Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Although the entire Pokémon is filled with motorcycle elements, Lispin still runs on all fours.

This Pokémon has a gentle nature and is often used as a mount in cities and even in the wild in the Padina region. Like Lapras, it is a very suitable Pokémon to ride.

In this dragon's lair, the Motor Lizard clearly took on the responsibility of helping the Dragon Clan move across the ground within its habitat.

Besides the lizard "Uncle Wen" was riding, there was another lizard, slightly smaller and female, beside him.

Long Wen dismounted from the motorcycle lizard's back, smiled gently, patted the lizard's head, and then looked at Long Ningyan, saying, "Ningyan, welcome home. Your parents are waiting for you here."

"Mm!" Long Ningyan nodded, affectionately stroking the female motorcycle lizard that was rubbing its head against hers, and then turned to Su Hao to introduce him: "Junior Su, this is my uncle Long Wen, and he is also the person in charge of your upcoming trial."

Before Su Hao could speak, Long Wen extended his hand to him with a friendly expression and said, "You must be Su Hao, the trial participant introduced by Bai Du. Please allow me, on behalf of the Dragon Taming Clan, to express my apologies to you for Long Tianxing's unauthorized trial in the desert."

Su Hao accepted Long Wen's apology without hesitation, after all, he represented the apology of the entire "Dragon Clan" leadership, not just Long Tianxing's personal apology.

However, for such a large and ancient family to express their apologies to an ordinary college student like themselves is already quite sincere.

Hmm, let's see if there's any compensation. If there is, he won't keep a record of it for the Dragon Clan.

I only remember Long Tianxing.

Seeing Su Hao accept the apology "without" any resentment, Long Wen's expression was slightly wistful.

No wonder he's a genius secretly watched by the league; his vision is on a whole different level than that arrogant brat Long Tianxing.

His smile towards Su Hao became a little more sincere. Long Wen first reminded Long Ningyan, "Leave the rest to me."

Long Ningyan nodded helplessly. Although she wanted to reveal more information to Su Hao, Long Wen arrived too quickly, and she couldn't interfere in front of him.

Long Ningyan had no choice but to wave goodbye to Su Hao and ride her motorcycle lizard towards home.

After Su Hao waved goodbye to Long Ningyan, who was riding a motorcycle lizard and merging into the crowd, Long Wen made a "please" gesture and said to Su Hao, "Let's go, trial participant Su Hao?"

"Ah."

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In the reception room of the Yulong Clan, Long Wen was still the only person in charge of receiving Su Hao.

Su Hao left the observation deck with its excellent view only after riding another motorcycle lizard that Long Wen had summoned with a whistle.

It's no wonder that Lizard is considered one of the most suitable Pokémon for humans to ride.

Su Hao's entire riding experience can be summed up in one word—comfortable.

There was almost no bumpy ride.

Long Wen also said that the excellent Motor Lizard can reach a speed of 120 km/h when carrying a person.

It is the best choice, besides flying mount Pokémon, when you occasionally need to move stealthily on the ground or travel quickly.

On the way, Su Hao also learned roughly from Long Wen about the next step of the so-called Dragon's Lair Trial.

The previous trial to find his way back to the oasis base from the desert was to test his qualifications to enter the Dragon's Lair Secret Realm, but the deeper meaning was for Su Hao's safety.

Long Wen's original words were: "If we can't even get through the desert, we should save our breath for the even more dangerous dragon's lair. It would be bad if someone died."

Long Wen unfolded the projection, displaying general information about several areas inside the dragon's lair, and reminded Su Hao: "Just like the confidentiality agreement you signed, you can't take pictures or reveal any detailed information about the dragon's lair."

Seeing Su Hao nod in response, Long Wen pulled up an image and continued, "The Dragon's Lair can be roughly divided into four areas."

"Area A, plains area."

"Area B, the lake island area."

"Sector C, the canyon area."

"Sector D, forest area."

Su Hao frowned as he turned his gaze to the "map." The level of detail in a "world map" is quite different from that in a "national map" or even a "regional map."

The map that Long Wen showed me... well, it's only slightly more detailed than a world map.

As if he hadn't noticed Su Hao's expression, Long Wen continued, "Dragon's Lair is one of the highest-level inheritance sites and secret realms of the Divine Continent Alliance. Although its resources are several times larger than those of the outside world, the competition is still fierce."

"The wild dragon-type or sub-dragon-type Pokémon here have survived brutal battles, just like the 'thousand-mile horse' selected from thousands of horses."

"It is very difficult to cross from one area to another, so several conspicuous 'outposts' are set up in each area. Although crossing through the outposts is a long detour, it is the safest option."

"Of course, if you think you are exceptionally capable, you can also choose to bypass the outposts and travel directly from the territory of the dragons, who are extremely territorial, to another area."

"However, very few people can do that."

After saying that, Long Wen looked at Su Hao, the young man who had set a record for passing the first trial in the shortest time.

He felt that even for Su Hao, it was unrealistic to directly pass through the territories of various ferocious dragons.

Therefore, this apology can be used at this time.

Long Wen pressed a button on the laser pointer in his hand, and the map zoomed in considerably, with many details beginning to emerge.

“This is…” Su Hao’s expression froze slightly. The map’s level of detail had changed from a “world map” to a “national map”!

Long Wen smiled and said, "Although ordinary trial participants can only enter from the area selected on that map."

"But after discussion within the clan, as an apology for that brat Long Tianxing's outrageous behavior, we are making an exception and providing you with a more detailed map to choose from."

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Attached are Ash and Pikachu.

Chapter 526 A gift from heaven

"Are you satisfied with this apology?"

Long Wen smiled and looked at Su Hao.

After scanning the projected map with the waveguide, Su Hao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Indeed...not bad!"

Rather than resorting to a blind-box-like large-area parachute jump and then blindly trying his luck, he prefers to have more options.

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After careful consideration, Su Hao chose the buffer zone between the lake island area and the plain area as his landing point among the four regions.

He planned to first check out several aquatic dragon species and sub-dragons, and if there were no suitable ones, he could move on to the plains.

One point that must be mentioned is that the four major areas are all divided based on the landmark building, the Sky Tower, which means that the Sky Tower is the center of the Dragon's Lair.

Before Long Wen could say much about Su Hao's choice, he directly dispatched a powerful flying dragon to airdrop Su Hao to the location he needed.

At the edge of the lake island area, Su Hao looked at the lake surface, which was much wider and more expansive than a typical inland lake, and muttered to himself.

Given the vast area, it seems unlikely that he will be able to find any Pokémon that interest him even slightly.

There was still about a week until the start of the main competition, and including the day it would take to get back to the capital, he had six days to stay in the Dragon's Lair.

Although the time limit stipulated for the dragon's lair is a full half month.

He didn't plan to venture deep into the lake, as the risk was too high; the dragon's lair was home to genuine Elite Four level Pokémon.

Although Diancie could hold out until reinforcements arrived, it was not facing an individual, but an entire tribe!

After quickly assessing his location, Su Hao began exploring upstream along a branch of the lake.

The Pokémon accompanying her as her protector is Milotic, since it has the greatest advantage in water battles.

The Water Droplet Slab fragments, now carried as props, have greatly enhanced Milotic's ability to control water.

Moreover, this is merely the tip of the iceberg of the power of water droplets on a broken stone slab.

After walking for a while, Su Hao and Milotic first encountered the Lava and Poisonous Algae Dragon clan, which should have been marine species.

This is also one of the reasons why Su Hao chose to go to the lake island area first, as his team happened to be missing the poison type attribute.

Dragons with the poison attribute are extremely rare; as far as Su Hao knows, there are only three: Poison Algae Dragon, Jawless Needle Dragon, and Eternatus.

Long Wen had told him that the Dragon's Lair Trial always adhered to the fundamental premise of strength.

To capture a Pokémon in a dragon's lair, you either have to get it to follow you willingly, or you have to conquer it with your power.

If you choose the second option, you'll often encounter a situation where you've already dealt with the smaller enemy, but then the larger one comes along.

After all, most dragon species are willing to raise their offspring.

Su Hao and Milotic hid in the shadows and observed for a while before taking a liking to a Lala Algae that seemed to have great potential and a good personality.

This Lava sprite seems to be very good at the Poison type, with an impressive control over Poison energy, but it's not so good at the Dragon type.

But for Su Hao, there are a million ways to improve his dragon attribute, so it's not a big deal at all.

However, just as he and Milotic were about to make contact with the scum algae, a terrifying aura instantly locked onto them.

It was a Poisonous Algae Dragon at the early stage of the Celestial King level, its mouth brimming with deadly poison, constantly warning Su Hao and Milotic not to approach.

If Milotic were of a higher level, Su Hao might have chosen to reason with them (physically), but now even if he sent Diancie, she would probably only be able to defend herself against the attacks of the Poisonous Algae Dragon, not to mention there was a large group of other creatures as well.

I can't afford to mess with them, I'm outta here.

Su Hao led Milotic around the territory of the Poisonous Algae Dragon and continued upstream along the river.

He remembered that the map, which was etched into his mind, showed a special "attraction" nearby.

Along the way, Su Hao and Milotic dealt with many dragon-type Pokémon that seemed to think they were easy to bully and came to attack them.

Among them, the most numerous is Gyarados, the evolved form of Magikarp, which is known as "the most ferocious".