Pokémon: Trainers start as bounty hunters

"呲~"

The sound of opening a soda can was heard, and Tetsuya took a sip and made a satisfied sound.

His face was full of exhaustion.

Sure enough, you shouldn't have any inexplicable expectations for training. Apart from being tired, you are just tired.

Not only did the elves have a hard time, but the trainers who participated in the whole process were not much better either.

This is simply physical and mental torture.

Although this was not the first time for such training, and it was not that he was unhappy, it did not affect Tetsuya and the elves from complaining at all.

But in the next few days, you can relax a bit.

Because he had to go to Joban City to start preparing for the torch relay.

You must also relax, otherwise tensing up your nerves will not be of any benefit to participating in the conference battle later. Elves also pay attention to relaxation.

Today is February 4th, exactly three weeks since Tetsuya arrived at Contestant Muramasa.

Three days later, the official registration for the Quartz Conference will begin. Six days later, with the opening ceremony, the qualifying competition will also begin, also called the selection meeting or the qualifying competition.

Unlike before the torch is lit, the league conferences in some places (such as Johto) will hold selection meetings in advance to eliminate too many players and then hold the opening ceremony. The Kanto League only has games after the opening.

The Quartz Tournament is also the only Pokémon League tournament that allows contestants to participate in multiple ways.

In addition to collecting eight gym badges, trainers can also participate by graduating from Pokémon Research School.

Well, we have to add the method of passing the Pokémon League test that was just announced at the end of last year.

Starting from the next session, you can also participate in the conference with passing results, but don't think about it this time.

Because the preparation of various matters will take about two months, it happens to be completed at the end of this conference.

"Hmm, okay, thank you."

Zhe is also communicating with the alliance staff.

When he returns to Joban City this time, it will be time for the Quartz Plateau for the opening ceremony. The official registration time has passed, so he cannot be unable to confirm his identity and participate.

However, his mission as a flame runner was officially designated by the government, so it was easy to solve this small matter.

Zheye briefly talked to the staff, and someone helped him complete the identity verification in advance, so he didn't have to worry about being unable to participate in the competition.

He thought for a while and dialed Ye Zang's phone number again.

The two had a brief chat, and Ye Zang said that he was just short of the last badge and would go to Joban City to challenge the Joban Gym in the next few days.

Anyway, according to the rules of the alliance, every official gym must be open in the half month before the start of the conference. Gym leaders are not allowed to leave or close the gym at will, otherwise they will be punished accordingly.

Although there is no coercive force, the major halls will still give the alliance some respect, and will not close the hall and refuse the challenge like usual.

"When the time comes, you, as the landowner, will have to treat me to dinner. You promised me the glass beads last time."

Ye Zang said to Tetsuya on the other end of the phone that he was still obsessed with the keystone of evolution.

Zheye couldn't laugh or cry, "Okay, I'll treat you, all you can eat."

He was so arrogant that he completely ignored the fact that after these three weeks of extreme training, his balance dropped steadily because he could only get in and out.

Anyway, the job of being a flame runner is also very lucrative, quite a lot, a full five million.

Of all the candidates, only Tetsuya is interested in the money. None of the other flame runners are rich.

"Well, Uncle Fatty's 'Fang Qi' tastes very good. If there are no big-eating elves like Kirbymon, it costs 3,000 alliance coins per person and 1,000 alliance coins per elf."

Zheye was making a small calculation in his heart.

Why are elves so expensive? It's because they are so edible.

Even for ordinary elves, there is no pressure or benefit to eat food that has no energy supply and is three or four times the body weight. It just satisfies the appetite.

If the price is not expensive, losing money is a trivial matter, and I am afraid that it will go bankrupt directly.

Ye Zang hung up the phone with satisfaction. He didn't know what Zheye was thinking, and he was happily waiting for Zheye's treat.

Of course, the price is not low. The price of a meal for a normal person is seven to eight hundred alliance coins, which is as high as the sky.

In the past, when Tetsuya had not set out yet and relied on the Viridian Forest to make a living, he would only dare to take the Bibi Bird there once a month.

I just don’t know if Ye Zang will be satisfied.

But what can he do if he is not satisfied? Zhe also said that he can't beat himself, so what if he likes it.

He returned to the training ground.

"Pap."

He stood at the door and clapped his hands. The six elves who were training looked at him in unison, and then turned to look at the clock on the wall. It was very early. It wasn't even dinner time yet. What's going on?

"This afternoon's training ends here." Zheye paused.

"Oh no, to be precise, the special training has come to an end. For the next week or so, we will probably rest and just do condition training every day."

He faced six pairs of disbelieving eyes and explained.

"Chirp~"

The Monarch Snake, who was training on the absorption and transformation of solar energy, was distracted for a moment and accidentally got burned.

Not only it, but Bi Diao and Pokkigu tilted their heads to look at Tetsuya and listen to his words while they were rising. They hit the ceiling and fell straight to the ground, hitting the motionless Flame Chicken.

Then the three elves were given an electrotherapy treatment by the furry sheep beside them who was excited and discharged.

The entire training ground became a mess in an instant.

The corners of Tetsuya's mouth twitched slightly. It was necessary, it was too exaggerated.

His eyes turned to the Pangyan Monster. As expected, it was still reassuring. It didn't express anything and was quite calm.

If you ignore the ground vibration it caused, which would cause the other elves to lose their balance.

The elves quickly calmed down. After all, Tetsuya had already told them what stopping training meant. It meant that the time to test their hard work was coming soon.

The desire to fight ignited in their eyes.

Zheye looked around, looked at their condition, and nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, this kind of momentum is what we want."

"Come on, come on, let's help each other and dismantle these arrangements."

Soon, one person and six elves were busy again.

After returning to Joban City, the training ground will naturally no longer be used. Tetsuya has already agreed with the alliance to cancel the lease, but the venue specially designed for each elf cannot be left behind. This is all Tetsuya's hard work.

Even if others see it and don’t know what it is used for, they still have to keep it a secret.

Another hour passed before the training ground turned into what it was at the beginning. Apart from being covered in dust and traces, there was no other difference.

Zheye looked at the time and the information on his watch, hurriedly took back the elves and ran to the entrance of the contestant village.

A minibus with a red and white Poké Ball printed on the alliance logo was parked on the side of the road there, with alliance staff wearing uniforms nearby waving wildly at Tetsuya.

The trainers passing by looked at him curiously, and the dense crowd of people focused their attention on one point, which made people quite stressed.

Tetsuya couldn't help but secretly complain that this was a bit too high-profile.

You must know that now it is not like when he first came to the players' village, the entire players' village is almost empty.

At this time, the player village leader said that there were seven to eight thousand trainers gathered.

At a place with a lot of traffic like the entrance, under the operation of the staff, at least a few hundred people came to see him.

Zheye ran over without changing his expression, a bit high-profile, but nothing serious.

At the subsequent Quartz Conference, not to mention the main arena after the top 64, even in the sub-fields of the main game, there were at least tens of thousands of people watching each game, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

If the looks of hundreds of people could move him, then why would he play a game?

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Tetsuya came to the bus and apologized to the staff.

Of course, it was impossible for the staff to say to him: "No, no, it's still early."

With that said, he also took Tetsuya to the minibus.

As soon as he was seated securely, the driver suddenly turned the steering wheel, causing the entire car to make a 360-degree U-turn and speed away in the direction of Joban City.

As the bus drove by, Tetsuya's face looked a little strange, not uncomfortable, but slightly admiring.

Let's put it this way, this bus driver's driving style was something Tetsuya had only seen in videos in his previous life. He was the kind of driver from a mountain city.

There are three people in the car, who are assigned by Tetsuya's styling team and the alliance. After all, they represent the face of the alliance. During the final torch relay stage, almost everyone is watching.

Not only are they members of the Kanto Alliance, there are also many members of other nearby regional alliances.

If Tetsuya is asked to dress up by himself, it probably won't work.

As for other various personnel, that is the responsibility of Tokiwa.

To be honest, when Tetsuya heard the news, his first reaction was not to take this system for granted, but to run away.

As for the reason, it's naturally because he knows too much.

The five people communicated with each other, mainly the other four people unilaterally educating Zheya on various processes and things to be done.

The bumpy ride did not affect their conversation at all.

Fortunately, only the first two hours of the journey are mountainous, and the last hour and a half of the journey is infinitely close to the plains. Given the driver's ability, it is naturally very smooth.

A group of people hurriedly hurried slowly, and finally arrived at the reception and rest area prepared for them in Joban City at seven o'clock in the evening.

After enjoying the feast prepared by the logistics staff, a group of people started making preparations non-stop.

Zheya, who was numb and allowed them to operate, only understood one thing. All he had to do was follow the broadcast truck and floats that would lead the way and run all the way.

He held the holy fire stick in his hand, and followed one of his elf beside him.

That's quite simple, Zheye thought optimistically, but running for two days at a stretch with occasional breaks was a bit exhausting. If it weren't for his good physical fitness, he probably wouldn't have the energy to participate in the qualifiers of the conference after running this distance.

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"So, which elf are you going to choose to follow you to deliver the holy fire? Is it the leaf elf you discovered?" the staff member asked Tetsuya.

To participate in the conference, you need to register elves, at least six, and there is no upper limit. Even if some trainers are capable of only experiencing 3v3 and 1v1 battles at most, they cannot avoid it.

If you use unregistered elves without authorization, you will be directly disqualified from the competition. At the same time, the game that violates the rules will be deemed as surrender.

Even before the start of each game, the alliance has to reconfirm whether this elf belongs to you and has not been replaced.

After all, although there is a binding relationship between the Pokémon and the Pokémon Ball, and the bond cannot be faked, if it is not confirmed repeatedly, it is really difficult to dispel the shameless behavior of some people who temporarily borrow other people's Pokémon to compete, and wait until they are confirmed on the field.

It's a bit late.

What the audience at the scene and in front of the TV wanted to see was not a trainer commanding elves with no tacit understanding to fight. It couldn't be called an emergency stop. That would be even worse.

Of course, the information to be registered is very simple, just put the elf in the elf ball and give it to Joey. This technology is also used in the elf center.

Otherwise, with so many people treating the disease in the city, it would be impossible to accurately determine which shorts boy the dozens of green caterpillars belong to.

It's just that the Joey family's workload is slightly larger in a short period of time, especially during the qualifiers.

When other trainers search for your entry information on the official website of the alliance, they only see your name and the registered elf type. The alliance still does a good job of keeping this confidential.

As for more detailed information such as strength, you can only collect it yourself through various channels. This is an ability that a trainer should have, and it has also given rise to many information dealers.

Zhe also registered eight. In addition to the six on his body, there are also armored tyrannosaurs and leaf elves, all of which are elite level.

In terms of strength alone, the Armored Tyrannosaurus is still above Pokkigu and Rongyang at this time, and the Leaf Elf is also on par with these two.

But who makes the situation different? After all, there is closeness and distance.

Even if these two are slightly stronger, Zheya will still choose Pokkigu and Rongrong Sheep.

Besides, these two are going to get stronger soon.

The staff was responsible for helping Zheye register. Naturally, he knew very well what elves Zheye had. While lamenting that he was a little different from other trainers, he also secretly felt that the leaf elves were a pretty good choice.

This can well demonstrate the strength of the Kanto Alliance. This is a new elf discovered by their members, and it also provides more ideas for Eevee's evolutionary research.

"Flame**." Zheya gave another obvious answer.

Just as he thought, the Armored Tyrannosaurus and the Leaf Elf were not in his plan at all, and the registration was just a precaution.

Among the other elves, the only one suitable for long-term running is the Flame Chicken, which is extremely outstanding in this aspect.

Bi Diao is the big brother, but unfortunately he is a flying elf, so he was naturally passed. He jumped on the ground from Joban City to the Quartz Arena. Tetsuya doubted that even his claws would be worn out.

The Pangyan monster moves slowly for the same reason; the short legs of Pokkigu and Shining Velvet Sheep are not much better.

The Monarch Snake is good, but Zhe also asked it in advance that the Monarch Snake, which always likes to be in the limelight, is not interested in passing the Holy Fire. After all, the grass type cannot really get excited about the fire type.

The staff member nodded without changing his expression. It was not bad. He was considered the second most suitable elf. Moreover, the Flame Chicken was stronger. If a blind fool came out to cause damage, it would better show the youth of the Kanto Alliance.

The style of a trainer.

And it's still the Yusan family, although it's not from Kanto.

There is no way, there are not many elves in Kanto suitable for long-distance running, Duduli, Wind Speed ​​Dog, Flame Horse, there are only these three, but Wind Speed ​​Dog is unrealistic, there are actually only two, and Yu Sanjia is missing.

Charizard's flight is okay, but if you make it run, you are overthinking it. The big wings and flight attributes are not just decorations.

The group of people continued to discuss.

Zhe was also listening in a daze.

The morning and afternoon of the next day passed like this again. His only thought was that the chef's skills were quite good and suited his taste.

In the evening, he took time out of his busy schedule to have a meal with Ye Zang who had arrived in Joban City.

Of course, Ye Zang expressed disdain for his statement, and at the same time expressed strong protest against him inviting him to have dinner at the fat uncle's "Fangti".

"If you like to eat, you'll get sick if you don't."

Zhe also replied to him in this way, and also stuffed his mouth with meat.

Ye Zang had no choice but to turn his grief and anger into appetite and started eating crazily.

Zhe didn't remind him to pay attention to his health. Anyway, he was not the one who suffered.

Even when they were seeing them off, Tetsuya, who had always been familiar with the fat uncle, seemed to have a strange look on his face.

The two of them were walking on the road of Joban City under the moonlight.

Coincidentally, the guest house and the hotel where Ye Zang stayed were in the same direction.

"So you plan to challenge the Tokiwa Gym tomorrow." Tetsuya repeated meaninglessly what Ye Zang had just said.

Ye Zang nodded, he still took it very seriously. He said before that he would postpone the challenge until the 9th, and signing up on the 10th was just a joke.

Although it’s not too far in advance now.

"I wish you failure."

Zhe also sent his blessings, but received two hello gestures from his friends in exchange.

Chatting all the way, the two left at an intersection.

Another night passed.

On the third day after arriving in Joban City, that is, on the afternoon of February 6, Tetsuya received news full of grief and indignation from Ye Zang.

"Asshole, you're the one who congratulated me for failing the challenge, right? Sooner or later I will..."

I didn't watch it later, because Tetsuya was gloating about his misfortune and at the same time called him backhand, ready to laugh at him. With his level of strength, he could overturn in the gym challenge, but young people can't.

However, the news that Ye Zang said made Zheye, who was hiding in the toilet, look a little solemn.

According to Ye Zang, the reason why he failed was entirely because he was suddenly arranged to fight against the gym leader Sakaki. The reason was that the opponent happened to have newly conquered the elves and was ready to test his strength.

He is good at everything, and the goal of fighting against the gym leader is not to win. Moreover, with the experience of a king-level trainer, it can also provide a template for learning from the newly conquered elves.

For this reason, he even prepared the Blazing Roaring Tiger and the Slash Commander with great interest, hoping to fully experience the pleasure of being a king-level trainer.

However, the result is the opposite, the abused party is still his.

The elf used by Sakaki, as Ye Zang said, is a silver-white, upright cat-like elf wearing armor and a purple tail.

Its name was called Mewtwo by Sakaki.