Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 332: Finale

Pokémon: Honedge (Steel/Ghost)

Level: 33

Potential: Green

Ability: No Guard

Held Item: Focus Sash

Gender: Male

Moves: Fury Cutter, Tackle, Shadow Sneak, Autotomize, Aerial Ace, Metal Sound, Slash, Night Slash, Retaliate, Iron Defense

TMs: Solar Blade, Protect, Swords Dance, Psycho Cut, Close Combat, Iron Head, Reversal, Brutal Swing

Egg Moves: Wide Guard, Destiny Bond, Block

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A very ordinary Honedge, with Green-grade potential.

But for Julian, the potential wasn't an issue. In the system shop, the potion to upgrade Green to Cyan wasn't even expensive.

The real expense was upgrading it from Cyan to Blue.

At first, Dawn had wanted to buy the Honedge as a gift for Julian. But Julian refused.

With so much money in the family, spending a little can be regarded as reducing the pressure on his uncle, after all, there were not many places to spend the money he earned.

The following 28th and 29th items also sold for over 10 billion each.

Finally it was time for the 30th and final item, the grand finale of the auction.

As the last item, its value had to surpass everything else.

Everyone showed an expectant expression, curious about what the last lot was.

According to Dawn, last year, the final auctioned item had been a Peak Elite Pokémon, and the year before that, it had been a Top-tier Water-type treasure.

The Mystery Auction of Rockwell City happened once a year, and the final item never disappointed.

So Julian also became interested.

As the auctioneer removed the red cloth, many in the audience craned their necks to get a better look.

On display was—A palm-sized, irregularly shaped white stone, it had a hazy, dreamlike appearance.

"What is that?"

"Looks like a crystal."

"Or maybe a diamond?"

Most people had no idea what they were looking at.

"Young Master Julian, do you know what this is?"

Dawn racked her brain, searching for anything similar but she couldn't match it with anything she had ever seen.

"Soul Crystal"

Julian withdrew his gaze and said slightly surprised.

This was a Soul Crystal—the very same type of crystal that had been left behind when he helped Celebi destroy the Spiritomb.

However, the one he obtained back then had been the size of a basketball, and this one was only palm-sized and of lower quality.

"Soul Crystal? What's that?" Dawn asked.

Soul Crystals only formed under extreme conditions, and even then, they were incredibly difficult to find, because of this, almost no one knew about them.

Back when Julian had first encountered one, he wouldn't have known what it was either if not for his Probing Eyes.

Soon, the auctioneer revealed the item's name and specific function.

Roughly the same as what Julian already knew.

This was a top-tier Ghost-type treasure. Once consumed by a Ghost-type Pokémon, it would:

- Enhance its potential and strength

- Boost the power of its Ghost-type moves

With proper use, and combined with other rare treasures, it could even further enhance the potential of a Pokémon to Blue-grade potential.

"The starting bid is 50 Billion."

It was an extraordinary treasure but the price was just as extraordinary.

50 billion as the starting bid immediately eliminated half of the people present, and among those who remained, many hesitated.

A treasure like this was powerful but it was also dangerous. Obtaining it could bring disaster upon their families.

Those who had the ability to buy, might not have the strength to keep it.

But with so many people present, there were always a few who had both.

"55 billion."

The voice came from Box #1.

"60 billion."

This time, it was Box #5.

The auction hall had only ten private boxes, reserved for those with immense wealth and influence.

And none of them were locals of Rockwell City, they were outsiders, just like Julian.

No one else in the venue made an offer—they weren't eligible to make an offer, because ten sharks were vying for this thing.@@novelbin@@

And if small fish like them entered, they would be torn apart by these sharks instantly.

Soon the price had soared to 90 billion.

In Drakoria, many corporations were worth more than 100 billions and some even trillions in assets but that referred to fixed assets. Very few could pull out 90 billion in cash on a whim.

The bids slowed as the numbers climbed.

After ten minutes, the price finally broke 100 billion.

Of the ten private boxes, only Julian hadn't bid yet.

It wasn't that he didn't want to but he was waiting for the right moment.

Even though he already had a treasure like this, and of better quality, there was no such thing as too many. Especially when money alone could buy them.

For top-tier families, the one thing they had the most was money.

"110 billion! Any more bids?" The auctioneer looked around.

"110 billion, going once!"

In Box #7, a middle-aged man clenched his fists.

"120 billion."

A calm voice came from Box #8.

The auctioneer's eyes lit up.

In Box #7, the middle-aged man's face darkened. He clenched his fists even tighter as he glared toward Julian's box, through gritted teeth, he raised the bid.

"121 billion!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a calm voice followed.

"131 billion."

He added one billion, but Julian directly added ten.

The middle-aged man slammed his fists on the chair, the temperature in his box plummeted by dozens of degrees. The attendant beside him collapsed unconscious from the sheer cold.

"131 billion, going once!"

"131 billion, going twice!"

"SOLD!!"

The auctioneer's gavel fell.

"Congratulations to the guests in box #8 for getting the finale item of this auction"

The middle-aged man in Box #7 stood up abruptly, the anger in his heart seemed to ignite his whole body, as he looked toward Box #8 with eyes filled with killing intent.

"Do you know who the person in Box #7 is?"

Sensing the Aura of strong malice emanating from Box #7, Julian frowned slightly, and asked the attendant beside him.

"The identities of our VIP guests are confidential, only the manager knows," The attendant shook his head.

If not for the incident with Caleb, Julian's identity wouldn't have been exposed and no one would know that he was in Box #8.

So whoever that person was he knew it was him in Box #8, and they still had the intention to kill him.

Julian didn't know if this was just a momentary outburst, or if this person really wanted to kill him because of a Soul Crystal.

"Young Master Julian, if you want to know the other party's identity, I can think of a way to find out," Dawn said.

"Do it."

Julian nodded. He also wanted to know who had such malice towards him, it was always better to be prepared.

He had merely bought something the other party wanted. And if they didn't have enough money—

That was their problem, not his.

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