Pokémon: Master System.

Seeing Qi Linyu, who looked much more haggard than he hadn't seen for over a month, Tan Yongxin couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.

The Qi family used to be incredibly powerful, even surpassing the Tan family. But who would have thought that they would only have offended an unknown and mysterious powerhouse, Sakamoto?

A month or two passed, and the Qi family ended up in such a state.

"The Li family is here too. Let's go to a private room." Tan Yongxin looked at Qi Linyu, patted his shoulder, and lowered his voice: "They won't dare to cause trouble before the auction ends. Have you thought about what to do?"

As Tan Yongxin spoke, he also turned his gaze to Xia Yu. It was obvious that at this critical moment, Qi Linyu had brought a stranger, and this person must be the key to breaking the deadlock.

This also made him somewhat curious about Xia Yu's identity.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Qi Linyu nodded, said nothing more, and walked into the private room with Xia Yu.

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Chapter 480 Zoroya

Bright lights shone on the center of the stage, and one rare auction item after another was pushed up.

The auction items cover a wide range, from high-quality Pokémon or Pokémon eggs to priceless rare items, and even young and beautiful women.

Because of its location on the border, the annual auction is a major event for Heilong City, attracting top players and even champions from several nearby small countries who come in disguise.

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"What do we need to do now?" Xia Yu asked, sitting on the sofa and turning to Qi Linyu.

“It’s simple, just wait.” Qi Linyu also sat on the soft sofa, looking at the dark crowd, and took a deep breath: “After the auction, the five of us will immediately distribute the profits. If they want to hand over my shares, they will definitely make trouble at that time.”

"Okay." Xia Yu nodded after hearing this and turned his gaze to the center of the stage.

The auctioneer on stage was wearing a red low-cut dress and had a tall figure.

From Xia Yu's position, her perfect figure is on full display.

At this moment, her voice was as melodious as a nightingale, as she explained an auction item on the stage to everyone.

A Magikarp Pokémon egg.

His aptitude is quite good, reaching the near-Heavenly King level, but unfortunately Xia Yu has no interest in him.

"Are you interested in these auction items?" Qi Linyu asked, noticing that Xia Yu's gaze remained fixed on the auction items.

"Hmm." Xia Yu didn't shy away from the topic and nodded: "I've heard that the underground black market in Heilong City is the largest in the entire Southwest region. I'm also very curious about what good things will be available at this annual auction."

"But..." Xia Yu hesitated, the auction had been going on for half an hour, and although there were some items that caught his eye, there wasn't a single item that really appealed to him.

"Are you a little disappointed with these auction items?" Qi Linyu asked, looking at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu nodded. From the current perspective, although these auction items are quite good, they are clearly not enough compared to the hype surrounding the annual auction of the largest underground black market in Southwest China.

"This is only the first half," Qi Linyu said with a smile. "The first half of the auction is open to ordinary people, and the quality of the auction items can only be described as average. The second half is the real annual auction, which will only be open to VIP clients in the private boxes. The auction items at that time will be truly rare."

“However, if you wish to buy it, I can help you negotiate the price,” Qi Linyu said, taking the initiative to curry favor with Xia Yu. “As for the cost, our Qi family can cover it for you in advance.”

"Okay." Xia Yu nodded. He hadn't expected there to be so many intricacies involved. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Boss Qi."

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The auction continued, and just as Qi Linyu had said, although the next items were also quite rare and precious, they still did not meet Xia Yu's expectations.

The first half of the auction quickly came to an end. With the auctioneer's gavel falling, the last item in the first half was sold, and then the organizers began to clear the room.

The "ordinary people" sitting in the hall were asked to leave one by one by the staff of the underground black market.

Although they are ordinary people, they are almost all middle-class elites, just some distance from the top tier.

After everyone in the hall was cleared out, the auction hall doors slammed shut, signaling the official start of the second half of the auction.

Those who remain are almost all powerful figures, each backed by at least a strong Elite Four-level trainer, or even a Champion or Elite Four member.

"Distinguished guests, the annual auction is now officially open."

A staff member pushed up a small box covered with a curtain.

From inside the box, there were occasional sounds of clattering and barking like a puppy, clearly indicating that there was a live Pokémon inside. Xia Yu also turned his gaze to the box, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

What Pokémon will be the first item auctioned in the first auction of the second half?

"Distinguished guests, this is the first item to be auctioned in the second half of the session. I believe this item will not disappoint you. Please take a look."

As the curtain on the box was pulled back, a Cyndaquil appeared before everyone's eyes.

Cyndaquil?

Is this what they mean by auction items that won't disappoint?

Just as everyone was carefully examining the Cyndaquil, Xia Yu suddenly stood up and stared intently at the Cyndaquil in the box.

Others might not be able to tell, but Xia Yu, through the system's abilities, could clearly see that the "Cyclone" in front of him was actually a Zoroa!

Zorua is a very rare Pokémon with the top-tier ability "Illusion," which allows it to transform into a human, a Pokémon, or even an object. It only deactivates when attacked.

Its evolved form, Zoroark, is also quite capable in combat. It is a standard high-speed dual attacker with excellent attack and speed, but its stamina and defense are rather weak.

Of course, Zoroark's combat ability is secondary, or rather, most people don't care about Zoroark's combat ability, but value its "illusion" characteristics more.

For example, Xu Xiu has a Zoroark that is almost a Champion-level Pokémon. Although it doesn't play a significant role in battles, its Illusion ability has caused the Pokémon Association a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Zoroark has always been a Pokémon that many people want to catch, but the probability of encountering it in the wild is extremely low.

And even if you do encounter them, most people would find it difficult to notice.

Xia Yu had never encountered the Zoroark family before; this was the first time he had seen a wild Zoroark.

Xia Yu recognized that the Pokémon in front of him was Zoroark, but the others could not.

Many people were already frowning, quite dissatisfied with the first item to be auctioned.

The auctioneer smiled slightly as he watched this scene, walked gently to the box, pressed a button, and with a flash of electricity, "Fireball Rat" shed its disguise and revealed its true form as it cried out in pain.

"Distinguished guests, this is the first item in our annual auction: Zoroia, a creature with near-Heavenly King-level potential!"

"Everyone knows Zoroa, so I won't go into detail. The starting price is 0, and each bid must be at least 50. The auction is now starting!"

As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, someone immediately placed a bid.

"1000 million!"

These people also know that a Zoroar with near-Elite Four caliber potential can not only play a disruptive role in Elite Four Pokémon battles, but also play an extremely crucial role in real life-or-death battles.

Besides, Zoroar is an extremely rare Pokémon; you can't usually buy it even if you want to. Now that you've finally found one, how could you possibly let it go so easily?

Not to mention others, even Xia Yu was captivated by this Zoroa. It was just a pity that Zoroa's aptitude was even better.

Xia Yu even wanted to buy this Zoroa and use the Panacea to change its aptitude!

However, the more Xia Yu thought about it, the more he felt he was losing out. He had intended to use his Panacea on Greninja, so using it on Zoroa was really a waste.

Chapter 481 The Most Precious Auction Item

In just one minute, the price of Sorowa skyrocketed to an alarming level.

One hundred million.

Looking at the exorbitant price, Xia Yu felt his scalp tingle and secretly wondered, "Are there really that many rich people these days?"

Is a Zoroar with near-Champion level potential really that crazy?

One hundred million yuan could buy you a Zoroar if you didn't become a trainer and could live a peaceful and happy life. Is it really worth it?

"One hundred and ten million."

Although he was cursing these nouveau riche in his heart, Xia Yu's body betrayed him. He calmly raised his paddle and announced a staggering price, directly increasing the price by ten million.

The main reason why Xia Yu was so generous was that he didn't have to pay for it himself; the Qi family, being a sucker, would cover it for him.

Therefore, Xia Yu didn't feel any pain or guilt when spending the Qi family's money.

After all, his current cooperation with the Qi family is merely superficial, a facade of harmony masking underlying discord.

Although the two are getting along well now, once Xia Yu reveals his identity as "Sakaki", the situation between him and the Qi family will become irreconcilable.

Giovanni was undoubtedly the culprit behind the downfall of the Qi family. If Giovanni hadn't killed Qi Weiyi, Qi Linlong, and several Pokémon with Champion-level strength, the Qi family wouldn't have declined so quickly.

The conflict between him and the Qi family had long since reached a point of no return, with no possibility of reconciliation.

Xia Yu doesn't feel too guilty about taking advantage of them now.

In the past few days, Xia Yu has also been thinking about how to deal with the Qi family.

Xia Yu has never been a particularly ruthless person. His conflict with the Qi family also stemmed from the Dark Stone. Qi Weiyi coveted the Dark Stone that he had acquired and tried to kill him, but he ended up killing her instead.

This marked the first time that the Qi family had become enemies.

After that, Xia Yu fell into the Qi family's ambush because of the Great Giant Secret Realm Gap.

Faced with the aggressive Qi Linlong, Xia Yu was forced to release the Iron Warrior to kill Qi Linlong. Only then did "Sakaki" and the Qi family truly become mortal enemies.

Even so, seeing the Qi family in such a defeated state, Xia Yu hesitated whether to completely wipe them out.

It is important to know that the Qi family is a large and well-established clan with deep roots in the southwest region, with dozens or even hundreds of direct and collateral relatives.

If the goal is truly to exterminate everyone, then none of these dozens or hundreds of people should be spared.