Chapter 109: Imperial Capital Underground Black Market
After lunch, Xiao Wanyu asked the driver and bodyguard to send Xia Yu back to the secret realm.
"Xiao Yu, come visit often when you are free. You can consider the cooperation intention first, and we can discuss other matters later. By the way, please say hello to Mr. Lin for me."
"Okay, Aunt Xiao, I'll go back and discuss it with grandpa." After Xia Yu said that, he waved goodbye to Su Muzhi and her daughter and got in the car.
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Looking at the slowly leaving car, Su Muzi raised the corners of her mouth, took Xiao Wanyu's arm, and said softly: "Mom, I said Xia Yu would definitely not agree."
Xiao Wanyu remained silent, with a smile on her face, but her mind was full of thoughts: "That's because the price I offered was not enough. After all, this was our first official meeting, so it's normal for him to be wary of me. He wouldn't agree to such a price. He's very popular now, and he has a close relationship with the Long family. He was also accepted as a disciple by Long Fan. Long Fan is one of the four kings who is most likely to become the champion. With his support, Xia Yu will give priority to the Long family if he wants to cooperate. It's impossible for him to abandon the Long family and cooperate with us."
"Mom, you knew Xia Yu wouldn't agree, but you still discussed cooperation with Xia Yu." Su Muzhi asked.
"I'm just giving him a hint. We don't have to choose one over the other. We can work together with the Long family and Xia Yu." Xiao Wanyu smiled. "We only need to talk to the Long family. Once we have an agreement with them, it will be easier to negotiate with Xia Yu. But we must show some sincerity."
"Mom, why do you treat everything like business?" Su Muzi pouted, "Xia Yu and I are friends."
“Friends also need the combination and bundling of interests to maintain a longer relationship.”
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It was already past three in the afternoon when Xia Yu returned to the forbidden area. He did not see Long Yan Ning in the forbidden area, but he did not care. He released his four Pokémon and let the forest lizard supervise the training of the other three Pokémon. Xia Yu became a hands-off boss.
At the same time, his uncle Lin Xueyang also called and told Xia Yu that their negotiations with the European Pokémon Association were not going smoothly, especially regarding the issue of Steelix. The European Pokémon Association was even more determined not to give in, and they were even willing to offer the Chinese Pokémon Association to choose one each of the three Pokémons: Grass, Water, and Fire, rather than give out a pair of Steelix.
That's right, this time China's Pokémon Association, relying on the capture of one of the Four Heavenly Kings, made a huge request and asked Europe for a pair of Steelix. As long as they had this pair of Steelix, China could start breeding Steelix on its own.
Steelix has always been a specialty Pokémon in Europe. The local Pokémon Association has completely blocked female Steelix and registered every female Steelix to prevent it from flowing into other regions.
Only a monopoly can lead to a higher price, so Europe is determined not to agree, but the Chinese Pokémon Association is not in a hurry either. After all, they have one of the Four Heavenly Kings. At worst, they can use all of the Pokémon of this Four Heavenly Kings to breed Pokémon and make a lot of money.
Xia Yu's face was gloomy. Negotiations at this level could never be resolved in a short period of time. At this rate, Xia Yu would not be able to get his reward in a few months.
It seems that everything is going wrong today. First, Xiao Wanyu targeted me, and now there is a problem with Aluminum Steel Dragon.
Xia Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency in his heart. He had to get the fifth dragon-type Pokémon as soon as possible. The reward of 6 A-level dragon scales was too tempting. If he missed the golden period now, the effect of the dragon scales' accelerated growth would become smaller and smaller.
Now is the best time. With Long Lin's accelerated growth, he will have a greater chance of making it to the national finals.
However, there are no Pokémon that meet his requirements in the Dragon Secret Realm. Although there are Pokémon with King-level qualifications, it is not good for Xia Yu to have higher standards. He still wants Pokémon with quasi-champion qualifications or above, and is unwilling to just find a King-level Dragon Pokémon to make up the number.
Xia Yu thought for a long time, and finally he made up his mind and decided to go to the underground black market in the imperial capital tonight! In order to get the reward of catching five dragon Pokémon as soon as possible, Xia Yu could only hope for the underground black market in the imperial capital, which is also the largest underground black market in the country. With the help of the system, Xia Yu believed that his gains would definitely be great.
However, Xia Yu faces two problems: one is safety, and the other is funding. The funding problem is easy to solve, whether it is asking his grandfather, parents, or brother, it can be solved, but the most difficult problem to solve is his own safety.
Or should I call him Teacher Long? With Teacher Long's quasi-king-level Staff-tailed Scaled Dragon and the Alakelid on his body, his safety should be no problem. It seems that Teacher Long has become his exclusive bodyguard?
Thinking of this, Xia Yu immediately picked up his phone and called Teacher Long.
“Beep, beep, beep!”
The phone rang for a long time, and just when Xia Yu was about to give up, it was finally picked up.
"Hey..." Teacher Long's voice was a little hoarse and confused: "Ugh!"
What's going on? Do you feel like vomiting after answering my call?
There was a sound of vomiting from the other end of the phone. Xia Yu knew without guessing that Teacher Long must have gone drinking again, and she must have drunk a lot, otherwise, with her alcohol tolerance, she wouldn't vomit so much.
"You are... Xia Yu? Xia Yu... Who? What do you want to talk to me about?" Teacher Long on the other end of the phone seemed to be a little fuzzy and couldn't even speak straight.
Xia Yu's head was full of black lines. In Teacher Long's current state, not to mention protecting her safety, even self-protection became a problem: "Mr. Long, where are you now?"
"I... am in the dormitory..." Teacher Long mumbled where he was, then threw the phone aside. Then the sound of vomiting was heard again.
Xia Yu was really impressed by Long Yan Ning. She didn't even train Pokémon in broad daylight, but was drinking. She was really a complete drunkard.
It just so happened that Long Yanning's dormitory was not far from the forbidden area, so Xia Yu went to the cafeteria to buy some yogurt and honey, both of which can help sober up. He went to visit Teacher Long and help her sober up, and went straight to the guard room of the teachers' dormitory.
When Xia Yu arrived at the door of the classroom dormitory, he was in trouble again. In order to make it easier for the Dragon-type Secret Realm teachers to train Pokémon, all the teachers lived in single-family villas. The area of the houses themselves was not large, but they were equipped with training grounds, and the living areas for water-type Pokémon and flying-type Pokémon were relatively large.
Looking at the huge complex of villas behind him, Xia Yu didn't know which villa Teacher Long lived in.
"Uncle, which building does Teacher Long Yan Ninglong live in?" Xia Yu could only go to the guard room to ask the uncle on duty.
"Long Yanning?" The old man looked at Xia Yu warily. He suddenly found that Xia Yu seemed familiar. After looking carefully, he found that this was the boy who came back in Long Yanning's car after six o'clock in the morning last time. The two of them should have spent the night outside.
The gossipy old man also saw the things Xia Yu bought, yogurt and honey, and he became more certain that he must have gone to visit Long Yanning.
"She lives in 5-2, area 2, villa . Go straight ahead, go to the second intersection, turn right and you will see her." said the old man.
"Thank you, sir."
"What are you thanking me for? Come and register."
"okay."
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"Teacher Long, open the door, it's me!"
Arriving outside Long Yanning's villa, Xia Yu pressed the doorbell, but there was no response from inside the house. It was obvious that Teacher Long was already drunk. Xia Yu shook his head and was about to put the things in his hand in the guard room.
"Crack!"
The door suddenly opened, revealing a dragon head.
"Staff Tail Scale Ankylosaurus?"
You are such a good dragon, you know how to open the door for me.
