Cain saw that no one else was bidding, so he pressed the button on the arm of his seat.

Otherwise, if everyone kept shouting prices without reaching a final outcome, it would be too tedious.

"Eleven million sixty thousand! From box 108."

After Cain placed his bid, the person who had offered ten million fifty thousand wasn't going to give up so easily over just one million.

The two began bidding against each other, but no matter how high the other's offer went, Cain always raised the price by the minimum amount.

An amount so small it wouldn't even be enough to build a bathroom.

Calmly and without wasting a single extra cent.

In the end, Cain won the Dragonite's Dragon Scale for eleven million one hundred fifty thousand.

It was an early purchase for his future Kingdra.

The pace of the auction event moved quickly. As soon as one item ended, the next one appeared almost immediately, as if there wasn't enough time.

Also, there wasn't a single low-value item. While not all surpassed the Dragonite's Dragon Scale in price, no sale closed for less than five million.

Even when an item was worth less than five million, the auction always pushed it up to that amount.

Prices far exceeded the actual value of the item — that's how the world of auctions worked.

Some people got carried away by rivalry and ended up paying double or triple what the item was really worth. In this game, both the sellers and Team Rocket made a fortune.

During the auction, Cain acquired several materials, mainly the essential ingredients for the quality-enhancement potions for Horsea, Bagon, and Ralts.

Every time he saw something useful, he placed a bid. And once he bid, no matter how much it cost in the end, he ended up winning it.

Since these materials didn't have broad appeal, few people competed with him for them.

Adding the Dragonite's Dragon Scale, Cain had already spent nearly fifty million.

But in return, he had secured the main ingredients for the quality-enhancement potions of Bagon, Horsea, and Ralts, along with some rare secondary materials.

He didn't care how much money he had to spend — as long as he could obtain the necessary ingredients to improve his Pokémon's talent, it was worth it.

Money, no matter how much you accumulated, was still just money. Only by converting it into real power did it show its true value.

So far, he hadn't seen the essential materials for the quality-enhancement potions of Lairon and Pupitar. If he found them, he would definitely buy them.

The recent appearance of the Fairy type had earned him a fortune.

Although part of that profit went to Team Heaven, another part for purchasing equipment from Team Rocket, and another chunk for the quality-enhancement potions for Larvitar, Lairon, and Combusken, he still had plenty left.

He hadn't done an exact calculation, but he estimated he still had between one hundred and two hundred million in his account.

That amount might seem huge, but it wasn't enough to buy a truly rare Pokémon.

A Pokémon like Larvitar, a pseudo-legendary, if it had at least Light Blue quality, couldn't be obtained for less than a hundred million.

If its talent was slightly lower, barely reaching Light Green — which was the bare minimum for a pseudo-legendary — then maybe there was a chance.

Due to their extreme rarity, even those with resources preferred to raise them themselves, using them as long-term projects. So finding one for sale was very difficult.

The rarer the Pokémon, the higher the price. Talent was just one more factor in the equation.

"The next item is also a Pokémon, but this one is a special case," the presenter said, standing on the stage, looking at the card in his hand with an expression of amazement.

"I won't keep you waiting. Let's see it with our own eyes!"

At his words, a large machine was brought onto the stage. It wasn't the first time one of these appeared at the auction, as they were always used to present Pokémon.

The key object wasn't the machine itself, but the Poké Ball on it.

The central screen displayed the Pokémon's information, and as soon as it appeared, the audience burst into murmurs, especially on the first floor.

"That's right! This time, we're not talking about a simple Pokémon. This is a fully developed, Elite-level Pokémon — a Cofagrigus!" the presenter announced loudly.

This was the Elite-level Cofagrigus that Cain had submitted for auction.

As such a high-level Pokémon, its starting price was very high. However, since it was already fully developed, whoever bought it would need a lot of time to adapt to it — and might never fully unlock its potential.

But none of that mattered, because what was important was that this Pokémon had already reached the Elite level.

"I know you're all eager! So let's begin! Starting price: ten million. Each increase must be at least five hundred thousand."

Just being an Elite-level Pokémon said it all. Even with flaws, its value was still immense.

Soon, bids began to rise quickly.

According to the auction's trend, this Cofagrigus would reach a final price of over one hundred million.

After all, the buyers weren't fools. This kind of Pokémon could only be used as a temporary reinforcement, and capturing one was no easy task.

Also, not many people used Cofagrigus, so its combat value wasn't widely recognized.

If it weren't for the fact that most buyers here belonged to underground organizations and were used to using these kinds of Pokémon, the price would have been even lower.

Cain waited in his seat as the bidding continued.

The final price was one hundred eighty million, a little more than he expected. He was satisfied.

After all, he had caught that Pokémon effortlessly and now had earned a large sum for it.

He also had a peak quasi-elite Chandelure and three quasi-elite Cofagrigus.

All of them were sold for a total of one hundred million.

Chandelure sold for thirty-five million, while the other three Cofagrigus added up to sixty-five million.

Quasi-elite level Pokémon weren't worth as much as Elite-level ones.

And since they were already fully developed, their growth potential was limited — they could only serve as immediate combat force.

Still, thanks to their decent talent, they sold for a good price.

So far, Cain had spent fifty million but had earned two hundred eighty million. His income far exceeded his expenses.

Now that he had so much money, it was time to spend it. He didn't want to take it back, but rather convert it all into resources.

So he started participating in more auctions. Sometimes he won, but most of the time, he just joined in for fun. There were too many wealthy buyers that day.