Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

Looking at the huge crowd, Xiao Zhi wondered if recruiting only ten apprentices was too few.

"Are they treating my dojo as a must-visit spot?"

However, he did not disappoint these people, and he would let Suicune sleep next to the field during each challenge.

We guarantee that every challenger will be able to appreciate Suicune's heroic form.

As for opinions on eight-treasure porridge?

That guy was overjoyed to know he could skip training.

Ash then used his Strength and Primeape to defeat several challengers in succession.

However, Ash will still give badges to promising new trainers even if they are defeated.

They were also given some advice on raising Pokémon.

Thanks to Suicune's celebrity status, Ash played all 10 challenge matches on the first day.

The request to have Joey send the game footage back to league headquarters was quickly approved.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest: Money Bag and Gun?: Defeat those two bastards and build your own gym!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1200; Free Attribute Points +2; Favorability to all residents of the Dark City +15]

Ash is now officially the Gym Leader of Dark City.

[Ding! Achievement achieved: Popular support: Over 50 people have a favorability rating of over 10 towards the host]

[Rewards: 2000 League Coins; 5 Free Attribute Points; One Dark-type Pokémon Battle Ticket]

Next, Raizo, along with his arm strength and monkey monster, will face the challenger.

After observing a few matches and finding that his eldest disciple was doing quite well, Ash handed the gym over to him to manage.

Now that he has been officially appointed as a Gym Leader, he is ready to begin expanding the Dark Gym.

From then on, the dojo was led by Lei Zang, with the Ten Vajra as its backbone, and widely recruited students.

Ash has summarized many key points for training Fighting-type Pokémon and physical fitness, and written them down in a book, which he then gave to Raizo.

This can be considered the "martial arts manual" of the Dark Dojo, and Raizo used the contents of the book to train his students.

I believe that the Dark Gym will definitely become an important fighting force in the future.

Now Ash has to deal with the new mayor.

After all, this mayor, appointed by the League Central Committee, was so discerning that he immediately came to pay his respects to Ash on his very first day in office.

He couldn't afford to slight them.

"Mr. Aaron, you are truly a pillar of the alliance!"

"You flatter me, you flatter me. A young and promising mayor is the hope for the future of the alliance."

After some probing, the two determined that the other party had no ill intentions and quickly exchanged benefits.

Ash's demands for Dark City are simple: the mayor should not interfere with his training of trainers, and the Red Corporation, a major industry in the city, should have the right to participate.

All credit for the city's development and crime fighting goes to this 22-year-old mayor.

Both were intelligent people and had a pleasant conversation, quickly reaching an understanding.

Dark City, which already has an official gym, will soon receive a batch of League resources, and this land will experience rapid development.

The direction of future urban expansion has also been set.

The goal is to develop towards Evolution Town and Secondary Male Town in the Evolution Mountains.

This was suggested by the mayor, who had already guessed that Aaron must be related to the forces in Evolve Town after Ash mentioned the Crimson Group.

But who cares? In the League, the important thing is to blend in. As long as Ash doesn't interfere with his climb up the ranks, the mayor won't mind making some exceptions.

That's the appeal of a formal gym leader.

After the League Central Committee deemed Ash qualified, he only needed to ensure the strength of his Pokémon.

Then he is half the master of the Dark City.

Such an exaggerated system could only work in the Pokémon world.

After all, there are very few bad people here who are truly passionate about Pokémon; everyone's moral standards are ridiculously high.

Most dojo owners may have some minor flaws, but they are generally incorrigible when it comes to matters of principle.

Of course, systemic issues are still issues, and not everyone in the Pokémon world is a good person, such as Mr. Giovanni, the gym leader of Viridian City.

However, Dark City was lucky; Ash wasn't a bad guy.

His overall plan for the Dark City can be described as very scientific and reasonable, after all, Ash is very good at farming.

Many of the projects are genuinely high-quality projects for the Dark Market.

For example, the saying goes, "To get rich, build roads first." What Xiao Zhi wanted was simply to let the Crimson Group get a share of the profits from its rapid development.

They only dabble in small sectors like urban infrastructure and financial services, industrial manufacturing, and catering and entertainment.

If things develop well and they catch the right opportunity, the Crimson Group will no longer be just a small supplier of evolution stones.

It is a true corporate group spanning multiple industries.

Ash's son can also become Daigo of Kanto in the future.

However, this also depends on the capabilities of CEO Mitchell.

The dojo will be temporarily managed by Raizo.

However, we also need to seriously consider recruiting more subordinates.

Otherwise, it would be inappropriate to hand over all the key industries to the Ibrahimovic family.

Although the system allows you to see the loyalty of each individual, it provides a certain level of security.

However, it would be most reasonable to have more different people checking and balancing each other.

So Ash found Misty.

"Can the Cerulean Gym send some people to support the Dark Gym?"

"Oh, is that alright? This is your dojo after all..."

Gently taking Xiaoxia's hand, Xiaozhi spoke in her ear in a magnetic voice.

"No, this is our dojo."

"I'm worried about leaving Raizo there alone after we leave."

"Of course, we should let some experienced people from the Hua Lan faction manage the dojo together."

[Ding! Xiaoxia: Affection +3]

Xiaoxia blushed when she heard the phrase "our dojo."

"Well, that's fine."

"Then I'll also have Naz send some people over..."

Xiao Zhi's idea is excellent: a three-way check and balance.

The triangle is the greatest shape! How wonderful!

He didn't notice, however, that the smile on Xiaoxia's face froze.

She rubbed her forehead, looked up at the sky, sighed, pondered for a moment, and then punched Xiaozhi in the head.

"Ah, Xia, why is that?"

"Damn it, I don't object to Naz, but can you wait until I'm done having fun before you say that!"

Chapter Sixty-Two: Fatty Ding, a Master of Hypnosis

After leaving a teleporter in the gym, Ash and Misty left Dark City and arrived in a desert.

"It's so hot, so hot, just kill me..."

Suicune, carrying Ash and Misty on its back, was walking through the scorching desert, and it was wailing in pain again.

Xiaoxia took a bottle of mineral water out of her backpack, opened it skillfully, and poured it on Suicune's head.

"Suicune is a Water-type Pokémon after all. Is it really appropriate for it to carry us in the vast desert?"

"Xiaoxia, being too kind will only make Suicune continue to be a useless thing. This is the retribution for it having enjoyed too much in the past, and now it needs to make up for it!"

Under the scorching desert sun, Suicune has to constantly activate its ability to summon the north wind in order to cool down.

This is also a form of training for him.

"Hurry up, Eight Treasure Porridge, run as fast as you can! Running will cool you down!"

"And there's a town not far ahead where you can rest."

"Ha! Ha! Ah—!"

Encouraged by Ash, Suicune unleashed its inner potential and ran forward frantically.

Finally reaching the limit of physical strength, it bursts forth with new power once again under the guidance of willpower.

[Ding! Suicune has learned a new move, Extreme Speed.]

"These are all skills related to escaping, you rascal..."

"Haha, I've actually learned a new skill! That's great!"

[Ding! Suicune: Affection +2; Intimacy +1]

All the skills this guy has learned are for escaping.

"Well, it's always good to learn a new skill."

"Come out, Bat-Liki!"

This was hatched from the Pokémon egg I won when I won the Pokémon race.

Xiao Zhi had been holding it for a long time, but it just wouldn't hatch, and he was worried that something was wrong.

Fortunately, it finally hatched yesterday.