The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 170 Kanaz City and the Kalu Tunnel

When Lin Ye arrived in Kanaz City, it was already the next morning. The weather was just right, neither too hot nor too cold.

This is a modern city with a strong rock style. The buildings on both sides of the street are all made of light gray granite, and the exterior walls are decorated with reliefs featuring rock Pokémon.

The Kanaz Gym is located in the most prominent position in the city center. Above the main entrance of the gym hangs the rock emblem of the Kanaz Gym, made of whole blocks of black basalt, with sharp edges that look like a precisely cut piece of ore.

"So you're the candidate for Gym Leader. Unfortunately, Miss Cuckoo isn't at the Gym today; she's teaching at Kanaz Academy. You'll have to go there to find her."

Lin Ye visited the dojo and learned from the dojo apprentices that the acting dojo master, Miss Cuckoo, had gone to Kanaz Academy. He thanked her and left.

Kanaz Academy is one of the most prestigious trainer academies in the Hoenn region. Lin Ye entered the school during a break between classes.

He followed the directions and found the classroom for the Department of Rock Science, and when he opened the door, he saw a young woman standing on the podium tidying up her lesson plans.

This woman looked to be about the same age as Asha, but she gave off a quiet and gentle vibe, unlike Asha who was so sharp and assertive. This made Lin Ye feel that she was much more reliable.

Lin Ye knocked on the door and walked straight towards Du Juan, immediately attracting the attention of the students below.

"Hey~, look, this handsome guy is so good-looking, could he be Teacher Dujuan's boyfriend?"

"How could that be? With Teacher Du Juan's status and strength, how could she be so shallow as to date a man who is just all looks and no substance?"

"How do you know he's just all show and no substance? Don't forget Mr. Daigo of the Zvoich family."

"Mr. Daigo! Please, is there another person like him in the world? How can all the good things happen to one person?"

In my opinion, at his current age, even if he's strong, he's not much stronger than me. At most, he might have one or two "professional" Pokémon.

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The students below were chattering amongst themselves, but Lin Ye ignored them and walked straight up to Du Juan, getting straight to the point: "You must be Miss Du Juan. I am one of the candidates for the selection of the Water Jing City Pavilion Master."

"I've come here to take the test at the Rustboro Gym. Please tell me the specific tasks I need to complete."

Lin Ye's voice was not loud but clear and crisp, causing a great uproar among the students.

"What! He actually reached the 'Gym Master' level at such a young age? He's truly a genius, one in a million!"

"And he's so handsome, and he even has the potential to become the museum owner in the future. He seems quite a good match for Miss Dujuan."

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The students whispered among themselves, and even those who had previously questioned Lin Ye's abilities blushed with embarrassment.

Du Juan glanced at Lin Ye, a complex expression on her face, then composed herself and said, "So you're Mr. Lin Ye. I've seen your information; this is my question."

Du Juan pulled a sealed file from her backpack and handed it to Lin Ye: "I hid a specially made rock badge inside the Kalu Tunnel. You need to find it and bring it back."

The area is inside the tunnel, but I've placed my ace Pokémon there to guard it. To successfully retrieve it, you'll need to get past it.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye was puzzled. How come Asha had been hiding in Chimney Mountain before, and now Azalea was using the same method to find things?

Do women their age just like to hide things? Why can't we just fight? It seems I shouldn't just focus on bullying young girls.

But since we were already here, and the area was only inside the Kalu Tunnel, the difficulty was far less than that of Chimney Mountain, so we agreed and immediately said goodbye to Dujuan and headed to the Kalu Tunnel.

The Green Tunnel is located in the northern suburbs of Rustboro City and serves as a passage between Rustboro City and Verdant Town for some trainers who are confident in their powerful Pokémon.

The tunnel was pitch black, so Lin Ye released the Azure Flame Blade Demon to clear the way and provide illumination.

Lin Ye had learned about Du Juan's strength; reaching the level of a "Gym Leader" at such a young age was already quite impressive.

However, it is still much weaker than its current lineup, with only one Pokémon that has reached the "Gym Leader" level—Nosebridge.

Lin Ye estimated that the strength of the Great Chao Beibi should not be much stronger than that of Yasha's Bone Pattern Giant Crocodile. Once found, it would not be difficult to deal with.

According to Du Juan, her Big North Nose guards the badge of the mission target, which means that as long as he finds the Big North Nose, the mission is complete.

In Lin Ye's view, the powerful aura of a "Master-level" figure is not easy to hide, and with his ghost legion and his own mental search, he should be able to find it quickly.

However, Lin Ye searched for most of the day in the Kalu Tunnel, using up all his mental energy like a radar, but still found nothing.

Not only could he not find the badge, but he also couldn't find any trace of the ace Pokémon that Dujuan had mentioned, which made Lin Ye suspicious.

It's important to know that although the Kalu Tunnel is long, its structure is not complicated, and most of it is a straight line.

He scanned the area with his mental power but found nothing. Even if the Great North Sea creature was hiding underground with the badge, it shouldn't have been able to escape his mental power at the level of a Grand Mage.

Before long, the numerous ghost Pokémon that had been released gathered together, each one shaking its head.

"Could it be that she didn't actually put any badges here, and just made up a question to stall for time?" the Snow Fairy asked a crucial question.

"Possibly, but I haven't offended her, so there's no reason for her to target me, unless..."

Unless she knows other contestants and is trying to waste my time, have I really misjudged her?

Lin Ye thought that Du Juan was trying to delay him in order to help other contestants win, which can be considered as guessing the process wrong but getting the result right.

"Forget it, time is of the essence. We can't let the advantage we gained in Fuyan Town go to waste."

"Let's go back and ask Dujuan in person first. If that doesn't work, we'll have to try a different gym to cut our losses."

After all, even if Dujuan's strength is not as good as his, she has the behemoth that is the Kanaz Gym behind her, which is not something that Lin Ye, a "Gym Leader" level trainer, can easily provoke.

With this in mind, Lin Ye turned around and walked back. But when he reached the tunnel entrance near the city of Corsair, he suddenly heard a muffled explosion, followed by several short clashes of Pokémon moves.

"Huh, there are people fighting, and it's not a small-scale battle. It doesn't seem like a trainer encountering a wild Pokémon, but more likely a battle between a small group of trainers."

Lin Ye used his mental power to probe and, as expected, discovered a fierce melee.