After completing the Rocket Point transactions, Silas didn't rush to leave the exchange center.
Instead, he stepped aside and carefully studied the exchange list.
With 750 Rocket Points, he couldn't afford top-tier treasures but common materials and useful items were well within reach.
Soon, his eyes locked onto one particular item.
Sea Incense.
A rare held item.
When equipped, it increased the power of Water-type moves, similar to Mystic Water But that wasn't what caught Silas's attention.
It had another effect.
If placed into water where Water-type Pokémon lived ,it could accelerate their growth rate and even slightly improve their aptitude.
A training tool.
A support item.
A long-term investment.
"Perfect…"
Silas made his decision immediately.
This item was quite popular within Team Rocket.
Many members who trained Water-types would rent it But Silas had no intention of renting.
He spent 700 Rocket Points and bought it outright.
The staff quickly contacted the warehouse.
Not long after, the item was delivered.
....
It was a deep blue incense burner, supported by three small legs.
At the top were three tiny openings, releasing a faint, soothing fragrance.
Silas lifted the lid.
Inside a swirl of shifting colors, almost dreamlike.
The receptionist twitched slightly.
"…Does he not know how to handle rare items carefully…?"
Still, he silently completed the transaction.
To Silas, hoarding Rocket Points was meaningless.
They were just numbers until converted into real power.
That was their true value But to the staff?
700 Rocket Points meant 700,000 Pokédollars.
Enough for years of training.
Enough to change their future.
Yet here it was casually spent on a single item.
"Different worlds…" the receptionist muttered.
Silas ignored him and continued browsing.
The remaining points weren't enough for anything major.
Still he found something interesting.
Mask Customization.
This wasn't an ordinary mask.
It was a human-skin disguise mask.
Once applied it perfectly altered the wearer's appearance.
A tool for deception.
For infiltration.
For escape.
An essential item in the gray world.
Silas filled in the customization form.
His requirements were simple:
Darker skin
Ordinary features
Completely unremarkable
Someone who would blend into a crowd effortlessly.
Total cost:
50 Rocket Points.
With that, his business at the exchange center was complete.
All Pokémon had been sold except one.
The shiny Pichu.
Instead of selling it directly ,Silas listed it on Team Rocket's bounty network.
The forum was active.
Extremely active.
Posts flooded the homepage.
Each one costing dozens of Rocket Points per day to maintain.
Every second burning money.
One post caught his eye:
[Miracle Seed for Sale – DM offers. Trade possible.]
In just two hours, it had already gathered thousands of comments.
Hundreds were serious offers.
Prices ranged between 500,000 to 800,000 Pokédollars matching its ~7% boost value.
Some offered item trades.
One even proposed a Poison Barb (5% boost) in exchange.
Lower boost but higher demand.
Poison-type items were more valuable in Team Rocket.
....
Silas absorbed all this quietly.
Learning.
Understanding the market.
Then he created his own listing But there was one problem.
He didn't have enough Rocket Points left to pin it.
So he sold the Magnet item obtained from Kiera.
Used the points.
Pinned the post.
Duration:
1 day.
More than enough.
With traffic like this even a few hours could bring results.
His listing was simple.
Direct.
_______________________________
[Shiny Pichu for Sale]
Looking to trade for high-potential Dark-type Pokémon
Or Rocket Points / Pokédollars
Price negotiable (DM)
______________________________
No exaggeration.
No tricks.
Just the truth.
He added a few pictures.
Highlighting one thing:
Cuteness.
Because realistically Pichu wasn't strong.
Not yet But shiny Pokémon?
They weren't about strength.
They were about rarity.
Status.
Value.
Especially to those with money to burn.
Silas closed the interface.
A faint smile appeared.
Now he just had to wait.
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(End of chapter)