Read Novel Full Chapter 974: Chapter 1191: Finals
Chapter 974: Chapter 1191: Finals
"Jiggly~ Puff—"
"Hello?"
The call connected.
"Julian, have you made a decision?"
From the other end of the phone came the voice of the Master of Organization Y; unlike any other women, her voice was extremely distinctive.
"Yes."
Julian nodded.
"Good, then—"
"But."
Before the voice on the other end could finish, Julian's "but" had already slipped out.
As everyone knew, no matter how nice or well said the earlier words were, once a "but" was added afterward, everything before it no longer counted, or at least there were variables.
"But what?"
"I need to see the Cocoon of Destruction first. Only then will I hand over the item needed to awaken Xerneas," Julian stated.
If Organization Y merely provided him with an address to search on his own, aside from the uncertainty of actually finding it, there was the risk that they, like him, might give a fake location.
Therefore, he would only agree after seeing the Cocoon of Destruction with his own eyes.
He was fine with tricking others, but he refused to be taken advantage of by them.
It wasn't about fearing a loss—but it would be embarrassing.
After a brief silence on the other end, the voice replied: "We only know the approximate location of the Cocoon of Destruction."
That meant these people didn't know the exact whereabouts at all.
Julian said bluntly, "Then find the exact location before contacting me for the trade."
"Is there no room for negotiation?"
"None."
With that, Julian directly hung up the phone.
His stance had to be resolute; only then would they believe more firmly that he truly possessed the item to awaken Xerneas.
And he also had to project an attitude of indifference toward the Cocoon of Destruction. Give me the exact location, and I'm interested. Without it, I'm not.
Moreover, he had to stall for time. He already had 93 Mewtwo Fragments, just 7 short for the full 100. If he continued using Fragments to summon Mewtwo prematurely, the day he collected all 100 would only be pushed further away.
It was precisely because he had used the Fragments a few times to summon Mewtwo that he hadn't completed them yet. Otherwise, he would have gathered them all long ago.
Of course, he hadn't used the Mewtwo Fragments recklessly. Each time he used them, he was facing a life-or-death crisis.
Otherwise, if he really died, what would have been the use of keeping the Mewtwo Fragments?
In the following days, Organization Y didn't call back. They were probably busy searching for the exact location of the Cocoon of Destruction.
It seemed they had planned to wait until after trading with him for Xerneas's awakening item before entering that Primal Secret Realm in Celestria.
Which made sense, because without that item, even if they found Xerneas within the Primal Secret Realm, it would still be in a dormant state. What could they do then?
Either they would have to forcibly wake it up, incurring Xerneas's irritation—and under that kind of mood, expecting it to grant you eternal life would be just pure delusion.
Or they would have to wait for it to wake up naturally, at which point Xerneas might find a few human skeletons lying around after waking up.
So neither approach worked.
The best method was to use the awakening item, which would also help increase its favor toward them.
Of course, all of this was just Organization Y's fantasy—they had no idea that these things were all lies fabricated by Julian.
Julian had also been having the Steel Guards and Drakoria's intelligence agencies search for Organization Y's main base. He had originally thought that with the full efforts of these two major institutions, there should have been some useful clues.
As it turned out, there were indeed clues, but none of them were sufficient to locate their base. Some of the clues had even been deliberately fabricated by the other side.
Julian had to admit he had underestimated this organization. At the very least, their ability to remain hidden was genuinely impressive.
No wonder they had survived just fine despite being hunted by various countries for years.
It wasn't that the nations were incompetent—it was that Organization Y hid themselves too well.
"Slow~"
Slowking: "Today is the final match of the Silver League."
Julian had previously asked Slowking to remind him when the finals arrived.
"So soon? Do you have the finalist list? Let me see," Julian asked.
"Slow~"
Slowking handed over the phone. Upon seeing Gemma's name among the finalists, Julian returned the phone to Slowking.
As for the other contestant, he didn't even bother to look.
The finals were scheduled for nine in the morning, and it was now 8:40.
Plenty of time.
"Deoxys," Julian called out.
The next second, Deoxys took Julian and disappeared from the spot.
Metagross: 'So love just fades away, huh?'
With a face full of jealousy, Metagross also teleported after them.
As an annual event for Silver Province, the conference naturally drew a massive crowd. Most of the spectators were students, giving the audience a relatively youthful demographic overall.
This was mainly because the trainers participating in the Silver League were all young, aged between twenty and thirty, with students making up the majority of the roster.
Gemma, had her looks and figure, and had dominated every match since the preliminaries, crushing opponents with overwhelming strength all the way to the finals.
As a result, the vast majority of the 500,000 spectators filling the stadium were her supporters.
Her opponent was a male trainer, also quite strong, but older than Gemma—he was 29, while she was 20.
The general consensus outside the arena heavily favored Gemma to win.
At 9 a.m., the finals officially began.
Gemma took a deep breath, "Steelix, let's win this one."
She sent out her ace right from the start, which surprised no one, as Steelix had been her opening Pokémon in every match since the very first round.
And her Steelix was indeed exceptionally formidable.
In terms of strength, defense, attack, and stamina, it excelled in almost every aspect. It could even Mega Evolve, and Gemma could sustain its Mega Evolution for a considerably long duration.
An hour and a half later, the final match concluded.
With a record of four wins and two losses, Gemma claimed the Championship of the 186th Silver League.
Losing two Pokémon along the way was perfectly normal, after all, her opponent was no pushover, but rather a runner-up-level contender.
Julian watched Gemma's entire final match from high above. And the moment she secured the Championship, the sound of the Temporary Mission completion echoed in his mind.
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[Ding!]
[Temporary Mission Completed!]
[Rewards issued: 1,000,000 Points, Golden Legend Fragments x5, Rare Candy x3 (Below Championship-Level use only)]
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Seeing the rewards, the corner of Julian's mouth curved upward slightly.
Whether it was the Golden Legend Fragments or the Rare Candy, both were items he needed right now.
"Well done. Come collect your reward tomorrow."
Gemma, who was basking in the thunderous cheers of the entire stadium, her face brimming with excitement and exhilaration—suddenly heard Julian's voice directly in her mind.
Her expression froze instantly.
She didn't feel delighted at all upon hearing that Julian would reward her. As the first thing that flashed through her mind upon hearing his voice was the memory of those hellish training days under him.
Fortunately, she was good at controlling her expression, Knowing the location wasn't appropriate, she didn't scream out in fear.
She quickly put on a "joyful" expression again, but it looked somewhat unnatural.
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