Chapter 358: [Child of Ice]? Nah, Just a Hand Warmer
Greninja argued, "Koga!" (This thing is too big! Wearing it will affect my speed!)
"Fine, fine, have it your way."
Hikaru didn't argue with it either. An S+ rank amplification-type secret treasure would fetch at least tens of millions on the market.
It wasn't like nobody wanted it.
For the other secret treasures, Hikaru replaced what could be replaced. Those that couldn't be replaced, he'd find a time to sell them all, which could then fund more Psychic-type secret treasures for Latias!
After distributing everything,
Hikaru turned his attention to the main tournament of the Youth League.
He certainly wanted to aim for first place.
But from the current look of things, it seemed... not that difficult??
Mainly, Latias gave him immense confidence.
In a matchup, Hikaru believed Latias feared no Pokémon.
Even those that countered it.
And Charizard, Greninja, and the others, boosted by their entries and so many energy cubes, weren't afraid to face mid-Master or even late-Master tier Pokémon of the same type.
Gardevoir also had the [Magical Girl] boost...
Although Lucario was currently only level 47, after activating [Kaioken], its strength soared straight to level 54.
Calculating it this way.
He had at least five Master-tier combatants!
If Pupitar evolved before the main tournament,
Then he would have six!
Considering that in the preliminaries, most people only had one or two, maybe two or three Master-tier Pokémon, the main tournament probably wouldn't be too tough.
As long as the opponent didn't bring six peak-Master tier Pokémon, Hikaru feared nothing!
The Youth League...
It was the official channel in Huaxia (China) leading to the international leagues; this was an unwritten rule.
Because if you achieve outstanding results in the Youth League, Huaxia would genuinely invest resources in you, nurturing you.
Until you have the ability to challenge national-level Gyms, and then enter the Pokémon World Championships, bringing glory to the country!
Firstly.
The first prize in the Youth League was a resource allocation worth two billion Huaxia Dollars!
This two billion represented the value of secret treasures you could select from the national treasury anytime, anywhere!
Second place was one billion.
Third place was five hundred million.
Subsequently, any contestant who entered the main tournament, besides the secret treasures obtained in the preliminaries.
Even the last place finisher would receive a resource allocation of one million in cash.
The prize money for one tournament...
Was 7.8 billion!
Adding the secret treasures deployed in the preliminaries, the renovation costs for the Orange Islands, various venue fees...
One Youth League cost at least ten billion!
A two billion resource allocation.
Hikaru couldn't help but be tempted.
Moreover, it was searching within the national treasury!
For over two hundred years of the Pokémon Era, the national treasury had collected all sortss of secret treasures and rare items from various secret realms; there were definitely good things inside!
Two billion should be enough to fully restore Latias, right?
Sometimes Hikaru thought that he wasn't an earner of money, but merely a transporter of money.
Because the money he earned,
He rarely spent on himself...
Fortunately, his Pokémon were all obedient, didn't cause him much trouble, and never made him feel like the money spent was wasted.
After finishing the Youth League, it would be around winter break.
The plan then was to go find Legendary Pokémon!
With his plans set, Hikaru turned his gaze to the final SS-rank secret treasure.
The little shark, even after evolving [into Garchomp], still couldn't resist its "cheeky mouth" habit. Seeing the sparkling Never-Melt Ice, it took a bite.
But the Ice and Fairy-type Never-Melt Ice was a natural enemy of Dragon-types.
This bite only managed to chip its teeth; the Never-Melt Ice remained completely unaffected.
"Gaa..."
Hikaru tapped its head, exasperated, "What are you thinking? This is an SS-rank secret treasure, how could you possibly break it?"
"Gaa gaa..." Garchomp felt a bit wronged and looked towards Charizard, "Gaa gaa!" (Big Bro, avenge me!)
Charizard glanced sideways at it, then spread its claws, indicating it was helpless.
This little shark actually knew its fire was super effective against ice!
Unfortunately, this was clearly a secret treasure.
Hikaru put away the other secret treasures, "Alright, alright, stop messing around..."
"Gaa gaa..."
"Roar..."
...
After coming out of the training house, Hikaru contacted Mew again, telling it that it could come find him now.
Once it arrived, Hikaru also harvested a batch of entry coins.
By the time all matters were settled, it was almost evening.
Hikaru opened his phone and started scrolling through short videos, but quit after just a short while.
Great...
Scrolling short videos now was like looking in a mirror; basically, one out of every three videos was about him.
"Weibo" was also full of related content about him...
'Quick Look: Sakura Country Trainers Have Their Day Too? Explanation of How Hikaru Found Yamamoto Nika (Blue V Verified)'
'Speculation on the Strength of Hikaru's Latias, Legendary Pokémon Are Too Strong!! Poised to Become Huaxia's New Champion-Level Trainer!'
'Shocking! All Secret Treasures from the Youth League Preliminaries Were Obtained by One Person...'
'Moral Decay or Annihilation of Humanity? A Certain Male Trainer Spent Time on an Island with Three Beautiful Female Trainers, and Didn't Even Let Fans Watch....'
...
With this level of popularity,
Hikaru had little doubt that if he went out onto the street now, people would crowd around him.
To the extent that even the [Shapeshifting Mask] couldn't save him.
This required a new replacement entry or secret treasure.
"Being famous also brings trouble..."
Looking at the overwhelming news online, Hikaru sighed.
"Knock knock..."
The usual knock sounded at the door.
"Coming, coming..."
Without looking, Hikaru knew it was Sakura.
Because she had just sent him a message.
[Xiao Xue]: Bro, Sister Ming Shuang said let's go out together, she wants to treat us to a meal.
"Coming, coming."
Hikaru casually threw on a jacket, then walked to the door and opened it.
Compared to the pleasant temperature offshore, the inland temperature was now around zero degrees Celsius.
The girl outside the door had changed from the white, light windbreaker she wore by the sea to a sky-blue down jacket, paired with a beige scarf. Her dark hair, previously tied in a ponytail in the wild, was now combed smoothly and fell casually over her shoulders.
"Strange, aren't you cold at all?"
Looking at Hikaru, who had only casually put on a jacket, Sakura took his hand and started rubbing it.
Although trainers had good physical constitutions, it didn't mean they were immune to extreme weather.
They just had better resistance to it.
Just like Latias didn't like cold weather either.
So, Hikaru had recalled it into the training house.
His identity was quite sensitive now, so it was better not to let it out.
Rubbing Hikaru's hand, Sakura felt something strange, "So warm..."
"My hands happen to be a bit cold. Since your hand is so warm, I'll borrow it for a bit~"
Without waiting for an answer, she took Hikaru's hand.
Great, just great. The [Child of Ice] entry was being used as a hand warmer...
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