Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Xiaoyao looked conflicted. She really wanted to fight Luo Wei on the spot, but after watching Luo Wei's fight, she realized that she was no match for him. This put her in a difficult position as a formidable rival.

"Never mind, let's talk about it another time~" She waved her hand and released her giant swallow. "Oh, and by the way, please give my regards to Dad when you get back. See you then~"

As Haruka bid farewell in a lighthearted tone, she too rode the wind away, with Swellow carrying her soaring through the air towards their next target gym.

"..."

Luo Wei waved goodbye to Xiao Yao as she left, then lightly patted his own face. "Alright, the first stage goal is complete. Now it's time for the second stage goal!"

"Yes, if it's Professor Luo Wei, there shouldn't be any problem..."

Aysa's loss to Rowe confirms that Rowe's strength is now completely superior to hers, and he is now a true match for the gym leader.

As for what the upper limit can be reached, and how much growth is possible afterward, it can be summed up in one sentence: the future is promising.

While it seems incredibly impressive, the entire Pokémon world has already been shocked by the example of Crimson Pearl, who broke through the Indigo League at the age of ten. So what if he's a genius? We've seen it all before; we're used to it…

In conclusion, the League is very optimistic about Rowe's growth; otherwise, Daigo wouldn't have been able to make the decision to let Rowe possess that important meteorite.

Luo Wei's next challenge, Qianli, has attracted considerable attention.

Lillie naturally continued to travel with Rowe, still unsure of what she should do. However, Aysa's process of resolving her inner conflict provided her with some inspiration.

In addition, Nebula clearly showed that she liked Rowe very much, and Lillie herself also felt that Rowe was very reliable. He was the third person besides her mother and brother who made her feel very at ease. Moreover, unlike her mother and brother, this person was someone with no blood relation.

"Then, let's go home, let's go home~"

Chapter 184 New Information on the Mural

"Let's go home~"

Following the road through Autumn Leaf Town, you arrive at Meteor Falls. Then, crossing another road through Meteor Falls leads directly to Kanaz City...

After arriving in Kanazon City, it would be convenient to go to Petalburg City and Petalburg Town. Rowe had been thinking about whether to visit Miss Dujuan first, but after casually asking, he learned that Miss Dujuan was currently facing a challenger, so Rowe naturally decided not to disturb her.

I only went to the Devon company and met with President Zvoich...

Lowe has successfully completed the two tasks that President Zuvochi asked him to do, and Daigo also expressed his affirmation of Lowe's strength and talent to his father in a letter.

Therefore, when he met President Zvoich again, the president warmly welcomed Rowe and even postponed a meeting scheduled for the afternoon by half an hour to accommodate Rowe.

"Oh, it's been a long time... Miss Lillie..."

Rowe was fine, but when President Zvoich met Lillie, who was traveling with Rowe, even though Lillie had disguised herself, he recognized her true identity at a glance.

"...Ahaha, long time no see, Mr. Zvoich."

Lillie responded with impeccable elegance and grace. Daigo had already briefly explained Lillie's situation to President Zuvoki.

After all, Devon Corporation and the Ether Foundation had collaborated several times before, so it's not surprising that President Zvoich had met Lillie before.

However, President Zvoich's previous impression of Lillie was that she was a very polite young lady, and he didn't have any particular impression of her abilities.

After all, before that, Lillie really had no opportunity to show her abilities, and she hadn't reached the point where she needed to have those abilities trained.

Her mother was only in her early thirties, not yet forty, in the prime of her life, and a strong woman who was in charge of everything. Naturally, she didn't feel the need to worry about having an heir.

Because of my busy work schedule, I rarely have time to spend with my daughter. At least during her childhood, I can still ensure that she has a relatively leisurely life.

Perhaps it was with this idea in mind that Lillie's studies were actually quite easy. She only came into contact with some related knowledge through her mother's influence. In general, President Lusamine's greatest contribution to Lillie's education was taking her around to make her known and familiar with people.

In a sense, personal ability is certainly very important, but connections are even more valuable. In comparison, Lillie has already become familiar with many big shots, which has already accumulated a lot of useful capital.

In short, President Zvoich originally thought that Lillie was just a model student and a rich young lady who would obey her mother's every word. He never expected that Lillie would actually take the initiative to disobey her mother's orders.

Moreover, this is not a so-called rebellious period, but rather an attempt to correct the mother's mistakes after realizing that she has committed a very serious crime. Although the methods used are indeed quite questionable and seem somewhat lacking in consideration.

However, at least in terms of its starting point, it was absolutely not wrong...

More importantly, the courage required for this action itself proves that she is more than just a pretty face.

At least this is something that President Zvoich greatly appreciates.

"That's truly remarkable. In any case, we'll help keep Miss Lillie's matter a secret. If she encounters any difficulties, our company will definitely provide assistance. At least in Hoenn, our company can still offer some help..."

"Haha, you're too kind!"

After all, given Devon Corporation's influence in the Hoenn region, this is definitely not just a "small favor." At least with this promise, many things will become much more convenient.

"By the way, I've also heard about the cave ruins from before. Since then, there's been new progress on the cave murals..."

"Oh?"

The last time Luo Wei visited the ruins cave, an earthquake and an Ultra Beast caused some disruption to the cleaning of the murals. Later, Luo Wei, Fujiki, and Daigo resolved the issue, allowing the cleaning and restoration of the murals to continue.

Although Luo Wei has now made contact with Higana, a member of the Meteor Dwellers, and obtained a lot of information about the Sky God and the Prayer Star from her, all of which is guaranteed to be first-hand, the most important and fresh information.

However, there isn't much information available about the Earth God and the Ocean God. Ideally, we should obtain information from the shrine near Mount Osakami.

However, based on the information currently available, they probably don't know much about the two gods either. After all, the current priestess is Hibiscus, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and there's certainly no need for her to hide her identity from the Alliance.

If she knows something, then the Alliance likely knows it too; if the Alliance doesn't know the information, she likely doesn't know it either.

Of course, as a priestess, she had mastered the ritual of worshipping the two gods, something only she could do.

On the other hand, Higana, a meteorite who worships the sky god, also said that she is an important part of the next plan...

In short, the intelligence on the other side is not the key; the key is the other side's identity and the rituals they have mastered.

However, we might be able to glean entirely new information from the murals in the ruins.

Just as expected, the murals in the ruins did indeed contain content that had never appeared before.

"...Besides the power of the Sky God, which can quell the anger of the two gods, there is also an artifact that divides away a portion of the two gods' divine power and can control the two gods to a certain extent, a precious orb that condenses the power of the two gods!"

"Oh..."

According to the murals, among the ancient people, apart from the Meteor People who worshipped the Meteor God and the Sky God, there were many believers in two gods. Among these people, some had received the blessings of the two gods and obtained special items that shared some of the gods' divine power.

In other words, these are two treasures that exist in the form of precious pearls...

...Crimson pearls, indigo pearls!

If one obtains these two treasures, one can control the power of the two gods to a certain extent, which is information that has never appeared before.

"Uh, if that's the case, then these two treasures... could they be the divine objects enshrined in the shrine of Mount Okami?"

Based on the current situation, Lowe made a very logical deduction, and President Zvoich nodded in agreement.

"That's right, the Alliance also made the same judgment. Therefore, they decided not to repeat the mistake of Meteor Falls. Thus, they decided to take steps to protect the divine body of Mount Sending Gods in advance. Then, the next step is to ask Rowe for help..."

Chapter 185 Going Home~ Going Home~

In short, after what happened at Meteor Falls, the League certainly doesn't want to repeat the same mistake.

Meanwhile, Team Marine did not appear during Team Lava's operation at Chimney Mountain. Logically speaking, Team Marine should have been the first to seize the meteorite from Meteor Falls, and they should not have ignored the meteorite's whereabouts.

unless……

"...About how long ago was the information on the new mural obtained?"

"Oh, well, it's probably been about a week..."

That's not surprising. The Marine Team probably obtained the relevant intelligence through some channel. As for where the intelligence came from...

Since the Lava Team was able to infiltrate Furnace Town and sabotage the cable car on Chimney Mountain, it's possible that the Ocean Team could also use similar methods to plant an inside agent among the experts investigating the ruins and caves, thus obtaining relevant intelligence in advance.

If that's the case, then for Team Aqua, the meteorite is naturally less important than the orb. After obtaining the orb, they can control a portion of the power of the two gods, which is much more tempting to Archie than the meteorite.

Archie originally wanted to obtain the meteorite purely because of Higanbana's guidance. Higanbana was obviously deliberately diverting his and Team Lava's attention to the meteorite at Meteor Falls.

In reality, this meteorite is related to the sky god, and not so much to the two gods. On the contrary, the shrine of Mount Okami was indeed used to worship the two gods from the beginning.

Now that this has been confirmed, the Ocean Team's next move can be predicted. When Crimson Pine saw that Archie and the Ocean Team had not appeared to continue fighting for the meteorite at Chimney Mountain, he must have already guessed that the situation had changed.

No wonder he retreated so decisively afterward; he probably knew that the meteorite was just a smokescreen.

In short, the problem is now right here. Having learned from past mistakes, the alliance naturally needs to prepare in advance this time.

By the way, did Higanbana deliberately lure people to Meteor Falls ahead of time so that the League could have a "practice run" beforehand?

If that's the case, then it can only be said that she really thinks a lot, and at least the alliance has indeed been trained to develop PTSD, and this time they have already started preparing to transfer the divine body to a safer place in advance.

Next, the alliance will also turn the tables and devise a plan to handle the whole incident, and the solution... will require Rowe's assistance.

After all, Loewy has now become the middleman for the Communication League, the Meteor Dwellers, and even several Gym Leaders. He is probably the first person in the entire Hoenn region to perfectly fuse the power of Mega Evolution with the ultimate Z-Move.

Therefore, both his abilities and his current involvement in this matter make him qualified to be entrusted with important responsibilities.

Luo Wei was quite decisive about this. He had been certain from the beginning that he was involved in this matter, and since he had already gotten involved to this point, there was no reason for him to back out.

He readily accepted the alliance's invitation and learned roughly about the plan from President Zvoich.

"Oh wow, this is really..."

After hearing the entire plan, Luo Wei nodded decisively, "Okay, I've got it all. Well then... it's about time I took my leave."

"Haha, have a safe journey, I'll leave everything to you from now on~"

After saying goodbye to President Zvoich, Rowe and Lillie walked out of the Devon Corporation headquarters building, and Lillie was also somewhat emotional.

“I’ve met Mr. Zvoich with my mother at several business dinners before. I just thought he was a very serious person…”

"Hehe, that's a business setting, so naturally the president's authority must be displayed~"

But since this is a private occasion, there's no need to be on edge and put on a serious face. After all, being so solemn is exhausting.

"So, Lillie heard about the plan too. How does she feel about it?"

After all, it was the alliance that was involved, so the scale was definitely not comparable to the previous "small-scale skirmishes." President Zvoich was just acting as a "mouthpiece" in it, to which Lillie nodded.

"Hmm, that feels incredibly powerful. No wonder it's an alliance. If that's the case, then what about Mom..."

"It can definitely be resolved, Lillie, don't worry. If President Rosamine is really being controlled, then the Alliance will definitely be able to rescue her~"

"Yes, I believe...but..."

However, Lillie didn't believe in the Alliance, but in Rowe, who said those words. She didn't say it aloud, but she was already certain in her heart.

If it's Luo Wei, then it's definitely possible...