After completing the series of Rocket Point transactions, Sieg didn't rush to leave the exchange office. Instead, he walked over to the exchange list display to observe it carefully.
Though his 750 Rocket Points couldn't buy anything particularly rare, they were more than enough for some common materials and items.
He happened to spot one rare item material that caught his interest, called "Wave Incense."
This incense was a rare Pokémon item. When a Pokémon held it, it boosted the power of Water-type moves. In that sense, it seemed to overlap with the attribute item Mystic Water.
But what Sieg valued was its other function.
Simply placing the Wave Incense in water where Water-type Pokémon lived long-term would accelerate their leveling speed while slightly improving their potential.
It was an extremely versatile Water-type item.
Naturally, it was quite popular. Within Team Rocket, plenty of grunts raising Water-type Pokémon would rent this item.
However, with the Rocket Points Sieg had just earned, he didn't need to rent it. He could buy it outright for 700 Rocket Points.
The nearby staff member hurriedly opened his walkie-talkie, seemingly speaking to whoever managed the warehouse. Before long, the Wave Incense was delivered.
It was a deep blue incense holder with three small holes on top that released wisps of intoxicating fragrance. The base had a tripod design, perfect for placing it on a flat surface.
Sieg couldn't wait to remove the lid and check the incense directly. Inside was a dazzling array of iridescent colors, almost hypnotic.
Watching Sieg handle this precious item so "roughly," the receptionist's eye twitched as he muttered internally, "Doesn't know how to appreciate valuable items at all..."
Though he grumbled internally, his hands never stopped moving, recording the Rocket Point transaction and the Wave Incense exchange on the computer.
This was the gap between people.
In Sieg's view, these Rocket Points weren't enough to exchange for any truly rare treasures. Letting them sit in his account was pointless, just a string of useless data. Better to quickly convert them into actual combat power.
That was the highest value of Rocket Points.
But for these weak logistics staff who barely qualified as trainers, 700 Rocket Points equaled 700,000 Pokédollars.
That was enough for over a year, even several years of training funds, or to purchase a Pokémon hatchling with decent potential and a promising future.
How could they spend it on such trivial items?
"The remaining Rocket Points aren't enough to exchange for much anyway. Might as well not let them sit there doing nothing."
Sieg continued browsing the exchange list. Eventually, in the miscellaneous category, he found something that satisfied him.
Custom mask.
The mask here wasn't some ordinary mask, but a special synthetic skin mask.
Just press it tightly to your face, and you could instantly transform into someone else's appearance. It was essential equipment for committing crime, killing and looting, then escaping without a trace.
It was also one of Team Rocket's signature features. In the entire Pokémon world, only Team Rocket seemed to possess this technology.
Whether the League had it or not, Sieg didn't know.
Given the nature of those major families and higher-ups in the League, this kind of advanced technology generally wasn't available to ordinary civilian trainers.
Moreover, this technology would obviously work against their rule, so they'd be even less likely to promote it.
Custom masks took some time to make. After filling out his requirements, Sieg left his Team Rocket base dormitory address.
Though he didn't actually live at the Team Rocket base, as a squad leader, he naturally had a room there.
"Dark skin, completely unremarkable appearance, preferably someone who doesn't stand out in a crowd..."
Sieg's requirements were simple—maximum concealment.
After finalizing everything, the custom order cost 50 Rocket Points.
With all his objectives at the exchange office complete, he sold all his Pokémon except for the shiny Pichu, which he was preparing to list on Team Rocket's auction website.
People were already leaving bids in the comments below the post.
On Team Rocket's forum, a prominent post was pinned on the homepage. Keeping a post on the homepage cost dozens of Rocket Points per day.
Every second was burning money, so almost everything pinned on the homepage was either rare items for sale or bounties.
[Miracle Seed for sale, DM with price, also open to trading for rare items, willing to negotiate price differences] was one post selling a Grass-type item.
Sieg checked the post's timestamp, just two hours ago. But it already had over a thousand comments. Excluding the spectators, hundreds of people were genuinely interested and bidding on the Miracle Seed.
Most were offering Pokédollars, with prices generally ranging from 500,000 to 800,000, which matched the 7% boost certification.
In fact, if Grass-type wasn't a popular attribute, it probably wouldn't fetch such a high price of 800,000. Something like a Silk Scarf for a less common type would likely go for even less.
Of course, some people were offering item trades. For instance, someone wanted to trade a Poison Barb with 5% boost.
However, the two sides apparently hadn't reached an agreement.
In Sieg's view, the values were actually comparable. Though the Poison Barb's boost was 2% less, it still fell within the normal item range.
It hadn't dropped below 5% to become a damaged item.
Plus, in Team Rocket's environment, Poison-type items naturally commanded premium prices, making them more valuable than a Grass-type boost items like the Miracle Seed.
It just depended on how much the seller was willing to negotiate on the price difference. After all, looking through everything, this Poison Barb owner had the most attractive offer.
Sieg briefly browsed through various other posts to gain some simple experience, then pinned his own post in the most prominent spot on the homepage.
Only to discover he had no Rocket Points left. For this, Sieg had to sell the Magnet item he'd gotten from Kikuta.
After investing 50 of the freshly deposited Rocket Points, he could keep the listing in the rare items section for about a day.
One day was more than enough. The traffic on Team Rocket's website was terrifyingly high.
Case in point—that post from just two hours ago already had over a thousand comments. Though the view count wasn't visible, it probably wasn't less than several hundred thousand.
[Shiny Pichu, trading for valuable high-potential Dark-type hatchlings, or Rocket Points/Pokédollars, price negotiable via DM]
Sieg didn't bother with anything fancy. He simply posted the shiny Pichu's data straightforwardly.
Besides that, he uploaded a few regular photos, mainly to showcase the Pichu's cuteness.
After all, expecting this kind of Pokémon to have significant combat power was asking too much.
Most people interested in it were attracted almost entirely by its exceptional appearance, especially those wealthy tycoons with money to burn.