Axel didn't have the time to look at various notifications of the system, but he could see the status page of the leader. This was exactly what he did.
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Name: Primeape
Nickname: Gorn
Pokemon rank: King rank (Tier 2)
Pokemon typing: Fighting
Ability: Vital Spirit (Evolved)
Hidden ability: Defiant (Mastered)
Potential: Brown (Monstrous)
Health: 30000 /30000 Attack: B+
Agility: C++ Defense: C++
Sp. Atk: C+ Sp. Def: C++
Core: Fighting (mastered)
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This looked like a normal status page of a tier 2 king rank Pokemon, but Axel did notice some unusual things. First of all, its health was very high at 30000. Was this due to the support of the environment? Axel didn't know, but he knew that right now, none of his Pokemon could defeat them.
Axel also noticed that Annihilape was a tier 3 king rank Pokemon and was the strongest of the bunch. He didn't have the power to dominate them. So, he had to give them something.
"As of right now, the portal from where we came is not stable, so our leaders have yet to arrive. I also don't have anything to give to you. So, if you don't trust us, we can go to other tribes and give them the same offer."
Currently, Axel didn't have anything to offer them. He could only offer them promises that he could not keep. So, rather than finding or thinking about what he can give them now, Axel decided to be truthful.
Axel delivered that line with such confidence and conviction that the leader started to hesitate.
"Let's say that I believe that you will help me and my tribe in the future. What do you need from us?", asked Gron.
"First, I want information. As I said, I don't know much about this world, and knowing about it, the big players out here will be helpful.
Also, it looks like your tribe has knowledge on how to evolve Primeape to Annihilape. So, I want you to help me pass that knowledge.
Of course, in return, I can translate the swordsmanship book for you and also train 5 of your tribe members to the king rank in one year. Of course, I get to choose these five members, and they will have to work for me for 3 years."
A lot of things were said. Gron understood that Axel knew it could not translate the book, so it was just used to get this deal. Then Axel also promised to train five members of the tribe to king rank in 1 year. That was huge.
Currently, there were only 2 king rank Pokemon in the tribe.
They were not losing anything. This kind of information was something that Axel and the team could get anywhere with enough time. Regarding the evolution of Primeape to Annihilape, it was common knowledge for the tribe.
"Okay, we agree.", said the leader and shook hands with Axel for a deal made.
Since the deal was made, the leader ordered food for the group. Axel happily enjoyed the food with his Pokemon.
For the first time in many days, they had a hearty meal with meat and spices. Axel must admit that the tribe was quite advanced in food and spices.
After the meal, Axel and the team decided to settle here.
"To show my sincerity, I will choose five members of your tribe right now. But they must follow me for three years."
"How strong do you want them to be?"
"At least elemental rank."
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Within 15 minutes, a total of 55 members came and stood near Axel. All of them were Primeape, and they were at least at elemental rank. Some of them were at pseudo-king rank, too, but they looked very old.
"5 of the lucky ones will get to work under one of our new allies. Axel had promised me that if you were to work under him for 3 years, he will train you and you can become a king rank Pokemon within a year.
So, if you are interested, come this way. If you are not interested, then you can leave the field."
Instantly, all of them move to the side. This showed how all of them were interested in becoming stronger. They didn't care that they would have to work for Axel for 3 years.
"Hmm,...."
Axel started to look at the status page of all of them. He had his requirements. First, they must be young. Not greater than 10 years old.
Axel wanted to influence these Primeape to work for him even after 3 years. Younger Primeapes were easier to manipulate. He didn't know how much time he would need to spend here. Also, even if he gets out of here, a force of powerful king rank Primeapes are very delightful to have.
But this requirement crossed out a lot of Primeapes.
After a thorough selection, five of them were finally selected. Some of them were sad, and some of them were angry because they didn't get selected. But Axel was firm in this selection.
He only chose those Primeape that had at least brown potential and were young. All of the chosen Primeapes were at elemental rank. He didn't care about their move pool, mastery in ability, or hidden ability. These could be learned in the future with enough potential and time.
"I will go with the process of binding tomorrow. This is a ceremony that I do for my new students.", said Axel.
The leader and those five didn't have any problem with it.
"Now, I want all the information that you currently have.", said Axel.
"Let's talk inside.", said the leader.
Axel told others to enjoy and familiarize themselves with the tribe. They would be staying here for some time now.
Finally, there was only Axel, Togekiss, and the leader in a single room. Togekiss insisted on coming with Axel, so he finally gave in.
"What do you want to know about?"
"I want to know about this world. The place where I come from doesn't have such abundant infinity energy. So, what is this world called? Who rules it?"
Gorn started to share its knowledge, which shocked Axel to no end.
"The world that we live in is called Fairy Realm. It is very big, and since I have not gotten out of this forest, I don't know much. But I have heard that Xerneas is the leader of this realm.
I have also heard that Xerneas doesn't live here. It lives deep inside somewhere, where others cannot access. I believe that the abundant infinity energy that you talk about is because of Xerneas. Since I have lived here since I was born, I don't know how abundant the infinity energy really is."
So, he was in the fairy realm? Where Xerneas lived? He had met Xerneas before in the Fairy Realm, but since the meeting was just for a few hours, he could not tell much about it. Also, as per Gorn, Xerneas lived in a completely different space where others could not access it.
'Is that why the infinity energy here is denser? Because of Xerneas? Also, there are no humans in this realm, are there? Because Gorn is still thinking that I am a type of a Pokemon.'
A lot of things were going on in this mind. Axel didn't know how many realms there were, but he knew that the Fairy realm was one of the most important realms. If he wanted to get out of here, he needed to know of any portals that connected this realm to other realms.
"Do you know of any portals that connect these realms with other realms?" asked Axel.
Gorn shook its head, indicating that it had no idea.
'Damn it!!! Do I really have to go and meet with Xerneas to get out of here? That is not going to be easy.'
He didn't know where Xerneas was or how to get there. But then he remembered something very important.
'Isn't there a time dilation between the main world and the fairy realm? How much was it…. Ahhh.. Yes!!! It was for 5 hours. If one hour passes in the main world, then 5 hours will pass in the fairy realm.'
But then he realized that he was wrong. This time dilation was between the main world and the space created by Xerneas and Celebi, not the fairy realm. (Refer to the chapter called 'Xerneas')
'It looks like I will have to meet with Xerneas if I want to progress further.'
"So, do you know where Xerneas lives?" asked Axel.
This time, the leader became defensive and asked, "Why? Do you want to harm Xerneas?"
This clearly showed that it cared about Xerneas and treated Xerneas as a god like Arceus.
"Haha, no. Do you think that I have the power to do anything to a powerful god like Xerneas? I didn't know that this was a fairy realm. This changes a lot of things for us."
"Like what?"
"Like, we cannot capture this place. I am sorry, but my captain is not strong enough to battle Xerneas and win. Xerneas is one of the most powerful Pokemon to ever exist, and it is very important too.
So, we cannot conquer this world, but knowing that this is the Fairy Realm has cleared some things for us."
"Like…?"
"Like, I could finally understand why the portal is not stable for my captain to come inside. It must be due to the influence of Xerneas."
"So, you want to meet with Xerneas to let your captain inside this realm?"
"No. Are you not hearing me? We are not conquering this place."
"Does that mean that our deal is over?"
"No, it doesn't have to be. Even though we cannot conquer the place, I am sure that I can help you conquer this forest. That is enough for you. When we conquer this forest, you will be the leader of it and also my ambassador.
That means when I need your help in the future, or need to access this realm, you will help me. In return, I will give you resources and money, whatever you need. I will also make your tribe stronger.
That is why I want to meet with Xerneas. To let us have a safe passage in and out of this realm.
So, do you know where it lives?"
At that time, the leader's shoulder relaxed. It finally spoke.
"I already told you. I don't know the exact location. It has always been a mystery, but I have some possible locations or some Pokemon that can lead us there."
Axel realized that Xerneas holds a lot of importance to Gorn and may be to the tribe, too. When he said that he didn't want to harm Xerneas, it became very friendly.
"That is great. So, where are we going to those places?"
"That is the thing. We cannot go there because we are too weak. We only two king-rank Pokemon with us and the journey is going to be dangerous."
"If that is the reason, then you don't need to worry about it. In a year, I will make sure that everyone here is stronger than before."
"Then let's hope for better cooperation."
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