Back home, Airi and Stone had already left, leaving only Icarus and the uneasy little maid behind in the house.
"Ahem~ Luna, come here. Let's sign the Mind Contract first."
Seeing the little maid constantly fidgeting with her fingers, Icarus coughed lightly and motioned for her to come over.
"…Understood, Master~"
Although she had long known this day would come and had mentally prepared herself, Luna was still nervous now that it was actually happening.
"Only one attempt will succeed. If you still have resistance in your heart, adjust yourself quickly. You know how much money I spent tonight."
Looking at Luna's conflicted expression, Icarus spoke sternly, emphasizing every word. After all, this single scroll had cost 200,000!
"Huff Huff I'm ready, Master!"
After taking two deep breaths, Luna finally calmed herself and looked at Icarus with determination.
"Good~"
Icarus nodded and dripped a drop of blood onto the Mind Contract first.
"Hiss~"
Seeing this, Luna immediately used a small knife to cut her finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the scroll as well.
"Go!"
After the blood touched the contract, Icarus shouted and used the mental power in his mind to guide his blood toward Luna's, wrapping around it completely.
"Whoosh~"
At that moment, he sensed a new contract slowly forming within his mind.
"En Ugh"
Ning Hui's expression became painful. She could feel something drilling deep into her brain.
However, because Icarus had already warned her beforehand, she didn't dare resist and allowed the contract to slowly sink into her consciousness.
"Swish~"
Not long afterward, Icarus sensed the contract had succeeded. A brand-new mark had formed in his mind.
Through this mark, he could clearly sense Luna's emotions—joy, anger, sadness, and happiness. At the same time, with a single thought, he could also detonate the mark.
For him, the price would only be a small amount of mental exhaustion.
But for Luna, if the mark exploded deep inside her mind, she would die instantly.
Through the contract, he also finally understood why the minimum requirement for using a Mind Contract Scroll was becoming an Ordinary-Level Trainer.
During the process, the contractor was responsible for providing most of the mental power needed to create the imprint. Ordinary people and novice-tier Trainers simply didn't possess enough mental power to complete the process.
No wonder ordinary people had never been heard of controlling Trainers with Mind Contracts.
Mutual agreement was one reason.
Lack of sufficient mental power was another.
A Trainer's mental power slowly increased through Pokémon contracts. Meanwhile, the Mind Contract Scroll required two stages, both consuming mental power.
The first stage was activating the template using blood, which even ordinary people could do.
The second and most important stage was filling the template with mental power.
Unless someone possessed innate Psychic abilities, only Ordinary-Level Trainers barely had enough mental power to complete it.
"Little maid Luna greets Master~"
After opening her eyes, Luna clearly understood her situation through the imprint in her mind. Both physically and mentally, she now belonged completely to the man before her.
So she directly knelt and bowed.
"Alright, get up first."
Icarus didn't pretend to be humble by refusing. In his opinion, this was only natural. After investing so much, establishing a proper master-servant relationship was expected.
If all he wanted was a beautiful woman, then 1.71 million could easily buy several poor but pretty girls.
"Thank you, Master~"
Upon hearing his permission, Luna stood up gracefully and respectfully.
"Here. Take this Miltank and form a contract with her. This will be your first Pokémon. Now follow me to the open area in the backyard."
After glancing at the obedient little maid with satisfaction, Icarus handed her Miltank's Poké Ball and led her outside.
"Thank you, Master!"
Receiving the Poké Ball, Luna looked visibly delighted and quickly followed him outside.
"You already had a Rattata before, so I shouldn't need to teach you how to form the contract, right?"
Once they arrived at the open space, Icarus immediately instructed her to contract the Miltank.
"Mhm mhm~"
Luna nodded repeatedly and quickly entered the information into the Poké Ball.
After all, this Miltank was worth dozens of her old Rattata combined!
"Click~ Come out, Miltank!"
After completing the contract, she pressed the center button, and a petite pink calf immediately appeared before them.
"Moo~"
The little Miltank was completely pink, except for the black coloring around her head, ears, and hooves, making her look incredibly adorable.
"Moo~"
The moment she appeared, she sensed through the contract that the woman before her was her Trainer. After two gentle cries, she tottered toward Luna.
"Muah~ Miltank, you're so cute~!"
Seeing the pink calf, Luna's eyes practically turned into hearts as she hugged and kissed her repeatedly.
"Moo Ah-woo"
Unexpectedly, the newborn Miltank suddenly bit onto Luna's chest.
Since she was still in the newborn stage, she couldn't produce milk herself yet and still relied on feeding from her mother.
Seeing that her Trainer had something similar, the hungry little calf immediately began suckling.
"Ah! Miltank, I'm not your mother, I don't have milk!"
Luna hurriedly patted the calf's head, trying to get her to let go.
"Here~ Miltank, drink this instead."
At that moment, Icarus took out the complimentary MooMoo Milk gifted by the auction house and handed it over.
"Moo?"
Miltank didn't immediately accept it. Although the milk smelled delicious, her upbringing at the ranch made her instinctively seek permission from her Trainer first.
"It's okay. His name is Icarus. He's my Master, so you need to listen to him too. You can think of him as your Trainer as well."
Seeing Miltank's questioning expression, Luna gently stroked the little calf's head while introducing Icarus.
"Moo Moo moo Gurgle gurgle~"
The little calf nodded vaguely as if she understood, then happily grabbed the bottle and drank noisily.
"I almost forgot. Luna, this is your equipment and starting funds."
Seeing Miltank return to the ground, Icarus handed over a small backpack.
"Oh, thank you, Master~"
Luna accepted it gratefully with both hands.
"Inside are seven days' worth of Miltank's rations from the auction, some basic wilderness survival tools, and a bank card with 300,000 inside."
Seeing that she didn't open the bag immediately, Icarus explained its contents.
"Master, you're too good to me!"
Hearing this, Luna immediately hugged him emotionally.
"Ahem~ Don't get too happy yet. Even though your role is logistics support, we'll still be traveling in the future. That means you still need basic combat ability in the wilderness.
Your Miltank isn't only for producing milk. You also need to train her combat ability properly."
Feeling the softness pressing against him, Icarus patted her back before continuing seriously.
"Mhm mhm~"
Luna nodded obediently.
"Basic combat ability means following commands and using moves systematically. You don't need to become extremely strong, but you need enough ability to survive."
Then Icarus continued arranging her future.
"The 300,000 also includes your study funds for becoming a Breeder and the cost of training Miltank to Ordinary Level.
Once Miltank reaches the middle newborn stage, she'll begin producing milk. At that point, selling MooMoo Milk alone will already make you self-sufficient."
"Understood, Master."
Luna nodded again.
"And lastly, even if you dislike wilderness combat, practical combat and survival skills can't be learned by staying at home.
Once Miltank reaches Ordinary Level, you'll go hunting around the forest outskirts yourself every few days. You can easily earn several thousand a day."
After making all his arrangements, Icarus couldn't help feeling pleased with himself.
Spending around two million to obtain a stable logistics specialist with the potential to become a Breeder was absolutely worth it.
Talented Breeders were far rarer than Trainers.
After all, theoretically, anyone who contracted a Pokémon could become a Trainer.
Of course, without proper training or cultivation, such people would probably die quickly during mandatory conscription missions.
In this world, Pokémon held the absolute advantage.
Every year, countless villages and small towns recorded by the Alliance were destroyed by Pokémon hordes.
Tianqian Village had simply been one tiny example.
When nearby settlements were attacked, the highest local official could issue mandatory conscription orders to all nearby Trainers.
As long as you were an Alliance-registered Trainer, refusal meant losing your registration and becoming a wanted criminal.
For example, when Greenveil Town had been attacked by a Pokémon horde, the Gym Leader of Aoki Town had immediately issued a mandatory rescue mission.
Unfortunately, the wild Pokémon involved included several Superior-tier Pokémon.
By the time reinforcements arrived, the village had already been completely destroyed.
Compared to Trainers, becoming a Breeder had a much higher barrier.
First, you needed excellent memory.
Second, you needed the intelligence to flexibly apply that knowledge instead of simply memorizing it.
Third, you needed suitable Pokémon assistance.
The third requirement was actually the easiest.
The difficult parts depended entirely on personal talent.
So from Icarus's perspective, spending two million to acquire a talented little maid was absolutely worthwhile.
Even if Luna never became a mainstream Breeder, as long as she could properly care for his Pokémon, she would still be his exclusive Breeder.
Learning data for thousands of Pokémon was impossible.
But learning detailed information for only a few Pokémon was definitely achievable.
"Moo Pat pat"
At that moment, the little Miltank finished her bottle of MooMoo Milk and happily patted her belly while yawning sleepily.
"Let her rest first. Recall her and let's test the second-generation Pokédex."
Seeing the adorable little calf, Icarus smiled and instructed Luna to recall her.
"En~ Come back, Miltank. Rest well inside."
After recalling Miltank, Luna handed the Poké Ball to Icarus.
"Click Pokémon scanning in progress"
Icarus inserted the Poké Ball into the Pokédex scanner.
"Beep~"
Pokémon: Miltank
Type: Normal
Ability: Thick Fat
Category: Cow Pokémon
Height: 0.7m
Weight: 16.4kg
Description: Produces 20 liters of milk daily. Its sweet milk is loved by adults and children alike. Most people raise it for milk production, though its sturdy body also makes it suitable for battle.
Aptitude: Good Lower-tier
Strength: Newborn Low-tier
Status: Perfect
Suggestion: Immediately send to the Pokémon Center for a checkup.
Breeding Plan:
A newborn Miltank should focus primarily on eating and sleeping in order to quickly develop into a healthy middle-stage newborn. Only after it can naturally produce milk should combat training begin, otherwise milk quality and quantity may suffer.
Daily feeding can include Wood Spirit Grass to gradually improve milk quality. Normal-type Energy Blocks may also be used during combat training…
It was obvious that the second-generation Pokédex provided far more detailed information than the first-generation version.
Although the breeding advice still couldn't compare to true Alliance secret manuals, it still had many unique advantages.
For ordinary people, a second-generation Pokédex could help prevent countless unnecessary detours during training.
For now, Icarus planned to lend this Pokédex to Luna, since it would greatly help her growth as a Breeder.
As for himself, Airi and Stone both already owned Pokédexes anyway, so he didn't urgently need it.
Of course, if he ever went on solo missions, he could simply take it back temporarily.