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

But since it's already happened, we can't just let her stop...

Seeing the excited look on Xianbu's face, Xia Chen thought for a moment and decided not to ask Xianbu to be gentle.

Forget it, let's just consider it scaring those cowards away.

Salamence didn't last long enough to fall into a state of confusion before collapsing at Sylveon's feet.

Seeing Fairyclops calmly trampling the arrogant Salamence under his feet without batting an eye, the dragon cubs fell silent in fear.

Watching the spectacle is one thing, but if an iron fist actually hits you on the head, that's a completely different story.

Just as the scene fell silent, a powerful Garchomp suddenly flew in from the direction of the lake.

Xia Chen used his superpowers to roughly sense that its strength was at least equivalent to Long Ye's fire-breathing dragon.

…………

Xia Chen looked serious; this was no simple dojo-level challenge.

Ryūno is a gym leader, but that doesn't mean his strength is only at the gym level.

Just like the legendary Chibana from Galar, who was said to have the potential to become a champion in other regions, while there might be some exaggeration from the locals, it still illustrates a point—

Being a gym leader is just a title and doesn't fully represent one's strength.

In short, this Garchomp should be at least Champion level in strength!

Was his intention good or evil?

Is it really going to be like those fantasy novels where the younger generation gets punished and the older generation suffers the consequences?

At least start with a weakness, one step at a time...

As Xia Chen was lost in thought, the Champion-level Garchomp gave Sylveon a meaningful look, and then at Xia Chen.

He then let out a low, hoarse call and pointed towards the lake, as if asking me to follow him.

As for the Salamence lying on the ground, Garchomp didn't even glance at it.

Xia Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief; it didn't seem like he was standing up for the Salamence.

That's normal. For dragon-type Pokémon, which are naturally brave and combative, this kind of jealousy and rivalry over mates is perfectly normal.

From another perspective, Salamence's behavior of standing up for its "goddess" despite the obvious odds, only to get beaten up in the end, is somewhat disgraceful to Dragon Island...

From a human perspective, Licking Dragon Abao's behavior is no different from a young couple who have already had a child arguing over something. Before the other party has said anything, he stands up aggressively, wanting to stand up for his goddess.

This kind of behavior is downright sycophantic...

Before leaving, Xia Chen looked at the unconscious Bao Feilong lying on the ground with pity and shook his head.

Like a clown, so pathetic.

Ignoring the licking dragon, Xia Chen took his Pokémon, rode Flygon, and followed Garchomp towards the lake.

Unbeknownst to him, among the dragon cubs who had just been watching the fierce battle, a small gray figure floated up and then followed Xia Chen away like a ghost.

…………

The lake was larger than Xia Chen had imagined; so large that there was even a fairly large island in the center of the lake.

The closer they got to the lake island on this island, the more excited the desert dragonfly that Xia Chen was riding became.

It seems this is where the secrets of Dragon Island are hidden.

The elves dwelling in this naturally auspicious land are all powerful third-tier quasi-gods.

Goodra, Salamence, Dragonite, and occasionally you can even spot a few rare Dragapult...

Their strength is roughly estimated to be no less than that of a gymnast. Among this group of Pokémon, the Garchomp that brought Xia Chen in did not stand out much.

Because there are others with equal strength to him, or even slightly stronger auras, and quite a few of them.

Among them, the most imposing was undoubtedly the enormous Dragonite.

In the animation, there once appeared a colossal ancient dragon of mysterious origin. It lived in the mist of the sea and was so tall that it was even taller than a lighthouse at sea.

Of course, this Dragonite wasn't as exaggerated as the one in the anime, but it was still six or seven meters long.

Compared to the average height of the Dragonite species, which is just over two meters, this is already a giant's height.

As for its strength... Xia Chen couldn't tell.

Because it was more powerful than any elf he had ever seen.

Champion level?

Or perhaps... even higher?

Xia Chen didn't know, but no matter what level it was, it was someone he needed to look up to now.

In the elven race, the strong have always reigned supreme.

Undoubtedly, this gigantic Shilliendrake is the leader of this species, and even the entire Dragon Island.

Or rather, the king.

Chapter 182 The "If You Are the One" Style Elf Selection Method

Long Yue once said that her dragon, Hakkyu, was a princess of the dragon race, so her father or mother was the current king of Dragon Island.

Therefore, it can be inferred that this giant Dragonite is a parent of Shiny Dragonite.

Did Garchomp bring me here to see it?

What is it for?

It can't be as simple as just some little thing between couples, right?

And where did Long Yue and her heteromorphic Dragonite go?

Xia Chen pondered Dragonite's thoughts while politely greeting it, "Hello, Your Majesty King of Dragon Island, thank you for allowing me to visit the island."

"No need to be polite, you're practically one of us from Dragon Island."

A warm, mellow, and slightly feminine voice reached Xia Chen's heart.

Xia Chen was a little surprised. Another telepathic connection?

This wasn't the first time he'd seen elves communicate with humans using telepathy; they'd demonstrated the same skill when he last met Xerneas and Yveltal.

But that's a legendary elf!

Could it be a Dragonite?

It's unlikely to be that exaggerated. Perhaps elves who reach a certain level can all master the ability of telepathy?

As Xia Chen was pondering, Dragonite thought he was standing there because he didn't believe Pokémon could communicate telepathically.

Then another voice entered Xia Chen's mind.

"Don't worry, I'm communicating with you telepathically."

Xia Chen then came to his senses and exclaimed, "What an incredible ability!"

Well... that's a bit of a lie, but flattery never fails.

The giant Dragonite readily accepted the praise, then smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for allowing our Dragon Island lineage to continue. Although the child has not yet been born, I can already sense its purest dragon bloodline."

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Xia Chen finally understood why the giant Dragonite had summoned him: it wanted to see her good son-in-law.

He very tactfully threw out Milotic's Poké Ball, letting his ugly son-in-law meet his mother-in-law.

"Fuwoo?"

As soon as Milotic appeared, it sensed the powerful aura emanating from the giant Dragonite and stared at it warily.

His wariness had not yet subsided after the recent incident.

Even against a powerful being like the giant Dragonite whose strength he couldn't comprehend, Milotic did not back down.

Dragonite completely disregarded Milotic's slight wariness, instead praising the kid's courage.

She moved closer, looking Milotic up and down, who was standing rather stiffly, and kept sniffing his scent.

Although the giant Dragonite didn't emanate any malice, Milotic still trembled slightly with nervousness.

To him now, this giant Dragonite is no different from Yveltal; both are creatures that would collapse at the slightest touch.

After circling Milotic twice, the giant Dragonite seemed to sense something, a thoughtful expression on its face, before returning to its original position.

Then, the two dragons began to communicate in Elvish, a language Xia Chen couldn't understand.

Judging from Milos's rather agitated reaction, their conversation was not exactly peaceful.

However, Dragonite, with its excellent self-control, firmly grasped the rhythm of the conversation. Milotic's tone gradually softened, and in the end, the conversation ended smoothly.

After the conversation, the giant Dragonite seemed to have told Milotic the location of the Shiny Dragonite, and Milotic gave Xia Chen a pleading look.

Xia Chen understood what Milos meant, so he told him to go and handle it himself.

Xia Chen stayed behind, his intuition telling him that Dragonite had something else to say to him.

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"Your Milotic is truly extraordinary."

As expected, as soon as Milotic left, the giant Dragonite spoke in Xia Chen's mind.

"The dragon bloodline in his body is incredibly pure."

Xia Chen smiled slightly and replied, "Thank you for your praise. I am also very proud of him."

The giant Dragonite asked curiously, "Don't you want to know? Where does his power come from?"

Xia Chen had long since stopped caring about such things. He shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter how trivial these things are, as long as we can keep going."

The giant Dragonite paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled with relief, "No wonder he reacted so angrily when I tried to lure him to stay on Dragon Island..."

After a moment of contemplation, the giant Dragonite suddenly said, "You are an excellent trainer, and I have decided to bestow upon you the title of Dragon Messenger."

"The Dragon's Messenger?"

Xia Chen repeated to himself, somewhat puzzled. He didn't understand the specific meaning of Dragonite's words.