After sharing his thoughts with his family, Yong felt much more at ease.
His Pokémon still needed some time to recover, so he decided to fill his stomach at the Dining Hall first, then get some proper rest and replenish all the energy he had spent!
He had to be fully prepared to face the Battle Tower Tycoon!
The next day, clouds hid the sunlight, casting a dark blanket across the sky. Cold winds swept over the lake, sending ripples across its surface.
The weather had changed.
"A storm is coming..."
The boy pushed open the Pokémon Center's doors and walked against the wind, joining the sparse stream of people heading toward the high ground.
A short while later, Yong stood before the Battle Tower's entrance, silently looking up at the towering building.
Only up close did he realize that the tower's white exterior was made from a special metal rather than ordinary stone. Its four-sided structure extended upward to a height of three stories, where the building above became a more conventional hexagonal tower! Its overall footprint, however, was much smaller!
Only after Yong pushed open the glass doors and saw the vast interior did understanding dawn on his face.
Wide, spacious, immense!
Apart from a few enormous pillars, there was nothing unnecessary in the hall before him.
An elevator stood at the very center, currently sealed off! The rest of the hall was occupied by battlefields of various shapes and types!
Since it was still early, only one or two pairs of Trainers were on the battlefields, engaging in simple warm-up matches.
When Yong entered, they all looked over almost simultaneously. Upon seeing that he was merely a boy, they looked disappointed, then turned away and paid him no further attention.
Just then, a tall, straight-backed young