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"Don't run around later, especially don't use teleportation."

Outside the exhibition hall, Lin Xuan spoke to Kirulian beside her.

Lin Xuan's Kirlia is taller than the average Kirlia because she prioritizes physical development, but it's still less than a meter tall. When it's with Lin Xuan, it's like a parent taking care of a child, and it would look even more like that if they held hands.

"Ha~ So why can't this exhibition be held at noon? That way I wouldn't have to take a bus here so early in the morning."

Gu Yuan, who was standing next to Lin Xuan, yawned. He had also arrived early and had arranged to meet Lin Xuan here.

"Brother Gu, couldn't you have come a day earlier?"

"forget."

Lin Xuan: ...

A straightforward and honest answer.

"The doctor said you have an invitation letter?"

As Gu Yuan spoke, he took out two cards from his pocket, exactly the same as the ones Crowley had given him before. Lin Xuan then took them out of his pocket as well.

"It was given to me by the young master of the Dawn Group."

As Gu Yuan walked towards the exhibition entrance, he looked at Lin Xuan with a puzzled expression.

“I battled him once when I was at Su Yun University. He also had Espeon and seemed to be a fan of mine.”

"...You have quite a reputation."

As they talked, the two showed their identification to the security personnel at the entrance. Some people recognized Lin Xuan and came over to greet them.

The exhibition organized by the Dawn Group is open to the public. In addition to specially invited personnel like Lin Xuan and Gu Yuan, there will be additional tickets for sale. The price is not expensive, which is almost the same as giving them away for free. The only difference is that the number of tickets is relatively small. There are also some special areas in the exhibition that can only be entered by specially invited personnel like Lin Xuan.

Walking into the exhibition hall, there were quite a few people, but fortunately the area was large enough that it didn't feel crowded. Moreover, various exhibits seemed to have special sections, such as the Poké Ball section where Lin Xuan and his group were.

"A Poké Ball suitable for Fire-type Pokémon? I've never heard of that before?"

Lin Xuan looked through the row and saw that they were all Poké Balls that she had never seen before, each marked with its own attribute. They seemed to be similar to this one, applicable to Pokémon with various special attributes.

Since the main event wasn't going to start until later, Lin Xuan and Gu Yuan took the opportunity to stroll around the area first.

"I just don't know which is more comfortable, the luxury ball or the luxury ball."

Lin Xuan stroked his chin thoughtfully, "If it's more comfortable than a Luxury Ball, I might as well get Xiao Dian and the others a new Poké Ball."

"Can't you tell by looking at the price?"

"That's true."

Lin Xuan glanced at the bottom price and then shook her head.

The price of this type of Poké Ball is two thousand yuan, while the price of the Deluxe Ball is a full ten thousand yuan. Although price does not determine the quality of a product, it would be foolish not to make money. With such a large price difference, it is obviously unlikely that you can get better results.

"I remember that Qihang Group in China also makes this type of Poké Ball. According to many netizens, Qihang Group's Poké Balls are better for Water, Fire, and Ice types, while Dawn Group's Poké Balls are better for Poison, Ghost, and Ground types."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Yuan said.

"You know so much about this?"

Lin Xuan looked up and glanced at Gu Yuan.

"Of course, my Gengar's Poké Ball is the previous generation product of Dawn Group. It's a bit more expensive, but it's not much different from the Deluxe Ball. It's just that its application range is too narrow."

"Then why did you show me the price..."

"This should be a new product, a stripped-down version, so the effect will be a bit worse, but the price is relatively affordable."

Lin Xuan glanced at the price again—two thousand yuan, which was indeed "affordable"!

While Lin Xuan and Kirlia were chatting, Kirlia was wandering around a small area around Lin Xuan. It was only because Lin Xuan released Kirlia that it was released. If it were Squirrel or Eevee, it would have run away long ago without Lin Xuan watching it.

Lin Xuan then followed Gu Yuan to check out the wound medicine area and the special props area.

Most of the special items are things like fire orbs, poison orbs, leftovers, and black sludge, and their prices are all outrageous.

"These two things... don't really look appetizing, but they look good together."

Lin Xuan looked at the items placed on the left and right sides, which were leftover food and black sludge. Both of them could restore stamina, but the latter only worked on Poison-type Pokémon. If given to Pokémon of other types, it would have the opposite effect.

"So why was the leftover food prop designed this way?"

Lin Xuan pointed to the thing that looked like an apple that had been bitten in half. This prop was not naturally occurring, but artificially created, which is why it had such a bizarre appearance.

"Ahem, it is said that the inventor of this item originally intended for his own Snorlax to use first, and his Snorlax seems to particularly like eating berries, which happen to look quite similar to apples."

Gu Yuan then explained this urban legend to Lin Xuan.

Just as Lin Xuan and Gu Yuan were chatting, a familiar voice came from not far away.

"Mr. Lin Xuan!"

The visitor spoke English, and it seemed that Crowley was the only foreigner Lin Xuan knew.

Crowley walked up to Lin Xuan with a smile.

"If there's anything you like, you can let me know."

"No, I just came out of curiosity." Lin Xuan shook his head. Although he was rather stingy, he wouldn't do something like taking something for free, especially since all the props here were quite valuable.

If you gave her a few Poké Balls, Lin Xuan might accept them.

At this point, Crowley took another card out of his pocket and handed it to Lin Xuan.

"This is our group's membership card. If you use this card to make purchases under our Liming Group, you can enjoy certain discounts."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

This time, Lin Xuan didn't refuse but accepted it directly. After all, the discount wasn't free, and she had already paid for it anyway, so why not take advantage of it!

Seeing Lin Xuan accept the card so readily, Crowley was very happy, and at the same time, he noticed Gu Yuan who was with Lin Xuan.

"Hello, Mr. Gu Yuan from the Pokémon Evolution Research Institute?"

"Yes."

When facing people other than Lin Xuan, Gu Yuan became slightly more taciturn, simply nodding indifferently.

"The highlight of the exhibition will be here in less than an hour. I have something to attend to, so I'll have to go now. Please be sure to come later."

Perhaps because Gu Yuan was there, Crowley was no longer the little fanboy he had been when they first met. He only said a few words and then left, looking quite busy.

"Are you familiar with him?"

Watching Crowley's departing figure, Gu Yuan couldn't help but ask Lin Xuan a question.

"Didn't I tell you? We met once before, but I think she was one of my fans."

"You believe it?"

"I believe, but not completely."

"That's good." Gu Yuan nodded upon hearing this. "None of the young masters of these big conglomerates are simple. Perhaps he is indeed your fan, but we cannot rule out the possibility that he has ulterior motives."

Gu Yuan was genuinely worried that Lin Xuan was foolish and would believe whatever others said, but now he realized he was overthinking it. Lin Xuan may seem carefree, but he is actually quite intelligent.

"What is that place?"

As they strolled around, Lin Xuan and Gu Yuan arrived at the most special area. What was displayed here were not new products from the Dawn Group, but some special collectibles. To put it simply, it was a bunch of things whose purpose was completely unknown, or even completely useless.

For example, the giant seashell in front of Lin Xuan is very similar to the one on Slowking's head, but it is significantly larger. Judging from the marks on it, it seems to be quite old.

The description above is very simple. It is suspected to be the shell on Slowking's head, which fell off after his death. It is not known why it is much larger, but no special marks were found on it. Apart from being larger, it has no other characteristics.

Before Slowking's evolution method was discovered, Slowking was rare, so it had some collectible value. Now... it's just something to display here.

Some people suspect that the special environment at the time caused Slowking to grow larger, but there has never been a definitive conclusion about this matter. With the official release of Slowking, the matter was essentially dropped.

But Lin Xuan looked at the seashell with a look of doubt in her eyes.

Judging from the size of this shell, even the mighty Slowking couldn't possibly grow this big; it's almost twice the normal size.

This reminded Lin Xuan of two types of Pokémon: the dominant Pokémon of Alola and the leader Pokémon of the Green Region. The former has a dominant aura and is a special existence influenced by the Ultra Tunnel.

As for the leader Pokémon, they are more aggressive than ordinary Pokémon. Lin Xuan guessed that this was probably due to the influence of Dialga and Palkia.

As for what's going on with this Slowking... Lin Xuan wasn't sure. However, there's no Ultra Hole in this world, and there's never been a Totem Pokémon in Alola, so Lin Xuan leaned towards the latter.

Can I buy anything here?

Lin Xuan asked Gu Yuan, as he was quite interested in the seashell. Whether it was related to the Ultimate Cave or the Emerald Washing, it had certain research value.

"Most of the items displayed here are only of collectible value. As for this seashell, if you'd like it, the research institute can try to make arrangements for you; there shouldn't be any problem."

Although Gu Yuan didn't know what was so special about this large seashell, since Lin Xuan said she wanted it, he decided to buy it.

"We'll see. If the price is too high, then forget it."

Lin Xuan reminded him that he was only slightly interested in this and did not want to be taken advantage of.

"clear."

The two continued forward, but after walking only a few steps, Lin Xuan stopped again.

"Qilu?"

Kirullian turned to look at Lin Xuan, because just a moment ago, he had sensed an extremely strong emotional fluctuation from Lin Xuan.

And indeed, when Lin Xuan saw what was in front of him, he couldn't help but reveal an undisguised look of surprise, as if he had never expected to encounter such a thing here.