Pokémon: Master System.

"Brother, how have you been lately? You're getting married, are you excited?" Xia Yu asked.

"What's there to get excited about? It's just a wedding. It's a piece of cake for your brother." Xia Luo boasted, "I've traveled all over the country for so many years, how could something as small as a wedding be a problem for me?"

"By the way, bro, did you invite Wei Yeqin and your other friends? You mean Speaker Squirrel Man and Ladybug Man?" Xia Yu thought of his brother's friends. Apart from the eldest, Wei Yeqin, who seemed like a decent guy, the second and third seemed to have serious issues.

"Of course I'll come. I'll introduce you to them properly then." Charlotte smiled as she thought of her friends. "Don't you dare learn bad things from Ladybug Man, okay? I might even have to make arrangements for him."

Xia Yu was also helpless about the topic going off-topic.

"Oh, right." Charlotte suddenly remembered something, quickly picked up the phone and went to the balcony. With a lewd smile on his face, he whispered, "I've taken care of your little lover for you. She's working part-time at the dojo now. Our parents like her very much. Dad is even thinking of taking her on as the dojo's last disciple. Also, her father's illness has been cured. He just had surgery today, and the doctor said he's recovering very well."

Xia Yu was wondering who the "little lover" was when he heard the first half of the story, but he realized later that it was Zhao Ruohan. The image of him having a barbecue with Zhao Ruohan that night came back to his mind.

"Brother, don't talk nonsense. Who is my little lover?" Xia Yu retorted, then quickly changed the subject and asked, "She doesn't even have a starter Pokémon. Why did Dad think of taking her in as his last disciple?"

"Your little sweetheart is very hardworking and ambitious, and most importantly, she gets good grades and is very beautiful. Of course, your mother loves her to bits. Moreover, she is really talented in Pokémon breeding. She does a great job in breeding Pokémon and judging their potential." Xia Luo spoke highly of Zhao Ruohan. It has to be said that apart from her poor family background, there is almost nothing wrong with Zhao Ruohan.

Sometimes, not being from a wealthy family isn't necessarily a bad thing. A family free from the messy affairs of large families is actually better off.

"By the way, did you guys get your hands on that Bulbasaur I told you about?" Xia Yu asked quickly, remembering the Bulbasaur.

Chapter 77 Verifying the Exclusive Z-Move

Time flies, and eight days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In those eight days, Xia Yushe died a total of sixteen times, and he performed all sixteen Z-Move moves of all sixteen types except Ice and Dragon.

At first, he was still a little apprehensive and hesitant, but as he showed more of himself, he completely let loose and unleashed his inner child.

"Thank you, Xia Yu," a middle-aged woman in a white dress said.

This beautiful woman was none other than Su Muzi's mother, Xiao Wanyu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of East China, a fairy-type Heavenly King.

"It's what I should do," Xia Yu quickly replied.

"Then I'll be going now. Come visit me in Shanghai sometime. I've heard Xiao Su mention you all the time."

"Yes, I'll definitely come when I have time. Goodbye, Aunt Xiao."

With Xiao Tianwang gone, Xia Yu finally completed the task of designing the corresponding action for the Z-Move and breathed a sigh of relief. But he immediately had a new task: to verify his conjecture about the exclusive Z-Move.

This morning, Elder Lin brought good news: the Z-powerful bracelet has been completed as Xia Yu had predicted. It's just a matter of whether it will be effective; we can prepare for experiments at any time.

Long Yanning and Long Fan also arrived at the laboratory this afternoon. After reading Xia Yu's paper, both of them showed shocked expressions.

They simply didn't know how to describe Xia Yu; he was such an incredibly talented young man.

Long Fan, in particular, knew all too well the uproar that would ensue if Xia Yu's conjectures in the paper were verified. Therefore, Long Fan's gaze towards Xia Yu carried a different meaning. As long as Xia Yu's talent as a trainer was at a normal level, his future was limitless, given his achievements in scientific research. He had rarely encountered a young person as talented as Xia Yu.

"Oh right, he doesn't want to become a Dragon-type Trainer. Perhaps I can take him on as a formal disciple." Long Fan, that old fox, started to get his mind working. If he really took Xia Yu as a disciple, the relationship between the Long and Lin families would be even closer. But Xia Yu is greedy; to take him on as a disciple, he'd need at least a powerful Pokémon.

Haxorus, Duraludon, or a pseudo-legendary?

It's a pity that Yan Ning is so much older than Xia Yu. If she were only three or five years older, they could have become in-laws.

Isn't Professor Lin currently trying to find a partner for Xia Yu? I heard he's been rejected by many people. I believe some people are already a little regretful after Xia Yu's last paper was published. If this paper is published and verified, I guess those who rejected Professor Lin will be kicking themselves.

Long Fan thought to himself with ill intent.

As night fell, Xia Yu, Elder Lin, Lin Xueyun, and Long Fan, father and daughter, stood in the testing area.

"I have had people use these eight days to create the Z-Power Bracelet. It can generate 1.5 times the energy of a regular Z-Bracelet, and it is the best Z-Power Bracelet that can be made in these few days." Old Lin said solemnly, taking out an upgraded Z-Power Bracelet and handing it to Xia Yu. The appearance of this Z-Power Bracelet was designed by Xia Yu and is almost identical to that in the game.

"Now we can conduct the experiment. The content of this experiment must be kept absolutely secret. It must not be told to anyone other than the five of us," Elder Lin repeatedly instructed.

Long Yanning and Long Fan stood aside, watching Xia Yu in the arena with serious expressions. If Xia Yu's conjecture was verified, this would be an epoch-making experiment.

At this moment, Xia Yu had already put on the Z-Powerful Bracelet and was standing in the testing area. The Staff-Tailed Armored Dragon in front of him was also wearing the exclusive Staff-Tailed Armored Dragon Z Pure Crystal that Long Yan Ning possessed.

"call."

Xia Yu was also a little nervous. He took a deep breath and then looked at the Z Power Bracelet in his hand. He didn't know if he could successfully cast the Staff Tail Scale Dragon Z, but he had to do his best to the end.

"Are you ready, Xia Yu?" Old Lin asked Xia Yu from outside the arena.

"Hmm." Xia Yu nodded, then recalled the corresponding actions and lines of Kommo-Z in his mind.

In the anime, Kommo-o Z is performed by the two brothers, and they barely say anything, so Xia Yu can only hope that the corresponding action will be effective.

In the game, Kommo-O'Z's corresponding moves are very simple, almost identical to those of Dragon Z. However, in the anime, it's depicted as waving its arms as if playing a drum.

Xia Yu ultimately decided to do both actions, first the one from the game, then the one from the animation, as a double insurance to ensure everything went perfectly.

Following the movements from his memory, Xia Yu began to unleash the Staff Tail Scale Dragon Z. As Xia Yu swung the staff, a brilliant light shone from the Z Power Bracelet.

Immediately afterwards, several energy bonds formed between Xia Yu and the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon, as if the two were connected at this moment, their entire bodies bathed in golden Z energy light.

"This is..." Long Fan and Long Yanning couldn't help but exclaim as they watched this scene. From this point on, Xia Yu's deduction was correct. This Z-Crystal was indeed Kommo-o Z. Now it was up to Xia Yu to see if he could successfully unleash the exclusive Z-Move.

As the light between Xia Yu and Kommo-o became increasingly intense, and success seemed within reach, an unexpected event suddenly occurred.

"Not good." Long Fan frowned and said. He could see that the energy link between Xia Yu and the Staff-tailed Scaled Dragon was starting to flicker, the light was bright and dim, obviously quite unstable, and could collapse at any time: "Xia Yu is going to fail. Tell him to stop immediately to avoid getting hurt."

As a user of Z-Moves, Xia Yu felt it most acutely at this moment. He could clearly sense that the energy provided by the Z-Power Bracelet was still insufficient.

Even though this Z-Power Bracelet has 1.5 times the energy of a regular Z-Bracelet, it's still not enough; it needs to be at least twice as much.

Xia Yu frowned. He had to find a way now, otherwise the experiment would definitely end in failure, and all his efforts would be in vain. He was unwilling to fail like this.

"Dragon King, have your Dragon-type Pokémon unleash Dragon-type energy on my bracelet!" In desperation, Xia Yu had no choice but to resort to this tactic and spoke to Long Fan.

"Okay." At the critical moment, Long Fan did not hesitate at all and released his Dragon-type Pokémon, such as Kommo-o and Hydreigon, to inject Dragon-type energy into Xia Yu's Z-Power Bracelet.

"Infuse the Z Power Bracelet with Dragon-type energy."

"Roar!"

As Long Fan's voice faded, all the Dragon-type Pokémon released their Dragon-type energy into the Z-Ring, stabilizing the previously shaky connection.

Then Xia Yu quickly seized the time to perform the core movements of Kommo-o Z, clenching his fists and moving them up and down as if drumming.

The staff-tailed armored dragon in front of Xia Yu also made the same movements, waving its hands up and down, shaking its forehead, and swaying its tail. At this moment, the two once again became one in their minds.

Then, all the scales on the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon's body began to emit noise, forming a visible shockwave.

"Is this scale noise?"

"Roar!"

Under everyone's gaze, Kommo-o Z leaped into the air, its entire body enveloped in Dragon-type energy, releasing purple sonic waves as it flew towards the wall.

"Blazing Soul Dance with Intense Sonic Boom!"

"Roar!"

The impact was astonishing, shattering all the nearby glass. At the same time, the aura of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon suddenly increased, with all the energy surging into its body, enhancing its strength in every way.

"boom!"

When Kommo-o successfully unleashed its signature Z-Move, Xia Yu's Z-Power Bracelet could no longer withstand the immense energy burden and exploded instantly. Tiny fragments cut Xia Yu's arm, drawing blood.

"Get the medical staff here quickly!" Seeing his grandson injured, Old Lin hurriedly said to Lin Xueyun beside him with heartache.

"Okay," Lin Xueyun replied quickly.

Long Fan and Long Yanning looked at Xia Yu with concern. Long Fan was about to speak when Long Yanning spoke first, which made Long Fan give Long Yanning a meaningful look.

"Xia Yu, are you alright?"

Long Yanning came to Xia Yu's side, ignoring his dirty appearance, and quickly helped him up. Looking at his blood-stained clothes, she frowned and said, "You don't need to risk your life like this. Even if the experiment fails this time, it will still prove that your theory is correct. We can do it again next time. There's no need to take the risk. Look at how badly you're injured."

"It's nothing. Just a minor injury," Xia Yu grinned. He had his own plans; he was eager to verify his hypothesis and intended to use it to threaten the Pokémon Association.

I'm giving the Pokémon Association the corresponding animations for Z-Moves for free, and this is all the reward you've given me? I'm very dissatisfied. So don't blame me for not submitting my newly developed custom Z-Moves and Z-Power Bracelet to the Pokémon Association.

He believed that this paper would definitely make the Pokémon Association reconsider the reward they had previously given him.

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Chapter 78 Returning Home

The success of the experiment caused no stir. Apart from a few people involved, the news was kept secret and only the Pokémon Association's top brass knew about it. Meanwhile, the Pokémon Association had already begun to quietly collect exclusive Z-Crystals.

Meanwhile, the reward that the Pokémon Association originally planned to give to Xia Yu was also temporarily shelved and scrapped and started over.

It is obvious that Xia Yu's current contributions have far exceeded their expectations. Given Xia Yu's outstanding contributions, it would not be an exaggeration to reward him with two pseudo-legendary Pokémon. However, given the League's usual practice, they will only reward him with one pseudo-legendary Pokémon at most at one time. The remaining rewards will either be distributed in other forms or he will have to wait a few years to receive another pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

The Pokémon Association has engaged in heated discussions regarding Xia Yu's reward plan.

…………

"Let's all discuss how to reward Xia Yu," the gray-haired old man sitting at the conference table said first. "The original reward is definitely not enough. A young man like Xia Yu is worth our investment."

"Given Xia Yu's contributions and his age, he should naturally be recognized and rewarded as a model figure. I think he should receive rare rewards such as pseudo-legendary Pokémon." Lin Xueyang, the vice president of the Pokémon Association and Xia Yu's maternal uncle, naturally stood up for his nephew without hesitation.

“I don’t agree.” At this moment, a middle-aged man of about fifty years old suddenly spoke up.

This man, Jiang Heng, is also one of the vice presidents of the Pokémon Association and specializes in Fairy-type Pokémon. After waiting in line for five years, his son finally caught the last train this year and won a spot to receive a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

However, if the association decides to give Xia Yu a pseudo-legendary Pokémon as a reward, his son's spot will be pushed out and postponed for another year. Therefore, he has been strongly opposed to giving Xia Yu a pseudo-legendary Pokémon as a reward since the last time.

This time he knew that his opposition was probably useless, but he still had to make his stance clear.

"Although Xia Yu is very talented in scientific research, it doesn't mean he's equally talented as a trainer. I've heard that his strongest Pokémon is only at the Elite level. Giving Xia Yu a pseudo-legendary Pokémon would be a complete waste. I suggest we convert it into other rewards. As for the pseudo-legendary Pokémon, it should be given to someone who needs it more."