With five million, naturally, it's time to buy, buy, buy!
When you don't have five million, you need to be careful with your purchases. But if you have five million and still need to be careful, then those five million were obtained for nothing.
Water attribute physique enhancement potion suitable for Piplup, special attack enhancement potion, buy!
Fighting physique enhancement potion suitable for Monferno, physical attack enhancement potion, buy!
Grass and Dragon type physique enhancement potion suitable for Treecko, buy, buy, buy!
Magnemite can get high-purity Magnet from Yamabuki Research Institute with Nosepass, and Kebi has a generator and Magnet Pull generator, so Magnemite doesn't need to spend money.
But Kebi still symbolically bought some gifts for Magnemite.
Everyone else is spending money, so not spending money on Magnemite isn't fair!
Special alloy steel suitable for Steelix, directly buy a ton!
The fire power of Mt. Chimney is stronger than Steel Valley, so Steelix doesn't dare to stay too long.
After eating the special alloy steel and then going into the magma, in less than half an hour, the special alloy steel and Steelix's steel body will melt together.
Tyranitar's Evil attribute is an attribute that changes only after final evolution; Pupitar is a Ground type.
Tyranitar's development of the Evil attribute cannot be said to be non-existent, but it has basically not been developed.
Buy two bottles of Evil attribute physique enhancement potion to help him develop it properly.
The herbs from Mt. Chimney are of good quality, and every herbal shop in Lavaridge Town has a few treasured medicines hidden away.
Even if Kebi wanted to buy them all, the herbalist wouldn't sell them, and even if he did, Kebi's mere five million would not be enough.
In the end, he only spent five hundred thousand, plus one liter of Life Water, and Kebi personally helped regulate the body with Psychic power.
From an elder whose vitality was like a flickering candle in the wind, he bought a Purple Dragon Ginseng.
The medicinal properties of Purple Dragon Ginseng are too strong and not suitable for elders to use for prolonging life; otherwise, Kebi wouldn't have been able to buy it.
As one reaches old age, feeling the abundant strength in one's body slowly being drawn away, the former lofty ambitions also vanish little by little.
The fear of death, like a beast, constantly gnaws at the elder's heart.
It drives him to make any crazy moves to prolong his life.
Kebi came to the herbal shop originally intending to buy some nourishing herbs for Seedot.
But he only managed to buy a Purple Dragon Ginseng suitable for Treecko.
The withered old man smiled eerily and said:
"I know you are a Trainer, and all the herbs you buy from me are used on Pokémon. If you can give me five more liters of that Life Water, no, two liters!"
"Not only will all the herbs in my herbal shop be yours, but I'll even give you this storefront, how about it?"
Kebi shook his head, "Old man, I'm not interested in your storefront. I only need high-quality herbs and treasured medicines."
The old man became anxious. If he could take the secret medicine made from this Life Water daily, he judged that he could live at least ten more years in good health.
"I've studied herbs for decades and formulated many excellent prescriptions; I can give them all to you!"
Kebi smiled slightly, "Life Water isn't something I can't give, but it needs to be exchanged for herbs. I think you understand, old man, that what's important about herbs is the herbs themselves, not the prescription."
The medicinal power of each herb varies, and the prescription needs to be adjusted according to the herbs at hand.
It's not that if the prescription says to add two liang, you actually only add two liang when compounding the medicine.
"Old man, you've been in the herb business for decades. I imagine you must have fixed herb suppliers and secret places where you cultivate herbs, right?"
The old man's expression changed as he pondered whether he should exchange the secret place for Kebi's Life Water.
"I do have three secret places where I cultivate herbs in Mt. Chimney, each guarded by my Pokémon. One of these secret places even has an immature treasured medicine growing there."
"Phoenix Tail!"
Phoenix Tail is said to have the ability to make people shed their old bodies and return to youth.
But Fu Ye's decades of knowledge told Kebi, "Old man, Phoenix Tail is a treasured medicine used to treat severe vital energy depletion. If you could evolve like a Pokémon."
"Then taking Phoenix Tail in advance could indeed make you return to youth."
The old man's face turned very ugly, "Impossible, I have checked many ancient books, and they all mention that after taking Phoenix Tail, one's lifespan increases, and the whole person becomes younger. White hair turning black is a common occurrence."
Kebi shook his head, "That's because ancient people often experienced wars, famines, and diseases, which shortened their innate lifespan. You, old man, have lived a life of luxury and comfort; I doubt your innate lifespan has been shortened much, right?"
"Phoenix Tail won't have much effect on you."
Only treasures like Life Water, which can raise the upper limit, would be effective for the old man.
"Moreover, if I don't have enough high-quality herbs, wouldn't I have to use more Life Water to compensate for the insufficient medicinal power of the herbs? Only if the herbs are excellent enough can I spare some Life Water for you, old man."
"Don't you agree?"
The old man's gaze became sharper than a Pidgeot with the Keen Eye ability.
"I agree to trade all the secret places and the herbs cultivated within them to you, but you must deliver five liters of Life Water to me at once."
"Impossible. You take care of the herbs for me, and I'll give you one liter per month. When the Phoenix Tail matures, I'll give you another liter, for a total of six liters. Old man, you'll even earn more."
"But I need you to help me procure herbs. You are an expert in this area, with a wide network, so you can definitely buy them at a better price than I can."
For many good things, if you're not an insider, let alone buying them, you don't even have the qualifications to meet and discuss with people.
The old man agreed, "Okay."
A steady stream of income. It seems he will have to travel around, diagnosing diseases for Hoenn League officials and nobles to earn money to buy treasured medicines, and then trade for Life Water with this young man.
There are truly few longevity treasures suitable for elders like him that can compare to the Life Water in Kebi's hands.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the secret place."
The old man truly lived up to his reputation as a renowned herbalist in Hoenn; all the herbs cultivated in the three secret places were exquisite.
Especially the Phoenix Tail, although it would still take a few months to mature, Kebi could already feel the vibrant and pure life force contained within it.
Compared to Purple Dragon Ginseng, Kebi felt that this Phoenix Tail was even more suitable for Treecko.
The biggest characteristic of the Grass attribute is vigorous vitality, and Sceptile after Mega Evolution can even use its tail as a cannonball, firing one after another.
Phoenix Tail perfectly matches Mega Sceptile's Grass and Dragon type, with its vigorous and constantly regenerating life force.
"I can help you take care of the secret places, but I also want the right to use a portion of the herbs in the secret places, or you can designate a portion of the area for cultivating the herbs I need."
Kebi gladly agreed, "Deal!"
He had originally planned to hire the old man to be his herbal farmer. This portion of herbs would be considered the old man's benefit, to motivate his work enthusiasm.
During this shopping spree in Lavaridge Town, Kebi spent a total of 1.43 million, and Treecko might become the biggest winner.
Lavaridge Town is more like a raw material distribution center. If it were in a big city like Mauville City or Rustboro City, Kebi's five million would barely make a ripple.
But in Lavaridge Town, five million is simply too much to spend.