Pokémon: An Encounter with You

Chapter 542 Arrival, Identity Recording

December 11, morning.

A warm breeze brushed my face. In this perennially cold region, mild sunshine rarely peeked through the clouds, dispelling the chill in the hearts of the people rushing around in the airport.

On the open space in front of the apron, four young boys and girls in their prime opened their arms and enjoyed the unique scenery and customs of a foreign country.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Let's go!"

Lu Qing put one hand on his waist and pointed forward with the other, standing in front of everyone and speaking in a commanding manner.

"Alola Vulpix! I! Come! Here!"

Several years ago, Lu Qing was stunned when he first saw Shi Qiu's Ice Six-Tailed Fox. Since then, he has been drooling over it in his heart until now.

It’s just that Ice Vulpix is ​​too rare, and purchasing Pokémon eggs across regions involves all kinds of sensitive issues regarding the cross-regional circulation of Pokémon transactions, and there is no opportunity to go abroad.

Lu Qing could only think about it in his mind.

As for Lu’s parents… this will delay their sticky relationship, so don’t even think about it.

"It's been so long, and you still haven't developed your superpowers?"

"Stop talking... The inertia factor hasn't changed. I can't practice complete dormancy even if I want to... Several old men are staring at me every day. I want to learn Rong Dao and start my own school!"

"Emm, I sympathize with you."

Behind them, Shi Qiu, Yize, Rong Yue and others were chatting casually, completely ignoring the embarrassing thing in front of them as if it were nothing.

But Lu Qing was thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed when no one paid attention to him. He came back shamelessly:

"Aren't Shi and Yize going to participate in that...battle ladder, right?

What do you think, if Rongyue and I also participate, where can we go?"

He tilted his head curiously, but in his heart he thought happily that with his own strength, a fifth-tier luxury ball should be no problem at all.

I'm not talented, Lu Qing just wants to hear his friends praise him.

Shi Qiu glanced at him.

"I don't know about you, Big Sister. I've never played against you, but with your level, it should be difficult for you to even hit a super ball." Yize shook his blonde hair and smiled brightly at Lu Qing.

A fledgling trainer, and a luxury ball...what is he thinking!

"Generally speaking, the average level of top trainers like gym leaders is around the fourth-tier commemorative ball." Shi Qiu nodded, recalling the information he had collected from previous [Battle Ladders].

"If your Shiny Dratini evolves into Dragonite and reaches its peak combat power, you might achieve very good results, but as you are now... hehe."

This kind of global super competition open to all trainers has extremely fierce competition.

Some regional league competitions are not even worthy of being touched.

"But you can definitely participate. It will be very beneficial to improving the strength of the elves."

Lu Qing said "oh", curled his lips and nodded, he had already lost interest in [Battle Ladder].

Rongyue, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking about something and was eager to try.

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The Russian region, Flo City, also known as Tidewater City, ranks first in the world in terms of population flow all year round.

As one of the largest cities in the Russian region, it is known as the world's mobile city and is called a world metropolis. Its size is second only to the capital of the Russian region.

In this special period when the [Battle Ladder] is about to be opened, the flow of people is just like its city name, as numerous as the tide and the enthusiasm is sky-high.

The atmosphere was lively, even more so than the previous World Pokémon Festival held in Zhumen City.

After all, this is a super competition for trainers, so it is not difficult to understand why it is more grand than the Coordination Festival: the number of trainers, whether they are mid-to-high-end or top-level, is definitely many times more than that of Coordinators.

Looking at the top trainers everywhere, Shi Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Lu Qing was also brought along. If it weren't for the private plane sponsored by Lu Qing, the few of them would probably still be fighting for tickets in the summer district.

According to the plan of Shi Qiu and his friends, they had to first go to the Elf Center in Flo City and register their names in the [Battle Ladder] of the Russian area.

It is more like registering, reviewing and recording personal identity information rather than registering for a competition.

This is a special event held throughout the Russian region, simulating the operation mode of the ancient Road to Champions. The central control system and Rotom 3D dragons form a competition network covering the entire region, randomly searching for opponents, publishing battle information, and conducting stage challenges.

Flo City Elf Center.

After Shi Qiu, Yize and others entered the metropolis, they searched for a long time before finally finding this place in the crowded crowd.

The real Pokémon Center is much larger than what is shown in the anime, and the overall building is more luxurious and beautiful, but even so it is still a bit crowded, and the interior of the entire Pokémon Center is also very lively.

Of course, in addition to the unscientific Miss Qiao Ruo, there are also many office staff and medical staff, all working on each floor.

Just registering and burning your identity can be troublesome and require going through a lot of procedures.

In the hall, several people who were waiting for their business to be processed were chatting casually.

"Do you have confidence?" Lu Qing asked Shi Qiu and Yize on his left.

Regardless of what they said or how they quarreled, Lu Qing knew that the main purpose of his and Rong Yue's participation in the [Battle Ladder] was to participate and train, and there was no pressure. However, the same could not be said for Shi Qiu and Yize, who were aiming for a high ranking and a chance to advance to a higher level.

What's more, they are not unknown people.

"Just... okay?" Shi Qiu replied blankly.

Why should I be so nervous? It's not a championship challenge or a legendary challenge.

Turning around, I saw Yize next to me pursing his lips. The blue triangular runes on both sides of his cheeks flickered with the rhythm of his breathing, and he spoke much less.

Shi Qiu: “……”

Okay, I can see that this person is really nervous.

"Mr. Shi Qiu from the Xia District, please go to window 6 to register your identity!"

"Mr. Shi Qiu from the Xia District, please go to window 6 to register your identity!"

Window No. 6, the last step of identity burning, was in charge of Miss Qiao Ruo from the Elf Center in Flo City. When Shi Qiu walked to the window, Miss Qiao Ruo was clicking something on the screen in front of her.

"Hello, Mr. Shi Qiu. Welcome to the Russian District."

Not long after, Miss Qiao Ruo handed over a high-tech blue-light ID card: "Congratulations, you have successfully completed the identity burning in the [Battle Ladder]."

Shi Qiu thanked him politely and took the ID card.

Above, Shi Qiu’s information recording shows that it has been activated.

Name: Shi Qiu

Region: Summer District

Level: Elf Ball Level (First Order)

World ranking:

Battle information: None

"You can now use your ID card and Rotom Network to challenge for a higher rank. Please note that the Battle Ladder will take your battle progress and wins and losses into account, which will affect your world ranking. Once you reach a certain ranking, your rank will be automatically upgraded."

In other words, as long as the fight is exciting enough and the strength is strong enough, the losing side may also improve its ranking. However, if the fight is too crude and all kinds of basic mistakes are made, the winning side may also cause the ranking to decline.

"There are also some other things to note. You can log in to the official website of the ladder with your ID card and make your own inquiries." Miss Qiao Ruo said with a smile.

"I wish you success in the battle."

"Thank you." Shi Qiu nodded.

On the side, the Rotom system has successfully connected to the identity card and completed the system information docking.