In Sun city, , Dragon Country, inside a rented room.
Julian was woken by a ringtone, groggily stirring from his sleep.
"Who is it? Calling at this hour, don't they have any public morals?"
He mumbled, casually pressing the answer button.
From the other end of the phone, an urgent voice came through.
"Julian, have you really decided not to take the college entrance exam?"
Julian immediately froze.
The caller was his acquaintance, Henry, a brother he had grown up with since childhood.
But, he had graduated years ago, and his company was about to go public, so what was this talk of a college entrance exam?
Just as he was bewildered, a series of memories suddenly flooded into his mind.
A moment later, Julian had already figured out the current situation.
—He had transmigrated!
This was a parallel world somewhat similar to Earth, the only difference being that in this era, various "Secret Realms" were scattered across the world.
And a magical creature, for thousands of years, had continuously entered human society from these Secret Realms, which were the Pokémon he was familiar with.
In modern society, human life was already closely intertwined with Pokémon; walking on the street, you could see an old lady walking her Eevee, and you could also see Pidgey and Wingull soaring through the sky.
Professions like Trainer and Breeder had become the most esteemed, and nations took pride in having Elite and Champion-level Trainers.
In short, this was an era of All people Pokémon!
And the college entrance exam Henry had just mentioned was the Pokémon college entrance exam that Julian, now just eighteen years old, needed to take!
On the other end of the phone, Henry's voice continued to come through.
"Hello? Hello? You didn't fall asleep, did you?"
Julian picked up the phone.
"I'm busy, I'm hanging up now."
"You—"
The call was disconnected. Julian put his phone aside and, with a slight headache, began to analyze the current situation.
He could now confirm that he had transmigrated to a parallel world and returned to being eighteen years old.
This was a good thing, as Julian had been a Pokémon fan since childhood, and could recite various strategies, skill information, and tactics backward!
Now that he had come to the Pokémon world, it was the perfect opportunity to show his skills!
However, this starting point… seemed a bit less than ideal.
People of this age, according to the Alliance's regulations, could participate in the Pokémon college entrance exam to enter a Trainer university and be trained to become a Trainer.
But according to his memories, the "himself" in this world seemed to be struggling to support himself alone and had never considered becoming a Trainer.
—Tomorrow was the college entrance exam, yet he hadn't even caught a single starter Pokémon!
It was important to know that for the practical combat segment of the Pokémon college entrance exam, candidates were required to prepare their own Pokémon!
What should he do?
Just as Julian was in a dilemma, a controller-like object suddenly emerged from his pocket and floated in front of him.
"Isn't this the modifier I used last night??"
Julian immediately recognized the item.
The night before he transmigrated, bored, he had opened his computer and launched "Pokémon: Emerald" to pass the time.
So he casually clicked on a modifier and then did something outrageous.
—He modified a Shinny Caterpie with perfect IVs, the right nature, and extremely high base stats, to be his starter Pokémon!
Moreover, he even modified Caterpie's evolution to be Rayquaza!
Originally, he had just modified it for fun, to pass the time.
But now, seeing this familiar modifier appear, Julian was completely stunned.
No way!
The next moment, the modifier floating in the air disappeared.
And an electronically synthesized voice suddenly rang out in Julian's mind.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully binding: "God-level Modification" System!"
"This system possesses various modification functions, aiming to help the host become the strongest Trainer in the world!"
"Newbie gift package has been issued, please check it immediately!"
Before Julian's eyes, a huge gift package icon suddenly appeared.
He hesitated for a second, then reached out and touched the icon.
The gift package exploded! Bursting with a golden light.
"Ding! Newbie gift package successfully claimed!"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining SSS-level character skill: All-Seeing Eye!"
"
Along with the system's voice, Julian felt a refreshing coolness in his eyes, which was very comfortable.
And a string of information flooded into his mind, allowing him to understand how to use this skill, filling Julian with immediate joy.
"All-Seeing Eye (SSS)—The holder can Detect any Pokémon's detailed information, vision, night vision ability, and dynamic image capture ability are increased tenfold, and can see through all disguises."
This was a divine skill!
But the newbie gift package reward seemed to be more than just that!
The system's voice rang out again:
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining item: "Shinny Perfect Individual Caterpie elf egg"!"
"Note: All modifications made by the host to this Pokémon have been retained! (Including evolution path!)"
As soon as the voice fell, an elf egg, encased in an incubator, radiating a mysterious aura, and covered with dark black patterns on its shell, suddenly appeared in Julian's hand.
And before his eyes, a series of data also appeared.
"elf egg (Status: Good)"
"Estimated Hatched Pokémon: Caterpie (Shinny)"
"Estimated Pokémon Aptitude: Mythical Beast Level"
"Estimated Individual Values: All Max"
"Estimated Hatching Time: 24 hours"
Yun Xiao looked at the elf egg in his hand, already excited.
It really was as he had guessed!
He was just worried about not having a Pokémon, and now he had directly obtained an elf egg!
If it were an ordinary Caterpie egg, there would indeed be nothing to be happy about.
But the problem was, this Caterpie, after his modifications, would not only have higher base stats than the starter Pokémon right after birth, but it would also directly evolve into Rayquaza at level twenty!
—Because that's how he modified it last night!
For the current world, this point had extraordinary significance.
Because, according to his memories.
In this world, although many powerful Pokémon had appeared in people's sight with the continuous arrival of Secret Realms.
But when it came to Mythical Beast Level Pokémon.
Apart from the Three Divine Birds and the Three Regi-Trio, other more powerful Mythical Beast Level Pokémon had not yet appeared!
And in this situation, Julian could directly own a Rayquaza!
Just as Julian was excited, the system's prompt refreshed once again!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining SSS-level item: delta meteorite"
As soon as the voice fell, a black, palm-sized, pitted stone appeared in Julian's hand.
"SSS-level item "delta meteorite": A mysterious meteorite rumored to have fallen from outside the sky. When Rayquaza carries it, all its attributes increase by fifty percent, its ability effect is strengthened, and it can evolve into its Mega form!"
Julian lowered his head, looked at the elf egg in his left hand, and then at the meteorite in his right hand.
His expression was complex. After a long time, he rubbed his nose and muttered to himself:
"...With this kind of start... if I don't become the strongest Champion in the world, I'll feel like I'm letting myself down."