Pokémon: The Climb

"Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore. Are you making this call now to start fulfilling your previous agreement? Where are you now? Why don't we come to Jinlang City and talk in detail?"

Chiba Youra had never seen anything before, and he knew Yang Yan's expression through his mobile phone, so he decisively changed the topic to avoid Yang Yan's embarrassment.

"I am currently in my hometown of Chenghua City. Due to some matters, it is temporarily inconvenient to go to Jinlang City. If possible, could you please come to Chenghua City? Of course, you can stop by and come to Chenghua City to investigate. I think This should be a good place to branch out.”

Yang Yan wasn't too sure about the current situation in Chenghua City, but he didn't feel much deviation from what he remembered along the way.

He still remembered that in the past, Chenghua City did not have a large-scale battle arena that could really compete with the top rankings, so even gorgeous competitions did not often choose this place as the venue.

Therefore, if Jinlang Arena can put more effort into this aspect, it may be able to gain a firm foothold in Chenghua City.

There is also Yuanzhong City. Before the Carlos Channel was opened, the level of development there was not even as high as that of Chenghua City. However, Yuanzhong City will usher in a period of rapid development in a few months at most. If we can take advantage of this opportunity, Taking the opportunity to build the largest local battle arena, it will definitely be very promising in the future.

"Chenghua City? Speaking of which, I have never been there. I heard that Qianli, the master of Chenghua Gym, has a vague reputation as the number one gym master of Fengyuan. It is indeed worth a visit. I happen to be free recently, so I Let’s take a walk!”

The reason why Chiba Youliang agreed is because the development of the battle arena has reached a bottleneck. If Chenghua City is really a good place, why not go there?

"Then I'm here to welcome you!"

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yan continued walking along the street.

This time he had a goal and planned to check out the locations in advance to see if there were any new battle arenas opened in Chenghua City in the past few years and what their size was.

About an hour later, Yang Yan stopped.

"Fortunately, only an ordinary battle hall has been opened. It seems that it would be feasible to open the battle hall here!"

Yang Yan searched for relevant information about Chenghua City on the Internet and found that the most discussed thing was Qianli. In addition, there was basically nothing else particularly eye-catching.

"Could it be that the last operation in Yijiang Town was so painful that it has not recovered even after more than four years?" Yang Yan guessed in his mind.

He thought that after that operation, Chenghua City would embark on a path of rapid development under the leadership of Qianli, but it didn't seem to be the case.

"Maybe Qianli himself doesn't care about this..."

Yang Yan could understand. After all, Qianli was born as a commoner and had been dealing with Pokémon before becoming a gym leader. He probably didn't understand how to help the city develop.

"The mayor of Chenghua City probably doesn't have much ability. With such good conditions, he doesn't know how to put more effort into seeking development!"

Of course, the mayor is not like the gym leader, and the mayor does not get profit dividends from the city, so what does it matter to him whether the development is good or not? All he had to do was ensure that nothing happened. If he didn't make any mistakes, he wouldn't be wrong.

Yang Yan raised his head and looked into the distance: "Maybe this is an opportunity to give Chenghua City a new lease of life!"

Along the way, he has been to many cities. Compared with the places he has visited, Chenghua City is really below average. There is almost nothing worth saying.

But since it is his hometown, Yang Yan believes that if there is an opportunity, he should help build it.

The Golden Leaf Battle Arena is the first step.

"After everyone arrives, we need to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Teacher Qianli again. If we can have teacher's help, the establishment of the battle center should be smoother."

With a sense of expectation, Yang Yan walked into this restaurant that was ranked high in Chenghua City.

The overall layout of the restaurant is modern with a touch of ancient art, and the decoration is elegant yet grand, which is very good.

"Sir, please come inside!"

As soon as he entered the door, a beautiful maid came up.

Yang Yan asked casually: "My friend booked box number 8, have they arrived?"

"Box No. 8? People have arrived, and I'll take you there."

Follow the waiter all the way upstairs, cross the corridor and turn a corner. The waiter pointed to the room on the left: "This is box No. 8!"

After saying thanks, Yang Yan pushed the door open and entered.

As soon as he entered the door, Yang Yan saw three girls sitting on the couch not far from the room.

He thought he had misremembered the box number, after all, it was impossible for the waiter to lead the wrong way, so he hurriedly apologized and prepared to go out.

"Sorry, I went to the wrong door!"

"It's Mr. Yohiko Ohgi, you're not wrong!"

One of the girls in a green shirt stood up immediately.

"you are?"

Yang Yan was sure that he did not know the three girls in front of him. What he couldn't figure out was, if he was not wrong, why were there girls present? Isn't this a dinner party for the four of them in their dormitory?

"Yang Yan, are you here? Come in quickly, why are you standing outside?"

At this time, another familiar voice came from behind Yang Yan.

Looking back, I saw it was Shoya.

Beside Shoya, there are two familiar figures.

"Yang Yan, long time no see. I just heard from General that you have changed a lot. Now that I see it, it's true!"

"Long time no see, Young Shu. You are the same. You have changed no less than me. In another situation, I would never have recognized you so quickly!"

Yang Yan smiled and stepped forward to give Shashu a big hug.

Then he looked at the other person.

"Cheng Tai, you have probably changed the most among us. When you put on a plaid shirt, you look very energetic. It is completely different from your previous temperament!"

Chengta is the most inconspicuous among the four people. After all, this guy always looks like he doesn't care and is just getting by.

Even the Hoenn Alliance Trial found it troublesome and did not participate. He is considered a very "alternative" person.

Of course, in Yang Yan's eyes, Cheng Tai is also a relatively transparent person. He won't force himself to do something he feels he can't do.

But for what he can do, he only tries to do something similar, and seems a bit lethargic.

Of course, that was Cheng Tai in Yang Yan's memory.

Cheng Tai now wears a shirt commonly used by office workers, holds a briefcase in his hand, has neat short hair, and is full of energy.

The temperament is completely different from before.

"Yangyan, you are the one who quietly became the league champion. If Shoya hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought that my roommate would be such an amazing big shot!"

Saying that, Cheng Tai also hugged Yang Yan.

"It's just a fluke. Don't call me a champion. It's strange. No matter what my identity is, I am still the Yang Yan you know. This will never change now or in the future!"

"Of course, by the way, what's going on with the three girls inside?"

Yang Yan gestured behind him with his eyes.