When Gui Ling emerged from the Dark Forest, he originally had no destination, but the giant cocoon twisted towards Kalos.
After a series of thoughts, Gui Ling decided to go to the Kalos region.
“I remember this region; it seems to specialize in researching Mega ite,” he thought.
Therefore, the best option to sell this ite was to go to a research institute.
After traveling for some time, Gui Ling first knocked on the door, and after waiting outside for a while, he noticed a sign on the door that said “Direct Entry.” Awkwardly, he pushed the door open and walked in.
“Hello, is anyone here?”
Just then, a tall, thin man wearing a white lab coat walked out from the door on the right.
“Hello, may I ask why you’re here?”
“I’d like to ask if this research institute is interested in Mega ite?”
At the mention of this, the man in front of him was visibly surprised, then nodded quickly.
“Of course, Mega Evolution is what I want to achieve.”
“Is that so? I have a business proposition; are you interested?”
Just like that, Gui Ling was led into the lounge by the Professor, and the two sat opposite each other on the sofa.
“Haha, you’re young and promising! Your eyes show a maturity that doesn’t belong to your age.”
“You flatter me.”
“My name is Professor Platane; you can just call me Professor Platane.”
“My name is Gui Ling; I named myself, so don’t find it strange.”
After speaking, Gui Ling took a sip of coffee and then pulled out the ite in his hand.
“Here, this is the item I want to trade.”
“It’s an ite.”
The Professor picked it up and examined it carefully.
To be honest, he had seen many ite, but he had never seen the color of Gui Ling’s.
“I might need an instrument to identify what kind of ite this is.
If I need it, I’ll buy it.”
“Okay.”
Although Gui Ling sat calmly on the sofa, he was actually panicking.
If the Professor didn’t need this ite, wouldn’t he have to beg for food?
After nearly 15 minutes, Professor Platane ran over excitedly, bringing the ite with him.
“Gui Ling! Your ite is a Garchomp’s! I’ll buy it! How much do you want?”
Hearing this, Gui Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, but this subtle movement was still caught by the Professor.
“Professor, you set the price.”
“Are you very short on money?”
“It’s not that I’m short on money; it’s that I have no money at all.”
Gui Ling said it directly and frankly; there was nothing to hide about this.
“Hmm? As a Trainer, do you have no funds?”
“I haven’t even registered as a Trainer.
I was swept in by a spatial wormhole; it must have been an accidental bringing by some space-type legendary Pokémon.”
Gui Ling stated the excuse he had prepared earlier.
Professor Platane pondered for a moment after hearing it, then nodded.
“So, you don’t even have a home?”
“I’ve been living in the forest for the past month, and I’m almost sick of eating fish.
If I don’t eat something else, I feel like I’m going to turn into a fish…”
Professor Platane exhaled with a smile and handed Gui Ling a bank card.
“This is the price of this ite, 500,000.
It should be enough to support you for a while.”
“Thank you.”
Gui Ling took the bank card and was about to leave, but Professor Platane called out to him.
“What are your plans next?”
“To make money, I guess.
Although I can forge knives and do blacksmithing, it seems there’s no use for these things here.”
Professor Platane thought for a moment, then said,
“I can provide you with some more funds, and if you run out of money, you can come to me again.
However, the condition is that when I need you, you must come over to provide me with extra hands.”
At this stage, this condition was something Gui Ling couldn't refuse.
After thinking for a while, he nodded and agreed.
“Okay, then I’ll register you as a Trainer.”
“Thank you, Professor.”
While Professor Platane was helping Gui Ling register as a Trainer, Gui Ling also took the opportunity to tour the entire research facility.
However, among these Pokémon, a Froakie saw the tang katana in Gui Ling’s hand light up with star-filled eyes, then used Froakie bubbles to block Gui Ling.
“???”
“Froakie!”
Froakie hopped over, pointing at the knife in Gui Ling’s hand.
“What’s wrong?”
“Froakie!”
A white light glowed in Froakie’s hand, then it used Quick Attack, pointing at Gui Ling.
“Are you challenging me to a sword fight?”
“Froakie!”
“Alright, just don’t cry when you get beaten!”
【Cowboy Showdown Tune — Doo doo doo ~ doo ~ doo ~ doo ~ doo —】
The two stood in a standoff for a while, then Froakie suddenly narrowed its eyes and launched the first attack.
It leaped into the air and slashed towards Gui Ling.
Gui Ling lightly stepped back, stabilized his center of gravity to block the attack, and then, using his superior strength, threw Froakie into the air again.
After being thrown into the air, Froakie channeled power with both hands to unleash Water Pulse, intending to use it as cover to descend.
However, Gui Ling didn't give it the chance.
He directly split the Water Pulse in half with a single strike, then turned and hit Froakie’s stomach with the back of his tang katana, sending it crashing into the wall.
Froakie struggled to get up, only to find Gui Ling’s tang katana already at its neck.
“You lost.”
“Froakie…”
Gui Ling put away his tang katana and turned to walk out of the research facility.
Froakie remained in place, then followed him after a moment.
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“Here, Gui Ling, this is a book about Pokémon, and your Trainer ID.
These six Poké Balls are my gift to you.”
“Thank you, Professor.
If you ever need my help, please don’t hesitate to ask.”
The Professor patted Gui Ling’s shoulder and handed him a bracelet.
“This is?”
“I saw you still have a Mega Evolution Key Stone, didn’t you? You can put it on this to avoid losing it.”
“Thank you!”
“Froakie!”
Just as Gui Ling was about to leave, the Froakie from earlier hopped over.
“Hmm? Froakie?”
As both of them looked confused, Froakie threw a Poké Ball, which landed in Gui Ling’s hand.
“Are you coming with me?”
“Froakie!”
Then, a flash of red light, and Froakie was recalled into the Poké Ball.
“Professor, is there a charge for this?”
“Haha, no need.
They can go with whoever they want.
You must treat it well!”
“Okay.”