socalfunplaces Chapter 530 Recruiting Volunteers (1)
Chapter 530 Recruiting Volunteers (1)
The thrilling battle between the Deep Blue Gym and the Boulder Gym quickly spread online. Some popular online streamers who had purchased tickets to the event posted the recorded video online, automatically attracting a surge in traffic. The members of the other two semi-final teams watched the battle and shook their heads; none of them could stop Wang Qiyi.
Tickets for the main event at the Giant Stone Gym in three days have already gone on pre-sale, and scalpers are selling the tickets for over ten times the price. Even so, they're still selling for a steal. Meanwhile, the organizing committee announced that the main event at the Giant Stone Gym will no longer be held at the gym, but in the Yanshan Secret Realm in Hunan Province, a small secret realm protected by the Hunan Dong family.
The trainers' battle arena is confined to a canyon surrounded by mountains. Spectators will be seated on the mountain, allowing them to watch the matches from a high vantage point. The only drawback is that the distance is a bit far, requiring binoculars. However, a large screen will be installed on the mountaintop, and multiple live cameras will be broadcasting the footage from the battle arena, so viewers who can't see the details can watch on the large screen.
With spectators available at all four mountains, ticket availability suddenly quadrupled, pushing down scalper prices. This was arguably the most popular Gym League event in recent years, drawing twice as much attention as last year's finals. It's comparable to the Guardian Battle four years ago.
In stark contrast, the other semifinal, between the Magic City Battle Tower and the Black Dragon Gym, drew far less attention. However, the strength of both teams in the first match was no less than that of the Deep Blue Gym. The Four Heavenly Kings appeared one after another, with Li Yunfeng's Dragonite displaying legendary power, and Wang Ruoping's Swampert also displaying legendary power after its Mega Evolution.
In the past few years, legendary-level combat power was almost impossible to see in this level of competition, and only appeared in the World Cup. Now that legendary-level combat power has appeared in the Gym League one after another, it also shows that the strength of Pokémon throughout the world is increasing.
The Dragon Kingdom's Gym League was still in full swing, and the International Pokemon League's war against the Pokemon Cult had already begun. The International Pokemon League had formed a World Alliance Force, composed entirely of trainers, who pledged to not use any modern firearms and to fight entirely with Pokemon.
Countries around the world responded to the call and formed a coalition of nearly 10 troops, encompassing over 40 elves. To feed these 40 elves, the International Elf Alliance invested heavily in various elf foods, including energy cubes. Glow Technology saw a surge in orders, generating significant profits.
From the Dragon Nation, Chairman Jiang dispatched 2 volunteers, led by Zhang Guozhi, one of the Ten Elders, and accompanied by Gengar, the Ghost King Guardian of the Netherworld. The team included 50 Legendary Trainers and over 2000 Master Trainers, and their gathering place was set in the Dragon Nation's Bay Province.
President Jiang plans to wait until the Gym League is over, and then have Elder Dong Tiancheng lead 1 volunteers to support the front line. This second team will send out several trainers who performed the best in this Gym League, including Wang Qiyi and Dong Qingping.
At Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Jia Wencheng was bragging to a group of classmates from the Department of Competitiveness about what he had seen during last night's match against Wang Qiyi. The group was listening with great interest.
"Hey, are you going to watch the next game in Hunan? I heard it's being held in a secret place, and the ticket prices have dropped a bit. Scalper tickets are around 3000 yuan." A classmate said.
"Of course I will go. I will support my good brother unconditionally."
"Hey, Jia Wencheng, are you bragging? You keep saying Wang Qiyi is your good brother, but I never saw him come to school to see you."
"Don't try to sow discord between us brothers. We just got together during the Chinese New Year, and he even helped me catch a legendary Pokémon."
"What? You have a legendary elf!"
"Jia Wencheng, your bragging is getting more and more outrageous."
"What? Want to try my trump card?"
"Jia Wencheng!" Just when Jia Wencheng was bragging to his classmates, Li Yaoyao waved at him at the door of the combat department classroom.
"Your girlfriend is looking for you." A group of classmates joked.
"Go to hell, she's a tomboy, very fierce, I can't stand it, do you want me to introduce her to you?" Jia Wencheng said as he ran out, but as soon as he reached the door, he was punched by Li Yaoyao.
"Who is the tomboy?"
"God damn it, be quieter! I was saying this so quietly, and you heard me! My dear aunt, my little fairy, I'm wrong, can't I?" Jia Wencheng quickly begged for mercy. In the eyes of their classmates, these two guys were inseparable, always hanging out together, flirting with each other whenever they got together, and they wouldn't believe it if they said they were not a couple.
"Hey, let's get down to business. Did you see that? Registration for the International Joint Volunteer Army." After a while of commotion, Li Yaoyao suddenly said seriously.
"International Joint Volunteer Army? What is this?" Jia Wencheng asked puzzledly.
"You've been focusing on Wang Qiyi's tournaments lately, and you don't even know about international news!" Li Yaoyao said unhappily. "Big things have happened all over the world in recent days. The Elf Cult has been operating in Southeast Asia, first occupying the Marleyan capital of Jilong. Within a few days, they've taken over the entire country. All the major cities are under the control of the Elf Cult, and the elves throughout Marley have been encouraged by the Elf Cult to attack and occupy cities."
"I heard about this. It happened last week. What the hell does Marley have to do with us?"
"It's none of our business now, but it will be soon. The Elven Cult took control of Marley and then began to radiate to neighboring countries. Brunei, the Philippines, and Indonesia were all attacked, and their capitals were directly attacked, with millions of elves responding. Now Southeast Asia has been completely disconnected, cut off from the rest of the world. It has become a kingdom of elves, with elves as the supreme rulers. Millions of refugees have already fled to our border. Southeast Asia has a population of over 7000 million. I wonder what will happen to them under the rule of the Elven Cult."
"The International Pokemon League has decided to organize a joint army to provide support. They have also issued a notice not to use any firearms. The army will be composed entirely of trainers, using Pokemon to fight Pokemon. Our country has already sent the first batch of volunteers to the alliance. This second batch is open to recruiting outstanding trainers from the public. The minimum requirement is to be an elite trainer over the age of 8000 with a comprehensive evaluation rating of or above."
"You want to sign up for this?"
"Isn't this a great opportunity for experience? I heard that if you participate in the International Alliance Volunteer Army and make meritorious contributions, you will be rewarded with high-level resources. This time, in addition to recruiting volunteers, our country is also sending a scientific research team with the army. Several professors from our college are participating in this research project. I want to sign up as a volunteer, so I'm asking if you want to join us."
"Damn it, Miss, we're going to war, and you're treating it like training! People will die. We're still in college and haven't even finished our studies yet."
"Signing up for the Volunteer Army allows you to retain your student status and earn extra credits. I signed up for the research team, which is located in the rear, so it's less dangerous. My main mission is to protect the professors. Also, this war won't involve firearms. It'll be primarily elven combat, so there won't be any long-range strikes, and the fighting won't be that brutal."
"Come on, come on. Did you see the legendary elf battle between Wang Qiyi and Dong Qingping? Four elves fought to the point of shocking destruction, and they even had to stop mid-fight. Think about it, are there only four legendaries on the battlefield? What if there's a legion war, with dozens of legendary elves fighting each other, and then a Guardian God appears? Humans are like ants, easily crushed to death. Have you forgotten the textbook story about the Guardian God Articuno freezing an entire city at absolute zero? Hundreds of thousands of people were instantly turned into ice sculptures."
"Forget it if you don't want to sign up. I've already signed up, so I'll go by myself."
"No way, did your dad let you go?"
"I'm already eighteen years old, and I make my own decisions on certain matters. You talk about patriotism and justice all the time, and now the chance to save the world is right before your eyes, but you're backing down. What's the point of training elves to be so powerful? Are you just playing around?"