Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 364 The preliminary rounds begin!

Upon hearing the sound, Qingyuan quickly looked in the direction of the sound.

After all, when in Rome, do as the Romans do, and he was quite interested in this so-called torch relay ceremony.

As time went by, soon a person the size of a grain of rice appeared on the track and began running steadily toward them.

Along the route of the torch relay runners, the spectators on the roadside also followed the direction of the torch relay runners without prior arrangement.

They ran towards the quartz sports field.

"Hey, it really is Ash!"

When Qingyuan saw Xiaozhi in the center of the track, he said something in surprise and then followed the others towards the Indigo Stadium.

This can also be considered a ritual, as the crowd, led by the torchbearer runners, arrived at the Quartz Stadium to watch the torch being lit.

The Quartz Conference thus commenced.

Although Qingyuan did not think the ceremony had any symbolic meaning.

But as the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

He's not one to seek the limelight, so he shouldn't do anything unconventional.

Nothing particularly special happened after that.

Upon arriving at the Quartz Stadium, the spectators spontaneously took their seats in the stands.

These participants were then guided to the center of the sports field.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Alliance Chairman Dama Lanqi, as the representative, began to speak on the stage.

Apart from some spectators who were listening attentively in the stands.

Without exception, all the participants in the center of the sports field were excitedly observing their surroundings.

Even Qingyuan was no exception; they went on adventures for several months, challenging various pavilion masters.

It's all about getting a ticket to come here.

Now that we've finally made it here, we can't just leave without taking a good look around.

As for whether the president will be angry if I don't listen to what he says.

Just kidding, the old man himself is getting sleepy talking, how could he have time to pay attention to them!

"Next, the torchbearer will light the Olympic flame!"

After Damalanqi finished speaking, the broadcast host shouted loudly in a passionate voice.

Upon hearing this, Ash immediately picked up the torch and ran forward.

Just as the torch was about to be thrown down!

"Haha, the sacred fire of the Moltres is ours!"

Just then, something unexpected happened, accompanied by a burst of laughter.

The trio of Team Rocket appeared above the Olympic flame aboard a giant Meowth hot air balloon.

The giant mechanical arm reached down to grab the sacred flame below.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower! Get rid of these guys who are getting in my way!"

Just as the game was about to end and start again, the Rockets trio stepped up to cause trouble once more.

He immediately threw out the Charizard's Poké Ball and shouted loudly.

"Roar!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's command, the Charizard roared.

It fired a jet of flame directly at the giant Meow Meow hot air balloon.

"boom!"

A tremendous roar resounded.

The Meowth hot air balloon exploded, blasting Team Rocket's trio into the air.

The torch fell from the sky and then directly ignited the Olympic flame.

As a massive firebird appeared, a chorus of gasps of shock erupted from the crowd.

"I must say, the sacred fire of this firebird is pretty impressive!"

Looking at the firebird simulated by flames in the sky, Qingyuan stroked his chin and said to the Charizard beside him.

"Roar! (It's just a bird, it can't compare to my awesomeness!)"

Upon hearing this, Charizard immediately replied with a disdainful expression.

It's a fire-breathing dragon, definitely the most imposing one in the whole arena!

Ignoring Charizard's words, Qingyuan suddenly remembered something else.

In that sense, wouldn't you say he indirectly lit the Olympic flame?

After all, the torches were thrown down by Charizard's flamethrower.

And is the security at the Quartz Convention really that bad?

He remembered that when Interpol officers stopped him the day before yesterday, they stopped him quite quickly.

The fact that this could still happen today shows that the Alliance's security forces are treated like child's play.

As time went by, the opening ceremony slowly came to an end.

Qingyuan was lost in thought the whole time, and didn't even let go of any ideas for the rest of the game.

……

After the opening ceremony, Qingyuan and his group left the main venue.

After they leave, the main venue will be closed until the round of 32 begins.

The main venue will reopen, while their preliminary rounds will be held in four sub-venues surrounding the main venue over the next two days.

The four sub-venues were divided into four groups: A, B, C, and D.

Qingyuan was placed in Group A, and this match was the second game in Group A.

So after checking out his battlefield, he rushed to it without stopping.

"Ugh, this is driving me crazy!"

"Why are the intervals between the branch venues so large?!"

On his way to venue A, Qingyuan ran while complaining.

Because riding Pokémon is not allowed, he can only run to the competition venue now.

This made him, who usually relied on Charizard for everything, feel quite tired.

"Oh~"

When he arrived at venue A, cheers erupted from the hall.

Upon hearing this sound, Qingyuan didn't even have time to rest and hurriedly continued running towards the venue.

As he expected, the cheers just now proved that the game was over.

A player from Rainbow City defeated his opponent by a two-for-three trade, securing his first victory at the Indigo League.

"Next up, please welcome Aohara from Tokiwa City and Ayun from Kuroko City!"

As the two trainers left the arena.

The broadcast also began calling out to Qingyuan and his opponent.

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan hurriedly walked into the entrance passage.

"Come on, I've been waiting for my first match in the Indigo League!"

As he walked through Qingyuan, he thought to himself with anticipation.

"This competition will be held in the Rock Arena, and you may use three Pokémon!"

"Both trainers can freely switch their Pokémon. If all of one side's Pokémon are unable to battle, the other side wins!"

"These are all the rules for the Quartz Conference preliminary rounds!"

"Now, I declare the competition open!"

Standing in the center of the field, the referee waved his command flag at both sides, and then quickly withdrew from the battlefield.