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"I'll be going to the Department of Breeding at Shanghai Elf University later, maybe... we'll even be alumni in the future."
Lin Che snapped out of his thoughts about the view outside the window and turned to look at her.
The girl's cheeks were flushed with a pretty blush, and her bright eyes were filled with anticipation as she cautiously gazed at him.
"it is good."
Lin Che did not refuse and simply nodded.
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Xu Qingyan's eyes lit up instantly, and she quickly took out her phone.
After exchanging contact information, the invisible barrier seemed to have been broken down. Xu Qingyan, as if she had finally found an outlet, could no longer contain her curiosity and kept asking about everything related to the Growlithe.
"Your Growlithe... is it always like that?"
"How exactly was it trained to become so powerful?"
Lin Che's answer was concise, only saying that he had seized a special opportunity, without going into details. The more understated he was, the stronger the sense of mystery became, allowing the seed of "admiration" in Xu Qingfen's heart to take root, sprout, and grow taller and taller.
……
As evening falls, the afterglow of the setting sun bathes the entire city in a warm orange-red hue.
Lin Che dragged his tired body home.
Insert the key into the lock and turn it.
As soon as the door opened, the aroma of food wafted out.
"I'm home?"
His mother, Zhou Ya, hurried out of the kitchen. Seeing the sweat on his forehead and the heavy backpack, her face was filled with heartache.
"Are you tired? Come on, give me your bag, go take a shower and get ready for dinner."
Without a word, she took the tactical backpack, which was almost half her height. The moment she held it, its astonishing weight made her arm feel a sudden heaviness.
Hot water gushed from the showerhead, washing away the fatigue in his body. Lin Che closed his eyes, and the image of that ancient stone slab and the transformative light of evolution that Growlithe received when bathing in divine power resurfaced in his mind.
On the dinner table were three dishes and a soup, all of which were his favorite home-style dishes.
The father, Lin Jianguo, didn't say much, but silently placed a piece of braised pork on his plate.
Lin Che ate a couple of bites of rice, then took out the item he had been carefully protecting all along, which was wrapped in a special heat-insulating cloth, from his backpack and gently placed it in the center of the dining table.
The heat insulation cloth was removed, revealing a fist-sized, fiery red crystal under the light.
Inside the crystal, it seemed as if flowing magma was slowly burning, emitting a visible and heart-palpitating heat that distorted the surrounding air.
Superior grade [Fire Stone].
“I found this in the secret realm; it should fetch a good price,” Lin Che stated calmly.
"Good lad, you've got potential!"
Father Lin Jianguo put down his chopsticks and carefully picked up the Fire Stone. As a seasoned trainer, he could clearly feel the immense energy contained within this evolution stone. Just holding it in his palm, the pure power of fire shook his very soul.
He smiled approvingly and nodded with satisfaction.
But soon, a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time resurfaced.
"However, I still can't figure it out."
Lin Jianguo put the Fire Stone back on the table and looked sharply at his son.
"Your Growlithe... no, it's Arcanine now. How could it suddenly become so strong? Even if a normal Growlithe evolves with a top-tier Fire Stone, it couldn't possibly grow that big. That kind of power... is completely beyond reason."
This is an issue that cannot be avoided.
The air became quiet.
Zhou Ya, Lin Che's mother, also put down her chopsticks and looked at Lin Che with concern.
They were the people Lin Che was closest to and trusted most in the world.
The existence of the Flame Stone Tablet was too shocking; if it were revealed, it would cause a huge uproar. But he knew that this honesty was necessary with his parents.
Lin Che took a deep breath, leaned forward, and lowered his voice.
He spoke slowly, but every word carried a powerful and moving force.
He recounted in detail how he discovered the ancient altar encased in lava deep underground, how he sensed the dormant will, and how he bathed Arcanine in divine power before the fragment of the [Flame Slab] engraved with the laws of heaven and earth, thus transforming it and reversing its fate.
When the words "Flame Stone Slab" were clearly uttered by Lin Che...
Lin Jianguo and Zhou Ya's expressions froze instantly.
Time seemed to have been paused at this moment.
The wine glass that the father was about to pick up was suspended in mid-air.
The chopsticks that the mother was holding slipped silently onto the table with a soft "thud".
Flame Stone Tablet!
The sacred object used by Arceus, the creator god, to create the world and govern the laws of all things!
As people living in this world, they grew up listening to ancient myths about Arceus and the sixteen stone tablets. These were legends rooted in the deepest layers of their worldview, much like the stories of Pangu creating the world and Nuwa creating humans.
They never dreamed of it.
They could never imagine it even if they spent their entire lives.
That supreme creation that only exists in myths and epics, that fragment hailed as the "authority of the gods," was actually obtained by his own son!
This extraordinary encounter cannot be described simply as "immense."
This is a miracle!
The couple were completely shocked by this earth-shattering secret. Their minds went blank, their hearts were broken, and they were speechless for a long time.
Only now did they finally understand completely.
He understood why his son hadn't chosen to sell this divine object for cash.
He understood why his son had so resolutely used it to strengthen his initial partner.
Because this is something that money cannot measure.
This is priceless!
This is the ultimate trump card that can change the fate of a trainer, or even an entire family!
for a long time.
Lin Jianguo slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. He picked up the wine glass on the table and downed the liquor in one gulp. The pungent liquid burned his throat, finally calming his wildly beating heart a little.
The way he looked at his son had completely changed.
There was a sense of awe and pride, but even more so, an unprecedented solemnity.
"Che'er, about this matter..."
His voice was a little hoarse.
"Besides us, is there a third person who knows?"
"No," Lin Che answered decisively.
"Good!" Lin Jianguo nodded heavily. "From today onwards, every single word about the stone slab will forever remain a secret within us! This is our family's biggest secret, an absolute top secret!"
After the family digested this astonishing secret, the atmosphere actually became more relaxed.
Lin Che made the final decision.
The Flame Stone is his foundation, the key to Arcanine's future access to the realm of legendary Pokémon, and must never be touched lightly.
But this superior-grade [Fire Stone] can serve as his first source of start-up capital during his university years.
The path to becoming a trainer is a highway paved with money. Without sufficient resources, even the greatest talent is difficult to realize.
That evening, Lin Che turned on the trainer's communicator and logged into the official trading website of the China Trainer Alliance.
He skillfully took photos of the Fire Stone from multiple angles, entered detailed energy index information, and finally typed in a number in the price column that was enough to drive countless people crazy.
That very night, he posted all the information about the Fire Stone on the official trading website of the China Trainers Alliance.
Chapter 23 Two and a Half Million! The Admission Letter from Shanghai University!
Lin Che's finger hovered above the communicator's screen before he finally tapped the refresh button.
The data flow on the backend page of the alliance's official trading website changed accordingly.
His Fire Stone was quietly sitting at the top of the "Urgent Sale" section.
He labeled the product with the most concise words: "Superior Fire Stone, top quality, need money urgently, offline transactions only available in Shanghai."
The page refreshes.
Page views: 15,782.
Number of followers: 3,109.
Bidding records: 78.
The highest bid had climbed to a number that made his heart race slightly—180 million.
This was only the second day after it was hung up.
Quality is always the best currency.
Lin Che turned off the screen and looked out the window.
The path to becoming a trainer is a highway paved with money. Without sufficient resources, even the greatest talent is just a castle in the air.
Silent all night.
The next morning, when Lin Che opened the trading page again, he instantly sat up straight in bed.
On the screen, a bold red system notification filled the entire field of vision.
Your item "Superior Fire Stone" has been purchased outright by user "Flame Lion" for 250 million Alliance Coins!
Two and a half million!
This number made Lin Che's breath catch in his throat for a moment.