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

She was willing to guarantee that Su Hao had some other trump card up his sleeve.

Kong Lingwei, munching on a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), muttered as she advised, "Teacher Zhong, Su Hao wouldn't put himself in such a dangerous situation; he must have other intentions."

Li Hua, who was gulping down his breakfast, put down the fried dough stick in his hand, nudged Su Hao, and winked, "Brother Su, isn't now the best opportunity to confess?"

Su Hao frowned, slapped Li Hua's hand away, and said disdainfully, "Don't touch my white T-shirt with your greasy hands."

However, what Li Hua said does make sense.

Now is indeed the time to disclose it. They kept it a secret before because Zhong Li was exhausted from collecting information and planning tactics, and they were afraid of scaring the elderly.

He, who is currently in Group A, has advanced to the semifinals; Li Hua from Group C has advanced to the semifinals; and Jiang Chengcheng and Kong Lingwei from Group D have advanced to the semifinals.

With everything going very well at Yangcheng High School, Zhong Li, who had been tense, was noticeably more relaxed. The good amount of sleep she got made her feel much better than she had a few days ago.

Su Hao put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and while he was marveling at how authentic the rice noodles were, he exchanged glances with Jiang Chengcheng and the other two to give them a heads-up.

He coughed lightly and said seriously, "Teacher Zhong, please don't be afraid of what I'm about to say!"

Seeing Su Hao's serious expression, Zhong Li sat up straight and said, "I am a professional trainer and a teacher. I am not afraid. Go ahead and say it."

Su Hao blinked, blushing shyly, and said, "Actually... my big tiger is already professional-grade spicy!"

Zhong Li's face stiffened. Forgetting that they were still in the hotel lobby, she stood up with wide eyes and exclaimed, "What did you say?!"

Sitting next to Zhong Li, Kong Lingwei noticed that the people around the hall who were also having breakfast were clearly focusing their attention on them.

She quickly wiped her fingers clean with a tissue, and with a wry smile, reassured her, "Teacher Zhong, calm down..."

Li Hua, with an air of otherworldly wisdom, crossed his greasy hands and said, "We only found out about this a few days ago."

After wiping the soy milk from the corner of her mouth, Jiang Chengcheng added, "And it was a breakthrough achieved through her own qualities, not through specialized skills."

Zhong Li's vision went black, and she was completely stunned.

who am I?

where am I?

Why do humans exist?

......

"Is it okay to leave Teacher Zhong there like this?" Su Hao asked worriedly.

Before leaving the hotel, he heard Zhong Li muttering obscure and difficult-to-understand phrases such as "young generation," "I'm old," "I'm useless," "pervert," and "only five months."

It seems that she, as a veteran professional trainer, has suffered a significant blow.

Su Hao didn't know much about her and was a little worried.

Li Hua scratched his head and chuckled a few times before saying, "Haha... After all, the strongest super armored rhinoceros in Teacher Zhong's team is only at the late stage of the professional level. It's probably because his Dao heart as a teacher has been damaged."

Jiang Chengcheng straightened her spotless white dress and said confidently, "Ling Wei is there with her, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Su Hao thought to himself that this was the only way, and said helplessly, "...Alright, let's set off for the Pokémon Breeding Center in Rongcheng then."

......

"Oh~ Is this the Rongcheng Breeding Center?" Li Hua exclaimed in surprise, his eyes wide.

The vast oval-shaped building complex before them was their destination—the Chengdu Pokémon Breeding Center.

“It does look very large, and there are only a small number of Pokémon here; most of them are in the designated ecological zone on the outskirts!” Jiang Chengcheng replied, flipping through the information in the encyclopedia.

This was her first time here, so using an encyclopedia to look up information was naturally the best option.

"Speaking of which, my big tiger was also picked up here, but the Rongcheng Breeding Center only undertakes the alliance's delivery tasks," Su Hao said with a look of reminiscence.

The Rongcheng Breeding Center was merely undertaking a task assigned by the Alliance, responsible for temporarily storing the nine exceptionally talented Fire-type starter Pokémon prepared by the Alliance.

He went straight to the room with excellent security upon arrival, even though he had never seen the Rongcheng Breeding Center open to the public.

"Oh? The encyclopedia says that in addition to selling Pokémon, there are also trendy small businesses such as Pokémon egg blind boxes, mineral blind boxes, and lotteries." Jiang Chengcheng said in surprise, looking at the ads that were being precisely pushed to her phone by big data.

Li Hua complained with a bitter face: "Internet celebrity? Being associated with this word usually means being expensive and a rip-off."

He had been scammed by a so-called "Pokémon Experience Center" before, which advertised that visitors could personally interact with Pokémon and play with them in a 5A-level scenic area.

The entrance fee is 1000 Shenzhou coins, and not only are there long queues, but the time to interact with Pokémon is a countdown!

And you have to pay extra for every additional minute thereafter.

If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off going to Su Hao's house to interact with the Pokémon at his gym.

“Speaking of which, Su Hao, you must have had the means before, so why didn’t you raise Pokémon from a young age like other children from prominent families?” Li Hua turned and nudged Su Hao.

"High school was alright; major exams and competitions generally prohibited the use of Pokémon caught during that period. But this fairness rule was lifted in college, and some people could even pull out one or two professional-level Pokémon..."

Jiang Chengcheng was also a little curious. She and Li Hua had never thought of this before, so they had never asked Su Hao.

His parents are both very busy people, and they don't even think to give their son a Pokémon to keep him company.

Su Hao, suddenly prompted by this question, looked embarrassed and said, "...There are deeper reasons behind this."

He chuckled and then deliberately changed the subject: "Being able to train one or two Pokémon in advance can indeed bring advantages, but ultimately it is the trainer himself who decides everything."

"Other people raise their Pokémon from a young age to reach professional level, but my Incineroar only took about five months to reach professional level. Doesn't that prove the point?"

Upon hearing Su Hao's answer, Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng exchanged a glance and confirmed one thing.

This guy is changing the subject!

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Water otter.

Chapter 213 A Clumsy Aftertaste

"This is the room where Flying-type Pokémon reside."

Shortly after Su Hao and his two companions arrived at the Rongcheng Breeding Center and explained their purpose, a female staff member in uniform approached them, inquired about their intentions, and then led them to this room.

This room is different from what Su Hao and the others expected...

Judging from the bedroom door, it should be a small space, but the kind-looking Ms. Zhang said that this is the room where Flying-type Pokémon live.

Logically speaking... a small room is a constraint for Flying-type Pokémon.

Thinking of this, Su Hao and the other two asked their questions frankly.

Sister Zhang laughed and said, "There's a whole different world inside!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Sister Zhang gently opened the door.

The door opened wide, and a ray of sunlight shone into the corridor where Su Hao and his two companions were, accompanied by the clear and pleasant calls of Pokémon.

"Where is this...?" Li Hua exclaimed in disbelief, his mouth agape.

"Let's go in first," Su Hao said calmly, and he followed Sister Zhang into the room first.

Within a small space, things change and stars shift.

Unlike the air-conditioned corridors of the Chengdu Breeding Center, this space is filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Jiang Chengcheng looked around in astonishment and said, "It's like returning to spring..."

This one step, however, made Su Hao and the others feel as if the world had changed, and the area in front of the door and the area behind the door seemed to be two different worlds.

Sister Zhang stretched out her arms as if embracing the sky, and at the same time, she delivered her long-prepared line: "This is the pilot project, 'Shangri-La,' created by our Rongcheng Breeding Center using Psychic-type Pokémon with powerful spatial abilities and fragments of secret realms with spatial characteristics!"

"With current technology... no, with Pokémon and technology working together, can we already create such a space?" Li Hua was genuinely shocked this time.

That's quite a generous investment. The Rongcheng Breeding Center truly lives up to its reputation as one of the largest breeding centers within the Shenzhou Alliance.

After observing the surroundings, Su Hao concluded: "There should also be energy from Dragon-type Pokémon involved, right?"

He had some impression of this technology, vaguely remembering that it was based on dragon and super-energy, and that it could use the fragments of the secret realm left behind after the fusion with Blue Star to create a small space.

Due to the scarcity of fragments from the secret realm, this technology has been largely kept secret.

The fact that the Chengdu Breeding Center was able to create a space that looks at least the size of several football fields shows that they must have invested a lot of money.

Incidentally, the spatial backpack his mother gave him, which is now gathering dust in the system's inventory, was also created using this technology.

"This... Su Hao?" Sister Zhang's eyes lit up.

She wanted to praise the boy for his extensive knowledge, but upon closer inspection, she realized that this handsome boy was none other than Su Hao, a top four finalist in Group A of the University Cup in Sichuan Province who had recently gained a strong presence.

Sister Zhang's professional smile vanished instantly, and she enthusiastically grabbed Su Hao's wrist: "My whole family is following your competition, and my son is a fan of yours! Could you please sign an autograph for me?"

"Ah... of course, that's fine." Su Hao awkwardly pulled his hand away and scratched his head as he replied.

After a moment, Sister Zhang, who had received Su Hao's autograph, calmed down and gave him a thumbs up, praising him: "Big sister is waiting for you to win the championship, but for now, let me introduce this paradise to everyone."

Almost every customer who comes here asks about the details of this space, and Sister Zhang is already very familiar with it.

She started by explaining the knowledge that the breeding center had already provided: "Currently, there are a total of eighteen types of Pokémon, each with its own characteristics. Furthermore, even Pokémon of the same type can have different characteristics when they release energy."

"Some Grass-type, Water-type, and Fairy-type Pokémon have energy traits that lean towards vitality, while others lean towards attack."

"The energy released by Fire and Ice type Pokémon may be related to temperature, or Fire type energy may have explosive characteristics."

"Some Dragon, Psychic, and Ghost-type Pokémon have space-related traits in their energy characteristics."

"This energy acts like a foundation, working together with the anchor points to stabilize the space outside the main world carried by the fragments of the secret realm, fixing it in place."

Sister Zhang smiled at Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng and said, "Do you two understand my explanation?"

She didn't ask Su Hao, because Su Hao clearly knew the principle.

"...I'm a little confused."

"I think I understand, but I also don't."

Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng looked troubled. Their grades weren't very good, and they were having trouble digesting so much knowledge all at once.

Su Hao, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. He stroked his chin and said, "In the context of trainers, it's the barrier encountered when advancing from elite to professional level. Pokémon that break through to professional level with specialized skills possess a certain trait."

"Special attack, physical attack, agility, constitution, destructive power, endurance, size, the explosion of fire, the water pressure of water, etc., everything can become a battering ram to break through the barrier."

"Now I understand!" the two exclaimed in unison, suddenly realizing the truth.

Su Hao: "......"

Family, what do I do when my two childhood sweethearts are such terrible students?!