Chapter 64: Getting Increasingly Ridiculous
While the production crew was still stunned, Froakie had already dragged the lifebuoy to the boat's edge.
Then he rested for a moment, and then, gripping the lifebuoy tightly with both hands, the black energy in his palms began to seep out again.
It was still the same process of infusing the item with Dark-type energy, followed by the Thief move.
The lifebuoy shot through the air for over twenty meters and landed in the area where the incident occurred.
Soon, in less than two seconds, Arthur floated to the surface and grabbed the lifebuoy.
The live stream chat instantly exploded with "whoa whoa whoa"s.
The viewers on the screen, who were unaware of the situation, had just held their breath in worry.
If you didn't know better, you'd think this show was going through streamers like crazy, planning to replace one every day.
"Hey, someone come help drag me back, or bring the boat over a bit," Arthur shouted from the sea.
At first, everyone was confused.
You were able to float up unharmed, surely you can swim back those twenty meters?
It wasn't until their sailboat approached and they helped Arthur back on board that everyone realized how ridiculous this kid was.
He had actually brought the Tentacruel's corpse, still skewered on the harpoon, onto the boat.
The live stream chat exploded even more, and the remaining traces of doubt were completely drowned out.
Even the production crew on the boat were speechless for a long time.
Until Arthur got back on board, wiped his face, and calmly said, without even bothering to put on his shirt,
"Alright, let's start the auction then."
"Huh?"
"The online auction. Isn't that part of our show? Besides, you guys brought Ice-type Pokémon, so we can freeze it and transport it back. It'll stay fresh enough, no need to worry about it.
We can auction it whole, or we can auction off the valuable parts separately. I'm quite skilled at dissecting, you know."
This was the real reason Arthur's eyes lit up when he first saw the Tentacruel.
He wasn't just showing off his skills, he was a practical person.
The show's organizers had told him when they entered the protected area that Pokémon like Tentacruel and Gyarados, which were unintelligent and particularly ferocious, had no rights. As long as you didn't kill them in large numbers, killing one or two wouldn't cause any trouble with the other Pokémon.
In Arthur's view, this was basically a walking ATM.
Powerful Pokémon were full of valuable resources.
Pokémon's energy organs, such as the heart and venom glands, store the energy they had when they were alive. These are the best supplements for Pokémon of the same type.
Two hundred years ago, before the technology to synthesize energy crystals was invented, the most common energy supplements for Pokémon, besides some rare tree fruits and natural treasures, were various energy organs from other Pokémon.
Back then, humans and wild Pokémon were still enemies, so this method of hunting, feeding, and raising Pokémon was very common.
But later, with the Great Reconciliation, the hunting of Pokémon was strictly controlled, and then the technology to artificially synthesize energy crystals became widespread. This method of directly feeding energy organs was completely phased out.
So, neither the production crew nor the viewers in front of the screen immediately realized the value of this Tentacruel corpse.
Only Arthur had already found a dissecting knife and was tossing the handle in his fingers, eager to get started.
He came from two hundred years ago and had no psychological aversion to this kind of thing. He had dissected hundreds, if not thousands, of Pokémon in the past, he was very skilled at it.
In his view, auctioning this off was much more reliable than burying pre-prepared treasures on the beach and then digging them up to sell.
At least it was real.
And Pokémon's energy organs, besides being used as direct feed, also had medicinal and research value. They were definitely not useless.
It took a while for the other members of the production team to finally catch up with his line of thinking.
"Then... let's auction it off in parts."
The only Ice-type Pokémon on the boat was a Cloyster, and it hadn't been trained for combat, its strength was about the same as those Mantine they used as stepping stones.
Trying to freeze the entire Tentacruel with just this Cloyster seemed a bit much, so they had to settle for a compromise.
"Alright."
Arthur had no objections. He tossed the dissecting knife in his hand again and caught it, then began working swiftly.
His nimble movements stunned the production crew.
Their inner thoughts were all: "Why are you so skilled at this?!"
While dissecting, Arthur continued to provide detailed and professional explanations to the camera.
"The most valuable parts of the Tentacruel's head are these two red agate-like fleshy tumors. We need to carefully remove them intact. As you can see, the upper part of these tumors is quite hard, while the lower part is more elastic after removal."
"These two tumors are also secondary energy organs of the Tentacruel. If they had mastered Psychic or Fairy-type moves during their lifetime, these tumors would store energy of those types. However, this Tentacruel clearly didn't have those abilities."
"Besides that, these two tumors also have some medicinal value. Of course, they can also be eaten directly. They're non-toxic and taste quite good."
As Arthur explained, the live stream chat was increasingly filled with comments like—
"This show is getting more and more ridiculous!"
Even the support staff uncle swallowed hard.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't because he was tempted to try it, but because he was scared.
Would a normal person have eaten this kind of thing?
What kind of things has this kid experienced before?
It was terrifying to think about!
"Okay, so let's start by auctioning off these two large fleshy tumors."
At this point, Arthur had already skillfully removed the two agate-like tumors from the Tentacruel's head.
"Um, you need to set a starting price," the production team's guide reminded him.
"Oh, how about 2,000 for each?"
"Isn't that a bit too expensive?"
"It's fine. If they don't sell, we can eat them ourselves. You don't need to cook them. Just sprinkle some salt on them, and they taste very fresh."
"..."
How the hell did this turn into a cooking show?!
The production crew were speechless, looking up at the sky, gradually giving up on trying to understand.
But to their surprise, the live stream's popularity exploded. No one had expected that such novel content, never seen before, would appear here.
Fueled by a mix of hormones and morbid curiosity, the price of the two Tentacruel tumors was bid up to over 8,000.
This left the production crew utterly dumbfounded.
After that, the tumors were handed over to Cloyster to be frozen, and Arthur continued to wield his knife.
"The other parts of the head cap aren't very valuable. They're edible, but it's generally not recommended. The taste isn't good, and they might contain slight toxins.
The next highlight is the venom gland inside the head cap. This is the Tentacruel's primary energy organ, containing a rich amount of Poison-type energy. It can be fed directly to Poison-type Pokémon, or it can be refined and used for other purposes. Let's set the starting price at 20,000."
While speaking, Arthur skillfully cut off the useless parts of the Tentacruel's body and tossed them into the sea.
After a long time, the ship gradually sailed away.
The sea surface at the original location burst open again. This time, several Marill popped their heads out.
They had been sent by the elderly matriarch of their tribe to protect that human.
But at this moment, looking at the tentacles floating on the sea surface and the large blue head cap, they couldn't help but feel that something was wrong.
Did this human really need their protection?
It almost seemed like letting this guy into the protected area was a mistake...
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