Chapter 521: Agreement with Emperor Yan
Emperor Yan leaned down and looked at the egg. After a moment, he said, "This egg does not belong to this era. If you want to hatch it, you can't do it with ordinary methods. It must be hatched in a special environment that does not belong to this time and space."
"Doesn't it belong to this time and space..." Yang Ming thought of the ruins of the God's Capital, and also thought of the "Evergreen Forest" where he had come with the power of Celebi. It was a pity that it was extremely difficult to go to these two places again.
“But the power in this egg is very strong, not inferior to me and my two old friends. If you really can find a way to hatch it, you may get unexpected help.” Emperor Yan reminded.
"Thank you for telling me these things. It has given me a clear goal for the future." Yang Ming put away the egg and prepared to leave. "Then we will be together forever and see each other again."
"Wait a minute."
Yang Ming stopped.
"You came here specially to see me, don't you have anything else to say to me?" Emperor Yan looked directly into Yang Ming's eyes, as if trying to capture some emotion from his eyes.
"To be honest, I considered conquering you when I came here," Yang Ming said frankly, "After all, if a powerful being like you can become my partner, it will definitely greatly enhance my strength."
"But when the words came to my lips, I couldn't say them. After all, you saved me twice. If I put forward such conditions again, it would be a bit greedy."
"So I changed my mind and I'm not going to talk about it anymore."
"What a strange human being." Yan Di looked at Yang Ming with some surprise. Over the long years, it had encountered countless humans, most of whom regarded it as a high and mighty god and worshipped it; while others with bad intentions tried to subdue it and use its power to satisfy their selfish desires.
The only difference was that this guy in front of him, who had a somewhat strange personality, neither showed excessive awe towards it nor had any greedy possessiveness. Instead, he treated it like a friend, an equal individual.
"Actually, you don't have to think like that." Yan Di's body emitted a soft light. "Remember the first time we met? You saved me that time, so you don't have to feel that you owe me. No one of us owes anyone anything."
"But I can't follow you right now. Let's put it this way. If we can meet again in a year, I will leave Johto with you."
"Okay, it's a deal."
After returning to Manjin City, Yang Ming was thinking about his conversation with Emperor Yan while planning his next steps.
At present, hatching the egg is the most difficult, because opportunities like the ruins of the capital of the gods and the last time with Celebi are really hard to come by, so Yang Ming did not have high expectations for this matter.
In contrast, restoring the power of Evergreen might be easier. Although it was still a difficult task, at least there was a general goal. As long as we kept searching in the forests of various regions, we would always gain something.
The easiest ones to get are Mega Evolution Stones and Z Pure Crystals. Mega Evolution Stones can be exchanged as long as you have enough resources, while Z Pure Crystals can be obtained by touring the islands.
Of course, Yang Ming did not rule out the option of snatching other people's mega stones.
Yang Ming planned to collect the Z-pure crystals and mega evolution stones he needed as soon as he arrived in the Alola region.
"But before I leave, I have one last thing to do."
When he returned to the branch, he saw Feng Lu sorting things out.
"Are you leaving?"
"Yeah," Feng Lu nodded slightly, "I've stayed here too long, and my family has started to urge me to go back."
"Yes, it's been almost a year since I first met you." Yang Ming had mixed feelings. Feng Lu was the opposite sex friend he had spent the longest time with, and the person who helped him the most. At first, Yang Ming tried every means to get rid of her, but now that it was time to say goodbye, he was a little at a loss.
"Are you free tomorrow?" Yang Ming turned his head away. "I happen to have nothing to do tomorrow. Can you accompany me?"
"Ah? Okay." Feng Lu was a little happy when she saw Yang Ming asking her out for the first time. She lowered her head and asked carefully, "Do you want to date me?"
"No, it's not a date," Yang Ming felt his face getting hot, and he quickly waved his hand to explain, "I just want to have a good time with my friends before we part ways, don't think too much about it."
"But I'll prepare a special gift for you tomorrow, so don't be scared."
The next day, Feng Lu appeared in front of him wearing new clothes.
"How about it? The clothes Xiao Juer chose for me seem to fit me well, right?" Feng Lu turned around in front of Yang Ming, showing off the gorgeous outfit.
"It is indeed very beautiful," Yang Ming carefully looked at the cheongsam-like long dress and commented, "But I still think it would be more suitable for you to wear your everyday clothes."
"Ah? Really..." Feng Lu lowered her head. Yes, she didn't have Xiao Ju'er's dignified temperament and elegant demeanor, and even if she wore gorgeous clothes, it couldn't change her original temperament.
"Actually, what I want to say is that you can just wear such beautiful clothes for me in private." Yang Ming explained in a low voice.
"You, you really think so?!" Feng Lu's face suddenly turned red to her ears, and she didn't dare to look directly into Yang Ming's eyes.
"Of course, when have I ever lied to you? You have to be confident in your body and appearance!" Yang Ming promised solemnly, feeling very ashamed. Damn it, when did I become so greasy? But if I can make her happy, sacrificing my image... it's not unacceptable.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I've prepared a farewell gift for you. Let's go take a look together," Yang Ming, eager to change the subject, carried Feng Lu onto Vulture Na's back. "It will be a bit slow to walk there. Do you mind riding Vulture Na?"
"How could it be..." Feng Lu looked at Vulture Na, with a lot of thoughts in her mind. This Pokémon was the one she had exchanged with Yang Ming before, and now it has evolved from Vulture Girl to Vulture Na. Now thinking about it, it has indeed been a long time.
When they arrived at their destination, Feng Lu was shocked by the scene in front of them. They came to a large aircraft manufacturing plant. A brand new plane was parked there, as if waiting for the two to inspect it.
"I know you came here in a propeller plane, so I asked someone to build you another one."