Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

Inside another villa not far away.

Mu Xue drew back the curtains and looked at the heavy rain outside, and for some reason, it gave her a feeling of déjà vu.

"The sky was clear just a moment ago, and suddenly it started raining so hard. It's like the last time it happened in the capital..."

Chapter 126 Arrival in Los Angeles!

Every city in the country has a dojo, but if you really want to talk about it, there are only eight dojos that are recognized as top-tier by trainers.

These eight dojos are located in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Luoyang, Chengdu, Shanghai, Harbin, Harbin, and Shandong. All eight cities are crucial economic, political, and hub cities in the Xia Kingdom!

Meanwhile, on the streets of Los Angeles, a young couple was strolling. Although they were wearing masks and sunglasses, the aura they exuded was clearly not that of ordinary people.

The man was tall and handsome, and the woman was aloof and elegant. Everyone who saw them would think that they were a perfect match.

Ye Chen and Mu Xue came to Luo City specifically to find the Mega Evolution Stone.

"We just received a message from the Alliance that the kind of stone you requested is not in their inventory. They're starting to collect it nationwide now, but almost no one has ever seen a stone like that before, so the chances aren't very high."

“It’s alright. These kinds of stones are rare anyway, and I didn’t have much hope for them.”

Ye Chen knew very well how rare Mega Stones were. Over the years, countless trainers had brought out countless precious resources from the secret realm, but he had only found two Mega Stones on the forum.

"Then why did you still ask the Alliance to go find 々々?" Mu Xue asked in confusion.

"It's better than me searching alone. Finding even one more of these stones would be a huge profit."

"I don't think that stone is anything special. Is it really as powerful as you say?"

Ye Chen smiled mysteriously: "You've known me for so long, when have you ever seen me lie?"

After thinking about it carefully, Mu Xue realized that although Ye Chen often acted irresponsibly, he did seem to have never actually lied to her.

Ye Chen didn't offer much explanation. The concept of super evolution was too advanced for most people. He would wait until his paper was published to see the results.

Soon the two arrived near the residential area where Fan Wenxin lived.

This area is located in the old town of Los Angeles, where most of the buildings are quite old and the residents are mostly elderly people.

There weren't any quiet cafes or similar places nearby suitable for conversation, so Ye Chen could only find an open-air teahouse nearby and then inform Fan Wenxin that he had arrived and asked him to come directly over.

A short while later, Ye Chen and his companion saw a middle-aged man with an anxious expression walking over, his right hand still bandaged.

Ye Chen stood up and greeted him, "You must be Fan Wenxin?"

The middle-aged man looked at Ye Chen respectfully and said, "Are you Mr. Crimson?"

This is Ye Chen's ID on the Trainer Forum. Fan Wenxin didn't know Ye Chen's real name either, so he could only refer to him as such.

"That's right, come and sit down."

Fan Wenxin walked somewhat awkwardly to Ye Chen's table and found a cool and aloof woman sitting quietly next to him, whose face he couldn't see. However, since she didn't speak, he couldn't make any guesses about her identity.

"What's your hand?" Ye Chen looked at the other person's right hand.

Fan Wenxin smiled wryly: "...This is the injury I sustained in that secret realm when I was handling that stone. The elves there are extremely powerful..."

He seemed to notice that Ye Chen only had one other person, and that they both looked quite young, so he hesitated before speaking.

"Are you planning to go in yourself? If I may be so bold, I think you should reconsider, because the danger level of that secret realm has reached level D. Among the elves that attacked me was a senior level. Even with my accompaniment, I cannot guarantee your safety."

Although Fan Wenxin had exchanged the top-grade Light Stone for the mysterious stone (Qian Hao Zhao) and 100,000 Alliance tokens, he always felt that he had gotten a great deal, so he regarded Ye Chen as his benefactor.

At this moment, they naturally didn't want Ye Chen to enter the secret realm and lose his life in vain!

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to worry about that. You just need to lead us into the secret realm and find the place where you found that stone."

"But……"

Fan Wenxin was about to say something when a young voice came from the roadside.

"Dad, what are you doing here?"

Chapter 127 Commoner Trainer, Let's Go!

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a handsome young man with glasses looking at them with a puzzled expression.

"Xiao Yang." Fan Wenxin quietly turned his body to the side, hiding his injured right hand on the other side.

Ye Chen asked, "Is this your son?"

Fan Wenxin said with a conflicted expression, "That's right, it's my son Fan Yang. Today is Friday, so he just happened to be home on holiday."

Fan Yang's school is a boarding school, where he can go home every Friday and return to school on Sunday. It is precisely because of this that he still does not know what his father did for him.

Fan Wenxin, not wanting to worry his son, did not intend to tell him these things.

At this moment, Fan Yang also walked over, looking at the three people present with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Dad, what are you doing?"

"Xiaoyang, you go home first. Dad will chat with his friends for a while."

Fan Wenxin wanted to send Fan Yang back as soon as possible to prevent him from discovering anything.

However, the observant Fan Yang noticed something was wrong with his father. It seemed that ever since he arrived, his father had been facing away from him, as if he couldn't let him see the other side.

Moreover, his father's attitude towards these so-called friends was extremely respectful, which did not resemble the relationship between friends at all.

So Fan Yangqiang walked over and straightened Fan Wenxin's body, only to find that his father's right hand was wrapped in bandages.

"What's going on?" Fan Yang was stunned for a moment, then looked angrily at Ye Chen and the other person.

He clearly thought that his father's right hand injury was caused by these two people. Fan Wenxin, seeing Fan Yang's behavior, guessed what he was thinking and quickly said something.

"(bjdd) Xiaoyang, you've misunderstood! Dad hurt himself at home by accident!"

"Why didn't you tell me before?"

"I'm just afraid you'll worry. The college entrance exam is coming up soon, so you should focus on your studies at school and not let these things distract you."

Since Fan Wenxin had already said so, Fan Yang had no choice but to believe him.

"Then...they?"

Fan Yang hesitated as he looked at Ye Chen and his companion. Only then did he have a chance to properly observe these two so-called friends of his father. A man and a woman, both of them looked very young, clearly not from the same age group as his father.

Fan Wenxin took out a small box from his pocket and said helplessly, "To tell you the truth, it was actually your father who asked them for help to find you a Light Stone. This way, your Togekiss can evolve and you can get into a top university like Qingda or Jingda."

Fan Yang exclaimed in surprise, "The Stone of Light? Dad, where would we get the money to buy the Stone of Light? And why spend so much money? I can just go to one of the less prestigious schools!"

Fan Wenxin simply shook his head silently, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Fan Yang's words.

"I got it cheap by asking these two friends for help, so you must train Tokiku well so as not to disappoint me!"

As Fan Yang took the box from his father, he thought of his father's injured hand, and an indescribable emotion surged within him.

Ye Chen and Mu Xue silently watched the scene before them, a predicament that ordinary trainers in society often face.

To stand out from the crowd requires a huge investment of resources, but ordinary trainers simply don't have the money to buy these resources, so they can only continue in this vicious cycle, where the weak get weaker and the strong get stronger!

Before long, Fan Yang was successfully persuaded to return by Fan Wenxin.

"I apologize for the trouble. Let's go now. If all goes well, we should get there before tonight."

Ye Chen felt somewhat emotional. If he hadn't had those memories from his previous life and the help of the system, he might be in the same situation now, or even in a more difficult one.

“There’s nothing to laugh about. Your son should still be waiting for you to come back today. You can leave once you’ve taken us to our destination.”

"But... well, thank you so much."

Unless absolutely necessary, Fan Wenxin certainly didn't want to linger in the dangerous secret realm. As for Ye Chen and the others, they seemed quite confident, so Fan Wenxin didn't offer any further advice.

　"!". Since that person dared to enter the secret realm alone, they must have a certain level of strength.

Chapter 128 The Frenzy of Slaughter in the Secret Realm: Elf Hunter!

Fan Wenxin led Ye Chen and the other to a secret realm in the suburbs, which was not far from Luo City.

The Secret Realm of the Desert!

Secret Realm Size: Medium.

Danger level: Level D

This secret realm is a well-established one; Fan Wenxin often explored it when he was young.

Moreover, the overall environment of this secret realm is composed of desert, which is different from the secret realms Ye Chen has entered before.

Before this, Ye Chen had entered two secret realms: the Green Forest Secret Realm in Rongcheng and the Fierce Forest Secret Realm outside Chang'an City.

The name "Haunted Forest" was given to that secret realm by the League because when you first enter, all the elves inside are exceptionally ferocious and aggressive.

Although it is unknown what happened afterward, the elves inside seemed to have returned to normal and never experienced the situation that occurred when the secret realm first appeared again. However, because the danger level reached level C, the League still retained the name.

Both of these secret realms have forest-type environments, and this is the first time Ye Chen has faced a desert-type secret realm.

Therefore, before entering the secret realm, the group purchased a lot of equipment and items needed for the desert secret realm at the secret realm market, such as maps, directional instruments, sandproof goggles, water bottles, etc.

Fan Wenxin marked a location on the map and said, "There is a place here that looks like a ruin, and that's where I found that stone."

"Ruins?" Ye Chen asked. "If there were ruins in a secret realm, they would have been explored countless times by other trainers by now. How did you find that stone?"

In secret realms, the appearance of ruins means there will be good things, which is a consensus among all trainers. Therefore, wherever there are ruins, countless trainers will repeatedly search for them, even digging up the ground to find resources.