That afternoon.
Fang Yuan arrived at his private training field.
The training villages for competitors from various countries were all quite large, and naturally, each Trainer's private training field was not small either.
After all, competing Trainers each had at least six Pokemon, and considering that some Pokemon were huge, the training field had to be big enough to accommodate several of them moving around simultaneously.
In the training field, Fang Yuan released all of his Pokemon one by one, preparing to give a pre-competition pep talk.
Eevee, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Monferno, Gengar, Milotic, Dragonite, Venusaur, Positive Charge Gear Child, Negative Charge Gear Child, Ditto, Rotom...
If nothing unexpected happened, these eleven Pokemon would all participate in this World Competition.
Of course, with Phone Rotom, it wouldn't engage in official battles, but its analytical abilities could be of great help to Fang Yuan as a Trainer; acting like a tactical assist, it was like participating in the World Competition from another perspective.
At this moment, the eleven Pokemon all had their eyes wide open, staring at Fang Yuan.
"Listen carefully... There is less than a week left before the World Competition. The difficulty of this competition is very high. Even if you give it your all, you may not be able to defeat the opponents you will face."
"So, some things that are not conducive to the competition can be put aside for the time being."
"Woo-ah," Monferno scratched its head. Things that are not conducive to the World Competition—was it referring to the Fang Yuan Tournament?
Considering the time, it was almost time for the fifth Fang Yuan Tournament.
Monferno felt that the difficulty of the internal team battles was much higher than external competitions. It was appropriate to set them aside because if it went all out in the internal battle, it would probably end up lying down again, and the outcome would be perfectly missing the World Competition.
As for the expectation of encountering adversaries as strong as Sun Eevee or Super Gengar in the World Competition, Monferno thought the chances were slim; Fang Yuan must be scaring them!
"Don't get ahead of yourselves. Of course, while this competition needs attention, you don't need to overdo it. In the next few days, Monferno, just train in moderation, and don't overload yourself when using the Lightning Flame Mode," Fang Yuan said.
He was afraid that Monferno would overtrain, causing injuries before even getting to battle.
"Don't take it lightly."
Then, Fang Yuan's gaze turned to Eevee, giving a clear indication.
On the important days of the competition, Eevee too must not stay up late surfing the internet.
If it ended up losing the World Competition the next day due to tiredness from gaming overnight, Fang Yuan estimated that the domestic game companies wouldn't have an easy time for the next few months... they were about to face a new crackdown.
"Bwoo..." The fluffy Eevee called out softly, indicating that it understood. At such a crucial moment, it would restrain itself. The World Competition was important, so it was willing to sacrifice a little bit of online time to conserve energy.
"Very good."
Then, Fang Yuan looked towards the last problem child, Glutton.
At that moment, Glutton was touching its belly, as if it was hungry again.
"Burp~" But the next moment, Glutton let out a satisfied belch, indicating it was full.
"..." Fang Yuan was now worried that this guy would binge before the competition; however, considering Glutton's digestion ability, he felt his concern might be excessive. Nonetheless, it would be better to balance out its nutrition in the next few days to ensure it was at its best.
The three biggest troublemakers happened to be Fang Yuan's three aces; he had to give them a serious reminder.
Conversely, he didn't have to worry too much about the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Milotic, and Dragonite because their characters and hobbies were relatively normal...
"In any case, let's give it our all," Fang Yuan sighed. It was held once every four years, participating was not easy.
Although Fang Yuan repeatedly emphasized that his purpose was to advertise and promote, facing the World Tournament without pressure,
he still didn't want to lose once he participated.
Moreover, before truly battling the champions of those major and powerful nations, Fang Yuan might have sounded relaxed, but he wasn't completely certain he could make it to the end.
There were still many strong competitors from various countries.
Take Jiang Li, for example, a Trainer adept at using tactics whose strongest combat power appears to be a top-level second-stage Ghost-type Overlord, but with the inheritance of the Spirit World Lineage, what's most terrifying is the various strange techniques. Fang Yuan and Eevee, when they were newcomers, had been taken out by a bunch of newbies using dirty tricks like Destiny Bond and had been overwhelmed by Jiang Ran's Gengar; when dealing with Ghost-type Pokemon, one cannot afford to be careless.
Clearly, in this World Tournament, Jiang Li wasn't the only expert in Ghost-type.
Then there's Su Shu, whose strongest ace also boasts top-level combat power, and that's without the amplification of superpower. Even Jiang Li wouldn't want to face a fully-powered Su Shu. Who knows where the limit is for this top Psychic of the Hua Nation?
Even Fang Yuan's naïve Power of the Heart could raise the strength of Pokemon by one level, so it wouldn't surprise him at all if Su Shu's top superpower fully brought her main Pokemon's strength up by one or two levels.
In other countries, there are definitely Psychics too, and once they go all out, it becomes as unpredictable as facing players who are cheating.
In past competitions, the strength of competitors from America, France, Britain, and Russia has generally been on par with Hua Nation, so it is essential to pay attention to their ace cards.
Additionally, the rapidly rising Japan... India, the world's second-most populous country and the origin of superpower... Germany and Italy, four major economies of Europe... and a series of regional powers may suddenly form a strong team and become dark horses, which wouldn't surprise Fang Yuan at all.
The sixteen teams rated as seeds all could potentially hide players whose strength exceeds normal expectations.
Fang Yuan could make light-hearted jokes verbally, but if he completely underestimated his opponents during the preparation for the battle, or even failed to research intelligence information, he would indeed be getting ahead of himself.
However, this time Fang Yuan was rather relieved to be in a powerful country. Hua Nation has always been a strong contender for the world championships, which meant there was no issue of team strength imbalance.
"Perhaps this time, I might also enjoy the privilege of a comfortable victory,"
Fang Yuan said with a smile, "Right, Milotic, Dragonite, Venusaur, this regional tournament, you are the main force,"
He looked seriously at the three Pokemon; the World Tournament was undoubtedly a great opportunity for training.
"Milo~","Draaah!!","Ven-sah!!"
On the field, Milotic, Dragonite, and Venusaur each responded, suddenly realizing what he meant.
What Fang Yuan implied was that they were still green and could only participate in the regional preliminaries, not strong enough for the decisive championship.
Except for Venusaur, Milotic and Dragonite felt very sad.
They exchanged glances... When had they fallen to the same level as the junior group teammates?
"As for the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Gear child, you might have different special training tasks during this period," Fang Yuan turned his head toward them.
During this time, Fang Yuan planned to use the vast resources of The Pokémon Alliance to try out a method of enhancing Steel-type Spirits from the mysterious scientific system. If successful, it could potentially take Armed Magnetic Monster's strength to a new level.
............
Starting from April 20th, for the next few days, although Fang Yuan wanted to interact more with Jiang Li and the others, as the deputy team leader of the second team, he still had to focus more on the regional tournament.
Eighteen entertainment event projects had nothing to do with their second team; they were activities among the seeded teams.
Therefore, during this time, the first team's training task was to practice various attribute-specialized activities.
While the second team, under Fang Yuan's leadership, still mainly focused on battling, even though there would also be entertainment competitions later, the premise was based on victory in battles. Regardless, the Pokemon battles were a segment they could not afford to lose.