[Congratulations, Host! The large-scale continuous mission, Novice Cup, has reached its final stage and can no longer be improved. Please settle the mission as soon as possible and claim your rewards.]
"It's finally done! Let me see what rewards I got!"
"System, begin mission settlement."
Lying on his bed, David stretched lazily and chose to submit the mission. He wanted to see what kind of rewards the system would give him after all this effort!
[Received... Received. Currently settling your mission... Mission settlement in progress...]
[Detecting that Host has won the Novice Cup Championship, granting highest-level rewards...]
[Congratulations, Host! You have received 10,000 System Points, Pokémon Enhancement Gift Pack Type I × 1, Special Technical Machine (Night Daze) × 1...]
"Wow!"
Looking at the rewards before him, David couldn't help but be greatly surprised. Was this the value of a large-scale continuous mission? He loved it! He hoped the system would give him more of these.
His shout startled the little fox curled up by the bed, almost making it fall off, and even Riolu, who was focused on lifting weights nearby, cast a puzzled look, seemingly wondering what was wrong with its Trainer.
"I'm fine, Riolu! You can continue!"
David turned his head and said to Riolu, then stroked the little fox, who had nearly fallen off the bed and was now looking annoyed. After comforting it, he continued to examine the details of the rewards.
First, there were 10,000 System Points. David rubbed his eyes, making sure he hadn't miscounted the number of zeros.
He knew that over the past few days, he and the little fox had fought almost a dozen matches. Players who made it to the knockout rounds were at least intermediate-to-high skill level among new Trainers, and there were even three opponents at veteran level.
Among them, Leonardo, who used a special ability, earned David a full 800 points after being defeated, which already exceeded the points the system awarded when he defeated his older sister—though that only counted points, with no special rewards.
But even so, the points David had accumulated were just over 4,000. Now, with an instant influx of 10,000 points, it was more than double what David had painstakingly earned through battles.
This kind of income was only possible during competitions where the average skill level of participants was relatively high; normally, it might not even be achievable in a month.
Now, with the 4,000 points reserved as nutrition for the little fox and Riolu, he could go for another ten-pull.
Suppressing his restless heart and trembling hands, he continued to look down.
[Pokémon Enhancement Gift Pack Type I: A complete set of Pokémon Enhancement Potions Type I, containing 6 portions each of Special Attack, Special Defense, Attack, Defense, Speed, and HP potions.]
This was also a significant reward. How powerful Pokémon Enhancement Potions were could be seen from his little fox. These items had played a major role in the little fox's current strength.
Since activating the system, he had only obtained 5 portions in total: two Special Attack and three Speed, all of which had already been used by the little fox. Even Riolu hadn't used any yet!
Now, the needs of both his Pokémon were met, and there were even some left over, which could be saved for his third Pokémon, whose identity was still unknown.
Finally, there was this never-before-seen Special Technical Machine.
[Special Technical Machine (Night Daze): A special TM formed by the system's power, capable of allowing any Pokémon to unconditionally learn the move contained within it.]
"This is..."
After seeing the description of this Special Technical Machine, David almost couldn't help but shout out again. Wasn't this specifically prepared for the little fox? Night Daze was the signature move of the standard Zoroark family.
Before Generation VI, it had always been an exclusive move of their family. Even now, only the Zorua family and Lunala could master it naturally, and Lunala was a genuine Legendary Pokémon.
So, this move was practically exclusive.
Hisuian Zorua, after changing its type, gained a new exclusive move—Bitter Malice. As a trade-off, it lost Night Daze, but now David's little fox could have both.
In two words: amazing!
However, the most important thing wasn't this. The appearance of the Special TM (Night Daze) also indicated that the system indeed had the ability to grant Pokémon moves that they would normally find difficult to obtain.
Now, it was Hisuian Zoroark with Night Daze.
After reviewing all the system rewards for this Novice Cup, David looked at the over 14,000 points on his panel. First, he pulled out his phone and opened an Alakazam-themed fortune-telling app.
He did a quick fortune-telling session to confirm that today was not an unlucky day for draws or lotteries.
Then, he sat up, quickly ran into the bathroom, splashed water on his face, and vigorously washed his hands with soap.
The little fox and Riolu in the room looked at each other, not knowing what was wrong with their Trainer tonight or what strange ritual he was performing. They could only shake their heads helplessly.
"Sigh!" Life is hard for Pokémon!
Returning to the bedroom, David, under the strange gazes of the two little ones, rubbed each of their heads vigorously, muttering to himself.
"Borrowing some luck from these two little ones. Great Lord of Sinnoh, bless me! Arceus, bless me! Please, let me get something good!"
[Confirming Host's command... System draw starting...]
Before David, on the light screen that only he could see, the original page began to flash rapidly. After a familiar blinding light, there were the familiar eleven shooting stars of different colors.
Excited heart, trembling hands!
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have received...]
[Ancient Civilization Gold Coin × 3]
[Unidentified Fossil Fragment × 1]
[Energy Root × 2]
[Revival Herb × 2]
[Carefully Selected Leek × 1]
[Ancient Cloudspire Empire Imperial Court Incense Burner]
A series of shooting stars streaked across, and the four white and six blue lights made David's heart sink. Just as he was looking at the mostly common items before him, thinking that today's draw was going to be a disappointment...
"Golden Legend!!!"