Pokémon, start your journey from the East Glory Alliance

Chapter 52: The destination of the journey is not important

After dinner, Su Yuan asked.

"Brother Zhuang Yan, which gym are you going to challenge next?"

Coming out of the restaurant, Zhuang Yan burped and grinned.

"I haven't made up my mind yet. I still have plenty of time, so I'll just walk around and have a look."

"Don't you have a goal in mind in advance?"

"How do you say something like a goal?"

Zhuang Yan scratched his head, sorted out his words and then spoke to Su Yuan.

“It’s good to have a goal, but sometimes you shouldn’t pursue it too blindly. After all, life is a journey, and the purpose of a journey is not to reach the destination, but the scenery along the way is the most important.

I finally came to the south, I plan to walk around and have a look. Anyway, there is still some time before the Donghuang League Competition starts, so I will just go wherever I can."

“The destination of a journey is not the purpose, but the scenery along the way is what matters.”

Su Yuan repeated Zhuang Yan's words in a low voice. He seemed to sense something but couldn't put it into words. It was as if he could touch it with his hand but it was just a little bit short.

"Brother Su Yuan, what about you? Are you planning to challenge the next gym?"

"Ah, me?"

Su Yuan was stunned for a moment and then returned.

"Next I plan to go to Yun Province and challenge the poison-type gym there."

"Yun Province! Yes, that's a good place too. I heard that the rice noodles in Yun Province are good, and there are also wild mushroom feasts."

Zhuang Yan clapped his hands.

"Yes, it's a good place. Thank you for the reminder, brother Su Yuan. I have decided to go there."

Hearing that Zhuang Yan was also planning to go to Yun Province, Su Yuan suggested.

"Really? Then maybe we can go together."

"There is no need to travel together."

Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

"It's not easy for you students to have a holiday. The New Year is coming soon. You should stay at home and spend the New Year with your parents. My Pokémon and I have traveled all the way here, and we will waste a lot of time on the road. If you go with me, I'm afraid you won't be able to reach Yun Province before the New Year."

While chatting and laughing, Su's father drove the car to the entrance of the hotel.

"Come on, little brother Zhuang Yan, let's go to our house and spend two days together. Although our place is a small county town, the scenery is pretty nice."

"No, uncle."

Zhuang Yan rejected Su's father's invitation.

"I plan to play here for two more days, and then I'll go to Yun Province. Anyway, I've left my contact information, and I'll come to play with you guys when I collect all eight badges."

"Is that so? Then you must come and play with us when the time comes."

"I know. I will."

"Remember to call."

Before Zhuang Yan got in a taxi and left, Su Yuan reminded him to remember to call back. Zhuang Yan shouted "I will" and got in the car and left.

"Oh, what an interesting man."

Seeing Zhuang Yan walking away, Father Su said happily.

Su Yuan was sitting in the passenger seat, thinking about something.

"What's wrong, Xiaoyuan? You and little brother Zhuang Yan hit it off right away. Are you reluctant to part now?"

"What are you talking about? Brother Zhuang Yan is quite interesting. I do feel a little reluctant to let him go, but I'm not thinking about him."

"Then what are you thinking about? Don't be so sad at such a young age. Tell me and see if I can help you solve it."

Su Yuan was silent for a moment and said.

"Dad, do you think I can make it to this year's Donghuang League competition?"

Suddenly there was silence in the car.

It took a long time before Father Su spoke.

"Xiao Yuan, it's a good thing to have ideals. I support you if you want to participate in the league competition, but sometimes we have to be realistic."

"Too."

Su Yuan smiled awkwardly.

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became awkward again, Su's father said.

"But you can definitely give it a try after you graduate. After you graduate, you can devote yourself to Pokémon training. Tell me if you need anything. I will fully support you."

"Thank you dad."

Su Yuan was very lucky that he had a father who supported him and a mother who cared about him. Whether before or after the world line changed, his parents always cared about him and supported him in pursuing his dreams.

Just like before, all the relatives were not optimistic about Su Yuan going to college to study biology, but Su's father supported him without hesitation. Now, when Su Yuan wanted to challenge the Donghuang League Competition, Su's father still chose to support him.

"What are you thanking me for? I'm your father. I support my son, so why should I thank you?"

Father Su asked cheerfully.

"By the way, when are you planning on going to Yun Province to challenge the gym?"

Su Yuan thought for a moment and replied.

"Let's wait for two days. Let Gastly and Miblim take a break. But it won't take too long. I plan to finish it before the New Year."

"That's right. Let's finish it soon so we can come back for the New Year. How about the second gym? Are you confident? I heard that the gym in Yun Province uses poison. Is it dangerous?"

"Don't worry, there won't be any danger. Dora is not afraid of poison, and Gastly is even less afraid of poison since he is a poison-type."

"Really? That's good, that's good."

The father and son chatted for a while, and Su Yuan felt a little tired and leaned back in his chair.

"Dad, I'm going to take a nap. Call me when I get home."

"Okay, you go ahead."

Just when Su Yuan's eyes were blurred and his consciousness was confused, he heard the movement of the golden finger.

[Congratulations to the host for achieving this achievement, a small step for a trainer.

Achievement Reward: Zero Fruit, store redemption is opened simultaneously.

A series of tasks begins: Forge a legend.

Mission description: Obtain eight gym badges from the Donghuang Alliance, challenge the Donghuang Alliance, and climb to the top of the championship.

Series of tasks one: Osmanthus gym challenge completed.

Rewards: Battle Points*10000, Dust-proof Goggles, Secret Skill Machine*1]

Su Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

My goodness, there is still a delay in the system. I was almost home after finishing the gym when you just responded.

If the system hadn't suddenly done this, Su Yuan would have almost forgotten that this system could issue tasks in addition to being a store.

Ten thousand battle points is not a lot, but it is not a small amount either. After all, when Su Yuan was in school, he relied on his dear roommates to save a lot, which was barely enough to cover the expenses of two foodies.

The dust goggles are interesting. In the game, Pokémon wearing dust goggles can be immune to dust-related moves. He was a little curious about how to make Pokémon wear dust goggles in the real world.

Miblim is fine, but Gastly's body is almost in a gaseous state, can he wear it? Also, is this dust goggles sure to fit Kodora, will they be too small, after all, Kodora is really big.

Moreover, Su Yuan, who is best at dust-type moves, has already successfully challenged the Grass-type Gym. Since this is his first time challenging a gym, the Pokémon levels of the gym trainers are not high, so few of them know those dirty moves.

If I have to say, maybe the Poison-type gyms in Yun Province will be able to surge. After all, there are many Poison-type Pokémon that can use such dirty skills, and Gastly is one of them.

Chapter 53, Traveling Together

After two days of rest at home, Su Yuan finally packed his bag and set off. He was only going to be away for two days, so Su Yuan only prepared two sets of clothes to change into, and there were not many things that could fit into a backpack.

"Be safe out there."

"Remember to call back when you get there."

At the station, Su's father and mother kept giving instructions to Su Yuan who was preparing to take the high-speed train to Yunnan Province.

"Don't worry, this is not the first time I've traveled far away."

Su Yuan waved goodbye to his parents and walked towards the waiting hall. Su's father and mother left only after knowing that they would never see Su Yuan again.

In the waiting hall, Su Yuan took a look at the train timetable, and after confirming that there was no delay and he would not miss the train, he found a place to sit down.

"Hoo~!"

With a long sigh, Su Yuan looked at the advertisement on the wall of the hall.

In the advertisement, the train travels between mountains, across grasslands, and through a wild Pokémon sanctuary.

The train is escorted by senior Pokémon trainers throughout the city, and is equipped with advanced wild Pokémon repelling devices to ensure the safety of the journey.

However, Su Yuan's mind was not on that at all. He looked at the natural scenery on the screen and was a little dazed for a moment.

"Travel?"

"Hey! Brother Su Yuan!"

Just as Su Yuan was in a trance, a familiar voice sounded.

Looking in the direction where the voice came from, Su Yuan indeed saw a familiar figure.

"Brother Zhuang Yan!?"

The person walking towards him was Zhuang Yan, who was carrying the travel bag.

"Haha, it's really you, Brother Su Yuan. I thought I saw it wrong."

Seeing that he had not recognized the wrong person, Zhuang Yan sat down happily next to Su Yuan.

"Brother Zhuang Yan, didn't you say before that you wanted to travel all the way to Yun Province? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Zhuang Yan scratched his head and smiled.

"Hey, actually I've been struggling with this for several days."

"Confused? What are you confused about?"

Su Yuan asked with some confusion.

Zhuang Yan explained.

"After parting with you and uncle that day, I thought for a long time in the hotel and found that I seemed to have not seen my family for a long time, so I wondered whether I should go back to see them.

But then I thought it would be a shame to give up now since I’m already halfway through the trip.

I hesitated in the hotel for two days, and finally decided to go back. After all, it was the New Year, and what we Donghuang people want most is to reunite with our family. "

"I see."

Su Yuan smiled and patted Zhuang Yan on the shoulder.

"Brother Zhuang Yan, I'm going to say something to you. You're being too picky."

"Oh, what do you say?"

"I never think that going home is the end of a journey. On the contrary, home should be a safe haven for us during our journey. Although the scenery outside is beautiful, there will always be times when we are tired after a long journey, and home is a place where we can take shelter from the wind and rain when we are tired.

After we take a short break and adjust ourselves, we can travel better, right? "

After listening to Su Yuan's words, Zhuang Yan was silent for a moment, and finally burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, that makes a lot of sense. I didn't expect that you, Brother Su Yuan, would have such insights. I've learned a lot. It turns out that people who have been to school know more than someone like me who hasn't been to school much."

Zhuang Yan's laughter attracted the attention of the people around him, making Su Yuan feel awkward.