After introducing Milotic, Lu Li couldn't wait to look at Ekaterina.
"I've introduced almost all of my Pokémon. What about yours?"
Ekaterina knew what Lu Li was thinking and released her remaining Pokémon.
After six flashes of white light, different Pokémon appeared.
Jynx, Alolan Ninetales, Cloyster, Lapras, Walrein, and Baxcalibur.
Seeing this lineup, Lu Li thoughtfully said, "A dual-type trainer?"
Ekaterina smiled and nodded, saying, "It's normal. Dual-type trainers have an advantage over single-type trainers. It's normal for me to choose this path."
Lu Li agreed. In the Pokémon world, powerful trainers usually take the dual-type route.
Lu Li didn't rashly use his Spirit Sight. Instead, he used his normal gaze to examine the six Pokémon.
Each Pokémon was at the Gym Leader level, especially that Baxcalibur, which was almost at the Elite Four level.
Lu Li was willing to bet that this powerful Baxcalibur would break through to the Elite Four level within a year.
Noticing Lu Li's gaze lingering on Baxcalibur the longest, Ekaterina gently patted Baxcalibur's thigh.
As for why she patted Baxcalibur's thigh, it was because Baxcalibur was too tall, and that was the only place Ekaterina could reach.
In the game, Baxcalibur's height is around meters, but the Baxcalibur in front of him reached an astonishing meters.
Lu Li found that Dragon-type Pokémon in the real world seemed to be larger than in the games.
Lu Li also noticed that Ekaterina didn't release her Dragonite, which meant that the Dragonite was really just for transportation.
"Baxcalibur is my starter Pokémon," Ekaterina explained.
Hearing this, Lu Li suddenly understood. No wonder Baxcalibur, as a pseudo-legendary, was the strongest in the team. It turned out that Baxcalibur had been raised the longest.
Normally, the growth rate of pseudo-legendary Pokémon is relatively slow. It can be said that the growth ceiling of pseudo-legendary Pokémon is exchanged for growth rate.
Ekaterina joked, "How is it? You should believe that I have the ability to protect you in the secret realm, right?"
Lu Li nodded.
The secret realm deep in the Azure Cloud Mountains was just a medium-sized secret realm. With Ekaterina's strength, as long as they didn't provoke the secret realm's overlord, their safety shouldn't be a problem.
After thoroughly understanding Ekaterina's strength, Lu Li felt a lot more relaxed.
............
Because there was a guest at home, Lu Li personally cooked dinner.
Ekaterina was surprised once again.
Ekaterina sincerely praised, "Your cooking skills are definitely at the master level."
As the princess of the Ekaterina family, she believed that she had tasted all the delicacies in the world, but Lu Li used his strength to tell her, "You thought too much."
"What should I do… I suddenly want to tie you up and take you back to be my personal chef," Ekaterina joked.
"Please don't! I only cook occasionally at home. Usually, Vi does the cooking," Lu Li quickly raised his hands in surrender.
If she was kidnapped by Ekaterina for such a ridiculous reason, then she would really be a fool.
"Ah!"
Ekaterina exclaimed and then objected, "I won't allow you to do that! You're wasting your talent."
Lu Li: "…"
Dinner can be said to have been enjoyed by both host and guest, especially Vi and Powder, who were very grateful for Ekaterina's arrival.
Lu Li almost never went into the kitchen usually, after all, he had too many things to do.
"By the way."
Suddenly remembering something, Lu Li instructed, "Someone might be coming to deliver a batch of steel these two days. Vi, please receive it when they arrive."
Vi nodded.
She didn't ask Lu Li what he wanted the steel for, after all, there was an outsider here.
Lu Li then asked, "What about the ranch? What did Ekko say?"
"Ekko has agreed, but…"
Vi added somewhat embarrassedly, "But Ekko's intention is that he hopes to lead the Firelights to join us."
"How many people are in that group of kids?" Lu Li frowned and asked.
Vi quickly replied, "Including those with limited mobility, the Firelights have a total of 20 people. Only eight have the ability to act, and there are two trainers."
Lu Li nodded.
He had no doubts about this data. After all, the predecessor of the Firelights was originally an orphanage. Those who are over 16 years old basically go out to find work on their own.
Ekko only needed to take care of the children who were younger than him.
As for why there were so many with limited mobility.
There are no families who can't really afford to eat in this world. Those who end up in orphanages are generally those with congenital disabilities or those who have encountered changes in their families.
"I can't accept everyone in the Firelights. I can only guarantee that they won't starve to death here, and those who work for me will have work," Lu Li cautiously promised.
He wasn't qualified to pity others yet. Letting Ekko bring them to Golden Rooster Village was already his biggest concession.
He couldn't possibly pay everyone in the Firelights a salary. After all, he wasn't running a charity.
"That's already enough," Vi said excitedly.
Ekko's intention was originally to bring his younger siblings to work here.
"Recruit four people for the ranch, and then tell Ekko that if I recruit people in the future, give them priority," Lu Li added.
Ekaterina listened to the conversation between the two with great interest.
At the age of 16, he was already considering building his own force?
Ekaterina praised in her heart.
After the Berry Orchard is running, you can start training trainers. After the Pokémon Ranch is established, you can train more new trainers, plus Lu Li's breeding talent.
Ekaterina felt that if she was just an ordinary person, then she would definitely join Lu Li's command.
"That Firelights group is quite lucky," Ekaterina said with emotion.
This was not humility, but what Ekaterina really thought.
A third-rate gang being able to follow Lu Li was definitely because Ekko's ancestors' graves were smoking.
"It's mainly because I'm too busy after the ranch is established, so I'm thinking of recruiting people," Lu Li explained with a smile.
Lu Li didn't want Ekaterina to know his ambitions.
"I know."
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Ekaterina nodded with a smile.
Any trainer with a little ambition would consider establishing their own force, but those people usually only start considering it when they travel to college.
Lu Li was preparing in advance.
But thinking about it, it was normal. Lu Li was a rare trainer who combined breeder and trainer. Lu Li didn't need the support of a breeder to achieve a career.
After eating, they chatted for a while, and Lu Li returned to his bedroom with his notebook.
Lu Li was awakened in the morning by Pidgeot's cry.
Considering that he was going to the secret realm, Lu Li chose to get a good night's sleep yesterday instead of cultivating all night.
Lu Li went downstairs and saw Ekaterina packing things in the living room.
Hearing the sound of the stairs, Ekaterina said without turning her head, "I specially asked someone to send a batch of ingredients, which can be used when going to the secret realm."
Lu Li rolled his eyes at Ekaterina and complained, "You really treat me like a cook? I only said I would help you find that Pokémon egg, and the service doesn't include cooking."
Hearing this, Ekaterina said in a tone of an adult comforting a child, "Be good! Perform well, and I'll give you a surprise later."
Lu Li: "…"
Lu Li went to the villa warehouse and took away a batch of energy cubes of various attributes.
Just like that, Lu Li and Ekaterina rode Dragonite towards the depths of the Azure Cloud Mountains.
On Dragonite's back, Lu Li asked, "Do you know the exact location of the secret realm entrance?"
"Of course! You'll definitely be surprised when we get there," Ekaterina nodded.
In less than half an hour, Lu Li saw a market in the distance.
"This… there's a market in the depths of the Azure Cloud Mountains?" Lu Li asked in surprise.
Ekaterina explained, "This is a temporary camp established by a group of guilds and wild trainers. The security is almost zero, and there is a risk of being destroyed by wild Pokémon at any time."
"Almost every wild secret realm that has been discovered by humans has such a market around it."
Lu Li nodded.
"We'll go to the market to buy some information about the secret realm later. Try not to stray too far from me. The people here are not good people," Ekaterina instructed.
Lu Li nodded.
As soon as Dragonite landed, Lu Li noticed several scorching gazes.
There was greed, envy, and jealousy in those gazes.
Ekaterina was obviously accustomed to such gazes. After expressionlessly putting away Dragonite, the aura of a Gym Leader-level trainer poured out.
As Ekaterina took the initiative to reveal her strength, Lu Li found that the covetous gazes around him also disappeared.
Ekaterina, who was very satisfied with this result, turned her head and taught, "There is only one rule in the wild, the strong are supreme!"
Lu Li nodded.
"What if there are people who aren't afraid of death?" Lu Li asked curiously.
Ekaterina, who felt that Lu Li was arguing, said with a dark face, "Don't worry, people like that usually don't live long, and the probability of us encountering them is even smaller."
Lu Li felt that what Ekaterina said made sense. In the wild, those trainers who don't have eyes probably won't live long.
Then, Ekaterina shouted directly, "I want a copy of the information about the secret realm. Come and exchange it if you think you're qualified."
Qualified was the key point.
If those who were not qualified came up, Lu Li felt that Ekaterina might take action.
In fact, those who can live long in the wild are all shrewd people.
As soon as Ekaterina finished speaking, various discussions rang out in the crowd.
After a while, a middle-aged woman and a bald man came out.
"Hello, Madam. I am the vice president of the Crimson Flame Guild. Our guild has been living in this secret realm for many years. When it comes to understanding this secret realm, no one dares to call themselves the first except for the Crimson Flame Guild."
After the bald man finished speaking, the middle-aged woman followed closely and said, "Madam, my name is Jin Qiaoqiao, and I am from the Jin family of QY City. Our Jin family has been developing this secret realm a long time ago. When it comes to understanding the secret realm, we are equally not inferior to the Crimson Flame Guild."
The bald man did not refute this point.
The Crimson Flame Guild was just a new guild. Although it was supported by a Gym Leader and a high-level breeder, its overall strength was definitely not comparable to the Jin family.
