In the qualifying stage, there was no opening ceremony, no speech, and not much preparation. At nine o'clock in the morning, all the trainers' opponents were selected by the computer.
Luther, who arrived at the nearby battle site on time and waited for information, quickly obtained the battle list.
Toshiaki from Kurogane City, a fifteen-year-old boy with tawny hair and a hint of youthfulness, is his first opponent in the Lily of the Valley Tournament.
The game time is just one hour later.
The battle players for Aitor, Xiaozhi, and Dakdo have also been decided, but the battle time is after Luther, and it is scheduled to noon.
Originally, Luther planned to go to the information room provided by the alliance to take a look at Li Ming's information. However, seeing the crowds of people rushing in, Luther chose to give up.
"At this stage, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it or not, it can be solved in one go."
Dakto's attitude has always been simple and violent, but according to his performance in the animation, he does practice this sentence.
The four of them each bought some snacks and walked into the contestant tunnel in advance with the attitude of watching and learning.
Mai and Xiaosong had already gone to the stands area of the stadium.
Xiao Song directly obtained passes to all the venues through connections, and the seats were all very good. This made Mai and the others also take advantage of it, and they gave up the family and friends seats arranged by the alliance to sit with Xiao Song.
In the player resting area, Luther was able to see the strength of most of the players in the qualifying stage.
Ah Li is right. Although most people have the ability to obtain eight badges, they can still only travel in one round at the Suzuran Tournament, and most of their goals are also in the first round.
The cruel competition system makes them work extremely hard on the field, fighting for every minute and every second, and trying hard to show themselves in front of the camera.
There are many trainers in every town, but only a few can make it to the stage of the Suzuran Tournament.
Behind the trainers who were shouting desperately on the monitor, there might be people from the town cheering him on.
Luther passed through many towns along the way. In these small towns, being a trainer who made it to the qualifiers was already a huge honor that could be mentioned repeatedly.
A game is very fast, lasting six to seven minutes and as short as less than two or three minutes. This is what Luther expected.
With such a large base, many battles are a showdown between strong and weak, rather than a dialogue between strong and strong.
Xiaozhi, who was eating biscuits with Marilu, watched with gusto. Aitor sighed while watching. As for Dakto, he looked contemptuous...
It is understandable that Dakdo has this kind of personality. If you cannot convince him, it will be difficult for him to look at you seriously, and such a battle does feel a bit boring.
Ash's mind was filled with the battle, so he could watch everything with enthusiasm. Luther had long been used to it. In order not to embarrass Ash, the three of them had no choice but to clap along with him when Ash applauded.
As he watched, Luther suddenly felt that many people around him were watching them and discussing something.
Several trainers were holding their mobile phones and seemed to be confirming something. After a while, they all came over and looked at Luther and his group.
"That's them, Luther from Zhensha Town, Aitor from Carlos, and Xiaozhi from Zhenxin Town."
Looking at the complicated looks of this group of trainers, Dakdo glanced at them, snorted, and continued to browse his forum with his head down.
Xiaozhi stood up and asked curiously: "What happened?"
"You three are the trainers that Sirona likes?"
"Pikachu, Marylou, and Fiery Monkey, the first two haven't even evolved, they don't look very good..."
"Why Sirona would pay special attention to them, I can't understand."
"Is this Mary Lou who has eaten three food trucks? In addition to eating, is there anything else that can be performed?"
"Pikachu is quite cute, but it will be stronger when it evolves into Raichu. Isn't it because it's not strong enough that it can't evolve?"
Docto sighed, and Sirona gently sat down in front of everyone, which directly attracted the attention of Luther and others from Lemon Spirit and various unconvinced trainers.
At the conference stage, when the competition is at its fiercest, it is normal for no one to be convinced and everyone wants to compete.
In this case, just ignore it, but Xiaozhi obviously lacks experience in dealing with this kind of situation, and he actually wants to give everyone a few words of explanation.
"There is nothing to argue about. Most of them will go home and wait for two years to continue to suffer and get the badge, but you can enter the main competition and be remembered by people all over the world."
"Your figure will appear in live broadcasts and recordings, and your lineup and data will be studied and imitated by various people, just to reach your height."
Dakoto's words directly shocked the rest room. Although the attributive word "majority" was added to this sentence, in this environment, no one would consider themselves to be a "minority" other than the majority.
The words were hurtful, but they were the truth. Dakdo was always cold when talking to strangers, let alone a group of people who came with some hostility.
"What did you say? Who did you say should go home?"
The trainers who gathered around were very excited.
This direct elimination system is actually very painful. Compared with the slow death of the points system, the direct elimination system is actually a direct sudden death system.
Everyone hopes that they will have better luck, meet easy opponents, and advance to the next round.
Several rational trainers stood anxiously between Luther and his team, as well as the somewhat angry trainers.
Dakoto's words directly broke the surface calm of the lounge, and anxiety and anxiety rushed out.
Not every trainer can keep a calm mind and say "if you lose, it's because you are not capable enough". Most of them still hold on, thinking that they can be better than others, but they are just unlucky.
Luther knew why Dakdo said that. Seeing the three of him surrounded and pointing fingers, he also felt a little irritated.
In his opinion, rookie trainers are not qualified to compete on the same stage.
What's more, the person being pointed out is a friend who I have been with for a long time.
The elf ball was lightly touched and expanded, and Dakdo directly released Darkrai.
The moment that dark color appeared in the lounge, all the sounds disappeared, leaving only shocked faces.
Duckdo looked around at the agitated trainer and said calmly: "I wonder if any of you are my rivals. I'm looking forward to meeting on the field."
Darkrai stood in front of the four of them, and Darko sat down calmly and continued to read the forum.
Luther, Xiaozhi and Atole thanked the trainer who had just helped to rescue them. They looked at the group of people with twinkling eyes and sighed.
"Xiaozhi, remember, don't argue with them. You are excellent. Your excellence lies in fighting, not eloquence. Use your fighting ability to convince them. Arguing is just a waste of time."
"Admit it openly, Sirona just thinks you are excellent, so she came to you and chatted with you."
"No one thinks that a trainer with no strength or talent can easily win the favor of a champion, right? If so, such a person is either stupid or bad."
Dakoto looked at the screen of his mobile phone and said without raising his head.
"I understand, thank you." Xiaozhi said gratefully.
"True Sand Town Luther."
"Black Gold City Liming."
"Both players, please prepare for the battle. The game will begin in ten minutes."
The announcement in the lounge sounded, and Luther picked up Marylou, who was still eating cookies from Xiaozhi, and fist-bumped Aitor, Xiaozhi, and Dakto in turn.
"Show them your strength." Dakdo said.
"Easy to say." Luther waved his hand and walked towards the passage leading to the arena.
My first battle in the competition is about to begin.