Pokémon: Master System.

Perhaps sensing the slightly tense atmosphere, Xia Yu started joking instead.

“Okay, I will live on with your beliefs,” Xia Yu said. “Do you have any other wishes? If I survive, I will definitely help you fulfill them.”

Zhao Ruohan remained silent, quietly releasing her Pokémon Orpheus and Felfin, ready for battle.

“Xia Yu…”

"Ok?"

“I…” Zhao Ruohan’s words were on the tip of her tongue, but she suddenly swallowed them back and changed her tone: “It’s nothing. My greatest wish is to realize the great ideal of communism.”

Zhao Ruohan wanted to say something to make Xia Yu remember her forever. But the words stuck in her throat. She was already dying; what use were these words?

This isn't a romantic drama, where she's crying and begging Xia Yu to remember her for the rest of his life. She shouldn't cause him any more trouble; she should just let him live a good life. After all, she's already caused him too much trouble.

"Cough cough." Upon hearing Zhao Ruohan's lofty ideals, Xia Yu choked on his own saliva: "Comrade Zhao Ruohan, you should fulfill this wish yourself."

In the pitch-black underground world, Xia Yu turned to look at Zhao Ruohan, and then earnestly instructed her, word by word: "I hope that no matter what you see next, you will not tell anyone. Because it concerns my life safety, and if it is exposed, my life may be in danger."

Hearing Xia Yu's serious tone, Zhao Ruohan realized the seriousness of the situation. At the same time, she secretly guessed that Xia Yu had some secret way to save his life. Fortunately, she hadn't said anything reckless: "Okay. I promise you."

"Go! Iron Warrior."

Upon hearing Xia Yu's voice, Zhao Ruohan looked at the Pokémon Xia Yu had released in the dim light. She swore that she had never seen this Pokémon before, and there was never a Pokédex entry for it in any book.

It looks like a combination of Gardevoir and Gallade.

Iron Warrior?

What a strange name.

The Iron Warrior who appeared first looked up at the strength of the Metagross in front of him. When he found that it was only at the quasi-champion level, he turned to look at Xia Yu, clearly dissatisfied that Xia Yu had called it out.

It's as if it's saying, "Do these small fry even need my help?"

The Metagross looked at the Iron Warrior with equally wary eyes. After briefly assessing the strength of the two, it took a slight step back to maintain a safe distance from the Iron Warrior, and then disappeared into the cave in a flash.

Watching the Metagross disappear, Xia Yu felt a slight regret, but he didn't dare to pursue it too far. This vast underground world was full of dangers, and he only had the Iron Warrior token. For safety's sake, he should go back, since he had already confirmed the Metagross's whereabouts.

Another reason is that Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan have reached their capture quota, and his intuition tells him that even if he captures Metagross, the association will most likely not allow Xia Yu to take it away, after all, it is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

Besides, Xia Yu's gains this time were already more than enough. With Aerodactyl and Tyranitar, he had made a fortune.

Next time he comes, he will definitely capture Metagross.

Chapter 206 Future Vision

"Phew, it's finally out."

Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan finally left the underground world through the tunnel. When they arrived on the surface, looking at the mountains and forests, facing the sunlight, and breathing in the fresh air, they couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Zhao Ruohan's face was also beaming with smiles. She had just resigned herself to death, but unexpectedly, she escaped death and survived.

She couldn't help but look up at Xia Yu, who was beaming with excitement.

"Xia Yu, this is for you." Zhao Ruohan took out the Monsterra Poké Ball and handed it to Xia Yu: "This is the Pokémon you caught."

"You can keep it," Xia Yu said after thinking for a moment. From Zhao Ruohan's attitude when facing the threat of death in the underground world, he had a new opinion of her: "You can keep the Monster Jaw Dragon for now, but whether you can make it obey depends on your own ability."

"By the way, Zhao Ruohan, I want to ask you a question." Xia Yu suddenly changed his tone, turned to look at her, and their eyes met.

"Do you think we can catch all the poachers?" Xia Yu asked Zhao Ruohan on the surface, but he was really talking to himself: "Every time we catch a group of poachers, new poachers will take their place. It's a never-ending cycle. We've been trying to catch them for decades, but the number of poachers has not decreased. On the contrary, it's increasing."

Zhao Ruohan fell silent as she listened to Xia Yu's words. The reason why poaching is so rampant and has even formed a huge industry chain is because of the high returns.

At the same time, the Pokémon Association doesn't have enough manpower to look after every Wild Area. After all, Elite Four members are needed to guard Secret Realms, protect cities, defend Wild Areas, and fight against foreign countries. Where would the Pokémon Association get so many Elite Four-level trainers?

"You said, if I unite all the poachers, then cooperate with the patrol teams, control the entire poaching industry, and make everyone benefit, do you think that's possible?"

Zhao Ruohan turned to look at Xia Yu, her eyes filled with surprise. She saw the word "ambition" in Xia Yu's eyes, and she saw Xia Yu's ambitious side.

A scientific genius, whose maternal grandparents are scientific giants and whose father is the museum owner, actually has the dangerous idea of ​​integrating poachers.

Zhao Ruohan couldn't help but advise, "Xia Yu, I don't think you should get involved in this kind of thing. What if it affects your future?"

In Zhao Ruohan's view, as long as Xia Yu grows step by step, he will definitely be able to achieve the status of the Elite Four in the future, and there is no need for him to ruin his future by poaching Pokémon.

Xia Yu shook his head. On one hand, he was indeed trying to capture rare Pokémon, but on the other hand, he was also moved by the story of the patrol team.

As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. In the past, he may have only wanted to live a peaceful and comfortable life, but as his strength continued to increase, Xia Yu also had other ideas in his mind.

To change the Pokémon Association, and even change the whole world.

"If that day ever comes, I hope you can come and help me. Will you come?" Xia Yu looked intently at Zhao Ruohan, awaiting her response.

“Xia Yu…”

"It's nothing, I was just joking." Seeing the hesitation in Zhao Ruohan's eyes, Xia Yu didn't press her and gave himself a way out.

"Xia Yu." Zhao Ruohan looked up at Xia Yu. From Xia Yu's eyes and tone just now, she could tell that he was definitely not joking and that he definitely had such thoughts: "I really hope you don't do such a thing."

"But I'd like to hear your plans, after all, you're my boss."

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This trip to the underground world was very fruitful for Xia Yu and his companion. They not only caught two Pokémon with Champion-level potential, a Aerodactyl with Champion-level strength, and a Tyranitar with Gym Leader-level strength, but more importantly, they also discovered the underground world and found traces of Metagross.

Xia Yu memorized the location of the entrance to the underground world, hoping to enter it again to capture Metagross in the future.

Back on the surface, after calming down, Xia Yu carefully recalled the events and realized that so many exceptionally talented Pokémon had appeared in the underground world.

A Tyrannosaurus Rex with Champion-level potential, a Aerodactyl with Champion-level potential, and a Metagross with near-Champion-level potential.

Xia Yu was so focused on his own safety that he hadn't noticed anything amiss, but now the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off. You see, wild Pokémon with Champion-level potential are actually very rare, let alone Pokémon with near-Champion-level potential.

One or two could be considered luck, but three appeared directly in this underground world, and all of them were Rock and Steel type Pokémon, which is quite unreasonable.

There are only two possibilities for this situation: either there is a steel and rock secret realm deep within this underground world, and the energy of this secret realm is affecting the situation.

Another possibility is that there is a Steel or Rock-type Divine Beast in this underground world, and Xia Yu estimates that this possibility is more likely.

There are only three Rock-type legendary Pokémon: Regirock, Terrakion, and Diancie. There are as many Steel-type legendary Pokémon as Registeel, Jirachi, Dialga, Heatran, Cobalion, Genesect, Solgaleo, Magearna, Melmetran, Zacian, and Zamazenta.

Putting aside the first-tier gods, Xia Yu felt that the most likely creatures to appear underground were Regirock, Diancie, Registeel, or Jirachi.

Of course, this is just Xia Yu's speculation, and we'll have to wait for the next exploration to find out the exact details.

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Back at the patrol team, Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan first went to the infirmary to treat the injured Pokémon. Then they reported to Roger that they had caught a Pokémon and offered to pay two million yuan to buy two spots.

Roger nodded, asked Xia Yu and the other person what Pokémon they had caught, and then didn't delve into it further.

After all, this is equivalent to the hidden benefits and unspoken rules of the patrolmen, and Xia Yu's future talent is limitless, so Roger is naturally even less likely to make things difficult for Xia Yu. He will turn a blind eye and do Xia Yu a favor.

Next, Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan immersed themselves in the monotonous life of the mountain patrol team, living a repetitive life of patrolling, resting, and resting.

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The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, it was the first team's turn to patrol again. Considering that Xia Yu had a Champion-level Gallade, which was also the strongest in the team, Xia Yu's three-person team was changed to Xia Yu, Zhao Ruohan, and Zhao Mirou.

After all, in patrol teams, apart from the captain and vice-captain who are Elite Four level trainers, the squad leaders like the first and second team captains are all Gym Leader level trainers or near-Elite Four level trainers.

"Let's go. The patrol area we're responsible for this time is the Tianlin Mountains, which is considered the most dangerous area in the wilderness." Zhao Mirou introduced to Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan: "Normally, our patrol route starts from the camp, rides a flying-type Pokémon all the way west, and then flies back along the border after reaching it. This round trip takes about twelve hours."

Zhao Mirou is twenty-three years old this year, and will soon be twenty-four. After graduating, she joined the Pokémon Association Special Investigation Team, also known as the Special Investigation Team. However, all members of the Special Investigation Team must work in remote areas for two years. Zhao Mirou was assigned to the Tiandu Plateau Wilderness Area.

Zhao Mirou's strength is quite good among her peers. She has two Pokémon with the strength of a Gym Leader, and all her other Pokémon are also of the Overlord level.

Her voice had a pleasant, gentle quality reminiscent of the water towns of Jiangnan.

However, due to her long-term work in the mountain patrol team, her skin is dark, with a healthy wheat-like color. Because of her long-term exercise, and of course, her figure is quite exaggerated.

Xia Yu held the map, looking at the extent of Tianlin Mountain, his brows furrowed. The Tianlin Mountain range was extremely vast, occupying almost a third of the area of ​​the wilderness, making their patrol mission today extremely challenging.

"Do you have any flying Pokémon?" Zhao Mirou asked the two of them. "If not, go and get one right away."

"I have Flying-type Pokémon." Xia Yu currently has two Flying-type Pokémon.

A Charizard and a newly caught Aerodactyl, though the Aerodactyl isn't very obedient yet. This is a common problem when catching wild Pokémon.

Even though Xia Yu applied medicine to it and tempted it with delicious food and fed it energy cubes, it was still quite violent and full of ferocity.

“I don’t have any Flying-type Pokémon.” Zhao Ruohan shook her head.

"Then come with me to get one."

Zhao Ruohan followed Zhao Mirou to receive a Flying-type Pokémon, Finch, and began her official patrol journey.

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Chapter 207 Ancient Sword Leopard

It was a cloudy day with a howling wind and light snow.

The closer we flew to Tianlin Mountain, the worse the weather became, with cold winds making us shiver.

Because of their patrol duties, Xia Yu and his team maintained a low speed and altitude to ensure they could clearly see the ground.

It has to be said that patrolling is a really tedious and boring job, which is a test of both physical fitness and perseverance.

The biting wind was as sharp as a knife, stinging people's faces. Frost had formed on Xia Yu's eyebrows, his vision was gradually blurring, and he was shivering from the cold. Even a strong young man like Xia Yu couldn't withstand it, let alone a young girl like Zhao Ruohan.

Zhao Mirou, on the other hand, seemed to have gotten used to the cold weather and performed better than Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan.