Chapter 43

After reading the letter's contents, Su Yu felt somewhat surprised.

In a small city within Yunhai City, there actually hid a Celestial Trainer!

Although he was an aged Celestial who had already entered old age, he was still far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

One must know that a Celestial stands at the very peak of a nation.

Especially these retired old Celestials; the connections and resources they commanded were simply countless.

Which one of them could not be considered an old monster?

Seeing that lucky fellow, whom the Celestial had favored, grab the secret treasure and immediately flee, Su Yu could not help but feel speechless.

This was truly picking up sesame seeds while losing a watermelon.

For the sake of a single secret treasure, he had wantonly wasted excellent connections.

In that case, he, Su Yu, could take his place and become the one favored by this Celestial.

As for that lucky fellow, running away immediately after receiving his reward, he was surely no good person.

After thinking it over, Su Yu decided to go take a look at the King King Hongwu Training Hall.

First, to see if he could intercept this opportunity.

Second, the training grounds in his apartment were becoming somewhat unsuitable for his increasingly powerful Combusken and Shinx.

Su Yu needed to find new training grounds suitable for Combusken and Shinx.

Acting on the thought, Su Yu tidied up a bit, then picked up his phone to look up the location of the King King Hongwu Training Hall.

He had not expected it to be so close to his home, a journey of merely a few kilometers.

Thus, Su Yu gathered his Poké Balls and set out.

The King King Hongwu Training Hall was famous in Yunhai City for its professional equipment.

However, the number of guests here was not large.

First, the prices for the training equipment were somewhat expensive.

Second, the strength of the trainers in Yunhai City was not particularly strong.

They simply had no need for overly professional equipment.

Following the navigation from the wicked map app on his phone, Su Yu made his way to the building housing the King King Hongwu Training Hall.

Looking at the towering building before him and the five large characters written above reading 'King King Hongwu Training Hall', Su Yu walked straight in.

As soon as he entered, a young lady at the front desk warmly welcomed him.

Upon seeing Su Yu's youthful appearance, the front desk lady paused for a moment, but still spoke.

"May I ask if you are here to sign up for training at the hall?"

Su Yu nodded.

The front desk lady took out a service menu from her hand and handed it to Su Yu to review.

It had to be said that the prices of some of the packages were truly beyond what ordinary people could afford.

For something like ordinary Pokémon tutoring, it cost tens of thousands per month!

It was simply burning money.

Not to mention guidance from professional mentors, which cost nearly a hundred thousand per month.

Fortunately, Su Yu had sold an Evolution Stone earlier and obtained a large sum of money.

Otherwise, he really would not have known what to do.

He glanced at the list and selected the most expensive package.

"I want guidance from a professional, plus free use of the equipment."

Su Yu said.

The front desk lady smiled and asked, "May I ask what your Pokémon are? Only by knowing your Pokémon can we formulate a suitable training plan for you."

Su Yu nodded. "My Pokémon are Combusken, Shinx, and Shelgon."

"Mm-hmm, okay, what!?" The front desk lady's smile suddenly stiffened. "Excuse me, I think I misheard. Could you please repeat that? What is your starter Pokémon?"

"You heard correctly. My Pokémon is Shelgon."

The service lady swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and asked in shock: "It really is a Dragon!? Is it a Shelgon that evolves into Salamence? Does that mean your Pokémon is about to evolve?"

It was no wonder she was so shocked; pseudo-legendary Pokémon were simply too rare in this world.

As long as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon evolved into its final form, its strength was guaranteed to be at least Gym Leader level.

With just a bit of training, it could reach the strength of a quasi-Celestial!

For such a powerful Pokémon, let alone seeing one, she had hardly even heard of one a few times.

"That's right, so I want to find someone who can specifically help me train it; I want Shelgon to evolve as soon as possible."

Su Yu explained.

The front desk lady spoke apologetically: "I apologize for my loss of composure. However, we do not have any trainers here who can train pseudo-legendary Pokémon. I can request instructions from our Hall Master; what do you think?"

Su Yu nodded. "That works, I will wait for a moment then."

"Very well, I will go request instructions from the Hall Master immediately." With that, the front desk lady immediately headed deeper into the facility.

Seeing the front desk lady leave, Su Yu also felt relieved.

If his guess was correct, the fact that he possessed a pseudo-legendary Pokémon would absolutely capture King King Hongwu's attention.

Under these circumstances, as long as he gained his approval, he would surely receive many benefits.

057: Celestial King King Hongwu!

King King Hongwu Training Hall, Hall Master's Office.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with somewhat graying hair was watching the surveillance feed on his screen.

Although he was over fifty, he looked vigorous and spirited, nothing like an old man should.

Through the monitoring system, he had a complete grasp of everything happening in the training grounds.

He was Hong Wu, the director of the Hong Wu Training Hall, and a Heavenly King Trainer from twenty years ago.

"Sigh, still no promising talents; the strength of their Pokémon is far too low."

"Moreover, the trainers themselves are unqualified; I have no idea what they are even doing."

Watching the footage transmitted from the monitors, Hong Wu could not help but sigh.

He had always harbored a dream in his heart: to become a Champion!

But even when his strength reached its peak, he failed to realize that dream.

So, as he grew older, he gradually changed his wish.

"If I cannot become a Champion myself, then surely raising one should be possible?"

Thus, Hong Wu spent his life savings to open a training hall like this.

It allowed him not only to guide some novice trainers but also to constantly observe whether any promising talent appeared whom he could take under his wing.

However, after so many years, he had yet to discover a single talent he could consider perfect.

"Could it be that my dream is truly this difficult to realize?" Hong Wu sighed; the light shining upon him made him appear several years older.

Just then, a knocking sound rang out.

"Come in."

As the main door opened, the young lady at the front desk walked in.

"Director, here is the situation: a young man just arrived, and he wants us to find someone to help train his pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Shelgon."

"There is no suitable coach within our training hall, so I could only come to ask you what we should do."

Upon hearing the front desk attendant's words, curiosity arose in Hong Wu's heart.

"Very young? How young?"

The attendant recalled for a moment before saying, "He looks like a high school student who just graduated."

"Then how was he dressed? Were all his clothes luxury brands? Could he be a disciple from some major family deliberately coming to find me?"

Speaking thus, Hong Wu could not help but furrow his brow.

Although he wished to take on a disciple he found worthy,

he certainly did not want to become a pawn for some major family.

After all, those who possessed a pseudo-legendary Pokémon at such a young age were generally disciples emerging from major families.