Chapter 1036: Treasures of Ruin

Scorched wasteland.

A silence without insect chirps.

The Ace title defense match had ended, Aggron won the final victory and kept the throne of the strongest in the team.

"Goo-roar——!!"

The roar of the immovable fortress stretched for several miles, piercing the firmament.

Countless wild Pokémon hid in their nests and shivered, completely not understanding what had happened, and didn't dare to show their heads.

When did such a terrifying Pokémon come to this area?

The Porto Marinada Trainers who came with the wind urged the Cyclizar under their seats. Regardless of the reason, they had to figure out the source of the explosion.

If it was some kind of fierce existence, they must find a way to get it away to ensure the safety of customers coming to the Porto Marinada market from all over.

At the same time.

One of the protagonists was acting spoiled in the Trainer's arms.

"Good, good."

All Baimu comforted the scarred, humming Hydreigon, who felt as wronged as a child weighing nearly half a ton.

When defeated in a long-awaited battle, and with no room for refutation!

Hydreigon's mentality collapsed a bit.

This kind of setback was too hard to accept. It had endured so many things it couldn't endure in the past few days, and was dreaming about life after becoming the Ace.

As a result, it was pressed to the ground and beaten!

"Sha-sang..."

The Husky Dragon's voice was shaking, and its breathing was trembling.

Although it didn't cry out, it was not far off.

It was the first time it had been so injured since growing up, suffering heavy damage both physically and mentally.

Hydreigon wailed, the two heads on the side bit the Trainer's hands, and the middle head bit his shoulder, refusing to let go for a long time, like an infant sucking its fingers.

All Baimu was helpless. While comforting it softly, he kissed its forehead regardless of outsiders.

In the past, only Blissey could enjoy this level of intimacy, and other Pokémon, whether disdainful, longing, or envious, could only watch from the sidelines.

Hydreigon was still indignant.

It was a juvenile dragon after all, its psychological endurance was too weak, and it had suddenly fallen from the peak after raising its expectations, so it was desperate.

Miraidon sat obediently on the side, deeply shocked.

Whether it was the scene when the two Pokémon fought, or the performance of Hydreigon after breaking down, it caused no small impact on it.

"Gah-roar..."

It turned its head to look at Aggron, who gave up space for Hydreigon. Its bored posture of watching flowers and grass was hard to match with the violent giant beast before.

Would the guy who defeated it be Aggron's opponent?

Unbelievable!

A human encountered casually on the road actually had such a strong partner!

Miraidon felt more and more that it might have hit the jackpot.

Not far away.

Arven's warm eyes carried a trace of reminiscence. He could see that this fierce Pokémon relied heavily on All Baimu.

Just like when he was alone at home, waking up in the middle of the night but having nowhere to rely on, sobbing uncontrollably, he would call Mabosstiff to the bed to comfort him, and the two would embrace each other to warm up.

Must cure Mabosstiff!

Arven's gaze became firm, but soon his attention was attracted by the buzzing sound that gradually grew louder.

When Cyclizar runs, it naturally makes a low roar similar to an engine.

Some Cyclizar Trainers like to listen to it, feeling it can stimulate adrenaline, so they deliberately cultivate their voices to ensure they are powerful enough when running.

"Brother over there! Was it you guys battling just now?"

Someone threw a sentence from afar.

Arven saw All Baimu couldn't respond, still being entangled by Hydreigon, and took the initiative to drive the lizard over: "Yes, did it disturb you?"

The Porto Marinada Trainers approached and saw the pitted and messy plain.

Confirmed that the battle occurred here.

They also saw the modified mechanical-style Cyclizar, the sturdy and huge Aggron, and Hydreigon who seemed to be crying, and had a basic judgment.

The leader said: "It didn't disturb us... you guys are quite powerful, the momentum of the battle could be heard even in Porto Marinada!"

"Hehehe..."

Arven laughed awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.

"Brother over there! Need help?" Someone saw All Baimu's shoulder and hand being bitten, thinking some accident had happened.

All Baimu was forced to carry Hydreigon and stand up, saying: "Thanks for the kindness, it's just acting spoiled after losing."

"So that's it."

After confirming it was correct, they left with half regret and half relief.

They both hoped that the one causing the destruction was some kind of wild Pokémon, so they might be able to capture it; and didn't hope it was, worrying that it was beyond their ability to capture.

One of them was unwilling to walk for nothing and asked: "How did you modify your Cyclizar? It looks so cool!"

"Gah-roar!"

Miraidon roared indignantly and timidly, hiding behind Aggron to protest.

It is not a Cyclizar!

All Baimu: "I'm not very clear either, someone gave it to me. Why don't you go to the Pokémon Salon in Mesagoza and ask?"

"That works!"

That person left satisfied, at least there was a clue.

Eh?

How come it feels a bit familiar?

That person turned his head suddenly, but All Baimu had already turned his back to continue coaxing Hydreigon.

He just assumed he was dazzled, drove the lizard to follow the large team.

"Goo-roar..."

Aggron looked down at Miraidon. It had never seen such a timid high-level Pokémon.

Calyrex at least had a bearing.

"Gah, gah-roar."

Miraidon didn't dare to speak loudly to Aggron, but was very aggrieved.

It really is not a Cyclizar!

Aggron was speechless, who cares about this?

——

Coaxed for two hours.

Promised to hold it to sleep at night, and couldn't ride Miraidon again today.

Hydreigon finally let go of All Baimu's palm and shoulder.

It could be seen.

It had been dissatisfied with Miraidon occupying the Trainer's carriage for a long time.

Originally it could endure for the Ace position, but now that it couldn't be the Ace, it started to care about these things again.

Miraidon: "..."

Who did it provoke?

However, All Baimu didn't ride it often except for rushing on the road. Miraidon was satisfied if it could follow and speed for a lap or two occasionally, so it didn't care much.

Isn't it fragrant to return to the Poké Ball to sleep?

Seeing this, Arven simply walked with All Baimu.

A little while later.

The two arrived at Porto Marinada.

There is a port facing the outside world, and materials from the outside world are often transported to this market. It is rumored that there is a hot auction.

Some rare items even make old men and women bet their pension, which is laughable.

All Baimu encountered an auction for the first time selling Pokémon. What does the Porto Marinada auction sell?

The two walked into the market, skipped countless dazzling products, and went straight to the bustling auction stall.

Unlike auctions in the traditional sense with separate venues, the Porto Marinada auction only had a group of people surrounding the stall to bid. Kofu was unexpectedly among them, his face full of determination.

Someone bid, "I bid 480,000!"

"500,000!"

Kofu immediately followed.

500,000! What kind of thing sells for 500,000 so expensive?

All Baimu looked over, and what was placed on the shelf was a large piece of chilled fish meat.

The fish meat came from a Pokémon named Veluza, which has strong regenerative ability and will actively throw away excess meat to chase opponents when encountering enemies.

That's right.

It's not a gecko breaking its tail to survive, but a fighter jet dropping fuel tanks and dropping all weight to accelerate and charge!

All Baimu often sees people posting videos claiming to be chased by Veluza while playing by the lake or sea, only feeling that it is estimated to be like Sharpedo in Sword and Shield in the game, chasing people!

"500,000 for a piece of fish meat! So expensive!"

Arven clicked his tongue.

An old man next to him said: "Young man, you don't understand! This is the meat of a Veluza with high level and low age!

"High level means firm meat, low age means refreshing taste, it's very rare, do you know! And this is bidding for ten pieces of meat! Not one piece!"

Ten pieces of meat?

Then the price is reasonable.

All Baimu had long forgotten the days when he had to break a penny in half to spend.

Arven also felt it was reasonable at first, but when the bidding went up to 1.2 million, he whispered: "Could there be a shill?"

"Nonsense! Which one of the bidders is not a famous chef? Would they be a shill for you!?"

The old man who just chimed in blew his beard and stared.

All Baimu saw this, pulled Arven aside, and smiled at the old man: "Sorry, it's his first time here, please don't blame him."

"First time here? Even if it's the first time, you can't..."

The old man's voice got smaller and smaller as he spoke, and finally he closed his mouth, didn't dare to stay and watch the fun, and left in a hurry.

Arven breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Sorry, I—"

"No need to apologize, just whispering a few idle words. Didn't shout loudly, didn't point at the stall owner's nose, don't be so cautious."

He patted Arven's shoulder.

After the price of fish meat rose to 1.5 million, no one dared to follow Kofu's price, successfully putting ten pieces of top-level ingredients into his pocket.

All Baimu was a bit envious, but thinking it might be tonight's dish, he felt relieved.

Just then.

The stall owner shouted again, "Second batch of Veluza fish meat! Starting price 200,000! Please bid!"

Second wave?

His eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his hand and shouted: "1 million!"

Wow!

Both the onlookers and the bidders were shocked. Who is so unmartial that they shouted 1 million?

When they found it was a young man, some chefs became restless.

You bid if you can handle it?

Kofu saw All Baimu, laughed loudly, and swung his sturdy arms to separate the crowd: "All Baimu! You're here too!"

"Hmm, better to come early than to come by chance. I've never tasted Veluza, so I want to increase my knowledge."

He nodded.

Someone Master Kofu knows?

The chefs whispered, but someone felt the name All Baimu was familiar, and took out his phone to click on Pokémon.

The homepage brushed it out all at once!

Less than a month after the Orre League, plus the performance in Levincia some time ago, his popularity had not faded.

Someone whispered: "It's the Champion!"

"Champion? Isn't our Champion a woman? Seems like there are two..."

"Hey! It's the Champion from outside! From the Orre region!"

The crowd became restless.

But the situation in Naranja Academy didn't happen, the number of Trainers in the market was not large.

They just watched strongly with a very strange look.

All Baimu was long used to it and urged the stall owner: "If no one bids, drop the hammer!"

"Ah? Oh oh!"

The stall owner came back to his senses and shouted: "Is anyone bidding?"

There were still competitors, and they didn't retreat because All Baimu was the Champion, but no one took the price after it reached 1.4 million.

He raised the price by 100,000 at a time. Unless it was a shill, no one really dared to follow like this.

Besides, there was a third wave!

"Congratulations! Congratulations to this Champion for getting ten pieces of Veluza fish meat!" The stall owner dropped the hammer.

All Baimu found someone to deliver satisfactorily.

Kofu had already finished purchasing, greeted him and Arven, and left.

The two continued to stroll in the market and resupplied.

——

Night.

All Baimu and Arven returned to Cascarrafa.

The water city under the lights was exceptionally dreamy, making people want to take photos to commemorate it.

In Kofu Club.

The two took their seats, and the dishes were served one after another, including the Veluza fish meat auctioned in the afternoon.

But what All Baimu cared about most was a small bowl of golden soup.

"This..."

"Hahaha! Haven't seen it before, right? This is a precious food recorded in an ancient book from a distant eastern country a long, long time ago."

Kofu laughed loudly proudly, and said in broken Chinese: "It's called 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall', meaning even gods would be unable to resist climbing over the wall when they smell it! I spent a lot of effort to reproduce it!"

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall...

Distant eastern country...

All Baimu was silent. He missed his previous life for a long time, so he asked: "What is the eastern country you mentioned called now?"

"I don't know very well. But it is said that there was an ancient empire in the east that had trade with the Paldea Empire, and merchants also brought treasures, but the treasures turned into Pokémon, causing great casualties..."

Kofu said as he went, and turned to other places again.

All Baimu listened intently. "What about those Pokémon?"

"Sealed, right? Someone has seen shrines in some corners of Paldea, sealing them inside."

Kofu suddenly said: "By the way, there is a history teacher in Naranja Academy who studies this, you can consult her."

History teacher? Raifort?

All Baimu had taken her class, but hadn't talked to her after class.

After a full meal.

The two went to the hotel to stay, and discussed tomorrow's goals and general route before going to bed.

"The next goal is the Titan of Casseroya Lake. I heard it's very big and very good at water battles, you have to be careful."

Arven said seriously: "Deep water is very dangerous!"

All Baimu responded.

Through the simulation, he knew the true identity of the False Dragon Titan—Tatsugiri. But since Arven didn't know, he left a little room for solving the mystery.

The joy of adventure lies in the moment when the mystery is unveiled.

Night.

All Baimu applied medicine to Hydreigon and fell asleep holding it as it wished.

Aggron and other Pokémon were either disdainful or envious. The loser was actually more concerned by the Trainer.

Really a helpless point.

Of course, this also has to do with Hydreigon being raised by All Baimu since childhood.

Pokémon raised by oneself are always more loved.

Porygon2 looked at the patch program in front of it, and then at All Baimu who was entangled by Hydreigon, thinking to tell the Trainer tomorrow morning.

A good night's sleep.

At the dining table the next morning.

Facing the Porygon-Phone that flew over actively, All Baimu learned the major news that Porygon2 was about to upgrade.

"The patch is finished! From now on, no one can influence me through external programs! And although this patch can't make me evolve, it can help me improve a small part of my ability values and learn more moves!"

The toy duck said proudly.

The genius artificial intelligence plus the efforts of the genius hacker girl created an unprecedented big gift.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1037 =====