Xinhai looked at the boy in front of him and said with a smile, "Wise choice, swipe your card!" He took out his wallet from his pocket and took out the card Dad Yantai Bai Mu gave him.
"I feel like I've been cheated!" The young man shook his head helplessly and took out the POS machine from his bag.
After swiping the card, the boy handed the notebook to Xinhai and said with a wry smile, "Brother, I wish you the championship tomorrow! I'll leave first!"
Xinhai looked at the young man's leaving figure and said with a smile, "I'm lending you some good words!"
Then he walked towards the outside of the department store, thinking about how to use this information to achieve better results in tomorrow's race.
The setting sun coated Rustboro City with a golden-red halo. As soon as Xinhai stepped out of the department store, he saw Yingnan leaning against the door, lowering his head and paddling Pokédex.
Xinhai patted Yingnan who was reading the news, and said with a smile, "Yingnan, you have advanced to the main round, what do you think?"
Yingnan rolled his eyes and said, "What do you think? I have wasted so much energy entering the main game, and I don't know how to fight in the next battle!"
At this time, it was no longer so hot outside, and the two of them slowly walked in the direction of Pokémon Center.
Xinhai looked at the colorful clouds on the horizon and said with a smile, "Just don't leave any regrets and try to get the ranking."
Yingnan nodded helplessly and said, "That's all we can do. I hope I won't meet those real champion seeds! I still want to play a few more games!"
Xinhai smiled, looked at the slowly setting sun and said, "Then it depends on whether your luck is that good or not."
Yingnan nodded, thought of something, and asked, "Have you met someone who sells information?"
Xinhai thought of some happy things and said with a smile, "I met you, one thousand League Coin sold it to me!"
Hearing this, Yingnan was stunned and cursed, "I*, how come mine is more than 3,000! At first, that guy even asked for 5,000, but then I talked about it for a while before it was reduced to 3,000. The last time was 888, this time is 3888, and the players in the main competition are very strong. I will never regret buying it. I regret it now!"
Xinhai, who guessed that this would be the case, laughed happily and said, "Goose goose, I knew it would be like this. You are so stupid! I just said that I am your friend, and it's up to you. The other party just sold me one thousand, without any bargaining."
Yingnan was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and felt his heart hurt. He wailed and rushed towards Xinhai. The two chased Swellow on the street while laughing, startling Swellow on the roadside.
Pokémon Center's automatic door slowly opened, and when Nurse Joy took over Poké Ball from the two of them, Yingnan was still muttering "profiteer" sadly.
After Torchic and Mudkip completed their treatment, they said goodbye at the entrance.
Xinhai looked at his friend's retreating back, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing the intelligence notebook in his pocket.
As the night grew darker, he took a deep breath, put his hands on his face and rubbed it vigorously, crushing tomorrow's worries into the evening breeze.
I returned to the room and gave Torchic and Ralts a massage. After comparing my notes with the notes I bought, I began to study this player information and prepare for tomorrow's main game.
Early the next morning, the golden sunshine Infiltrator clouds illuminated the department store. A long line had already formed outside the cordon, and people gathered in twos and threes to discuss which popular figure would win today's competition.
Several Officer Jennys rode on Arcanines to maintain order, and the loudspeaker sounded Infiltrator crowds of people, "Please enter from the dedicated channel!"
There were many police officers outside the building maintaining order. Xinhai even saw several Officer Jenny riding Arcanine holding loudspeakers to maintain order. The excitement was even greater than at the opening of the challenge.
The moment he stepped into the venue, the sound hit him like a tidal wave.
On the huge holographic screen, the information of the contestants in the main competition is played in a loop, and there are also many wonderful moments of the players in the battle that are played in a loop on the big screen.
At this time, the four preliminaries arenas have been demolished and replaced by a super-large arena. Four Swellows are holding miniature cameras and hovering in the air to film the battles on the arena in real time.
Xinhai looked at the lively scene in front of him, and his own blood was ignited. The two Poké Balls around his waist were shaking. It was obvious that the two little ones were also ignited by the warm atmosphere in the building.
He took a deep breath, walked through the crowded crowd, and walked towards the dedicated aisle for the players.
Yingnan was already sitting at the leftmost position in the last row of the player seats, waiting, waving to Xinhai: "Here, here!"
Xinhai looked at the nearly full contestant seats, walked over with a smile, and sat next to Yingnan.
Yingnan looked at Xinhai and said, "It's so lively today, there are so many viewers, it makes me a little nervous!"
Xinhai looked at the lively atmosphere around him and said with a smile, "Indeed, I didn't expect it! I can only say that it is indeed a competition organized by Devon Corporation. By the way, where is Shali?"
Yingnan looked at the auditorium and said, "Shali seems to be in the auditorium to the east? There are too many people and I can't find it at all!"
Xinhai's eyes wandered around the contestants' bench. At this time, Kato Yun also entered the contestants' bench. Seeing that he saw her, Xinhai nodded.
Kato Yun also nodded to Xinhai, then walked towards a person who also waved to him, and sat down on the empty seat next to him.
Yingnan saw Xinhai nodding towards the other party and asked, "Know?"
Xinhai looked at Yingnan and said, "I just met a friend yesterday, his name is Kato Yun!"
"Kato Yun, can't it be that Kato Yun?" Yingnan asked himself with some confusion after hearing this.
Xinhai looked at Yingnan and asked, "What, do you know him?"
Yingnan looked at Xinhai and said, "This person is the heir of Petalburg City Kato family. He also goes to school at Rustboro Trainer School and is very famous in the school."
"Is Kato family famous?" Xinhai looked at Yingnan and asked.
"It's quite famous. I heard from my classmates at school that Kato family was originally a branch of Kanto Hino family. Later, League started to develop our Hoenn, and they moved it. He arrived at Petalburg City and became the first family of Petalburg City. It is said that many members of their family hold important positions in our Hoenn League." Yingnan introduced Xinhai.
Xinhai frowned slightly, rubbed Poké Ball's fingers and paused. "No wonder his Pokémon is Charmander, it turns out he is from the Kanto family."
He raised his eyes and looked at Kato Yun not far away. The boy was wiping Poké Ball attentively. He seemed to feel Xinhai's gaze. He looked over and saw that it was Xinhai. He smiled at Xinhai and continued to wipe Poké Ball.
Yingnan lowered his voice and said, "They have a long-standing family heritage and must be careful when meeting him."
Xinhai nodded, looked at Yingnan and asked, "Who among these people is from the main family of Rustboro Gym?"
Yingnan looked at a young man in the first row wearing a silver-gray trainer costume and said, "The guy in the first row wearing a silver-gray trainer costume is named Panshijian."
"He is the cousin of Ms. Gym Leader Roxanne in the future of Kanaz. It is said that he is a playboy himself. He came to participate in this challenge just to win the championship. After entering Rustboro Trainer School, he will not be Roxanne by Ms. Coaching every day."
Hearing this, Xinhai scratched his head and expressed that he didn't quite understand. Shouldn't it be good for him to have a powerful cousin Coaching?
The two of them introduced each other to the powerful players they knew, and they didn't stop until the host spoke.
The host's clear voice echoed in the venue, "Everyone, be quiet! Be quiet!"
The sound in the building gradually became quieter, and the host continued, "Okay, thank you all for your cooperation! Today our Devon Challenge is about to start, and now I want to introduce our judges to you first." As he said that, he extended his hand to the four judges sitting in the judges' seat.
"This challenge is organized by our Rustboro Trainer School teaching director - Director Nakamura, Rustboro Gym's top disciple Trainer Morisaki, Devon Corporation, the person in charge of the building Mr. Suzuki, and Nurse Joy of Pokémon Center serve as judges together! Please applaud everyone!" Before the host finished speaking, the audience burst into applause like Thunderclap.
As soon as the host finished speaking, the four judges stood up one after another and waved and greeted the audience.
Among the four, Director Nakamura is wearing a crisp dark blue uniform and carries a Black Glasses, which gives people a very old-fashioned feeling; Trainer Morisaki is wearing a Rustboro Gym is in uniform, waving with a smile on his face; Mr. Suzuki is wearing a black suit, looking very friendly; Nurse Joy is still wearing the nurse uniform, with a gentle smile on his face.
The host waited for the applause to stop, then raised the crystal lottery box in his hand. "Okay, thank you very much for coming to the judges."
"The drawing process for our main match will begin next. Please watch the big screen!"
The big screen lit up instantly, and the faces of the thirty-two contestants began to appear on the big screen in twos and twos facing each other. The contestants watching became nervous involuntarily.
Soon Xinhai saw his own avatar, opposite him was a trainer named Kaito Yoshida, and the battle was the fourth.
Xinhai frowned and recalled the other party's information in his mind. The other party's Pokémon was a Rhyhorn, and the breeding direction was to develop into a turret.
This overall battle is a bit troublesome. After all, Type is at a disadvantage and it will definitely not be easy to fight, let alone against such a large Pokémon.
Yingnan's opponent is not bad, she is a girl named Riko Matsuda. She is a relatively weak player among the contestants in the main competition, and the match is the eleventh.
Yingnan came over and said to Xinhai, "No, your luck is still so bad. Although you haven't met the favorites to win, the difficulty is almost the same."
Xinhai said helplessly, "For Torchic, fighting this person may be about the same difficulty as fighting the favorites to win the championship."
Yingnan looked at Xinhai and said, "Don't lose this battle, I will wait for you in the next round."
Hearing this, Xinhai smiled and said confidently, "Don't worry! I will definitely win!"
Yingnan nodded and said nothing more.