Chapter 1173: The Fire of Porygon

A black silhouette appeared on the giant screen, like a guessing game of who I was.

"This is a brand new artificial Pokémon that we are developing and breeding."

"This Pokémon is different from Porygon." Xia Yu stood in the center of the stage, dressed in a neat suit and looking confident, as if he was not affected by the incident at all. He spoke to the guests in the audience: "It is a Pokémon bred purely for battle and has powerful combat power. We named this Pokémon the attribute: Empty, a very special name."

Xia Yu gently pressed the button in his hand and turned the PPT to the next page. Silhouettes of various body parts appeared on the huge screen.

"Attributes: Kong has been successfully developed and bred, and has achieved evolution. We are currently attempting to breed him. If nothing goes wrong, pre-orders will open next year."

"Attributes: Sora is different from Porygon in that its body is composed of a combination of various shapes. Its head and body are based on canines, with some avian elements added in."

"Its forelimbs are similar to shadow claws, sharp and pointed, and possess extremely strong aggressiveness. Its shell resembles the exoskeleton of an arthropod, giving it a powerful body. Its tail is similar to a fish fin, allowing it to adapt to combat in water. Finally, it has a crest similar to a bird's crown."

"Of course, what it looks like is kept secret for now." Xia Yu said to the guests in the audience with a smile: "Everyone will be able to see its appearance at the official launch conference next year."

"As for the attributes that everyone is most concerned about: Kong's strength and qualifications, as well as the price."

"Because the production and cultivation process of Attribute: Void is extremely complex, Attribute: Void will not be sold to the public. Instead, it will be ordered one-on-one. Of course, not everyone is eligible to order. Guests who wish to order need to go to the China Pokémon Association headquarters to verify their eligibility. Once approved, the Pokémon Association will submit an order application to us."

"Although the process is somewhat complicated, I can assure all the guests here that it is absolutely worth the money. Because every attribute: Kong has at least the qualifications of the King level!"

When Xia Yu finished speaking, there was a commotion.

"At the very least, they have qualifications above the Heavenly King level?!"

"How is this possible? Since when can Pokémon with king-level talent be artificially bred?"

"If it's true, this is too outrageous. Aren't the children of those rich people born with King-level Pokémon?"

"Not necessarily. King Xia Tian said that at worst, they are all at the King level or above. Maybe a Pokémon is born with the aptitude of a Quasi-Champion or Champion."

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"Everyone, please keep quiet." Xia Yu naturally heard the commotion at the scene and said with a smile, and the scene gradually quieted down: "Everyone, let's move on to the last part of this press conference. Let's watch a trailer together."

The lights went out and the entire venue suddenly became quiet.

A shameful trailer began to play on the giant screen.

"Z-Move..."

"Mega evolution..."

"Gigantamax..."

"Every discovery of a new combat system leads to the advancement of the times."

"So what's next?"

In the picture, dazzling crystal skin began to condense on Xia Yu's iconic shining fire-breathing dragon, and at this moment, the picture stopped abruptly.

"Seven years of sharpening a sword, and it becomes a dazzling crystal."

"After seven years, the genius Pokémon doctor Xia Yu has developed a new combat system again!"

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"What's this?!"

"A brand new combat power system. Judging by this trailer, it seems to be on the same level as Z-Moves, Mega Evolutions, and Gigantamax!"

"Dr. Xia is a fucking genius!"

"Damn, what kind of combat system is this? I feel like I'm being pawed by a cat."

There was a commotion at the scene, and the spotlight suddenly lit up and focused on Xia Yu.

"Welcome everyone to the Gigantamax Laboratory Winter Conference, thank you!" After Xia Yu finished speaking, he bowed to the guests in the audience to express his gratitude and then walked backstage.

At this point, the Extreme Lab winter press conference came to a successful conclusion.

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Xia Yu walked towards the backstage surrounded by the crowd.

"Xia Yu, the orders are booming!" Chi Hanqing walked quickly towards Xia Yu from the backstage, a smile that could not be concealed on his face. "Whether it's Lord-level Porygons, Overlord-level, Gym Master-level, or even Quasi-Heavenly King-level Porygons, the orders are all scheduled for half a year later."

"Yeah." Unlike Chi Hanqing's joy, Xia Yu behaved very calmly and composedly. He had actually anticipated this result from the very beginning.

As the first artificial Pokémon, Porygon's popularity is foreseeable, especially since Xia Yu set the price so low.

Poor people will grit their teeth and spend their money to buy Porygon with lord-level and overlord-level qualifications. After all, they cannot buy Pokémon with this level of qualifications if they buy other Pokémon with the same price.

The rich people don’t care about these small amounts of money. They will directly purchase Porygons with quasi-king-level qualifications, or even purchase Porygons with higher qualifications through ordering.

"Keep calm, have everyone work overtime and produce at full capacity." Xia Yu responded, "This is only the early stages of the release, so it's normal for it to be so popular. After all, no one has ever seen Porygon, so curiosity is inevitable. Sales will decline later until they stabilize."

"Strike while the iron is hot. Let's have those signed major streamers start promoting it as planned. We'll release some actual combat videos of Porygon-B one after another, so everyone can gain a deeper understanding of this Pokémon."

"Yes." Chi Hanqing nodded. "It has been arranged in advance. Wei Xianzhi, the master of the Imperial Capital's General Gym, will publicly use Porygon next week to support us."

"As for Zuo Guanjun, he also accepted Porygon a long time ago, but there was no response or promise." Chi Hanqing responded.

When Xia Yu was away, Chi Hanqing took on the role of acting director of the Giant Laboratory, responsible for all matters in the laboratory.

"As long as Wei Xianzhi agrees, that's fine." Xia Yu nodded, looked at Chi Hanqing and said, "With his promotion, Porygon's sales should be able to reach a new level. As for Zuo Guanjun, it's good enough that he accepted it. We are still in the exploratory stage and are not familiar with Pokémon like Porygon. Zuo Guanjun will not ruin his reputation to promote us."

Xia Yu's face showed a serious expression: "Promotion is one thing, but the key is to be strong. As long as Porygon is strong enough in actual combat and has a place among the normal Pokémon, we won't have trouble buying it."

"Oh right, we also need to prepare the upgrade data and suspicious patches. We also need to stock up on some evolution stones, especially high-quality ones."

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