"Really?"
The elite prodigy was extremely excited to hear this.
She hugged her grandfather's neck and refused to let go.
"Then it's definitely fine! Ye Feng's strength can definitely win the championship!!!"
The old man: "Are you that confident in him?"
The elite prodigy: "Of course, he's my man. And you saw the first match."
Silence.
Indeed.
As for Ye Feng's match, let alone him, his son must have seen it because of his daughter.
And it was estimated that by the first match, families would be extending olive branches to Ye Feng, offering terms.
Generally speaking, the sooner you act on such promising prospects, the better.
However, the elite elder was not in a hurry.
Because, those powerful families could not possibly offer better terms than their elite family.
Even if Ye Feng's strength was even greater, they would not marry their beloved daughter to him and make him their son-in-law.
This was why the elite elder was not in the slightest bit of a hurry.
The elite prodigy was very excited at this moment, and the crescent smiles on her eyes never stopped as she thought about being with Ye Feng.
...
"What is this?"
The Indigo Plateau.
The matches at the Water Arena had not yet concluded.
After his own match, Ye Feng left the arena and headed back to the dormitory.
But on the way back.
His phone received over a dozen messages in quick succession.
He opened them.
The messages were as follows:
[Respected Mr. Ye Feng, we saw your first match in the Indigo Conference and greatly admire your strength. Our Cangjing family is willing to recruit you. Your future travel expenses and Pokémon raising costs will all be borne by our family. In addition, you will receive an additional salary of 100,000 per month. If you are willing to accept our recruitment, please contact us!]
[Ye Feng, the Bodo family sincerely recruits you, with all expenses covered! 150,000 per month! Contact us if interested!]
[Rainbow Company sincerely invites you to join! We will provide unlimited assistance for your future Pokémon trainer journey! We believe you will make the most correct choice!!!]
Ye Feng scanned his phone.
There were about a dozen such messages, all recruitment offers sent to him after they saw his first match. As for how they got his phone number, it was a simple matter for these families. Read books.
He believed that any trainer who won their first match would receive such recruitment offers from these families.
Of course, those who lost their first match would also receive them.
After all, those who could participate in the Indigo Conference had already proven their strength.
It was just that the recruitment offers they received were not as good!
"Recruit me?"
Ye Feng read through the messages one by one.
These recruitments were from various forces, big and small, in the Kanto region.
The offers were all similar.
They all promised to cover his future Pokémon training and travel expenses, and give him a sum of money each month.
It was all more or less the same, just with different amounts of money offered.
Despite this, Ye Feng didn't recognize many of the families that were recruiting him.
Take, for example, the [Cangjing Family] and [Bodo Family] at the beginning. Ye Feng admitted that he was ignorant and had indeed never heard of them.
However, Ye Feng did know about [Rainbow Company].
Two of the premier metropolises in the Kanto region were Saffron City.
The headquarters of the Silph Co., the commercial overlord of the Kanto region, was located there.
The second was Celadon City.
The headquarters of the Rainbow Company was located there.
Although the Rainbow Company was slightly inferior to Silph Co., it was still an absolute behemoth in the Kanto region.
And Rainbow Department Store was the flagship of the Rainbow Company.
You could buy anything there. It was believed that if you joined this company, you could go on a shopping spree in the department store.
Just as Ye Feng was about to close his phone.
He paused for a moment on the last two recruitment messages.
"Hmm? The Dragon Family? And Team Rocket?"
To Ye Feng's surprise, both the Dragon Family and Team Rocket had sent him invitations.
The Dragon Family was the family of Lance, one of the Elite Four of the Kanto region and the acting Champion of the Indigo League.
This family was powerful and specialized in training Dragon-type Pokémon.
And Team Rocket was Giovanni's...
Ye Feng: "..."
He closed his phone.
He had no intention of joining these families.
In fact, trainers who won their first match would not pay attention to them.
This was because they all aimed to achieve a higher ranking before negotiating with these families to gain more benefits.
But Ye Feng was different. He had never intended to join these forces and serve them from the beginning.
The reason was.
Were they worthy?
Ye Feng returned to his dormitory and went straight upstairs.
Upon reaching his room.
He took a cold shower, drank some water, and went straight to bed to sleep.
Awaiting the next day's matches.
And around three in the afternoon.
The matches at the Water Arena finally concluded.
Similarly, the other three sub-arenas also concluded their respective matches.
The list of winners was posted on the notice boards and large screens for viewing.
Of the original two hundred-plus participants, after the first round, half were eliminated.
Only a little over a hundred remained, and these one hundred-plus would proceed to the second round of battles the next day.
First Round.
Ye Feng won, and Ash had clearly won before Ye Feng.
And Gary, in other sub-arenas, had naturally also achieved a successful victory.
At this moment, Gary was being interviewed by television reporters.
Of course, all the trainers who won their first match were being interviewed.
And for a favorite like Gary, he naturally received more interviews.
And these television reporters were actually more interested in interviewing the exceptionally handsome Ye Feng from the Water Arena today.
After all, his popularity had exploded after his debut match.
He was showing signs of rushing towards first place.
There was no other way, this was the advantage of being handsome.
If Ye Feng was only strong, he wouldn't be so popular.
But he was too good-looking, combined with his terrifying strength.
Especially the scene of his red-striped Pikachu swinging Gyarados like a club, embodying both violence and beauty.
But unfortunately, Ye Feng had disappeared somewhere after his match.
And to avoid disturbing the trainers' rest, the tournament committee did not grant reporters access to the specific room numbers of the participants.
Participant Dormitory.
First Floor.
A crowd had gathered here.
In the VIP rooms on the first floor.
A group of men and women were seated, enjoying fine food.
Compared to the crowded regular cafeteria outside, it was spacious here.
These were all people of wealth and status.
The clothing worn by these young men and women represented their identities.
From the Pokémon School!
Half of these dozen or so individuals were eliminated in the first round, leaving the other half to continue in the next round of matches.
"Ye Feng? Is that the boyfriend from Elite?"
Among them, a young man of average appearance stared with great hostility at the image on the cafeteria television.
It was Ye Feng's battle with Gary.
...
ps: Some people have been saying this is a dark story.
But in reality, it is not.
The setting of eating Pokémon also exists in the anime, such as Slowpoke tails, Magikarp sashimi, and Farfetch'd, which is a rare ingredient for roast duck. It's just that because this anime is for children, many points are not shown.
For example, in the early seasons, there were ordinary animals like cats, dogs, and fish, but as the world-building progressed, these ordinary animals disappeared, and the official explanation has always been absent.
But regardless of these, there is a food chain among ordinary Pokémon.
Humans also eat Pokémon.
It's just that the protagonist and Pikachu are a bit more extreme.
This is what makes people think it's dark, but if you think about it, it's not extreme at all, because the original is for children and doesn't show these things. I have written them out.
And.
Think about it, has Ye Feng personally killed anyone since the beginning?
Has he done anything that harms humans?
No, he hasn't.
Isn't his hands cleaner than the protagonists of those fantasy novels?
Who kills from beginning to end?
Moreover, Ye Feng, despite possessing such great power, still holds onto his original intentions and pursues his dreams. Isn't that moving?
Some people are worried that this novel might be banned. I can only say.
Ye Feng, a person like this, who pursues his dreams.
Although he is a bit lustful, this is a man's nature.
And the one he likes also likes him; it's mutual affection.
So, feel free to keep reading.
This is a novel about pursuing dreams, a novel that encourages people to strive forward.
Don't you agree?
Finally, please give me some gifts. I want to buy some iced cola to drink...
Love you, love everyone!!!