Just as Heiduo had expected.
Gym battles would no longer be as loose as before, left entirely to the Gym Leader's discretion.
Tong Na told him that every challenge would need to be recorded by machine from now on and uploaded to the Gym Leaders' public network as backup.
That way, if a challenger lodged a complaint against a Gym, inspectors could review what had happened during the battle.
Heiduo's old method of using an intelligent program to deal with challengers would naturally no longer work.
There were many other new regulations like this as well.
It left him a little puzzled. Why had nobody notified him when these new rules came down?
A call to Teng Jun revealed that the plan had not officially gone into effect yet. They were currently using him and his Gym as a test case.
Tong Na had come to guide and assist him.
She had even asked how he felt about it.
How else could he feel?
His slacking-off time had decreased, so of course he was unhappy about it.
Unfortunately, the times had long since changed. Trainers were no longer a privileged class, but merely one profession among countless others.
As a sign that the profession was becoming increasingly commonplace and accessible, in a world where raising Pokémon primarily required time and Guts, with money playing a comparatively smaller role and no need for millions upon millions, it was no longer something that could be monopolized.
Even if people ultimately failed to become Top Trainers, the Pokémon they raised would still be far more powerful than certain small-caliber firearms from his previous life.
It was equivalent to everyone having a chance to wield a weapon.
As a result, the status of Gym Leaders had plummeted.
They no longer possessed the authority they