Ding—
Host's temporary points have exceeded 200,000.
System rewards are being distributed...
Congratulations to the host for receiving a reward of 20,000 points. Total points: 220,000.
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Five days later, on a nameless island two kilometers away from Ghost Island, Riku was leading Lapras and Gengar to farm points.
Compared to before, Riku's ability to accumulate points had improved significantly.
Lapras, naturally, went without saying—but even Riku didn't expect Gengar to be so effective.
According to Gengar, it was already over a hundred years old this year, which technically made it Riku's great-great-grandfather.
Over the decades, Gengar had taught itself how to fight: strike ruthlessly, act decisively, and use the fastest, most efficient moves.
As a result, Gengar had actually earned more points than Lapras over the past few days.
Looking at the 220,000 points displayed in the system shop, Riku sighed slightly.
Originally, he had been thinking of challenging his limits—aiming to reach 2.5 million points within a week in order to Mega Evolve either Lapras or Gengar.
But judging from the current pace, that had clearly been wishful thinking.
It wasn't that Lapras and Gengar weren't strong enough, nor that their speed in defeating wild Pokémon was too slow. The real issue was the islands themselves.
Some of the nameless islands in the Orange Archipelago didn't even have three hundred Pokémon combined.
And most of those were low-level wild Pokémon. He couldn't just wipe out every Pokémon on an island just to farm points.
Moreover, lower-level wild Pokémon only yielded a few dozen points each. Instead of wasting time on those, it was more efficient to seek out high-level targets.
"Sigh..."
Looking up at the sky, Riku exhaled. "Let's farm a little longer."
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At the same time.
Groudon had finally returned from the Hoenn Region.
Bringing its underling back to the Berry Forest, Groudon originally planned to lie down and rest. But just as it was about to get comfortable, it caught a scent.
The scent of ripe berries.
"This... this is a Flying Law Berry?"
Groudon moved its short legs quickly and dashed under a large tree.
"These are all left for you," the three legendary birds said helplessly.
"We lost a bet to you last time. These Flying Law Berries have been ripe for several days. Hurry up and eat them."
"Holy crap!" Groudon exclaimed in shock.
"They've actually been ripe for several days?! That won't do! The Flying Law might have leaked! I have to eat them right away!"
"Farfetch'd, quickly help me pick them!"
Farfetch'd had been waiting nearby. Upon hearing Groudon's order, it immediately leapt onto the tree and began nimbly picking berries.
Meanwhile, the three legendary birds surrounded the underling Groudon had brought back, curiously inspecting it.
"Something's not right, Red Shrimp," one of them said. "Why does your underling look different from the Metagross I remember?"
"The form's the same... but the color..."
"Red Shrimp, isn't your underling a Shiny Pokémon?"
Surrounded by the three legendary birds, Groudon's underling—Metagross—quickly dropped its usual serious demeanor.
Especially when Moltres got a bit too close, Metagross would instinctively retreat. The flames made it uncomfortable.
"Bullshit, are you blind?" Groudon snapped without turning around, its attention still fixed on the Flying Law Berries.
"It's really rare," Zapdos remarked as it circled Metagross again.
"Ordinarily, you might not even encounter one Shiny Pokémon out of ten thousand."
"And for it to be a Shiny pseudo-legendary..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, Red Shrimp, you might look clueless, but I didn't expect your underling to be this impressive!"
"You're the clueless one! Your whole family is clueless!" Groudon cursed.
"And do you know what my status is? I'm Groudon, the Lord of the Land! The underlings I recruit are naturally extraordinary. Otherwise, how could I flaunt my noble stature?"
"Alright, alright, you're amazing," the three legendary birds responded half-heartedly.
"We're praising your underling for being rare, not your taste in partners."
"If we had encountered a Shiny Pokémon with the potential to become a pseudo-legendary, we would've recruited it too."
"If your underling were spotted by humans out there, every Champion-level Pokémon Trainer in the world would try to catch it."
"Hmph!" Groudon snorted coldly.
"Who dares to covet my underling? Only Master does. That's the only reason I brought Metagross here."
"You know, after battling with Stinky Fish for so many years, things have gotten a little boring."
"So sometimes, we let our underlings fight and bet on the outcome..."
"I'm not wasting time chatting with you anymore. I'm going to eat these Flying Law Berries!"
At that moment, Farfetch'd jumped down from the fruit tree. Holding the Flying Law Berries carefully, it handed them to Groudon.
Groudon wiped away its drool, grabbed one, and tossed it straight into its mouth.
Shiny Metagross, seeing its boss enjoy the berries so blissfully, also wanted a taste.
However, it didn't dare say anything.
As for the three legendary birds—they were already bored of watching Groudon devour berries. After a quick discussion, they took off into the sky, beginning their search for Riku.
Tomorrow was the date Bruno had set.
If they failed to find Riku in time...
If Metagross wasn't captured before the agreed battle...
And if anything went wrong...
Then their peaceful days might very well be over.
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