Because the Yanmo Gym is built on the mountain, and the lava is tumbling below, the temperature in the gym is ridiculously hot, although Xiaoxia's dress on weekdays is cool enough, experiencing a battle here still makes her sweat.

She thought for a while before she said to the old man: "Most of my Pokémon grew up with me, and at the beginning I originally wanted to choose friends, but after a few years of experience, I have to admit that I regard them more as partners in battle. The second question is easier for me, I never think that the improvement of my strength with the Pokémon comes from the accumulation of knowledge, but it is precisely because of our love for each other that we have a more heart-to-heart connection and become closer combat partners. ”

After listening to Xiaoxia's explanation, the old man stroked his beard, smiled at her and nodded: "Thank you little girl for solving the old man's doubts, Xiao Chun, the owner of the Smoke and Ink Gym, has gone far away, if you are here to find her, it will only disappoint you." But if you're here for something else, you might as well speak up and listen, and I might be able to help you. ”

Xiaoxia pondered for a long time before she slowly spoke: "I do have something I want to ask the old gentleman." Did you know about the Rockets incident that shook the Kanto area three years ago? ”

The old man replied, "If this is the case, I have indeed heard of it, little girl, if you have any doubts, it is okay to talk about it." ”

"Three years ago, when the rocket team in the Kanto region launched an attack on the major cities of Guandu, the owner of the Hualan Dao Pavilion suddenly disappeared, and after a big battle, the elite trainers lost most of them, and the Heavenly King-level combat power was lost, so that the Dufu in the Chengdu region was later transferred to become the head of the Four Heavenly Kings, and the ordinary members of the rocket team were almost completely wiped out, only the leader Itaki and a few cadres disappeared from then on. And I was the daughter of the owner of the Gym who disappeared at the time, and since my ability was still very weak at that time, Hualan City only received the least attack, but suffered the least damage. But because of this, I have never been able to know why the Rockets launched the offense, or the whereabouts of my parents. Xiaoxia expressed the doubts in her heart.

The old man seemed to know that she would ask such a question, and replied without thinking: "If it is this question, little girl, you are the right person, there are not a few people in the alliance who know the answer to this question, but it is estimated that it is difficult to find someone who is really willing to answer you." It all started with the rise of Hilford more than 20 years ago. At that time, the scientific development of mankind was still very backward, but almost at the same time, science and technology around the world entered a stage of rapid development, among which the scientific and technological development in the Guandu area was led by Hilfer. Hilford is one of the world's leading manufacturers in the world, pioneering the technology that underpins today's Poké Balls and continues to innovate on top of that. In addition, Hilford has developed a move learner, damage potions, hole ropes, sprays, upgrade materials, and other Pokémon items. Under such circumstances, Hilford almost grasped the economic lifeline of the Kanto region. ”

Xiaoxia suddenly interrupted: "Wouldn't that be equivalent to controlling the Guandu region?" ”

"Indeed, the strong rise of Hilford Company touched the interests of the alliance in the Guandu area, and the alliance began to suppress the development of Hilford Company everywhere through its own large group of trainers, in this context, led by Ban Mu, led a group of trainers trained by Hilford Company itself to establish an organization called Team Rocket, although the alliance also tried to exterminate this organization, but under the strong strength of Hilford, the rapid development of Team Rocket is completely unshakeable by the alliance, so although the two sides have competed with each other for many years, The higher-ups have remained peaceful. Until three years ago, a powerful Pokémon called Mewtwo appeared in the Hualan Cave. Its strength caused the elite of the alliance who heard the news to try to subdue it, and the elite of Team Rocket followed, equally unable to defeat it. And at this time, a product developed by Hilford that claimed to be able to capture 100% of Pokémon came out. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, glanced at Xiaoxia, and continued, "You should be concerned about what happens after here." ”

Xiaoxia nodded and nodded in acknowledgement: "Indeed, although this information is confidential, I have heard a little about it in many places in the Guandu in the past three years, but I have never asked it since then." ”

"It's true that the Kanto area doesn't talk about these things very much." The old man said as a matter of course: "Although this product called the Master Ball is complicated to make and the production materials are precious, Hilford Company has indeed made it. If they succeed in subduing Mewtwo, it will be tantamount to allowing Hilford to have absolute financial and absolute combat power in the entire region at the same time, which has caused an uproar within the alliance. The Four Heavenly Kings of Guandu, led by Kikuko, advocated the complete extermination of Team Rocket before it subdued Mewtwo, but at this time, the Guandu region was not entirely under the control of the alliance. Among the eight gyms in the Guandu area, the main board of the Evergreen Gym Pavilion is the leader of Team Rocket, the research of Xia Bo, the owner of the Red Lotus Gym, is funded by the Rocket Team, and the two gym masters Ma Zhishi and Ah Ju are inextricably linked with Team Rocket, and the owner of the Golden Yellow Gym, Nazi, directly refuses the alliance to enter the Hilford Building in Golden City. Wu Neng, the owner of the Dark Gray Gym, resigned as the hall owner, and his eldest son Xiaogang took over the gym and went to other areas to practice; Yuki, the owner of the Yuhong Gym, resigned as the owner of the gym, and his disciple Lijia took over the gym, and he became a flower arranger wholeheartedly. ”

"What about the Hualan Dao Pavilion?" Xiaoxia asked eagerly when she heard this.

"Dezong, the owner of the Hualan Gym, and his wife, took all the trainers trained by the Hualan Gym at that time, trying to subdue Mewtwo before Team Rocket started with the power of a Hualan Gym, Dezong thought that as long as he subdued Mewtwo, there was no need for the alliance to start this war."

"He's my father, all I know is that Mom and Dad left the gym that day with everyone except our sisters, and they haven't come back since, but no one told me what happened." Xiaoxia's eyes were already red when she heard this, and she had a faint tendency to burst into tears.

"Little girl, Ling Zun's courage in hoping to use the power of Hualan Daoguan to stop the alliance and Team Rocket from going to war is admirable, but what even Juzi couldn't do in person is not easy to say." The old man said here with a look of regret, "No one knows what happened in the Hualan Cave that day, but the cave collapsed that day, and the Hualan Dao Pavilion was completely wiped out. The Coalition blamed Hilford for the incident and demanded the arrest of its key members, while Team Rocket attacked first and tried to occupy the major cities of Guandu, and then forced the Coalition to completely relinquish power. ”

Seeing Xiaoxia's sad look and not speaking, he continued: "You probably know the rest of the matter, the alliance elite led by the Four Heavenly Kings and the members of the Rocket Team led by the four cadres led by Itaki fought in many cities dominated by Golden City, although the four cadres of the Rocket Team were far from the strength of the Heavenly King, but Banmu almost single-handedly turned the tide of the battle, except for Juzi, the three Heavenly Kings were killed by Itamu in three battlefields, If it weren't for the appearance of Crimson and Teal, two teenagers with king-level combat power, Team Rocket would have completely mastered the Guandu region three years ago. With Itaki defeated by Crimson, the Rockets collapsed across the board, and Hilford was removed from the Kanto area. ”

"I've always thought that Team Rocket provoked a war, and my parents were killed because of it, and recently I heard that Team Rocket was about to move again, so I worked hard to improve my strength in the hope that I could avenge my parents this time, and today Mr. told me these truths, and I don't know how I should deal with myself." Xiaoxia wiped the tears on her face and bowed to the old man, "Thank you, old man, Xiaoxia won't bother." ”

"Little girl, please wait a moment," just as Xiaoxia was about to leave the gym, she was called down: "Look at your appearance, you are probably a little younger than my granddaughter, Dezong has also had some dealings with me before, if you want to improve your strength, you might as well stay in Yanmo City for a while, the old man, as the great elder of the Royal Dragon Clan, still has some experience in the trainer." ”