Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 229: Azoth's Energy Crisis

After putting away the sign, Anji cleaned the shop with his Pokémon again, then planned to return to the Nibel Plateau.

Just then, his phone rang, and it was Flamel calling.

"Your Highness, is the work finished?" Flamel's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Anji replied, "Just finished, I'm about to return to the Nibel Plateau!"

Flamel smiled and said, "It seems my call came at the right time."

Anji asked suspiciously, "Is there something you need me for calling?"

Flamel said, "Yes, didn't Your Highness ask the princess to find Lucario for you?"

"There is such a thing? Did you find it?" Anji said in surprise.

Flamel: "Unfortunately, Lucario is relatively rare, even for the royal family, it is not easy to find in a short time."

After all, they are just a small country, to put it bluntly, just a city.

"I see…" Anji looked disappointed upon hearing this.

Then he heard Flamel say, "However, although we didn't find Lucario, we did get a Riolu."

Anji was struck by a sudden surprise, and then he said helplessly, "Flamel, please don't keep me in suspense next time you speak."

Flamel said seriously, "Your Highness, I'm not keeping you in suspense."

Anji: . . .

The suspense I'm talking about is not the suspense you understand.

Then he heard Flamel say, "Your Highness, you can come and take Riolu away at any time."

Anji said quickly upon hearing this, "I'll go right away."

Flamel: "Okay, then I will greet Your Highness at the gate of the palace."

After ending the call with Flamel, Anji said to Inteleon:

Anji nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, your junior sister's helper is a Riolu, and Riolu evolves into Lucario."

Inteleon said happily, "Inte~ Inte~" That's great, I'll go back and tell junior sister the good news.

Anji nodded with a smile, "Go, go!"

So Inteleon happily took Lucario and Kirlia away.

Anji said to the only remaining Baltoy by his side, "Let's go."

"Balto~ Balto~" Why am I the only one left behind?

Baltoy said dissatisfied.

Anji glared at it and said, "What, do you have any objections?"

Baltoy: . . .

If you have the ability, don't use your fists!

Baltoy, who lacked martial power, was now firmly controlled by Anji.

Anji and Baltoy came to the gate of the palace, and sure enough, they saw Flamel waiting here.

"Your Highness!" Seeing Anji approaching, Flamel stepped forward and saluted him.

Anji waved his hand and asked, "Where is Riolu?"

Flamel said, "Your Highness, please follow me."

Following behind Flamel, Anji came to the depths of the palace and saw Raquel on the lawn.

Raquel was playing with a Riolu, and if there were no accidents, that Riolu was the one Gisele found for Anji.

"Raquel!" Anji waved to Raquel.

"Your Highness!" Seeing Anji, Raquel's eyes lit up, and then she ran quickly to Anji's side.

The Riolu also followed and ran over.

"Is Your Highness here to pick up Riolu?" Raquel asked.

Anji nodded, "Yes!"

When Riolu heard the conversation between the two, he immediately understood that the person in front of him was the one he would follow in the future, so he looked up at Anji with curious eyes.

At this time, Anji also looked down at Riolu, and seeing that Riolu looked a little nervous, he reached out to Riolu and said:

"Hello, Riolu, I am Anji!"

In order to get Riolu to accept him as soon as possible, he activated his Aura power.

Sure enough, after feeling the strong Aura coming from Anji, Riolu looked surprised, and then put his hand into Anji's palm, with a look of closeness on his face.

Seeing this situation, Raquel said, "It seems Riolu likes Your Highness very much."

Anji joked, "It should be that I have more personal charm."

Raquel was amused by Anji and giggled.

Anji asked, "Why aren't you holed up in the laboratory today?"

Raquel replied, "I'm preparing for my trip."

"You didn't even go to the laboratory, it seems you've really made up your mind," Anji said with a smile, patting him on the shoulder.

"That's right!" Raquel said with a serious face.

"By the way, where is your sister?" Anji asked.

"She's busy, I guess," Raquel said, frowning.

Flamel next to her explained, "Princess is talking to people from the League about very important matters."

People from the League again? Anji was stunned, and then he asked Flamel, "Is it because of the energy issue?"

Flamel was surprised, "Does Your Highness know?"

Anji nodded, "Raquel mentioned it briefly."

Then he asked, "Is this matter very troublesome? I feel like we've been talking with the League for a long time."

Flamel nodded and said, "It is a bit troublesome. Our Azoth Kingdom does not produce energy, and all energy relies on the League's supply.

But recently, the League is planning to increase the price of energy again. As you know, our Azoth is just a small country with a low fiscal budget…

Because of this matter, the princess has been arguing with the people from the League for a long time, and no conclusion has been reached yet."

Listening to Flamel's words, Anji fell into deep thought.

Flamel added, "By the way, Your Highness, the princess asked you to wait for her before leaving. It seems she has something to give you."

"Okay, I'll wait for her," Anji nodded in agreement.

Then Anji played with Riolu on the lawn with Raquel.

After waiting for about half an hour, Anji heard a burst of conversation coming from a distance.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gisele walking out of a palace with several ministers and several League officials.

Looking at Gisele's tightly furrowed brows and the ministers' worried faces, Anji could tell that they seemed to be in a difficult situation.

After seeing off the League officials, Gisele spoke with the ministers for a while before looking towards Anji and the others.

She shook off the gloom and unhappiness on her face, put on a smile, and trotted to Anji's side.

"Your Highness, sorry to keep you waiting."

Anji shook his head and said, "It's nothing for me to wait a while, but you must be tired, it must be tiring to deal with the League officials, right?"

Gisele said with a smile, "It's okay, it's all my responsibility."

Anji asked, "By the way, I heard Flamel say you have something to give me, what is it?"

Gisele said mysteriously, "Something good."

As she said that, she took out a box and handed it to Anji.

"This is…" Anji looked puzzled.

Gisele said, "Your Highness, open it and see."

Anji nodded and opened the box, and then was surprised to find that lying inside was a Mega Stone.

"This is… Metagross's Mega Stone?"

Gisele smiled and said, "As expected of Your Highness, you recognized it at a glance."

Anji said, "Is this for me?"

"Yes, doesn't Your Highness have a Metagross?" Gisele said, "This Metagross Mega Stone was recently obtained by the royal family, and I immediately thought of Your Highness's Metagross."

Anji looked at Gisele with a complicated expression and said, "Why don't you keep it for yourselves?"

Gisele said, "I already have Gardevoir's Mega Stone, and Raquel doesn't have a Metagross."

Anji thought: Raquel doesn't have a Metagross, she can catch one!

After pondering for a while, Anji took out something and handed it to Raquel, saying, "I also have a gift for Raquel, consider it an early congratulations for his smooth journey!"

What he handed to Raquel was also a box.

"What is it?" Raquel was very happy to receive Anji's gift and took it happily.

"Open it and see!" Anji said.

Raquel nodded, and after opening the box, he was stunned.

"It's also a Mega Stone!" he exclaimed.

Anji said, "That's right, this is a Kangaskhan Mega Stone."

Gisele was equally surprised, "Your Highness, you…"

Anji said, "I've accepted the Metagross Mega Stone you gave me, so don't refuse Raquel's Kangaskhan Mega Stone for him."

Raquel said aggrievedly, "But I don't have a Kangaskhan!"

Gisele said upon hearing this, "I'll have someone find a Kangaskhan for you later!"

Although Kangaskhan is also a rare Pokémon, it is much easier to obtain than Lucario.

"Yay! Yay!" Raquel cheered happily, "I will also have a Pokémon that can Mega Evolve!"

After calming down, Rakel seemed to remember something. He said to Anjie, "Oh, right, Your Highness, I have something I need you to take to Metagross."

Anjie knew it must be something related to scientific research, so he didn't ask any further questions and nodded, "Okay."

"Then wait for me, Your Highness!" He said, and quickly ran off.

While waiting for Rakel, Anjie talked to Ji Meiya about the energy issue again.

"Is our country very short on energy?" Anjie asked.

"Yes, very short." Ji Meiya nodded, "Our country is a technologically advanced country, and we are very dependent on energy."

Anjie asked, "Can't we develop our own energy sources?"

Ji Meiya shook her head and said, "It's difficult. It's not that our technology is not good enough, but the conditions are not right.

In the end, our Azoth is too small and doesn't have the conditions to develop new energy sources."

Anjie fell into deep thought upon hearing this. After a long while, he said, "Perhaps I have a way to help Azoth solve the energy crisis!"

Ever since he was reborn, the royal family had been very good to him.

Giving him pocket money, giving his Pokémon energy cubes, giving him shops, promoting his business, helping him find the Pokémon he needed…

The royal family's Pokémon breeding farm is still helping him breed Alcremie!

This time, they took out the Metagross Mega Stone as soon as he asked.

Anjie felt that it was time for him to do something for his country.

Hearing Anjie's words, Ji Meiya was stunned, "Your Highness, what did you just say?"

She felt like she must have misheard.

Anjie smiled and said, "I said I have a way to help Azoth achieve energy independence."

This time, Ji Meiya was finally sure that she hadn't misheard. She looked surprised and happy, "Your Highness, is what you said true?"

"Of course!" Anjie said helplessly, "Would I joke with you about something so important?"

Ji Meiya said excitedly, "Tell me quickly, what is the method?"

Anjie said, "Our Niebel Plateau is far away from Azoth's royal city, and even electricity hasn't been connected. Do you know where the energy we use for living comes from?"

Ji Meiya was stunned by Anjie's question.

That's right, she seemed to have never considered this issue.

Yes, where does Your Highness's family get their energy from?

She looked at Anjie in confusion.

Anjie didn't keep her in suspense and said directly, "It's Sacred Diamond."

"Sacred Diamond?" Ji Meiya didn't understand what Sacred Diamond was.

Anjie explained, "Do you know Diancie and its Diamond Domain?"

Ji Meiya nodded. She had seen records about this in the royal family's books.

Anjie continued to explain, "The maintenance of the Diamond Domain depends on the Sacred Diamonds created by Diancie, and the energy contained in a Sacred Diamond is enough to keep the Diamond Domain running for hundreds of years.

Think about it, if our Azoth can develop a device to convert the energy of the Sacred Diamond, then wouldn't our energy problem be solved?"

What Azoth lacked was energy, not technology, so developing an energy conversion device was not difficult for them.

Ji Meiya's eyes widened in surprise after hearing this, "Is there really such a magical thing as Sacred Diamond?

Maintaining the Diamond Domain for hundreds of years… It's incredible…"

Anjie said, "Of course it exists. This is a secret that only Diancie and a very few Carbink know."

Ji Meiya asked, "Does Your Highness mean… your Diancie can provide Sacred Diamonds for Azoth?"

Anjie nodded and said, "Of course, I am also a part of Azoth, so naturally I hope to contribute to this country."

"That's great! That's great!!!" Ji Meiya was so excited that she was almost at a loss, "Your Highness… Your Highness… I don't even know how to describe my feelings right now!"

Anjie smiled and said, "Don't get excited yet. I'll go back and discuss it with Diancie. You go and gather the royal family's researchers, and we'll meet in the palace tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay, Your Highness! No problem, Your Highness!" Ji Meiya said excitedly.

Anjie instructed, "Be sure to find reliable researchers. The matter of the Sacred Diamond must not be leaked."

Ji Meiya confidently guaranteed, "Please rest assured, Your Highness."

With Anjie's promise, Ji Meiya's mood visibly lightened.

When Rakel returned, he saw his sister and His Highness Anjie talking and laughing, and cheerful laughter echoed across the grass.

Rakel walked forward in confusion and asked, "Sister, Your Highness, what are you talking about that's so happy?"

Ji Meiya said, "Just chatting."

Anjie nodded, then he looked at the thing Rakel was holding in his hand and asked, "Is that what you want to give to Metagross?"

Rakel nodded and solemnly handed the thing to Anjie, "Yes, Your Highness, please keep it safe and hand it to Metagross yourself. The things inside are very important!"

"Got it!" Anjie took the thing and said.

Rakel handed over a cloth package. Anjie opened it and saw a storage device and several white crystals the size of fingernails.

Through Aura, Anjie could sense special energy fluctuations from the crystals.

"What is this?" Anjie asked in confusion.

Rakel replied, "These were all found in Teacher Jarvis's house.

According to Jarvis's research, those white crystals can allow Pokémon to Mega Evolve directly without the help of a Mega Stone. The storage device contains his research results."

Anjie said in surprise, "So amazing?"

"That's right." Rakel nodded.

Although Jarvis was evil-minded, his achievements in mysterious science were beyond doubt, otherwise he wouldn't have been Rakel's teacher.

Rakel continued, "However, this achievement has a very serious drawback, that is, the Pokémon will face extreme pain during Mega Evolution, so it cannot be applied in practice."

Anjie suddenly understood upon hearing this, no wonder such an important research had not been applied.

"You're giving these to Metagross so that it can help with the research and eliminate its side effects?"

Rakel nodded and said, "Yes! I have been researching for a long time, but I still have no clue."

Anjie solemnly put away the things and said, "Okay, I will give it to Metagross, don't worry."

Then Anjie chatted with Ji Meiya and Rakel for a while before leaving the palace.

He took Riolu and Baltoy home, while walking, he briefly introduced the situation of Niebel Plateau to Riolu.

When they passed through the space tunnel and appeared on the third floor of their house, they found that Gengar was already waiting for them.

"Geng~~" Seeing Anjie return, Gengar immediately greeted him impatiently.

"Geng~ Geng~" Is this my sous chef?

It looked at Riolu with anticipation, obviously the Inteleon who had returned early had told it everything.

Anjie nodded, "It's it, it's Riolu."

"Geng~ Geng~" Getting a positive answer, Gengar excitedly flipped several somersaults in the air, and then gave Anjie a big hug.

After that, it looked forward with anticipation, and flew shyly to Riolu, and greeted it shyly.

"Geng~ Geng~" You… hello.

Anjie introduced to Riolu, "Riolu, this is Gengar, your future work partner. It is a bit shy, please take care of it in the future."

Hearing this, Gengar became even more shy, twisting its two little fingers together.

"Riolu~ Riolu~" Riolu patted its chest to ensure that it would definitely take good care of Gengar. It was small, but it had a great sense of responsibility.

"Geng~ Geng~~~" Gengar rushed over at once, hugged Riolu tightly, and kept rubbing its cheeks against Riolu.

"Riolu~ Riolu~~" Riolu was amused by Gengar's affectionate behavior and laughed.

Gengar's friendly and enthusiastic attitude and Riolu's lively and cheerful personality quickly made the two Pokémon familiar with each other, looking like good sisters.

That's right, this Riolu and Inteleon's sous chef Lucario are both female.

It is clear that the proportion of males in the Lucario family is much higher than that of females, but Anjie's two are coincidentally all females.

How strange!