Upon arriving at the Arena, Uncle Wang immediately announced the battle results: since Steelix fell one second later than Golurk, Steelix was the victor in this battle.
Although Roy did not win this battle, he knew that Roy's strength was definitely enough, but according to the rules, he could not give Roy the Badge with the highest difficulty.
The group of Gym students saw that Uncle Wang, the referee who was usually stern and unsmiling in the Gym, came to Roy's side with a smile and patted Roy on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry, young man, although your battle just now was very exciting, I cannot award you Badge."
Roy waved his hand. The battle he had just fought had been very beneficial to him, showing him that the strength of High-level Elite Four Pokémon was definitely not...
He was certain this was the toughest match he had fought in a long time.
When Jasmine came to Roy's side, she was completely convinced.
Although she wasn't qualified to give Roy the highest difficulty Gym Badge, she still took out the Mineral Badge from before, which didn't have an S-shaped engraving, and gave it to Roy.
Roy looked at the Badge in Jasmine's hand without any disgust and put it into his Spatial Bracelet.
It was placed together with the Rain Badge that Wallace had given me before.
After referee Uncle Wang announced the result, Roy stepped down from the command platform, walked slowly to the edge of the arena, looked at the Golurk that had Mega Evolution and lay quietly on the ground, and said in a low voice.
"That was a beautifully fought battle, Golurk."
Jasmine quickly walked to Steelix's side and gently touched its rough Steelix armor.
"Steelix... thank you for your hard work."
Then, he took out Heavy Ball and put the Steelix into Poké Ball.
"Roy, give me your Poké Ball."
Roy looked at Jasmine, hesitated for a moment, and then handed the Golurk Poké Ball to Jasmine.
Jasmine then handed the two Poké Ball to a Gym apprentice who had just said he wanted to challenge Roy.
At this moment, the Gym apprentice didn't dare to look Roy in the eye; he just wanted to get the Poké Ball and leave for the Pokémon Center as soon as possible.
But the moment the Gym Apprentice got his hands on the Heavy Ball, he felt as if he were holding a shot put. However, he pretended nothing was wrong and took the two Pokémon to the Pokémon Center for treatment.
While waiting for the Poké Ball to heal me.
Jasmine was at a loss for words when it came to Roy. She hadn't expected that Roy not only had an amazing appetite, but was also strong enough to rival High-level Elite Four Pokémon.
In particular, the strength of that Mega Golurk was comparable to that of his grandfather's Steelix.
Roy was pondering the details of the battle he had just fought. As expected, a battle at the High-level Elite Four level was a true battle. He had never fought so difficultly before.
Not knowing how to start a conversation Jasmine noticed the Little Absol lying next to Roy.
Jasmine picked up Little Absol was following Roy with just one hand and gently stroked its fur.
Little Absol saw that it was Jasmine, who knew Roy, he did not resist and let Jasmine massage him.
Having raised Steel-type Pokémon for so long, Jasmine was still a little unaccustomed to touching the Fluffy Little Absol.
However, she still really liked the Fluffy texture.
But when Jasmine saw Little Absol's claw-like wings, she wondered, "Shouldn't Absol have wings?"
She took out her Pokédex and scanned Absol, but the Absol in the Pokédex didn't have wings at all.
What's the deal with Roy's Absol?
Jasmine reached out and touched the black and red wings, a cold sensation spreading through Jasmine hand.
This cold wasn't the kind of cold that's icy; rather, it gave off a chilling, eerie feeling that made Jasmine shiver and dare not touch it anymore.
Jasmine felt much better after she moved her hand away from the black and red claw-like wing.
What exactly are these wings?
Jasmine wanted to ask Roy what was going on, but Roy was no longer beside her.
When Jasmine looked around, she found Roy standing in the devastated Arena.
Roy observed the cracks on the ground created by the Golurk's use of the Precipice Blades; the magma inside the cracks had now receded.
Only a black, solid-liquid mixture remained in the crack, emitting white Smokescreen.
A massive spike, over 3 meters long, stands in the center of the Arena.
Referee Uncle Wang was also in the Arena, but he was thinking about the Arena's subsequent repair work.
Upon seeing Roy arrive, the referee said:
"Young man, the first Earthquake your Golurk used just now probably wasn't a real Earthquake, was it?"
Upon hearing the referee's question, Roy smiled but remained silent, continuing to observe the cracks on the field.
Seeing this, referee Uncle Wang wisely refrained from asking any further questions.
After the Gym apprentice returned the two Poké Ball, Jasmine took the Golurk's Poké Ball and handed it back to Roy.
Roy, your Golurk!
After retrieving his Poké Ball, Roy intended to say goodbye to Jasmine before leaving the Olivine Gym, but Jasmine stopped him.
Jasmine felt bad for making Roy come to the Olivine Gym.
As compensation to Roy, Jasmine took Roy to the metal ore mountain inside the Gym, led Roy to the room where the metal ore was stored, and opened the steel door again.
The Duraludon remained seated atop the small mountain of metal ore, munching on it.
Looking at Roy and Jasmine outside the gate, what are those two doing here again?
Jasmine took out a large Spatial Bracelet and helped Roy store the metal ore.
Roy initially wanted to refuse, but considering that his Dhelmise did indeed need these rare metal ores, he accepted.
Roy also stepped forward to help. After taking several tons of metal ore, the mountain of metal ore did not decrease at all; it looked as if they hadn't taken any at all.
Seeing that Jasmine had taken out another Spatial Bracelet and was about to help him store it, Roy quickly waved his hand, as the metal ores in the Spatial Bracelet were enough for him to use for a long time.
In the end, Roy chose to exchange his own crafted Pokéblock for Jasmine's ore in exchange for Jasmine kindness.
From now on, the relationship between the two will no longer be one of transaction, but rather one of exchange.
After putting away the Spatial Bracelet containing the metal ore, Roy, Jasmine, and Referee Uncle Wang arrived at the Gym entrance.
After saying goodbye to Jasmine, Roy turned and left the Gym.
Jasmine called out to Roy's retreating figure:
"Roy, come visit Olivine City again sometime, and... don't forget to make several different flavors of Pokéblock."
Why does it feel like Jasmine's last sentence is the key point?
Roy waved goodbye to Jasmine with his back turned and left the Olivine Gym under the watchful eyes of the other Gym students.