The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 178 Alliance Factions and Mega Stones

The family representatives all assumed that the beautiful young woman in front of them was Lin Ye's female companion, and they were secretly wondering why he didn't consider the occasion.

Upon seeing that this pretty but talentless girl dared to talk back to them, these powerful and influential figures, their faces immediately fell.

"Does the little girl even know where this place is? Ordinary 'professional' trainers don't even have the right to come in."

"If it weren't for the fact that the young man you're with is about to become the owner of the establishment, you wouldn't even have the right to approach him, yet you dare to spout such nonsense here."

Now, Xiaoju'er is naturally gentle and obedient to Lin Ye, but she doesn't tolerate anyone who bullies her, especially those who question Lin Ye. She immediately takes out a Poké Ball, opens it, and releases her ace Pokémon, Eelpis.

"I didn't mean to provoke anyone, I just wanted to prove that I'm not just any 'professional' trainer, but one of the participants in this gym leader election."

Now, however, my goal has shifted to becoming Lin Ye's capable wife. While my abilities may not be exceptionally strong, I believe they're sufficient to offer some opinions on this occasion.

Everyone initially thought Lin Ye was just lucky to have bred a "Gym Leader-level" Pokémon at such a young age by chance, but they never expected that, not only him, but even the seemingly useless woman next to him had "Gym Leader-level" strength.

In other words, Lin Ye, a commoner who was parachuted into the gym, could produce at least two or three "gym leader level" Pokémon, far exceeding their original expectations and making these old guys look at him with new eyes.

At this moment, the representative of the Liuli family suddenly thought of something and said, "Wrong, no, according to the rules of the alliance, the candidates need to complete the challenge alone."

But you had a "club owner-level" female companion helping you, no wonder you were able to finish so much faster than the other two contestants, it turns out you were cheating.

"Yes, that explains why he finished the assessment so much faster than we expected. Turns out he had someone helping him."

"So, it's still uncertain whether the winner of this club owner election has been confirmed."

Seeing this, the representatives of the other families also chimed in with their own agendas.

Lin Ye calmly said, "All my challenges so far have been fair and square. If you don't believe me, you can ask the three dojos to confirm."

"Then why is it that everyone's abilities are about the same, but your assessment completion speed is far ahead?"

"I don't know about other people's situations, but I have a lot of confidence in my own abilities, and I think that's the reason."

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As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ye's shadow flickered beneath his feet, and three dark figures emerged one after another, transforming into Gengar, Aegislash, and Azurewrath respectively, all of which had reached the "Gym Leader" level.

"What! Three 'Gym Leader' level Pokémon. So young, and from commoner backgrounds?! How is that possible?!"

Lin Ye summoned three "Master-level" ace cards, which immediately surprised everyone present.

They were able to represent their respective families in their first important positions in the alliance, so they must all possess at least "Gym Master" level strength.

But it is precisely because of this that these people know how difficult it is for ordinary people to reach this level.

It's important to know that even among these prestigious families, those who can cultivate "Gym Leader" level Pokémon at Lin Ye's age are absolute direct descendants like Cuckoo and Aysa.

Regardless of age, as long as they can raise a "Gym Leader" Pokémon, even if they come from a peripheral branch of the family, they can be immediately brought into the Elder Council, which shows that "Gym Leader" trainers already have enough weight in their elite families.

Moreover, Lin Ye was just an ordinary trainer, and at his age, even the most outstanding prodigies like Steven and Wallace were no better than him.

Although they certainly don't believe that Lin Ye can achieve the same level of success as Daigo or Michael, his potential is absolutely astonishing.

Now, with the addition of Little Chrysanthemum's mother, the King Eel, Lin Ye already has four "Gym Leader-level" fighters. Even if he doesn't have a powerful family backing him up, these old guys can't ignore him too much. It will be difficult for the established interests of Water City not to make some concessions.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming somewhat strange, the door to the reception room was suddenly opened, and the person who came in was a woman dressed in revealing clothes with dark skin. She looked to be only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but she made the faces of the group of high-ranking officials change.

"Fu~, the King of Hibiscus!"

Everyone rose to greet them, but their eyes did not show genuine respect; instead, they held a complex look that resembled fear.

"Ugh, you old fogies, aren't you annoying? He just received his appointment letter and doesn't even know what the dojo master looks like, and you're already talking to him about all this stuff? Can't you stop putting so much pressure on the newbie?!"

As she spoke, the dark-skinned woman known as the Hibiscus King turned to look at Lin Ye with interest, and said with a half-smile, "You must be Lin Ye. I've seen your information. I didn't expect that the one who eventually became the Gym Leader of Lilycove City would also be a Trainer who is good at Ghost Pokémon."

"She is Queen Hibiscus! The strongest Ghost Pokémon Trainer in Hoenn!" Lin Ye thought to himself, recalling her information.

This Furong King is a very rare trainer who has reached the "Master" level at a young age, and he is not from a prestigious family.

It is said that she was born with psychic abilities and can communicate directly with ghost Pokémon on a spiritual level.

Lin Ye previously claimed to possess ghostly power, but that would have been more fitting for the character of Furong Tianwang.

It is likely that this special talent allowed her to reach the top ranks at such a young age.

"Haha~, since King Furong has something to discuss with Master Lin Ye, we won't disturb him."

2

After everyone left, Furong shed her previous serious demeanor, plopping down in her office chair and putting her legs up on the desk.

"Oh dear, those scions of wealthy families are finally gone. What annoying guys."

"Judging from what King Furong said, it seems that he also disapproves of their behavior."

"Hehe~, you don't need to test me. I'm from the commoner faction of the alliance, so I'm definitely on your side."

"The populist faction?"

"Oh, right, you've only just come into contact with these things, so there must be some things you don't understand."

As you can see, although the Hoenn Alliance appears united on the outside, it is actually quite complex internally, and can be roughly divided into commoner factions and aristocratic factions.

Of course, because the latter has a deep foundation, even though we commoners have more people, our strength is far inferior.

Fortunately, these powerful and wealthy families are not monolithic; in fact, there are quite a few conflicts among them regarding the distribution of benefits.

Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for me and Huayue to push through this election for the head of the monastery, which is open only to commoners.

"I see. I didn't expect that the rule of only allowing civilians to participate was the product of internal power struggles within the alliance. Of course, first of all, I must thank you, King Furong."

"Don't mention it. I just don't want those powerful families to continue expanding their territory. But whether you can hold onto your position as the head of the academy in the future depends on yourself."

However, I originally thought that the guy named Alain had the best chance, after all, he and Charizard had already mastered Mega Evolution.

"I never expected that such a prodigy as you would emerge from our Hoenn region."

"You flatter me, King Furong. If we're talking about the chosen ones, it should be common masters like you and King Huayue."

"Haha~, you're quite the smooth talker, and you even share the same Ghost specialization as me. I'm really starting to admire you more and more. Tell me, now that you're about to take office, is there anything I can help you with?"

Lin Ye recalled what King Furong had said before, so he asked, "You said before that Alain has already mastered Mega Evolution. Do you think I have a chance to also have a Key Stone and a Gengar Mega Stone?"

"That's right~, you have a Gengar, so you must also want to have a Gengar Mega Stone, since it's still very strong after Mega Evolution."

But neither Mega Stones nor Keystones are easy to obtain. Alain received funding from a special researcher, while I only managed to get a Mega Stone after becoming a "Master".

Okay, you go back to Lilycove City to prepare for becoming a gym leader, and I'll look into the Mega Evolution stuff later!