That day, Jiang Mo, who was concentrating on mixing energy cubes, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart, and his movements immediately stopped.
Because he discovered that the “Tree Fruit” option in the “game panel” was no longer blank.
peach fruit, Sitrus Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Leppa Berry, Oran Berry...
At a glance, all 88 types of Tree Fruit were available.
Although most Tree Fruit types already existed in this world, some special varieties were still missing compared to his previous life.
For example, the Litchi Berry, Dragon Eye Berry, sand scale fruit, Dragon Fruit, and Apricot Berry, which could only be obtained through cross-breeding.
These Tree Fruit have a huge effect on Pokémon’s growth and strength, and when combined with a Breeder's carefully formulated exclusive energy cubes, the effect will crush all energy cubes currently on the market!
In an instant, Jiang Mo smelled a huge business opportunity from it; if these Tree Fruit could be successfully cultivated, then the current energy cube market would be reshuffled!
In fact, for hundreds of years, external experts have never stopped researching Tree Fruit hybridization and new varieties, but for some unknown reason, they have never succeeded; either they could not hybridize, or the hybrids lacked reproductive ability and could not bear fruit.
However, when Jiang Mo saw other things appear in the “Tree Fruit” option, he felt that cultivating these varieties might no longer be a problem.
Because immediately below the Tree Fruit appeared 8 types of fertilizers unique to Pokémon!
Quick Fertilizer, Damp Fertilizer, Enduring Fertilizer, Sticky Fertilizer, Rich Fertilizer, Surprise Fertilizer, Muscle Fertilizer, and Miracle Fertilizer.
The first four fertilizers have already been researched, but the latter four have not yet been discovered.
Among them, Surprise Fertilizer is the main reason for inducing genetic mutations through Tree Fruit hybridization; it can be said that the inability to hybridize Tree Fruit in today's world is due to its absence!
And Miracle Fertilizer is even more incredible; it combines the common advantages of Rich Fertilizer, Surprise Fertilizer, and Muscle Fertilizer.
After Jiang Mo returned to his room, he looked at the Game Panel and, with trembling hands, clicked the word “Extract” next to Dragon Fruit and Surprise Fertilizer.
He felt a sudden dizzy spell, and Jiang Mo instantly collapsed onto the bed, cold sweat pouring down his body.
“Pika, Pikachu?”
Pikachu, who was beside him, was startled by the shock and quickly asked Jiang Mo what was going on.
This state was like having just run ten kilometers in a physical test, done a hundred pull-ups, and then rewarded himself seven or eight times...
Feeling his body completely drained...
“It seems that the Game Panel’s item extraction is not unlimited; it demands a lot of my stamina.”
Jiang Mo slowly sat up, gasping for breath, looking at the few Tree Fruit in his hand that resembled Dragon Fruit and a bag of pink-packaged fertilizer, his eyes filled with fervor.
“Don’t worry, Pikachu, I’m fine. Here, have something good to eat.”
Jiang Mo comforted Pikachu, then tossed him a Dragon Fruit.
“Pika Pika!”
Pikachu hugged the Dragon Fruit and took a bite, instantly captivated by its unique taste, and soon ate the entire Dragon Fruit.
Dragon Fruit can enhance a Pokémon’s Special Attack, and long-term consumption would certainly greatly benefit Pikachu. Jiang Mo didn’t play favorites; he left one for Gastly to taste and temporarily put away the remaining few.
This Dragon Fruit certainly couldn’t be taken out directly, its origin was simply unexplainable. However, Jiang Mo vaguely remembered that Dragon Fruit was hybridized from the Citron Berry and the Pomegranate Berry, and both of these Tree Fruit are sold externally.
As for Surprise Fertilizer, according to the description in the game from his previous life, it is synthesized from three Tree Fruit of the same color using a fertilizer production machine, but the specific optimal ratio in reality still requires further experimentation.
“I can first formulate the Surprise Fertilizer, then hybridize a true Dragon Fruit tree. As for other hybrid varieties, they can also be gradually achieved following this path...”
Jiang Mo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, having already planned how to bring the new Tree Fruit back into the world.
If he could truly cultivate these Tree Fruit, Jiang Mo would undoubtedly cause a huge stir in the entire Alliance academic community. At that time, those old scholars would probably be scrambling to take Jiang Mo as their closed-door disciple!
Coupled with the impact of a series of new types of energy cubes produced after the emergence of new Tree Fruit on Pokémon, the titles of Senior Researcher and Senior Breeder should be guaranteed.
The next day, Jiang Mo found Lin Zhiqiu and explained his idea of hybridizing new Tree Fruit to her. After all, in this world, the person Jiang Mo trusted most was his mother.
At the same time, no one understood the potential value of this research better than Lin Zhiqiu, who was a top Breeder.
Initially, when Lin Zhiqiu heard Jiang Mo say he wanted to research Tree Fruit hybridization, she thought he was acting on a whim. After all, for many years, countless geniuses and experts had failed miserably in this endeavor, to the extent that some authorities even proclaimed statements like “Tree Fruit do not cross-breed or reproduce with each other” and “The number of Tree Fruit types is fixed.”
Although her son was a genius in breeding, she didn’t think Jiang Mo could solve this century-old problem.
Until Jiang Mo produced a Tree Fruit she had never seen before: Dragon Fruit...
It was then that Lin Zhiqiu realized her son wasn't joking; he had truly created a new Tree Fruit variety!
“My Arceus! Could it be that my son is truly that once-in-ten-thousand-years genius!”
Lin Zhiqiu instantly froze, then happily jumped up. As a top Breeder, she could confirm that this was a completely new variety.
“This immense special energy! If it could be extracted and made into energy cubes...”
Lin Zhiqiu activated her Tokiwa Power to carefully sense the energy contained within the Dragon Fruit, and then instantly thought of energy cubes, her eyes burning with fervor.
“This matter is of great importance. If not handled well, it could reshuffle the current solidified Tree Fruit and energy cube industry chain. Once mishandled, it might become a hot potato...”
“Mom, actually, the key to inducing genetic mutations in Tree Fruit hybridization is this.”
Jiang Mo pulled Lin Zhiqiu out of her thoughts and handed her the Surprise Fertilizer.
“I found that the reason Tree Fruit cannot hybridize is the lack of an inducing factor, and this fertilizer can induce genetic mutations, greatly increasing the success rate of Tree Fruit hybridization.”
“What is the cost of this fertilizer?”
Lin Zhiqiu asked eagerly.
“It only requires some Tree Fruit of the same color to be crushed and fermented into fertilizer. The specific optimal ratio still needs further experimentation.”
“What?!”
One must know that this cost was utterly negligible compared to the profits brought by the new Tree Fruit!
Why couldn’t the lower classes rise? Wasn’t it because most resources were controlled by the upper classes, especially the massive amount of energy cubes needed to breed Pokémon, whose costs and prices had always remained high?
Once this new type of Tree Fruit could be mass-planted, and new energy cubes with lower costs and better effects were manufactured and flowed into the market, it would certainly cause a huge impact on current society!
After her surprise, Lin Zhiqiu quickly calmed down. Such a class-changing item would definitely attract countless covetous eyes, and a proper method had to be devised.
However, Jiang Mo wasn't going to consider these matters; he would leave them for his mother to worry about. He would just be a hands-off boss, as his mother surely wouldn’t mistreat her good son.
In Jiang Mo’s view, the idea that a new type of Tree Fruit could threaten the existing privileged class was simply wishful thinking.
Given the nature of those Alliance bigwigs, no matter how low the cost of this thing was, it would be impossible for them to sell it cheaply to the lower-class laborers. Instead, they would exploit them even more severely.
But then again, where there is exploitation, there will be resistance. Some things will not disappear; they will only accumulate slowly, and one day they will erupt...