Chapter 200: Rainbow Hero Lu Li?
“Among the commoners participating in this Grand Festival, our Jiuzhou Region only has two.” The Alliance President pushed Lu Li and Li Zhi’s information to Dragon.
Dragon curiously took the information and looked it over.
Li Zhi…
An utterly ordinary youth, who looks pretty silly and sunny when he smiles, his Starter Pokémon is Pikachu, and he already has Veteran Level early stage strength.
Next, Dragon picked up the other piece of information.
“Hiss~”
Even Dragon, who had seen all sorts of unbelievable things, couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath.
“Elite Level?” Dragon looked up at the President in disbelief.
What kind of concept is Elite Level?
To put it this way.
Among the players participating in the Grand Festival, the vast majority are Normal Late Stage, and that’s already considered genius.
There are also a few who have reached Veteran Level; they are generally called prodigies, existences beyond geniuses.
But Lu Li’s strength is Elite Level, an existence a whole major level higher than prodigies.
The last one with this kind of strength was the already fallen Rayne.
But he was an Ideal Messenger; what gives you, Lu Li?
The Alliance President said meaningfully, “As everyone knows, Ho-Oh likes people with rough destinies.”
Hearing this, Dragon suddenly understood.
That Elder Council member had once gone to meet the Three Sacred Beasts and received a clear affirmative reply from them: the Rainbow Hero has appeared and has already begun the path of trials.
As everyone knows, Ho-Oh likes people with rough destinies, which plainly means those from poor origins, preferably orphans with no parents, or those with a mother but no father.
So the Rainbow Hero can be directly ruled out from those with Noble Families and Powerful Clans backgrounds, leaving only two commoners.
One Elite Level Lu Li, one Veteran Level Li Zhi.
Who is the real Rainbow Hero is almost obvious at a glance.
If not for being a Divine Envoy, why would Lu Li’s strength improvement speed be so fast?
The Alliance President pointed at Lu Li’s information and said, “Worth noting is that Ekaterina’s family and our Fairy Heavenly King have already invested in him ahead of time.”
No need to say more; this is almost nailed down.
This Lu Li is the legendary Rainbow Hero.
Dragon looked at the President with great interest and said, “So what do we do? Should we place our bet early?”
“The Alliance has already expressed goodwill.” The President said with a smile.
Whether it’s a Divine Item or a Guardian, the Alliance owes nothing to Lu Li.
Most importantly, the Rainbow Hero doesn’t actually need to be pulled in; it’s the same either way.
Dragon asked again, “Then should we send someone to protect him?”
Dragon thought of his own younger sister; perhaps he could arrange for her to be by the Rainbow Hero’s side—after all, following a Divine Envoy is a Boon in itself.
Even the Dragon Family would be tempted by such a Boon.
“Up to you.”
The Alliance President answered decisively.
Seeing the other’s reaction, Dragon asked puzzledly, “You don’t seem very worried about his safety?”
“Me? Worried about the Rainbow Hero getting into trouble?” The Alliance President rolled his eyes at Dragon.
The Alliance President guaranteed with absolute certainty, “Believe me, not even that bunch of lunatics from the Divine Cult would make a move against the Rainbow Hero.”
Comes with a resurrection cheat, and has a Tier 3 God Marshadow by his side—who would have to be out of their mind to go looking for trouble with the Rainbow Hero?
Worried that this reckless Dragon wouldn’t understand, the President added, “You have to know, Ideal Messenger and Rainbow Hero are two different things; the Rainbow Hero won’t affect any family’s benefits.”
An Ideal Messenger can command the Ideal Dragon “not to eat beef,” but the Rainbow Hero doesn’t have the ability to command a Tier 1 God.
Dragon nodded thoughtfully.
His intuition told him that the Ideal Messenger’s fall also had this President’s shadow behind it.
Dragon said with interest, “I’d actually like to go meet that Rainbow Hero.”
The Alliance President also supported, “Go ahead, and I fully support you sending your younger sister to his side too. I think many smart people have already guessed this little guy’s identity.”
………….
At this moment, Lu Li had no idea he had stolen some Rainbow Hero’s fortune, nor that he had indirectly taken the blame.
But this blame was much safer than being the Ideal Messenger.
Lu Li, arriving in Zhongdu for the first time, was shocked by Zhongdu’s prosperity.
This was the first city he had seen that didn’t feel like part of the Pokémon World at all.
There were no Pokémon walking around on the streets; even if there were small Pokémon, they were ornamental ones, even held in arms.
In Zhongdu’s public places, Trainers cannot release their Pokémon privately, and precisely because of this, there are many hover cars in Zhongdu, and even many from Noble Families travel by hover car.
All the College Entrance Examination students participating in the Match were arranged to stay at the Zhongdu Pokémon Center; Lu Li naturally was no exception.
Back in his room, Lu Li used his phone to contact Yao Yifei, asking her to collect some materials for him.
Thanks to those two Unown, he could now refine real Space Magic Treasures, like the most common Storage Ring from the Cultivation World.
Now he just needed to hurry up and finish the Match, then go back for intensive training.
Although the Space Backpack is convenient, it’s not that convenient, whereas the Storage Ring is different: on one hand, the space in a Storage Ring is much larger than a Space Backpack, and on the other, it’s much more compact and doesn’t get in the way when worn on the hand.
Most importantly, this world has no Storage Rings, so it can sometimes confuse enemies.
After asking Yao Yifei to procure the materials, Lu Li entered the Alliance’s Match app and confirmed the time and opponent for his next Match.
Lu Li then meditated cultivation in the room.
The Match time starts from tomorrow morning at eight, lasting about three days.
The Alliance’s rewards haven’t changed, which is what Lu Li cares about most.
If not for the Pseudo-Legendary, he really wouldn’t want to participate in such a high-profile Match.
………
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
In that short day, Yu Lili gained a godmother, and the Jin Family and Yu Family were on the verge of tearing faces openly.
Although Lu Li had no Match in the morning, he still decided to go to the players’ Match scenes to get a sense of his opponents’ specific strength.
Sitting in the audience seats, Lu Li curiously watched the Match on stage.
Turtwig VS Garchomp.
“Garchomp must win!”
“For the Dragon Clan’s glory! Charge!!!”
The girl next to Lu Li excitedly waved her hands, cheering on the Garchomp on stage.
Lu Li felt a bit of a headache looking at this noisy girl beside him.
He wasn’t familiar with this girl, and as a fan-girl type, Lu Li had no intention of getting to know her.
Lu Li didn’t think Garchomp could win this Match; the reason was simple—Garchomp had evolved too early.
Evolving into Garchomp at Normal Late Stage meant its potential might top out at Heavenly King this lifetime.
In contrast, Turtwig was different.
Although both Pokémon had the same strength, one had evolved early while the other took a steady approach—the gap between them was self-evident.
Early evolution has pros and cons; overall, it’s trading potential for a explosive surge in strength.
The Match lasted less than ten minutes.
Garchomp’s Trainer dejectedly recalled the Garchomp that had lost its battle ability.
“Aaaah!!!”
“How could this happen? The invincible dragon can’t fall!”
“Dragon Clan disgrace! Disgrace! Same strength, not even type advantage, and still loses to a turtle.”
The girl was clearly a fanatic Dragon Type enthusiast; seeing Garchomp lose hurt her more than if she had lost herself.
Lu Li also found it amusing watching this puffed-up girl beside him.
This girl was pretty interesting.
And if he remembered correctly, this girl was also a player.
The girl stormed off huffily, completely forgetting the task her big brother had given her.
Lu Li didn’t leave, because there was a second Match here soon.
The entire morning, Lu Li spent watching Matches.
After lunch and a two-hour rest, Lu Li, having adjusted his mindset, brought Tropius onto the stage.
Tropius’s opponent was a Combusken; type-wise, Tropius was at a disadvantage, but strength-wise, Tropius crushed the opponent.
With the referee’s order, the battle officially began.
Without needing Lu Li to issue combat commands, Tropius flapped its wings and soared high, circling in the air like a green star.
Combusken, meanwhile, rooted itself firmly to the ground with its sturdy legs, like an unshakable mountain, ready to meet the challenge from the sky.
“Razor Leaf!”
Lu Li probed first.
Tropius struck first, diving from high altitude with Razor Leaf like a storm assaulting Combusken.
Emerald green leaves traced dazzling paths in the air, as if to completely engulf Combusken.
Combusken showed no fear—perhaps because of its bold personality?
“Foresight!”
Combusken’s Trainer shouted loudly.
Combusken instantly nullified Tropius’s Razor Leaf attack, then counterattacked. It kicked off powerfully with its sturdy legs, leaping several meters high, as if to compete with Tropius in the air.
“Reversed Heavenly Stems! Fighting Tropius in the air? You’re kinda looking down on my Tropius here.” Lu Li complained inwardly.
In the air, Combusken swung its claws like a sharp scythe toward Tropius.
That was the basic Move Claw.
Tropius didn’t indulge Combusken either, retaliating with a Stomp—but it wasn’t stomping the ground, it was stomping Combusken.
Boom!!!
Tropius’s forefoot collided with Combusken in mid-air; due to their vast size difference, Combusken suddenly seemed incredibly tiny.
Boom!
Combusken smashed into the ground like a cannonball, a familiar spiderweb-shaped crater appearing beneath it.
After participating in the Grand Festival for so long, Lu Li had finally encountered an opponent whose commanding skill was even worse than his own.
“I declare Tropius the victor!”
The referee beside them directly announced.
When numerical superiority meets numerical superiority, naturally the greater numbers win—and it’s an overwhelming victory.
In a specially made observation room, Dragon complained, “This kid’s commanding skill is a bit lacking, but it fits my stereotype of the Rainbow Hero.”
The girl beside Dragon excitedly commented, “This Tropius has something to it—not worthy of the Dragon Clan! For a powerful dragon, even if the Trainer is a ‘dog,’ it can still lead the Trainer to victory.”
Dragon: “…”
Dragon’s mouth hung slightly open, as if wanting to speak but holding back.
He really wanted to say Tropius isn’t a dragon—after all, its Egg Group is Monster and Grass—but considering Abomasnow is in the Dragon Egg Group, Dragon ultimately shut his mouth.
Its name ends with “dragon,” and it can learn many Dragon Type Moves, so calling Tropius a dragon seems fine.
The atypical Dragon Type Trainer finally convinced himself and didn’t argue with his younger sister.
“If nothing unexpected happens, he’ll be your opponent in the Match after next. How about it, got confidence?” Dragon teased maliciously.
The girl raised her chin proudly and said, “Of course! That dragon’s purity is too low; my dragon is invincible!”
Dragon deliberately struck, “But the opponent is Elite Level, and you’re only Veteran Level, alas.”
The girl retorted unconvinced, “So what? My Dragon Dragon has crossed levels to beat stronger Pokémon before.”
Dragon didn’t keep striking at his sister’s confidence but reminded her, “Then do your best; if you lose, remember your promise.”
“Got it, if I lose, I’ll take him as my lackey, right?” The girl rolled her eyes at her big brother.
Dragon corrected, “You’ll be his lackey!”
Girl: “Same thing.”
Dragon: “…”
Not the same!
Dragon looked up at the ceiling speechlessly.
His younger sister’s personality was getting worse; clearly, there was a problem with her upbringing—he needed to quickly find a way to keep her away from that unscrupulous old man in the family.
………
After the Match ended, Lu Li returned to his room.
“Tropius, you still need to improve your Move proficiency.” Lu Li advised earnestly.
Tropius had perhaps put all its energy into improving strength and the Star Absorbing Technique, causing its other Move proficiencies to be so low even a dog would shake its head.
“Trop~”
（Trainer, didn’t you say mastering the Star Absorbing Technique would be enough?）
Lu Li: “…”
“At least get your other Moves to proficient level, okay?” Lu Li rolled his eyes at the righteous Tropius.
“Trop~”
（I feel like Moves that can’t farm aren’t useful.）
Lu Li: “…”
Tropius’s talent was actually very high; in less than two months, it had practiced Growth to Grandmaster Level.
Compared to Charmander, this talent seemed lacking, but compared to Lu Li this Trainer, it was on another dimension.
The Pokémon in this world were all so blessed, practically born cultivation prodigies.
“Ideal Power probably has the ability to accelerate Pokémon growth; otherwise, Rayne’s Abomasnow couldn’t have Elite Level strength.” Lu Li thought with sudden realization.
And Ideal Power’s Pokémon growth acceleration effect was outrageously strong, comparable to Tropius’s Growth.
If Ideal Power was already this invincible, then what about Real Power?
Lu Li thought of the white dragon twin tails.
Compared to the Ideal Dragon, Lu Li actually preferred the Real Dragon’s appearance.
Seeing the Trainer silent for a long time, thinking Lu Li was angry, Tropius gently nudged him.
Snapping back, Lu Li hurriedly explained, “I was thinking about something else.”
“I won’t mention Moves like Leaf Storm; you must practice Leech Seed to the same proficiency as Special Growth.”
Tropius nodded.
In fact, it hadn’t been slacking; lately, it had been repeatedly practicing Special Growth and Leech Seed, even considering combining Leech Seed and Bullet Seed.
