The Legendary Giant Stone

Chapter 375 The Legendary Giant Stone

After receiving Officer Jenny's warning, Kuroda was immediately alarmed and rushed to notify all departments in the company to enter a state of emergency.

Devon immediately raised its security level to the highest level.

Rows of heavily armed and well-equipped guards quickly surrounded the headquarters building, ensuring that not even a fly could escape.

Inside the building, seeing all the exits tightly sealed off, the spy was utterly furious.

"Damn it, are you kidding me? We can't even contact the people at the submarine base, and now our whereabouts are completely exposed too!"

Originally, he was an elite member of the Ocean Team, and he painstakingly disguised himself as a researcher at Devon Corporation to infiltrate the team.

The purpose was to steal the fossil resurrection fluid mentioned in the intelligence report, which contained substances related to the ability to awaken Kyogre, the legendary creator of the ocean.

But a few days ago, as soon as he arrived at Devon headquarters, he inexplicably lost contact with the organization's contact person.

His teammates, who were originally responsible for providing support afterward, also disappeared without a trace.

The task, which was originally planned to be completed by a team of more than a dozen elite people, is now left to him alone.

This hasn't even officially started yet, and there's already a strong feeling of being abandoned.

"Should we retreat? —" The blond spy paced back and forth in front of the window in the corridor.

"We finally got this chance to see the Zvoich Hibiscus exhibit and revive the fossil; if we miss it, all hope is lost—"

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After a struggle, in the end, the yellow-haired spy's love for Boss Water Wutong triumphed over everything.

He slapped his thigh and decided to act ahead of schedule.

"Even if I end up getting caught, I have to do my best to deliver what the boss and the organization need!"

"All for a bright future where the world is filled with oceans!" He silently vowed in his heart, his loyalty moving heaven and earth.

But it happened in a corner that the spy never expected.

[Ding! Congratulations on triggering a new side quest "Shovel Zero Zero Seven": Please stop the Aqua Team's ace spy]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +2; Skill "Crab Claw Hammer" +1]

"What is it?"

"spy----"

Ash frowned and stepped back behind the others, cautiously observing his surroundings.

By this time, the blond spy had returned to the laboratory from the corridor and, with his superb infiltration skills, easily blended into a group of researchers.

He glanced cautiously behind him again, where Zivchi Hibiscus was still gesturing excitedly as she explained to Ash and the others how she had dug up the evolution stones.

"Great, the chances are very high!"

The blond spy was overjoyed and quickly picked up the test tubes and documents on the table, pretending to casually go over to adjust the machine.

He kept his eyes and ears open the whole time, being extremely careful of his surroundings and trying his best to minimize his presence, as he slowly moved to the side of the fossil revival device.

With his eyes fixed on the yellow test tubes inserted on the outside of the machine, he approached his target without alerting anyone.

Everything was done perfectly.

Aside from not noticing that Ash had activated his Cowardly trait and that standing next to him also diminished his presence.

Then the blond spy, thinking he had found the right opportunity, quickly reached out.

It grabbed the back of Zvodka's hand, which Ash had pulled up.

"Um?

"Um?

The blond spy and the white-haired uncle turned their heads at the same time, looking at each other with a puzzled expression, and the atmosphere became somewhat ambiguous.

The two quickly withdrew their hands as if they had been electrocuted.

"Oh no! What's going on? No way! The only man I can hold hands with is Boss Shui Wutong!"

"How could you hold this old man's hand, this old man—"

Looking into Zvoch's intelligent eyes, the blond spy felt a strange sensation.

Zvoich was also wondering why he had suddenly raised his hand, but there was a hint of warmth in his eyes as he looked at the blond-haired man.

"Could it be that this unfamiliar blond researcher is telepathically connected to me—?"

Zvoich immediately adopted a domineering CEO expression and approached the blond spy.

"Researcher, you've caught my attention!" (Someone who doesn't look familiar)

This man is like fine wine, getting better with age; the blond spy's heart was instantly thrown into turmoil.

"Ah, no, my heart belongs only to Boss Mizuki!" (Loyalty aspect)

"Hey, you guys, that's enough. Why are you talking so weirdly?"

Ash, his face contorted with twitching, popped the pink bubbles that suddenly appeared around him one by one.

Still confused, May and Max quickly moved closer to Ash with disgusted expressions.

"Hey Ash, when did you get over there?"

At this moment, Zuvoki finally realized that Ash was not in his original position, but he immediately took advantage of the moment when the blond guy was stunned to restrain his hand.

The ambiguous atmosphere from just moments ago vanished in an instant.

"You're not one of our company's researchers, are you? I can remember the face of everyone around me. Who are you?"

"What?"

The blond-haired man was instantly terrified, never expecting that Zvoich's performance just now was to lower his guard.

He struggled desperately, but Zvoich was unexpectedly strong and he was unable to break free.

At that moment, Kuroda, the secretary who had finally finished arranging the company's security, rushed into the research room and shouted breathlessly.

"President, we just received information from the police that a spy from an evil organization has infiltrated our company, and their target is the latest research results in the laboratory."

After a while, Kuroda couldn't help but complain.

"But president, you're not skipping work or leaving the company, so at least turn on your communication devices!"

He was forced to make the trip himself. Working people are already exhausted from working overtime and staying up late, what a nasty boss!

Upon hearing the word "spy," everyone except Ash's expression suddenly changed, and they all turned to look at the blond guy whose hand was being held by Zvoich.

Huang Mao also realized that something was wrong. He quickly pulled out a test tube with his free hand, put it in his pocket, and then threw out a Poké Ball.

"Iron-clawed lobster, use foam beams!"

A lobster, entirely red with a yellow five-pointed star on its head, appeared and quickly released dense foam from its two large claws, sweeping it in all directions.

"Oh no, everyone get down right now!"

The bursting of the bubble light caused water stains to instantly obscure everyone's vision, and the mechanism on the yellow-haired shoe immediately activated, releasing an electric current that paralyzed the power supply to the entire research lab.

The scene was plunged into darkness. Xiaoyao had just released Torchic to light a fire, but it was immediately defeated by Crawdron's claw hammer.

Now only Little Smart can see the direction the blond guy ran away in.

"His combo moves are fluid and smooth; the Iron Claw Lobster is quite strong too. This guy is pretty impressive."

Just as Zvoich shouted, "We must not let the precious resurrection fluid fall into the hands of an evil organization!"

Pikachu has unleashed its Thunderbolt.

"Pikachu!"

A powerful yellow bolt of lightning flashed by, and the seemingly formidable iron-clawed lobster collapsed instantly.

"What?!"

Terrified by Pikachu's power, the blond-haired man frantically pulled out his mechanical pen, immediately transformed it into a flying machine, and smashed the window.

He was going to load the revival fluid onto the aircraft and have it take it back to the Ocean Team base.

But just as he was about to succeed, Ash pulled him back immediately, and the flying vehicle that had just flown out was instantly intercepted by Taillow.

"Damn it, when?"

Even with his advanced high-tech equipment, the main agent couldn't see Ash's movements clearly and was powerless against him.

"Who exactly are you?!"

"He's just a Pokémon Trainer who's passing by, remember that!" Ash punched him, completely knocking him out.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new side quest "Shovel Zero Zero Seven": Please stop the Aqua Team's ace spy]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +2; Skill "Crab Claw Hammer" +1;]

[Ding! Congratulations, host: Hoenn region affinity +5; Hoenn region intimacy +5]

"Well done, young man!"

With many scientists in the lab, the power supply was quickly restored. When the lights came back on, Zvouchi was pleasantly surprised to find that Ash had already solved everything.

"Yeah, with Ash around, I feel really safe."

[Ding! Zivqi Hibiscus: Affection +10]

[Ding! Xiaoyao: Affection +2]

The test tubes were safely retrieved, and the spy was taken away by Kuroda for interrogation. After checking the machine and confirming that there were no major problems, Zvoich breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everything is fine. Calling Xiaozhi and the others today was definitely the right decision!"

If any one of these machines breaks down, it would result in losses of trillions. Even if he were the richest man in Hoenn, he couldn't afford to suffer such losses even after a few such incidents.

Thinking of this, he was in a great mood and immediately took out two Mega Stones from his pocket and handed them to Ash and May, who had helped him earlier.

"Here, these are your prizes."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Sceptile Mega Evolution Stone +1]

"These are the Mega Stones for Sceptile and Blaziken, so they should be the most suitable for you."

Uncle Zvuch's face was full of kindness. This kind of Mega Evolution is very rare. Ash would have to spend a lot of money to buy it from the system shop.

Kozvouchi would give gifts whenever he felt like it, without giving them a second thought.

"That's the power of Old Money!" Ash and May accepted the money after expressing their gratitude.

The Crimson Group's development time is still too short, despite owning the Dark City and numerous industries.

However, compared to Zvuch, who possesses the entire Hoenn region and also has a champion son, he is still somewhat lacking.

Ash decided that he would learn from Zvuch and strive to become a tycoon like him, so that he wouldn't run into cash flow problems after building a few Pokémon conservation areas.

"However, should we bring a few kids first?" Ash's heart warmed at the thought of the champion's son.

It's important to know that the Pokémon world is vast, and beyond the established regions, humanity is constantly extending its reach outwards.

After the establishment of the Supreme Alliance and the formal peace of the world, new regions would be established every few years, or ancient kingdoms would re-establish contact with most of the Human Alliance.

Even in this era of advanced technology, many parts of the world remain shrouded in mystery.

"With so many regions, if I can have a few outstanding children become champions in the future, my influence and business will—"

"Oh dear, there are still a few left! You're so greedy!"

The scene was so beautiful that Xiao Zhi couldn't help but laugh just thinking about it, and quickly waved his hand to dispel his wild thoughts.

He still has to work hard now. If his child wants to stand tall in the future, both his own diligence and his parents' support are essential.

"I'm still too weak to be able to sink a continent with one punch!" Ash, who is about to become a father, needs to work harder.

"Let's aim to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings!"

"Ash, what's wrong? You're grinning like an idiot and then you're clenching your fists." Haruka reached out her little hand and covered Ash's forehead to check if he had a fever.

Ash shook his head and took May's hand in his.

"I'm fine, it's just that I suddenly realized you have such a great figure, you'd be perfect for being a mother!"

A perfectly beautiful pear-shaped figure, she looks like she'd be very fertile.

"You pervert!" Xiaoyao blushed instantly upon being called that, withdrew her hand, and ran away in a flash.

"Oh, did I say something strange?"

Xiao Zhi hadn't realized that he had just been stating a fact.

At this moment, Zuvuki and Max also came to Ash's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"Young people these days are really something else."

"You're too impatient, Ash."

"what?"

Self-motivation continued until Zvucci prepared to treat Ash and his friends to a lavish dinner, at which point the gluttonous May was finally lured out of her room.

However, at the dining table in the Devon headquarters guesthouse, May no longer dared to sit next to Ash.

She forcefully placed Xiaosheng between the two of them and started eating by herself, not daring to look at Xiaozhi at all.

"Judging from the waveguide, there is no anger—the emotion is shyness and a little bit of happiness."

"Girls are so strange; they're clearly happy but they still act like they're angry."

But Ash was finally a little relieved. He knew that May would recover in a few days and there was no need to worry too much.

Just then, Zvuch looked kindly at Ash and his friends as they wolfed down their food, and suddenly took out the test tube from that morning.

"Ash, do you remember what I said this morning about the success of the Fossil Revival Machine being related to Mega Evolution?"

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Ash and his friends, who were basically full, immediately looked up and curiously stared at Zvuch.

"Actually, the place where Mega Evolution was first discovered was the Hoenn region."

"What?!"

Ash and his friends really didn't know this. Kalos is the most famous region for Mega Evolution, but it turns out that its origin is Hoenn.

"In the Hoenn region, there is a legendary giant rock that is considered by the current scientific community to be the origin of Mega Evolution!"

"The raw materials for these fossil resurrection fluids include powder from the legendary megaliths."

"Really, that giant rock is here. Can we see it?"

Although Xiao Sheng was a little unhappy because he wasn't old enough to receive the Super Stone, he immediately became excited again after hearing such exciting news.

Unfortunately, Zvoich shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Xiaosheng, we still haven't been able to excavate this boulder."

"Only my son, Daigo, had previously unearthed a piece of its wooden slip."

"The legendary megalith that has existed since ancient times, and the wooden slips that record its stories."

"However, it seems that some of the wooden tablets are still in the hands of a wealthy businessman in Carlos, and Devon Corporation is seeking to collaborate with him on research."

When Zvuche recalled the contents deciphered on the wooden slip, he glanced at Ash again.

"Two powerful beams of light emanating from the stone—I might need your help in the future when searching for the giant rock."

"The main reason I invited you guys to visit the company this time is to ask you to help me deliver this letter to my son Steven, who is training on Dew Island."

"Next, you'll be heading to Martial Arts Island to challenge the Martial Arts Dojo, so I'll trouble you with that as well."

Zifuchi took out a letter and handed it to Satoshi.

"Of course, if you encounter any trouble on Fighting Island, you can ask Daigo for help."

"Don't let his affected manner fool you, he's actually a kind-hearted guy. If he sees you Pokémon-loving kids in need of help, he'll definitely help you."

"Yes, that's possible."

It wasn't a big deal, but Xiaozhi was still a little confused.

"If it's something important, can't you just call Daigo and tell him?"

"Haha, that kid is just like me. He doesn't want to be disturbed when he's doing what he likes, so it's usually hard to contact him directly."

"In other words, Daigo's so-called training was actually him skipping work again to secretly go mining."

"You could say that."

This is truly the most carefree champion Ash has ever seen.

Of all the champions he'd seen, Xiao Yong and A Du both looked exhausted; they had no time to pursue their own hobbies.

However, after thinking it over carefully, Xiaozhi decided to agree.

After all, it's a rare opportunity to meet a champion, and since Steven is so free, it shouldn't be a problem to have him battle me or help my Pokémon train to improve their aptitude.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Hoenn Noble Prince, Daigo": Please find the awesome rock-digging guy on Dew Island!]

【奖励：联盟币+3000；体力+1；速度+1；自由属性点+1；银色王冠+1】