Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

No, mass production is impossible.

Otherwise, why would they bother researching Mewtwo? They could just take their Master Balls and search the world for legendary Pokémon.

No matter how you look at it, it seems almost too good to be true that the other party would give you this priceless treasure...

Countless classic marketing cases from his past life have taught Xia Shen that what is free is the most expensive.

So, what do Jennifer and the forces behind her want from themselves?

Perhaps Xia Shen's thoughts were too easy to guess at the moment, because Jennifer explained, "This is an apology for what happened earlier, and it's also a token of sincerity from Plymouth Laboratory. You don't need to pay any price. As long as you consider us for the future Ivy Project. Believe me, the power of Ivy is far greater than you imagine..."

After delivering her meaningful remarks, Jennifer got up and left without even waiting for Xia Shen's response.

Xia Shen was left alone, staring blankly at the medicine, capsules, and Master Ball on the table.

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Outside the room, Jennifer looked at Cole, who was looking down and not daring to look at her, and said indifferently, "Let's go, I'll take you to the airport."

Cole didn't move, but just lowered his head and stammered, "Teacher... I know I was wrong."

Jennifer didn't even glance at him, and turned to walk out of the training hall.

Cole followed closely behind, step by step.

"What did you do wrong?"

Hearing the imposing figure in front of him finally soften his tone, Cole breathed a sigh of relief and responded in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.

"I shouldn't have rashly provoked Xia Shen for that Master Ball... It was a foolish thing to do, and it didn't serve any purpose."

He paused slightly in front of him. "Your talent is in no way inferior to mine ten years ago. In addition, the laboratory is in a period of technological explosion. It's almost a certainty that you will join the core team in the future."

"It's just a Master Ball that's not even fully developed yet, and it's making you do something so irrational? I'm warning you one last time, Xia Shen is a crucial part of our future plans. If you dare to disrupt my plans again..."

Jennifer's words finally relieved Cole, who immediately replied, "I understand, teacher. I'll go back to school and reflect on my actions!"

"Well, your intervention wasn't entirely useless. Xia Shen actually possesses a method to allow Pokémon to Mega Evolve prematurely..."

The two had already walked out of the training hall, and Jennifer's murmurs drifted away on the breeze through the Seven Luminaries Mountain.

"If we combine this with the technology being researched in the lab, our overall combat capability will be greatly enhanced..."

## Chapter 226 The Great Crisis of the Dry Season in the Emerald Secret Realm and the Strange Emerald Growlithe! (6.1k)

Cole boarded a plane and left the foggy city that same day.

No one was surprised by this outcome.

Whether in front of people at Chongqing University or his classmates, he has completely declared himself socially dead.

Why stay at Chongqing University? Just to continue making a fool of myself?

Although he has left, the aftermath of that incident continues to affect many people at Plymouth and the University of the Mist.

On the one hand, with Xia Shen and that amazing Garchomp suppressing them, the remaining exchange students from Princemouth didn't dare to be arrogant anymore and obediently integrated into life at Seven Stars Mountain.

On the other hand, whether or not this incident had an impact, Plymouth and the University of Fog City signed an agreement to jointly establish a research institute for elf creatures in Fog City.

The University of the Fog City provided the money and land, while Plymouth provided the technology.

Without a doubt, this is Plymouth's way of providing technical assistance to impoverished communities.

Wudu University agreed to this windfall without hesitation.

I don't know if the pie is poisonous, but I'll save it first.

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Meanwhile, Xia Shen had been pondering the cutting-edge elf items he had obtained from Jennifer these past few days.

That person was strange; he gave me such cutting-edge technology products without fearing that I would hand them over to the state.

Then, reverse engineer and copy these things out?

It's important to understand that creating technology is difficult, but replicating it is much simpler.

Xia Shen guessed that there was only one reason why Jennifer might not have this concern: she was certain that China's current technology was incapable of doing this.

Nevertheless, Xia Shen still decided to hand over the energy enhancer and the special capsules to the Xi Cui Research Institute for further research.

The main reason is that he doesn't dare let his spirits use things of unknown origin indiscriminately.

It's one thing if there are no side effects in a game, but who can know for sure in real life?

As for that Master Ball... Xia Shen didn't give it away, but instead placed it in the Arceus space.

Regardless, this is a Master Ball.

Although Xia Shen did not intend to use it to forcibly capture powerful Pokémon, after all, those captured in this way probably wouldn't obey his commands.

However, from another perspective, this is a life-saving artifact!

Imagine that time in the Crown Snowfield, facing that evil and powerful Galarian Moltres, did you still need to be afraid of him?

Once the Master Ball is thrown, Moltres will be begging to be released.

Of course, another possibility is that this Master Ball is not as powerful as it appears in the game.

After the molten bird broke free, it was completely enraged and formed an irreconcilable enmity with itself.

However, the performance of the Masterball cannot be tested.

Even if Xyz is willing to participate in this experiment, once it's been used, the Master Ball won't be able to catch any other Pokémon.

Therefore, although this thing looks good, it should be used with caution.

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After that battle, Xia Shen was not ostracized by the exchange students at Plymouth.

On the contrary, they preferred to spar and exchange ideas with Xia Shen rather than with the other members of the Chongqing University team.

Ultimately, the stronger you are, the more respect and admiration you will receive.

Among trainers, the most skilled are considered teachers.

In front of Xia Shen, the Plymouth exchange students, having shed their arrogance, were nothing more than a group of humble juniors seeking guidance.

Except for one oddball named Alice.

Compared to Cole, who was estimated to have already returned to Plymouth, Alice's abilities were in no way inferior, and in fact, she was even slightly more agile in terms of command.

Alice specializes in dragon-type magic, and her ace is a quasi-god unique to the Star Kingdom Secret Realm, a three-headed dragon.

In addition, her Haxorus and Kommo-o are also formidable.

A Garchomp that doesn't Mega Evolve is basically no match for her three main Pokémon.

However, such a specialized team composition obviously has a fatal weakness: Fairy-type.

Three dragons, two of which are four times weaker than fairies, and one is a pure dragon, also twice weaker.

In this situation, the playful Ursaring and the Flying/Fairy dual-type Togekiss have a lot of room to perform.

With the addition of the fearless Goodra, Xia Shen was able to hold his own against Alice with these three Pokémon.

For more than a month, the two became regular rivals every day.

For Xia Shen, Alice's strength was far more exciting than those mediocre players in the regional league.

A slightly stronger opponent, but not by much, is arguably the most desirable kind of opponent.

His strength, which had been stagnant for two months, was slowly loosening up, as if he was about to break through a bottleneck.

……

For Alice, her goal was very pure and direct: to wash away the Green Sticky Dragon, or rather, Sticky Treasure.

Xia Shen was not surprised. As a Dragon-type specialist trainer, how could he not be interested in the invincible Steelix?

This alien was very direct. On the very first day they met, Alice declared, "I just want your sticky dragon, I'm despicable!"

Xia Shen also made it clear that you were dreaming!

But Alice was not discouraged. When she discovered that Xia Shen also coveted her strength, she started coming to Xia Shen's place every day to be his sparring partner.

All he wanted to do after the fight was say, "Please help me raise a Goomy that can evolve into a Steelix."

Xia Shen didn't keep her hanging on; he refused her seriously each time, only to be approached by the persistent girl again the next day.

This kind of sycophantic behavior is simply astounding.

Xia Shen didn't presume to understand; he knew this was for Nian Nian Bao, not for himself.

Even so, when Yan Yan learned of this news during a routine phone call with his girlfriend, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

If the National High School Championship finals weren't about to begin, Xia Shen probably would have stayed for another month to assert her dominance.

However, her efforts were not in vain. A month later, Xia Shen looked at Togekiss and Luna with satisfaction, whose strength had improved to a higher level, and made a promise to Alice.

"If a third Steelix ever appears in this world, it will definitely be your Goodra!"

So, carrying this vague yet hopeful promise, Alice returned to Star Country with the Plymouth delegation.

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In April, Qiyao Mountain was already lush with green grass and birdsong.

Within the secret realm of Xicui, however, lies a landscape on the verge of decay.

This year's dry season came earlier and was more severe.

The sun shone fiercely on this land, evaporating almost all the little moisture in the swamp.

Even the once lush and water-rich territory of the Nymphaloid Dragon Clan has been reduced to just a few shallow patches of water.

When Xia Shen returned, it was already morning, the time when the sticky dragons were most active.

What he saw, however, was a snail shell hidden under the shade of a tree.

Even the antennae protruding from the snail's shell droop listlessly.

It would occasionally tremble slightly, as if by instinct, indicating that the dragon inside was still alive.

"Hey, wake up, Chief Sticky Dragon, I've brought the water!"