Pokémon: Master System.

Xia Yu's face was full of smiles, and he didn't hold back his praise for the little dragon. The little dragon truly lived up to its near-champion level potential; it had learned dragon breath after only one viewing.

The little dragon was also excited, and was incredibly proud that it was the first to learn the Dragon Breath skill.

However, upon reflection, Xia Yu found it quite normal, as the vast majority of small fire dragons could automatically learn the Dragon Breath skill once their strength reached the Rare level.

While Xia Yu's little fire dragon wasn't at the rare level, it was at the near-champion level, so it was quite normal for it to learn the dragon breath skill after just one look.

Compared to Charmander's amazing performance, Nombat's performance was somewhat lacking, failing to unleash its Dragon Breath skill several times in a row. However, Xia Yu didn't mind, as he didn't know if Nombat could learn Dragon Breath. Xia Yu was just letting Nombat try; if it learned, it wouldn't be a loss, and if it didn't, it would be good practice to control dragon-type energy.

In contrast, among the other Pokémon in the training ground, apart from those that had already learned the Dragon Breath move, none of them could learn the Dragon Breath move after just one look.

Of course, this is a normal phenomenon. If all Pokémon could learn skills after just one look like Charmander, then things like TMs would never exist in this world.

"It's okay. Charmander learned the Dragon Breath skill so quickly because it's very suited to it. Nombat, just keep trying. Don't feel pressured. Just treat it as practice in mastering Dragon-type energy." Xia Yu reached out and touched Nombat, encouraging him.

Hearing Xia Yu's praise, the little fire dragon became very excited, looking at the buzzing bat with a defiant expression, and then turned its gaze to the forest lizard, as if it wanted to challenge the authority of its big brother.

"Lizard."

The forest lizard looked at the little dragon, then walked to an open space, took a deep breath, and then exhaled dragon breath from its mouth, which was more powerful and had a greater impact than the little dragon's dragon breath skill!

The forest lizard had already learned the Dragon Breath skill when Xia Yu tamed it.

"Lizard." After unleashing its dragon breath skill, the forest lizard walked over to the little fire dragon, patted it on the shoulder, and seemed to be saying, "Young man, you've chosen the wrong path."

After speaking, the forest lizard continued its rigorous training, displaying the demeanor of a wise man who kept his achievements hidden and left without a trace.

"Roar."

Seeing this, Charmander was clearly quite stimulated. It called out to the forest lizard in response. Then, Charmander dashed towards the forest lizard and followed in its footsteps, throwing itself into the training.

Xia Yu was in a great mood at this moment. Little Fire Dragon's personality should be taught a lesson by the Forest Lizard, otherwise it would be arrogant and like to bully the Buzzbat all day long.

"It seems your two Pokémon have learned the Dragon Breath move?" Long Yanning walked up to Xia Yu at that moment, having just witnessed Charmander and Grovyle using the Dragon Breath move.

"Well, I haven't learned how to use the buzzing bat technique yet," Xia Yu said.

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Long Yanning frowned and said, "The Buzzbat can't learn the Dragon Breath skill. It can only learn it after it evolves into a Noisy Dragon. But by then, the Noisy Dragon will have already learned the stronger Dragon Pulse skill, so learning Dragon Breath won't be very meaningful."

"I see," Xia Yu nodded in response.

"Let your Pokémon practice for a while first, then we'll talk about practical application." After saying that, Long Yanning walked towards the next student.

It must be said that Long Yanning is really quite responsible. She gave detailed instructions to each student. With more than 20 students, it took about two hours to teach each student for an average of five minutes.

After instructing all the students, Long Yanning didn't rest for a moment and walked to the front to say, "With your current strength, Dragon Breath is still a good special attack move. With the added boost of Dragon-type STAB moves, the damage is quite considerable. Until your Pokémon master powerful special attack moves like Dragon Pulse or Draco Meteor, it's a good Dragon-type special attack move."

"During the battle, you must pay close attention to the timing and accuracy of your Dragon Breath skill..."

"The additional effect of the Dragon Breath skill has a certain chance to paralyze the opponent, which is also a very useful ability..."

"Since the Dragon Breath skill doesn't require the use of claws or feet, you can try using it in conjunction with skills like Dragon Claw..."

Long Yan Ning generously shared her knowledge, explaining how to use the Dragon Breath skill in actual combat while having the Staff-Tailed Armored Dragon demonstrate it.

Time flies, and soon the morning was over, ending the half-day of learning the moves.

Then there's the weekly break. There's no training session scheduled for Saturday afternoons, so many students choose to go home after their morning classes, and Xia Yu is no exception.

After packing his things, Xia Yu returned to the Lin family home with his three Pokémon.

Knowing that Xia Yu was coming back today, Grandpa Lin and Grandma Qin specially asked their housekeeper, Aunt Li, to prepare a sumptuous lunch.

"Grandma, Grandpa," Xia Yu said with a smile, "I'm back."

Grandma Qin looked at her grandson and became more and more satisfied: "It's good that you're back. You must be exhausted from the training camp. Quickly put your things away."

Xia Yu put down his things, placed the three Pokémon in the backyard for someone to look after, and sat back down at the dining table. Looking at the sumptuous meal, he couldn't help but say, "It smells so good."

"If it smells good, eat more."

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"Xiaoyu, are you getting used to the training camp?" Grandma Qin asked her grandson with concern, "Are you tired?"

"It's okay. I'm not tired."

Are you tired? Of course I am! He has to get up at six in the morning to do two hours of morning exercise, and then he has to go to physical training class. He also has to do extra training for several hours in the evening. Of course I'm tired. But Xia Yu definitely can't say it and make Grandma Qin worry.

"What's a little hardship for a man?" Old Lin glared at Old Lady Qin and said, "You just spoil your child too much."

“This is my grandson, what’s wrong with me spoiling him a little?” Old Mrs. Qin retorted.

Old Master Lin didn't argue with Old Lady Qin, but turned to look at Xia Yu: "Your strength is much weaker than others, so you need to work harder. I heard Yan Ning mention you, saying that your foundation is relatively weak, but you make up for it with hard work. Keep it up in the future."

"Don't worry, Grandpa," Xia Yu nodded in response.

"Yes, but don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just stay focused and calm. Don't rush things." Old Lin gave Xia Yu a few more instructions: "Take a break this afternoon and tomorrow. If you still want to train, I can have Long Yanning tutor you."

"Grandpa, I actually wanted to visit your lab this afternoon," Xia Yu said after thinking for a moment.

He had always been interested in Professor Lin's laboratory and wanted to learn more about it. It would be best if they could establish contact, so that it would be convenient for Professor Lin to research and publish information on Mega Evolution, Crystallization, Dynamax, and the like in the future.

When Grandma Qin heard Xia Yu's words, a smile appeared on her face. The Lin family was a famous family of scientific researchers, and she was very happy that Xia Yu had such an idea. She quickly said, "I heard from Xue Mei that you have always been determined to become a Pokémon researcher and want to apply to the Imperial University. Well then, this afternoon I will have Xue Yun take you to visit the laboratory."

Old Lin frowned slightly. Bringing outsiders to visit the laboratory was actually against the laboratory's regulations, but Old Lin felt indebted to Xia Yu and Lin Xuemei and her son. Besides, he was the one who built the laboratory. No one would say anything if he opened a back door for Xia Yong: "I'll take Xiaoyu this afternoon. Xueyun is currently at a critical stage of her research and it's inconvenient for her."

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Chapter 53 Yuanquan Joint Laboratory

Yuanquanhe Laboratory.

The name is taken from one character each from Lin Shuyuan and Qin Quanyun's names, plus the character "合" (he), symbolizing a long and happy marriage. This might just be the romantic sentiment inherent in scholars, Xia Yu thought.

Yuanquanhe Laboratory has been established for over forty years and is the most famous Pokémon laboratory in Beijing and even the whole country. The reason is simple: Yuanquanhe was the first laboratory in China to successfully develop the Z-Ring and Z-Moves.

After developing the Z bracelet, the two main developers, Mr. Lin and Mrs. Qin, stepped down and handed over the laboratory to their eldest son, Lin Xueyun. However, the two elders would visit the laboratory two or three times a week.

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"Mr. Lin."

As Professor Lin led Xia Yu through layers of security checks into the laboratory, researchers dressed in white lab coats, moving around the various areas of the laboratory, greeted Professor Lin and sized up the young man following behind him, secretly wondering who this young man was.

Some people with even a slight connection had already guessed Xia Yu's identity. Recently, many people had heard that Old Lin's most beloved second daughter had brought Old Lin's grandson to the capital, supposedly to let the grandson participate in the training camp of the Dragon-type Secret Realm.

The fact that the Dragon King personally made an exception and added a spot to the training class has made many people unhappy.

"Mr. Lin, Xia Yu, Director Lin sent me to pick you up."

Director Lin is none other than Xia Yu's maternal uncle, Lin Xueyun, who is currently the director of the laboratory. Originally, Lin Xueyun said he would come to pick them up in person, but an urgent matter came up and he couldn't make it, so he specially asked his assistant to pick up Elder Lin and Xia Yu.

"Our laboratory is very large, divided into many areas, and has Pokémon of all types. It is also divided into different terrains such as mountains, lakes, deserts, and plains according to different environments. We raise all kinds of Pokémon, such as Sakura from Japan, Cinderace from Europe and America, and even the extremely rare Samurai. This is all the result of Mr. Lin's life's work."

The assistant introduced the lab to Xia Yu as they walked, acting as a tour guide. Hearing about his laboratory, Old Lin felt quite proud; it was a laboratories into which he had poured all his heart and soul, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it his child: "Those are all in the past; young people should look to the future."

As he spoke, Old Lin led Xia Yu to the entrance of the main laboratory and said to Xia Yu, "This is the main laboratory. Your grandfather used to do experiments here all the time. I would stay here and do experiments every few days instead of going home, and there would be an explosion every few days. Because of this, many of my students secretly bought insurance for themselves. I heard them complain to me later that the first thing they did when they received their salary was to take half of it to pay the insurance premium for that month."

Recalling the past, a smile appeared on Old Lin's aged face. Although this laboratory had been renovated countless times, it carried the memories of his entire life.

"boom."

Just then, a loud explosion came from inside the laboratory. Although the sound was loud, it did not cause any harm to the three people outside the laboratory.

After numerous reconstructions, the laboratory's safety level has reached an extremely high level.

"Dr. Xueyun is researching a new topic about Z-pure crystals," the assistant standing next to Elder Lin and Xia Yu explained with a smile. After verifying their identities with both palm prints and pupil scans, he led them into the laboratory.

As soon as Xia Yu entered the door, he saw a middle-aged man in his fifties who looked about 80% like his mother. This man was his maternal uncle, Lin Xueyun, whom Xia Yu had seen once or twice during the Chinese New Year.

Xia Yu recognized one of the other two; it was Long Yanning, the beautiful teacher from the training camp. Standing next to her was her ace Pokémon, Kommo-o. Long Yanning was clearly in a bad mood, her face full of worry. The other was a tall, handsome middle-aged man around fifty years old, with slightly graying temples, but a straight posture and a strong physique. He looked somewhat like Long Yanning.

"Dragon King. Yan Ning, you've arrived?" Old Lin greeted the two with a smile, then introduced the middle-aged man to Xia Yu: "You definitely know Yan Ning, so I don't need to introduce her. This is Yan Ning's father, Dragon King Long Fan from North China. You should thank your Uncle Long for getting into the training camp."

"Thank you, Uncle Long."

"Elder Lin." Long Yanning and Long Fan greeted Elder Lin at the same time: "It's nothing, it's my honor to be able to help Elder Lin."

"Dad, you're here?" Lin Xueyun was rather plump, with a large belly. She wore gold-rimmed glasses and looked worried, clearly indicating that the experiment was not going well. However, she still forced a smile when she saw Old Master Lin and Xia Yu come in: "Xia Yu, it's been a long time."

"Uncle."

"Experiments can't be rushed." The experienced old man Lin immediately noticed the disappointment on Lin Xueyun's face, clearly indicating that the experiment had failed again: "Is it that Z-pure crystal again?"

“Hmm.” Long Yan Ning nodded. The Long family has two Z-pure crystals. One is a dragon-type Z-pure crystal in his father’s hands, and the other is the Z-pure crystal in her hands.

This Z-Crystal was found by Long Fan in the territory of the Kommo-o clan. Because a person can only use one Z-Move, he gave this Z-Crystal to his daughter, Long Yan Ning. However, no matter what she did, Long Yan Ning could not activate this Z-Crystal, even though she had Kommo-o try using various types of moves, it still didn't work.

Long Yanning was quite frustrated by this.

Xia Yu's maternal uncle, Lin Xueyun, was also very frustrated. This was the second Z-pure crystal they had encountered that had no effect whatsoever. Judging from their appearance, neither of the two Z-pure crystals belonged to any of the eighteen attributes, but the instruments could detect the enormous energy on the Z-pure crystal, which greatly troubled them.

Xia Yu glanced at the Z-pure crystal, and the system immediately gave a prompt.

Kommo-o Z: When Kommo-o carries this move, it can transform its signature move, Scale Noise, into a special Z-Move: Blazing Dance - Sonic Boom.

【Blazing Soul Dance - Sonic Boom】: Immensely powerful, guaranteed to hit, raises all of the user's stats by one level (Attack, Defense, Special Defense, Special Attack, Speed). (Requires a powerful Z-Ring)

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Xia Yu immediately saw the problem. First of all, this Z-pure crystal is different from ordinary Z-pure crystals; it is a rarer, exclusive Z-pure crystal.

Just like this Kommo-o Z Crystal, it has no effect on any Pokémon other than Kommo-o, and you also need to upgrade the Z-Ring to a Powerful Z-Ring. In addition, Kommo-o also needs to use the move Scale Noise.

All three conditions are indispensable.