Chapter 94
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Dak prepared ten thousand tickets for the exhibition match.
By the next day, they were all sold out.
The majority were purchased by the aspiring trainers of Water 7 City.
Since the cost was almost zero, a net profit of one billion Belly was made, which is equivalent to 100,000 Pokécoins.
It is foreseeable how much money the Mystery Hatchery House will earn from various events in the future.
Dak also specially prepared some extra tickets for the Navy, the Whitebeard Pirates, Mihawk, the Donquixote Family, and Morgans.
The first three are old customers of the Mystery Hatchery House and have contributed a lot to its development; they are likely to become the first batch of VIP customers and deserve some benefits.
As for the Donquixote Family and Morgans, they were purely invited to give Dak free publicity.
Letting the underworld see the strength of the Mystery Hatchery House, recognize the power of Pokémon, and witness the birth of the Pokémon League, they will naturally promote this to the world without Dak having to pay Morgans for the publicity.
The Navy was specifically prepared with about 450 tickets.
Mainly to allow the upcoming trainers in the Navy to bring their Pokémon to watch and learn, as well as to expose the three Pokémon departments within the Navy as much as possible to the 'Pokémon Battle' format.
As for the Whitebeard Pirates, about 20 tickets were prepared, just enough for Newgate to bring his sons to enjoy the spectacle.
The other three parties got one ticket each.
Dak couldn't possibly give too many tickets to these people.
He worried that too many strong participants might make the first match less exciting, potentially causing the main mission to fail.
Another thing.
As Dak expected, the Navy showed up at the Mystery Hatchery House to purchase various daily necessities in the days leading up to the hatching of the Pokémon eggs.
They did not go to the Water 7 City branch but came directly to the main Mystery Hatchery House.
The visitor was Kuzan.
The spending amount wasn't much, only six million Belly.
Among this, five million Belly were spent on various supplies in small quantities, and one million was spent on a white Pokédex.
Dak had expected the Navy to spend at least ten million on various consumables, like MooMoo Milk, which would provide more nutrition and stronger growth to Pokémon in their infancy.
But the Navy's actions surprised Dak.
After some consideration, Dak also figured out what was happening.
Unlike Whitebeard's pirates and lone wolves like Mihawk, the Navy has its professional research teams and chefs. They can easily develop alternatives or similar products based on the merchandise sold at the Mystery Hatchery House, saving a significant amount of money.
Although it's still a long time before the ten Pokémon eggs with Whitebeard's pirates will hatch, they also began purchasing various supplies for Pokémon.
It seems that the little fortune egg has almost been consumed.
The income was not much, about 100 million Belly.
But when the Whitebeard pirates learned about the Pokédex, they also purchased a white Pokédex without hesitation, becoming the second VIP of the Mystery Hatchery House.
Mihawk also made a visit.
Besides spending some money on snacks for Psyduck, he also planned to buy another Pokémon egg.
Mihawk did not make any specific requests, just asked for a Pokémon egg.
This left Dak a bit baffled, and he only had one way out.
"Random Pokémon Egg": 500 Pokécoins.
"Obtained Pokémon Egg (White)"
500 Pokécoins were exchanged for an egg worth 5 Pokécoins.
With a grimace, Dak handed the pink Pokémon egg to Mihawk and charged him one hundred thousand Belly for it.
Together with the amount Mihawk spent on various consumables earlier, it just offset the cost of the loss from the Pokémon egg.
This transaction neither made a profit nor a loss.
Mihawk didn't say much, cradling the egg and leading Psyduck away, not even considering buying a Pokédex to become a VIP of their Hatchery House.
Of course, it could also be that he was tight on funds recently and didn't want to say so.
When Mihawk wants to spend money, he usually forages locally or prepares in advance; it depends on which unlucky pirate with a bounty runs into him. The Pokédex was a sudden product suggestion from Dak, so it's normal that Mihawk wasn't prepared in advance.
After settling these matters.
Dak called all the members of their Pokémon League to the front of the Water 7 City branch, excluding mercenaries like Gardino and Mikita, who continued to ensure the safety of Water 7 City.
Besides them, whether it was Bellamy undergoing training, Iceburg working on the sea train, or those prosecutors in training, Dak summoned them all to this place.
He was going to take these people to Pokémon Island next, to see the base of their Pokémon League and the venue for the exhibition match.
On the day the exhibition match opened, Dak would gather these people again.
First, to participate in the first event hosted by their Hatchery House, and second, to help maintain order at the event.
"Boss, is there any new work?" asked Gardino.
When Robin invited him, Gardino didn't hesitate to join their Pokémon League.
In Gardino's view, working for the Mystery Hatchery House meant high pay, good treatment, high safety, no overtime, and more prestige—it was the dream job, far better than his previous heartless boss and company, so of course, he didn't hesitate.
However, such a hasty join meant loyalty was low; it wasn't impossible for Gardino to abandon the Hatchery House and flee if he faced danger in the future, and he still needed to gradually 'harmonize, touch, capture his loyalty, and integrate him into the league'.
On the other hand, Mikita didn't accept Robin's invitation.
Because her dream was to open a chocolate shop, and she was just saving up money now. If she joined the Hatchery House, would she still be able to open her own shop?
"Kind of, you all know that in a few days our Hatchery House will hold an event called 'Pokémon Exhibition Match' on Pokémon Island."
Dak nodded, feeling that Gardino had a good work attitude, worthy of his past as an office worker, "Today I'm taking you there in advance to familiarize yourselves with the route. When the time comes, whether it's leading guests to the event venue or maintaining public order, you'll be prepared."
"Yes, sir!"
After understanding the task at hand, Gardino bowed slightly, then stepped back and rejoined the team.
In his mind, this was akin to a vacation-like holiday.
"Since it's going to another island, it'll take two to three days round trip, hehe, looks like I've got a two to three-day holiday."
Gardino maintained a serious expression on the surface, but inside, he was already overjoyed.
People like Zambai thought they were going to another island.
Only core members like Iceburg and Robin, who had already visited Pokémon Island, looked puzzled.
In their memory, wasn't Pokémon Island just a big plain with nothing on it?
What was there worth going to see specially?
They didn't know what Dak had done on Pokémon Island two days ago.
If it weren't for Dak mentioning early on when they joined that the Hatchery House might connect to other worlds in the future, it would have been a preemptive vaccination.
Otherwise, the sudden appearance of Pokémon Island would have been enough to shatter their worldview.
Pokémon Island could indeed be called another world, albeit belonging to the world of Giratina.
"So, follow me from now on."
Dak led the group inside the branch of the Hatchery House.
As soon as they stepped into the showroom, they were greeted by a sea of green. The floor was covered with artificial grass, with several display shelves holding the branch's merchandise, each clearly priced.
Passing through the showroom, they arrived at the resting area in the middle of the Hatchery House.
This was where Sceptile usually rested. The ground was covered with real grass and soil, and many different plants were grown inside, especially small trees and bamboo, which Sceptile seemed to particularly like.
Moving further inside, they reached the warehouse.
There was nothing special here, and at the very back of the warehouse was a huge mirror on the wall.
The mirror didn't reflect anyone's appearance; if you didn't come close and notice this, you would really mistake it for an ordinary mirror.
"This is the entrance to Pokémon Island. The exhibition match is tentatively scheduled for seven days from now. In seven days, this mirror will be moved to the entrance of the branch for our guests to enter, then remember to deploy personnel to maintain order nearby, preventing anyone from sneaking in or cutting in line."
Dak pointed at the mirror in front of him, not caring about the group's astonished expressions, and took the lead stepping through.
Subsequently, the core personnel of the Hatchery House calmly followed.
The remaining people like Gardino stood dumbfounded, their jaws gradually dropping, and when they looked into each other's eyes, they saw a look of shock.
"Don't be too surprised, the power of Pokémon is much stronger than you imagine. This so-called Pokémon Island is actually a world created by one of our Mystery Hatchery House's Pokémon."
Bon Clay, who was covering the rear, couldn't help but grin as he spoke this astonishing truth.
At that time, Dak hadn't specifically explained the origin of Pokémon Island, just mentioning that that world belonged to Giratina, so Bon Clay had imagined it as a world created by Giratina.
At this moment, he finally felt the thrill Dak often experienced when showing off.
It was simply too cool!
He definitely needed to ask Dak to let him take on roles like narration, hosting, and introducing in the future.
(End of Chapter)
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