The profits from that black market are too astonishing, and Yu Zhonggang has only just been promoted to Heavenly King. If the other Heavenly Kings were to find out about the black market...
Those long-established Heavenly Kings might really try to seize Lin Mu's black market. After all, the only rule in the dark world is the supremacy of the strong.
"You don't need to worry too much. Those long-established Heavenly Kings might not even look favorably on those black market industries," Liu Li comforted.
In fact, those who are willing to get involved in illegal activities are generally those who have just become Gym Leaders. They have no foundation and are in urgent need of money, so they take this shortcut. Yu Zhonggang was such an example back then.
"Isn't the Azure Cloud Secret Realm currently managed by Uncle Yu? He shouldn't be short of money, right?" Lu Li asked.
"It's different. Besides the 40% that the Alliance takes from the Azure Cloud Secret Realm, the remaining 60% is split equally between the Jin family, the city government, and your Uncle Yu's Gym.
Moreover, for the sake of the Sandscale Fruit inside, your Uncle Yu voluntarily gave up the other benefits of the Secret Realm. It is precisely because of this that he runs the black market to increase his income," Liu Li explained helplessly.
Lu Li nodded thoughtfully, it seemed that his future father-in-law's relationship with his father-in-law's family wasn't very good.
Considering that he and the Yu family were allies in terms of mutual benefit, Lu Li decided to remind Liu Li a little.
"Aunt Liu, I heard that the higher-ups recently sent an investigator to Qingyun City," Lu Li said casually.
Liu Li was obviously already aware of this and confidently reassured him, "You don't have to worry about this. We've already sent him away."
"Oh, that's good." Lu Li nodded. He was both relieved that his worries were unnecessary and once again recognized the darkness of the officialdom.
Next, Lu Li strolled around the ecological park. Lu Li found that the Pokémon in the ecological park were quite diverse, with more than a dozen Pokémon species here.
Without exaggeration, the Pokémon species in this ecological park may be more diverse than the outer areas of the Qingyun Mountains.
Lu Li didn't stay for lunch. After borrowing a Pidgeot from Liu Li's ecological park, Lu Li rode the Pidgeot back to his old home in the countryside.
Here, I have to mention again that the Pidgeot in the Gym before were all provided by Liu Li's ecological park.
If Qingyun City had a power ranking, then Liu Li's ecological park would definitely be the undisputed second, with the Jin family being the first.
…………
"I'm back!"
After jumping off the back of the Pidgeot, Lu Li shouted happily.
"Big brother!!!"
Baobao, who appeared out of thin air in front of Lu Li, excitedly pounced into Lu Li's arms.
Looking at the small head nestled in his arms, a thoughtful look flashed across Lu Li's face.
"Was that Teleport?" Lu Li thought in surprise.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Lu Li jokingly said, "Did you miss your brother?"
"I missed you so much! After you left, my sister told me to do my homework and forced me to read for several hours. It was so annoying!" Baobao complained about her experiences yesterday in frustration.
Hearing this, Lu Li, as the culprit, scratched his nose a little embarrassedly, and then righteously educated, "Baobao, as a psychic, it's good to read more. You can't complain about your sister just because of this."
Baobao instantly became unhappy upon hearing this.
After breaking free from Lu Li's embrace, Baobao looked at Lu Li with suspicious eyes, "You're not on my sister's side, are you?"
Lu Li: "…"
"No, your sister and I are on the same side," Lu Li complained in his heart.
"Ahem, you used Teleport just now, right?" Lu Li chose to change the subject.
"My family's Xiao Ai taught me this after you left yesterday. How is it? Am I very powerful?" Baobao raised her chin, with a small expression that said, 'Hurry up and praise me'.
"Really powerful." Lu Li patted Baobao's little head in cooperation.
To be honest, Baobao's little head was very round, and it felt really good to pat.
Lu Li didn't expect that Baobao would learn Teleport after only a day apart.
At this time, Wei Shanshan, covered in sweat, arrived late.
"You're back so soon? Is your competition over?" Wei asked casually, wearing a t-shirt and tight yoga shorts.
Lu Li said, "I don't have a match today, so I came back to take a look."
Wei chided, "What's so good about this? You should be preparing for the battle with all your strength at this time. I'm here at home, so you don't have to worry about anything going wrong."
Wei thought that Lu Li was worried about something happening at home, so he specially ran back. Wei didn't want Lu Li to be distracted by the things at home.
"No, coming home is just a side trip. The main thing is to come back and give you a gift." Lu Li said, taking out a Pokémon Incubator from his backpack.
"Here, this is specially for you." Lu Li stuffed the Incubator into Wei's hands.
Wei looked curiously at the Pokémon Egg inside the Incubator, and then asked casually, "Prepared for me? What kind of Pokémon Egg is this?"
"Chimchar."
Wei, who was observing the Incubator, trembled her small hand after hearing this, and almost threw the Incubator out.
"What!"
Wei looked at Lu Li in disbelief.
"Chimchar, the Unova starter Pokémon whose final evolution is Infernape." Lu Li explained again, somewhat speechless.
"You even have Mythical Pokémon babies, how can you not hold back with just a Chimchar?" Lu Li complained speechlessly in his heart.
Wei: "…"
Holding the Incubator tightly in her hand, Wei looked at the Pokémon inside in disbelief.
Wei never thought that the Unova starter Pokémon would be in her first team, after all, Lu Li's conditions were not good, of course, this "not good" was not in terms of economic conditions, but in terms of status.
"Where did you get it?" Wei asked worriedly.
Lu Li explained, "A senior gave it to me. I'll see if I can get you a Torchic next year."
Wei, who was in a daze, nodded blankly. At this moment, she was still immersed in the joy of obtaining the Unova starter Pokémon.
Machop is not bad, but it is still a bit different from Chimchar.
"You go ahead and get busy, I'm going to the orchard." Lu Li was eager to plant the Chiri Berry seeds.
Before Lu Li could finish speaking, Baobao couldn't wait to recommend herself, "Brother, I'll take you there."
"You?" Lu Li looked at Baobao with suspicious eyes.
Baobao has only recently learned Teleport, and Lu Li was a little worried that something would go wrong.
"Don't worry, I tried it with my sister yesterday. There's absolutely no problem with teleporting with someone." Baobao patted her undeveloped chest and guaranteed.
Seeing this scene, Lu Li couldn't help but remind, "Easy, it will affect development."
Thinking of Jinx's flat chest, Lu Li was worried that Baobao would become too "rich" because of this.
Baobao, who understood in seconds, blushed slightly, and then directly acted like a spoiled child.
"Anyway, just believe me."
Lu Li didn't speak, but instead turned his attention to Wei beside him.
"Baobao's Teleport can indeed take people. She took me to Pidgeot Forest this morning." Wei proved for her sister.
"Then I'll have to trouble you." Lu Li nodded amusingly.
Baobao couldn't wait to grab Lu Li's hand with her small hand, "Here it comes!"
Whoosh~
Almost in the blink of an eye, the surrounding environment underwent earth-shattering changes.
Lu Li, who instantly arrived at the orchard, was also a little surprised.
"The distance of your Teleport is quite far, it's almost comparable to a veteran-level Pokémon." Lu Li sincerely praised.
"Of course."
Baobao nodded proudly. For Baobao, nothing is more gratifying than being needed by her family.
She really likes the feeling of being needed by Lu Li or her sister.
"Hot~"
Tropius, who was patrolling the orchard, let out a melodious cry when he saw his Trainer.
After Tropius landed next to him, Lu Li jokingly said, "Haha, Tropius, you don't have to keep patrolling in the sky."
"Hot~"
(It's good to do this. Flying in the sky can exercise my endurance and flying skills, and most importantly, it can improve my eyesight.)
Tropius also has its own set of training methods.
Lu Li found that his Pokémon seemed to be quite intelligent, whether it was an illusion or other reasons.
"Skill training cannot be neglected. Basic training is important, but the most important thing is skill training." Lu Li added seriously.
Tropius nodded.
"Baobao, please go to the backyard and call Milotic over." Lu Li said to Baobao beside him.
Baobao nodded, and then disappeared again.
"Hot~"
(Suddenly looking for Big Sister Milotic, does the Trainer have new Berry seeds again?)
Tropius, who understood in seconds, looked at Lu Li excitedly.
"Of course."
Lu Li smiled proudly, and then took out the Chiri Berry seeds from his backpack.
"Look, these are the rare Berry seeds - Chiri Berry seeds!"
"Rare-level Berry seeds?" Tropius' eyes lit up.
For Tropius, happiness is being by the Trainer's side, and what is more happiness than this is planting trees with the Trainer.
A moment later, Baobao reappeared with Milotic, this time Baobao's breathing became a little rapid.
Lu Li saw at a glance that this was uneven breathing caused by excessive use of psychic power.
"Baobao, you should rest for a while." Lu Li said.
Baobao nodded, found a clean place to sit down, and then meditated in place to restore her psychic power.
The planting difficulty of Chiri Berry is not high. First, a Spirit Surge to the seeds, and then a Soil Soak to the earth.
After the seeds were planted, Tropius couldn't wait to use a Growth, and Milotic's Rain Dance followed closely.
In almost a few minutes, verdant sprouts broke out of the soil, appearing even more vibrant.
"Hot~"
(Every time I see seedlings break out of the soil, it's like seeing the germination of life.)
"The way of life is in it." Lu Li said, patting Tropius.
Tropius nodded with deep sympathy. It likes to see life germinate, and also likes to watch saplings grow into big trees.
Every time I see these, I gain a lot. The gain here does not refer to the satisfaction of the mood, but a very mysterious feeling.
It's as if I really discovered something in it.
Lu Li didn't know Tropius' feelings at this moment. If Yu Zhonggang were here, he would be amazed that this Tropius was cheating again.
Gym-level promotion to Heavenly King requires understanding the origin and comprehending the laws. That is what Gym-level Pokémon need to consider, but at this moment, Tropius is already on this path.
