"Jiang Chen, if your Slaking ever has offspring in the future, you must tell me."
"If it has offspring, I'll definitely tell you, but right now it's still just a child," Jiang Chen said to Ling Zhan after recalling Slaking. At present, this Slaking truly was still a child; it had only recently evolved from Vigoroth into Slaking. And even if it did have offspring, it was not guaranteed that Slaking's ability would be inherited.
After seeing Jiang Chen's Slaking, Ling Zhan then gave Jiang Chen some pointers on Lucario, and also taught Jiang Chen training methods and techniques for Fighting-type Pokémon.
"Your dad must have told you about the exchange matches with other countries, right?" Ling Zhan asked as Jiang Chen was about to leave in the early evening.
"He did mention it a few days ago."
"Mm, when the time comes, be ruthless. Don't be polite to them. The more you crush their confidence, the better." Ling Zhan patted Jiang Chen's shoulder. He said that this exchange match was meant to showcase the strength of the new generation. Whoever lost would make their country lose face.
"I definitely won't hold back. I also want to see what those geniuses from other countries are capable of." For this exchange match, Jiang Chen initially found it troublesome, but now he had thought it through. It was just stomping on weaker opponents; he would do it comfortably. As for someone who could defeat him? Impossible, at least among his peers, there would definitely be no one who could be his opponent.
"You're half my disciple now. In the future, capture a few more Fighting-type Pokémon and promote the Fighting type," Ling Zhan finally said to Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen nodded in agreement. As for whether he would capture more Fighting-type Pokémon in the future, that was something to consider later. If he encountered suitable, talented Fighting-type Pokémon, Jiang Chen wouldn't mind capturing them.
Currently, he temporarily had no intention of capturing new Pokémon. He was already struggling to train the Pokémon he currently had.
"When you plan to go on a journey, remember to call me," Ling Wanqiu whispered in Jiang Chen's ear. She deliberately lowered her voice so Ling Zhan wouldn't hear, fearing that if he did, he might not let her go on the journey.
"Okay, but even if I go on a journey, it'll have to be after the exchange matches with the New Generation Kings from other countries are over."
"Gardevoir, let's go back." Gardevoir placed her hand on Jiang Chen's shoulder and used Teleport to take Jiang Chen home.
Not long after returning home, Jiang Yuan called Jiang Chen. There was finally some movement regarding the exchange matches. This time, the exchange matches for the New Generation Kings among the powerful nations would be held in the Imperial Capital of Xia, one week later.
[Ding, Sign-in successful. Congratulations to Host for obtaining: One Ho-Oh's Feather, Points +100]
In the morning, Jiang Chen's eyes widened sharply as he habitually signed in after opening his eyes.
"Ho-Oh's feather? It's a shame it's just Ho-Oh's feather. How great would it be if it were Ho-Oh itself?" Leaving aside Ho-Oh's appearance, its strength was definitely that of a Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon.
"After all, it's a Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon's feather. Even if it's just one feather, it should have some use, right?" Jiang Chen took out Ho-Oh's feather. It was a golden feather; Ho-Oh's feathers were primarily golden-red. Holding this feather, Jiang Chen felt a warmth in his body. Besides that, he didn't feel anything else.
"Could it be that the majestic Ho-Oh's Feather can only be used to warm oneself?"
After getting up, Jiang Chen gave the Ho-Oh's Feather to Charizard. Ho-Oh was a Fire/Flying-type Legendary Pokémon. He wondered if this feather would help Charizard. He decided to try it; he wouldn't lose anything even if it didn't work.
"Charizard, how do you feel?" Jiang Chen asked, seeing Charizard staring blankly at the feather.
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Charizard spewed a mouthful of flames at the Ho-Oh's Feather. Instantly, the Ho-Oh's Feather burst into raging flames. The moment the flames appeared, Jiang Chen quickly retreated. It was too hot; he felt as if his body was melting.
Charizard then opened its mouth and swallowed the burning flames from the Ho-Oh's Feather. The Ho-Oh's Feather returned to its original state. After swallowing the burning flames from the Ho-Oh's Feather, the flames on Charizard's tail burned even more vigorously.
"It looks like it's beneficial for Charizard, but it's hard to tell how much benefit it provides in a short time." Jiang Chen investigated. Charizard's strength hadn't changed, but Jiang Chen felt that the temperature of the flames on Charizard's tail had increased significantly.
"This Ho-Oh's Feather is for you."
"Roar?!" Charizard roared excitedly, then hugged Jiang Chen, tossed him into the air, caught him, and flew around in a circle with him excitedly.
"Even a single hair from a Legendary Pokémon is not a simple thing. When will I be able to obtain a Legendary Pokémon?" Even with the system, obtaining a Legendary Pokémon now seemed distant. If he relied on sign-ins to get a Legendary Pokémon, unless he was incredibly lucky and favored by the goddess of luck, it would be impossible.
If he accumulated points, Jiang Chen's current points didn't exceed three million, and the cheapest Tier 3 Legendary Pokémon required 100 million points to exchange in the system's store.
"Where there's a will, there's a way. I'll get a Legendary Pokémon sooner or later," Jiang Chen comforted himself. How long had he been a trainer? He should focus on having more Elite-level Pokémon first. Speaking of which, his Gardevoir and Metagross were not far from reaching Elite level, and even Wobbuffet, that mascot, was close to Elite level.
"By the way, I can ask Mom for that Dragonite she has. I can train it for her. If it becomes a Champion, that's one million points." Jiang Chen immediately called Gardevoir over, asking Gardevoir to take him to the group headquarters.
"Mom, hand over your ace Dragonite to me. I'll help you train it."
"Appearing out of nowhere, you startled me." Xie Yulan looked at Jiang Chen and Gardevoir, who had suddenly appeared, then handed Dragonite's Poké Ball to Jiang Chen. "You came to the group headquarters just to help me train Dragonite?" Xie Yulan put down her work and asked.
"There's one more thing, Mom. Can you get me a Abra? Its talent and potential don't need to be too good, but of course, if they're good, that's even better." Although Jiang Chen had planned not to capture new Pokémon for a while, getting an Abra to train wouldn't affect anything. With the Psychic-type slate, Abra's training wouldn't require any effort from Jiang Chen. As long as it stayed near the slate, its strength would continuously increase.
"Simple. I'll have someone send it to the house later." Abra was difficult for ordinary people to obtain, but for the Jiang Group, it was too easy to acquire.
"Then, Mom, I won't disturb your work. I'll leave now." Jiang Chen directly had Gardevoir take him back using Teleport.
In the afternoon, the Abra Jiang Chen wanted was sent over by Xie Yulan.
[Abra]
Gender: Male
Strength: Ordinary Tier 1
Talent Potential: Elite Four
Attribute: Psychic
Ability: Magic Guard
Moves: Teleport
This was an Abra that had just hatched not long ago. It only knew one move, Teleport, but its ability was good: Magic Guard. With the Magic Guard ability, it wouldn't take damage from anything other than direct attacks, meaning it wouldn't take damage from weather effects or status conditions.
"Abra's body is too weak. After it evolves into Kadabra, then we can prepare a training plan for it." This training plan referred to physical training. In terms of mental energy, with the Mysterious Slate, its strength could continuously increase even without training.
In the blink of an eye, only three days remained until the exchange matches with the New Generation Kings from other countries. Jiang Chen finally set off for the Imperial Capital. Ning Ya came to the Imperial Capital with Jiang Chen.
"Young Master, this is some intelligence I gathered for you." Ning Ya handed a report to Jiang Chen. Although Jiang Chen wasn't particularly concerned about intelligence, this was, after all, gathered by Ning Ya, and she had put in a lot of effort, so he carefully looked through it.
"These New Generation Kings from other great nations are not simple characters either." After reading it, Jiang Chen realized that they couldn't be underestimated.
On the second day of his arrival in the Imperial Capital, at noon, just as Jiang Chen finished feeding his Pokémon, Xiao Luoxue came barging in.
"You came to the Imperial Capital and didn't even tell me."
"How did you know I came to the Imperial Capital?" Jiang Chen asked, puzzled.
"Of course, this young lady is well-informed." Xiao Luoxue secretly glanced at Ning Ya. The reason she knew was, naturally, from chatting with Ning Ya. Xiao Luoxue often asked Ning Ya for cooking advice, and they had a very good relationship.
"You came to the Imperial Capital and didn't even tell me. Are you not treating me as a friend?" Xiao Luoxue stared at Jiang Chen in displeasure, waiting for his answer.
"I just arrived in the Imperial Capital yesterday evening. I haven't had time to notify you yet," Jiang Chen said, spreading his hands. In fact, he had planned to have Xiao Luoxue take him around the Imperial Capital tomorrow. After all, Xiao Luoxue definitely knew the Imperial Capital better than him.
"Excuses." Xiao Luoxue pouted, then said, "When the exchange matches start that day, I'll go cheer for you. This is some intelligence I gathered. Maybe it'll be useful to you, although I don't think you'll need it."
"Then thank you. It will definitely be useful." Looking at the investigation materials Xiao Luoxue handed him, Jiang Chen flipped through them. They were quite detailed. It seemed Xiao Luoxue had put in a lot of effort.
"Actually, I also want to spar with those talented trainers from other countries, but I don't have the opportunity." Xiao Luoxue was quite fond of battling.
"If you want to challenge them then, I expect they won't refuse. And if you win, you can become famous instantly."
"Forget it. Wouldn't that steal your thunder? Besides, if I lost, wouldn't I be scolded to death?" Xiao Luoxue waved her hand. "You can just entertain them for me. I'll definitely enjoy seeing their expressions then." Xiao Luoxue smiled, as if she could already see those guys being tormented by Jiang Chen until they wished they were dead.
Jiang Chen had originally planned to supervise his Pokémon's training in the afternoon, but because Xiao Luoxue came, he was dragged by her to play around in the Imperial Capital all afternoon.
In the early evening, Imperial Capital Pokémon Plaza.
"Right now, there are many trainers battling here. If you're looking for opponents to spar with, you can find them here." Xiao Luoxue held a strawberry ice cream and took a big bite. "It's only early evening now, so there aren't many people yet. Actually, it's busiest here at night." Besides people who came for Pokémon battles, some came for the food. There were many vendors setting up stalls in the plaza at this time.
"There's a cotton candy stall over there. Let's go check it out." Xiao Luoxue's eyes lit up when she saw the cotton candy stall. She immediately pulled Jiang Chen over.
"You eat so many sweets, aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
"Hmph, this young lady is naturally beautiful. No matter how many sweets I eat, I won't get fat."
"Gardevoir~!" Gardevoir also loved sweets, and upon seeing the colorful cotton candy, she couldn't take her eyes off it either.
"The cotton candy at this stall is exceptionally delicious. I often buy it here. You should try it." Xiao Luoxue handed a cotton candy to Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen didn't stand on ceremony with Xiao Luoxue and took it.
After staying at the Imperial Capital Pokémon Plaza until past eight, Jiang Chen finally sent Xiao Luoxue home.
"By the way, I've already received my graduation certificate. If you go on a journey, remember to let me know." Xiao Luoxue said to Jiang Chen as she went home.
From Xiao Luoxue's words, it seemed she wanted to travel with him. Most trainers, after graduating from school, would go on journeys to broaden their horizons, capture Pokémon, and hone their strength.
"But I already promised Ling Wanqiu. If Xiao Luoxue joins too..." Jiang Chen looked up at the stars in the sky. Both Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue had a good impression of him. Jiang Chen could feel it, and it was definitely not a misconception.
"Only children make choices. I'll have... my ass. I'm probably going to get chopped by a hatchet. Makoto is watching from above." Jiang Chen slapped his own face and stopped thinking about it. He had Gardevoir Teleport him back.
It was time to consider the exchange matches. Although Jiang Chen didn't particularly care about his opponents, he couldn't be too arrogant.
"American New Generation King Hardy, strongest ace Exploud, strength initially estimated to be Quasi-Elite Rank Nine." Jiang Chen had also briefly looked at the data from other countries. Indeed, they were not worth worrying about. The strongest ace was only Quasi-Elite Rank Nine. If Jiang Chen sent Dragonite, it would be a casual stomp. If he sent Beedrill, his opponent would probably call the police.
Although there were no restrictions on the Pokémon used in this exchange match, as long as they were one's own Pokémon. However, using a Champion-level Pokémon would be too much of a bully.
After reading these materials, the next day, Xiao Luoxue and her father Xiao Chengtian arrived. This time, it was mainly Xiao Chengtian who came to see Jiang Chen, with Xiao Luoxue accompanying her father.
"I'm in charge of this exchange match."
"What are the rules of the exchange match?" Jiang Chen asked. He seemed to still not know the rules of this exchange match.
"The rules are simple: just be arrogant. Everyone else is your opponent except you. What you need to do is defeat them all."
"This was my suggestion. I know you have this strength. Since you have this strength, why shouldn't we do it?" Seeing Jiang Chen's strange expression, Xiao Chengtian explained to him. "I believe you have the strength to suppress all of them. So, we'll just do it in the most arrogant way possible. As long as you're confident, you can directly challenge all of them."
"This is what your dad and I discussed, and the other Elite Fours also agreed." The rules were to defeat everyone else. As for how to fight, there were no restrictions, allowing them to play freely.
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