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Chapter 225: Ya Ci Wants to Take on the Grassland Trial?
Chapter 225: Ya Ci Wants to Take on the Grassland Trial?
"I see." Ya Ci nodded in understanding.
While the Pardo League was aware that the two doctors were conducting research beneath the giant pit, they only had a vague idea and were not privy to every detail of their work.
Moreover, the recent development of Mega Evolution by Dr. Olin and Dr. Fortree had made Pokemon battles even more intriguing.
During this period, the Pardo League had been promoting Mega Evolution across the region.
Leading the charge were the gym leaders scattered throughout the Pardo region.
Gazing at the Pokemon named Goodra, Ya Ci's mind drifted back to the memories of the Fast Dragon summoning a rainstorm and the Riding Goat spreading the grassy terrain across the mountains.
In that moment, her interest in the ranch deepened.
"If it's not a bother, could you take me to see those three Riding Goats?" Ya Ci asked.
"Of course." Naoki smiled and nodded. "Please follow me!"
As the two walked forward, Ya Ci surveyed her surroundings as she moved.
From the bountiful furrows in the fields to the meticulously trimmed lawns, it was evident that the ranch was impeccably maintained.
Several Pokemon were running and playing on the grass, and as Ya Ci looked at them, she quietly named each one.
"Frostine, Salandit, Glaceon, Butterfree, Combee, and Miltank..."
Noticing Ya Ci's gaze, Naoki, who was walking ahead, deliberately slowed his pace and introduced them to her.
"These Pokemon gradually gathered here at the ranch. Salandit can produce nutrient-rich rock salt, Combee can collect nectar to make sweet honey, and Miltank provides delicious fresh milk."
Upon hearing this, Ya Ci, who had no prior knowledge in this area, nodded slightly. Her gaze fell on Miltank as she murmured, "I think I understand now."
There was more than one ranch and farm in the Pardo region, and the grain and milk produced here were sold across the region, sustaining countless Pardo residents.
A smile appeared on Ya Ci's face, and just as she was about to say something, a flash of bright red caught her eye.
She looked up and saw a Barboach with a red cape tied around its neck fly towards Naoki, handing him an egg covered in mud.
Ya Ci stared at the scene, bewildered.
Did she just see Barboach... flying?
"It rained yesterday, and a hen laid an egg outside, getting it muddy. Barboach was patrolling the chicken coop earlier and happened to find this egg, so it brought it to me." Naoki explained, guessing the reason behind Barboach's actions.
"Barboche!"
Naoki nodded, understanding Barboach's intention. "It's fine. Take it to my sister, Ai Guan Shi, and I'll make you an egg cake later."
"Barbo-oh!"
Hearing that it would get to eat an egg cake, Barboach happily took the egg and flew away.
Naoki turned around and saw Ya Ci's gaze fixed on Barboach, a look of astonishment on her face.
Naoki: "..."
Only when Barboach disappeared into the mansion did Ya Ci retract her gaze and look at Naoki. "Is that Barboach also your Pokemon?"
"Yes, it is." Naoki replied.
Intrigued, Ya Ci asked, "How did you train it to fly?"
Naoki was momentarily at a loss for words. All he could do was look sincerely into Ya Ci's eyes and ask, "Would you believe me if I said it was a natural talent?"
Ya Ci blinked and assumed a knowing expression. "If this is your secret, then I won't pry. Let's go; I want to see the Riding Goats."
Naoki breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the chief champion before him had quite a high emotional intelligence.
He didn't continue the topic but instead led Ya Ci to the goat pen.
At that moment, the three Riding Goats were crowded around the feed trough, devouring the grass dumplings inside.
Gazing at the robust Riding Goats, Ya Ci praised, "They look well-bred."
Naoki thought to himself, It's because they eat those grass dumplings.
"I heard from Joy that these three Riding Goats used to have an energy surplus, and they needed to expend their energy in the grassland every morning, right?" Ya Ci inquired.
Naoki nodded. "Yes, during that time, they would punctually have a 'dance party' every day. I was quite worried, so I asked Miss Joy to come and give them a physical examination."
"Dance party?" Upon hearing those two words, Ya Ci immediately envisioned the Riding Goats bouncing around in the grassland, a playful smile tugging at her lips.
"Yes!" Naoki also smiled and continued, "The examination results showed that they were perfectly healthy; it was simply a case of excess energy. It's probably because they sleep as soon as they're full and then eat as soon as they wake up."
"Then..." Naoki replied, "I found a better way—I had them use their Grassland energy to help me tend to the crops on the ranch."
This way, the Riding Goats could release their surplus energy, and the crops would thrive. It was indeed a win-win solution.
Ya Ci agreed with this approach, but then she recalled the spectacular sight from the day before—the vast grassland covering the mountains, with countless blades of grass swaying in the wind like a green ocean.
The Riding Goats, with their champion-level strength, battled the trainers who passed by the ranch.
"The Grassland Trial, huh?" Ya Ci wondered. "Can you tell me more about this Grassland Trial?"
Hearing this, Naoki was slightly taken aback. What was Ya Ci up to?
Ya Ci smiled and explained, "I'm just curious about what kind of trial it is."
Naoki: "..."
He thought for a moment before deciding to tell Ya Ci about the Grassland Trial in detail.
"The trial consists of three stages. In the first stage, you battle one Riding Goat. If you pass that, you can move on to the second stage, where you battle two Riding Goats simultaneously. Likewise, in the third stage, you face off against all three of them at once."
"Trainers who manage to pass all three stages will receive a special dish prepared by me."
Upon hearing this, a gleam of interest shone in Ya Ci's eyes.
She wasn't particularly concerned about the prize; she was more intrigued by the idea of pitting her Riding Goat against these three.
"Can I give it a try?" Ya Ci asked.
Naoki opened his mouth, a helpless expression on his face. "...Sure."
At this point in time, Ya Ci seemed to have only recently become the chief champion, as both her personality and appearance lacked the maturity and regal presence of her in-game self.
Naoki called over the three Riding Goats and asked Ai Guan Shi to prepare a large portion of restorative food. He then led Ya Ci to the simple battle arena.
Ya Ci reached for the Poke Ball at her waist, and with a flash of white light, a similarly robust Riding Goat appeared before her.
"This is the Riding Goat I've raised. Let's have them battle it out!" Ya Ci declared.
Looking at the Riding Goat, Naoki felt a headache coming on. "Wait, wait, wait!" he exclaimed.
Ya Ci turned to him, looking puzzled. "What is it?"
Naoki pointed to Ya Ci's Riding Goat. "May I ask what its ability is? If it's Grass-type, then there might not be any point in having this battle."
Because one of his Riding Goats also had a Grass-type ability.
Grass-type: When attacked by Grass-type moves, the Pokemon's attack increases instead of taking damage.
Battling under this ability might result in a scenario where the Pokemon would need to be stopped and redirected to a practice room to continue their battle.
There was no point in having such a battle.
Indeed, Ya Ci had also thought of this.
She nodded. "It was an oversight on my part. In that case, I'll switch to another Pokemon!"
As she spoke, she recalled her Riding Goat and took out another Poke Ball.
Watching this, Naoki was intrigued.
What Pokemon did Ya Ci have... Was it a Meditite or a Illumise?
With a flash of white light, a sharp-eyed, samurai-like Pokemon with an aura of command appeared before Ya Ci—a Sirfetch'd.
Naoki: "..."
Well, it was neither of his guesses.
Sir Fetched, a Steel and Dark-type Pokemon that evolved from Meditite, excelled at using brute force to overpower its opponents.
"Are you ready?" Ya Ci asked as she took her position at one end of the battle arena.
Naoki nodded, signaling for one of the Riding Goats to step forward.
The other two Riding Goats stood by and watched. Both Naoki and the goats were already very familiar with this routine.
Seeing this, Ya Ci paused. "Aren't you going to give them any commands?"
Naoki: "..." "The Riding Goats can battle on their own."
He really was just a ranch owner!
Ya Ci furrowed her brows slightly and spoke softly. "But that's not the kind of battle I want!"
She paused for a moment, then took a few steps back, a disappointed look on her face. "Never mind. Since the Riding Goats don't need your commands, I won't give any instructions to Sir Fetched either. That way, it'll be fair!"
As she spoke, Ya Ci's eyes narrowed, and she looked at Naoki with an inquisitive gaze. "I want to see what your talent is all about... Sir Fetched, fight on your own!"
"Hmm!" Sir Fetched turned slightly, giving a slight nod, before focusing all its attention on its opponent.
Vast Grass Energy naturally flowed from its body, and in the blink of an eye, a grassy arena formed beneath its hooves.
The next second, a massive and stout vine whip lashed out from the goat's body, soaring high and aiming to strike the Scyther General below.
Ye Ci's eyes narrowed.
That was... a vine whip? In her impression, vine whips were supposed to be thin and flexible like a Vine Whip's. But why was this vine whip so stout and thick like a gigantic python!
"No!" Thinking of the grassy arena that defied comprehension, the champion quickly made a judgment in her mind, "We can't use common sense to speculate about that Riding Goat!"
In the battlefield, the Scyther General calmly observed this development. Then, the massive blade on its head lit up with a dense white light.
The stout vine whip landed on the blade and was instantly cleaved in two.
In the first clash, neither combatant gained the upper hand.
The Scyther General locked its gaze on the Riding Goat.
At the same time, the Riding Goat summoned more stout vine whips that crashed towards the Scyther General.
Faced with this exaggerated display, the Scyther General remained unflustered. It suddenly rose, its claws transforming into sharp blades as it charged forward.
The massive vine whips crisscrossed, attempting to strike the Scyther General.
In a flash of green light, the Scyther General's claws moved rapidly and consecutively, slicing through the giant vine whips.
The Riding Goat seemed to have never encountered such a situation before, as it stood motionless for a moment.
However, in the next second, the Scyther General burst through the entanglement and arrived in front of the goat.
The arm transformed into a blade rose high, and the final slash fell straight down.
The Riding Goat was struck hard and knocked to the ground.
Seeing this, Naoki's heart tightened.
"As expected, there's still a gap between the Riding Goat and a champion-level Pokemon, and its battle experience pales in comparison to the Scyther General."
The Scyther General silently turned its gaze towards the Riding Goat.
Watching this unfold, Naoki murmured, "It's going to lose."
Was someone finally about to pass the first trial of the Grass Trial?
However, the next second, the situation on the field exceeded his expectations.
The grassy arena suddenly erupted with a dense energy, attracting the Scyther General's attention. It turned its head warily, scanning its surroundings.
But the energy had already poured into the Riding Goat's body.
Immediately afterward, the Riding Goat's stamina recovered, and its resolute gaze locked onto the Scyther General towering before it.
Powerful energy burst forth from its body, and its pair of large, sharp horns suddenly grew larger.
"Meeeh!"
The next second, the horns pierced the Scyther General's body and began absorbing its stamina.
Sensing something amiss, the Scyther General quickly withdrew from the spot.
It wanted to retreat, but the Riding Goat had already locked onto it firmly.
The Riding Goat slightly lowered its body, and like a drawn bowstring, it shot forward. With a flash of white light, it appeared before the Scyther General in the blink of an eye.
In its mouth was a gigantic blade of grass, shimmering with green light, that seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
Before anyone could react, the blade of grass had already slashed through the Scyther General's body.
The Scyther General was struck hard, its sturdy body flying backward from the impact.
The force of the collision caused it to uncontrollably secrete a strand of saliva, and it made a gurgling sound from its throat.
At that moment, time seemed to stand still.
After a brief daze, Naoki quickly snapped back to his senses.
It was that move again—the Swallow Return to close the distance, followed by the Leaf Blade pursuit by holding the blade in its mouth!
A turnaround? Naoki was stunned for a moment, and then a thought that he dared not believe flashed through his mind—did the Riding Goat defeat a champion-level Pokemon?
Not only him but Ye Ci as well was frozen in place when she saw the sudden turnaround.
She stared at the Riding Goat, but what appeared before her eyes was the image of the goat holding the gigantic grass blade in its mouth and attacking.
That was... what kind of move? Ye Ci had a question mark floating above her head.
(End of Chapter)
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