"What do you two want?"
Gu Yuan spoke first, looking at the two people.
"We know you have an Annihilape. Hand it over. It's not a Pokémon you are meant to possess."
"In return, you can join the family behind us."
"Trust me, this is an opportunity you couldn't get even if you begged for it."
The person on the left spoke with a condescending tone, as if Gu Yuan handing over his Pokémon was an honor. Little did he know that his words had already prompted Gu Yuan to harbor murderous intent toward him. Furthermore, the opponent's words were ridiculous; they wanted him to be their dog, yet they acted as if they were doing him a favor.
"Heh."
"Why are you laughing!?"
"You should know that trainers like you are very common. What does it matter if you have a little talent?"
"Without a backer, you are destined to become ordinary. Moreover, there are many geniuses who die young every year; I hope you don't become one of them."
Staring at Gu Yuan, the man threatened calmly.
"If you have the guts, then make a move! I'd like to see if you two bastards have the courage."
"Now, get out of my way!"
With that, Gu Yuan shoved the two men aside and walked straight ahead. Gu Yuan felt there was nothing more to say to two people who were destined to die.
Watching Gu Yuan's retreating figure, the two men clenched their fists but dared not charge forward. Just as Gu Yuan had said, they didn't have the guts to make a move. Even with a backer behind them, attacking a trainer directly related to the League in broad daylight meant their backer would not save them.
"Contact the Young Master first. He is destined to die!"
After a long pause, the man on the left unclenched his fist and spoke with murderous intent.
After walking a distance, Gu Yuan quickly adjusted his mentality. As he left, Gu Yuan had already used his psychic powers to memorize the two men, but he was not in a hurry to act. These two were clearly the opponent's dogs; killing them held no value. Gu Yuan wanted to kill the person behind them.
This was difficult to achieve within Celadon City. Leaving aside whether Gu Yuan could disguise himself well, the potential power the opponent had hidden within Celadon City would require Gu Yuan to spend a considerable amount of time investigating.
Therefore, Gu Yuan's plan was simple: lure the snake out of its hole.
Once he left Celadon City, the opponent would likely make a move, and that would be his opportunity. With Alakazam and Annihilape, the wilderness was Gu Yuan's home turf. Even if the person behind them didn't appear, he could capture some live targets, interrogate them for the information he needed, and then return to counterattack while they were caught in a time lag.
Regardless of how he looked at it, this was a much better option than making a move right now.
Of course, Gu Yuan hadn't forgotten about Agatha. Once he had the evidence of their attack, Gu Yuan would contact Agatha. He imagined Agatha would be more than happy to make a move and annihilate another family.
After formulating a rough plan, Gu Yuan silently heightened his vigilance, preventing these people from making a desperate move, though the possibility was extremely low.
Walking through Celadon City, Gu Yuan quickly arrived at the most famous location in the city: the Celadon Game Corner!
Along the way, Gu Yuan had already learned that no battle tournaments were being held in Celadon. Even if there were, after encountering those two, Gu Yuan was not planning to participate, so as not to expose too much of his strength and be targeted.
Therefore, Gu Yuan decided to visit the Celadon Game Corner to see what a Pokémon world arcade was like. Furthermore, he could lull the people watching him into a false sense of security, allowing them to feel confident about making a move later, thus giving him a chance to counterattack.
The Game Corner was actually the collective term for all the arcades in a specific area. The most common feature here was the slot machine. Although the types were varied, the gameplay was largely the same. In addition, there were many other types of arcade machines, but they were not as popular as the slot machine.
To play here, you needed to exchange League Coins for the Game Coins of each establishment. The ratio was ten to one, meaning ten League Coins for one Game Coin. The Game Coins earned could then be exchanged within the arcade for various items, TMs, medicine, Pokémon, and so on. Among the most precious items were the Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon. However, based on the information Gu Yuan had gathered, few people had managed to exchange for and take home a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon since the Game Corner opened. After all, for Pokémon like this, the arcades would naturally not allow someone to exchange a large amount of money for enough Game Coins and simply walk away with one.
Gu Yuan randomly picked a decent arcade and pushed the door open to walk inside. He casually took out tens of thousands of League Coins to exchange for Game Coins and began to try his luck. With Gu Yuan's current wealth, he wouldn't even feel bad if he lost it all.
After briefly familiarizing himself with the rules, he started playing.
Although many people had Pokémon accompanying them, Gu Yuan did not release Alakazam to cheat using psychic powers. When the Game Corner first opened, there were indeed psychics or people with Psychic-type Pokémon who came and secretly influenced the machines to make a fortune. However, as the system became more refined and technology advanced, the current arcade machines could not only sound an alarm when detecting psychic interference but also resist the influence of psychic power to a certain extent. Moreover, if this behavior were discovered, it would be considered breaking the law.
Gradually, no stubborn trainers dared to force their way through.
With Ditto sitting on his lap, Gu Yuan began to play after familiarizing himself with the game rules. In reality, there wasn't much to the operation; it relied heavily on luck. Of course, there were also machines similar to coin pushers where some skill might be involved, but Gu Yuan was only here for fun and felt no need to use any techniques.
As Game Coins were inserted one after another, the machine quickly started spinning. Perhaps his luck was good; in a short while, Gu Yuan's Game Coins had doubled.
"Alright, playing occasionally is enough. Sitting for too long also gets tiring."
Gu Yuan stretched and gave up on the idea of continuing to play. Unfortunately, with such a small amount of Game Coins, he couldn't exchange them for anything good, so Gu Yuan opted for League Coins instead. Of course, the small amount of money Gu Yuan won wouldn't attract anyone's attention, so naturally, no one tried to rob him.
Returning to the Pokémon Center, Gu Yuan did not rest. Instead, he immediately rented a training room and began training.
Along the way, Gu Yuan had already identified the people tracking him. He figured they must be part of the same group as the previous two, which proved that the person behind them was ready to make a move against him. Gu Yuan was more than willing; he just hoped they wouldn't regret their decision when the time came.
After assigning the training tasks to Charizard and the others, Gu Yuan found a corner and closed his eyes. psychic power surged; Gu Yuan was determined to try and break through to Beginner Advanced before leaving Celadon City!