LRAB Chapter 40 Leaving Cerulean City
Chapter 40 Leaving Cerulean City
After wiping the water off his face, Qingyuan slowly walked up to Sakura and said.
"Thank you so much for teaching Gyarados!"
"Don't say that, I didn't actually do anything!"
Hearing Qingyuan's words, Sakura said with an embarrassed expression.
"The fact that you sent Gyarados to guide us is already the greatest help you can give us!"
"And Scorpion and I also learned a lot from Gyarados!"
Upon hearing Sakura's words, Qingyuan spoke to her earnestly.
"Since you've put it that way, then I'll shamelessly accept it!"
"By the way, do you need to go to the changing room to change your clothes?"
Sakura smiled and asked Qingyuan.
Qingyuan shook his head and rejected Sakura's suggestion, and then presented his resignation to Sakura.
"No need, I still need to go to the Pokémon Center, I'll change it there!"
"Goodbye, Sakura Gym Leader! Best wishes to Cerulean Gym for continued success!"
Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Sakura's already smiling face became even brighter.
Of all the challengers in the past, Qingyuan is the first to offer his blessings to Cerulean Gym.
"Goodbye, Qingyuan. I wish you great success at the Quartz Conference!"
The cherry blossoms, in a good mood, generously offered their blessings to Qingyuan.
"Thank you, Miss Sakura, goodbye!"
After bidding farewell to the cherry blossoms once more, Qingyuan waved to them and then turned and left the Cerulean Gym.
As Qingyuan walked out of the Cerulean Dojo, he looked at the posters promoting aquatic ballet around him and the open space in front of the Cerulean Dojo.
He couldn't help but look forward to what kind of grand scene the Hua Lan Dojo would present after Xiaoxia took over the dojo.
By then, he should also be a witness to history.
What will he be doing then?
Did they achieve great success or give up the path of becoming a trainer?
Thinking of this, Qingyuan quickly shook his head to banish the thought from his mind.
Who knows what the future holds? Let's focus on the present.
After thinking it over, Qingyuan headed towards the Pokémon Center.
Fortunately, the distance between West and Cerulean City Gym wasn't too far; it only took him five minutes to walk there.
Even so, he couldn't stand the wet feeling on his body anymore.
"I should have changed my clothes at the Cerulean Gym before leaving."
As Qingyuan hurried on his way, he mentally complained to himself.
Upon arriving at the Pokémon Center, Qingyuan first handed the Poké Balls of Gliscor and Scyther to Nurse Joy at the counter.
He then went to the locker room to change his clothes.
By the time he changed his clothes and came to the counter, Scorpio and the others had already recovered.
After retrieving the Gliscor and the others, Qingyuan packed up a meal from the Pokémon Center to keep for lunch on the road.
Then, carrying his spatial backpack, he walked towards the outskirts of Cerulean City without looking back.
He has already wasted a lot of time in Hualan City, and there is no place in Hualan City where he and Scorpio can train.
The only cave, Cerulean Cave, was inaccessible due to his own low strength.
Therefore, there is no point in staying in Cerulean City any longer.
After leaving Hualan City, Qingyuan did not continue along the side road.
Because he was going to meet Xiao Ming, the one who made the training device and helped the pangolin overcome its fear of water.
He wanted to see how strong this guy was, and he also wanted to have a chat with him.
After all, someone from humble beginnings who can make a name for himself in a city must have something to offer.
Although Xiaoming disappeared afterward, Qingyuan guessed that it was because of insufficient resources, which ultimately led to his strength not keeping up with Xiaozhi's pace.
However, at this stage, Xiaoming's cultivation method should still be quite effective for Qingyuan, who also lacks experience.
Moreover, if Xiaoming's method really doesn't work for him, it's not too late for him to switch to another path.
With this thought in mind, Qingyuan continued walking forward along the main road.
However, he hadn't walked far when he encountered the famous NPCs from his previous life's game: the bug-catching boy and the shorts-wearing kid.
However, in this world, these guys are no different from NPCs.
Because that was the first thing they said to Qingyuan.
"Hey! Trainer over there, wanna have a thrilling Pokémon battle?"
At first, Qingyuan didn't want to talk to them, but they said something that Qingyuan couldn't refuse.
"There are stakes involved!"
This immediately piqued Qingyuan's interest, even though he still had over a million Alliance Coins in his pocket.
But who can resist the thrill of reaping pocket money from kids?
Qingyuan believed there was no one else, so he borrowed the help of the little fire dragon and the scorpion.
He simply went on a rampage along this path, encountering no opponent who could withstand even a single blow.
In just one hour, Qingyuan found a crumpled bundle of 100-yuan Union Coins in his pocket.
Qingyuan estimated that it would be around four or five thousand Alliance Coins.
Each match cost 200 Alliance Coins, and Qingyuan played about 20 or 30 matches.
After all, Charmander was exhausted from constantly shooting sparks.
Seeing this, Qingyuan couldn't help but exclaim in amazement that there were so many trainers, or rather, bug catchers, on this road.
In just the last half hour, Charmander probably burned more Caterpie with its fire breath than it had burned on its entire previous journey.
"You're really strong! If it were you, you might be able to beat Xiaoming!"
After Qingyuan once again commanded Charmander to use Ember to take down a Weedle, the trainer opposite him put away Weedle and said with admiration.
"Is this Xiaoming really that strong?"
Qingyuan looked at the insect-catching boy in front of him and, quite appropriately, became the straight man.
"Of course, Brother Ming has already achieved an 89-game winning streak!"
"You might not actually be able to beat Brother Ming!"
Hearing these somewhat provocative words, Qingyuan didn't care and instead smiled and said...
"Alright, then I'll challenge him and see if he's really that strong!"
"But before that, you have to give me the bet!"
After saying that, Qingyuan stretched out his hand to the insect-catching boy in front of him.
Upon seeing this, the insect-catching boy blushed and said with an embarrassed expression.
"Um, I didn't bring that much cash with me today, how about 150?"
Hearing this, Qingyuan almost burst out laughing. He must have lost too much money.
Seeing Qingyuan's expression, the insect-catching boy's face immediately became even more embarrassed.
Seeing this, Qingyuan also suppressed his smile.
"Yes, but you can't become strong by just focusing on fighting."
"You must learn to train the spirit. Since the spirit trusts you, don't let it down!"
Qingyuan took the money and gave the boy a word of advice.
His experience should still be of great use to this child who knows nothing but fighting.
Seeing the boy in front of him lost in thought, Qingyuan patted him on the shoulder and left.
The bug-catching boy was left standing there, staring at the Poké Ball in his hand, lost in thought.
After saying goodbye to the insect-catching boy, Qingyuan walked on the flat road with a relaxed expression.
Perhaps due to his experiences, Qingyuan's mindset has changed significantly.
Previously, due to loneliness and the inferiority complex of being an orphan, Qingyuan's mentality was somewhat dark.
But now he may have seen more of the beauty in the world, or perhaps Scorpios have given him confidence.
Qingyuan's mindset has become much more positive and cheerful. He will even help point out the doubts of strangers.
For example, he just instructed the boy who was catching insects. If it were the old Qingyuan, he definitely wouldn't have done such a thing.
Qingyuan could feel the change in his own mindset, but he quite liked it.
Especially when faced with difficult problems, he always thinks of Scorpios.
It feels so good to have a way out.
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