“Xiao Mao, thank you, I had a lot of fun today.” Taking the skewer from Xiao Mao, Na Zi sincerely thanked him.
Growing up, Na Zi had never been this happy before. Although it was close to Viridian City, Na Zi had never been there. It was also her first time seeing the sea.
“You’re welcome.”
Xiao Mao felt the same. Although he was the grandson of Professor Oak, as a child, he mostly stayed in the town. He only stayed in Cerulean City for three years while learning martial arts, but he spent those three years training and never really had fun.
“So, when are you planning to challenge the gym?” Na Zi asked.
“Tomorrow morning.”
It was only Thursday today.
The Viridian City auction was held on weekends. There was nothing to do tomorrow, so he would just go ahead and challenge the Viridian Gym.
“Isn’t your current team enough?” Na Zi asked.
Na Zi also knew that Xiao Mao planned to check out the auction. The auction naturally sold rare Pokémon or high-potential Pokémon.
But Xiao Mao already had too many Pokémon. Even if he wanted to catch new Pokémon, he should at least let his current team grow up before training new ones.
“Not enough. I’m planning to catch a Pidgeot. I want to see if they have any at the auction,” said Xiao Mao.
“Pidgeot? Can’t you just catch one in the wild?”
Na Zi thought Xiao Mao needed to catch a rare Pokémon. She didn’t expect it to be just a Pidgeot. There were Pidgey that could evolve into Pidgeot in the wild.
“Wild…forget it.” Xiao Mao waved his hand.
Xiao Mao wasn’t averse to catching a Pidgeot in the wild. After all, wild Pidgeot would have high potential.
But Pidgeot were gregarious. When Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot, they would become king of the forest and protect the surrounding Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
Once the Pidgeot in a flock was captured, the entire flock might collapse because Pidgeot and Fearow were natural enemies.
Pidgeotto were mostly solitary after evolving from Pidgey, making them easy prey for Fearow. Fearow and Spearow ate insects but also attacked Pidgey. Before the Pidgeot appeared, Pidgey and Pidgeotto were no match for Fearow and Spearow.
Xiao Mao was well aware of this and therefore chose not to catch a Pidgeot in the wild. Moreover, with Xiao Mao's current strength, he might not even be able to defeat a wild Pidgeot.
After all, Pidgeot that could evolve in the wild were usually level 40 or above. Plus, they had Pidgey and Pidgeotto around, so it wouldn’t be easy to beat them.
Na Zi didn't ask anymore. After a day of playing, Na Zi felt that trying some new things was pretty good. Previously, she had been training her Psychic powers in the gym all day. She had no idea there were so many fun things outside.
......!
The next day.
Morning.
Xiao Mao and Na Zi arrived at the entrance of the Viridian Gym.
The construction style of the Viridian Gym was very modern. The door was decorated with various lightning symbols. Anyone could tell it was an Electric-type gym.
“Another one.”
“Sigh! I hope they don't get hurt too badly.”
People passing by whispered among themselves, looking at Xiao Mao and Na Zi.
As residents of Viridian City, they knew what kind of person Lt. Surge was. His fighting style was brutal. He would defeat any challenger with a brutal fighting style, which resulted in challengers' Pokémon being seriously injured. The Pokémon Center in this city was busier than other city centers.
【Ding! Mission issued: Obtain the Viridian Gym Badge/Reward: Low-grade Wonder Candy x5, Mid-grade Wonder Candy x5! Permanent Skill Learning Device Thunder, Premium Magnet (Electric-type Skill Power Increased by 50%).】
What? Why are the Wonder Candies divided into low-grade and mid-grade? Isn’t this indicating that Lt. Surge's strength is between low-grade and mid-grade?
After several mission releases, Xiao Mao had figured out the system’s mission rewards were determined by the strength of the opponent. Previously, he was only rewarded with low-grade Wonder Candies, but at the Vermilion Gym, he was rewarded with mid-grade candies.
This means the next four gyms wouldn't be weak. The Wonder Candy rewards would definitely be mid-grade or higher, and maybe even high-grade Wonder Candies would appear.
He would have to save the low-grade Wonder Candies. There wouldn't be any more low-grade Wonder Candies in the future.
Xiao Mao walked to the door, looked around, and saw no doorbell. He pushed the gym door open.
An empty battle field was visible. The interior was dark. At the far end stood several men and women dressed in biker gang attire.
These people were all dressed in a fierce and menacing way. Ordinary children would be frightened by them.
The bikers also looked at Xiao Mao and Na Zi, wondering what they were doing here.
“Hello, I’m here to challenge the gym. Is Gym Leader Lt. Surge here?” Xiao Mao asked.
Hearing that Xiao Mao was here to challenge the gym, the bikers all looked at him with disdain.
“Gym Leader, another sacrifice.” A male biker said turning his head.
“Hmph, someone dares to challenge me. Let me see who it is.” A tall figure rose from the shadows. It was too dark to see the other person's face.
As the person approached and came into the light, they could see that it was a blond, muscular European man. He wore only a jacket with the zipper unzipped, revealing his two developed pectorals and the squares of his abs.
“So strong.”
Although Xiao Mao knew what Lt. Surge looked like, he was still shocked by his physique when he saw him for the first time. Only the wrestling monsters in WWE could compare.
“Welcome to Viridian City!”
Lt. Surge opened his arms and went to embrace Na Zi.
Immediately, Na Zi’s eyes glowed blue. A force sent Lt. Surge flying backward.
“Gym Leader, are you okay?”
“What are you doing?”
The bikers saw that Lt. Surge had suddenly been knocked back and questioned Na Zi. They wanted to know what she meant by attacking Lt. Surge.
“I don't like strangers touching me.” Na Zi warned coldly. Her eyes glowed blue, and a heavy pressure descended on the bikers' shoulders, instantly rendering them immobile.
“I'm sorry, it was my fault. Please stop.” Lt. Surge also saw that Na Zi was a Psychic-type user and immediately apologized.
Hearing Lt. Surge's apology, Na Zi released her psychic pressure.
The bikers realized that the black-haired girl in front of them was no ordinary person. They immediately put away their arrogant expressions and stood obediently.
Lt. Surge looked at Na Zi and asked seriously, "Who are you?"
“I’m Xiao Mao, from Pallet Town. I’m here to challenge the gym.”
“Na Zi.”
Xiao Mao and Na Zi both replied.