Chapter 441: High-Grade Dragon Fang
"Boss, what is this?"
Basalt raised an eyebrow.
"Consider it a small gift from me to Jangmo-o!"
Abdullah didn't say what was inside, but the meaning was clear: it was for Jangmo-o.
"After all, Jangmo-o is a Pokémon from the Mecca Holy Land, so I'm its maiden family. So Basalt, you must treat Jangmo-o well; otherwise, I won't forgive you."
Abdullah said half-jokingly.
Hearing this, Basalt's mouth twitched slightly.
Damn, even pseudo-legendaries have maiden families?
Indeed high profile!
However, since Jangmo-o followed Basalt, Basalt certainly wouldn't let it down.
"Boss, rest assured, I promise to treat Jangmo-o well."
Basalt patted his chest loudly to guarantee.
"Alright then, you go back first! After handling things here, I'll come find you!"
Waving his hand, Abdullah watched Basalt board the plane.
Although he had graduated from university, Abdullah knew very well that his roots were half in Saudi Arabia and half in China. Operations in China could not be relaxed either.
Soon, the plane took off.
Out of curiosity, Basalt opened the exquisite gift box presented by Abdullah. Inside was a tooth as white as jade, as thick as a child's arm, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, with a very sharp tip.
"This is... a Dragon Fang?"
Basalt wasn't sure.
Among tooth-type treasures, there were roughly three types: Dragon Fang, Deep Sea Tooth, and Razor Fang. Just by appearance, Basalt found it hard to distinguish them.
But Abdullah just said this was a gift for Jangmo-o, so it was most likely a Dragon Fang.
Dragon Fang, a Dragon-type enhancing item; after a Pokémon carries it, the power of Dragon-type moves will increase accordingly.
Tapping it lightly with his knuckles, the sound was crisp and pleasant, seeming to have some age.
"With Boss's net worth, he definitely wouldn't give a common quality Dragon Fang. It's probably a mid-grade Dragon Fang worth ten million."
Basalt stroked his chin, secretly estimating the quality of the Dragon Fang.
As for a high-grade Dragon Fang worth over a hundred million, Basalt didn't dare to imagine.
But what Basalt didn't know was that since Abdullah learned about the relationship between Basalt and Mr. Blue Suit, he valued Basalt more and more. And money was basically just a number to someone like Abdullah.
So this Dragon Fang was indeed of high-grade quality, equivalent to a small fortune.
"After Jangmo-o finishes absorbing the energy from the gem, the 'Dragon Dance' application Director Mori made for me should be approved. At that time, letting Jangmo-o absorb the pure energy in the Dragon Fang while cultivating Dragon Dance will likely yield twice the result with half the effort!"
Closing the box lid, Basalt thought happily.
As early as when he captured Jangmo-o and stepped out of the secret realm, he had contacted Director Mori in advance. Learning that Basalt had captured Jangmo-o, Director Mori was also very happy, even directly stating he would claim credit for Basalt.
Yes, you read that right: claim credit!
Because Basalt capturing Jangmo-o was also a considerable contribution to China. The Jangmo-o species existed in China, but the number was very scarce, almost in the single digits. Basalt adding one from an external source was very beneficial for the reproduction of the Jangmo-o species. Crucially, it increased the diversity of the gene sequence of China's Jangmo-o population. This was very important!
And what Basalt had to pay was to go for obligatory breeding when Jangmo-o matured and met the requirements. Overall, the pros far outweighed the cons.
China.
Saffron City (Shanghai).
Hongqiao Airport.
After half a month, Basalt finally set foot on this land he loved again.
"Gotta get home quickly, or Mom will really explode!"
Although Basalt had the original intention of escaping the Saudi Alliance, his mom's birthday wasn't something he made up. It was just that Basalt secretly advanced the date by a few days.
First taking a taxi to a jewelry store to buy a necklace and a set of skincare products for Mom as gifts, along with a pile of other items, Basalt mounted Bronzong and arrived at Tai City, Hai County over an hour later.
It was already 6:00 PM.
When Basalt walked in, his parents were eating dinner while watching TV. The complexion of the two elders was obviously much better than before, glowing with health. This was because Basalt was successful, and their family had achieved financial freedom. So although his parents were still growing fruit trees, they didn't need to work as hard as before, getting up early and working late every day.
"Oh, Xiao Hua is back!"
When Basalt pushed the door open carrying big and small bags, his parents stood up in surprise.
"It's fine that you're back, why bring so many things?"
His mom complained a bit, "And didn't know to say hello in advance? Just scared me, I thought I was seeing things!"
Although Basalt was successful, famous, rich, and strong, the side effect was not being home often. As parents, saying they didn't miss their son would definitely be a lie.
"Isn't this to give you a surprise!"
Basalt laughed, then took out a gift from the pile of bags and smiled, "Mom, I wish you a happy birthday in advance!"
"A gift for me? Let me see!"
Taking the gift, his mom happily unwrapped it. As for the complaints about the bags just now, she had long thrown them to the clouds.
"Wow, what a beautiful necklace!"
His mom opened the gift and liked the sparkling gem necklace very much.
Seeing his dad craning his neck and watching with hands behind his back, Basalt smiled and took out another bag: "Dad, this is a tea set I spent a lot of effort to get, there's also a small packet of tea leaves inside, taste it carefully later."
Besides bonsai, his dad also liked drinking tea. Before, when family conditions weren't good, he just made do with ordinary tea sets. But now that Basalt had money, this infrastructure definitely had to be upgraded for him.
"What tea leaves? I have to take a good look."
His dad was pleasantly surprised, not expecting a gift for himself too.
Actually, besides his parents, Basalt also brought gifts for Pidgeotto and Poliwag. A Water Gem for Poliwag and a Flying Gem for Pidgeotto. A hundred thousand yuan now was just a sprinkle of water for Basalt. And Poliwag and Pidgeotto watched Basalt grow up; not relatives but better than relatives. Basalt's feelings for them were no less than for his own Pokémon.
"Yo~"
In the small courtyard after the meal, Poliwag's small eyes narrowed into crescents after getting the gem, obviously very happy. As for Pidgeotto, it was more reserved; no emotional change could be seen on the surface, but the action of snatching the gem away was countless times faster than Poliwag.
"Pidge~"
Looking at the majestic and imposing Excadrill beside it, Pidgeotto sighed inwardly. Two years ago it was Uncle Pidge to the mole, now against the mole it would definitely lose ("bi shu" - pun on Pidgeotto/Uncle/Lose), dying without knowing how. Indeed, each generation brings forth new talents, time forgives no one!
Two days later, on his mom's forty-fifth birthday, several tables were set up at home, inviting relatives and friends.
His second aunt's family, who basically settled in the Grassland Province, happened to come back for business this time, so they all came over.
In the small courtyard, Basalt gathered with many relatives and friends to chat.
"Uncle, can you let Bronzong take me for a fly?"
His older cousin's daughter, Qiqi, who had just started elementary school, suddenly came up and held Basalt's hand, a bit timid but with eyes full of expectation.
"Of course!"
Basalt patted her small head. In this regard, how could he as an uncle refuse? Moreover, with Bronzong's psychic power, there was no possibility of a child falling from the sky.
"Great, Uncle is so good!" Qiqi was overjoyed.
Basalt released Bronzong and telepathically instructed it not to go too far.
After settling Qiqi, his long-unseen second aunt held Basalt's hand and said earnestly, "Xiao Hua, now that you've made it, you should also help your brothers and sisters more when you have time, after all, we are all family."
Basalt smiled and nodded, neither agreeing nor rejecting. Since Basalt became famous, he had heard too much of such words, even people asking him to help arrange children's schooling issues. Heaven knows, he was just a university student. Besides having a slightly high income from playing professional league, where would he have connections in those areas?
But relatives at home didn't think so! Because locally, anyone with an annual net profit of over ten million was a big boss, with wide connections. And Basalt? His annual salary alone was twenty million, not counting prize money from winning matches! They didn't care that Basalt was away from home all year round, nor would they care about Basalt's terrifying expenses in raising Pokémon. If he really said it, it would scare them to death.
"Xiao Hua, your cousin Haibin has been graduated for over a year. He is now a member of the rescue team of the Emergency Bureau, considered an iron rice bowl (secure job). And he has pursuits and works hard. Now he is fully impacting the Pro-level rank, striving to become a small captain of the rescue team before getting married; then I can rest assured."
Second Aunt chatted about family matters, chattering endlessly, "But your little cousin Haifei, she is a sophomore like you, but still an Intermediate Trainer. I'm worried to death. Xiao Hua, please give her some pointers, and you can also give some suggestions on cultivation."
Second Aunt pulled the dissatisfied-looking little cousin Haifei in front of Basalt.
"Sure!"
Basalt smiled, "Sister Haifei, how about we have a spar?"
This small favor definitely couldn't be refused; it was a piece of cake.
"Your Pokémon are all Pro-level strength, too strong. I... I am definitely not your match!"
Li Haifei lowered her head. Basalt's seven revealed Pokémon had all fought in the professional league; how could she, an Intermediate Trainer, be a match?
"That's a coincidence, I recently captured a Pokémon still in its cub form, just right to be your opponent."
Basalt took out Jangmo-o's Pokéball.
"Cub Pokémon?"
Little Cousin's eyes lit up hearing this. That would be okay to spar with, at least not get bloodily crushed.
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