Chapter 51 Gardevoir Acquired, Rotom
Returns to Lake Cinnabar.
The familiar surroundings, the familiar wild Pokémon.
Seeing his leftover snacks and energy cubes eaten, Xia Mu felt somewhat pleased.
While interacting with the wild Pokémon, Xia Mu fed them once more.
It must be said that as his strength increased, his attitude towards wild Pokémon changed.
Especially these Pokémon only a few levels or in their teens; now they seemed like little children.
He remembered that at the beginning, to help Growlithe and Riolu grow quickly, these low-level Pokémon were Xia Mu's main targets.
Later, as his own Pokémon leveled up, he shifted his focus to the twenties, thirties…until now, the wild Pokémon in the Cinnabar Island Forest could no longer satisfy Xia Mu's needs.
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After lingering at Lake Cinnabar for a long time, Xia Mu rode Arcanine away.
He raced along the coastal road around the island until he returned to Cinnabar Island City. Xia Mu intended to go find Ali again, but received a call from his mother.
Xia Mu was surprised because his father had just returned to Cinnabar City and was already at the company.
He hadn't expected his father to be back so suddenly, as they had said yesterday he wouldn't be back for another day or two.
After chatting for a while, Xia Mu learned that the Pokémon League had sent people to Cinnabar City .
As a director of the Xia Family Logistics Group, one of the city's large enterprises, Xia He needed to return to oversee operations and represent the group at an important meeting discussing the city's future development.
Therefore, Xia He had taken a direct flight that morning.
Otherwise, taking a ship would have taken at least two days.
The situation was complicated, and Xia Mu didn't ask too many questions, as it was something he couldn't access right now. Even if he did ask, his parents wouldn't reveal much.
In Xia Mu's view, if they wanted to tell him, they would do so without him having to ask.
After chatting with his mother for a few more minutes, Xia Mu directed his Arcanine to the company building.
He needed to retrieve Gardevoir himself.
Otherwise, he would have to wait until very late at night to get it.
It was only afternoon, and there was still plenty of time, so Xia Mu's idea was to get Gardevoir quickly and then treat it according to its current condition.
Actually, his father's return was indeed timely. Xia Mu's original plan was to leave Cinnabar Island l for Cinnabar Island after his father returned and captured Gardevoir.
After all, there were only three days left until the Mewtwo incident, and he needed to see Blaine on Cinnabar Island before that to obtain the Cinnabar Gym Badge.
He could then try to level up his Pokémon again on Cinnabar Island and then use Rare Candies to significantly boost the levels of his four Pokémon before heading to the new island.
This way, he could save on League Coins as much as possible.
After all, Rare Candies were too expensive, costing 1 million League Coins per piece.
If it were any cheaper, even if it were 100,000 Pokémon League Coins per candy, Xia Mu wouldn't hesitate to buy them and level up to the maximum.
At that price, the only option is to focus on leveling up as quickly as possible, and only use candy when it's too late.
There will be many other things to spend money on later.
Leveling up is just one of them
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Arriving at the Xia Group's building, Xia Mu attracted considerable attention because he arrived riding an Arcanine.
Although Xia Mu hadn't been here since his transmigration, he had fully absorbed the original owner's memories.
The original owner hadn't clearly defined his identity, only knowing that his family owned a company, and that his family background was simply better than the average person's.
To the current Xia Mu, it once again seemed that the original owner was truly an immature, honest child.
With such a large family business, he was never an ordinary person.
After greeting some company employees, Xia Mu recognized a few familiar faces. Accompanied by them, he went to the chairman's office on the top floor.
Xia He and Mu Xiuli were discussing some matters, accompanied by several company executives.
Upon seeing Xia Mu, these older elders adopted a friendly and amiable demeanor, showering him with praise.
They seemed determined to impress Xia Mu and win over this young master.
Xia Mu responded to each of them, and after chatting with Xia He and Mu Xiuli for a while, he finally received a Gardevoir Poké Ball.
He was originally planning to leave immediately, as he had never dealt with or understood any of his company's business matters, and his predecessor's memories wouldn't be of any help.
However, when Xia Mu thought about Xia He's trip to the Hoenn region to discuss maritime navigation, he remembered a special Pokémon that was crucial to the future of the Pokémon world:
Rotom!
In the near future, Rotom would help humanity in every aspect of life.
Catching Rotom now and developing related products would definitely bring in a fortune.
And if Rotom could be integrated into navigation devices, true intelligent navigation could be achieved.
He had a general idea in mind, but Xia Mu wouldn't reveal it on the spot.
Even though everyone present was a high-ranking company executive, if this information were revealed, there was a risk of leaks. After all, this was a huge opportunity, and others would definitely want a piece of the pie.
Xia Mu planned to tell his parents about it after they returned home that evening.
Actually, when Xia Mu received the complete Rotom Pokédex from Xia He, he had considered catching a Rotom to add to it.
To catch a Rotom, he needed to go to a region where Rotoms lived.
The information Xia Mu had seen about Rotoms was mostly negative; there was no mention of the various electronic Rotoms that would appear in later generations.
The internet connects the whole world, so the information he saw about Rotoms was that of a mischievous, destructive Pokémon.
Simply put, at this time, the specific uses of Rotoms hadn't been recognized.
Even though other regions had begun researching and experimenting with Rotoms in various fields, most people were unaware of it.
It's like Mega Evolution, Dynamax, and Terastal (Tera)—they're popular and well-known in their respective regions, but nobody in the Kanto region knows about them.
The current situation presented ample opportunity. He could establish a Rotom-based Electronics Corporation and gradually become a global giant.
Of course, this was just a thought.
Xia Mu felt that even if his family had great power, they couldn't possibly dominate the entire world, and the League wouldn't allow one company to monopolize power.
Therefore, seizing the initiative and developing the Kanto region well would be quite an achievement.
If they truly control the Rotom Electric business chain, the Xiao Group will not easily collapse, at least for the next century, even if the world order changes drastically.
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