Pokémon: Start with a Mewtwo invitation

Chapter 61: Closing? Mutual suspicion

Xia Mu was shocked to learn that the Red Lotus Gym had been closed.

After all, the Quartz Conference is still more than a month away. Closing it at this time will undoubtedly cut off the hopes of those trainers who have already obtained seven badges to obtain the eighth badge.

Although there are more than a dozen gyms in the Kanto area, these gyms are spread throughout Kanto, and the distance between gyms is also very far.

Most trainers choose specific gyms to challenge with a purpose.

Walking along the route one after another.

If we turn back now, not to mention whether it would be too late, no one would be willing to accept it.

So it is inevitable that there will be such trouble.

Xia Mu didn't say anything. He felt that Xia Bo had his reasons for doing this.

Otherwise, if the gym is closed at this time, the alliance will definitely not allow it, and if the matter gets out of hand, the Red Lotus Gym will be blacklisted.

It will become a little-known gym, and by then, there will no longer be large numbers of trainers coming to Crimson Island or even the nearby islands.

"What? You still want to speak up for those trainers?" Xia Bo saw what was on Xia Mu's mind and asked.

Xia Mu shook his head and didn't answer.

Having lived two lives, Xia Mu knows that talking too much will lead to mistakes, so when he encounters a question that is difficult to answer, he simply shuts up and listens.

And now that Xia Bo has taken the initiative to bring it up, it means that he will take the initiative to tell him the reason.

Seeing that Xia Mu remained calm, Xia Bo's shrewd eyes revealed a hint of appreciation: "No wonder Xia He and that kid have been praising you to the sky recently. It's true that there is a big difference between you before and after you fell into the water. Although we haven't seen each other for almost two years, I have a deep impression of you, and I have been following your news.

"Think about it, you didn't even dare to breathe when you saw me before, and you kept your distance. Now you respect me on the surface, but in fact you have your own opinions and you are keeping a low profile."

"You're too kind. I really don't know what you mean." Xia Mu's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect Xia Bo to have such a sharp eye.

Fortunately, he didn't lie.

Xia Bo nodded, not holding on to any point, and continued: "In fact, the reason why I did this is very simple. You already know why these trainers came to Crimson Lotus Island. Most of them are fake. Even if there are some who really come for the badge, they all want to take this opportunity to get a badge."

The words came out slowly from Xia Bo's mouth, and Xia Mu listened carefully without interrupting.

"At first, I didn't take it too seriously, but now this trend is getting worse. Closing the gym is not only a responsibility for myself, but also for the trainers who really want to participate in the league competition to challenge the gym and get badges.

"The notice of closing the gym was issued early yesterday morning. There was no disturbance yesterday. The reason why so many trainers gathered here today must be that someone is secretly plotting something. Once I open the door, I will have to accept the challenge of all trainers. I don't know if I can handle it, but I will definitely be forced to give up my badge to quell this farce.

"I just want to let those trainers who want to take advantage of the situation to get badges by relying on the human wave tactics know that I won't buy it.

"No matter what, we can't be like some gyms where things get out of control and they just have to put on a show and give everyone a badge.

"We have added three new gyms in the Kanto region this year. Some of them have done many unscrupulous things to cooperate with the local economy. I really want to see whether this Quartz Conference will set a new record low."

……

After listening to all of Xia Bo's words, Xia Mu was greatly inspired.

It reminds me of some of the gyms at the beginning of the original animation, such as the most famous Cerulean Gym. As long as you go there, you can get a badge.

Known as the easiest badge to obtain, is it really as simple as it seems?
In fact, it is not the case. What we see is just the surface.

The Cerulean sisters used water ballet to attract many trainers to challenge them. The original intention was to use foreign trainers to promote the development of Cerulean City, and the Alliance also added fuel to the fire. In the end, trainers came, but they couldn't control the situation. In the end, as long as you challenge the Cerulean Gym, you can get a badge.

The news spread from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, from a hundred to a thousand...and it got completely out of control.

The situation of the three sisters with flower baskets is that they did something beyond their ability without sufficient ability.

However, Xia Mu remembered that the three Hualan sisters eventually transformed themselves into the star attraction of Hualan City. There was an endless stream of people coming from other places to watch their water ballet, so they were successful in this regard as well.

Of course, this is something.

The situation Xia Bo is facing now is similar to the situation that Hualan Gym faced back then.

However, it was not Xia Bo and the Alliance who were pushing this, but the so-called "strongest Pokémon trainer".

Through communication and understanding with Xia Bo, Xia Mu roughly determined that at this time Xia Bo and the alliance should be suspicious of each other.

Xia Bo suspected that the alliance was the one behind this. He didn't know why yet, but it was most likely aimed at the Xia family.

If Xia Mu didn't know the plot of the original novel, he would probably think so too.

However, based on the current situation, Xia Mu has God's vision and can guess that the alliance should also think that it was Xia Bo who was behind it.

This is done to attract enough trainers to travel to the archipelago.

Both sides thought it was a clown show, so no one investigated further.

It is precisely because of this that no official personnel came to investigate the matter of Mewtwo. Even if they went to New Island to investigate after the incident was over, it would no longer be meaningful.

"Okay, no matter what those trainers do, it has nothing to do with you. Yesterday you took the initiative to fight against me, the old man, and I was quite happy. Xia He and that kid told me that you have been working hard to train your Pokémon recently. As your grandfather, let me check and test it." Xia Bo stood up and motioned Xia Mu to follow.

The battle was about to start suddenly, and Xia Mu was actually a little hungry.

I came here as soon as I got up in the morning without having breakfast.

But since Xia Bo had said so, he didn't know what to say.

The two came to the deep underground of the Honglian Gym.

This is where the battle takes place.

Because it is a volcanic area, the huge underground space can be transformed into an absolute battlefield of fire with a little modification.

What Xia Mu didn't expect was that there was a huge space underneath, which was the living place for Xia Bo's fire-type Pokémon.

Xia Mu had seen the full picture of the duck-billed fire beast family. Excluding the unevolved duck-billed babies, the highest level of the duck-billed fire beast reached level 60, and the lowest level reached level 30.

Xia Mu finally understood why Charizard could defeat Xia Bo's Infernape in the original animation. It must be because Xia Bo had a mediocre Infernape in his hands.

Otherwise, according to Charizard's evolution level and the progress of the plot, Charizard would be at most in the early 40s.

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PS: Thanks to Lazy Cat Sama for the reward of 500 Qidian coins for support.

(End of this chapter)