Having discovered that his good friend was in dire straits, how could he not call to laugh at him?
Shen Qi dialed the number and roared with laughter.
"Congratulations!"
Some rather aggrieved Pokémon cries came from the other end.
Nido... Nido...
This again!
During last year's Winter Race, Shan Sheng had worried about getting an earful after teasing Shen Qi, so the moment he answered the phone, he had let Nidorino and Nidorina listen instead.
And now he was doing it again!
Shen Qi hurriedly changed tack to reassure them. "You're both amazing. Just give the competition your all."
"Hahahaha."
Hearing the praise, Shan Sheng quickly took over the call himself. "That's my best friend for you."
"Just go be an agent already!"
Chapter 473: The Heart Fossil expanded outward
The sky was cloudless, and clear sunlight spilled over the ground, the coast, and the bridge.
The place's name matched today's weather: Sunshine Bridge.
Sunshine Town was separated from Fuchsia City by the White Strait, and Sunshine Bridge was the main transport link between them.
It was also Shen Qi's venue for the first round.
When it came to bad luck, no one had it worse than Shan Sheng. Eight T2 Drivers had been crammed into his group.
Before the format changed last year, even the first-round groups in the Winter Race had not necessarily been this brutal.
Shan Sheng's group had terrible luck, while the other groups had it much easier. T2 Drivers already accounted for less than 10% of all the Drivers, and now nearly 10% of those T2 Drivers had been drawn into the same group.
The Drivers in the other groups were practically ready to pop champagne when they saw the draw.
Shen Qi was not as unlucky as Shan Sheng, but his draw could not