But Viridian City is located in the Kanto region after all, and the customs and habits of each city are different, not to mention the regions, so for Liliae, Viridian City's architectural style is also very novel, and naturally looks very good.
"As expected, Kanto, Alola, and Hoenn all give people different feelings. They always make people feel inexplicably at ease. Should we say that it is worthy of being the headquarters of the alliance?"
Gongsun Yan and Liliae were strolling in the streets of Changpan City. Liliae looked at the shops of different styles around her and couldn't help but speak.
"Well, the reassuring thing may not be due to the alliance, but more to Sakaki's management..." Gongsun Yan said a little embarrassedly.
To be honest, although the Kanto region is where the alliance headquarters is located, it is impossible for every city to make people feel safe, otherwise there would not be a heavily polluted city like Black Cloud City.
In fact, all cities in the Pokémon world are managed by people like gym owners and mayors, so whether a city can feel safe does not depend on the region, but on whether the local people in charge are serious about it.
As for the gym trainers in Tokiwa City... well, before revealing his identity, Sakaki was definitely a model of gym trainers. Not only was he capable, he also had strong financial resources.
There is no need to say much about his strength. He is recognized as a king-level strongman in the Kanto region. Except for the master of cold jokes and riddles who retired to the Crimson Lotus Island and ran the accommodation business, Sakaki's strength is undoubtedly the strongest in the Kanto region. Even Nancy at her full strength is no match for him.
Of course, in the eyes of Gongsun Yan, a bystander, this is very normal. The king-level strength displayed by Sakaki is restrained. Even if Nancy can use her psychic power to amplify psychic Pokémon, Sakaki's champion-level Beedrill will not give her the opportunity to display it.
Putting aside the fact that the bug type is better than the psychic type, as the boss of Team Rocket, Sakaki never cares about the rules against attacking trainers. His template or personality is that of a hero, and a hero will not be bound by rules and regulations.
And Tokiwa City has an amazing record. That is, during Sakaki's tenure, no malicious incidents occurred, not even theft. President Damaranch even specially awarded Tokiwa City a certificate of merit for this.
However, this certificate seems a bit ironic now. As the leader of the underground organization in the Pokémon world and the behind-the-scenes boss of Team Rocket, who would dare to act so recklessly in the city where the other party is in charge? I am afraid that he has been checked by the people of Team Rocket.
After Sakaki's identity was exposed and he was forced to leave Tokiwa City, a thief who wished to remain anonymous once said that it was not that they did not want to commit crimes in Tokiwa City, but that they simply could not get in.
For these little people who roam the dark side of society, a behemoth like the League might not care much about them, but it's different for Team Rocket, almost every one of them has a case record in Team Rocket, and once they dare to approach Viridian City, someone from Team Rocket will come to offer their warmth in no time.
The essence of the law is not to punish criminals, but to serve as a deterrent, so that those who have not yet committed crimes will not dare to commit crimes. However, perhaps because the Pokémon world is too peaceful, the legal provisions are simply too lenient.
So even though the average quality of people in the Pokémon world is very high, various crimes are always emerging. At this time, underground organizations like Team Rocket are far more deterrent than the Alliance.
It may sound ridiculous, but social stability still requires such underground organizations to maintain. In a sense, this is also a kind of sadness.
To be honest, if Team Rocket had not been so reckless in snatching other trainers' Pokémon and catching Pokémon in the wild without restraint, Gongsun Yan would have approved of Team Rocket's course of action. At least they provided many people who might not be able to afford Pokémon in their entire lives with their own Pokémon.
After lamenting the shortcomings of the Alliance, it was noon. Gongsun Yan and Liliae both felt a little hungry. After all, they both ran away without eating much breakfast. After a morning of flying, it was normal to feel hungry.
Just when Liliae was about to find a random restaurant to eat, Gongsun Yan reached out to stop Liliae and said mysteriously that he knew a place where the food was delicious and he didn't have to pay.
"Hehe, since we're in Tokiwa City, how can we not go and take a look at that place? The one guarding that place should be that brother. We don't see him often nowadays, so how can we not go and meet him in person?"
After seeing Gongsun Yan's slightly obscene expression, Liliae sighed helplessly and quickly followed him. Based on her understanding of Gongsun Yan, once Gongsun Yan showed this expression, someone would definitely suffer, and at the very least would be unhappy.
What made Liliae curious was that Gongsun Yan had never been to Tokiwa City, but now he was like a local, leading her forward. Even when they encountered a fork in the road, he did not hesitate at all and quickly found the direction.
Finally, Gongsun Yan brought Liliae to the door of a building with a very luxurious gate. The name of this building was, Tokiwa Gym.
Chapter 2 Xiao Mao's Girlfriends Group
"This should be the Tokiwa Gym, right?" Liliae looked up cutely, staring blankly at the gate of the Tokiwa Gym, and spoke to Gongsun Yan in a daze.
Liliae now had a lot of doubts in her little head. Didn't Gongsun Yan say that they were going to eat? Why did they suddenly come to the gym? There seemed to be something wrong with this plot.
But Lillie did not ask directly, but followed Gongsun Yan into the Tokiwa Gym. She was actually quite curious, because although the Tokiwa Gym did not send anyone out to greet the two, Gongsun Yan seemed to be very familiar with the terrain as if he had returned home.
Finally, the two of them walked through a long passage and came to a huge battle field. There was a space that could accommodate two standard battle fields, but there was only one battle field. The waste of space was huge.
"Are you a challenger? Welcome to..."
At this time, a figure appeared on the high platform directly opposite the two of them, and looked down at them and invited them. There was a very bright light behind that person, and the light made it difficult for the two of them to open their eyes.
Like a storm caused by a helicopter landing, Gongsun Yan and Liliae both felt a gust of wind blowing towards them, and the air around them seemed to flow rapidly.
After seeing the reactions of Gongsun Yan and Liliae, the figure began to speak his lines contentedly, but was interrupted by Gongsun Yan's angry voice.
"You bastard! You must have adjusted your stance. How can you look so camera-friendly just standing anywhere?"
Hmm...Faced with Gongsun Yan's angry rebuke, Xiao Mao was speechless for a moment. He had to admit that Gongsun Yan was right. The position where he was standing now, including the placement of the fill light behind him, were all carefully adjusted by him.
Ever since he was tricked by his grandfather to come back and temporarily take over the position of gym trainer of Tokiwa Gym a few weeks ago, he decided to design a cool enough opening for himself, preferably one that can scare away any challenger who comes to the door.
So he spent half a day designing a plan and purchasing equipment. After screening dozens of times, he finally found a position that would allow him and the fill light behind him to form a perfect configuration.
The challengers who came to challenge the gym a few times before were frightened by his appearance. Although they did not run away directly, they also made many mistakes in the gym competition. He dealt with his opponents neatly and swiftly, and even said a lot of advice in a cocky manner, satisfying his vanity.
After seeing Gongsun Yan and Liliae walk into the gym, he immediately walked to the position he had chosen, and turned on the fill light behind him at the time when the two walked in, wanting to repeat his old trick.
"Tsk, what a mistake. This guy was pretending too much. As a result, he was seen through in an instant. I need to improve next time. But this challenger is not simple. He reacted so quickly. It seems that he is not a good person." Xiao Mao silently complained in his heart and turned off the fill light.
"Okay, I'm Xiao Mao from Pallet Town, and I'm temporarily taking over..."
"Alright, alright, I know you are Xiao Mao, and you should have heard of my name, too. I am Gongsun Yan, your grandfather's disciple."
Xiao Mao was interrupted by Gongsun Yan again before he could finish his words. To be honest, Xiao Mao was really annoyed, and was about to take good care of Gongsun Yan in the next gym competition, but he was immediately attracted by what Gongsun Yan said.
"Hmm? You are Gongsun Yan? My grandfather told me about you."
After confirming that Gongsun Yan was really that Gongsun Yan, Xiao Mao jumped directly down from the platform that was two or three stories high. After landing, he walked in front of Gongsun Yan and the other person without even making any movement to release the force.
"Tsk tsk, he's worthy of being a real rookie. He can go up and down this height at will. He's almost stronger than Xiaozhi." Gongsun Yan couldn't help but sigh a few times.
"Of course, I am much stronger than Xiaozhi." In fact, Xiao Mao did not hear what Gongsun Yan said, but he heard Xiaozhi's name keenly and immediately expressed his arrogant mentality that he was stronger than Xiaozhi.
"Um, actually I'm not... Never mind. I came here today specifically to greet you, my brother. After I heard that you were tricked back to Guandu by the master, I've been wanting to come and disturb you once, and get a free meal at the same time." Gongsun Yan didn't feel embarrassed at all, and openly stated the fact that he was here to get a free meal.
"Haha, I guessed it. Forget it, you two come with me. My girlfriends should have prepared lunch." Xiao Mao couldn't help rolling his eyes, but still enthusiastically invited Gongsun Yan and Liliae to have lunch together.
"Wait, your girlfriends? I remember that when you chose to go to Sinnoh, didn't you send them all away?" Gongsun Yan said in confusion.
"Who do you think I am, brother? I thought you would be as handsome as me and smarter, but you are still so slow. Now that I'm back, they will naturally come back to me." Xiao Mao said arrogantly.
"Damn, I've been fooled by him. Hasn't this guy changed his personality? It turns out he was just pretending before." Gongsun Yan gritted his teeth and cursed Xiao Mao several times in his heart.
Gongsun Yan only remembered that after Xiao Mao lost to Xiaozhi in the Silver Conference, he gave up his life of luxury cars and beautiful women, learned to hike like Xiaozhi, and finally made a name for himself in the Sinnoh region.
Because Xiaomao's girlfriends never showed up afterwards, Gongsun Yan subconsciously ignored them. After learning that Xiaomao had returned to Guandu, the first thing he thought of was coming over to say hello and show off that he had found such a beautiful girlfriend like Liliae. But he was slapped in the face.
In short, after Gongsun Yan walked into the restaurant in the Tokiwa Gym, the group of Xiao Mao's girlfriends that appeared in front of him almost made Gongsun Yan think that he had come to the Kingdom of Women.
After seeing the number of Xiao Mao's girlfriends, Liliae, who was standing by, covered her mouth and even pinched the soft flesh on Gongsun Yan's waist, threatening him not to learn from his brother to be so "philanthropic".
"Hey, dears, this is the brother I mentioned before, Gongsun Yan, and next to him is his girlfriend, Liliae." As soon as Xiao Mao walked into the restaurant, two girls gathered around him, constantly asking about his well-being, which made Gongsun Yan's eyelids twitch.
"After I arrive at Pallet Town, I will report the situation here to Queen Kikuko and ask her to discipline this guy." Gongsun Yan silently clenched his fists and made up his mind.
Chapter 3 I can't think of a chapter title
In this way, Gongsun Yan and Liliae spent the most painful lunch time in their lives. Xiao Mao's girlfriends, who numbered more than two hands, caused tons of harm to both of them.
However, Gongsun Yan thought that what Xiao Mao did was quite good. When he was showing his affection with his girlfriends, that girl glanced at Liliae, which made Liliae feel provoked and she took the initiative to show her affection with Gongsun Yan.
It was for this reason that Gongsun Yan forgave Xiao Mao's boastful behavior. After all, it brought him and Liliae a step closer. Besides, Xiao Mao had more items, but was their quality higher? No!
"Hey, you didn't come here just to eat, did you? I remember you made an appointment with my grandfather to meet in the afternoon, didn't you?"
After finishing their meal, Gongsun Yan and Liliae sat comfortably on the sofa, enjoying the black tea brewed by Xiaomao's girlfriend who was an expert in tea ceremony. It must be said that it's good to have many girlfriends, at least you can find professionals for everything.
Take Xiao Mao, a winner in life, for example. As a gym trainer of Tokiwa Gym, he doesn’t have to do anything except accepting challenges from challengers. His girlfriend does everything for him.
Now the referee in the Tokiwa Gym is Xiaomao's girlfriend, the chef is Xiaomao's girlfriend, the breeder is Xiaomao's girlfriend, and even the doorman is served by Xiaomao's girlfriend.
Even so, there were still several of Xiaomao's girlfriends who didn't get the positions, so they spontaneously went to help Xiaomao warm his bed. When Gongsun Yan heard the news, he was completely stunned. Xiaomao actually did such an enviable... and despicable thing.
"Actually, I did come here to eat for free, but after seeing how you enjoy life, I feel a little unwilling, so I plan to challenge the Tokiwa Gym, otherwise I can't accept it." Gongsun Yan said gritting his teeth.
"Huh, I guessed this a long time ago. Come on, the battle field is ready. Let's end this fight as soon as possible. I still have to go shopping with my girlfriends." Xiao Mao raised his bangs and said provocatively.
The reason why Xiao Mao was so presumptuous was because he knew that the Groudon in Gongsun Yan's hand had been restricted and was not allowed to be used in gym battles or league competitions. If it was just Serpentine and the others, Xiao Mao thought he still had the strength to fight.
"Hey, okay, okay, let's go to the battle field quickly. Remember to prepare the green badge." Gongsun Yan showed a wicked smile and followed Xiao Mao.
Although Xiao Mao felt that something was wrong, he did not think about it too much. He casually took out a green badge from the cabinet next to him and threw it to Gongsun Yan.
"I'll give you the badge first. Actually, for someone like you who has already won the runner-up in the league competition, I always feel that it's a bit redundant for you to challenge the gym to get the badge." Xiao Mao shrugged and said.
Looking at the green badge in his hand, Gongsun Yan did not refuse. He also thought that the process of collecting badges was a bit cumbersome, and his strength was fully worthy of this green badge.
Even the Tokiwa Gym guarded by Sakaki couldn't stop him. Mewtwo, who hasn't yet entered the peak period of strength and whose body is still restricted by machines, can't think of being a match for Rayquaza.
However, Gongsun Yan was very pleased that Xiaomao was so sensible, so he decided to hold back a little in the upcoming gym battle so as not to let Xiaomao lose too badly in front of his girlfriend.
"Well, next is the gym battle between you and me. He's the one on my side. I'm counting on you, Nidoking!" As a gym trainer, Xiao Mao naturally released his Pokémon first.
Because of the relationship between the two, Xiao Mao did not follow the formal gym challenge process. Not only did he not ask a referee to come, but he even handed the gym badge to Gongsun Yan in advance. This was obviously against the rules, but it was not a big problem.
In fact, the so-called gym challenge process is given by the league to some new gym trainers. Those veteran gym trainers will not care about this kind of thing. As long as you get his recognition, he can give you the gym badge no matter where you are.
As for Nidoking, there is probably not much to say. It is one of the standard representatives of the ground-type Pokémon in the Kanto region and a veteran Pokémon lover. After all, only Nidoran and Nidoking can hatch eggs. The evolved Nidonar and Nidoqueen are both in the undiscovered egg group, which means they cannot reproduce the next generation.
Gongsun Yan had guessed that Xiaomao would release Nidoking or Nidoking to take the lead. After all, the Tokiwa Gym is a standard ground-type gym. With Xiaomao's Pokémon pool, it is really easy to find ground-type Pokémon for gym battles.
However, Gongsun Yan didn't really care what Pokémon Xiaomao sent out to fight, because he had a Pokémon that had heard about the gym battle a long time ago but arrived a little late and was unable to make it to the gym, and was now eager to try.
"Raykuza, I'm counting on you!" Gongsun Yan casually threw a Friendship Ball, and a familiar green dragon appeared on the field.
"What is this?!" After seeing the Pokémon sent out by Gongsun Yan, Xiao Mao's first reaction was not that Gongsun Yan had another legendary Pokémon in his hands, but that he wondered if Gongsun Yan couldn't afford to play.
"Come on, let's have a hearty fight!" Gongsun Yan said enthusiastically, while Xiao Mao had a look of despair on his face.
..........................................................................................
"Well, you fought well." Gongsun Yan walked up to Xiao Mao and shook hands with him, and subconsciously began to mock him.
"......Luckily you are good at fighting, otherwise with your mouth, you would easily get beaten to death." Xiao Mao was speechless for a while and said with a pout.
"Haha, I'm a little excited. After all, this is my first gym battle since I came to Kanto, and I want to get off to a good start." Gongsun Yan touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly and said in a low voice.
"Forget it, you've got the badge, and it's almost time for you to set off. My grandfather is still waiting for you in Pallet Town." Xiao Mao looked at Rayquaza beside Gongsun Yan, thought about it, and still didn't say anything. Instead, he reminded Gongsun Yan.
"Oh, okay, I see. Now I have a question. Xiaozhi should know that you are back. You two should have fought each other. Have you seen the strength of Xiaozhi's Suicune?"
Chapter 4: Still can’t think of a chapter title
"Oh, okay, I see. Now I have a question. Xiaozhi should know that you are back. You two should have fought each other. Have you seen the strength of Xiaozhi's Suicune?"
There was a hint of deep meaning in Gongsun Yan's words. Based on the bad fate between Xiaozhi and Xiaomao, Xiaozhi would definitely not miss this great opportunity when he knew that Xiaomao had returned to the Kanto region. Gongsun Yan even suspected that Xiaozhi would come to harass Xiaomao every now and then.
"Please don't mention it..." After hearing the question asked by Gongsun Yan, Xiao Mao's face instantly turned dark, and he said with a look of dismay.
"Oh, I understand. My condolences." Gongsun Yan could hardly hide the smile on his face.
Through Xiaomao's answer, Gongsun Yan already knew the answer he wanted. It seems that Xiaomao was beaten badly by Xiaozhi when he came back this time. Originally, the strength of the two should have been equal. Xiaozhi's ace Charizard was not around, and his strength was fluctuating. Logically, he should have been beaten by Xiaomao.
But who can blame Gongsun Yan for flapping his wings? Not only did Xiaozhi's strength increase greatly, but he also had a champion-level Suicune in his hands. Xiaomao was beaten by Xiaozhi and lost his confidence.
However, the facts were somewhat different from what Gongsun Yan thought. It was not that there was a problem with the result of the battle. Xiao Mao was indeed beaten by Xiao Zhi, but the person who harassed him was different. It was not as Gongsun Yan thought, that it was Xiao Zhi who harassed Xiao Mao, but Xiao Mao was unwilling to accept his loss and often wanted to get back at others.
Although Xiaomao's momentum is very good, victory in a Pokémon battle cannot rely solely on momentum. The gap in strength is still too big. Even the Lizard King was defeated by Xiaomao after mega evolution. However, Suicune is like a mountain blocking Xiaomao's way.
"Well, it's nothing. It's a pity that Xiaozhi's Gyarados and I are equally strong. Once we fight, we will always die together. Otherwise, maybe I could really beat Suicune once." Xiaomao said with great regret.
"Huh? Gyarados? When did Xiaozhi capture Gyarados?" Gongsun Yan was a little confused. He heard some news from Xiaomao that was inconsistent with his memory.
"It happened quite a while ago. At that time, Xiaozhi and I were not old enough to travel. Someone who was considered our older brother gave it to us."
Xiao Mao briefly recounted what had happened, then sent Gongsun Yan and Liliae to the gym entrance. After saying goodbye, he turned around and returned to the gym. He still had to stay there.
However, Xiaomao's explanation did not solve Gongsun Yan's inner doubts. He clearly remembered that the thing Xiaomao mentioned did not appear in any version of the plot, which made him a little uneasy.
But after thinking about it carefully, Gongsun Yan felt relieved. Isn't it just that Satoshi and Xiaomao have an extra Gyarados? Even if these two Gyarados are very strong, so what? Can they be stronger than the legendary beasts?
After figuring this out, Gongsun Yan took Liliae and set off for Pallet Town. Although it was inappropriate to say this, Gongsun Yan still wanted to say that Professor Oak was the regional professor of the Kanto region after all, so why didn't Tokiwa City have a shuttle bus to Pallet Town?
Fortunately, Gongsun Yan had the foresight to not send Charizard back to the Odamaki Research Institute, so Gongsun Yan and Liliae did not have to walk in such a miserable state.
As for Rayquaza, which can also fly, the reason why Gongsun Yan did not choose it was naturally because he did not want to be so ostentatious. After all, he came to visit his elders, not to cause trouble. It would be inappropriate to ride Rayquaza through the city.
The distance from Viridian City to Pallet Town is not very far, but it is not very close either. If you just walk, it will take a whole day to get there.
Although Ash was late when he got the Pokémon that year, he "borrowed" Misty's bicycle and arrived in Viridian City before dark, so the time was about the same.
If Gongsun Yan and Liliae rode Charizard, they should be able to reach Pallet Town within an hour or so, which is indeed much faster than walking.
Normally speaking, time spent on the road would always be boring, but this was not the case for Gongsun Yan and Liliae.
Gongsun Yan never feels bored no matter what he does simply because he has Liliae by his side. It's like a couple walking on the street. You can tell me what they did, but they didn't do anything, but they just don't feel bored. This is the case with Gongsun Yan and Liliae.
Liliae's situation was different from Gongsun Yan's. She had stayed at home for several years and had never seen the scenery outside. Therefore, even this very ordinary roadside scenery was very novel in Liliae's eyes.
Along the way, Gongsun Yan and Liliae also saw a lot of Pokémon. The most common ones were probably the two bird Pokémon, Pidgeot and Spearow. These two Pokémon were obviously natural enemies of each other, but their living spaces were highly overlapping, so fighting was inevitable.
Gongsun Yan and Liliae had fought each other no less than five times, and each time one of them fell to the ground and never flew up again, vividly and exquisitely displaying the cruelty of nature.
