Pokémon Center is not far from Ever Grande Stadium, which is a white building that is two circles larger than the ordinary Pokémon Center.
There is a huge electronic screen on the roof, with the big characters Rollout "Ever Grande Conference Registration Office" written on it, and a line of small characters next to it marking the registration deadline and precautions.
Seeing these lively scenes, Xinhai also became happy. He put his folding bicycle back into Spatial Backpack at the door and walked into the lobby of Pokémon Center.
In the service hall, three Nurse Joy were sitting at the front desk responsible for registration matters, and a dozen trainers were queuing up in front of the front desk.
There were many trainers sitting scattered in the hall, some were looking at their phones and eating snacks, and some were chatting together in twos and threes, laughing from time to time.
The air was filled with the smell of Pokémon food and coffee, mixed with the low hum of human voices, giving it a unique restlessness and excitement on the eve of a competition.
Xinhai glanced around the hall and saw a trainer wearing a peaked cap sitting in the corner, grooming Raichu in his arms.
Another trainer next to him was holding a sleeping Munchlax. The Munchlax's belly was bulging with his breathing, and his mouth Alto Mare was almost dripping to the floor.
There is also a row of self-service vending machines and a Pokédex query terminal on the side of the hall, where several trainers are checking something.
Looking at the lively scene in the hall, Xinhai smiled and came to the back of a queue and started queuing up to sign up.
The team moved faster than he expected. It only took less than ten minutes for seven or eight people to register, which shows the efficiency of several Nurse Joy.
After arriving at Xinhai, he took out the Pokédex and eight Gym Badge that he had already prepared, and handed them to Nurse Joy who was sitting at the front desk.
"Please wait a moment, registration will be available soon."
Glancing at the trainer in front of him, Nurse Joy was surprised at how good-looking this person was. At the same time, he took the Pokédex and Badge boxes with both hands and started operating on the computer.
She opened the Badge box and glanced briefly, Rock Badge for Rustboro Gym, Balance Badge for Petalburg Gym, Knuckle Badge for Dewford Gym...
Eight Badge lie neatly in the box, each one has been polished and there is no trace of wear on the edges.
Xinhai Bai Mu, Verdanturf Town, Starter Pokémon is Torchic... Looking at the information refreshed on the computer, Nurse Joy glanced at it, and then continued to register and check in for Xinhai.
"Okay, your registration and check-in have been completed. The room number is E404. This is the room card. Please keep it."
"Thank you, Nurse Joy!"
Xinhai took the Pokédex and Badge boxes handed over by Nurse Joy, as well as the room card. After thanking them, he walked towards the elevator.
When he passed the row of vending machines in the lobby, he bought a can of ice-cold juice. The glass bottle was covered with a layer of fine water droplets, and it felt cool in his hand.
It took four or five minutes to find my room, and I swiped my Xinhai card to enter.
The room League prepared for each contestant was not very big and was a relatively common single-person dormitory, so Xinhai did not let all his friends out.
The layout of the room is simple and neat. There is a bathroom on the left when you enter the door. There is a single bed against the wall on the right. There is a small lamp and an extra socket on the bedside table.
There was a small desk and a folding chair placed near the window. The tabletop was made of light gray fireproof board and had been wiped clean.
The window faces south, and you can see the street below and a corner of the dome of the arena in the distance.
The curtains were made of dark blue blackout cloth, and when they were opened, a burst of fine dust floated in the beam of light.
Xinhai put Spatial Backpack on the chair next to the desk, picked up the conference brochure on the table and read it.
"Bang!"
A red light flashed, and Eevee appeared on the bed. The little guy stepped on the pillow with his little paws, then curled up into a ball and lay down with satisfaction.
"Let's rest for a while. Let's go shopping downstairs later." Xinhai opened the folding chair by the window and sat down, opened the juice and took a sip.
"Bu Yi." Eevee responded on the bed, turned over, and turned his belly toward the ceiling.
Xinhai looked at its lazy look and smiled, turned the conference manual to the page of the conference battle arrangements, and began to check the schedule for the next few days.
Ever Grande Conference's schedule was tighter than he expected.
The manual clearly states that the conference is divided into three stages: qualifying, knockout and finals.
The preliminaries are arranged after the opening, and the contestants are divided into several groups for one-on-one Single Battle. The winners advance, and the losers are directly eliminated. 256 people are selected to enter the official preliminaries championship.
After the qualifying round, the players will have a day off.
The knockout round begins on the fourth day, with a three-on-three Single Battle battle rule and a random Type venue. If you lose, you will be eliminated.
The knockout rounds determine the top 64, followed by a two-day break before the finals begin.
After the top 64, there is the final. The top 64 stage is still 3v3; after the top eight, it is all 6v6 all-out battles (6 Pokémon), and the venue is changed midway.
"I wonder what everyone's strength is like?" Xinhai tapped his finger on the paper, "However, at least you can't use all the main players before the finals, otherwise your trump card will be completely exposed, and it will be even harder to win later."
Regarding these competition rules, Xinhai read them very carefully and did not even skip the notes behind each rule.
By the time he finished reading the entire manual, he already had a rough idea of the arrangements for the next few days.
He closed the brochure and put it on the corner of the table, took out Pokédex from his pocket, and first sent a message to his mother Nami: "Mom, I have registered and live in Caiyou Pokémon Center E404."
Not long after the message was sent out, Pokédex was shocked.
Mom Nami's reply came quickly, "Okay, I understand. Your dad and I are staying in XX hotel. You can come directly to us and we can find a place to eat together."
"Okay, I'll be down soon." Xinhai replied, and then sent a safe message to Roxanne and Flannery each.
Roxanne's reply was very brief, "I got it, good luck to the conference!"
Flannery's reply was much more lively, "Are you here? Fight hard! I boasted to my grandpa that you were at least in the top eight, don't let me get slapped in the face!"
Xinhai looked at these two messages with completely different styles, smiled and shook his head, put Pokédex in his pocket, stood up and walked to the bed.
"Let's go Eevee, go down to find my mother and the others for dinner."
"Bu Yi." Eevee turned over and got up, shook his hair, jumped off the bed, and skillfully got into the pocket of Xinhai's chest.
Xinhai picked up the room card, made sure the door was locked, left the room, and walked along the corridor to the elevator.
He walked through the hall and exited the Pokémon Center door. The evening sun shone slantingly on the street, casting slender shadows on the palm trees beside the road.