Pokémon: Trainers start as bounty hunters

"I know everyone is here to watch the torch relay that starts today, but I'm really sorry that there was a little accident in the temple.

If you want to watch the torch relay, you may have to wait a little longer."

After asking several monks to run outside, the old monk known as the abbot stood in front of everyone and briefly described the situation.

Although he is very old, he is still full of energy.

In the noisy environment, everyone heard his words clearly.

"Ah? How could this happen? Isn't the Hoo-in protected by the Ho-o-in?"

"Are you stupid? The Hoo-in only retains the flames of the Ho-o. Who told you that the Ho-o-in is where the Ho-o protects you?"

"That's right, the Hoo-in is a place that was destroyed by the Ho-Oh in the past. Does it deserve to be protected by the Ho-Oh?"

"How are you talking? Didn't the Phoenix King show up in the oak forest before? The Phoenix King didn't extinguish the flames, so why isn't he a protector?"

"There are actually people who believe what the forum says. They understand all the things without pictures or facts."

"Huh? You don't believe what so many people have seen? Then you are really a guy who likes seeing to be believed~"

A group of trainers who came to watch started arguing while talking.

It quickly turned into a small-scale conflict.

But this is Baiyin Mountain after all, and everyone still has some sense left.

"Come on, I want to see what you're capable of.

When you lose, shut your mouth!"

"Oh!

I should be the one to say this, right?

A brainless guy like you probably only has this strength for the rest of his life, you know?"

"Let's go, let's go, since I can't see what else to wait for, who knows when."

"That's right, I still have to prepare for the exam."

A group of people were arguing and walking towards the exit of Baiyin Mountain.

By the way, they also took away a lot of people from Mimihu Lake.

There was an unnoticeable look of relief on the abbot's face.

Then he looked at the dozens of remaining trainers in the square in front of him and bowed silently: "Everyone, please be patient. I need to go to the temple to solve the problem."

Say it.

Regardless of the trainers' expressions, he turned around and left the scene.

"Do you believe it?"

"Only a ghost can believe it. This is not the first time."

"There is nothing we can do. The safety of the sacred fire must be guaranteed, and this place is still too remote.

It is not convenient for Baiyin Mountain to dispatch large-scale protective forces, otherwise it will easily cause panic."

"Understand, understand."

The remaining trainers communicated with each other with relaxed expressions.

If there is a guy who doesn't understand, he will quickly react after hearing the conversation of this group of people.

All this is just a show to protect Phoenix King Flame.

Among the group of people fanning the flames, there may not be any trace of the Alliance.

"It's also a good thing for us that they believe it and leave."

An unusually mature-looking trainer chuckled: "There are only so many people left this year, and we can finally see what it looks like when the torch is first passed on."

The trainers around all agreed.

“Last year, it was all a bunch of old fritters, and hundreds of people stayed.

In the end, the abbot of the Hoo-in Temple was forced to have no choice but to let the group of elves drive away some of the people."

"That is to say, I managed to squeeze in last year, but I was thrown down at the end. Those weird strength and wrist strength really didn't save any strength at all!"

Many people have shared their experiences.

Zheya looked confused when he heard this.

Squeeze up? Is it necessary? Isn’t the main road very empty?

But when he thought about it carefully, he knew.

Although Hoou-in is only in a remote corner of Baiyin Mountain, this does not affect the identity of trainers who will be screened by the alliance.

It is definitely impossible for those trainers who are very weak and have a messy foundation to enter Silver Mountain.

Even in a remote corner.

Otherwise, it will be a big trouble if some guy with a special status mixes in.

Baiyin Mountain is so vast, hiding a person is quite simple.

Even super-powered elves cannot search all places quickly.

It is estimated that his identity was confirmed before he knew it.

That's why we can reach the location of Hoo-in.

As for those who sneak in without verification...

This is Silver Mountain, the habitat of the quasi-god Banjira tribe.

Once the guards patrolling inside discover it, it is reasonable to kill them as if they were poachers.

It's your ability to hide.

If you can't hide it, the price will be very high.

"Um?"

At this time, Tetsuya, who was looking down and carrying stones in boredom, suddenly raised his head.

He felt a familiar scent.

"It seems that the flame of the Silver Conference is really the flame of the Phoenix King."

Zhe also thought so.

The source of the Holy Fire of the Quartz Conference that he delivered last year was not the Phoenix King, but the Flame Bird.

No matter how you look at it, the gap between the two is still huge.

The origin of the Hoo-in’s Fire of the Hoo-in is also very interesting.

As some people in the group of trainers who just left said, Ho-oh-in is actually the ruins that Ho-oh destroyed a long time ago.

Legend has it that there was a very fierce battle in this place in the past.

The intensity of the battle resulted in the death of most of the Pokémon living nearby.

The war became more and more intense.

There are fewer and fewer people and elves, and the land is barren.

The angry Phoenix King passing by burned the human weapons directly with a fire.

Immediately afterwards, under the shining of the rainbow light, the originally broken lake and land revived in an instant and became full of vitality.

Later, in order to reflect on their mistakes, people called the remaining flame the holy fire and kept it in the temple and passed it down from generation to generation.

This is the origin of the Holy Fire of the Silver Conference.

It sounds a bit like it was picked up from trash.

But everyone wants to pick up Phoenix King's trash, let alone the flames that never stop burning.

That is what is called the sacred fire.

Tetsuya feels that this is another proof that the Phoenix King has never been far away from humans.

Otherwise, without its permission, the sacred fire would not have been able to burn alone for so long.

Perhaps, King Feng also saw the reflection that humans have made on this.

"niu~"

While thinking, a group of elves with black bodies, red tails, silver claws, and golden dots on their foreheads and chests rushed out of the temple screaming.

It is the elf with ice + evil attributes, Xunla.

Their bodies are covered with dense scars and look very scary.

But none of the trainers present were newbies.

Naturally, it is not difficult to see that the seemingly serious injuries are in some insignificant parts.

Ms. Qiao Yin doesn't even need to recover. Chengcheng fruit can be taken internally and externally to solve all problems.

"niu!"

But the Xuanla people are very dedicated.

They showed their sharp teeth towards the trainers outside the temple.

"biu~biubiu~"

There was a sound of instruments switching on and off.

As the red light kept flashing, a group of elves in different final evolved forms appeared in the square.

Stare~

Their eyes were either dull, fierce, or disdainful.

But without exception, the aura on his body is that of someone who has experienced hundreds of battles.

Just you guys? What do you want to do?

The Xuan La people suddenly froze on the spot.

They are just a group of actors, and the highest-ranking ones hang around among the elite.

Faced with an ace team of trainers whose numbers were no less than their own and whose average strength was much higher, the Xuan La people were a little panicked.

What if someone didn't know it was an act and really gave them a beating?

"niu——"

A long howl echoed through the forest.

The Xuan La people seemed to have heard the order and uniformly turned into black shadows and disappeared into the woods.

"Hey~"

“Cool~”

When the beasts disappeared, the man, who had the strength of a skinny boy and muscular strength, ran out of the temple as if he was belatedly arriving.

"Is this year's script actually about fighting Xuan La with strength and strength? I thought it was just like last year, Xuan La was causing trouble with strength and strength."

"I told you that there are fewer people this year, so there is no need to screen again, it's almost enough."

The trainers' expressions remained unchanged, and their lips collided with each other in a very small way to communicate.

"Huh, let them run away."

A monk snorted dissatisfiedly, "If you dare to come here next time, you must teach them a lesson."

"Senior brother is right."

The surrounding monks all responded in agreement.

It's a bit awkward and a bit fake, but it also looks a bit like a movie star. I'm not sure, let's have another look.

Similar thoughts came to the minds of the trainers who were watching.

"Ahem"

The abbot stood in the square with a calm face and saluted the trainers: "You all also saw that some elves accidentally broke into the Fengwangyuan just now, so that the original torch relay ceremony was somewhat delayed. It's really

It's not a scene we expected to see.

Fortunately, as the guards of the Ho-o-in, we successfully guarded the Ho-o's fire and did not let the holy fire be affected.

Next, please follow me into the hospital for the torch relay ceremony."

Otherwise, how could someone become an abbot?

Several young monks on the side could hardly hold it in any longer, but the abbot was still following the script very calmly.

I know that all of you know that I'm acting, but I really can't do it without some concentration.

"Squeak"

Following the abbot's words, the monks standing on both sides of the door also opened the door.

"Everyone please."

The abbot made a gesture and walked into the door first.

The trainers didn't hesitate and swarmed in after him.

Hoou-in looks small on the outside, but it is indeed small on the inside.

But with dozens of trainers and monks, it felt crowded inside.

Under the leadership of the abbot, the group quickly reached the deepest point.

Stopping in front of a huge wooden door, the abbot's expression became truly serious: "Please disperse, the holy fire is behind the door."

Needless to say, no one here is a fool. They quickly stood on both sides of the passage and looked at the wooden door with a curious expression.

Seeing this, the abbot opened the door with a sacred look.

"call--"

A hot feeling swept through everyone's bodies instantly.

The bright and warm golden light shines on the trainers, making them look extremely gentle.

He calmed down and looked behind the wooden door.

A huge statue of the Phoenix King came into view.

Between the wings of the statue is a round golden vessel.

In the center of the vessel, a pale white-gold flame was suspended and burning in the air.

Zheye raised his eyebrows.

This was different from the sacred flames he had seen before.

The Pidgeot around his waist also swayed in the elf ball.

This is not a sacred flame, but a flame with the power of the Phoenix King attached to it.

As the "Little Phoenix King", Bituo made a judgment immediately.

The gap between the two is huge.

One is the original power, and the other is the result of convenience.

But the trainers obviously felt that the platinum-gold flame was more in line with the name of Ho-oh's sacred fire.

They exclaimed one after another.

Immediately afterwards came the extremely boring torch handover ceremony.

Zhe also experienced it once last year, and after seeing the so-called "holy fire", he felt a little boring.

"If I had known this, I might as well have stayed in the room and prepared for the exam."

He thought helplessly.

There is a big difference in the schedule and format of the Silver Conference and the Quartz Conference.

It is mainly divided into three stages.

First of all, the first stage is called the selection meeting.

The duration is from the start of the torch relay ceremony until the torch circles the Johto area and returns to Silver Town before it is lit.

Nearly 10,000 participating trainers will engage in an indefinite number of one-on-one battles.

The results of the battle will be taken into account to determine whether you can enter the top 48.

Another comprehensive consideration is the performance when challenging the gym.

Just like the test score is obtained by combining the usual score + the final score.

Yes.

Unlike the top 64 in the Quartz Conference, there are only the top 48 in the Silver Conference.

The reason must be attributed to the preliminaries league schedule for the second stage of the Silver Conference.

In this schedule, a three-person round-robin format and a three-on-three elimination system will be adopted.

That is, the top 48 are divided into sixteen groups.

Among them, the winner of each battle will get three points, the loser will get zero points, and if there is a tie, both players will get one point each.

The one with the highest score among the three will advance.

If there is a tie, there will be a one-on-one elimination match.

The preliminary league will be held for four consecutive days in four sports venues, with 12 games a day, a total of 48 games. Before the start of each game, a roulette wheel will be used to draw the player who will attack first.

In this case, the top sixteen of the Silver Conference have just been decided.

At this time, the third stage of the schedule will begin immediately, which is the decisive championship.

The decisive tournament adopts the form of all-out 6v6.

The battle arena is divided into four types: grass, rock, water, and ice.

Before the battle begins, the venue is randomly selected, and the player who attacks first is drawn using a roulette wheel.

When the three Pokémon of the first team lose their ability to fight, there will be a five-minute intermission.

The trainer who wins all four decisive tournaments will become the winner of the Silver Tournament that year.

The Silver Conference that will take place more than half a month later is actually just a duel between the top 48 trainers.

The real selection has quietly begun at this moment.

He looked back at the closed door of Hoou-in, and then used his superpower to sense a certain item in his backpack that was returning.

Zhe also turned his head: "Then, next is my stage."