Chapter 69: A Magical Restaurant
"Little Rada, come back! Well, you are very strong." After taking back his little Rada, the boy in shorts stepped forward and shook hands with Gongsun Yan.
"Well, your strength is also very good." Gongsun Yan praised the other party slightly against his conscience.
As for the previous battle with the boy in shorts... I don't think anyone would really think that this kind of battle is worth writing about. I don't even want to add a lot of words because it's really too boring.
To describe it simply, it's a turn-based game. You hit me and I hit you. Other than that, the only thing you can say is to get out of the way. It really makes Gongsun Yan feel bored.
But even in such a boring and crushing game, Lillie was watching with great interest. After all, Gongsun Yan's confident look made Lillie intoxicated.
After saying goodbye to the boy in shorts, Gongsun Yan and Liliae once again set out on the road to Yuhong City, but they could not speed up at all because people kept jumping out of the bushes to challenge Gongsun Yan, which made Gongsun Yan feel both painful and happy.
There were even two people squatting in the bushes to gank passers-by. One of them was blocked by Gongsun Yan, and the other one saw that he was left behind. After seeing Liliae, he actually invited Liliae to a battle.
Because Gongsun Yan also wanted to cultivate Liliae's combat awareness, he did not stop her. Instead, he watched with great interest from the side and even wanted to take out a cup of popcorn to eat.
What? Are you asking about Gongsun Yan's opponent? If Gongsun Yan had to personally command Duolong Messiah to deal with such an opponent, it would be a bit too much to bully a child. It would be better to let Duolong Messiah fight independently.
However, Gongsun Yan's wish to watch the fun was not satisfied. Maybe it was because Lillie was too nervous, she accidentally took the wrong Poké Ball. She originally wanted to release another Dragon Messiah to join the battle, but what came out of the Poké Ball was a Rhydon.
As for what Lillie's opponent was thinking, Gongsun Yan didn't know, but seeing that the opponent didn't even wipe his snot, the kid must have been scared silly, and stayed where he was with his walking grass.
The scene that followed was so beautiful that Gongsun Yan didn't even dare to look at it. Anyway, the child who fought against Liliae ran home crying, which made Liliae feel a little embarrassed. She wanted to chase him to explain but found that she couldn't catch up at all. The other party was indeed a local and was very familiar with the terrain.
But every blessing in disguise is not without its benefits. Gongsun Yan and Liliae found a small town. The child should live in this town. Gongsun Yan confirmed from the Pokémon Navigator that there is a Pokémon Center in this town, which means that the two of them don't have to sleep outdoors.
It's a bit embarrassing to say, but due to Gongsun Yan's negligence, he and Lillie don't have a Pokémon that can use water-based moves. Nian Meir knows one water-based move, but the water-based move he knows is Pray for Rain. This meant that Gongsun Yan and Lillie couldn't even take a bath last night.
Of course, Gongsun Yan didn't mind taking an open-air bath with Lillie, but Lillie firmly disagreed. Praying for rain was not like other water-based moves. The target was too obvious. Lillie was not thick-skinned enough to allow her to take an open-air bath so wantonly, even if the side was blocked by rocks.
When cooking, you can use the water stored in Gongsun Yan’s backpack, but no matter how sick Gongsun Yan is, the drinking water he brings is not enough for bathing.
Even the plates from last night and lunch were not washed with water. Gongsun Yan simply threw everything into Chouchou Ni's mouth. When he took them out two minutes later, they were not only as clean as new, but Chouchou Ni also helped to disinfect them, killing two birds with one stone.
So Gongsun Yan put his Pokémon encyclopedia in front of Miss Joy, asked for a better room, and then took Liliae to the room to take a shower, without noticing the strange expression on Miss Joy's face behind him.
"Young people nowadays... Oh, should I remind them to be careful and not cause any deaths? I'm so confused."
Miss Joy looked at Gongsun Yan and Lilia going upstairs. Her gaze lingered for a long time on Gongsun Yan's right hand holding Lilia's. She suddenly felt that the alliance needed to increase physical hygiene education for teenagers.
Thinking of this, Miss Joy took out a piece of paper and a pen from under her desk, and began to write furiously. By the time Gongsun Yan and Liliae finished their showers and walked out of the Pokémon Center, Miss Joy hadn't noticed that she had been writing the project plan to be submitted to the Alliance.
"By the way, what are we going to eat?" Liliae asked in a low voice as she and Gongsun Yan were strolling on the streets of the town, visiting the surrounding buildings.
"Well, I don't know. I don't know what good food there is in this town. Let's just walk around and see. Maybe we can find a good store."
Gongsun Yan decisively chose to follow the method of going with the flow under the guidance of Inogashira Goro, and used his stomach to navigate to find delicious restaurants nearby.
But it was obvious that the stomach navigation did not work this time. Gongsun Yan and Liliae saw a very interesting restaurant before they even walked out of the street.
The decoration of this restaurant is obviously out of tune with the other old buildings around it, but what attracted Gongsun Yan was not the decoration but the words on the sign at the door.
【Customers who dine in this restaurant must first engage in a Pokémon battle with the owner and pledge an item. 】
[The winner can take the item back, and the restaurant will provide free food of the same value as the collateral. ]
[The loser will lose the collateral, and our restaurant will provide food worth half the collateral. ]
These three words are written on the sign at the door. Gongsun Yan could hardly walk after seeing these three words. It seems that the owner of this store is a wonderful person who can come up with such interesting rules.
"Hey, Lilia, let's just eat here. To dare to put up a sign like this, they must be very confident in their own abilities, or they must be very confident in their own dishes, or both."
Seeing Gongsun Yan's excited look, Liliae sighed helplessly, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her face. After all, Gongsun Yan was the person she liked. What else could she do? She could only agree to Gongsun Yan's request like coaxing a child.
"Okay, whatever you say~"
Chapter 70: Is it a Pokémon battle or my turn?
When Gongsun Yan and Liliae were done, they walked into the magical restaurant in front of them. At this moment, Gongsun Yan noticed that the name of this restaurant looked familiar.
【Gurus Restaurant】
"Oh, I see. Gurus specializes in hunting rare cards. It turns out that this world view also incorporates the routines of Yu-Gi-Oh!" Gongsun Yan suddenly understood why the rules of this gambling fight looked so familiar.
"Welcome, both of you. May I ask if you have prepared the items you want to pledge?"
Just after Gongsun Yan and Liliae walked into the restaurant, a waiter who looked like a clown and had a very strange mask on his face came up and greeted the two of them.
"Ah!" Liliae was obviously frightened by the other party's mask and quickly hid behind Gongsun Yan, but Gongsun Yan didn't feel surprised at all when he saw the other party. Pandora, don't think that you can be a good waiter just by changing into a waiter's clothes. Your mask has already exposed you.
"Hello, let's have a meal together. As for the collateral, I think this should be enough." Gongsun Yan held Liliae in his arms, fumbled in his pocket, took out an empty initiative ball, and threw it into the tray in Pandora's hand.
Even though the price of the First Move Ball is only one thousand yuan, that is only the official price. Due to production restrictions, the price of the First Move Ball on the black market can even reach one thousand two hundred yuan, which is more than enough for a dinner.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that an ordinary Poké Ball only costs two hundred yuan, which seems very cheap, but it is actually not the case. The average income of ordinary people in the Pokémon world is roughly between three thousand and four thousand yuan, so even if a family of three goes out to eat in a restaurant, it will cost less than fifty yuan at most, so you can see how expensive it is for trainers.
And these are just daily consumables for trainers. Poké Balls, no matter how expensive they are, will break after one use and need to be bought again. That is why Silver Corporation and Devin Corporation can become as rich as a country.
When everyone is using your product, it will be hard for you not to become the richest man in the world. This is the power of monopoly. Monopoly business is naturally the most profitable, and the Alliance does not have any antitrust laws, or in other words, these two companies are manufacturers of Poké Balls recognized by the Alliance.
The reason why the Alliance did not agree to release the rights to produce Poké Balls was not because of some dirty reasons as others thought, but purely because the requirements for producing Poké Balls were very high, and those small companies could not achieve perfect quality control.
Let’s take a simple example to make it clear that if the quality of the Poké Ball is poor, the Pokémon inside will not only not get enough rest, but its lifespan may even be shortened. When using the Pokémon transporter, the Pokémon inside may even be lost.
"The above examples are not groundless." This sentence should be able to explain the Alliance's behavior. Perhaps there are indeed various reasons, but the problem also exists objectively. Until it is solved, the price of Poké Balls will never drop.
Having said so much, in fact, it is just to highlight the high price of this initiative ball. After seeing this initiative ball, Pandora immediately became serious, said that he would go to consult the boss, and left first. He did not take the initiative ball with him, but placed it on the table next to him.
Gongsun Yan was not surprised. This was a good opportunity. Regardless of whether his subsequent challenge would be successful, the other party would at least have to make dishes worth more than 500 yuan, which was still a big business for this small town.
And since he could easily take out a first-chance ball for gambling, Gongsun Yan’s identity was definitely not simple. Anyway, the one who would fight against them in the end was their boss, so Pandora went directly to find their boss.
Before Gongsun Yan and Liliae had to wait long, Pandora came back, followed by a man whose hairstyle made him look like he was good at playing cards. Gongsun Yan recognized who the man was at a glance: Malik Ishdar, your hairstyle betrays you!
"Hello, both of you. I'm the manager of this store. My name is Malik Ishdar. I wonder who will be fighting against me." Malik came up and saluted as a gentleman. After introducing himself, he asked who the challenger was, which shows how much he loves fighting.
It was not beyond Gongsun Yan's expectation that he was indeed Malik Ishdar, but judging from his gentle tone, this Malik should be the cousin Malik, and the Malik after the end of the plot, otherwise he would definitely not have such a gentle tone.
"It's me. My name is Gongsun Yan, and this is my girlfriend Lilia. I saw the sign at the door of your store. It seems that you are very confident in your own strength. I hope we can have a wonderful battle next!"
Gongsun Yan stood up in an instant, stood in front of Malik, and looked straight into his eyes. The two of them immediately found that there was the same fire burning in each other's eyes, that was the fire of longing for a hearty battle.
"Okay! Then please move to the battle field at the back. The next battle will take place there!" After hearing Gongsun Yan's declaration of challenge, Malik's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took the lead and walked directly to the battle field at the back of the restaurant.
Seeing Malik leading the way, Gongsun Yan naturally followed closely behind; and how could Lillie miss Gongsun Yan's highlight moment, so she naturally went there happily, and so the four of them went to the battlefield together with Pandora.
Should we say that Malik Ishdar is worthy of being the descendant of the grave-keeping clan? The restaurant in front is so magnificently decorated, but the battlefield seems so gloomy, it even makes people feel that a ghost will run out at any time. Liliae was so scared that she leaned on Gongsun Yan.
"Ah~, Malik, you did a good job!" Gongsun Yan, holding the soft jade in his arms, still remained serious on the surface, but in his heart he had already given Malik a thumbs up. I would like to call this assist the strongest.
Leaving aside trivial matters, they have arrived at the battle venue. Gongsun Yan and Malik have each taken their positions, while Pandora has taken the position of referee. Yes, it is quite outrageous that this informal battle actually has a formal referee.
The rules of the following battle are also very simple and can be summarized in one sentence: each person can only use one Pokémon, and the winner is determined in one round. Such a simple rule also makes Gongsun Yan more curious about the purpose of the referee.
After knowing that only one Pokémon could go into battle, Gongsun Yan hesitated. He kept stroking the Poké Ball on his waist with both hands, thinking about which Pokémon would be more suitable to go into battle.
Chapter 71: Fire-breathing dragon? The Winged Dragon of the Sun God!
Compared to Gongsun Yan's entanglement, Malik seems much more free and easy. However, even if he wants to be uneasy, he can't do it. He just brought a Poké Ball with him, and he set the rules. Why should he be entangled?
However, Gongsun Yan was not completely thinking about which Pokémon to use as Malik thought. As everyone knows, Gongsun Yan's thoughts always go astray, so now he has gone astray.
Looking at Malik's face, Gongsun Yan was hesitating whether he should take out the Poké Ball to start a Pokémon battle, or take out the card pack that he had treasured for a long time in his backpack and shout, "Oh my god, time to draw!"
To be honest, if Malik hadn't taken out the Poké Ball first, Gongsun Yan really wouldn't have known what to take out. When he saw the Poké Ball in Malik's hand, Gongsun Yan was sure that he was standing on a Pokémon battle field, not a Dark Duel duel arena.
So Malik stood there holding a Poké Ball and waiting for Gongsun Yan to select the Pokémon to appear. Gongsun Yan had actually been daydreaming until just now when he returned to normal.
Now that Gongsun Yan has come back to his senses, he should think about how to respond to Malik's challenge next. Malik obviously has no intention of releasing the Pokémon first, so Gongsun Yan can only guess what Pokémon the opponent will release.
Since we are talking about Malik Ishdar, we have to mention the Winged Dragon of the Sun God, one of the three mythical gods he holds. Although a series of god-level cards such as the Three Evil Gods and the Three Phantom Demons have appeared one after another according to the changes in versions, the first three mythical gods still left a deep impression on countless Yu-Gi-Oh fans.
Although with the passage of time, the three mythical gods have long lost their former glory, both in the story and in reality, and more and more powerful cards appearing in the story can completely suppress the power of the three mythical gods; the OCG-ized three mythical gods are not as majestic as in the original, but this does not affect the infinite feelings that the three mythical gods bring to Yu-Gi-Oh fans.
Speaking of the Winged Dragon of the Sun, if we think of the Pokémon in the Kanto region, the one that best fits the image of the Winged Dragon of the Sun should be that Pokémon...
Thinking of this, Gongsun Yan seemed to suddenly figure something out. His right hand quickly moved across his waist and stopped on a blue Poké Ball. Gongsun Yan took it off, held it in his hand, and looked at Malik.
"It seems you have made up your mind, so let's start fighting!"
"I can't ask for it!"
"Winged Dragon of the Sun God, this battle is left to you!"
"Swampert, come on!"
Two white lights flashed, and two Pokémon appeared on the field, one standing on the ground and one flying in the sky, one blue and one orange.
To be honest, when Gongsun Yan just heard what Malik shouted, he was really stunned for a moment, and he immediately started brainstorming. Is there really a Pokémon called Apollo Winged Dragon?
But no matter how hard Gongsun Yan tried to recall, he couldn't remember a Pokémon with this name, and just when he was doubting his life, he saw the Pokémon that Malik released.
"You dare to shout out such a shameful name for a fire-breathing dragon? You scared me!"
Gongsun Yan was going crazy. The Pokémon released by Malik were clearly the same as he expected, but he didn't feel any honor for some reason. This made Gongsun Yan feel like there was a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out or swallow it. It was so uncomfortable.
That's right, Gongsun Yan had long guessed that the Pokémon Malik was going to release was Charizard. Think about it, Winged Dragon, the sun represents fire, and Winged Dragon represents that this Pokémon has wings, can fly, and looks like a dragon, so what else could it be except Charizard.
"Hehe, my Charizard is not those simple Charizards, he is the well-deserved Winged Dragon of the Sun God!" Malik raised his hands high and shouted in a very presumptuous (shameful) tone.
Gongsun Yan agreed with what Malik said. Although the Charizard in front of him was not as big as the Lord Pokémon, its size could be considered a giant among Charizards. There were also various scars on its body, which added a lot of fierceness to it.
But this is not the most attractive point for Gongsun Yan. No matter how fierce its aura is, it cannot cover up the aura of aging emanating from this Charizard from the inside out. This Charizard was definitely a fierce warrior when he was young, but now he has reached his twilight years.
However, even though this Charizard has reached its twilight years and is not as strong as before, Gongsun Yan and Swampert still dare not relax at all. Even the muscles on Swampert's body have begun to bulge, which shows how strong the oppressive feeling this Charizard gives to Swampert is.
Gongsun Yan even cursed in his heart: "If you don't want people to eat and drink for free, just say so directly. Why do you have to make such a stupid rule? An old and weak Charizard can still maintain the combat power of a king. It's outrageous!"
That’s right, although this Charizard has various debuffs, his strength is still at the king level, and he is not a low-level king.
Like the Infernape in the Flame Gym, although he had the combat power of a king level when he was young, with the passage of time, that Infernape has fallen from the king level and turned into a quasi-king level Pokémon. At most, he can return to the peak for a short while during a temporary outburst. It can be seen that time is the strongest assassin, and no one or Pokémon can escape His assassination.
Well, this Charizard is also old, but it can still guarantee the combat power of the king level, so there is no need to say what level of Pokémon it used to be... However, it has become weaker with the passage of time, but it is still very strong. It is worthy of being the Winged Dragon of the Sun God, and it actually matches the background story!
"Swampert, don't be afraid. Test the opponent's strength first and use the water cannon!" Gongsun Yan saw that Swampert was getting impatient, so he simply gave the order and let Swampert take action. While testing the opponent, he could vent the pressure in Swampert's heart.
"Well done, Charizard, hit back with your jet of fire!" Malik waved his right hand and gave the order to the Charizard in front of him.
The rushing water and the scorching flames continued to condense in the mouths of Swampert and Charizard, and finally sprayed out towards each other, finally colliding violently.
However, if you observe carefully, you can find that it was Swampert who started to prepare first, but it was Charizard who attacked faster. This shows how powerful this Charizard is.
Chapter 72: Swampert's Field Magic
The battle situation did not end there. The flame and the water were in a stalemate for a while, and in the end the flame gained the upper hand and began to push back slowly and steadily. No matter how Swampert increased the power of the water flow, it could only maintain a balance at best and could not push back a single step.
Although Swampert is better at close combat than ranged combat, Charizard is just the opposite. However, the power of its Water Cannon move is much greater than that of its Flame Jet, so if we round it off, both sides should be on the same starting line.
And don't forget, in the world of Pokémon, the water type can restrain the fire type. That is to say, this Charizard easily surpassed Swampert despite its attribute disadvantage. How could Gongsun Yan and Swampert not be shocked?
And Charizard has an advantage that Swampert doesn't have, that is, it can fly. When Charizard flies in the air, attacking Swampert is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
Perhaps this is the origin of the Air Force's sense of superiority. To the Air Force, the Army can hardly compete with it. It can only beat others, never be beaten.
Faced with this, Gongsun Yan actually felt very helpless. After all, he knew that this would be difficult to fight, but he had no other choice. Now he only had Swampert in his hand who could possibly help him win.
Although Groudon and Rayquaza have always been on Gongsun Yan's body, Gongsun Yan does not want to rely too much on their power, as this will be very detrimental to his future development.
The power of the divine beasts is indeed very strong. Even after possessing the two divine beasts, Groudon and Rayquaza, Gongsun Yan's combat power has become among the top in the alliance. However, Gongsun Yan has a clear understanding of himself. He knows that the peak he has reached with the power of the divine beasts is not the real peak.
Although being able to subdue the divine beast is naturally part of Gongsun Yan's strength, think back to Daigo, Dan Di and others, they did not have the divine beast in their hands, but they had the power to face the divine beast directly, and that was all due to their efforts.
What Gongsun Yan wanted was to surpass them through his own efforts, rather than using the power of the divine beast to surpass them. If he let the divine beast take over whenever he encountered any difficulties, then this sentence would only become empty talk.
However, Gongsun Yan had already anticipated that such a situation would occur, so he designed a corresponding set of tactics, and now is a good time to test the effect.
"Swampert, dodge and use Rockslide!" Gongsun Yan waved his right hand and gave orders loudly.
"Charizard, dodge, and continue using Flamethrower!" Malik's command followed closely.
After hearing Gongsun Yan's command, Swampert stopped spitting water cannon, kicked the ground with its thick legs to avoid the gushing flames, then raised its arms high, and huge rocks condensed into shape in mid-air and smashed towards Charizard.
Although Charizard is old, his reaction ability is still online. He was like a nimble bird, dodging among the falling rocks, and perfectly avoiding every rock. He stopped accurately on top of Swampert's head, opened his big mouth, and hot flames gushed out again.
"Swampert, follow the plan and use rock blockade!"
Facing the flames, neither Gongsun Yan nor Swampert were nervous at all. Gongsun Yan even felt like laughing. The opponent's response was exactly as he had guessed. It was too cooperative. The cake had been put in their mouths, so how could they not eat it? If they did not accept it, they would suffer the consequences.
Swampert suddenly inserted his arms into the ground, and the originally calm ground suddenly began to tremble. Even Gongsun Yan and others standing nearby were a little unstable.
However, the Charizard flying in the air was not affected at all, and the flames were still shot towards Swampert. When it was about to hit Swampert, an accident happened.
