"Let's find a place to stay first."
After arriving in East China City, Fang Yuan and Eevee pulled Rotom out of the backpack.
Ever since they had Rotom on the smartphone, Fang Yuan and Eevee had become lazier and lazier.
Things like navigation, checking into hotels, and ordering takeout were all directly handled by Rotom.
That was also why the smartphone Rotom would complain...
Helping Monferno convert a microwave oven was the most legitimate thing it had done since coming to Fang Yuan's side.
Although gaming was fun and tempting, it always left Study Tyrant Rotom feeling like it was neglecting its duties.
"Rotom! How about this May Donghua Hotel?"
After flying out of the smartphone, Rotom searched for a moment and projected the exterior and interior visions of the May Donghua Hotel.
"As long as we can stay there, it's OK, you handle the arrangements," Fang Yuan said, glancing briefly.
"Bwoo," Eevee nodded nonchalantly as well.
"Received, Rotom..." Smartphone Rotom immediately started operating and used Eevee's savings to book the hotel...
Fang Yuan and his friends weren't in a hurry to go to the hotel. It was only morning, and it wouldn't be interesting to stay in the hotel so early.
There was an important thing to do first: register at the Trainer Association...
Before that, though, they walked around East China City, planning to check in at a shop first.
East China City is a typical Trainer city, and in terms of the development of Trainer culture, it surpasses even the provincial capital cities.
Such a city naturally gives rise to many interesting things.
For example, Elf Beauty Street, Elf Food Street, Elf Tool Street, Elf Paradise... Various Pokemon battle activities, and even modern versions of "combat matchmaking" venues exist.
"Pokemon battle, lose and you become my boyfriend."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't lose."
This kind of situation was commonplace...
...
In East China City, the profession of Trainer is in the majority and is highly developed. It is quite common for families to keep one or two Pokemon as pets.
At this time, Eevee had already dragged Fang Yuan to the front of a shop on Elf Tool Street.
"Bwoo..." Eevee's face was pressed against the glass, looking inside.
It had actually wanted to visit this store for a long time.
The owner of this shop is an Elf Tool Designer and also a video up-loader, who often posts videos of their modified tools online.
However, most of the time, the second modifications made by this Elf Tool Designer were useless, essentially turning usable tools into junk, which led netizens to dub them the dim-witted son of a landlord.
Even if they did manage to improve a tool successfully, it was almost impossible to sell because the cost-performance ratio was too low. The biggest difference was in the design rather than the effectiveness, so people would rather buy the original tools.
For example, combining the charcoal tool, which enhances the power of Fire Type Spells, with a gun model to create a Flamethrower attack gun is utterly pointless... Are we supposed to let a Monferno hold a flamethrower with both hands and release a Flamethrower attack?
While it might look cool, it's all flash and no substance.
But this unique design approach still had a certain audience... like Eevee, who really liked it.
Eevee really appreciated this little brother's idea of retrofitting Elf Tools into weapons and equipment from games and movies.
It didn't matter if it was strong or not, as long as it was cool, that was all that mattered.
"Welcome..." A trendy-looking young man came out with a welcoming smile.
Fang Yuan thought it was an employee, but Eevee recognized that the person was the shop owner.
"Excuse me, is this the 'Super God Prop Master' up-loader's shop?"
"Oh, turns out I have a fan, hahaha, I am the Super God Prop Master, didn't you recognize me? Welcome, welcome, please come in," the trendy man immediately welcomed Fang Yuan warmly.
"..." Fang Yuan.
You might not believe me, but it wasn't me watching your video, it was this internet-addicted Bwoo at my feet.
...
This "Super God Prop Master" surnamed Hao, likes to be called Master Hao. When Fang Yuan and Eevee entered, he immediately began introducing his proud creations to Fang Yuan.
During the introduction, Master Hao's gaze frequently shifted to the Rotom phone, visibly astonished.
Although the Rotom phone is not an Elf Tool, it is quite famous in the domain of toolmakers.
The fact that Fang Yuan owned a Rotom phone probably meant he was some rich second-generation kid from a wealthy family!!
"Gotta fleece him for a good sum..." Master Hao's eyes warmed up.
Meanwhile, Fang Yuan was browsing through the items, increasingly fascinated.
This Master Hao reminded Fang Yuan of Xiaozhi's teammate, Sitron. Maybe despite appearing offbeat, he actually possessed genuine talent and knowledge?
"That one, I want the Sound Shell..." Fang Yuan said.
This was the item Eevee had taken a liking to.
"Oh, the Sound Shell, just a moment," said the shop manager Hao immediately.
Eevee also showed an expectant expression.
The Sound Shell was one of the few successful modifications by Master Hao that received Elf Tool certification, meaning it could be used in official Pokemon battles within Hua Nation. It was a proud creation from his university days and had even won a provincial award.
The material used was from shallow beach shells, which are the main ingredients for crafting another Elf Tool, the Shell Bell.
So, the Sound Shell could be considered a variant of the Shell Bell, only its effects were not as potent.
The Sound Shell serves to amplify the effect of sound-based moves by about 2% to 3%, and it's only useful for weaker Pokemon, which makes it quite an underwhelming item; hence, not many Trainers use it.
But aside from this effect, the Sound Shell has another feature — it can record and play sound, much like a radio.
This feature is pretty awesome. Eevee thinks it's perfect for recording trash talk to use during battles.
However, more than that, Eevee feels that it's even better suited for recording invigorating BGM (Background Music) to play on the battle stage.
Eevee wants to be a Pokemon that enters the arena with its own BGM.
If it could listen to exciting songs from games and anime during battles, Eevee, after some thought… judged that it could increase its combat power by 10%.
This item was too valuable for its price.
"Here it comes..." In a short while, Master Hao brought over the Sound Shell and asked, "Brother, how many do you want?"
Fang Yuan said, "Let's start with five."
That was Eevee's own request.
Besides, since it was Eevee spending the money, Fang Yuan didn't care about the quantity. Eevee could record as much as it liked...
Five…
"Alrighty!" Master Hao's eyes lit up, it had been a long time since he'd met a Trainer so loose with money.
Master Hao became even more cordial.
After Fang Yuan had paid, Master Hao seemed reluctant to let him go...
So, he held onto Fang Yuan, eagerly recommending his other treasured inventions.
Especially the Flamethrower attack gun; Master Hao believed that if Fang Yuan had a Fire-type Spirit, it would be essential to have one.
...
About an hour later, Fang Yuan left carrying big and small bags filled with various items. Apart from the five Sound Shell X5s for Eevee, he had purchased another five incredibly underwhelming tools.
Eevee watched in silence as Fang Yuan spent money lavishly. Undoubtedly, these were for Fang Yuan's other five Pokemon, and Eevee couldn't shake the feeling that it had gotten a bad deal.