Pokémon cross over into the real world

Chapter 620 Achieving Legend

In the Alliance headquarters of the Changxing Island Secret Realm, the central hall was lavishly decorated. All the legends and tales who participated in the Champion's Path Trial were present, along with a group of high-ranking State Council officials whom Wang Qiyi didn't recognize. They stood on either side of the hall to welcome Wang Qiyi as he entered. Wang Lingqi, in her human form, was also among them, clapping and cheering, while Pikachu on her shoulder waved to him.

Wang Qiyi responded to everyone's congratulations one by one. He never expected that after passing the test, there would be a grand award ceremony. Could it be that Chairman Jiang had already predicted that he would pass the test and made preparations in advance?

At this moment, President Jiang stood beneath the dragon flag and emblem of the Dragon Kingdom. Dressed in military uniform, he solemnly approached Wang Qiyi and presented him with a legendary trainer qualification certificate and a medal representing his status. Wang Qiyi pinned the medal to his chest and saluted President Jiang respectfully.

The nine Pokémon behind Wang Qiyi stood at attention and saluted. Those with hands saluted with their hands, Little Red, who had no hands, saluted with its tail, and Dracula and Egg used their wings instead of hands. A staff member took a tray containing nine Path of Champion badges, and President Jiang personally hung the badges on each Pokémon. Then came a group photo of Wang Qiyi and the Pokémon.

"Congratulations, Elder Wang!" Chairman Jiang shook hands with Wang Qiyi.

Wang Qiyi smiled awkwardly: "President Jiang, please just call me Qiyi. The title 'Elder Wang' sounds a bit strange."

He completed the Champion Road assessment in just one morning, clearing the most difficult Champion Road combination ever, achieving the record of becoming the youngest Legendary Trainer. Wang Qiyi instantly became the focus of conversation across the country and even the world, and he was hailed as the strongest Legendary Trainer of all time.

At a lavish luncheon, Wang Qiyi sat next to Chairman Jiang, receiving congratulations and toasts from officials at all levels. Chairman Jiang introduced him to important figures one by one, officially marking his entry into the nation's upper-class social circle. Those who came to toast him were all high-ranking officials and dignitaries; Wang Qiyi even met Wang Zhengyuan, the head of the Wang family, and several other senior members of the Wang family.

After lunch, without even a lunch break, Wang Qiyi was immediately summoned to a conference room. The conference table was long and oval, with Chairman Jiang seated at the head of the table, flanked by six people: Li Shining, Fan Qingshan, Zhang Chengfeng, and Wang Zhengyuan. Two others, whom Chairman Jiang had introduced to him during lunch, were Guan Shanyue from the Guan family of Inner Mongolia and Li Zhuoma from the Li family of Tibet.

Both are from ethnic minorities. Guan Shanyue is Mongolian and specializes in Grass-type Pokémon. Li Zhuoma is one of only two female elders among the ten elders and specializes in Ice-type Pokémon. Over a hundred years ago, during the First Warcraft War, the Tibetan people were nearly wiped out. One branch was saved by the first head of the Yulong Li family. At that time, the refugees in Tibet didn't even have surnames, so they simply adopted the surname Li from the Yulong Li family. Therefore, there is now a powerful Li family in Tibet.

Wang Qiyi saw three people on the left and three on the right of the long table, with Chairman Jiang sitting in the middle. He was momentarily unsure where to sit. Chairman Jiang smiled and beckoned to him, inviting him to sit next to him. Four empty seats were occupied by four 3D projectors placed in the space between Chairman Jiang's secretary. When the projectors were turned on, 3D projections of the four people appeared, making it seem as if they were actually there.

Wang Qiyi recognized one of the elders, Elder Dong Tiancheng, who had taken him to the Southeast Asian war. He did not recognize the other three elders.

Chairman Jiang introduced them one by one: "Zhang Guozhi from the Zhang family of Sichuan Province." The middle-aged man who was called bowed to Wang Qiyi.

"Don't confuse him with the Netherworld Zhang family. Elder Zhang Guozhi and Elder Zhang Chengfeng are both from Sichuan Province and share the same surname, but they are not from the same family. Apart from you, Elder Zhang Guozhi is the youngest legendary trainer in our country. He achieved legendary status 10 years ago when he was only 51 years old, and he is now over 60. He is currently leading the volunteer army with Elder Dong on the front lines in Southeast Asia."

“You’ve already met Elder Dong, so I won’t go into further introductions. This is Elder Shen Jianhua from the Shen family of your province.” A middle-aged woman bowed to Wang Qiyi, who rose to return the greeting. “Elder Shen is a specialist in poison and insect magic, which is also a traditional strength of their Miao ethnic group.”

"Ju Xiaohu of the Ju family in Liaoning Province," a tall and robust old man bowed to Wang Qiyi. Although his hair was white, he was full of energy and must have been a humanoid fighting spirit in his youth. "He specializes in fighting. Elder Ju is a Manchu and was the president of the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Association in his early years."

"Everyone, Wang Qiyi, I'm sure you've all seen his information. I hereby announce that he has become one of us, and also the eleventh elder. I believe none of you have any objections to his path to the championship." After President Jiang finished speaking, he looked around at the ten people, who remained silent.

The position of elder is related to core national decisions, and it's understandable that many would be unhappy about having a mere 19-year-old join the ranks. However, this legendary Champion's Path assessment was a rule established when the Dragon Kingdom Alliance was first formed. No one could have imagined that a 19-year-old could reach this level four years after obtaining their initial Pokémon; it was almost impossible, yet someone had done it. Furthermore, to avoid suspicion of foul play, Chairman Jiang made the assessment completely public and broadcast it globally, leaving no room for complaint from anyone.

"Since everyone agrees, let's welcome Wang Qiyi with applause." The crowd applauded.

The following meeting allowed Wang Qiyi to truly access information at the national core level, primarily discussing the World Cup Guardian Battle and news about world-class secret realms. Each elder had their own responsibilities, and Wang Qiyi finally understood the meaning of "with great power comes great responsibility." With the title of the strongest legendary elder, many important tasks fell upon his shoulders.

Moreover, he was a newcomer, the youngest newcomer. Often, when a young newcomer joins a new department or unit, the most difficult and complex tasks are inevitably assigned to them, ostensibly to train them. Wang Qiyi faced the same situation upon entering this top-level national unit.

"Four years ago, the world's secret realm detectors issued warnings that a world-class secret realm would descend upon our world within five to eight years. It was predicted that its internal space would exceed one million square kilometers, making it larger than any super-large secret realm, hence the name world-class secret realm. Such a huge secret realm would inevitably be accompanied by a massive elven army, as well as guardian deities or even god-level elves."

"Four years have passed, and next year will be the year of prediction. We may face the impact of a world-class secret realm at any time. According to the divine elves of the Elf Cult, the gods of the Elf world will descend. Moreover, they are full of malice towards humans. Of course, this is only the opinion of the Elf Cult gods. Let's prepare for the worst and be ready for the third War of the Beasts at any time."

"Chairman John Parker of the International League will use all the divine resources accumulated by the League over the years as rewards in this World Cup Guardian Battle. He plans to select the best Pokémon and trainers from all over the world and give them the best resources to strengthen their Pokémon in order to deal with the gods who may come at any time."

"So the first priority is the battle to protect the team in this World Cup. This task is entrusted to you, Wang Qiyi, you will lead the team."

"Me!" Wang Qiyi was taken aback. This was a national strategic-level mission right off the bat. Wasn't that a bit too big?

"Don't worry, I'll have Elder Li assist you. You can access resources from all over the country. I'll give you a list of our country's guardian deities to choose from, and the nation will pay for the resources needed for them to participate in the competition."

"This Guardian God Battle is different from the previous ones. There is no limit to the number of Pokémon that can participate from each country. It will be a tournament battle. However, we also need to consider the personalities of the Guardian Gods. Not all the Guardian Gods we worship are so warlike and willing to participate in this kind of tournament battle. Some we need to persuade, some we need to fight, and some we need to treat them to a meal. Different Guardian Gods require different invitation methods. I'll leave these to you."

"The competition will be held in August, in the Alliance's Four Islands Secret Realm." Wang Qiyi wrote down his mission in his notebook.