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With a little shock after a shocking glimpse of the giant golden monster at the lottery venue, Merlin returned to the dormitory he shared with Tawu in a trance. First, he checked the current condition of the three partners who were still asleep after the treatment, and said a few words to Nightingale, who was in charge of taking care of the three of them after incubating the eggs, and then looked at the figures who were not wandering around in the current common space. Thinking that Tatake might also break through the first round, Merlin simply stopped caring about the specifics of his roommate and temporary teammate, and instead rushed back to his room and began to check the information of his opponent who was due to start the second round in the afternoon.

After carefully browsing the information of this new rookie named Xiao Lei on the 6th floor, Merlin was relieved, at least he didn't find the figure of the giant gold monster in the team list of Xiao Lei's report to the organizing committee of the conference, but there was an existence of a metal monster that he had dealt with. This appearance really made Merlin feel at ease.

The number of Xiao Lei's team is not very large, and Deng 6 can only use about twenty in the quartz conference. Among them, the most eye-catching ones are probably the Pokémon he brought from his hometown of Hoen, like the metal monster Tanabata Blue Bird Roaring Whale, which seems to be the main first-line member of Xiao Lei's team. Xiao Lei's remaining Pokémon were probably all taken during his trip to Guandu, and they were basically familiar faces in Guandu. The only thing that is a little peculiar is that Xiao Lei doesn't seem to hold any of the three original Pokémon in the Kanto region. But it's right to think about it, he, a Hoenn person, generally doesn't have much chance and qualifications to "obtain" the initial Pokémon in the region released by the Guandu Alliance. Unless he is able to subdue them in the wild by chance.

Referring to the list of opponents' teams, Merlin also checked the ranking chart on his side in his heart, wanting to select three members who were suitable for facing Xiao Lei in the Ice Arena as soon as possible.

It's not that Merlin is in a hurry, it's because the first four rounds of the quartz tournament were tightly scheduled for the second and third two days of the tournament. From 8 a.m. until late at night – and possibly even into the wee hours of the morning – the first four rounds of the bout will need to survive the four-day three-vs three-game round-to-death battle with their roots and physique to earn a precious ticket to the fifth round.

Therefore, in the afternoon after the first round, the second leg of the four venues will start at the same time after about two o'clock (this time depends on the specific progress of the first round, which will generally be postponed). According to the regulations of the conference, the information of the three Pokémon participating in the second round also needs to complete the declaration and registration process before 1:30 this afternoon, so that they can legally participate in the battle in the second round later in the afternoon.

So, for Merlin, who was somewhat of a bit of a choice disorder, there was actually only a little more than two hours left for him to hesitate and look ahead.

[So, let's think about it first.] Holding his hands on his temples and supporting his head by the way, Merlin began the usual brain storm before the battle began, [Ice Field, generally speaking, the choice will definitely be the ice system and water system that are suitable for the Ice Field...... Xiao Lei doesn't have a pure ice system in his team, but there are a few ice and water dual systems, and there is also a pure water system that is also adapted to the ice field, so there should be a greater possibility of being sent out to fight......]

[If you choose a team like this, the biggest attribute weaknesses will be the four types of grass fighting rocks and electrical.] Yes, the flames can't fall, and it's also a very common method to burn the entire ice field and turn it into a water field...... So, in order to prevent being targeted by Pokémon with restraint attributes and gain absolute superiority in attributes, it seems that in addition to Pokémon with high adaptability to the venue, some Pokémon with resistance and restraint attributes and even anti-restraint attributes will be selected to participate in the battle...... If you think about it this way, then Pokémon with more attributes will also have a great possibility to participate in the battle......] Unconsciously, Merlin seems to be stuck in an unsolvable circle of endless loops, [Since you have chosen Pokémon with anti-restraint and anti-restraint attributes, it seems that you will continue to make choices for this choice......]

[In this case, in addition to the ice and water system, there will also be grass fire and electric ground rock flight...... It seems, it seems............]

"If you think about it like this, it seems that all Pokémon may participate in the war!!" Merlin, who was completely caught in a dead loop, went crazy in an instant.

Before the start of the first round, Merlin hadn't experienced a selection hurdle like this - he had a similar problem with the pre-tournament elimination players - but that was purely because Merlin was so nervous about participating in the convention that he didn't care about how to choose the team on the grass field, so he just sent the Mantis brothers and Frog according to the most basic selection principle of attribute adaptability. Thanks to his luck, he met Shinichiro, who also played his cards completely according to the routine, and the other party also sent a team with a similar configuration in full accordance with the attribute adaptability. Otherwise, if Merlin encounters one or two powerful opponents such as Flame Flying Ice in the Grass Field, it will be even more difficult to say whether he will win or lose.

Therefore, the selection of the participating teams on the ice field is the first time that Merlin has such a headache. As soon as he starts thinking about the team configuration, he will unconsciously fall into a cycle of endless loops and cannot extricate himself. After doing this a few times, Merlin simply blew himself up, and finally decided to follow the basic principle of attribute adaptability, at most he was more or less concerned about the response to the restraint attribute. After making this decision, Merlin finally uploaded his squad list for the second round of the Ice Field Battle before the deadline for 6 hit zero, after nearly two hours of painful choices.

After completing the 6th climb, Merlin instantly felt a lot more relaxed. Anyway, the sixth game that was scheduled for the ice field would have to be scheduled until the evening or even night at the earliest, so Merlin decided to go out and watch a few games casually to play the time. But before heading out for a stroll, Merlin had to determine the injuries of his three buddies who won the first round.

Pushing open the door, I just saw Tatake who looked lonely and walked out of his room. On one side is a refreshed appearance, and on the other side is a state of depression and malaise. Seeing Tawu's appearance, Merlin remembered to care about the specifics of his temporary teammate's first round.

"Alas~~ Don't mention it." Tatake leaned back on a sand chair, wistfully looking out the floor-to-ceiling window, the cloudless blue sky seemed to have darkened with Tatake's sadness. "I let a little-known stinky boy be defeated! That's not all, the most important thing is that I was actually knocked out by a big claw crab - although it later evolved into a giant claw crab - with a one-on-three victory!! ”

When he mentioned the tragic situation on the battlefield in the first round, Tatake was really angry and gritted his teeth and trembled, and in the outside world that was watched by everyone, Tatake had to maintain his identity and image as a trainer. So after being defeated by that stinky little ghost, he couldn't do too much, he could only be coquettish, and he had to shake hands with that stinky little ghost and take a photo with a smile. But in front of his friends, Duowu didn't have so many scruples, and almost complained in tears.

"And, besides, that stinky little imp is just a newcomer on his journey! His pincer crab, oh the giant pincer crab, is obviously not familiar with him......"

[One against three? Direct strikeout? Merlin was also a little surprised, although the level of Duowu is not too high, but the fake is also a good intermediate trainer, among a large group of so-called famous trainers who have a false appearance, it can be regarded as one of the few who have a little real power. But this Duowu, who is more or less capable, will be directly struck by a newcomer's Pokémon, and Merlin was really shocked.

However, in addition to being surprised, Merlin also felt that there was something deserving of Duowu. Since coming to the Quartz Plateau, this guy has either been busy pulling relationships to collect protection money, or is busy walking around to show off his presence, and he has not been systematically trained at all, let alone adjusted his state or anything like that. Therefore, it seems that it should be easily eliminated by others.

"Ash of Shin Town!!" Tatake stood up suddenly, clenched his right hand into a fist, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a voice between his teeth and said, "I remember you, you must not be touched by me again!" ”

Listening to Tabu's unrealistic, empty threats, Merlin had some impressions of the names of places and people mentioned in Tawu's words.

"True New Town? Ash? Merlin's eyes immediately appeared in front of the figure of the boy with a natural head but a nimble monkey monster, and his pure white face with a carefree smile forever.

"That's right, Ash in Shinjinjin!!" Tawu didn't hear the nostalgia in Merlin's tone, but continued to grit his teeth in vain, venting the anger in his heart.

[Crimson, Zhimao...... I don't know if I'm lucky enough to play against a few of you......]

With the flying memory, Merlin's mind seemed to fly back to the time when he had just set off on a trip to visit Dr. Ohki in Shinshin Town, four young people with infinite hopes for the future who were about to embark on the road to trainers, a remote town that was so clean and pure that it didn't seem to belong to the filthy world, and the sky that was so clean that it was almost transparent in his memory.

"That's good......" Merlin sighed softly.

"Huh!? What did you say?? Tawu, who was angry, unfortunately also heard this, and his nose was suddenly crooked.

"It's not about you, it's not about you." Merlin hurriedly explained.

"Forget it, I don't care about you, anyway, you passed the first round of the conference in the top 128, unlike a useless guy like me who stopped in the top 256......" Tawu said sourly, "By the way, I think about it, it seems that there are a lot of guys from Xinzhen in this year's conference, I remember there are four or five." I don't know what I suddenly remembered, a dangerous evil smile appeared on Tawu's face, "Merlin, if you have a chance to meet a guy from Zhenxinzhen. Especially if you can run into that stinky little ghost, you must teach them a good lesson for me. How much to be angry with your friends! ”

Hearing Tawu's unfounded nonsense, Merlin had no choice but to perfunctory and casually accept it.

"Forget it, it's useless to be angry anyway, and I'm angry with my body, the most important thing is that it can't affect my appearance." Tatake may have seen Merlin's perfunctory attitude, maybe he calmed down a little after he had had enough trouble, and anyway, he somewhat returned to his usual demeanor, "Anyway, I'm just an eliminated player who rubs the food and the treatment of the contestants, so I will revolve around you for the rest of the conference." Don't worry, Merlin, I'll be there to cheer you on for all your next games! ”

Seeing Duowu reinvigorated, Merlin felt a headache.

"What's next? Do you want to rest and adjust or prepare for the second round? That's right, what's the venue for your second round......" After cheering up, Tatake immediately turned into a housekeeper and began to chatter around Merlin.

Suddenly, Merlin still felt that it was better for Duowu to continue to be melancholy.

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Da la, the fifth day of the National Day will be presented ~~

What's that, the holiday is over for me, that is to say, the explosion during the National Day ~~~ style day change state has come to an end for the time being...... Then,After starting to work normally, I will try to ensure that it is updated.,At least the week won't be too much of a problem~ Others.,See......

Finally, I would like to wish you all a happy holiday~

Oh yes, and I forgot to introduce the upcoming set for round two. I don't know if you still remember this little thunder.,In fact, he's already appeared in the third volume~~ (The appearance is the title page of the third volume) Lei's dragon set is a dear book friend who has always supported the sub-fan and gave the sub-fan a lot of encouragement and advice, "Xinting Evening", in order to adapt to the needs of the plot, I made some fine-tuning of his team on my own initiative, and I hope that Brother Xinting will not be surprised here. Then, by the way, I also called Brother Xinting, who I hadn't seen for a long time~ I miss you so much~~