Xia Hunnao did not give a direct answer to the question about Yulong Du, only mentally calculating how long it had been since Su Xiaojiu went to find Mu Zhishui. Seeing that Xia Hunnao remained silent, Yulong Du sighed, "Fine, I'm just worrying about nothing. Why should I care about this? Neither of you seems to mind."
Yulong Du then decided to drop the matter and found a chair to sit down, waiting for Mu Zhishui with everyone else. It wasn't long before Su Xiaojiu re-entered from outside, with Mu Zhishui following close behind. Xia Hunnao waved, "You're back."
Mu Zhishui took a Poké Ball from her waist and tossed it to Xia Hunnao, "Yep, the Pokémon is in this ball. It's mostly successful, just a bit lacking in its innate stats."
What did "lacking in innate stats" mean? It meant there was a slight issue with its individual values. However, even with six zeros, it would only be about thirty points behind a perfect individual value in each of the six dimensions.
"It's fine. Xiao Yu isn't a trainer who solely focuses on battles. Being able to protect herself is enough, and she doesn't obsess over those one or two points like us... Wait, it's not actually as unlucky as six zeros, is it? I recall Guagua having some points even in its egg state."
"Not that bad. The average is still over half; it's qualified but not exceptional."
Hearing this, Xia Hunnao, relieved, handed the Poké Ball to Shen Yu, "Xiao Yu, take good care of him."
Shen Yu took the Poké Ball from Xia Hunnao, "For me? Is this okay? This is something Zhi Shui worked so hard to... create."
Xia Hunnao nodded, "It's fine. I asked her to create it for you in the first place."
Mu Zhishui also said, "Yes, without his help, I think it would have been quite difficult to create this Pokémon."
"But I heard your goal was to create deities. Such a powerful Pokémon, just like this..."
Xia Hunnao took Shen Yu's hand, "Alright, don't overthink it. Let's go see this Pokémon. Battling in the laboratory isn't ideal."
Xia Hunnao led everyone to a battle area within the laboratory, "Come on, let's have its grand debut here."
Shen Yu took out the Poké Ball from before, "Okay, then. Oh, right, what's his name?"
Xia Hunnao and Mu Zhishui said in unison, "Type: Null."
"Oh, come out, Type: Null!"
As Shen Yu spoke, a black little beast wearing a helmet jumped out of the Poké Ball. Perhaps "little beast" was not quite appropriate; Type: Null was already close to two meters tall.
But this two-meter-tall creature, upon seeing so many people, immediately turned and hid behind Shen Yu, peeking out with its large head at everyone.
Xia Hunnao stroked his chin, "So timid? Does it have any influence?"
Xia Hunnao used the system to scan it, "Hmm, hmm, no special influences. Let it grow as it will. But what's with level one? I remember Meng Jie was already max level when she debuted."
The system, which hadn't complained at Xia Hunnao for a while, uncharacteristically chimed in, "You have the nerve to say that. What do you think Meng Jie is? She's an extracted sequence from the genes of a max-level Mewtwo, and she underwent long-term meticulous cultivation. Is it strange for her to debut at max level? As for this little guy, he hasn't even reached a hundred days old by any measure. Why would you expect him to be level one hundred? You couldn't force him to that level even if you fed him countless potions."
Xia Hunnao stroked his chin, "That's true. It's for Xiao Yu to use as a trump card anyway, so we can take our time."
As they were talking, Yulong Du had already started trying to interact with Type: Null.
"Come here, little Kong Kong, let big brother have a touch. Doesn't that big helmet feel heavy?"
Yulong Du's demeanor at this moment was exactly like a pervert who had spotted a young girl, but before Adu could even extend his hand, he forcibly stopped himself. He turned his head tremblingly and saw Mewtwo holding a small Aura Sphere, aimed at Yulong Du's hand, with a demeanor that threatened to break his paw if he dared to reach out.
Yulong Du gave an awkward laugh and quickly scurried to Xia Hunnao's side, "Holy cow, why didn't you tell me Mewtwo was here earlier?"
Xia Hunnao greeted Mewtwo, "Meng Jie, good afternoon."
Mewtwo floated over and scrutinized Type: Null, "Little guy, why are you so timid? Come, go with sister."
Xia Hunnao frowned, "What? What do you mean 'sister'? Are you trying to erase the generational difference between us?"
Mewtwo turned and glared fiercely at Xia Hunnao, scaring him into quickly changing his tune, "We'll each acknowledge our own elders. We'll each acknowledge our own elders."
Mewtwo, along with Mu Zhishui and others, were playing with Type: Null on the side, while Yulong Du and Xia Hunnao watched. Yulong Du said, "Good heavens, no wonder you weren't worried about Su Xiaojiu having trouble. With Mewtwo here, what kind of evil spirits would dare to show their faces?"
Xia Hunnao chuckled, "Not only that, do you think there's only one Meng Jie here?"
Whenever Xia Hunnao said something like this, he would habitually reach out and grab at the air. Then, a shy and annoyed voice could be heard, "Hate it! I've told you so many times, don't just grab people's tails!"
Mewtwo, holding its tail, floated beside Xia Hunnao, looking at Mewtwo, who was training Type: Null not far away, "I really didn't expect this. You actually managed to do this."
"Without these skills, how would I dare to invite my Meng Jie to be security? But speaking of which, I rarely see Meng Jie make such an expression."
Indeed, although Xia Hunnao always called Mewtwo "Meng Jie," this was one of the few times he had seen "maternal radiance" emanating from Meng Jie's face.
"Perhaps it's empathy. You understand."
"Is that so? Then it's not strange. But, it's our first meeting, why did he immediately hide behind Xiao Yu?"
"That's all my doing. I can read minds, so I can subtly influence Type: Null. Praise me quickly, praise me more, I want a head pat... Not a tail rub!"
While Xia Hunnao was messing around, he saw Mewtwo and Type: Null create some distance, seemingly about to battle.
Xia Hunnao quickly stood up, "Holy cow, what is this? A battle?"
The three of them hurried over, "What are you doing? A battle? Don't be ridiculous!"
Mewtwo crossed its arms, "This little guy won't grow without a battle, so I'll be his sparring partner for his first fight."
"You'll be his sparring partner? The level difference is so huge, you'll defeat Type: Null in one go."
Mewtwo pulled something out from somewhere.
"But, the main purpose of this helmet is to suppress his speed."
Xia Hunnao thought about it. The only difference between Type: Null and Solgaleo was the helmet on its head. And this single helmet directly suppressed its speed base stat by thirty-six points, changing ninety-five to fifty-nine. It wasn't strange at all, that ridiculously heavy helmet looked incredibly burdensome.
Returning their gaze to the battlefield, Type: Null was lying on the ground, questioning life. Although he had just been born and didn't have much processing power, being instantly defeated cast a huge shadow on his young psyche.
"At this point, human power is definitely not enough. It's still about Pokémon talking to Pokémon."
With that, Xia Hunnao took out six Poké Balls from his waist, "Go forth, my Pokémon, and drown him!"
As soon as he threw the Poké Balls, Xia Hunnao heard the system complain, "I feel like I've heard those lines before."
"I feel like I've said them before too. Who cares? Guagua, play with A'Kong properly."
Yulong Du and the others followed suit, releasing their Pokémon, "Go, everyone, meet our new friend."
The training ground instantly turned into a Pokémon kindergarten, while Mewtwo shifted its gaze from its fellow Mewtwo, Type: Null, to the many Pokémon present.