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

If things really go wrong, then Xia Chen can only say that he's not as skilled as others. No, he's not as skilled as Xiong.

As for that money, it can only be considered a waste.

Sai Fuhao, whose name was called, was quite excited. Xia Chen was able to choose it from so many elves, and there were only two words to it: trust!

You treat me as a national hero, and I will repay you as a national hero!

Sai Fuhao immediately made a solemn pledge: "If we don't win, I'll buy you ten more islands!"

Of all the Pokémon in Xia Chen's team, only Sai Fuhao has the confidence to make such a bold statement.

…………

The eccentric bear squinted at Sai Fuhao, sensing the strong ghost-type aura emanating from him, and it roughly got a sense of what was going on.

It seems this human thought Ghost-type Pokémon would be easier to defeat, which is why they chose to send this golden creature into battle.

Although Circle Bear looks rough, it is actually very thoughtful.

The most important reason why it was confident in proposing the bet was that it felt it couldn't lose.

Having spent some time in human society, Quan Quan Xiong knew that for a boy Xia Chen's age, having an elite-level Pokémon under his command was already quite remarkable.

Although I've never seen this Pokémon before, I can sense from its energy aura that it's most likely a Steel/Ghost type.

Did you think I couldn't hit you with my usual fighting techniques?

Circle Bear snorted inwardly.

Today I'll show you what the power of the earth is!

"Roar!"

Circle Bear let out a battle roar, full of imposing momentum.

The elves following behind consciously retreated dozens of meters away, fearing they would be caught in the aftermath of the upcoming battle.

At this moment, Ursaring's roar replaced the referee's whistle, and a battle without a referee, with the audience consisting only of a group of wild Pokémon, officially began.

Snapped!

The moment the battle began, the Circly Bear immediately slammed its two thick forepaws together on the ground, and a rich, earthy-yellow ground-elemental energy instantly gathered and then spread out.

A terrifying aura emanated from beneath the four paws of the Circle Bear, spreading outwards. Its primary target was Sai Fuhao, who was only a dozen meters away.

Rocks cracked and the earth trembled.

earthquake!

Xia Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.

It immediately identified the type of the bear and used the corresponding move that countered it. This bear is very thin, which is probably related to the fact that it was captured by its trainer.

Even so, he wasn't worried. Sai Fuhao's foundation was very solid. Even if he didn't need to defend against an earthquake from outside his own system, he could forcefully absorb it without any problem.

"Sai Fuhao, don't hold back, attack it head-on!"

In a competition that determines the island's leader, any tricks or tactics are inferior. Xia Chen must defeat Quan Quan Xiong in a head-on confrontation, the one Quan Quan Xiong is most proud of!

Saifuhao understood its trainer's intention, so it made no attempt to dodge the earthquake, but instead focused its Steel-type energy directly.

In an instant, a brilliant golden light shone in front of it, and the energy condensed into a series of gold coins, which continuously gushed forward.

Gold Rush!

One has double the type advantage, and the other has a STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus). The two Pokémon are locked in a fierce battle, each using their move that can deal the most damage to the other.

The earth collapsed and mountains crumbled, and gold coins poured out in a frenzy.

Although it was a latecomer, the gold rush and the seismic energy waves that were gradually spreading to the feet of Sai Fuhao hit Circle Bear almost simultaneously.

Xia Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the deep cracks on the ground, which were three fingers wide and caused by the earthquake.

The damage from the earthquake exceeded his expectations; it was a level that even a specialist couldn't achieve. Some might even believe it was a Ursaring's STAB move.

At the same time, the voice that Guleton conveyed to his mind startled him even more.

“Xia Chen, the energy of this earthquake is quite special. I can sense the aura of legend within it.”

Chapter 301 Simulated Rewards, Gardevoir Evolution Stone?

Chapter 301 Simulated Rewards: Gardevoir Evolution Stone? (5.2k views, please vote!)

(A heads-up before reading this chapter: the third god of Zhu Zi will be released in the winter DLC. Fanfiction writers can't wait that long. I will write the plot based on some existing information about the game, some interesting speculations online, and my own imagination. Okay, armor stacking complete!)

The creator of this video is a well-known outdoor adventure streamer in the Galar region. He is quite skilled, and at the age of 26 or 27, he is already close to the gym level.

This is also the most important reason why he has the confidence to explore everywhere.

The video begins with a meaningless chatter, the gist of which is: "I heard that the Paradoxical Spirit in the Padia region is very popular recently, so I came here to reveal its secrets to everyone. I chose this Iron Track, which is famous for its large size and activity."

As the saying goes, "People are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat," because that pig doesn't have extraordinary strength.

If it were like this iron rut, it would be the people and elves around it that would be afraid.

Compared to ordinary tun armor, Iron Tracks is covered in steel helmets and armor made of an unknown metal.

His eyes didn't resemble those of a living being; they were more like the indifferent, cold gaze of a robot.

Therefore, there are rumors online that it is a scientific weapon made by aliens.

However, no one dares to draw any conclusions about the truth.

Like ordinary donkeys, Iron Tracks like to curl up into a ball and roll around to launch surprise attacks.

The difference is that the ground left by the rolling iron tracks will have a mark that looks like it has been scorched by high temperature.

That must be where its name comes from.

Since this iron track is a Pokémon spirit, it is larger than the average individual, and the tracks it left in the video are even more eye-catching and exaggerated, with a width of nearly one meter!

To better showcase the video, this content creator recklessly stood in front of the inevitable path of the rolling iron ruts while carrying a camera to film.

If Corviknight hadn't been quick enough to grab it and lift it into the air, the joke about "only one camera left when they arrived at the scene" would have become a reality.

The content creator, who narrowly escaped death, quickly left and then uploaded this high-definition video, which has great academic research value, to the internet.

Undoubtedly, the "pseudo-intimate contact" with paradoxical species made this video an instant hit.

When Xia Chen looked at it, the number of views had already exceeded six million.

After the video ended, Xia Chen didn't watch the next one, but instead fell into thought.

…………

The width of a normal iron rut is about half a meter, but this one is more than double that.

Although it can't compare to the "giant growth" of the previous Pokémon, it still shows that it has been consuming the Secret Plant for quite some time.

Therefore, it can be inferred that these iron tracks are definitely not from the group that escaped from Zone Zero some time ago.

This further confirms Xia Chen's previous conjecture and suspicion that paradoxical species already existed in the Padiya region before the invention of the time machine.

Is the so-called paradox a paradox of space and time?

Based on the patterns observed in other regions, the existence of Paradoxical Spirits is highly likely related to the Cover God.

However, Leton and Milton are themselves paradoxical spirits, and have nothing to do with time and space, so they don't seem like summoners of paradoxical spirits at all.

So, could the culprit behind all this be a third god that has never appeared?

Xia Chen pondered for a moment.

From God's perspective, transcending this world is highly possible, but right now he doesn't even know who the third god is, and he has no way to investigate.

The only two clues he could think of were the legendary paradoxical elves, Guleton and Milton, who were definitely hiding some secret.

Secondly, there's the Padia Crater, which doesn't seem to have formed naturally at all, and the Zero Zone Research Institute, which contains a time machine.

Xia Chen had a premonition that as long as Gu Leton remained by his side, this mysterious and paradoxical spirit and the entity hidden behind it would one day become related to him.

He didn't want to face these unknown dangers unprepared, so he wanted to learn more.

Xia Chen got up and walked toward Gu Leton, who was dozing on the carpet next to the sofa.

As if sensing something, the giant lizard looked up at Xia Chen, who was staring intently at it, and yawned. "Ask whatever you want."

"I've always had a question: how did someone with your immense power get controlled by the Zero Zone Research Institute?"

Xia Chen decided to start digging from the very surface.

…………

However, Guleton was silenced by the first question. After thinking for a long time, it replied, "The only thing I can tell you is that my power was granted by a greater being, and those humans have something related to it."

Xia Chen remained silent. That even greater being was most likely the third god of Parthia.

Great, bestowed. Using such adjectives to describe him, is Leighton really so humble?

In the previous regions, whether it was the Hoenn trio, the Chrono Dragons plus Giratina, or the Kalos Eco-Gods, they were all roughly equal, and there was no third god that was superior to the former two.

By the time it came to Zhu Zi, had the authority of the Third God become so great?

Indeed, in the end, Gurren Laton is nothing more than a paradoxical form of a motorcycle lizard.

Having obtained the first piece of information, Xia Chen then asked, "Does that greater being possess the ability to travel through time and space, or rather, to open a portal between time and space?"

So Leighton fell silent again, and this time, it did not speak.

Xia Chen was right.

Seizing the opportunity, Xia Chen continued, "When was the last time it appeared?"

Therefore, Leighton remained silent.

"Was the Paradoxical Spirit teleported here by it?"

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"It exists in the Padmata pit, right?"

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……

This one-sided question and answer session lasted for nearly twenty minutes, so after Leighton finished speaking his first sentence, he did not utter another word.