Thunder Stones currently fetched very high prices on the market, somewhat higher than other Evolution Stones. This was because the Pokémon that needed Thunder Stones to evolve were all fairly popular. Good-quality Thunder Stones could sell for six figures or more.
Not long ago, Cheng Tian had even noticed a top-quality Thunder Stone at an auction that had everyone scrambling to bid on it. It had sold for the hefty sum of 1.32 million.
What did it mean to use Thunder Stones to generate electricity? In fact, Thunder Stones were the source of electricity at all of China's major power plants. A third-tier city consumed over thirty thousand Thunder Stones a year.
Magic University's Electric Training Room was truly outrageous, using Thunder Stones directly to generate electricity.
Cheng Tian let Noibat out. "Noibat, let's try out Magic University's Training Room today."
"Noi!"
"Let me see... the switch is here..."
There was a red lever beside the wall, with eighteen power settings in total.
"Ready, Noibat?"
"Noi!"
Seeing that Noibat was ready, Cheng Tian pressed the start button without hesitation.
"Buzzz..."
In an instant, the machinery beneath the entire Training Room began to roar. Cheng Tian noticed a Thunder Stone underground being pushed forward before disappearing into something resembling an intake. The instant the Thunder Stone vanished, a series of emotionless electronic announcements sounded.
[Charging complete. Machine warm-up loading...] [Warm-up loading complete. System self-check in progress...] [No errors detected. To begin training, please move the lever beside you.]
"Let's try level three first." Cheng Tian pulled the lever on the wall straight to "three." Instantly, the long, slender iron pillars throughout the room began emitting electricity. The electricity on pairs of pillars attracted each other, producing crackling currents.
"Noi!" Noibat flew straight in without a second thought. Several currents