Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 155: The Occupied Cable Car

In any case, a battle encounter in the wild ended in this baffling manner.

Night had gradually fallen, and the group of people (and Pokémon) found an open space to set up camp.

After eating the sandwiches made by Ruru, Fengling and Míng Rìzhào sat on folding lounge chairs, chatting.

Having experienced the group battle just now, Fengling once again marveled at how correct her decision to travel was.

"Xiao Zhao, you're really amazing! You can react immediately when you encounter a Pokémon battle," Fengling said to Míng Rìzhào with some envy. "I can't do that. My mind went completely blank back then, and I couldn't even think of how to command Xiao Teng."

Míng Rìzhào took a satisfied sip of her milk tea.

"Haha, it was the same for me when Ruru and I first started traveling. Even when facing some of the most common Pokémon, there would be a moment when I couldn't react and couldn't think of how to command Ruru to battle at all. So, at my worst, I was even chased around by a few Wurmple."

"But if your goal is to be a Pokémon Coordinator, Xiao Ling, you don't need to be too concerned about how to conduct Pokémon battles. After all, Coordinators who are extremely skilled in battle like Mr. Ruby are very few and far between."

Coordinators, a profession whose popularity was on par with Pokémon trainers, indeed didn't require too many combat skills. This was because this profession focused more on the nurturing of Pokémon and tested the Coordinators' understanding of their Pokémon more.

Fengling hummed in agreement, then gently stroked the Snivy in her arms with her hand.

This big one and small one, it seemed their relationship had become much more intimate after leaving Yuanqi City. Snivy no longer had the appearance of being unwilling to have close contact with her trainer.

Kirlia also sat on a small stool beside Míng Rìzhào, enjoying the rare tranquility.

What was Rio doing?

He was moving at high speed nearby, seemingly searching for something.

"It's here again!"

The strange feeling of being spied on from an unknown source, which had just appeared again, made him frown.

But after he expanded his Aura, he found nothing at all.

This uncomfortable feeling made him a little frustrated.

…

There were several ways to get from Yuanqi City to Fuquan Town.

The fastest was to take the intercity rail, but the tickets were relatively expensive.

The second was to drive a vehicle on the standard highway. This method was relatively safe and saved money, but it required a vehicle like a car.

If the above two methods were not feasible, or if one was like a Pokémon trainer specifically seeking to train in the wild, one could set off from the outskirts of Yuanqi City, pass through jungle and rocky areas, then go through a cave called "Luminous Grotto" on Luminous Mountain, arrive at the wilderness of Fuquan Town, and then reach Fuquan Town after passing through plains and grasslands.

It sounded simple, but the journey was not short. Therefore, a merchant saw a business opportunity and specially built a cable car station halfway up Luminous Mountain, connecting to the foot of Fiery Volcano, which backed Fuquan Town. Thus, travelers could use the cable car to quickly reach the foot of Fiery Volcano and then head to Fuquan Town, which could greatly shorten the journey.

Moreover, the cable car fare was not expensive, which also made it a travel choice for many people.

However, at present, this travel route seemed to be blocked.

The Luminous Mountain cable car station.

At this moment, a large group of people was gathered around. Looking at the various costumes of these people, one could tell they were all tourists who had traveled from all over.

Ah Jun, who had planned to take his girlfriend Xiao Wan to the hot springs in Fuquan Town, was a little troubled.

He felt that his luck had not been very good recently.

Last time in Zidian City, he had unintentionally exposed his secret of frequently visiting maid cafes in the past, which made Xiao Wan angry for a long time. Ah Jun had used a thousand tricks, persuading and coaxing, to finally get his girlfriend to forgive him. Immediately after, they encountered that terrible disaster in Verdant Leaf City. If it weren't for their newly bought, very reliable motorcycle carrying the two of them away from Verdant Leaf City in the first instance, their story probably would have no sequel. And this time, when he was planning to take a nice cable car ride to the hot springs in Fuquan Town and at the same time engage in some indescribable "hehehe" activities, a big problem had already occurred at the very first step of taking the cable car.

"Ah Jun, what's wrong?"

Xiao Wan looked at the noisy crowd and asked her boyfriend beside her with confusion.

After listening carefully for a while, Ah Jun summarized with some hesitation, "It seems that people from some organization have occupied the cable car station and are not letting others go up to ride."

"Which organization's people are so arrogant? Aren't they afraid the police will come and arrest them?"

Xiao Wan was a little angry. Having lived in the well-policed Cale City since she was a child, she couldn't imagine that someone would illegally occupy public transportation facilities.

Ah Jun, on the other hand, had also been to many places with his factory-owning father. He knew that in this Pokémon world, there were many very scary organizations hidden. After all, that super-large disaster ten years ago was caused by two evil organizations with opposing beliefs.

So he quickly grabbed the hand of his girlfriend, who wanted to rush out and argue.

"Alright, Xiao Wan, forget it, forget it. Let's not take the cable car. We can still reach Fuquan Town by taking the intercity rail."

"What? Ah Jun, you're actually going to let such domineering behavior slide? Hmph, I misjudged you."

"It's not like that..."

"Then what is it like? Can't you have a little bit of masculinity?"

The two were arguing.

Suddenly, three people walked out of the cable car station surrounded by the crowd.

The man in the lead was burly. A standard-sized vest looked a size too small on him. His expression was serious, and his dark pupils gazed at the noisy tourists.

Following behind him were a young-looking boy and a woman chewing bubble gum with a leisurely expression.

A common feature of the three people was that they were all wearing a red and black vest, like some kind of uniform.

Seeing someone come out of the station, the voices of some tourists became excited.

"On what grounds are you occupying the cable car and not letting others use it?!!"

"This kind of behavior is illegal!"

"…"

The messy voices made the boy show a displeased expression.

"So noisy."

The boy waved his hand, and several Poké Balls landed on the ground.

"Roar!" "Gaaah!" "Awooo!"

Vicious howls rose and fell as a Magmar, a Camerupt, and a Torkoal appeared one after another.

The people's voices immediately died down. After all, they were just ordinary tourists. Seeing these few Pokémon with ferocious faces, they couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.

"This place has been requisitioned by us. You should find another route," the boy said. Seeing so many people on the scene being intimidated by his Pokémon, he felt a little proud in his heart, but still pretended to wave his hand nonchalantly.

Mixed in the crowd were also some quite powerful Pokémon trainers. They discussed among themselves for a moment.

"It's just three Fire-type Pokémon. If we have Water-type Pokémon, it's not impossible to fight," one of the trainers said.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

The few trainers who had Water-type Pokémon nodded.

Just as the group of Pokémon trainers was about to step forward, the man at the very front of the trio casually threw a Poké Ball.

An extremely intense heat radiated out. A giant centipede Pokémon was summoned, looking down at the crowd with a power and terror even greater than the other three Fire-type Pokémon.

Some more knowledgeable tourists cried out in surprise, "A Centiskorch! It's a Pokémon from the Weston Archipelago!"

The terrifying appearance of the Centiskorch, breathing fire, made even those Pokémon trainers who were trying to step forward shrink back.

Faced with such a situation, no matter how much dissatisfaction the crowd had, they could only keep it in their hearts.

Not daring to say any more, the crowd, harboring resentment, dispersed one after another.

"Truly worthy of being one of the three executives, Big Brother Fire Wing."

The boy recalled the three Fire-type Pokémon and sidled up to the burly man with a fawning smile.

"If we weren't forbidden from saying the organization's name, I would have taught this group of people a lesson a long time ago."

The woman who had been silent all this time sneered.

"Forget it. Those three Pokémon of yours are all for show. They can't even scare some trash trainers."

"You..."

The boy's face darkened.

"Enough."

The burly man, Fire Wing, stopped the quarrel between his two subordinates.

"Hurry up and get to work. We have to get everything done before the leader arrives," the man said in a deep voice.

The boy and the woman naturally would not put their private grievances before official business. They just glared at each other, then turned and walked into the cable car station.

The man recalled his Centiskorch and looked at the Poké Ball in his hand.

He recited silently in his heart.

"May the land be endless."

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