**Chapter 46: The Purrloin Under Fire**
Bai Feng, accompanied by Lysandre, followed the notes in Teacher Omura's notebook, examining the Berry exhibition booths one by one. Whenever they encountered a unique flavor, they would stop and chat with the owner of the booth.
If the conversation went well, he would give them some of the berries he carried with him to taste. If they were also interested in his berries, Bai Feng would propose a trade.
Thanks to the outstanding quality of the berries he offered, most of Bai Feng's proposed trades were successful. Only a few failed because they couldn't reach an agreement.
However, Bai Feng didn't mind. If one failed, he would just look for the next target. This was because there were simply too many people participating in this exhibition, from all over the world, and the variety and flavor of the berries were also incredibly diverse.
Bai Feng's trading standard wasn't limited solely to the flavor and energy rating of the berries. What he valued was the uniqueness of certain berries. The more special they were, the more interested he became, like the kind from Ji En's hometown. The taste, in comparison, was secondary.
The number of fruit trees Bai Feng could offer for trading was limited, so he was very cautious when choosing his trading partners.
While selecting his own trading partners, Bai Feng would also appropriately help Lysandre analyze which berries were worth investing in and offer some suggestions.
However, the suggestions he gave were generally quite objective, and the final decision still rested with Lysandre himself.
But Lysandre trusted Bai Feng greatly. There were two exhibition booths whose berries Bai Feng himself didn't choose to trade for, but he gave them exceptionally high evaluations. Upon hearing this, Lysandre immediately selected the owners of those two booths as investment targets without a second thought.
"Bai Feng, over here, come here!"
Bai Feng had just finished visiting one exhibition booth when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He followed the sound and saw Julia standing behind an exhibition booth not far away, frantically waving at him.
"Julia!"
Bai Feng quickly brought Lysandre over. He hadn't expected that as he walked, he would unknowingly arrive near Julia and her companions' exhibition booth.
Julia and her companions' location was much better than Bai Feng's. The foot traffic here was particularly high, and their berries seemed to be very popular. Guests even had to queue up just to taste them!
It seemed they weren't lacking for investors. As expected of high-achievers from Mt. Coronet Academy, they certainly had some skills.
Julia had a total of seven companions, all busy attending to guests at the front of the exhibition booth. Only Julia, who wasn't very good at interacting with people, stayed behind the booth doing miscellaneous tasks.
Originally, when she saw Bai Feng, Julia was incredibly excited, jumping and shouting. But when she saw Lysandre beside Bai Feng, she immediately quieted down, shrinking her neck and weakly saying, "Bai Feng, you're here."
Bai Feng smiled and nodded, then introduced him, "This is my friend Lysandre. He's a big entrepreneur, you know. If you haven't chosen an investor yet, you can consider him."
Julia and her companions indeed hadn't chosen an investor yet. The main reason was that many people were interested in their berries, and many wanted to invest.
But this was only the first day of the exhibition. They weren't in a hurry to decide who to choose as their investor. After all, there were some investors they weren't familiar with and needed to investigate before making a decision.
"H-hello, I... I'm Julia." Julia's voice was as quiet as a mosquito's, and she tremblingly extended her hand towards Lysandre.
Mainly, Lysandre's appearance was indeed quite intimidating. He was tall, with a full head of red hair standing on end, and having been in high positions for many years, a compelling aura unconsciously emanated from him.
"Hello."
Lysandre saw through Julia's nature. With a gentle expression, he lightly shook Julia's hand, letting go immediately, giving off a very gentlemanly feeling.
After Bai Feng finished introducing Julia and Lysandre to each other, Amy also noticed Bai Feng from the crowd. She quickly squeezed her way out.
"Bai Feng, you're here!" Amy said, panting.
"I didn't expect you guys to be so popular!" Bai Feng exclaimed, "It's much livelier than my side."
Amy waved her hand, "Your spot is mainly not good. It's only the first day of the exhibition. Later on, your side will also get more crowded."
"Then I'll take that as a good omen," Bai Feng nodded.
"Amy, quickly get our berries out for Bai Feng to taste."
After Bai Feng finished introducing Amy and Lysandre, Julia anxiously urged.
She had an unparalleled determination and passion for cultivating berries, so she was very eager to facilitate a trade with Bai Feng, afraid of missing the opportunity in the end.
"Okay, wait for me."
Hearing this, Amy walked into the tent behind the exhibition booth. Soon after, she came out with a fruit platter filled with many sliced berries, placing them in front of Bai Feng and Lysandre.
The variety of berries Amy and her companions brought for the exhibition was much richer than Bai Feng's. Not only did they have common Pecha Berry, Sitrus Berry, Cheri Berry, etc., but they also had relatively rare Lum Berry, Payapa Berry, Razz Berry, Bluk Berry, and so on. The variety was very rich.
With Mt. Coronet Academy as their backing, the berry materials they could use for cultivation were naturally abundant.
Bai Feng and Lysandre tasted each kind of berry and were instantly captivated by their unique flavor.
The taste of these berries had a very consistent characteristic: they were exceptionally sweet, but eating them wouldn't feel cloying.
The berry variety Julia and her companions cultivated were carefully selected. Each one matched the sweetness perfectly, and there were no varieties with unique tastes like Tamato Berry, Pinap Berry, or Babiri Berry.
In addition, the aroma and texture of these berries were also very unique.
For example, Pecha Berry. Generally, the scent of this berry is similar to peaches, the fruit pulp is soft and juicy, and it usually melts in your mouth.
But the variety cultivated by Julia and her companions had a slightly different taste. Their Pecha Berry had almost no scent when smelled, but when you ate it, the peach aroma instantly exploded in your mouth, giving a very unique sensory stimulation.
Furthermore, its texture was also very special. The fruit pulp of this Pecha Berry was not soft; instead, it had a crunchy feeling, making it very refreshing to eat.
No wonder Julia and her companions' exhibition booth was so popular!
According to Julia and her companions, the reason their cultivated berries had such peculiar flavors was also closely related to the geographical environment and climate.
Mt. Coronet Academy is located at the mountain base of Mt. Coronet, the highest mountain range in the Sinnoh Region. The soil there is fertile, and the water sources are abundant, making it a very suitable place for farming.
In addition, Mt. Coronet is covered in snow year-round, which greatly affects the local climate. The surrounding environment's temperature never exceeds fifteen degrees Celsius throughout the year, and during low temperatures, it can even reach minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius.
However, there is one place where the temperature change is small year-round, consistently staying between ten and twenty degrees Celsius, and that is the Mt. Coronet foothills where Mt. Coronet Academy is located.
That place could actually be described as having spring-like weather all year round, but the situation there is different from Biyi City where Bai Feng is located.
Biyi City is adjacent to the ocean and is greatly affected by ocean monsoons, resulting in a mild and humid climate with abundant rainfall.
However, the climate in the Mt. Coronet foothills is very dry, with little rain throughout the year. The water source mainly comes from the melting snow of Mt. Coronet.
But there is a very good advantage there, which is that the sunlight is very sufficient.
It is precisely because of this unique geographical environment that so many berries with unique flavors can grow.
"How is it?" Julia asked eagerly.
Bai Feng gave her a thumbs-up, "Please, you must trade with me!"
Julia and her companions' berries were not only unique in flavor but also had a high energy rating. Several of them reached Grade B, no weaker than the berries Bai Feng cultivated.
From Amy, Bai Feng learned that most of these Grade B berries were cultivated by Julia, which filled Bai Feng with admiration.
Unlike him, a fake genius created by relying on a golden finger, Julia was a genuine true genius!
"That's great!"
Hearing Bai Feng's answer, Julia jumped up excitedly.
After discussing the details of the trade with Julia and her companions, Bai Feng quietly said to Lysandre, "What do you think of their berries? I think they have great investment value."
Lysandre nodded, "Indeed. I will contact them later."
Bai Feng didn't spend too long wandering outside. Seeing that it was getting late, he returned to his exhibition booth and stayed there with Teacher Omura.
After all, the exhibition wasn't just for one day, and there were so many participants. Bai Feng didn't expect to visit all the exhibition booths in a single day.
Lysandre returned by himself. His time was limited, and he couldn't spend it all at the exhibition. He had many business matters to handle.
By four or five in the afternoon, the foot traffic in the Central Plaza began to decrease. After discussing with Teacher Omura, Bai Feng decided to pack up and go home.
Their situation was different from other exhibition booths. Other booths had several people working, while they only had two. After a whole day of work, both the teacher and student were exhausted and felt it was better to go back early, otherwise, they might not be able to handle it tomorrow.
Seeing Bai Feng and his teacher pack up, Ji En next door also started packing his things without a word and left. Anyway, he had waited all day and hadn't met a single investor, not even someone interested. Waiting any longer would be futile, so he might as well go back and rest early.
After returning to the hotel, Bai Feng said to Teacher Omura, "Teacher, you worked hard today. Please go back to your room and rest well. Tonight, I'll treat you to a feast!"
Teacher Omura was about to refuse, but Bai Feng quickly added, "Please don't refuse. You helped me all day. Can't I even afford one meal? If you refuse again, I'll be too embarrassed."
Hearing this, Teacher Omura no longer refused and laughed heartily, "Alright then, I'll look forward to your feast."
After parting ways with Teacher Omura, Bai Feng returned to his room. Hearing bursts of noise coming from inside, he saw the two little guys, Purrloin and Larvitar, sprawled on the sofa watching TV.
The TV was turned up very loud by them.
Today, Bai Feng only brought Bai Ye, Brionne, and Helioptile to the exhibition. Purrloin and Larvitar were left at the hotel to stay at the hotel.
Purrloin didn't mind being left behind at all. Before Bai Feng left, he left them a lot of food. Purrloin immensely enjoyed this unsupervised freedom, neither getting beaten nor starved, nor having to watch its master's face.
It was too awesome!
Larvitar chose to stay by itself. It wasn't interested in crowded places like the exhibition at all. With that time, it might as well sleep soundly at home.
However, it didn't get to sleep after all. After Bai Feng left, Purrloin started making a ruckus in the room and wanted to drag Larvitar along.
At first, Larvitar wasn't interested, but with Purrloin, this party animal, accompanying it, it started getting into it as they played. So they played more and more wildly, and the two little guys went crazy in the room all day.
Fortunately, they still knew their limits and didn't run outside, confining their antics to the room.
When they got tired of playing, the two little guys sprawled on the sofa watching TV, holding the snacks Bai Feng left them. They ate and watched TV, living a life that couldn't be more comfortable.
Looking at the mess all over the room, Bai Feng felt his head spin.
"What have you guys done? Purrloin, didn't you say you'd be good? Is this your promise?"
At the Drug Trafficker Base, Bai Feng had promised to ensure Purrloin's safety. But later, at Officer Jenny's place, Purrloin surprisingly offered to follow Bai Feng, which surprised Bai Feng.
Perhaps during their time together, Purrloin felt he was very reliable (as Bai Feng himself believed).
Bai Feng thought for a long time and finally decided to take in Purrloin. However, given that Purrloin was previously a drug trafficker's Pokémon and had developed many bad habits, Bai Feng had made an agreement with it before taking it in: it must follow the rules.
Because the TV volume was too loud, Purrloin and Larvitar didn't notice Bai Feng had returned and were still lying on the sofa like two old masters.
Suddenly hearing Bai Feng's voice, Purrloin was scared out of its wits, and the snacks in its hand flew out.
"Meow meow meow~" Bai Feng, you're back!
It scrambled up from the sofa, a fawning smile on its face, and leaped up, trying to burrow into Bai Feng's arms.
It knew how to use its cute appearance, but unfortunately, before it could touch Bai Feng, it was grabbed by the scruff of its neck by a small hand.
"Still trying to charm your way out?" Bai Ye stood with one hand on her hip, her round eyes glaring at Purrloin. Her serious expression didn't make her look more imposing; instead, it added a touch of cuteness.
"Meow meow meow~" What are you talking about? I was very good today. Larvitar did all this.
Purrloin said with an innocent face, its small eyes teary and blinking, looking incredibly pitiful.
Purrloin's charm tactics might work on others, but they were useless against Brionne, that little firecracker. A red light flashed at Bai Feng's waist, and Brionne appeared at Bai Ye's feet.
All of Bai Feng's Poké Balls were unlocked, and the Pokémon could enter and exit freely.
"You're lying! Don't pretend in front of Bai Feng!" Brionne~ Brionne~
Brionne jumped up and slapped Purrloin on the forehead, completely stunning it. It hated it most when a Pokémon used charm or acted cute in front of Bai Feng.
(◎-◎;) What happened? The dizzy Purrloin never expected Brionne to suddenly attack it.
It's not without reason that innocence counters cunning!
Just then, Helioptile also jumped out of its Poké Ball. Its filter for Larvitar was eighteen layers thick, and it didn't believe Purrloin's words at all, standing on the same side as Brionne for the first time.
"Larvitar is so good, it wouldn't do such a thing!" Eli~ Eli~
Larvitar, still lying motionless on the sofa, thought to itself: Sorry, I actually did it.
Larvitar's composure was indeed very stable. No matter how the other Pokémon criticized Purrloin, or how Purrloin tried to shift the blame onto it, it remained calm and composed on the sofa, adopting an attitude of 'do whatever you want'.
That little look almost made Bai Feng laugh.
"Alright, alright!" Seeing the Pokémon arguing endlessly, Bai Feng shouted loudly, "This time I'll let it go. Purrloin, if you mess around again next time, don't blame me for being impolite."
Regardless of whether Larvitar participated or not, Purrloin was definitely the main culprit. Bai Feng knew this clearly.
"Meow~" O-okay.
Purrloin lowered its head guiltily.
(⊙o⊙*) Seeing Purrloin get scolded, Brionne was satisfied.
"Ah~"
Bai Feng sighed deeply. He was exhausted after a day of work, and now he had to clean the room!
Dragging his tired body, Bai Feng and the Pokémon spent quite a while restoring the room to tidiness. Then he collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Around eight in the evening, Bai Feng woke up, washed up, and arranged to go out for dinner with Teacher Omura.
Lumiose City at night was as prosperous as during the day, with lights and revelry everywhere.
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(End of Chapter)