You are not allowed to be a Pokémon Trainer!

Chapter 41, the Shanghai Treasure Cup, launched!

December 15, 224 of the League Calendar.

Donghuang Alliance, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hongqiao Arena.

As the largest and most professional Pokémon battle arena in Shanghai, Hongqiao Arena has hosted a variety of high-profile competitions, including the Donghuang Tournament and the World Pokémon Battle Championship Finals.

However, during the last few days of each year, this place is always crowded with a large number of new trainers and their Pokémon.

"Hello everyone, this is the preliminary round of the annual Shanghai Bao Cup competition. I am your reporter, Zhang Yu."

Amidst the dense crowd, resembling a school of weasels, a meticulously made-up woman flashes a professional smile at the camera carried by Hao Li.

"Today is the first day of the Shanghai Treasure Cup. We can see that the number of trainers participating in the competition is astounding. The official data is 11451 people, which is the first time that the number has exceeded 10,000 and has reached the highest level in history."

"But with so many participants, only a mere 32 can advance to the main competition, making it extremely difficult to advance. Now, let's randomly select one of the participants who has a dream to interview?"

The reporter looked around, and when her gaze fell on a boy sitting on the roadside steps, looking down at his phone, her eyes lit up.

So handsome!

The decision is yours!

As we all know, in this materialistic and restless society, regardless of gender or even elves, beings with high aesthetic appeal always attract more attention and traffic.

So it's not that I'm a sucker for good looks, but rather it's the keen intuition of an excellent journalist.

While making excuses for herself, the reporter beckoned Haoli to walk towards the handsome young man.

She flashed a genuine, sweet smile and asked, "Hello, may I trouble you for a brief interview in a moment?"

The handsome young man looked up, puzzled, and asked, "An interview? For me?"

There are actually people in this world whose front view is more attractive than their side view!

The reporter, her heart fluttering, smiled and nodded. "Yes, we are from the Pokémon Battle Channel of Shanghai TV. May I have a few minutes of your time?"

"Meow Coffee!"

Before the handsome young man could reply, a hostile meow came from beside him.

The reporter, blinded by beauty, then discovered that there was actually a new Leaf Cat.

But why does this new Leaf Cat have such fierce eyes? It looks like it's protecting its food.
Just as the reporter was feeling inexplicably uneasy under Shin Ye Miao's gaze, the handsome young man timely restrained Shin Ye Miao.

"New Leaf Meow, stop fooling around."

After calming the sulking, jealous cat, he looked up at the reporter and smiled, "Yes, what would you like to ask?"

The reporter asked, "May I ask your name?"

"Xiachi."

"What are your phone number and home address?"

This is, of course, the reporter's inner monologue.

If she had actually asked that question, it would have been a complete live broadcast mishap, and her journalism career would have been over.

"Xia Chi, what are your and Xin Ye Miao's goals for participating in this competition?"

Xia Chi looked surprised. "Did I say I came here to participate in the competition?"

"Uh"

The reporter was speechless for a moment before stammering, "I'm sorry, I thought..."

Xia Chi's expression immediately changed. "You have a good eye for people. I'm here to participate in the competition."

No, may I ask?
The reporter breathed a sigh of relief, forced a smile, and continued, "So, what are your and Xin Ye Miao's goals for participating in this competition?"

Xia Chi honestly replied, "I didn't come here. I saw the school's advertisement that the champion of this competition would receive a 10-point comprehensive assessment bonus, so I came to participate."

reporter:"."

Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Winning the championship is for the comprehensive test score? Could your goal be any more outrageous?! "Just kidding."

Xia Chi sincerely apologized, "I saw that you had just started broadcasting, so I made a few jokes to liven up the atmosphere."

The reporter glanced at her phone screen and saw that there were indeed quite a few more people in the live stream, but she couldn't quite understand some of the comments.

"I'm in jail!"

"Box weapon! If Teacher Shui dares to use underhanded tactics again, he might really get a real lesson offline."

"Hilarious, he's still so good at live streaming."

"Water has also made its appearance, and its ability [Live Stream Effect Creator] is activated!"

"Miss, don't try to outmaneuver him. Even Qibana can't beat him!"

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Uh, it seems this handsome young man is an internet celebrity?
Watching the number of viewers in the live stream rise rapidly, the reporter felt a surge of excitement.

She continued, "So, can I understand that your goal in participating in this competition is to win the championship?"

Xia Chi humbly replied, "It's mainly to improve myself and also to help Xin Ye Miao accumulate combat experience."

I'm a little unaccustomed to this guy suddenly acting normal.
The reporter was secretly grumbling to herself when she heard Xia Chi say, "Of course, if the atmosphere is right, we can also take the championship trophy along the way."

The atmosphere is absolutely amazing!

The reporter found herself getting a little angry; how could this person have more cunning than the thorns on a needlefish!
I shouldn't have judged people by their appearance!

She said curtly, "Okay, thank you for accepting our interview, and we wish you the best of luck in the competition!"

I'll interview you one more time, and I'll confirm that I am Growlithe!

The reporter made a mental vow, then angrily left with Haoli, who was carrying a camera.

Xia Chi shrugged as he watched the reporter walk away. Why was she throwing away the live stream results she had already secured?

"Contestants Xia Chi (No. 9527) and Qiu Hongyuan (No. 3862) are requested to proceed to venue number 23. The match will begin in five minutes."

The announcement made Xia Chi pat the head of the kitten beside him, stand up and say, "Let's go, Xin Ye Miao, it's time to set off."

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Due to the large number of participants, the preliminary round of the Shanghai Bao Cup adopts a double-elimination format.

As the name suggests, you are eliminated after losing twice, until you advance to the final 32.

Regardless of whether you were unlucky or encountered a master twice in a row, the fact that this happened only shows that your own skills were not up to par.

As it turns out, thanks to Xia Chi's tireless efforts and Tongzi's tiny bit of help, Xin Ye Miao's current strength is quite up to par.

Almost none of the opponents throughout the morning posed a threat to New Leafy.

The number of participants, numbering in the tens of thousands, seems daunting, but many of them actually brought their recently captured Pokémon like Pidgey and Nidoran to the competition.

How to describe the intensity of these matches? After finishing one match, the system showed that the fear level only increased by 0.1.
Good heavens, this is even worse than those weirdos in Shanghai universities.

That's considered strong. When Xia Chi was 2-0, he encountered an armored pupa that could do nothing but harden.

Xia Chi was immediately shocked.

Dude, how did you win the first two games?

Do you rely on getting harder to exhaust the opponent's stamina?
Xia Chi's first three matches mainly involved these "insect-catching boys" and "shorts-wearing boys".

The intensity of the matches increased considerably in the latter half, as the opponents' Pokémon were clearly well-trained.

Among them were even formidable opponents like Wartortle and Gastly, but even so, no one could force Newleafy to use its "Full Power Mode".

Thus, after overcoming numerous obstacles, Xia Chi advanced to the main tournament of the Shanghai Bao Cup with a perfect score of 9-0.

(End of this chapter)