Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

Given Lugia's ability to travel the world in just a few hours, Southwind, as a "passenger," could only say...

Thai pants are hot!!

If it weren't for the three gems on its body, it would probably have been ground to ashes by the air halfway there. The rope and the racing boat were only able to support Lugia's dragging thanks to Gardevoir's psychic power.

I estimate that if I were to participate in the Odo Mare water competition again, I would not only leave the second place far behind, but I would also break the Odo Mare competition record!

Unfortunately, the Masters tournament in Odomare doesn't start right now.

After taking a sip of milk to calm his nerves, Nanfeng took out his handheld device to check it out.

On the handheld console, the character has already started heading towards the "Ironclad Region," and it will take another three minutes to reach the handheld console.

The map allows Southwind to travel there without having to go in person, using the elf's "flying" ability.

The Ironclad region is not actually far away. It is close to the Carlos and Galar regions, so Nanfeng only needs to reach the Carlos region first, and then fly to the Ironclad region.

Including the journey from the Hoenn region to the Kalos region, Southwind only flew for a little over an hour.

What would normally be a half-day or a full-day journey has been greatly shortened since Nanfeng acquired Lugia.

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Watching the time gradually decrease until it reaches zero.

The screen on the handheld console changed to a map with eight cursors, representing eight locations.

Old City of Kian-Tie, Tech City, Haunted House, Tellurium Town, Kian-Tie Arena, Selenium Moon Island, Thali Beach, Neon City.

Nanfeng can shake the controller to choose which location the protagonist goes to, but unlike other games, the protagonist cannot enter the exploration map. Instead, each city has its own purpose, and you can directly choose which function to use.

A gust of wind came over and then summarized it slightly.

Old Ironforge: Home to the Pokémon Center and numerous shops.

Tech City: A professional training town with the most professional Pokémon training equipment and teams.

Haunted House, Selenium Moon Island, and Thali Beach: Places to tame wild spirits.

Neon City and Tellurium Town: Many trainers are located here, and you can randomly find opponents for single battles.

Ironclad Arena: The location of the Ironclad Alliance.

"The interface of the Ironclad region looks a bit like the game Pokémon Tekken..." Nanfeng pondered.

That's understandable, since the Ironclad region is the setting for the Pokémon Tekken game.

Playing it on a handheld console is like playing the game "Pokémon Tekken".

“Alright, turn-based combat has turned into real-time fighting,” Nanfeng smiled and controlled his character to enter the “Iron Arena.”

The scenery before Nanfeng's eyes changed, and he found himself in a large hall.

People were coming and going around, and several staff members were registering people in front of them.

"Looks like there are still differences," Nanfeng muttered, walking towards the staff. Since this is in the Pokémon Tekken game, it would be a shame not to have a few battles.

"Hello, how can I help you?" the staff member asked with a formulaic smile.

"I'd like to learn more about the Ironclad Alliance competition. How do I do that?" Nanfeng asked.

"Are you a tourist from another region? You can use my brochure to learn more." The staff member immediately handed over a small booklet, about the size of a palm.

Nanfeng took the booklet, found a chair, sat down, and examined it carefully.

The booklet wasn't very long; Nanfeng finished reading it in five or six minutes.

I have a general understanding of the Ironclad Alliance's challenge rules.

The challenge rules for the Iron League differ from those of other regions. In other regions, to challenge the League, one must first defeat the Gym Leader and then proceed through the Champion Road to challenge the Elite Four and the Champion. The Iron League, however, uses a simple points-based ranking system. By continuously battling within the League and achieving a certain ranking, one will encounter the Masters and the Champion.

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There are no Four Heavenly Kings in the Ironclad Alliance.

Nanfeng guessed it might be related to the size of the Ironclad League's territory. So small that there wasn't enough space for a gym.

But that's good, at least I don't have to run around collecting badges.

Besides the different challenge rules of the League, the rules for Pokémon battles here are also somewhat different from those outside.

In the Ironclad region, all battles are singles, and only one main battle Pokémon can be used.

However, it has the feature of "assistant spirits".

A support Pokémon is a Pokémon that is released while the main Pokémon is present, but can only use one move before being recalled. Each battle allows only three uses, and the support Pokémon must be selected during registration before the battle begins; there are only two slots available.

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Therefore, in addition to training their main ace Pokémon, trainers in the Ironclad region also train two Pokémon specifically for support.

This is not a problem for Nanfeng. He has plenty of Pokémon in his pocket, and he can even field a team with two big brothers and two little brothers.

Turning to the last page, one finds content that Nanfeng finds enjoyable.

reward!

In every battle within the Ironclad Alliance, defeating an opponent earns points, which serve as the Alliance's currency. These points are used universally within the Ironclad Alliance for everything from meals and hotel stays to movie tickets.

In addition, you can also exchange for a large number of Pokémon resources in the Ironclad Alliance.

There are all sorts of skill cooldowns, evolution stones, rare Pokémon eggs, and even MEGA evolution stones.

These things didn't hold much appeal for Nanfeng; what he truly valued was something called a "resonance stone."

Resonance Stone: Resonates with the spirit, temporarily boosting the spirit's combat power and granting it unique abilities.

This is a unique item from the Kentei region!

Just like the Z-Crystal of the Alola region.

"Ten thousand points...that's not too high." Nanfeng had just seen that the Mega Evolution Stone for the Lizard King cost 120,000 points, and he had a preliminary judgment on the value of the points.

"Then...let's have some fun!" (Six.)

424. Chloe

First, the trainers registered for the challenge.

Afterwards, the Iron League will arrange battles between trainers based on their points.

Nanfeng registered to challenge the Ironclad Alliance in the morning, and received a "battle arrangement" notification while having lunch.

At 2 PM sharp, Nanfeng arrived at the Jiantie Alliance to register for the match, which was scheduled to begin at 2:30 PM.

"Please register your main Pokémon, two support Pokémon, and their moves for this match."

The staff registered Nanfeng.

“A main battle spirit…” Nanfeng stroked his chin thoughtfully.

If you have zero points, then the opponent you encounter will probably also have zero points, or a low number of points.

Using Pokémon like Pazeraora and Greninja, which are strong only once in a row, is a bit too much of a bully, and the battles aren't very interesting.

"163" then send out the second formation.

Nanfeng glanced at his second-tier spirit.

Venusaur, Magnus, Steelix...

Forget it, sending them up will just result in a massacre. Let's send three formations instead.

Nanfeng doesn't have many Pokémon in his three-pronged attack; they were all recently captured or are non-combat Pokémon.

Fossilized pterosaur, Arcanine, Bear Apprentice, Smeargle...

"Then let's go with Xiong's apprentice!" Nanfeng decided.

The bear apprentice's level is the lowest among all the Pokémon, only slightly above level 40, which is related to Nanfeng not leveling it up much. Taking this opportunity, I can train it up myself, and since it's a "Tekken" game, sending in a Fighting-type Pokémon is just right.

As for the support Pokémon, there are only two slots available, and the moves of both Pokémon must be decided in advance...

Then...

Nanfeng thought for a moment and wrote down: Garchomp, Precipice Sword; Lugia, Divine Bird Strike.

"Okay," Nanfeng pushed the filled-out form and three Poké Balls in front of the staff for registration.

The staff member stared blankly at the registration form and the Poké Ball.

What the hell is this?

Kushala Daora and Lugia—aren't these legendary Pokémon? And there's Garchomp; it knows Precipice Blade? Isn't Precipice Blade Groudon's signature move?

I have little education, don't lie to me!

Another point is, why is Kushala Daora the main battle Pokémon, while Garchomp and Lugia are support Pokémon?

"Uh... Trainer... are you sure that Kushala Daora is the main battle Pokémon, and Garchomp and Lugia are the support Pokémon?" the staff member asked again, in his opinion that Nanfeng had written it backwards.

Lugia or Garchomp are the main battle Pokémon, while Kubfu is more likely a support Pokémon. Even among legendary Pokémon, Kubfu doesn't seem particularly strong before evolving into Urshifu...

So...did they choose the wrong center position?

The south wind is confirmed to be "correct".

Having Lugia and Garchomp as support units is to provide backup for Kuma, like an insurance policy.

If they really encounter an opponent that Kushala Daora cannot defeat, then it will be time for Garchomp and Lugia to step in and turn the tide.

The plan goes through!

"Then... does Garchomp know Precipice Blade? If the Pokémon doesn't use this move after we write it down, then it's like wasting a support slot," the staff member reminded again.

“No problem, it will,” Nanfeng replied with a smile.

"Okay... I'll register then," the staff member said for the third time.

"Register now," Nanfeng sensed the staff member was being slow and hesitant.

Within minutes, the staff helped Nanfeng register.

After receiving the registered Poké Ball, Nanfeng went to the lounge to wait.

No sooner had Nanfeng left than a young man walked into the lobby of the Ironclad Alliance.

The young man seemed to know everyone around him very well.

"Chloe, it's been a long time. Where have you been?" An elderly man reading a newspaper in the lobby greeted the young man with a friendly expression.

"After failing to win the championship last time, I felt that my strength was still insufficient, so I went to other regions to take a look around," Chloe replied with a smile.

"So you came back this time to challenge for the championship again?"

"Yes, I've recruited some important partners and improved my strength on this trip. I'm ready to challenge for the championship again. After all... becoming the champion of the Ironclad region is my childhood dream!" Chloe said firmly. It was for this dream that he traveled for three years, training, fighting, and enduring all kinds of hardships.

"But you haven't participated in any league matches for three years, your points and ranking must be zero, right?" the cleaning lady in the lobby chimed in...

"It's alright, we can start over quickly," Chloe said confidently. With her strength, who could be her opponent unless she directly faced the champion?!

This time, I've just been on a winning streak, dominating everything! It won't be long before I challenge for the championship again!

Chloe seemed to already see herself as the Ironman regional champion. "I have a match coming up soon, everyone's welcome to come and watch if you're free."

"Okay, I'll go grab a seat now." The old man put down his newspaper and immediately went to the spectator stands.

Other uncles and aunts who were familiar with Chloe also went to the spectator seats. Chloe was a child they had watched grow up. They hadn't seen her for three years and wondered how much stronger she had become. They wanted to see her for themselves.

The Ironclad Alliance reveres combat, a trait it shares with the Galar region.

"Hey Li, long time no see! I'm here to register my Pokémon." After greeting the acquaintances, Chloe went to the window and handed the completed form and three Poké Balls to the staff member in charge of registration.

"Long time no see." The staff member took the form and Poké Ball, but didn't register immediately. He glanced at the form, then looked at Chloe. "Is your match the one that's about to start?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Chloe asked curiously.

"Nothing much," Old Li shook his head slightly. As a staff member, he couldn't reveal information about the two sides in the battle, but unintentionally, a hint of pity and compassion appeared in his eyes.

Chloe was getting creeped out by Old Li's gaze.

What does that look mean?