Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 177 The Choice on the Path to Heavenly King

The mayor smiled. "You should already have some understanding of Pokémon reaching the Elite Four, right?"

Fangzhou nodded. After reading Professor Oak's book, he basically understood it and even gained some understanding of the champion's breakthrough.

Looking back now, the power-up of Pokémon is actually quite similar to the educational advancement in my previous life.

Finding the path to becoming a superstar is like choosing a major when going to university.

A champion's breakthrough is like taking the postgraduate entrance exam and pursuing a master's degree. A champion also needs to find their own path forward. This step is like finding their own research topic, which is a refinement of the path chosen during their reign as a superstar.

As for the Master level, it is equivalent to the Professor level. It requires one to be at the top level in a certain aspect of the entire Pokémon world, which means that one is at the forefront of the path one has chosen.

Even on the path they choose, they can encounter some weaker legendary Pokémon.

It's worth mentioning that no one has yet figured out how to advance to the legendary level.

Fangzhou briefly explained the contents of Professor Oak's book, and the mayor nodded in satisfaction after listening.

Now that Fangzhou had some understanding of the advancement to Heavenly King, what he said next was much easier to understand.

The mayor said solemnly, "I suggest you specialize in one area of ​​training."

"You might notice that many Elite Four members choose to train a specific type to become experts in that type. Have you ever wondered why? Is it simply because they really like Pokémon of that type?"

The mayor himself provided the answer: "It's actually very simple. Once a Pokémon breaks through the Elite Four threshold, it easily helps other Pokémon of the same type in the team to break through as well. This is a conclusion reached after countless attempts."

"So I suggest you choose one attribute to cultivate. For example, if you are currently managing a manor, you can choose the grass attribute, which can help the manor develop to the greatest extent."

The mayor earnestly advised him, saying that he felt the Pokémon in the Ark Manor currently had too many different types.

Kirlia (Psychic/Fairy type), Infernape (Fire/Fighting type), Dustmoth (Bug/Poison type), Tropius (Flying/Grass type)...

Those who don't know might think Arknights is busy collecting Pokémon of all types.

Train all these Pokémon to the Champion level and become an all-type Champion?

Sorry, there are only a handful of players who are all-stars right now, let alone if they want to break through to the champion level in the future, it will be even more difficult.

Every step I took was several times harder than what others endured!

Specializing in one attribute was the shortcut the mayor could think of, and that's what he did; his specialized attribute was the Dragon type.

Fangzhou fell silent as the mayor tried to persuade him.

He understood the mayor's meaning: focus on developing Grass-type Pokémon, and as for Kirlia and other Pokémon, just train them casually and don't spend too much energy on them.

Give up on other Pokémon...

As Fangzhou looked at the well-behaved Pokémon waiting for him in the distance, memories of his time in this world and his interactions with them flooded back.

Scenes of preparing for the weaving festival with Kirlia, picking mulberry leaves for Wurmple on the mountain, flying through the air for the first time on Tropius, and chatting with Chimchar by the river...

A smile crept onto Fang Zhou's lips.

He thought that he probably already had the answer in his heart.

The mayor is right, but I never wanted to be a superstar, a champion, or a master.

I'm not trying to become some kind of world-saving hero by quickly increasing my strength.

Ark only wants to quietly run the manor, turn it into a holy land for all Pokémon, encounter all kinds of Pokémon, and help them realize their dreams.

The reason I want to help Kirlia and the others break through to Elite Four is because it is the only way for them to realize their dreams.

Kirlia wants to become queen, win the Grand Contest Championship, and become the Grand Contest champion. To do so, she must defeat the future champion, Mikkuri, so she needs to become stronger.

In order to completely eliminate his unlucky constitution, the Great Sage needs to advance to the Heavenly King level, so he needs to become stronger.

If you choose to train a certain type of Pokémon simply to quickly improve your strength and become a Champion-level trainer, then you've lost sight of your original purpose.

As for what the mayor mentioned, raising Pokémon of different types to break through to Elite Four or even Champion is several times more difficult and extremely challenging than specializing in one type.

All Fangzhou can say is that it will do its best.

With so many companions, so many people in Littleroot Town who help me, my system, and the Old Friend Box left by my grandfather, if one day I really get stuck on a certain path and can't move forward, and I can't help each Pokémon achieve their dreams.

Fangzhou felt he had no regrets.

After hearing Fangzhou's idea, the mayor looked surprised.

After a moment of contemplation, he nodded admiringly. "I think you're right."

He couldn't help but feel a little moved, never expecting that this teenager would have such thoughts.

I couldn't help but feel regret for myself.

The mayor's starter Pokémon is a Larvitar.

But during their travels, they encountered a baby dragon with exceptional talent.

Baby Dragon grew very quickly and soon surpassed Larvitar, reaching the threshold of Elite Four.

After settling in Littleroot Town, he focused on raising his baby dragon, eventually evolving it into Salamence and successfully reaching the Elite Four level.

After that, he focused on training Dragon-type Pokémon and paid much less attention to other types of Pokémon, such as Larvitar.

After training several Dragon-type Pokémon to the Elite Four, Salamence also grew to the point where it could reach the Champion level. Based on his years of experience in training Dragon-type Pokémon, the mayor finally helped Salamence break through to the Champion level.

Perhaps the biggest regret of my life is that Larvitar never evolved into Tyranitar.

This is also why there are two Bangalore statues outside his villa.

The mayor patted Fangzhou on the shoulder and said, "Keep up the good work, your future is bright."

The mayor didn't bring up the topic again. Since Fangzhou had already decided on his path, let him bravely continue on it.

Looking at the clear sky in the distance, the mayor stretched and said, "From today onwards, everyone can finally plant crops with peace of mind, without worrying about extreme natural disasters."

As if suddenly remembering something, he reminded him, "By the way, the next festival is in twenty days. You need to be prepared. It's a festival to compete in planting."

The mayor got up, dusted off his trousers, mounted his Salamence, and rode away.

A festival for comparing planting techniques...

Fangzhou fell into deep thought, then smiled and shook his head. There are still twenty days left, no rush.

He stood up and called to the Pokémon that were waiting quietly in the distance.

"Let's go home."