Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 140 Joja Supermarket

Once you ride a tropical dragon and upgrade your riding skill to level two, the effects are immediate.

Whether traversing narrow gaps in the forest or climbing upwards against the mountain wind, riding on the back of the tropical dragon is as stable as sitting on flat ground.

Even the tilting sensation when turning has been greatly reduced, and the wind blowing in my face has become gentler, so I no longer need to squint as before.

The outline of the town can already be seen in the distance.

Not far from Pierre's grocery store, a brand new building stands out.

The entire building was painted a striking blue, and a huge Joja logo hung on the roof.

The supermarket is square and upright, like a huge metal box turned upside down on the ground.

It stands out conspicuously from the surrounding shops, each with its own unique character.

This is Joja Supermarket.

With the help of Pokémon, the construction speed is really fast.

It was as if it appeared out of thin air overnight.

The tropical dragon spiraled down, and Ark skillfully leaped down, patted the tropical dragon's neck, then walked alone towards the supermarket, pushed open the heavy glass door, and went inside.

A man walked towards us immediately. He had a standard side-parted hairstyle, wore square-framed glasses, a blue Joja company uniform, and a standard smile on his face.

"Hello, I'm Morris, the manager of Joja Supermarket. Would you like to apply for a membership card?"

"Get a membership card?" Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow.

To be honest, he had seen many shops urging customers to sign up for membership cards in his previous life.

The hairdresser Tony who always tries to sell you something halfway through your haircut, and the cashier at the supermarket who reminds you to sign up for a membership card to earn points and enter a prize draw—what kind of sales tactics haven't they seen?

But he had never seen a place where people went straight to the point without even looking at the merchandise as soon as they entered.

"Yes, a year's membership only costs 5,000 Alliance Coins. After signing up, you can enjoy many preferential policies. Don't you really want to consider getting one?"

Only 5,000 Alliance Coins?

"No!" Fang Zhou said firmly.

"Our membership card..."

"You're being long-winded!"

Five thousand Alliance Coins? Why don't you just rob someone?!

Fangzhou walked straight to the shopping area, ignoring the manager who didn't know how to sell, and suggested that he go and learn marketing from Xiao Lei.

The supermarket is spacious and bright, with neat rows of blue shelves offering everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to daily necessities.

The shelves on the left are piled with all kinds of berries and Pokémon food, while the shelves on the right are filled with human food and daily necessities.

At the far end, there are also dedicated clothing and tool sections, with each item bearing a prominent Joja label.

Fang Zhou sighed inwardly.

The appearance of this store will likely impact the business of many shops.

Pierre's grocery store was the first to be affected, since he takes a day off every Wednesday, and even regular customers can only come to Joja Supermarket if they are in a hurry.

Other stores may be less affected.

Although clothing is also sold here, Emily's ready-to-wear store focuses on high-end bespoke products, so it is less likely to be affected.

Fangzhou went to the food section, wanting to buy some lactic acid bacteria.

The yogurt maker I received at the Spring Festival banquet has been sitting idle because it lacks starter cultures.

He originally wanted to use regular yogurt instead, since there might be residual lactic acid bacteria in it, but unfortunately all the yogurt in the grocery store was inactivated.

The advantage of Joja supermarket is that it has a wide variety of products.

Price: 300 Alliance Coins

Member price: 30 Alliance Coins

No, is this price right?

Fangzhou almost laughed out of anger.

Okay, okay, so this is how you sell memberships!

I looked at other products, and the prices were all set in a similar way.

So the items here are ten times more expensive than usual, right? Only members can buy them at the original price.

However, if you think about it carefully, it's not actually that expensive if you buy here regularly.

In the Pokémon world, a quarter has sixty days, and a year has two hundred and forty days. On average, you only need about 20 League Coins a day to buy them without spending a lot of time traveling to Petalburg City.

Fang Zhou was hesitating about whether to give in when a sign next to the counter caught his attention.

"Upholding the philosophy of giving back to the community, our store will donate 50% of its membership fees to the construction of public facilities in Weibai Town. Current fundraising project: Weibai Town Cinema. Progress: 28/200"

In other words, a total of two hundred people need to become members in order to build a movie theater.

With each member paying 5,000, Joja Supermarket can earn a total of one million Alliance Coins through membership fees.

Half of it, or 500,000 Alliance Coins, will be used to build a movie theater.

Based on his experience living in this world, Fangzhou estimated that this movie theater could be built to be quite large.

A sense of anticipation began to stir within me.

彳人口巴~

Consider it a contribution to the development of Weibai Town.

Thank you for your support.

The other party handed over a membership card.

The card is a deep blue with a shiny Joja star logo printed on the front and the membership number and the words "Exclusive to Weibai Town" engraved in gold lettering on the back.

Along with the membership card, a bottle of blue Coca-Cola was also handed over.

"As a token of our appreciation, here's a bottle of Joja Coke with 3 times the sweetness."

After topping up my membership card, it's time to shop to my heart's content.

Since he had come all this way, Fangzhou took out a list from his pocket. These were the items that Pokémon usually needed, and he decided to buy them all at once.

Infernape's training weights, Cocodora's metal polish, Kirlia's ribbon decorations, Swablu's colorful feather decorations...

He even prepared gifts for the three bees and the big milk tank, buying the big milk tank a massage brush.

They also bought some ingredients for brewing starfruit wine.

Half an hour later, Morris, with a smile on his face, saw the important customer out of the store.

Thank you for your purchase. Welcome to visit us again.

Fangzhou turned and walked into the Naughty Egg shop next door, which sells all kinds of electronic products.

The shop assistant immediately recognized him: "Mr. Fangzhou, are you here to buy Rotom today?"

"Yes, it's in stock now?"

"Of course, please follow me."

The shop assistant led him to the display shelf, where Poké Balls were neatly arranged.

With a flash of red light, a Rotom floated out.

Orange plasma, surrounded by electric-like tentacles.

It let out a strange, cunning laugh: "Hehehehehe~"

At the clerk's prompting, Rotom happily crawled into the display phone, and the screen immediately lit up, displaying a cute smiling face.

"Hello, Loto~ It's nice to meet you, Loto~"

Then Rotom began to smoothly introduce the weather forecast, map navigation, Pokémon information retrieval, and other functions to Ark using an electronic voice.

"Tomorrow's weather in Weibai Town: sunny turning cloudy, with possible heavy rain. Please remember to bring an umbrella, Roto~"

Fangzhou's eyes lit up, and he decided to buy this one.

"Should we take a look at other Rotoms?"

Fangzhou shook his head. No need.

Rotoms are just used to help me with some daily tasks. Every Rotom is pretty much the same. They are not used for fighting or producing crops, so there's not much to choose from.

After purchasing Rotom, Ark left the Naughty Egg Shop, preparing to head to the final stop of his journey.

Marnie's Ranch, the ranch with lots of Pokémon!