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A Top Rank restaurant in Slateport City.
Steve picked up the towel on the table, wiped his hands and the corners of his mouth, glanced at the watch on his hand, and said apologetically, "Natsu, I should go."
"Okay." Natsu also put down his fork.
This meal may be the most expensive meal he has eaten since he came to the Pokémon world.
Fortunately, you don't have to pay for it yourself, and you don't have to look at the long list of numbers.
"Right." Steven handed over a golden card, "This is our Devon VIP Card, you can enjoy free treatment in all Devon industries, I hope you can play in Hoenn Happy."
Natsu took this golden card engraved with a beautiful Rose pattern, not heavy, but it meant a lot.
"I should be busy for three to five days in Slateport City. You can play around first, or go to Rustboro City, I hope you have a great time in Hoenn."
After speaking, Steven got up and prepared to leave.
When he walked to the door, he said again, "By the way, Natsu, I read the paper you and Sakuragi researcher, it was very good."
Then, turned around disappeared at the door.
Natsu's fingers rubbed against the pattern on the surface of the metal card.
Steven and Shirona know him by the nickname "The Dodo."
The recent paper on "intimacy" is very popular.
Especially after Sakuragi posted the experimental results and various data again and again, and even created a tool that can test intimacy, a new wave of research has been set off.
Many people are following the progress of this research.
The existence of "intimacy" has basically been confirmed, and the next step is to prove the role and importance of intimacy.
That is to let a certain or some Pokémon evolve when the intimacy reaches a certain threshold.
If even this one is successfully confirmed, the value of this paper and this research will be greatly improved again.
Some people say that this is the last part of Sakuragi's "Professor" degree, and his success this time will make him a Professor.
It is also said that Sakuragi has been determined to become a Professional, and this will be his first success after becoming a Professional.
Of course, there are still many people's concerns, on another signature of this paper.
Also known as "Dodo" as Natsu used.
There is much speculation about his identity and his role in the experiment.
And Steven knowing that "The Dodo" is Natsu, the emphasis on Natsu has been raised again.
That's probably one of the reasons why he's taking time out of his busy schedule to host Natsu.
Of course, it could also be because they get on well, Steven had invited Natsu back in Saffron City to keep his promise.
But anyway.
"Although it only provided an initial idea and conjecture, the effect of the paper was slowly manifested." Natsu shoved the last piece of beef into his mouth , wiping the corners of his mouth.
For whatever reason, that paper definitely shaped Steven's view of Natsu to some degree.
Strode out of the hotel.
"There's still a lot to see in the Hoenn Region."
The sun sets in the west.
West of the Hoenn Region, at the Meteor Falls entrance.
Natsu arrives here with Togetic in his arms.
"The speed of the special plane is fast." Natsu had to sigh.
Steven's gold card is bigger than he thought. Originally, he just wanted to fly to Rustboro City. After all, it is the largest city in the Hoenn Region. In theory, it should also have the largest black market in the Hoenn Region. He can sell something and buy something along the way.
Just didn't expect that the gold card actually allowed him to take the special plane directly.
So Natsu gave up the plan to go to Rustboro City first, and came to Meteor Falls, north of Rustboro City.
This is one of the most famous places in the Hoenn Region, second only to Mt. Chimney.
According to legend, Meteor Falls is a place where a huge Meteorite fell. There is a huge waterfall in it, and there are also various small waterfalls.
Apart from this, because of the high temperature that Meteorite carried when it fell, there are tangled and complicated Cave and Tunnel in the waterfall, where many Wild Pokémon live.
And Natsu here.
There are two reasons.
Mainly looking for a place to practice Pokémon.
Beedrill has just entered the (elite) level. The improvement of physical fitness, energy improvement, and changes in strength have all made it stronger, but it also takes a period of time to adapt to its own changes and feel better and better. Learn about today's strengths.
Togepi has evolved into Togetic, and many of its abilities also need to be developed and mined.
Abra is still only at the excellent level, but its progress is obvious every day. Maybe it may break through to the senior level when it encounters an opportunity, or it may evolve into Kadabra.
All three Pokémon need exercise, and combat is undoubtedly one of the best.
The other is because he knows that there are Bagons in Meteor Falls, but they are very, very rare, and he wants to try to see if he has this dogshit luck.
Bagon, Dragon Type Pokémon, the final evolution type is Salamence, one of the Hoenn Region Quasi-Legendary! Also known as "Salamence".
The words "Quasi-Legendary Pokémon" are enough to prove its worth.
Any Quasi-Legendary Pokémon, once taken to the black market, is bound to fetch a sky-high price.
Because there is only one Quasi-Legendary Pokémon, and it is successfully cultivated, it represents the upper limit of this Trainer.
But the Quasi-Legendary Pokémon is powerful, but only after it evolves to its final evolution.
Until it evolves, the power of the Quasi-Legendary Pokémon won't show up much.
And.
The evolution of Quasi-Legendary Pokémon is undoubtedly much slower than other Pokémon, and the resources invested are much larger than that of normal Pokémon.
All if you don't have enough resources, having a Quasi-Legendary Pokémon that hasn't fully grown is not a good thing, but a drag.
With the resources Natsu has now, trifling four million Alliance coins, on the way to cultivate Quasi-Legendary Pokémon, it may be like throwing a pebble into a calm lake and watching a splash.
I can't afford it at all.
But if you can't cultivate it, it doesn't mean you can't hope for it, just in case.
It's like the lottery's house delivery event, I know it can't afford to decorate, but I still want to join in the fun, just in case.
It's good to have a look.
And, if a Quasi-Legendary Pokémon is sold, Natsu may not have to worry about resources for the next few years.
"Just think about it." Natsu laughed self-deprecatingly.
Looking at Meteor Falls, there are many to-and-fro people, and they all have this mentality.
There are not many people who hold unrealistic fantasies.
Anyway, you can exercise anywhere. Why don't you come to Meteor Falls. What if you have good luck and meet a Bagon?
It's a joke if you can't afford it and sell it.
If a Bagon is caught, Natsu will try his best to cultivate it even if he is a Pokémon hunter, a Bounty Hunter, joins some underground organizations, or even does some "missions" that are not allowed by the Alliance.
If you can't afford it, that's another story. Even if you just leave it alone, it's handsome!
"This kind of unrealistic fantasies keep popping up before we go in." Natsu shook his head and walked down the crowd into Meteor Falls.
With so many people going to and from Meteor Falls every day, I have never seen anyone who really conquered a Bagon. It is conceivable how low the probability is.
Natsu diverged his thinking a little, fantasized about it, and focused his attention on the next training and development of Pokémon.
This is the root of his present.
You can't just throw away a bag of sesame seeds in order to pick up a watermelon that can't even see a shadow.
He's not putting the cart before the horse.
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(End of this chapter)