Wednesday, March 25, 198 in the Union calendar.

Today is the day of the spring horse race, and after finishing the work in the ranch, Naoki specially brought a few Pokémon to watch and join in the fun.

By the way, learn about the rules of the competition in advance to prepare for his future competition.

Spring horse races are held on a large meadow just outside the town.

By the time Naoki arrived, there had already been a lot of people gathered here.

Trainers passing by, young couples who come to travel, boys who come to watch the races with their fathers, old people who keep horses, and so on.

The grass is lit up, the entrance is hung with the ribbon of the "Spring Horse Racing Festival of Zhuqin Town", and not far away is a stall for buying horse racing tickets, behind which are all kinds of small prizes and props, which can be exchanged for horse racing tickets.

At this time, there were already a lot of competitors on the racecourse.

Naoki stood not far away, looking at that side with envy on his face.

There, he saw the flaming horse burning with crimson flames, and the flaming horse was very well cared for, and stood out among the horses.

In addition to the normal form of the Flame Horse, there is also the Rainbow Flame Horse in the form of the Galar region.

Its body is snow-white, and the mane on its head and tail is as ethereal as a cloud of smoke.

In addition to the flaming horse, there is also a lightning zebra with a body full of lightning, a heavy mud horse with a strong body and a sense of strength, and a slightly obese hippopotamus with a light brown body.

Well?

Something strange seems to have gotten in.

Isn't Hippopotamus a Hippo Pokémon? Why can you also participate in horse races?

At this moment, Naoki heard the voice of the mailman Evan behind him.

He turned his head and saw Evan running towards him: "Hey! Naoki, you're here too? ”

Naoki nodded: "Yes!" When the work on the ranch is done, I will come and have a look. ”

Evan pulled Naoki to the side of the racecourse and grinned, "Come and pick the players you are going to support later!" Who are you going to support? ”

To be honest, Naoki hasn't figured it out yet.

He had a question for him, though.

Looking at the sand-spitting hippopotamus beast, Naoki asked, "That kind of Pokémon can also participate in horse races?" ”

Evan smiled and explained, "Because the number of MaPokémon is too small! That's why the town rules that as long as a Pokémon with a horse in their name can come to the competition! ”

Naoki: "......"

Ai Wen said: "It's good now, and last year there were contestants who brought Mo Haima to the competition!" ”

I'm sorry, he couldn't imagine that.

After all, the ink seahorse is very small, and there is no way to bring humans who are much larger than it.

"Who are you going to support?" Evan asked.

Naoki set his sights on the group of Pokémon, and finally settled on a sturdy flaming horse.

"Well, that flaming horse looks like it has the potential to win the championship."

Compared to the Flame Horse, the Thunderbolt Zebra looks a little too strong, and the Heavy Mud Horse doesn't look like a fast Pokémon at first glance.

As for the Galel Realm Flame Horse...... It is also very athletic.

Naoki's gaze wandered between the two horses, and he was a little undecided for a moment.

Evan looked over there with some excitement and said, "I'm going to support that heavy mud horse!" Oh my God, it looks so strong! ”

"If you have a big shelf, you shouldn't run slowly, right?" Naoki was a little confused.

Seeing the way he looked, Evan probably understood what he was thinking, and explained, "No, no, no, it's not the same as traditional horse racing!" ”

Naoki raised his eyebrows slightly.

Ai Wen pointed to the heavy mud horse, and continued with excitement in his eyes:

"In the process of horse racing, the use of Pokémon moves is allowed, and in the case of the heavy mud horse, as long as it makes an earthquake while running, then the other competitors will - bang! Losing balance and being left behind! ”

Naoki: "??? ”

"Wait, will the trainer ride on horseback during the race?"

"Of course!" "However, trainers will wear the appropriate protective gear, which can block the impact of Pokémon moves to the greatest extent, and even if they are hit, they will not hurt much. ”

Naoki: "......"

Sure enough, everyone in this world is a super new human physique, right?

If that's the case, then he'll have to reconsider who he's supporting.

Earthquakes can help heavy mud pull horses into the speed gap with other Pokémon.

Sand hippos can kick up sand and dust and interfere with other competitors' views.

The Thunderbolt Zebra also has a large number of jamming moves.

When you think about it, it seems that it is more difficult to choose.

However, the horse race was about to start, so Evan pulled Naoki to buy a horse racing ticket.

The owner of the stall, a balding man with glasses who looked very shrewd, had a sign on the table in front of him stating that one person was limited to 200 tickets, and the price of one ticket was 50 Union dollars.

In the cupboard behind him are all sorts of props.

The most basic is all kinds of special Poké Balls, such as Diving Balls and Nest Balls, all of which are 50 horse racing tickets.

The more expensive items are the items that Pokémon carry, such as electric balls that allow Pikachu to carry them to increase their attacks and special attacks, hard stones that increase the power of rock-type moves, and black glasses that increase the power of evil-type moves.

These cost 250 horse race tickets.

In addition, there are also the evolution stones of each attribute that Naoki wants the most.

He roughly swept it, except for the Sun Stone and the Moon Stone, all the other ice, fire, water, leaf and thunder were there.

And their redemption price is 300 horse racing tickets.

"A horse racing ticket is 50, and 200 tickets are only 10,000, buy it!"

With a wave of his hand, Naoki bought two hundred from the boss.

And Evan also bought two hundred.

At this time, a horn sounded, saying that the first round of the competition was about to begin.

The boss behind him reminded: "Do you two want to start betting?" ”

As he spoke, he pulled out a table with the odds for each player.

The largest is the sand hippopotamus, which reaches an exaggerated figure of 1/57.

The Flame Horse, the Galel Flame Horse, and the Thunderbolt Zebra are all comparable, all of which are 1/1.5.

Heavy mud horses hover around 1/3.

"It seems that most people are like me, and they chose to crush the Flame Horse!" Naoki thought.

Aven, who was on the side, simply bet all the horse racing tickets on the heavy mud horse.

Naoki hesitated for a moment, but chose to trust his judgment and bet on the flaming horse of the divine steed.

After placing the bet, Naoki followed Evan to the audience with Old-Leton.

Aven's Pokémon is a small Mirisaurus, and he places that sushi-style Mirisaurus on top of his head to watch the game with him.

Audiences gathered here one after another.

All the competitors at the racecourse also put on protective gear and rode on horseback.

With a whistle, all the Pokémon on the track ran out at the same time.

Looking at them galloping below, Naoki was very envious.

At this moment, he made a decision in his heart: one day, he would have a horse of his own!

Just like the Spirit Horse of the Thunder Crown King and the Snowstorm Horse!

Speaking of the Spirit Pony and the Snowstorm Pony, it occurred to Naoki that he might be able to take a trip to the Garrell region.

Because Lei Guanwang's current situation is not very good, not only was he forgotten by the world, but his two horses also ran away.

The plot of the Crown Snow Field came to his mind, and perhaps he could turn the horse of the Crown King back with the people.

Then borrow a horse from the winner of the race to participate in the race.

But......

The ranch is now in the development stage, and it is not possible without him, and as soon as he leaves, the Pokémon will go hungry.

And even if he goes to the Snow Field, he may not be able to find the Thunder Crown.

But then, Naoki suddenly thought of something, according to the legend of the Reicrown King, he is said to be able to see everything in the past, present and future.

The question, then, would he be able to see if he did something beneficial to the Crown of Thunder in the region of Pardea?

For example, building an ancestral hall or something, maybe it can increase the favor of the Lei Crown King, and when he goes to the Galar region in the future, the Lei Crown King will take the initiative to come out to meet him.

Thinking of this, Naoki decided to turn around and build an ancestral hall for the Lei Guanwang in the ranch.

Don't care if Lei Guanwang can really sense it, anyway, you don't need money to believe it.

Small Theater "The Diary of the Lei Guanwang"

On the first day, Lone sensed the only believer in this world and peeked at what kind of person he was.

On the twentieth day, Gu saw that the believer had built an ancestral hall for Gu, and Gu was greatly moved in his heart, looking forward to the believer coming to find him.

On the nth day, the believer has not yet come, thinking of him.

Day n+1, O believers! Come on! Help the lonely grow turnips, and the lonely ones want to use the radishes to hang the lonely loving horses.

Day n+1+ 18, O my devotees! Why don't you come to find orphans?

(End of chapter)