The genetic test results were in

[Ding]

[Sales have exceeded 100 million. Sales mission complete.]

[Pokémon prices reduced across the board.]

[Reward: open one new Pokémon Home for free.]

[Spend 95,000,000 to open one additional store.]

[Pokémon Trainer Handbook now available.]

[Training and battle environments unlocked at Pokémon Home.]

[Mission 1: reach 1 billion in sales. Prices will be reduced by 20%, and you may open ten additional Pokémon stores for free.]

[Mission 2: reach 300 million in public awareness. Prices will be reduced by 20%, and you may open ten additional Pokémon stores.]

Bai Xiyue saw the vacant look on Qin Feng's face.

Smack! She rapped him on the head with her knuckles.

"I'm talking to you. What are you spacing out for?"

Coming back to his senses, Qin Feng looked at Bai Xiyue with a goofy grin and asked,

"If I were to open another Pokémon store, where do you think would be best?"

Bai Xiyue immediately felt that something was off.

So I'm asking about one thing, and you're talking about something else?

Are you even listening to me?

"The bigger the city, the better, obviously. Jiangning is so far away that my friends have to catch a flight and then get a ride just to come here."

Qin Feng thought Bai Xiyue had a point.

After all, the current prices were still too high, putting Pokémon within reach of only the wealthy.

And most wealthy people were concentrated in major cities.

"What about Flower City and Magic City?" Qin Feng asked.

Bai Xiyue nodded eagerly. "Sure! If you opened in Magic City, you could easily make a hundred million a day."

No longer interested in eating, Qin Feng gave her a perfunctory explanation of Pokémon, dropped his chopsticks, and ran off.

This left the usually confident Bai Xiyue questioning herself.

Does spending time with me really do nothing for him?

Back in his dorm room, Qin Feng eagerly opened the system's store-opening panel.

He opened one store in Magic City and another in Flower City.

The young women staffing the stores were Nurse Joy in a nurse's outfit and Officer Jenny in uniform, respectively.

Qin Feng felt he wasn't all that happy about it, mainly because both places were too far away.

He had no way to engage in in-depth exchanges and communication with his employees!

Public awareness had already passed two hundred million, so that mission was practically a freebie.

He believed that once these two Pokémon Homes opened, reaching a billion in sales wouldn't be a problem either.

Finally, Qin Feng posted the addresses and contact details of the two new stores on his short-video account.

When Qin Feng woke up the next morning, he opened the system right away.

The number of Pokémon Trainers had shot up from six to twenty-one.

Sales were approaching two hundred million.

Qin Feng was deeply surprised.

He glanced at his two roommates, who were still fast asleep.

He had planned to get each of them a Pokémon and help them make some money.

But after looking at the sales mission, Qin Feng abandoned the idea.

I'd better wait a little longer!

He checked the time. It was already past eight in the morning.

After getting up and washing, he picked up the still-sleeping Egg Yolk and headed for the door.

It was the weekend, so he was going home as usual.

Just then, a message arrived on his phone.

Jiang Xiaoyu: "Ugh!!!"

"Something utterly ridiculous happened to me!"

"I actually slept from noon yesterday until just now, without even dreaming!"

Qin Feng: "..."

Bai Xiyue: "..."

Jiang Xiaoyu: "Are you two laying eggs here or what?"

(︶︿︶)

"I'm serious. I've never slept this long before."

Bai Xiyue: "Oh."

Qin Feng: "Oh."

Jiang Xiaoyu: "Thanks. I feel thoroughly brushed off!"

Jiang Xiaoyu had no idea she was at the center of a storm of social humiliation.

Bai Xiyue laughed at her screen until her stomach hurt.

"I love her. This pretty little thing is just too adorable."

Qin Feng walked out of the dorm building, smiling fondly at his phone.

But the moment he looked up, he froze.

Across from him, Jiang Xiaoyu stood below the girls' dorm, glaring at him furiously.

"Pika, pika."

ヽ(｡◕‿◕.)ﾉ

"Egg Yolk, who do you like best?"

"Pika~"

Pikachu: "Only kids choose. Pikachu wants them all."

With that, Pikachu leaped straight into Jiang Xiaoyu's arms.

Qin Feng: "..."

Painfully real!

Why am I a little jealous?

Can you really get away with anything if you're cute?

It was the weekend, and Jiang Xiaoyu was planning to go home too.

For one thing, she wanted to see her grandfather and parents. For another, she planned to take Jigglypuff home to show off.

When she learned that Qin Feng was also heading home, she casually offered, "Why don't you ride back with me?"

The offer was mostly a courtesy.

Their homes weren't even in the same direction.

To her surprise, Qin Feng showed no intention of refusing.

"Qin Feng, why do I feel like something's off with Jigglypuff?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

This wasn't the first time she had fallen asleep listening to Jigglypuff sing; it was just that the first time had happened at night.

Now she suspected that Jigglypuff was the cause.

She didn't even dare let Jigglypuff out whenever she pleased anymore.

Qin Feng smiled faintly. "I told you last time that Pokémon need Trainers to train them. First, to stop them from using their moves indiscriminately, and second, to improve their battling abilities."

With that, he handed Jiang Xiaoyu a Pokémon Trainer Handbook. "Consider this my fare."

"It gives detailed instructions on how Trainers can train their Pokémon."

"Including Jigglypuff."

"Oh, and it's best to keep Pokémon in their Poké Balls. It helps them rest and evolve."

Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Pikachu in confusion. "Then why is Pikachu always outside?"

Qin Feng spread his hands. "Ask Pikachu yourself."

Pikachu: (O_O)? "Pikachu~"

Suddenly!

Qin Feng's phone rang.

It was Bai Xiyue.

"Hello, Qin Feng. There's news about the genetic sample we sent for testing the other day." Bai Xiyue's voice was grave, as though the news was bad.

Qin Feng's heart lurched at her words.

After all, if they couldn't get past the authorities, spreading Pokémon far and wide would be little more than a pipe dream.

Not every Pokémon was as adorable as a cuddly pet.

Their abilities varied, too. If the authorities didn't approve,

and cracked down on them, then spreading Pokémon would be out of the damn question.

"Okay, go ahead." Even Qin Feng's tone had changed.

Bai Xiyue said, "Grandpa Liu said the genetic testing found no problems at all. He's also very interested and wants to meet you."

"Grandpa Liu is a world authority in biology. With his approval, the authorities will definitely give us their full support."

Qin Feng let out a long, heavy breath.

"Come on, girl. Don't keep me in suspense like that next time!"

This was undoubtedly fantastic news.

With official approval, promoting Pokémon would surely reach a whole new level.

Since such an important figure was about to visit for an inspection,

Qin Feng had to cancel his plans to go home.

Jiang Xiaoyu loved being where the action was, so naturally, she didn't want to miss it either.

After all, this concerned her Jigglypuff too.