Steport City is a rge city in the southern part of the Hoenn region.

  Steport City was established due to its clean water sources and abundant food supplies, so its local market developed quickly and is a good city for shopping. Later, it developed into a port city with frequent ship traffic.

  Torii needed to use the ships here to travel to Dewford Town, where the Breeder's headquarters was located.

  At this moment, Torii and Butterfree had entered Steport City. The nearly week-long journey had left Torii looking a bit travel-worn, but Torii couldn't afford to care about his appearance. The main thing now was to quickly book a boat ticket to Dewford Town.

  If he missed this Breeder's exam, Torii could not bear the fatal consequence of waiting another year.

  "I want a boat ticket to Dewford Town." After a long wait in line at the shipyard's ticket office, the queue finally reached Torii.

  "A ticket to Dewford Town, right? Please wait a moment. Also, do you have a membership card or Trainer's credentials? That would give you a 10% discount." The ticket clerk said, operating the computer and looking up at Torii.

  "No..." Torii shook his head.

  "In that case, please show me your identification." The ticket clerk said.

  Afterward, Torii handed his identification to the clerk, who scanned it a few times, typed a series of words deftly on the computer, and then returned it to Torii.

  "Next, please verify the information: Name: Torii. Age: 10 years old. Pce of birth: Cerulean City, Kanto region. Current guardian: Oran. Is there a problem?"

  What the ticket clerk said was correct. After confirming, Torii paid the 2,000 yuan boat ticket fee, and then couldn't help but feel a little heartache.

  This was almost all the savings he had brought with him. Now that he had bought the boat ticket, he had nothing of value left.

  "Okay, registration is complete. Thank you for your support. Please don't miss the departure time."

  After receiving the boat ticket, Torii looked at the information. The ship was the Breaking Wave, and the departure time was set for 7:00 a.m. the next morning. It seemed he needed to stay in this pce for one night.

  Walking aimlessly on the street, Torii suddenly remembered that he still had some homemade gadgets in his backpack. He wondered if he could sell some of them.

  "I remember there's an open-air market in Steport City." After thinking for a moment, Torii thought of a pce: Steport Market, an open-air pce where various items were sold.

  Hastening to get there, Torii realized that he didn't have a stall at all.

  Shaking his head helplessly, Torii wandered around. Since he had already come, he might as well take a look, anyway, he didn't have any money, so he wouldn't have any thoughts of buying things randomly.

  The things sold in Steport Market were very diverse. Stuffed dolls worth 3,000 yuan made Torii speechless. That was much more expensive than the boat ticket. He really didn't know what they were used for.

  In addition, there were various rare tree fruits, with values ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan.

  There were also some potions made by Breeders, with values fluctuating around 10,000 yuan, making Torii admire the Breeders' ability to make money.

  A potion that could increase a Pokémon's attack power was even hyped up to 9,800 yuan per bottle. After seeing that other potions were roughly the same price, Torii shook his head. These things probably required an intermediate Breeder level to make, and judging from the shopkeeper's appearance, they were probably just reselling goods, so the prices were so high.

  "There's even such a thing?"

  Torii looked at a small stove-like object in surprise, with some surprise.

  He had never seen this thing in reality before. He had only seen pictures of it in books before.

  Sea Incense: An incense with an incredible scent that will increase the power of Water-type moves when held.

  Although it was a consumable item, it was also very tempting to Trainers. Sea Incense was made with special flowers and leaves. Although it was not difficult to make, it was valuable because the materials were rare. Torii looked at the price, which also fluctuated around 10,000 yuan.

  A Poké Ball cost only two hundred yuan. These things were clearly not prepared for ordinary Trainers.

  Not lingering any longer, Torii continued to wander to other pces.

  Steport Market was not big, and Torii's speed of observing things was also very fast, so before long, Torii had almost wandered through the entire market.

  Until Torii was about to leave, he found a special stall. The stall owner was a girl wearing a hat, who looked young.

  What caught Torii's attention was the things the girl was selling. Walking up to it, he found that the stall was actually selling self-made potions.

  These potions were pced haphazardly on the ground, without any introduction. There were very few people who would come forward.

  "Can I open it and take a look?" Torii asked.

  "Of course." The girl's voice was very childish, which confirmed Torii's guess. She should be about the same age as him. As for Torii's request, it was normal. Purchasers of potions used on Pokémon had the right to test them.

  After obtaining consent, Torii picked up the small bottle, pulled out the piston, and brought it to his nose, gently smelling the liquid in the bottle by fanning it with his other hand.

  Without thinking, several names appeared in Torii's mind.

  Not rushing to speak, Torii continued to look at the other small bottles. In addition to simir potions, there were also some powdery substances that made him very curious.

  After observing to his heart's content, Torii suddenly realized that his actions were a bit rude, but at this time, a bottle of potion in his hand made him frown.

  If he was not mistaken, this potion had some small fws.

  "Sorry for looking for so long."

  Saying apologetically, Torii said, "Excuse me, have these potions been certified?"

  "What do you mean?" The girl, whose face was covered by her hat, was a little puzzled.

  "The effects of the other potions should be fine, but this powder has some minor fws. If I'm not mistaken, this is made from Bellossom's saliva and Cheri Berry, Pecha Berry leaves, and Blue Apricorns, right? It's a potion that has a faster healing effect on burns for Grass-type Pokémon than Burn Heal and Burn Heal."

  Torii knew the pharmacology of this powder, and the combination was not wrong, but the problem y in the Bellossom's saliva.

  "The Bellossom saliva you used comes from a female Bellossom, but the correct configuration of the potion requires male Bellossom saliva. Although the side effects are not great, if it is at a critical moment, I am afraid that something unexpected will happen."

  Torii could see the effects of most of the potions at the girl's stall, but there were a few that he did not understand the principle of. However, this powder made Torii hesitate. It was thanks to him seeing an introduction about Bellossom in a miscelneous book that there would be some subtle differences in the effect of saliva from Bellossom of different genders.

  "If you don't believe me, I suggest you go and test it."

  Leaving these words behind, Torii left. By the time the girl reacted, he was already gone.