Around ten in the m, Julian arrived at the entrance of Advanced Secret Realm No. 98 and handed his entry permit to the guarding soldiers.

  The two soldiers checked Julian’s body and backpack to firm there were no prohibited items. After pleting the iion, they quickly let him through, reminding him to e out within a month.

  Julian hen stepped through the gate of the secret realm.

  Advanced Secret Realm No. 98 rimarily a Water- and Grass-type enviro. Perhaps because of this, the moment Juliaered, he noticed the unusually fresh air.

  With each breath, he eve like the air was sweet.

  Suddenly, one of the Poké Balls on his belt began to shake. It clicked open on its own, and out popped a small green pig—wait, no, it was Celebi.

  Siering the secret realm required a security check, Celebi had only two choices: stay outside and wait for Julian to return o into a Poké Ball.

  Without hesitation, Celebi chose the tter.

  In a way, this ted as Julian capturing Celebi, although he ofte helpless by this guy who just kept eating, drinking, and sleeping.

  Its existence single-handedly dragged down the average value of mythicals.

  Celebi: "The air here is good, I like it here."

  As a Pokémon of the forest, Celebi naturally enjoyed lush, pnt-filled enviros.

  Julian too had spent the past few months living in the capital, breathing in smog every day, he’d almost fotten what fresh forest air smelled like.

  Celebi: "Let's live here from now on, okay?"

  Julian thought for a moment, then nodded seriously. "Sure, the air’s great, the water's , and the enviro's fantastic. Living here long-term would definitely help us live longer."

  "And besides, there's ricity here—no air ditioning, no food delivery, no fried chi, no chips, and no I. It’s a simpler life, better for our health."

  Upon hearing that this pce had nothing, Celebi’s excitement vanished, no matter how good the air was or how beautiful the sery looked, it wasn't worth living without snacks and modern forts.

  "Let’s explore first," Julian said.

  Beside him stood Metagross, keeping watch.

  Juliahe map for Advanced Secret Realm No. 98 in his hand. The map marked the distribution of various Pokémon ies, along with the locations of Elite-level Pokémon.

  It also highlighted various danger zones and areas likely to tain valuable resources.

  Sihe realm was dominated by Water and Grass types, it tained nearly a hundred kes, and the rgest three kes alone were eaearly half the size of the imperial capital.

  The bined area of the forests and grassnds was no smaller than that of the kes.

  The entire secret realm was roughly divided into three ndscapes: kes, forests, and grassnds.

  Right now, Julian stood in the middle of a vast grassnd. The green grass, about half a meter high, swayed gently in the breeze, creating rolling waves of green across the field.

  As the grass bent with the wind, he occasionally caught glimpses of Pokémon hidden within. Up in the sky, many Sunkern, Hoppip, and Cottonee drifted with the wind like tiny seeds on a journey.

  The map indicated that the Pokémon living on this grassnd weren’t particurly strong; most were only at the Advanced level at best.

  Additionally, the majority were Grass-types. Grass- and Fairy-type Pokémon were well-known for their generally geemperaments, and most Grass-types in their first stage evolution were retively timid.

  If you dared to bother them, they wouldn’t hesitate to cry.

  Looking at the warm sunlight shining through the clear sky, bined with the peaceful sery, made Julian feel a little zy.

  Celebi sprawled on Julian's head: "So fy…"

  “Moo—!”

  Suddenly, a herd of Tauros ran across the grassnd, not far from Julian. The abundaation here had clearly allowed these Tauros to grow strong and muscur.

  The herd had almost passed by when the lead Tauros caught a glimpse of Julian from the er of its eye.

  “Moo?”

  It shen turned abruptly to charge toward Julian, with dozens of Tauros following closely behind.

  The bined rumble of their hooves was as mighty as a cavalry charge from aimes. It was like the ground itself trembled beh them.

  The surrounding Grass-type Pokémon immediately ran away in all dires.

  This Tauros herd was notorious across the grassnd for being aggressive troublemakers, they relied on their rge numbers and thick hides to bully others.

  The lead Tauros had expected to see this human panic at their approach, but as the distance closed to just over a hundred meters, Julian remaiill, he didn’t even gheir way.

  Tauros leader: 'What? You looking down on me?'

  “Meta~”

  Metagross came forward and intercepted the lead Tauros with a single punch, sending it flying through the sky.

  Oer ahe Tauros followed the same fate—punched into the air, nding with heavy thuds, only for more to be sent flying again.

  Ihan ten seds, the entire herd had beely piled into a single heap, stacked like a Tauros totem.

  Celebi: "I bet their meat tastes amazing."

  Julian looked at it strangely: "You want to eat them?"

  Celebi immediately shook its head: "No, no, of course not!"

  But the drool trig down from the er of its mouth made it hard to believe.

  While Tauros were sidered livesto some tries, especially for their fvorful tail meat.

  However, in Drakoria, eating Pokémon was strictly forbidden, except for those with regeive abilities.

  Evehe harvesting of such parts was tightly reguted, with strict limits on how often a Pokémon's regeing parts could be collected.

  "Meta~"

  Metagross returned, holding a Sunflora in his hand.

  “Oh, the seeds are ripe!”

  Julian walked over to get a closer look at the seeds on the Sunflora’s face.

  The seeds on a Sunflora’s face ripened once a year, and their quality depended on the Pokémon’s level.

  Seeds from a pseudo-Elite Sunflora could sell for around a million, and these seeds weren’t just a snack—they had medial properties that, when ed regurly, could improve one’s overall health.

  The Sunflora Metagross had caught was at the peak of Advanced level, just shy of the rank, not that good, but still good enough for a snack.

  Without waiting for Julian to say a word, Celebi pulled a cloth bag from who-knew-where, ope wide, and slipped it over Sunflora’s face.

  Smack!

  Then it delivered a swift punch to the pnt Pokémon’s face.

  The force of the punch caused the ripe seeds to rain down into the bag, in just moments, the bag was half-full.

  Metagross released the unscious Sunflora and dropped it gently onto the ground.

  Celebi: "Pin seeds are okay, but I really prefer the spiced ones."

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