Monster Hunter: Farm Story Begins with Pokémon

Chapter 13 Big shopping (two-in-one)

"Ziqin Town is close to the West Padia Sea. The town has a total area of ​​94 square kilometers. The permanent population is about , and the floating population is about ."

"The main reason why there is such a large population flow here is that there is a famous Ziqin market in the entire Padiya region. In addition to buying ingredients or props, this market can also hold auctions."

"Thanks to this, some precious items often appear in Ziqin Market. Almost all the items circulating in the entire Padia region can be purchased here. Of course, if you intend to sell your real account, there are also quite powerful companies here. Strong entrepreneurs can participate in the auction.”

Paqi introduced to Bai Zhen what he knew about Ziqin Town.

Bai Zhen looked at this strange city curiously. To be honest, the entire Zhiqin Town was not as big as his private island, but its population and bustling level far exceeded his private island.

Patch pointed to the market ahead which was still busy at seven o'clock in the evening and said: "If you want to buy ingredients, buy them here. There is almost anything you want here."

Bai Zhen quickly glanced at the ingredients on site.

[Maoya Crab Sticks Level 1 (F+ grade ingredient): Ingredients with strong sweet and salty taste. A healthy processed food made from the extract of hairy crab shells. However, the hairy cliff crab carapace used is of a lower grade, and the finished product is slightly imperfect. If you make it into a dish, you can get bonuses related to the rock system, and it may also be a little bit of a blessing for production. 】

[Fresh Cream Lv.1 (F+ grade ingredient): Cream made from Moo Moo fresh milk. It is rich in nutrients and can also increase the taste of the food. However, the quality of the cream is slightly lower due to reasons such as the large milk tanks used to produce Moo Moo fresh milk and insufficient grade. If made into dishes, you can get mysterious bonuses. 】

[Smoked Tail Lv.2 (E-grade ingredient): Made from the pickled tail of Pokémon Slowpoke. Even if Slowpoke's tail is broken, it will grow a new one quickly, so it is not needed. Worried about Slowpoke's health. If you make it into a dish, you may be able to gain water or super energy bonuses, and you may also be able to slightly increase your mental power. 】

[Toast Bread Lv.1 (cannot be rated):.]

There are indeed many unexpected new ingredients in the market.

Bai Zhen did a brief shopping and bought some fresh tails of Slowpoke. He also specially selected the highest level Level 3 Slowpoke tails on the market. Slowpoke tails of this level are sold by the pound. , one cost nearly 1000 alliance coins.

Bai Zhen directly bought five sticks and kept them for later cooking.

For fresh cream, Bai Zhen also selected the highest level Lv. 3 and purchased twenty copies, spending a total of 3000 alliance coins.

After shopping around for a while, Bai Zhen purchased the highest-grade and best-quality meat products, as well as flour, white sugar, glucose powder, Moo milk powder, and the Salt Giant's [Refined Salt].

[Salt Djinn's Refined Salt Level 3 (C+ grade food): Legend has it that the Salt Djinn can instantly heal any serious injury by rubbing its fingertips, kneading out salt and spreading it on the injured Pokémon. Although the legend has exaggerated ingredients, the carefully selected Salt Djinn's salt is still rich in minerals. When used to make dishes, it can improve the effect of the dishes and also achieve the effect of recovering injuries. 】

The salt of the Salt Stone Djinn is of the same grade as Oliva's oil, and the price is also extremely high.

This 500g bottle of refined salt is sold for 2500 alliance coins.

Patch saw Bai Zhen's surprised look and was a little confused.

According to Bai Zhen's past status as a young master, the price of table salt he eats should be higher than this.

But he still explained to Bai Zhen: "The high price is mainly because the ranch owners feed it with better food. This kind of salt is better than ordinary salt in terms of taste and nutrition."

"If you feed Pokémon better food, you will get better ingredients, right?" Bai Zhen caught the key point of Patch's words.

Patch affirmed: "This is natural. Some expensive ingredients are only for the rich. It is said that just feeding Pokémon feed can reach a level of one million per month."

"Can I ask what the Salt Djinn eats?"

"They eat fruits, minerals and other foods, but they mainly eat minerals."

Bai Zhen was thinking after hearing this.

Certain special plants can also be fused into ores. If they can be planted to feed the salt giants, I wonder if they can get higher-grade refined salt.

In order to obtain higher quality ingredients, it is also very necessary to open a ranch. It seems that the development of the ranch will also be put on the agenda.

Bai Zhen spent some time buying the required ingredients, spending a total of 18400 alliance coins.

"The next step is to go to a sports brand store to buy adventure equipment, right?" Patch asked.

"Yes, do you have any recommended stores?"

Patch thought for a while and said, "If you don't mind the price, I know a store that uses first-class materials and workmanship."

"I only have 24000 alliance coins left. If the price is too high, I may not be able to afford it."

"Don't worry, the price is not that high yet. You can purchase a very good set of adventure equipment for about 10000 alliance coins."

Patch led Baizhen in the front, leaving Zhiqin Market and arriving at a bustling commercial street. Patch took Bai Zhen into a store called [Hot Monkey Outdoor Store].

Opening the store door, there were only a few scattered customers inside.

When the store manager saw Patch, he came out to greet him: "Welcome! What do the two guests want to buy?"

Bai Zhen stepped forward and said, "I want to buy an adventure backpack with a larger capacity. I also need outdoor adventure clothing and boots with high defense, as well as a waterproof and windproof sleeping bag."

The manager of the backpack and sleeping bag store understands what it means, but does this high-defense outdoor adventure clothing refer to high-quality clothing?

The store manager asked: "Our store also accepts customization. I wonder what price range you want?"

"My budget is that the total of these four things is within 20000 alliance coins."

"This budget is already sufficient. I will directly give you the best equipment in the store."

After asking about the size of Bai Zhen's clothes, the store manager went to help Bai Zhen get the goods.

After a while, he brought the items Bai Zhen needed.

He first introduced a black outdoor adventure backpack: "This backpack has the largest capacity in our store, 100L. In addition, the material is waterproof, tear-resistant, and puncture-resistant, and there is absolutely no problem with the quality. This backpack is worth 2800 alliance coins."

As he spoke, the store manager took out an outdoor adventure knife and stabbed the backpack twice. No traces were left on the backpack. Then he took a basin of water and completely immersed the backpack in the water. When I took it out, the toilet paper that had been placed inside was not wet at all.

It can be seen that the material used in this backpack is a very special material.

Bai Zhen nodded with great satisfaction, and then looked at three other things.

The material used in the sleeping bag is similar to that of a backpack. It is tear-resistant and waterproof. It is filled with ice-made goose down. There is absolutely no problem with keeping warm. The sleeping bag is worth 1200 alliance coins, which is relatively expensive, but considering the materials used, the price/performance ratio is still good. very high.

Finally, the store manager made a special introduction to the adventure clothes he chose for Bai Zhen.

"This adventure suit is a suit of clothing that I particularly recommend. I don't quite understand what you mean by high defense, but the materials used in this adventure suit are definitely good enough. It is not only windproof, waterproof, and tear-resistant In addition to being crack-resistant and puncture-resistant, it can also withstand flames of 1000 degrees and below, and electric shocks of 8600 volts and below. The price is also very cheap, only costing alliance coins.”

Withstanding flames below 1000 degrees and resisting electric shocks of volts, this was something I would never have imagined in my previous life.

But if Pokémon materials are used, this kind of clothing is not difficult to make.

Bai Zhen tried it on. The adventure suit was the same color as the backpack. Because it was windproof and waterproof, Bai Zhen was worried that the suit would be airtight. After trying it on, the breathability was surprisingly good.

Afterwards, Bai Zhen spent 1000 alliance coins to buy a pair of outdoor boots with quality comparable to military boots. The store manager also gave Bai Zhen a pair of adventure boots that were also tear-resistant, puncture-resistant, and waterproof because of Bai Zhen's cheerfulness. Gloves. After putting all the clothes on, Bai Zhen asked Tan Xiaoshi and Xie Mi how they felt.

Tan Xiaoshi nodded and said it was not bad.

It has a unified style and looks very capable when worn. In addition, the defense does seem to be improved a lot.

Xie Mi doesn't understand this very well, but Bai Zhen does seem to have a relatively high defense now.

"It looks like its defense is very high."

With the approval of his two partners, Bai Zhen directly spent 13600 alliance coins to purchase a set of adventure equipment.

After coming out of the outdoor store, Bai Zhen had already put on the adventure suit he just bought. The black color could also provide him with some camouflage effect, especially at night.

Patch saw that Bai Zhen actually spent so much money to buy such a set of adventure equipment.

He asked Bai Zhen: "Are you planning to go out on an adventure during this time?"

"Well, if nothing else happens, we will set off tomorrow."

"I didn't expect time to be so tight. I really should buy a good set of equipment. Is there anything else you want to buy?"

"I wonder if there is a seed shop near here?"

Just when Bai Zhen finished speaking, Tan Xiaoshi beside him seemed to sense something different.

He suddenly hissed and rushed towards the target.

"Attendant Tan?" Bai Zhen called out. Seeing that Attendant Tan didn't respond, he quickly followed.

Mr. Tan stopped outside an antique store and looked through the glass at the set of golden armor displayed in the display window.

Tan Xiaoshi was lying in front of the glass, looking at the armor with burning eyes.

This set of golden armor is perfectly maintained, and there are still traces of battles on it.

Patch also followed. He saw the armor and said, "It seems that Mr. Tan has felt the power contained in this armor."

Tan Xiaoshi has two evolutionary forms. One is the [Red Lotus Armored Cavalry] that evolves with the help of the armor worn by warriors who have made many meritorious deeds.

One is the [Blue Flame Blade Demon] that evolved from old armor soaked with resentment.

Both evolutionary forms require armor to evolve.

Patch said: "I happen to be very familiar with the owner of this antique store. How about we go in and take a look?"

Patch opened the store door.

The bell on the door rang.

Entering the store, Bai Zhen walked across the corridor and saw a sturdy white-haired old man sitting behind the counter.

Patch shouted to the store: "Good evening, Mr. Andre, are you busy now?"

Hearing Patch's voice, the old man raised his head. He took off the wavelength magnifying adjustment lens on his right eye. He was repairing an antique watch.

"Hoo ho ho, listen to this sound, it's Patch boy here." Andre raised his head and said hello to Patch. He put the tools in his hands aside and said, "Sit down first, I'll go Pour you some tea."

"You don't have to be busy, old man. I just brought a guest. After we finish chatting, I'm going to visit his yacht."

"Guest" Andre then looked at Bai Zhen, and he introduced himself, "Another young guy, welcome. My name is Andre, and I run this antique shop for the time being."

"For now...?" Bai Zhen didn't understand why the other party spoke so vaguely.

Patch helped explain: "Mr. Andre used to be a naval engineer. He just retired half a year ago. Now he is opening this antique shop out of interest."

"I see. My name is Bai Zhen, and these are my partners Tan Xiaoshi, and Xie Mi."

When Andre heard Xie Mi's name, he opened his eyes and looked curiously at Xie Mi, who was lying on Bai Zhen's head.

He sighed: "You can tame a Shemi as a partner. It seems that you are a very powerful trainer."

"No, I'm just a farmer, and this Semi is just following me temporarily."

Xie Mi was not happy when she heard this. She raised her foot and stepped on Bai Zhen's head twice to express her dissatisfaction.

Is this to drive away Shemi?

Bai Zhen told her to stop making trouble, and he went straight to the point and asked Andre: "Can you sell the armor in your window? How much does it cost?"

"The things on display are naturally for sale. The armor is priced at 120 million alliance coins. But since you are the guest brought by Patch boy, I will charge you 100 million alliance coins."

"One million??" Bai Zhen was also shocked by the price. Changing a set of armor in the game only requires ten Pokémon drops.

"Since it is an antique, it is naturally worth so much money. Moreover, this set of armor also has a lot of history. This was the armor worn by a knight of the kingdom who had great military achievements. You can understand it by looking at the battle marks on it. If you use this set If the armor evolves your Tan-chan, your Tan-chan will definitely be able to develop its abilities to the maximum extent."

Antique armors are also divided into three, six or nine grades.

The more meritorious deeds the armor's previous owner has, the stronger Tan Xiaoshi's abilities will be after he evolves.

This is different from the game. It is also the information Bai Zhen found on the Internet when he first conquered Tan Xiaoshi.

Bai Zhen thought for a moment.

The price of 100 million is not expensive. If Tan Xiaoshi's potential can be developed to the maximum extent, then the 100 million will be well worth it.

Bai Zhen said: "I don't have so much money now. I wonder if you can help me keep this armor for a while."

"If you really want it, old man, I can keep it for you for a month."

"In three months, I can pay a deposit of 10,000 yuan in advance."

Andre hesitated for a while, then he looked at Patch, and when he saw Patch nodded, he agreed.

"Okay, I'll help you stay for three months."

(End of this chapter)