Pokémon: Shadow of the Dawn

After seeing Wang Jin, Ruby subconsciously glanced at Ounio.

Combining the information he had learned previously, Ruby could actually guess that Wang Jin was most likely the one who took the sword and shield.

"Alas..." Old man Ruby smiled helplessly and looked at Wang Jin who was smiling in front of him. "What's wrong, kid? Is there a problem with your Gastly training again?"

"Haha, Uncle Ruby, you guessed it right. It's just a waste of your time to talk about Pokémon training." Wang Jin smiled and raised his hand to invite Uncle Ruby to come aside and chat.

Ruby was a little confused when he heard this. He felt that he had misunderstood this guy. Yes, how could he come to the door just after talking about the murderer? Isn't this too cautious?

"Let's go..." Ruby followed Wang Jin to another empty and deserted battlefield, and Ounio's eyes followed the two of them.

The two men stood still, and Wang Jin didn't waste any time and directly took out the champion-level seductive eyes from his pocket.

"Hmm...Champion-level Haunted Eye? I know, you captured it underground, right?" Ruby looked at it through the translucent sphere. He had heard of this Pokémon from Onio when he flew over in the Steelix taxi. The only problem was that this Haunted Eye was a little disobedient.

It is normal for wild Pokémon to be disobedient, especially if the trainer who captured it has not yet fought it head-on. It is difficult to establish a basic concept of following the strong in the mind of wild Pokémon, so for wild Pokémon, it must be strictly disciplined through strength at the beginning.

After living together for a while, the wild Pokémon will understand that life is better with the trainer and start to obey orders. Then some training will be carried out. Not to mention building any bonds, but at least the captured wild Pokémon will form muscle memory and instinctive reactions to obey orders.

This is too troublesome. Therefore, most trainers prefer brainwashed Pokémon that have been transformed by the group with technology, or young Pokémon that are more likely to accept new things and establish bonds.

Anyway, it still depends on the specific Pokémon. If, by any chance, a legendary Pokémon falls in love with you and insists on following you and listening to you, there is nothing you can do about it, right?

But the enchanting eyes on Wang Jin's hand obviously do not belong to this category.

After seeing the person through the translucent sphere above its head, the Soul-Snatching Eye seemed to see the enemy who killed its entire family, and it roared in the sphere and wanted to rush out. Unfortunately, it was useless.

"What? Do you want to ask me how to train it?" Ruby stroked the short silver beard on his chin and began to ponder.

Wang Jin smiled and shook his head, and stuffed the Poké Ball into the hands of old Ruby. He knew that Ruby didn't know that he had taken the sword and shield, but just in case, he should bribe him first and build a good relationship with him.

"Hey, hey, hey..." Ruby pushed Wang Jin's hand away and looked at him in surprise: "What do you mean? Give me the Poké Ball? I'm old, can I bear it?"

As he spoke, Ruby understood what Wang Jin meant. Seeing that Wang Jin was not giving up and still wanted to give him the Poké Ball, he waved his hand and said:

"You kid, let me tell you. I don't want to hear anything, I don't know anything, I don't understand anything, I'm not clear about anything... Do you understand? Don't tell me these things."

Hearing this, Wang Jin smiled even more. He knew that old man Ruby would not report the situation, but he didn't like this enchanting eye very much, and there was no use in keeping it. There was absolutely no reason to take back the gift that had been given.

Wang Jin then said:

"You know, I'm not specialized in ghost attributes. I have a lot of Pokémon on hand, and you and Granny Sha are the only champion-level trainers I know. Granny Sha is...not easy to get along with. I may have to bother you again...and Onio may need this...right?"

After saying this, Ruby looked Wang Jin up and down, then glanced at Onio who was not far away. He knew that Wang Jin in front of him did not want to end things hastily, so he sighed:

"I really can't hide from you, kid, but I won't take your things for nothing..."

Ruby fumbled around and pulled out a dark purple stone from his pocket. There were traces of black smoke inside:

"I'll trade this with you, okay?"

Ruby then snatched the Poké Ball away and stuffed the stone into Wang Jin's hand:

"A high-quality Dark Stone. Although your Gastly doesn't need it to evolve, absorbing it will be very helpful for its attributes and growth."

After saying that, Ruby waved his hand to drive him away:

"You better leave now. Come back if you have any problem. Don't look for trouble."

With that, the deal was done. Wang Jin's originally raised heart was completely relieved. He casually fiddled with the stone in his hand, put it in his pocket, and turned around to leave.

Ruby's eyes lingered behind Wang Jin for a long time, and he sighed helplessly. He didn't expect that this kid was so cautious at such a young age. But it was good this way. With the resource transaction and both sides being open, there would be no doubts and gaps in the future.

...

Wang Jin quickly walked through the garden and reached the first floor of the building, and took the elevator back to his bedroom.

"Dark Stone..."

Wang Jin took out the Dark Stone and compared it with the perfect quality Fire Stone he had purchased earlier. He found that there were very few impurities in the Dark Stone and it was not so crystal clear.

"This old man is a very particular person." Wang Jin was determined and released the three little blue crows again.

After putting away the Fire Stone, Wang Jin handed the Dark Stone to Gastly.

"Sna?"

Gastly walked around the Dark Stone curiously. The stone in front of it, which was full of ghost energy, was very attractive to it, but it had no hands, and for a moment it didn't know how to pick up the Dark Stone.

In a hurry, Gastly stopped wandering and simply opened his mouth wide and stuffed the Dark Stone directly into his mouth.

Suddenly, a burst of white light appeared. In the surprised eyes of Blue Jay and Caterpie, Gastly's image gradually grew larger and a pair of hands appeared.

Gastly successfully evolved into Haunter, and in Haunter's hand, it was still holding the Dark Stone.

Wang Jin was not surprised by this situation. Although it looked like Gastly had evolved by absorbing the Dark Stone, in fact, Gastly had already reached the level. It had been running and fighting in Suchuan Town for such a long time that it was on the verge of evolving.

The ghostly energy in the Dark Stone was just a suitable opportunity, and the Dark Stone was still intact.

In Wang Jin's eyes, Haunter's data is now:

[Name: Haunter]

[Attributes: ghost, poison]

[Level: Level 28 (Elite)]

[Characteristic: Floating]

[Items to carry: none]

After successfully evolving, Haunter was upgraded to level three due to its good accumulation. It is estimated that it will be able to break through soon and reach the gym owner level.

Wang Jin’s preparation for Haunter’s next evolution is the same as Blue Crow’s. He will wait until he reaches the peak of the Gym Master level, which is around level 38 or 39. If he cannot break through, he will evolve into the King level in one fell swoop.

After entering the Elite level, the Pokémon's physical fitness and mastery of attributes will be greatly enhanced, and it can easily defeat multiple gym leader-level opponents.

This is also the reason why a king-level Pokémon can be so oppressive to ordinary wilderness trainers in the wild.