Pokémon Heart Journey

At this time, Xiaozhi and Serena came to a rental station for the Iron Rhinos. Under the guidance of the staff, they were looking at the Iron Rhinos who were eating grass with their heads down on the grassland.

"I didn't expect there would be so many Armored Rhinos here!" Xiaozhi couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, after all, we are a riding town here. The Armored Rhino Riding Competition is a famous competition that is popular all over the world," said the staff member proudly.

Then, he looked at Xiaozhi beside him and said, "Okay, little brother, which Armored Rhino do you like?"

After hearing the other party's words, Xiaozhi's eyes moved back and forth among the many armored rhinos, thinking about which one he should choose.

At this moment, Serena said, "What do you think of that one, Xiaozhijun?" Then she pointed to the middle of the playground, where an armored rhinoceros was silently eating grass with its head down.

Xiaozhi also looked in the direction the other party pointed and found that special armored rhinoceros. The size of that armored rhinoceros was larger than the others. Most importantly, Xiaozhi found a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

This aroused a little interest in Xiaozhi, so he turned to the staff and said, "Can I see the armored rhino?"

The staff member had already noticed the armored rhinoceros they were talking about, and a troubled look appeared on his face. He scratched his head and said to Xiaozhi embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, little brother. That armored rhinoceros is quite special. He can be said to be the boss of all the armored rhinoceros here. Therefore, his personality is not so good."

Serena was the first to react when she heard what the other party said. With experience riding an armored rhinoceros, Serena naturally understood what the other party meant.

He couldn't help but turn to Xiaozhi and said, "Xiaozhi, the Iron Rhino that you made the leader of must be very powerful, and his personality is also difficult to deal with. It is very difficult to tame and cooperate with him. Let's pick someone else."

But this time, Xiaozhi shook his head, looked at the armored rhinoceros with a firm gaze, and said: "No, I want that one. Don't worry, Serena, I will definitely tame him." As he said this, he gave Serena a reassuring look.

At this moment, Xiaozhi could clearly feel the emotions of Rhino. It was not only an excellent riding Pokémon, but also a powerful warrior. Xiaozhi quickly came to this conclusion.

Then, he turned to the staff member beside him and asked, "Excuse me, can I go talk to that armored rhino? If I can convince him, can you rent him to me?"

"Ah this..."

The staff was in a dilemma at this moment, but after a little hesitation, they still told Xiaozhi about the Iron Rhino.

According to her, the Rhino shouldn't have appeared in this place. In fact, it was originally a trainer's Pokémon. However, due to its failure in challenging gyms one after another, it finally lost confidence and gave up the path of a trainer, and also gave up the Rhino. He was picked up by the manager here, but because of this, he has a certain hostility towards some humans.

"How could this be? That trainer is so irresponsible. He actually abandoned Rhino like that." After hearing this, before Ash could say anything, Serena said indignantly.

“This is also a very normal thing.”

Just then, a voice came from behind them. The two turned around and found a middle-aged man in jeans walking towards them. Seeing that man, the staff was in awe. They bowed to him and said, "Manager, why are you here?"

Hearing that the other party was actually the director of the Armored Rhino Rental Station, the two were surprised and then greeted each other.

The manager gave the two of them a kind smile, then looked straight at Xiaozhi and said to him, "Little brother, if you can tame the armored rhino, I will give it to you, and I can also help you pay for the cost of raising it, but you have to promise me that you will never abandon it, okay?"

When Xiaozhi heard the other party's words, his face was full of joy and he said, "Really? Are you willing to give me the Armored Rhinoceros?"

The other party nodded and said, "That's right, but the premise is that you can tame it and give it a better stage. Can you promise me this?"

In response, Xiaozhi agreed without hesitation and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Manager, I want to be a Pokémon Master, and I will never abandon my Pokémon. I will step onto the highest stage with Rhyno and my Pokémon."

"Hahaha, so you are going to participate in this year's Quartz Competition next." Hearing Xiaozhi's words, the manager couldn't help but laugh, but there was no mockery in his tone.

Serena on the side also looked at Xiaozhi with shining eyes.

Xiaozhi nodded very firmly and said, "Yes, I will definitely participate in the Quartz Conference and win!"

"Hahaha, if that's the case, then just go ahead and give it a try," the manager nodded after hearing what Xiaozhi said, and then signaled Xiaozhi that he could go over and tame the Iron Rhino.

After getting the other party's consent, Xiaozhi immediately climbed over the fence excitedly and ran towards the armored rhinoceros.

Upon seeing this, a staff member nearby couldn't help but whisper in the manager's ear: "Is this really okay, Manager? The armored rhinoceros has a bad temper and has a record of injuring people before."

In response to this, the manager crossed his arms, shook his head gently and said: "People cannot be compared. When I was young, I was like most trainers. I traveled all over the country and met a lot of people. This young man is very amazing. If nothing unexpected happens, this time, Iron Rhino will definitely be able to step onto the stage he once dreamed of."

On the other side, Serena did not hear the conversation between the two. She just clenched her hands, looked at Xiaozhi with a worried look, and murmured, "It must be okay, right? Xiaozhi"

At this time, Xiaozhi had already arrived in front of the Iron Rhino, and the other party also raised its head and opened its eyes to look at Xiaozhi. The two sides looked at each other for a while.

Then it was Xiaozhi who stretched out his hand first and said, "Rhyno, I'm Xiaozhi, the future Pokémon Master. Be my companion, become stronger with me, and step onto the stage of our dreams together."