Pokémon: The Journey of Ordinary People

The Thorn Dragon King's brain can't keep up with the pace. Who can tell him what the Queen Flower Big Sister and the others have learned?

Turning to look at Zhang Yu, trying to find the answer from him

"Don't worry, there are still two days left. You can also learn the 36 Pokémon Stratagems. It's a good opportunity for them to teach you~"

With a sunny smile, Zhang Yu asked the Polygon Duck to project the training videos of the past few days to the Thorn Dragon King.

The Queen Flower and the Diamond Horned Rhino were pointing and commenting like old veterans.

"Hey ho?"

After several hours of study, the Dragon King asked Zhang Yu a question

"Hey! What's wrong with that expression on your face? What's wrong with that tone of your voice? Can a trainer's tactics be called a conspiracy..."

Zhang Yu explained with a guilty conscience, and then a series of words that the Dragon King could not understand.

"Besides, we used a lot of tricks to defeat the eight gyms. I just summarized and organized some of the essences~"

Hearing this, the Thorn Dragon King recalled the games he had played since his journey.

Smoke screens to block vision, water to wet the field to speed up movement... these are indeed some moves that normal people can't think of.

"Hey ho!"

"Hey, that's right, people, be creative!"

Zhang Yu patted the Dragon King on the back and said, "My child, you still have a lot to learn."

"Oh right! I almost went off topic. How's your superpower training going recently? Show it off!"

He was curious about what Thorn Dragon King had learned from Akisuke's Alakazam.

"Hey, hoo!"

The Thorn Dragon King nodded, blue light appeared in his eyes, and then his body slowly floated up.

"Ohh! Not bad, not bad. You have the ability to levitate? Are there any others?"

Zhang Yu gave a thumbs up and praised

The Thorn Dragon King continued to nod, twisted his body, and suddenly a transparent wall appeared in front of him.

"What is this? A reflective wall?"

This move is quite practical. It gives the Dragon King an additional means of defense.

Without waiting for Zhang Yu to ask, the Thorn Dragon King closed his eyes, and his overall momentum gradually became stronger.

"Hmm? Meditation?"

Zhang Yu was not surprised when he saw this scene. After all, he had just started learning superpowers, and the Thorn Dragon King quickly entered a meditative state, so learning the meditation moves was easy.

"What about the others? Anything else?"

Zhang Yu looked at the Dragon King expectantly

But I saw it shaking its head

"Hey hoo..."

"?"

"You mean, it's not that you don't want to learn, but that your head can't hold other superpowers and moves?"

Zhang Yu listened to the explanation of the Dragon King and thought for a while.

Indeed, if the Thorn Dragon has more psychic moves than the real Psychic Pokémon, it would be outrageous...

But it’s pretty good now! Something is better than nothing!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu happily said to the Dragon King

"Don't worry, I'm already very satisfied! There are still two days left, you should also study more with Tyrant Flower and the others, and set off once you are familiar with the new tactics!"

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Two days later, Zhang Yu took the new Pokémon on a Pidgeot flight to the Quartz Plateau.

Finally, half a day before the registration time, we arrived at the Quartz Conference venue.

"Huh... As expected of me, the timing is just right..."

Zhang Yu walked into the registration office at a leisurely pace and handed the illustrated guide to the staff.

"Okay, contestant Ayu, your lounge is in the first room on the third floor. After the opening ceremony of the Quartz Conference, please come here again to draw lots to decide your opponent and venue~"

The staff returned the illustration to Zhang Yu and briefly introduced the process.

These are all written in the trainer's manual, and Zhang Yu has memorized them long ago.

After getting the room card and coming to his room, Zhang Yu's navigator suddenly rang.

“Ding ding…”

"Hello? Is Ayu here? The Quartz Conference has started. Are you attending?"

A voice that hadn't been heard for a long time came from the phone, which made Zhang Yu stunned for a moment.

"Ah, I'm here, Liliae. I'm already at the Quartz Conference venue!"

"Wow, that's great. I came here just to wish you the best. I was too busy recently and we didn't have time to talk..."

"By the way, after the Quartz Conference, it will be the New Year Festival. Do you want to come to Hoenn to celebrate the New Year? Or go back to the Orange Islands?"

[The New Year Festival can be understood as the Spring Festival in my country]

Liliai's question surprised Zhang Yu

New Year Festival? I don’t think I’ve known about this. Is there a term for New Year Festival here?

"Thank you for your blessing, Lilia. If I have nothing to do during the New Year, I can go to Hoenn~"

I'm not a native of the Orange Islands anyway, and with the house in Hoenn Shiori City that Sakaki gave me, it's nice to spend the New Year in the Hoenn area.

"Okay! It's settled then. When you come to Hoenn, remember to call me and I'll come visit you~"

Liliai was very happy on the other end of the phone. Since she took over the project that competed with the Great Purple Violet Holdings Company, she was busy every day.

But now the head office's breakthrough in the research of ∞ energy has caused the Great Purple Violet Holdings to decline.

I was able to take a break from my busy work.

"Okay, I'll contact you then."

After Zhang Yu accepted Liliai's invitation, the two chatted about their recent situation and their relationship quickly became familiar again.

After finishing the chat, Zhang Yu walked around the venue and got to know the general environment.

Finally, I had a meal with Pokémon in the cafeteria at the venue.

You know what, the cheese made with Moo Moo fresh milk here tastes really good.

After eating and drinking, Zhang Yu returned to the lounge and waited quietly for the opening ceremony the next day.

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"Hello, good morning everyone... Welcome to this year's Quartz Conference! I am the host Damaranchi..."

A short old man with a white beard said into the microphone with a strong voice

"This year's conference is a little different... It will be broadcast live, and everyone can follow the official account of the Quartz Alliance on their mobile phones..."

"Choose the contestant you support and you will have a chance to win a prize~"

After hearing what Damaranchi said, Zhang Yu, who was sitting in the stands, also opened his phone to search

Sure enough, the first page is the live broadcast of the Quartz Conference

There are also various analysis live broadcasts from the museum owners below

By the way, with the joint efforts of Pokémon Network Technology Co., Ltd. and the Alliance, Mewtwo was repaired and upgraded in just 4 days.

Currently, the Pokémon Network can cover the entire Kanto region.

Zhang Yu slowly looked through the official list of contestants, and soon found his name, and clicked on the "Support" button.

However, there is only a brief introduction, and more specific information will be revealed after the official start of the competition.

"...Okay...Now I declare that the Quartz Conference officially begins!"

Damaranchi's voice interrupted Zhang Yu who was looking at his phone.

Accompanied by the exciting music, a trainer lit the flame on the torch stand, and the blazing flames suddenly burned.

The official live broadcast room suddenly became flooded with various gifts.

There were cheers from the stands too.