Roy immediately added the Lightweight Bracelet to his shopping cart.
Continuing through the props section, I saw a piece of Charcoal in a transparent safe, with a description next to it:
Made from centuries-old oak that has been roasted over decades at the Charizard Volcano, it can enhance the power of Pokémon's Fire type.
The effect is quite remarkable, but the price is even more remarkable, requiring 1 million Poké Dollars, and there are no discounts for individual coins.
That's way too expensive! 1 million Poké Dollars. His entire net worth is only a little over 1 million Poké Dollars.
Roy System Scan and confirmed it was indeed of high quality, but he could wait for the System Shop to refresh later.
After leaving the item area Roy mentioned that they had arrived at the area selling Technical Machine.
Inside were transparent display cases of various sizes, selling all sorts of Technical Machine; basically, any Technical Machine available on the market could be found at Devon Tower.
Roy immediately spotted the [Swords Dance] Technical Machine, placed alone in the very center.
Price: 250,000 Poké Dollars
Effect: Greatly increases Pokémon's attack power.
Probability of learning success: 25%
It's safe to say that your own System Shop is still the best; 2000 Popularity Points can be exchanged for a Technical Machine that guarantees you can learn it.
However, he didn't come to the Technical Machine area for the Technical Machine themselves, but rather to the equipment area to get the Portable Technical Machine.
With this, I won't need to sneak into the Academy's Training Ground to use the Technical Machine anymore.
Price: 250w
I can't afford it! I can't afford it!
As expected, Wallace hadn't lied to him. Roy suddenly felt that he was a millionaire in name only.
It seems we'll have to wait until later to discuss this further.
Roy reluctantly left and went to the Pokémon Breeding Area to find the Berry Blender and Pokéblock Maker that he mainly needed to buy today.
The display case contained various kinds of Pokéblock, including some that could increase Pokémon's friendship and beauty Pokéblock.
Roy ignored the Pokéblock and went straight to the area where the Berry mixer and Pokéblock Maker were needed to create the Pokéblock later.
This place is much quieter; there are practically no people around.
Roy looked at each machine one by one, and immediately took a liking to the latest and top-of-the-line Pokéblock Maker.
The latest Pokéblock Maker includes the function of Berry Blender, essentially giving you the benefit of two separate machines for the price of one.
Price: 2.5 million Poké Dollars
It's the same price as the portable Technical Machine Device we just saw.
Other new Pokéblock Maker and Berry Blender also cost over a million Poké Dollars.
It turns out that farming is not only the most profitable industry, but also the most expensive.
Typically, a breeder needs to spend dozens of months experimenting with a recipe for a Pokéblock, including the steps of mixing the recipe, the fusion reaction of the Berry, and finally the specific effects of the Pokéblock.
Having the recipes for various Pokéblock left by Agatha saved me a lot of trouble; that's the advantage of having someone backing you up.
Roy explored the entire area and found that with his 1 million Poké Dollars, he could only buy the most basic manual Berry Blender and Pokéblock Maker.
That is, the first generation of Devon Corporation's products. The price of the two instruments together is only 600,000 Poké Dollars.
Its advantage is its durability, but its disadvantage is that the process is very complicated and not as convenient as the latest instruments.
It seems that Agatha was afraid he would be too ambitious, so she only left him these Poké Dollars so he could buy a basic model to practice with.
However, the old version is indeed sufficient for his needs, so I added both devices to my shopping cart.
While Roy was still considering buying the Berry and the materials needed to craft the Pokéblock...
"Young Looker, would you like to take a look at our company's latest product?"
A seductive female voice drifted over, and Roy looked in the direction of the sound to find a woman with a hot figure and healthy bronze skin.
Roy felt the woman looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
Is this Shelly?
One of the future Team Aqua officers
He is also Researcher in the Team Aqua.
The other person is now working as a salesperson at Devon Corporation?
Seeing Roy stunned, Shelly assumed he was captivated by her charm and grabbed Roy's arm. Roy immediately felt a Limber touch on his arm.
Hmm... it's D.
"Little brother, do you want to buy some Pokémon items? Let me tell you, our store has everything."
Shelly pulled Roy towards the shop where he worked.
Before Roy could be pulled into the Spider Cave, a fat man grabbed Roy's arm.
"Young man, don't listen to that woman. Our shop also has Pokémon items and materials for making Pokéblock, and they're guaranteed to be cheaper than theirs!"
Roy also recognized this fat guy; Tabitha, Researcher for Team Magma.
Tabitha and Shelly?
They now work for Devon Corporation, as salespeople for two different Pokémon item companies.
But that makes sense, since Team Magma and Team Aqua haven't appeared yet, they can't just stop appearing just because those two organizations haven't.
"You fatso, trying to steal my girl, huh?"
Seeing that Tabitha was trying to steal his customers, Shelly naturally wouldn't hold back. He let go of Roy's arm and started cursing right away.
Tabitha didn't tolerate Shelly's behavior either, and the two started arguing.
After the Limber sensation on his arm disappeared, Roy's current thought was whether or not to kill the two, since they would later become the right-hand men of the leaders of Team Magma and Team Aqua.
According to the game's storyline, Archie and Maxie will go to Mt. Pyre to Snatch the two precious orbs.
Although the two elders never mentioned the Red and Blue Orbs to him when they were at Mt. Pyre.
What Roy still doesn't understand is how they managed to snatch the gem from a High-level Elite Four member, Gengar.
Roy thought about it and decided to abandon the first idea. Even if he eliminated the two of them, it seemed that he wouldn't play any crucial role.
Even without the two of them, Archie and Maxie would still form Team Aqua and Team Magma.
Other "Tabitha" and "Shelly" will also appear.
Rather than encountering characters I don't know, I'd rather keep an eye on the two of them and see if I can find Archie and Maxie first.
With my current strength, I'm definitely no match for them. But what if it's the Hoenn League?
I'll report these two organizations directly to higher authorities, nipping Team Magma and Team Aqua in the bud.
Just as Roy was pondering how to proceed with his plan, he suddenly noticed a familiar person watching him from afar.
Steven?
Seeing that Roy had noticed him, Steven waved to Roy, signaling Roy to come over.
Steven still had a deep impression of Roy, especially the enigmatic smile Roy gave him before leaving the Arena at the Rustboro Academy.
The two of them must have never met before, so why was he smiling at him?
Roy walked towards Steven, concealing the murderous intent in his eyes, and smiled as he approached Steven.
He only got a general idea of what Daigo was like at the Academy's Training Ground, but now that he saw Steven in person, he felt that Steven was even more handsome in person than on TV.
Steven saw Roy walk up to him, still smiling, and asked calmly:
Have we met before?
"Yes, I've seen you before. Wasn't it once at the Academy?"
I mean before.
"I've seen it, I've seen it on TV."
Have you seen me on TV? I think I did appear on Great Zijing Television before to promote my family's products. I think it was on a news or report channel.
Then there's no problem.
Steven didn't know was that the television Roy was talking about and the television he was imagining were from completely different worlds.
"You're here to buy props today?"
This was the first time he had felt such curiosity since spotting Roy outside the building.
Then we noticed Roy taking down a Portable Technical Machine and putting it down again, and looking at the advanced Berry Blender and Pokéblock Maker with a helpless expression.
"Yeah, I don't have enough money, I can't afford it."
Roy was poor, but he had every right to be so.
Steven also noticed Roy's predicament, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"How about we have a match? If you beat me, I'll give you a 20% discount on everything you buy today."
If you lose, you...
Should I write you a love letter too?
... Just buy it at the original price.