I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

"If you plan...it's not really a plan." After thinking for a while, Bai Chen slowly replied: "I mainly came back because I wanted to understand some things, but I chose to come back at this time because of Kameez. Rei said something strange when she came to the Sinnoh area last time..."

"Kamizlei...Hmph~ So that's the case, I said how could you come back with your personality, so it makes sense~"

"What kind of character am I..."

Bai Chen replied speechlessly.

"It's just... you have a stubborn temper? Otherwise, you wouldn't come back for ten years, would you?"

"Who said that? I actually came back a year ago, it's just... huh?!"

During such a subconscious conversation, Bai Chen soon realized that he had slipped something, quickly covered his mouth, and carefully watched Joey's expression.

"Why don't you continue talking? You came back a year ago? And then? You didn't come over to take a look, did you?"

There was no trace of a smile in Miss Joy's smile, on the contrary, there was a strong resentment.

Regarding this point, Bai Chen has nothing to justify, after all, the fact that he came back a year ago but did not come here is indeed his problem.

But there was really no way. At that time, he was completely angry. The total time he came back was less than an hour, and he was so angry that he left immediately. When he calmed down, he remembered that he hadn't come to the Pokémon Center to take a look. .

"There...in fact, there are very deep reasons..."

Joey didn't know that he had a big fight at home when he came back a year ago, and he didn't intend to tell Miss Joy about it to make her worry.

"Forget it." Seeing that Bai Chen was so embarrassed that he couldn't even speak, she didn't pursue it any further. "So, have you met her since you came back? I remember what Kamizlei said. She left temporarily because of work three days ago."

"Is there really a job... I'm really unlucky..."

No matter how you say it, Kamizlei can be regarded as a public figure. From the very beginning, Bai Chen didn't hold the idea that he must catch up with her when she didn't have a job when she came back, but after learning the fact that she was indeed going to work, he still Can feel a little nerve-wracking.

After all, if he did this, his plan to stay here for two or three days would also be ruined.

"You don't need to look so obviously disappointed." Joey joked, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, he asked with some doubts: "Say you haven't been in Raven City since you came back?" Shall we take a stroll in?"

Thinking carefully about what Bai Chen said from the time he came here to now, it seems that they all revealed the information that he didn't go out on the street.

"No." Bai Chen said bluntly, "I'm very familiar with this place, so there's no need to read it again, right? Anyway, except for the updated infrastructure, everything else is the same as before~"

Bai Chen's attitude seemed very casual, and his tone of voice sounded a little irritable.

In addition to infrastructure, another important indicator of a city is of course the atmosphere of the city. Although what Bai Chen said is relatively euphemistic, the meaning of his words is very obvious, that is——

No matter how you think about it, the appearance of this city is the same as before. No matter how you walk in the streets, you will just add to your own congestion.

Of course, even though he said so, after all, more than ten years have passed, and the bad reviews he got in this city at the beginning must have dissipated with time.Perhaps in some corner, there are still people who remember that the child of a certain family ran away from home ten years ago because he was too rebellious.

But where the family lived, and what was the name of the rebellious child, these more specific information would definitely not be available.

If he relied on his current strength to challenge the battle arena in Raven City and win the No. 1 throne, his reputation in Raven City would definitely rise sharply, and he would become the big man that people yearn for, right?

After that, as long as he conducts a little more simple management, he will become a role model for the younger generation in Raven City and become a well-known figure in Raven City.

For the current Bai Chen, all these are just things that are within easy reach.

But what's the point?

If he really cared about these superficial things, he would have come back long ago, why would he need to wait until today?

He doesn't need the so-called model image in the connotation of entertainment supremacy at all. The so-called worship formed in the trend is not what he expects. What he wants to see, what a city really has is a more simple, Something simpler and more sincere.

"Hmph~ Then it's no wonder that you look sullen after hearing the news that you may have to stay in Raven City for a few more days."

Miss Joy chuckled twice and said so.

Although her experience is different from Bai Chen's in the past, as a nurse at the Pokémon Center, she has not been treated coldly by the residents of Raven City, but the source of Bai Chen's misfortune does come from the inherent problems of the city itself , Even Joy once thought about what to do to change this situation, but she couldn't come up with any solution in the end.

However, everything is different now.

"If that's the case, I suggest you take a walk on the street first, and take a closer look at the current Raven City. It has changed a lot since you haven't seen it in ten years."

"Has it changed..."

Bai Chen muttered like this, but he didn't believe what Miss Joy said at all.

If a city wants to change fundamentally, it must change the current city style that is mainly based on entertainment. But when I came back today, the overall appearance of Leiwen City is still the same as before, even better than before. No less.

After all, with the development of science and technology, the entertainment industry will of course have vigorous vitality.

However, whether you believe it or not, in order not to make Miss Joy worry, Bai Chen still promised to go for a visit later, and after receiving Bai Chen's promise, Joey nodded in satisfaction.

"Ding bell~"

Hearing the ringing of the bell at the gate, Miss Joy knew that it was her rest time again.

"Then I'll go to work first."

"Well... I see." Bai Chen simply said something and got up to leave, but before he left, he turned around and asked a question.

"By the way, you have been reluctant to say it since before. Now that ten years have passed, you should tell me your name, right?"

Joey is the surname, and the Pokémon centers in all regions can simply call them Miss Joey, but after all, Miss Joey in front of me has helped me so much, and Bai Chen has wanted to know her name since a long time ago Yes, but she has been refusing to say it.

"This~"

Miss Joy pressed her index finger to her lips, pretending to be stupid, and then replied in a hearty voice:

"What do you guess~?"

Bai Chen: "..."

Sure enough, it's still not that easy?

......

356 The accidental change, is it an accident?still......

"Even if Miss Joy said so, has this place really changed compared to before..."

Although Bai Chen didn't believe that this city could change, but based on his trust in Miss Joy, Bai Chen still had a little hope for this matter.

But how important is this expectation in his heart?Maybe less than 5%?

After all, in Bai Chen's eyes, becoming a Pokémon master is much easier than changing the hearts of the whole city. The former only needs to keep moving forward, but the latter needs to work hard on the basis of his own efforts. , but also to do more things.

At least Bai Chen thinks that he can't do this with his own ability.

Walking on the familiar street, Bai Chen followed what Miss Joy said, watching every detail on the street, but no matter how he looked at it, the city was still the same.

The neon lights that are also shining during the day, and the shouts for guests everywhere...

If we want to talk about changes, compared to before, the streets in Leiwen City will be more standardized now, and the illegal posters pasted on the walls of each street corner have also been cleaned up, and the overall appearance of the city is better than before. It will be cleaner and tidier.

But it seems to stop here, the entertainment atmosphere in the city remains unchanged.

......

"Hey! Come and compete with me today! In room 13, the 3V3 match has been booked, and it will be in half an hour!"

"Ok?"

Bai Chen was walking on the road, when suddenly there was such a shout from behind him, he thought that someone wanted to have a Pokémon battle with him, but when he turned around, he realized that the person invited was not himself , but a passerby trainer standing beside him.

Invitation match in the arena...

Bai Chen didn't have any special feelings about this, after all, all the trainers staying in this city were to improve their ranking in the arena, so as to obtain more honors and more prizes.

And generally speaking, the gap between the two parties is not that big, because the criteria for evaluating a game in the arena are as follows:

[-]. The state of the Pokémon on both sides after the battle.

[-]. The number of rounds between the two sides in the battle

[-]. Whether the battle method has unique innovations and own understanding.

.....

To put it simply, the closer the strength of the two sides is, the more rounds there will be in the battle between the two sides. In this way, their games can get higher scores.

Although the ranking is a thing that needs to be replaced by a challenge to a higher-level trainer to win, but points are not needed, as long as you have a battle, you will have points, and the number of points depends on the excitement of the game. The standard is the above three.

For such a judging standard, Bai Chen can't say that he hates it or anything, after all, he himself has never competed in the arena.

But to put it bluntly, he does not approve of this kind of point acquisition system. The emergence of this kind of system basically acquiesces in the warming up of lower-level trainers, and denies the possibility of them going above and below.

In other words, it is not conducive to the emergence of leapfrog challenges, ignoring the possibility between trainers and Pokémon.

Of course, many people will also say that there is still a ranking challenge?

There is, but how effective it can be is another matter. At least in Bai Chen's impression, there are very few low-level trainers in the battle arena in Leiwen City to actively challenge high-level trainers. Ranked trainers.

After all, every game is recorded in the battle arena, and everyone in the city has the right to watch other people's battle videos.

Under such circumstances, regardless of whether those trainers with higher rankings have time to accept so many challenges, most of the trainers in the middle and lower ranks are unwilling to undertake such "shameful" tasks. challenge.

Rather than attempting the possibility of winning a leapfrog battle, they prefer to immerse themselves in their own world.After the battle with a trainer of similar level to them, they will happily watch the replay and boast about their "perfect" command.

Long before subduing the rattan snake, the young Bai Chen already felt that the trainers in the battle arena in Leiwen City lacked a kind of drive and hard work, which is why even after he subdued the rattan snake Not willing to fight in a place like that.

"Oh? Are you going to fight me again? What is your current ranking? Have you improved compared to before?"

Sure enough...

Hearing that the conversation between the two trainers was about to enter the part he hated the most, Bai Chen shook his head in disappointment, and planned to leave here, but at this moment...

"Ah... this... this... so what if the ranking doesn't improve?! My goal is to beat you! I've only had this idea since the first time I lost to you!"

"?!"

Bai Chen's footsteps stopped, he froze on the spot, his mind was a little confused, and even his breathing became more rapid.

He is looking forward.

"What... isn't it the first battle that abused you? As for staring at me?" The trainer who was challenged sighed, looking a little helpless. "But, forget it... Last time you defeated my two Pokmon, right? I just want to avenge this revenge, so come on, I must get back to the first place today!"

"Who is afraid of whom? This time I will definitely defeat you! For this reason, I have formulated a new tactic!"

"Hehe...I'm looking forward to it."

While saying this, the two trainers glared at each other and walked towards the city center, while Bai Chen stood there blankly, watching their backs disappear from his sight.

Is this... an accident...

Although there were only such a few short conversations, Bai Chen still got a lot of information from it, and this information just pointed to what Bai Chen thought before, what the trainers in the city's battle arena were most concerned about. what is lacking-

Work hard, and...

Challenge the determination of the strong.

At this moment, Bai Chen recalled what Miss Joy said just now, "This city has changed".

impossible......

It's just a random accident, what can it explain...

While gritting his teeth, Bai Chen persisted in his opinion, but at the same time, he had greater expectations in his heart.

......

357 Belated Regret

Everything on the street, or in Leiwen City, is still so familiar, so familiar that even if Bai Chen closes his eyes, he can still walk to his destination.

But at the same time, it is so strange, so strange that Bai Chen is even thinking about whether the place he is currently in is Leiwen City.

"Oh? Pokémon battle? It's okay, it's a small matter, as long as you make progress~"

"Huh? Did you forget to bring money when you went out today? If that's the case, I can lend it to you. Be careful in the future."

"Of course......."

"no problem......."

Walking on the street close to Central Park, what Bai Chen heard were the voices of people in Raven City helping each other.

He couldn't hear this kind of sound before, and even if he heard it, its nature was completely different from what he heard now...

"In the past ten years, what happened here?"

Walking to a bench in the park, he found an empty seat and sat down, looking at the bustling crowd in front of him, Bai Chen couldn't help thinking this in his heart.

What he considered absolutely impossible to change, but today, no... It should be said that something has changed during the time he left.

"Do you want to continue walking around..."

Bai Chen tilted his head back, looking at the flowing clouds in the sky, for a moment he didn't know what kind of mood he was in right now.

It is definitely not easy to change something that is deeply rooted. To change the indifference of the people in Raven City, it is necessary to change the status quo of Raven City as the capital of entertainment, but the fact is...Right now Raven City is still an entertainment city. In the capital, the people who come here are still wandering back and forth in various entertainment facilities with the attitude of having fun, but......