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"Lin Xuan!"

Just as Lin Xuan was about to leave, Gu Yuan called her back from behind.

"Brother Gu, is there something you need?"

"I almost forgot about this when the PhD came back today."

Gu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said to Lin Xuan.

"Didn't you see some things you liked at the Dawn Group exhibition? The research institute has already negotiated and bought them all."

"real!?"

Lin Xuan's face lit up with surprise; he would have almost forgotten about it if Gu Yuan hadn't brought it up.

"Yes, they've all been delivered and are with me. Shall we go check on them now?"

"Let's go!"

Upon hearing about the Keystone, Lin Xuan instantly became excited and turned back inside. Eevee and Little Point exchanged a glance and could only sigh helplessly; they wanted to go back to playing games!

Entering the research institute's storage room, the table was currently displaying the props that Lin Xuan had asked Gu Yuan to buy for her.

First of all, there was that huge seashell. Nobody knew what it was for. Lin Xuan just mentioned it casually, but who knew Gu Yuan would actually buy it for him.

The second one was that lump of mud, whose purpose was also unknown. As for the third one, it was the thing Lin Xuan cared about most—the key stone!

Lin Xuan took a deep breath and gently placed it in her palm, holding it in front of her eyes. Through the room's light, she could clearly see the colorful double helix pattern inside, a symbol of mega evolution.

"Thank you," Lin Xuan said, looking at Gu Yuan.

"You're welcome, it's your money after all."

Gu Yuan shook his head and said without any politeness.

"...Couldn't my gratitude last a little longer?"

Lin Xuan complained somewhat helplessly, but at this moment he really did have a question he wanted to ask.

How much did all these things cost in total?

"Oh, it's not expensive," Gu Yuan said casually.

Lin Xuan had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Gu Yuan's next sentence.

"It's only half of your bonus. The research institute will cover this cost for you temporarily, and it will be deducted directly from your bonus later, so don't worry."

"This...is so expensive?"

Lin Xuan stared wide-eyed at the exorbitant prices of these strange and unusual items, nearly choking on her own breath.

"The main thing is the bead in your hand, which is considered a special pearl from a pearl oyster and is quite rare. Then there are the two props mentioned earlier. Although we haven't been able to figure out anything about them yet, they still have some research value."

Lin Xuan was speechless, but being able to buy a keystone at this price was already a huge profit, so he didn't bother to argue about it anymore.

Now only one question remains—

Half of my bonus is gone. Is the rest enough to pay Xiao Zhong back?

"Oh, by the way, the company that signed you before said they wanted to film their next commercial, but they couldn't get in touch with you, so they came to the research institute to ask if you'd be interested in filming it..."

"I'll answer! I'll answer!"

Chapter 248 Kirlia's Evolution - Gallade!

Wednesday, March 16th, Pokémon Center Training Room

Because of what the professor said earlier, although there have been many tasks at the research institute recently, Lin Xuan has not become busier. Instead, he has started his professional life as a trainer...

Lin Xuan sat to the side, watching intently as a pair of rats and Kirlia battled in front of him.

Xiao Xi and Xiao Mi work together seamlessly, especially with Lin Xuan's guidance over the past few days. Their skills have improved by leaps and bounds, even faster than Reggie Elegy!

But perhaps because of their sparring partners, Kirlia's progress over the past few days has been incredibly rapid, consistently maintaining a lead over the pair of rats, even though Xiaoxi and Xiaomi can somewhat counter Kirlia's playstyle through their teamwork.

In addition to training, Lin Xuan places the most importance on the nutritional supplementation plan for the pair of rats.

Lin Xuan decided to take precautions to ensure that they made up for the lack of nutrition they had during their previous developmental stages, otherwise their potential might be exhausted prematurely during subsequent training.

On the other side of the battlefield, corresponding to Kirlia and the pair of rats, Eevee and Little Spot were also conducting battle training... Well, if Little Spot didn't suppress its strength, it would practically be beating Eevee to a pulp.

After all, Little Point was the first Pokémon in the team to reach three stars, and even Eevee was still a little short.

If Eevee were willing to evolve, she should have been able to break through relatively easily by unleashing the potential during evolution. However, even so, Eevee is still on the verge of breaking through.

"Dandan~"

While flying around dodging Eevee's psychic attacks, the little dot made faces at him, which greatly annoyed Eevee.

So what if it can fly? What's so special about that?

Soon, driven by this thought, Ibu also used his superpowers to fly up, ready to go head-to-head with Little.

Lin Xuan, who was watching from the side, immediately facepalmed upon seeing this scene.

Ibrahimovic is too impulsive when he's not being directed. Even if you can use your superpowers to fly, the air is his home turf. No matter how fast you fly, how can you possibly outrun him?

Sure enough, in no time, Eevee was shocked from mid-air to the ground by the little electric shock. Its two paws were still twitching, but perhaps because it had been shocked so many times, it had developed a little resistance to electric shocks and was able to stand up quickly.

"Alright, Eevee, Little One, that's enough for today!"

Lin Xuan glanced at the time and figured the two guys had almost finished training, so he simply waved his hand.

"Buyi~"

Ibu breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to Lin Xuan's side. Finally, she could rest, but Lin Xuan glared at her irritably.

"You'd better work hard, otherwise when Kirlia evolves, she might surpass you."

Kirlia's evolution into Gallade already brings a huge boost to its abilities, and with Lin Xuan using the top-tier Awakening Stone, it's quite possible that Kirlia could directly upgrade to near-three-star level in one step. After all, from Kirlia to Gallade, its base stats almost double, resulting in an unimaginable improvement.

"Buyi~"

Eevee pouted. It wasn't that she hadn't worked hard. She had already made great progress in the Secret Realm, especially after eating those Psychic Berries.

However, after that, Eevee seemed to have hit a bottleneck and could not improve. Both Lin Xuan and Eevee knew very well that this was a side effect of not evolving.

Although in the Pokémon manga special, Psy's Boar can easily defeat legendary Pokémon, this is almost impossible in reality. It's like Kirlia never evolving and then knocking Ho-Oh down with one punch.

Ibrahimovic's situation is slightly better, but only to a limited extent.

After chatting with Eevee for a few minutes, Lin Xuan turned her attention to the pair of rats and Kirlia who were still fighting.

Kirlia dodged the numerous attacks from the pair of rats using Instant Teleport, then circled around to the back. Even though Xiaomi was prepared, they were still somewhat lacking in raw strength. In the end, it was only through their mutual understanding that Xiaomi managed to knock Kirlia out after turning around.

"Kirullian, Xiaoxi, Xiaomi! It's about time to rest~"

Seeing that they were training very hard, Lin Xuan called out to remind them, and it seemed that all three of them wanted to finish the match.

Kirlia gathered her remaining psychic powers and, after catching her breath, teleported again. This time, however, she didn't choose to flank but instead launched a direct frontal assault!

Thought hammer!

Xiao Xi and Xiao Mi were both a little unaccustomed to it, because Kirlia had always used teleportation as a roundabout tactic before, since its own strength was not strong. But they did not expect that the Pokémon would directly fight them head-on this time, which caught them off guard.

But they quickly realized what was happening, and Xiao Xi and Xiao Mi extended their claws almost simultaneously – a double attack!

It struck Kirlia's head as it came crashing down. The pair of rats had sensed the power of Kirlia's psychic hammer before, but this time it seemed exceptionally strong.

For a moment, Xiaoxi and Xiaomi were both overwhelmed and had to retreat.

In fact, during the training these past few days, Lin Xuan also discovered a characteristic of Kirlia's psychic power through Eevee. Although it was rare, pitifully rare, so rare that it could only unleash one Psychic Hammer, the quality of the psychic power was exceptionally pure. Could it be that concentrated essence is truly the best?

At this moment, all of Little Dot's superpowers erupted, and the pair of mice were naturally unable to withstand it.

"Stop! Kirlia wins again this time!"

Lin Xuan promptly announced the result of the match.

"SuSu!!"

Xiao Xi and Xiao Mi hopped over to Lin Xuan, expressing their desire to learn Kirlia's Instant Transmission! It's just too powerful, isn't it?

"You really can't learn this."

Lin Xuan's lips twitched before she spoke.

"And even if you can learn teleportation, you probably still can't compare to Kirlia, since it's one of his special talents. Your special talents are your teamwork and your unique skills. If you perform well, you won't lose at all."

Compared to Kirlia, the evolution of a pair of rats into a family of rats, while not as terrifying, is still a qualitative change. Moreover, whether it's one or two offspring, it greatly enhances combat capabilities, not to mention the Technician trait and the Rat Dance.

But what they just said was just childish talk after losing a battle. They quickly returned to their previous state, hopping and skipping to the side to rummage through their backpacks for food.

"Su Su?"

Xiao Xi precisely broke a tree fruit in half and then gave one half to Xiao Mi.

Then I looked away. It's okay to feed hamsters occasionally; if you feed them too much, they'll get overfed.

Lin Xuan then went directly to Kirlia and handed her an energy cube. Clearly, the battle had taken a toll on his stamina.

"Qilu?"

Kirlia took the Power Cube, took a bite, and then looked up at Lin Xuan, seemingly asking how she had performed. Lin Xuan simply smiled in response.

"Take a break, and then we can get ready to begin."