"Whoa!"
The trade surprised Bai Ye; this was quite an ambitious offer.
A tennis ball, a hard gold dagger, a plasma cannon, G-virus, the tarot cards of the wicked, and two fossils...
Jin Sha wanted all of it, and it wasn't something she could just offer anything for. Among them, the plasma cannon was a black-quality item, and according to Jin Sha, the Aerodactyl fossil and the Mega Stone were undoubtedly valuable.
Jin Sha was direct. She produced another beast ball, unlike the previous ones. It wasn't red and white, but black and white, with two yellow stripes on the black portion.
From the visible texture change, the quality of this beast ball had significantly improved.
"I'll trade you a Goodra!" Jin Sha declared. "It's a black-quality beast, and though it's completed three evolutions, it hasn't reached its limit. Once fully grown, depending on its training, it can reach peak black-quality, or even red-quality. In my world, Goodra is called a pseudo-legendary. For reference, Regice is a tier-two legendary. Tier-one legendaries would definitely be golden-quality beasts."
Bai Ye pondered. Jin Sha's implication was that Regice was likely red-quality, and Goodra had the potential to reach red-quality, but it depended on the beast tamer's training.
Bai Ye asked curiously, "What about Aerodactyl?"
Jin Sha replied, "Aerodactyl is blue-quality. After fully growing to its peak, it has the potential to reach black-quality. However, after Mega Evolution, it would definitely be red-quality. In truth, there's a type and ability advantage chain among beasts, and training also needs to be considered, making direct comparisons difficult. But if we have to compare, you can think of it this way: after Mega Evolution, they are roughly comparable. But Mega Evolution isn't permanent; it can only be achieved for a short time using Mega Stones and Key Stones."
With that explanation, Bai Ye understood. Aerodactyl, along with the two stones, was roughly equivalent to Goodra. Furthermore, the power boost was temporary. Naturally, they couldn't be directly swapped.
However, it wasn't necessary for Bai Ye to add so much. Goodra was currently only black-quality, and whether it could be trained to red-quality was still uncertain.
But there was a very important issue...
Bai Ye asked, "The reason you're hesitating is because you'd be weakening your own combat power, right?"
Jin Sha nodded. "Yes."
If Goodra was truly as strong as Jin Sha claimed, then if the Alien Queen wasn't invincible and Regice wasn't needed to deal with it, Goodra could have even put up a fight.
Thinking about it, Bai Ye was a little surprised. Jin Sha's strength was far greater than he had imagined. Indeed, one shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
However, for this very reason, if she gave up Goodra, Jin Sha's strength would decline. After all, Aerodactyl still needed to be revived. Even with a black-quality weapon like the plasma cannon to fill the gap in combat power during this period, a beast tamer's core was their beast; the plasma cannon couldn't compensate for that.
Thus, Bai Ye concluded that Jin Sha was gaining, but this "gain" came at a price.
And if Jin Sha gained, Bai Ye naturally lost. However, in terms of immediate combat power, Bai Ye had made a small improvement with a pile of miscellaneous items.
Bai Ye felt this trade could be made. After all, why else would Jin Sha weaken her own combat power to make this trade?
Bai Ye considered for a moment and then said, "Either way is fine with me. You can decide which trade you prefer."
For Bai Ye, it was simply a matter of trading the plasma cannon for Aerodactyl, or trading the plasma cannon plus a bunch of miscellaneous items for Goodra.
The core was the plasma cannon, so the question was whether the plasma cannon was important to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye's answer was: it wasn't important.
Bai Ye's goal was to leave the World Battlefield, and to do that, he had to become stronger than everyone else. Items below golden-quality were replaceable for Bai Ye; it was just a matter of how long they could be used. For now, whether it was Aerodactyl or Goodra, the period of use in Bai Ye's hands would exceed that of the plasma cannon.
However, Bai Ye was indifferent. Jin Sha was even more conflicted.
If Bai Ye had given a definitive answer, Jin Sha would have had to accept it passively, and she wouldn't have had any reason to hesitate. But Bai Ye was amenable...
Jin Sha suddenly remembered a friend she used to dislike immensely, who always replied "whatever" when asked where they wanted to eat.
Damn it, there was no "whatever" dish on the menu!
After a moment of thought, Jin Sha gritted her teeth and handed the beast ball in her hand to Bai Ye. "I'll trade you Goodra."
Bai Ye smiled. Jin Sha had chosen the future.
"No problem!" Bai Ye said with a smile, taking the beast ball. "Deal."
Jin Sha nodded, gathering the items on the ground. Then, she suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "When you release this child, you need to be prepared beforehand..."
Before Jin Sha could finish speaking, a white light flashed. Then, as the light dispersed, Jin Sha saw a dragon-like beast, about two meters tall, appear beside Bai Ye.
It stood upright, its body mostly pink, with a purple section in the front. It had beautiful, smiling eyes, a thick tail trailing behind it, and two large antennae on its head that extended backward.
Then...
*Bang!*
Goodra let out a cry and pounced on Bai Ye, knocking him to the ground. It nuzzled Bai Ye's face repeatedly with its head.
Almost instantly, Bai Ye felt suffocated. This thing was so heavy!
Bai Ye looked helplessly at Jin Sha and asked, "What's going on?"
"Beasts have different personalities, and this child's personality is quite clingy; its favorite thing is to hug its owner and nuzzle," Jin Sha said, covering her mouth with a smile. "Actually, this is good news. Generally, when a beast changes owners, it needs a period of adaptation. But this child seems to like you a lot; it's sticking to you on its first meeting."
Bai Ye wiped his face, looking at the light green mucus on his hand. "What about this stuff?"
"Goodra!" Jin Sha spread her hands. "Why else do you think it has that name? Goodra is a dragon-type beast with the abilities of a Sap Sipper and Hydration. Do you feel very moist right now?"
"It's very moist, so moist that I feel like I'm being molested by some perverted tentacle monster!" Bai Ye wiped the mucus off his face again, gritting his teeth. "Can I still return it now?"
Jin Sha hadn't answered yet when a whimpering cry was heard.
Bai Ye turned his head and saw tears welling up in Goodra's large eyes.
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