Lian Wu had been about to say something else when he saw Su Bai take a briefcase out of his backpack.
He opened it, revealing dozens of bottles and jars.
Cynthia let Garchomp out. After last night's sand bath, Garchomp was in excellent spirits.
There was little to hide about a battle lineup, especially its ace. Every Champion's ace Pokémon was public knowledge, and any preparations would only involve fine-tuning the condition of one or two core Pokémon.
Su Bai had prepared all these supplies in advance. He had even redeemed some of the supplements from the System Shop last night. As for the briefcase, which had a degree of spatial storage capability, he had obtained it through a random draw that same night.
It was all to get Garchomp into peak condition before the battle.
Seeing that Su Bai had finally finished, Lian Wu tried to speak again, only to be stopped cold by what happened next.
Su Bai was actually inspecting every part of Garchomp from top to bottom.
Without large-scale examination equipment, Su Bai's inspection was painstaking. Even a mild-mannered Whimsicott would probably have grown irritated by all that handling.
Yet the fierce Garchomp simply stood there quietly and accepted the examination.
It was as though Garchomp were Su Bai's own Pokémon.
"Excellent, Garchomp. Please use those sharp fins of yours to win this for Cynthia!"
Su Bai opened a small stainless steel box he had taken from the briefcase. Inside were Premium Pokéblocks made specifically for Garchomp.
Lian Wu was displeased by Su Bai's words. He was about to speak again when Alder stopped him.
An expert could recognize true skill. Alder was a self-made Champion who had worked his way up from the very bottom. When he traveled in his youth, he had raised his