He knows Pokémon better than me.

Riding the Steel-Armored Raven, they soared into the sky, and the shadow of the Vajra Settlement gradually faded into the distance.

On the bird's back, Ash placed all the Master Seeds he had collected in front of him, totaling about 150.
After thinking for a moment, he temporarily divided these master seeds into three piles.

"Use 50 now, take 50 back for Shaymin and Lucario to study, and give the last 50 to Professor Yamanashi and Cynthia."

Regions like Kalos and Alola have their own unique battle mechanics, but the Sinnoh region has none.

Ash suddenly had a bold idea—

He wants the modern Sinnoh region to have its own unique battle mechanics!
Giving these mastery seeds to Professor Yamanashi and his team, along with the "powerful/swift" style power obtained from Ms. Bellila, might allow us to research mastery moves unique to the Sinnoh region!
He didn't want this interesting battle mechanism to exist only in the ancient Xicui region.

"Perhaps this is what I should do in the Xicui region—to pass on the ancient mysteries?!"

Ash's eyes shone as he spoke in a deep voice.

After all, saving the world of Xicui is Xiaoguang's mission, not his.

With Miss Zhulan's intelligence, she'll probably master the essence of the moves in no time!

"Hmm, after all, Cynthia is the Sinnoh Champion, and her ace is Kalos's Mega Evolution target, which is Mega Garchomp?"

Xiao Zhi crossed his arms over his chest, frowned, and shook his head.

Mega Evolution has indeed greatly improved the appearance and strength of many Pokémon.

But Mega Garchomp...
It feels like it would be better to just unleash a powerful Dragon God Dive!
We must help Miss Zhulan improve!
"Oh, and Mr. Da Ye too."

Miss Berry's appearance, temperament, and even her movements and tone of voice are quite similar to Mr. Daye. He is perhaps the one who should understand and master the moves the most.

Having made up his mind, Ash felt much more at ease and lay down on Corviknight's back with a "thud".

Squinting, I gaze at the drifting clouds high in the sky.

During this trip to Xicui, he always felt like he was just going through the motions without doing anything.

Xiao Guang just travels around and makes friends; he takes care of the important things.

Now that I have a specific goal, I feel much more relaxed!

About half an hour later, back in Obsidian Plains, just as Ash was about to fly straight to Blessed Village, he suddenly remembered something.

He patted the Steelraven's neck and pointed to an area south of the village surrounded by mountains.

Low hills surround a tranquil lake, accessible only by narrow paths.
Let's stop by Xinqi Lake on the way!

Arknom of Lake of Ambition has been captured by Hunter J. What is the current situation of Emberto of Lake of Heart?
"Gah~!!"

The Steel-armored Raven understood, tilted its wings, and immediately headed towards the lake in the southern valley.

The scenery of Xinqi Lake is quite similar to that of Lizhi Lake. Both are beautiful lakes with rippling blue waves, and in the center is a small island resembling a nest.

There used to be a leader Pokémon here, a ferocious Gyarados—

This Pokémon looks fierce, but it's actually four times weak to Electric, so Team Galactic can handle it easily once they know this.

There are no dangerous Pokémon here now, so you can explore without worry.

Just as Ash was directing Corviknight to land, a stern reprimand came from a corner of the lakeside:

"No outsiders allowed near Xinqi Lake!! Friends from heaven, please leave immediately!!"

Ash looked down and saw that it was a person wearing a red uniform and a straw hat—a member of Team Galactic's guard team.

A quick glance revealed that members of Team Galaxy were stationed at the entrances to several paths leading to Xinqi Lake.

Holding long spears, they faced the sky in a defensive stance, ready to attack.

Seeing the Corviknight they'd never seen before, they even threw out a Green Poké Ball, and Staraptor and Murkrow emerged, poised to take flight and block them. Ash frowned deeply; were Team Galactic treating Lake Heartbeat as their private territory?

Team King Kong or Team Pearl aren't that domineering; they can freely enter the adjacent lakes.

Seeing this, Ash decided not to clash with Team Galactic and instead quietly released Zoroark from behind.

"Please, make us invisible!"

Zoroark nodded, a hint of ferocity in the fox's eyes. With its strength, it could easily have shot down the two small birds flying towards it with just two claws.

"Solo!"

But since Ash had said so, it turned and grinned slyly.

The Illusion ability activated, coating Ash and Corviknight like an optical layer, instantly making the two completely invisible in mid-air.

"Mug?" "Gah?"

The Starhawk and the Murloc, which had just taken off, looked at each other and glanced around.

I saw such a huge bird in broad daylight, how could it suddenly disappear?
Of course, the Corviknight's true form had already swooped down and landed successfully on the central nest island.

The absence of Team Galactic personnel here saves a lot of trouble.

"Come back first, Corviknight."

Ash first recalled the large Corviknight, then looked at the cave entrance, which was similar to the one at Lake Lishi.

The waveguide power was activated, but there was no waveguide aura from any living being inside.

"I have a bad feeling about this."

He strode into the cave and went deep inside, where he found it to be similar to the underwater cave at the bottom of Xinqi Lake.

The damp cave was unusually quiet. Apart from the numerous pits and puddles, there were also obvious signs of a battle, indicating that a fierce fight had taken place here.

The lake god Imrido, who symbolizes emotions, is also nowhere to be seen.

"Has Hunter J already made the first move?"

That makes sense. This guy was initially salvaged from here, so if we want to collect all three lake gods, we'll naturally start here first.

However, there were several members of Team Galactic guarding the outside.

Like the diamond, security was heightened in the vicinity because the lake god had been captured.

Or a helper?
Because of the shared name with the modern Team Galactic, Ash never truly trusted the organization 100%.

He had met the leaders of both the King Kong Team and the Pearl Team, and he was certain that these two forces were legitimate.

But the Galaxy team...
Although the leader of the Xingyue group seemed stern, he didn't seem to be a bad person.

He has yet to meet the leader.

According to Hikaru, he looks like Dr. Yamanashi and loves wrestling.

The goal was simple: to improve the lives of the Galaxy team and the villagers of Zhuqing Village in the Xicui area.
He doesn't sound like a bad person.

Emerging from the depths of the nest, Ash surveyed the surrounding lakeside, observing the Team Galactic members patrolling the area, his expression slightly somber.

"Forget it, let's go back to Zhuqing Village first and see what information Xiaoguang has."

The latter is now a five-star member of Team Galactic, so he should have access to Team Galactic's top secrets, right? (End of Chapter)