Chapter 101 Family Gathering.
Xia Mu's mother, Mu Xiuli, had already driven over to pick them up, and the three of them went to the famous Bay Hotel in Brass Island City for lunch.
Having not seen her for several days, Xia Mu truly missed Mu Xiuli.
His mother's care for him was meticulous; even a stone would feel warmed by her warmth.
It turned out that Xia Mu had underestimated his mother.
She not only communicated seamlessly with Professor Magnolia, but they even quickly established a close relationship, as if it were a mother-daughter exchange. Even Sonia was stunned.
Her own grandmother was usually very serious and strict; she rarely saw her show such rare emotions to others.
It could only be said that Mu Xiuli's social skills and affability were too strong; even Professor Magnolia...
They were all very pleased with her flattery.
It's no wonder, after Mu Xiuli and Xia He got together, they were recognized by the Xia family's higher-ups and gained control of the group.
Having such ability speaks volumes about their value.
Xia Mu even felt that his mother was an absolute virtuous wife; because of her, his father had risen so quickly.
After lunch, Mu Xiuli drove Professor Magnolia and Sonia to the research institute. After exchanging a few words with the institute's staff, she drove Xia Mu home.
On the way, Mu Xiuli frequently asked with concern, even mentioning whether Xia Mu and Sonia had developed feelings for each other.
Xia Mu answered Sonia's question tactfully, as he couldn't be too direct; if his mother did something even more outrageous, it would be awkward.
He mainly talked about his experience on this trip.
This was also what Mu Xiuli was most concerned about.
Even short trips weren't uncommon for the original owner of this body, but this was Xia Mu's first time going out as a Pokémon Trainer.
After returning home, Xia Mu said goodbye to his mother and went straight to the backyard.
There were important things to do at the company, so Mu Xiuli couldn't stay with him, and Xia Muwould have to prepare dinner himself or eat out.
Xia Mu didn't think much of it; after all, his parents managed such a large business, it was normal for them to be busy, it would be strange if they weren't.
Actually, after his late-night heart-to-heart talk with his parents, Xia Mu roughly understood that Mu Xiuli's constant companionship for the past few days was largely related to his drowning.
Although she had always spent a lot of time with the original owner before, it had never been nearly as dedicated as this.
Now that everything was alright, the worries caused by that accident had faded with time, and life had naturally returned to normal.
...
Entering the large backyard, the first thing Xia Mu saw was two young women in research suits preparing food for the Pokémon.
Lucario immediately sensed Xia Mu's aura and rushed over.
"Lucario, Lucario~!" (Master Xia Mu, you're back.)
"Thank you for your hard work, Lucario." Stroking Lucario's mane, Xia Mu looked at the other Pokémon in the yard.
At this moment, the two young women also heard the noise and looked over.
Seeing that it was Xia Mu, they must have known his identity. They exchanged a glance and walked over with smiles.
Xia Mu had heard his mother mention them before, so he wasn't surprised.
Because he had caught too many Pokémon at once, his mother couldn't take care of them all by herself, so she went to the research institute and asked for two interns to come here to take care of the Pokémon's food and daily life.
For the research institute, there were free research projects.
All they had to do was take care of the Pokémon, and they could also get a lot of research funding in return. Why would they refuse?
Talking to the two women face to face, Xia Mu learned about their situation from their words and also learned about the Pokémon's situation over the past two days.
Thankfully, he had the foresight to send Lucario back; otherwise, these cloned Pokémon would have really been fighting amongst themselves and causing a major incident.
Because Lucario possessed sufficient strength and dominance, it acted as the leader, thus suppressing the entire situation.
Perhaps these cloned Pokémon were too naive, unfamiliar with the human world, and struggling to adapt.
His mother was partly responsible for this, which was why she sought their help.
"You two continue preparing the food; I'll talk to you in detail later." Letting the two women go ahead with their work, Xia Mu wanted to spend time with the cloned Pokémon.
Of course, there was also the fact that the two women were too close, both very beautiful, which made him have inappropriate thoughts.
To be honest, ninety percent of the women in the Pokémon world were to his liking.
Even ordinary research interns could be considered beautiful by Xia Mu.
Fortunately, he was a loyal person; once he set his mind on someone, he wouldn't be easily tempted by other beauties.
...
They gathered at the edge of the central lake, and Xia Mu immediately summoned his Arcanine, Red Gyarados, Beedrill, Gardevoir, Charizard, and Dragonite.
Mewtwo also appeared, but used its psychic powers to remain invisible.
With outsiders present, they needed to be extremely careful; any leaks would be disastrous.
The Pokémon huddled together, seeking safety from each other, because of Xia Mu's return and the imposing presence of his summoned Pokémon.
Charizard,on the other hand, seemed quite content, much to the envy of Venusaur and Blastoise, who were created at the same time.
"For now, I'll have to make you rely on your psychic powers to hide yourself. Once I find a suitable opportunity, I'll find a way to let you not care about the world's gaze or be targeted," Xia Mu said to Mewtwo.
"It's alright. Although humans can't see me and the recording equipment can't detect my presence, everyone here can see me, and you can sense my location with your aura.
" Mewtwo's words relieved Xia Mu's pressure.
He had been worried that Mewtwo would become depressed because of this, but he didn't expect it to be so insightful.
Xia Mu, on the other hand, was caught up in this kind of thing.
"As expected, my understanding of psychic abilities is far from enough. Being able to hide my existence and only let Pokémon see me...
but not me?" Xia Mu said, somewhat amused and exasperated.
"Actually, I just erased my body color to some extent, making it undetectable to human eyes and ordinary recording equipment.
But if you scan me with those high-end instruments you humans made, you can still detect my presence.
So, I can't make it so that only you can see me." Mewtwo's answer was very direct, extinguishing Xia Mu's expectations.
Turning to look at the Pokémon, Xia Mu began to examine their data panels one by one.
Blastoise and Venusaur were naturally his main focus.
Because they'll definitely come in handy later, not only are they level 55, but all the data shows they're definitely worth training.
Regardless of their level, they're all from the original starter Pokémon.
Then there are the copied Pokémon from Xiao Tian : Jigglypuff, Rapidash, Ninetales, Vileplume, and Dewgong.
It has to be said, Ninetales and Vileplume are both good, and Dewgong, being a Water/Ice type, fills in Xia Mu's current weakness in the Ice type.
The copied Pokémon from Fergus are: Gyarados, Seadra, Nidoqueen, Tentacruel, Golduck, and Vaporeon.
As for Gyarados, Xia Mu already has a Red Gyarados, so despite its outstanding stats, it will likely be left to its own devices, or used to breed Red Gyarados, since it's only female, while Xia Mu's Red Gyarados is male.
Seadra can be trained, but it needs to evolve again; Kingdra's combat power is even more impressive, with a base stat total of 540.
Of course, that's not the most crucial point. The main issue is that Seadra doesn't have the Dragon type, but its evolved form, Kingdra, does.
As an early-generation Dragon-type, its only drawback is its inability to fly.
Besides that, Tentacruel can be included in future Poison teams.
Golduck's type advantage is average, but Vaporeon will be useful in the future, good for doubles support or team battles.
The copied Corey's Pokémon: Pidgeot, Rhyhorn, Scyther, Sandslash, and Hitmonchan.
Pidgeot can serve as an aerial mount in the future.
As the original Pidgeot, its Mach 2 was incredibly popular back then. Xia Mu also wants to try it out, especially since that kid, Corey, used Pidgeot to cross the stormy sea.
Rhyhorn can be trained, a future heavyweight Ground-type Pokémon.
Scyther can be trained into Scizor; the "False Swipee" move is arguably the best way to catch wild Pokémon in the game, and in the real world,
Scizor has even more uses.
Sandslash and Hitmonchan are just average, but they could still forge a different path.
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