Pokémon: Start with a Dragon-type Gym Leader, and pick up Guroton.

Chapter 37: Training Insights from Several Industry Leaders! Sakaki's Attempt to Win Over Li Lu

"That kid from the Li family is pretty good. His Charizard is close to the mid-elite level. He must have put a lot of effort into this Pokémon."

Inside the dean's office at Rongcheng University, many renowned local trainers were gathered around a monitor, watching this year's exchange competition.

The first round of the competition is halfway through, but many students' performances are far from satisfactory.

There weren't even many that were passable.

Fortunately, the presence of students like Li Luochen made the school leaders feel that there was still hope for this year's students.

I managed to pull a UR card from a bunch of R cards.

"Li Luochen's Charizard is so strong, his other Pokémon must be pretty good too, right? I remember he registered a Charizard when he took the college entrance exam, and even his Dragonair was only registered recently."

The speaker was the head of the first-year department, who was in charge of investigating the Pokémon registration information of the first-year students.

He vividly remembered Li Luochen, who spent his entire senior year of high school training Charizards and achieved the highest score in the college entrance examination.

A week before the start of the school year, I registered three elite Pokémon in two days.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that Li Luochen was secretly training Pokémon and would register them when the time came.

"I don't understand what's going on. The last two are still undiscovered Pokémon."

"One is called Guleton, and the other is a Entei that has reverted to its ancestral form, called Skyfire. They are much stronger than other Pokémon of the same level."

"Alright, alright, let's not discuss other people's business anymore. Li Luochen is currently a trainer being secretly monitored by the League. Even if we blow up the secret realm, there's nothing we can do unless we get orders from above."

Dean Lin raised his hand and waved, and the school leaders stopped discussing Li Luochen.

"Xiao Su, as Li Luochen's advisor, what do you think of him as a person?"

Dean Lin looked kindly at Su Ranran, who was standing at the very edge, and asked her with a cheerful smile.

"He's practically my living father."

Su Ranran answered without hesitation, but then she realized that the dean had asked her a question, and quickly waved her hand, "That's not what I meant, I meant..."

"It's okay, I understand. Xiao Su, don't you feel like he looks a lot like you?"

Dean Lin maintained his smile.

Su Ranran asked, puzzled, "How is it similar?"

Dean Lin: "It's like when you enter the secret realm."

Su Ranran: "..."

Haha, you're so funny!

"Alright, enough joking around. This kid from the Li family is very shrewd. Don't let his carefree attitude fool you; he's actually more meticulous than anyone else."

Dean Lin raised his eyebrows and, after a long pause, continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, he should be the champion of the exchange competition. We'll add another reward for him: exemption from military training."

Su Ranran didn't understand: "Why?"

Dean Lin glanced at Su Ranran: "Among the leaders who were brutally beaten back then, the leader of our school's secret realm was the first to be hit. Moreover, I don't want our school's secret realm to be bombed again."

Everyone: "..."

……

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[Lance the Dragon: Tips on Raising Dragon-Type Pokémon.pdf]

[Dragon Tamer: Tips on Raising Dragonite at All Stages.pdf]

[Dragon Taming: Charizard Breeding Tips (Multi-person Refined Edition).pdf]

[Yu Longdu: Nephew, these three documents are my reflections compiled by your uncle. I think they might be helpful to you.]

Shortly after the battle ended, Yulongdu sent four messages.

Three of them are files larger than 20 GB.

These are all insights and experiences compiled by Yulongdu.

[Yan Yanyan: Thank you, Uncle!]

[Yu Longdu: We're all family. Consider this my compensation to you over the years. If you have any difficulties, just tell your uncle. When you get married, I'll definitely give you a big gift. Don't refuse, okay? I can't stand seeing that.]

[Yan Yan Yan: Then... I'll accept it?]

[Yu Longdu: Okay, I'll continue handling alliance matters. I'll visit you in the Eastern Huang region when I have the chance.]

After sending the message, Yu Longdu's profile picture went dark.

Li Luochen stared at the screen, waiting for the Charizard breeding tips to finish downloading.

The words "Multi-person Refined Edition" in parentheses are truly captivating, like encountering a book with a cover that matches your taste while browsing a website—it's hard not to click and read it.

The internet speed was fast; the dozens of gigabytes of data were downloaded in no time.

Li Luochen clicked on the file and saw the signature in the lower left corner.

Acknowledgements (in no particular order): Yulongdu, Crimson, Azure, Dandi

This guide to raising Charizard was co-authored by these four Charizard experts.

It's safe to say that if you thoroughly understand the tips in the document, you're guaranteed at least a champion-level Charizard in the future.

The cultivation experience consists of four parts.

These correspond to four big shots in turn.

Li Luochen turned down the brightness, found a corner to curl up in, put on his headphones, and immersed himself in his studies without being disturbed by outsiders.

I watched for who knows how long.

"Honey, we need to clear this area."

Cattleya leaned on Li Luochen's shoulder and nudged him with her head, trying to wake him from his reverie.

"Hmm? Are today's matches over?"

Li Luochen turned off his phone, rubbed his eyes, and realized that it was already pitch black outside the window.

Bright stars adorn the night sky, and the chirping of cicadas tells of the long summer night.

"Oh, you're all here?"

When Li Luochen came to his senses, he realized that not only Gadriya, but also all the exchange students from other places were still in the battle arena.

Everyone is waiting for him.

"Yeah~ To celebrate today's great start, we're going out to eat together~ We're just waiting for you~"

Mingyi moved to the other side, tugged at Li Luochen's sleeve, and unconsciously moved closer to him, closing the distance between them: "You've been huddled in the corner staring intently at your phone for ages, you must be hungry, right?"

"That's true, let's go then. You've all waited for me for so long."

"I've noticed your biggest problem is that you're too polite. We're friends, why are you talking about how hard it is?"

Li Luochen stood up and was pulled by Mingyi and the others to the outside of the battle arena.

During the conversation, she was also criticized for being too polite in her speech. On this point, everyone else agreed with Mingyi's statement.

"Really? Then don't scold me if you're impolite later."

"Fine, I'll see just how impolite you are later."

Li Luochen made a joke, successfully starting the conversation and making the relationships between the group less distant.

……

……

The basement of the Violet Dojo in Violet City, Kanto region.

"Boss, all the people we sent out failed in the Eastern Empire region. The investigation revealed that it was the new local curator who did it in the secret realm."

In front of the holographic projection, a man in a suit with a buzz cut, sitting on the sofa and swirling a wine glass in his hand, opened his eyes and stared at the scene before him.

This person is named Sakaki, and he has multiple identities. On the surface, he is the strongest gym leader in the Kanto region.

At the same time, he was also the subject of a long-term search by the Kanto League and the mastermind behind the Rockets.

now.

The holographic projection in front of Giovanni showed a scene of Li Luochen escorting a group of Team Rocket members.

Seeing all this, Sakaki tapped his knuckles on the sofa armrest, poured the red wine in his glass into the trash can, and looked at his secretary beside him: "Manori, how confident are you in winning over...this young man?"

The purple-haired secretary, Masato, adjusted her glasses, bowed slightly, and answered softly, "Ninety-nine percent certain."

"Alright, you'll decide on the second batch of members to go to the Eastern Huang region. You should know the consequences if you can't win them over, right?"

Sakaki knew the specific situation in the Donghuang region, so he knew just how terrifying Li Luochen's talent was, given that he could single-handedly defeat this group of elite members.

No matter the cost, as long as they can bring a talent like Li Luochen into the Rockets, from a macro perspective, it's definitely a win-win situation.

Unless absolutely necessary, he always tries to win people over.

"I know, Zhenniao will definitely live up to your expectations, Boss."

"Alright, you may leave now."

"Yes, Boss!"

The real bird left.

Sakaki took out a group photo from the drawer and silently lit a cigarette.

"If I could, I really wouldn't want to be your enemy."