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Ultimately, Jacob and Raya did not choose to depart that day, but instead postponed their departure by three days.
Capturing a Pokémon was not a simple task, and both of them needed to make ample preparations for this Pokémon capture operation.
Although Raya was impatient, for the sake of guaranteed success, she could only slow down her pace.
Taking advantage of these few days, Jacob could also attend to his own matters. He had originally thought he could rest well after winning the championship, but he found that he became even busier after winning, and the number of tasks he had to handle increased.
Aside from daily training, Jacob had many other things to do.
The first matter concerned his university choice. Although he had already decided to be recommended to League University, he still needed to go through the specific procedures.
The second matter was about buying a house. Jacob found it inconvenient to live at his grandparents' house long-term, especially with his increasing number of Pokémon.
Pokémon like Iron Valiant and Diancie were not convenient to show in public, so Jacob urgently needed a house of his own, preferably in the suburbs away from the city center.
This would ensure his Pokémon had ample space to move around and also guarantee sufficient privacy.
The third matter was the two missions issued by the system. One was to collect Wishing Stars, a Dynamax mission related to Eternatus. The other was to collect S-rank Dragon-type items, a mission related to Latias and Latios.
With Jacob's championship win, these two matters also needed to be put on the agenda.
The fourth matter was the championship reward.
Of course, the reward here referred not to the modest reward given by the Pokémon Association, but to the system's luxurious reward.
"Reward has been issued..."
"Received rewards: Pokémon Replicator, Key to Mystery Realm."
Pokémon Replicator: Can be used on Pokémon. After use, a replica of the Pokémon will be obtained. Its ability will be the same as the target Pokémon, but its strength will be limited to Heavenly King level. (No restrictions whatsoever. Note: If used on Mew, Mewtwo will be obtained.)
When Jacob saw the description of the first half of the Pokémon Replicator reward, he didn't quite understand its specific use.
It was only when he saw the latter half that Jacob suddenly realized this item could be used on Legendary Pokémon.
Upon thinking of this, Jacob couldn't help but breathe faster.
Could Legendary Pokémon be replicated?
Did this mean Jacob could obtain a first-tier Legendary Pokémon?
For example, Groudon to activate the weather for his Solar Power Charizard?
Or the strongest Dragon-type, Kyurem?
Or Rayquaza with Dragon Ascent?
Yveltal and Xerneas.
Solgaleo and Lunala.
The strongest duo, Zacian and Zamazenta.
Holy cow, this is amazing! I'm sorry, System. I've always misunderstood you. Turns out you're looking out for me.
Thinking of these incredibly powerful Legendary Pokémon, Jacob couldn't help but feel his heart race. He now just wanted to drop everything and travel the world searching for traces of Legendary Pokémon.
And besides the Pokémon Replicator, the other item, the Key to Mystery Realm, was also a rare treasure.
However, compared to the power of the Pokémon Replicator, it was slightly less impressive.
Key to Mystery Realm: A key to open a mysterious Secret Realm. After use, it can fix a spatial teleportation gate, randomly connecting to a Secret Realm.
It can connect to any currently unexplored, undiscovered, and unmerged Secret Realm with the main world.
This Key to Mystery Realm didn't hold much appeal for Jacob, as he had already reached an agreement with the Pokémon Association to exchange Secret Realms a while ago. Compared to the Pokémon Replicator, which was a timely help, this Key to Mystery Realm was merely icing on the cake.
The two rewards from the system, it must be said, were simply worlds apart from the two rewards from the Pokémon Association.
Take the first Pokémon Replicator, for example. In Jacob's hands, it would at least yield a Diancie. As for the upper limit of this item...
Jacob thought of a certain deity.
If he really replicated that deity, who in this world would be his opponent?
What Champion, what Master—in front of him, they would all pale in comparison.
He had to admit they were strong, but in front of an Arceus, how much chance would they have of winning?
After the excitement subsided, Jacob immediately calmed down and began to handle the matters at hand in an orderly fashion.
Of these four matters, the first to be resolved were buying a house and getting recommended to university. The university matter was simple, but buying a house was difficult.
Even with Jacob's current financial resources, buying a luxury home in the expensive Capital was not an easy task.
The luxury home he required not only had to meet basic accommodation needs, but more importantly, it also had to provide resting places and training grounds for his Pokémon.
As a result, the house's area would be considerable, and similarly, the price would not be cheap.
Although Jacob seemed to be doing well, he actually didn't have many substantial assets or much money on hand.
The Xia Family's rise began with Rory, and their largest current asset was the Grass-Bug Secret Realm in Starlight City, Frosthollow Province.
Although the Grass-Bug Secret Realm had started to generate profit, the money earned was immediately and continuously reinvested into infrastructure for the Secret Realm, so the Xia Family truly couldn't afford a large sum of money to buy a house for Jacob.
Unless Jacob was willing to sell his Mega Stone and Key Stone, he might not be able to buy a satisfactory house.
Of course, if he let it be known that he wanted to buy a house, there would certainly be people willing to give him one. But as a gentleman, how could Jacob do such a thing?
Two days passed.
Jacob had contacted several real estate agents in the past two days, and the result was exactly as he had expected. He found that with the little money he had, he really couldn't afford a particularly good house.
Either the environment and location were poor, or the area was too small. In the end, Jacob could only temporarily put his house-buying plan on hold and turned his attention toward heading to Magic City.
Magic City.
As one of China's most prosperous twin cities alongside League Capital, Magic City had always been a place where countless people pursued their dreams, and it was also one of the cities with the most wealthy individuals.
It was raining lightly. Jacob followed Zion's steps and took a special car to the Xiao Family's mansion.
Looking at Raya's mansion, Jacob couldn't help but sigh. Truly worthy of the wealthy Ms. Xiao—as extravagant and luxurious as ever.
Anyone who could marry her would have a smooth path in life, reaching the finish line directly.
Entering Raya's manor, the huge mansion, apart from the servants, only had Zion and his sister as the main staff.
Originally, Julia had also stayed in Magic City after the competition ended, but Raya, to ensure her plan to capture Darkrai was not affected, specifically found a reason to send Julia to Treasure Island.
Today, Raya was still dressed elegantly. Jacob noticed that every time they met, Raya's attire was different. He had never seen her wear the same outfit twice.
Her long black hair was coiled at the back of her head, her lips were painted with bright red lipstick, and she wore exquisite pearl earrings. A strapless long gown highlighted her stunning figure.
What caught Jacob's attention the most was the sparkling necklace she wore around her neck. The necklace was embedded with a Key Stone, which was exceptionally dazzling under the bright lights.
"Welcome, Jacob."