Chapter 469: The Four Weather Prodigies
Mo Chaoyang's tone carried deep dissatisfaction.
Regarding this, Basalt certainly couldn't admit it: "Director, I'm wronged! I had it all planned out. After finishing the match today, I would contact you tomorrow to visit the bureau. I can't forget my roots no matter who I forget, let alone forget to visit you, elder."
"Consider yourself smooth-talking!"
Basalt's explanation satisfied Mo Chaoyang. The old man said leisurely, "You are at Huaxia University, right? Tomorrow morning, I'll send someone to pick you up. No problem, right?"
"No problem!" Basalt agreed readily.
Having joined the Weather Bureau for so long and received so much care and resources, not visiting the bureau even once was obviously a bit inappropriate.
That night, the news of the pseudo-legendary battle between Basalt of the Weather Bureau and Xia Tian of the Xia Clan quickly spread throughout the capital, even causing quite a stir nationwide. A sophomore student actually cultivated a fully evolved pseudo-legendary; simply terrifying!
Early the next morning, the SRU school team members prepared to return to Hangzhou, and Basalt waved goodbye to them.
At nine o'clock, Basalt's Pokédex rang; it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, is this Basalt? I'm Yang Cheng, ordered by Director Mo to pick you up and take you to the Weather Bureau. Where are you?"
A cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Senior, I'm at the guesthouse. There's a large lake in front of the guesthouse, and a row of willow trees on the shore."
"Guesthouse, right? Understood! I'll be there right away!"
As soon as the voice fell, Basalt saw an orange stream of light on the horizon gliding rapidly towards him, the sound of breaking wind whistling exceptionally sharply. And when the stream of light was about to hit the guesthouse building, it suddenly climbed in altitude, like a fighter jet starting an extreme pull-up, yet appearing very smooth.
"Such superb flying skills!"
Basalt raised an eyebrow, with envy on his face. Bronzong, under the triple boost of Reverse Gravity, Levitate, and Flash Cannon propulsion, although fast in straight-line flight, wasn't high in agility. This was somewhat similar to Dragonite; very fast in straight lines after acceleration, but not adept at agility. But as everyone knows, anyone can accelerate in a straight line; being fast in curves is truly fast!
After the stream of light disappeared, Basalt stuck his head out to look at the sky. Coincidentally at this time, a familiar voice sounded: "You must be Basalt, right?"
Basalt saw a Charizard carrying a young man about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old slowly lowering its altitude from high above, looking at Basalt with a smile. The stream of light just now was this Charizard.
"I am Basalt. Hello, Senior!"
"Not bad, not bad, sweet mouth."
After examining Basalt for a moment, Yang Cheng sighed with emotion, "Being able to gain the upper hand against a core disciple of an ancient family like the Xia Clan is something I couldn't do back then. No wonder the old man is glowing today and specifically sent me to pick you up."
At the beginning of the establishment of the Huaxia Alliance, the major ancient families indeed contributed greatly. But ancient families have inherited for thousands of years; their rules are also old and stinky, sticking to ancient rules, stubborn and unchanging, unable to advance with the times.
And the Alliance Direct Bureaus are new institutions established after the Alliance stabilized, aiming to study Pokémon of various attributes and corresponding tactics, promoting the scientific development of Pokémon. These two forces, one representing traditional forces and the other representing emerging forces, have had conflicts for a long time.
However, the great families with thousands of years of inheritance indeed have some tricks up their sleeves. Their skills in cultivating specific Pokémon have reached the peak of perfection, which the various Direct Bureaus cannot catch up with.
However, the Direct Bureaus are open to civilian geniuses, absorbing a large number of elite members every year. Unlike the major families, who only cultivate their own family disciples, the number is appallingly small. One takes the route of super high quality and super low quantity, while the other takes the route of high quality and high quantity; this is another significant difference.
The families look down on the Direct Bureaus, thinking their inheritances are low-end goods. Regarding this, the Direct Bureaus are naturally very unhappy. You have good stuff but won't bring it out; what are you talking about? Anyway, they just dislike each other. But since most family disciples who come out have outstanding strength, generally speaking, the Direct Bureaus are still at a disadvantage.
But now, Basalt gained the upper hand in this battle. This was very inspiring for the Direct Bureaus. So Yang Cheng also involuntarily looked at Basalt with higher regard. This time, he really had to accept it.
"In that case, I formally announce it. From now on, you are one of the Four Weather Prodigies (Weather Four Sons), with the nickname 'Sandstorm Monarch'!"
Yang Cheng winked at Basalt.
"Four Weather Prodigies? Sandstorm Monarch? What is all this?"
Basalt was dumbfounded. Even nicknames came out. Why does it feel like hanging out at Liangshan Marsh (Water Margin reference)?
"You don't even know the Four Weather Prodigies?"
Yang Cheng's mouth twitched slightly, then remembering Basalt had never even been to the Weather Bureau, he felt relieved. He explained, "We are members of the Weather Bureau. As everyone knows, there are four types of weather: Sunny, Rain, Sandstorm, and Hail. The Four Weather Prodigies are the titles for the strongest trainers of the four weather types among the younger generation of our Weather Bureau, and also the four masters of the younger generation."
"Four masters of the younger generation?" Basalt's eyes lit up. Had he unknowingly reached this level?
But soon, Yang Cheng poured a bucket of cold water on Basalt: "Your strength hasn't even reached the Gym Leader level, so originally you weren't qualified. However, your potential is amazing, plus our Huaxia's research on the Sandstorm sequence isn't deep to begin with, so pulling you on board can be considered picking the tall one among short ones (making do with what's available)!"
Yang Cheng's last sentence was as reluctant as it could be!
Basalt was speechless but still curious: "Senior, I want to ask, who are the other three Weather Prodigies?"
"No harm telling you!"
Yang Cheng said leisurely, "Among the other three, two are girls. The first is a trainer of the Hail lineage, named Xue Ningqing, nicknamed 'Snow White'. The second is a trainer of the Rain lineage, 'Rain Goddess' Yu Lengleng."
After speaking, Yang Cheng glanced at Basalt, puffed out his chest, and said, "As for the third one, he is a trainer of the Sunny lineage, and also the leading big brother among these three. The world calls him 'Son of the Sun'. Cough cough."
Speaking of this, Yang Cheng coughed involuntarily a few times.
Basalt understood and pretended to be surprised: "Could the Son of the Sun be you, Senior?"
"Good kid, indeed have some eyesight."
Yang Cheng's favorability towards Basalt increased significantly. He sighed, "Originally, I wanted to interact with you as an ordinary senior. But since you asked, I certainly can't hide it."
Hearing this, Basalt's mouth twitched slightly. This guy is so shameless! Obviously, you mentioned "Four Weather Prodigies" first; otherwise, Basalt wouldn't have talked about this at all, okay?
"Alright, enough nonsense. The old man is still waiting for you at the bureau; let's set off quickly!"
Yang Cheng waved his hand, and the Charizard beneath him immediately changed direction, revealing the conspicuous gem on its tail.
"Mega Stone!"
Basalt was amazed. There was actually a Mega Stone tied to this Charizard's tail. Didn't this mean the Charizard in front of him could Mega Evolve?
"Senior, are you... a Pokémon Master?"
"Do I look very masterly?"
Yang Cheng grinned almost to his ears but still shook his head slowly, sighing, "Master rank isn't that easy to reach. I entered the Gym Leader level at twenty-three, and today I'm twenty-eight, but still at the Gym Leader level. From Gym Leader to Master is a chasm; it's not that easy to cross."
Seeing Yang Cheng in low spirits, Basalt said no more.
Releasing Bronzong to follow Yang Cheng, the two soon saw the Forbidden City. Not far from the Forbidden City was the huge office point of the Huaxia Alliance, with skyscrapers towering into the clouds, extremely magnificent.
Then, under Yang Cheng's lead, Basalt landed in a remote small courtyard.
"Senior, is our Weather Bureau in such a... low-key place?"
Basalt looked at the majestic Forbidden City in the distance, then at the rusty iron gate of the small courtyard in front of him, a bit at a loss. This contrast was a bit too big!
"Why call me Senior? Since we are both Four Weather Prodigies, just call me Brother Cheng from now on."
Yang Cheng laughed heartily and explained, "Although we have an office at the Alliance Office Hall, that's just a front. The true core of our Weather Bureau is the Weather Secret Realm. Which is here."
Yang Cheng pointed to the small courtyard in front of him, appearing a bit proud, "Don't underestimate this place. Ordinary people aren't qualified to enter, unless they are important figures in the bureau."
Saying that, Yang Cheng led Basalt to push open the iron gate and walk into the small courtyard. In the courtyard sat an old man dozing off. Beside the old man was a Pokémon also sleeping soundly on a rocking chair, wearing a peculiar crown on its head.
"Slowking!"
Basalt narrowed his eyes slightly. This was an extremely rare Pokémon!
"Don't make a fuss; Uncle Ma Dong is sleeping, don't disturb him."
Tiptoeing into the back of the small courtyard, when Basalt passed through the cave of the rockery, he found that his location had changed drastically. This was a place with particularly bright sunshine, full of towering trees, lush vegetation, stretching as far as the eye could see. As for skyscrapers, there was no trace of them at all.
"Welcome to the Weather Secret Realm!"
Yang Cheng chuckled, "Let's go, Director Mo is already waiting for you."
Having experienced secret realms like East Pole and Mecca, Basalt had resistance to secret realms and wasn't surprised.
In a small western-style building in the secret realm, Basalt met Mo Chaoyang whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
After some encouragement, Mo Chaoyang sipped tea and said leisurely, "Basalt, your achievements surprise me, and I am also very gratified. However, you can't be proud, after all, you haven't completely defeated the disciple of the Xia Clan. Tell me, have you encountered any difficulties or problems in cultivation recently? Whatever can be solved, I'll try my best to help you solve it!"
The meaning was obvious. What benefits do you want? Whatever the bureau can give, it definitely will.
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