"This 'Second-Class God' status is amazing!"
Both Hu Tao and Xiangling recognized the heavy implications of the characters displayed in the Pokédex.
God!
Those who can be given this definition... well, let's put aside exactly what it means for now. Regardless, it signifies a giant among giants, a top-tier entity in Teyvat terms.
"Manager Hiroshi, why is it marked as a 'Second-Class God' in the Pokédex?"
"Isn't Cresselia a Legendary Pokémon?"
Hu Tao thought about the information in the Pokédex again and again, and felt it was becoming more and more outrageous.
Especially when compared with her own baby Gible. Just looking at the skill bar, the three skills of the baby Gible were blown out of the water; there was no comparison.
Look at it. These moves and skills of Cresselia: Aurora Beam, Lunar Dance, Future Sight...
Just by hearing the names, you could tell they were awesome!
"Why is it a Second-Class God?"
Hiroshi replied calmly and casually, leaning against the counter.
"Oh, you just need to know for the time being that there are strict divisions in strength between Legendary Pokémon. That is: First-Class Gods, Second-Class Gods, and Third-Class Gods."
"The First-Class Gods are beings like Groudon and Kyogre. When they wake up, they will destroy countries or alter the climate of the entire world at the turn of a hand."
"Hmph. Only land and sea," Zekrom's deep voice resonated from above, startling the girls again. "They lack the purity of ideals."
Hiroshi ignored the dragon and continued.
"Third-Class Gods..."
"The status is rather embarrassing. Perhaps it is more appropriate to call them Sub-Legendary, or 'Lesser Gods,' such as Articuno (Freezer), Zapdos (Thunder), and Moltres (Fire)."
"It's probably equivalent to Liyue's Yaksha or the Adepti. By the way, do you know about Mondstadt's Stormterror, Dvalin? A Dvalin who is in his prime and has not been contaminated by the power of the Abyss is likely at this level, right?"
Hu Tao and Xiangling were confused again after hearing this.
Hu Tao travels all over the country. Because she has to relax from the heavy work of guiding souls for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, she wanders around.
Because of this, she had gained a lot of experience and heard about the existence of the Wind Dragon, Dvalin.
"Dvalin!"
"That is the familiar of the Anemo Archon, Barbatos!"
Xiangling also knew many stories and legends in the Mondstadt area because she searched for ingredients and honed her cooking skills all over the world.
The last time the Stormterror Dvalin appeared was five hundred years ago.
It seemed that he was responding to the call of Barbatos, fought side by side with the Anemo Archon, defeated the Poison Dragon Durin, and won the victory against the darkness.
Thinking of this, Xiangling suddenly grasped some information in Manager Hiroshi's words, and her heart trembled.
"What?!"
"Manager Hiroshi, in that battle five hundred years ago... was Dvalin contaminated by the power of the Abyss?"
Hu Tao was a little dazed, and then she realized what was happening. She looked at Hiroshi's young face and whispered in a low voice to herself:
"Another handsome, young guy who knows a ton about everything!"
That's right.
She was insinuating something specific.
In Hiroshi, Hu Tao saw the same wisdom, erudition, and suspiciously specific historical knowledge as her guest consultant, Zhongli.
"You two——"
Hiroshi's forehead was covered with black lines of frustration.
Why did the topic shift from Second-Class Gods and Legendary Pokémon to the history of Mondstadt and Dvalin for no apparent reason?
Let's stop there.
I'm here to do business, and the "small business goal" of 100 million Mora is related to his second "Ten-Pull Gacha"!
Reaching out his fingers and tapping on the counter table, Hiroshi reminded Xiangling with a smile:
"If you don't draw the initial Pokémon soon, I'll just watch the clock tick."
"Hey!"
Xiangling woke up from her trance and stared at the blank Pokédex in Hiroshi's hand.
"For you."
After receiving the Pokédex handed over by Hiroshi, Xiangling couldn't put it down.
"How do I use it?"
Hu Tao snickered from the side, eager to show off her seniority as a Trainer. "This way! Touch your finger here... okay, okay, the authentication is successful!"
From the registration and authentication interface, it jumped to the screen for extracting the initial Pokémon.
"Just click on the icon in the center of the screen again..."
[START!]
After Xiangling clicked on it, she couldn't help but wave her little fists in anticipation, her eyes locked on the black silhouettes that kept flashing by on the screen.
Please be a dragon! Or something delicious looking!
When the picture froze.
When a Pokémon in the form of a crawling bug appeared.
Xiangling, who has always been very confident in her luck, was a little dumbfounded.
"Oh, woo... why?..."
"Why did I catch a bug?!"
In just a few seconds, Hu Tao witnessed the expression on her friend's face shift from curiosity, high spirits, and anticipation to the dull, dead eyes she had at this moment.
Anyone who draws a bug as their Starter Pokémon would probably... well, she couldn't even recover.
Hu Tao was feeling mischievous. Her eyes were full of jokes, and her plastic friendship overturned instantly. She stabbed the dull Xiangling directly with words:
"Look."
"On your way here just now..."
"You kept talking about smoking a Pokémon with Pseudo-Legendary qualifications..."
"Alas, reality is always so cruel, teaching us what it means to be bloody."
Xiangling was severely irritated by the turn of events.
She looked at Hiroshi, who had been watching the show silently, and a light of hope suddenly burst out in her eyes.
"Manager Hiroshi! I remember that the initial Pokémon can be drawn repeatedly, right?"
Hiroshi nodded.
"That's right."
"In fact, not only the initial Pokémon. Everyone who buys a Pokémon in our store will have 5 chances to draw every week."
Xiangling came to life as if she had been saved after hearing this.
However, just when her finger was about to click on the screen to start the second extraction—to reroll her destiny—Hiroshi spoke up.
"I think you'd better not give up on this bug."
Hiroshi's additional explanation made Xiangling fall into a daze again.
"Because if you use your second, third, or fifth chance to draw this week..."
"You may not be able to draw a better initial Pokémon than this one."
"Of course, if you only have your sights set on the small group of people with Pseudo-Legendary qualifications, treat the above sincere advice as if I didn't say it..."
Hiroshi had no reason to lie to Xiangling.
His eyes glanced at the Pokédex in Xiangling's hand. In the data, the name of this insect was clearly shown as:
[Larvesta] (The Torch Pokémon)!!