Chapter 95: God?!

"This temple fair... really still boring," Huo La droops his head, hands in his pockets, shuffling lazily behind Bilan and Xiao Gang, his gaze scanning the myriad stalls before him, full of listless laziness.

In his previous life he was a pure "goal‑oriented type"; shopping was never for fun, he went straight to the target for whatever he wanted to buy, and the crowded, noisy scene before him was simply unbearable.

If this port town didn't have what he wanted, he would have already boarded the train to Goldenrod City and never wasted time here at the fair.

Xiao Gang stopped eagerly at a stall refurbishing handmade Pokeballs, while Bilan was drawn to a nearby candy‑painting stall; both watched with relish, whereas Huo La was like a limp reed, pushed forward by the crowd.

Just then, an exaggerated shout cut through the clamor and drilled precisely into Huo La's ear: "Come, come, come! Don't miss it if you pass by! Golden Magikarp that produces gold! No loss if you don't buy, no scam if you do—raise it and it'll become a family heirloom!"

Huo La halted, looked toward the voice—sure enough, a makeshift stall in a nearby corner held a fish tank where a Magikarp languidly swished its tail, and behind the stall stood the very "Team Rocket Nemesis"—the Magikarp Uncle.

He raised an eyebrow, walked straight over, crouched before the tank, and tapped the glass with his fingertip: "How much for the Magikarp?"

"Hey, kid, you really have an eye!" the Magikarp Uncle immediately leaned in, ready to launch his pitch for the "Golden Magikarp," but when he saw Huo La's face, the second half of his sentence got stuck, his smile turning awkward: "I‑I… it's you, kid… since we're old acquaintances, I'll give you a friendly price, 500 per one!"

Obviously, Huo La had exposed his "Golden Magikarp" scam last time, so the uncle remembered his face.

"500 each? Then I'll take one," a crisp voice suddenly rang from behind Huo La.

Huo La turned his head and saw Bilan with arms crossed standing behind him, chin slightly raised, looking down from above: "Just in time, my Squirtle needs a companion. I'll give you a chance—pick one for me."

Huo La rolled his eyes helplessly, his gaze returning to the Magikarp in the tank.

The system panel instantly popped up data, all marked "Qualification D"; indeed, like Kojiro's Dragon Rage Magikarp, it was a one‑in‑ten‑thousand exception.

He scanned around, finally fixing his eyes on a corner of the tank.

It was a slightly larger Magikarp; its two whiskers didn't have the usual dull gray but shimmered with a "golden hue tinged with bright red," and its tail fin exerted more force when swimming than the others.

"That one," Huo La pointed, sighing inwardly—this one barely reached Qualification C; it had no special moves, but it was far stronger than the other "Waste Grade" individuals, and at least it didn't betray Bilan's "request."

"Got it!" the Magikarp Uncle instantly grabbed a net, precisely scooped the Magikarp, deftly placed it into an Empty Pokeball, and handed it to Bilan: "Girl, good eye! This is the 'star' of my tank; it'll definitely achieve great things in the future!"

Bilan took the Pokeball, tossed it casually, ignored the uncle's words, turned and sprinted toward Xiao Gang, leaving only a dashing silhouette.

"Kid, 500!" the Magikarp Uncle instantly turned his head toward Huo La, holding up a hand to indicate the number.

Huo La watched Bilan's receding back, shook his head helplessly, pulled out his Pokedex Phone, scanned the payment QR code in front of the stall, then stood up and hurried toward Xiao Gang and Bilan.

In his previous life, his handsome looks and generosity attracted many girls, but he kept making wrong choices, ending up alone and destitute.

Huo La quickened his pace to catch up with Bilan and Xiao Gang, and from afar saw Xiao Gang standing at a small boat pier, his gaze fixed on the water, a faint infatuated smile curling his lips, murmuring repeatedly: "So beautiful... truly so beautiful..."

"What's so beautiful?" Bilan followed his line of sight, seeing only a few floating leaves and a shabby boat on the water—nothing special—and couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Gang Ge, are you looking at air?"

Huo La also glanced; the water surface was empty, and indeed Xiao Gang's "big sister‑crush" temperament flared again—the Pokemon was smitten with him.

Just then, a slightly hoarse voice suddenly came from behind Xiao Gang: "No, don't run!"

Xiao Gang snapped his head around, instinctively straightening his back, and repeatedly replied, "Yes, yes, yes! Absolutely won't run!"

But the moment he saw the scene before him, his smile froze, his legs went weak and he collapsed onto the ground, pointing ahead, his voice trembling: "S‑sun‑dry... it's a sun‑dry Kappa!"

Huo La and Bilan turned simultaneously, and saw opposite Xiao Gang stood a "white‑haired old lady," her hunched body wrapped in a faded kimono, hair as white as frost, facial wrinkles deep as knife cuts.

But Huo La's gaze locked onto the "old lady," a flash of brilliance in his eyes: indeed, it's a Gastly!

Almost simultaneously, the system panel popped up in his mind, Gastly's detailed stats listed:

Pokemon: Gastly

Gender: Male

Level: Lv86

Qualification: S

Condition: Healthy

Nature: Cheerful

Type: Poison/Ghost

Ability: Floating (Pokémon with this ability take no damage from Ground‑type moves.)

Height: 1.5 m

Weight: 0.1 kg

Carried Item: Everstone, Gengar Evolution Stone

Moves: Strange Light (100% mastery), Hypnosis (100% mastery), Curse (100% mastery), Misfortune (100% mastery), Nightmare Shadow (100% mastery), Shadow Ball (100% mastery)......

Improvement Count: 1 (???)

"Whoa!" Huo La cursed inwardly, his fingertips tingling from shock.

All moves at 100% mastery? That means every technique is honed to the limit!

Level 86 paired with an Everstone—no wonder it hasn't evolved into Haunter!

S‑Grade qualification, and it even notes "Improvement"; given the system's quirks, improvement likely means evolution, which is clearly a threshold to become a "God".

The most outrageous thing is that besides the Everstone, it also carries a Gengar Evolution Stone!

To know, the current Super Evolution system is still being explored by academia; related papers won't be published for at least a year, yet this Gastly already possesses an evolution stone—could it really have lived for millennia as the legend says?

Huo La stared at that "old lady"—this is no Gastly Pokémon; right before him is clearly a "God"!

Being able to speak human words and create vivid hallucinations is probably just its basic function; yet I actually hoped to capture it, which is why I came all the way to Maiden Canyon Port.