In the Depths of the Viridian Gym
While everyone was busy with the cleanup, in the depths of the Viridian Gym, Sabrina leaned forward slightly over the desk. "Boss."
Giovanni, stroking his Persian on his office chair, asked casually, "How was the mission's harvest?"
"A Champion-level Ultra Beast appeared in Viridian Forest. Oak and Lorelei were there. I lost track of the Eevee."
Sabrina's face was expressionless, but she glossed over the details about Ash. Unconsciously, she didn't want Giovanni to know about Ash's existence.
Giovanni's hand stopped moving. His tone was one of concern. "You weren't hurt, were you?"
"No... Thank you for your concern, Boss."
Sabrina's expression was a bit unnatural. Giovanni's concern was top-tier for a boss, making her feel a little guilty.
"That Eevee won't live much longer anyway. It's just a test subject for our three-type combination experiment. You should rest for a while. I'll arrange a new mission for you later."
"Understood!"
Sabrina left. Giovanni thought for a moment and then made a call. "What's the situation with the Ultra Beast in Viridian Forest?"
"Shouldn't the first thing you do when you call me be to ask how this old woman is doing?"
"..." Giovanni said nothing, waiting for her reply.
"Alright, alright. A Pokémon from another dimension that could get Oak to personally take action, and I heard it has power beyond the Champion level. I don't know much else."
"You'll be more interested in this other thing..." As she spoke, a video appeared on Giovanni's communicator. It was a recording of Ash's two attacks using the Legendary Essence.
"What is this..."
"The identity of this person in the silver dragon mask is unknown, but he almost single-handedly turned the tide of the battle..." The old voice on the other end of the phone continued, "And he only used two attacks... It's a god-level performance, from what I can see."
"Meow!" Persian's fur bristled because Giovanni was squeezing it tightly, a sign of his shock and excitement.
"Alright, the Ultra Beast will probably be placed at Oak's lab, but I advise you not to act rashly. Everything is still an unknown."
"I know."
Giovanni hung up the phone. The screen showed the name Agatha.
In Viridian Forest, Green was proudly playing the video she had recorded. The heroic actions of the Silver Dragon Hero often made everyone exclaim in awe.
Of course, Misty and Daisy were the most vocal since they hadn't seen the battle in person.
Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy from Viridian City were also attracted by their commotion. Soon, Wicke, Yellow, and even Burnet joined in to re-watch the video.
Misty and Daisy: "He's so handsome..."
Green: "Right, right?"
Burnet: "I've decided, from now on, I'm a fan of the Silver Dragon Hero!"
Wicke: "The solitary warrior, the Silver Dragon Hero! Mmm... a taste of romance~"
Off to the side, Ash was contentedly listening to everyone's comments and watching his achievement points skyrocket on his system panel.
Just a moment ago, Lorelei had sent a copy of the video to the League. Ash didn't stop her. In fact, this was the reason he had asked Green to record the video in the first place.
If he could establish the name "Silver Dragon Hero," he could easily use this identity to reap achievement points on a large scale.
Road to Lifelong Mastery - Stage 3: 79/100
In just one day, his achievement points had doubled. Now, as long as he uploaded the video to the internet, things would really take off.
While calculating, Ash continued to train his psychic abilities.
After carefully differentiating, he found that the true energy in his body could now be converted into Psychic-type energy, allowing him to use psychic powers.
This was fundamentally different from Psychic Power, which was a non-elemental spiritual energy. Psychic abilities were an actual elemental energy, which was more direct in terms of control and offense than Psychic Power.
Or rather, Psychic Power was more focused on the mind, on support and activation.
After realizing this, Ash also slowly learned his first Psychic-type offensive move—Confusion.
At this moment, he was using Confusion to lift and lower himself in a way that was imperceptible to the naked eye, using it as a form of training.
At the same time, his mind was immersed in the system panel, checking his gains from the battle. First, the changes to Pikachu:
Pikachu Lv33 (Elite)
Abilities: Static (Has a chance to paralyze the opponent upon contact), Hadron Engine (The electricity in its body continuously condenses, swirls, and sublimates. It automatically activates Electric Terrain when it appears, and its Special Attack is increased by 33% when in Electric Terrain.)
Friendship: 221/255
Held Item: None
Talent: 360 (Has surpassed its species' maximum of 320)
Known Moves: Nuzzle, Thunder Wave, Charm, Sweet Kiss, Quick Attack, Electro Ball, Feint, Agility, Iron Tail, Discharge, Thunderbolt, Light Screen, Thunder.
Learned Moves: Volt Tackle, Charge.
Description: A Pikachu that has merged with Miraidon's essence and awakened a second ability. It has surpassed its species' maximum potential and has learned all the moves in its bloodline. It has a terrifying ability to grasp Electric-type moves. The electricity in its body constantly soars, ready to turn the field into its home ground at any time!
Hiss! Is it that powerful?!
Ash roared in his heart. His level had jumped by almost an entire tier, his talent had surpassed the species' maximum, and he had even awakened a Legendary-exclusive ability!
The most outrageous part was that besides the moves he was taught, he had learned all of his species' moves! This was very beneficial for developing various battle strategies! In other words, he could basically toy with opponents of the same level!
With an excited heart, Ash opened Pidgeotto's panel:
Pidgeotto Lv31 (Elite)
Abilities: Big Chested (Has more developed chest muscles. Its Defense cannot be lowered, and its wings are stronger), Tangled Feet (Has a 50% increase in evasion when confused).
Friendship: 201/255
Held Item: None
Talent: 349 (Has reached its species' maximum)
Known Moves: Quick Attack, Hurricane, Tornado, Whirlwind, Feather Dance, Agility, Wing Attack, Roost, Brave Bird, Tailwind, Air Slash, Sand Attack, Aerial Ace, Mimic.
Learned Moves: Brave Bird, Sky Attack, Uproar, Steel Wing, Defog.
Description: A Pidgeotto that has merged with Lugia's essence and awakened a hidden ability. Its talent is second to none among its kind and has learned all the moves in its bloodline. It has a terrifying ability to grasp Flying-type moves and can adjust its posture in flight to flexibly dodge opponents' attacks.
Perhaps because Pikachu was too overpowered, Ash was only slightly surprised by Pidgeotto's status. Of course, Pidgeotto's move pool was also terrifying, but its ability was a little weak, since the confused status is uncontrollable.
Of course, this was just Ash's current thought. Later, after Pidgeot mastered its ultimate evasion techniques, he would only have two words to say: "Totally worth it!"
After checking the status of his two Pokémon, Ash decided to get a few new Poké Balls. The red and white ones didn't quite fit his new status as an honorary president of the Aether Foundation.
The effects of the Gluttony's Blessing were still active for a little over a day, but Ash had already enjoyed the power of "attracting wealth." He had directly gained the position of honorary president of the Aether Foundation with 20% of its revenue, which meant he had completely entered the wealthy class.
Then came the Pokémon egg. Ash took it out of his system bag.
It was a blue and green egg with a white base color. When he activated his psychic power, he could feel a vibrant mental energy inside.
Ash vaguely felt that it was a Psychic-type Pokémon.
As his Psychic Power grew, Ash was now able to use it in a preliminary way and also had a rough understanding of the special composition of his true energy.
In summary, his true energy was generated by a combination of the yin and yang energies of heaven and earth, which had a powerful nourishing and strengthening effect on all living things.
This could be seen from the improvement in Delia's physical fitness.
Ash was now slowly infusing the egg with his true energy to nourish the little life inside.
After all, it was just an egg. Nothing should go wrong... right?
Ash thought to himself. When the egg was gradually filled with his true energy, he slowly stopped.
Feeling the joyous fluctuation of mental energy coming from within, Ash smiled slightly and put it back in his bag.