Chapter 1251: Ore’s Rise to Fame

Morning hours.

Two hover buses drove into Pyrite Town.

Inside the front bus, Jin Ge looked at the scenery outside the window, his quiet demeanor contrasting sharply with the noisy chatter of his companions.

“I didn’t expect this rural place to be so well developed.”

“Indeed, I heard from my uncle that when he came here before, the people in Pyrite Town couldn’t even afford clothes, their faces so dark you couldn’t make out their features, more primitive than the primitives!”

“That’s too exaggerated! Your uncle must be lying to you, right?”

“Why would he lie? Back in the day, everyone called Pyrite Town a land far removed from civilization.”

“Wow!”

“The people here truly should thank the Rescue Organization and President Dennis.”

The fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys and girls chirped like Fletchlings, their words carrying a hint of arrogance.

This sense of superiority stemmed not only from Silicon City’s better development compared to Pyrite Town but also from their distinguished family backgrounds.

In the past, in Pyrite Town, owning a Pokémon could elevate someone from a pure exploitee to an “elite class” that exploited others.

In contrast, in Silicon City, Pokémon battles were akin to an aristocratic sport.

Wealthy families sent their children to Trainer Training Centers, partly to steer them away from joining the Shadow Team, and partly to immerse them in Pokémon battling, a globally popular competitive sport.

To prepare them for future overseas studies.

It can be said that even if the Rescue Organization had not dismantled the Shadow Team’s third-generation rule, it would not have affected these people’s affluent lives before adulthood.

A group of hothouse flowers.

Jin Ge secretly scorned them, finding their talk about Pyrite Town uninteresting, while in fact, each one of them was too excited to sit still.

The reason being no other.

That person was in Pyrite Town.

He turned this exchange opportunity from a unified arrangement into an internal competition, making some people who were originally supposed to come choose not to.

“Jin Ge! Why are you sitting here all by yourself, is there something interesting outside?”

A girl named Suli asked with a mischievous smile, her lively demeanor like that of an immature Deerling.

Jin Ge shook his head and said, “Nothing much, just looking around.”

His somewhat perfunctory words didn’t dampen Suli’s enthusiasm. She sat beside him and said with longing, “We’re about to meet Baimu soon. I wonder if he’s as handsome in reality.”

When talking about Baimu, a slight ripple appeared in Jin Ge’s usually indifferent eyes.

Perhaps the name hasn’t spread across the entire Ore Continent, but in the Ore trainer circle, it’s already renowned.

Everyone knew from their siblings who studied abroad the prestigious nature of winning both the League Conference and the Gorgeous Competition, and the weight of being the top of Hoenn’s Four Heavenly Kings.

Having truly experienced the vast world outside, they realized how remarkable Baimu’s achievements were.

Originally, Jin Ge planned to start traveling once his family’s situation stabilized, but upon learning of Baimu’s return from his travels, he intentionally postponed his plans.

He wanted to meet Baimu before leaving.

The initial plan was to send a calling card for a visit when Baimu came to Silicon City, but unexpectedly, Hall Master Zhengyi arranged a battle exchange between the two arenas.

An unexpected delight.

“More than his appearance, I want to see his Pokémon and hopefully have a battle,” Jin Ge’s reply delighted Suli.

She hurriedly said, “Yes, yes, even Hall Master Zhengyi isn’t his match, that’s amazing!”

After saying that, she glanced cautiously toward the front of the bus, as Zhengyi was sitting there.

When she saw that their conversation was completely drowned out by the chatter of others, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhengyi’s street battle with Baimu was recorded and uploaded online. While it’s unclear how it affected those outside, it certainly stirred up a discussion within Silicon City.

Although Zhengyi was young, his strength was evident to all.

Many people believe that even if he couldn’t become a Regional Champion, becoming one of the Four Heavenly Kings would be a breeze. Who would’ve thought he’d be so easily defeated by Baimu?

Was it that he was too weak or Baimu too strong?

Most people leaned towards the latter.

“Jin Ge! Why are you hiding silently at the back?”

A tall boy came over from the front, resting a hand arrogantly on the seatback, saying, “I know what you’re planning, but I’d advise you to give up. The opportunity to challenge Baimu will definitely be my sister’s, not yours!”

Jin Ge couldn’t be bothered to engage with him.

The boy snorted, mocked, “Just keep pretending, don’t shame yourself when you lose to even a trainer from such a place, then let’s see how you dare to propose a challenge!”

After leaving those harsh words, he returned to the front and resumed commenting on Pyrite Town’s environment with the others.

Suli clenched her fists and said angrily, “That guy, Fude, is so annoying! What does his sister’s skill have to do with him? Besides, Sister Marin was just one of the Huiyuan Conference’s Final Four!”

Recently, after the Alliance Conference concluded worldwide, several wealthy children studying abroad returned home.

Among them, apart from Baimu, Fude’s sister Marin had the best results—the strength of being a Huiyuan Conference semi-finalist in the Unova Region was enough to overshadow all their peers.

Currently, Marin was on the bus behind them, participating in this exchange event with them.

“Hmm.”

Jin Ge was noncommittal.

He had battled Marin, and the outcome was naturally a brutal loss, which delighted Fude, as Marin, the victor over Jin Ge, often stuck to him like Muk.

Childish fool.

Before long.

The destination, Pyrite Arena, was reached.

Everyone disembarked in an orderly manner, their mouths agape at the steam punk-style arena’s exterior.