章 24: Chapter 24: First Customer

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To be honest, Sato had no fondness at all for this proud black-haired girl who was now in need of help; in fact, he felt a bit of annoyance.

Thus, he chose to ignore her request, walking right past her. However, he was somewhat pissed when Tanya grabbed the fabric of his clothes as he passed by.

"You better let go. And is this how you treat someone who's help you're asking? You really have no manners. This isn't your home where you can do as you please; here, you're just a tiny bug that can be squashed at any moment, falling under the same category as the rest of us new recruits. Your pride means nothing here." Seeing Tanya's rude behavior, Sato's expression turned sour as he turned to glare at her, speaking with a cold tone.

After saying that, he twisted her somewhat rough little hand free and continued walking.

"Sorry, I realise that was rude of me. My name is Tanya; please sell some to me. I can pay a good price," Tanya said, her voice still somewhat cold, but it was much better and softer than before.

Sato paused upon hearing her words and turned back, surprised to see the black-haired girl with a slightly flushed face. Her rapid change in attitude genuinely took him aback, especially her choice to apologize.

In reality, Sato had anticipated that someone would notice the PokeBlocks, considering he had been flaunting them in public.

However, he had no real worries. Most of the PokeBlocks he had used during Zubat's training were mid-quality; he had only used high-quality PokeBlocks at the start and end of the training, and he had never brought out the gem-like translucent ones that could cause trouble.

Using PokeBlocks to train Zubat at the public training grounds was also a way to test and promote his product, as he only had a pitiful number of points left. To his surprise, his first customer turned out to be Tanya, someone with whom he had a somewhat tense relationship.

Of course, there was no substantial friction between Sato and Tanya, so in his mind, she hadn't yet risen to the level of an enemy. His only enemy at the moment was Rondo, who had robbed him of his hard earned money not long ago.

Thus, as long as a customer wasn't an enemy, Sato chose to conduct mutual ly beneficial transactions. Initially, Tanya's haughty attitude had somewhat displeased him, leading him to refuse the request, but now that she had taken the initiative to apologize, he felt much more inclined to consider it.

"It seems you're not as stubborn and haughty as I thought. You're right; what I just used on my Zubat was indeed a PokeBlock. Look, it's much better than juice milk," Sato said with a slight smile as he took out a mid-quality PokeBlock from his Team Rocket watch and tossed it to Tanya.

Tanya caught the PokeBlock Sato threw her and examined it in her hand. From her perspective, it indeed felt like a high-quality PokeBlock, and a smile immediately appeared on her face. She then sent out her very tired Spearow and handed it the PokeBlock to eat.

In fact, mid-quality PokeBlocks and high-quality PokeBlocks didn't look very different, but their effects varied significantly. Through practical experience, it had been proven that a mid-quality PokeBlock's recovery effect was better than Moomoo Milk, but not by much.

If gem-like PokeBlocks could provide 100% of the recovery effect of Oran Berries, high-quality PokeBlocks could deliver about only about 80% of the Oran Berries recovery effect. Meanwhile, a mid-quality PokeBlocks provided about 60-70% of the recovery effect of Oran Berries.

It's worth mentioning that eating an Oran Berry directly yielded the least effective recovery, at most providing about 10% to 20% of it's recovery effect.

After consuming the mid-quality PokeBlock, Tanya's Spearow immediately entered a state of bliss, as if it were drunk. It even fell from Tanya's shoulder to the ground and remained in a dazed state, making comfortable cooing sounds.

After a while, a lively Spearow stood up from the ground, looking at it's owner, Tanya, with a face full of desire.

"It seems your Spearow also likes sweet things. See, I didn't lie to you; it's effects are really good," Sato said with a smile, noticing Tanya's slightly embarrassed expression.

From the look of bliss on Spearow's face and it's current energetic state, Tanya could easily tell that the energy cube Sato provided had a very effective recovery effect, and it restored stamina much faster than Moomoo Milk.

'No wonder his Zubat recovers so quickly. It turns out he has such a powerful training supplement. This is a good thing. To get the rich rewards from the upcoming rookie battle, I must find a way to get some from him so that Spearow can become stronger during this time,' Tanya thought as she gently petted her Spearow that had flown back onto her shoulder.

Although Maki hadn't given her any substantial help, he had shared a lot of training content for rookies, allowing her to grasp important information that most rookies did not have.

Among this important information was the rookie battle. The rookie battle was a competitive event specially prepared by Team Rocket for the new recruits who had just become official members, usually involving rookies from several cities.

For instance, the rookies from the Pewter City Team Rocket, including Sato and Tanya, would traditionally compete against Cerulean City and Viridian City Team Rocket recruits.

Currently, there was less than a month left until the rookie battle, and after completing a week-long rookie test, the rookie instructors would officially begin training the newcomers.

The rookies who performed well in this rookie battle would gain access to rich resources. It's worth noting that many elite members of Team Rocket and even senior members were once among the top performers in these rookie battles.

"How many of these PokeBlocks do you have left? I want to buy 200 of them," Tanya said after deciding on her thoughts.

"I won't hide it from you; making these PokeBlocks isn't easy. I failed many times before successfully creating 300 of them. If I weren't nearly out of points, I wouldn't choose to sell to you. I can give you 120 at most, and the price is 4 points each," Sato replied, hesitating for a while, before gritting his teeth and reluctantly replying.

Tanya didn't doubt Sato's words. She had personally tried to make PokeBlocks and knew that the manufacturing difficulty was indeed high, with costs being relatively significant. The price of 4 point for each block was acceptable to her, especially since even Moomoo Milk with a slightly worse recovery effect costs 5 point.

Without any haggling, Tanya asked for Sato's point account number and swiftly transferred 480 points to him.

Seeing that Tanya was so easy to deal with, Sato was naturally delighted. He quickly packaged the medium-quality energy cube in a preservation bag and smiled as he handed it to her.

"Give me your internal communication number. Once I finish using it, I'll buy more from you. I hope to purchase 300 more of this quality next time," Tanya said as she took the large bag of PokeBlocks from Sato and stepped back a bit, maintaining her cool expression.

"Well, let's see if I get lucky. Thank you for your Patronage; you're my first customer! Goodbye!" Sato said to Tanya before leaving without any hesitation.