Pokémon: Master System.

"Hmm." Zhao Ruohan took off her thick down jacket, revealing a white turtleneck sweater underneath, showing off her voluptuous and sexy figure.

Xia Yu glanced at it, then pointed to Rotom's egg in the incubator: "This egg is for you. It should hatch soon."

“This is…” Zhao Ruohan smiled when she heard that Xia Yu was going to give her a Pokémon egg. She bent down and leaned close to the glass to examine the Pokémon egg carefully: “The orange eggshell, the lightning pattern symbolizing the Electric type, and these faint purple patterns.”

"This Pokémon egg is... Rotom's Pokémon egg?" Zhao Ruohan, as expected of a top student, recognized the Pokémon egg as Rotom's Pokémon egg with just one glance.

“Not bad.” Hearing Zhao Ruohan’s words, Xia Yu suddenly wanted to test her, so he continued to ask, “Take a look at this elf egg, can you assess its potential?”

"I... I'll give it a try." Zhao Ruohan squatted down and began to carefully examine Rotom's elf egg around the incubator.

"The size of the Pokémon egg is normal... but Rotom is a pure Special Attack Pokémon, so size cannot be the only criterion for judging its potential."

"As long as it is of normal size, it is considered qualified."

"The eggshell is smooth and round, and the patterns on the eggshell are bright and glossy, with regular shapes and clear patterns. The electric patterns are sparkling with lightning, and the quality is excellent."

"It should be at least the level of a quasi-master... I guess it should be either a quasi-king or king-level qualification."

After Zhao Ruohan finished speaking, she looked up at Xia Yu, eager to know the answer.

"Hmm... we don't know its specific qualifications either," Xia Yu said with a smile. "We'll find out once it hatches and we test it."

“Okay.” Zhao Ruohan nodded, then stood silently to the side.

Just then, the Pokémon egg inside the incubator began to shake violently.

"It's about to hatch!"

The three of them focused their attention on the tiny elf egg.

As Xia Yu watched this scene and saw Zhao Ruohan's excited expression, he recalled the scene of the buzzing bats hatching.

Back then, I would be content as long as I had a Pokémon with Champion-level potential.

Chapter 612 Mysterious Mission

The eggshell shattered, and Rotom, an Electric/Ghost type Pokémon, hatched from the egg, curiously looking at the three people in front of it.

Zhao Ruohan stared intently at Rotom, watching the lively little guy floating inside the incubator, carefully observing the world.

“Alright, Zhao Ruohan, you can capture it now.” Xia Yu said to Zhao Ruohan, “By the way, Sylvia is also a Rotom trainer. She has a very strong Rotom. You can ask her for some advice on training Rotom.”

"Sylvia... thank you for your trouble," Zhao Ruohan said politely to Sylvia.

"Don't mention it, feel free to ask me if you have any questions," Sylvia said with a smile.

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Xia Yu played with Rotom for a while with Zhao Ruohan, and then they left the laboratory together.

The two took a taxi, and Xia Yu, under Zhao Ruohan's resentful gaze, drove her back to her dormitory.

Of course, it wasn't that Xia Yu had a change of heart and wanted to be a gentleman, but rather that he was currently under surveillance by the Pokémon Association, and it wouldn't be good if his relationship with Zhao Ruohan were discovered.

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In the days that followed, Xia Yu had two more people by his side: Karl and Eve.

Karl was sent by Xia Yu to learn to drive, and from then on, he would work part-time as Xia Yu's driver.

Eve, on the other hand, started from scratch, learning how to be an assistant.

Although Eve is nominally Xia Yu's assistant, after getting to know her, Xia Yu felt more like Eve's assistant.

Eve is now completely clueless, a bit dim-witted and slow-witted, and Xia Yu has to guide her through everything.

Therefore, when Xia Yu brought Eve to the Pokémon Association to shoot promotional photos and videos for the G2 League, all the staff noticed a strange phenomenon.

Eve, as the assistant, looked completely bewildered, standing aside clueless. On the contrary, Xia Yu was busy running around, taking care of Eve.

Of course, seeing Eve's stunning appearance, everyone thought it was normal.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xia Yu." Director Zhou said to Xia Yu, "We will announce your participation information tomorrow. The G2 competition will be held at Rayquaza Arena two weeks from now on Saturday."

"Okay. Thank you for your help, Director Zhou."

"You're welcome."

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After the competition time was confirmed, Xia Yu also returned to school for a rare occasion.

Walking on the school road, Xia Yu could clearly feel the students' eyes constantly focusing on him, and quite a few girls even walked up to him shyly to ask for his autograph.

Xia Yu smiled and agreed, and walked all the way to the training ground, where he finally saw Teacher Long, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

If it weren't for Teacher Long's class today, Xia Yu wouldn't have even come to school.

"You're late, Xia Yu." Long Yanning glanced at Xia Yu, pretending not to know him, and spoke sternly, trying her best to maintain the strict demeanor a teacher should have.

Looking at Long Yanning's appearance, Xia Yu found it rather cute and replied with a smile, "Teacher Long, I'm sorry, I just went to the Pokémon Association to register for the G2 League, so I was delayed for a while."

"Hmm. Since you've signed up for the G2 League, train hard." Coach Long looked at Xia Yu, his eyes seemingly watery, but his face remained stern as he spoke calmly.

"it is good."

As Xia Yu walked into the training ground, the others began to whisper among themselves.

"Brother Yu." Wu Yaozu waved to Xia Yu, and when Xia Yu approached, he said with a sigh, "Sigh, Brother Yu, you're really getting better and better. I was saying I'd try to narrow the gap between us, but now it seems I can't even see your taillights anymore."

"So-so, so-so," Xia Yu said modestly, but his face was full of pride.

Just as Xia Yu and Wu Yaozu were chatting happily, Su Muzi and Xia Jie arrived together.

"What are you talking about? Why are you laughing so happily?" Su Muzi looked at Xia Yu with a smile on her face and moved closer to Xia Yu.

Ever since she guessed that Xia Yu might have another identity, every time she saw Xia Yu, she felt that Xia Yu was radiating light, mysterious and powerful.

She thought Xia Yu was perfect in every way, except that he was too much of a womanizer!

"We didn't talk about much," Xia Yu replied, then took out a Poké Ball and released his Pokémon for training.

"Xia Yu, let's have lunch together." Su Muzi looked at Xia Yu and said softly, "I know a restaurant that has pretty good food. How about we go there for a meal together later?"

“Okay, sure,” Xia Yu nodded in agreement.

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However, halfway through the training session, Xia Yu suddenly received a phone call.

"Zhang Zhenghua (Leader of the Fifth Group of Team Zero)."

If it weren't for the note in parentheses, Xia Yu would have almost forgotten this person, and almost forgotten his own identity in Team Zero.

"Wait a minute, I need to take this call." Xia Yu picked up the phone, walked to a corner, and answered the call: "Hello, team leader."

"Hmm. Xia Yu, are you busy?" Zhang Zhenghua's voice was as steady and composed as ever: "I have a new mission for you."

"Hmm...please go ahead," Xia Yu replied softly.

"It's not convenient to talk over the phone. Come to room 901 on the 9th floor of the Pokémon Association building and we'll talk in person."

"it is good."

Xia Yu nodded, then walked towards Su Muzi: "I just got a phone call, something came up, so we probably won't be able to have lunch together."

"Okay...it's nothing, you go ahead and get busy." Su Muzi's face was full of disappointment, and she couldn't help but pout as she looked at Xia Yu.

"Don't be angry. I'll treat you to dinner when I'm done with my work," Xia Yu comforted him.

"Really? You can't lie to me." Su Muzi smiled when she heard Xia Yu's words.

"I promise……"

"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy. Be careful."

"Okay." Xia Yu nodded, then walked towards Long Yanning: "Teacher Long, I need to ask for leave."

"What is it?" Long Yanning frowned and looked at Xia Yu, her expression businesslike.

Xia Yu lowered his voice and said to Long Yanning in a tone that only the two of them could hear, "The Zero Team's new mission... Shh, it's a secret. I'm only telling you."

Long Yanning, who had just been a little jealous watching Xia Yu and Su Muzi chatting and laughing, found Xia Yu's expression somewhat amusing, but still kept a straight face and said in a low voice, "Since the matter of Team Zero is classified... you don't need to tell me. Go ahead."

"I have to keep it a secret from others, but I don't have to keep it a secret from you. What kind of relationship do we have?" Xia Yu said in a low voice.

"Go quickly... and... be careful."

"Ah."

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Xia Yu arrived at room 901 of the Pokémon Association building and gently knocked on the door. Zhang Zhenghua's voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

“I…Xia Yu.”

"Please come in."

Xia Yu entered the room and found that, in addition to Zhang Zhenghua, Tao Su, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, was also there.

"Both of you should let your families know you're safe, and then hand over all electronic devices you have on you for safekeeping." Zhang Zhenghua looked at the two men with a serious expression: "This operation is absolutely confidential; you are strictly prohibited from disclosing it to anyone!"

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