Chapter 367: Over Thirty Mega Stones!
Today, someone at the Education Bureau was probably going to have a sleepless night.
The Youth League was actually being used as a publicity channel by Sakura Country trainers.
If the championship was truly won by a Sakura Country contestant, it would really become a joke in the public eye.
And then there was that Compulsory Training Device...
Huaxia, which had advocated friendly coexistence with Pokémon since the beginning of the Pokémon Era, could not be more opposed to that thing.
During past wartime periods, Huaxia had also confiscated Compulsory Training Devices from Sakura Country.
After understanding its purpose.
Even under the immense pressure of war, Huaxia still chose not to use that device.
Now, in a peaceful and prosperous era, it was naturally even more impossible to let this thing become prevalent in the country.
The problem was,
With those few Sakura Country trainers publicizing it like this.
Many people in Huaxia would become interested in the Compulsory Training Device; some would inevitably harbor covetous thoughts.
After all.
As long as you have money, you can subdue powerful Pokémon...
Abandoning bonds, abandoning the Pokémon's future growth potential.
This was too outrageous.
But the question was, how to resolve the impact of the incident.
The most obvious solution was clearly to defeat these three Sakura Country trainers.
This way, the protection of their reputation would be best, and the losses would be relatively small.
Secondly, was to enact laws prohibiting the prevalence of Compulsory Training Devices in Huaxia.
This was the method with the toughest stance,
And also a way to eradicate the root of the problem.
But this would inevitably lead to a loss of face.
It would seem like a decree specifically enacted because of a few Sakura Country trainers.
There is a specific period each year for amendments to the Pokémon Law.
At that time, opinions from Gym Leaders at the provincial level and above would be gathered, processed uniformly, and then amendments would be made to the "Pokémon Law" and "Trainer Codex".
This period is in September.
Moreover, they were only the Ministry of Education, not the State Council.
Finally, there was kicking those few people out...
This method was the most straightforward, but the losses would also be the greatest.
Internationally, Sakura Country would definitely condemn it.
After a series of intense discussions, the education department ultimately decided to choose the first method.
"The first round of matches has been decided. For the next few rounds, send some strong contestants to test their strength!"
This was the final decision.
If the opponent truly had all peak Master-level Pokémon.
Then, within the limited rules of the competition, they could only try to deal with them in the first four rounds!
To deal with them, they naturally had to choose strong contestants.
After another round of discussion, three candidates were finally decided upon.
"Pan Shanyu... Liu Xuan, two.... and one more..."
"And Hikaru..."
The first two were seeded contestants from two top universities, their strength unquestionable. As for this last one...
To be honest, they discussed it for quite a while.
This wasn't a doubt about Latias's strength.
In their assessment, that Latias was definitely no weaker than Pan Shanyu's Metagross.
They were just worried about Hikaru's remaining Pokémon.
For this reason.
They checked Hikaru's recent battle records.
It was when Charizard was still at peak Lord level, battling a Master-level Urshifu.
Such a battle record, though glorious, might be a bit strenuous if facing peak Master-level Pokémon.
However, considering this battle was over a month ago.
And then thinking about the growth rate of Hikaru's Pokémon.
They decided to let him try this opportunity!
"Not expecting to defeat all of them, but at least, defeat two, right?"
In the Education Bureau's live broadcast room, looking at the three finally chosen candidates, someone sighed.
This wasn't a huge deal.
Even if the three failed, at most it would cause Huaxia to lose some face. They would jointly petition the Pokémon League and the national level to reconvene a law amendment conference.
In short, this Compulsory Training Device could not be allowed to flow into Huaxia's market!
Once this thing flowed in, even if it was cleared out later, it would require a massive amount of effort.
After all, it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality!
Once the root of an idea takes hold, trying to remove it is as difficult as digging out bones and scraping marrow.
...
The next morning.
The second day of matches continued as usual.
But it was noticeably less enthusiastic.
The audience above would occasionally cheer for their favorite contestants, but these cheers always carried some apprehension.
The performance of the previous Sakura Country contestant weighed on everyone's mind like a great mountain.
It made people involuntarily think about the possibility of the championship title going to a Sakura Country contestant.
The eighth match of the first round.
The second Sakura Country contestant entered the arena.
His opponent was a T3 level contestant in Hikaru's eyes.
His Pokémon were a level 52 Fearow, a level 51 Nidoking, and a level 45 Dugtrio.
And this second Sakura Country contestant...
His Pokémon was still a peak Master-level Electivire.
His second Pokémon was a level 58 Seviper.
In less than ten minutes, the Huaxia trainer was defeated.
The audience was completely silent.
Only the slightly unrestrained laughter remained on the battlefield.
Regarding this outcome, the audience knew it wasn't that the Huaxia trainer below didn't try his best.
On the contrary, the opponent had already given his all; all three Pokémon had lost their ability to battle.
Fearow was electrocuted and lay twitching on the ground; Nidoking's arm was pierced by poisonous fangs.
The weaker Dugtrio, although it stalled for some time by using Dig, was quickly found by the keen Seviper, which used Breaking Swipe to tear open the ground and dig Dugtrio out.
To have lasted so long against a peak Master-level Pokémon was already quite good...
The matches continued as usual.
In two days, twelve matches were completed.
December 16th, that evening.
The night was clear, with few stars.
The stars, symbolizing winter, were sparsely scattered across the sky.
The Youth League's proceedings didn't seem to affect the continued development of other industries.
For example,
That night, the Key Stones and Mega Stones belonging to the laboratory were quickly delivered to Hikaru.
[Professor Luo: A batch of items should have arrived, take a look.]
Hikaru quickly asked.
[Hikaru]: Will there be more later?
[Professor Luo]: There should be quite a few more. Less than half have arrived so far. This stuff, a researcher who likes collecting stones had a large collection. Now his child's Pokémon needs resources, so he had to sell these...
[Hikaru]: Okay, thank you, Professor!
After replying, looking at the Key Stones and Mega Stones haphazardly piled in the box, Hikaru took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly.
The two types of stones were piled separately, with about thirty of each kind!
Their crystalline colors shimmered with iridescent light.
Each one was so beautiful.
In a world where trainers reigned supreme, it wasn't hard to imagine that these would become the main fighting power of high-end trainers in the future!
Although these Key Stones and Mega Stones weren't worth much now, after he revealed Mega Evolution.
Hikaru believed this would be a huge sum of money!
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