Jiayuan Television.
The specific Pokemon that would be rated was not revealed on site, which was also a selling point for the future variety show.
The competition ended.
"Next, the rankings will be displayed from highest to lowest score. Please look at the big screen."
Li Wei's photo appeared first,
followed by Lalami, Ge Li, and Sasha,
Kaguya, Kui Luo, and Heiji,
until Lian Si, in eighth place, barely made it through,
without A Jin.
A Jin's suspended heart finally died.
A Jin, whom we had high hopes for, fell in the top 16.
Li Wei's side quest, Raise Fame, was initially completed.
The top eight was the minimum threshold for the quest.
But Li Wei's goal had always been to be the Champion.
If he were in a chat group, Li Wei would definitely mock A Jin mercilessly like Xiao Qian.
A Jin couldn't possibly come through the internet cable to beat him,
but after all, he and A Jin were face to face.
Though, logically, A Jin might not be able to beat him.
He was an intermediate and super true newcomer in close-quarters combat,
What could A Jin use to fight him?
"Are you okay?"
A Jin was still quite calm,
"It's alright, after all, I just came to have fun."
This was not an excuse from A Jin; during the three days of preparation, he didn't practice anything and just played.
He had also entered previous competitions with a try-it-out mentality, but he had made it this far purely by talent.
A Jin's face flushed slightly, "They all worked so hard, there's no reason for someone like me, who's just been playing, to enter the top eight."
"I think the judges' suggestion is pretty good. With your talent, you should specialize in hatching."
Hearing Li Wei say this, A Jin immediately puffed out his chest, "That's right, this competition is unfair to me! Why don't they compete in hatching?"
"..."
"When have you ever seen a hatching competition?"
A Jin scratched his cheek, "You're right."
Ba Li, who was also eliminated in this round, came up to Li Wei and A Jin, "Congratulations, Li Wei."
A Jin and Ba Li were like brothers in misfortune,
neither of their skill points were in making food.
He was suitable for being a Pokemon Stylist.
"Where do you plan to go next?"
"Continue traveling and studying, then return to Kalos to open my own Pokemon beauty salon."
Li Wei nodded and said, "Then I wish you all the best."
"I have one more small request."
Li Wei was startled, "Go ahead."
Ba Li's voice was filled with excitement, "Li Wen is your grand-uncle, right? He's a designer I greatly admire!"
"I'd like to go to your family's Breeding Center to study for a few days, I wonder if that's possible... The tuition fee is negotiable!"
Li Wei pondered, "It's fine for you to go, but whether my grand-uncle teaches is up to him."
"No problem!"
"Why don't you come with us?"
"No, I've already bought my ticket."
Ba Li showed the e-ticket on his phone.
So he had planned it all along.
A Jin, standing beside them, was utterly disheartened.
He completely lost his sparkle, turning into a stone statue,
completely unaware of what Li Wei and Ba Li were talking about.
Li Wei nudged A Jin, who had turned into a statue,
"What's wrong with you?"
After a long while, A Jin finally recovered from his disheartened state, and the stone fragments gradually fell off.
A Jin accused with a tearful face:
"I'm going back for hellish training..."
At A Jin's reminder,
Li Wei looked at his phone, which he had already muted.
The first message that popped up was from Cynthia,
a picture of a live broadcast on TV,
and a simple message: [Congratulations on advancing].
The notification sound rang, and Cynthia, lying on the bed, picked up her phone from the bedside table.
[It's still early, the goal is Champion.]
Seeing this message, Cynthia couldn't help but smile.
In a way, Li Wei was quite similar to her; both were obsessed with being the Champion.
Cynthia used to be like this too; whether in battle or research, she wanted to be that Champion.
On the other side, Li Wei also saw the reason for A Jin's despair: Qinglv and Lance were eager to act.
And Red, Xiao Huang, Xiao Qian, Lt. Surge, and Kona were fanning the flames.
"Top 16? Isn't that shameful?"
"How can he even have the nerve to sign up?"
"If it were me, I'd already have jumped into a river."
They had an air of not giving up until A Jin was completely ruined.
Watching this scene, A Jin made a decisive decision,
"No, I have to run away!"
A Jin had originally wanted to stay at Zhuqing Breeding Center for a few more days to relax after his failure.
After all, the people here spoke so nicely.
And there were people to play billiards with him.
If Qinglv really came three days later,
then A Jin would truly have no way out.
"I'm leaving first!"
A Jin disappeared in a flash. He had originally wanted to wait for Li Wei, but now he couldn't.
Although the competition was over, Li Wei couldn't leave yet; he still had to go backstage for the draw.
Shaking his head helplessly, Li Wei went backstage alone.
Originally, the competition was a good platform to find employees,
but these people already belonged to Breeding Houses.
Kanto, Hoenn, Kalos, Galar,
There were people from all regions,
It was too difficult to make them leave their hometowns,
so Li Wei didn't have that intention.
For making friends, Li Wei was open to everyone.
Ge Li, Lalami, Sasha, and others all added Li Wei's contact information, which also expanded his social circle.
"Starting from the top eight, it will be a 1-on-1 duel, with 4 themes: spicy, sweet, sour, and astringent."
Smart people had already figured out that the next round of competition would likely be related to berries.
At this point, the staff took out an opaque box, "Inside are four Red balls and four black balls."
"You can start drawing lots. Those who draw the same theme will be opponents, and the drawing will be in order of this round's ranking."
Li Wei casually picked one,
a Red ball, with 'sweet' written on it.
It wasn't the 'spicy' he wanted most,
but it wasn't a big problem; he was confident in sweet flavors too.
It should be said that he was fine with all four themes.
Energy Cube (Top-tier): Slight (112,058 / 1,000,000)
This was Li Wei's confidence.
He knew the effects of berries by heart and could even make perfect quality Energy Cubes.
This was the strength of a master who had been immersed in Energy Cube craftsmanship for decades.
To some extent, Li Wei could already call himself an Energy Cube Master.
A 19-year-old Master!
[Not sweet, not sweet...]
Most of the opponents drawing later were praying inwardly not to draw sweet.
Only one person was not afraid.
Sasha, who was good at making desserts.
Unfortunately, she didn't draw it; instead, she drew sour.
Li Wei's opponent was Kui Luo, who ranked sixth in this round.
She held the black ball and shook it, sticking out her tongue,
"Looks like I'm going to be eliminated."
"..."
This made it impossible for Li Wei to respond.
"Let's cheer each other on."
"Mm, I'll try my best not to leave any regrets!"
The last one, Lian Si, only had spicy left.
But his luck was also the best.
He specialized in making spicy dishes.
"My luck is indeed good!"
When Li Wei returned home, A Jin had already run away.
According to Da You's recollection, "He ran incredibly fast, and I don't know what happened."