She had spent years training ascetically deep in the mountains and forests. The physical strength and energy consumed by travel were negligible to her; a day riding in a vehicle was no different from a day of rest.
Chansey hurried out to collect breakfast, while Shen Qi paid out of his own pocket for a portion of Pokémon Rations downstairs. As he ate breakfast, he studied the course for this regular-season race.
As usual, the organizers would modify the Official Regular Race course, using Pokémon moves to create obstacles and alter the terrain.
Even local drivers familiar with the route had to be cautious on their first lap.
After the race, the organizers would also have their bodyguards restore the course, leaving normal road use unaffected and the natural environment undamaged.
For now, Shen Qi could only see the approximate location of the course.
North of Vermilion City, in the Quiet Forest section.
Limited by hardware and technology, the games could not fully recreate the rich Pokémon world. Back then, Shen Qi had only known about Quiet Bridge.
Heading south from Lavender Town, home to the Dream Grave, Route 12 was designed with small wooden piers everywhere. Large numbers of fishermen sat along the route, calling it a fishing paradise.
Forgetful Grandpa (Magic Grandpa) also lived near Quiet Bridge, helping Pokémon erase certain moves that could not be directly replaced.
If a square were drawn on the map encompassing Vermilion City and Lavender Town, the two would sit at opposite corners: the bottom left and top right, respectively.
The main Route 11 connected the two cities along the edges of that square, while the Quiet Forest section roughly followed the diagonal. It was shorter, but the road conditions certainly would not be as good as the main roads outside.
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