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After the tournament ended, Elon, Anya, and the others also saw the comments flooding the internet. Many acquaintances had sent messages expressing their envy and jealousy.
All in all, it was pure sour grapes.
But that reaction was completely understandable.
The top four teams in this year's national competition would receive tickets to the Crown Tundra.
As for the champion team, in addition to receiving tickets, every team member would gain the exclusive right to capture a pseudo-legendary Pokemon.
The magnitude of these rewards could be considered the most generous in recent decades.
As everyone knew, as long as pseudo-legendary Pokemon were raised with proper methods and adequate resources, they would inevitably reach professional level within two or three years. Their excellent base stats meant that even with mediocre battle techniques, they could still demonstrate formidable combat effectiveness.
Obtaining a pseudo-legendary Pokemon was essentially equivalent to stepping halfway through the door to professional level, potentially saving years of struggle.
The resume of winning the national championship would also attract investment from numerous companies.
This was the so-called 'meeting a benefactor.'
And their benefactor was undoubtedly Roy.
"I never dreamed this day would come," Elon laughed heartily.
"Thank you, Roy," Anya said with sincere gratitude. Her original life plan had been to reach Peak trainer standards as quickly as possible within one year after graduation, striving to cross the professional trainer threshold before turning thirty.
After all, if a woman hadn't become a professional trainer by age thirty, her family would probably start pressuring her about marriage.
Older female trainers faced difficulties in the marriage market, much like female professors. It wasn't because their qualifications were poor - quite the opposite. Their conditions were so excellent and their standards so high that they found it difficult to accept ordinary men.
But now, with tickets to both pseudo-legendary Pokemon and the Crown Tundra, Anya felt confident she could pass the professional-level assessment before age twenty-five.
If the rumors about the Crown Tundra were true...
While pouring water for Roy, Philip asked, "Roy, could you tell us more about Mega Evolution? Can my Houndoom evolve..."
Just as Roy was about to discuss Mega Evolution with them, a sweating staff member hurried over and informed Roy that the Elite Four had invited him to the VIP room for an important discussion.
"I understand," Roy replied. He had anticipated this development and smiled. "Let's go."
Unless he truly intended to hide Mega Evolution forever and use it only in secret, the moment this power was revealed, countless people would want to master it and set their covetous eyes on him.
This was an inevitable development regardless of Roy's personal wishes.
Even if he remained silent now, countless people would investigate his past for clues and explore the secrets of Mega Evolution.
Under these circumstances, cooperating with the nation to maximize the development and mastery of Mega Evolution power, obtaining benefits from it while allowing the country to benefit as well, represented the optimal choice.
A win-win situation.
When the staff member mentioned "Elites," Roy had initially assumed it simply referred to multiple Elite trainers. He hadn't expected all of them to come.
Indeed.
Waiting for Roy in the VIP room were the five strongest trainers of China, standing at the very apex of the competitive pyramid.
Dragon Champion.
Fighting Elite.
Psychic Elite.
Ghost Elite.
Fire Elite.
Roy had only seen the latter two on television before. This marked their first meeting and handshake.
When Porter shook hands, he couldn't help saying, "You're excellent in every way, but what are we supposed to do when you don't hold back and make everyone else lose confidence?"
"You're being petty, Porter," Sebastian said with a grin. "You're only complaining because your son got thoroughly beaten. Look at our Champion - he doesn't feel sad about his son at all. Instead, he's happy for Roy."
Frances remained silent.
Why did that sound so strange?
Roy glanced at Caroline, who was silently observing him, then said, "Mr. Frances and Elite Sebastian, didn't you join the League's search team? Have you managed to capture the Nightmare God Darkrai?"
"No," Frances shook his head. "Darkrai's strength isn't particularly impressive, but his abilities are too bizarre. He can escape into dreams, making capture extremely difficult."
Not particularly strong?
Roy blinked. For a Champion, even legendary Pokemon weren't considered strong?
"Compared to Darkrai, the Mega Evolution you've mastered deserves far more of our attention," Frances said calmly. "Could you tell us about Mega Evolution?"
This was something Roy had planned from the beginning, so he had no objections.
He immediately explained the conditions required for Mega Evolution.
A deep bond between trainer and Pokemon sufficient to achieve resonance...
Corresponding Mega Stones and Key Stones...
"Impressive," Sebastian said with admiration. "How did you discover such demanding conditions?"
Of course, it was from the Illuminati's diary... No, he couldn't blame them for this.
Fortunately, Roy already had a perfect scapegoat.
Roy smiled and said, "After I won the European Championship semifinals and obtained the Key Stone, when I battled Arlo in the Tree of Beginning's spiritual realm, I accidentally activated the Mega Stone's power. Mew witnessed the Mega Evolution and chose me as a divine messenger."
"The detailed conditions for Mega Evolution were also learned from Mew."
Upon hearing this, except for Caroline, all the Champion and Elite trainers present nodded in understanding.
Everything made perfect sense now.
No wonder Roy had been able to defeat the professional-level Arlo in battle.
"When Lucario, who was being interrogated by Arlo in custody, evolved again, it wasn't nonsense after all. He really was wronged. The guards should have been gentler... Well, we'll reduce the interrogation intensity next time."
Afterward, Roy had also asked Cole to acquire large quantities of Mega Stones.
Everything checked out.
"Mew truly is the most powerful deity. Not only is his strength amazing, but his knowledge is so profound," Frances said with anticipation. "If there's ever an opportunity, I'd really like to battle against him."
Hearing this, Roy couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked, "Mr. Frances, how do Champions and Elite trainers compare to Legendary Pokemon in terms of strength?"
After Frances and the others exchanged glances, Sebastian smiled and said, "Given his current strength and growth rate, passing the professional-level assessment is only a matter of time. It shouldn't matter if we make an exception and tell him, right?"
Obviously, the relationship and status between legendary Pokemon and humans were secrets only trainers who had passed professional assessment could know.
"Do you understand the path beyond professional level?" Frances asked.
"Yes," Roy nodded. "When all six main Pokemon reach S3 stage and master 'advanced energy,' they can be certified as Masters."
Master Trainers would be eligible to participate in ranking competitions.
The top four scorers in rankings would earn the right to challenge for Elite positions.
Above Elite stood the supreme Champion.
"Then do you know how to become an Elite?" Frances asked with a slight smile.
Wasn't an Elite simply a stronger Master?
Roy thought for a moment and shook his head.
Frances didn't hesitate and explained everything in detail.
Among Master trainers, aside from situational factors like type advantages, Pokemon tactics, and strategic decision-making, the only difference in raw power was advanced energy mastery.
Mastering advanced energy was the sole path to Master level.
Conversely, the higher the level of energy a Pokemon possessed, the stronger it would be.
Under the same output power, three times basic energy was the standard for advanced energy.
But this wasn't the limit.
Energy could be optimized at even deeper levels.
Where the upper limit of energy optimization lay remained undetermined.
However, those who could master advanced energy at six times basic energy output were already top Masters in Elite qualifying competitions.
"Six times?" Roy gasped slightly.
The fairy energy integrated into Nature Power was only three times basic.
Top Master trainers who could achieve six times output power had obviously reached extremely deep understanding of a particular type's energy manipulation.
Only with such profound mastery could one be worthy of the title 'Master.'
In Elite qualifying matches, Fire Masters, Water Masters, Steel Masters - these single-type specialists were most common.
Dual-type Masters were relatively rare.
Multi-type Masters proficient in three or more types were extremely rare.
"What about Elite level?" Roy asked.
"To reach Elite level, you must go beyond optimization," Frances said. "You must achieve integration."
"Integration?"
"Yes," Frances nodded. "Integrate the advanced energy possessed by Pokemon with their physical bodies. You've encountered Legendary Pokemon just as often as I have - think carefully. Don't they all demonstrate energy integration phenomena?"
Roy's eyes lit up as he showed a thoughtful expression.
Indeed.
The three Regi titans all had energy integrated into their bodies.
It was nearly impossible to defeat them without completely depleting their energy.
In the spiritual realm of the Eon Pokemon, Latios still possessed energy within the 'Soul Dew,' so even after death, he retained the possibility of resurrection.
Additionally, the three legendary birds, the Forces of Nature, the Lake Guardians, and Ho-Oh's Sacred Beasts all demonstrated energy integration phenomena.
At first-tier legendary level, they had even become conceptual incarnations of natural phenomena.
"How to raise Pokemon, how to make Pokemon stronger - we as trainers explored these questions step by step," Frances said slowly. "And mimicking legendary Pokemon proved to be our best teacher. I don't know how trainers from other worlds raised Pokemon before the Pokemon world's destruction, but our methods are based on mimicking legendary Pokemon."
Legendary Pokemon possessed unique and special powers.
This inspired Earth's trainers to pursue 'advanced energy.'
Legendary Pokemon all demonstrated energy integration phenomena.
This inspired Earth's trainers to attempt 'energy fusion.'
The power of trainers and Pokemon - everything originated from mimicking legendary Pokemon.
Beyond even legendary Pokemon...