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So, it became a building similar to a civic center, still huge but obviously much more reasonable.
The Rotom city management system mentioned by Tiexuan is used to manage this super large building.
“This is amazing.”
He could hardly hide his amazement.
Chapter 404: Champion? King?
Corydalis City, New Corydalis, Sea Corydalis and Inner Corydalis.
The four corydalis symbolize different places.
Although Kashiwagi had only seen the abandoned underwater energy collection platform Sea Corydalis in videos, he was now on the streets of Corydalis City and could see the huge Inner Corydalis and the dilapidated New Corydalis located on an isolated island beyond the coastline from two directions.
"Have you ever thought about redeveloping a new Violet? I remember you said before that you would not develop a new Violet because it would affect wild Pokémon. With the current technology—"
He turned and asked Tiexuan.
Tie Xuan replied in surprise: "You even know this? Could it be that you have a relative who used to work in the company?"
“No, I saw it on the Internet.”
"Ah~"
The fat white-haired old man nodded in understanding, and then said regretfully: "The current technology is the same. The environment of New Zijin is quite special and cannot be easily moved. Therefore, we can only dismantle and rebuild on the basis of Zijin City."
The company Tiexuan was referring to was Da Zijin Co., Ltd., which had built Zijin City. As an energy company, it was once a business competitor of Dewen Company and even sent commercial spies to explore each other's secrets.
Unfortunately, Dewen Company was too powerful, and Da Zijin Co., Ltd. had just experienced the failure of the New Zijin Plan, and was directly hit by a one-time devastating blow and declared bankruptcy.
The story background of the animation is similar to that of the game. The Big Zijin Co., Ltd. has also become the tears of history and fell into the failed New Zijin Plan.
Kashiwagi recalled the information he had seen and asked again, "Is the New Purple Violet still abandoned?"
"Yes, there are many wild electric Pokémon there, and the environment is not as dangerous as the Valley of Steel. If you are interested in electric Pokémon, you can try to go there and take a look."
Tiexuan laughed and suddenly stopped the car, "We're here! Li Zijin!"
Through the car window, a huge U-shaped building suddenly appeared in front of Baimu.
It looks huge when viewed from a distance, and even more so when viewed from close up, it seems as if there is no end in sight.
Although it is only two and a half stories high, it covers an incredibly large area and has an incredible flow of people. People and Pokémon come and go in the semi-open-air blocks leading to the interior.
Tiexuan said, "The Pokémon Center is inside. You can find it by following the road signs. Since you can't drive inside, I can only take you here. By the way, my gym is also inside."
"I see. Thanks for the ride."
Kashiwagi opened the door, got out of the car, and thanked him.
"Hahaha! It's okay, it's okay! Remember to come early to make an appointment! Don't hang around here! Although I will stay in the gym these few days, you may have to queue if there are too many people who have made appointments!"
Tiexuan waved his hands casually, then suddenly put on a serious face, "After all, I, the gym leader, am unexpectedly quite popular! Hahaha——"
Loud laughter accompanied the hovercraft away.
Kashiwagi had a strange expression on his face, but he couldn't help but laugh along, "What an interesting old man."
Perhaps it was because Tiexuan's car was highly recognizable, as soon as he got out of the car, pedestrians around him cast their attention on him, which made him quickly restrain his expression and walk into the interior of Zijin.
As one of the few large cities in the Hoenn region, Shirayuki City probably has many fans of the gorgeous competition.
It would be bad to be blocked.
In the semi-open-air passage of the glass dome, the floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the wall continuously play promotional videos of Li Zijin, and familiar electronic sounds come from the hidden speakers on the top.
"Welcome to the city of joy, Zijin. I hope you can have fun and play with peace of mind, Loto~"
Baimu looked around and found that all of these floor-to-ceiling windows had functions similar to virtual screens.
Numerous Rotoms appeared on the virtual screens as pop-up windows, occasionally sending out greetings: "How can I help you?"
Quite a few people actually stopped to communicate with them.
The Rotoms were very friendly and answered people's questions, whether they were asking for directions or looking for a specific store, etc. They would even mark arrows to guide the direction.
"It can do this without a special carrier. What a powerful Pokémon, Rotom..."
As he sighed subconsciously, a shrunken Poké Ball on his waist suddenly began to swing.
It was Porygon who was protesting.
It can do such a small thing, right?
"Uh."
Kashiwagi secretly regretted why he took it out so hastily, and then he said to comfort her: "Sorry, sorry. But don't take it too seriously. Rotom has its strengths, and Porygon has its own strengths. There is no need to compare with it. It's meaningless."
"Wrong, Rotom is the best Pokémon in the world~"
A Rotom pop-up popped up on the virtual screen next to it.
The Poké Ball that Porygon was in suddenly shook even more violently, and it seemed like it was about to jump out of the Poké Ball and fight this damn thing.
"..."
Kashiwagi looked at the guy who came out of nowhere and said, "I take back what I just said. What a troublesome Pokémon, Rotom."
The pop-up window of Rotom on the virtual screen turned into a crying face, "Hey——Why is this——"
The Poké Ball on his waist stopped shaking.
Apparently, what Porygon cared about was the fact that the trainer praised Rotom.
He heaved a sigh of relief and ignored the Rotom as he continued walking forward. It was a relief that the guy who had inexplicably added fuel to the fire didn't find a way to complain about it.
Successfully entered Viola.
A huge and empty interior block comes into view.
On both sides are shops selling various goods or providing various services. If you go deeper, you can see the central open-air park in the center of the Zijin U-shaped structure.
Even if the crowds come and go, it can still make people feel that this place is really too big.
But to put it bluntly, this is actually a super huge shopping mall, but the facilities it covers are much richer than those of ordinary shopping malls.
Kashiwagi picked up the free brochure placed by the passage and briefly flipped through it.
In fact, he had looked up information related to Li Zijin before coming here, but experiencing it through a screen is different from experiencing it in person, and Li Zijin did give him such a feeling.
If this is the case with Li Zijin, what about the real "high-tech city" Larus?
He couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"Let's go to the Pokémon Center first."
Kashiwagi put away the free brochure and walked straight to the central open-air park. Suddenly, the Pokémon Center was near the park.
Although Li Zijin is big, the roads are not very complicated. There are straight roads everywhere without having to go around in circles.
Lean less.
He had already arrived at the door of the Pokémon Center. As the sensor door opened, a bright electronic sound came from inside.
"Welcome to the Pokémon Center Lotor in Violet City~"
Even here!
Rotom is too rampant!
Kashiwagi complained silently, and suddenly he could see the deepest part of the hall. On the big screen above the counter where Miss Joy was, a grinning Rotom occupied the entire screen with its face.
The prototype of Rotom (computer Rotom)?
"Ms. Joy, please."
He handed over the seven Poké Balls he had.
Generally, a normal trainer will only have six Pokémon, and the extra Pokémon will be automatically transferred to the location of the person who distributed the Pokémon Encyclopedia.
However, since Kashiwagi's illustrated book was obtained from the Eros Minas, the teleportation location was not specially set, so he naturally would not be teleported out.
There is no need to send him back to Huangtie Town. It’s not like we can’t take care of him.
The reason for storing Steelix is that it is not very convenient due to its size. The indoor space that can fit it is too small. It cannot be locked in the Poké Ball all day long. The Pokémons stay in the ball during the day, and at least they can come out to get some fresh air when they sleep at night.
He picked an empty sofa and sat down, waiting for the daily medical examination to end.
Thanks to Tiexuan's speed, it was still early. After finding a place to stay, I went to the gym to make an appointment for tomorrow's challenge. After sending the fossils to Dewen Company, I ran to Zijin Food Plaza to have a good meal...
While Kashiwagi was daydreaming, he heard several excited conversations.
"Have you heard? Tetsuya is fighting against the Four Heavenly Kings Bonnie in Central Park! We can get a good spot if we go now!"
Tetsuya?
This name sounds familiar.
He was stunned for a moment, and a strange figure like a western cowboy gradually emerged in his mind.
The reason why it was strange was because the figure was a meow wearing a felt hat, a red triangular bandana around its neck, and a pair of boots.
"It turned out to be him."
Kashiwagi suddenly realized that this Zhe was Xiaozhi's rival when he participated in the Caiyou Conference. Among his partners was a Meowth wearing boots. Although it had not evolved, it had the power to defeat the Hoenn version of Pikachu.
In the end, Zhe not only defeated Xiaozhi, but also won the championship of that Caiyou Conference.
Now I'm fighting with Bonnie or something...
Champions League?
Not likely.
Since he had nothing to do anyway, Kashiwagi, out of curiosity, decided to join in the fun.
There was no need to look for the battle location deliberately, because the news of the battle between the tournament champion Tetsuya and the Four Heavenly Kings Bonnie had already spread all over the country, and when he ran over, the crowd of onlookers was almost full.
Fortunately, he is quite tall, so he can have a clearer vision even when standing behind a group of people around 1.7 meters tall.
I saw a young man with brown hair and a green windbreaker, and a lady with blonde hair and a purple dress standing on the trainer seats at both ends of the field not far away.
Inside the venue, a meow wearing a felt hat and boots was trying its best to dodge the ice fragments sprayed by an ice ghost, and kept trying to get closer to it. The ground was already covered with a layer of white frost visible to the naked eye, but it did not seem to affect the meow's movements.
These boots are very anti-slip!