The game comes to reality! Start by tyrannizing Professor Oak

As he spoke, Kogoro took out a learning device for the fully mastered [Sword Dance] skill and handed it to Chen Qi.

These three days.

Chen Qi was not idle at all; he gave pointers to almost every member of Team Rocket.

After each match, the members of Team Rocket would always take something out of their pockets and give it to Chen Qi to express their gratitude for his tireless guidance.

Although most of them are small items, such as accessories, recipes, and travelogues, there are also various types of skill learning devices.

However, these learning devices for techniques have varying degrees of wear and tear. Although they can teach the corresponding techniques, mastering them still requires more practice.

A fully proficient Sword Dance like the one obtained from Kogoro is quite rare.

It wasn't until Chen Qi held the [Sword Dance] in his hand that he clearly noticed the anomaly.

The energy inside is rapidly dissipating.

The rate at which this energy is lost is terrifying; in just a few breaths, most of the energy is lost.

This was the first time Chen Qi had encountered something so bizarre.

"Could it be that the unusual object Professor Oak wants me to find is one of these TM devices that rapidly drain energy?"

When such a thought pops into your mind.

Chen Qi immediately took out all the move learners he had obtained from Team Rocket members during this period.

Upon closer inspection.

He then reached a definitive conclusion once again.

All the move learners are losing energy rapidly and in large quantities.

Of these, the initial batch of move learners has almost completely lost its energy.

This near-breakable state made Chen Qi strongly doubt whether he could still successfully and effectively teach the Pokémon its moves.

Let alone mastering it perfectly, it would be difficult to even learn it.

To make a comparison, Chen Qi specially took out the fully proficient move learner he obtained from the Charizard Valley from his backpack and placed it next to [Swords Dance].

You can clearly feel it.

The TM obtained from the Charizard Valley is extremely stable, and it has not changed at all even as time passes rapidly.

However, the energy of the newly acquired [Sword Dance] is rapidly depleting.

Then, Chen Qi took out a Grass Stone, which he had also obtained from Team Rocket members.

When it was first obtained, this grass stone, even if it did not reach the highest quality, was definitely of excellent quality.

However, at this moment, it is obvious that its luster has dimmed a bit, and it can only reach the edge of good quality at most.

However, the energy within it continues to be lost.

Chen Qi quickly put it into his small pouch along with the [Sword Dance] move learning device, which slowed down the loss of its energy.

"It's so weird!"

"What's going on? Is this a major energy recession?"

What exactly caused this?

Chen Qi immediately fell into deep thought.

At this moment, he was almost certain that these objects, which were in a state of rapid energy decay, were what Professor Oak hoped he could obtain from this ruined city.

It seems that Professor Oak is investigating this phenomenon of energy depletion.

This reminded Chen Qi of the trainer's logbook left by Shen Qingqing's father, which seemed to have mentioned evolution stones.

However, it has never been mentioned that evolution stones possess different qualities.

It seems that even when trading evolution stones among the second generation, it is generally assumed that they are the best quality evolution stones.

So...could it be...?

Twenty years ago, the only evolution stones produced in the trials were of the highest quality.

The same principle applies to move learners.

There is no such thing as proficiency. Once you learn it, you have mastered it perfectly. In other words, all the move learning devices they obtained twenty years ago were already at full proficiency.

So, what exactly caused the emergence of evolution stones of different qualities and move learners of different proficiency levels?

Is it because the energy of this world is in a state of decay?!

Chen Qi suddenly felt as if he had inadvertently discovered some incredible information.

However, these are all just his divergent conjectures.

It is or isn't.

He will have to wait until he hands these things over to Professor Oak, and Professor Oak studies and analyzes them before a conclusion can be drawn.

"That concludes today's matches."

"You may go and rest."

With just one sentence from Chen Qi, the Rocket Team members who had gathered together dispersed.

"I'm going out for a walk too!"

Lu Qiming had been cooped up in the base for a while now, and he was really getting restless.

Today, he insisted on going out for some fresh air.

"Go!"

"be careful!"

"If you discover anything, remember to contact me immediately."

Lu Qiming is a mature trainer with full mobility and does not need his protection. However, in case of an accident, after obtaining Lu Qiming's consent, he was allowed to participate.

Chen Qi still added it to the list of lighthouse badges.

In this way, they can determine each other's location at any time, and find each other quickly in case anything happens.

"Ok!"

Lu Qiming nodded and then left the base.

The room fell silent, leaving only Chen Qi alone.

"Tap~ Tap~"

Suddenly, Charcoal Servant's cheerful laughter came from behind.

This made Chen Qi cast a strange look at him.

Lately, Tanji seems to be entertaining himself a lot, running around the base and laughing happily from time to time, looking like he's in a good mood.

I was even happier than when I was in the Fire Dragon Valley.

It felt like making a new good friend.

However, Chen Qi did not see any special Pokémon in the base, nor did he see any appearing near Tan Xiaoshi.

This state makes it seem as if Tan Xiaoshi has made a new, unseen friend.

If this were a midnight movie, it would definitely be a thriller or horror film.

That laughter must be the kind that could scare someone to death.

But reality isn't a horror movie.

Perhaps Tanjiro encountered a Ghost-type Pokémon that habitually hides its tracks.

"Ok?"

Chen Qi, who had been focusing all his attention on evolution stones and TMs and pondering energy decay, suddenly shuddered as if he had realized something.

He casually glanced at the location where Tan Xiaoshi was.

Then it was seen that as the flames on Tanjiro's body flickered, the shadow beneath him also swayed.

You can vaguely see that the shadow, which should have been flat, has actually broken through the dimensions, revealing a tiny pointed tip that flutters back and forth, amusing Charcoal Servant.

Chen Qi's eyes lit up immediately.

A moving shadow!

Besides the legend of Qiying and Masado!

Who else could it be!

Did Marshadow chase them all the way to the ruined city?!

Chapter 162 Marshadow and Charcoal Servant's Midnight Diner

Under Chen Qi's casual, fleeting gaze.

He clearly spotted the two tiny points that quietly emerged from Tan Xiaoshi's shadow.

This immediately stirred his excitement.

The Legend of Qiying!

Machado!

It actually followed us!

When did it start?

Could it be that after I left it the energy cube, it followed me into the trials of the Fire Dragon Valley, and then followed me into the trials of this ruined city?

Although there is a very small deviation.

But the facts are basically as Chen Qi guessed.

……

In the middle of the trial in Charizard Valley, when Ho-Oh's Nirvana Shadow appeared and Samurai successfully hatched in the volcano.

Using the Lava Team's equipment, they successfully infiltrated Marshadow's territory, where Lu Qiming was undergoing trials, and witnessed the spectacular scene, including the birth of Charcoal Servant.

Ho-Oh!

It really is the aura of Ho-Oh.

Marshall was startled when he saw Ho-Oh's Nirvana Shadow rise into the sky from the volcano.

I thought I'd been caught skipping work.

Even the Phoenix King came personally to catch it and take it back.

It breathed a sigh of relief when it saw that it was merely a shadow of flame formed from the fire of Nirvana.

Thankfully, it wasn't the Phoenix King himself.

Otherwise, it would never be able to slack off so easily again.

They're about to be thrown back into those countless trials that are constantly repeated and reset.

The crowds coming and going, the noisy commotion—it was truly terrifying; it had no desire to go back at all.

I finally managed to skip work and sneak out.

All it wanted was to find a quiet little corner, lie down comfortably, and take a leisurely nap, without being found or disturbed.

It would be even better if there were some delicious snacks while I was lying down and taking a nap.

If all else fails, a delicious snack can make it lie down for a few minutes less and take one less nap.

This is also one of the reasons why Marshall broke his original intention of lying down quietly and secretly broke into this trial of belonging.

It came for the food.

But to my utter surprise, I still hadn't seen any delicious food.

Marshall experienced an extremely terrifying scene. Usually mysterious and elusive, the top BOSS of the same attribute as it suddenly cast a mournful gaze upon it.

Although that gaze only swept over it briefly and ultimately did not land on it.

But it was only for that one instant when I was being glanced at.