Chapter 1057

Su Hao frowned and asked, "Uncle, do you have a habit of wearing amulet necklaces?"

Just as they were passing a red light, Su Hao brought this up. Sato Kazuhito chuckled, reached out, and pulled out a necklace; a golden crescent moon came into view.

Su Hao: "!!!!"

Su Hao's pupils constricted, but he maintained his usual tone to continue chatting with Sato Kazuhito: "What kind of necklace is this? It's quite pretty. Is it a local specialty?"

Once this was mentioned, Sato Kazuhito was no longer sleepy. A look of worship appeared on his face as he held his hands to his chest and said, "This is a token of the Crescent Cult, which is very famous in our country. It's a pity I'm not an official member yet; what I have is just a replica."

"I've heard that many people who come here to study abroad become members of the cult after visiting! Would you like to go visit, young man? I can tell you the location of the branch～"

After thinking for a moment, Su Hao nodded slightly and said: "....... I will go take a look."

Su Hao successfully learned the location of the Crescent Cult's branch in the Minato ward from Sato Kazuhito, but he did not intend to investigate it immediately. His main goal right now was to participate in the International Youth Exchange Tournament; matters regarding the Crescent Cult and the R Research Institute would have to be handled slowly and steadily.

Furthermore, the blades of his Leafy Eevee were not yet sharp to the extreme; it would be a waste of resources to go and hack at the R Research Institute right now.

After getting out of the car, Su Hao felt gazes lingering on him from time to time. Most were just sizing him up, and almost none of them held any hostility.

He also witnessed several people on the roadside wearing pure black haori, just as Sato Kazuhito had described.

To be safe, Su Hao kept his Aura power within a radius of five hundred meters around him. This way, he could keep track of the surrounding movements without placing too heavy a burden on his brain.

Not far from where he got out of the car was the destination of his trip: the Shenzhou Alliance had booked an entire floor of a five-star hotel in the Sakura Alliance, reserved exclusively for the six people including Su Hao.

Just as he arrived at the hotel lobby, Su Hao saw the current Champion, Liao Xingchen, who looked decent enough with a gentle smile on his handsome face.

Perhaps the intelligence Liao Xingchen had revealed to Su Hao earlier was too explosive, causing Su Hao to think of how this man once had improper thoughts about his mother whenever he saw him now.

It was a total disillusionment.

Liao Xingchen was actually quite happy to see Su Hao, perhaps out of love for the house and its crow. Since Su Hao had rejected his proposal, he could only pay more attention to his safety during the subsequent itinerary.

As long as Su Hao didn't run around and stayed by his side, Liao Xingchen had the confidence to protect one person outside of the competition.

Without much small talk, Liao Xingchen gave Su Hao a restrained smile and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet your other four teammates."

Su Hao nodded slightly and followed Liao Xingchen to the 25th floor of the hotel. The area on this floor was quite spacious, basically on the same level as the hotel Su Hao stayed at during the Seed High School League, or perhaps even a bit higher.

The above was the judgment Su Hao made after seeing the large battle field.

On the battle field, four people seemed to have been standing there waiting for a long time. Su Hao was quite familiar with this situation and felt no embarrassment at all about being the last one to arrive.

Following behind Liao Xingchen, Su Hao sized up the four people with his peripheral vision.

Two men, two women—a very balanced gender distribution. Unfortunately, Su Hao's presence alone broke the balance.

The age limit for this International Youth Exchange Tournament was under 26 years old, and except for Su Hao, the ages of the four hovered between 25 and 26.

Su Hao only felt that the style gap between him, a fresh and tender 18-year-old male college student, and them was a bit large.

Liao Xingchen seemed to intend to take care of Su Hao, so to help him integrate into the group better, he stepped up to introduce them personally: "This is Xiao Zijian, a Gym-level Trainer, specializing in the Fighting type."

Xiao Zijian, who was called by Liao Xingchen, stepped forward. His build was very sturdy, fitting the inherent stereotype of a Fighting-type Trainer at a glance.

"This is Cheng Liming, also a Gym-level Trainer, specializing in the Ground type."

Cheng Liming looked somewhat thin, which did not fit the stereotype of a Ground-type Trainer being as immovable as a mountain in Su Hao's mind.

"She is Jin Lin. While being a Gym-level Trainer, she is also a Breeder. You could say she is the... logistics of this team. She specializes in the Grass type."

Jin Lin had a braid at the back of her head, wore thick black-rimmed glasses, and her attire was within the range of normal street clothes, looking slightly plain.

"Finally, this one is called Bai Linglong, a Gym-level Trainer, specializing in Dragon-type Pokémon."

The last young woman had a waterfall of black hair and very exquisite features; one could tell her family genetics were good.

After introducing the four, Liao Xingchen turned his back to Su Hao and introduced him to the four: "And then, this is Su Hao, barely a... professional-level rookie Trainer, with no specialty type."

Su Hao greeted each of them, and their reactions varied.

Xiao Zijian had an easygoing personality, and because he was almost a full cycle older than Su Hao, his attitude was exceptionally friendly.

Cheng Liming and Jin Lin's expressions seemed somewhat cold; they just nodded at Su Hao to acknowledge the greeting.

Bai Linglong, on the other hand, looked at Su Hao with some curiosity. He must be that young man who broke records in the Dragon's Den, took away that disabled Cyclizar, and was highly regarded by Bai Du, right?

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There is one more bonus chapter for gifts; I'll write it after I wake up or2

There is one more chapter to add as a gift; I'll write it after I wake up orz.