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After all, every tournament has trainers from other regions participating, and compared to those trainers who have had tournament experience in other regions, Xia Mu's experience is still too limited.

The Grass-type cat and snake are doing well. They received a gift from Virizion, and their energy level and battle strength have increased by leaps and bounds. Currently, their levels are approaching 50.

It's safe to say that Xia Mu wouldn't be surprised if they evolved immediately after sneezing.

And the clay giant and the master blacksmith are even more obvious examples.

Although the Clay Golem's level increase has slowed down considerably during this period, it has still reached an energy level of 68. More importantly, although the Clay Golem's level is slow, it is still increasing at a steady pace.

While the Blacksmith didn't have the same extraordinary encounters as the Cat and Snake, nor was she as unreasonable as the Clay Doll, her immense strength allowed her to deal explosive damage far exceeding her level.

Not to mention, from the satisfied look the skilled blacksmith occasionally gave his hammer during this period, Xia Mu knew that the skilled blacksmith was not far from evolving into a great blacksmith.

Once evolved into Greatsmith, Skillful Blacksmith's Strength will increase again. With the Mold Breaker ability, she will undoubtedly be the team's strongest single-hit damage dealer. This doesn't even take into account that Skillful Blacksmith also has the ability to use the exaggerated move Maximus after evolving, which has a power of up to 160 in the game.

However, compared to these supermodel Pokémon or those with their own unique adventures, Floppy and the unhatched Pokémon seem a bit more troublesome.

Although both Pokémon are very talented and level up quickly with proper nutrition, they will probably only be around level 30 or 40 when they participate in the tournament, having just evolved to their final stage.

While they can't be called useless, it would be a stretch to get them to fight one after another.

Therefore, Xia Mu continued to recruit some immediate combat personnel to serve as his reinforcements in the tournament.

At this moment, Xia Mu immediately thought of his two suits of armor.

Armor of Celebration and Armor of Spells.

Pokémon like Samurai can successfully evolve using this item, becoming powerful creatures like Crimson Knight and Azurewrath.

Not to mention that his armor once received the blessing of the God of Dreams and the curse of the God of Nightmares, and the superpower energy and ghost-type energy contained within it will definitely give Tanjiro a lot of benefits during his evolution.

Thinking of how rapidly the strength of Neko and Snake Sister had increased thanks to the gift from Virizion, Natsuki smiled smugly.

"I'm incredibly lucky! Don't even mention the Higaki Tournament. If I win the tournament, I might just defeat Alice in the Championship Challenge and become the new champion of Unova!"

Qiao Yimiao: "..."

Qiao Yimiao didn't know why Xia Mu always looked so confident.

Since the League was founded, it has held a tournament every year. However, in the challenge matches that follow the tournament, let alone winning a championship, there are very few trainers who can even defeat an Elite Four member.

Therefore, Qiao Yimiao took this sentence as Xia Mu having another episode.

After taking a bite of the icy-cold Häagen-Dazs, Joy looked at Xia Mu with a gentle gaze.

This guy's brain is still not working properly!

But who can stop someone from dreaming?

"Okay, good luck!"

Xia Mu glanced at Qiao Yimiao speechlessly.

"Seriously? You actually believe that kind of thing?"

Xia Mu felt that unless Arceus suddenly descended and gave him a large amount of golden crowns and magical candies, he would never dare to dream of winning the championship in the exhibition match after the tournament.

Although energy level does not represent combat power, Iris, as the genius champion of the Unova region, has excellent Pokémon training in terms of both bond and other aspects.

Therefore, even though her experience was relatively weak compared to other champions and her team consisted mostly of Dragon-type Pokémon, she was still not an opponent that Natsuki could defeat in a short period of time.

Therefore, Xia Mu looked at Qiao Yimiao with an expression as if she were an idiot.

"You don't know how hard it is to be a trainer until you've never been one..."

"Crack!"

The response to Xia Mu was Qiao Yimiao's large hand.

With her slender, bony fingers gripping Xia Mu's head as if she were holding a basketball, Xia Mu, driven by his suicidal instincts, finally remembered Qiao Yimiao's terrifying fighting prowess.

boom!

Just like when Joey caught her stealing Häagen-Dazs, Xia Mu was once again thrown into the backyard pond by A-Miao like a rag.

Drizzle!

After the splashing water fell like rain, Xia Mu floated up from the water, belly up.

"Flowers?"

The colorful sea lions playing in the pool raised their heads in fright.

Why does this Joey look different from the one I've seen before?

The trainer is dead?!

In situations like these, the experienced ones have more expertise.

While using one vine whip to comfort the flower-like sea lion, the Green Vine Snake used another vine whip to scoop Xia Mu out of the pool. Then, the Green Vine Snake skillfully hung Xia Mu on a tree trunk by the pool, just like drying clothes.

"despair!"

The Green Vine Snake nodded in satisfaction, while Tire Cat nimbly climbed up the big tree and began poking Xia Mu's face with her fingers.

The two little ones were no strangers to this situation.

It's important to know that Raven City is one of the major cities in Unova, so there are quite a few Miss Joy working there.

Why is Natsuki only close to Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center in Raven City?

On one hand, it's because Officer Jenny and Joy are familiar with each other, and on the other hand, the gentle Joy simply can't stop Natsuki from being a jerk.

When Natsuki was first sent to the Pokémon Center, he was a complete troublemaker. Taking advantage of his lack of knowledge about the Pokémon world, Natsuki used amnesia as an excuse to swagger around the Pokémon Center and do whatever he wanted.

He teases Joey here, plays with the Coin Toy there, and occasionally sticks his head into Chansey's little pocket to rummage for things.

It can be said that the Pokémon Center at that time was completely under Natsuki's control, and the Dark-type seedling Meowth was attracted by Natsuki's fearless attitude and eventually became Natsuki's henchman.

One day, Nurse Joy, who had been providing assistance at treatment centers in nearby villages and towns, returned to the Pokémon Center.

On that day, Natsuki, who was trying to flirt with Joey, saw hell.

On that very day, all of Joey's friends decided to entrust Xia Mu to Joey Miao's care.

From that day on, Xia Mu would frequently anger Qiao Yimiao, only to be grabbed and instantly refined by her.

As a result, it became an instinct for the Green Vine Snake to expose Xia Mu to the sun on the tree. At those times, the cat, who escaped the ordeal because of its cute appearance, would lie on the tree and gaze at Xia Mu with its big eyes, waiting for Xia Mu to revive and lead it to cause trouble again.

"despair!"

So you'll get used to it!

Snake provided an explanation for Pokémon such as Sprite.

Chapter 229 Am I just another part of your game?

Listening to the Green Vine Snake's explanation, the little ones all nodded in understanding.

understood!

Trainers love this kind of vibe!

Otherwise, why would Xia Mu, knowing he would be beaten up, still go around teasing others every day?

The little ones found a reasonable explanation for Xia Mu's reckless behavior.

However, Xia Mu was unaware that her image in the eyes of the skilled blacksmiths had become quite strange.

As Xia Mu drifted in the wind, gazing at the distant blue sky, a feeling of ease and leisure welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Thinking of the overworked office workers he had seen in Feiyun City, a sense of happiness arose from the comparison, so at this moment, the corners of Xia Mu's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"What a wonderful life!"

However, Xia Mu's behavior only deepened the children's misunderstanding of him.

So, at this moment, the skilled blacksmith looked at his small fist and fell into deep thought.

If I give Xia Mu a lump of something, will he buy me alloy instead?

The skilled blacksmith looked at Xia Mu with a dangerous gaze, and just as she was about to put her plan to use the Xia Mu hanging on the tree as a punching bag, Maomao sensed something was wrong.

"Meow?"

Tire Cat jumped down from the tree and looked at the blacksmith with a suspicious look.

What were you about to do?

The skilled blacksmith made no attempt to conceal anything.

"Ta-da! (I'm going to let Xia Mu have some fun, then buy me some alloy!)"

As everyone knows, the cat is a genius, while the master blacksmith is a complete idiot.

But at this moment, the cat felt that the master blacksmith was the real genius!

With its ears perked up and mouth slightly open, the cat's expression at this moment could perfectly capture the astonishment you feel when you first learn that you can use your hands to be a pilot.

"Meow! (Why didn't I think of that?!)"

After casting an admiring glance at the skilled blacksmith, the cat suddenly gave him a thumbs up.

"Meow (Count me in!)"

"Clang! (No one asked about retreating!)"

The two activists reached an agreement instantly.

So, with firm steps and eager anticipation, they walked towards Xia Mu.

At this moment, Xia Mu finally realized what was happening.

"No, what do you two want to do, yamete~"

The dried salted fish instantly transformed into a lively, jumping carp king.

Watching Xia Mu writhe wildly in the tree, the Green Vine Snake, who was learning a new dish at the time, shook its head speechlessly. Suddenly, its vine whip shot out and directly blocked Xia Mu's mouth.

"Tap~"

I already said I had to wait until the clothes were dry before I could come down!

After giving a nagging remark like a mother would, Qing Teng She continued watching Teacher Hai Dai's newly filmed cooking tutorial video.

However, even though his mouth was gagged and his body was bound like a rice dumpling with a vine whip, Xia Mu still did not give up struggling.

"Waaaaah~"