Chapter 211
During the recording process, Qiao Ran's performance was not perfect. At times, she couldn't quite control her tone and facial expressions. However, she still managed to complete the video recording, albeit with some stumbles, and the video did indeed Harvest good results.
Most importantly—it appeared at the perfect time.
The presentation covered Mega Evolution, the appearance of Pokémon like Dianxi, and even Sabrina's direct confrontation with rumors.
Although it was just an ordinary talk show, and there was only one camera, the effect was surprisingly good.
"A friend...?"
In an Inn in Magic City, a mature woman with long Golden hair sat by the window, watching the bustling traffic below and admiring the night view.
The video of this conversation was still playing on her phone.
She had never met Sabrina in person, but looking at the woman's smile in the video, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong. She didn't know if this feeling stemmed from her preconceived notions about the films Sabrina had starred in, or from...
"... Powerful Psychic are all madmen."
Despite her current appearance, she has a friend with incredibly powerful Psychic.
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"It's really... it's really popular! Qiao Ran, it's really popular."
The day after the video was released, Lillie and Mei rushed into Qiao Ran's room early in the morning, looking much more excited than he, the person in question.
"The video is already on the trending list, and the account has just surpassed 100,000 followers!"
"... What?"
Qiao Ran rubbed her eyes and shuddered.
What does it mean to get 100,000 followers in one night?
What does 100,000 yuan a night mean?
What concept is called what concept?
Putting aside how many people watched his video, even if only a fraction of them followed him after watching it, that number is still a bit exaggerated, isn't it?
While he does have the advantage of high popularity, why are there so many of them?
"Let me see."
Qiao Ran took out her phone, opened the video, and found that it was full of comments like "Tianxi Tianxi Tianxi".
It was as if the two humans didn't exist; the whole time, a bunch of strange people were farming Dianxi.
After browsing through the video comments, aside from some people seriously asking about Mega Evolution, there were mostly people praising Dianxi, and even the top-rated comment was about Dianxi.
"It doesn't matter if there are other guests in the next episode, as long as Dianxi is on the show, that's enough."
"Who are these two humans? Why are they blocking my view of Dianxi?"
"Could Dianxi create one of those Gem, you know, try making one?"
Qiao Ran: "..."
Is it because the world is so focused on Pokémon that there are so many people who virtually "collect "Pokémon online?
"... It seems that's indeed the case."
Qiao Ran recalled that in this world, it was common practice for influential figures on websites to show off their Pokémon every now and then. Some established Pokémon Pokémon Day Care would even go live online from time to time, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to virtually Pokémon.
Ultimately, it wasn't that Qiao Ran lacked imagination; it was just that this world was too fantastical.
In this world, Pokémon are everything.
"Maybe in the future we can get other Pokémon make an appearance... no, to show their faces."
If we're talking about how cute Pokémon are, he won't lose to anyone.
Even though Nihilego is Ultra Beast, it's still quite good-looking.
"Great... this way we'll definitely find the others soon!"
Lillie and Mei were also happy, even though they didn't appear in the first episode. However, compared to other things, that didn't seem so important.
Lillie isn't someone who likes to be in the spotlight, and Mei isn't particularly interested in such things either; they don't seem as interesting as Pokémon battles.
"Maybe a few of those 100,000 followers are among them? Maybe some are already in Magic City."
Qiao Ran smiled slightly. As the influence of their account gradually expands, they will definitely not be able to live the peaceful life they used to.
--Although the days before weren't exactly peaceful either.
"Congratulations."
Before she knew it, Sabrina had also changed her clothes and was leaning against his door. To be honest, she was also shocked when she saw the number of followers this morning. She had expected that this matter would go very smoothly, but she never expected it to go this smoothly.
Most importantly, she glanced at her Gym rankings and saw that she, who was originally in the middle, had suddenly jumped to the top few positions. This was truly an exaggerated feat.
If she had been given a little more time, wouldn't she have crushed Nian Hongyu?
However, it's normal that the little girl can't compare to me.
"By the way, are you guys going to challenge the Gym today?"
Suddenly, Qiao Ran, who was still lying in bed in her pajamas, seemed to remember something.
Due to the intense Gym Battle a few days ago, the Gym underwent a complete overhaul, so the Magic City Gym suspended accepting Trainer for a few days. Today marks the day they will resume accepting challenges.
As people with even a slight connection to the gym, Lillie and Mei both reserved spots for the first two challenges, since the Performance Competition would start the day after tomorrow, and they probably wouldn't have time to challenge the Gym then.
"I'll also go to the Gym and see if Old Man Nian Hai has time."
"Ask him to record something."
Qiao Ran suddenly had a feeling that she might actually be a little addicted to this kind of thing.
"Magic City Gym"
A blonde woman dressed in black stood in the lobby of the Gym, her face mostly covered by sunglasses.
"... I made an appointment for today..."
The Trainer I'm challenging today, yes, I booked it a few days ago.
"OK."
The receptionist smiled and took the person's identification, then began searching the database.
Because there have been no Trainer accepting challenges in the past few days, Trainer who have booked Gym Battle are already booked several days in advance. The Trainer are able to challenge the Gym today are probably people who booked several days ago.
Your challenge number is
Are you Trainer without Badge?
"Then... we will arrange a suitable Gym Trainer for you to take the test. If you pass, our Gym Leader will battle you."
For newcomers without Badge, Gym Trainer will provide guidance and training to help them adapt to upcoming battles. The Pokémon League originally didn't offer this "newcomer guidance" service, but with recent improvements to its Humanoid Transformation, this feature has become available.
"So, if one has sufficient power, is it possible to designate who this 'suitable Trainer's is?"
The blonde woman wearing sunglasses asked a question.
"They have considerable strength?" The receptionist was taken aback.
What does this mean?
The receptionist didn't understand what the other person meant, but the next moment, the other person showed her through their actions.
"Yes, like this."
The blonde woman gently raised her hand, and a Pokémon, taller than a person, with the appearance of a shark and two scythe-like Pokémon on its claws, appeared beside her, staring at the receptionist with a somewhat fierce expression.
A powerful aura emanated from this Pokémon, instantly drawing everyone's attention in the hall.
Garchomp...!
"Don't do that." The blonde woman Garchomp's head, making it control its expression.
However, the sudden appearance of Dragon-type Pokémon still made the receptionist gasp several times. "..."
Garchomp isn't some Pokémon Pokémon. Besides, to evolve into Garchomp, you need a certain level of strength... that level requires at least an elite-level Trainer.
This... this...
Where did this guy with so few Badge come from, whose strength is completely mismatched?!
Are they all here to challenge us?!
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Once again, riding in Sabrina's car, the group went from the Gym's underground parking lot to the Venue itself.
Sabrina wasn't supposed to come, but according to her, she just wanted to watch Mei's Gym Battle.
As the "senior" who had once guided Mei, she also wanted to witness just how much this junior had grown.
"My first Gym Challenge... I'm so nervous."
However, there was clearly someone younger than her at this moment, nervously looking around and anxiously tugging at her Dress.
"It's okay, Lillie. Gym Challenge are actually more difficult based on the number of Badge Trainer has. We don't have any Badge right now, so the opponent will only send out very weak Pokémon."
Mei took Lillie's hand and tried to comfort her.