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“How could that be possible? Gyarados is already weak, and as a Water-type Pokémon, it's also countered by Electric-type Ampharos.”

“Once my Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, it might not be impossible to defeat Ampharos!”

“Fun fact: Gyarados is a Water- and Flying-type Pokémon, meaning it's four times weak to Electric-type Pokémon. In other words, even if your Magikarp miraculously evolves into Gyarados, it's still no match!”

“Bug-type-type Pokémon like Caterpie aren't countered by Ampharos, but their strength... well, those who know, know.”

“So, even if Ampharos agrees to the terms, no one will be able to defeat it for a long time?”

“That's probably the case.”

After hearing Zhang Yu's introduction to Ampharos, many Water Friends developed a certain interest in Ampharos.

After all, no matter what, it's a Pokémon with 'dragon' in its name, isn't it?

And judging from Zhang Yu's description of Ampharos, this Pokémon's strength is clearly excellent, which is also very appealing.

But precisely because of its immense strength, it's almost impossible for them to capture Ampharos in a short amount of time.

However, some people didn't think so.

“Others might not be able to battle Ampharos in a short time, but I'm different. With Corviknight's Helping Hand, I might just be able to defeat Ampharos!”

The one who said this was none other than Reba.

With Corviknight at her side, she clearly had some confidence to battle Ampharos.

It was just a great pity for her that because Corviknight was countered by Ampharos, relying solely on Corviknight gave her almost no hope of victory.

To achieve final victory, she would first need to capture one or two other Pokémon.

If it was a Pokémon that could counter Ampharos, that would be even better.

Thinking of this, she immediately began to adjust her itinerary and prepare to head out into the wild.

After settling the issue with Ampharos, Zhang Yu then approached the Miltank herd.

Perhaps because the previous transaction was pleasant, and Zhang Yu had also built up their goodwill, the Miltank easily agreed.

So Zhang Yu gave them all the remaining Normal-type energy cubes.

“I've finished communicating on my end. You can now arrange for people to come and build the Elf Center.”

After doing all this, Zhang Yu informed the Elf Research Group of the detailed results of his communication with the Pokémon, and also notified them to send people to establish the Elf Center here.

As the first Elf Center established by the Dragon Kingdom, this Elf Center was obviously not just for treating Pokémon and providing accommodation for Trainers; it also had more important tasks.

Firstly, it served as a bridge for communication between Pokémon and humans.

Then there was the function of allowing humans to observe and understand Pokémon up close.

As for things like distributing food to Pokémon and verifying participants' identities, these seemed less important compared to the others.

And there was a reason why Zhang Yu chose to establish such an important Elf Center here.

Firstly, because the number of Pokémon here was extremely abundant, and secondly, because the terrain was flat and open, making it easy to construct large-scale projects here.

And most importantly, the transportation here was actually very convenient.

Even though Zhang Yu had to pass through several forests and bypass a valley to reach here, the grassland he was on was actually connected to the outside world, and one could drive directly here.

“Yes! Miltank also agreed to Anchor's proposal! It seems I have no choice but to go there!”

“By the way, does anyone know what this Elf Center is?”

“Judging by the name, it should be something related to Pokémon.”

“Regarding the Elf Center, I've heard some rumors. It seems to be a comprehensive building related to Pokémon. Not only can you treat Pokémon inside and buy Pokémon food, but it also provides accommodation for Trainers and so on. Of course, none of these are free.”

“Hiss~ Is it that good?”

“I originally thought that if I went there in the future, I'd only be able to stay in tents and eat instant noodles. It seems my worries were unnecessary.”

“The things you can think of, the country can certainly consider.”

“That's right. With the Dragon Kingdom's consideration, when seriously doing something, all aspects can be taken into account, and the processing speed will be especially astonishing!”

“I'm always very confident in our country's infrastructure speed, but even so, it would still take about a month for an Elf Center to be built from scratch, right?”

“This shows your lack of experience, doesn't it? Previously, a 30-story hotel was built in Xiang Province in just half a month!”

“Wow! Is it that amazing?”

Upon seeing Zhang Yu's plan successfully concluded and him already notifying the Dragon Kingdom officials to prepare for the construction of the Elf Center, the Water Friends immediately let out a cheer.

Although they were willing to endure hardships to capture Pokémon, they were still very happy if such things could be avoided.

And from this, it could also be seen how much importance the Dragon Kingdom officials attached to this matter.

Although most people in the live broadcast room were very happy about this, there were also a few exceptions, namely some foreign netizens.

Unlike the Dragon Kingdom, many countries were currently at war with Pokémon.

Therefore, the Pokémon in those countries would not show any good face to humans, often hiding when they saw humans, or directly skipping the warning stage and immediately launching an attack.

If it were before, they wouldn't have thought anything of it, only believing that those Pokémon were truly as savage and violent as the news proclaimed.

But after watching Zhang Yu's live broadcast, they would no longer think that way.

Clearly, the problem was not with the Pokémon, but with those who wanted to incite war.

Moreover, judging from the situation in their countries, even if they wanted to contact Pokémon now, the difficulty would increase countless times.

Thinking of this, their mood became even more unpleasant.

Some of the people who knew each other, after consulting with each other, immediately took to the streets to demonstrate, aiming to stop the war between humans and Pokémon in their countries.

Because they knew that only by achieving this could they have the possibility of capturing Pokémon; otherwise, if humans and Pokémon continued to fight, they would probably never have the chance to capture Pokémon.

To achieve this goal, they also made many efforts.

For example, they edited and widely spread the heartwarming scenes of Zhang Yu interacting with Pokémon on the internet, and also compiled various pictures of Pokémon they found cute, allowing them to spread both online and in the real world.

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With the added appeal of the Pokémon's appearance and their own sufficient efforts, they actually managed to gain a certain momentum in a short period, and more and more people chose to join them.

As for their desire for a ceasefire, those countries with ulterior motives directly chose to ignore it. Instead, they used this to demand that the Dragon Kingdom release the manufacturing method for the Poké Ball.

Then they discovered that the Dragon Kingdom ignored them, just as they ignored their own citizens.

Zhang Yu was temporarily unaware of the events happening abroad.

After initially finalizing the Elf Center matter, he prepared to set off again.

“Woof~”

Originally, Zhang Yu was planning to continue on foot, but to his surprise, just as he was about to set off, Arcanineinitiative came over and nudged Zhang Yu with its large head.

“You mean, you want me to continue riding you?”

Zhang Yu, who was becoming increasingly proficient in using Tokiwa Power and Waveguide Power, instantly understood Arcanine's meaning. As he reached out to pat Arcanine's large head, his expression also became a little strange.

He naturally understood that Arcanine did this mainly because it wanted to run wild again.

Besides that, another reason was that Arcanine disliked how slow Snivy walked.

After all, with Snivy's short legs, it really couldn't go fast.

“Woof!”

Arcanine nodded immediately upon hearing this, then it nudged Zhang Yu with its large head again, signaling him to get on quickly.

“Since you said so, then alright.”

Zhang Yu sighed helplessly, then picked up Snivy and swung himself onto Arcanine's back.

“Snivy!”

If Zhang Yu was only feeling a bit helpless, then Snivy was clearly a little unhappy.

If it wasn't currently on Arcanine's back and Arcanine had already started running, it would definitely argue with Arcanine.

“Are you really getting angry over such a small thing?”

Upon noticing Snivy's change in mood, Zhang Yu immediately offered it a green energy cube and soothingly stroked Snivy's small head.

Upon seeing the energy cube, Snivy immediately cast aside its displeasure and began to eat the energy cube in small bites.

But to Zhang Yu's regret, this harmonious atmosphere did not last long.

This wasn't to say that Snivy wanted to argue with Arcanine again after finishing its food, but rather that Arcanine, who was originally running, suddenly stopped.

As for the reason it stopped... it was because a large river appeared in front of them, blocking their path.

And most importantly, this was a heavily polluted river, so much so that its water had started to turn black.

Let alone having Arcanine swim across, it didn't even want to get closer.

“My goodness! How did this river get so severely polluted?”

“The pollution in this river is indeed too severe. Are the relevant departments blind? They can't see such obvious pollution?”

“I generally know a bit about the situation of this river. Actually, a few years ago, although this river was also polluted, it was nowhere near as severe as it is now. But ever since two factories were built upstream of this river, the water quality of this river has gotten worse day by day, and now it's completely unwatchable.”