Chapter 1274

The exchange with Clair was quite pleasant.

After all, both were senior Dragon Tamers, and they had many common topics; just exchanging insights on raising giant dragons was enough for them to talk for an afternoon.

And during the conversation, All Baimu learned that the Dragonair was the one that was almost kidnapped by Team Rocket in the Johto arc of the original series.

Several years had passed, and it had grown a lot.

But should it be older than Hydreigon?

"What level is it now?" All Baimu asked curiously.

Clair: "It's level fifty-four, I believe it will grow into a Dragonite in a while, right?"

Her face was full of satisfaction.

Although she already had a Dragonite, that was the partner Pokémon of the previous Gym Leader, which she inherited.

Dratini, on the other hand, was a Pokémon she had raised since she was a child, so there was a difference in emotion.

Level fifty-four?

I remember Dragonite evolves at level fifty-five.

All Baimu nodded secretly; it would indeed evolve in a while.

Turning around, he sighed at Clair's cultivation speed, which was actually very fast.

He had to cheat to reach level ninety in three years; otherwise, at the estimated normal speed, he would barely touch the edge of level seventy at most.

As for how Ash next door reached level eighty in one year...

Ask Arceus.

In short, Clair was already in the high-strength category among the Gym Leaders in Johto.

Perhaps only Chuck and Pryce could be on par with her.

Interestingly, her team, like her cousin Lance, also had a Shiny Pokémon.

——Druddigon.

Orange head and green body made it look like an unripe dragon fruit.

All Baimu remembered that Clair caught it in the Decolore Islands; at that time, the anime plot had reached Best Wishes, which was the Unova region.

This led to the meeting between Iris and Clair, laying the foundation for Iris's encounter with her Gible in Blackthorn City and her idea of going to the Hoenn region to pursue Rayquaza later.

Poryphone: "All Baimu, it's about time."

"Hm?"

All Baimu looked at the phone screen and realized that the two had been chatting for nearly three hours.

He said goodbye: "Sorry to bother you, I'm going to check the environment of the competition venue; chatting with you is very pleasant."

"Wait!"

After a brief hesitation, Clair suggested: "I'll go with you?"

All Baimu was puzzled: "Together?"

Clair nodded: "I'm also here specifically to watch Cousin Lance's match, I have nothing urgent."

The conversation between the two was too speculative, and even their concepts of raising Dragon Pokémon were extremely close; Clair, who was bored, didn't want to end it immediately.

She believed that from a powerful Dragon Tamer like All Baimu, she could learn a lot of experience that would help her improve in the future.

——Why not learn from Lance?

Because in Clair's view, this was a multiple-choice question, not a single-choice question.

She wanted it all!

"That's fine."

All Baimu agreed without hesitation.

The two left the forest and headed to the arena, but due to Clair's unique temperament and attire, plus the accompanying Kingdra and Dragonair, his concealment effect was greatly reduced.

This thing was not invisibility after all; once his existence was realized, people could react after looking at him twice.

Nurse Joy's reaction earlier was proof.

Passersby along the way saw them and took out their phones to take pictures without hesitation—

All Baimu personally started the great era of Poké-Sound, and everyone having a camera gradually became a unique fashion; as public figures like them, they were naturally locked by lenses wherever they went.

Clair was obviously not used to it and frowned repeatedly: "Their approach is too indifferent to other people's privacy!"

"It is indeed necessary to restrict it."

All Baimu nodded in agreement.

Although there was the help of concealment, who would want to do that if they didn't have to?

Just as he was the Oulei Champion, perhaps he could propose the establishment of relevant legislation.

As for whether it would affect relevant marketing...

It can only be said that everything has pros and cons.

The two entered the arena.

The environment was both familiar and strange to All Baimu; the reason for being familiar was that he could compare it with some images in his mind, and the reason for being strange was that it was indeed his first time here.

The battlefield that Ash had once set foot on!

All Baimu took a deep breath; the plot of Charizard refusing to compete and being judged as a loss was vivid in his mind.

This might be Charizard's biggest black spot, and also one of the major reasons why it was called Teacher Charizard.

Compared to the noisy outdoors, the arena was much quieter.

Seeing the empty venue, Dragonair couldn't help but go near to play; its lively appearance made All Baimu think of his own Hydreigon again.

Once upon a time, the young Deino always loved to run around, and it was as happy as it could be when it was rushing around.

Now, the Dragonair rarely went to the pasture that All Baimu had specially laid out for it.

Even if it went, it just found a flat place to lie down and sleep.

It was just like a high school senior, pure sleepy at the purest age, with an insatiable stomach and endless sleep every day.

Although All Baimu knew this was a sign of Hydreigon's gradual maturity, he still missed the little dragon from back then.

Seeing the lively Dragonair now, he was particularly envious.

"Speaking of which, the advanced techniques of Hoenn Dragon Tamers for raising Dragon Pokémon are not much different from ours."

Clair suddenly thought of something.

Many of All Baimu's experiences in raising Dragon Pokémon could match the secret teachings of the Blackthorn Gym.

One must know that the Blackthorn Gym was inherited from the Dragon's Den and was the precious experience left by generations of Dragon Tamers.

All Baimu laughed when he heard this: "Dragon Pokémon, there are only so many in the world, it's normal for similarities to appear. Besides, Hoenn is so close to Johto, perhaps our ancestors communicated before?"

Even one group of Dragon Tamers might be a branch of another.

One must know that the Embedded Tower in the far east of Johto was suspected to have been built by the ancient Draconids who migrated there.

Shiny Rayquaza had once kidnapped All Baimu to live there for a few days.

Of course, the most important point——

Many of All Baimu's knowledge came from the Dragon Tamer in the simulator, and Drayden's biological father.

This person was very likely a member of the Blackthorn City Dragon Tamer clan.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it was!

All Baimu chuckled, and Clair, who didn't know him long but trusted him very much, accepted this statement.

Chatting until midnight.

The two left the arena and returned to the Pokémon Center to rest.

Unexpectedly, the internet exploded again.

Many netizens saw them together and entering the competition venue.

They guessed for the first time whether they had battled in private, and kept asking in the comment section if the photographer had a battle video.

The answer was definitely no.

After All Baimu and Clair entered the arena, the relevant managers immediately appeared and blocked everyone else who wanted to mix in.

The photographers pricked up their ears to listen, but didn't hear the explosion unique to moves.

Then why did they go in?

No one knew.

A troublemaker @Lance, claiming that he would soon have a cousin-in-law; Lance's official account remained silent throughout this.

But in reality, Lance really called Clair.

"... Cousin, if you look for me for this kind of topic again, don't call me."

Clair hung up dissatisfied and threw her phone on the bed.

Busy all day, so busy that his brain is stupid!

Curse you to lose the match!

Clair grabbed a pillow and smashed it around; as an imperial sister in appearance, she always showed the appearance of a little girl when alone.

The next day.

Lance arrived.

Compared to the quiet All Baimu, he didn't hide his whereabouts at all.

When Dragonite landed on the open space of the Athletes' Village, countless fans screamed and surrounded him.

"Lance! Lance!"

"Dragon Envoy, I'm your fan!"

"Lance, I want to give birth to a Mankey for you!"

Kanto and Johto League Champion and strongest Elite Four member, currently the second in the Master Class, Dragon Envoy Lance arrived at his loyal Quartz Plateau.

This was his territory, so he had to make a grand entrance.

Lance lifted his cloak dashingly, raised his hand to greet everyone, and the League staff rushed into place, squeezing the crowd to open a path for him.

"Everyone! Welcome to Kanto!"

He laughed heartily, his face full of confidence.

All Baimu's room happened to be able to see him through the floor-to-ceiling window; seemingly sensing a strange gaze, Lance also looked up.

"Hello."

All Baimu nodded to indicate.

Lance smiled and nodded in return.

This battle between Dragon Tamers had long been watched by Dragon Tamers all over the world.

Clair, who came specifically, was a microcosm of this.

In addition, many Dragon Tamers from all over the world were rushing over, and those who could wanted to witness it with their own eyes.

The Draconids were no exception.

All Baimu met some people he had met and greeted when he took the dragon and relics back.

They still regarded All Baimu as the descendant of Zinnia, and their language was very close.

"Let the Johto Dragon Tamers see the power of our Draconids!"

"I have several Dragon Tamer friends from other regions who are very concerned about today's match."

"Come on! The Elder is also waiting for your good news!"

"Elder?"

All Baimu was surprised.

The middle-aged Dragon Tamer who spoke nodded with a smile: "That's right, so come on! Everyone has been looking forward to it!"

All Baimu remembered that the Elder basically didn't watch TV much.

At most, listen to the radio.

He had asked Zinnia the reason before, saying that the Elder couldn't handle technological products and was too lazy to handle them.

Really flattered!

All Baimu replied: "Don't worry, I will definitely fight beautifully!"

Since the Elder was paying attention, the tactics might need to be moved toward caution.

Only then could he win beautifully enough!

——

The match began to warm up.

The internet was flooded with relevant consultations.

Galar, Kanto, Johto, and Oulei, the four major regions, worked together to promote this match.

They even held activities such as prize-winning quizzes and watching matches to win prizes.

It was hyped up to the level of a Master Ball battle, as if it were going to decide the world champion.

But from this, one could also see everyone's importance.

All Baimu was a latecomer after all, and in all aspects, he was not as good as other veteran champions who had been operating for many years; thanks to his own efforts, he won beautifully enough to grow to his current level.

Not long ago, he defeated Kalos Champion Diantha, which already gave him the qualification to take a big step toward the peak throne.

After defeating Lance, the distance would likely be even closer.

"I bought the stuff, if you let me down, I'll eat it myself."

Shan Ren called specifically.

All Baimu laughed: "No confidence in me?"

"If I really had no confidence, I would only comfort you; forcing you now is to make you win better."

Shan Ren said righteously.

He undoubtedly had some worries.

As champions, in the eyes of the world, Diantha and Lance couldn't be mentioned in the same breath.

It had nothing to do with gender, it was purely because Lance's fame as a Dragon Tamer was too great, far exceeding Diantha, the movie star champion.

However, this subconscious gap would definitely make many people feel a great vibration in their hearts after Diantha defeated Lance in the Eight Masters.

All Baimu was also looking forward to it.

And the match between him and Lance was also staged in the noise.

On the day of the schedule.

Inside and outside the venue were crowded with all kinds of people and Pokémon; the staff worked hard to squeeze out a passage so that All Baimu and Lance could enter.

Under the arrangement of the Kanto League, the two entered the venue simultaneously, one on the left and one on the right.

Before setting off, All Baimu heard from Shan Ren that this was Lance's own proposal after knowing that the League was going to arrange for him to enter first.

"Is there any reason for this?"

He didn't understand.

Shan Ren said: "Lance's home court, he will definitely bring in many spectators when he goes in first. If you go and find that many people left without waiting for you, leaving a large empty space, wouldn't that be very embarrassing?"

All Baimu: "Uh..."

He didn't notice this at all, nor did he care.

But the Kanto League could come up with similar little tricks; no wonder there were so many strange characters in the original series.

Thinking of Brock's abstract parents and fiancée, as well as the strange NPCs and even Gym Leaders Ash met in the early stages, he felt that Kanto was full of talents.

"Win beautifully and give some people in the Kanto League a loud slap!"

Shan Ren cheered for him again.

All Baimu told him to rest assured.

Walking on the red carpet, he unexpectedly saw Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Center.

She changed into casual clothes and shouted happily in the crowd.

"All Baimu! Come on! All Baimu! Come on!"

Nurse Joy, you are from Kanto, is it really okay to cheer for me?

All Baimu slandered, smiled and waved at her, causing the fans in that area to scream again and again.

After he and Lance officially entered the venue.

The staff began to guide the audience to enter in an orderly manner.

On the high mountain far away, a group of people in black put down their binoculars.

"So many people! If we can grab Pokémon from them, especially those two champions, our Team Rocket will definitely be able to grow bigger and stronger and create brilliance again!"

They had a blood-red R printed on their chests.

Undoubtedly, they were the classic villains of Kanto, Team Rocket.

It's just that these people were not the Team Rocket trio like Jessie and James, but newcomers recruited recently.

Their unreliable appearance was no less than their predecessors.

As the saying goes, in the past, the Team Rocket trio tried to grab the League torch; today, Team Rocket newcomers want to grab the champion's battle Pokémon!

But just as they fell into a beautiful dream, a pair of big hands slapped the back of their heads hard.

"What are you thinking! Action is forbidden!"

The blue-haired man scolded angrily.

——One of the highest executives of Team Rocket, Archer, glared at them.

Who to provoke if not All Baimu!

Don't you know why our Team Rocket has to keep a low profile these two years? Isn't it because we were severely injured by him?

Even the boss's son was almost broken in his heart, and these newcomers dared to hit his idea!

... That's right.

Because they are newcomers, they don't understand his terror.

Archer sighed; as a witness to the incident, the scene of the base being destroyed was still very clear.

"Go! I'll clean you up when we get back to the base!"

He took these minions away.

Not long after Team Rocket left, Porygon2 quietly revealed its figure: "Tsk tsk tsk, you guys are sensible."