Chapter 7: A Call from Professor Oak

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"Let me see what kind of reward I can get after taming Shiny Metagross."

After Gary tamed Shiny Metagross, it was almost evening, so he did not leave the place in a hurry but found a spot in the nearby forest and set up camp.

After enjoying his dinner, Gary, lying in the tent, could not wait to focus on the gift bag he got from taming Shiny Metagross.

"Let me see what good things I can get!"

Just like that, Gary's mind moved, and soon the gift bag stored in the system space was opened, and the items inside appeared in Gary's field of vision.

"This is..."

At the moment the gift bag was opened, a round bead-like object appeared in Gary's field of vision.

When Gary saw it, he was also slightly surprised.

"It's actually a Mega Stone!"

That's right, just as Gary said, the item obtained by taming Shiny Metagross was a Mega Stone.

As for what a Mega Stone is, I don't think it needs to be explained, as most readers know it.

"What kind of Pokémon evolution stone is this Mega Stone?"

With such curiosity, Gary set his sights on the Mega Stone in the system space.

Soon, with the system's annotation, Gary quickly knew which kind of Pokémon the Mega Stone in front of him belonged to.

"I didn't expect it to be the Mega Stone of Blastoise!"

As Gary said, this Mega Stone is the evolution stone of Blastoise.

"It seems to be a pleasant surprise!"

After taming Shiny Metagross, he was lucky to get the Mega Stone of Blastoise, which is really fortunate.

You know, the strongest Pokémon in Gary's hands now is his starter, Blastoise.

Obtaining the Mega Stone of Blastoise will undoubtedly make Blastoise even stronger.

"But it's a pity that there is no Key Stone, otherwise I could have made Blastoise Mega Evolve."

When Gary recalled that he didn't have a Key Stone yet, he felt a little regretful. Fortunately, Gary's will was still relatively firm, so this regret soon disappeared.

"Forget it, let's talk about the Key Stone later."

Gary didn't force it for not having a Key Stone, after all, getting the Mega Stone of Blastoise was already a good harvest.

After getting the Mega Stone of Blastoise, Gary was also very satisfied, so after shutting down the system, he fell asleep contentedly.

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The next morning, after finishing breakfast, Gary returned to Squallville in a very short time with the help of Shiny Metagross.

Originally, Gary was going to return to Pallet Town to rest for a while after taming Shiny Metagross, after all, he had been out for a long time.

But this plan was interrupted by a phone call.

Gary had just returned to the Pokémon Center in Squallville when he heard his cell phone ring.

Hearing this, he immediately took out his cell phone to see who was calling.

"Grandpa?"

Gary was slightly stunned when he saw that the person on the phone was Professor Oak.

"Why would Grandpa call me at this time?"

Although Gary was puzzled by the call from Professor Oak, he immediately pressed the answer button.

Soon, the image of Professor Oak appeared on the phone.

But when Gary saw his grandfather using an experimental vessel to cook instant noodles, his face, which had a hint of a smile, suddenly fell.

Gary said to Professor Oak in a slightly helpless tone: "Grandpa, haven't I told you several times? Don't eat instant noodles often, especially not using experimental vessels to make instant noodles, that's not healthy!"

"Next time, next time!"

After being discovered by his grandson using an experimental vessel to make instant noodles, Professor Oak was embarrassed, so he quickly agreed.

"Forget it,"

Gary also knew that his grandfather would not change, so he did not pursue it further, but asked about the call from Professor Oak.

"By the way, Grandpa, do you have anything to ask me?"

"Where are you in the Sinnoh region now?"

After hearing Gary's words, Professor Oak did not explain his purpose but put down his chopsticks and asked Gary about his current location.

"I am now in Squallville in the Sinnoh region,"

Although he did not know the purpose of his grandfather's visit, Gary still told his location.

"In Squallville,"

After hearing Gary's words, Professor Oak paused, and then continued to ask: "Have you finished your business?"

"I have finished my business,"

Gary nodded, and then continued: "Grandpa, do you have anything to do?"

"It's like this,"

Seeing that Gary had finished his business, he began to talk about his call.

"You should know Professor Rowan in the Sinnoh region."

"I know. Professor Rowan is no less than you in the field of Pokémon research, and he is also your senior at Rainbow University."

Gary knew a little about Professor Rowan, so he nodded.

After that, Gary also quickly knew the purpose of Professor Oak's visit.

"Grandpa, are you going to visit Professor Rowan?"

"Yes,"

Professor Oak nodded, and then told the reason why he was looking for Gary.

"Professor Rowan has a piece of information that I need most for my current research. It happens that you are also in the Sinnoh region, so I asked you to bring it back."

"Research information, no problem."

Gary decisively agreed to his grandfather's request.

"It's just right, I can also take this opportunity to visit Professor Rowan."

"That's good."

Professor Oak nodded when he heard it.

"Then I'll leave my information to you, Gary."

"Okay."

After Gary agreed, Professor Oak hung up the phone.

After taking back his phone, Gary sighed helplessly: "It seems that my rest plan has been ruined!"

Originally, Gary was going to return to Pallet Town after taming Shiny Metagross, but now that his grandfather said so, he can only go to Professor Rowan's research institute.

However, even if he complained, it was a good choice to go to Professor Rowan.

So after Gary took a short rest for a day in Squallville, he headed towards Professor Rowan's research institute.