A Legendary Refresh allowed nine items to be refreshed at once.
And it came with a hard guarantee—
At least one Legendary-tier (gold) item would appear.
Chen Ran deliberately clicked through the other eight items first, leaving only the final golden slot untouched.
"Please…"
"Give me something god-tier…"
"Even a Legendary Pokémon would do!"
"…"
With anticipation building, Chen Ran carefully tapped the last golden item.
In the next instant—
A beam of light flashed.
A card glowing with a deep saffron-gold light appeared before his eyes.
"This is…?"
Chen Ran froze.
It was actually an Ability Card.
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[Additional Ability Card] (Legendary-tier / Gold)
Effect: Unlocks a second Ability for a Pokémon.
Flash-sale price: ¥99.99
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"What the hell?!"
Chen Ran was completely stunned.
This was an absolute god-tier item.
Abilities were fundamental traits.
Under normal circumstances, every Pokémon could only have one Ability.
Even Pokémon with outstanding talent followed this rule.
Even Champion-tier and Legendary-tier Pokémon could only possess a single Ability.
This was one of the world's unbreakable laws.
And yet—
The system had just shattered it.
An Additional Ability Card.
Its effect was simple, brutal, and completely overpowered:
Give a Pokémon a second Ability.
However, it could only unlock Abilities that already existed within that Pokémon's evolutionary line.
Take Charmander as an example.
Its Ability pool included two core options:
Blaze — power surges when HP is low
Solar Power — increased power under harsh sunlight, at the cost of stamina
Later, when Charizard Mega Evolves:
Mega Charizard X unlocks Tough Claws
Mega Charizard Y unlocks Drought
"In theory…"
"That means Charmander could eventually have Blaze, Tough Claws, and Drought."
Of course, Tough Claws and Drought would only unlock after Mega Evolution.
Right now, only Blaze was available as a standard Ability.
But—
"Blaze doesn't really suit Charmander anymore."
With god-tier talent and absurd damage output after evolution, Charizard would rarely be pushed into low-HP situations.
Dropping below one-third HP would be difficult.
"…Unless."
A different thought suddenly surfaced in Chen Ran's mind.
Without hesitating, he immediately bought the Additional Ability Card.
"System, use the Additional Ability Card on Charmander."
He'd always suspected something—
But never had the courage to test it.
Then—
The selection interface appeared.
And Chen Ran's eyes widened instantly.
He smiled.
"So it really exists."
The Charmander → Charizard evolutionary line didn't just contain the obvious Abilities.
There was actually a hidden special Ability listed as well.
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"Ding! Charmander can choose an additional Ability from:
[Blaze], [Tough Claws], [Drought], [Water Absorb]!"
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That's right.
Water Absorb.
The legendary meme itself.
The infamous Water-Absorb Charizard.
Although it had never been officially confirmed that Lance's Charizard possessed this Ability, the joke had circulated forever.
In the real world, it was absurd.
But—
In the system's world, it made perfect sense.
If there was a natural nemesis to Fire-type Pokémon—
It was Water.
Water overcame fire.
Even the fiercest flames could be suppressed.
But if Charmander possessed Water Absorb—
Its greatest weakness would instantly turn into its greatest strength.
It would be terrifyingly complete.
"System."
"Assign Water Absorb to Charmander."
At this moment—
A Water-Absorb Charizard was no longer a joke.
It was reality.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host.
Additional Ability Card has been used successfully.
Charmander has gained a second Ability: [Water Absorb]!"
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[Water Absorb]
Effect: When hit by a Water-type move, damage is negated and HP is restored.
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Charmander, still sound asleep, seemed to sense something faintly.
Her tail flame flickered once.
Then she rolled over and continued sleeping peacefully.
Before going to bed, Chen Ran had promised—
Tomorrow was a rest day.
No early-morning training.
A full recharge before freshman training officially began.
So she slept deeply, unaware that she'd just gained a brand-new Ability—
One that directly countered her greatest enemy.
"Perfect."
Chen Ran was ecstatic.
Charmander's biggest weakness had finally been eliminated.
In the future, once she evolved into Charizard, she'd gain an additional weakness to Electric-type moves—
But Chen Ran already had a counter prepared.
Zapdos's Thunder would be his ultimate trump card.
"System, open Charmander's status panel."
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[Charmander]
Level: Lv.15
Type: Fire
Ability 1: Solar Power (details omitted)
Ability 2: Water Absorb (details omitted)
Individual Values: Slightly above average
Talent: God-tier
Moves:
Scratch, Growl, Ember, Fire Punch, Blaze Kick, Bulldoze, Dragon Breath
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Perfect.
Absolutely perfect.
Staring at the panel, Chen Ran felt his confidence skyrocket.
This upcoming freshman training camp—
First place was already within reach.
"I'm taking first place."
"No matter what."
"…"
Not long after—
The dormitory alarm rang.
Room 427 slowly came to life.
The four brothers washed up, put on their prepared exploration suits, and headed toward the assembly point with high spirits, ready to board the bus to the freshman training secret realm.
One thing was worth noting—
Chen Ran adjusted his skin-changing exploration suit into a standard school uniform style, keeping it low-key and unremarkable.
In contrast, Wen Xiaoke's suit stood out immediately.
The texture alone screamed premium, and the price was obvious at a glance.
But—
Chen Ran didn't complain.
On the contrary, he agreed.
"Rich people should protect themselves."
"Nothing wrong with that."
Wen Xiaoke walked over toward Chen Ran.
The loud guy, who had originally been sitting beside him, tactfully stood up and gave up the seat.
…
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