Looking at the port town "Chenglang" in front of her, Xiaoxia couldn't help but sigh: "Finally we're here!"
"It only took half a month, what do you mean 'finally'..." Guan Liyuan said helplessly.
"Tsk, it's only a three or five-day journey, but you walked for half a month!" Xiaoxia said arrogantly.
"I think you are the least qualified to complain about this..." Guan Liyuan complained in a low voice.
Yes, the reason why it took so long this time was indeed Guan Liyuan's fault.
Because he had to capture Pokémon and teleport back to "The World's No. 1 House" along the way, so he lingered on the road for a long time.
As for Xiaoxia... Although she is a road idiot, she doesn't even know the road in front of her house!
The most important thing is that from Hualan City to Chenglang Port, the main road and the wild alternate along the way, and there is no large forest, so there is no condition to get lost.
"Isn't there someone waiting for us here? They are already waiting anxiously, right?" Xiaoxia said.
"No, I agreed with the alliance at the beginning to meet at Chenglang Port in half a month." Guan Liyuan said.
Half a month ago, Guan Liyuan had just demonstrated "Bond Evolution" at the Xinhua Blue Gym. The news spread almost instantly on the Internet, and Oak got the news immediately. Not long after the game ended, Guan Liyuan received a forum message from Oak...
Although "Bond Evolution" is not a key research project in the Quartz League like it is in the Kalos League, the sudden appearance of the "Bond Evolution" phenomenon made it impossible for the Quartz League to remain indifferent.
Therefore, the first person to find was Professor Oak...
After all, Guan Liyuan's identity information was all forged by Professor Oak. Others could not find it, but if the Quartz League checked it, they would naturally find it!
Of course, with Professor Oak's status in the league, no one wanted to punish him for such a trivial matter, but asked Kikuko, who was more familiar with Professor Oak among the Four Heavenly Kings of Kanto, to ask Professor Oak about Guan Liyuan.
As for Professor Oak, he is old and wise. Of course, he will not advertise his magical forum like Xiaojie. There are too many things involved and it is too troublesome... So Professor Oak went all out and directly announced that Guan Liyuan was his illegitimate son, and his mother was already dead!
Some people in the alliance were shocked and couldn't bear to look at the old and strong Professor Oak, but they didn't explore the problem of Professor Oak's lifestyle.
On the contrary, Guan Liyuan was very dissatisfied with this lie of Dr. Oak!
However, this is relatively reasonable at present...
Since he is the illegitimate son of Professor Oak, he is also half of the "own people" for the Quartz Alliance. So the kings of Kanto and Johto and the champion Alia decided to let Guan Liyuan choose whether to come to the Champion Land where the alliance headquarters is located to assist them in research, or the alliance sent people to Guan Liyuan to collect information from time to time.
Guan Liyuan of course chose the latter. He didn't have time to stay in the alliance. Although the latter option would give him less benefits...
If the alliance could help him get the legendary beasts, Guan Liyuan might have made a different choice. But even if Guan Liyuan went to the Champion Land, the alliance would only promise to help him get eight quasi-legendary beasts from each region, two of each type, one male and one female.
This is also because they found out that Guan Liyuan had registered a breeding house, and Professor Oak testified that Guan Liyuan was gifted in communicating with Pokémon and breeding, so the alliance agreed to give it to him.
A mere quasi-legendary beast... Guan Liyuan refused directly.
If others knew about this, they would probably scold Guan Liyuan for being greedy!
If eight quasi-legendary beasts were successfully bred, "The World's No. 1 House" would probably become the top breeding house directly. Even if the quasi-legendary beasts have a low reproductive capacity, using this as an advertisement would be enough to support the signboard of the top breeding house.
However, Guan Liyuan still chose the latter, and the alliance also agreed to give him two Dratini eggs as a reward for assisting in research.
The reason for this reward is probably because of "Professor Oak's illegitimate son".
After Guan Liyuan and Xiaoxia arrived at Chenglang Port, the mobile phone that had been reduced to an electronic watch and flashlight in the wild finally had a signal again.
Guan Liyuan wanted to contact the person sent by the Alliance immediately, but was stopped by Xiaoxia: "Wait! You look so sloppy now, it's not good to go to see the other party directly, right? Let's go to the Pokémon Center first!"
Although it is a port city and the area is not large, it has everything, and there is a Pokémon Center.
After Guan Liyuan and Xiaoxia went to get a room, they took a shower... Of course, they each got their own room and showered separately... Then they contacted the young researcher of the Alliance according to the contact information given to him by Professor Oak.
"Hello, I'm Guan Liyuan."
"Mr. Liyuan, hello... I'm Lijia, it's our first meeting, please take care of me!"
"Huh?" Guan Liyuan and Xiaoxia turned their heads in confusion.
Because the second half of the sentence can be clearly heard, not only in the mobile phone receiver, but also from behind them!
At this time, they were in the lobby of the Pokémon Center. It seemed that this "Lika" was also here, and after the phone call, she found them directly.
The two turned around and saw a woman who was only a few years older than them, probably about the same age as Ayame, with short black hair and a headscarf, wearing a traditional light yellow dress with two sleeves hanging down for one meter. After seeing Guan Liyuan and Xiaoxia turned around, she smiled at the two.
"Hello, I'm Lijia. I will make some observations on Mr. Liyuan from now on, and I hope to help Mr. Liyuan. Master your power faster." Lijia smiled.
"Thank you..." Guan Liyuan didn't expect that the so-called "researcher" was actually a woman, and she was younger than he thought.
It is said that she is also good at communicating with Pokémon?
"I'm Xiaoxia, Liyuan's travel companion, please take care of me." Xiaoxia said.
"Well! I have also heard people mention Miss Xiaoxia. I believe that your love for water Pokémon will definitely get the best response from Pokémon and become a great trainer like your father." Lijia said.
"Just call me Xiaoxia... I hope so!" Xiaoxia said reluctantly.
Guan Liyuan looked at Xiaoxia in surprise and invited Lijia to have a meal at the Pokémon Center...
Well, Guan Liyuan likes to treat guests with the free buffet at the Pokémon Center the most!
Since Lijia was sent by the Alliance, she naturally enjoyed the privilege of receiving VIP services at the Pokémon Center.
During the meal, Li Jia did not rush to ask Guan Liyuan about the "Bond Evolution", but instead discussed the itinerary.
After learning that Guan Liyuan and Xiaoxia were going to go out to sea and head south to Guren Island, Li Jia recommended a ship in three days.
"Guren Island... In three days, the Saint Annu, which happened to come from the Sinnoh region, will stop at the Port of Arirang, and then sail along the mainland, heading southwest, passing Guren Island, and going to the Johto region in the west. We can book a ticket from here to Guren Island." Li Jia said.
"Saint Annu? That's a high-end cruise ship, right?" Xiaoxia had obviously heard of it, and seemed a little interested.
Although Xiaoxia was sixteen years old, older than Guan Liyuan, she was still at the age of playing!
"That's right, every year, the luxury cruise ship starts from Sinnoh, passes through Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn, and finally returns to Sinnoh. This section in the Kanto region is from Arirang Pier to Guren Island, which takes four months." Li Jia said and took out the route she searched on the Internet.
It seems that Kanto and Hoenn are its main routes, and Johto only passes by a few places...
"The Sant'Anno... ah! It's still docked in Deadwood City, right?" Guan Liyuan suddenly remembered that the Sant'Anno... isn't it the ship that appears in the animation, comics, and games! In
the game, there are many trainers to challenge on the Sant'Anno; in the comics, the Sant'Anno is Ma Zhishi's private cargo ship; in the animation, it is the place where Team Rocket holds a "trainer party", which is actually a conspiracy to plot against trainers' Pokémon...
It can be said that in the comics and animations, the Sant'Anno is related to Team Rocket! In
the comics, Ma Zhishi is one of the three cadres besides Aju and Nancy, and at the same time, whether in the game, animation or comics, he is the owner of the Dead Leaf Gym.
However, in the Pokémon world, Guan Liyuan had already checked the information. Among all the gym leaders of the Quartz Alliance, there is no such person as Ma Zhishi, so Guan Liyuan is not sure whether he is one of the three cadres of Team Rocket...
"The Saint Annu... is it a luxury cruise ship in the Sinnoh region? Then are there any activities in the Kanto region?" Guan Liyuan asked.
Since it is a luxury cruise ship that receives tourists, it is obviously not Ma Zhishi's cargo ship, but whether it is related to Team Rocket or Team Rocket's conspiracy makes Guan Liyuan very concerned.
"It is a ship in the Sinnoh region, but according to the annual practice, the Saint Annu will cooperate with the local alliance when passing through the Kanto region and the Hoenn region. What specific activities will be known after it arrives in Vermilion City... Vermilion City is also the first large boarding point in the Kanto region. There will not be many people boarding the ship here at the Port of Waves." Lijia said.
"Cooperate with the alliance?" Guan Liyuan felt more and more that there might be "surprises".
"This year, it may be Gym Master Sakaki who will host the event... Lady Aliya will step down as champion tomorrow. Gym Master Sakaki and King Doten are both popular candidates for the new champion. King Doten is quite popular in Johto, and Gym Master Sakaki has the support of many gym masters in Kanto... Gym Master Sakaki should want to use this opportunity to build momentum." Lijia said.
"Gym Master Sakaki?" Guan Liyuan asked in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Lijia and Xiaoxia looked at him in confusion.
"Ahem, nothing." Guan Liyuan thought to himself that it was a good thing that he had not mentioned to Xiaoxia that "Sakaki might be the boss of Team Rocket" before, otherwise she would definitely be exposed.
As for Aliya, Guan Liyuan naturally knew that she was the champion of Kanto and Johto in the current Pokémon world.
Although the two regions are adjacent and are both under the management of the Quartz Alliance, it is not common for someone to be the champion of both regions.
Ariad is highly respected, but he is already old. It seems that the champion will be replaced next year, and there will be no more cases of being the champion of two places at the same time...
The "champion" of the alliance does not refer to the champion who wins the first place in a certain competition. For example, the champion of the Quartz Competition is only qualified to challenge the champion of the alliance, just like the difference between the king-level trainer and the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Alliance", the latter is the top decision-maker of the alliance! Similarly,
the champion of the alliance is also very important in the alliance, and is even the nominal top leader.
The champion of the Kanto region has never appeared in the animation. In the game, the protagonist eventually becomes the champion, and the previous champion is Xiao Mao who has just become the champion. The original champion of the champion of the Johto region is Du.
Therefore, Guan Liyuan also paid special attention to who the champion of Kanto is in the Pokémon world...
It turned out to be an unknown guy, and he also holds the title of the champion of Johto?
But the current situation has obviously exceeded Guan Liyuan's expectations!
Seeing Guan Liyuan's complicated expression, Li Jia couldn't help but say: "Huh? Do you want to follow in your father's footsteps and become the league champion as well? I believe you will succeed in the future, but now... it's a little early to consider this."
"Follow in your father's footsteps?"
Guan Liyuan was stunned when he heard this, and then he was about to say "mmp" in his heart...js3v3