Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

However, they are all of average quality and relatively small pieces, but they can still fetch a price.

Each one is guaranteed to sell for at least 10,000 Alliance Coins.

It's just not quite what Xiaozhi envisioned—the kind of agate that could fetch an astronomical price.

Just then, Kojiro and his crew arrived with the modified machine.

"Boss, boss, we've finished the machine you wanted!"

"Really? Then come and give it a try!"

While Xiongwei Ya can find agate, it requires using all four diagnostic methods (observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation) to accurately locate it, making it somewhat inefficient.

If a machine could quickly locate the agate, digging up a few more would satisfy Xiaozhi's needs.

The crowd gathered around, and without saying a word, immediately started the machine.

Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, the device unexpectedly started beeping right under Xiaozhi's feet.

"This is……"

Bang!

After a sudden, huge explosion, Ash and his friends, who had been standing in a circle, turned pale.

"You three idiots, I'm going to kill you!" Ash exclaimed, and smoke billowed from his mouth.

After so many revisions, this is the result!

"Ah—! Spare me!"

Suddenly, Kojiro thought of something.

"Wait a minute, boss. It kept making a sound under your feet before the explosion. There's definitely agate there."

The trio quickly knelt down and begged for forgiveness, saying they wanted to trust them one last time.

Ash eventually had Majestic Teeth dig up the spot where he had just been standing.

While the magnificent tooth-digging was underway, Kojiro and the others prayed beside him.

"Meow, Kojiro, are you really confident?"

"No, I'm just stalling for time, hoping to live a little longer."

"What?" Musashi grabbed Kojiro by the neck.

"What kind of garbage have you invented? Why does it explode as soon as you use it?!"

"Musashi, you didn't do anything, how dare you criticize us!"

"Yeah, meow!"

The trio began fighting amongst themselves again before the final trial.

Ash, meanwhile, calmly waited for Majestic Teeth to finish digging, and pondered which leg he would break later.

Suddenly, a majestic roar came from the pit.

"Oh, this is...this is..."

Unexpectedly, after digging for ten minutes, Xiongwei actually unearthed a huge piece of agate that was brightly colored and well-preserved.

"That's great!"

Kojiro and the others' lives were saved.

Ash took the agate to the village of the Ichi people, where merchants who buy and sell agate often reside.

Finally, with Ichi's help, Ash's agate sold for a high price of 30 million League Coins.

Now Ash has finally swept away poverty and become himself again.

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After saying goodbye to Brock, Ash and Misty continued on their way to their next destination.

However, they soon arrived in a forest and, quite naturally, got lost there.

"Hmph, just as I expected!"

Ash had boldly declared before entering the forest that this would definitely be the case.

"Why be so proud? If you had known, you should have tried to avoid it! Really!"

Xiaoxia shook her nearly dead flashlight with a helpless expression.

"And Ash, don't you think this place is weird?"

Xia always felt something was off in this forest, as if someone was watching them.

"Pika~" Pikachu also showed signs of nervousness, constantly looking around.

Ash felt the same way; even though it was broad daylight, the forest was still shrouded in fog.

The sunlight couldn't penetrate at all, making it feel like being in the dark, which was eerie.

Just then, a very familiar voice came from inside.

"Hey, isn't this Ash Ketchum?"

Chapter 184 Eevee's Evolution

"That familiar, smelly voice really is you, Shigeru!" He shone the Light Stone, which he was using as a flashlight, behind him.

Appearing behind Ash and his friends was a Goooo, which, despite having two legs, preferred to hop on one leg.

And there was Xiao Shi, who was alone with it, casually waving and greeting them.

"This Pokémon is Goooo..."

"Hmm, don't you know?"

Seeing Ash and the others' current expressions, Gary immediately understood and revealed his usual smug expression.

"Let me guess..."

"Someone wandered into this confusing forest without doing any research and got lost, didn't they?"

Damn it, he hit the nail on the head. Xiao Zhi was speechless.

"I've always told you since you were little that besides exercise, you should also fill your brain with more knowledge." Xiao Mao helplessly spread his hands.

"Your girlfriend must work very hard to teach you more common sense."

Xia nodded in agreement, echoing the sentiment.

"It's exhausting; it's really difficult to teach someone with such a dense mind something."

Normally, Xiao Zhi would only seriously start learning something after he had filled his fully furnished apartment with residents.

Moreover, Xiaoxia had to sit beside him dressed in white, while Bai Tao was constantly being patted and deformed under his sacred hands.

This is what sparked his interest in reading, which was extremely tiring.

Otherwise, Ash would have already gone to the side to lift weights.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. Although Xiaozhi had also been someone who had come up through the exam by taking test papers, it was out of necessity due to life's pressures.

They've all been traumatized; now Ash possesses both a superhuman physique and superhuman intelligence.

But his super intelligence kept telling him that everything would be solved as long as he used his super body.

It's made his head start to get pointy, but Xiao Zhi will still take the initiative to learn important knowledge.

Moreover, his test-taking skills are still there; Xiaozhi can remember any knowledge he has learned very well.

But we can't expose his past now, especially in front of our childhood friend.

"Hey, Xia, can you please stop agreeing with Mao?"

"Speaking of which, Xiao Mao, did you also get lost? How did we manage to catch up with you?"

It's worth noting that Gary set off from Pallet Town a few days earlier than Ash, so generally speaking, he should be progressing faster than Ash on his journey.

“Catch up… Oh.” Xiao Mao suddenly realized.

"Oh, that's what you mean. I caught several new Pokémon in this forest and got hooked on them without even realizing it."

"So I wasted three days. In order to become a better Pokémon Trainer, I must continue to train hard. Unlike someone who gets lost every day."

While showing off his haul from the past few days, Xiao Mao continued to boast.

"As a former league champion, surely you haven't even caught a few new Pokémon in this new region?"

"How could this be!"

Ash has certainly had new partners joining him, such as Ursaring and Heracross... Two is indeed a bit too few.

"Anyway, I'm just giving you a friendly reminder: if you don't have a cuckoo that can see through your skills with you in the Enchanted Forest, you can forget about getting out."

After saying that, Xiao Mao was about to leave in a dashing manner. This guy has indeed improved a lot now.

Not only is his physique more lean, but his clothes finally look like what a trainer should wear on a trip.

Unlike before, she wasn't covered in flashy colors.

He drives a red sports car all day, taking his five or six girlfriends out, looking like he's on a picnic.

"Hey, Shigeru, don't go! It's rare to find a one-on-one match, let's have one."

Suddenly, Ash felt a bit curious to see how well his childhood rival and nemesis was doing now.

"A battle? Sure!" As expected, Gary stopped immediately upon hearing Ash's invitation to battle.

"Battle against a trainer of your caliber will be a good opportunity to test my progress over this period of time."

With a serious expression, Gary placed his bag on GooGo's head, took out a Poké Ball, and released a Pokémon that Ash had never seen before.

"Plop!"

This Pokémon has black fur all over its body, red eyes, and dazzling golden ring patterns on its body.

"This is a partner I've been carefully training over this period of time!"

As usual, Ash took out his Pokédex to check it out.

That's the downside of the Pokédex in Kanto and Johto; if you search for information about a Pokémon you haven't encountered before, you won't find a picture.

[Ding! Umbreon]

When the body is bathed in the moon's energy, the circular patterns will glow faintly, awakening a magical power.

"So that's how it is. This is Umbreon." Shigeru used to have an Eevee too, so it seems that one evolved.

This gave Ash a sudden inspiration, and he immediately decided which Pokémon to send out.

"Alright, then you're my choice, Ibrahimovic, come out and battle!"

Little Eevee has accumulated enough affection and experience, so let's see if today's battle against a strong opponent can make it evolve.

After a flash of red light, Ash's Eevee playfully hopped between the two of them.

"Eevee~"

"You actually sent a kid like that to fight me?"

"Don't underestimate my Eevee."

With Xiaoxia acting as referee, the battle between the two Ibrahimovic players officially began.

"Ushnishavis, use Dark Pulse!"

"Eevee, dodge! Use Quick Attack!"

Shigeru's Umbreon is doing very well; a black energy wave instantly condensed and was released towards the Umbreon.

However, Eevee was also trained by Ash for a period of time and can perfectly adapt to Ash's fast-paced attack style.

With a nimble leap, he dodged the high-speed attack of the evil wave, which blasted a large crater in the ground but left him unharmed.

"Such speed!" Gary always felt that every Pokémon in Ash's hands would become both muscular and fast.

"How on earth does this guy train Pokémon?"

There's no way around it, that's just how the Demon Muscle Intelligence is; every Pokémon is packed with muscles.