Chapter 75: Guardian Deity of the City of Water

"Empoleon is unable to battle, Carbink wins!"

"Since Gym Leader Xie Wei has lost all her Pokémon, the winner is — challenger Su Hao!"

"Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap————."

The applause in the stands was thunderous because they witnessed a miracle today!

The audience applauded for Incineroar, for Su Hao, who defeated the Gym Leader two months after his debut, and for Carbink.

After handing Empoleon to the nurse, Xie Wei walked toward Su Hao with a smile while clapping.

The staff waiting on the side walked to Xie Wei with a tray. Xie Wei picked up the exquisite water-drop-style badge on it and handed it to Su Hao.

"This is the Basic Shuizhou Badge. Your performance proves that you can obtain it!"

Su Hao took it solemnly.

"Oh my, I didn't expect that I would really be defeated by you today. After the recording of today's battle is released, you will probably become famous~"

"I've even thought of the title the media will give you, such as 【The Strongest Genius of the New Generation of the Shenzhou Alliance】 or something."

Xie Wei covered her cheek with one hand and joked with a smile.

"Uh, actually I don't want to be famous." Su Hao sighed.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

Su's father told him that there are many criminal organizations active in the Shenzhou Alliance. No matter how they are cracked down on, those rats can always pop up again.

These evil organizations have also carried out many attacks against new-generation geniuses, which is very hateful.

"If you want, at least the official full recording will not be leaked." Seeing that Su Hao was really troubled, Xie Wei, who knew the reason, straightened her expression and said seriously.

"Then I'll trouble Auntie Xie." Nodding, Su Hao said gratefully.

"It's okay, letting you new generation grow up safely is also something we older generation trainers should do."

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Returning to the lounge, Xie Wei looked at the report handed over by the secretary with glowing eyes.

One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand!

Su Hao, who was on the side, looked at the originally elegant and dignified Xie Wei exuding the copper smell of money and was a bit speechless.

Seeming to notice Su Hao's thoughts, Xie Wei, who was looking at the report, looked up and explained: "You young people don't understand. In order to maintain the operation of such a large Shuizhou Gym, even with the financial support of the Alliance, it is still very tight."

"At this time, we Gym Leaders have to make money~"

"How much did you earn today?" Su Hao asked curiously.

"Thirty million."

?

"Are tickets so profitable?" Su Hao asked in shock.

"Not really, this also includes peripheral and various other miscellaneous income. Tickets only sold for ten million."

"Ten million is also a lot, okay!" Su Hao complained.

"After all, today is a rare Basic Gym challenge match, and it's also coming two months after a high school senior received his starter Pokémon."

"This situation is very rare, and the gimmick is very strong! The Intermediate Gym challenge matches that university students challenge for graduation are rarely watched."

"After all, there are too many students graduating every year, and the masses have long been tired of watching."

"Plus, the ticket price sold this time is also a little bit more expensive~"

The latter point is the key, right! Su Hao felt that he was about to become a tsukkomi.

However, being able to share two million while challenging the Gym, Su Hao only hopes for more of this kind of thing!

Finishing the chat, Su Hao was about to get up and say goodbye.

Xie Wei stopped Su Hao and asked: "Do you have any plans to go anywhere?"

"I plan to look around Shuizhou City for a few days, travel and visit, and by the way, see if there is a chance to meet a Pokémon that catches my eye." Su Hao replied.

"Then I recommend a place to you."

"Where?" Su Hao was curious.

"This is a place that most tourists who come to Shuizhou City will go to. Let me tell you a story first."

Once upon a time, in an unnamed water town, there lived an old grandfather and an old grandmother.

One day, they rescued a pair of injured young siblings by the sea. Under the careful care of the two old people, the injuries of the two children gradually healed.

But suddenly one day, evil monsters came to invade the island. However, just when the island was about to be swallowed by the monsters, in front of the old grandfather and old grandmother, the appearance of the young siblings changed.

It turned out that they were the Infinite Pokémon, Latios and Latias.

The two Pokémon flew into the sky, bringing the power to drive away darkness and evil.

That was a gem called the Soul Dew. Thus, peace was restored in the town. Since then, Latios and Latias often visited the town where this Soul Dew was located, and no evil monsters ever came to attack the town again.

Afterwards, the unnamed town gradually became the current City of Water — Shuizhou City.

"Today, the statues of those two guardian deities, Latios and Latias, have been built by people and enshrined in the center of the current Shuizhou City."

"For you new-generation trainers, the guardian deities should be very attractive, right?"

"Although Latios and Latias have never shown their traces again, I think it's still worth going to see their statues."

"Also, although the full recording will not be released, the footage recorded by the audience in the stands may spread in a small range, and there is a possibility of attracting the attention of evil organizations. When traveling outside, you must be careful." Xie Wei exhorted with concern.

Accepting Xie Wei's proposal and reminder, Su Hao said goodbye to Xie Wei and walked out of the Shuizhou Gym.

The night is deep, go back and sleep first!

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Statue of the Guardian Deity of the City of Water

The statue of the guardian deity of the Water Capital