Capítulo 782: Chapter 677 The First Battle of Great Interest_1
April 27.
The day the World Championship officially started.
In the arenas of Silver City's sixteen major competition districts, all 256 teams were ready.
Before this, the General Series event in the main venue had ended with Japan's Champion's "Leave King" securing the gold medal.
No competitor from China participated in the General Series event, but for the upcoming Flying-type competition, four Chinese contestants will take part in the flying skills contest.
"Is this really a good idea?" At this moment, Jiang Li and the other four were seated in the special spectator section of the seventh district's Rainbow Arena. Despite having their own match soon, the first team had come to watch the second team's competition.
"Anyway, there's no need for last-minute special training. Since we need to relax anyway, why not come watch the second team take their first victory to ease our minds?" Su Shu said with a chuckle.
Yun Kai, Xu Haoran, and Xie Qingyi all nodded in agreement, watching the first fight of the seventh district between China's Second Team and Egypt's First Team was definitely worth it.
Rainbow Arena could hold fifty thousand spectators, much smaller than Silver Arena. Twenty minutes before the start of the match, the arena was already packed with people, mainly from the sixteen nations competing in the seventh district.
On the Chinese side of the spectator seats, there were nearly ten thousand people. The purchasing power for tickets was far beyond any other nation; if not for purchasing limits, the number might have been even higher.
In one small section of the seating area, Father Fang and Mother Fang were quite busy. Around them sat professional trainers from Pingcheng Association like Zhuang Xin and Yang Han, along with teachers and leaders from Pingcheng No.1 Middle School. At the moment, these people were eagerly engaging in conversation with Father Fang and Mother Fang.
Each of them praised Fang Yuan to the skies.
"The first time I saw Fang Yuan in that secret location, I knew this kid was bound for success. I just didn't expect it to come this quickly," said Yang Han wistfully, reminiscing about the time when he rescued Fang Yuan after he accidentally ventured into a secret location.
If Fang Yuan were here, he would surely retort, "You saw what exactly? You almost threw me under the bus back then!"
"Yeah, Fang Yuan was quite extraordinary in high school too. But who could've predicted a day like this?" Teacher Bai Ning said.
Bai Ning, who was Fang Yuan's combat class teacher during his senior year of high school, had since become a professional trainer. But her progress was much slower compared to Fang Yuan's... which made her feel somewhat helpless. She recalled the first lesson where she taught Fang Yuan the correct way to use his Poké Ball through combat guidance.
That naive new trainer... had already grown into a Master Level Trainer.
What mattered most, aside from Fang Yuan being a member of China's National Second Team, was that he was also a recipient of the Ron Award. That was just too much.
"No, no, it's all thanks to your wonderful teaching," Father Fang and Mother Fang quickly responded, trying to keep a low profile. Although they thought to themselves that their contribution was having raised him well, they knew it wasn't the time to say that out loud.
"Have you heard if Fang Yuan has a girlfriend yet?" Officer Lin, Pingcheng's police professional trainer and an old acquaintance of Father Fang and Mother Fang from the high school parent meetings, had also come to watch the match during his time off.
"He probably doesn't have one, but since that boy hardly comes home more than once a year, I can't be sure," Mother Fang said with a huff of frustration.
No matter how outstanding his achievements were in research or training, there was only so much they could understand. What they hoped for most in their hearts was for Fang Yuan to settle down and give them a grandchild soon.
But Fang Yuan seemed to be going in the exact opposite direction...
"Heh... heh..." Officer Lin responded with an amused chuckle. With hope still alive, perhaps there was a chance for his daughter. He was beginning to regret not sending Lin Jing to Mo Da instead of the police academy. They were high school classmates, after all—a tremendous advantage. Lin Jing probably had feelings for Fang Yuan too. What girl wouldn't like such an outstanding young man? If he'd made that different decision back then, things might be different now.
But reflecting on it, Officer Lin shook his head; Lin Jing wasn't exceptional enough. Compared to the girls from China's teams—like Tang Xinlan from the Second Team and China's Fairy King Xie Qingyi from the First Team—it was clear who was superior.
As Officer Lin's thoughts wandered, Chinese contestants and Egyptian contestants had already made their appearances at the competitor's seat. As soon as they emerged, the Chinese spectator section erupted.
"China must win, go! Go! Go!!!"
"Fang Team, give it your all, blast them away!!"
"Grandpa Fang, please send in Monferno. I'm a fan of Brother Monkey and I want to see it battle!" a spectator, who became a fan of Brother Monkey during the national competition, cried out.
In the contestant's seat, Fang Yuan, who was sitting on a bench, drinking from a bottle of mineral water, 'huh'ed in surprise. After tightening the cap, he looked around puzzled. Did he just hear someone call for Monferno?
Hmm... Must be a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.
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At the same time, just before the match was about to start, those who couldn't make it to the venue but were still eagerly following the World Championship, were glued to their TVs, computers, and phones, watching the live broadcast with anticipation.
"Hello, dear viewers, I am the host Wei Tianlong. Coming up, I will join forces with reporter Zhou Ying at Rainbow Arena to bring you the quadrennial World Pokémon Alliance Grand Congress!"
On the screen, a middle-aged man whose name seemed tough but his appearance did not match the fierceness of the name, passionately declared, "In ten more minutes, our National Second Team will face off against Egypt's National First Team. This is the opening battle for our Chinese team, as well as the opening battle for the seventh district. It holds great significance for us. Now, we will switch over to Zhou Ying to see how things are at the scene."
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