Pokémon: Shadow of the Dawn

"Damn it, something happened at such a critical moment, Maze..."

Da Mu slammed the door of the research institute, and in his heart he really wanted to drag that Metz over and skin him alive.

He supported himself on the table with both hands, calmed down for a while, and then picked up the phone again to dial.

"I'm Ohki! Hahahaha, Nishinomori V, I miss you... That's right, the production of the illustrated encyclopedia is now..."

The noise in the laboratory became quieter and quieter.

...

A few days later, at Yamanashi Research Institute.

When Wang Jin was sorting out props and supplies in the bedroom, he found five Poké Balls that he had not used before.

That is the spoils obtained from Aju.

"Hiss... there should be a black market here too."

Wang Jin patted his neck, took back the Poké Ball, and thought about what to do.

Dr. Yamanashi probably doesn't know much about the black market, and asking him about it would make him overthink and become suspicious.

After thinking about it, Wang Jin found Zhulan.

In the Green Grass Park, Zhulan is still training her Land Shark.

"Zhulan, you know this, Zhuqing City. Are there any ways and places to buy and sell elf knowledge and the like?" Wang Jin said implicitly.

"Oh?" Zhu Lan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then asked with pursed lips, "Do you know...the Hunter Guild?"

"Hunter's Guild! Of course we know!"

Wang Jin nodded quickly.

"Zhulan, do you know the location of the Hunter Guild?"

"Um......"

Zhulan chuckled and whispered the location of the Hunter Guild in Zhuqing City, and then explained:

"Most trainers know about the Hunter Guild. After all, the Hunter Guild controls almost all underground markets except Kanto. Anyone who wants to conduct illegal transactions must go there."

"Okay, thank you!" Wang Jin said, then turned and left.

Zhulan looked at him with a puzzled look, not understanding why a researcher and champion would go to the Hunter Guild. After all, it stands to reason that the Galar government would take care of all his needs.

But it has nothing to do with her.

Anyway, as everyone knows, the Hunter Guild is legal in Sinnoh.

Zhulan quickly took out the Poké Ball and continued training Pokémon.

......

After Wang Jin put on his backpack in the bedroom, he came to the entrance of the Yamanashi Research Institute. He walked out of Zhensaga Town and came to a forest path, then released the Steel Armor Crow and flew straight to Zhuqing City.

"Gah-"

With Steelix flying at full speed, it arrived at the edge of Zhuqing City in just a quarter of an hour.

This was not Wang Jin's first time here. He trotted into the city with ease, stood casually on the side of the road, and raised his hand to stop a taxi.

"Where are you going, young man?" The middle-aged man with a beer belly in front turned his head.

Wang Jinsai passed over a thousand Alliance coins and said, "Third Street, Shop 707."

"it is good......"

The driver took the money and drove onto Third Street.

It is called the Third Street, but in fact it is an alley sandwiched between the First and Second Streets of Zhuqing City, and a taxi can barely fit in it.

When they arrived at a small shop selling fishing tackle, Wang Jin got out of the car and the driver drove away.

It is extremely unreasonable for this small shop selling fishing gear to be opened here. This alley is similar to a village in the city, and the people in it have never seen fish Pokémon, let alone fishing gear.

There were some fishing rods leaning against the door of the store. Behind the dark brown old counter with peeling paint, a sleepy old woman raised her head from the table:

“Want to buy some fishing gear?”

"Buy fish."

Wang Jin replied,

The old woman slowly pulled out a bill with black words on a white background from the cabinet and rubbed it with her hand.

Wang Jin put a "toll" of one thousand Alliance coins into the woman's hand.

"That's all." The old woman gave the ticket and lay down again. "Just go straight to the innermost part and walk all the way forward."

After saying this, she seemed to have fallen asleep and stopped talking.

Wang Jin looked at the bill carefully and felt that it was made a bit crudely. If he used his superpowers to control materials and imitate it, he could easily make the same bill.

Of course, the note wasn't worth much anyway.

Wang Jin casually put it into his pocket and groped forward as the old woman said.

The fishing tackle shop was a bit messy, with various items piled up on both sides, almost like the slopes of two hills. But a path wide enough to pass through was cleared in the middle.

There was no light in front and it was very dim.

Wang Jin used his superpowers to detect and found that there was a small door with a curtain at the end.

After lifting the curtain and going in, it was still a dim passage, but there was a staircase leading down. If someone walked too fast without paying attention, they would definitely fall.

Wang Jin felt like he walked down for about two minutes before he reached the end of the stairs.

After a straight passage, there is another door with a curtain, but through the curtain, warm yellow light can be seen from inside.

Wang Jin was about to walk in, but stopped.

He thought about it and put on the familiar black robe to cover his face before moving forward.

When the second curtain was lifted, the lights behind were bright, revealing a scene like a lively market. The noise could be heard, and the people inside did not cover themselves at all, showing their faces when buying and selling, without any fear of leaking privacy.

"Please stop first!"

A rough voice came from the side.

Wang Jin turned his head and saw a sturdy man about two meters tall with an elite fire monkey squatting on his shoulder.

The sturdy man didn't say much, but took out a delicate card reader from his arms.

The card reader in front of him made Wang Jin a little confused.

The old lady just now didn’t say she wanted to swipe a card!

Can that ticket be paid by credit card?

He was just hesitating whether to take out the receipt to try it, when the burly man in front of him frowned, took back the card reader, and took out a sophisticated rectangular sensor.

"Ding--"

The sensor lights up green.

The strong man's face immediately changed, and he said respectfully:

"Master W, please follow me..."

"..."

Wang Jin was completely confused, wondering if his identity as the Galar Champion had been discovered?

But there is no need to say he is W, right?

But speaking of W, Wang Jin remembered that he had a W-shaped metal ornament on him, which was a trophy he got from Baika.

Is it related to the Hunter Guild?

But the previous Hunter G didn't have anything like this...

As he was guessing in his heart, the burly man in front of him bypassed the market and took him upstairs through a secret door on the side.

Go through the passage and into a room with a W written on it.

The interior is simply furnished, with only a sofa and a coffee table.

"Sir W, I'm Aiga, what can I do for you?"

The sturdy man Aijia had already taken back the Fire Monkey and said with a half bow.

Wang Jin didn't reply. After looking around the room, he stretched out his hand.

The light of super power suddenly became brighter.