Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 258 The Era of Games for Everyone Has Arrived!

Next, Ling Feng was invited to the chairman's private lounge.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows is the unchanging twilight sky of the underground city simulation, and below are traffic lines bustling like ants.

Only he and Alicia remained in the room. The crystal chandelier spirit hovered quietly in the corner, its eerie blue flame flickering slightly.

Alicia personally poured Ling Feng a cup of hot water. Her icy blue eyes were filled with complex emotions: relief at surviving a disaster, awe of Ling Feng's power, but also a hint of worry.

She took a deep breath and looked out the window at the artificial sky.

“Mr. Ling Feng,” her voice carried a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.

"Your power, and the promise of Breaking Flame, have bought us precious time. But the future species... they are still a problem. We still have no idea about their attack patterns or the location of their source. Simply relying on passive defense, or on you and Lord Breaking Flame to eliminate the sporadic individuals, is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

She turned around, her eyes honest.

"The Alliance's intelligence network is operating at full capacity, but to little avail. Those metal monsters seem to have no mind, only a destructive instinct. We can't even understand how they suddenly appeared."

"Mr. Ling Feng, what do you think we should do to truly eradicate them? Or find more clues?"

Ling Feng held the cup, feeling the warmth emanating from the cup, and took a sip of hot water.

Alicia's problem is the core issue.

The origin of the future species—that distorted world, and the mechanism by which they were deployed—is indeed the biggest mystery for him and Po Kongyan at present.

The information conveyed by the Void-Breaking Flame is more conceptual than specific coordinates or methods to solve them.

So Ling Feng himself still had no clue.

But this did not prevent him from moving on to the next step of his plan.

Strength is the key to fighting against the future species.

He had already figured out a way to enhance the world's native power.

"We are also investigating the source of the future seed with Po Kong Yan," Ling Feng said calmly, without offering further explanation.

"This will take time, but before that, Chairwoman Alicia, have you ever thought about why the Future Species are so persistent in destroying energy nodes, and even directly attacking the Starry Sky Hall?"

Alicia was slightly taken aback.

"They... seem to have an instinctive destructive urge towards high concentrations of energy? The energy pillars in the Starry Sky Hall are a prime example."

“Yes, but I don’t think that’s entirely true.” Ling Feng put down his cup and looked directly at Alicia.

What followed was all the rhetoric he had prepared in advance.

"They are afraid. Afraid of all forces that can nurture and strengthen life. To completely transform this world into their desolate and cold state, they must stifle all life."

"So, they destroy energy nodes to make it impossible for you to survive. Conversely, if our people, every soldier, every ordinary citizen, could become stronger, more resilient, and possess greater power to fight them, wouldn't that be considered fighting them?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Alicia's eyes, then dimmed again.

"You're absolutely right! But... becoming stronger is easier said than done. Raising Pokémon requires talent, resources, and a long time. While the human trainer system is mature, elite trainers are extremely rare. In the short term, we..."

"I can provide a shortcut in a short time."

Ling Feng interrupted her and smiled.

His consciousness sank into his mind, and he issued a command to the system, using that module.

The next second, a soft but not dazzling light screen rippled out in the center of the lounge like water.

On the light screen, a simple interface appeared out of thin air in Alicia's mind, with several eye-catching words on it.

Pokémon Emerald.

"what is this?"

Alicia stared in astonishment at the light screen that had appeared out of thin air. This level of technology existed in their world as well, but what she saw before her felt somewhat different.

"A game."

Ling Feng smiled again.

"A game that can truly make people stronger."

He had barely finished speaking when there was a gentle knock on the door of the lounge.

After receiving permission, a union staff member led a person in somewhat awkwardly.

He was a young man, dressed in the trendy clothes of an online streamer, his face flushed with excitement.

A small, metallic Pokémon—Gear—perched on his shoulder.

This gear looks rather wilted; it's clearly not of high grade and its nutrition is poor.

"Your Excellency Chairman! And Mr. Ling Feng!"

The anchor's voice trembled slightly, clearly showing that he was both nervous and excited to meet these two important figures.

“I…I am Ian. You told me to bring the Gears here…”

"Ah."

Ling Feng nodded to him, his gaze falling on the listless gear.

"This is it. Give it the reward I just sent you through the game."

The person in front of him was the first player in the current world to have played Emerald.

The boy was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then realized what he was talking about and quickly rummaged in his pocket a few times.

Suddenly, an ordinary-looking blue candy appeared out of thin air in his hand—it was none other than the magical candy.

Moreover, this one is of intermediate grade.

Under the tense gazes of Alicia and the boy, the anchor carefully placed the candy near Gear's mouth.

The gear seemed to smell something it craved. It blinked, stuck out its tongue and licked the candy, then swallowed it whole.

One second, two seconds...

Just when Alicia thought nothing had happened, Gear's body suddenly burst out with a strong white light!

"Woo—!" The gear let out a joyful cry, its body twisting and expanding violently in the white light!

As the light faded, a larger, more complex gear-like monster with an even stronger metallic sheen appeared in the spot!

It turned the gears on its body, emitting a deep and powerful hum, and its eyes became much sharper!

"Huh?! It's evolved! It really has evolved!"

The streamer jumped up excitedly, his voice cracking.

"My gears! They actually... they actually evolved!"

That candy! It's the candy I got as a reward in the game!

Alicia suddenly covered her mouth, her icy blue pupils shrinking to their limit in extreme shock!
She could see it clearly: there was no battle experience or special energy guidance whatsoever!
Just a single candy obtained from that so-called "game" allowed a gear with an estimated strength of only one star to instantly overcome the barrier to growth and complete its evolution!

In their world, Pokémon evolution is simply impossible without a large amount of resources!
But it was just a piece of candy that did this.

This...this is simply mind-blowing!

Ling Feng's voice rang out at the right moment: "Let me introduce you to the Magic Candy. It's a reward for completing the game or achieving certain accomplishments. The effect of this thing is very simple: it can unconditionally increase the strength level of a Pokémon. One can allow a Pokémon in its first evolution stage to skip to the critical point of the growth stage, or even evolve directly."

Seeing Alicia's speechless expression of shock, he continued, "This is just the beginning. In the game, there are many more items that can enhance a Pokémon's individual potential, unlock new moves, and even temporarily boost its abilities."

"More importantly, my game can systematically teach battle skills, attribute knowledge, and training methods. Chairman, tell me, if every trainer and every citizen in the league can improve their own and their partners' strength at a much faster pace through this game, when their power is combined, will the future species still be so terrifying?"

"They want to make your world invincible, so we'll make everyone stronger, how about that?"

"Become stronger...make everyone stronger..."

Alicia murmured to herself, the shock in her eyes gradually replaced by a hopeful light.

She suddenly looked at Ling Feng, "Mr. Ling Feng! This game you mentioned... can it be popularized? How do you make it?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Ling Feng waved his hand.

He directly activated that advanced module, setting the target range to everyone in the current core area of ​​the Underground City Alliance.

"All you need to do is give a presentation and tell them what this game can do."

[Return to host, command confirmed, module activation in progress, game deployed!]

Without any further movement, but in that very instant, everyone within the core area of ​​the alliance—whether in the highest council chamber, lounge, office, street, or even a resident's home—experienced the sudden appearance of that light screen before their eyes.

On the screen, the green startup interface of Pokémon Emerald was crystal clear.

"What's going on? Information from the alliance?"

"Oh my God! What is this?"

"Emerald Pokémon, what's this?"

"Forced pop-up? Is this a new system from the Alliance?"

"Look! The Chairman is giving a live speech!"

At the same time, all the alliance's public information screens instantly switched to a picture of President Alicia.

Her voice came through the underground broadcasting system clearly.

"All citizens of the League! I am Chairperson Alicia! Do not panic! What you see before you is the League's latest and most groundbreaking training assistance system—Pokémon Emerald!"

"This is no ordinary game! It is the key to our fight against future threats and to enhancing our own strength!"

"It can teach you how to raise your companions, how to fight, and can also directly enhance your companions' strength through special rewards!"

"Just now, we witnessed a trainer's Gear evolve on the spot using a game reward!"

As she spoke, the video of the streamer and his gear was played, including a replay of the moment of evolution.

boom!
The entire underground city's core area instantly erupted into chaos.

"Huh? It evolved from just one candy?"

"Games can give out rewards? Are you kidding me?"

"Quick! Quick, let's see how to play!"

"Holy crap, my terminal loaded automatically!"

"Is this the effect of that Genesis Engine from before? Holy crap, I knew the Alliance was planning something big!"

Questions, shock, elation, eagerness to try... countless emotions erupted among the crowd.

The streets and rooms were filled with exclamations and excited discussions.

Many people couldn't resist clicking on the game interface and starting to try it out.

And so, a gaming revolution officially began for the world.

Looking out the window at the city that was now in a frenzy under the virtual sky, Ling Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at his side, where Po Kongyan stood quietly, his golden pupils calm and still, as if he had no interest in any of the noise and commotion around him.

Ling Feng's heart stirred, and through the link of mythological resonance, he sent a thought to the Void-Breaking Flame:

"How about it, Blazing Flame? Want to give it a try? It sounds interesting."

The enormous mind of the Void Flame seemed to shake, and a hint of disdain flashed in its golden pupils.

The message it conveyed was authoritative.

To put it in a more sophisticated way—

[I am the flame of guardianship; how could I succumb to the trivialities of worldly life?]
To put it simply, it means...

This thing lowers my standards, I'm not playing it.

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow, said nothing more, and simply pointed his finger lightly in the air towards the direction of the Void-Breaking Flame.

[Game has been invited and is loading.]

[Target: Sky-Piercing Flame. Loading...]

The body of the Void-Breaking Flame paused for a moment, but it still maintained its aloof and majestic posture, hovering there, its golden pupils staring straight ahead, as if nothing had happened.

However, through the connection of mythological resonance, Ling Feng clearly sensed a sense of curiosity and inquiry quietly emanating from the Void-Breaking Flame.

Clearly, it was observing a game interface that had just appeared deep within its consciousness, one that only it could perceive.

That's right.

Ling Feng smiled.

Who could resist something this good?

After temporarily bidding farewell to Blazing Flame and Alicia, and leaving the Alliance Center, he found a huge power plant fan sheltered from the wind and sat down against the wall.

He closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into the depths of his mind.

[A major plot milestone has been reached!]

[The plan to stop the Genesis Engine's "Purification Day" has been completed!]

[Key Mission Milestone: Successfully exposed Walker's conspiracy, dismantled the pro-war faction, and forced Alliance President Alicia to indefinitely suspend the Genesis Engine project—Completed!]

[Exploration of the current structure of the underground world has been completed!]

[Exploration degree: 100%]

[Exploration rewards are being calculated...]

A stream of information swept through Ling Feng's mind. Ling Feng wasn't too surprised; it was already 90% complete before, so it was time to slow down.

However, as the settlement information continued to scroll, his brow furrowed slightly.

and many more?

He checked the pop-up notification again, but found no information about the ancient species or the future species.

In other words, this increase in exploration progress... has nothing to do with the ancient future species?
Why is this happening?

(End of this chapter)