Chapter 191: Extorting In The Fire And Extorting Even More
You’re looking for me, someone around my age?
Lu Li was stunned for a moment. It wasn’t that he hadn’t offended people, but he shouldn’t have any enemies of the same age who would try to kill him.
Could it be the remnants of the Wu family?
The Wu family was the first thing Lu Li thought of, but that didn’t seem right either. After Old Wu was gone, the Wu family was already in ruins. They should be praying that he wouldn’t find them.
Wait…
A flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Lu Li’s mind.
No way?
Having already formed a guess in his heart, Lu Li quickly replied mentally, “You don’t have to worry about it. It might be a friend.”
Gardevoir didn’t say anything else and continued to leisurely watch the show.
After all, battles between Champion Level Pokémon were rare.
Under the scan of his spiritual sense, Lu Li quickly spotted Lian Sheyi, who was exploring in this direction.
Although Lian Sheyi was wearing a mask that could block psychic senses and a specially made combat suit, his disguise was useless under Lu Li’s spiritual sense scan.
“It really is him! What a coincidence.”
Murmuring inwardly, Lu Li turned to look at Yu Lili.
“Wait for me here for a moment. I’ll go check nearby to see if anyone is coming this way,” Lu Li instructed.
Yu Lili was not foolish; she could tell from Lu Li’s expression that he had something else to do.
However, Yu Lili didn’t ask anything and earnestly cautioned, “Then be careful.”
Lu Li nodded.
“Do you want me to go with you?” Sister Hua asked quickly upon seeing this.
“No need. You stay here and protect Lili. I’ll be back soon.” After speaking, Lu Li headed towards Lian Sheyi’s location.
Lu Li didn’t directly expose Lian Sheyi’s identity but pretended to have a chance encounter with him.
Lian Sheyi’s eyes lit up when he saw Lu Li. Seeing Lu Li adopt an aggressive stance, Lian Sheyi quickly interrupted, “Don’t attack! It’s me!”
Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Li pretended to realize, “Lian Sheyi? What are you doing here, and dressed like this?”
“I’m on an undercover mission,” Lian Sheyi explained.
Upon hearing this, Lu Li nodded without further questioning. To be honest, Lu Li was quite moved.
He knew that Lian Sheyi was currently on a dangerous undercover mission, and if his identity were exposed, it would be life-threatening. Yet, Lian Sheyi could trust him without reservation.
Lu Li couldn’t imagine himself trusting someone this much.
“I saw you on TV participating in the College Entrance Examination finals, so I guessed you would definitely still be at the Pokémon Center,” Lian Sheyi said with relief.
“So, you came specifically to find me?” Lu Li asked in surprise.
Lian Sheyi nodded, then handed Lu Li a set of specially made combat attire and a mask.
“This is the combat suit and mask of the organization I’m currently with. You’ll be safe if you wear this, but you’ll have to be careful of the Alliance people later,” Lian Sheyi added, even with a hint of teasing.
Lu Li took the combat suit.
Lu Li casually asked, “What’s the situation inside the Pokémon Center now?”
Lian Sheyi replied, “It’s chaotic, very chaotic.”
“How so?” Lu Li looked at Lian Sheyi with curiosity.
This was inside information, and Lu Li was very eager to learn about it.
“Overall, the terrorists still have the advantage, but it’s only a matter of time before they retreat,” Lian Sheyi explained.
Lu Li nodded. This was within his expectations. After all, no matter what, Ancient Capital was the home ground of the Jiuzhou Alliance, and it was only a matter of time before these people retreated.
“If those noble families could unite, this crisis wouldn’t have happened,” Lian Sheyi said sarcastically.
Lu Li asked curiously, “Is there more to this story?”
Lian Sheyi continued to explain, “Among the contestants from the Jiuzhou Region, at least a dozen come from major noble families, and they are all accompanied by Guardian Spirits. So, have you seen them make a move?”
“Oh, a few of them have made a move, but they’re fighting amongst themselves,” Lian Sheyi added humorously.
Lu Li: “…”
After Lian Sheyi’s reminder, Lu Li finally realized the existence of Guardian Spirits.
Especially for those top noble families, like the Dragon family, their Guardian Spirits would certainly be Champion Level. If those people were willing to act, this ridiculous chaos might have been suppressed long ago.
It wasn’t just the Alliance that was disunited; the noble families were also divided internally.
Lu Li felt that the Alliance was increasingly resembling the twilight of a dynasty.
“Alright, I can’t talk much longer. I need to go meet up with our Captain and then raid those noble family trainers,” Lian Sheyi said, preparing to leave.
The organization he was infiltrating was the Progressive Association, whose primary goal was to instigate disputes, whether within the Alliance or among the four major families. As long as there were disputes, it was fine.
Lu Li had a good impression of this close friend.
“Then you be careful too. Keep in touch. Oh, and this is for you.” Lu Li handed him two talismans folded into a triangle.
“This is called a Substitute Talisman. It’s a Pokémon Item I’ve recently developed. It can save you once when you encounter danger,” Lu Li instructed.
Lian Sheyi had almost absolute trust in Lu Li and accepted the talisman without hesitation.
“Thank you! If I can make it back alive, let’s have a battle then.” Lian Sheyi said, waving goodbye gallantly.
Lu Li smiled and shook his head.
So, the “Nine Deaths, One Life” and the glimmer of hope in the divination must have been brought to him by Lian Sheyi.
Looking down at the combat suit in his hand, a bold idea suddenly popped into Lu Li’s mind.
As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold. Could he take this opportunity to make a fortune?
After all, he was now a member of the Progressive Association!
With his disguise on, Lu Li decided to seize the opportunity to make a profit.
He knew he didn’t need to go to their Treasury; that was a battlefield for high-level trainers, and he’d just be wasting his time.
But the Ecological Park was different.
Firstly, the Ecological Park of the Pokémon Center was large enough, and with some luck, he could get unexpected gains.
Secondly, the Pokémon that would be targeting the Ecological Park were likely not very strong.
After all, truly powerful trainers were after Divine Items and Training Notes, or at the very least, Pokémon Secret Treasures.
As for the Starter Pokémon in the Ecological Park? While they might be rare and sought-after by commoners, it might not be the case for Gym Level Trainers.
Without further hesitation, Lu Li turned and glanced at the entrance to the underground parking lot.
Yu Lili had a Life-Preserving Talisman, so her safety was not a concern. Now was his free time.
With this thought, Lu Li quickly ran towards the direction of the Ecological Park.
If flying wasn’t so conspicuous, he would have rushed over immediately. After all, these kinds of opportunities were usually first-come, first-served.
By the time Lu Li arrived at the Ecological Park, it had already been breached by members of the Dark Web, and there were battles for contention everywhere.
“Bastard! I saw this Pokémon first.”
“Just because you saw it means it’s yours? Isn’t this a case of first-come, first-served?”
“Are you looking for a battle, you punk?”
“Bring it on! Whoever loses is a grandson!”
Lu Li ignored the two minor cannon fodder in the distance who were strengthening incubators.
Elite Level strength was the ceiling in Qingfeng City, but in this high-level match, they were just cannon fodder.
Ancient Capital was not the primary city of the northern region, but it was the largest economic city. The Ecological Park at the Ancient Capital Pokémon Center was arguably the largest Starter Pokémon breeding ground in the northern region.
There were thousands of Starter Pokémon Eggs, and that was Lu Li’s conservative estimate; the number could only be larger, not smaller.
Lu Li casually grabbed a Dark Web member and asked, “Where are the Fighting-type Starter Pokémon?”
The Dark Web member who was grabbed cursed impatiently, “How could Starter Pokémon have Fighting-type? Are you stupid?”
Lu Li: “…”
Seeing the other person’s utter confidence, Lu Li began to doubt himself.
What about Blaziken and Infernape?
Lu Li asked again, “Blaziken, where is Blaziken’s Pokémon Egg?”
“Incubator Number Nine. Lord Black Knight said that each person can only choose one Starter Pokémon Egg. If you don’t hurry, those eggs will be packed up and taken away.” After saying this, the person hurried towards the entrance of the Ecological Park.
“Incubator Number Nine?”
Lu Li quickly followed the directions to Incubator Number Nine.
People were already packing Pokémon Eggs there. Using his spiritual vision, Lu Li quickly selected a Torchic Pokémon Egg with the highest qualification.
The Dark Web members packing the Pokémon Eggs completely ignored Lu Li.
They were just emotionless Porters; they wouldn’t get any benefit from packing more eggs, so it didn’t matter to them if Lu Li took one, or even several.
Suppressing the urge to directly snatch the Pokémon Eggs, Lu Li continued towards his next destination.
One Pokémon Egg was enough.
After all, he didn’t dare to sell these Pokémon Eggs. The reason he took a Blaziken Egg was purely for Wei.
Compared to Pokémon Eggs, Lu Li cared more about the Starter Pokémon groups in the Ecological Park.
Pokémon Eggs still required resources and time to nurture, but the Starter Pokémon groups were different. If he packed up a few Starter Pokémon groups, couldn’t he open his own Ecological Park later?
By the time Lu Li reached the Ecological Park, it had already been heavily damaged.
A Dark Web member wearing a black mask stood on a large carriage, urging, “Hurry up, everyone! We don’t have much time.”
Lu Li carefully sensed the energy reaction from the person and, after confirming that he was only a Gym Level Trainer, Lu Li immediately had an idea.
“Lord Gardevoir, are you still there?” Lu Li asked through telepathy.
After strengthening its spiritual energy, Tropius’s strength was barely at the Beginner Gym Level, but facing that masked man, its strength should be no match.
So Lu Li directly chose Yao Ren.
Gardevoir, knowing Lu Li’s intentions, directly replied, “I can’t make a move. If I do, it will be easy to expose my existence. There are quite a few Champion Level Pokémon in the Pokémon Center right now.”
Hearing this, Lu Li also felt a bit regretful and then silently joined the other party’s team.
Pokémon that had lost their combat ability were put into Poké Balls, then the Poké Balls were locked and carefully placed on the shelves inside the carriage.
Upon entering the carriage, Lu Li saw that quite a few Poké Balls were already placed on the shelves, with an initial estimate of at least 500 Poké Balls.
Even without counting the revenue from other areas, the value of the Pokémon in this Starter Pokémon Ecological Park alone was no less than ten billion.
You have to know that the Pokémon in the Ecological Park were all selectively bred and nurtured. The offspring born this year had a minimum qualification of Elite Level, with some even reaching Heavenly King Level.
In other words, the value of these adult Pokémon was at least ten times that of the Pokémon Eggs.
Watching the Poké Balls being loaded into the carriage, Black Knight marveled, “We’ve made a killing this time! The risk is borne by the Progressive Association and those noble families. We never expected that taking advantage of the chaos would become Dark Web’s biggest haul in recent years.”
This didn’t even include the revenue from the Alliance Treasure Vault. If that were included, their earnings from this single trip would be at least a hundred billion, perhaps even more!
It’s important to note that the Dark Web wasn’t the main force this time; they were just here to take advantage of the situation.
“No wonder they say the Jiuzhou Region is rich beyond measure. It truly is!” Black Knight, filled with emotion, didn’t notice that someone had already infiltrated the team.
Soon, one carriage was filled. Black Knight took out another carriage from his Space Backpack.
“I’ll keep loading!”
After urging everyone, Black Knight used his Space Backpack to store the filled carriage.
Lu Li, who had been quietly acting as a porter, had been waiting precisely for this opportunity.
The moment Black Knight placed the carriage into his Space Backpack, Lu Li made his move.
His spiritual sense transformed into telekinesis, and Lu Li snatched the backpack from Black Knight’s hand. With the backpack in hand, Lu Li ignored the stunned Black Knight and directly tore apart a small Teleportation Talisman.
In Black Knight’s angry and astonished gaze, Lu Li instantly vanished from the spot.
Black Knight: “???”
After Lu Li had completely disappeared, Black Knight finally realized that he might have just been robbed.
“I! Black Knight, who just plundered the Alliance Ecological Park, was robbed?” Black Knight could hardly believe what had just happened.
His loyal Younger Brother beside him reminded him, “Sir, it seems someone just robbed your Space Backpack and ran off.”
Black Knight’s face darkened.
Does this need to be pointed out? I’m the one who was involved!
Black Knight gritted his teeth and said, “You all continue packing the Pokémon here. I’ll go catch that damn thief.”
The backpack that was just stolen was their Dark Web’s black technology backpack. Not only did it have a huge capacity, but it could also store Poké Balls containing Pokémon.
Most importantly, this specially made backpack had a tracking system!
“I’d like to see how far this guy can run.”
The Pokémon Center was now sealed by an Energy Shield. Since Lu Li snatched the backpack and left, it meant that his strength was not that great, at least he didn’t have the courage to face him directly.
With this thought, Black Knight released a Corviknight.
Taking out his phone, Black Knight prepared to locate Lu Li’s position.
Lu Li had not left the Pokémon Center but had returned to the vicinity of the underground parking lot entrance.
Lu Li, who suddenly appeared, quickly scanned the Space Backpack with his spiritual sense. Upon finding the locator in the Space Backpack, Lu Li directly crushed it with his telekinesis.
Lu Li, who suddenly appeared, quickly scanned the Space Backpack with his spiritual sense. After finding the Locator for the Space Backpack, Lu Li directly crushed it with his psychic power.
