9

[Guling Pet Shop Lv1]

[Shop owner: Alex Carter]

[Goal: No. 1 in the world]

[Status: Slightly improving]

[Today's number of customers: 2]

[Number of customers this month: 5]

[Customer satisfaction value: 2]

[Task completion: 2/10]

…

"I'm really at a loss!"

Alex Carter returned to the counter.

Before obtaining Gyarados's specific data, he could not be sure of Gyarados's combat pet level in this world, but he roughly estimated that it would definitely not be low.

The level of a battle pet is certainly not fixed, but it is always within a threshold range, and it is not easy to break through. Researchers call this [racial restriction] and define a concept called [racial value].

The definition of [racial value] here is different from that in the Pokémon world.

Basically, [racial value] = health value + spirit value + constitution value.

These three values have their own refinements.

Recently, someone proposed to add potential value to the concept of "racial value," but because it could not be digitized at all, it was aborted halfway.

The level of combat pets is currently determined by their individual values, which are limited by their racial values and are difficult to break through.

Just like a mouse cannot become a cat, a cat cannot become a tiger.

For example, Magikarp transforming into Gyarados is an extremely incredible thing.

And once this extremely incredible thing is accepted by people, Magikarp in the eyes of the world will no longer be Magikarp, but Gyarados!

The selling price will naturally rise as well.

Therefore, for every Magikarp sold now, Alex would lose the price of a Gyarados minus the price of a Magikarp.

Even if you can only get 10% of the net profit, it is obviously an astronomical figure!

When Alex thought of this, his heart ached!

But there is no way. In the early stages of starting a business, don't you always operate at a loss?

You have to bear it!

Alex turned on the computer, calmed down, and browsed the Battle Pet Network as usual.

Being able to sell two Magikarp today is already a pleasant surprise. Let's work harder tomorrow!

Magikarp: "???"

This is of course just a casual remark.

It was slightly different from what Alex expected. Since the price on the poster changed from 20,000 star coins to 25,000 star coins, no Magikarp was sold.

This has nothing to do with the price.

Mainly because no one...

After browsing the Battle Pet Network for a while, Alex opened the Kaidian Chinese website and read the updates of "Hyper Dimension Pet Shop." He also cast a few recommendation votes, collected votes, subscribed, and rewarded the game.

I don't know if it was because of the support for the genuine products, but finally a customer came into the pet shop.

This person looked familiar. Alex looked at the time. It was already past five o'clock!

Work from 9 to 5 and get off work on time.

The man in a suit who had come once at noon was obviously an industry elite, but he was confused when he came in, and couldn't help asking: "Boss, what kind of Magikarp is this? Didn't you sell it for 15,000 at noon?"

Alex glanced at him, and it took him three seconds to remember who he was, and then he said, "The price has been raised."

The man in the suit was startled and quickly held his glasses that were about to fall off: "The price has been raised so far? Can it be sold?"

Alex smiled slightly: "Just sold two."

The man in the suit counted carefully and said in surprise, "Two? You're raising the price by 5,000 for one? Brother, is there anyone who does business like you?"

Alex shook his head and sighed, "I don't want to either, but I really can't afford the loss! Brother, are you here to buy a battle pet or to chat?"

"Can't afford the loss?"

The man in the suit was stunned again. Could it be that this Magikarp really has some secret?

Isn't that poster outside false advertising?

No, how could I, Ben Xie, fall for such a trick? Words are useless. Even if someone really bought it, it must be a fake!

Although Ben Xie is not good at math, he thinks his IQ is not low.

So he turned around and ran away.

Alex didn't care either.

He originally wanted to close the door on time, but suddenly thought that it was not appropriate to do so!

In the past, there were no pets to sell in pet stores, so I had to take the lazy route and work happily from nine to five. But now I have started to do serious business, and many of them go out shopping at night!

"I need to go home and talk to my mom. It's not a good idea to keep running back and forth between home and the store. Maybe I should consider living in the store?"

[Ding! The Super Dimension Pet Shop system reminds you that the current time is 5:30 p.m. and the host has worked for eight hours. Please take a rest.]

Alex: "…"

No rest?

[System Tips: If the host insists on going to work, the system will enter an inactive state.]

Is there a system that forces people to rest?

What kind of luck do I have?

Alex closed the door in a sullen (happy) manner.

"Ah~ Today is another good day. Everything I wish for can come true. Tomorrow is another good day. I will open the store as soon as I open the door~"

…

So the next day, Alex sat in the store from morning to noon and didn't see a single hair.

Even though he changed the posters again and again, it was of no use.

It turned out that I was just lucky yesterday!

He touched the invisible lucky star above his head, wondering if the title of super lucky star was broken?

It was not until 1:30 in the afternoon that a group of beautifully dressed women swarmed into the pet shop.

"Lucy, is this the pet shop you mentioned? Why is it so small?"

"Good wine needs no bush. Maybe it's a mysterious shop hidden in the market?"

"If that Magikarp hadn't hit my cute spot, I wouldn't have come!"

The fragrance is in the air and the noise is in the ears.

Alex frowned, but when he looked back, he saw Lucy Cheng hiding behind him and waving her little hands.

Well, this brings customers?

Alex remembered that Lucy said yesterday that she would help promote the tea party today. He didn't expect that she not only promoted it but also brought people with her!

Who can attend the rich girl's tea party?

Of course, they are all rich girls!

Alex instantly restrained his expression and put on a business smile.

You can be hard on anyone, but you can't be hard on money.

If we want to open the store today, it all depends on them!

Alex invited them to sit on the second-hand sofa and poured them a few glasses of water.

There's nothing I can do. The store really can't produce anything decent.

Fortunately, although these rich girls seem to complain about everything, in reality, that is all they do.

They had seen Lucy's Magikarp and had some understanding of the fact that Magikarp had the potential to become Jackie Chan, but this was not what they cared about.

Among them, there was a rich girl who had just moved into a big house. She wanted to raise some pets that were harmless to humans and animals and could heal people's hearts, so she set her eyes on the ugly and cute Magikarp.

The other rich girl was annoyed by Lucy showing off her Magikarp, so she wanted one too.

The others were guests.

Alex is a carp seller, so why would he care why they want to buy it?

As long as you don't buy it and abuse it, it doesn't matter.

With the help of Lucy, the two carp kings were sold.

Well, the price is 25,000 star coins.

Lucy was very satisfied with this price which was twice her own and said that she would continue to take care of his business.

Before leaving the pet shop, Lucy made a heart shape on her chest. As the space fluctuated slightly, a cat's head popped out of the "heart" she made and meowed.

Alex understood her hint and nodded helplessly.

…

[Customers of the month +2]

[Customer satisfaction value +1]

There was no new business at the end of the day.

After careful calculation, the pet shop sold a total of four Magikarp. Except for one, the remaining three were sold through "connections."

This made Alex sigh at the fickleness of the world.

It can only be blamed on the fact that the pet shop had a small reputation before and that Magikarp really had no selling points.

If what he unlocked was Charmander, considering the rarity of the "dragon species," wouldn't the price be doubled?

…

The next day, Monday.

The business is so good during the weekend. Once the weekend is over and college starts, the streets become empty in an instant, and there are even fewer customers in the pet shop.

Don't even give me a chance to lose money!

Alex knew he had to find a solution.

But before that, he still had to repay a favor.

5:30 pm.

Alex put the little Magikarp Princess into the Poké Ball, then took the academy sightseeing package and went out.

(End of this chapter)