MTL - Not a Trainer This Time

 Chapter 6 The first money earned

Black truffle…

Perhaps he was too short of money, so the first thing Naoki thought when he saw this thing was: The price of this thing should be very expensive, right?

 But soon, he noticed the benefit effect behind it.

Even though it does not have any benefit effect, it can greatly improve the effect of cooking. ]

What's this? Advanced synthetic materials?

 About this, Naoki can vaguely judge based on the settings in the previous game.

 In that game, this type of ingredients also exists.

  Adding it to food can not only change the effect of lv1 to lv3, but also turn the short-term buff into a permanent buff.

As a result, the preciousness of black truffles has risen to another level.

 What a good thing!

 Zhi Shu carefully dug out a whole piece of black truffle.

Seeing his actions, the Motorized Lizard also lay aside, as if it didn't dare to express its anger. It wasn't until Naoki put the truffle as big as the palm of his hand into his backpack that it looked up and said in confusion: "Gah! ?”

 “This is a great thing that can improve our quality of life!”

Zhishu smiled and said to Motorized Lizard. He weighed it in his hands and felt that this piece of black truffle weighed about one kilogram.

As an outsider, he did not know the price of black truffles, but based on the shape and size of the black truffle, he could feel that its selling price would not be low.

Looking up at the sky, Zhi Shu saw that it was getting late, so he mounted the Motorized Lizard and let it take him towards the pasture.

　　At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhi Shu had just returned to the pasture and was about to pour a glass of water when he heard a whistle from outside.

 “Didi didi!”

He walked out the door and saw a van with a wave logo on it driving in from outside.

The driver, who was strong, with full arm muscles and a short haircut, stuck his head out of the car window and said enthusiastically:

"You are the new owner of this ranch, Zhishu, right? Mayor Thomas has told me that I am Zach from the Zhiqin Market. I am responsible for purchasing goods from nearby ranches. Please take care of me in the future!"

 “Hello, Mr. Zach.” Naoki greeted politely.

Zach turned off the truck and jumped off. He looked around and saw the farmland that had been opened up not far away. He grinned and said, "It seems that you have successfully started working on the ranch! What do you want? Something for sale?”

Zach just asked casually. He knew very well that novice ranchers would not be able to produce mature crops and wool and milk to sell.

 After all, the development of pasture takes time.

 But the next second, he saw the new rancher pull out a large black thing from somewhere.

Zach, who was well-informed, recognized the name of the thing at a glance.

He opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Black truffle? Wow! Black truffles of this size are very rare. Where did you find it?!"

 “Back Mountain.” Naoki asked, “Can it be sold?”

Zach nodded quickly: "Of course, the price of this thing is very exaggerated! A normal quality black truffle is almost 5,000 alliance coins per pound. The quality and specifications of the black truffle in your hand are almost top quality. Black truffles of this quality are hard to come by in the market, and the price is about fifteen thousand alliance coins per pound."

The unique taste has been sought after by many people, especially the upper class among wealthy aristocrats.

 They are not short of money.

 Five thousand one pound?

Zhi Shu's heart moved. In other words, the black truffle in his hand is worth a total of 30,000 alliance coins?

 At this price, Zhi Shu couldn't help but feel a little moved.

 Want to sell?

This level of rare ingredients used in cooking can bring a great improvement to Pokémon.

But... If he sells it, he will have enough money to buy seeds, repair pastures, and prepare food.

 For a moment, Naoki was hesitant.

 But soon, he made a decision.

You need to take a long-term view. Even though black truffles can improve the effect of cooking, if they are converted into cash, they can speed up the development of the ranch and make more money.

 When the ranch develops, he can use the money to purchase other top-quality ingredients with the same effect.

Thinking of this, Zhi Shu no longer hesitated and simply chose to sell.

Seeing this, Zach took a weight from the car to measure it, then pointed to the mark on it and said to him: "One kilogram and one hundred grams."

 He took out his calculator and notebook, used them to make a short calculation, and finally said: "The total is thirty-three thousand alliance coins."

 “Okay.” Naoki nodded.

“Then I’ll take this black truffle away!” Zach said, taking out a wad of money from his wallet and handing it over.

Zhi Shu reached out and took it, carefully counted it, and then breathed a little sigh of relief in his heart.

 Get your first pay as a rancher! He finally no longer has to eat tasteless hot noodle soup!

 Zach had to go to other ranches to collect goods. Before leaving, he looked around the entire ranch and suggested:

"In addition to growing crops and raising Pokémon, there are many ways to make money. You haven't been to Zhiqin Town yet, right? If you go there, be sure to go to the grocery store to buy a fishing rod. While the crops are growing, You can make money fishing.”

"Ah, but you don't have to worry. It was very difficult at the beginning. It will get much better in the summer. At that time, in addition to growing ordinary crops, you can also grow hops to make wine. Beer full of pastoral flavor is very popular in big cities. Welcome!”

 Hops?

Suddenly hearing this familiar name, Naoki raised his eyebrows.

However, what he was thinking about was not the brewing process, but the beer brewed by his hands. I am afraid that it will have some strange effects like the cooking...

With this thought in his mind, Naoki nodded and said to Zach, "I'll remember it. Thank you very much."

Zach smiled heartily: "Come on!"

 After saying that, he said goodbye to Naoki and drove away in a large truck.

Zhi Shu returned to the wooden house and looked at the small piece of black truffle left on the table - it was accidentally broken when he was digging.

“The price of black truffles is so expensive. I wonder if we raise dolphins to help dig out the truffles hidden in the ground..."

 Naoki thought for a moment.

He plans to keep this small piece of black truffle until he makes the desired dish later, and then add black truffle to it to enhance the effect of the dish.

 As for now…

 Looking at the thick stack of alliance coins in his hand, Naoki was in a good mood.

 It’s time to go shopping in the town and buy new ingredients for cooking!

Zhi Shu rode the motorcycle lizard, and after pointing out the direction, the motorcycle lizard started running towards the destination.

Zhi Shu sat on it, looking at the sky dyed red by the sunset, and hummed softly: "Ride on my beloved little motorcycle~"

 “Quaao?”

Motor Lizard looked puzzled, his beloved little motorcycle, are you talking about it?

 (End of this chapter)