NOVEL NEXT Chapter 112: Chapter 112
The mission goal of 10,000 participants has been achieved!
Just as Takumi used his programming skills to quickly create an official website and browser app, he launched the registration process for the Liyue Trainer Competition. Before an hour had passed, there was a prompt in the mission log.
Takumi really wanted to click on the "Submit" option on the taskbar, but the problem was that the option was dimmed.
"The number of participants has reached the target, but it seems that tasks and draws can only be submitted after the event ends."
He looked at the exact number of registered participants in the system backend. He couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
It was a terrifying number—nearly 100,000 people. The registration would be open for a week, and Takumi expected even more to join. There were estimated to be hundreds of thousands of contestants from Mondstadt and Liyue.
Thinking of his previous actions, Takumi wasn't surprised. He had partnered with the Adventurers' Association across the seven nations to launch the Pokémon mobile phone—an absolutely brilliant move.
There was no doubt that Pokémon mobile phones were the foundation of the current Pokémon Internet era. Without this device, the people of Teyvat would have no access to the internet. When internet culture appeared in Teyvat and Pokémon competitions were promoted, it was no wonder that the popularity skyrocketed and took the whole network by storm.
"We also need to build a live streaming app so everyone can watch the event on their Pokémon phones," Takumi mused. "Or maybe this app should combine the features of a video station, live broadcast station, and game station? Damn it... Isn't this getting closer and closer to a massive platform? I am really relieved that system has a built-in internet server with an unlimited amount of storage that can store an unlimited amount of data, the internet data center is in my store"
The shop on Liyue's main street was located downtown, and the environment was too noisy. Now, Takumi had moved his living room and studio to the research institute. The geographical distance couldn't keep him away—being a Champion-level psychic user, traveling to the main store was just a matter of teleportation.
At this moment, Takumi received a message from Meloetta, who was looking after the store on his behalf.
Hey! Many famous figures in the customer group chat had flocked to Liyue, crowding the Pokémon House store in Mondstadt. They were all competing to use up their weekly draw opportunities.
Takumi opened the group chat interface. After understanding the reason, he couldn't help but laugh, "Looks like a frenzy. These people have been thrown into chaos."
Yes, in just one day, Lumine had caught Chespin and Spiritomb, while the team's main star was still Pikachu. Pokémon team formation progress was already at 50%!
Takumi set aside his thoughts of developing a comprehensive video platform app. Instead, he decided to watch the famous figures try their luck this week.
As a result, out of more than 30 customer group members, only a few, such as Klee, Xingqiu, and Bennett, managed to draw high-level or practical Pokémon.
It was only right to expect this! Pokémon House had so many different types of Pokémon, and each category acted like card pool pollution, reducing the chances of getting the best Pokémon.
How could anyone expect to win every week?
In the customer group, these people were considered quite lucky. On their first visit to the store, they succeeded after five attempts. Takumi vaguely remembered someone in his Liyue shop—a guy named Kunjun—who hadn't succeeded in weeks and hadn't managed to get even a single usable Pokémon. It was genuinely heartbreaking.
"Hmm, the name Kunjun sounds familiar," Takumi muttered, unable to recall precisely.
...
At this moment, in the Mondstadt Pokémon House branch, Mond and his group surrounded Klee, who had adopted her second pseudo-legendary Pokémon. Yes, her second pseudo-legendary!
Klee: (Larvitar Pokémon, Pokédex) La la la~ da da da~ Klee drew her second pseudo-legendary! Amazing!
Hu Tao, who had just walked out of the main store in Liyue, saw the announcement in the group chat interface regarding the draw results. She couldn't help but look up at the sky.
The sun over Liyue today... was so bright!
Then, Hu Tao's face twitched as she clicked on the illustration shared by Klee, wanting to curse. Should I be mad?
Larvitar Pokémon, Dragon-type, Armor Pokémon
Ability: Bulletproof
Hidden Ability: Dustproof
Skills: Tackle, Leer, Protect...
Their body hair turns into scales as hard as metal, and they communicate with their partners by tapping the scales...
Dragon type! Pseudo-legendary!
The dream Pokémon everyone desires belongs to Klee. Mom... ahem! This Hall Master, if I had drawn that Larvitar Pokémon!
The future team would be—Garchomp in the left hand, Staff Tail Larvitar Dragon in the right hand. Chest, back, and arms covered with powerful dragon Pokémon.
A perfect super team! Who could defeat me?
But... why did a kid get it?
Hu Tao's mindset collapsed.
When the group members realized Klee only had two Pokémon so far—the Deino that was close to evolving and now this Larvitar Pokémon—they were stunned.
Pseudo-legendary and Dragon type.
Silence ensued.
Then...
Jean: Let me give you another piece of information. Last time, Klee got the Deino in one draw.
Lisa: Uh-huh, this time, Klee got it in just one shot!
Everyone: ???
Some people doubted their own eyes or ears. Two single draws of a pseudo-legendary?!
Not to mention, this malicious information completely silenced the group chat, and no one spoke for a long time.
This was unbelievable luck.
Moreover, an even scarier possibility arose—if Klee ignored the pseudo-legendary result and used her remaining four draws, was it possible she could draw a Legendary Pokémon?
Realizing this, everyone's view of Klee's "luck" became complicated and nuanced.
They all just hoped—at least, at the very least—that before the finals of the first trainer competition, Klee wouldn't draw a certain Legendary or Mythical Pokémon in one shot! Otherwise, there would be no need for a competition—just hand the championship trophy to Klee!
Xingqiu: (crying emo.jpg) I drew Chimchar from the Sinnoh starters, but compared to little Klee's... I'm so frustrated I could just throw it away!
Plus, is no one selling those Larvitar that are priced sky-high? I want to evolve Feebas into Milotic!
Bennett: (Togepi.jpg) The Pokédex says my Pokémon symbolizes good luck...
Klee: Bennett, your cute Togepi~ I want it!
Bennett: Hey, hey, hey, let's swap! Use your Larvitar Pokémon!
Klee: But Larvitar Pokémon is also very cute. Brother Bennett, can you give me your Togepi? Klee wants them all~~
Bennett: (angry.jpg) You want everything, kid! This option is for adults only!
In short, the group chat atmosphere suddenly became lively and harmonious. But this mood was limited to those who had drawn good Pokémon.
For others, who had bad luck, how could they dare speak up? Walking down the street, they just felt that the wind was unusually noisy today.
The noise in the group had nothing to do with them!
...
Takumi gasped in surprise when he saw Klee drawing pseudo-legendaries with single attempts.
Damn it, if Klee is as stubborn as Tartaglia, she shouldn't go for the other four draws as soon as the results are announced. With Klee's four-leaf clover, luck was on her side.
The probability of drawing a Legendary Pokémon... ugh! Takumi wasn't sure but had a vague feeling that no metaphysical probability could stop Klee from becoming a super champion! Anyway, the final form of the Larvitar Pokémon was the Tyranitar Armored Dragon.
The popularity of this pseudo-legendary had never been very high. Players in the game weren't willing to use it because the base stats of the Tyranitar Armored Dragon were too evenly distributed.
But this was only from the perspective of the game. In reality, the balanced stats of the Tyranitar Armored Dragon meant a comprehensive and perfectly rounded development.
The only thing people complained about was probably its appearance. The Tyranitar Armored Dragon looked somewhat bizarre—ugly, to put it bluntly.
The Hydreigon line was still dark and cool, while the Tyranitar Armored Dragon... damn it, there really wasn't much to praise.
No wonder players didn't prefer it in the game—its appearance probably played a role.
Watching the group members' draw results from afar, Takumi felt satisfied.
He continued planning for the upcoming Liyue Trainer Competition. The official website had been launched, and everyone was browsing it. Fortunately, the Pokémon World server's black technology was holding up well.
With the increasing hype, it was time to post the prize information on the homepage of the official website so everyone could see it. Also, releasing another promotional video could help increase the event's popularity.
"The video of the battle against Adaman, the Champion Trainer from the Hisui region and the leader of Team Diamond, has been uploaded." After Takumi finished the operation, he continued writing the code for the architecture of the video platform.
He aimed to launch the Teyvat Cheers Video Station app within the next week!
...
There were updates on the official Pokémon Era website.
Lumine and Paimon noticed it immediately. At this moment, they were far away from the hidden cave where they had caught Spiritomb.
There's a limit to recklessness. After communicating with Spiritomb, Lumine learned that there was a terrifying presence in the cave, so she chose to leave.
She also didn't dare to explore the deeper forest, fearing that the enraged forest champion would return to its old ways.
Therefore, they left the forest and moved to the coastline. While exploring, Lumine trained her team of Pikachu, Chespin, and Spiritomb.
The sun was setting, tents had been erected, and smoke rose from their campfire. Lumine, who was cooking, received Paimon's reminder. She ignored the almost-simmering soup in the pot and opened the official website, staring wide-eyed at the ranking and prize list.