Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 56: Ultimate Crystal, Volcanic Ash Reward (5k)

Seeing this, Sirona spoke without hesitation:

"His online name is Feng, and he's the creator of the game [Pokemon: Emerald]."

"I once asked someone to help me check his information, but in the end, I found nothing. He said it should be in the Alliance's hidden database. In addition, his knowledge of Pokémon is quite amazing, so I think he might be someone in a key scientific research field."

"Wait a moment, this matter is too important, I will check it out right away."

The old man's excited voice came from the other end of the phone. Shirona didn't say anything, but sat there quietly waiting for the old man's reply.

But after a full minute had passed, the old man's voice sounded again on the other end of the phone.

"Xiao Zhulan, are you sure the identity information you provided is correct?"

Sirona was stunned when she heard this, and then nodded.

"I am sure."

To be honest, she already had a bad feeling.

After all, if the search went smoothly, the other party shouldn't react like this.

Sure enough, the next moment the old man's voice on the other end of the phone sounded confused.

"I've just looked carefully, and there's no one in the hidden database whose information matches what you said."

"I checked the game you mentioned he made, and the identity information in the game producer column is a string of gibberish."

"Not only that, the Skynet system also found the registration information for a player named [Quality Person] on the Battle Road. The identity number position also contained the same garbled code."

"People of quality...garbled??"

Now even Sirona couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Could that person of quality be him? !
If the registration information on the game side is just a string of garbled characters, then it’s not a big deal. It might just be a system bug in DreamWorks.

After all, this game company has the most bugs in the world, so it is not surprising that this situation occurs.

But if even the official website of the alliance shows the registrant information of Pokémon Emerald as a string of garbled characters, and they are exactly the same, then this is definitely not a bug problem!

When Sirona was surprised, the old man's voice sounded again on the other end of the phone.

"I tried to have someone track down the game's profit account, but I couldn't find anything. The money seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and there was no record at all."

"Any other information that might be related to his identity, even his IP address, cannot be retrieved!"

"..I guess there is only one possibility in this situation."

"—This person must have used some extremely powerful technical means to perfectly conceal his identity."

"I can send someone to check if he left any clues...but that gaming website is a sub-site of the Alliance's official website, connected to Skynet. If he can even fool Skynet, I'm afraid the people I sent won't be able to..."

The old man didn't continue speaking, but Shirona already understood what he meant.

Xiao Mai couldn't find it, and neither could Skynet, the alliance's highest network technology.
It is basically impossible to obtain the other party's identity information and contact them in this way.

At first, Cynthia thought that the creator of "Wind" was a trainer who knew about legendary Pokémon and was very knowledgeable.

But as time went by, the veil of this person not only did not reveal itself to her, but instead became more and more mysterious and profound.

She took a deep breath:

"I see, Grandma Yalan, you don't have to check. I have another way to contact him."

"Leave it to me. I will definitely bring back information about the Ultimate Hole."

"Okay, kid, if you need any support, feel free to tell me."

The old man also answered very seriously.

She knew that the promise made by Sirona would definitely be fulfilled.

"Please help me find a champion to take over for the recent routine patrols and emergency missions. I will compensate him later."

Sirona said.

"Ok."

The old man agreed readily.

At this point, Shirona calmed down and suddenly realized that she was a little too hasty in ensuring the safety of the people and solving the problem of the Ultimate Cave.

Even if I manage to contact this person by looking up his identity, how can I guarantee that he will help me and tell me all the information about the Ultimate Hole?

The other party deliberately set up a challenge to obtain contact information, but you skipped this challenge, which is undoubtedly disrespectful.

She looked up at her first-place progress position on the game leaderboard and took a deep breath.

Since you are asking for help from others, then just follow their rules.

After ending the call, Shirona returned to the computer, turned on the camera and microphone in the live broadcast room, and said with an apologetic and forced smile:

"Sorry everyone, I just had some urgent matters to attend to, but it's been resolved now."

The audience in the live broadcast room naturally swiped the screen with comments, showing off their talents:

[It's okay, boss. Do whatever you want. We're here for you.]

[I was so shocked that I thought the streamer couldn't accept his loss and went to challenge the game producer offline.]

[Anchor, wake up! You have become Gardevoir! ]

There were also some comments expressing concern for Sirona.

[Hahahaha... Nana-sister, don't stress yourself out. Even if you have a lot of work to do, you should take care of your health and get enough rest.]

[That's right, seeing you've been on so many missions lately, I feel so tired for you.]

"Yeah, even if you're the champion, you're still a girl after all. Remember to be nice to yourself!"

Looking at the comments expressing concern for her, Shirona was a little dazed for a moment.

After a moment, her unfocused pupils regained focus, and with a bit of determination, they returned to the screen.

The dialog box restarted, and Gladion, who was standing opposite her, spoke again.

"Ah... I know these things may be a bit troublesome for you, but it's really important, so please!"

"By the way...I'll give this to you first."

As he said that, he took out a box and handed it to Sirona.

Inside the box, there was a dark black irregular crystal.

And in front of her, a line of game prompts popped up.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining the special item "Ultimate Crystal"!]

Gladion's explanation followed.

"This is the Ultimate Crystal, a special crystal from the Ultimate Cave. When it senses the presence of an Ultimate Cave nearby, it will emit a red light to alert you. The closer you get, the stronger the light will be."

"The larger the crystal, the stronger the effect. Yours is effective within a 5-kilometer radius."

"Also, this crystal can be used to make a special Poké Ball. Only this Poké Ball can be used to capture Ultra Beasts."

"We are currently developing this Poké Ball further. When we have a finished product, I will give you a few when we meet again."

"Okay, I'm going to continue looking for the Ultimate Cave. See you later! If you find anything, please contact me using the number on the box!"

After saying that, Gladion snapped his fingers, and the figure of the Silver Companion War Beast instantly appeared beside him, carrying him into the air with its wings spread and disappeared.

Shirona looked at the extra ultimate crystal in her backpack and fell into deep thought.

According to her understanding of the Ultra Cave, those guys called Ultra Beasts cannot be captured normally using Poké Balls even after being defeated.

An experimental team once wanted to forcibly bring an Ultimate Beast back to the laboratory for research, but the Ultimate Beast turned into gas in full view of everyone during the transportation process and disappeared directly into the air.

Then, this thing called Ultimate Crystal may also exist in the real world!
If the Alliance can find it... they can give early warning of the appearance of the Ultra Hole and try to use this thing to make a Poké Ball that can capture Ultra Beasts!
But this is probably not an easy task. Now they can only passively fight against the Ultimate Hole. Not to mention getting close to the Ultimate Hole, even defeating those Ultimate Beasts is an extremely difficult task.
Thinking of this, Shirona shook her head slightly. After all, there were too few information clues about the Ultimate Cave.

I just hope that next time I see this Gladion, I can gain more.

Or... to experience entering the Ultimate Cavern firsthand in the game! As Cynthia pondered this, her phone suddenly rang.

She looked down and saw that it was Professor Oak calling.

Originally, Shirona wanted to take this opportunity to talk to Professor Oak about the Ultra Hole, but she finally decided not to say it for the time being.

Although Professor Oak was a champion in his early years, he is now old after all. It is not easy for him to still devote himself to the elf research community at this age.

Although Professor Oak also knows a little about the Ultra Hole, it really has little to do with him now.

Because given the current condition of the Ultimate Hole, there is no possibility of conducting any close-up research on it.

Even if Professor Oak were told about the new intelligence and information that Shirona now has, it would not be of much help in the matter of the Ultra Hole.

If I bring up these things with him now, I will only be causing him trouble.

With this thought in mind, Sirona answered the phone.

On the other side, Professor Oak's laughter also rang out.

"How's it going, Xiao Zhulan? How's your game going? I see you've already reached first place."

"Not bad. I'm ready to go to the next city. It seems I need to trigger some plot points before I can take the cable car to Fuyan Town to challenge the next gym."

Sirona answered truthfully.

"How are you, Doctor?"

"Me? I'm already planning to go to Fighting Town. Those two fossil Pokémon are really troublesome to deal with."

Professor Oak said.

Sirona was stunned for a moment.

"Two? What do you mean?"

"Yes, that Archaeopteryx is also a fossil Pokémon. My team searched the Pokémon fossil inventory and found its feathers and teeth fossils, which perfectly match its appearance in the game. We were previously speculating about which Pokémon these fossils belonged to, but we didn't expect it to be another new ancient Pokémon."

Professor Oak said excitedly.

Sirona thought about it and sent the Pokémon called Gintosh that she had just taken a screenshot of to Professor Oak.

"Doctor, look at this Pokémon. Do you recognize it? It can freely switch its form and corresponding attributes during battle."

She paused and continued:
"Also, I think I saw a Pokémon I've never seen before in the flowerbed next to Violet City...a little green hedgehog-like Pokémon."

After that, she recounted to Professor Oak in detail what she had encountered in Zijin City.

On the other end of the phone, Professor Oak was silent for a moment before answering:

"Hiss—I've never seen a Pokémon called Gintosh that can change its attributes freely. How interesting!"

"As for that little hedgehog-like Pokémon, I haven't heard of it either."

"But I know the kind of flower you're talking about."

"That's interesting, but this is a plant that's unique to your Sinnoh region. It grows on the plateau of Mount Tianguan. It's said that its leaves, fruits, and seeds have a strong healing effect on Pokémon!"

Having said that, Professor Oak suddenly sighed.

"It's a pity that this flower became extinct decades ago for some unknown reason and can no longer be found."

"If we could find one using modern scientific research... maybe we could mass-produce it and use it to develop a more powerful Pokémon healing potion, or even a panacea for difficult and serious Pokémon ailments..."

Shirona could hear that Professor Oak's tone was filled with deep regret.

She suddenly remembered that she had obtained a Gracidia flower seed while traveling just now.

It’s a pity that this is a prop in the game, not in reality.

If we could really obtain a seed of such a flower in reality, then according to Professor Oak, who knows how many Pokémon would benefit.

Thinking of this, Sirona couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

After a brief chat with Professor Oak, Shirona continued to control the game character and set off, passing through the flaming shortcut and heading towards the left side of the road. She came to a patch of grass covered with volcanic ash and began to encounter NPC battles continuously.

Fortunately, the challenge difficulty of these NPCs is not too high. They are basically the same as the previous ones, and they are all here to give experience and money.

After easily defeating these NPCs, the levels of all of Sirona's Pokémon were improved to a certain extent, all reaching level 28.

As she moved forward, she discovered a small hut nestled among the volcanic ash and grass.

After entering, an uncle came straight up to me.

"Volcanic ash is the gravel formed by volcanic eruptions... Many people don't like it, but few know that it can be fired into glass and used to make special props. So these are all valuable treasures!"

"I'm Uncle Volcanic Ash. As long as you can collect enough volcanic ash, you can exchange it with me for special props made from volcanic ash, or other rewards."

After saying that, the uncle handed a bag directly to Shirona. According to the instructions on the prop, she only needed to carry the prop and walk back and forth in the grass covered with volcanic ash to automatically collect the volcanic ash.

Shirona took the bag, opened the chat window again, and after checking the rewards that could be exchanged for volcanic ash, she was slightly stunned.

Because these rewards can be said to be quite generous.

Among the props made of volcanic ash are yellow, blue, and red glass whistles that can remove the three abnormal states of Pokémon: sleeping, confusion, and obsession.

There are also black and white glass whistles that can increase the chance of encountering powerful or weak Pokémon.

In addition to these practical whistles, volcanic ash can also be exchanged for items such as medicine and super balls.

But what attracted Shirona the most was a carry-on item that required 1000 pieces of volcanic ash to be exchanged.

——Leftovers!
As long as you carry it, you can continuously restore the Pokémon's physical strength every round.

The previous gym battles have clearly demonstrated how important this item is to Pokémon with extremely high durability.

Moreover, the continuous physical recovery effect of the green grass field is also very compatible with "leftovers".

After a brief consideration, Sirona made a decision immediately.

At least, we have to get this "leftover" in our hands.

So she immediately left the room and began to control the character in the grass covered with volcanic ash, running quickly.

After running a few steps, a child suddenly jumped out from a pile of volcanic ash in front of her and started fighting with her.

[How's my disguise? Did it scare you?]

Ten minutes later, when Shirona returned to the volcanic ash hut, the uncle had a smile on his face.

"I didn't expect you to have collected so much volcanic ash. Come and redeem it for the reward you want."

"You currently have 2156 pieces of volcanic ash. What would you like to exchange it for?"

Shirona first spent 1000 points to get the "leftovers", and then spent another 300 points to exchange for two whistles that might help her encounter high-level Pokémon.

As for the whistles that could remove abnormal states, Shirona also spent 300 points to exchange for two of each.

Maybe these things will come in handy at a critical moment.

Because they are like berries, they can be used in battle without consuming a turn when carried by a Pokémon.

However, since each whistle can only remove a corresponding abnormal state, and these abnormal states are not common, Shirona has only changed two for the time being.

After exchanging all these things, she still had more than 500 pieces of volcanic ash left.

Shirona's original plan was to use the remaining volcanic ash to exchange for some practical items such as Poké Balls and potions.

But while browsing the rewards list, she saw something strange.

——It was a gray iron sword with rust and many cracks on its surface.

Two prompts also popped up at this moment.

【Decadent Sword】

[Exchange requires: Volcanic Ash Points]

(End of this chapter)