Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

This Moltres is quite strong. If Zinogre were to fight Moltres one-on-one, it would probably get badly burned by Moltres's fire-type moves at the beginning.

Actually, it was Mawile's provocation that made all the difference this time. Otherwise, if Moltres had used moves like Agility, Roost, and Sunny Day, the battle would have been much more complicated.

Chapter 302 Witnessing the Transformation of the Super Stone

Moltres closed its eyes, resignedly waiting to be captured, but the next moment, a healing wave began to heal its injuries.

The flamingo looked at Su Yi with some surprise.

"Moflame Bird, how about you do me a favor first?" Su Yi said with a smile.

Su Yi believed that Sky would definitely surpass Moltres in every aspect in the future, and in terms of fire-type output, Sky would already surpass Moltres after Mega Evolving into Silver Rathalos.

Furthermore, the Sky Dragon is already evolving into the Azure Fire Dragon.

Therefore, Su Yi was taking a laissez-faire attitude towards whether or not to capture Moltres, as his existing fire-type companions were already sufficient.

Su Yi's initial idea for this battle was to ascertain the approximate strength of a Level Two God, and only then to try and subdue the Firebird.

After a battle, Su Yi estimated that the ordinary Moltres was probably of medium to high level among Monster Hunter map kings.

In terms of specific abilities, Moltres has relatively low stamina but relatively high fire-type attack power.

Of course, there may be tempered individuals within the Moltres population, and those Moltres would likely be much stronger.

If Zinogre were to fight Moltres one-on-one, it should be able to defeat Moltres by making good use of Electric-type moves and having the advantage of its stamina after activating its Supercharged state.

Su Yi was afraid that this firebird might be some special individual, so he played it safe from the start and used a few tricks to make the firebird suffer.

As for whether or not Moltres will be captured, that depends on whether it is willing to help after it has finished.

If they're willing to follow him, that's fine. But if they're not, Su Yi is neither willing to force the Pokémon nor to serve him.

……

After explaining the situation, Su Yi temporarily put Moltres into its Poké Ball, then found the cave from yesterday and carefully went inside.

Su Yi didn't encounter any other Pokémon along the way, and the traces of yesterday's battle were still there.

Perhaps because of yesterday's battle, the Onix mistakenly believed that Su Yi and his group had already occupied their territory.

Upon entering the lowest level of the cave, Su Yi saw the giant steel snake and giant rock snake from yesterday. They were still coiled up here, unwilling to leave, after all, this was their lair.

Su Yi appeared before them, smiling and greeting them, "Hello."

Steelix and the others took a few steps back in awe, their attitude clearly not as tough as yesterday. After all, their entire group of Pokémon had been completely defeated, and they had thoroughly experienced the difference in strength between the two sides.

Su Yi patiently explained, "I'll just take something and leave; I won't take over your territory."

The dew-covered grass nearby meowed, trying to soothe the emotions of these indigenous people.

The giant steel snakes, still somewhat skeptical, hid in the excavation tunnel in the rock wall, cautiously observing Su Yi's every move.

Su Yi ignored them and released the three map kings: the Great Sky Dragon, the Black Horned Dragon, and the Thunder Wolf Dragon, as well as the Moltres.

"Moflame Bird, I'd like to ask you to retrieve something from the lava for me. What are the distinguishing features of that thing?"

Su Yi took out the seven-colored crystal and said, "It's probably similar to the energy fluctuations of this thing."

After carefully sensing the lava, the flamingo nodded, then let out a cry, spread its wings, and flew away before diving headfirst into the lava.

Su Yi patiently stared at the magma that was emitting a red glow.

The slowly flowing lava emitted an astonishing heat, and the entire cave fell silent, with only the sound of the lava surging in the air.

After a while, the lava began to churn and tremble. With a "poof," the Moltres flew out, clutching a rock that was still dripping with lava.

After shaking off the lava, the firebird placed the rock in front of Su Yi.

As the magma gradually solidified, the basin-sized rock looked dark and unremarkable, but Su Yi could clearly feel the intense, fiery energy fluctuations within it using his Star Power.

After the rocks gradually cooled down, Su Yi tapped them with a pickaxe, but only managed to knock off the outer layer of rock.

"Black Horned Dragon, I'm leaving it to you." Su Yi shrugged helplessly, handing over the "cracking the walnut" task to the professional.

The Black Horned Dragon stepped forward, swung its tail, and slammed its heavy tail hammer down.

click!

A crack appeared in the rock, and Su Yi could vaguely see a glimmer of red light seeping out.

The Black Horned Dragon swung its tail hammer again, and with a crack, the surrounding rock shattered, revealing a crimson crystal inside.

"Is it a super stone?" Su Yi, seeing what appeared to be some kind of pattern in the crystal, immediately thought he had found another super stone.

Just as Su Yi looked closely, the azure star on the "Hunting Guide" at his waist lit up faintly.

The stripes in the Super Stone were originally unfilled, translucent white. After the light from the Azure Star shone, the stripes were quickly filled with yellow, black, and red.

"This is a raw stone that hasn't yet become a Mega Stone? And the instant it was opened, it instantly transformed into a Mega Stone capable of Mega Evolving a certain Pokémon!?"

Su Yi was greatly surprised. He had actually witnessed the process of a Super Stone being transformed into a Mega Stone?

"But this isn't the Mega Stone of any Pokémon that I remember?" Su Yi had no recollection of these three colors of Mega Stones.

"Meow, Su Yi, the book on your waist just lit up, meow," Lu Cao reminded him.

Su Yi picked up the "Hunting Guide" and thought to himself: Did you make this?

……

After putting away the unknown super stone and returning outside, Su Yi expressed his intention to capture the firebird.

Su Yi placed the Poké Ball that had temporarily captured Moltres on the ground and said, "Whether you want to come with me or not is up to you. If you don't want to, just destroy the Poké Ball. Thank you for your help this time."

Moltres glanced at the Poké Ball on the ground, hesitated for a moment, then looked into Su Yi's open and honest eyes.

"Chirp." Moltres picked up the Poké Ball, walked to Su Yi's side, and handed the ball to him.

Su Yi was slightly surprised, because Pokémon are said to be proud and free, and most of them do not want to stay in Poké Balls or follow humans.

"cry."

Dewgrass's ears twitched, and it said, "It said it wants to train with you, meow. It feels it's not strong enough and wants to keep fighting with you to get stronger, meow. Until then, it wants to follow you, meow."

Su Yi took the Poké Ball and smiled nonchalantly, "So that's what you were thinking? That suits me perfectly. Welcome to join us."

Su Yi and the Firebird walked down Chimney Mountain, and he casually asked, "By the way, did you come to Chimney Mountain to heal your injuries?"

"Caw." The firebird flying in the sky nodded.

Su Yi asked curiously, "So what Pokémon injured you? Was it the other two legendary birds?"

"Caw..." The flamingo recalled the events of that time with a heavy expression.

Moltres: It was a starry night when a Pokémon flying at top speed crashed into me. At the time, I didn't see the Pokémon's exact appearance. When I came to my senses, I only saw six jets spewing red energy.

When Lu Cao roughly translated the meaning of "firebird," Su Yi: ...

Chapter 303 Refining Gold, Re-exploring the Depths of the Gold Country

Back at the hostel, Su Yi opened Rotom on his phone and began planning his next trip.

"Hmm? Is there going to be a Pokémon Contest in Fallleaf Town in a few days? I think Dracovish might be interested. Let's ask it if it wants to participate."

Just then, Su Yi received news that Team Rocket had completed their gold refining equipment and that they were in Autumnleaf Town.

"Now I don't have to worry about money anymore!" Su Yi was immediately overjoyed. With money, it meant he could quickly build his [outpost].

Akiba Town is a small city northwest of Fumafuji Town. Volcanic ash from Chimney Mountain drifts into the city and to Route 113 to the east, providing rich nutrients to the soil, making agriculture a thriving industry here.

Su Yi rode the Steel-Armored Raven and quickly arrived here.

"Mr. Su Yi, the machine you ordered is complete, meow. We call it Lucky Meow Meow. Please check it out, meow~" Meow Meow rubbed its hands together and lifted the curtain, revealing a huge mechanical Meow Meow.

"As per your requirements, this device can be directly powered by batteries, it can also absorb the power of Pokémon, and it can generate electricity using wind, water, and geothermal energy," Kojiro said proudly.

What else could Su Yi say? He could only give a thumbs up and praise them generously, "You're really amazing! Come on, let me treat you to a meal!"

Su Yi then took the Rockets trio to a restaurant for a delicious meal.

"Thank you for the treat~" Musashi said, wiping his mouth with satisfaction.

"When I have money in the future, I can eat this kind of food whenever I want, meow~" Meow is already looking forward to the wonderful life after making money.

“Yes, that means we won’t have to be so tight on funds in the future,” Kojiro chimed in with a smile.

Su Yi chuckled inwardly upon hearing Kojiro's words.

Kojiro was born into a wealthy family and had more money than he could ever spend. If he hadn't run away from home because he couldn't stand the family's habits and arrangements, he would have been enjoying the good life of the rich long ago.

Unlike now, when we have to worry about money.

Despite the hardships of life with the Rockets, Kojiro enjoyed it, believing that his own happiness was more important than anything else.

“Now that the machine has arrived, I’ll pay the rest in gold. I’ll go back and settle the accounts with you tomorrow,” Su Yi said.

The trio excitedly replied, "No problem!"

With the gold refining equipment in hand, Su Yi couldn't wait to return to Gold Township, intending to acquire a batch of gold as working capital.

Su Yi picked up his pickaxe, released several companion beasts suitable for digging, and said with great interest, "Gold Miner, start!"

Then came a series of clanging and banging sounds as a large pile of gold ore containing impurities was unearthed.

Then Su Yi put the gold ore into the mouth of the Lucky Cat and then pried open its arm.

The gold coins above Lucky Cat's head flashed, and amidst the roar of the machines, pieces of gleaming gold bricks and a pile of impurities containing other minerals were transported out separately.

Looking at the stack of gold bricks, Su Yi sighed, "I've never seen so much gold in my entire life."

People from poor families are used to poverty, so seeing so much high-purity gold is quite shocking.

"This pile should be worth at least a few million. The next thing to consider is how to sell this gold at a reasonable price."

"Perhaps we could try contacting Daigo."

There is a lot of gold in Golden Township, and the area where Su Yi is currently located may only be a part of Golden Township. This will be a long-term business.

Su Yi couldn't sleep, his mind filled with only two words: get rich!

"Can't sleep? How about we go explore the depths of Golden Village again?"

Su Yi fled hastily after digging into the cave of the Flame King Dragon, and he also remembered that he found fossils there.