Chương 137: Old Deng has many tricks up his sleeve!

"A very accurate assessment. But isn't that a good thing?"

Cattleya asked softly in return.

She stopped looking at the Wheat Leaf King and turned to look at the Lu Sha frolicking in the lake. Her previously empty emerald green eyes instantly came to life.

On the surface, she was negotiating with Mai Ye, but in reality, Lu Sha had been keeping a close eye on what was happening here.

However, given the current situation, Lu Sha's help is not needed.

She also wanted to hear how this superstar, who knew about her past out-of-control experiences, perceived her.

She treated others the way they treated her.

Whether to follow Giovanni's style or become the Sinnoh Champion who simply protects the region is entirely up to the Sinnoh League.

"So, do you think a trainer like this is suitable to be the Sinnoh champion?"

Instead of answering, King Maiye asked a question, passing the buck back to him.

Cattleya frowned slightly, about to speak, when Lu Sha's voice rang in her mind.

Don't give this old man any face! These old guys love using this kind of rhetoric, steering the conversation to their own rhythm and manipulating people. Miss, just throw your words back at them verbatim!

Even through telepathy, Lu Sha's displeasure was palpable.

While he appeared to be playing in the water on the back of the armored tyrannosaurus on the lake, he had actually overheard the entire conversation.

Upon meeting, they arrogantly compare people to Pokémon.

What are you trying to do? Are you trying to intimidate me?

Cattleya's gaze instantly turned cold, and she gave Elite Four member a blunt sidelong glance: "So, do you think I'm suitable to be the Sinnoh Champion?"

She didn't care about Maiye's probing, nor did she bother to guess his intentions.

But since this old man has displeased Lu Sha, then he is an enemy.

Her displeasure was clearly written on her face.

"Hahahaha! That's a good question!" King Maiye laughed loudly.

"However, that doesn't fit the Alliance's profile of your personality."

If it were that old hag Kikuno standing here today, she'd probably be giving you a hard time by now.

But he still did not answer the question directly.

The laughter subsided, and a long silence fell around them.

Despite Lu Sha's prompting, Cattleya completely ignored him.

She didn't ask Kikuno why he was giving her a hard time, nor did she start a new topic. She just stared at Mugiha Tenno with a blank expression.

To deal with this kind of old fox, as long as you don't feel embarrassed and remain calm, it's the other person who will suffer.

After a stalemate of half a minute, the King of Wheat Leaves was defeated.

He didn't look at Cattleya anymore, but instead looked past her and gazed intently at Lusha playing in the lake: "You have an extremely intelligent Pokémon."

Given his status, and the fact that his grandson Daye was in the group chat with Cattleya, he was naturally aware of the role that Garchomp played in it.

"I don't care who wears the Sinnoh Champion's crown, but Sinnoh must have a champion, and that's my stance," Elite Fouror said seriously, his smile fading.

As a superhuman of the highest caliber, Gadriya can easily distinguish between genuine and fake emotions, so Mai Ye has no need to lie about such matters.

"You probably don't know what price Sinnoh will have to pay for this World Championship defeat, do you?" Elite Fouror said in a slightly somber tone.

"What price?"

Cattleya's tone remained completely calm.

Whatever price Sinnoh pays has nothing to do with her and Rikusa.

She's only been a trainer for a few days?

Why should we take the blame for those old guys who have enjoyed the benefits of the league for most of their lives but lost on the field?

"Sinnoh's ranking in the league has dropped to last place. This means that if a legendary Pokémon or top-tier resource appears within Sinnoh, other higher-ranked leagues have the right to directly send their champions and Elite Four members to intervene under the guise of assistance." Elite Four member Mickey sighed.

"You should understand what 'assistance' means."

"Wasn't Sinnoh at the bottom before?" Cattleya retorted coldly.

"fart!"

Elite Four member Mai Ye blushed instantly and couldn't help but swear: "Four years ago, Hoenn's Genji and Unova's Alder were eliminated early in the quarterfinals when they ran into Oak and Mash! On Sinnoh's side, that lucky old geezer Bamboo managed to get third place. We were the second league back then!"

"Why second? Weren't Mustard Bamboo and Ma Shide tied for fourth place?" Gadriya casually pointed out.

"Because I was also a top eight player back then! And the Galar region can't produce another top eight player!" King Mai Ye proudly puffed out his chest.

"???"

Cattleya and Lu Sha from the lake turned their heads at the same time, looking at Wheat Leaf King with extreme surprise.

The two, one human and one shark, had remarkably similar gazes.

With your skill level, you think you can even make it to the quarterfinals?

It's no wonder they have doubts.

At least in Cattleya's psychic perception, neither Wheater nor his Pokémon had a champion-level aura.

"What? Only that old guy, Jie Zizhu, gets lucky, but I'm not allowed to have my luck?"

King Maiye blushed at the undisguised contempt and tried to save face.

His strength is indeed not weak, but he also benefited from luck in making it to the quarterfinals.

There were definitely more than eight players stronger than him at that World Championships.

For example, Popura from the Galar region is stronger than him, but she was unlucky and encountered Kikuko from Kanto early on.

The two were evenly matched in terms of raw strength, but because Fairy-type had not yet reappeared at that time, Popira was a true Normal-type, and was completely countered by Akiko, who mainly used Ghost-type, and lost without any suspense.

Although Lu Sha felt that even if Fairy-type Pokémon reappeared, Popira would still be naturally countered by Kikuko.

Ghost type is super effective against Normal type, and Poison type is super effective against Fairy type.

The two old women are about the same age; she'll probably be oppressed for life.

"You're really lucky."

Cattleya nodded slightly, repeating Lu Sha's inner monologue verbatim: "So to put it bluntly, the league rankings in the previous World Championships were all based on luck. Apart from the Kanto region being the strongest in terms of raw power, the rest were just there to make up the numbers."

"If you put it that way... there's nothing wrong with that. So even before Sinnoh had a champion, they still got by."

Elite Four member sighed again, gazing at the rippling lake, and then remarked with emotion, "In the past, no matter who came in second or third place among our four major leagues, everyone would tacitly guard their own territory and not venture into others' lands to cause trouble. Although Kanto is ridiculously strong, Professor Oak has a gentle personality and wouldn't stoop to bullying others."

"But things have changed now. Oak has retired, that old bastard Mastedt has won the championship, Galar has become number one, and Gantt has dropped to second. According to the rules of the league's resource allocation, Sinnoh's situation will be very difficult in the next few years."

Caldelia remained calm, completely ignoring the earnest complaints.

Just like Lu Sha's rant in the Mind Link.

Seeing that his high-handed approach wasn't working, Old Deng has now switched to a pathetic narrative, his words nothing more than an attempt to morally blackmail them and completely bind them to the Sinnoh League's chariot.

They won't fall for that!

We can get them to contribute, but the alliance has to offer them enough benefits.

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