Chapter 120: The Troubadour Shang Zhi
The aristocratic man bowed slightly to Xiaoyun and Xiaoguang politely, then introduced himself in a gentle tone.
"Hello, my name is Shang Zhi, I'm a wandering bard, and I'm currently competing in both the Grand Prix and the Pokémon League. Please take care of me."
Then Xiaoguang and Xiaoyun also politely introduced themselves. After chatting for a while, Xiaoguang asked Shangzhi curiously, saying his doubts:
"Mr. Shang Zhi, you are amazing. You actually challenged two events at the same time. Don't you feel that you don't have enough energy?"
"Well, Xiaoguang, you are right. I have thought about this for a long time. These two competitions are the top Pokémon competitions. It is difficult to collect only one of them. I have been wavering and thought about giving up one of them and focusing on conquering one competition."
Shang Zhi smiled calmly and continued to speak slowly. It was obvious that many people had asked him this question before. Even Xiao Wang beside him thought that he was a person who looked down on the gorgeous competition because of this.
"So what happened later? What made you change your mind?" Xiaoguang continued to ask.
"It was Xiaozhi. He told me that both the Grand Tournament and the League Tournament are Pokémon competitions. So why can't they be held at the same time?"
Shang Zhi then turned his gaze to Xiaozhi who was standing beside him, which made the latter feel a little embarrassed.
"It certainly sounds like what Xiaozhi would say."
Xiaoyun felt that what he said made a lot of sense. This kind of willful yet reasonable words was very consistent with Xiaozhi's temperament. At the same time, he had to admit that Xiaozhi did have his own unique personal charm in some aspects.
“This may sound naive, but I think it’s not impossible to try, so I gradually tried to do both challenges at the same time.”
"That's amazing! That's what I say, but it must be difficult to do."
Although this is easy to say, Xiaoguang has seen Xiaoyun's gym competitions, especially the one in the Black Gold Gym. The fast-paced battle mode alone is not something she can handle now, which shows that Shangzhi's strength is indeed extraordinary.
(Girl, you are too naive. If the gym competitions were all at that level, how would rookie trainers survive? Would they be stuck in their first gym for half a year?)
"Yes, Mr. Shang Zhi is very powerful, and his performance style is also very elegant. He is definitely a strong opponent."
At this time, even Xiao Wang, who has always been serious about the gorgeous competition, began to praise Shang Zhi, indicating that Shang Zhi's strength has been recognized by her.
"It's actually not that bad, and later I found that there is no conflict between doing the gym challenge and the grand competition at the same time."
"Whether it's the Grand Tournament or the challenge of the Gym Tournament, it allows me to experience many different ways of fighting and learn many new techniques. This is a new challenge for trainers."
Shang Zhi smiled gently in response to the compliments from several people, and then enthusiastically shared his experience of challenging two competitions at the same time.
"Xiao Guang, I've seen your game show, so I'm looking forward to competing against you."
Finally, he said something to Xiaoguang, then bowed and left under the gaze of everyone.
"I'll do my best."
Facing the polite and humble Shang Zhi, Xiao Guang even put himself in the role of a junior and humbly accepted the other party's experience, speaking with full energy.
"Shang Zhi, he is indeed a good opponent."
Xiaoyun looked at Shangzhi's departing back and thought to himself that Shangzhi's strength was at least good enough to rank in the top 16 of the league competition, or even around the top 8. Unfortunately, he met Xiaozhi in the preliminary round and was eliminated in the first round, which was a pity.
"It feels like there are a lot of powerful people at this conference. I suddenly feel an inexplicable sense of urgency."
Xiaoguang was a little worried. Seeing faces like Shangzhi, Xiaowang, Musashi Lina and others appearing one after another, he felt that it would be difficult to get the ribbon medal this time.
"Okay, don't be nervous. Let's prepare for the preliminary performance while there are still three days. I believe you will be the brightest star in the gorgeous competition."
Xiaoyun patted her shoulder and kept cheering her up just like Xiaoguang always cheered for her.
"Yeah, I need to get some gas, I'm going now."
After being reminded of this, Xiaoguang quickly said goodbye to Xiaowang and the others, and pulled Xiaoyun, who had not yet reacted, and started running towards the battle area behind the Pokémon Center.
. . . . .
The battle area behind the Pokémon Center.
"Come out, everyone."
"just."
"howl."
"Roar."
"Hey."
"Yasi."
"Dream~"
Six different Pokémon appeared in an open space. As soon as the Dream Demon appeared, it was about to get close to Xiaoyun. I thought it was looking for it to play again.
"Dream demon, be good. We'll play later, but now is training time, so we have to be obedient."
Xiaoyun was also very gentle to the only female Pokémon in his team of masters. The latter nodded obediently.
"Dream." (Good~)
"Ahem, now that everyone is here, let me talk about our respective training programs."
Looking at the Pokémon lined up in a row, Xiaoyun cleared his throat and prepared to arrange them one by one starting with the Lizard King.
"First, Lizard King, you are free to exercise, of course, mainly focusing on meditation and perception."
"Of course, if you want actual combat practice, you can go find Darkrai, but you need to go somewhere farther away. After all, this place is not very convenient."
The main reason for going to a farther place is that the aftermath of the competition between Lizard King and Darkrai would affect the training of other people in the Pokémon Center.
Moreover, neither Suicune nor Darkrai is suitable to appear in public. After all, they still have the status of legendary Pokémon and mythical beasts, which really attracts the attention of other trainers.
"just."
The Lizard King responded and then stared at the shadow under Xiaoyun's feet. It was obvious that it had forgotten about its daily training and now only wanted to have a heated exchange with Darkrai.
"up to you."
Darkrai's voice sounded in the Lizard King's heart, and it was obvious that he had accepted the Lizard King's invitation.
Then Xiaoyun turned his attention to the teddy bear and the fossil pterosaur.
"Next, you two will form a team, Big Bear and the Pterosaur. Big Bear has learned a lot of new moves recently, so I'll leave the Pterosaur to you. You will train against it so that its moves can be better adapted to your own. Be careful not to bring any new moves with you."
The Fossil Pterosaur can completely suppress the Bug Bear in terms of hard power, as long as it doesn't act recklessly. After all, the attack power of the Bug Bear is not something to talk about.
"Roar." (Okay, boss.)
"Howl." (Am I that kind of dragon?)
Circle Bear agreed honestly. But the Pterosaur felt that Xiaoyun's last words were directed at him, and shamelessly said that he could never do such a thing.
"Dream Demon, you have a strong talent for psychic abilities, and your hypnotic ability is already very good, but after all, you are a ghost-type Pokémon, and your use of ghost-type skills is still a little lacking."