"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu."
Opening his eyes, Chu Xin saw Xiao Wu staying inside a bonfire with a tattered body, while a huge purple Dragonite spread its massive wings and swooped down right before Chu Xin's terrified gaze.
"Xiao Wu!"
Damn it, that scared the life out of him-it was just a dream. Sitting on the bed, Chu Xin panted heavily and touched the scars on his body, realizing last night was no dream at all.
"Aier!"
"You're awake, Young Master!"
Hearing Chu Xin's voice, the maid Aier walked into his room and let out a sigh of relief upon seeing that he had woken up.
"I'm fine. Where is Xiao Wu?"
"Xiao Wu is heavily injured and must rest in the Medical Room for a day."
As long as she was fine, Chu Xin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. After such a long companionship, Xiao Wu was no longer just a tool for Chu Xin to make his way to the Victory Road; Chu Xin truly cared for Xiao Wu as well.
Collapsing onto the bed with a sense of relief, Chu Xin felt the wounds on his body and recalled everything that happened yesterday. Was it because of that Outrage scale?
That kind of energy was definitely not Dragon-type energy. Having coexisted with Xiao Wu for so long, Chu Xin was still able to distinguish Dragon-type energy.
Yet that energy was indeed residual energy remaining on the Dragonite's Outrage scale. Could Dragonite possess another type?
Yesterday's experience left Chu Xin somewhat baffled. Energy powerful enough to condense into a form did not exist in Chu Xin's memories, which was why he remained quite curious about it.
"Aier, help me arrange my schedule. I'm going to the Jindu Gym."
"Young Master, why go there again? That old man Chen Huan harbors malicious intent. If not for the Outrage scale he gave you, neither you nor Xiao Wu would have been injured."
Thinking of this, Chu Xin really felt a bit itchy with anger. He had indeed been scammed by Chen Huan, but Chu Xin could sense that the energy on that scale was of immense help to Xiao Wu. To master that kind of energy, Chu Xin had to find Chen Huan.
"That energy isn't Dragon-type energy-I can at least tell that much-but it certainly originates from Dragonite. I'm still very puzzled by this. Could Chen Huan master some kind of method to train special Dragonite? I have to figure this out."
Aier sighed helplessly, never expecting that her young master would instantly see through that special energy.
"Young Master, you don't need to go find him for this. That energy is Dynamax Energy, and it's no good for Pokémon."
"What kind of energy is that?"
"Dynamax Energy."
"Dyna what?"
"Dynamax!"
"What kind of max?"
"Young Master!"
Aier's spoiled, petulant cry made Chu Xin snap back to his senses. This-this was actually Dynamax Energy!
In the video games, Leon relied on Dynamax Energy to defeat all Champions and walked the path of the Strongest Champion, though his title as Champion held a lot of moisture-after all, Dynamax Energy only existed in the Galar Region within the game. If Leon lost his home-field advantage, he had no way to use Dynamax Energy, and his strength would drop significantly.
Even so, this also sideways reflected the terror of Dynamax Energy. This was the energy mastered by Eternatus. If current Xiao Wu could successfully master it, Chu Xin would have the confidence right now to beat Lei Xiao until she called him daddy!
"No way, Aier, hurry up and arrange my schedule. I must see Chen Huan immediately!"
Seeing his young master suddenly become even more excited left Aier's mind full of question marks.
Huh? Did she express herself wrongly? Why did it feel like the young master grew even more interested in the dangerous Dynamax Energy?
Following that, Chu Xin brought Aier with him once again and headed toward the Jindu Gym.
At the gym entrance, a Vespiquen was still guarding the door. Holding a Pokéblock in its hand, the Vespiquen sighed regretfully. Who would have thought its master could be so devoid of morals? Just a few days ago, it had been instructed to take good care of their biggest VIP, only to pull dirty tricks on him the very next day.
Well, look at it now-forget about Pokéblocks from now on. The good days it had finally welcomed had flown away just like that!
Recalling how it used to eat Pokéblocks by the mouthfuls filled the Vespiquen with bitter memories; such wonderful days could now only be used for reminiscing.
Wait, its eyes weren't playing tricks on her, were they? Th-that was the big benefactor!
Chu Xin and Aier appeared at the entrance of the Jindu Gym. Vespiquen could still recognize Chu Xin at a glance as that generous person. To think Chu Xin would come back covered in injuries-what was he here to do? Could he be demanding back his Pokéblocks?
This is a major disaster!
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (A major disaster, the debt collector is here!)
Screaming, the Vespiquen bolted into the Jindu Gym, leaving behind a Chu Xin with dark lines across his face.
Prompted by Vespiquen's warning, Chen Huan quickly ran out, panting heavily.
"Wh-why did you come over?"
Chu Xin looked at Chen Huan with dark lines on his face. Even though the man possessed Dynamax Energy, Xiao Wu got hurt yesterday precisely because of the Dragonite scale. If not for him, perhaps he wouldn't have been injured at all.
"What do you think?"
Chen Huan looked awkwardly at Chu Xin. Although he was powerful enough for a single Vespiquen to beat the tar out of both Chu Xin and Aier, he was also a man of face; facing a grievance-bearer who ran right into his own territory, he felt somewhat awkward.
"Uh... can I say I didn't know?"
Giving Chen Huan an annoyed side-eye, Chu Xin walked into the Jindu Gym of his own accord. He sat down right in Chen Huan's rocking chair and began fanning himself with Chen Huan's favorite fan, looking quite swaggering.
"Let's hear it then. Give me a good, clear explanation. Even though I don't have much ability to deal with you guys, my family certainly does!"
For the first time, Chu Xin felt the benefits that family background brought him. Clearly, the other party was a Gym Leader, but right now, he was able to pinch Chen Huan's lifeline. As the owner of the largest Pokéblock company in this world, even a Gym Leader would find things very troublesome.
Chen Huan hadn't expected Chu Xin to be so aggressive either. After all, Chu Xin's young age was also a huge flaw, and a large part of the reason Chen Huan had dealt a sneaky blow was precisely because Chu Xin was far too small.
"Well, what am I supposed to explain?"
"Don't play dumb with me. What was the deal with the Dynamax Energy inside that Outrage scale? I almost died because of that! You've got some nerve!"
Chu Xin spoke to Chen Huan in a very cold tone.
Chen Huan also knew that Aier must have told Chu Xin everything, and it seemed he couldn't keep it hidden anymore.
"Actually, I've always been watching your training. The moment you ran into danger, I would have protected you-after all, I'm also collecting the salary you pay out!"
Chu Xin widened his eyes as he stared at Chen Huan.
"Does this pair of eyes of mine look like they believe you?"
"N-no."
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