Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

After pondering for a moment, Su Qian directly told Lin Xuan this information.

"The road to championship?"

Lin Xuan was also very surprised, because no matter how she thought about it, she didn't think she had the right to go into that kind of place.

"Of course, even if the League approves this application, it will only mean that someone will take you to the area where Zapdos currently lives. Other areas will remain closed, and you will not be qualified to enter," Dr. Su Qian continued.

Lin Xuan nodded, and Dr. Su Qian's words actually revealed that the Alliance knew about Xiaodian.

In fact, this was basically inevitable. Dr. Sun Siming obtained Zapdos's feathers from the League for no apparent reason, and Jianghai City was the location of the original experiment. In addition, Lin Xuan and Xiaodian had shown some remarkable performances recently, so it seemed difficult not to attract the League's attention.

But these are not things Lin Xuan needs to consider. Since Dr. Sun Siming has done this, he must have made preparations. Moreover, given the potential Lin Xuan has shown, even the League will have to seriously consider whether an electric squirrel whose usefulness is unknown is more important, or a trainer and researcher with great potential.

Moreover, it seems that Dr. Sun Siming and Zhong Mingyi are also involved behind Lin Xuan. Under such circumstances, no one would want to offend two people behind Lin Xuan, plus a potential rising star, all because of an electric flying squirrel.

If it were truly Zapdos, many might covet it, but it only inherited a portion of Zapdos's power, and it's not even stable. It's not worth it for some people to go to such lengths. After all, people aren't stupid; they can distinguish what's important.

"So... what's your opinion?"

After a moment's thought, Lin Xuan said that to get to Zapdos's place, it wasn't just the League that needed to be appeased, but also Su Qian, Zapdos's trainer. Originally, Lin Xuan thought that Dr. Sun Siming had arranged everything since he sent her, but now…

Please, please don't scam me!

"It's rare that the old guy would still call me after all these years." Su Qian glanced at Lin Xuan, her eyes seemingly filled with some indescribable emotions, but Lin Xuan still heard what she wanted to hear.

“I naturally have no objection. What you need to do now is to deal with the alliance.”

"alliance?"

"The Road to the Championship isn't something you can just walk into, especially with the special circumstances you're applying for. Getting the league to agree isn't a simple matter. Even with that old guy Sun Siming pushing things along, the league won't make an exception for him, because that would cause dissatisfaction among others."

Su Qian said calmly.

There have been exceptions to the path to becoming a champion, such as her Zapdos, which was sent in through special means back then, but these are very rare exceptions.

"There are only two ways for you to get on the road to becoming a champion." Su Qian held up two fingers.

"Please advise."

"The first option is like Zhong Mingyi, whom you know. Winning the China Championship twice shouldn't be too difficult for him to reach Zapdos's residence."

Lin Xuan: ...

What you said is as good as saying nothing at all.

"I'll listen to the next one instead."

"The second one is simple: let the league see your potential, or rather, the potential of your electric flying squirrel."

Chapter 204 Cute and adorable, but not as cute as me?

Lin Xuan walked out of Qianyun Research Institute with Xiao Dian by his side. For a moment, he was still a little dazed. He shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his mind.

Then he sighed again. It seemed that Dr. Sun Siming couldn't be relied on too much regarding Zapdos' situation; he would have to rely on himself.

That makes sense. If the path to the championship were so easy to enter through connections, it wouldn't deserve to be called the path to the championship. Even if I had a special purpose for getting in, it wouldn't be such a simple matter.

Moreover, according to the doctor, starting the Road to the Championship each time is not a simple matter; it requires a joint decision from the league's top management.

Lin Xuan scratched his head, feeling that rather than going down the path of a trainer to the end, it might be better to do more scientific research, copy more... borrow some data from the game, such as finding the evolution methods of Leafeon and Glaceon. The path of a researcher felt more realistic.

After leaving the research institute, Lin Xuan did not immediately return to the hotel.

When I asked for leave from many of my followers yesterday, I thought it would last for a long time, so I just asked for one day. Who knew it would end so soon?

After thinking it over, Lin Xuan decided to go and visit Su Yun University.

During the provincial competition, all participants can enter Suyun University through their participant qualification certificates and even use the special equipment inside. For facilities of two stars or below, each participant can use each facility once for free. For those with higher skill levels, although it is not free, there are still discounts.

Suyun University is considered a prestigious institution of higher learning on par with Huada University, where Lin Xuan and his classmates live. However, their focuses differ. Huada University primarily focuses on scientific research, which makes its combat department relatively weak... Of course, it's not particularly weak, just not living up to Huada University's reputation.

Su Yun University is relatively more balanced. Its combat team is not only among the best in Yunhai Province, but also among the best in the country. In the previous university league, a Su Yun University player made it to the top 16, and Lin Xuan thought that the player was very likely to have a four-star Pokémon.

Suyun University's emphasis on the combat department means that there must be many facilities suitable for trainers, so Lin Xuan decided to go in and take a look.

Plucking the little dot down from the sky and putting a Pikachu hat on it will at least make it impossible to tell at first glance that it's an electric flying squirrel. That's enough.

After all, Lin Xuan is still somewhat famous, and with his signature Pokémon—Electric Flying Squirrel—it's hard for people not to recognize him when he flies into the sky.

"Dandan~"

The little doll that Lin Xuan pulled down wiggled a couple of times, feeling particularly uncomfortable.

"Or you can go back into your Poké Ball~"

Sure enough, after Lin Xuan said that, Xiao Dian obediently put on the Pikachu hat and lay in Lin Xuan's arms.

This hat was a gift from Xu Jianguo and his group. Lin Xuan had just casually put it in her backpack, but who knew it would actually come in handy.

Fortunately, Su Yun University wasn't too far from Qian Yun Research Institute, so Lin Xuan took a taxi and arrived in just a few minutes.

Although contestants during the provincial competition can freely enter Suyun University, the total number of participants in the entire provincial competition is only a few hundred, which is nothing compared to the size of Suyun University.

Not to mention that among these hundreds of people, some are preparing for the competition, some are competing, and there aren't many people as relaxed as Lin Xuan.

More players will probably have to wait until the loser's bracket ends to have time to wander around, but by then, those who do have time probably won't be in the mood...

When Lin Xuan was about to enter Su Yun University, he was unsurprisingly stopped by the security guards. Universities are generally open to the public unless there are special reasons. The reason Lin Xuan was stopped was simple: his attire was a little strange.

Wearing a hat and a mask in broad daylight, with that unidentified creature that looks like Pikachu wiggling its tail in its arms, it doesn't look like a decent person at all!

If Xiao Dian knew what those two middle-aged men nearby were thinking about his outfit, he probably would have the urge to rush up and scratch them.

Who are we calling an unidentified creature?

Then he slapped Lin Xuan in the back; this guy really has no talent for dressing up.

"Excuse me, are you a student at our school?"

"Oh, I'm here to participate in the competition and just wanted to browse around." Lin Xuan handed over her contestant's certificate, and the security guard immediately understood after taking a look.

"Ahem, um, could you please sign here before you go in?"

Lin Xuan didn't suspect anything and thought, "Why not just sign it?" Then she saw the security guard casually pull out a children's book from the side, the title of which was "Shiny Eevee and the Seven Bouncing Pigs".

Lin Xuan: (ˉ▽ˉ；)...

But Lin Xuan quickly wrote his name on it. Just because of the title, if it weren't inconvenient right now, Lin Xuan would have at least gotten Ibu to come out and put his handprint on it.

"Thank you for your help, please come in."

The security guard beamed with joy upon seeing the name written on it. It was a gift his daughter had requested, and he had gotten an autograph from Lin Xuan since they happened to be there.

"Excuse me, where is the charging station?"

Lin Xuan thought that since he had already signed the autograph, it wouldn't be too much to ask a question, right? He might as well go over and get something for free.

"Just walk straight along this road, turn right when you reach the bishop's house. There are signs, just follow them," the security guard reminded Lin Xuan.

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Xuan had just waved goodbye and was about to leave when he heard the middle-aged man behind him call out to him again.

"It seems like someone from another school will be coming to challenge us at the arena in a little while; it should be quite lively."

Lin Xuan nodded. He loved watching the excitement anyway, so he'd go check it out when he had time.

After saying that, he headed straight for the charging room; the human desire for something for free is unimaginable.

"This time you don't need to suppress anything, just open your stomach and suck."

"Dandan~"

Little Dot nodded vigorously, then realized that she seemed to be Pikachu, and quickly covered her mouth again.

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after an hour……

"Hiccup~"

Stepping out of the charging room, Xiao Dian, who was being held in Lin Xuan's arms, let out a burp. Even though she hadn't eaten much, she felt very full and patted her little belly.

Lin Xuan was quite satisfied; it was just a small amount of electricity that had been consumed. If it were a proper private charging station, the price would probably be quite high.

After all, this isn't ordinary power plant electricity; it's specially converted for breeding various Electric-type Pokémon and is quite expensive. Even students at Su Yun University have a limited number of free uses.

But people's joys and sorrows are not the same. Lin Xuan felt very happy, while the staff inside were completely bewildered.

How come this electric mouse can suck so much?

Wasn't it only a two-star rating? If it weren't for the competition organizer's certification on the information, he would have suspected that Lin Xuan was deliberately hiding it to get something for free.

Then, following the directions on the shady map, Lin Xuan explored other facilities within Su Yun University. The most famous of these was the massage room, which was somewhat similar to a massage in a game, but its effect was to help the elves relieve fatigue. It was quite nice to bring the elves here for a massage once in a while.

Because Lin Xuan was a "tourist," only one elf could enjoy the free massage. Under the expectant gazes of the little elves, Lin Xuan reluctantly took out her phone to pay.

It wasn't until she left the massage room that Lin Xuan realized something was wrong.

"Normal participants have three or more Pokémon, but they only give one spot here... Damn, I'm losing out!"

Lin Xuan thought this might be a marketing tactic by Su Yun University, because the massage room was featured on the homepage of the advertisement for contestants to use the facilities for free or at a discounted rate, described as a unique building.

When they arrived, there was hardly anyone there, and Lin Xuan ended up paying twice more.

"As expected of a top-tier university, I'm still too inexperienced."