章 44: Chapter 44 Meeting Classmates in a Foreign Land_1
Fourth match!
Fang Yuan's fourth opponent in the preliminary round wasn't anything special either, just average in strength.
Eevee still only used Quick Attack and Sand Splash to easily handle the opponent.
This marked the end of the second day of the preselection.
At this stage, the contestants for the main event had been more or less selected; the number of remaining contestants had dwindled to under two hundred.
The referees from each region had also begun reporting the battle conditions of their respective areas to the organizers.
Finally, after discussions by the organizers, sixteen seeded players were selected from among these people, and these sixteen were placed into different groups for the main event.
These sixteen players were nominated by referees from various regions. Initially, there were more nominations than the sixteen spots available, but due to grouping constraints, only sixteen could be selected as seeded players.
Therefore, the organizers had to combine the types of Pokemon, schools, and backgrounds of the nominated players to make a decision, meticulously selecting sixteen individuals.
"Lucky me! Bye round, direct advancement!"
Lying on the soft hotel bed, playing with his phone, Fang Yuan cheered.
Apart from a few unlucky contestants, the majority advanced directly to the main event without the need for the third day's preliminary round.
In other words, both he and Eevee would have the whole day to undergo special training tomorrow.
Having confirmed his entry into the main event, Fang Yuan once again shared the good news with his parents, Liu Le, and a few members of the psychology club.
Afterward, he put away his phone and fell into deep contemplation about life.
"Should I post on social media?"
"No, better wait until I get into the top sixteen."
"Hold on! Wouldn't it be more shocking to flaunt the trophy after winning the championship?"
Fang Yuan nodded and decided not to rush things.
However, when he opened his phone again, he was taken aback.
Because his class group was discussing the Little Phoenix King Cup.
"No way, has my cover been blown already?"
Fang Yuan, feeling despair, clicked in and discovered the classmates were not talking about him, but someone else.
Class Leader: I didn't expect it, Lin Jing, that you would participate in the Little Phoenix King Cup and even made it to the main event, impressive.
Li Mu: Not bad, not bad, keep it up. If you make it to the top sixteen, you'll get to be on the live stream, and that's several million viewers afterwards.
Lin Jing: Ah... don't get your hopes up, I think it's unlikely.
Zhang Jiale: Don't give up. If you get to the top sixteen, we can bask in your glory. Hurry up and get your dad to give you some last-minute special training!
Lin Jing: He doesn't have the time! Plus... it was his idea for me to come. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered participating.
...
Fang Yuan opened social media and saw the post made by Lin Jing.
The commotion in the group stemmed from here.
Lin Jing: Spent the whole summer training with Growlithe, so tiring. Now my dad has sent me to Magic City for some Little Phoenix King Cup... Thankfully, I made it into the main event. Otherwise, I would get a real talking-to when I get back (skull emoji).
"Damn," Fang Yuan exclaimed.
He had encountered a classmate, who had also made it into the main event.
"I almost forgot, Uncle Lin is also a Professional Trainer, and he's always been grooming Lin Jing for a career in law enforcement, so it makes sense for him to come here to gain experience... Does this mean we might become rivals down the line?"
While marveling at how small the world was, Fang Yuan sent a message to Lin Jing.
Fang Yuan said, "Which group were you assigned to?"
Lin Jing: Group F... Wait a minute, why are you asking this?
Fang Yuan: That's good.
Lin Jing: Good?
Fang Yuan: Because I'm in Group D.
Lin Jing: ...
Lin Jing: You... you... you came too? (shocked expression)
Fang Yuan: Picture (screenshots of battle information)
Lin Jing: ...Very dominant, indeed a man who walked out alive from the secret location!
Fang Yuan: You flatter me.
Lin Jing: Let me calm down first... By the way, have you checked the forum?
Fang Yuan: What happened?
Lin Jing: The information about the seed players from each group has been leaked. I checked, and the seed player in your Group D is a trainer with a Bulbasaur. It's said that he's a study tyrant from Mo Da Attached Middle School. Do you and Eevee stand a chance?
Mo Da Attached Middle School... Bulbasaur...
After reading Lin Jing's message, Fang Yuan's gaze became focused, and he then opened the forum of the Little Phoenix King Cup. Indeed, he discovered a new post with a "fire" symbol.
Group D seed player, Lin Sen, Mo Da Attached Middle School, beginner elf Bulbasaur.
"Eevee," Fang Yuan called Eevee, who was watching TV, over to him.
Then, they looked at the information seriously together.
"Are you angry?"
"Bwoo!"
"We're not even the seed players."
"How did they even rank this!"
"Bwoo!" Eevee was angry.
"Next, we'll have to show them, make them regret not setting us as the seed players," Fang Yuan said. "If we can't be the seed, then let's be the dark horse!"
Eevee felt OK about that.
"So, since there's no competition tomorrow, how about I take you for some last-minute intense special training, sound good?"
Eevee: ???
After that, Eevee sighed and nodded its head, thinking, let it be, pulling through these few days will soon lead to better ones.
Having learned about the seed player's information, Fang Yuan had no intention of continuing the chat with Lin Jing. After mutually boosting each other's spirits, he went off to study the opponent's information.
"This Lin Sen with his Bulbasaur must be the toughest in Group D, right? In less than two months, he's managed to evolve a Bulbasaur. What, did he feed it some miracle grow or something?"
Fang Yuan shook his head and then started looking up information about the other fifteen seed players.
Scyther, Snorunt, Onix, Dream Demon, Casey... all too familiar.
At this moment, Fang Yuan found himself in a deep reflection on life for the second time. Indeed, it was these people.
All new trainers, why are you all so outstanding?
"See you on the battlefield."
Fang Yuan was full of fighting spirit; merely some information was not going to scare him off, only actual competition would show who could make it to the end.
He and Eevee had been working hard together for two months, with a very clear goal in mind—to be the champion.
Out of respect, Fang Yuan was still studying the information about the known players of Group D and the seed players before bed, while Eevee, although watching TV, remained distracted, focusing more on the glass bottle of Red Star Erguotou in front of it.
Yes, Fang Yuan had buffed the bottle, turning the plastic one into a harder glass version, to save Eevee the trouble of constantly changing bottles, which was wasteful.
On the third day, the sun rose as usual, and the alarm woke up Fang Yuan and Eevee,
Fang Yuan quickly washed up, then took Eevee out for breakfast. Right after, they began their last-minute intense special training before the official competition.
Bite, Shadow Clone, Counter Shield...
As long as they hadn't been eliminated, Fang Yuan and Eevee did not plan to give up any time they could seize, constantly practicing these moves or techniques.
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