Pokémon: Master System.

Chu Qishuang's voice was soft and sweet, sounding like the gentle Wu dialect of the Jiangnan water towns. It was hard to imagine from her voice that she was a native of Northeast China.

"Little Chu." Dragon King wasn't very familiar with Chu Qishuang, the newly appointed Four Heavenly Kings of the Northeast region. This was the first time the two had met on this mission. "Rest a little longer. You're getting old, and your health isn't what it used to be. It's too cold today."

Seeing Chu Qishuang become one of the Four Heavenly Kings at such a young age, Long Fan couldn't help but sigh that young people in this era are becoming more and more powerful. This reminded him of his daughter and his newly accepted disciple. He noticed that in recent years, the current masters and Heavenly Kings have become increasingly younger.

Almost every year, we hear about which province has produced the youngest gym leader or the youngest potential Elite Four member, and this record is constantly being broken.

This is actually normal. With the improvement of breeding techniques and the advancement of science and technology, the time and effort required to breed Pokémon will be reduced. For their generation, it usually takes about ten years to breed a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

"Senior Long, are we not going out again today?" Just as Long Fan was reminiscing about the past, Chu Qishuang spoke up again, her voice as soft as ever.

"With this heavy snow, let's stay home and wait until it stops." Long Fan leisurely picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and felt a burning sensation in his heart, which dispelled some of the chill. Then he slowly said, "Going out in this heavy snow would only be suicide. These things can't be rushed. This is its home ground. We don't have the advantage of terrain, so we have to seize the right moment."

Long Fan's words brought Chu Qishuang back to a day earlier, when various forces clashed in pursuit of the Spinosaurus clan, and the huge noise caused by the battle between Elite Four level trainers eventually alarmed the king on the snow mountain.

It was an extremely large Articuno, its blue body blotting out the sky. The three dark blue feathers on its head looked like net holders. Its huge eyes swept over everyone present. It was the absolute king of the ice and snow world.

This world is not without legendary Pokémon trainers. If it were just an Articuno, it wouldn't have shocked Long Fan and Shen Qishuang so much. However, the Articuno they encountered was no ordinary bird; its strength was terrifying.

Even legendary Pokémon have varying strengths. Take Articuno for example; it has appeared many times in the anime, including the Articuno that was defeated by Charizard and the Articuno the Ice God that appeared in the movie.

Although both are Articuno, their strength is not on the same level. The power of this Articuno reminded Long Fan of Darkrai, the Nightmare God that appeared in the secret realm a few years ago.

That Darkrai was truly terrifying, a true nightmare. It unleashed its Dark Hole attack, completely overwhelming the entire field, dragging almost all Pokémon into a dark world, plunging them into eternal slumber, and causing countless deaths and injuries.

The oppressive feeling brought by this Articuno was just as suffocating. As soon as it appeared, it brought a blizzard. Its huge blue figure blotted out the sun, and its blue crest and phoenix-like blue tail danced in the air. Snowflakes fell continuously along its path.

It's worth noting that in the Pokémon world, an ordinary Articuno is only about 1.7 meters tall and weighs only about 110 kilograms.

But this is the real world. This Articuno is over ten meters long, its blue wingspan resembling a dark cloud, making it hard for everyone to breathe. When it flew over their heads, all that remained was an overwhelming sense of oppression.

The appearance of the giant Articuno sent a chill down Long Fan and Chu Qishuang's spines. What a divine beast this was! It unleashed a storm of snow with a single flap of its wings, sealing off an eternal winter—this was the true god of ice.

Fortunately, the giant Articuno didn't attack Long Fan and the others; it merely drove them away. Otherwise, having just endured a fierce battle, their chances of winning against the giant Articuno would have been extremely low. However, if they could capture such a legendary Pokémon, anyone would be qualified to contend for the championship.

As a result, the Goddess Mountain Range has been listed as one of the world's most dangerous areas by the China Pokémon Association. In addition to the Goddess Mountain Range, other dangerous areas around the world include the Alps, Antarctica, and so on, all of which are inhabited by legendary Pokémon.

The appearance of the giant Articuno was completely blocked by the Chinese Pokémon Association. Apart from Long Fan and Chu Qishuang, the number of other people who knew about it could be counted on one hand. Even Lin Xueyang and Jiang Heng did not know the specifics, only that Long Fan and the others had an important mission in the Goddess Mountains.

Although this giant Articuno is powerful, there is still a sliver of hope of catching it. Unlike Rayquaza, which inhabits the Alps and spends its time on the ozone layer, and Kyurem, which is ferocious in nature, catching it is a question of whether it can even come back alive.

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the next day.

The Pokémon Association of Europe began negotiations with the Pokémon Association of China regarding the captured Elite Four members. At the same time, the Far Spring Labs held a press conference to announce that researcher Xia Yu had developed a unique Z-Move that was different from type Z-Moves.

The news shocked everyone present.

Less than a month after Xia Yu developed the corresponding action for the Z-Move, he has made another new research and invention, causing a huge stir and instantly going viral online.

At the press conference, Lin Xueyun, head of Yuanquanhe Laboratory, Mr. Lin, and Lin Xueyang and Jiang Heng, two vice presidents of the Pokémon Association, were present.

At the meeting, Lin Xueyun, director of the Yuanquanhe Laboratory, personally introduced the exclusive Z-Move to everyone.

"Exclusive Z-Moves are more powerful Z-Moves than type Z-Moves. They have stricter requirements for activation. They require a specific Pokémon to use a specific move, the Pokémon to hold an exclusive Z-Crystal, and the Trainer to wear a Z-Power Bracelet. Ordinary Z-Bracelets cannot be used to activate exclusive Z-Moves. We will now play a video to demonstrate this for you."

The video shows Kommo-o'-Z being cast.

There are many videos, and they have been blurred, making the image quality look like it was shot with a landline camera. This was intentional on the part of Yuanquanhe Labs, as they wanted this effect.

"Many people doubt the power of the exclusive Z-Move, but we'll let the facts speak for themselves." Lin Xueyun explained, "Two days ago, Long Fan, the chief of the Elite Four in North China, secretly carried out a mission and used Kommo-O to kill a Dawn Society Elite Four member and capture a foreign Elite Four member."

Chapter 104 Exclusive Z-Move Release Conference

"Mr. Lin, may I ask where the Dragon King is currently on a mission?"

"Mr. Lin, may I ask what mission the Dragon King has gone on to carry out? Would you mind revealing it?"

"Mr. Lin, which country do the Four Heavenly Kings who were captured belong to?"

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The capture of the four elite warriors from abroad immediately caused a huge uproar, shifting the focus of reporters' attention from their exclusive Z-Moves to Long Fan's secret mission, especially the foreign reporters, who kept asking questions.

"I'm sorry, this is a confidential matter of the Pokémon Association and cannot be disclosed. I also hope that everyone will refrain from asking such questions and wasting everyone's time." At this moment, Jiang Heng, the vice president of the Pokémon Association, said at the opportune moment, "In the message sent back by the Dragon King, he specifically mentioned that the exclusive Z-Move is extremely powerful and very effective, and is the key to successfully completing the mission and capturing the foreign Elite Four. At the same time, the theme of this press conference is also the exclusive Z-Move, so I hope everyone will try to ask questions related to the exclusive Z-Move."

At this moment, a blond, blue-eyed foreign reporter quickly raised his hand and asked a question aggressively: "Is China willing to release detailed information about its exclusive Z-Move and the manufacturing technology of the Z-Power Bracelet? Let all countries make progress together. Technological innovation can only progress by sharing. Being closed off will only limit the development and innovation of technology and restrict the progress of human civilization."

"When a certain country developed the Z-Move, it imposed a complete technological blockade on China. The blockade was only lifted when we developed the Z-Move ourselves. Now they're demanding that we share the technology, which is utterly ridiculous." Facing the reporter's question, Old Lin responded bluntly and sharply. As a witness to that difficult period, Old Lin always prioritized national and personal grievances, his patriotic heart remaining strong even in his old age. If it weren't for the public setting, he probably would have directly pointed at the reporter and launched into a tirade.

"But we are not like a certain country. The reason we are sitting here is to release information about our exclusive Z-Moves so that we can all improve together."

In fact, exclusive Z-Moves don't involve much technical skill. The core key is to identify the exclusive Z-Crystal, the Z-Power Bracelet, and the corresponding action of the exclusive Z-Move. Naturally, the Chinese Pokémon Association will not disclose these three points to the public.

Right now, all that's been announced is that it has a unique Z-Move, and it's quite powerful. You guys decide what to do with it.

"Is China willing to disclose the manufacturing technology of the Z-Power Bracelet?" the blond, blue-eyed foreign reporter asked, unwilling to give up.

"I'm sorry, this is proprietary technology developed by our Yuanquanhe Laboratory. We've invested a lot of manpower, resources, and money in it, and we've applied for a patent. We can't possibly disclose this technology for free." Old Lin said seriously, "However, we are willing to sell Z-Power Bracelets. If any of you here need to purchase a Z-Power Bracelet, please contact the Pokémon Association as soon as possible. Our current technology is limited, and we can only produce a very small number of Z-Power Bracelets. The first batch of sales is limited."

"Mr. Lin, may I ask what the price is?"

"Excuse me, how many spots are available for sale?"

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The press conference brought Xia Yu fame once again, and his name once again topped the trending searches in less than a month. Compared to the doubts and slanders against Xia Yu last time, this time the praise for Xia Yu on the Internet far outweighed the slander.

Instead of arguing with trolls, presenting research findings is the most direct and effective way to refute them.

"Go Xia Yu! Bring glory to the country and make us proud!"

"Well done! We should show those foreigners the strength of China. These foreigners are shameless; they want to take our technology for free."

"Where are those people who were barking like dogs half a month ago? Saying Xia Yu's success was all thanks to Old Lin's support, come out and argue with them. It's impossible that Old Lin also developed the exclusive Z-Move, and then gave the first authorship to Xia Yu, right?"

"Upstairs, why is it impossible? I don't believe that such a talent can emerge at eighteen."

"I am cordially invited to remain anonymous due to personal connections. I was fortunate enough to be Xia Yu's high school classmate. Xia Yu was a very hardworking student who loved learning and was also very handsome, making him popular with the girls. His grades were indeed excellent, almost always ranking in the top three of his grade. However, I don't really believe he could develop a unique Z-Move, because I didn't see anything particularly special about him during our three years of high school. But since this is an official announcement from the Pokémon Association, I'm willing to believe it. After all, this is a great achievement for the country, and I look forward to Xia Yu continuing to shine in the scientific research field."

"What a coincidence? I'm also Xia Yu's classmate."

"Me too."

"I'm his girlfriend."

"I am his fiancée."

"I am his secretly married wife."

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Early fame may not be a good thing for Xia Yu. At least for now, Xia Yu is suffering from a lot of troubles. His classmates in the training camp suddenly became very enthusiastic and greeted him warmly.

After all, studying the corresponding movements of Z-Moves is just icing on the cake, but developing your own exclusive Z-Moves is truly awesome. Based on this alone, even though Xia Yu is the weakest, he has already far surpassed all his peers present. Just look at Elder Lin now, and you'll know that Xia Yu's future achievements will definitely not be low.

After all, the university cup produces a champion every year, but a talent like Xia Yu only appears once every few years.

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In the afternoon, in the Ice-type Energy Training Room and the Battle Training Room, Xia Yu had just finished a battle with Su Muzi. Su Muzi's Milotic once again won by relying on Poison, Protect, Regenerate, and Mystic Protect.

"You cheat! That's not fair! I won't fight you again next time!" Xia Yu looked at Su Muzi with a resentful expression.

Since Su Muzi's Milotic learned Guardian, Xia Yu has had a hard time winning. And recently, Su Muzi seems to be teaching Milotic hypnosis. If it learns hypnosis, that would be truly disgusting.

"Xia Yu, shall I switch to Dragonair or Gardevoir?" Su Muzi smiled radiantly, but Xia Yu seemed to have a cunning side to him.

Hakuryu, why don't you use Rayquaza?

"Okay, don't be angry." Seemingly noticing Xia Yu's resentful gaze, Su Muzi went to buy a bottle of water and handed it to Xia Yu: "Here, I bought you some water."

"I can drink the water, but I'll still be angry."

"........."

"Oh, right, Xia Yu, I watched the press conference this morning!" Su Muzi's bright eyes sparkled as she looked up at Xia Yu with adoration, her eyes filled with stars and her eyes crinkling with laughter. If she initially liked Xia Yu because of his looks, now she admired his talent. Simply put, it started with his appearance and ended with his talent: "You're amazing!"

In Su Muzi's heart, Xia Yu is now the person she admires most besides her father.

Meeting Su Muzi's gaze, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel a little smug. Being looked at like that by such a beautiful woman like Su Muzi made Xia Yu's male hormones surge.

Sure enough, men are born to like and enjoy the admiration of others. To put it simply, they enjoy the thrill of showing off. Alas, how many men lose themselves in the constant praise of "Brother, brother, you're so great, you're so amazing."

Be careful and vigilant; the examples of countless predecessors serve as a warning to me.

"Su, it's nothing serious, just a small matter." Xia Yu said calmly, appearing nonchalant. When trying to show off, one must go all the way, and he naturally had to maintain his superior demeanor.

"Xia Yu, I've been wondering, I see you training every day, and you train at night too. You're only away for a day and a half on the weekend. Where do you find the time to develop your own Z-Move?" Su Muzi looked at Xia Yu with burning eyes, full of curiosity.

"Have you heard of Cao Zhi?" Xia Yu asked. "In ancient times, Cao Zhi could compose a poem in seven steps; now, Xia Yu can compose one in seven days..."

"Who is Cao Zhi?" Su Muzi asked Xia Yu, looking puzzled.

"Ahem." Xia Yu, who was suddenly interrupted, realized that the history of this world was completely different from that of the original world. It seemed that there was no Three Kingdoms period and no Cao Zhi.

This gave Xia Yu a sudden burst of inspiration: why not switch careers and become a writer, and write a Pokémon Three Kingdoms novel?

When the Han Dynasty (Arzetus) died, the stone tablets were scattered. The eighteen warlords who found the stone tablets rose up together to fight against the traitor Dong Zhuo.

Liu Bei (Venusaur), Guan Yu (Charizard), and Zhang Fei (Blastoise) swore brotherhood in the Peach Garden!

Thinking about it, it's not impossible. How about calling it Pokémon Three Kingdoms?

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