After graduating, Zhang Cheng's goal was to grow stronger, find his father, and reunite his family.
But he was not strong enough yet. He still needed to keep growing and catch more powerful Pokémon.
After graduation, Zhang Cheng decided to settle near Modu University. With the considerable amount of Pokémon Coins he had accumulated, he bought a house in Modu and moved in.
Once he settled in Modu, Zhang Cheng trained his Pokémon every day to improve their strength while keeping up with news from the outside world.
Zhang Cheng was mainly interested in news about Legendary Pokémon. He knew very well how powerful they were, and he no longer intended to catch any Pokémon below the pseudo-legendary tier.
He already had the strength of a Champion-level Trainer, yet he still was not entitled to learn anything about his father. That alone showed just how much was involved behind the scenes.
Zhang Cheng needed to improve faster, which meant his Pokémon had to have both high potential and high base stats.
News of Legendary Pokémon was extremely rare, however. For two straight months, Zhang Cheng heard nothing about them.
Still, he was in no hurry. There was no forcing something like this; the opportunity would come when the time was right.
Another week passed. One day, while Zhang Cheng was putting his Pokémon through move training, he suddenly received news of a Legendary Pokémon.
Moltres had appeared on Mt. Pyre at Huaxia's border. Trainers from all over were already heading there, hoping to catch Moltres.
Upon receiving the news, Zhang Cheng stopped training without another word and rushed to Mt. Pyre with his Pokémon. He had to seize this opportunity.
Modu was on the coast, not very far from Mt. Pyre. Riding Pidgeot, Zhang Cheng reached the mountain in four