Pokémon, but cultural invasion.

No one thinks the promotional video can have any transformative effect.

The release of "Reaching the Pinnacle" at the Lily of the Valley Conference was nothing short of a bombshell in the public's mind.

After initial promotion, the short film quickly climbed to the top of the video platform's charts.

That night, both trainers and ordinary people saw it on the homepage of the platforms they followed.

"My goodness, is the promotion for the Lily of the Valley Convention really that exciting? It makes even a member of the Hefei community want to attend."

"This background music is so good, is there a source for it? I want to play it next time I challenge the gym."

"It perfectly fulfills all my fantasies about embarking on the trainer's journey tomorrow; winning the championship, that day will come..."

"New trainers are really bold when they dream. Let's have a rational discussion: will anyone be able to defeat Cynthia in the next ten years?"

"Perhaps the electric one is right, failure is always a part of life, but newcomers, go compete, go win the championship."

The short film depicts a clear trajectory, igniting the passion for pursuing dreams in the hearts of trainers.

As a result, the research institutes in various parts of the Sinnoh region responsible for distributing the starter Pokémon discovered a strange phenomenon.

It was almost dawn when the new trainers lined up outside the research institute.

They stood tall and straight, with heavy dark circles under their eyes, but their expressions were very excited.

Even the timid and insecure were unusually motivated, and set off without looking back, carrying their Pokédex and Poké Balls.

This has never happened before; there have always been one or two careless people who overslept.

As for the newlyweds taking a nap under the shade of trees in the wilderness due to lack of sleep, and having their sandwiches stolen from their backpacks by wild Pokémon, that's another story.

...

"What do you mean by playing a battle song when both sides only have one Pokémon left capable of battling?"

Cynthia held in her hand the live-streaming suggestions that Izumi had written for the organizers of the Lily of the Valley Convention, many of which she could not understand.

"We definitely need to play the battle song in the decisive game. Just use the background music from the promotional video, or the theme song of this tournament."

Quanshu said matter-of-factly, "When both sides are exhausted and have only one Pokémon left, the players will kiss the Poké Ball and pray before releasing it. Just wait and see the effect of inserting a battle song at that moment."

Cynthia thought about it carefully and realized she was right. Evenly matched battles are the most exciting. When it really comes down to it, the fighters on stage don't necessarily have to do anything special; the cheers from the audience can be deafening.

"What about adding real-time online comments when broadcasting to television?"

She asked, puzzled, "If ordinary viewers can't understand the players' strategies, what's the point of broadcasting their comments?"

"Watching a match without live chat would be much less fun; the white pieces and black pieces wouldn't make any noise."

Quanshu said calmly, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. The audience will develop their own language and system. If all else fails, there's always an explanation."

He did want to bring over the popular post-match scoring and catching-the-traitor segments, but after thinking about it, he realized it wasn't necessary.

Because I don't have a particular opponent to support, my enthusiasm for watching the tournament was completely worn down many years ago when Poliwag was defeated by Water Spray.

Otherwise, it would be good to establish a set of rules and frameworks in advance to see who is putting in the effort and who is slacking off.

"The suggestion also includes a highlight replay feature, allowing professionals to judge and record the outstanding moments of Pokémon that turned the tide of the battle after the competition. I think that's a good thing."

Some people check the surveillance footage after a basketball or billiards game, and they'd love to have the video's QR code engraved on their tombstone after they die. Pokémon might have a similar desire to show off.

Izumi doesn't mind being a good person, adding a little spice to people's simple lives while also making the Pokémon happy.

"Gah~"

Garchomp, who was following Cynthia, thought this kid was pretty savvy and secretly gave Izumi a thumbs up behind her back.

"There's nothing particularly important left, just some minor details, like generating buzz."

"If there is a contestant who often participates in the tournament but loses in the top eight, and whose popularity is not low, you can say that a man only cries seven times in his life, and that so-and-so's dream was shattered in the top eight of the Lily of the Valley Tournament, etc."

Having been transported to Earth for some time, Quanshu had no idea how those notorious weaklings on Earth were doing now.

Surely no one can actually stand up for themselves and say, "Goodbye, all those awful tropes," right?

Cynthia took notes carefully, but the language remained succinct and difficult to understand.

But Quanshu is right.

With the promotional video generating phenomenal buzz, it's foreseeable that the viewership for this Lily of the Valley event will reach an incredible level.

Chapter 132 Daigo: Is this reliable?

Sinnoh region, Snowpeak City, hotel.

Quanshu rubbed his sore shoulders and spent a day welcoming the Tingxiang film crew. The construction team also landed on the islands along the northern coast.

It's estimated that filming for the new movie will begin soon.

He lay comfortably on the soft bed, holding a fairy tale book about the myth of Arceus in his hands.

Since arriving in Sinnoh, Cynthia has been chatting with Izumi every now and then about mythology and history, thoroughly absorbing all the little knowledge Izumi had left.

If I don't get some fresh, unofficial historical tidbits, the carefully cultivated persona I've built in front of her will be ruined.

"Woof! Woof!"

Soraya threw a tantrum after learning that she was just a minor character in the new movie, not the lead actress, and kept yelling at him incoherently.

"No one gets to be the lead actor right away. Let's wait until you can show expressions after you transform."

Izumi only recently discovered that Zoroa is not very skilled at controlling phantoms and cannot adjust his expressions drastically at will; he needs more training.

"Fine, I'll tell you a new fairy tale, stop fooling around, okay?"

Soroya loves watching movies and listening to stories. As soon as it hears a new fairy tale, it immediately sits quietly in front of the bed.

Spring Tree called Saltstone Fortress and Rotom to him together, showing no favoritism.

Thinking of the inspiration he got from fairy tales, he cleared his throat: "Listen carefully, this story is called 'The Prince of the Sea'."

The story was told vividly by Izumi.

One day, a Tyranitar was happily carrying its newly bought 100,000-horsepower TM as it passed by the sea, when it accidentally dropped the TM into the ocean.

Tyranitar was very sad and sat on the beach, feeling depressed. Just then, a light appeared in the sea, and the prince of the ocean, Manaphy, surfaced and asked, "Poor Tyranitar, why are you sad? Is it because you are too special, and your special ability is not sandstorms, that you are sad?"

Bangilas said, "No, it's because my TM fell into the river, so I can't learn new skills."

Manaphy comforted Tyranitar, saying, "Don't worry about Tyranitar, I have three TMs here: Thunderbolt, Stealth Rock, and Dragon Dance. Which one did you drop?"

Bangilas immediately said, "100,000 horsepower! I lost 100,000 horsepower!"

Manaphy said happily, "Tyranitar, you are such an honest Pokémon. Everyone likes Pokémon like you."

So he gave all three TMs to Tyranitar.

This scene was witnessed by a Garchomp that happened to be passing by.

So the next day, Garchomp also took a 100,000 horsepower TM to the beach and accidentally fell into the sea.

Then, Manaphy reappeared.

Before Manaphy could even speak, Garchomp said, "My TM fell into the river, please help me get it out."

Manaphy didn't say much, but still took out three TMs and said, "I have 100,000 horsepower, Dragon Dance, and Stealth Rock. Which one did you drop?"

Garchomp exclaimed excitedly, "100,000 horsepower! It's 100,000 horsepower!"

Manaphy was furious and yelled at Garchomp, "You're talking nonsense! You can't learn 1000 Horsepower! You can only learn Stealth Rock. You don't deserve any of those skills!"

Manaphy angrily dived into the water, but out of kindness, she still threw the Invisibility Rock to Garchomp.

From then on, Garchomp could no longer learn Dragon Dance and 100,000 Horsepower.

Izumi shook his head and sighed, "This story teaches us that Pokémon must be honest. You three should also learn from Tyranitar and be honest, good children."

Zoroastrian, Saltstone Fortress: ?

Rotom felt a surge of electricity; it found the story of the spring tree quite philosophical and quickly wrote it down.

"Alright, the story is over, I have to get back to work now. Zoroya, you're not allowed to cause any more trouble."

Spring Tree clapped its hands, beckoning Rotom to fly into its palm.

He needs to contact Digital Alloy to check on the game's development progress.

Because of the game's massive scale, Quanshu, who was concerned, would regularly check on the project's progress and correct any problems that arose.

To his surprise, Digital Alloy asked him a strange question unrelated to his work, something he couldn't recall ever doing before.

Even the time when prices increased, it was still within the scope of work.

"Digital Alloy: I have a friend who has recently been having emotional problems."

He had a misunderstanding with a girl he used to be close to, and since then she's been ignoring him, even refusing his invitation to watch a popular movie together.

He's very troubled by this. Do you have any good ideas?

Quanshu chuckled. What friend? It was clearly just digital alloy itself.

I never expected that in the eyes of this programmer who was exploiting computing power, he would be a master of emotions? I don't know where that impression came from.

Helping someone win a girl back... that's definitely not something Izumi-ki can do.

He has seen too many relationship counseling sessions where some people are not there to solve problems, but rather to vent their emotions.

Quanshu was confident that he could help relieve some of the other person's emotional stress.

He had just finished telling a story and was still eager to continue.

"Thoughts flow like a spring: I have a friend at Blueberry Academy who encountered a similar problem. Let me tell you a story."

......

At the same time, in Mossdeep City, Hoenn region, at Zvog Manor.

Looking at the long string of text sent by the other party, the Metagross monsters looked at each other and fell silent.

One of the oddly colored Megalodons disturbed the magnetic field: "Is this reliable?"

"Based on data analysis, this is the person we can find with the highest probability of providing reliable advice."

The leader's dark red eyes showed a hint of hesitation: "With data support from long-term cooperation, this human understands his kind very well, and his moves are often surprisingly effective."

The multicolored Metagross nodded: "Then I'm relieved."

The incident did indeed stem from an emotional issue, but it wasn't involving Metagross's owner, Daigo, but rather his close friend, Wallace.

The owner of the Yinyu Pavilion, Naki, was cold towards Michael and made all sorts of excuses, so Michael confided his emotional problems and grievances to Daigo.

But Daigo is just a rock miner; he doesn't know anything about love and romance.

Unable to help his friend, he felt quite guilty due to his strong sense of morality.

The Xenomorph doesn't understand humans, but its kind have long worked online and might have a solution.

Surprisingly, they actually found it. The metal-headed man thought to himself, "Since there's data to support it, it can't be wrong."

Text alone is too weak, so the Metagross monsters also generate videos, which makes the viewing experience much better.

The Shiny Metagross couldn't wait to find Steven and wrote on its whiteboard: "Big data has found a way to help Mikey relieve his emotions."

Daigo never expected that his hidden feelings of loss and self-blame would be so keenly perceived.

"Thank you, Metagross."

He thanked them first, but he didn't have much hope for Metagross's method. After all, a bunch of metal heads couldn't figure anything out no matter how hard they tried.

He used his telekinesis to envelop the tablet and shoved it into Daigo's hand. He hadn't expected the method to be in the form of a video—"The Little Donkey Crossing the River."

Daigo subconsciously looked up at his partner: What is this thing?

Metagross returned him with an affirmative look.

“Okay.” Daigo took a deep breath.

[This film is dedicated to my friend at Blueberry Academy, who is madly infatuated with Senior Sister Ziyu.]

"Once upon a time, there was a clay donkey whose dream was to become the mount of Senior Sister Ziyu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings."

The mud-covered donkey walked to the bank of a large river, where the lights of the Blueberry Academy were twinkling on the opposite bank.

"But to get to Senior Sister Ziyu's square, you have to cross a river. Mud Donkey arrived at the riverbank, but hesitated. After all, he was weak in water and couldn't swim. If he drowned before he saw Senior Sister, that wouldn't be good."

Just then, a family of mice spotted the hesitant mud donkey by the river and warned, "Don't cross the river! The water is deep and dangerous."