Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

"However, they're starting to discuss the entrance bonus for Su Hao again. Has he done something extraordinary this time?"

"The previous plan already included a pseudo-god cub as a bargaining chip... and he seems to already have a pseudo-god cub, and it's even a hetero-colored one..."

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电龙

Chapter 165 Su Hao on the Verge of Bankruptcy

Lying on the hotel bed, Su Hao counted on his Incineroar's fingers: "Now, Draco Mesia needs to consume one Dragon Gem and one Ghost Gem every day. The berries given by Hydreigon are almost gone, and the Power Cube reserves are almost depleted."

"Dragon Gems cost 50,000 Shenzhou Coins each, and Ghost Gems cost 45,000 Shenzhou Coins each. Considering that life energy becomes increasingly difficult to recharge as it progresses, the three million Shenzhou Coins I currently have will only last Little Dragon for a month, even if I feed it all. In fact, it might not even last as long as Little Dragon's absorption capacity increases along with its strength..."

Su Hao felt a sudden itch in his abs. He withdrew his hands from scratching the Blazing Roaring Tiger's paws and pulled the mischievous Doron Mesia out of his T-shirt and placed it on his head.

"Speaking of which, it seems that when Diancie was still a little diamond, she didn't consume any resources at all, yet her strength skyrocketed. Perhaps it was because she had Xerneas's power within her..." Su Hao turned to look at Diancie, who was practicing her shaping ability even while watching TV.

“Mildane has had a portion of the power of two red and blue aircraft sealed into her by her older brother and sister. This power is far superior to the resources available on the market. Now, she only needs to be provided with normal food.” Su Hao looked at Milotic, who was floating near the ceiling.

In a sense, Latios and Latias have already taken care of all the resources Milotic needs for its growth...

After all the calculations, it turns out that Milotic and Incineroar, which only consume Energy Cubes and Candies, are relatively more economical...

Strength doesn't just grow out of thin air; besides energy cubes, he also needs to find rare and powerful resources to provide to Diancie and the others.

"In the end, I'm only good at spending money, not making it. I need to find a way to make money..."

Some people may appear glamorous on the outside, able to take on ten opponents in the arena and even single-handedly defeat the main player of the Magic University team, but in reality, they are going to be eaten out of house and home by Pokémon (sad).

Big Tiger couldn't stand these words. Blazing Roar Tiger stared at Su Hao in shock, his tiger eyes wide open.

Our family is going to be unable to afford food!?

Su Hao didn't notice the Blazing Roaring Tiger beside him, who was looking aggrieved and retracting its palms, with an expression that seemed to say, "Maybe I should eat less of it in the future." He continued to frown and ponder.

Acquiring Dragon Gems and Ghost Gems is also a problem. These items in the League Shop are often sold out as soon as they're put on the shelves. Last time, thanks to his father's connections, he managed to get two of the two types of gems from the Gym's warehouse, but only two of them are left...

Gems with the three attributes of water, fire, and grass are found in many mountain ranges. As the most basic attributes, these three types of gems are easy to form, so they are the cheapest and have a large supply and output.

Secondly, there are slightly rarer gems. For example, the Steel Gem has a chance of being found in places rich in minerals, while the Flying Gem is easier to find in dangerous places with cliffs and precipices.

The origin of ghost gems is quite mysterious. Some say they are produced in graveyards or near tombstones where ghostly energy is strong, while others say they are produced in the legendary spirit world.

No new dungeons have appeared in recent years, and the amount of resources naturally generated is insufficient to meet the demand. Most of the mines have been almost fully exploited, and prices are constantly rising.

Every year, more and more new generation trainers embark on the path of becoming trainers, while the older generation of trainers are also consuming resources.

This is why countries all over the world are paying so much attention to the upcoming arrival of a new secret realm near the high seas, and have even proposed regulations to determine resource allocation through battles.

In short, it all boils down to four words: no resources.

"And then there's this, tourmaline..."

Su Hao played with the yellow crystal in his hand that occasionally emitted a "weak" current of 220 volts, which made his palm feel slightly numb.

These were the things Cui Wenyao brought from the electrical shop before he left Shanghai University, looking quite hurried.

At the time, Cui Wenyao carefully instructed Su Hao that this thing must be properly insulated before contact, otherwise the current emitted by just one tourmaline would be enough to threaten the human body.

He solemnly handed over the tourmaline with its impeccable protective measures to Su Hao.

He had only shown a little interest in the fact that the university in Shanghai had actually given him a tourmaline.

"There's no way to buy this stuff right now; it's completely monopolized by the American alliance. I wonder where Shanghai University got enough tourmaline to build an electric house..."

Su Hao called over the Blazing Roaring Tiger, who was standing to the side, looking aggrieved and clenching its fists in a horse stance.

"Big Tiger, let's see if the current and energy inside can be used?" Su Hao tossed the tourmaline in his hand to the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

"Kahoo??"

Incineroar looked disgusted as it touched the tourmaline. The occasional electric current it emitted couldn't even break through its fur's defenses, and it wasn't as powerful as Magneton's Thunderbolt!

Having tried all methods of inducing electrical energy and current, the Blazing Roaring Tiger shook its head at Su Hao, indicating that it couldn't even extract it, let alone absorb it.

The Blazing Roaring Tiger's assessment was: Not as powerful as Thunder Stone.

Su Hao was speechless. What exactly is the structure of tourmaline? Does it really require multiple tourmalines to form a magnetic field before it can be used?

He put away the tourmaline that the Blazing Roaring Tiger had handed him and began to consider his next plan.

Jiang Chengcheng just told Su Hao in the group chat that the opening time of the University Cup is in early June. The preliminary rounds will be held in various provincial capitals to determine the trainers who will represent each province in the knockout stage.

Eight students from Yangcheng High School, including Su Hao, were assigned to Chengdu for the preliminary rounds.

There are still three weeks left, which is plenty of time.

Su Hao planned to finish everything in Shanghai, then say goodbye to his mother and Yibu. He planned to visit Beijing University again.

The High School Cup wasn't a big deal for him; the main concern was the Seed Project knockout stage, which involved the possibility of healing Eevee and the Nirvana Secret Realm where Ho-Oh might exist.

Then it's time for the fifth or sixth Pokémon. If possible, he'd like to get an Electric or Flying-type Pokémon.

Then Miao Yin is also in the capital now. He said that after Su Hao arrives in the capital, he will take him to choose a Pokémon... Now the six slots in the League's records are full. If he wants to increase the number of Pokémon he has caught, he will have to become a professional trainer or make some kind of contribution and achievement to increase the number of Pokémon he has caught.

The Poké Balls in the Shenzhou Alliance do not have the function of recording the data of the Pokémon inside the ball; they can only know whether a Pokémon has been caught in the ball and then upload it to the database.

Currently, Su Hao has four Pokémon recorded, while Articuno is not recorded because the Master Ball produced by the system is not included.

However, if Su Hao encounters a Pokémon that catches his eye, he will still capture it, but these unregistered Pokémon cannot appear in official competitions.

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MEGA Pokémon

Chapter 166 Breeder Exam - Practical Training

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"Branch leader, is this the suspected cheater we've marked as someone to watch out for?"

The secretary, holding a form, asked curiously.

This form only records the names of five people.

Shu Hongyuan, Zhao Zihao, Ai Luoli, Shi Yi, and Su Hao.

Mu Yulan drew a circle on the form with her pen, just enough to circle the first four names: "There are only four. The last one is Gengar's personal stuff. He threw a tantrum and insisted that this boy cheated."

"Huh? Could it be that the fifth boy got such a high score on his own?"

The secretary was skeptical; some intermediate trainers might not even get a perfect score or 99 points on the beginner's exam papers set by their association if they took the exam again.

Mu Yulan's voice was helpless; she had seen the whole story clearly in the surveillance footage from the examination room.

Gengar's observation was indeed accurate; these four high school seniors who made no attempt to hide their perfect scores... it was too easy to spot the trickery.

However, one thing is one thing, but last night she confiscated Gengar's dinner, which is a good opportunity for him to lose weight.

As for Su Hao, who scored 99 points, she wanted to ask him how he almost solved that difficult problem without the answer.

She guessed that this boy named Su Hao might be a special ability user, or someone with keen intuition, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to discover her, a Gengar from the spirit world who was good at stealth and lurking.

"Is everything prepared?" Mu Yulan asked again as the exam time approached.

"No problem. We've prepared several different types of exam questions, including those that were leaked."

The secretary's report was all prepared; now it was just a matter of whether those students would be foolish enough to expose themselves...

......

There was a table and chairs at the entrance to the fourth floor. A staff member was sitting in the chairs, playing on his phone without any restraint. Su Hao walked up to the staff member and pointed to a form on the table without looking up.

"Su Hao, right? You're the only one left. Just sign here and you can go over there and wait for the assessment to begin."

Unlike the Breeders Association's lobby, which was filled with people taking the written exam to obtain their junior breeder certificates, the fourth floor was extremely empty and sparsely populated.

Su Hao picked up the form and saw that everyone except his name had already signed in.

There were exactly thirty people, no more and no less. These thirty people were exactly the ones who passed yesterday's test.

After signing the form, Su Hao handed it to the staff.

After taking the form and confirming it, the staff member looked like he was finally done, yawned, and then ran off with the form.

Su Hao was extremely embarrassed. No wonder this person said he was the only one left... But there was still a while before the exam started, so he shouldn't be considered late, right?

No one led the way from here on; Su Hao pushed open the door himself.

A vast, open green meadow came into view.

Su Hao carefully stepped onto it. The feel was no different from ordinary grass. He felt that it must be related to the exam that was coming up.

Looking around, he found the location of Zhao Xing and his group of four.

There were several small machines where they and the other twenty-odd examinees had gathered. After walking a few steps in that direction, Su Hao discovered that they were standard-model energy cube manufacturing machines.

Could it be that today's exam question is about energy cubes?

The sharp-eyed Zhao Xing spotted Su Hao approaching and immediately waved, calling out, "Su Hao! We're here."

Yesterday, Zhao Xing nervously looked at the numerous posts on the Magic University campus forum searching for Su Hao, discussing who Su Hao was, and praising Su Hao's good looks.

Even now, he still feels it's all a bit unreal.

"My junior, whom I thought was a Pokémon trainer, suddenly pulled out an elite-level Pokémon and single-handedly defeated the school team's star player. The whole school is searching for him, and I might be the only one who knows the truth. What should I do? I need help urgently!"

Apart from Zhao Xing, whose expression was slightly stiff, the other three happily pulled Su Hao over.

All three of them excitedly expressed that the assessment task this time should be to make energy cubes, which happens to be the project they are most confident in!

People's joys and sorrows are not shared; some are happy while others are sad.

Shu Hongyuan's expression was no longer as arrogant as when he had just finished the written test and scored 100 points. Cold sweat broke out on his and his younger brother's foreheads.

Based on the test questions given by the person he bribed with all his allowance and New Year's money, shouldn't the practical test be about identifying the types of Pokémon eggs?!?

Could it be that I've been scammed?!

He had already announced his upcoming role as a junior breeder in front of the entire school, parents, and relatives and friends in the village!

One of his followers, Shi Yi, approached Shu Hongyuan with a troubled expression and whispered in his ear, "Boss, those five people seem to be saying that today's exam question was about making energy cubes, which is different from what we know..."

Including him, the other two had already made a fool of themselves in front of their classmates with their perfect scores on the written test, and had received many gifts from classmates and parents who wanted to ask them for exam tips.