Pokémon: Master System.

Chapter 189 The Heavenly King Training Plan

After Charizard defeated Golem with a single Solar Beam, Xueqin gritted her teeth and released her second Pokémon, Mudkip.

"Go! Mudkip!"

Xia Yu was dumbfounded when he saw the Mudkip Xue Qin released. "You're being a bit disrespectful to Charizard with the Solar Power ability and Solar Beam ability under clear skies."

Mudkip is four times weaker than grass carp, how dare you? How dare you? You have such audacity!

I've never met anyone as arrogant as you in my entire life!

Actually, Xue Qin had no choice. She only had three Pokémon: Golem, Mudkip, and Magikarp. She couldn't very well send out Magikarp to use Splash in this kind of competition.

Charizard, Solar Beam!

With a single Solar Beam attack, the Mudkip, which had just entered the fray, was blasted away before it could even react and was instantly defeated.

"Mumpfish is unable to fight, Xia Yu wins!"

Xue Qin's eyes were red. She thought that with the strength of her two elite Pokémon, she should be able to make it into the top 64. However, she did not expect to encounter Xia Yu in the first round and be crushed and eliminated.

Feeling increasingly wronged, Xue Qin couldn't help but shed tears.

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Looking at Xue Qin, who had been brought to tears by his own actions, Xia Yu felt no emotion whatsoever.

After stepping off the stage, Xia Yu walked towards Wu Pangzi's fighting stage, only to find that Wu Pangzi's match had just begun.

Wu Pangzi's Charmander has evolved into Charmeleon and is about to evolve into Charizard. It is growing much slower than Xia Yu's Charmander, but of course, this is the normal growth rate of Pokémon.

After all, he didn't have an item like an A-grade dragon scale, so his growth rate was naturally much slower.

"Charmeleon, Dragon Claw!"

Xia Yu glanced at the opponent and realized that Wu Pangzi's opponent was obviously a weakling. With Wu Pangzi's strength, winning the match should not be a problem. He lost interest in watching and returned to his own field to wait for his match.

Soon, Xia Yu faced his second battle. This time, his opponent was even weaker than Xue Qin, and Xia Yu easily secured two consecutive victories with Charizard.

Xia Yu's demonstrated strength has also attracted widespread attention. It is clear that Xia Yu's Pokémon are among the best in Starlight City, which is the reality of small cities.

The city suffers from severe brain drain and resource scarcity. If it weren't for the discovery of the Grass and Insect Realm, Starlight City would have struggled to develop, as evidenced by its declining ranking in the annual University Cup.

"With Xia Yu's strength, he has a very good chance of making it into the national finals this year." Li Yunyao, the flying star of the Southwest region, looked at Xia Yong from the VIP box in the stands and said with a smile, "Xia Yong, you have a good son."

The president of the Starlight City Pokémon Association, who was standing nearby, also praised him, saying, "I think he has a good chance of achieving the best result in Starlight City's history. I remember our best result in Starlight City was 64th place nationwide."

"Don't talk about that far ahead. I'd be very satisfied if he could make it to the national finals," Xia Yong said with a smile.

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Three days passed quickly, and the top 64 teams of the Starlight City University Cup were all determined. Xia Yu and Wu Yaozu both advanced, and Zhao Ruohan also made it through, which surprised Xia Yu.

While this is partly due to the fact that Zhao Ruohan uses Bug-type Pokémon, which allow her to grow rapidly, her on-the-spot command ability in battles is also quite outstanding.

In addition, Xia Yu also discovered two trainers with considerable skill.

One is Wang Qingli, who specializes in Ice-type Pokémon. She is quite effective against Xia Yu's Dragon-type Pokémon, and most of her Pokémon are of Lord-level strength.

Another is Bug-type trainer Li Zhiqiang, whose signature Pokémon are Beedrill, a Scizor, and Forretress, and he is quite strong.

The organizers deliberately separated Xia Yu, Wu Yaozu, Li Zhiqiang, and Wang Qingli into different groups to avoid them facing each other before the semifinals.

After the top 64 were determined, all the contestants enjoyed a short day of rest. Xia Yu also had a rare opportunity to rest at home.

Twelve o'clock at night.

"Xiaoyu, where did you get this Calodoll egg? There are no Calodolls in China. Well done, kid, you can even get your hands on something like this now."

Ever since receiving the Pokémon egg from Xia Yu three days ago, my brother has been in a state of extreme excitement. He spends all his time looking at the Feraligatr egg in the incubator, and checking on it is the last thing he does before going to sleep and the first thing he does when he wakes up, hoping it will hatch soon.

"Brother, this stuff is of dubious origin, so don't spread the word," Xia Yu cautioned.

"Don't worry, I know." Xia Luo had been the gym owner for three years, and he wasn't a complete idiot. He knew the ins and outs of the business. "You should go to bed early too. You have a match tomorrow."

"Okay, bro, I'm going to make a call and then go to sleep." Xia Yu nodded, watching his brother's back as he began to ponder.

Xia Yu already has enough Pokémon. From now on, unless he encounters a Pokémon of a type he hasn't caught yet, or a Pokémon with Champion-level potential or higher, Xia Yu will not catch any more Pokémon.

Those high-potential Pokémon with duplicate attributes can be given to his family, such as his older brother or father.

With his help, my older brother and father could become Elite Four level trainers or even Elite Four members. Just thinking about it makes the Xia family have three Elite Four members. It's exciting!

Or let your older brother or father become the Elite Four member, while you remain an ordinary Pokémon professor, specializing in giving newcomers their starter Pokémon.

In the future, when I encounter a talented young person, I'll approach them and present them with a Pokémon egg, saying, "Young man, I see you have extraordinary potential. I'm giving you this Pokémon egg, hoping you'll become one of the Elite Four and protect the peace of this land." Thinking about it, it doesn't seem like a bad idea.

After daydreaming for a while, Xia Yu returned to reality and began to think about his older brother's plan to raise a Champion Pokémon. His brother now has four Pokémon with Champion-level potential or higher.

Darmanitan, Venusaur, Houndoom, and the future Krookodile, if we add two more Pokémon with near-champion potential, the future Darmanitan will be fully capable of competing for the Elite Four.

My brother's main type is Fire. First, find him a Ninetales or Torkoal, and his Sunny Day team will be ready. Then, add Talonflame, Mamoswine, or Leafeon to strengthen the team. Alternatively, you could add Kingdra to prevent a Rainy Day team.

As for Dad, if there are Bug-type Pokémon, take one first to complete the All-Type Master quest, and give the rest to Dad.

The King-Making Plan for Brother and Dad Begins!

Speaking of the "development plan," Xia Yu gritted his teeth secretly. Damn it, why isn't there a "development plan for my future wife"?

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Back in his bedroom, Xia Yu dialed Long Yanning's number. It was Teacher Long's birthday today, and Xia Yu had kept it in mind, planning to call right at midnight. However, he was a few minutes late because he was talking to his older brother about the Fire Crocodile.

Just a few minutes late, Long Yanning, who was far away in the capital, was on the phone with her best friend Chi Hanqing. The two had a very good relationship, and Chi Hanqing would always send her birthday wishes right at midnight.

"Yan Ning, when are you free? Let's go on a trip. I want to go..."

Before Chi Hanqing could finish speaking, Long Yanning's phone rang. She glanced at it and saw it was Xia Yu calling. She quickly said to Chi Hanqing, "Hanqing, I'll call you back later..."

After saying that, Long Yanning hung up on Chi Hanqing and answered Xia Yu's call.

"Beep." Chi Hanqing stood there stunned after the call was disconnected, not quite coming to her senses. She quickly called back, only to find the line was busy.

"???"

Chi Hanqing picked up her phone and sent a message to Long Yanning: "So, love can disappear, right?"

Chapter 190 Panacea

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"Teacher Long, I just heard your phone was busy, I almost hung up," Xia Yu said.

He had just heard that Teacher Long's phone was busy, and he was thinking that he had only called a few minutes late, but someone else had beaten him to it. He wondered which bastard it was.

Xia Yu suspected that it was very likely that scoundrel Wu Qianshan who made the call at midnight, which was definitely malicious. It was like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken, with no good intentions.

Comrade Long Yanning, you must keep your eyes open and stay vigilant. Beware of those with ulterior motives. Not everyone is a gentleman like me.

Curious about who had called Long Yanning, Xia Yu subtly inquired, "Teacher Long, who just called you? Did my call bother you?"

"My best friend just called me," Long Yanning said with a smile. "It's okay, it won't bother me."

"Male best friend or female best friend?" Xia Yu continued to press. Beware of best friends, especially random male best friends or confidants!

“Female best friend,” Long Yanning said irritably.

Upon hearing this answer, Xia Yu finally beamed with joy. He then performed the unique face-changing skill of Xishu Province and said with a grin, "Happy 18th birthday, Teacher Long! Did you receive the gift I gave you?"

"Hmm." Long Yanning blushed slightly when Xia Yu mentioned the gift.

Giving a hairpin as a gift symbolizes the desire to "marry" with someone, and it was a way for people in ancient times to express their love.

Was Xia Yu doing it on purpose or accidentally?

"How is it? Do you like it?" Xia Yu on the other end of the phone kept asking.

Long Yan Ning remained silent. Xia Yu seemed rather "aggressive" today, and she had no right to answer his question.

Saying you like someone is admitting it, right? That definitely won't work.

Saying you don't like it is unacceptable; how can you receive a gift from someone and say you don't like it?

After hesitating for a moment, Long Yanning finally spoke hesitantly, her voice unusually soft: "I like it."

"What? I can't hear you. Is your signal bad?"

"like!"

"I'm glad you like it. I'm just afraid you won't." Xia Yu said with a smile, then changed his tone and said seriously, "By the way, Teacher Long, there's something else I'd like to ask you for help with."

"What is it?" Long Yanning was slightly disappointed by Xia Yu's reaction, but hearing Xia Yu's serious attitude, she put her mind at ease and asked.

"I hope you can help me collect stones," Xia Yu explained. "The kind of stones used in hairpins, and another kind of stone that looks like a glass bead, which I sent you. But you must be careful to hide your identity when you collect them, and don't let anyone know that it's you who's collecting them."

Xia Yu's serious tone made Long Yan Ning frown and look grave, realizing that things might not be so simple. She asked Xia Yu, "Are these two kinds of stones very important?"

"Hmm." Xia Yu hesitated for a moment, but decided to give Long Yanning a hint: "Teacher Long, I hope you can keep this a secret for me. These two stones are as important as Z-pure crystals. They are experimental projects that I am currently conducting in secret research. Once the research is successful, their value may even exceed that of Z-pure crystals."

Long Yanning was shocked by Xia Yu's words. She hadn't expected that the thing Xia Yu gave her would be so precious: "Since this thing is so important, why don't you take it back?"

"No need. Just remember to collect it secretly, and don't let anyone else know."

“Okay. Can you tell my dad?” Long Yanning asked. “It would be difficult for me to collect the stones for you without my dad knowing, especially on my own. You know what kind of person he is.”