Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

“Travel using public transportation is not real travel!”

As a fundamentalist traveler, Mei condemned Qiao Ran's behavior with deep regret. When she traveled, she would walk if possible and would not use a bicycle if possible. She would not even look at a motor vehicle that runs on oil.

This is the stubbornness of a trainer.

"...Then what should I do? This isn't like the Pokémon world where you can just walk between cities."

Hearing Mei's complaints, Qiao Ran couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.

"Especially in China, if we were to walk there, we might not even reach the Magic City in a few months."

"Do you want to live in the forest for months without being able to take a shower?"

“……!” Mei’s eyes widened.

"Do you want to go months without any proper food and have to eat only fruit for every meal?"

"......!" Mei trembled all over, as if she had realized something.

On the other side, Lillie clearly expressed her opposition after hearing what Qiao Ran said.

"No, absolutely not."

"I think Qiao Ran is right. Using a car for transportation is also a good idea."

Lillie could understand Qiao Ran's choice. After all, all the way from Zhenze Lake, they had been taking a car for a while and walking for a while. The car saved some time, and the remaining time could be used to come into contact with various Pokémon in the wild.

According to her observation, Qiao Ran often captured some Pokémon in the wild. She used to think that Qiao Ran was also assisting some Pokémon professor in collecting Pokémon, but later she realized that the Pokémon captured by Qiao Ran were actually placed in the frontier.

"Well... that's not bad either."

Mei showed an awkward but polite smile on her face.

In the conversation just now, she gradually understood everything. It was not that Qiao Ran was lazy or anything, but that this world was indeed different from the Pokémon world.

——So, why is it so big?

Chapter 315 [Journey]

In fact, Qiao Ran might have exaggerated a little... a little bit.

The distance from Hangzhou to Shanghai is actually not as far as imagined. Even if they walk there, according to their speed, it will only take more than a week.

This time, to put it bluntly, Qiao Ran just wanted to be lazy.

Besides, Mei and Lillie themselves didn't pay much attention to this issue. They had been teasing Little Nebula all this time and hadn't paid attention to anything else. It was natural that they would be fooled.

——If you take a car, it will take about two hours, and you will probably be able to have dinner at the Pokémon Center in Shanghai in the evening.

Then, the next day you can challenge the Magic City Gym and get the next badge.

This is efficiency.

As for the collection of the 100 Pokémon after Yveltal...it is actually almost coming to an end. Although Qiao Ran has often been involved in various problems during this period, he has never forgotten this issue. When he sees a suitable Pokémon, he will "put" it into the frontier.

But——it's okay to delay this matter a little. Compared to the urgent issue of "making money", collecting Pokémon can be done anytime. Besides, there are three of them now. If all three of them get the next badge, Lillie and the others will be able to support themselves.

In the car, Qiao Ran's mouth curled up slightly, and he secretly said in his heart that the plan was successful.

Once Lillie and Mei have collected all the badges, he won't have to work so hard anymore.

No, it would be better for everyone to become a superstar or a champion.

"So cute... Can this Pokémon float in the sky?"

The small nebula floating in the air once again caused a commotion in the car. Some people even took out their mobile phones to take pictures, but no one reacted much. No one thought that this was a very scary and powerful Pokémon, but just thought that it was some new species of fairy-type Pokémon.

What bad intentions could a cute fairy have?

After all, even in the Pokémon world, there are only a handful of people who know the Nebula race, let alone in this world. In this world, Diancie can be regarded as a harmless cute creature. If it were in the Pokémon world, I'm afraid Qiao Ran would be chased all over the world by Pokémon hunters the next day.

Diancie is different from other Pokémon. It is a strategic resource that can be directly exchanged for money.

It’s just that Qiao Ran is unwilling to make money from the eternal diamonds she created.

"...Come to think of it, I haven't heard from that guy recently."

Qiao Ran couldn't help but think of the young lady he met at the Longjiang Gym. After meeting Diancie, she had always wanted to catch a Pokémon like Diancie.

For a long time at the beginning, she would contact Qiao Ran and describe the Pokémon she had recently captured. Although she only captured small Diamondbacks, she looked quite happy about it.

But recently, she has been in contact with Qiao Ran.

The frequency also gradually decreased.

"I guess he has other things to deal with... After all, everyone is busy."

Qiao Ran looked out the window and couldn't help yawning.

There is still some distance to reach the destination, so taking this time to take a short nap and rest might be a good choice.

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The Demon City Gym is one of the most powerful gyms in southern China.

The main attribute of the gym is supernatural power, and the owner of this gym is also an old man who is very popular in the Pokémon League.

Legend has it that he did not become the King of the Alliance simply because he wanted to continue to maintain his status as a Gym Leader. If he became the King, he would have to accept the Alliance's dispatch and go to various parts of the country to deal with problems.

It is precisely because of this that there have been people in history who chose to become a king in order to become a museum owner.

However, whether the Magic City Gym Leader is a top-notch king is still a question in online discussions. Some people even proposed a quasi-top-notch king realm to refer to people like the Magic City Gym Leader who look like top-notch kings, but it is unclear whether they are top-notch kings.

However, as Lillie was flipping through the book, she discovered some other things.

"...Since your health has been declining, is the Demon City Gym also holding a successor competition recently?"

Sitting in the car seat, bored Liliae was looking through the messages on her phone. The network on the road was not very good, but with nothing else to do, she could only wait slowly.

Meiyi and Qiao Ran, who were sitting next to her, both dozed off. Even Xiao Xingyun lay on top of her and fell into a light sleep.

…She was the only one still anxiously looking up information about the next gym.

Qiao Ran and Mei Yi, are they both so confident?

"The signal is really bad."

Looking at the phone that hadn't responded after refreshing for a long time, Liliae couldn't help but frown.

The webpage she clicked on was the announcement page for the candidates for the Magic City Gym. According to the rules of the alliance, gym candidates would first be announced online, displaying their basic information and resumes, and then registered trainers would vote. Only the one-third with the highest number of votes would be able to enter the next round.

After entering the next round, the real strength competition will begin. Candidates will compete in pairs in an elimination round, and the final winner will have the opportunity to become the final gym trainer.

Therefore, if you want to become a gym trainer, you not only need a certain popularity base, but also the strength to conquer everyone.

Another point is that as a gym with psychic attributes, the Magic City Gym generally only accepts candidates from trainers whose ace Pokémon have psychic attributes, so trainers with other attributes can only leave with regret.

After all, a long-established gym often holds significant authority over a particular attribute. For example, the Steel-type gym in Jinling contains numerous methods for raising and training Steel-type Pokémon. These are invaluable resources and experiences, treasures unavailable elsewhere. If a gym were to change its specialized attributes at will, these resources would be lost with the change of gym leader.

This is something that neither the trainers nor the league want to see.

Only by continuing to dig deeper into a certain attribute can you continuously improve the potential of Pokémon.

"This next gym is so awesome..."

As the wheels slowly moved forward, Lillie became more and more nervous. She had said before that she would also participate in the gym challenge at the next gym.

If this gym is so strong, can she really win?

Chapter 316 [Suffering]

“…They’re all people I don’t know.”

Opening the candidate interface, Liliae slid her slender fingers across the screen, checking the information above.

"The third one... I haven't seen it."

"The second place in the vote...I don't know him."

"The first place in the vote is a girl...? Resume... local exhibition championship... no wonder."

Exhibition match is a name unique to this world. This type of competition is also called the Triple Crown Satellite Tournament in the Pokémon world. It is a competition popular in the Kalos region.

In this kind of competition, the trainer and Pokémon need to cooperate with each other, showing the bond between the trainer and Pokémon in another way. It is a competition that shows cute charm.

However, in the Pokémon world, the Triple Crown Satellite Tournament is limited to women, and the final winner will be called the "Kalos Queen", but in this world, there seems to be no such restriction.

Moreover, this kind of competition is obviously different from another kind of competition in the Pokémon world - the "Gorgeous Competition".

Although the Grand Tournament also includes content that showcases the beauty of Pokémon and Trainers, it still retains a doubles battle segment similar to traditional battles. This is completely different from the Triple Crown Satellite Tournament, which only showcases beauty and cuteness.

Perhaps this is also because the Grand Tournament is popular in a wider area, while the Triple Crown Satellite Tournament is only popular in the Kalos region.

After all, fighting is what more people like to watch.

"Since she's the champion of the local exhibition competition...it's normal for her to be so popular."

Lilia nodded in understanding.

In the Pokémon world, the winners of such competitions are basically the same as celebrities. Many successful coordination trainers and performers will eventually become actors and models, and continue to shine on the screen.

Lillie clicked on the list of candidates and looked through it for a while. However, it was full of unfamiliar faces that she had never seen before, so she quickly lost interest.

"..."

Moreover, the signal was not very good when they were in the car. Looking at the spinning circles, Liliae gradually felt sleepy.

"Ah uh..."

Lillie couldn't help but yawn, but this ungraceful action didn't last long. She immediately glanced nervously at Qiao Ran next to her. When she found that he was still asleep, she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.

good night.

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"...?"

"Well……"

When Lillie woke up again, she didn't know what time it was. She just felt a dazzling white light in front of her eyes, and her back was leaning against something hard.

It hurts.

Lillie opened her eyes, then immediately closed them again.

—The light pierced her eyes.

"This is where?"

After finally adapting, Lillie discovered that she seemed to be in a forest. She was lying on an uneven ground, surrounded by tall trees. The sunlight shone through the leaves and pierced her eyes.

"You finally woke up."

Qiao Ran suddenly appeared from the side, holding a laughing ball of gas in his hand.

"Little Nebula!"

Lillie called out the name of the gas ball. She looked at Qiao Ran with a little worry, as if she didn't understand why he was pulling it so roughly.

"Don't be biased. This guy was the one who teleported us out of the car while we were asleep. Maybe the passengers in the car have called the police now."

Lillie: “???”

Lillie stood there with her mouth slightly open.

However, looking at Xiao Xingyun who was secretly delighted over there, she could basically be sure of one thing - what Qiao Ran said should be true.

They were actually teleported out and then appeared here.

"It's this guy's prank."

Qiao Ran wanted to pin Xiao Xingyun to the ground and rub him, but after looking at him a few times, he finally didn't do it.

Because this guy is still a child... I must not let him go next time.

"Wait...wait, where's Mei?"

Lilia continued to ask.

"Over there, still sleeping."

Qiao Ran pointed to the grass next to him. Meiyi was still lying on the ground over there, her chest rising and falling, and she was sleeping soundly.

As expected of a genuine trainer, he had already developed strong adaptability to the wild during his travels, and even if something like this happened, he could still sleep better than anyone else.

"Hmm." Lillie was also stunned.

People's physiques are indeed different.