Pokémon: Master System.

"Master level".

"Overlord level".

"Lord-level".

"Near-King level".

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Xia Yu came to the Golden Secret Realm to select Pokémon for two main reasons.

First, Xia Yu would choose two Pokémon for Gao Yanxin. He had promised Gao Yanxin that he would give him and his sister each a Pokémon with good potential. Since he had made a promise, he would naturally keep it.

To get subordinates to willingly work for you, you have to offer them enough benefits.

Although Gao Yanxin did not complete the task he was given, rewarding him at this time would be more effective in winning people's hearts.

Secondly, we can also check if there are any top-tier Pokémon. What if there really is a Pokémon with Champion-level potential or higher?

Xia Yu walked along the corridor, stopping and starting, taking more than ten minutes to walk through the entire incubation room and check the qualifications of all the Pokémon eggs.

After looking around, Xia Yu only found two Pokémon with good potential: a Squirtle with near-champion potential and a Magikarp with Elite Four potential.

Although they don't have a Champion-level Pokémon, the Elite Four-level Magikarp and the near-Champion-level Squirtle are more than enough for Gao Yanxin and his sister.

After Xia Yu had chosen his Pokémon, he turned to Som and asked directly, "How many Pokémon can I take with me?"

Faced with Xia Yu's question, Som was under immense pressure. He took a deep breath and gave an official answer: "Normally, to take away the Pokémon eggs here, you need a selection quota issued by the association..."

Xia Yu waved his hand, interrupting Som's long-winded speech, and said, "Stop with the useless talk and get to the point."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Som also took a deep breath: "Two, that's all the slots I have this year... If you add the annual loss reporting slots, I can report the accidental death of a Pokémon inside an egg to the Pokémon Association, and you can choose another one."

"You only have two spots a year?" Xia Yu asked curiously. Even trainers guarding these secret realms have a selection quota, so why does Som, as the champion, only have two spots a year?

“Hmm.” Som nodded: “There’s only one spot for the Elite Four each year. There are two spots for the Champion.”

"Okay." Xia Yu nodded. "Help me wrap up those two Pokémon eggs first."

Xia Yu pointed to the Squirtle and Magikarp eggs, then asked, "Are these all the Pokémon eggs? Are there any others?"

Som thought for a moment and said, "There are still dozens of Pokémon eggs that haven't been displayed. Those eggs were all hatched this week and haven't been graded yet. You can take a look. If you see any you like, I can just ask them to grade them to a lower level so you can buy them directly."

"Let's go take a look." Xia Yu nodded; he was very familiar with the intricacies of the situation.

Although the Pokémon Association has strict regulatory measures, there are always ways to circumvent them.

Especially for a champion like Som, as long as the eggs are not from powerful Pokémon or pseudo-legendary Pokémon, he has many ways to legally possess a small number of Pokémon eggs.

Even the Pokémon Association knows about these things, but as long as things don't get too out of hand, they'll turn a blind eye and pretend they didn't see it.

It's perfectly normal for a champion to enjoy some privileges.

This world is inherently full of injustice.

This reminded Xia Yu of when he first became a trainer, in a small place like Starlight City, where there were no secret realms and he couldn't even find a Pokémon with the potential to be an Elite Four member or higher.

Although his father, Xia Yong, was the Bug-type Gym Leader at the time, he didn't even have the qualifications to enter the forbidden area or the VIP area. Otherwise, he would have already started as a Trainer.

Now that he has become "Giantsa," the High School Cup champion, and a genius Pokémon professor, he only needs to take a trip to the forbidden area to find Pokémon with Elite Four potential or higher.

The Pokémon with Champion-level potential that ordinary people dream of are completely beneath his notice.

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Xia Yu followed Som to a small incubation room next door, where all the Pokémon eggs that had just been laid this week were stored and had not yet been graded.

There aren't many Pokémon eggs, only about thirty or forty.

Xia Yu quickly scanned the aptitude of these Pokémon eggs.

Hmm? A champion-level black seahorse, this is truly a pleasant surprise.

When he saw the last few Pokémon eggs, Xia Yu paused slightly. His gaze fell on the eggs in front of him, and after looking at them for a while, he turned to Som and asked, "These are... Horsea's Pokémon eggs?"

“Yes.” Som nodded. “Kingdra is also one of our signature Pokémon here.”

"Let's wrap this elf egg up too."

“Okay.” Som nodded.

His gaze also fell on the Pokémon egg. Although he couldn't see anything special about it, since Giovanni had chosen it, it must have something special about it.

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After that, Xia Yu, accompanied by Som and his group, went to the baby Pokémon area.

Unfortunately, Xia Yu only found one good-bad star with the potential of a Heavenly King, and it was under the close surveillance of the secret realm.

Xia Yu didn't make things difficult for Som. His gains were already substantial enough, and there was no need to trouble Som for the sake of a good or bad star with the potential of a Heavenly King.

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After that, the group left the secret realm and went to the Gold Hotel in Gold City for a luncheon.

Having caught three Pokémon with Elite Four aptitude or higher in just one morning, Xia Yu was in a pretty good mood.

Xia Yu had already decided on the allocation of the three Pokémon. First, the Magikarp, with its Champion-level potential, and the Squirtle, with its near-Champion potential, would naturally be given to Gao Yanxin and his sister.

As for this Champion-level Horsea, Xia Yu has two plans. First, if he can't find another Pokémon with higher potential within a month, he plans to give this Horsea to Suicune.

Xia Yu had promised Suicune that he would compensate her with a Champion-level Pokémon. Although a Champion-level Kingdra couldn't compare to a Champion-level Garchomp, it was still quite good.

If possible, Xia Yu still wants to try his best to find a pseudo-legendary Pokémon with champion-level potential to compensate Suicune!

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Chapter 567 Mysterious Gift

After lunch, Xia Yu, accompanied by Xie Shuen and Som, visited the gray industry and underground black market in Golden City.

First, there's the underground black market, where most of the auction items originate from Xie Shuen and Som.

Although there were some good items among them, there was nothing or no Pokémon that caught Xia Yu's eye.

After that, accompanied by the two, Xia Yu continued to tour the gray industry chain.

Bloodshed and cruelty were Xia Yu's only feelings.

The numb crowd, the empty eyes, the wounded bodies—they are both pitiful and hateful.

Even though he wanted to change the situation, he knew he couldn't rush things and could only take it one step at a time: "The gray industry is not a long-term solution. The Pokémon smuggling and item smuggling industries can be retained, but we should get out of human trafficking as soon as possible."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Xie Shuen and Som hurriedly nodded in agreement, but no one knew what they were really thinking.

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into the night.

Xia Yu and his group arrived at the Golden Hotel again.

The atmosphere inside the lavishly decorated private room was much more peaceful and harmonious compared to the tense atmosphere of the last time.

"Boss, let me toast you. I hope our cooperation goes smoothly from now on." Xie Shuen and Som adopted a very humble attitude, treating themselves as subordinates.

Xia Yu could guess the two men's plans from their attitude and actions; they were interested in nothing more than Gigantamax Pokémon.

After seeing Jiang Yu's Gigantamax Charizard, they must also be interested in Gigantamax Pokémon, or rather, no one can resist the temptation of Gigantamax Pokémon.

A powerful Gigantamax Pokémon can completely guarantee the long-term prosperity of a family.

However, since the two hadn't explicitly stated it, Xia Yu naturally wouldn't bring it up himself.

Several drinks had already been consumed amidst the clinking of glasses, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was exceptionally harmonious.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Xie Shuen and Som could no longer hold back.

After exchanging a glance, Xie Shuen stood up and walked to Xia Yu's side, saying in a low voice, "Boss Sakaki, to celebrate our official cooperation, Som and I have prepared two gifts for you."

"Oh?" Xia Yu hadn't drunk much; he'd only taken a small sip, and no one dared to force him to drink. Therefore, he remained perfectly sober, showing no signs of drunkenness whatsoever.

Hearing Xie Shuen's words, Xia Yu's lips curled up slightly as he looked at the two of them.

Finally couldn't hold back anymore?

Gift?

There aren't many gifts that can impress him these days, and Xie Shuen's confident demeanor made Xia Yu quite curious.

"Bring the gifts in." As Xie Shuen's voice rang out, two large boxes covered with curtains were pushed in from the outside.

Xia Yu frowned as she looked at the box in front of her, then turned to Xie Shuen without saying a word.

He wanted to see what Xie Shuen was really up to!

Xie Shuen walked to the first large box, then pulled back the red curtain, revealing a huge iron cage.

Inside the iron cage were two young and beautiful women, both dressed in thin short skirts and tank tops of the same style, but one in black and the other in white, revealing their fair skin and creating a visually striking effect.

Both of them wore lace gloves, one black and one white, and their hands were handcuffed behind their backs. They also had black and white lace blindfolds over their eyes, a silver crystal chain around their necks, and pink gags in their mouths.

Ok?

To be honest, Xia Yu was indeed stunned when he first saw the two women, but he remained calm.

After all, his current identity is "Sakaki". As a ruthless leader of an underground force, how could he not even have this much self-control?