In the end, the owner went bankrupt. With no money left to repay his debts, he handed this worthless plot of land over to the construction crew.
Getting a plot of land sounded pretty good. However far it was from the city center, it was still near Saffron City.
But the land really wouldn't sell. The construction crew had gone without income for a long time, and if things dragged on, both the people and their Pokémon would starve.
So they used abandoned building materials and built this "Construction Site Racetrack" themselves.
Farfetch'd quacked away in fluent human speech.
"Those years were so rough. I was afraid they'd get so hungry they'd stew me along with my leek."
"No need to worry now. At your age, your meat would be tough."
"What kind of dark joke is that?!"
Farfetch'd waved the leek as he horsed around with Shen Qi. "This duck can't stand hearing things like that!"
The Construction Site Racetrack had not only Machop but also its evolved form, Machoke, who was collecting the trash the customers had left behind.
In recordings of other races Shen Qi had watched, the tracks often had sexy race girls serving refreshments and posing for photos.
Here, of all places, the servers were muscular Machop and Machoke.
"Machoo-"
Machoke let them know that the customers had left and the track was clear. Their friends could go down and play now.
Let's go.
Yeah!
Lilligant took Maractus by the hand and ran down.
Shen Qi was alarmed. "Don't forget about me just because you've made a new best friend! How are you supposed to practice if I'm not in the passenger seat?!"
A sudden breeze stirred the leaves with a rustle. It was Maractus's laughter, which she couldn't hold back.
Blushing and muttering, Lilligant