Chapter 225: Teacher Qingyu is becoming increasingly uninhibited

Salt Cure, the signature move of Garganacl.

Its effect is also described in one simple, brutal sentence:

While dealing damage, it causes the opponent to fall into the Salt Cure status, inflicting continuous damage similar to the poison effect.

If that were the only effect, Salt Cure might just be mediocre, with the only difference from poison being that it belongs to a status change rather than a status condition.

The brilliance of this move lies in the fact that when the opponent is a Steel-type or Water-type Pokémon, it becomes even more painful.

In terms of numbers, the damage simply doubles.

This simple, brutal signature move, combined with an extremely extreme and powerful base stat distribution, makes this Pokémon terrifyingly lethal in singles.

On the Paldea "Must-Eat" list, it can at least rank in the top three.

At the same time, it is also the protagonist of today's broadcast.

As viewers continuously poured into the broadcast room, Qingyu quickly opened the game and instantly locked in Garganacl in the team editor.

Then, the smile on his face gradually became impossible to suppress.

【Is the streamer not playing doubles today?】

【Given Teacher Qingyu's recent style, won't this episode be another set of "underworld" tactics...】

【Streamer, your laughter is so scary. Mom asked me why I'm watching a creepy uncle's stream!】

【Has Teacher Qingyu been becoming more and more uninhibited lately?】

Ignoring the roasting in the comments, Qingyu quickly assembled a lineup that looked completely devoid of offensive power and returned to singles to begin his "climbing" journey for the day.

Incidentally, his lineup is:

Garganacl, Gliscor, Toxapex, Clodsire, Glimmora, and Blissey.

For Qingyu, from the moment this lineup was selected, whether he won or not was no longer important.

Either the opponent or he had to be able to laugh, and it would most likely be him.

Because his rank had gone up and his win rate was too high, he now had to wait at least five minutes to match for a single ranked game.

So, taking advantage of the waiting time, Qingyu incidentally showcased his talent for mini-games.

After a lightning-fast defeat in the third level of Gold Miner, the viewers, who were right at their mealtime, immediately gulped down three big bowls of rice, and the broadcast room was filled with laughter.

【As expected of Teacher Qingyu, all his talent points went into battling!】

【This is the most appetizing broadcast room I've ever seen; I could smell the fragrance of rice the moment I clicked in!】

【Although, the streamer was really trying hard to catch the big gold mine, hahaha.】

Qingyu couldn't help but scratch his head.

How do I remember this game being very simple?

After one game ended at lightning speed and the settlement ranking appeared, the young man Qingyu immediately stood at attention.

Good heavens, the ID of the first place, "Steven Stone," had a nine-digit score...

It was nearly double the score of the second place.

Does he even have to fight for first place in online mining games? He truly lives up to his name as a "liver-emperor" (hardcore grinder)...

Before starting the second game, he happened to match with an opponent in "Pokémon: Champion."

Having just glimpsed Steven's ID in the mini-game, could it be such a coincidence to run into this Devon heir in ranked play?

For some reason, Qingyu vaguely sensed a hint of something wrong.

After entering the game interface, the opponent's information immediately popped up.

Because the characteristics of this opponent were too distinct, Qingyu identified his identity at a single glance.

Good news: It's not Steven.

Bad news: There isn't much difference.

A green-haired young man wearing a white sailor hat and extremely revealing clothing, looking somewhat bewitching yet inexplicably exuding a noble temperament, appeared on the screen.

He leaned back with his hands behind his head, a calm smile overflowing from the corners of his mouth, looking full of confidence.

Trainer ID: Goal is a Three-Time Contest Master!

Staring at the handsome man in front of him, Qingyu couldn't help but click his tongue secretly.

He might be the only man in the world who dares to dress like this; who wouldn't recognize you...

The Water Prince of Hoenn, a descendant of the Sootopolis people from ancient times, the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City hidden in the ocean.

He is also Steven's best friend.

Wallace!

Hoenn Region, Pokémon League.

It was late at night.

"You mean, you're going to the Paldea region for the next month, so I have to continue handling the daily work here?"

In the office belonging exclusively to the Champion, Wallace's voice, furious to the point of laughter, echoed in the room.

"If you're willing, you can also hand the work over to the other Elite Four members; you don't need to worry about their work ability."

"Of course, if something major really happens in the Hoenn region, I will definitely appear by your side at the first moment."

The image of an elegant noble young master was projected from the Rotom Phone, and the words spoken so lightly instantly caused Wallace, who was listening patiently, to have his blood pressure soar.

"You guy, I shouldn't have let you become this Champion in the first place."

Wallace covered his forehead, looking quite troubled.

Since he knew from the beginning that this guy was unreliable and could even dump the Champion's work on outsiders just to go mining, he should have tried harder back then and decisively defeated him on the road to the Championship.

"It's a pity, I was the one with the higher skill that day."

Steven revealed a brilliant smile, looked down at his Rotom Phone, and was immediately startled.

"Oh no, the phone is running out of battery, let's leave it at that!"

"..."

A clumsy lie; Wallace didn't even have the energy to roast it.

As the general agent for Rotom Phones in the Hoenn region, how could Steven, the eldest son of the Devon Corporation, not know that this thing could be self-sufficient?

"Letting a guy like this become Champion, the trainers of all of Hoenn have a responsibility..."

After a long while, Wallace finally sighed and roasted him.

Of course, it was impossible for him not to know that Steven, as a presence of almost unmatched strength in the Hoenn region for the past few decades, definitely had reliable combat power and was worthy of the Champion position.

But how can a Champion spend less than a month in their own region in a year?

Even for himself, when he had to participate in Pokémon Contests, he still had Master Juan to help look after the Gym!

Wait...

The one helping Steven fulfill his Champion duties, isn't it exactly himself?

Thinking of this, Wallace couldn't help but reveal a helpless smile.

"Forget it, anyway, the Champion doesn't really have much work, I'll just help him one last time."

The work belonging to the Acting Champion had already ended, and what followed was his own exclusive late-night stress-relief time.

For the sake of next year's three-peat in the Pokémon Contests, he planned to use the game to discover more moves that could showcase the beauty of Water-type Pokémon.

In a sense, losing the battle to Steven back then could be considered a good thing for him.

If he had become Champion, he probably wouldn't have had the time to participate in Pokémon Contests, and he wouldn't have achieved the highest mountain and the longest river in the field he truly loved.

Of course, even though his focus was no longer on Pokémon breeding, his strength had definitely not declined.

Wallace clicked on the game and soon began the long matching process.

About ten minutes later, the matching interface stopped spinning, and the opponent's information soon appeared.

Trainer ID: Feather of the Deep Blue. ===== CHAPTER 227 =====