Sure enough, I still had to rely on myself.
At the same time, after seeing just how "wealthy" the Pokémon League's stockpile was, Roy couldn't help but form a bold idea.
Drain them dry! Squeeze their inventory dry!
The exchange price of the Silver Feather in the system was just as outrageous as Ho-Oh's Feather, costing a full 5 billion points.
Meanwhile, Roy's "discovery" of Mega Evolution had cost him only one or two hundred million points.
The return on investment was simply astonishing.
Compared to burying his head and "working" to earn points, this kind of "leveraging" points to generate more points was the true path to greatness.
Sure enough, working was impossible.
Only by occasionally creating inventions like Mega Evolution—things that shocked the world and propelled the era forward—could he make a living.
Energy Cube technology...
Fossil Revival Technology...
These two technologies Roy had long coveted were likewise capable of advancing the times. When the time came, he could fleece the Pokémon League again.
He couldn't be too greedy, either...
Roy first set himself a small goal.
From now on, he would win an Achroma Award once a year.
He would unveil Energy Cube technology by next year at the latest.
To do that, he needed to increase his strength as quickly as possible.
On the very day he received the award, Roy flew back home.
He couldn't stand staying in Los Angeles for even one more day.
It wasn't just because he was in a foreign country, or because the locals were hostile and unfriendly toward him, a genius Trainer. More importantly... people in Los Angeles were all rather short-tempered.
Every Los Angeles local Roy saw had dark circles under their eyes, looking exactly like masters of time management.
Still, that was understandable.
Darkrai's Nightmare Power still