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The Alliance had accumulated a century's worth of research materials related to legendary Pokemon, which exceeded Roy's wildest imagination.
Since Ho-Oh and Lugia maintained friendly relationships with the Alliance, having Ho-Oh's Sacred Feather and Silver Wing in their inventory wasn't particularly surprising. However, several other items caught his attention immediately.
The Dragon Stone... to be called by that name, it seemed there were only important items related to the "Tao Trio" that possessed such immense dragon energy.
There were three types of dragon stones in total.
Light Stone, Dark Stone, and God Stone.
The Light Stone corresponded to Reshiram, the dragon of truth.
The Dark Stone corresponded to Zekrom, the dragon of ideals.
The God Stone corresponded to Kyurem, the dragon of the void.
The three dragons of the Tao slept deeply within these three stones, waiting for the right moment to awaken.
From the pictures provided, the Dragon Stone held by the Alliance was white in color but glowed with a red inner light, so it should definitely be the Light Stone.
In other words...
Reshiram was sleeping inside this very stone.
Tsk.
Roy felt speechless at the implications.
Such a dangerous thing to keep in storage.
Carrying this kind of item would be incredibly risky. If Reshiram recovered and awakened, and if you couldn't gain its approval or prove yourself as a 'true hero,' it would spell absolute disaster.
Not to mention, Roy already had his little Zekrom relationship with Electivire to consider...
Pass. Definitely not worth the risk.
As for the Meteorite Fragment, Roy wasn't entirely certain what it represented, but considering its connection to legendary Pokemon, it was probably the stone that could allow Rayquaza to undergo Mega Evolution.
This Meteorite could be regarded as Rayquaza's equivalent of both a Key Stone and Mega Stone combined into one.
But that raised an obvious question: he might have the Mega Evolution stone, but where was he supposed to find his own Rayquaza?
The Magma Stone had the effect of pacifying lava eruptions and suppressing volcanic activity. It contained the authority of Heatran and was essentially a fragment of the legendary Pokemon itself.
The Prison Pot held imprisoned portions of Hoopa's incredible spatial manipulation power.
The Tidal Bell also hosted Lugia's power, capable of calming ocean currents and tsunamis while granting dominance over marine environments to a certain extent.
For legitimate researchers, any of these items could truly be called 'artifacts'—each possessing extremely high research value and potential for groundbreaking discoveries.
Unfortunately for the Alliance, Roy was essentially a fake researcher who only thought about practical applications and immediate usefulness.
He considered the options carefully and realized that the most useful item for his current goals was really...
"Silver Wing," Roy announced decisively. "That's the one I'll take."
President August nodded approvingly and didn't ask Roy to explain his reasoning. He smiled warmly and said, "I will have someone send the 'Silver Wing' to your country, and local officials will hand it over to you personally. If there are no unexpected delays, it should be delivered within three days."
"Thank you, President August."
Roy expressed his satisfaction genuinely.
The presentation of the Colress Award had been a complete surprise, but it had also solved a difficult tactical problem for him.
Specifically, the composition of Salamence's 'turbulent airflow' battle tactics.
Although Roy had thought about visiting Lugia's dwelling one day, it was unfortunately located near the Alliance headquarters where management was extremely strict and casual visitors couldn't get close. Even President August, despite being an envoy who worked with legendary Pokemon, reportedly had the opportunity to see Lugia only once every few years.
Like Ho-Oh, who had made an "Elite Covenant" with humans, Lugia was friendly toward humanity and possessed a gentle, generous personality. However, both legendary Pokemon were close to traditional divine beings and preferred to remain hidden from sight most of the time.
The difficulty of gaining their direct assistance was quite high.
As expected, you still had to rely on yourself in the end.
At the same time, seeing just how 'wealthy' the Alliance's inventory truly was, Roy couldn't help but develop a bold new idea.
Empty their entire stock! Drain every last resource!
The exchange price of Silver Wing in the system was as outrageous as Ho-Oh's Sacred Feather, with costs reaching as high as 5 billion points.
Meanwhile, the cost of Roy 'discovering' Mega Evolution had only been 100-200 million points.
The return on investment was absolutely amazing.
Compared with the tedious "part-time job" behavior of constantly grinding for points, this kind of "leverage" strategy of using points to generate even more points was clearly the superior approach.
As expected, working traditional part-time jobs was completely impossible for long-term success.
Only by occasionally producing world-shocking inventions like Mega Evolution that promoted the progress of civilization could one truly prosper.
Energy Cube technology...
Fossil resurrection technology...
These two innovations that Roy had always admired were also technologies capable of promoting massive developmental progress. When the time came, he would be able to squeeze even more resources from the Alliance's reserves.
But he shouldn't be too greedy all at once...
Roy set himself a reasonable small goal.
In the future, earn the Colress Award once per year.
Energy Cube technology would be his next revelation, coming out next year at the latest.
To achieve this ambitious timeline, he needed to increase his strength as quickly as possible.
On the day after receiving his award, Roy was scheduled to fly back home.
He couldn't stand staying in Los Angeles for even one more day.
Not only was he in a foreign country, but the hostility and unfriendliness of the locals toward his status as a talented trainer was becoming increasingly obvious. More importantly, the people of Los Angeles had become quite temperamental recently.
The local residents that Roy encountered had dark circles under their eyes without exception, and they all looked like they were struggling with severe time management issues.
But their condition was also completely understandable.
The nightmare power of Darkrai still hung heavily over the hearts of millions of people throughout Los Angeles. They couldn't fall asleep peacefully each night, often managing only an hour or two of rest before being awakened by terrifying nightmares that left them exhausted.
The temper of local residents had gradually become more irritable, and quarrels, verbal abuse, and physical fights were emerging constantly.
The crime rate, which had already been problematically high, suddenly tripled almost overnight.
Sudden deaths due to severe sleep deprivation were becoming increasingly common.
The impact and chain reaction of the nightmare incident continued spreading throughout the city...
The United States government was completely at a loss for how to address the crisis.
The president was being harshly criticized by the public, and even the current Pokemon Champion was being secretly blamed by some citizens for their apparent incompetence.
After all, wasn't this the same Champion who had lost control of the Nightmare God Darkrai in the first place?
That's right.
Despite relying on the power of Musharna, the joint search team hunting down Darkrai had been pursuing the legendary Pokemon for an entire month, but they had completely lost its trail somewhere in the European region.
The pursuit mission was officially declared a complete failure.
This team, which had combined Elite Four members and Champions from several different countries, had failed to capture Darkrai. This outcome made many people realize once again just how incredibly tricky and dangerous Legendary Pokemon could be.
The special authority and powers they wielded were simply too extraordinary for normal countermeasures.
In the specific fields of their divine responsibilities, almost no one could stand shoulder to shoulder with them in terms of raw power and influence.
Even other powerful legendary Pokemon were no exception to this rule...
Rather than focusing on raw combat strength, this kind of specialized authority and dominion was the most powerful and unique aspect of Legendary Pokemon.
On the second day after returning to China, Roy visited the Capital Trainer Association and reported the current status of his professional assessment mission.
All three required assessments had been passed with perfect scores.
He had officially become the first nineteen-year-old professional trainer in the entire history of China.
At the same time, he was also the first person in world history to reach professional level after only one year of following the trainer's path.
When the official list of those who had passed the examination was published, Roy's name immediately came into the public eye, instantly attracting everyone's attention and causing an absolute uproar throughout the Pokemon training community!
News outlets scrambled to cover the story of the youngest professional trainer ever recorded, and social media exploded with discussions about this unprecedented achievement. Roy had not only broken national records but had also established a new global standard that many believed might never be surpassed.
The Pokemon training world would never be the same, and Roy's legend was only just beginning to unfold.