Pokémon League Chronicles/Farming, Pokémon Trainer!

Xiaozhao was also listening attentively, and subconsciously said, "For example, when a new disciple comes and an apprenticeship ceremony is to be held?"

"Yes, yes, this is indeed a situation..." Yu Meng was startled by Xiaozhao who suddenly spoke, but she still said intermittently: "And the other one is when the disciples want to challenge each other by changing positions. , this place will be open for their use.”

"Switching challenge?" Mingyao caught a brand new term: "What is that?"

"This, this, when disciples want to improve their rankings, they will challenge the disciples with higher rankings. If successful, the rankings of the two will be interchanged. If they fail, the challenger must satisfy the winner's requirements. A certain requirement. Because it will change the rankings of the two challengers, it is called a swap challenge."

Mingyao smoothed his hair: "I see... But why do you have to go to the hall on the third floor to challenge in a different position? Isn't it the same as competing in the training ground on the second floor?"

"It's different." Yu Meng shook her head: "In the training ground on the second floor, there is a special place for the trainers to stand. They are only responsible for commanding, and only the Pokémon are fighting."

"...Huh?" Mingyao was stunned and heard the meaning of Yu Meng's unspoken words: "Do you mean that in the position-changing challenge, not only Pokémon, but also the trainer himself will enter the battlefield? "

Yu Meng nodded timidly.

Mingyao looked around, his expression becoming strange.

That's it... no wonder it's round here.If there was a normal Pokémon battle here, no one would know where to stand.

"Ah, but the rules of the initiation ceremony are different from the position-changing challenge!" Yu Meng seemed to have remembered something, and hurriedly added: "Although the initiation ceremony is also held here, people don't have to go through it themselves. So there is no need to worry about being attacked..."

Mingyao was stunned for a moment before he realized that Yu Meng seemed to be comforting him.

He couldn't help but touch his face and said helplessly: "It's okay, I understand what you mean... So, Yu Meng, have you ever participated in the position-changing challenge?"

"How, how could I have participated!" Yu Meng shook her head hastily, and Wu Bo, who was following her feet, also shook his head like a rattle.

She shook her head and said nervously: "I am just a newcomer who just arrived here three months ago. I have never been exposed to Pokémon before. How can I have the courage to participate in the swapping challenge? I have seen those high-ranking The battle between the disciples is really terrifying!”

"Oh?" Mingyao raised the corner of his mouth slightly and began to actively guide the topic: "We only contacted you three months ago? So where were you and what were you doing before, Yu Meng?"

"Uh, this..." The poor chestnut-haired girl didn't think much and fell directly into Mingyao's trap: "I used to live in a village south of the Ultramarine Coast. My father was a carpenter and often helped in the village. I have been helping him repair boats and other things with people from other nearby villages.”

"Oh, that's it~" Xiao Zhao on the other side also opened her eyes wide, showing a curious look: "Then how did you come to this gym to be a disciple?"

Although there was no discussion beforehand, Xiaozhao was familiar enough with Mingyao. After finalizing the main work direction of "collecting intelligence + building good relationships" yesterday, she could roughly guess who he was just by looking at his expression and listening to his tone. If you want to do something, ask for help immediately.

"This...Actually, I didn't want to come here." Yu Meng seemed to sigh: "It's just that in the past two years, most of the teenagers near the Ultramarine Coast have come here."

Chapter 58 Unreasonable

Most of the teenagers near the Ultramarine Coast came here?

Xiaozhao originally just wanted to cooperate with Mingyao to make a conversation, but when she heard Yumeng tell her completely unexpected information, she was subconsciously startled: "You mean, many people here are from the villages near the Ultramarine Coast. Human? What's going on?"

"Uh... is it literal?" Yu Meng tilted her head, as if she didn't understand why Xiaozhao was confused about this, but after struggling for a moment, she suddenly realized and clapped her hands together.

"Oh, I remembered. I heard that you are the cousin of the "second disciple", not from the Ultramarine Coast, right?" Yu Meng looked like she suddenly realized: "In that case, I have to start from the beginning. Explained to you.

About...five or six years ago?I was still a child at the time, and that was when I first met Master Ah Shun in the village.

I remember that there was a period of time when life in the nearby villages was very tense.Because at that time, there would often be several long blue Pokémon making a fuss on the beach - only after I came to the gym did I know that it was a Pokémon called Gyarados.

That kind of Pokémon is so fierce, it can blow wind, spit water, and even fly!They are ferocious and often attack fishermen when they go out to sea, destroying many fishing boats.

At that time, not only ordinary people like us, but even the people from Team Pearl and Team Kong stationed near the Ultramarine Coast had no way to deal with such powerful Pokémon.

Everyone was at a loss, so they had to hide at home to avoid the limelight, thinking of waiting for those Gyarados to make enough noise and leave before going out to sea.

But I don’t know why, maybe it’s because those Gyarados divided the area on the coast as their own territory. In short, they never left and stayed for more than a month. The fishermen were also forced to close their business for more than a month. moon. "

"That group of Gyarados stayed for more than a month? Are they still settled on the coast?"

At this time, Xiaozhao no longer deliberately pretended to be interested in asking for information as before. Instead, she straightened her body and faced Yumeng. Even her tone of voice was in the process without her being aware of it. Becoming more and more serious.

Yu Meng was startled by Xiao Zhao's appearance. She couldn't figure out why this girl who was so sweet and cute just now suddenly became so serious, but she still nodded and continued:

"Yes, it was a whole month. During that month, the fishermen did not dare to go out to sea. Every time they went out, a boat capsized. It was lucky that no one was injured or died.

Our family is okay because we are carpenters, but most people near the Ultramarine Coast beg for food at sea. If those Pokémon continue like this, many people will have no choice but to give up here and find other ways to survive...

At this time, Master Ashun and his men appeared on the shore of Ultramarine Coast.

They sent out Pokémon, and under the watchful eyes of the villagers, they easily drove away all the Gyarados that were making a fuss on the sea!

At that time, the village chiefs of several villages didn't know how to thank him, so they pooled together some reward to give him.After that, Master Ah Shun also reached cooperation with the villages here. Whenever Pokémon like Gyarados attacked the village, he would be responsible for repelling them, and the villagers He will be paid.Gradually, because he is powerful and reliable, he also has a high reputation in the nearby villages.

The children in the village admired the powerful Master Ah Shun and thought he was very handsome when he fought off enemies.So after I heard that a gym specializing in teaching Pokémon domestication techniques had been opened in the northwest, many people came to become apprentices, which caused quite a hot trend. "

Yumeng crossed her fingers and seemed a little depressed: "Under this trend, I was called by my father to come here to learn about Pokémon... even though I actually don't have much interest."

Mingyao glanced at her and said in a judo tone: "Don't you like Pokémon?"

"Ah, ah, this is not..." Yu Meng subconsciously glanced at Wu Bo at her feet. The latter blinked and rubbed Yu Meng's trousers.

"I don't hate them... rather, after coming to the gym, I realized that these children also have a cute side."

Yu Meng squatted down, touched Wu Bo's head, and said in a low tone: "I just don't understand, why do we have to let Pokémon fight? They can obviously do other things for us, such as Wu Bo. It can spit out water as well as mud. Maybe it can be useful in processing wood when we are doing carpentry work at home..."

It seems that because she is still young and has few close friends in the gym, Yu Meng easily expressed her inner thoughts, but after a while, her ears twitched and she said in a panic : "Hey, someone else is coming up...it's broken, I haven't cleaned it yet!"

After saying that, she looked at Mingyao and Xiaozhao with pleading eyes.

"Go ahead, go ahead. Sorry, we delayed your work." Mingyao shook his head with a smile, took Xiaozhao, who still wanted to say something, to the corner of the hall, and sat down on the tatami.

Yu Meng nodded to him gratefully, and then quickly started sweeping from the end of the hall with the broom that was taller than her height, while Wu Bo followed her and wiped her broom with a wet rag. past place.

As footsteps sounded, more and more people entered the hall.The disciples sat in groups on the ground, peeking at Mingyao and Xiaozhao from a distance, and whispering.

However, Xiao Zhao did not pay attention to the eyes of the people around her at this time. She took out a small notebook from her pocket, with a serious expression and a low voice: "Mingyao, the ecological research on Gyarados... I remember it was two months ago It was completed before, right? I remember we completed it together on the west side of Obsidian Field!"

Mingyao glanced at her and couldn't help but sigh: "What do you want to say?"

"There's obviously something wrong with what Yu Meng said just now!" Xiaozhao opened the small book in his hand, still keeping his voice low, but his tone couldn't help but become excited.

"Gyarados is indeed a Pokémon with a ferocious personality, and there are often examples of Gyarados attacking humans... but they will never stay in a fixed place for too long!

This kind of Pokémon has no so-called "territorial awareness." Driven by the urge to destroy, it will only destroy one place and then move on to the next place non-stop. How could it stay on the shore of the Ultramarine Coast for a whole month? !This is so unreasonable! "

Chapter 59 Get ready to start beating people up

Mingyao had heard that Xiaozhao's parents returned to their hometown when she was still young, and until she became an adult (15 years old) and joined the investigation team, Team Leader Xingyue was actually responsible for taking care of her. To her, she is half a parent.

Therefore, the two people actually have many similarities.

For example, they are actually both stupid: Although Team Leader Xingyue keeps a straight face all day long, he is actually a stupid and good-mouthed person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside; while Xiao Zhao is a hard-working, capable, smart and outstanding investigation team member in front of ordinary villagers, but in front of ordinary villagers, His acquaintances are Tiehanhan with a weak head, and he has no so-called "senior" attitude in front of Mingyao.

Another example is that they are all good eaters: Xingyue, who is the team leader and therefore does not have to pay for meals, has always been Shiyue's biggest worry, and although Xiaozhao usually doesn't have a big appetite, there is no limit to what he can eat - the previous King Kong Festival She ate from morning to midnight, and there was no shortage of snacks in her hands...

In addition, they have one thing in common: they take their work very seriously.

Just like Team Leader Xingyue will read the documents he handles word for word, no matter how much work he piles up, Xiaozhao will never be sloppy in serious matters, even if he is usually in a daze.

So, she is angry now.

"This is fraud! It's a trick that Ashun directed and performed on the people near the Ultramarine Coast in exchange for benefits and prestige!"

She held the small book she had written that recorded the ecological details of Gyarados in detail. She almost stood up in excitement. She couldn't help but raise her voice, which attracted the attention of other gyms in the hall who were observing them. Disciples' attention.Fortunately, they were far away and they didn't hear clearly what Xiao Zhao was saying.

"Calm down, Xiaozhao, calm down." Mingyao sighed inwardly and put his finger to his mouth: "Be careful not to arouse their suspicion."

Only then did Xiao Zhao notice the strange looks from the people around him, so he had to sit down honestly, hugging his knees and sulking, pouting: "Okay, I understand... But Mingyao, don't you know anything about it?" Aren’t you angry?”

"What are you angry about?"

"I'm angry that Shunli used Pokémon to deceive others."

"It's not that I'm not angry...how to put it, it's reasonable."

Mingyao shrugged: "When you hate someone extremely, even if he does something disgusting, it's hard for you to have any extra thoughts. In my eyes, it's not surprising at all that he would do such a thing. , which fits his image in my mind very well. On the other hand... it’s because I actually knew about it more or less before."

"Huh?" Xiaozhao was stunned: "Have you known this before?"

"Before we set off, Boss Magamu sent people in disguise to collect intelligence near the Ultramarine Coast. They found a lot of things, which were all written on the planning document for our mission."

Mingyao patted his backpack and took out the thick stack of documents: "On pages No. 14 to 23, there is information collected from around there. Although it is not directly related to the Pokémon Gym or Ashun The relevant information is basically inferred from every detail, but the number is quite large, enough for me to speculate about the history of his fortune here. "

Xiaozhao took the file and looked through it for a while, then blinked in surprise: "Really...but why didn't you tell me before?"

"You said before that you don't want to listen to long speeches, just listen to my instructions and do your job well." Mingyao spread his hands helplessly: "Intelligence like this is just the tip of the iceberg of that document. If you are interested, you can do it yourself Read it."

Xiaozhao weighed the information, which weighed at least half a catty, opened it and tried to read one page word for word, but gave up within half a minute.

"Really, why do everyone in the Galaxy team write such boring and obscure reports? Even the prologue has to say for a long time "About the feasibility and necessity of conducting field investigation plans in the villages around the Ultramarine Coast"...write this Don’t people think it’s a twist?!”

She sighed and put the information into her bag: "Forget it, I'll read it later. Now... let's get over this initiation ceremony first."

While the two were talking, most of the people in the gym had arrived and sat down in a circle in the hall.

They don't seem to have a fixed location, just a few people with good relationships sitting next to each other.For example, next to A Jun, Ming Yao was following the same people who worked with him to chase Yueyue Xiong when he first met him.

(Brother 1: Senior brother Ajun, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Your situation is like... uh, why do you look so bad?

Ajun: ...Nothing, I was just almost eaten by a ghost this morning.

Brothers:? ? ? )

After everyone was seated, the originally closed door at the entrance of the hall suddenly opened, and a young man with thick eyebrows floated in slowly in full view of everyone.

Behind Shi Er was his bronze bell, and at the same time there was a thin booklet and a pen floating in the air.

He floated to the center of the field, looked around, nodded, and said loudly: "Master Ah Shun is not here today. According to the rules, I, as the second disciple and the chief internal affairs officer, will be responsible for presiding over the initiation ceremony of the two new disciples."

Mingyao noticed that as soon as Shi Yi finished speaking, there were murmurs of dissatisfaction from the crowd surrounding the hall, such as "Che" or "What are you looking like?"

It seems that although Shi Er has a high status in the gym, many people are dissatisfied with him.

This is not surprising.In a certain sense, this gym is not much different from an ordinary closed high school.Isn't it normal for students with aggressive personalities to dissatisfy the monitor or student council president who takes care of the teacher?

Shi Er ignored the boos coming from around him and turned directly in the direction of Mingyao and Xiaozhao without even looking at them.

"Junior Sister Xiao Ming, Junior Sister Xiaoguang, please come here."

Shi Er made a "please" gesture and looked at the thin booklet floating in the air: "The apprenticeship ceremony here is not complicated. Please just write your name on it."

Mingyao and Xiaozhao looked at each other and followed Shi Yi's instructions and signed their names.

After it was over, Shi Er carefully put away the booklet and faced the other disciples: "Then, the first part of the ceremony is over.

Now begins the second part of the ceremony: the disciples sitting here will launch a free challenge to the two new junior sisters! "

As soon as Shi Yi finished speaking, the hall immediately began to boil.

Chapter 60 Anything greasy

Except for Yu Meng, the "heretic" who doesn't like fighting and is ranked low, most of the gym disciples, under the influence of Ah Shun, have a high enthusiasm for Pokémon battles. Every time there is something new, When all the disciples get started, they can't wait to compete with the newcomers.

Of course, there are also some veterans who have evil intentions. They are not simply thinking about "competition", but just want to beat the newcomers violently and happily leave a deep psychological shadow on them... But relatively speaking, this kind of lack of sportsmanship After all, spiritual people are still a minority.

For them, even if there were no complicated procedures such as burning incense, bathing, saluting, and taking oaths in the first half of the initiation ceremony, it was just a simple signing, which still seemed cumbersome and boring.

The free challenge in the second half is the real show!

Especially this time, the new disciple is not an ordinary person, but a cute girl with a sweet and cute appearance... Shouldn't she give a good performance and let her see her own strength to leave a good impression on the other party?

By the way, although Mingyao defeated the second disciple Fuuko Yagyu when he first arrived yesterday, there were not many people present at the time.Leaving aside Mingyao Xiaoteru and Ajun, Yagyu Fuko herself will certainly not tell others about her failure, and Shi Er doesn't look like a talkative person. As for Kanamori who is watching...although he really wants to talk to others. He had the desire to share this matter, but when he thought that if he told it, he would offend Yagyu Fuko, who was the second disciple, he finally kept his mouth shut and hid the surprise in his heart.

Therefore, except for a few individuals, the gym disciples do not have an accurate understanding of the strength of "Junior Sister Xiao Ming".

According to their usual thinking, even if Mingyao had a few Poké Balls hanging on his waist, he might not be a pure novice, but compared with "professionals" like the long-trained gym disciples, there was definitely a big gap.

Many boys in the field have even made up their mind that even if the opponent is a little weaker, they cannot defeat her in one breath. They must let go appropriately and fight Junior Sister Xiao Ming for a few more rounds to let her feel his good intentions and tenderness. Be considerate and guide her privately afterwards...Jiejiejiejie!

And the girls... out of various unhappiness, also wanted to be the first to play against Mingyao.Unlike the boys, they didn't intend to show any tenderness and consideration, they just wanted to do their best to deal with this new little bitch!

In short, due to various reasons, the moment Shi Er announced the start of the free challenge, most of the disciples who were originally sitting on the ground stood up and shouted for a battle while holding the elf balls. He was so anxious that he even released the Pokémon on the spot.

"Everyone be quiet! Order, order!"

Facing the noisy disciples, Shi Er raised his eyebrows. The bronze bell behind him suddenly shook, and his two red eyes with the same pattern suddenly glowed blue.

[The bronze bell uses a reflective wall! 】

Several invisible walls were immediately formed in the hall, stopping the disciples who wanted to rush to the center of the field.

"I understand everyone's feelings, but this is not an unlimited wild fight, but a serious and solemn initiation ceremony. You all understand the rules."

Shi Yi looked around and pointed at a location in the hall: "Start queuing up from there. Each person can only send out one Pokémon and can only challenge it once. After all the Pokémon being challenged lose their physical strength, the challenge will begin. End automatically."

The average person can carry up to six Pokémon, so the number of people who can fight newcomers is only ten at most... Some disciples immediately expressed dissatisfaction, but more people immediately stood at the position designated by Shi Er, and one after another Continue to queue.

"Then I'll go sit next to you. Come on, sister." Xiaozhao patted Mingyao on the shoulder, hugged his knees and sat back in the corner.