Woohoo~ The Jade Is Secured

"Now for the last thing." Qian Lin took a long, deep breath and turned to look at the recovered Honchkrow. "So, can you listen to me properly now?"

Honchkrow folded its wings, its one-meter-tall massive body standing proudly on the hood of the vehicle, and nodded at Qian Lin. "Honk!"

It was a proud Pokémon. It would acknowledge its own defeat rather than make excuses for it; a loss was a loss.

Qian Lin smiled. "I am looking for a golden necklace. Inside it is a photograph of an elderly person."

Saying this, Qian Lin looked back at the well-behaved Persian standing behind him. "Persian said that the necklace was previously in the possession of their clan, but after the battle with you, it was taken by your group."

"Honk?" Honchkrow tilted its head in thought.

Standing nearby, Qian Lin continued, "The main body is like a pocket watch that can open, with a name inscribed on the cover and some patterns around the edge. The chain is also golden, very long and very thin..."

"Honk!" Honchkrow's eyes lit up; it clearly remembered.

Under Qian Lin's expectant gaze, Honchkrow spread its wings and flew off toward the mountain forest, presumably to retrieve its hidden treasure.

Left behind in the same spot, the corners of Qian Lin's mouth twitched upward. He had thought it would take a long time to find, but who would have thought—only on the fifth day... Oh wait, by now it was already the sixth day, looking at the starry night sky glittering against the dark backdrop, shining so brightly in the moonless night.

It was already the early hours of the morning. Nearly five hours had passed since he followed the wild Pangoro down the mountain. Tonight was also the latest Qian Lin had ever stayed up.

Of course, that didn't matter. The important thing was that the item was about to be found.

[Amazing, my bro Lin, you can even find it like this.]

[Know Pokémon, understand Pokémon, with enough knowledge you can deduce the most likely guesses.]

[From the Pick-up Ability at the very beginning, to finding the Meowth that break into houses, and finally Meowth's rival Murkrow—if Qian Lin hadn't known about the Pick-up Ability, how could all these subsequent events have happened?]

[It looks simple, but it's actually extremely difficult.]

[This... wasn't this thanks to the Pangoro?]

[Shut up, don't ruin our praise for the streamer.]

[You guys, you'll go to any lengths just to be able to go out into the wild with Qian Lin in the future. I despise you all.]

[Shut up! Just knowing it is enough, don't say it out loud, you jerk!]

Honchkrow flew down with a large bundle held in its talons. It landed smoothly on the hood of the vehicle, gently laid down the package at its feet, then puffed out its chest and looked at Qian Lin, pointing at the package with its right wing.

"Honk!"

It's right in here.

"That's great!" The heart that had just been teased by the live chat blossomed with joy once again. Qian Lin reached out and unrolled the bundle, only to be overwhelmed by the glittering treasures inside.

The necklace lay right in the center of the bundle. He had expected the golden necklace to be the unique item in there, but in reality, besides the necklace, Qian Lin also saw diamonds, a Thunder Stone, a Dusk Stone, an Electric Seed, and the rest were all shining gemstones, jewelry, and the like.

Nestled among them, the gold necklace actually looked somewhat tacky... Probably because gold really didn't go well with being piled together with gemstones.

Qian Lin chuckled awkwardly as he retrieved the necklace, suppressing the urge to grab the other jewels. He opened the necklace and saw the somewhat yellowish photograph inside.

It was a very ordinary old grandfather, a half-length portrait, wearing a hat and a Zhongshan suit—everything was completely normal. If there was anything special about it, it was probably the kind smile on the grandfather's face.

Closing the cover, Qian Lin couldn't help smiling. "Thank you, Honchkrow."

"Honk—" Honchkrow puffed out its chest proudly.

This is the respect the loser should show the victor. If you need to, you can take all the things here... Well, you can choose a few to take away.

Honchkrow smiled sheepishly.

Giving it all away was still a bit heartbreaking.

"I don't need..." Qian Lin was about to refuse, but stopped dead in his tracks the next second. He rubbed his eyes and looked closer: in the bundle filled with gemstones, there was a dull, cyan stone. The stone didn't emit any special light, but it seemed to reflect the starry sky, looking under the stars as if countless tiny luminous dots were twinkling on its surface—quite pretty.

However, Qian Lin recognized this stone.

He eagerly snatched up the stone and turned to Honchkrow, unable to hide his pleasant surprise. "Can I take this stone?"

"Honk?" Honchkrow tilted its head and thought about it. This stone was something it had snatched from a Diglett in the mountain. Because it had glowing spots at night and looked pretty, compared to other gemstones, this stone wasn't quite in the top tier.

"Honk—" Take it.

Honchkrow nodded earnestly, seeming afraid that Qian Lin might change his mind, and after Qian Lin took the stone, it quickly reached out its claws and wrapped everything back up again.

Qian Lin didn't mind; he was already thrilled to have gotten this jade stone.

Oh right, this item was the very last material missing for the creation of Hisuian Poké Balls: jade stone.

Qian Lin smiled as he tucked the jade stone away. Watching Honchkrow tie up its bundle and prepare to leave, he spoke up, "Honchkrow, I need a lot of stones like the one I just took. If you have any more, I can trade them to you for tree fruits."

Honchkrow's taking-off motion paused. It turned to look at Qian Lin, seeming to ponder something.

After a moment, it glanced at the surrounding Murkrows perched in the trees, then flashed a smile at Qian Lin. "Honk~"

I'll go ask around, wait here.

With a flap of its wings, it took off toward the Murkrows.

[What's going on? Is that stone some kind of extremely important item?]

[Could it be like the evolution stones Qian Lin mentioned before?]

[I bet fifty cents, it's definitely an evolution stone, and one useful for Swablu and Growlithe.]

[Qian Lin said Swablu doesn't need an evolution stone to evolve, but Growlithe needs a Fire Stone, so is that a Fire Stone?]

While waiting for Honchkrow's news, Qian Lin explained to the live chat, "That's not an evolution stone. That's jade stone used to make Poké Balls. I have all the other materials, but I'm missing the jade stone. I tried using the jade stone from our world before to make them, but they all failed."

At this, Qian Lin's eyes curved into smiling crescents. "I originally thought this world didn't have this kind of jade stone. I was even planning to wait until I could scientifically analyze and manufacture Poké Balls in the future before catching Swablu and Growlithe, but now it seems I won't have to wait that long."

Jade stone was a vital material for making Poké Balls, just as indispensable as Apricorns. The other items weren't difficult to acquire, and he could exchange for Apricorns through the system—only the jade stone was something he had completely no idea how to obtain.

He never expected Honchkrow to have it here.