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Lu An raised an eyebrow: "That's right."

Upon hearing this, Ashida rubbed his hands together, and with his sunglasses, which he never took off even indoors, he exuded an aura of a shrewd businessman.

"Have you gathered enough information?"

Lu An scrutinized Ashida for a long time, until he felt uneasy under her gaze and dared not even rub his hands together, before slowly saying:

"Do you know anything about the Legendary Beasts within the Pokémon Association? And do you have more detailed information about them than the Association's internal documents?"

Lu An didn't answer Ashida's question, but instead asked a question in return, causing the confident Ashida's expression to stiffen:

"how you said that?"

Lu An snorted coldly: "Isn't this a coincidence? You know me, and coincidentally, I know you too. Ashida, the know-it-all of Hoenn, whose dream is to create a battle frontier."

"Since you know my identity, you should also know that the association's internal information is not a secret to me."

"After you tricked me with Ditto, you still dared to come up to me and mention the Flame Emperor. This means that you must have more accurate information about the Flame Emperor, right?"

Yashida was also surprised that Lu An knew about him, which made him a little embarrassed.

"Ahem, I never expected that someone as insignificant as me would be remembered by you. I am truly honored."

"But since you've guessed it, I won't hide it anymore. You must not have obtained enough information within the association, right?"

Even though Ashida was wearing sunglasses, Lu An could almost see him making faces.

It's actually normal that we couldn't find more detailed information about Emperor Yan in the association.

After all, the Pokémon Association and investigators are mostly just organizations that maintain social balance, not for profit.

Even if they did gather information on the Three Holy Beasts, it was only to avoid being completely confused when encountering anything related to them; naturally, they wouldn't send anyone specifically to obtain firsthand information about the Three Holy Beasts.

Lu An had no intention of exchanging pleasantries with Ashida; he knew Ashida was a shrewd businessman who wouldn't act without a profit motive.

"What intelligence do you have about Emperor Yan? What conditions would you be willing to give it to me?"

Upon hearing Lu An's words, Ashida clapped his hands excitedly: "That's great! It's so pleasant to communicate with a trainer like you."

As she spoke, Ashida forgot to sip the coffee the waiter had just brought her, and instead fiddled with her phone for a while before handing it to Lu An:

"After hearing that the three legendary beasts appeared on the Hoenn continent, I have been searching for their whereabouts and have actually made some progress. You see."

Lu An took the phone and saw a video of a female trainer commanding her Pokémon to battle Raikou.

"This is?"

"This is a video clip we tried to capture of Raikou after he appeared in Kaina City."

Lu An was very surprised to hear this: "Is the legend of the Thunder God in Kaina City true?"

Lu An originally thought that the so-called Lei Gong from Kaina City was actually fighting against someone, but it was actually Ashida's Ditto playing tricks.

Ashida nodded: "My Ditto only impersonated Raikou once in Lilycove City. The Raikou in Slateport City is the real deal."

Upon hearing this, Lu An became somewhat excited: "Did you see any trace of Emperor Yan near Lei Gong?"

Seeing Lu An get excited, Ashida calmed down. He took a sip of coffee and then nodded with a smile: "We have also seen the real Yan Emperor."

However, before Lu An could react, Ashida waved his hand and shook his head: "Unfortunately, they are no longer in Kaina City."

Lu An couldn't help but look at Ashida with new respect.

Although I knew that Ashida was tracking the Three Holy Beasts, I didn't expect him to have such accurate first-hand information.

However, he knew that this unscrupulous merchant was about to state his terms.

Yashida chuckled:

"Let me presume to address you as Brother Lu An. Your solo search for Emperor Yan is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I am different. I have a team dedicated to finding divine beasts."

"Although Raikou and Entei disappeared after the battle in Slateport City, my people are searching for the three legendary beasts throughout Hoenn, and I expect to find them soon."

"Brother Lu An, have you ever considered cooperating with us to try and capture Lei Gong and Yan Di?"

"You have the strength, I have the intelligence. With the addition of Investigator Anzhu, our team's strength will increase dramatically. After the mission is accomplished, I will get Lei Gong, and you will get Yan Di. What do you say?"

Upon hearing Ashida's words, Lu An shook his head without hesitation:

"The Three Holy Beasts are members of Ho-Oh's exclusive guard, and I have no intention of getting involved with them. Besides, as divine beasts, the Three Holy Beasts are not so easy to deal with."

In the comics, Ashida's Battle Frontier did indeed capture Raikou, making him the ace of the Frontier leader, Lila.

Furthermore, after the Hoenn battle between Kyogre and Groudon, Age of Gods took the opportunity to capture Regice, Regirock, and Registeel.

This is precisely why the strength of the Battle Frontier is no less than that of the Gym Leaders in various parts of Hoenn.

However, the mythical beasts of this world are not so easy to capture.

Moreover, Lu An already has enough Pokémon, and he has no intention of training a new Pokémon for the time being, even if it is a legendary Pokémon.

Ashida hadn't expected Lu An to refuse the temptation of capturing a divine beast so decisively. After a moment of silence, she nodded in agreement.

"Since you have no interest in this, I respect your opinion. In that case, how about I change the terms?"

"I will still share information about Emperor Yan with you, but after this matter is over, I wonder if you would be willing to visit my battle expansion area?"

Upon hearing Ashida's words, Lu An looked at him with a half-smile:

"What? Brother Ashida, you haven't gathered all the pioneer leaders yet? I'm an investigator, you know. You're not trying to poach an investigator, are you?"

Upon hearing Lu An's words, Ashida waved his hands repeatedly:

"How could I dare to poach trainers from the investigators? To make my battle expansion zone more popular, I often invite skilled trainers from all over the country to participate in the closed beta."

"So I just wanted to take this opportunity of searching for Emperor Yan to get closer to Brother Lu An."

"By the way, if you have some free time, please come to the Battle Frontier Zone and give us some pointers. See if there's anything about our facilities that could be improved."

As he spoke, Ashida chuckled, exuding the air of a shrewd businessman:

"Of course, if you're willing to stay and become a leader of the pioneer zone after your visit, then no matter what price you ask for, I'll welcome you to join me even if it means emptying my pockets."

Just kidding. As one of Hoenn's top information brokers, how could Ashida not know the true strength of this young trainer in front of him?

Not only is he known as the "Hidden Pillar" among the investigators, but he is also called "The Temperamental Lu An" by the criminals.

Ashida's intelligence sources in Kanto recently gathered information that Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City, is still bedridden in the hospital.

It is said that the instigator was this unusually young trainer in front of us, who brought his two non-battle Pokémon with him.

What incredible strength!

If Lu An really intends to come to the Frontier Zone as a Frontier Leader, he would be more than willing to do it even if you asked Ashida to strip naked and dance the hula!