MTLNOVEL Chapter 49: 49. I want it! Give it to me quickly~
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The pointer for the Master's lottery began to spin rapidly.
Held items, consumables, medicines, rare items, TMs, special items, etc., flashed past one by one, Marcus stared intently at the turntable, his heart full of anticipation...
Lottery draws are all about tension and excitement.
Finally, the pointer began to slow down, slowly stopping on the Evolution Item section!
[Ding, the Master's lottery has ended, you have obtained Intermediate Fire Stone ×1!]
[Intermediate Fire Stone: A Fire Stone of good quality, it can allow special Fire-type Pokemon to evolve normally, and can also assist Fire-type Pokemon training or in making enhancement food and items.]
"Not bad~" Marcus smiled and accepted the Fire Stone.
This thing is useless to him, but it can be sold for money.
Compared to the top-grade full set of evolution stones Whitney prepared for him, this Fire Stone is more suitable for ordinary Trainers to use, and it will be very easy to sell.
According to market price, although evolution stones are rare resources whose value is not comparable to fossils, they can still sell for tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand PD, which can just alleviate Marcus's financial crisis...
Seeing that his two Pokemon's examination would take a while longer, Marcus took Dolliv to the yard to sunbathe, and opened his phone at the same time.
In the PokeGram community, there is a PokeTrader forum, where many people buy and sell items.
However, as soon as he entered PokeGram, a series of private messages rang out.
"Ding dong ding dong..."
The notification sound rang for a while before stopping, fortunately, the satellite communication phone Whitney prepared for Marcus was a PokeNav Mate60, with no signs of lag...
Don't ask, its Technologia!
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Clicking into the comment section, Marcus also understood the reason behind the matter—the post he sent last time suddenly became popular!
"Asking out of ignorance, is this ten-win streak real? A newcomer defeating a Bronze-level opponent by fighting above their rank?"
"I was there, it's real! To be honest, being able to use psychological warfare to this extent, it really doesn't seem like a novice..."
"What about a ten-win streak? What about fighting above your rank? You will never get my Wang Long's approval!"
"Hmph, Miss Kahili obviously went easy! What I hate most is this kind of Clown who boasts about an accidental victory!"
"Alright, alright, the person upstairs, stop seeking attention on the internet, your real life is probably not going well..."
"I, Wang Defa of Rainbow University, certify with my real name that Marcus is primarily insidious and cunning! He even toyed with my goddess Miss Nessa before, he's simply a shameless scoundrel!"
"Cough cough... What did I miss? Elaborate on 'toyed with'..."
"..."
Marcus didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he didn't expect that defeating Nessa and Kahili would bring him so much negativity...
Of course, this also brought him a lot of attention.
Among the many comments, Marcus also found a familiar ID:
I'm Not a Crybaby Who Gets Lost: Wow~! Marcus is awesome!! (⋈◍＞◡＜◍).✧♡
This is Whitney's account.
Marcus smiled slightly and replied, "There's something even more amazing, want to see it?"
Before he could continue reading other comments, Whitney replied instantly, "✧ (◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩ Ah~ I want it, I want it! Give it to me quickly~~! (Anticipating)"
"Uh..." This girl, saying things like this makes people overthink...
Marcus glanced around guiltily, and only slowly calmed down after realizing no one was paying attention to him...
Ever since establishing a relationship with Whitney, he found his resistance to her was getting lower and lower...
"Wait up~.." After replying to Whitney, Marcus tapped rapidly on his phone and quickly finished editing the Oreburgh Gym challenge match he had recorded earlier, then uploaded it.
He also added a caption: "Newbie 2V3 challenge Oreburgh Gym, 0-loss victory fighting above my rank!"
Ever since learning that the Battle Facility profits based on viewership, Marcus has intentionally been boosting his popularity.
In the Pokemon world, the way to achieve this is very simple: achieve certain results in fields such as battling, research, Contests, and breeding.
Therefore, every time he battles, he turns on his phone's recording function; on one hand, he can review himself, and on the other hand, he can upload it to the internet to expand his influence.
In the future, he might even return to his old profession from his previous life and become a Pokemon battle streamer.
Similar to Raihan, the Dragon-type Gym Leader in the Galar region, and Iono, the Electric-type Gym Leader in the Paldea Region.
By then, he won't have to worry about money every day like he does now~.
After picking up his two Pokemon from Nurse Joy, Marcus had a video call with Whitney.
Patiently listening to her talk about her daily trivial matters, Marcus also told her about Lopunny and Indeedee, sharing their joy with each other.
"Wow... they're all such cute types!" Whitney cupped her chubby little face, her eyes shining as she looked at the petite Indeedee.
"Oh right, do you have targets for the remaining three?"
"Hmm... for now, I'll have to wait for Norman's news. I plan to train a Slakoth as my main physical attacker, and then go to the Unova region when I have the chance."
"Huh? Why suddenly go to Unova?" Whitney asked doubtfully.
"I want to go there to catch a Zorua."
Zorua is a Pokemon introduced in the fifth generation, and is not distributed in the fourth generation Sinnoh region at this stage.
"I see... That should be quite difficult, right? Do you need help?" Whitney knew very well that Pokemon like Zorua are very cunning and also have the Illusion ability, allowing them to transform into other Pokemon.
It can be said that most Trainers cannot even distinguish them if they encounter one, let alone capture them.
"Yeah... it is quite troublesome," Marcus saw the worry in the girl's pink eyes and smiled reassuringly, "It's alright, Indeedee can help with Psychic, it should be fine, don't worry about me~"
"You just live well at home and work hard to develop the Gym, I should be able to achieve our goal soon."
"Okay, alright~!"
"..."
After chatting for a while longer, Whitney reluctantly hung up the video call.
Marcus casually listed the Intermediate Fire Stone for sale on the forum and left his contact information.
Afterwards, he continued to tally his gains from this time.
First, there are two held items:
[Power Lens: An EV-enhancing item, when held, it will limit the Pokemon's Speed due to the weight, but will promote the enhancement of its Special Attack stat.]
[Heat Rock: A stone imbued with a scorching aura, when held, the duration of the Sunny Day weather condition caused by the Pokemon is extended from 5 turns to 8 turns.]
There's nothing much to say about the Power Lens, just give it to Dolliv to hold.
Indeedee can also continue to use it after it grows up.
As for the Heat Rock, it's also an item Dolliv can use, providing a good boost to Sunny Day strategies, and will have excellent effects when Marcus targets Water-type, Steel-type, and other Gyms.
Furthermore, considering that Dolliv's Weather Ball will transform into a 100-power Fire-type move under Sunny Day, perhaps the Heat Rock will also be useful when challenging the Grass Type Eterna Gym.