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Following the city roads, he arrived at the Fukiyori Dojo in just over ten minutes.

To be honest, standing outside this former military airfield, if it weren't for the sign next to it confirming that this was the Fukiyori Dojo, Xia You really wouldn't have dared to go in.

After all, from the outermost fence, there is a long stretch of running track and flat grass between the dojo and the dojo. No matter how you look at it, this place has little to do with the dojo.

He pushed open the gate of the fence, entered the courtyard first, and walked along the courtyard path for a while before finally standing in front of the gate of the dojo building.

Is anyone there?

As Xia You pushed open the dojo's door, the first thing she saw was an old-fashioned propeller-driven military aircraft parked in the lobby.

Xia You wasn't a military enthusiast before, but upon seeing such an aircraft, she still stopped and watched it for a while.

Hmm... it's not much different from what we have on Earth.

Besides this aircraft, there were other models here, even different aircraft from different countries and regions. Xia You even saw several old-fashioned cannons!

It looks like a privately run military museum...

Just as he was casually browsing through the antiques, a pleasant young woman's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Who are you? What brings you here?"

Upon hearing the sound, Xia You turned her head and saw a beautiful woman with red hair, slightly tanned skin, and wearing a daring flight suit consisting of a tube top and shorts, slowly walking down the second floor of the dojo.

"Hello." Xia You smiled at the woman and said in a friendly manner, "I am a trainer, and I am here to challenge this gym."

Chapter 1345 Imaginary Battle

Feng Lu's first impression of Xia You was really good.

He is tall and handsome, and his dressing style is very tasteful. Most importantly, his eyes are very bright, and you can tell at a glance that he is a person with inner qualities, not a wicked person. Furthermore, he gives people a gentle and refined feeling, and you can feel at ease just by being with him.

After giving Xia You a few subtle glances, Feng Lu walked up to him.

"You're here really early. My dojo doesn't open until nine o'clock. And how did you get in without the staff? Oh well, it doesn't matter. Since you're here, let's just have a battle. But you're really lucky. I was just about to take a flight in the sky. I didn't expect you to arrive just as I was getting my equipment ready. If I had been a few minutes later, you wouldn't have seen me for two hours."

"I was indeed quite lucky."

Xia You hadn't noticed anything amiss with Feng Lu's words, nor had he seen the staff member Feng Lu had mentioned. He simply nodded slightly, and as Feng Lu approached, he also took a close look at the girl before him.

Compared to before, seeing her up close now, she is even more beautiful, with very delicate features. She is the kind of person who is very pleasing to the eye, and she also has a touch of playfulness and cuteness in her temperament, and is full of vitality and health.

“My name is Fenglu.” Fenglu spoke first. “As you can see, I am the owner of this place. Judging from your tone just now, you don’t seem to be from the Unova region.”

Xia You shook her head, her words carrying a double meaning: "I am indeed not from the Unova region. Strictly speaking... I don't really belong anywhere. Of course, if I had to have a place of belonging, I would say I am from the Carlos region."

A challenger from the Carlos region?

Feng Lu was somewhat surprised to hear this place, and seemed to remember something, but she didn't pay too much attention to it.

After all, she faced a large number of challengers, and it was not surprising that there would occasionally be one or two people from other regions.

She had even met one or two trainers from the Carlos region before.

"That's quite a far place. But do all the people in the Carlos region speak with your accent?"

Indeed, Xia You's accent sounded somewhat incongruous, as if it had been picked up from all sorts of things.

Because he didn't stay in Carlos for very long, he didn't develop a fixed accent. In addition, he traveled to every region and was influenced by the local dialects and accents, which resulted in his accent having some different intonations.

However, Xia You herself clearly didn't feel much about it.

"Really?" He shook his head. "Maybe I've been to too many places and gotten confused."

Of course, Feng Lu was just saying it casually; what did it have to do with a stranger having a strange accent?

However, seeing that Xia You seemed very interested in this place, she first took Xia You for a casual stroll around.

"Judging from your expression just now, you seemed quite interested in the planes here?" Walking ahead, Feng Lu put her hands behind her back, spun around, and turned to look at Xia You. "In that case, let me show you around first."

At this point, she pointed to an aircraft in front of them: "Look, this is the 'Zaprot' fighter jet, one of the mainstays of the early Unova Air Force. Although it doesn't seem fast now, it was top-notch back then! Its design concept, streamlined fuselage, and claw-like retractable landing gear, doesn't it look just like the legendary Pokémon Zaprot from the Kanto region?"

As she spoke, she gently patted the fuselage, her eyes filled with pride, as if she were introducing an old comrade-in-arms.

Xia You couldn't help but take a closer look at the plane.

It must be said that its appearance does resemble Zapdos somewhat, but only 'somewhat'. From the outside, it is still somewhat similar but not quite the same.

This may also be related to the fact that Unova does not have Zapdos. Presumably, when those designers designed these aircraft, they simply copied the pictures in the encyclopedia.

After that, Feng Lu showed Xia You several models and real aircraft from different eras and for different purposes, from reconnaissance planes to transport planes, and even a uniquely shaped experimental aircraft with a glider.

It's clear that Fenglu knows each one like the back of her hand. She can not only name the model and its history, but also explain the related Flying-type Pokémon characteristics or training methods.

For example, pointing to a biplane trainer aircraft, she would mention how the Aoguyan uses a similar biplane structure to maintain stability in turbulent waters.

When she sees the air intake design of a high-speed jet, she thinks of how Skarmory's Steel Wings move compresses air to increase its power.

Xia You listened quietly, occasionally asking one or two questions based on the TV programs and video explanations she had seen on Earth, and all of them were on the key points.

It was precisely this completely professional performance that made Feng Lu even more enthusiastic about explaining, and made Xia You more and more pleasing to the eye.

Besides airplanes, the dojo also displays some old-fashioned flight equipment, navigation instruments, and even copies of early pilots' logs.

Feng Lu picked up an old leather flight helmet and said with emotion, "My great-grandfather was a pilot. After retiring, he helped transform this abandoned military airfield into Fukiyo Dokan. These planes in front of you are not just 'antiques' to look at. They represent the courage to explore the sky and the spirit of constantly pushing the limits. They are also the philosophy that our Fukiyo Dokan has always passed down."

Finally, led by Feng Lu, they arrived at the other side of the dojo's gate, and Xia You finally understood what Feng Lu meant.

Several uniformed staff members were maintaining order in front of the door, and besides them, there were several young men and women queuing up. Xia You noticed that they were holding numbered tags with different numbers in their hands, and she had no idea what they were doing.

Is it for a flight experience?

He immediately realized he was wrong.

After leading him here, Feng Lu spread her hands and laughed, "Although you sneaked in through the back door, I can't let you cut in line. There are seven people ahead of you. If you want to fight me, you have to make an appointment first. Now, please stand in line and get your number."

and many more!

What is that?

You need to make an appointment?!

You need to make a reservation to challenge the dojo here?!

Is this Fukiyori Dojo really that popular?!

It was only then that he realized he had gone to the wrong door and had entered the dojo through the back door.

No wonder we went through such a long passage!

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he decided to follow the rules, took a number from a staff member, and stood among a group of young children.

This is what Xia You finds most strange.

Why are all the people coming here to take on this challenge a group of teenagers?

Could it be... that Feng Lu is very popular with these children?

Looking at Feng Lu again, she waved to the people and then boarded a pre-prepared airplane. After some operations and a check of the plane's status by the logistics department, the cabin canopy closed, and with the roar of the engines, the plane drove onto the runway. Under the watchful eyes of the people, the speed increased and the plane eventually took off.

She just flew away!

Instead of fighting these challengers first, he left them here and went flying away.

However, Feng Lu did not completely abandon them. After taking to the air, she piloted the plane and performed many difficult maneuvers, giving the audience a flying show.

It's free.

As the performance unfolded, more and more people gathered around, and before long, a long line had formed behind Xia You!

Some people even arrived late and still managed to get afternoon number plates!

This gave him a new understanding of the popularity of Fenglu.

But something still feels off.

In her mind, Xia You couldn't help but recall some things and plots related to Feng Lu.

But after thinking it over, because it was a long time ago and his memory wasn't particularly vivid, he couldn't recall anything useful.

In his memory, she was just an ordinary curator who was rather pretty, nothing more. Why would so many people challenge her?

And while waiting, about half an hour later, Fenglu's plane finally landed smoothly.

Upon disembarking from the plane and seeing the area filled with challengers, she nodded and walked over.

"We seem to have enough men, so let's start the battle!"

As soon as she spoke, the people who had been waiting eagerly cheered, and for a moment, Xia You's ears were filled with the voices of a group of children.

What surprised him even more was yet to come.

At the staff's prompting, the people with the first 15 numbers, including Xia You herself, were all asked to come forward.

This greatly surprised him.

Is Feng Lu going to fight fifteen opponents all by herself?

Does she have that kind of ability?

But he soon found out why.

Feng Lu actually used a kind of fantasy battle that he had never heard of before!

Of course, it wouldn't be accurate to say that he had never heard of it before. He remembered that there seemed to be such a plot when he watched the anime, but he had long forgotten about it and didn't take it seriously.

And this kind of imagined battle...

Feng Lu first took out three Poké Balls and opened them at the same time. The next second, a Heartbat, a Proud Pheasant, and a Dancing Swan appeared in front of everyone amidst flashing blue light.

The challengers around seemed to be used to this scene. They were not surprised by Fenglu releasing three Pokémon at the same time. Instead, they all looked eager to try, obviously not surprised at all.

Just then, the voice of a staff member finally rang out.

"There are fifteen people participating in this challenge. Each challenger will use three Pokémon. Now, please welcome the first challenger to come forward."

Feng Lu didn't even take anyone to the professional battlefield...

Among the crowd, the challenger holding the number one plate was the first to step forward with a look of excitement on his face.

When he arrived in front of Fenglu, he looked at Fenglu's three Pokémon, and then took out three Poké Balls and released his own Pokémon.

In an instant, three more blue lights flashed by, and when the light disappeared, his three Pokémon had already appeared in front of Feng Lu.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Fenglu did not engage in battle with the three Pokémon. She merely glanced at them a few times, then put her hands on her hips and closed her eyes.

For a moment, everyone around held their breath, as if no one dared to disturb her, focusing all their attention on her. Among them, the challenger in front of Feng Lu was the most nervous.

Just over ten seconds later, Feng Lu opened her eyes and gave the challenger in front of her an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, you lost. I won this battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the challenger's expression visibly darkened, but he didn't say anything. He simply put away his Pokémon, lowered his head, and left the battlefield.

There wasn't a single fight that took place from beginning to end, and the challenger just lost like that!

Seeing this, Xia You sighed helplessly.

He has remembered everything.

This is what is known as a fantasy battle.

As for "imagination," it simply means that there is no need to engage in battle. Instead, after seeing the challenger's Pokémon, Fenglu imagines the battle in her mind and determines the winner based on her imagination and simulation!

It sounds a bit far-fetched... but it really happened here.

Of course, it's clear that Fenglu doesn't just imagine things without any reason. She fills in the gaps in her mind based on her Pokémon's attributes, characteristics, evolution forms, and the challenger Pokémon's external data. She relies on her past experience to fight in her mind in a more idealized way.

No wonder she was able to fight fifteen challengers at once.

In such a battle, no Pokémon's stamina is required; it's solely Fenglu who uses her brain. Theoretically, if she doesn't feel tired, she could even 'fight' for a whole day!

It really is...

That's a bit of a sham.

No wonder there are so many younger challengers here.

For these people, the gym battles here don't require their command or the performance of their Pokémon; they only need to consider the evolution level and type advantages of the Pokémon, and there's no need for actual combat, which is indeed very convenient for them.

Even after failing, they can simply adjust their lineup slightly and perhaps clear the level on their next attempt!

It's definitely too frivolous, and it doesn't help trainers or Pokémon grow at all.

It seems that... their fate was sealed simply by making an appearance.