Chapter 143

"Zhongli Guest from the Hall of Purity"

"Liyue Port mineralogist and expert, Kun Jun!"

The venue referee called, and the audience quickly selected the player's battle map.

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Zhongli slowly released his Pokémon.

A level 45 Kubfu.

Kunjun's face was complicated, and he also threw the Pokéball.

He surprisingly had two Pokémon.

They were: a level 40 Omastar and a level 30 Carracosta!

The audience was in an uproar, and there was commotion—these were two brand new Pokémon.

In the guest seat, Hu Tao tried to open the Pokédex from a distance and scan it, but got a prompt that "the distance is too far to be recognized."

"Who is this Kunjun?" Hu Tao couldn't help shouting.

"That's it."

Xiangling also asked curiously, "Are these two Rock-type Pokémon? And once you look at it, you can tell it's their final form."

"Maybe they have eaten some cultivated treasures. Look carefully, the rocks on their bodies are all shining!"

The group members discussed.

Tartaglia looked serious. "This Kunjun seems to have appeared out of thin air, and we Fatui have no information about him at all!"

Yelan heard this and glanced at Tartaglia in surprise. She didn't expect that this Harbinger of the Fatui was so easy to talk to.

"I just returned to Liyue not long ago."

"Is this person active in Liyue Port recently?" Ningguang nodded to her.

But Takumi said leisurely, "Don't worry about Kunjun. He is a bitter brother. This is the worst luck I have ever seen since I opened the store. There are draws five times a week, and every time he gets nothing but mediocre ones."

"This Omastar and Carracosta seem to have been found and conquered by him in the ecological zone."

On the field, Kubfu took a few steps forward, his face full of seriousness, and he stared straight at the two Rock-type Pokémon opposite him.

In terms of level, Kubfu was slightly ahead of Omastar.

But he had to fight one against two.

Moreover, the ore scholar named Kunjun dared to sign up for the Champion Tournament, and he obviously had a certain degree of bravery.

Kubfu seemed very cautious and adopted the tactic of being immovable by the enemy.

Kunjun smiled and said meaningfully to Zhongli, "Will the seemingly unchanging rock, for you and me, eventually disappear or change under the erosion of time?"

Zhongli was stunned for a moment, sensing the familiar rock aura that Kunjun actively released from his body.

Then he sighed with some emotion, "It is you."

Kunjun also sighed, "Once upon a time in the Strata Abyss, did you ever hesitate?"

Zhongli: "A rock can still have a heart, so of course I did!"

Hearing this, the bespectacled young scholar, transformed by the remnants of Kunjun's good thoughts, showed a heartfelt smile on his face.

"As a close friend of the Geo Archon, this battle, the Pokémon Age, the Champion Tournament itself—these are not within the scope of the contract. So, fight! Best friend!"

Zhongli nodded, a faint smile on his face. "Since those years, let's compete again, shall we?"

Takumi said in the stands that it was really fun to watch an old friend compete.

Zhongli, Azhdaha, had thousands of years of history together.

Azhdaha was a powerful elemental being, and because of Zhongli's "finishing touch," spiritual wisdom was born, and the Dragon King was born.

Together they ended the demonic chaos in the Liyue area.

But as time went by, Azhdaha could not bear the wear and tear, and his true spirit was divided into two.

The evil part, along with the body, was suppressed in the cave space.

A part of goodness—he must have been silently observing Liyue today?

At the same time, the commentator Liu Su was extremely confused about the situation of the two Pokémon, Zhong Li and Kunjun.

In addition, the two players were reminiscing like old friends.

He was secretly anxious.

What should we do? What should we say to warm up the scene and blow up the atmosphere?

Takumi did not embarrass the commentator Liu Su.

Kubfu, Carracosta, and Omastar—they were all very rare Pokémon. With the current progress of popularizing Pokémon in Teyvat, this temporary training commentator did not know them, which was understandable.

Therefore, Takumi continued as a guest commentator:

"In fact, Omastar is an extinct Pokémon. It is thought to have become extinct tens of thousands of years ago."

Everyone heard this:

(?)!

???

I don't have much education, Mr. Takumi. Please don't lie to us.

An extinct Pokémon appeared in front of everyone and participated in the Champion Tournament. Is this really called extinction?

Just when all eyes, including those on the guest stage, looked at Takumi strangely, he raised a calm smile on his lips.

"But the ecology of this type of ancient Pokémon has always been a mystery. Some people believe there are wild ancient species living in undiscovered ultra-secret environments."

The barrage passed by in the live broadcast room, and the online audience was also discussing.

"So, what the store manager Takumi means is that this player named Kunjun discovered the secret place where ancient Pokémon inhabit in the ecological zone?"

"Damn it~!!"

"Then I feel like someone is going crazy again. The hidden map is full of treasure chests and treasures. Isn't that common sense?!"

"People have set off! Find ancient secrets!"

After yesterday's match, the commentator Liu Su had changed. At least today, he would support Takumi.

"So, store manager Takumi, since Omastar is an ancient Pokémon, what other ancient Pokémon are there? Could you please expand on this?"

Hearing this, many people's eyes suddenly brightened, and they praised Liu Su's cooperation.

Damn it! What a great assist.

You can also absorb a wave of Pokémon knowledge with the correct posture.

At the Kamisato Estate, Ayaka had already taken out a small notebook, with the brush dipped in ink, ready to start recording seriously.

Mondstadt and Liyue had already walked in front of Inazuma.

The Kamisato family was one of the three most famous families in Inazuma.

She was the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family and must set an example for the people of Inazuma in the Pokémon era.

She must work harder!

The trainers who had caught up with Mondstadt and Liyue would not bring shame to the Kamisato family!

If Takumi said something, she would record it.

"Omanyte evolves into Omastar.

Kabuto evolves into Kabutops.

Shieldon evolves into Bastiodon.

Tyrunt evolves into Tyrantrum.

Amaura evolves into Aurorus."

The more Takumi talked, the quieter the atmosphere became.

Fortunately, Zhongli and Kunjun didn't start fighting. Otherwise, a good champion match would have been forcibly interrupted because of Takumi's knowledge sharing.

In other words, Zhongli and Kunjun on the field were also listening with their ears pricked up.

It had obviously started, but neither of them used any elemental skills, nor did they command their Pokémon to attack.

Hu Tao's eyes were shining, and she was already counting on her fingers:

"Tyrantrum, Bastiodon, Aurorus, Aerodactyl, Dracovish, Arctozolt, Archeops, Carracosta!!"

She jumped up with joy, stood on the chair in the stands, and shouted:

"Hahaha~~!!"

"There are so many fossil dragon-types! Our next dragon-type member has been found!"

The live broadcast camera of the event scanned over the excited Hu Tao, but she didn't pay attention and continued to vent her emotions, dancing happily.

Hu Tao was just that kind of person. If she was afraid of strange looks, then the many strange advertisements and reward activities in the Hall of Purity, as well as her many unique behaviors, would have made her too embarrassed to show her face. But the actual situation was completely different.

The surrounding group chat members turned away unnaturally. Even Xiangling, her best friend, had a dark line on her face and unconsciously moved away from this excitable friend.

The barrage was also hilarious.

"Haha, the head of Hu Tao is still so cute~!"

"That's the one our family likes!"

"If you take your wife away quietly, no one will say anything, right?"

"Draw your sword, gentlemen—!"

"Congratulations to the Dragon King of Hu Tao. Happy +1 to the formation members…"

Takumi reminded helplessly:

"Master Hu Tao, don't be too happy. As the holder of many records from the Pokémon era, you've made another common mistake."

"Who says that a Pokémon with 'dragon' in its name must be a Dragon-type?"

"Aerodactyl, sounds fierce, right? In fact, it's Rock + Flying-type."

Hu Tao was dumbfounded when she heard this.

Takumi couldn't help laughing.

"Ah, but… did you know that there is a Dragon-type Champion in the Pokémon world, nicknamed Lance, who also added an Aerodactyl to his team, and it's still one of his main players?"

Lance, a Dragon-type Champion somewhere, sneezed:

"Why don't you just give them my Trainer ID?"

"And!" Takumi decided to reveal some big news. This was also the second "blind box opening" commercial project that the Pokémon House store would soon launch, besides drawing Pokémon.

"Actually, these ancient Pokémon became extinct a long time ago, even hundreds of millions of years ago. You can bring them back to life through fossil resurrection!"

"In the Pokémon world, there is technology to resurrect fossils. The principle is to extract genetic fragments of ancient Pokémon from fossils to reshape them."

"So, when you go out to explore and find some strange ancient stones, please don't throw them away. They might contain the genes of some ancient Pokémon!"

"At that time, please go to the Pokémon House store. We will provide identification and fossil resurrection services, and the charges are very reasonable!"

Fossils! Service to resurrect fossil Pokémon!

The barrage in the live broadcast room exploded again:

"Brother, don't talk anymore. I'm going to dig and pick up rocks!"

"Damn it, I suspect that Kunjun's ancient Pokémon was resurrected from fossils. Otherwise, how can we explain that he got one so easily?"

"Enough said. If you want to purchase various rare stones from ecological zones, as long as you have them, we will give you a price!"

"Do you think I'm stupid? If I have a stone, I won't sell it to you—I'll take it for appraisal. If it turns out to be a fossilized Pokémon, your destiny will be reversed, and you'll become a Pokémon Champion!"

In the heated atmosphere of everyone wanting to dig for fossils, the battle between Zhongli and Kunjun seemed somewhat dull.

The venue referee announced:

"Player Zhongli wins!"

Everyone: "…"

Ah, this.

What did we just watch?