Chương 156: The Affairs of Quartz Academy

The hotel arranged by the German Academy is located in the city center of Kanaz.

"Click! (Tsk tsk, no wonder it's an academy sponsored by the Devon Group, they really know how to do things!)" The hotel in front of us is a luxurious hotel that is 100 meters tall, with a simple and straightforward name: Devon Hotel.

Lu Sha had heard of this hotel; it was the most luxurious hotel in Hoenn and the only one in the entire region to be rated 6 stars.

He had done his research before coming, and knowing that the accommodations in Hoenn were not good, he decided to stay at this hotel.

Who would have thought that the German Academy was so wealthy that all the teams could stay at the German Grand Hotel?

"After all, this is the first time Hoenn has hosted a world tournament, so we won't be as perfunctory as Kanto."

Upon hearing Lu Sha's words, Mikoli, who had just gone to get her room key, immediately straightened her back.

Although aesthetics are what he values most, he also has a lot of love for the Hoenn region.

"Here you go, these are your room keys. The Devon Suite on the top floor, there are four rooms in total. Everyone else has a Trainer Suite except for you."

Mikoli personally handed a gold room key to Lu Sha, while casually handing the rest of the room keys to Wu Song.

Clearly, in his mind, the classification of levels is similar to that of suites.

"Are the other colleges the same size? Who lives in the other three rooms?" Cynthia asked curiously, standing next to Cattleya.

"Of course not. Only the strongest academies in the five major leagues and Luna Academy are qualified to have all their trainers stay in the Trainer Suite. For the other academies, only the top student is qualified."

Mikuri smiled and said, then paused before continuing, "As for the other three suites, Daigo and I won't be staying in them. Indigo Academy has one, which they'll allocate themselves; they haven't arrived yet. The other two are already occupied; you'll find out who they are soon enough."

"Hehe! (You guys are so mean!)" Lu Sha chuckled, "Clap! (I bet 10 Alliance Coins that the one in Kanto won't be occupied by a student.)"

"Then I'll bet 100 League Coins that the room in Kanto will still be occupied by students, just not by members of the school team."

A clear voice came from behind, and Lu Sha turned around to look.

A dark-skinned woman in a suit with a jellyfish-like hairstyle appeared beside them at some point.

"Click! (Is Watari considered a student too?)"

"Official records show that he has not graduated, so he is still considered a student."

Ye Ci and Lu Sha looked at each other and smiled, seemingly having discovered something interesting about each other.

"Excuse me for interrupting, I apologize for overhearing your conversation. I am Yeci, the 21-year-old headmaster of the Padia Orange Academy, and I send my greetings."

When it came time for the introductions, Ye Ci placed his right hand on his shoulder and bowed to Jia Deliya and the others.

"21 years old? Top student in the academy?" Cynthia was taken aback.

She wasn't puzzled by the age, since the academy didn't stipulate that you had to be 16-18 to attend, and there were no participation requirements for the Academy Cup.

However, everyone is concerned about their image, so they won't send out adult trainers.

Even if it's for a higher ranking, they'll try to hide their age.

But this was the first time she had ever seen someone announce their age so openly.

"That's right. Miss Yaji only officially became a trainer at the age of 20. Before that, she had been working in the League's logistics department, which is a rather rare exception," Mikuri explained.

"That's also why I don't want to be misunderstood. After all, my age is somewhat controversial." Ye Ci smiled politely, and added, "Also, thanks to the Fengyuan Alliance's favor, I am another owner of the Devon Suite."

"? It's you?"

Cynthia looked surprised and her gaze swept over Yeci.

She had personally experienced just how powerful Gadriya was.

He hadn't encountered them in Kanto yet, but he had read the information and they were just as strong as monsters.

It's hard to imagine that this older trainer, who seems like a friendly older sister, is on the same level of strength as Cattleya and the others.

"Miss Ye Ci is too modest. If you hadn't missed the competition last time, the rankings of all the colleges except for German College and Quartz College would probably have been one place lower," Mikoli said thoughtfully.

As the organizer, we are naturally aware of how many monsters there are this year.

To be honest, if it weren't the Academy Cup, but the World Junior Trainers Championship, they really wouldn't have much of a chance of winning.

After all, he and Daigo weren't really confident they could defeat all the monsters from other regions in a one-on-one fight.

The conversation with Yeci didn't last long. It was the first time they had met, and they only exchanged a few words before going their separate ways.

Wusong and Cynthia went to the Trainer Suite on the 19th floor. Everyone from the Celebration Academy was arranged to stay there, except for Gadria, who was arranged to stay on the top floor, the 33rd floor.

The elevator reached the top floor, and Lu Sha led the young lady to suite 3301, following the room number on the room card.

"Click! (Tsk tsk, it's Number 01 again. They're roasting us over a fire.)" Lu Sha sighed and swiped his room card to open the door.

Judging from the room rankings, Hoenn has indeed shown them a lot of respect.

But behind this respect, he felt there was a hint of malice.

Given the current situation, the young lady and he will probably be under constant surveillance by the other colleges.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, you said you need more battles to break through that limit."

Cattleya walked in nonchalantly. The suite at the Devon Hotel was luxurious, but it was on par with the dormitory at Zhuqing College, so it wasn't worth their too much attention.

"Click! (That makes sense!)" Lu Sha nodded in agreement.

To be honest, the young lady has continued to work hard these past few months.

However, since reaching the bottleneck, the system has given him plenty of rewards, but the young lady herself has not made much progress.

【Cadelia】 Level: 16 (Near Champion) Ability: Telepathy; Type Origin: Psychic; Moves: Psychic Power (Secret Technique), Meditation (Secret Technique), Teleportation (Secret Technique), Powerful Mental Force (Secret Technique), Hypnosis (Instinct), Sealing (Instinct), High-Speed Movement (Instinct), Healing Wave (Instinct), Trick Space (Mastery), Mental Wave (Mastery), Eye of Miracles (Mastery), Sleeping (Beginner), Acting Cute (Beginner)...

Attribute control: Psychic type: 80% (90. 5%) Since the young lady's attribute control reached 80%, just like Lu Sha's current situation, she has been stuck at the current limit.

Furthermore, the system rating system now includes a new category called the "Quasi-Champion" level, which doesn't exist in the actual game.

Lu Sha wasn't sure whether the young lady's inability to comprehend a domain was due to insufficient energy accumulation, or whether she couldn't achieve a qualitative change because she hadn't comprehended a domain.

After all, there was a bug in the young lady's level system, so Lu Sha couldn't see her true level at all.

However, Lu Sha believes it shouldn't be an energy issue.

When the young lady's Instant Teleportation skill was upgraded to the Ultimate level, the system rewarded her with a Deoxys Unconscious Origin Bead.

According to the young lady, the energy inside far exceeds that of a Heavenly King.

She didn't know what method she used, but now the primordial pearl has been almost completely absorbed.

Logically speaking, the young lady's energy level must be quite high.

The problem most likely lies in his understanding of the domain, but Lu Sha currently only has a vague understanding of what the origin is, let alone a more powerful domain.

The young lady is a typical example of someone who only knows how to use something but not how to teach it. She knows exactly how to use it and what the origin is, but she can't teach anyone else at all.

Lu Sha couldn't understand her insights at all.

Anyway, Lu Sha felt no different from listening to those math gurus give lectures.

Some things, you just can't understand, and there's no way to force it.

Fortunately, he still has a chance to understand the origin through hard work, unlike math, where if you don't know it, you really don't know it, even if you turn into a shark you still won't understand.

Lu Sha had only been in the room for a short while when she knew who the other resident on the top floor was.

Karuni from Miare Academy is also an old acquaintance.

To be fair, Karuni's strength is not outstanding in this competition.

However, the Mega Evolution she displayed during her previous battle against Cattleya earned her the respect she deserved.

Moreover, it was under her leadership that Miare Academy fought its way through the established academies last year, winning the third place.

The wait for the start of the competition wasn't too long.

On the evening of the second day after Lu Sha checked into the hotel, the Kanto Quartz Academy team finally arrived late and began to arrive in Kanaz City.

To avoid unnecessary conflict before the match, Watari took the gold room key belonging to Quartz Academy without hesitation and checked into the only remaining German suite on the top floor.

Despite Kona's strong dissatisfaction, under the pressure of Wataru's status, the young, icy queen ultimately chose to prioritize the bigger picture and refrained from creating a pre-match scandal.

However, according to the rumors Lu Sha heard, the two had already formed a grudge.

It is said that Kona has a very clear goal in this year's Kanto Uranus Challenge: to challenge Wataru and make him the shortest-serving Uranus in Kanto's history.

Anyway, Lu Sha listened with great interest, and it has to be said that there is still work to be done in Guandu.

Unlike their Sinnoh team, everyone was focused on winning and had no other thoughts or ideas.

Before we knew it, the World Academy Cup officially opened.

In the early morning, Gadriya changed into the well-tailored blue custom-made uniform of Zhuqing Academy and took Lu Sha down to the lobby in the private elevator.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Cynthia, who had been waiting in the lobby for a long time, quickly came to greet them.

"Jiajia, Lu Sha, something's happened, have you heard?" Cynthia frowned slightly.

"The Quartz Academy team still only has nine members who reported for duty this morning."

Caldelia simply nodded slightly, her beautiful face remaining completely expressionless, and she offered no comment whatsoever.

Apart from Lu Sha, she has always been indifferent to the life and death of others.

"Click? (One is missing? Is it lost or has something happened?)" Lu Sha became a little interested.

He's been lurking in the group chat every day lately, so he naturally knows about Quartz Academy's bizarre travel plan this year.

Because we lost the last time, we have to go to Hoenn on our own for the next time, and we can't even use public transportation. What kind of situation is this?

For monsters like Lance and Kona, traversing half a planet is nothing.

Even if it's Shiba, Lu Sha isn't worried at all.

He even suspected that the guy might have swum directly from Kanto to Hoenn.

After all, the closest coastlines between the two places are only about 1, 000 kilometers apart as the crow flies.

But for those ordinary school team members, this mere thousand-kilometer ocean route is a sea lane full of unknowns and death.

"I'm not lost."

A hint of pity flashed in Cynthia's eyes: "The one who didn't report was the ninth-ranked contestant from Indigo Academy, named A Liang, specializing in Rock-type magic. While crossing the high seas, he encountered a massive storm and unfortunately got caught in the territory of a swarm of Tentacruel jellyfish... Ultimately, he couldn't survive and perished in the deep sea."

"Crack?? (Huh? Are you kidding me? Such a big accident, and the Kanto Alliance hasn't said a word? They're just going to cover it up like this?)" Lu Sha stared wide-eyed, clearly not understanding.

"The system of Quartz College is completely different from that of our Zhuqing College."

Cynthia explained softly that, due to her family background, she had a deep understanding of the internal intelligence of various regions.

"Their school team is less a representative of the academy and more a gathering place. They are only responsible for bringing together all the capable trainers in the city, but they do not provide systematic education, much less provide protective resources."

"Simply put, aside from having the name of the school team, everyone relies on their own abilities."

"The achievements of people like Shiba, Kona, and even Lance are all due to their family background or their experience in the wild on the brink of death. They have little to do with the training they received at the academy."

"Click! (Got it. Simply put, they're mercenaries who are self-reliant. Everyone uses each other for their own benefit; completing the mission brings glory and profit, and dying on the way is just bad luck.)" Lu Sha curled her lip. Compared to the naked law of the jungle in Kanto, the Sinnoh League seemed full of humanitarian brilliance.

But on second thought, this might also be related to the region.

The number of trainers in the Kanto region is too large, and there are not enough top-tier resources to allocate. This cruel elimination system, which disregards the life and death of ordinary geniuses, must be adopted in order to select the truly top geniuses.

"That's pretty much it. But anyway, it's just too cruel."

Cynthia sighed softly, her tone filled with regret for the deceased.

The Academy Cup has already lost one player before it even started.

Although, given the resources of Quartz Academy, they would certainly be able to immediately dispatch substitute players from Kanto to complete the ten-man roster.

However, this attitude of treating human life as worthless ultimately caused a huge uproar among the participating teams.

After all, this is the first time since the Pokémon League was officially established and the era of peace began that a participant has died during an officially organized regional competition.

What's most absurd is that people don't die on the battlefield, but from the academy's excessive orders.

But what's most unsettling is the public discourse in the Kanto region.

Perhaps because they lost the World Championships, no one expressed any sympathy for the deceased; instead, they felt that if you're weak, you shouldn't take someone else's spot.

Even though Professor Oak publicly stated that he would respect the dead, it did not quell the public opinion; instead, it intensified it. Countless people blamed Professor Oak for retiring, which led to the decline of Kanto.

It's foreseeable that if Quartz Academy loses again in the Academy Cup, their participants will likely have to die to atone for their sins.