"Grandpa, do you know what this is?"
"No, but I've checked it. It contains incredibly rich, pure Dragon-type energy. It must be a legendary-grade resource."
"All right, then. I'll go find Salamence on Back Mountain."
"Go ahead."
Once Chen Shi left, Grandma Chen couldn't help speaking up. "Little Shi is in such a hurry to get Salamence to Champion Level. There must be a reason we don't know about."
"Do you think something happened to him out there, old man?"
Grandpa Chen slowly shook his head. "I don't know either, but all we can do is support him."
"The boy has grown up and has ideas of his own. That's a good thing. Let's not worry ourselves over it."
"I'm just worried..."
Grandpa Chen glared at her. "Stop worrying for nothing. Once Salamence and Garchomp reach Champion Level, what will we have left to worry about?"
"You're right. Sometimes I really wish Little Shi could be a little more ordinary. I'd be happy if he could just live out his life safe and sound."
On Back Mountain, Chen Shi arrived outside Salamence's cave and shouted, "Sis, Shark Bro, I've come to see you!"
"Roar!"
Before long, a roar rang out from the cave. Salamence flew out first, with Garchomp following leisurely behind her.
Salamence looked at Chen Shi in confusion, as though asking what he needed.
Chen Shi stepped forward and stroked the scales beneath Salamence's neck.
"Sis, I have a lot of secrets and a lot of precious things."
"If word of those things gets out, I'm afraid plenty of people will start getting ideas. I don't have the strength to hold on to them, so I need your power."
"Roar!"
Salamence let out a loud roar and looked earnestly at Chen Shi, as though saying, *Don't worry.