dining table, simultaneously releasing her Pokemon – Dewott.
Chen Kai couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of someone who practices swordsmanship, even her Pokemon is related to swords."
Even while eating, Yelena kept staring at Miraidon, which made Miraidon's appetite somewhat worse, only able to eat one large bowl of food.
Fortunately, after dinner, she really left!
It was already getting dark. Bai Lijuan still wanted to persuade her to leave tomorrow during the day, but Yelena said she had an urgent matter and insisted on leaving.
"Such a good girl, just a bit silly?" Chen Dafu said while wiping the table.
"Anyway, she's quite rich," Bai Lijuan said.
"Thump, thump, thump!" About ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
"Is that Xiao Yelena? I told you, it's not easy to walk on the mountain road at night." Bai Lijuan went to open the door.
When she opened the door, she was stunned; in front of her were two men.
