chsdbacks Chapter 318 Buying a House?
Chapter 318 Buying a House?
Chapter 318 Buying a House?
And so, on the vast sea, a scene unfolded that left all the sea Pokémon speechless, as if they wanted to rub their eyes in disbelief.
A fiery red behemoth, bound with all sorts of "balloons," floats above the sponge. A chain connects it to the seabed, where a fathead fish acts as the "power source," pulling the floating behemoth along.
Aren't those two the guys who just had a terrifying battle that unleashed a massive tsunami?!
Many Pokémon in this sea area who had witnessed the Primal Reversion Groudon and Kyogre's incredible power were filled with questions and stared wide-eyed at the scene.
One pulls the other, and they float obediently in the air.
When did they become so close?
Could it be that the terrifying, life-or-death battle just now was merely a friendly spar?!
That's terrifying!
"Goohoo..." Groudon was extremely annoyed by the sight of its body covered in inflated floating balloons, especially since both of its arms were tied with ropes to a giant flying fish and several small flying fish.
Does it really require these Pokémon to work so hard to carry it just so it can float like this?
How much kinetic energy would it need to reach space?
Can't it fly?
"Coo coo!"
On the sea, Kyogre's lips curled into a smirk, and a stream of water gushed out with practiced ease, splashing twice as it washed Groudon's face.
Then Kyogre trembled, as if struggling to pull Groudon's chubby body, as if telling Groudon that it was so difficult for Kyogre to carry you! Want to fly? Forget it! That's something you can never hope for in your lifetime!
Groudon: "————"
Groudon's casual taunt seemed to have inflicted a real wound, causing it to lower its head and remain silent.
Seeing its dejected look, this time, Kyogre looked bewildered.
This big, clumsy guy just stayed silent?!
Their mental fortitude is so weak!
uninteresting.
Kyogre made two "coo-coo" sounds.
"Hey, you big oaf, didn't Ze Shu say he'd figure something out for you? You can't fly, you can't get to that so-called universe, yeah, just go bother him and let him solve your problem!"
Kyogre comforted Groudon in this way.
No, it wasn't meant to comfort him. Groudon was looking so dejected that even if it tried to mock him, it wouldn't be interesting. It just wanted to cheer the big oaf up so it could have some fun later. Yes, that's it!
"Goohoo..."
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Zeshu? That human...
Groudon seemed to have taken Kyogre's comforting words to heart.
"I don't know why, but Groudon has been calling out to me through the Crimson Orb, conveying a kind of longing in its heart..." On the spaceship, Sawaki rubbed the flower bud of Orion beside him and said to Daigo across the table.
"What do you crave?" Daigo was taken aback by his words.
"What else could it be? Groudon wants to become a space-age Pokémon and fly into space," said Zeki.
Daigo:
He thought that Zeki was joking before, and that it was Zeki's own idea. After all, Groudon, as the legendary Pokémon of the earth, would not have any fondness for space.
But now, does Groudon really want to fly into space? And is it really that eager?
"So, how should I put it, this is a good plan." Ze Shu pondered for a moment, "Does Devon Corporation have any opinions on participating? If you are willing to participate, I can take the lead, and Siluf Corporation will also participate in the cooperation."
As the Pokémon technology giant in the Kanto and Johto regions, and after Devon Corporation defeated Grand Majesty Corporation, it is also the largest technology company in Hoenn with a strong momentum. The cooperation between the two is naturally the most confident in this project, and the technical exchanges will bring many benefits to both parties.
But Daigo remained silent.
Devon Corporation has a history of damaging Hoenn legendary Pokémon, which is why Zeki, riding Rayquaza, destroyed Devon Corporation's buildings and issued warnings.
So, does Ze Shu still trust Dewen Company?
No, rather, it's more accurate to say that Zeqi probably trusted himself.
Daigo thought to himself.
Therefore, he should treat this matter with even greater caution.
"I will discuss this with my father to ensure his stance on the matter," Steven said earnestly. "Regardless, Groudon is a legendary Pokémon of Hoenn, and I will never allow Rayquaza's tragedy to repeat itself, as I have done in the past..."
"What are you thinking?" Ze Shu smiled and said, "Groudon lives in Hoenn, so it's naturally more convenient for the Devon Corporation of Hoenn to be involved. I'm holding the Crimson Orb right now, and I can sense Groudon's condition, so I won't let you do anything to it anymore."
Moreover, Devon Corporation's technology is unique in the world in its research on "∞ energy." Before the meteorite crisis arrived, they even had the technological ability to transfer meteorites to parallel worlds.
Well, it's just that this technological equipment was destroyed by Higanbana in the storyline.
The reason is that if a meteorite were to reach a parallel world, it would destroy everything in that parallel world that has not undergone super-evolution, and she would not allow such an evil method of saving the world.
Daigo sighed and smiled, "Thank you!"
Although Ze Shu said he "overthought things," his reason for choosing De Wen was simply that "local companies" were more convenient.
But from then on, he could feel Ze Shu's trust even more. After all, it would be even more unpleasant for a local company if it couldn't participate in this research to help the "local mythical beast" and instead had its hands tangled up by the out-of-town Siluf Company.
Thinking of this, Daigo suddenly stood up.
"To commemorate our trust, Zeki, I should give you a gift!"
Ze Shu: ?
What's Daigo thinking about now?
"I heard that you, Zeki, haven't had your own house and have been drifting around the world on your spaceship. I originally planned to give you my villa in the Sinnoh Scenic Area so we could share it. But now I think that's not a good idea. This time, I'll go back and see if there's a house for sale next to my villa..."
Daigo was speaking seriously.
Ze Shu, however, curled the corners of his mouth.
Daigo is such a rich man, who gives away houses for free?
"No need," Ze Shu refused.
"You don't want to be my neighbor?" Daigo asked in surprise. "Then I can buy any house in the Sinnoh region, as long as you name it."
"If only you were a rich woman," Ze Shu sighed, then laughed. "Unfortunately, I'm not."
"Then let Mikoto do it," Daigo said with a smile. "With a little dressing up and styling, she should be a woman known for her beauty. But anyway, regarding this promise to buy a house, Sawaki, you should consider which place you want to buy a house in."
"Let's get back to the point." Zeki couldn't imagine how much more arrogant that show-off Mikuri would be if she were a woman. He coughed and didn't answer Daigo's question about which house he wanted to buy. Instead, he said, "If Devon Corporation can get involved, I hope that within five years, before the meteor crisis arrives, we can send Groudon into space."
"And if possible, before that, I have an idea. We could develop something similar to the Groudon rocket—we could attach Groudon to a rocket, launch it, and send it anywhere in this world..."
Steven disembarked from the spaceship. After all, he still needed to stay in Unova to carry out his Champion consolation work, and the spaceship was on its way to Sinnoh, so it was impossible to kidnap him.
"Ze Shu, the Plasma Team's destroyer is still stationed off the coast of Unova. What are you going to do with this ship?" Little Blue walked over, poked Orion, who was always hovering around Ze Shu's feet, and asked with a smile.
Ze Shu thought for a moment and simply said, "Let that destroyer follow us. Wherever we go, let the destroyer sail to a port in that area where we can stop. But it won't perform any operations."
"Hiring a few Rotoms or Porygons should be enough to do this job."
Xiao Lan nodded: "Okay, I'll go look for it now."
"By the way," Ze Shu suddenly said, seeing Xiao Lan's retreating figure, "If you were to settle down somewhere, where would you like to live?"
"Why are you asking these questions?"
Xiao Lan paused for a moment, then turned around with a bright smile.
"Just asking," Ze Shu said.
"Well, wherever Ze Shu is, I'll probably like to settle down there," Xiao Lan replied, pretending to think for a moment, then chuckled, "Hmm, I'm going to find the Rotom hiring team to pilot a destroyer now!"
After saying that, she walked away very quickly.
Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth.
On the spaceship bound for the Sinnoh region, he turned around, leaned on the edge of the deck, and quietly looked at the blue waves below. Thinking about it carefully, he realized that he actually had quite a few businesses in the Pokémon world.
on board.
He has shares in the Sainte Anu cruise ship, which was given to Zeki by the Kanto Alliance as a way to thoroughly investigate the undercover agents. He doesn't need to worry about it, and it brings Zeki a lot of money every year.
In addition, there's the spaceship captured from Hunter J, which has now been modified by Sawaki to be more suitable; and the destroyer captured from the Plasma Team.
There are three "boats" in total.
In terms of industry...
The "Evil Paradise" in Beishang Township has completely transformed Beishang Township, which was already known for its tourism industry, into a tourist town, attracting a large number of tourists every year.
Although the older generation in Beishang Township still holds stereotypes about "evil spirits," they have no choice but to grit their teeth and admit the new history of Beishang Township—that evil spirits are good and treasure companions are evil—due to their money-making ability.
In the small town of Shosh in the Padiya region, there is also a quiet and leisurely café that is not so conspicuous or famous.
That's practically the perfect place to retire.
However, despite all of these, as Daigo just said, Sawaki doesn't actually have anything that the word "house" represents.
Back when I was just starting out, I didn't have much money, and I could only choose between spaceship travel and a house. Now, money is no object, so having both is no problem at all.
Zeshu had the idea of buying a house.
And it just so happens.
Two days later, when the spaceship arrived at the port of Sinnoh Marshland City, and Sawaki and the others visited the Sapphire Goopod clan they had brought to Marshland City, a commotion on the road caught his attention.
"Please! I really need money! Please! Buy my house! If you don't buy it, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep anymore!"
A slightly overweight young man, with extremely tired dark circles under his eyes, knelt down on a street in Wetland City and pleaded with someone.
But the person he was pleading with only pointed at him angrily and cursed, "You liar!"
She immediately shook off his hand and left.
"I...I..." The slightly chubby young man sat on the ground, looking lost and dejected, while the large-tailed raccoon dog beside him also drooped its head.
"What's going on?" Higana looked at him curiously and called out, "What did you lie to him about? Mr. Liar who was called a liar."
"I'm not a liar! Nor am I Mr. Liar! First of all, I have a name, my name is Tanuki!"
"Okay, Mr. Liar, what did you lie about?"
Higana remained unmoved and continued to ask questions with interest.
This made Tanuki so angry that her round face turned bright red: "Hmph! I won't tell you! You annoying guy, you're nobody to me, why should I tell you..."
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"What if we were interested in your house?" Ze Shu interjected.
"Then...then—" At this sentence, Tanuki's round face, which had been flushed red with anger, suddenly changed, and she forced a smile, "Then you guys are practically my benefactors!"
"My house is honest and reliable, with a yard that's several miles wide, covered in fresh wild grass where Pokémon can run around freely, and it even has a lovely three-story wooden house. All of this only costs 50,000 League Coins! Right?"
It's totally worth it!
He suddenly switched to a sales pitch, his eyes practically begging Ze Shu to buy his house on the spot.
Ze Shu and Xiao Lan exchanged a glance.
During their two or three days on the spaceship, they also learned about housing prices. Although housing prices in the Pokémon world were not as outrageous as Ze Shu had imagined, how could a courtyard and wooden house in this grassland spanning several miles only sell for 50,000 League Coins? It could sell for ten times that amount.
"Can you take us to see it?" Ze Shu asked with a smile.
"Of course!" Tanuki said decisively.
Tanuki's house is not in Wetland City, but in Random Town, which is northwest of Wetland City. It is actually closer to Shenhe Town, the hometown of Bamboo Orchid.
His description of the house was not a lie; there really were dozens of miles of lawns and exquisite three-story log cabins. After all, Suiyi Town was a "nomadic town," and you could see cowgirls wearing cowboy hats and ranch uncles everywhere you went.
This lawn is big enough for Ze Shu to bring the Moon Bear clan and the Sticky Beauty clan, who were previously the leaders of Xi Cui, here to roam freely. It can even accommodate many more others.
"How about it? How about it? I wasn't lying, was I! It only costs 50,000 Alliance Coins! You should buy it now!" Tanuki kept urging Ze Shu on as he toured the house.
Higana, puffing out her cheeks, demanded, "But you still haven't explained why that person called you a liar! And why you're in such a hurry to sell this house!"
"Uh..." Tanuki's words faltered, and faced with this question, she suddenly stammered, "I... I lied... I didn't..."
Yes...no...
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"You're really suspicious!" Higana pulled out a Sherlock Holmes hat, stared intently at Tanuki, and pressed, "You actually lied to Detective Higana! Do you know that no one in the world can lie to Detective Higana? Nobody!"
Tanuki was clearly taken aback, her eyes widening: "R-really?"
Higana nodded proudly: "Of course it's true!"