Chapter 214 - 214: Buying Grimer
This is how Cain's fishing trip, originally meant for relaxation, ended with him being recruited to resist a group of Gyarados, ultimately earning 1.55 million, not counting the light-green-quality Gyarados.
That Gyarados is worth at least 500,000 Pokédollars, so Cain made over 2 million on this trip, going from almost being out of money to a more comfortable financial situation.
As expected, no matter what happens, strength is always the most important thing. Once you have strength, you can earn more money.
Now Cain has a total of 3.5 million hunter points. He only needs to earn 1.5 million more to be promoted to a three-star hunter, which will allow him to make money even faster.
Additionally, there's a detail: points in the Hunter Association are cumulative, meaning you only need to accumulate 5 million points in total to advance, rather than needing to save each point without spending. It's a pretty reasonable rule.
After assigning the missions, Cain decided not to take on any more missions for now. Two-star missions still mostly offer tasks with yellow-quality Pokémon, and green-quality ones are rare.
Moreover, Cain will be spending time on a cruise, which means he won't be able to capture many Pokémon. It's better to capture a green-quality Pokémon first and then match it to a mission.
Some might wonder, if you can capture Pokémon directly and then assign them to a mission, what's the point of ranking hunters by stars?
Firstly, ranking up unlocks more missions and allows you to assign more tasks. For example, both two-star and three-star missions have a task for capturing a Gyarados.