Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Xianbu readily agreed and led it to the small battlefield inside the hotel suite.

She said with a strange look, "Alright, then please guide me."

On this day, Sylveon unlocked the achievement of defeating a legendary Pokémon.

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It is common knowledge in life that triangles are very stable structures.

This principle is applied in triangular brackets, bicycle structures, and even many building constructions.

However, this architecture is clearly not suitable for all transactions, such as relationships between people.

When Xia Chen and Ming Yi traveled together, they had a great time. The few days that Xia Chen and Xi Luona lived together were warm and loving. Even when Ming Yi and Xi Luona shared a room, they got along quite well.

But when the three of them ate breakfast together, it was a completely different story.

Xia Chen sat at one end of the dining table as if walking on thin ice, burying his head in his rice, while on either side of him were Xiluona and Mingyi, who were slowly savoring what was either breakfast or something else.

The elves ate their meal quietly, without making a single extra sound.

"Loto's calling! Loto's calling!"

Rotom's voice broke the eerily quiet atmosphere, and Xia Chen let out a long sigh of relief.

"Xiao Luo, answer the phone."

The person who made the life-saving call was Ye Ci, and the news she brought surprised and delighted Xia Chen.

"There's been progress regarding the Poké Ball incident involving Guleton."

Besides being pleasantly surprised, there was also astonishment. The efficiency of the Padia Alliance was surprisingly fast, especially considering that Xia Chen had made that request just last night.

"Please speak, or shall we discuss this in person?"

Ye Ci said, "Sure, whenever you're free, I'll arrange a time for you to meet with that person."

Xia Chen immediately replied, "I'll be free right away!"

He couldn't eat a single second of that breakfast.

"Okay, I'll ask him."

Xia Chen knew that the "he" Ye Ci mentioned must be the person who owned Gu Leton.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Chen immediately got up.

"Well, there's news about Guleton. I've finished eating, you guys can continue eating."

Xia Chen left the battlefield after uttering some harsh words.

Inside the restaurant, Cynthia smiled at Mingyi, but the latter glanced away awkwardly.

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Xia Chen was surprised to find that he had met the person who owned the Guleton Poké Ball not long ago, and the two had even added each other as friends.

Looking at the man with medium-length brown-gold hair in front of him, Xia Chen could only sigh at how small the world was.

"We meet again, Xia Chen. When I saw you at that restaurant, I knew we would meet again."

On the night Xia Chen subdued the Money-Seeking Spirit, Pipa, whom he had met once before at the Oliva Restaurant, greeted him with a smile.

The middleman was also surprised, "You two know each other? Then I don't need to introduce you."

Piper wasn't carrying his backpack, which was half his size, today. He leaned back on the sofa and said, "I met him once, and he even helped me out. The next time I saw him was in the live stream."

Undoubtedly, he also saw the live broadcast the day before yesterday.

Piper exclaimed, "I never expected that Guleton would agree to be subdued by you. It's amazing. Even Research Institute Zero couldn't achieve this."

In this world, it's generally accepted that simply putting a Pokémon in a Poké Ball doesn't count as catching it; a mutual effort between the trainer and the Pokémon is necessary.

Xia Chen finally couldn't contain his curiosity any longer, "May I ask... what is your true identity?"

Piper shrugged. "I told you, the third-year student at Orange Academy is also a gourmet."

Ye Ci then introduced, "Papa's parents are the two directors of the Zero Institute, Dr. Futu and Dr. Orin."

Xia Chen suddenly realized that with this connection, it was no wonder that Leton's Poké Ball was in his hands.

On the sofa, Piper's face darkened noticeably, suggesting that something must have happened between him and his parents.

Xia Chen has no right to interfere in other people's family affairs, nor does he want to. All he wants is Guleton's Poké Ball and the legal right to capture it.

He didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Now that you have Guleton's Poké Ball, what are your thoughts?"

Without a word, Piper deftly took a Poké Ball from his pocket and threw it.

Xia Chen quickly took it.

This was a Poké Ball that was entirely orange-red, but it wasn't a high-level Poké Ball, nor was it any kind of Poké Ball he had ever seen before.

Clearly, this is a Poké Ball specially made for catching Guleton.

"Is this for me?"

Xia Chen raised the Poké Ball in his hand and asked in surprise.

Piper's graciousness exceeded his expectations.

"Of course, I was only originally responsible for keeping this ball safe, so Leighton didn't want to, and was not capable of, taking it over, right?"

That being said, it's still quite remarkable that they so readily gave away a legendary Pokémon's Poké Ball.

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Xia Chen had just put away Gu Leton's Poké Ball when he heard Pipa say, "And another thing... I also have a request, or rather, a cooperation."

Xia Chen raised an eyebrow, not entirely surprised.

He didn't dislike Pipa's approach; on the contrary, he found it quite comfortable.

If a request is made before the Poké Ball is given, it inevitably carries a hint of coercion.

Although Xia Chen would agree to most requests unless they were too unreasonable.

"If you say it's something I can do, I'll definitely agree."

Xia Chen answered readily.

Piper said, "Have you heard of the secret seasoning?"

Xia Chen had never heard of this thing before, so he shook his head.

Pipa explained, “I read in a book that the expedition that explored the Padia pit brought out five secret seasonings. Legend has it that dishes made with those five magical seasonings can cure all injuries in the world.”

Xia Chen pondered for a moment. He understood why Piper said they had cooperated, because Gu Leton had suffered very serious injuries.

It can cure all injuries. Is it really that effective? It sounds like those old Chinese medicine doctors in TV commercials from my past life who could cure all diseases.

He couldn't help but ask, "Is this thing reliable?"

"Everything else described in that book has come true."

Piper shrugged. "Besides, I can't find any other way."

Xia Chen stroked his chin, pondering the pros and cons.

Piper had no reason to lie to himself, and considering his background, the existence of this secret seasoning was most likely true.

As for whether it can "cure all diseases," we'll have to try it and see!

After a brief moment of thought, Xia Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I accept this cooperation. How can I help?"

Pipa smiled slightly, "Those five secret seasonings are scattered throughout the Padia region, each guarded by a powerful Treasure Master Spirit. Follow them and you can find the seasonings. I'm not very good at battles, so I need your help."

With a perfectly reasonable reason, Xia Chen immediately replied, "No problem, when do we set off?"

When asked this question, Pipa deflated instantly, like a punctured balloon.

He gave an awkward laugh. "Well, I'm looking for that myself. I'll let you know when I find it."

Xia Chen twitched the corner of his mouth. "Alright, I'll wait for your news."

Judging from his eloquent and coherent speech earlier, I thought he was a pretty reliable person.

Chapter 261 The Gift of the Spirits, Aura Power and Instant Teleportation

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Having obtained Gullard's Poké Ball and unexpectedly discovered a method that might heal Gullard's injuries, Xia Chen successfully concluded his meeting with Piper.

The orange-red Poké Ball smoothly returned Guleton to its container, and with that, the Guleton affair finally came to an end.

However, Cynthia didn't think so, and she asked Xia Chen a very strange question.

"Do you know how many people have Gurren Laden in your hands?"

Xia Chen paused for a moment, then replied, "Not many, just Cihe Zero Research Institute."

The live stream was cut off before the rescue of Guletun, so no one knows where Guletun ended up.

However, those who are observant can roughly guess where Guleton went in the end with a little analysis; a legendary elf could not be left unattended.

Either the alliance will take it back and control, or it will be in Xia Chen's hands.

Outsiders don't know much about the relationship between Guleton and Research Institute Zero, so the possibility that this legendary Pokémon is in Xia Chen's hands is not low at all.

Xia Chen understood somewhat what Shirona meant by asking this question. Right now, Guleton was like Tang Sanzang, the target that all demons and monsters coveted.

Although there is more than one legendary elf in the present world, Xerneas and Yveltal are clearly not ones that anyone would dare to touch.

But Guleton is different. Based on its combat power shown in the live broadcast, it is at most at the level of a king.

Is the King-level strength strong? From a universal perspective, it is very strong, second only to the Champion level.

But for those dark organizations, this is hardly top-tier combat power.

As for Team Rocket, the [three executives] are Masashi, Sabrina, the three Beastmasters, and the four Generals.

These people are at least at the gym level, not to mention Sabrina's terrifying psychic powers, which may be even stronger than those of Pokémon.

Xia Chen didn't believe that their leader, Sakaki, wasn't a champion-level player.

Aside from the Rockets, teams like the Flame also have a member of the Elite Four who is an undercover agent in the Carlos League, working under Vladali.