"By the way, why is Uncle Ziyu interested in this kind of competition too?"
In the stands, Lu Ze looked at Zhuge Ziyu beside him with a smile and asked.
"Nonsense. When I choose Pokémon Gym Leaders later, I'll most likely use your method too."
"But the problem is, aren't you Dragon Nation officials? Don't you have experience organizing this kind of competition?"
"We do, but isn't there a ready-made example right here?"
Zhuge Ziyu smiled, then looked down below. "But if contestants are selected based on registration order, won't their strengths vary quite a bit?"
"That doesn't matter. When the time comes, you can just set some kind of level requirement, or require a certain number of Gym Badges to register."
Lu Ze spread his hands. "As for mine, by the time they fight their way to the end, the strongest ones will definitely be the finalists."
"That's true."
After thinking it over, Zhuge Ziyu nodded.
The matches in the arena began very quickly.
The format was a three-on-three challenge match.
Defeat an opponent, and advance.
There were ten groups in total, with the goal of wrapping everything up within a day or two.
There were eight hundred participants altogether, with students who were part-time Trainers and working adults who were full-time Trainers divided into separate brackets.
After all, part-time Trainers and full-time Trainers had different numbers of available choices.
This was done to prevent too many people of one category from ending up at the end.
Of course, Lu Ze had not spent a single cent organizing this competition. He had even made some money.
The moment people learned that Lu Ze was holding a competition, they came charging over with stacks of cash for venue advertising and title sponsorships.
After all, both Lu Ze and the Pokémon