Chapter 18 Elf Egg

Pingdie Town is a quiet and peaceful town without the hustle and bustle of a big city.

It is already four o'clock in the afternoon, and Luo Mu has to buy everything he needs before six o'clock.

There is no concept of overtime in this small town. Shops and stalls are closed on time, very punctually.

The overall pace of Pingdie Town is slow, fully implementing the saying "work at sunrise and rest at sunset".

As a small town, Pingdie Town does not have any large convenience stores, only a farmers' market with a decent flow of people.

During the time Luo Mu stayed in the hotel in Pingdie Town, he found out what was available in this farmers' market.

In addition to the street vendors who set up stalls outside to sell crops grown on their own land, the space inside is for businessmen or individuals who need to purchase things in large quantities.

In short, it is a wholesale market inside, and basically all commonly needed items can be bought here at wholesale prices.

Walking past the noisy vendors' stalls, Luo Mu did not stop because of their shouting, because he knew that most of these people could be said to have low quality in the entire farmers' market, and things like cheating on scales or selling inferior goods as good ones were common.

When Luo Mu first settled in Pingdie Town, he came here to buy apples. Perhaps because he was a stranger, he was unlucky enough to encounter a ghost scale, and the vendor also replaced some of his apples when he was not paying attention. Some of those apples were overripe and even rotten.

Perhaps it was because he never stayed in one place for too long when traveling, he had never encountered these things in the past year. He always held the idea that there should be no unscrupulous businessmen in the world of Pokémon. This was the first time that Luo Mu suffered a beating from society in this farmers' market.

There are bad people, and naturally there are good people.

At that time, Luo Mu continued to move into the farmer's market carrying apples. He was reminded by a kind old lady in a shop near the vendor's stall. Only then did he realize that he had been cheated.

Without giving the peddler a chance to get away, Luo Mu immediately grabbed the peddler and planned to send him to the Pingdie Town Police Station. It was no use even if the manager of the farmer's market tried to smooth things over.

After that, Luo Mu became famous overnight, and the unscrupulous merchants who set up stalls in the farmers' market began to avoid him.

However, it seems that a month has passed and these people have forgotten his existence, otherwise they would not try to shout at him.

Luo Mu ignored them and went straight to the location of the store he remembered.

【Wholesale seeds】

It's a very self-explanatory, plain name with nothing fancy to it.

The store is not big, about 30 square meters, and most of the space is filled with different seeds classified into different categories.

At the entrance of the store, there is an old-looking recliner, on which lies a kind old lady with gray hair and amiable facial features.

The old lady closed her eyes, her chest rising and falling slowly, and she looked like she was in a light sleep.

Although she was in a light sleep, the old lady was very aware of the outside world. Before Luo Mu approached, she opened her eyes and looked at the person who came.

Seeing that the old lady had woken up, Luo Mu smiled and waved slightly, saying hello: "Grandma Juzi, long time no see?"

"That voice, who are you?" Ju Zi slowly took out his reading glasses from his bosom and put them on. He looked at Luo Mu carefully, and his memory slowly emerged. A smile appeared on his wrinkled face. "It's Xiao Mu. Long time no see. How is your farm going?"

Luo Mu responded: "I have already mapped out the area, and I was planning to come to you to buy some seeds."

"That's good, that's good!" Juzi nodded slightly, as if happy for Luo Mu, and the smile on his face became more intense. With Luo Mu's support, Juzi slowly stood up, then took Luo Mu into the store and asked, "Have you ever thought about planting any crops? You can tell me so that I can give you some reference. I have been selling seeds for so many years, so I do have some experience."

Luo Mu looked around and found that there were quite a few types of seeds. He picked out a few names that he had already thought of in his mind: "Potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, cabbages, cucumbers."

"I want a small packet of these seeds. I plan to try planting them and then buy them in bulk if I find any problems."

Juzi nodded as he listened. It seemed that Luo Mu had done a good job. These crops were suitable for planting in the current season and the growth cycle was not too long. As long as he could grow crops of normal quality, he would be able to make money.

After all, Luo Mu had acquired such a large piece of wasteland, so it was necessary to conduct a pilot planting in advance to avoid the possibility of losses.

Juzi very accurately picked out the types of seeds that Luo Mu needed from the dazzling array of seeds, put them into small bags, sealed them, and even thoughtfully put labels on them.

"Potato seeds are 80 per bag, cucumber seeds are 140 per bag. Take a look and see if there are any problems." Juzi read out the price list posted on the wall one by one.

Luo Mu nodded slightly. This price was even cheaper than what Peter quoted to him, so there was naturally no problem with it.

The seeds of these five crops only cost 600 Alliance Coins in total, which is a bargain compared to the cost of building a farm.

Luo Mu paid the money directly, then took the bags of seeds from Ju Zi and looked at the seeds with curiosity. He had only seen their appearance after they grew up, but this was the first time he had seen the seeds.

He examined the potatoes, cucumbers, and tomatoes one by one until the sixth bag of seeds appeared. When he saw the label on it, Luo Mu was suddenly stunned.

Strawberry seeds?

Luo Mu looked at Ju Zi with a puzzled look and said, "Grandma Ju Zi, did you give me an extra bag of seeds?"

Seeing that Luo Mu had discovered it, Ju Zi smiled and said, "You young people are really sharp-eyed. This bag of strawberry seeds is not worth much. Just think of it as a small gift from me to celebrate the official start of your farm."

“How can this be good?”

Luo Mu wanted to return the bag of strawberry seeds to Juzi. If he took over the order, Juzi would not make a penny and might even lose money.

"Just take it." Juzi waved her hands, unwilling to take the seeds handed over by Luo Mu. While being polite, Juzi saw the Poké Ball hanging on Luo Mu's waist, and suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up slightly: "How about you do me a favor and exchange it for this bag of strawberry seeds?"

Seeing Luo Mu stop, Juzi quickly walked to a cabinet in the deepest part of the store, took out the key to open the small lock, and carefully took out an oval object from it.

Juzi said: "Old lady, remember that you are a trainer, if possible, can you try to take care of this Pokémon egg?"

As she spoke, the elf egg in Mariko's hand slowly moved from the darkness to the light as she walked, revealing its true appearance.

It was an unknown elf egg with a red background and gray-black stripes.

At the same time, in the South District 1, Lighthouse Research Institute.

After saying goodbye to Dragonite, Papa rushed back home excitedly. When he saw a dark room and a note on the table, he instantly understood something.

Piper's arms slowly dropped and the corners of her eyes began to turn red.

After a while, Piper lowered his head and murmured in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "Liar."

(End of this chapter)