hotmtlnovel Chapter 601 The Most Difficult Test
Chapter 601 The Most Difficult Test
Lao Qian, also known as Qian Fangjue, is a legendary trainer. The Qian family from Hubei specializes in Steel-type Pokémon, and their two ace Pokémon, Lucario and Magneton, are both legendary. Five years ago, he applied for the Champion Road program but unfortunately didn't succeed.
Lao Cheng, Yu Wancheng, is a legendary trainer. The Yu family of Liaoning Province specializes in Ice-type Pokémon, and their ace Pokémon is a legendary-level Ozymandias. The remaining four legendary trainers, while not possessing legendary-level Pokémon, all have at least three near-legendary Pokémon. Add to that the three genuine legendary trainers, and this trial is arguably the most difficult ever.
If Qian Fangjue had been given this lineup when he took the test, he would have given up on the spot. It was clearly meant to humiliate him. Generally, the champions who defend the road to victory don't need to hold a meeting together. If they don't intend to let their opponents pass, they can just call a group of experts. They might not even reach the final stage, so there's no need to call people over in advance. It's not too late to call people over once they've actually passed that stage.
Now that all ten of them are gathered together, one can imagine how much Chairman Jiang values this assessment, and that the person being assessed has the potential to defeat everyone present.
"Liao Zixi, how is your relationship with your Steelix? Is it willing to obey your commands?" Li Shining asked the young girl sitting at the end.
Liao Zixi looked to be about the same age as Wang Qiyi. She nodded and said, "Grandma Snake is my best friend. I've played with her since I was little, and I'm usually the one cleaning the moss off her. I can definitely ask her to come out for a battle. It's just that I don't know much about Pokémon battle skills and tactics, let alone how to command them."
"I'm not asking you to command it; just let Steelix fight on its own. Here are Steelix's exclusive Mega Stones and Key Stones. Only when the Pokémon and its Trainer have a deep emotional bond can they resonate and Mega Evolve. If it doesn't recognize you, you can't support its Mega Evolution."
"Mega Evolution!" Not only was Liao Zixi surprised, but all the trainers present were stunned. Making a Guardian-level Pokémon fight at full power was practically a death sentence for the examinee, and you're going to use Mega Evolution? What's going on? Do you have a grudge against the examinee? Are you going to kill them on the spot?
"I've never tried super evolution," Liao Zixi said timidly.
"Then let me give you a try." Li Shining took out two stones, placed them on the table, and pushed them toward Liao Zixi. "Just a reminder, the trainer who supports the Mega Evolution of Pokémon also suffers a certain amount of mental strain. If the body is weak, the Mega Evolution will be immediately canceled, so you must strengthen your training."
"You might be wondering why a legendary trainer would be required to Mega Evolve a Guardian Pokémon for the assessment. Actually, this is both an assessment for you and Steelix, and a test for you. President Puck has already revealed that this year's World Cup Guardian Battle is different from previous years. He will take out all the divine resources in the League's treasury and distribute them as rewards to the various national leagues. This is in preparation for the upcoming world-class secret realm."
"So this might be the strongest battle of the Guardians in history. In addition, with the recent emergence of Mega Evolution and Z-Moves, other countries will definitely try to implement Mega Evolution and Z-Moves on Guardian-level Pokémon. So we want you and Steelix to get used to Mega Evolution in advance, so that you might be able to perform well in future battles of the Guardians."
"Elder Li, I understand." Liao Zixi put away the Mega Evolution Stone and Key Stone and sat down again.
At this moment, Wang Qiyi was in seclusion cultivating in the distant World Tree Secret Realm. The World Tree Secret Realm was located in the Shatuo Kingdom, but it had a passage connecting it to the Tanghe Secret Realm. What was a place tens of thousands of miles away for others was his own backyard.
In the past few days, besides conducting intensive training for the Pokémon, Wang Qiyi has also been researching titanium crystallization. He had seen titanium crystal ore from Mien, a wealthy merchant in Impression Kingdom, a long time ago, and had even bought a lot from him, but he had never had time to start researching it. Later, after establishing the Tanghe Laboratory, he casually assigned the research on titanium crystallization as a project to a team.
He compiled the principles and ideas about titanium crystallization from his memory into a project proposal, but the content was still very rough because it was just a setting from anime and games. He had never actually come into contact with it and did not know whether there were any differences between titanium crystallization in reality and in games and anime.
The initial research on the project made little progress until a new person arrived. Dong Bangzhe, a former doctoral student of Professor Lu, had also participated in the development of fossil regeneration devices. After completing his doctoral degree, he joined Wang Qiyi's Huiguang Technology Company.
Professor Lu's student, Wang Qiyi, has a very high opinion of him, citing Xiao Li as a prime example. Dong Bangzhe possesses solid knowledge and top-tier research capabilities in the country; had it not been for the generous offer from Huiguang Technology, he might have been lured away by the Academia Sinica.
Huiguang Technology not only provides excellent compensation to its researchers, but more importantly, it offers them access to advanced research facilities and funding, practically fulfilling every request. It's fair to say that the research capabilities of Tanghe Secret Realm rival those of the National Central Research Institute. This led to a major breakthrough in titanium crystallization research. Wang Qiyi hadn't expected them to make any significant progress, relying instead on his own time and effort. Unexpectedly, upon returning from the front lines, he received this good news.
Compared to Mega Evolution and Z-Moves, Tiamatization is a rather lackluster ability. It activates the type energy within Tiamat ore, which transforms into a type-specific coating that envelops the Pokémon, temporarily changing its type. However, it does not improve the Pokémon's base stats.
It is merely used as a surprise attack tactic. For example, if the opponent thinks Blastoise is super effective against Charizard, Charizard can suddenly transform into a Grass-type during the battle and then use a Grass-type Mega Move, Solar Beam, to KO Blastoise, turning the tables from being super effective against it.
If your opponent figurees out your Titanium Crystallization attribute, they'll have ways to counter it. Therefore, this ability is rather lackluster, unlike Mega Evolution and Z-Moves, which directly boost combat power and significantly enhance offensive capabilities.
"This is a Titanium Crystal Bead, a special mineral that can store titanium crystal energy." Dong Bangzhe handed a purple crystal bead the size of an eyeball to Wang Qiyi and continued, "This is a Ghost-type Titanium Crystal Bead. Once it activates Titanium Crystal Transformation, the energy stored inside will be completely consumed at once. It can maintain a Pokémon's Ghost-type status for about an hour, and it cannot be canceled whether or not it is put into a Poké Ball. It will automatically disappear after an hour. The duration is unrelated to the strength of the Pokémon; even legendary Pokémon will have their type changed and remain in this state for an hour. So use it with caution in battle."
"After use, the titanium crystal beads will darken in color and need to be recharged. The source of their energy is these ordinary titanium crystal ore. Currently, this ore is mainly found in the secret realms of Impression Kingdom, and there are also large quantities of this ore in some secret realms in West Asia. The ore is not rare, but titanium crystal beads are relatively rare. Without titanium crystal beads, titanium crystallization cannot be used."
"How rare is it? What are your acquisition prices?" Wang Qiyi asked.
"Currently, the world doesn't know the purpose of this item; it's just considered a common secret realm gem decoration. Even so, its price is over 300,000 Alliance Coins, which is equivalent to 2.4 million Dragon Coins. If its purpose is revealed, its price will increase at least tenfold."
"How many have we collected so far?"
“Although you provided ample funding, you said we couldn’t be too high-profile, otherwise it would attract the attention of other countries and forces, and the price of titanium crystal beads would fluctuate greatly. So we didn’t dare to make large-scale purchases, and in the past year we have only acquired about 200 titanium crystal beads around the world.”
"Hmm, not bad either." Wang Qiyi nodded.