Chapter 113: What, I can learn Judgement too?

The Ice Peak City Gym—the Polar Ice Gym—was not located within Ice Peak City, but rather halfway up Ice Feather Mountain.

Ice Feather Mountain is covered in snow all year round, and the terrain on the mountain is extremely treacherous.

Before challengers can challenge the Gym, they must climb this perilous, snow-covered mountain, which is why the Polar Ice Gym sees very few challengers.

Generally speaking, unless they specialize in a favorable type, ordinary university students wouldn't bother challenging the Polar Ice Gym just for the intermediate badge required for graduation.

The snowy mountain not only features complex and dangerous terrain and unpredictable weather, but the various wild Pokémon living there are no pushovers either.

In the deep mountains where no humans tread for years, the most primitive rule prevails—survival of the fittest, where the strong prey upon the weak.

Without human interference, wild Pokémon unleash their savage side without reservation; while climbing the snowy mountain, you never know when you might be targeted by a wild predator.

Su Hao is not afraid of battles in the wild. Nowadays, even if wild Pokémon were to bypass Carbink and the others to attack him directly, he has the strength to protect himself.

Name: 【Su Hao】

Gender: 【Male】

Age: 【17 years old】

Type: 【Normal, Fighting】

Base Stats: HP: 100, Atk: 100, Def: 100, SpA: 100, Spd: 100, Spe: 100

Special Ability: 【Aura Power (Intermediate)】

Moves: 【Aura Resonance, Aura Sphere, Protect, Force Palm】

Pokémon: 【Carbink, Incineroar, Milotic】

System Currency: 100,000

Items: 【Infinite Flute, Su Hao's Special Heart-Shaped Pokéblock (Host has stored various sundries)】

On that island, besides training under the waterfall every day, Su Hao had specifically unlocked two skills for himself.

Because he needed to save his system currency—he wanted to save up one million to buy a Key Stone in the system shop so that once Carbink mutated into Diancie, they could attempt Mega Evolution.

For some reason, Mega Evolution had not yet been discovered in this world, and Su Hao couldn't find a single word about Z-Moves or Terastallization on the internet either.

Only Dynamaxing occasionally appeared as a phenomenon on the other side of the ocean in the Great Britain Alliance, attracting countless scholars to go and study it.

To save money for the Key Stone, Su Hao ultimately only chose two skills.

He looked longingly at moves like Hyper Beam, Judgement, Max Strike, and Sacred Sword, but he simply couldn't afford that string of zeros.

Choosing to learn these two moves wasn't primarily about saving money; it was mainly to improve his ability to protect himself and stall for time.

Protect could block the first wave of attacks when ambushed, then Force Palm would knock the enemy back, and firing off an Aura Sphere to knock the enemy away would buy enough time for Carbink and the others to come to his aid.

This way, even if he encountered Pokémon skilled at hiding and launching surprise attacks while trekking up the snowy mountain, his Aura Power for detection, combined with these few moves, was enough for self-preservation.

With his retreat route considered, the last question was how to climb the mountain.

He had already purchased the equipment needed for the climb according to the guide; the guide suggested that newcomers should ideally find an experienced person to lead them when climbing a snowy mountain.

Fortunately, as a city built at the foot of the snowy mountain, there were many teams led by experienced guides in Ice Peak City that one could pay to lead the way.

Following the navigation, Su Hao arrived at a Pokémon Comprehensive Center in the heart of Ice Peak City, which was like a comprehensive shopping mall similar to Wanda Plaza.

The mall had everything one could need for clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and there were so many Pokémon-related shops, both large and small, that it was dizzying.

Su Hao's target was the Mountaineering Club located on the third floor; he could find a reliable captain there.

While waiting for the elevator to descend, Su Hao looked at the promotional board standing to the side.

【April 8th: A Pokémon item and rare Pokémon auction held by the United Chamber of Commerce will take place on the top floor of the Pokémon Comprehensive Center.】

【Note: This auction requires members with a United Chamber of Commerce membership card to make a reservation before April 7th to participate.】

An auction?

Come to think of it, since transmigrating to this parallel world, he hadn't even attended a single auction.

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Since he had the idea, he would go to the top floor to make a reservation after hiring a mountaineering captain later.

Although the Alliance cracks down on Pokémon poaching, auctions like this that are registered and follow proper channels are qualified to auction Pokémon.

The rare Pokémon and items at such auctions have clear origins and are legitimate.

Pokémon that are snatched or poached are mostly taken to the black market to be fenced.

Because Su Hao's father had served as a Gym Leader for a long time, the United Chamber of Commerce had sent their family a membership card, and had also sent one to Su Hao.

It's no wonder these chambers of commerce can grow so large; they have a firm grasp on social graces and human connections.

Taking the elevator to the third floor, Su Hao walked straight to the front desk of the Mountaineering Club.

"Hello, are you looking to join?"

A young, pretty lady asked with a perfectly professional smile.

"No, I'd like you to recommend an experienced person as a captain to lead me up Ice Feather Mountain. The destination is the Polar Ice Gym halfway up the mountain." Su Hao shook his head to decline and stated his needs.

"Oh, alright~ Let me check that for you. When are you planning to book, handsome?" ===== CHAPTER 114 =====

"Oh, okay~ Let me check that for you here. When were you planning to book for, handsome?"