He knows Pokémon better than me.

An hour later, Xiaozhi returned to the Watchtower Castle.

In order to become stronger as quickly as possible, Tengchu asked to add 10 kilometers of training, and Xiaozhi had no choice but to accompany him.

The child bear is the type that will never be introverted. After completing the tasks assigned by its mother, it hugged Xiaozhi's old waist and refused to come down.

As for Machado, it is still crawling in the dark.

"Bey, Bey!"

By the time they arrived at the castle gate, Young General Tengchu was almost exhausted. He knelt on the ground and gasped for breath, which made the Farfetch'd at the gate look at him with a mocking expression.

Ten kilometers, that’s it?

Xiaozhi stretched his arms. He was sweating a lot after running 20 kilometers early in the morning.

But this will probably become the norm in the future. We can’t let the little bear go out for a run alone.

"Bali~"

The Magic Wall Doll has thoughtfully prepared breakfast and bath water for Xiaozhi to choose from.

Xiaozhi picked up the teddy bear and prepared to take a shower first. The magic wall doll outside the bathroom door had already prepared a change of clothes.

It seems that some black technology was added when this house was renovated, which allows the natural spring water from the back mountain to flow to the watchtower, and water will flow out when the faucet is turned on.

Another outlet is connected to the hot spring pool next to the mine, from which warm water can be brought in at any time.

"Oh, right, the young general Tengchui..."

While squatting and giving the teddy bear a bath, Xiaozhi was thinking about the scene just now.

It's like a scene that foresaw the future, even stranger than the characteristic free man.
But isn't this a move from a Psychic Pokémon?
Moreover, the "Predict the Future" move is not really able to predict future scenes, it just arranges the move in advance, more like an "Invisible Rock" that can be activated at a scheduled time.

It seems that this beast has other secrets hidden in it.

It was the turn of the bear to give Xiaozhi a bath. The bear's paws fell on Xiaozhi's back, making bone-cracking sounds.

"Come to think of it, it seems like it's been almost a month already."

Xiaozhi suddenly remembered something. He had made an agreement with Master Ma that if he worked in this castle for a month, the master would give him a Pokémon.

It's not the usual dog or horse sent to the ranch, but a fantasy beast with extraordinary potential!

By then, Machado's ranking will drop again.
Counting the days, it will be almost a month after returning from the second mine.

I guess Master Ma will be shocked when he sees the castle’s drastic change!

Afternoon, Jiqing City, outside the Jiqing Arena.

The overall structure of the arena here is similar to that of the Caolu Arena, both of which are flat, round cocoon-shaped buildings, but the exterior walls are built with red bricks, and the style is closer to the buildings on the surrounding streets.

The supporting wall pillars protrude from the roof, and a structure similar to a steam chimney is built on top, which continuously emits white smoke.

At this moment, the retro and solemn Mechanical Arena was packed with people, and tourists and spectators kept walking in the gate, making it very lively.

With Pikachu and Meltan on his shoulders, and Tengku and Magearna on both sides of his body, Xiaozhi and his family also followed the crowd and walked towards the entrance.

The crowded crowd was entering the spectator seats and taking their seats. Xiaozhi did not go in immediately. He looked up at the wall where a promotional electronic poster was hung. It was showing a battle preview, and the time was approaching.

"Player Marie, who has four badges, versus the owner of the JiQing Arena, Kabu!"

Below, there is a photo of the front of the two people's alliance cards -

Mary's league card is a photo of her wearing a standard competition uniform with a blank expression on her face, as if she is taking an ID card photo.

As for Kawu, it is a close-up photo of him cheering on the green field. The photo also has the unique pattern and frame of the Mechanical Arena, and even his autograph in the upper right corner. (Photo)

"Mary, you are very popular."

Xiaozhi looked around and found that the audience were discussing the matter with great interest.

If it happened somewhere else, it would just be a normal challenge to the gym owner and no one would be interested.

When we arrived in the Galar region, there was a lot of publicity and the venue was packed, it was truly extraordinary!
"Everyone! Please go this way~!"

"Please call Mary! Here's a free cheering stick!"

"We are all rational fans~!"

Xiaozhi also saw that at the entrance of the auditorium, seven or eight members of the cheering team turned into receptionists, handing out cheering sticks and loudspeakers one by one, rushing to do all the work of the gym.

As for why Xiaozhi suddenly came to watch this game today.
"Xiaozhi, you're here~?"

At this moment, a deep female voice came from behind, with a hint of surprise.

Xiaozhi turned around and found Mary standing behind him with a faint smile on her face. She had already changed into a white competition uniform, a standard style called the "Challenge Suit".

In addition to a variety of fashionable costumes in the Galar region, the most popular ones are the various types of competitive uniforms.

Basically, they are all shorts + short-sleeved styles, but the sets launched by each gym are different in shape and pattern color. For example, the "Grass Set" of the Grass Road Arena has more green elements and the green leaf icons of the arena.

"Haha, Mary, it's rare that you invite me to watch your gym challenge, so I must come and watch~"

Xiaozhi raised his head and laughed heartily, and gave Mary a thumbs up:

“Good luck in the upcoming game!!”

Yesterday when Xiaoyou was visiting his home, he suddenly received a text message from Mary saying that she would challenge the Mechanical Arena tomorrow and that if she had time, she could come and watch.

As they happened to be next door, Xiaozhi naturally agreed, so he chose to go to the second mine the next day.

"Yeah, I'll try my best."

Mary smiled and nodded, but her tone was not as calm as her appearance, but rather a little nervous.

Then Xiaozhi followed Mary through another entrance. As an invited relative or friend, he could naturally sit in the front row of the relatives and friends seats.

"Damn it, it's that outsider again!!"

"He has such a wicked ambition that he even has ideas about Miss Mary!"

"Oh, my Mary!"

This scene was also seen by the cheering team at the public entrance. They immediately had different expressions and made ghostly howling sounds of anger or wailing.

Xiaozhi didn't care about this, and his eyes fell on the giant wristband on Marie's wrist——

When I first met Mary, she already had it on her wrist, proving that it was not a temporary gift from the gym challenge.

"That's great. I want a Gigantamax wristband, too."

Xiaozhi followed behind, holding his head and sighing in his heart.

When I teamed up with Lurina for a team battle before, the Gigantamaxed Tortoise was still very visually impactful!
But it's not a big problem. The core material of the Gigantamax wristband is the wishing star. He has learned from the expert Dr. Mulan that it is the rare stone that the "old lady" Pete tried to find last time.

If I find a wishing star one day and give it to Lucario to rub it manually, I should be able to rub out his Gigantamax wristband.

Of course, his action of staring at Marie's wrist from behind was once again considered by the Shouting Team as "wanting to hold Marie's hand". They were so angry that they wanted to jump out and beat up Xiaozhi immediately! (End of this chapter)