Pokémon: My Bonds has a big problem

Ange did not disguise his identity in front of Jiro. He disguised himself in front of Qinglu in the hope of fighting with Qinglu and seeing his own level.

But he felt that when fighting Jiro, he would not be forced to see his own level clearly. So he hoped to learn more about the gym leader from Jiro.

When Jiro heard Ange's name, he was stunned at first, then stood up.

"Are you Mr. Ange?"

He walked towards Ange, with some excitement and yearning on his face.

Chapter 172 Troubled

In Xiaogang's eyes, Ange can almost be compared with the Four Heavenly Kings.

Although Ange's current strength is still a little behind those four heavenly kings, it can't be said that Ange has been a trainer for a short time. Moreover, he has achieved a lot in both fields.

No one would believe such people if they said they had no future.

So when he mentioned Ange to his brother, he spoke in a tone that was almost worshipful. After all, Ange really saved him once.

And it has demonstrated strength and potential beyond imagination.

Well, actually the performance was a little beyond the scope, but the actual strength was not that exaggerated.

Of course, Jiro didn't know the inside story. He only knew that whether it was his most admired brother or Qinglu, the most powerful senior in the gym leader chat group, they all praised Mr. Ange.

This not only makes Jiro admire her, but also makes him yearn for her.

This was exactly how he imagined himself.

Ange had a faint smile on her face. She looked at the excited Jiro and said softly, "I heard about you from Xiaogang. He said you are a very good trainer. And a very responsible gym leader."

When he said the first part, Jiro scratched his head a little embarrassedly. But after Ange said the last sentence, his expression instantly fell, and then he smiled bitterly helplessly.

"Is this really a responsible gym leader? I feel like I haven't done anything responsible other than simply handing out badges."

And the badge was sent out too easily. Jiro was not stupid, of course he knew what kind of consequences such a situation would cause.

If there really is a problem with the operation of the gym, Xiaogang will probably have to temporarily end his journey and come to reorganize the gym.

Thinking of this, Jiro couldn't help but clench his fists. He really didn't want his brother to change his original schedule because of what happened here. He respected his brother very much, and this respect was not only reflected in respecting his brother's opinions, but also in respecting his brother's ideals.

In his eyes, his brother had wasted his best time for traveling in order to take care of them. He really didn't want to trouble his brother now.

I don't want to disappoint my brother who trusts me.

However, Jiro quickly calmed down his emotions.

"You are here to challenge the gym and get the badge, right? Please wait a moment."

As soon as Ange raised her hand, she saw Jiro running away. Then Ange shook her head helplessly.

He probably already knew what Jiro was going to do.

Sure enough, after a while, Jiro came out with a small box.

When he returned to Ange, Jiro smiled and handed the small box to Ange: "Mr. Ange, here is the gray badge."

A gray stone-shaped badge. The shape and color are definitely not gorgeous. But the simple shape and the sense of determination are really very similar to the two brothers Xiaogang and Jiro.

Frankly speaking, it was hard for Ange to imagine that this thing was actually designed by their unreliable father.

However, in response to Jiro's gift, Ange shook her head and gently pushed the badge back.

"That's not possible, Jiro."

Ange spoke directly.

In Jiro's puzzled eyes, Ange continued, "Don't hand over the badge so easily."

As she spoke, Ange changed the subject and sat down in the audience seats at the edge of the gym's fighting area. She patted the seat next to her, motioning Jiro to sit here as well.

After Jiro sat down, Ange asked directly, "How did you manage to give the badges directly to three little girls just now? And from the tone of your voice, it seems that you passed it all at once."

Frankly speaking, when Ange first saw this scene, she even thought of a very strange possibility, that is, these little girls were originally unable to pass the test. But Jiro had no resistance to these little girls who were only a few years younger than him, just like Xiaogang had to mature older sisters.

Although this speculation is outrageous, it is not completely unreasonable.

However, Jiro's answer interrupted Ange's unserious thoughts.

"Their leadership seems pretty good in my eyes. Although they are a little lacking in combat power, they are serious about Pokémon battles and have a strong desire to win."

Jiro hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Besides, they seem to find it difficult to accept defeat, so during the battle, I will... let them go."

This is true not only for women, but also for men. On the contrary, those trainers with stronger strength are more likely to be defeated in the Dark Gray Gym. After all, Jiro will not let them down. Although his command level is slightly insufficient, the strength of the Pokémon left by Xiaogang makes up for it.

Ange couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he heard this.

It was a very strange reason. He didn't want to see others fail, especially the weak ones. Although the Pokémon left by Xiaogang were quite powerful, it was still difficult for them to turn the tide under Jiro's command. Therefore, those truly powerful trainers would not fail here inexplicably.

Thinking of this, Ange suddenly remembered what Kona had told him before, that the management problems of the Dark Gray Gym were mainly the strength assessment of the trainer who obtained the gray badge of the Dark Gray Gym by the next gym, as well as the complaints from a large number of trainers of medium strength against the Dark Gray Gym.

The pass rate is certainly one issue, but the fact that a large number of people who should not have passed passed, and those who should have passed did not, is very problematic.

"This is not a solution. You still have to eliminate those trainers who are not strong enough, and give trainers with certain strength enough opportunities."

If we treat everyone equally, I'm afraid the situation will return to the one of excessive badge issuance.

More importantly, if Ange remembered correctly, the gym qualification examination should be held shortly after this alliance meeting. According to the current complaints and the fact that Kona, who arranged this task at the time, was in a state of annoyance because he couldn't find Ange, it might be earlier than originally planned.

Jiro sighed helplessly. This kind of nature is not so easy to change. He will care more about those who are weaker than him. He will have a strong desire to win against those who are slightly weaker or stronger than him.

"In fact, the solution is not that difficult."

Ange touched his chin and a basic idea came into his mind.

"I can help you with the problem of controlling gym trainers who are not strong enough coming to you."

Chapter 173 Solution

In fact, this solution is also very simple.

"filter?"

Jiro looked at Ange in confusion.

Ange nodded and said, "Two or three gym supporters who are weaker than you, but stronger than the trainers you need to screen out will be fine."

"They can serve as apprentices to the gym, or as assistants to the gym leader. If you can't beat them, don't even think about challenging the gym leader."

The idea that Ange gave Jiro is actually the situation that one will face when challenging the gym in the game.

It was relatively good, at least there were no mazes, puzzles, special ball shaking games or sheep herding games.

If it's just an extra layer of screening, it's actually not too complicated for gym challenges.

“But what about guidance?”

After hearing the news, Jiro instinctively understood that this was indeed a feasible solution. But he was still troubled by another problem.

Being a gym leader is not just about handing out badges, guiding challengers is also a very important part.

Even gym leaders like Green will give away skill machines after a successful battle and offer suggestions for improvement after a failed battle.

Jiro would do the same, but his advice was not very convincing in the eyes of those who were equally matched with him. As for those weaker trainers, some of them won because of his letting them win, so they naturally had no intention of listening to his advice.

Being young means that you are easily ignored in many aspects. It is okay if you can show the corresponding strength, but if you can't, then you will be despised by others.

Ange knew the crux of the matter, so he shook his head silently: "There are ways to have the best of both worlds, but they often take a lot of time to find. Once found, the time cost and the loss caused by the next level of solution may not be much different."

"My suggestion is that you use this method to make the transition first. Before you have the ability to make people accept your advice honestly, you should first loosen up your responsibilities in teaching."

When Ange said this, he also saw Jiro's tangled expression, so he smiled and continued: "Of course, what I said is just a suggestion. The best way is of course to face it bravely and overcome your own shortcomings. This is the most effective way, but of course it is definitely the most difficult and arduous path."

Overcoming one's shortcomings is never easy, especially for a young Jiro. He doesn't even know that this is his shortcoming, or even if he knows, he is not willing to overcome it.

Young people may not be stubborn, but they always have some persistence.

The choice has always been in Jiro's hands, and Ange has no intention of forcing Jiro to make a decision.

He has had enough of having his life arranged by others, so naturally he doesn't like to arrange things for others.

Therefore, Ange just watched Jiro's struggle cruelly. Because such struggle had nothing to do with him. He could even get a glimpse of the character and behavior patterns of the gym leaders in the alliance through such struggle.

By the way, let’s learn about the Alliance’s management of the gym master system.

It is probably difficult for a ranger to form such a gym leader model. After all, there is a lack of accumulation.

The existing gyms were generally not established by the alliance. The establishment of the gym often existed before the alliance.

In some sense, the gym is the local manager before, whether it is a squire or a tyrant. It is the choice made by everyone when facing the impact of wild Pokémon.

When the alliance was truly established, it integrated the power of the gyms in the entire region. At the beginning, the gyms were definitely strong and the alliance center was weak. However, gradually, the development of the gyms could not catch up with the alliance center. So the Tiangang turned against the alliance and became the complete ruler. And the privileges of the first batch of gyms that participated in the creation of the alliance were wiped out.

The Galar region is a very obvious example. There is no structure of the Four Heavenly Kings there, essentially because the power of the gym leaders is too strong. They each manage their own regions, and the Alliance cannot participate too much.

The strength of the alliance over there will also gradually increase. As long as the chairman of the alliance does not have any crooked ideas, he can slowly promote the progress of the alliance and cultivate new people who are close to the alliance through the alliance conference.

The premise is that you don't cause trouble.

After all, even if Dan Di's strength is a bit exaggerated, he is definitely among the top four among all champions.

It may not be possible to beat up all the gym leaders, but it is common to make them put away some of their unnecessary thoughts.

During the time when Jiro was weighing the pros and cons, Ange brainstormed a lot of things, mainly the relationship between the gym and the alliance, and how the rangers should deconstruct and reorganize the organization if they wanted to manage according to this system.

However, Jiro did not hesitate for long. After a brief moment of hesitation, he let out a long sigh and then said to Ange.

"I'll listen to you, Mr. Ange."

Ange shook her head and said, "You chose the former option instead of listening to me."

He just came up with an idea. Whether it succeeds or not is Jiro's own choice. Of course, he also thinks that the possibility of failure is very low. In fact, this model also exists in some dojos, but it has not formed a system and scale.

Ange also made some considerations of his own.

Jiro nodded after hearing this. He didn't think about what Ange meant, but seriously thought about who to recruit. If nothing else, at least they should be specialized trainers of rock type.

Ange discussed some things with him and gave him some small suggestions again.

He used Jiro and the Deep Gray Gym as experimental subjects. However, his experiment was not an irresponsible one. Not only did it have a high success rate, but it would also only cost the Deep Gray Gym a little money.

For a well-established gym like this, this little bit of economic loss is really insignificant.

So Ange doesn't have any psychological burden.