Chapter 26 Evolution Stones and Evolution Keys
Had Xia Mu known things would turn out this way, he wouldn't have been so conservative.
Although this sale had successfully boosted his personal wealth to over 100 million,
no one is ever truly satisfied, and Xia Mu was no exception.
Simply put, trying to make quick money this way again was unrealistic.
He needed to find legitimate ways to earn money, instead of profiting as a middleman.
Xia Mu needed more money, not only for himself but also to train his Pokémon more quickly in the future.
Leaving the Friendly Shop and walking home,
Xia Mu was actually quite worried about his situation. After this incident, he feared his money would be under the League's official surveillance.
If investigated further, how would he explain?
Where did the money go?
After all, small purchases in the system shop were somewhat explainable, but large sums?
It was a real headache. The GameShark simulator didn't have a communication function; he had to explore and discover everything himself.
Actually, Xia Mu had already thoroughly researched the GameShark simulator's functions, but he hadn't previously considered delving into some of the more obscure information.
Because of this in-depth exploration, Xia Mu, after much trial and error, triggered the protection information panel of the cheat simulator.
Upon seeing it, Xia Mu was completely relieved.
According to the cheat simulator's settings, spending in the system store was under special protection.
Not only would it not arouse suspicion, but even if deliberately investigated, it would be defined as normal consumption.
Truly god-level protection, the power of the rules empowered him, allowing Xia Mu to boldly make subsequent purchases.
...
Back home, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
Mu Xiuli was still awake, waiting for Xia Mu to return.
Earlier at the Friendship Store, Xia Mu had received a phone call, but after exchanging a few words with Mu Xiuli, he hung up.
After a simple meal, Xia Mu, led by Mu Xiuli, toured the renovated garden.
It was astonishing; in just one day, both the front and back yards had undergone a complete transformation.
Especially the backyard—although less than half completed, the river had been dug, and a large pond had been created in the center of the yard. It could easily accommodate not only the red Gyarados but also a dozen or more.
With such ample space, Xia Mu's Pokémon wouldn't have to spend so much time confined to their Poké Balls.
Growlithe, Lucario, the red Gyarados, and Beedrill could now roam freely.
Mu Xiuli was overjoyed to see Lucario and Beedrill.
The day before, the golden Magikarp had evolved into the red Gyarados, making her think her son was a genius among geniuses, evolving Magikarp in just one day.
Having been a Pokémon Trainer herself, "Mu Xiuli knew firsthand the difficulty of evolving Magikarp.
Today, Riolu had evolved into Lucario, and Beedrill too.
In a sense, this proved her son truly had a talent for Pokémon training.
Moreover, her son had finally caught his first Pokémon in the wild on his own.
Growlithe was a gift from her, Riolu had practically delivered itself to her door, and the golden Magikarp was a gift from Xia Mu's father, Xia He.
Even though it was the common Beedrill, it was still a good start.
Big changes every day.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, "Mu Xiuli would have found it hard to believe.
Looking back now, the past ten days or so felt like a dream.
The difference between her son before and after falling into the water was like night and day
…
Late at night, Xia Mu finally managed to coax his mother to sleep, and then he went to further allocate effort values for his Beedrill.
First, he cleaned it with berries, then used stat boosters and stat feathers.
510,000 League Coins was just a drop in the ocean for Xia Mu now.
Looking at his account balance of 110,527,300 League Coins, he wouldn't have dared to dream of this before he transmigrated.
Beedrill's effort values: [HP (0), Attack (252), Defense (0), Special Attack (0), Special Defense (6), Speed (252).] Max
Attack, Max Speed.
The current Beedrill is already quite powerful, unmatched in speed, and can even take the initiative against a red Gyarados and Lucario in a one-on-one fight.
Unfortunately, even with the increased damage from hitting a critical spot thanks to the Sniper ability, it can't one-shot the target.
One reason is that its level is too low, resulting in insufficient Attack, and the other is that its type doesn't have a type advantage, preventing damage stacking.
To be precise, Beedrill currently wouldn't easily lose a one-on-one battle to a Pokémon of the same level, and could even easily defeat most ordinary Pokémon.
However, if it encounters a Pokémon with high base stats or a type advantage, and can't quickly end the battle at the start, it will be quickly overwhelmed.
Especially against Fire-type Pokémon like Growlithe, or Flying-types...
Mega Evolution is still necessary.
After much deliberation, Xia Mu directly purchased a Beedrill Mega Stone and Evolution Key from the system shop.
Very expensive!
The Beedrill Mega Stone cost 5 million League Coins, and the regular version of the Evolution Key cost 1 million League Coins.
The regular version of the Evolution Key?
That's right, the system shop has two versions of Evolution Keys.
The regular one can only be used with a single Mega Stone, and cannot be bound to other Mega Stones after use.
The advanced one is the Universal Evolution Key, priced at a whopping 100 million League Coins, making it prohibitively expensive.
According to the explanation, as long as you have this Universal Evolution Key, you can perform unlimited Mega Evolutions on Pokémon equipped with different Mega Stones.
It's tempting, but too expensive. 100 million League Coins could buy 100 ordinary Evolution Keys.
In Xia Mu's understanding, there seem to be only a few dozen Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution. While there are different forms, he can easily replace the Evolution Keys by utilizing his storage space, making a universal key unnecessary.
The system is just trying to squeeze money out of him.
Xia Mu always had this feeling.
Leaving aside the universal Evolution Key,
there's another point worth exploring: to perform Mega Evolution, besides the Mega Stone and Evolution Key, another condition needs to be met.
Mega Evolution is limited by friendship level; only when the friendship level reaches 200 or higher can it be triggered using a Mega Stone and key.
Therefore, Xia Mu can't evolve Beedrill yet, because Beedrill's friendship level with him is only a pitiful 75 points, not even reaching 100.
However, this is also a fortunate thing.
200 friendship points is very difficult to raise.
But Xia Mu has already achieved the required friendship level with Growlithe and Lucario.
Xia Mu also purchased Lucario's Mega Stone and Evolution Key without hesitation, spending another 6 million League Coins. His
balance, which had previously exceeded 100 million, dropped by one digit.
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