I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

……

Moon view from the top of the mountain.

After a few days of Xu Li's constant indoctrination, Mewtwo's values ​​gradually matured. At least, he was now a qualified Pokémon ranger—but he still missed Team Rocket.

During the forest rangers' patrols these days, it occasionally achieved some success.

The most recent achievement was the discovery of a champion-level trainer who was attempting to use Pokémon to dig a hole outside Mount Moon and enter the mountain to mine.

Dawu.

Looking at Daigo, who was covered in mineral soil and was brought to him by Mewtwo, Xu Li fell silent.

"Aha~ I didn't expect that we would meet like this." Upon seeing Xu Li, Da Wu was also stunned for a moment, then he scratched his head with a bright smile, "I was also thinking of digging up some very good ore and comparing it with your meteorite! Oh..."

Xu Li: “…”

Sure enough, this guy was attracted to mine by that photo of his.

He said helplessly, "After all, I'm a champion. Why not enter through the official entrance of Yuejian Mountain? Because Yuejian Mountain suffered a lot of damage some time ago, the tunnel inside is very fragile, so I'm very cautious about this matter."

"That's why I didn't resist when I saw this forest ranger..." Daigo smiled.

"It's called Mewtwo."

After letting Mewtwo put Daigo down, he continued to patrol.

Xu Li complained: "I think you are idle."

Daigo laughed. "You've been here for so long, how's it going? Have you found any other ores?"

"Don't think I've only been to Yuejian Mountain for a while, hehe... I've gained a lot!" Daigo took out a meteorite that was even bigger than the one Xu Li had given him, and said with relish, "How perfect and huge..."

Xu Li: “…”

I don't know if I quite understand why Daigo wants to compare ore.

Maybe he wants me to take out the ore and let him see it.

"Geng Gui." Xu Li said.

"Kou Jie!" Gengar jumped out. After thinking for a while, he let out a cry and spat out a huge stone that looked like it was emitting indigo light.

With a diameter of three meters, this is the largest moonstone Xu Li was given on the planet Pipi.

Daigo's eyes suddenly widened, and his gaze swirled around the stone in disbelief.

"What is this... Moonstone?"

He obviously recognized it.

That's why it's unbelievable.

Among functional stones, the Moon Stone wasn't as precious as the Mega Stone, but it was still much rarer than more common Evolution Stones like the Fire Stone and the Thunder Stone. After all, it was a stone that had fallen from space, so every use meant one less.

A Moon Stone this large and tightly fitted is unique in Daigo's experience, yet it appears before him.

His voice was filled with disbelief.

Then he shook Xu Li's chest and looked at him straight in the eyes, full of open jealousy. "Where did you get this stone?! Why is there such a big moonstone?! Damn it! How could I let you get it!"

The Pipi around him immediately looked at Daigo with a country bumpkin look.

On their planet Pipi, this moonstone is quite small!

If Xu Li hadn't said that it couldn't hold all the stones and refused many of them, the Pipis would have planned to give the Moon Stone that was of a decent size to Xu Li.

Xu Li: “…”

He felt a little dizzy after being shaken by Daigo.

"Stop, stop..." Xu Li shouted hurriedly, "I'm giving it to you, I'm giving it to you..."

"Really?" Daigo's hand stopped immediately, his voice full of surprise.

Although he was asking 'Really?', his hand was already protecting the Moon Stone.

"It could be fake." Xu Li sighed.

Now that he had the coordinates of Planet Pipi and the Crescent Moon Stone, he could ride on Rayquaza and rush over to 'purchase' at any time - though the process was a bit painful.

Furthermore, while this Moonstone was enormous on this planet, its function was merely an evolution stone that allowed certain Pokémon to evolve. At best, it was slightly more effective, but not by much.

The collection value is what the "mineral maniac" Daigo values.

"Xu Li, you are really my best brother!" said Dawu.

"Yes, yes..." Xu Li nodded helplessly.

"By the way." After admiring the Moon Stone for a while, Daigo asked, "When are you planning on going to Galar? We're really pressed for time."

"Isn't there still more than a month left?" Xu Li said, referring to the Pokémon Masters Tournament.

"That's true for us recommended players." Daigo nodded. "But Xu Li, you haven't participated before, right? You still have to participate in the preliminaries."

Xu Li: “…”

what?

You still want to bully the weak.

Why didn't anyone tell me?

Looking at Xu Li's confused face, Da Wu suddenly smiled and said, "Okay."

"Now that we have the Moonstone and the Meteorite, I, one of the top five players from the last eight masters, will accompany you to Galar! We'll treat you well! Our Dewen Group has sponsored a lot of things in the Galar region..."

Xu Li was silent.

He suddenly said, "Why the top five?"

"Is it only fifth place?"

Daigo was immediately annoyed. "I was still in the progress stage at that time. Progress stage! Do you understand?"

"Don't let me fight you in this tournament!" Daigo shouted, "Otherwise, otherwise... hehe!"

"That is, as long as you don't use legendary Pokémon."

Xu Li: "Okay."

……

Soon, half a month passed.

Daigo is still staying in Yuejian Mountain, planning to mine for a while longer.

Mewtwo is also serving as a ranger here, and is regarded by the Pixies as a good Pokémon who upholds justice.

Xu Li returned to Sinnoh first and enjoyed the resentful looks of Zhulan and Huoxia.

Thus, he could only defeat them one by one and subdue them one by one. Fortunately, Nancy still had to deal with heavy gym tasks in Kanto and had not yet had a holiday.

The "Seven Nights' Comet" that Rayquaza pulled back from space was buried deep in the outlying island by Groudon.

Jirachi became full of energy and no longer felt tired.

When Xu Li was working on the farm, he could see it looking for companions to play with on the outlying island every day.

Sometimes he played a ball-tapping game with the Marylous in the middle of the lake, but was eventually jumped up by the Lunqing Cat and snatched the ball away with a meow, and he went to Xu Li to complain; sometimes he danced with the beautiful flowers led by Miss Xi Cuiqun'er to praise the sun, and then he was accidentally tripped by the Queen of Flowers sleeping in the ground.

On this land built by Xu Li.

The soldier with the colt sword was still sharpening his sword in a dull manner;

Green Windy was resting leisurely under a fruit tree when it was hit by a ripe orange fruit. It could only let Snorlax eat it helplessly.

The two stewards were busy walking up and down, taking care of everything; Yaya was lying on the sofa watching TV lazily, and was finally grabbed by Zhulan's Liebite Lu Shark for a sparring match.

In the surrounding waters, two Gyarados teamed up to bully the "sea monsters" composed of weaklings, while the Pithead fish watched the show with wide eyes and happiness.

Flamehorse likes to come around and ask which Pokémon needs help. Baby Bear and Hunting Butterfly put their heads together quietly, and I don't know if they are discussing something about stealing Crystal Honey.

The big-tailed raccoon still likes to build dams on the land near the outlying islands, and the new resident Lala Algae in the lake has a conflict with the wild bass. In the end, it is hit fiercely by the Green Washing Greatsword Ghost, and the surrounding Love Fish and Neon Fish are so scared that they quickly spit bubbles and pretend to be good babies.

Every Pokémon related to him lives leisurely and without worries on this land.

This is the scene Xu Li likes to see the most, and he plans to continue seeing it this way for the rest of his life.

However, he is now leaving for Galar.

Through the relay of Yveltal and Shiny Dratini, Xu Li arrived at Gongmen City in the Galar region.

Daigo had already been waiting here.

But before Dawu could introduce this big city to Xu Li, which was somewhat unfamiliar to him, a fat man in a leather coat came up to Dawu.

"Hahaha~ Mr. Daigo, I didn't expect to see you here!" The man shouted with a smile and came to Daigo's side. "I discussed the cooperation with Dewen Company some time ago. I wonder if Mr. Daigo has time to discuss it!"

Xu Li recognized that the person who came was Ju Lao Da, the owner of Fanba City in the Unova region. It was said that he opened a mining development company, which was a professional counterpart to the "ore maniac" Daigo.

"Hello, Boss Kiku." Daigo shook his hand. "Are we going to discuss... maybe next time? I need to show my friend around this city..."

"Hello..." Boss Ju turned his gaze to Xu Li first, "Are you a friend of Mr. Dawu?"

Boss Ju thought about it in his mind, and it seemed that the name Xu Li had never existed before, but since Daigo could refuse to negotiate with him and just act as a 'tour guide', he must be a good person.

The two of them smiled and introduced themselves to each other, indicating that they knew each other.

Boss Kiku turned to Daigo and said, "I will be returning to the public area soon. Since Mr. Daigo has something to do..."

Xu Li interrupted and said, "Actually, you guys can just talk, I can do it myself."

Daigo: "No..."

Xu Li shrugged and pushed it out.

It's just a matter of being familiar with Gongmen City, and he can do it himself. Rather, when he has plenty of time, Xu Li prefers to wander around and explore the unfamiliar city by himself.

Boss Ju laughed and said, "Since I have taken away Mr. Xu Li's friends who are familiar with the city, I must make amends to them."

"My daughter happens to be free and has been in the palace market for several days. I think she should have no problem being a tour guide!"

after a while.

Looking at the girl who was pulled to his side by Boss Ju, Xu Li was silent.

The famous Zi Yu-senpai. I didn't expect to see her here.

She had a green hairpin on her pink-purple hair, and was wearing a long robe. Her fair cheeks were still puffed up, and she made an X with her hands, expressing her dissatisfaction with her father's casual use of her.

Boss Ju could only scratch his head and endure his daughter's complaints.

Finally, he hurriedly pulled Daigo away.

"Well, really..." Zi Yu puffed up her fair cheeks and looked at Xu Li's strange expression. She quickly explained, "...Hello, Mr. Xu Li. My complaint just now wasn't because I was reluctant. It's just that my father often pushes work and even gym missions onto me. I don't think this is good! Don't get me wrong..."

Xu Li smiled: "I know..."

I didn’t expect that Zi Yu was a guide in Blueberry Academy, and in Gongmen City, Zi Yu couldn’t escape the job of a guide either.

"Hmm..." Zi Yu supported her chin in distress, "Actually, I don't know much about Gongmen City either."

"Just walk around casually." Xu Li said.

"Yeah!" Zi Yu smiled and nodded.

Although Zi Yu said that she didn't know much about Gongmen City, she still seriously introduced to Xu Li what she knew about Gongmen City.

For example, the location of the Pokémon Center, the location of Miyamon City Station, and the venue of the Pokémon Masters Championship.

"Mr. Xu Li is also participating in the preliminaries?" Zi Yu said, "Then we're rivals! This is my first time participating in a tournament!"

"My father said, let me feel the atmosphere."

Xu Li smiled and said, "After all, participation is what matters. This is my first time participating, too."

"Yeah! I hope we can all advance successfully!" Zi Yu said with a smile. Seeing Xu Li, his companion who was also participating in the preliminaries for the first time, his original worry about the competition calmed down a little.

She suggested, "The preliminaries are still a few days away. Since we're both competitors, why don't we play against each other and try to connect?"

It was their first time participating in the preliminaries, and Zi Yu felt that Xu Li was at a similar level to her and would be a good practice opponent.

Xu Li was stunned for a moment before he said, "Okay."

They were at the edge of Gongmen City at the moment, a little far from the battle site inside Gongmen City, so they planned to find a piece of land on the outskirts of Gongmen City for the battle.

Unexpectedly.