Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

Xiao Mao was right; he really hadn't booked a hotel in advance.

"Here's a piece of advice: it's impossible to stay at a Pokémon Center because it's so popular."

After saying that, he turned and left with his girlfriends without looking back.

After sailing for a while, the ship docked at the port of Honglian Island.

Honglian Island is quite large, more than twice the size of a typical large city. The island is dotted with buildings and is bustling with tourists.

"Alright, let's challenge the Crimson Lotus Gym first!"

"Wait a minute, Ash might not be able to challenge the gym." Misty grabbed Ash, who was about to run to the Cinnabar Gym.

"The Crimson Lotus Dojo has moved, and nobody knows where it moved to."

We arrived at the abandoned site of the Crimson Lotus Dojo, where only a dilapidated house remained.

In my memory, Xia Bo was still on Red Lotus Island and had not left.

But Xiao Zhi really couldn't remember where to look for him or where he was now.

I do remember that Ash stayed at the Cinnabar City Gym Leader's inn in the original story, but where can I find that inn?

Does he have to search one by one? There are over a thousand hotels on the whole island. Just thinking about it gives Xiaozhi a headache.

"Where is the place that Fire-type Pokémon trainers once dreamed of?" Misty, holding the map, didn't know either.

"Let me ask you a question: what's that feeling of ice-cold head and hot body?"

A blond old man wearing sunglasses suddenly appeared next to Ash, who was scratching his head.

"Your head is cold, but your body is hot. You're the enemy I beat half to death, right?"

"Oh dear." Upon hearing Xiao Zhi's reply, the old man was speechless. What's wrong with young people these days?

Fortunately, Xiaoxia thought for a while and gave an answer.

"I know the answer to this mystery is an open-air hot spring."

"This little girl is clever; the answer is definitely the open-air hot spring."

"Cinnabar Island was indeed a dream destination for Fire-type Pokémon trainers in the past, until one day hot springs were discovered underground, and everything changed!"

"The citizens thought that the task of protecting the city could be left to Blaine, and the tiring and dangerous profession of trainer was quickly abandoned."

The old man seemed very saddened by the changes to Red Lotus Island, becoming more and more agitated as he spoke.

"After the tourism industry developed, a large number of challengers flocked to the gym to join in the fun, so the gym leader Blaine closed the gym and moved away in a fit of anger."

"Ah, how pathetic!"

Xiao Zhi patted the kneeling old man on the shoulder.

"Old man, we're not here just for fun. I've already earned 7 badges and I'm here to formally challenge the gym leaders."

"Then you should talk to Uncle Xia. In any case, if you have any questions, please come here to find me."

He then handed Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia a pack of tissues, which had an advertisement printed on them.

"What's with this 'Mimi Family Inn' thing? It's ironic that the person lamenting the transformation of Red Lotus Island is also running an inn themselves."

Upon opening the tissue box, Xiaozhi discovered that the hotel didn't have its location printed on it; instead, it presented another riddle.

"The place where the swings are below and the brothers are chasing each other above is the Mimi Family Inn..."

"You really like riddles."

"Xiaoxia, go!"

Well, having confirmed once again that he was indeed not cut out for riddles, Ash decisively chose to let Misty go first.

"The swings are below, and the older brother is chasing the younger brother on top. Isn't this just a clock with a pendulum?"

"That means the place on the island with a clock is the Mimi Family Inn."

This hotel might be located near the Cinnabar Gym. Anyway, Ash forgot to book a hotel in advance, so he might as well just go there.

They actually found a hotel with a clock tower nestled on the mountainside right in the center of Red Lotus Island.

"To be able to open such a large hotel in such a prime location, it must really be the location of a dojo."

Upon arriving at the hotel and opening the door, I was indeed greeted by the same blond old man from before.

"You guys guessed the answer so quickly, that's impressive."

"Not only that, I also guessed that you are Xia Bo, the Gym Leader of Crimson Lotus Gym, isn't that right!"

"Ah!" ×2

"What an amazing young man! I've never revealed the secret about my identity. How did you guess?"

"Yeah, Ash, how did you know he was Gym Leader Blaine?"

Ash pointed a finger at Blaine and smiled smugly.

"Hmph, of course it's because I sensed the aura of a powerful being emanating from you."

Of course it's fake. Blaine is just a healthy, ordinary old man; Ash only knows the story.

"What? I've hidden it so well, and you still managed to guess that I'm an extraordinary young man?"

Alarmed, Xia Bo quickly led Xiao Zhi and the others into the hotel.

[Ding! New main quest triggered: Crimson Badge!: Defeat Crimson City Gym Leader Blaine]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +500; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +3]

“Interesting young man, alright then, as a reward for discovering me, you can stay here for free tonight.”

"Great!"

Because of his tragic past, Xiaozhi has a mindset of always trying to take advantage of others whenever possible.

Even though they are already very wealthy, they always want to save more just in case.

Xiao Zhi was overjoyed to be able to save on accommodation fees.

In other words, Xiaozhi is a very easy man to understand. As long as you let him take advantage of you, his affection for you will increase.

Chapter 74 Crimson Lotus Dojo Challenge

"By the way, Blade, I came here not only to challenge the gym, but also to ask you to teach me Charizard's Fire-type moves."

Blaine is known as a Fire-type Pokémon expert and has extensive knowledge about training Fire-type Pokémon.

After all, once Ash finishes challenging the Cinnabar Gym, he'll have all eight badges, and then he'll have to start preparing for the League Tournament.

If trainers could also participate in Pokémon battles, Ash is confident he could defeat any opponent he encounters.

But Ash is still a little worried about a simple Pokémon battle.

His training of Pokémon focuses entirely on building muscle, since that's what he excels at.

Skill training simply involves making them use their skills more often, and that's it.

There are many talented people in the Pokémon world, especially when it comes to training Pokémon.

Ash wouldn't dare say he'd definitely win the tournament.

Currently, only 6 Pokémon can share their attribute bonuses when both their Senses and Ability are at maximum.

The healing potions in the system are almost all gone, so we need to use them strategically.

Nothing urgent happened; I usually just buy medication from ordinary stores.

The damn system store hasn't refreshed even once since it opened, and I have no idea what the refresh conditions are.

Without healing potions that can quickly restore health, Ash might be missing some of his main Pokémon during the semifinals or finals.

So this time he came to Blaine hoping to get his help to train Charizard's fire-type moves.

Blaine was slightly taken aback when she heard Ash's request.

He hadn't been a teacher for many years, but at this moment, Ash's regional affinity of 165 came into play.

"You're such a passionate and energetic young man. I sense that you have a very kind face and are a good kid."

"Alright, as long as you can beat me in tomorrow's gym challenge, I won't mind helping you with this favor."

"That's wonderful, thank you so much, Uncle Xia!"

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The hot springs on Honglian Island are a must-see.

Ash is currently soaking in a hot spring, and in a sense, it's a mixed-gender bath.

Xiaoxia lived next door to him.

The two of them were separated only by a thin bamboo mat, and Xiaozhi could even hear Xiaoxia washing herself.

"A calm mind and a peaceful spirit."

In fact, ever since Xiaoxia's favorability rating exceeded 50, he has been trying very hard to restrain himself from thinking about that kind of thing.

[Ding! New side quest triggered "Ode to Chu Nan": Go and do whatever your heart desires, at least '7+x' times a night (each time at least 30 minutes)]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Free Attribute Points +4; Universal Healing Potion +(7+x)]

"Haha, you wretched system, why are you messing things up at my crucial moment?"

Xiao Zhi's body is incredibly strong, but his excessive yang energy, which hasn't been released yet, is very dangerous.

The above words were spoken by Ash to himself; he was trying to convince himself.

"Xiao Zhi, would you like to remove this middle bamboo mat?"

Xiaoxia, who was next door, suddenly called out to Xiaozhi through the bamboo mat.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

"What do you take me for? My self-control is unparalleled in the world. No one can sway me."

Thinking this to himself, Xiaozhi answered Xiaoxia loudly.

"want to!!!"

"No way!"

Oh, you wicked woman!

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The next day, Ash brought Misty, who was a little dehydrated, to Blaine to challenge the gym.

But when asked about the location of the battle, Blaine gave them another riddle.

"So where is the place where there is a great flood above and a great fire below?"

"Why is it another riddle-and-answer session?"

We can only rely on Lady Xia to step in and turn the tide once again.

"A massive flood above, a raging fire below... Oh, it's a volcanic cave beneath the hot springs!"

"That's right, you're correct. The gym battles are held in a secret chamber above the lava below the hot spring."

With a clap of his hands, Uncle Xia happily affirmed Xia's answer.

"My goodness, I haven't seen such a bright young man in a long time. Young lady, would you be interested in becoming my apprentice?"

"Hehe, no, my dream is to become an excellent Water-type Pokémon Trainer."

That's such a pity.

"Oh, never mind that, let's hurry up and start the gym challenge."

Ash and Misty followed Blaine to the hot springs they had soaked in the day before.

Bob pulled down a dragon-head lamp on the wall next to him, and a staircase leading to an underground chamber appeared on the ground.

It got hotter and hotter as we went down, but thankfully we arrived at our destination soon.

The battlefield was a large iron plate suspended above lava and bound together by four thick iron chains.

"This is truly a unique place."