Sitting on his bed, he opened the system panel.
[Current sales: 5,060,000,000] [Current number of Pokémon Trainers: 54,653] [Current number of Pokémon Home stores: 745]
The system had already deducted the five billion spent opening five hundred stores the previous night.
Sure enough, thanks to the increase in stores and the drop in Pokémon prices, the number of Trainers had surged by over forty thousand in less than a day.
But although the numbers were up, sales had not grown much, increasing by only a little over five hundred million in total.
Qin Feng did not mind, though. What mattered was the number of Trainers.
After all, the mission required one million people to reach Iron rank.
He was still quite a way off from that.
Qin Feng opened the Pokémon League panel. Over thirty thousand people had already signed up.
That was something Qin Feng had not expected.
Switching to the Match Battle interface, Qin Feng glanced around his dorm room, ready to try a Match Battle.
Looks like I really should buy a place of my own!
After leaving campus, Qin Feng picked a hotel nearby at random so he could have some peace and quiet.
Then he opened the Pokémon League's matchmaking system.
After he pressed the matchmaking option, a timer appeared at the top of the interface.
[Congratulations! A match has been found. Please confirm that your surroundings are secure.] [If an interruption causes you to leave the match, you will automatically be counted as having lost.]
Qin Feng pressed confirm.
The next moment, his consciousness was pulled into an arena.
[Ten-second countdown. Select your Pokémon.]
An interface appeared before him, displaying pictures of Pikachu and Hoopa.
Qin Feng selected Hoopa.
Although he had heard how powerful Hoopa was, he had never seen Hoopa in an actual battle.
Now he wanted to test just what Hoopa could do.
The ten-second countdown ended.
The battlefield instantly changed, and a female Pokémon Trainer appeared opposite him.
At that moment, the referee's voice rang out again.
[Welcome to the Pokémon League Match Battle arena.] [The battlefield for this match is the Grass Field.] [The two competitors are Trainer Qin Feng and Trainer Chen Keke.] [Qin Feng's Pokémon is the terrifyingly powerful Hoopa.] [Chen Keke's Pokémon is Scyther, who possesses tremendous offensive power.] [Pokémon Trainer: Qin Feng] [Pokémon: Hoopa] [Match Battles played: 0] [Wins: 0. Losses: 0.] [Pokémon Trainer: Chen Keke] [Pokémon: Scyther] [Match Battles played: 3] [Wins: 2. Losses: 1.] [As we can see, Trainer Qin Feng currently has zero wins, while Chen Keke has already achieved a respectable record of two wins and one loss. It seems her skills are not to be underestimated.] [Although Qin Feng has a terrifyingly powerful Pokémon like Hoopa, the outcome of our Pokémon battles remains uncertain.] [Now, would both Trainers please get ready.]
Meanwhile, people watching the match on their devices had noticed Qin Feng's Hoopa.
"Holy shit, what Pokémon is that? How come I've never seen it before? It looks pretty strong."
"What's so unusual about that? I discover different Pokémon every day. But this one called Hoopa really does look strong."
"That guy looks familiar. I think I've seen him in a video."
"Yeah, yeah! I think he's the guy who beat Jingyi at the Pokémon Home in Magic City."
[All right, the three-second countdown begins now.]
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Chen Keke shouted, "Now, Scyther! Use Quick Attack!"
[All right, we can see that Scyther has launched the first attack, while Hoopa fearlessly faces the opponent head-on.] [Scyther's sharp arms are slashing back and forth, but Hoopa keeps dodging from side to side. Scyther hasn't landed a single hit! Scyther must be wondering whether Hoopa is using cheats. A report after the match might be in order.] [As we can see, Hoopa is indeed terrifyingly powerful. Hoopa seems to be deliberately toying with Scyther, dodging back and forth without attacking.]
Chen Keke said, "Scyther, use Double Team!"
[It seems Chen Keke is getting a little angry too. She's gone straight for the big move! Let's see how Hoopa responds.]
Qin Feng said, "Hoopa, use Confusion!"
"Hoopa, Hoopa!"
[Finally making a move? As we can see, Hoopa has used Confusion. Once Scyther is hit by Confusion, Scyther will become confused and may even start attacking the self.] [Sure enough, Scyther has failed to withstand the Confusion attack and is now clutching the head with a pained expression.]
Chen Keke said, "Scyther, hold steady!"
[As we can see, Chen Keke is already losing her composure, but Scyther is still confused.] [Oh no, Scyther has started attacking the self!] [Scyther actually used Quick Attack on a duplicate!]
Qin Feng said, "Hoopa, use Psybeam to finish the battle."
[What? Did I hear that right? Qin Feng is actually going to use Psybeam!] [Scyther takes a direct hit.] [There probably isn't any hope left now.] [Sure enough, as we can see, Scyther's eyes have started spinning.] [All right, I declare Scyther unable to battle. Hoopa wins!]
"Holy crap, that Hoopa is so strong! What move is Psybeam? How come I've never seen it before?"
"There's plenty you haven't seen. What's so unusual about that?"
"I hope I don't get matched against him. Otherwise, I'll get taken out instantly too."
"Report this Qin Feng for cheating! Where the hell did he get such an overpowered Pokémon? I really want one too!"
After the match ended, Qin Feng's consciousness was sent back.
On the system panel, the experience listed under Hoopa's level had increased by ten points.
Match Battles could level up Pokémon too?
Qin Feng grew a little excited.
If that was the case, it meant Pokémon could evolve through Match Battles as well.
Then every Trainer's strength would improve rapidly.
Just then.
A message arrived on Qin Feng's phone.
He hurriedly picked it up to look.
It turned out to be from Qin Yao.
"Bro, bro, have you tried a Match Battle yet? I just played one, and I won! I'm soooo happy! Hehe."..(๑･∀･๑)..
Qin Feng replied, "I played one too, and I won as well. Keep it up! Work hard, aim bigger and better, and reach new heights!"
Seeing that the message was not from Jiang Xiaoyu,
Qin Feng instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.
What's wrong with me?
This isn't like me at all.
Have I fallen for her too?
That shouldn't be right. That beautiful Miss Bai has both money and looks. She should be the kind of woman I like.
Qin Feng grumbled inwardly.
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