Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

Seeing that he had been given a ticket to the Isle of Armor at the end, Nanfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That fight wasn't a complete waste.

It doesn't matter if the other elves are a little lower.

Starting with Generation VII, HMs no longer exist. Neither the Alola nor Galar regions have HMs, so obtaining a badge does not improve your HM progress.

However, the 10% attack power bonus provided by the badge remains unchanged.

Therefore, it's still worthwhile to challenge the gyms in the Galar region.

However, Nanfeng is not planning to continue the challenge for the time being.

Pick up your ticket to the Isle of Armor and head over there!

Nanfeng vaguely remembered that there was a top-tier legendary Pokémon on the Isle of Armor that was given away for free!

(He's almost recovered, now only coughing remains. He'll resume watching midnight tomorrow.)

335. A Living Legend - Mastad

Take the train with your Isle of Armor ticket at the station, transfer to Corviknight along the way, and finally arrive at your destination, the Isle of Armor.

After leaving the post station on the Isle of Armor, Nanfeng stood on the Yili Plain.

This is a field near the sea. Standing here and looking into the distance, you can see a vast blue sea that seems to stretch to the horizon. Looking back, you can see coconut trees, sandy beaches, and long-winged gulls flying overhead, singing their songs.

There was nothing around except for the station and the Pokémon Center.

But if you turn around and walk into the interior of the island, you will immediately see Master Ma's Martial Arts School.

Master Ma, whose full name is "Master Ma", is the teacher of "Leon", the current champion of the Galar region. He was also a champion himself, and he sat on the "Pokémon League Champion Throne" for 18 years!

He is the world record holder.

In other words, Masder is a living legend.

If the concept of a "Pocket Master" exists in the Pokémon world, he would definitely be one of them.

At the same time, Master Ma is also the owner of the Isle of Armor, and he named it.

"I remember, he also had a Martial Arts Bear Master when he was 17," Nanfeng muttered. According to the game's storyline, if he joined Master Ma's Martial Arts School, he would have a chance to get a Bear Apprentice, which is the Martial Arts Bear Master's un-evolved form.

As a legendary spirit, the fact that it can evolve is unprecedented.

However, since it is a legendary spirit, Nanfeng did not have much hope of obtaining it easily.

As Nanfeng approached Master Ma's martial arts school, he was immediately stopped by two people.

A female psychic wearing a magician's hat, who controls a Poké Ball to float in mid-air.

A girl with a white bow in her hair and wearing a fleece jacket is a sweet-looking female celebrity.

Clara (looking you up and down): Are you also a trainer here to join the martial arts gym?

[Sai Baoli: I didn't expect any disciples to join at this time; it's truly rare!]

Clara (eagerly): How about... we help the teacher assess the new disciples' level beforehand?

[Sai Baoli (face stiffens): Let's not, I don't want to get scolded by the teacher again.]

Clara (seemingly recalling something unpleasant): Yeah, then let's just forget about it...

The two left in a panic.

Watching the two who had been talking to themselves leave, Nanfeng remembered that they seemed to be the protagonist's rivals in the game. To be precise, they were rivals on Armor Island.

However, they seem to be a comedic duo, so there's no need to worry about them.

Nanfeng continued to control the protagonist, heading straight to Master Ma's martial arts school.

Before even reaching the martial arts school, Nanfeng could hear shouts of "drink, drink, drink" coming from inside.

This isn't about persuading anyone to drink; it's about a group of people practicing boxing with their pets.

Nanfeng recalled that Ma Shide did indeed seem to be a trainer specializing in Fighting-type Pokémon.

When I arrived at the entrance of the martial arts school, I saw an old man squatting on the ground playing a handheld game console.

Nanfeng stepped forward to speak.

The old man then stood up, put down the handheld console, and looked at Nanfeng, asking.

[Ma Shide: Do you want to join the martial arts school and train with me?]

【whether】

The person in front of me is Ma Shide?!

Nanfeng never expected that the person who had won the Pokémon League Championship for 18 consecutive years was actually the little old man squatting on the ground playing games.

White trousers, a trendy green jacket, and long, snow-white eyebrows that hung on either side of her face like two braids. It looked odd...

Of course, Nanfeng had a vague memory of Ma Shide's appearance, but he didn't expect to run into him squatting at the entrance of the martial arts gym playing games. He looked just like an old man in the countryside picking corn in the yard. What champion, what 18 consecutive league championships? He didn't have that kind of aura at all!

However, the martial arts school still needs to be joined. This image only shows that Master Ma Shide is no ordinary person.

Nanfeng manipulated the protagonist to choose "yes".

Masted immediately clapped his hands and put the handheld console away as well.

[Masted: Since you want to join the martial arts school and train with me, you'll need suitable clothing for training. Unfortunately, the clothes I prepared for the new disciples a few days ago were stolen by a group of wild elves, so you'd better go and get them back.]

[Ma Shide: This is also my test for you to join the martial arts school. After you bring back the clothes, you will be officially considered my disciple.]

[Mastad: I've marked the locations of the elves who stole the clothes on the map for you.]

As he spoke, he handed Nanfeng a map.

A mission prompt appeared on the handheld console.

[Trigger Quest: Mastad's Threefold Practice - Part One]

[Task Requirements: Retrieve the stolen training robes (0/3)]

[Quest Reward: Unlock Master Ma's Martial Arts School Reputation]

Trigger a handheld console-enabled quest outside of the instance?

That's really rare.

The rewards are also quite novel.

Activate reputation?

Could I possibly get some kind of reward through Master Ma's martial arts school?

Nanfeng began to look forward to it.

Nanfeng tried opening the panel and was able to view the local map at 120; the map of the Isle of Armor was already very clear.

The fields of homage, the circular bay, the cool wetlands, the caves of fighting spirit, and so on.

Three red target icons appear in the three areas: Fighting Spirit Cave, Focused Forest, and Circular Bay. Furthermore, the previous red target icon is dynamic and not fixed in one place.

This should be the location that Mashde marked for Nanfeng, the location of the elf who stole his prepared clothes.

After getting treatment at the Pokémon Center in Irisviel Field, Southwind headed to the nearest Round Cove to search for the first stolen training garment.

.....

In the central part of the Dragon Kingdom, hills are densely distributed, and among the overlapping mountains are many former residences of "immortals".

The Fang family has lived in the high mountains for generations, guarding the secrets passed down from ancient times.

The Fang Family Ancestral Hall sits atop a dome, under a clear blue sky, with snow-white clouds stretching as far as the eye can see.

The heavens and earth trembled slightly, and a blue crack appeared out of thin air, as if it had been torn open. A pale blue, gas-like substance "flowed" out from the crack.

A group of people stood at the entrance to the crack, craning their necks in anticipation.

After a long pause, someone finally spoke up, "The Waveguide Secret Realm has opened five days ahead of schedule. This time, it probably won't be open for very long. Go and inform those who want to enter it for cultivation!"

336. Master Ma's Martial Arts School "Reputation Shop"

"Blasto gained 7122 experience points by defeating the level 70 Ursaring."

Amidst the chaos, you found the meditation jacket.

"Defeat the Level 70 Rock-Dwelling Crab and Mega King gains 7779 experience points."

Amidst the chaos, you found a meditation T-shirt.

"Defeated Lycanroc LV70, Greninja gained 7341 experience points."

Amidst the chaos, you found the training pants.

It was two hours later when Nanfeng returned with the three stolen training robes.

I took a stroll around the Isle of Armor.

Nanfeng's first impression was that the level of the Pokémon here was incredibly high!

It's not a trainer's Pokémon, it's a wild Pokémon!

None of the wild Pokémon were below level 60, and many were even above level 70. Nanfeng even spotted a Wailord at level 80 far away on the beach!

In other regions, this would be a Pokémon worthy of a Gym Leader. But here, it's just an ordinary Pokémon.

Presumably, Master Ma has been running this place for a long time, and with so many battles, the level of the Pokémon here has naturally increased.

Putting everything else aside, leveling up here is a pretty good option.

You can also farm shiny Pokémon here. Once you get a shiny Pokémon, you can use it directly.

He returned to the entrance of the martial arts school wearing his training suit.

Inside the martial arts school, Ma Shide was holding a small teapot in one hand and the other behind his back, patrolling the courtyard. When he saw Nanfeng arrive, he went up to examine him closely.

[Mastad: Not bad, that's my outfit. It looks quite smart on you!]

[Mastad: Go, find your senior brother, he'll tell you what to do.]

[Master Ma's Martial Arts School Reputation Unlocked; Current Reputation (Ordinary Disciple 0/1000)]

That's it?

Is this the end?

I won't accept it if I don't get one of the three starter Pokémon from Kanto.

Nanfeng remembered that after completing the first part of Master Ma's training, he would be rewarded with a choice between Bulbasaur and Squirtle.

Clearly, the plot has been changed; although the training remains the same, the rewards are gone.

If I complete all three training sessions, will I still be able to obtain the Bear Disciple?

Nanfeng went into the martial arts school to find his senior brother.

This is a burly man dressed in yellow and black monk's robes, holding paper and pen and writing something down.

Nanfeng spoke to him.

[Senior Brother: Things have been a bit unsettled on the Isle of Armor lately. Many Pokémon have gone out of control due to Dynamaxing. It would be great if any of our disciples could help clear them out.]

Then options appeared before you.

[View Reputation Shop]

[Application for Promotion Assessment]

[Claim the reputation quest: Cleanse the Pokémon that have gone berserk due to Dynamax]

Reputation quests, reputation shop!

Nanfeng raised an eyebrow and quickly clicked into the reputation shop to see what good items he could exchange for.

[Master Ma's Martial Arts School Reputation Shop]

[Ordinary Disciple]

Cultivation Set (1000), Experience Amulet (30,000), Armor Ore (100,000)

[Core Disciples]