novelraw Chapter 89 Venue Lottery and New Opportunities to Make Money
Chapter 89 Venue Lottery and New Opportunities to Make Money
Chapter 89 Venue Lottery and New Opportunities to Make Money
On the day the competition officially began, Ash got up early and, with Misty's help, defeated Uncle Chen.
Then head straight for the most important destination: the cafeteria!
This is free, and Xiao Zhi absolutely cannot miss any opportunity to save money.
Although Ash was a little nervous before the competition, he had a big appetite at breakfast and ate enough for five people.
"Xiaoxia, aren't you going to drink your milk?"
"My jaw is killing me, and I never want to drink anything related to milk again!"
Xiaoxia glared at him and handed her breakfast to Xiaozhi.
He really didn't stand on ceremony and just ate it.
Just then, a voice came.
"Seeing that you can still eat so much, like a glutton, makes me feel relieved."
The arrogant tone is that of a familiar character.
"You idiot, Xiao Mao, you're here for breakfast too?"
"Of course not! Don't mistake me for you!"
Xiao Mao held up a number plate and showed it to Xiao Zhi.
"This is the number plate I just got after drawing lots for the venue. Today's first match is the Rock Battlefield."
The preliminary rounds of the Quartz Tournament involve drawing lots in the central hall to determine the battle venue.
The tournament features four types of battle arenas: rocks, grass, water, and ice.
All battles will be fought in a 3v3 format.
After winning the battles in the four venues mentioned above, you can move to the main stadium for the official match after the fifth round. "I'm going to prepare for the next match. You can continue to drown your food bucket." With a wave of his hand, Xiao Mao left with his girlfriend group.
This kid came to remind Ash not to forget to draw a battlefield, but the way he talks is still so annoying.
Looking at the time, the preliminary round match draw must be completed half an hour before the start of the first match.
With half an hour left, Xiaozhi quickly finished his breakfast and dragged Xiaoxia to the front desk in the lobby.
In the center of the hall is a display board engraved with four venue landmarks.
The light on the display panel will rotate, and the contestant can press a button on the machine to be randomly matched to the corresponding venue.
The receptionist at the front desk warmly introduced Xiaozhi to the situation.
"You can press the button as you wish, and the block that stops will be the battleground for the first round."
"Okay, I understand. Let's draw cards this turn!"
Xiao Zhi quickly pressed a button, and the light on the screen started spinning continuously before finally stopping after a while.
Ash's first battle was set in the Water Arena!
"The water court is the third match, and it will be held at 2 PM. Please don't be late."
The opponent for the match was also determined along with the venue; it was Duowu from Jianggele City.
"I heard she's extremely vain and loves to perform in order to attract everyone's attention."
Xiaoxia took out the tournament's insider guide and began to introduce Xiaozhi's opponents.
"Where did you get this book?" Xiao Zhi had never seen it before.
"I bought it from a stall at the entrance of the venue yesterday. I heard it contains information about most of the contestants."
Xiaoxia found it yesterday while watching the torch relay ceremony and thought it might be useful for Xiaozhi, so she bought a copy.
"It's expensive, it costs 1 yuan."
"What?! Is the book cover made of gold, or are the words on it made of gold?! Xiaoxia, you spendthrift woman!"
"Why should I buy it with my own money, especially for you!" Misty yelled at Ash, her head turned into Misty the Big Head.
Xiao Zhi shrank back. "Then, esteemed Miss Xiaoxia, is there any information about me in the book?"
Xiaoxia flipped through the book and actually found Xiaozhi's page.
"The Pokémon it possesses is unknown. It has extremely developed muscles, so please remember not to have any physical contact with it."
"I only remembered this one sentence."
"What?! It's one thing to not have names like 'the coolest Pokémon trainer' or 'the strongest favorite to win the championship.' But all they say is 'muscular' and that's it!"
"What a shoddy book sold by a dishonest merchant!"
But this also made Xiaozhi realize a business opportunity: no matter how bad the book was, it could still sell for 10,000.
Wouldn't it be incredibly lucrative to hire a few experts skilled in gathering information to create an even better gossip book about the players?
Not only are the audience interested, but the contestants will definitely want it too.
Then we'll release a ranking of strengths and predict the match results.
"And you can even get involved on TV shows."
During the competition, the eyes of the entire Kanto region were focused here, and the number of people at the venue reached millions.
Not to mention the television viewers, television programs in the Kanto region are extremely boring and there are no similar programs.
"If we add some things that can be bet on," Xiao Zhi thought, and the more he thought about it, the more profitable it seemed. He immediately gave the order to the group.
He even summoned his three generals, Gan, Wen, and Cui—oh, no, I mean, Cui.
Kojiro, Musashi, and Meowth assigned them to set up the venue for the tournament and collect interesting information about the contestants.
Moreover, the three of them were right there at the conference, which was very convenient.
Of course, it is also necessary to ensure that the book is sufficiently professional.
I believe they could finish the first version of the gossip book in a single day, given their capabilities.
"What?! One day?!" The trio was devastated upon receiving the news.
But Xiaozhi took out Xiaoxia's book and looked at their faces.
"Don't think I don't know this book was published by Team Rocket. You guys were in charge of the Indigo League, weren't you?"
Originally, Kojiro and his two companions had almost disappeared from Team Rocket due to their repeated mission failures.
But ever since he joined Ash's team, he's been slacking off every day, doing Team Rocket's missions half-heartedly, and occasionally handing in a few randomly caught Rattatas, which ironically led to their promotion.
Especially now that the Rockets' headquarters has been destroyed and they are short-handed.
The three of them were directly appointed as the Rockets' leaders in the Quartz Plateau region during the league's games.
"If you don't finish, all three of you will be tied up and fed to Gyarados!"
"How could this happen!"
Of course, Xiao Zhi isn't some kind of demon, and he won't be like some unscrupulous bosses who only talk about giving and never about receiving anything in return.
While they were protesting, Ash took out the reward he had prepared in advance.
"Would you like this bag of legendary bottle caps from Kojiro, which are now completely discontinued?"
"want to!"
"Meow Meow, this dried fish hut made of gold coins is yours if you complete the mission well."
"Really, meow!"
"The group has already bought two or three TV channels for this project, and they plan to film several idol dramas later. Would Musashi like to play the female lead?"
"Female lead, spotlight—shining brightly, my dream of becoming an actress—"
Every time Xiao Zhi said something, the eyes of the three of them lit up.
"Ha, ha, ha! Then let's do our best to complete the mission!"
"Just remember that wearing a raincoat means it's sunny, and turning on the lights means it's daytime. Work hard, work diligently, and keep going! You will definitely be able to complete the mission."
Ash finally got the three of them excited and they started shouting along.
"Cheer! Cheer! Cheer!"
After giving the trio a pep talk, he told them to hurry up and carry out their mission. Ash also needed to go back to prepare for the afternoon's competition. He had already arranged which Pokémon he would send out in the preliminary rounds and had Professor Oak help him get them in good condition.
We need to go to the Pokémon Center to teleport it here.