Chapter 599: The Higaki Conference Begins
The matter of Dragon Town has come to an end. Alice, who has been epically strengthened, along with Xiaozhi and Tiantong, have arrived at the final mission location in Unova.
Higaki City!
The United Alliance Higaki Conference will be held here soon!
The modern city surrounded by greenery has lights and decorations at the entrance, erecting a "triumphal arch" for trainers.
After passing through the gate, you can see the bustling shopping street. Various souvenir stalls have been set up, and the annual celebration of the United Alliance is about to begin.
"Pikachu~" Pikachu lay on Xiaozhi's shoulder and couldn't help but sigh.
Finally here!
"We've really experienced a lot along the way." Tiantong breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiaozhi and Alice looked at each other and said, "For the winner of the Unova Alliance, let's have a good fight."
"Okay, okay, let's go register first." Tiantong comforted the two enthusiastic companions.
"That's right, let's go." Xiaozhi nodded and carried Pikachu towards the venue.
Along the way, you can see trainers with various Pokémons.
Everyone had a smile of expectation and confidence on their face.
This is the highest level of competition in Hezhong. Whether you can stand out or work for nothing for a year depends on these few days.
The group arrived at the entrance of the main venue, and the magnificent competition area instantly caused Alice to exclaim.
“What a big venue.”
The United League's stadium is of classic architectural type, with a large main stadium and branch venues distributed in the four corners.
After that, this became Xiaozhi and Alice's main activity area.
"After all, it is the home ground of the United Alliance. Just looking at it makes people's blood boil." Tiantong also sighed with pride.
Xiaozhi was just about to get excited when he suddenly heard a familiar sound of wind.
"Get out of the way!!"
"I jump!" Xiaozhi did a backflip on the spot, and the girl who lost her target fell into the fountain on the side of the road.
"Bai Lu-san, you never get tired of playing~" Xiaozhi walked speechlessly to the fountain and pulled the soaked girl out.
"Sorry. I can't stop once I start." Bai Lu apologized awkwardly.
"It's okay, go and dry the clothes quickly, King Yanwu will do~" Xiaozhi recommended skillfully.
"Oh~ Don't worry, I'm here to watch the game with the Doctor. Let's go to the hotel first. You guys do your best." With a wave of her hand, Bai Lu rushed to the end of the street again.
“Private Marseille!!”
Bang! There's another puddle of water on the corner! Xiaozhi and the other two cover their faces together!
"I am full of passion~" Under the shade of a tree on the street corner, a young man wearing a headband climbed out of the hot spring tremblingly.
"Hey, are you okay?" Xiaozhi asked.
"It's okay~" The boy waved his hand: "I want to become the champion of the United Alliance~"
"Oh~ That's great. Have you registered?" Xiaozhi asked with a smile.
This kid himself is very impressive, Kotetsu-kun~
"Eh? What to register?" Kotetsu was stunned.
"Contestants must go to the Pokémon Center to register for the competition. You don't even know this? You're such a child." Alice immediately explained proudly.
"What! I thought it would be all right if I just showed up. Where is the Pokémon Center?" Kotetsu jumped up in panic.
"We are also contestants and we happen to need to register too, so let's go together." Xiaozhi sighed helplessly.
"Well~Arigato~" Kotetsu was moved and followed Satoshi and his group, walking towards the Pokémon Center together.
Pansy looked at the boy's opened tent and luggage, and shook her head in confusion. Is the security in Unova so good?
After completing the registration with Kotetsu, the young man randomly gave the nice guy card to Xiaozhi.
"Woo, woo, thank you, you are such a good person."
"Uh~ It doesn't matter. After all, if you didn't attend the conference, I would lose a lot of fun." Xiaozhi smiled and touched Riolu beside him.
Riolu narrowed his eyes and rubbed Xiaozhi with enjoyment, feeling a sense of admiration rising spontaneously.
This feeling is like the caress of our ancestors.
"Oh~ you are all here!" The sound of a helicopter engine was heard, and Bagir descended gracefully on his brother's helicopter.
"I hope we will all have a good game." Bagel nodded to Xiaozhi and the other two.
"Of course, I'm looking forward to it~" Xiaozhi showed a mysterious smile.
Separating from Kotetsu who insisted on sleeping in a tent, Satoshi and the other two moved into the players' village.
Because Alice is also a contestant, everyone was divided into two dormitories this time.
After having dinner and taking a sauna in the leisure area, Xiaozhi took out the Poké Ball he had deposited with him from the Poké Center.
According to the competition system, the United Alliance introduced a regulation for the first time prohibiting divine beasts from participating in the competition.
Xiaozhi was too lazy to say who he was targeting.
In that case, why not let Victini and the others go home and play with their mother for a few days, and let Professor Oak and Shigeru collect some data.
Xiaozhi focused on the Unova team and started to deploy his troops with veterans.
You are not allowed to use divine beasts, right? Then I will show you the power of the God Slayer.
The next day was the opening ceremony, and Xiaozhi went for a night run as usual, then returned to the dormitory and curled up on the sofa with Pikachu to watch the broadcast of the grand celebration.
As the referee, Serena will probably finish all her work in three days.
I should be able to catch up with Xiaozhi in the semi-finals.
Therefore, in the past two days, Xiaozhi acted alone for the first time. He was happy to see Tiantong and Alice act together.
After all, Alice doesn't look like she's good at handling championship affairs.
With Tiantong assisting him, the Unova champion Adek can now safely retreat to the second line.
As for what happens in the future, we’ll talk about it later.
On the TV screen, Serena appeared in a slim fishtail dress, and the queen's crown on her head was shining.
Although the Triple Crown Satellite Tournament in the Kalos region has not yet started, the title of Kalos Queen seems to be a foregone conclusion.
After watching the game, Xiaozhi put down the fries and ketchup in his hand, hugged Pikachu and returned to the bed: "Well, for the next game, let's replenish our energy."
"Pikachu~" Pikachu lay beside Xiaozhi and fell asleep peacefully.
After going through so many competitions, Ash and Pikachu are no longer the little kids who would be so nervous that they lose sleep before a game.
Every step taken with ease is the confidence brought by the four-crown glory.
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The next day, Xiaozhi got up early, had a phone call with Serena, washed up early, had breakfast, and met with other players at the main venue.
Except for the interesting part where the host appeared by jumping out of a plane, the rest of the segments were the same.
The person who gave the speech was changed to Adek, which made Xiaozhi couldn't help but complain that even old man Damaranch had forgotten about the United Alliance.
Amid the much-anticipated cheers, the preliminary groupings were announced.
The competition system of Hezhong is divided into one-on-one in the first round of qualifiers, followed by three-on-three in the second and third rounds, and starting from the fourth round, it is a full-scale six-on-six battle on the main field.
From the fifth round onwards, it is the semi-finals, and the sixth round is the finals.
It can be said that the schedule is quite tight.
But it was fine this way. Xiaozhi looked up at the competition group. In the first round, his opponent was...
Mei? ?
To be continued...