Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

Before the 32-to-16 competition began, the Sixth Arena made some changes.

They probably didn't intend to change it originally, but they also didn't expect that the popularity of this rookie competition has far exceeded the popularity that a competition hall should normally get.

What does this amount to?

If the rookie competition held at the Sixth Arena is regarded as an Internet cafe e-sports competition, then the popularity they receive is the same as that of a professional e-sports competition.

Maybe this level of popularity is not much in the professional e-sports league, but it is not something that Internet cafes can get.

therefore.

The Sixth Arena quickly changed a series of potential hidden dangers.

For example, the pre-match lottery for players was cancelled and replaced by a unified computer lottery, which will be distributed to each player’s mobile phone 12 hours before the start of the game.

At the same time, the identities of both parties will be made public on the official website.

For example, the option of online ticket purchase has been opened.

For example, arrange sufficient security to maintain order on site and stop queue-jumping and scalping behaviors that have already occurred.

For example, popular foods such as hamburgers, popcorn, cola, and sausages have been added to the first floor to satisfy the cravings of people watching the game.

Another example is the addition of a live webcast function, the hiring of two professional commentators for on-site commentary, and a series of on-site draws for small gifts.

and so.

When Yang Xiao was sitting in the lounge of Field No. 3 and saw two medical staff busying around in front of him, he was surprised.

“So professional?”

"Ok?"

Realizing that the handsome boy in front of him was talking to him, the medical staff wearing a mask and protective clothing narrowed their eyes and said:

"Yes, now we have to make sure that none of the contestants' Pokémon have taken stimulants or other prohibited substances..."

He pricked the apprentice Bear's fingertip lightly, squeezed out a drop of blood and placed it on a transparent tray.

Then he put a band-aid on the bear apprentice's wound and patted the latter's furry head: "How brave."

Apprentice Xiong said nothing but smiled proudly.

Of course.

"I'll leave it to you, Miss Meilihua."

The medical staff turned and handed the tray to the Pokémon in the arms of another hospital staff member, smiling, "Please check here for any contraband."

"Know."

Meilihua snorted proudly and nodded reluctantly.

Yang Xiao crossed his legs and looked at it with interest.

The body of the beautiful flower is green.

It has round dark blue eyes, with a red mark similar to blush under its eyes, and two blooming red flowers on top of its head.

The lower body is covered with green or yellow leaves.

Meilihua touched some of the bear apprentice's blood with her hand and put it into her mouth. The next second, her cute little face wrinkled into a ball.

"What does it mean?"

Yang Xiao asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with the food?"

"Not really."

The medical staff explained: "On the contrary, it is a very healthy sign, because the characteristic of this beautiful flower is 'Healing Heart', which can cure the abnormal conditions of other Pokémon..."

"Although Miss Beauty Flower looks arrogant, she is a Pokémon who is very responsible for the mission. If there was any problem with the blood, she would have told us long ago..."

"In this case, it's because there's no problem. It just doesn't like the taste of blood."

"Know."

Hearing the medical staff praising her, Meilihua closed her eyes and nodded, as if to confirm that what the other person said was absolutely right.

"Ah."

Yang Xiao looked at Meilihua and smiled kindly.

After the medical staff left, Yang Xiao looked at his disciple Xiong, who had been standing in horse stance since the blood was drawn, and asked in confusion, "There's no need to keep doing horse stance. Do you want to take a break?"

“Huha (I don’t want it!)”

Apprentice Xiong immediately and seriously refused.

See this.

Yang Xiao sighed slightly.

Yesterday's multiple gravity room made Apprentice Xiong lose face.

It could never have imagined that it had taken down the gravity chamber by relying on "Hold On", but now it couldn't even hold on until the release of "Hold On".

It seemed that as long as Yang Xiao pressed the switch of four times gravity, Apprentice Bear would lie on the ground without any resistance.

Several hours of continuous failure had seriously hurt the self-esteem of the bear apprentice. Perhaps it was because everything had gone smoothly for him, making it difficult for him to accept the fact that he had "failed".

"Hey."

Yang Xiao shook his head slightly and stopped talking.

The bear apprentice is a Pokémon with a tenacious temperament. Once it makes up its mind, it is difficult to change it. For it, it probably dreamed of taking down the quadruple gravity room last night.

Forget it.

Anyway, the competition is not difficult, so just do the horse stance if you want to.

Yang Xiao took out his mobile phone, opened the short video platform, and checked his homepage.

I haven't checked for half a day and I've gained more than 10,000 followers.

As of now, Yang Xiao’s number of fans has exceeded 70.

This number is not exaggerated among short video bloggers, but it is very exaggerated for Yang Xiao, because until now, he has only posted the video he edited before participating in the rookie competition.

At that time, he only had a few thousand fans.

What does this indicate?

This shows that these 70 fans all come from the two rookie competitions that were not very valuable and were edited by fans, as well as the popularity brought by Jiang Youyi mentioning Yang Xiao's name in an interview.

This also shows that these fans are active fans.

Yang Xiao simply flipped through the private messages and automatically skipped those messages asking him for love. Just as he was about to click on the private messages from a few advertisers to take a look, a voice suddenly rang from the small speaker above his head.

"Hello, contestant Yang Xiao, can you hear me?"

Yang Xiao raised his head.

Nodding to the camera on the speaker

"very good."

The speaker continued, "There are still thirty minutes until the match begins. Do you have anything to say to your opponent?"

"Trash talk?"

"Yes."

"..."

Yang Xiao touched his chin, thinking about the identity of his opponent this time.

Because he never paid attention to the game privately.

As a result, Yang Xiao only found out after he got up this morning that all the information about the top 32 players in the rookie competition and the match arrangements for the top 16 had been announced on the official website of the Sixth Arena last night.

This time, Yang Xiao’s opponent is somewhat different from the past.

Yang Xiao recalled the photo that the other party registered.

He was a thin middle-aged man carrying a briefcase.

As long as you own a Pokémon, you can go to the League Center to apply to become a Sandalwood-level trainer, so it is possible for trainers of any age to appear at this level.

His signature Pokémon is a porter.

It was not difficult for Yang Xiao to tell from the photo that the little porter was well trained and the smile on his face was very real.

This is in stark contrast to the slightly bent back of the middle-aged man in the photo, who seems to be overwhelmed by life.

This can only mean one thing.

The middle-aged man has never treated his Pokémon badly.

The fact that he participated in the rookie competition and even made it to the top 32 speaks volumes about one thing.

He may be fulfilling a dream he had when he was young.

Look at him.

Yang Xiao always remembers a line of poetry.

"Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again."

Seeing Yang Xiao remained silent, the speaker urged, "Yang Xiao, have you thought about what you want to say to your opponent?"

“Does it have to be trash talk?”

"Uh...not really."

“… Try your best.”

Yang Xiao sat on the chair and looked at the camera silently: "I will do my best."