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Chapter 26 Live Broadcast

"Oh yeah, it really is the Sinnoh region. Professor Hao Zheng, which region were you assigned to?"

Meanwhile, Hao Zheng, who had been struggling with which choice to make, was still reading Professor Oak's introduction to Pokémon and had no idea where he would be assigned.

But he didn't want people to know that he actually had trouble making decisions, so he could only pretend to be calm and say:

"Me? I'm in the Johto region..."

"2333, it's been so many years, everyone knows what kind of person you are, and you're still pretending."

"There's still a chance, even with a one in four probability. Keep it up, you big brother who loves to lie."

"The comments above are too young. Brother Hao is blessed by the god of live streaming; whenever he says something like that, it never comes true. Have you forgotten what happened back in the Three Kingdoms Kill era?"

"Wow, it's true."

Hao Zheng naturally saw the comments, but he was still on a live stream with Lin Wan and couldn't say anything to them.

He could only extend his left thumb, making a fist with the other four fingers and gesturing across his neck, attempting to threaten the viewers on the other side of the internet.

The threat had absolutely no effect; the number of comments on the screen kept increasing, and even Lin Wan in another live stream knew about Hao Zheng's situation.

However, she didn't make any sarcastic remarks; she simply pretended not to see anything and continued with the storyline. Of course, all of this was for the sake of the show's effect.

"A red Gyarados, what's that? I vaguely remember seeing this Pokémon in a Tangren Games advertisement, but it was blue. Oh, right, speaking of which... the three starter Pokémon in the Johto region are Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil. Which one is Professor Hao Zheng planning to choose?"

Hao Zheng, who had just finished the dialogue and landed in Pallet Town in the Kanto region, was speechless. The comment seemed to be correct; whenever this happened, he would guess wrong.

Because he had taken on an event for the CatShark platform, he had memorized all the information published on the official Pokémon website before the live stream.

Professor Oak is in charge of two regions: Kanto and Johto.

With a 50% chance, he still guessed wrong.

However, he was not discouraged, because there are NPCs in the game who can change the region.

If you simply move to the Chengdu area quietly, then none of this will have happened.

He manipulated the little figure on the monitor to talk to every NPC on the map, trying to find the NPC who could teleport people to another region, while also dealing with Lin Wan's questions.

"Ah...it should be a Cyndaquil or a baby crocodile, right? Don't you think they're cute?"

"Yes, it is indeed very cute, but I will definitely choose Piplup. The little penguin is the eternal god."

Pallet Town is just a small town in the game with only a few NPCs. Hao Zheng has talked to every single NPC, but there is no NPC who can teleport him to other areas.

Furthermore, he did not encounter Professor Oak, who distributed Pokémon.

There's a high chance that the NPCs from the changed areas will be in the Pokémon Center that's advertised by the official channels, but there isn't a Pokémon Center in Pallet Town.

"Hey, Hao-ge, Oak said you can't find Professor Oak. Do you want me to take a look for you?"

Upon hearing this, Hao Zheng broke out in a cold sweat and quickly refused.

"No! I hate looking at guides when playing games. Let me find it myself."

"Brother Hao, why don't you try walking into the tall grass? Because here, you can only choose your starter Pokémon by walking into the tall grass."

Hao Zheng was taken aback when he heard this. It seemed to be true. Just now, an NPC seemed to have said something similar, but at the time, he was focused on finding the NPC who was changing areas and hadn't paid attention.

He then guided his character toward the bushes, but Professor Oak, whom he had searched the entire town for, appeared behind him and pulled him back.

Meanwhile, Lin Wan had already chosen her starter Pokémon, Piplup, and began battling the Gatekeeper. She selected the move Slap, and Piplup wobbled forward, then slapped the Gatekeeper with its tiny wings.

This adorable action completely melted Lin Wan's heart, and she even forgot to continue teasing Hao Zheng.

"I've always said Piplup is cute, but you didn't believe me then. See? Now you believe me. He's the cutest Pokémon in the world."

After overcoming numerous difficulties, Hao Zheng finally obtained his little fire dragon. Seeing the cute little guy jump into his character's arms, Hao Zheng no longer wanted to switch regions.

"Ahem, sorry Wan'er, I misread a word. It turns out my birthplace isn't Chengdu, but Guanzhong. That explains why the Pokémon I could choose were Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur."

"Hahaha, sister-in-law, look at him, he can lie so easily."

"The little dragon is so cute, how could you hit it?"

"That kid Qinglv is way too arrogant. Just because he's Professor Oak's grandson, he picked Squirtle, which is super effective against Charmander, and he still acts so cocky even after losing the game."

Because the game was launched simultaneously, Hao Zheng and Lin Wan, who received official invitations, did not get to play it in advance. Instead, because they were chatting, their progress was much slower than that of ordinary players.

Meanwhile, Lao Tu, who was also streaming on the CatShark platform, had already cleared his first gym.

He was currently in the Hoenn region, and his team consisted of a Combusken and five Zigzagoon with the Pick Up ability.

"Although this Pokémon game has a different shell, it is still a JRPG game at its core. As long as you have a significant advantage in item level, NPCs are just worms on the roadside. By using only the starting Pokémon and not sharing experience with other Pokémon, you can ensure a level advantage. And picking up a Zigzagoon with its ability will ensure that we have enough items."

After saying that, he controlled the Powerpuff Chicken to use a double kick on Ralts.

After easily defeating Ralts, Lao Tu opened the Pokémon panel to see what new treasures the Zigzagoon had found.

"Hmm... healing potions, energy cubes, and Blaziken evolution stones? What are these? Does evolution require materials?"

Lao Tu hovered the mouse over the evolution stone, and a line of text appeared, catching the eye of him and the viewers in his live stream.

This is a magical Mega Stone that Blaziken can use to Mega Evolve during battle.

Holy crap!!!

Upon seeing this note, Lao Tu quickly opened the official Pokémon website and selected the Pokédex feature.

With the official launch of the game, most of the Pokédex entries have been unlocked, and Blaziken, one of the three starter Pokémon in the Hoenn region, has had all three forms unlocked.

Initial form: Torchic.

One stage of evolution: Mighty Chicken.

Second evolution: Blaziken.

Blaziken is the final form and cannot evolve any further.

Now, a stone that shouldn't exist has appeared in his game.

Can Blaziken evolve further?