Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

"Director Hirohiko, please come in." Daigo opened the door and invited Hirohiko in.

It looks like an ordinary little villa on the outside, but inside it's a completely different world.

Whole-house sensor lighting, smart voice-controlled TV, integrated air conditioning control, and a technologically advanced hidden sofa…

It can be said that Devon Corporation's latest and most comprehensive technologies are used in Daigo's home.

"Director Haoyan, please have a seat." Daigo poured a glass of water and handed it to Haoyan.

"Thank you." Haoyan casually took the gift, sat down on the sofa, and asked casually, "Has the matter at the center of the universe been resolved?"

Daigo is a former champion, but he currently holds no position.

However, he was not a champion who was defeated, and he is also good friends with the current champion, Mikkelsen.

They still have a lot of influence within the league.

"It's all taken care of."

"The entire Water Fleet has been captured. After a trial by the Elven Court, they can be imprisoned."

"The Pokémon from Team Aqua that we've confiscated will be taken to their respective habitats and released back into the wild, following the League's usual procedure."

“If there are any Pokémon that are already used to interacting with humans, we will distribute them to investigators who have made significant contributions,” Steven said.

If the bond between a Pokémon and its original owner is too deep, the League will release it.

If the Pokémon is not closely associated with its original owner, it will generally be assigned to an investigator.

Furthermore, the League will periodically conduct spot checks on the Pokémon assigned to investigators to examine the bond between them and the Pokémon.

If the standards are not met, the distributed Pokémon will be recalled.

Choose another owner, or consider releasing it back into the wild.

"Director Haoyan once saved my father on Orange Avenue."

"I've always wanted to thank Director Haoyan, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance."

"Last time at Yantushan, I had a brief meeting with Director Haoyan in order to capture Di who had escaped."

As Daigo finished speaking, he stood up seriously and prepared to bow to Hiroyuki.

"Now that I've finally managed to meet Director Haoyan, I must thank you!"

Haoyan quickly put down his water glass and helped Dawu, who was about to bend over.

He repeatedly said, "Mr. Daigo, you're too kind. It was just a small favor."

But Daigo insisted, saying, "Ever since I learned that my father was almost taken hostage, I have been investigating the Aqua Team!"

"This is how my father's kidnapping was planned!"

"It's a pity I haven't achieved anything significant all this time!"

"I never expected that Director Haoyan would be so brave this time, managing to capture Di directly!"

"This puts a weight on my mind!"

"A simple thank you is nothing more than a token expression of gratitude; please, Master Haoyan, do not refuse!"

Since Daiwu had already said all that, Haoyan couldn't very well refuse.

He had no choice but to let Daigo bow deeply in gratitude.

After expressing his gratitude, Haoyan took the initiative to chat with Daigo.

Daigo, perhaps because he has been dealing with rocks for a long time, seems to be somewhat inarticulate.

To put it bluntly, I'm just not very good at chatting.

Two grown men meeting for the first time in a formal setting, not knowing each other well, would only make things more awkward if they forced a conversation.

However, Haoyan had just sat down, and it would be somewhat inappropriate to suggest leaving now.

He then took the initiative to start the conversation, saying, "I've heard that Mr. Daigo likes to collect all kinds of stones."

"But I don't see much here."

Haoyan was just saying it casually, just trying to start a conversation, but he didn't expect Daigo to be so excited about it.

"Curator Haoyan, you also like stones?"

Seeing Daigo's excitement, Hirohiko could only go along with him and say, "When I was a bounty hunter, I did have a lot of connections with rocks."

I once obtained the Fire Stone from the Stone Cave and the Rock Core that fed Tyranitar.

Upon hearing this, Daigo excitedly stood up and said, "I've collected quite a few stones. Why don't I show them to Curator Hiroyuki!"

After saying that, he pulled Haoyan and headed to the basement of his villa.

Daigo built a spacious basement in his house.

The basement is the place Daigo cares about most.

It involved various complex verification methods, including fingerprint, iris scan, and manual password input.

The door to Daigo's basement finally opened.

Haoyan followed Daigo into the spacious basement.

Inside, there are all kinds of colorful stones.

Looking at the neatly arranged shop windows, Haoyan was truly amazed!

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Daigo, he really is a man who loves stones!"

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Chapter 251 Steel Z Pure Crystal

Even though Haoyan is quite knowledgeable, looking at Daigo's basement felt like entering a grand garden.

Stones were placed in the shop window.

Under the dazzling lights, the stones of all kinds shone brightly.

"I obtained this Fire Stone at Mount Chimney."

"It contains 99.99% high-concentration fire-element crystals!"

"It's no exaggeration to say that it's the most concentrated Fire Stone in the entire Pokémon world!" Daigo gently stroked a red stone, looking at it with affection and fascination, and said to Haoyan.

Carefully placing the Fire Stone aside, she pulled Haoyan aside, took a stone from the display case, and said to Haoyan, "And this is the Moon Stone!"

"She's so beautiful!"

"As black as the night sky, like a peerless beauty, her captivating eyes radiate a mesmerizing glow!"

"The patterns on it are so mesmerizing!"

... ...

Previously, Hao Yan only knew that Daigo was obsessed with rocks, but he never expected that he was obsessed to such an extent.

This place is like his harem.

Each stone was like a beloved concubine to him.

Hao Yan awkwardly but politely agreed, "You must have put a lot of effort into obtaining this Moon Stone."

Daigo casually said, "I bought this Moon Stone in the Kanto region."

"It's a pity I didn't dig it myself."

"However, the price isn't expensive, only 3 million Alliance Coins."

After Daigo finished speaking, he carefully took a cloth of unknown material and gently wiped the moonstone.

The way he looked at her was as if he were treating her as some kind of unparalleled beauty.

"Only 300 million Alliance Coins!"

"Not expensive?"

Haoyan was completely speechless!

Even though Daigo is the heir to the Devon Corporation, this is just too extravagant!

Three hundred million Alliance Coins to buy a Moonstone?

However, like his father, Daigo Zuvoki is also a rock enthusiast.

Evolution stones with high concentrations contain high levels of energy.

However, it's not very useful for Pokémon evolution.

Steven's Moon Stone is estimated to allow three to four Clefairys to absorb energy and evolve into Clefairy.

However, a top-grade Moonstone would only cost a maximum of 300 million.

You can still evolve Clefairy into Pixie.

However, the prices differ by a factor of 100!

Clearly, Daigo wasn't considering practicality; he simply liked the rare stone.

If Daigo hadn't bought that Moon Stone, it would probably have cost around 2000 million yen, which is already quite outrageous.

Haoyan looked around and saw that there were stones of this high concentration everywhere.

There are also many fossils and amber.

It is estimated that Daigo is the stone merchant's favorite buyer.

This made Hao Yan sigh in his heart: "This Daigo really is a 'second-generation rich kid'!"

Haoyan wandered around casually, looking at the other shop windows to see just how extravagant Daigo had become.

After walking a few steps, I saw a diamond-shaped crystal on a workbench, which Daigo had casually placed on the table.

As soon as Haoyan held it in his hand, the relevant information entered his mind.

[Steel Z-Crystal: Upgrades Steel-type moves to Z-Moves.]

[Note: It takes some time for the energy to recover after use.]