Upon hearing Cain's words, the receptionist was slightly surprised, but she nodded with a smile and said, "Understood, please wait a moment."
This time, the wait was much shorter, as the data was already fully recorded and only a more detailed analysis was required.
"Apologies for the wait. Indeed, it was an error on our part. This Nidoran has the 'Hustle' ability, which doubles its value to 200,000 Pokédollars, or 200,000 points. If this is acceptable, it will be directly recorded on your identity card."
Cain nodded in agreement. A Nidoran with the 'Hustle' ability and a dark yellow potential had a value equivalent to one with light green to green potential without the 'Hustle' ability. This price was within Cain's acceptable range.
Once Cain confirmed, the receptionist performed a few operations on the computer to log the completion of Cain's mission.
"Since you've reached 100,000 points, you can now be promoted to a one-star hunter. Here is your badge; please keep it safe." With that, she took out a gold star from the counter, engraved with the words 'One Star.'
The stars representing hunter ranks in the Hunter Guild are made with a special technique, making them difficult to counterfeit. Thus, it's unlikely anyone would wear a number of stars that didn't match their actual rank.
If anyone tried to forge a hunter's star and the Hunter Guild found out, they would be relentlessly pursued. They would then understand why there's a nickname for guild members: the "Sun Dogs."
After all, wouldn't experts who specialize in tracking and capturing rare Pokémon be able to find an ordinary person?
Cain accepted the hunter's star, but he didn't immediately put it on.
Seeing that Cain didn't leave after completing his mission, the receptionist didn't mind and formally asked, "Is there anything else I can assist you with?"
Cain took another Poké Ball out of his pocket and placed it on the counter.
Seeing that Cain had brought out another Poké Ball, the receptionist understood his intentions.
Many hunters from the guild don't just capture the target of their mission. If they encounter a Pokémon with exceptional potential or a rare one, they might capture it to assign a mission in the Hunter Guild.
The mission assignment process involves matching the captured Pokémon with a mission that meets the guild's requirements, thus completing the mission and earning points and Pokédollars.
Just as the receptionist was about to speak, Cain took out another Poké Ball from his pocket, and then a third, fourth, fifth...
Eventually, even the receptionist began to show signs of amazement.
Cain took out a total of ten Poké Balls, and counting the one he had already handed over, there were eleven in total.
It's important to note that the Hunter Guild missions require Pokémon to have at least mid-level potential.
According to the system's potential classification, this means that only Pokémon with yellow potential or above can be assigned to a mission. For a mission to be assigned, the Pokémon must have at least mid-level potential, i.e., yellow.
However, Cain had presented ten Poké Balls, which meant he had captured ten Pokémon with yellow potential or above.
Among them was a light green Arbok, which was also the highest level Pokémon among them. Eight were from the same family as the previous Nidoran, all with yellow potential or above due to excellent genetics from their parents.
The last one was a dark yellow Mankey, which Cain had caught on his way to Ecruteak City. Its abilities and characteristics were quite decent, so he decided to capture it to exchange for points.
"Excuse me, do all these Pokémon have mid-level potential? It's important to note that the Hunter Guild requires Pokémon to have at least mid-level potential to assign a mission," the receptionist asked, hesitantly.
In this world, there are tools to assess a Pokémon's potential, but they are not accessible to most people.
The hunter in front of her, who had just become a one-star hunter, evidently did not belong to the group of people who could afford those tools.
So, could it be that all the Pokémon he captured met the potential requirement?
Here is where Cain had the advantage, thanks to the system's function for evaluating Pokémon potential.
With the help of this feature, Cain had steady success in his previous life as a hunter. Capturing high-potential Pokémon to exchange for resources and using those resources to acquire even rarer Pokémon, Cain was able to progress in a positive cycle that eventually led him to become a powerful Trainer.
In response to the receptionist's question, Cain nodded, indicating that all the Pokémon had yellow potential, or mid-level potential in the trainers' world.
Since Cain confirmed it, the receptionist asked no more questions, though she couldn't hide her skepticism.
After all, it was ten Pokémon. Even with mid-level potential, in all her years of work, she hadn't seen many people present that many at once.
Do mid-level potential Pokémon really abound in the wild? Or is this individual joking with me?
The Hunter Guild offers a free evaluation of Pokémon potential, but if it turns out they don't meet the requirements for mission assignment, the more this happens, the more the individual's credibility will be affected. With low credibility, certain types of missions will be out of reach.
Setting aside her doubts, the receptionist focused on her work and proceeded with her duties.
One by one, Cain placed each Poké Ball into the transfer device, and they were sent to the Guild's evaluation area.
Since there were many Pokémon, the wait was longer, and those behind Cain in line started to grow impatient.
If the Pokémon Cain had captured met the assignment requirements, all would be well. If not, the people waiting were already prepared to teach Cain the price of wasting their time.
Twenty minutes later, the receptionist, now visibly astonished, saw the evaluation reports appear on her screen one by one. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief and, seeing no error, swallowed hard.
"Uh... the reports are ready. All ten Pokémon meet the requirements. Would you like to assign them a mission?"
Cain, already knowing the result, showed no reaction. In his previous life, when desperate for money, he had spent a month in a forest and emerged with twenty Pokémon to assign missions at the Guild.
Since then, the nickname of JOKER the hunter had spread among hunters. Whenever they mentioned his name, they couldn't help but add, "That guy with luck to the limit is a lunatic."
"Assign them a mission," Cain said calmly.
His progress in this life had been far better than in the last, and with the experience gained, money no longer concerned him as much.
In the final stages of Pokémon training, only a small amount of money is actually needed.
Once Cain gave his approval, the receptionist performed a few operations on the computer, and the mission list began to match the Pokémon data, assigning missions that met the requirements.
(End of Chapter)