Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

After stopping the shared yellow bike, Yang Xiao walked straight into the arena.

There was no competition today, and the flow of people in the arena was normal, so Yang Xiao just found a free staff member.

"Hello."

"Hello, how can I help you?"

The staff responded quickly and quickly put on a formal smile.

"Where is Director Wang's office? We called yesterday and made an appointment to meet at nine o'clock."

"Okay, I'll take you there."

He glanced at Yang Xiao curiously, but the white mask perfectly covered most of Yang Xiao's face, and the knitted hat covered his iconic hair.

This resulted in the staff not recognizing that the person in front of them was the most popular contestant yesterday.

Of course, Yang Xiao didn't dress like this to show off.

But it's because he has a cold.

"This is it."

"Well, thank you."

Yang Xiao thanked him and went forward to knock on the door.

"Enter."

After opening the door and entering, Yang Xiao's first sight was the middle-aged man with a big belly sitting on the sofa in front of the table.

Hmm...I think I've seen it before?

"You came."

The middle-aged man seemed to see what Yang Xiao was thinking, and said directly: "We have met at the entrance of the Alliance Center."

I remembered.

He is the father of the Squirtle boy.

"Now you remember it, haha."

The middle-aged man stretched out his hand towards the sofa and said, "Sit down and talk."

After Yang Xiao sat down, the middle-aged man walked to the cabinet behind the table and asked, "What would you like to drink, tea or coffee?"

"Tea."

"That's perfect. I just got some good tea. Let's taste it."

Placing the tea bag on the long tea table in front of the sofa, the middle-aged man skillfully began a series of tedious operations. Yang Xiao was not in a hurry and just watched quietly on the sofa.

Subsequently.

He took the teacup handed to him by the middle-aged man and took a sip.

"How about it?"

“I can’t drink it.”

Yang Xiao said frankly: "The last time I drank tea was a few years ago. I can't tell whether it is good or bad."

"That's frank enough."

The middle-aged man laughed.

The two put down their teacups and prepared to get back on track.

"We are going to give you some more publicity."

The middle-aged man gestured as he spoke: "For example, short video streaming, certain blog streaming, etc. You may find some bloggers and ask them to edit your competition video."

"Is it free?"

"Yes, but not without conditions."

Yang Xiao took another sip of tea: "You say."

"First, if you are eliminated before the semi-finals, we will definitely ask you to compensate us for a certain amount of our publicity costs."

"Second, after you win the championship, you must sign an official agreement with the Sixth Arena and become the official trainer of the Sixth Arena. Otherwise, we will require you to compensate for all costs, the value of which is uncertain."

"Do you have any questions?"

"Have."

Yang Xiao coughed twice, took out the antipyretic medicine from his arms, and swallowed it down: "Why should I agree to your request that sounds like it will not help me at all, just for that little bit of fever?"

"of course not."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "So, we will also make changes to your championship reward."

"Oh?"

Yang Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Tell me about it."

"On the surface, it remains unchanged. It is still the mandatory exercise device + 20,000 yuan + commission."

The middle-aged man continued calmly, "But secretly, we will give you the right to choose an item at this moment. You can choose any item from our collection and take it home. It will be your advance reward."

"But I need to remind you that if you don't win the championship, we will consider whether to take back the item."

"Are there any pictures?"

"of course."

The middle-aged man walked to the desk, picked up the tablet, swiped it a few times, then turned around and handed it to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao looked carefully.

[Awakening Stone (Advanced): An item that can allow certain Pokémon to evolve.]

[Lucky Egg: Slightly increases the growth of Pokémon]

[Magnet: The power of electric moves will be increased]

[Special Feather Package: One of each of the six special feathers produced by Bangila Heavy Industries]

[Key Stone: A stone with an unknown power that allows the Pokémon carrying the Mega Stone to Mega Evolve]

Ok?

Keystone?

Yang Xiao's breathing became rapid and his pupils suddenly contracted.

But in the next second, he quickly adjusted his state and started coughing, pretending that the reason for the shortness of breath was due to his throat.

"sick?"

"I forgot to close the window last night."

The middle-aged man sighed: "Young people like to torture their bodies. My son is the same. It's a problem... You will understand what's going on when you are old."

Yang Xiao smiled calmly, picked up the teacup beside him and drank slowly, his eyes always fixed on the picture of the key stone.

Yang Xiao was not unfamiliar with this prop.

Or.

Anyone who has a deep understanding of Pokémon knows a term that has fascinated countless players - "Mega Evolution".

What is Mega?

Simply put, it can help certain Pokémon transcend the levels of life, gaining explosive strength improvements and new appearances for a period of time.

The so-called "going against the will of heaven and changing one's destiny" is synonymous with Mega.

The Key Stone is one of the essential items for Mega Evolution.

"I can pick any of the items here, right?"

"of course."

"Okay, I want this then."

Yang Xiao pointed at the key stone with a calm expression.

The middle-aged man was a little surprised.

He looked at the key stone and then at Yang Xiao.

Sudden.

He asked, "Excuse me, can you tell me why?"

"what happened?"

Yang Xiao was a little confused: "Can't it choose?"

"That's not the case, but I want to remind you."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "This colorful stone was obtained by the expedition team of Arena No. 6 three years ago when they went to a secret place. At first, I also thought that it looked extraordinary and must be useful."

"During the test, a researcher I know told me that it does contain special energy, but that energy cannot be directed out at all. I tried many ways, but all ended in failure."

"So, I was surprised to see you choose it."

The middle-aged man thought thoughtfully: "Could it be that you know it?"

Quickly calming the storm in his heart, Yang Xiao shook his head calmly and added:

"I don't recognize it, but the other things are useless to me... My Pokémon already has a power headband."

"Oh?"

The middle-aged man touched his chin and said nothing.

"It's the only one I don't recognize here, and it's also the most useless... So, you can probably guess why I chose it."

After a pause, Yang Xiao continued, "I request an increase in the commission rate for tickets, which also includes the regular ticket draw after the official signing, as well as an increase in the base salary."

"That's it..."

The middle-aged man seemed to believe what Yang Xiao said, and continued: "Then how much do you want to increase the proportion?"

"The rookie competition will be doubled to 40%; the regular commission will be increased from 10% to 20%, and the base salary will be increased at that time."

Yang Xiao said calmly: "Please believe me, Mr. Wang, your current efforts will definitely get higher returns on investment."

"This……"

The middle-aged man looked a little hesitant. He stood up and said, "I need to think about it. Will you wait for me here?"

"it is good."

Watching the other party leave, Yang Xiao picked up the tea and stood still.

half an hour.

He smiled and drank it all.