Annoyed as he was, and as much as he held a grudge, the immediate problem still needed to be solved.
Although the authorities had specifically issued a statement saying that the Tropius wasn't cultivated in advance, if someone really kept harping on this matter, it would still have some impact.
This matter wasn't easy to resolve, firstly because he didn't have connections.
Neither Yu Zhonggang nor Yao Yifei could actually help much with this matter.
For ordinary people, a Gym Leader could be considered the most powerful figure, but from a higher perspective, a Gym Leader was somewhat inadequate.
Thinking of this, Lu Li could only helplessly contact Yao Yifei.
The familiar phone ringtone rang, but not from the phone, but from the doorway.
Yao Yifei, who entered the room, looked at Lu Li helplessly.
"You little rascal, didn't you say you wanted to keep a low profile? Is this your idea of a low profile?" Yao Yifei grumbled, disappointed.
Lu Li: "…"
Lu Li could only say that his idea of a low profile was different from hers.
His idea of a low profile was to not make himself so all-knowing and all-capable, and instead showcase his talent as a Trainer.
After all, the Alliance was currently vigorously supporting genius Trainers, not Breeders, so Lu Li was firmly following the general trend of the times.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the value of an Elite-level Pokémon cultivated in two months.
"Sister Yifei, there are bad people in the Alliance!" Lu Li complained, feigning grievance.
Listening to Lu Li's complaint, Yao Yifei rolled her eyes at him with a charming look.
Yao Yifei comforted him, "Don't look so gloomy, this matter has both advantages and disadvantages, do you want to hear the good news?"
Hearing this, the grievance on Lu Li's face instantly disappeared, "What good news?"
"The district chief of the Southern Region, under pressure from public opinion, exposed your Milotic. As compensation, the Alliance has decided to let you enter the Southern Region's treasury to choose a treasure," Yao Yifei explained.
Yao Yifei's tone carried a hint of envy, knowing that it was the Southern Region's treasury, and it was said that there were even divine objects inside.
Even she had only seen it once, and only selected something from the outer circle.
And Lu Li's selection didn't have this restriction.
Thinking of this, Yao Yifei's gaze towards Lu Li became a little strange again.
It was said that this matter was strongly supported by the Fairy-type Heavenly King, and originally Lu Li was only qualified to choose things from the outer circle.
"Could this guy really be an older woman killer?" Yao Yifei thought to herself.
Yekaterina, Fairy-type Heavenly King Qu Suxin, plus herself, could this guy really be a weapon against older women?
Feeling Yao Yifei's gaze, Lu Li asked with some trepidation, "Sister Yifei, why is your gaze so strange?"
"It's nothing, I'm just observing what's special about you," Yao Yifei explained.
Lu Li asked curiously, "Let's talk about the Alliance treasury in detail."
As for the impact of Milotic's exposure?
With the Alliance's official endorsement, this matter shouldn't have any political impact on him. The exposure of Milotic should bring him more fame.
The increase in fame is a double-edged sword, as for whether it's good or bad?
This depends on the example set by those who came before.
"Brother Ideal Envoy of the Reserve Team, you must live well, preferably until I've completed my cultivation!" Lu Li thought silently in his heart.
Speaking of being high-profile, that Ideal Brother is really high-profile. Even if someone wants to target him, with this guy at the front, the risk for him, the second in line, should be reduced a lot.
Yao Yifei explained, "The Southern Region's Alliance treasury is divided into three circles, namely the outer first circle, the middle second circle, and the inner third circle. The further inside, the better the treasures. It's said that there are legendary divine objects in the inner third circle."
Hearing the name "divine object," Lu Li thoughtfully nodded, and then gently rubbed the gem on his necklace.
Divine objects were also treasures for him, which could speed up his cultivation and also accelerate the growth of his Pokémon.
In terms of utilization, those Trainers couldn't compare at all, after all, Trainers couldn't cultivate, but he could.
"In other words, I can go and choose a divine object now?" Lu Li asked expectantly.
Yao Yifei said with great envy, "I don't know where you got your charm from, the Fairy-type Heavenly King personally helped you lobby, you were originally only able to choose treasures from the outer circle, but now you can go to the inner third circle."
"Fairy-type Heavenly King Qu Suxin?" Lu Li asked in surprise.
Yao Yifei nodded.
Hearing this name again, Lu Li silently remembered this name in his heart.
Cultivator Lu Li will definitely repay kindness!
Although he received compensation and felt a little comforted, Lu Li still felt somewhat depressed in his heart.
That Minister disclosed his privacy without his consent, this behavior was really overbearing.
Even if you notified me in advance, so that I could prepare in advance.
Thinking like this, Lu Li silently crossed out this person from his little notebook.
Although that Minister's behavior was overbearing, considering the compensation, he would not hold a grudge for now.
If there were no divine objects in the treasury, then it would be the same to add this name back later.
"By the way, the opponent in your next match is a bit special, you should pay attention to it," Yao Yifei reminded.
"How so?"
Lu Li looked at Yao Yifei curiously.
"Ducat is the young master of the third branch of the Du family. Although he's not from the main line, due to his age, this person has been spoiled by his family since he was a child."
Lu Li nodded, wasn't this the standard spoiled纨绔 (wán kù) young master?
Could it be that the villainous young master in the novel was finally about to appear?
"The most important thing is that this person often deliberately attacks the Trainer himself during battles, and he's also a Poison-type Trainer," Yao Yifei reminded.
Lu Li frowned and asked, "Doesn't the Alliance care about this kind of thing?"
Yao Yifei said, "The College Entrance Examination Competition doesn't stipulate that Pokémon can't attack the Trainer."
Lu Li: "…"
"I'm telling you this because I hope you're prepared," Yao Yifei added.
She wasn't worried that Lu Li would suffer in the competition, after all, she had seen Lu Li's wild battle videos.
The power to lift the skull with one kick wasn't a joke. If the Alliance allowed Trainers to enter the arena, Ducat would definitely realize what was called terrifyingly strong.
Thinking of this, Yao Yifei couldn't help but laugh.
She especially hated people like Ducat who were ruthless.
"Don't worry, I'll pay attention," Lu Li nodded.
If Trainers could really enter the arena, Lu Li felt that he could win the championship of the College Entrance Examination Competition on his own.
After finishing speaking about the competition, Yao Yifei comforted him again, "I'll wait for you here until the competition is over, and then use a Pokémon to take you away directly."
There were a lot of reporters gathered outside the Pokémon Center now, waiting to interview Lu Li.
The scene would definitely be chaotic. Lu Li was just a new Trainer, and it would be difficult for him to deal with those malicious reporters.
If he didn't handle it well, Lu Li might be blacklisted by the entire internet. It was precisely because she was worried about Lu Li making mistakes that Yao Yifei arrived at the Pokémon Center in advance.
"Thank you for your trouble," Lu Li thanked sincerely.
Yao Yifei just smiled and didn't decline, after all, she had canceled her afternoon spa for Lu Li.
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At the same time, in another rest area.
Ducat looked at the announcement on the official website with anger.
"How did this guy do it? He cultivated an Elite-level Tropius in two months, is he cheating? Could it be a divine object?" Ducat gritted his teeth with a gloomy face.
The protector next to him comforted him, "Young Master, the master said that the other party may have used the Pokémon Secret Treasure in advance. That mud-legged one has no knowledge, so it's normal to use the Secret Treasure for the Pokémon in advance."
"Huh?"
Ducat looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a confused look.
Ducat asked brainlessly, "Can I also use it in advance?"
Facing Ducat's gaze, the corners of the middle-aged man's mouth twitched slightly.
Is the Du family's education so garbage now? How come he has the same knowledge as a mud-legged one!
The middle-aged man, who was complaining incessantly in his heart, explained with a stiff head, "Using the Pokémon Secret Treasure in advance will cause the Pokémon to have difficulty breaking through in the later stages, and the growth rate will be slower than Pokémon of the same level."
The main function of the Pokémon Secret Treasure is to accelerate the growth of Pokémon brainlessly, and no matter which stage the Pokémon uses it, the effect is the same.
For example, if you use it at the Ordinary level, it can allow the Pokémon to break through two small levels, then you can also use it to break through two small levels later.
It goes without saying when the cost performance is high.
Although the Pokémon Secret Treasure is only effective for Pokémon below the Champion level (excluding Champion), anyone with a little intelligence knows to wait until the Pokémon reaches its aptitude limit before using it.
"But what about my competition? How am I supposed to fight an Elite level with an Ordinary mid-stage Pokémon?" Ducat asked irritably.
The middle-aged man comforted him, "The other party may send out Charmander."
Hearing this, Ducat became even more angry.
"What do you mean by this? Are you saying that the贱民 (jiàn mín) dares not to use his full strength against me?" Ducat roared angrily.
Middle-aged man: "…"
You're afraid you can't beat him if he uses his full strength, and you say he looks down on you if he doesn't use his full strength? So everything is someone else's fault?
The middle-aged man was speechless.
Ducat simply refreshed his view of aristocratic children.
Does the elite education of aristocratic families cultivate this kind of brainless idiot? Then how did such a family inherit from the last era?
After venting, Ducat, whose little brain turned around, asked excitedly, "Do you think I should go and subdue an Elite-level Pokémon now?"
"I don't think so." The middle-aged man wearing sunglasses rolled his eyes. If he really agreed to this, the Du family would definitely hunt him down to the ends of the earth.
The first echelon almost determines the upper limit of a Trainer. Everyone starts cultivating from Pokémon eggs. This young man actually wants to take shortcuts?
The middle-aged man reminded, "This is not good, the first echelon Pokémon is very important."
"Then don't let it enter the first echelon, throw it away after it's used, as long as no bond is formed," Ducat said with a cold face.
"No! This will pollute the bond between you and the Pokémon," the middle-aged man objected in shock.
"This is not okay, that is not okay, am I really only able to lose?" Ducat's tone was full of resentment.
The middle-aged man, who couldn't think of any other way, tentatively said, "Why don't I go and find him and ask him to give up the competition?"
Ducat directly objected without thinking, "No! What's the point of using these off-court tricks in a battle between Trainers?"
Middle-aged man: "…"
He was really numb at this moment, this young master was really difficult to serve.
You say he has a bottom line, but this guy is already preparing to subdue an Elite-level Pokémon to deal with others.
You say he has no bottom line, but this young master resolutely doesn't use means of oppression, and chooses to have a fair and square battle on the arena.
The middle-aged man could only helplessly comfort him, "Young Master, if it really doesn't work, you should go all out, just like that Gibb, anyway, it's just a win or loss in a competition."
Ducat nodded with a depressed face, "I only hope that there will be no accidents in the second competition. If I can't get into the top five, I won't even have the qualifications to enter the Alliance Competition, that would be too embarrassing."
Seeing that he had finally stabilized this young master, the middle-aged man breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
In fact, he understood Ducat quite well. It was a lot of pressure for anyone to be born in the same era as such a monster.
In his era, the most talented pride of heaven was only Ling Kong. Back then, Ling Kong lost to him during the College Entrance Examination Competition.
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Lu Li, who didn't know that he was putting pressure on his opponent, was still constantly returning phone calls at this moment.
Now he had comforted Yekaterina, and then called to appease Yu Lili.
Telling them not to worry about him, that the problem wasn't big, and on the contrary, he had gained a lot of benefits.
Especially Yu Lili, after hearing that Lu Li could go to the Alliance treasury to choose a divine object, she almost directly typed the word "envy" on the public screen.
Finally, after appeasing everyone, Lu Li had just put down his phone when the phone rang again.
Looking at the caller ID on the phone, Lu Li frowned.
Jin Fengjiao.
This auntie doesn't visit a temple without a reason.
Lu Li answered the phone with doubts in his heart.
As soon as he answered the phone, Lu Li heard Jin Fengjiao's ingratiating voice.
"Little Li! I'm your Aunt Fengjiao!"
Listening to Jin Fengjiao's ingratiating voice, Lu Li raised his eyebrows, which reminded him of the tone of the old auntie masseuse begging him to add time when he was getting a massage in his previous life.
How could she be so flattering?
Instantly vigilant, Lu Li asked calmly, "Aunt Fengjiao, what's the matter you're looking for me for?"
"I heard that you've obtained the qualification to enter the Alliance treasury to choose treasures?"
"Sure enough, she's here for this matter." Lu Li, who understood in his heart, nodded and replied, "Yes, this is the compensation the Southern Region gave me."
"It's like this, I heard that there are divine objects in the Alliance treasury, can you see if there are any Steel-type divine objects in the treasury? Your Uncle Yu is quite lacking in that now."
"We're family, so we don't need to be polite. Anyway, you're planning to take the Breeder route, so divine objects are dispensable for you, but if your Uncle Yu obtains a divine object that matches his attributes, then he might be able to take another step forward at the Heavenly King stage, that's something that can increase our family's foundation."
"You don't need to worry about suffering losses, when you and Lili get married in the future, won't these things still be yours? Don't you think so!"
"I don't think so!" Lu Li inwardly retorted.
This Aunt Jin really dares to think.
Putting aside whether he and Yu Lili could even succeed, even if there really was a Steel-type divine object, wouldn't he keep it for himself?
After all, he still had an Onix, and he could use it himself.
He had to admit, this Jin Fengjiao was truly shameless when it came to being shameless, and she was also extraordinarily greedy.
