HLnovel Chapter 171 The Dyed Nidoking
Chapter 171 The Dyed Nidoking
I ran for four hours straight.
Ye Kai exited the highway and headed straight for a city.
That was the place the old man who dug the hole had mentioned, the place where "Pinggan fruit" was sold.
Caicheng is right next to Qushi Hongcheng, so it's on the way.
"Come back."
He retrieved his goat and went into a house that had been renovated as a bed and breakfast.
Are you looking for accommodation?
A young woman asked the question.
"No, I came to inquire about the whereabouts of Pinggan fruit."
Hearing Ye Kai say that, her expression became serious.
"Let's go inside and talk in detail."
People who know about the fruit of the purslane are experts, and there aren't many of them.
You need an introduction from someone you know to buy this fruit, otherwise they won't sell it to you!
However, Ye Kai was not fond of such rules.
Ha, it's just a marketing tactic!
The girl poured tea, sat down, and then summoned her spirit.
It is a large pink flower-eating monster and a pink monkey monster.
"That's right, my family does sell pine nuts, but they're not cheap, and..."
"And what?"
"This fruit requires a large quantity to guarantee lifelong staining, and the second-generation fruits currently being cultivated cannot be fed to elves in large quantities!"
After getting a general understanding, Ye Kai understood.
To put it bluntly, if you spend a lot of money to eat the fruit and it turns pink...
If it fades in a couple of days, don't blame us for not informing you beforehand!
"Tell me, how much is one?"
"One fruit? One fruit can probably only last for half a day. To ensure permanent staining, six fruits shouldn't be a problem!"
These fruits can sell for as much as 30 yuan each, making them quite valuable.
It mainly circulates only within a small circle.
Once the fruit is picked, it must be eaten within half a day, otherwise it will rot.
"Also, we will only sell a maximum of 5 fruits per customer."
"..."
Ye Kai could guess the reason behind this.
It's all about "scarcity"!
Otherwise, pink elves would be everywhere, and this thing wouldn't be worth anything!
"In fact, our remaining fruit trees have also been targeted by the alliance's higher-ups, and this business will be..."
Ye Kai didn't say much; such things are valued for their rarity.
Without further ado, he paid 150 million to acquire 5 fruits.
This fruit looks a lot like the persimmons he ate in his previous life.
But rather than saying that...
In terms of function, it's more like a "colorful fruit" in a certain game...
It wouldn't be good to break their rules.
Let's put the pink one-horned rhinoceros and such aside for now.
First, I dyed Nidoking's hair!
"Come forth, Nidoking!"
"Ugh!!"
King Nido has been sleeping in his luxurious ball these days.
Having nothing better to do, I thought I'd come out now because I thought there was going to be a battle.
"Here, eat it."
Ye Kai handed over 5 pink tree fruits.
It swallowed it whole.
"..."
Why hasn't it changed color yet?
Seemingly sensing his impatience, the woman explained.
"This needs to be dissolved in water to fully digest the fruit; there's no rush..."
Following her instructions, Nidoran ran to the courtyard of the guesthouse and drank a lot of water by the pond.
"The dyeing effect is also related to the water you drink. The more impurities in the water, the darker and more uneven the pink color will be, and vice versa!"
"I see……"
"Does that mean we have to drink purified water?"
"Exactly."
She pointed to the reverse osmosis air purifier in the yard.
"We've equipped our facility with a dedicated, extra-large water purifier for this purpose. Earlier this year, a customer had her Snorlax dyed a light pink; I still have photos of it here..."
As she spoke, she took out her phone and showed the photos in her album.
King Nido then began to drink pure water like a cow.
Ever since it ate that strange tree fruit, it felt its throat was parched and desperately needed water.
Soon, its color began to change from dark purple.
As the pigments from the tree fruit enter the bloodstream, they circulate and reach the skin surface.
A full hour and a half later...
Nidoran has been completely bleached?!
"Wait, why did it turn pure white?!"
"This is the first time we've encountered a dominant elf with this dye. It's probably because it drank too much pure water."
Water that has been highly purified is pure water, and drinking it for a long time is not good for either humans or spirits.
However, it's nice to drink it occasionally; the taste is unique.
Perhaps Nidoking had never drunk this kind of water before, because he downed most of the water tower in one go...
"...I have good news and bad news."
"Go ahead."
Ye Kai has accepted the pure white overlord Nidoking.
What can you do if you don't accept it?
"The good news is that it stains very well and won't turn back to its original deep purple color."
"The bad news is that this white state cannot be maintained; we are not in the color-fixing stage yet."
"Come back, Nidoking!"
In the end, Ye Kai accepted the situation.
Currently, Nidoking is basically pure white, except for the inside of its large ears which are lake blue!
"If it changes color in the future, please contact us. This is a valuable lesson learned!"
"Ah."
He had achieved his goal and left quickly.
What do I care about your valuable experience?
Ye Kai felt that Nidoking, dyed pure white, looked alright.
This is an artificially created, heterochromatic flash...
Nidoking's stats remained unchanged; it was still the same dominant Pokémon.
Putting all that aside, he had more important things to do.
That is to find out the whereabouts of the Trick Room HM before challenging the next gym.
"Come back, my goat mount!"
With navigation, it's easy to find the local trainers' association in Caicheng.
This place is quite desolate, resembling a distribution center.
There are even large logistics and express delivery outlets in the surrounding area.
"Hurry up, do you still want it?"
"No."
"2!"
"Xiao Wang!"
"Your Majesty!"
These merchants weren't doing much business, so they simply started playing cards.
The shop that Ye Kai found to recycle and sell secret machines was playing cards at that moment.
He could only watch patiently, feeling that it should be over soon.
"Bomb him, bomb him now!"
"bomb!"
An uncle with a cigarette in his mouth flicked out four 7s.
The shop owner got carried away and made some bold statements.
"Seventeen cards, you think you can beat me in a second?"
"You think you can kill me in an instant?! If you win today, I'll eat this ice monster right here and now!!"
Unfortunately, the table they were playing cards on was the Ice Rock Monster table, which was remarkably flat...
"JJJ, 999, 88, 5... Airplane!!"
The player before me played this card, leaving the boss completely stunned...
He was numb too.
"Ugh, I'm not playing anymore!! It's so boring!"
The shopkeeper immediately recalled the Ice Rock Monster into its Poké Ball.
The other card players, who were also shop owners from the surrounding area, all booed.
Running away if you can't handle the game, that's really...
Ye Kai then stepped forward.
"Boss, do you have a secret device for creating a magic space?"
"A magic space? Ha, no, but..."
This boss has triangular eyes and a humped nose; he has an attitude of never wanting to be taken advantage of.
After some investigation, they gave Ye Kai some information.
That information could actually sell for 5? Unbelievable.
This is precisely the point where the magic space is located, where the techniques are taught.
The cemetery protection zone at the border of Caicheng and Hongcheng.
That was a place full of ghost-type Pokémon.
The boss knows some of the rangers, and many of the Ghost-type Pokémon know Trick Room.
You can have an elf teach another elf.
Finally, he inquired about places to learn skills in the vicinity and borrowed the owner's Ice Rock Monster, which cost him some more money.
Ye Kai inserted the disc containing the ice beam, and then the projection screen began playing a demonstration of the move.
The Pokémon he has that can learn this move are Nidoking, Slowbro, Toxapex, and Goody.
I thought I could learn how to wash the green slugs too.
After all, Sneasel was originally an Ice-type, so it seems I was overthinking it.
With the help of the Ice Rock Monster, learning this move, mastering the Freeze Beam, is a natural progression.
More than five hours later, Nidoking was the first to learn this move.
Eight hours later, even the Slowbro had learned it.
Looking at the vast area of land frozen in front of me.
The surrounding temperature was low, and snowflakes began to fall faintly.
He stood by indifferently, wearing a winter coat.
It turns out that learning skills under the corresponding weather conditions will allow you to master attribute energy more quickly.
I learned something new.
Ye Kai changed his clothes and recalled all the spirits.
After returning the Ice Rock Pokémon, he left the Trainer Association and headed straight for the cemetery reserve in the mountains outside the city.