Pokémon: Master System.

"I'll tell you if you beat me," Xia Yu replied in a deep voice.

"As you wish." Li Ruilin's voice rang out, followed by a wave of his hand, both handsome and elegant: "Sticky Dragon, 100,000 Volts!"

Electric energy surged, and purple lightning crackled around the Golem.

In an instant, lightning surged forth.

The purple lightning instantly transformed into several purple spears.

It pierced the sky, a rainbow pierced the sun, and plunged straight into the colossal Laplace!

What a unique 100,000-volt skill!

Xia Yu frowned slightly. Li Ruilin had many titles, such as genius trainer and artist, but the most impressive one was the title of "skill master".

Li Ruilin is the most unique among the seven champions.

He doesn't believe in so-called tactics or team composition; he doesn't believe in weather teams or space teams at all.

He doesn't deliberately build teams for the sake of tactics; he believes more in the absolute strength of the Pokémon themselves than in tactics.

Li Ruilin focuses more on increasing the Pokémon's own strength and researching Pokémon skills.

This is why Li Ruilin's Pokémon are all very strong, almost all of them have the strength to crush their peers, and the skills they use are very different from those of other people's Pokémon.

For example, the Thunderbolt attack that the Nether Dragon unleashed right now is quite unique!

This was the first time Xia Yu had ever seen the purple lightning spear with 100,000 volts.

"Gigantamax Aurora Melody!"

Faced with Goodra's unique Thunderbolt attack, Xia Yu remained remarkably calm.

He calmly directed Gigantamax Lapras to unleash its signature move, Gigantamax Aurora Melody.

Such extremely cold and harsh snowy weather is the absolute home ground for the water-type and ice-type Gigantamax Lapras.

In this kind of weather, Xia Yu has absolute confidence in his Gigantamax Lapras.

Unless a near-Master level Pokémon appears, Gigantamax Lapras is the absolute king.

A chilling aura emanated from Gigantamax Lapras, and the ice-type energy floating around his body surged into the sky like a torrent, carrying with it a flurry of snowflakes.

Heavy snow fell, blanketing the sky.

At this moment, the sky seemed to be dyed snow-white.

The snow covered the sun, making it feel like entering a pure white world.

Ice-type energy overflowed and spread, causing the ground to freeze at a visible speed. An aurora curtain also formed in front of Gigantamax Lapras, reducing the damage it would suffer.

At the same time, the snow in the sky gathered into countless huge ice balls, which fell from the sky at high speed, like meteorites crashing down from the clouds.

"boom!"

The ice puck crashed to the ground and shattered instantly, releasing a shockwave that spread outwards towards the Numeru Dragon.

At this moment, Gigantamax Lapras perfectly demonstrated his power as the king of ice-type monsters.

The surging cold air seemed to form snow waves at this moment, with white waves rolling like a giant hand that covered the sky and wanted to devour the Numeru Dragon!

"Sticky Dragon! Flamethrower!"

The Numeru Dragon brewed a torrent of flames in its mouth, then suddenly spewed them out like a fire tornado, soaring into the sky in an attempt to confront the snow waves.

But the flames were no match for the snow waves; a single wave slammed them into the snow, swallowing them whole and leaving no trace.

The snow waves surged forward, their momentum undiminished, engulfing the Numeru Dragon in an instant.

Who is strong and who is weak, the decision will be made!

…………

Xia Yu's vision was obscured by the swirling snowflakes, making it impossible for him to see what was ahead.

Just then, amidst the swirling snowflakes, Li Ruilin's voice suddenly rang out: "Impressive!"

Li Ruilin stood behind Goodra, staring intently at Xia Yu and Gigantamax Lapras, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

“The name Sakaki is well-deserved.” Li Ruilin looked at Xia Yu and slowly said, “With your strength, you are more than capable of being the top of the Four Heavenly Kings, or even the champion.”

"Sakaki." Li Ruilin's voice rang out as he looked at Xia Yu, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Let's cooperate."

Cooperation?

Xia Yu frowned and looked at Li Ruilin, replying in a deep voice, "Cooperation? I have no interest."

Li Ruilin smiled at Xia Yu and slowly said, "Don't be in such a hurry to refuse. I'm not inviting you to cooperate on a personal level, but as the champion of Northeast China and as an official of the Pokémon Association."

As Li Ruilin spoke, he took out an envelope from his pocket, held it between his fingertips, and then gently tossed it forward.

"Desert dragonfly, deliver the message."

Upon hearing Li Ruilin's voice, the desert dragonfly gently flapped its wings, creating a breeze that carried the envelope towards Xia Yu.

The envelope spun in the air before finally landing in front of Xia Yu.

Xia Yu reached out and took the envelope, then gently opened it.

"To Sakaki, please..."

The letter was short and its contents were exceptionally simple.

The gist of the proposal is that the Chinese Pokémon Association is willing to recruit Giovanni as a secret force for China and is willing to provide certain resources. In addition, Giovanni is required to assist the Chinese Pokémon Association when needed.

The content of the letter wasn't particularly important; what was more important was that four names were prominently displayed at the end.

Duan Hongzhi, Li Ruilin, Lü Tinghe, and Long Fan.

Xia Yu wasn't surprised at all by the signatures of Li Ruilin, Lü Tinghe, and Long Fan, but he fell into deep thought when he saw the signature of "Duan Hongzhi".

He found it hard to believe that a ruthless and hawkish figure like Duan Hongzhi would actually sign off on recruiting him.

Xia Yu frowned, a hint of doubt in his eyes, as he looked at Li Ruilin.

"This letter is our expression of sincerity." Li Ruilin's voice slowly rang out: "With the signatures of three Chinese champions and one of the Four Heavenly Kings' chiefs, you don't need to worry about us abandoning you after we've served our purpose."

“Sakaki…” Li Ruilin looked at Xia Yu and said in a low voice, “I have investigated you. Although your background is mysterious, as if you suddenly appeared, I can tell from your accent that you should be from Xishu Province or Yuzhou City.”

"Moreover, in the sinking of the King, you took the initiative to protect all Chinese people. It is not hard to see from this that you are a person with a heart of justice."

“If it weren’t for your action, Duan Hongzhi wouldn’t have agreed to recruit you.”

…………

Upon hearing Li Ruilin's recruitment offer, Xia Yu was tempted, but then he thought of the other members of Team Rocket, a smile appeared on his lips, and he gently shook his head.

He might accept the Pokémon Association's recruitment, but what about the people behind him?

Xiao Wanyu, Long Yanning, homeless Sylvia, Gao Yanxin, Xie Tianming, Jiang Yu...

He is no longer alone.

Xia Yu's deep voice rang out. He looked at Li Ruilin and slowly said, "I'm sorry, I can't agree to that."

Li Ruilin seemed to have anticipated Xia Yu's rejection. A smile played on his lips as he spoke softly, "Are you worried about... Jiang Yu's Paradise Group and Shui Yutu's Dragon Sand Society?"

“I assure you, as long as you agree, none of us four champions will intervene unless they do anything to harm China. But I can’t guarantee the other champions…” Li Ruilin looked at Xia Yu with a smile, as if everything was within his expectations.

Hearing this, Xia Yu was truly tempted. He looked at Li Ruilin, his face serious, and remained silent.

In the endless snowy night, Xia Yu and Li Ruilin looked at each other.

After a moment, Xia Yu finally nodded: "Okay, I agree. But I have one condition."

"Oh?" Li Ruilin looked at Xia Yu with a surprised expression, seemingly somewhat taken aback that Sakaki dared to make demands. He chuckled and said, "Tell me what it is."

“I have information about an overseas secret realm,” Xia Yu said to Li Ruilin. “However, this overseas secret realm is located between China and other countries. Once the secret realm is discovered, China will definitely compete with its neighbors for it. I can help China take over this secret realm, but on the condition that I obtain 50% of the shares in this secret realm and develop it together with China.”

The overseas secret realm that Xia Yu mentioned is naturally the legendary Odomare, the secret realm of the ocean city.

The reason he has hesitated to take action is that he is most worried about fighting on two fronts.

Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally did not hesitate to state his conditions.

"An overseas secret realm?" Li Ruilin gave Xia Yu a deep look, not expecting that Sakaki had such information. A thoughtful expression appeared on his face: "I can agree to your request on behalf of the authorities. Are there any other conditions?"

“No, that’s all.” Xia Yu nodded.

“No problem,” Li Ruilin said with a smile, then slowly continued, “You’ve stated your conditions; now it’s my turn.”

“Go ahead,” Xia Yu replied, looking at Li Ruilin.

"I need you to help us get rid of someone." Although Li Ruilin said this with a smile, the coldness in his tone sent chills down one's spine.

"Who?" Xia Yu asked.

“I will contact you by phone. That person is not in China, which is why we need your help. His strength is equivalent to that of the Elite Four, and he may have one or two Pokémon with Champion-level strength. With your strength, dealing with him will not be a problem.”

Li Ruilin looked at Xia Yu: "The championship is both power and a shackle. When you become the champion, you gain power, but you also put on the shackles of Xia."

I will tell you about that person's identity information later.

“Okay.” Xia Yu nodded in agreement, then changed the subject and asked Li Ruilin, “How did you know I would definitely come today?”

“I don’t know…” Li Ruilin smiled at Xia Yu and then said, “But I know that as long as I push Longsha Society to the brink, they will naturally take risks, and you will most likely personally help Longsha Society solve the problem, just like in Siam.”

“Sakaki, it’s a pleasure to cooperate.” Li Ruilin said, then looked at Shui Yutu and David behind Xia Yu: “Don’t even think about taking any of the goods here. I will have someone lift the blockade on the Dragon Sand Society as soon as we get back.”