Pokemon: Pick up Eevee at the start

Chi Hong felt a little frustrated.

Although the current score on the field is only 1:0, in his heart, it is already 2:0.

The first loss was the duel between Pikachu and Xianbu, although in the end he took back Pikachu in front of Xianbu's loud noise to stop the loss in time.

But in terms of fundamental strategy, he completely failed.

The second time was the duel between Kabymon and Zoroark, who thought he was in control of the situation and Xia Chen was in control of it.

But in the face of Zoroak's final double repayment, the previous calculations have become a joke.

I have been looking forward to the battle for more than a year, but I made myself like this

Red has mixed feelings in her heart.

After more than a year of traveling, I and my friends have grown so much, but still can't climb this mountain?

He suddenly felt that he had been living in Xia Chen's shadow

No, I can't continue thinking about it!

Chi Hong patted her cheek, dispelling the redundant thoughts in her heart.

No matter what, you have to finish this game well.

Not only for myself and my partners, but also to give Xia Chen an explanation.

Taking a deep breath, Chi Hong threw out Miaowahua's elf ball.

On the opposite side, Xia Chen also replaced Zoroak with Xanadu as expected, which was their exclusive tacit understanding.

The two elves can be regarded as restraining each other, the poison type restrains the fairy type, and the super energy type restrains the poison type.

Undoubtedly, this is a fair duel from scratch in which no one takes advantage.

"Wonderful frog, parasitic seed!"

I don't know if Xia Chen is waiting for him or just for the backhand, after Chi Hong's first voice of command, Xia Chen responded: "Momentarily move over, magic flame!"

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"Contestant Xia Chen was uncharacteristically aggressive in the duel with their third elf. After teleporting and receiving magic flames, the energy consumption is very high."

The commentary who recovered his voice continued: "However, the magic flame is indeed a good choice, not only because the fire system restrains the Frog Flower, but also the magic flame can also reduce the special attack. This effect is quite practical."

"Teleport to avoid the parasitic seeds, Xanadu's magic flame hit! But with the durability of the Frog Flower, the problem is not so big. The Frog Flower immediately responded with a sludge bomb. Xanadu tried to avoid the bomb by moving, but failed .”

"Although it is a double-restraint move of this type, but because the special attack has just been reduced by the magic flame, and Xanadu's own special defense is extremely high, it also failed to deal any damage."

The commentary was talking, suddenly a little boring.

How do you feel, compared to the wonderful duel between the previous two pairs of elves, this pair is a bit more straightforward?

She didn't say it clearly, but everyone could feel the decline in the quality of the game.

So far, the two elves have used two moves respectively. Although there is nothing wrong with the use of each move, they are all too mediocre.

Compared with the previous use of commands and moves, it is a world of difference.

However, the commentator didn't continue to speak, and there was another disturbance on the battlefield calmly.

Suddenly, two vine whips protruded from Miaowahua's broad back, and they rushed straight towards Xanaiduo who was preparing to fight back.

The vine whip was stretched out unprepared, and Shanaido, who was not far from Miaowahua, was immediately restrained by the vine whip like a dexterous snake.

Immediately, the bright red and gorgeous flowers on the back of Miaowahua trembled, and a ball of pollen with a wonderful smell was released from it, floating towards Xanaiduo who was bound by vines and could not move.

Hypnosis Powder!

The real purpose hidden behind the sludge bomb is forced hypnosis!

The hypnotic powder floated towards Xanadu without any haste. At Xanadu's speed, if it was in a normal state, it would be difficult for the hypnotic powder to hit.

But at this time her body was restrained by a powerful rattan whip, and Xanadu couldn't dodge at all without using teleportation.

But if the teleportation is used twice in a row, it means that Xanadu will consume a huge amount of energy when he first appears on the stage, which is not a loss for Scarlet.

But how can Xia Chen be so easy to handle, he immediately responded: "The wind of the fairy blows back!"

The rattan whip can restrain Xanadu's body, but it cannot restrain the energy in her body.

The energy flowed in an instant, and in an instant, an almost harmless fairy wind appeared from in front of Xanadu and blew straight ahead.

Dispelling powder moves with moves like [Blowing Fly] is not too difficult a skill, what is difficult is the on-the-spot reaction.

From the release of the hypnotic powder to Xia Chen's command in less than a second, this is what the trainer really needs to do for the elves during the battle.

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"Wonderful reaction! The red contestant failed in her first attempt to attack, Shanaido still insisted on not using the teleportation, she used the magic flame on the vine whip, trying to force back the vine whip restraint of Miao Frog Flower The fire followed the vines and burned towards the body, in order not to catch fire on the upper body, Miao Frog Flower stopped!"

"Spiritual shock! Xanadu is relentless. The first thing after breaking away from the vines is to retaliate against the opponent with super moves. Miao Frog Flower was forced to respond with a sludge bomb. It is obvious that the damage of the spiritual shock is even greater. Strong and powerful."

It was not surprising for Xia Chen to see that Xanadu had the upper hand in the battle of moves.

The reduction of special attack by magic flame is one aspect. More importantly, Xanadu's super energy moves are obviously more powerful than moves of other attributes.

And Miao Frog Flower is the less brilliant one among the three red generals.

One ebbs and another, Miao Frog Flower is naturally no opponent as expected.

On the other side of the battlefield, Chi Hong's commanding voice, which seemed more and more deep, came to his ears.

Xia Chen was silent.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

After successive setbacks, even a tough-minded person like Chi Hong doubted himself a little.

After all, he is not the God of War in Baiyin Mountain, so how can there be no bumps in the road of growth?

Hmm. Flying under the guidance of the elves, it seems that I have no ups and downs.

Forget it, if you haven’t experienced ups and downs, then let me be someone else’s ups and downs

Xia Chen smiled like a big devil.

"Xanadu, black eyes."

Looking at Chi Hong's hand on the poke ball at his waist, Xia Chen said so.

The door of the car was welded shut, and Miao Frog Flower was completely left on the battlefield.

Squeeze the hand to move instantly, and there is no pressure in the duel. Miaowahua has no means to deal with Shanaido at all.

Of course, Crimson is also thinking of ways, such as hiding the hypnotic powder in the seed bomb, weaving vines into a shield to resist Xanadu's attack and other coquettish operations.

But Xia Chen is not stupid, Miao Frog made a seed bomb well, how could there be no tricks in it?

As for the shield, the king's shield of the sword monster was smashed by me, let alone your grass shield?

In the third duel, Chi Hong lost again.

Throughout the game, he has been standing on the edge of a cliff.

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"2:0! Xia Chen's Xanadu played steadily as usual. After keeping Miao Frog Flower with his black eyes, he had no worries and defeated the opponent's second elf in one go. And the morale of the red player It's getting lower and lower, and there's only one Pikachu left."

"For the scarlet players, the current situation is more dangerous than the semi-finals in the morning. Among the opponent's three elves, two still maintain good combat effectiveness, while Pikachu was seriously injured in the previous battle."

"But after all, it was the scarlet player who created the miracle of letting the second chasing the third in the morning. We might as well keep some expectations. No matter who wins this game, he will break the history of the Donghuang Youth Competition!"

"The first foreign champion in the history of the game, or the youngest champion in the history of the game!"

on the battlefield.

The yellow-skinned mouse appeared again, staring at Xanadu with lightning eyes. His full energy and sufficient physical strength made him look like a brand new appearance. Xia Chen had to suspect again that his characteristic was [Regeneration]

Just kidding, the last elf of Crimson is still Pikachu, he doesn't dare to take it lightly.

If this big advantage is still reversed, he will probably be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the competition forever, and the following is Populus euphratica.

Xia Chen did not replace Xanadu. She is in good condition and still has enough combat power. Even if she can't beat Pikachu, she can still seek the same chance at that time.

There is no need to play any ace duel with Chi Hong, it's just a small final of the Donghuang Youth Competition.

This is the journey, not the destination.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Xia Chen looked at Pikachu who had rushed over with a flash of lightning, and said in a deep voice, "Predict the future."

"Sana!"

Xanadu replied, and the crimson light in the pupil of his left eye flashed away.

Then, on the sharp red horns on his chest, a ball of thought force containing wonderful energy disappeared into the air and disappeared.

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"With a huge advantage in his hand, player Xia Chen played very steadily, and released the future prediction directly at his position. If by that time, Pikachu is still fighting with Xanadu, the extremely powerful Psychic Group will be there. Explode here."

"Only Shanaido knows the time when this time bomb will explode. Will this bring huge psychological pressure to Pikachu?"

"At present, at least not at this moment, Pikachu is still trying to attack with Iron Tail first, and Xanadu directly uses teleportation to dodge without a trace of hesitation, giving her opponent full respect. However, she moved not far away, and she is still in the foresight Where the future Psychic Force Group will be kept, Xia Chen should be fighting here."

"Pikachu refused to let go, and released a grid at Xanadu's landing position with his backhand. It seems that Crimson still wants to open up a breakthrough by amplifying Pikachu's speed advantage. Xanadu didn't want to dodge, so he responded with a magic. Ye, player Xia Chen is too steady!"

"But even if it's just a magic leaf, the damage is still good. Time passes bit by bit, and the explosion that predicts the future is approaching. It can be said that the further you go, the greater the psychological pressure on Pikachu. Does he want to prepare this area? ?”

"It's still withdrawn. Then Pikachu can only consume Xanadu's state through long-range moves such as 100,000 volts or thunder. Xanadu ignored it and used meditation directly! In this way, it will be more difficult for 100,000 volts to deal damage. .”

"The psychic group that predicts the future still hasn't exploded. This hidden danger is not eliminated. It is difficult for Pikachu to charge up! Wait, Pikachu charged directly! A flash of lightning! The red player figured it out. This kind of disadvantage, the so-called steady fight has no chance of winning, no Rushing up will only lead to slow death, but rushing up, there is a chance of life."

It is true to say so, but there is only a thin line of life.

That is to survive the inevitable future prediction, and then use Iron Tail to defeat Xanadu.

Neither is simple.

The damage of the future prediction enhanced by meditation is ridiculously high, and Pikachu was also in poor condition due to the battle with Xianbu before he entered the field.

Surviving this predictable future is not an easy task.

As for the latter, Xanadu still has at least one teleportation in his hand and has not used it.

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With her toes pointing to the ground, Xanadu, who is in a clean and flawless white dress, stands in the low sky out of thin air, looking awe-inspiring and inviolable like a super queen.

She stared at Pikachu who kept approaching her indifferently, her eyes were blushing, and then she held her palms.

boom--

The [Future Foretelling] that had been brewing for nearly three minutes suddenly exploded, and the invisible and colorless psionic group set off terrifying energy fluctuations in the air.

Although there is no flame, even the air seems to be slightly deformed under the pressure of energy.

Pikachu, who was hit head-on by the move, was blown into the air by an invisible force to a height of more than ten meters.

The eyes of the audience involuntarily followed Pikachu's figure, because perhaps this was the last scene of this final.

Such an exaggerated explosion, such a terrifying power, how can a Pikachu stop it?

Almost no one had hoped for Pikachu, except for two people, Chi Hong and Xia Chen.

"Xanadu, prepare to teleport!"

Xia Chen's voice was quite dignified.

He hoped that Pikachu would fall under this vision of the future, but he also had a hunch that Pikachu would survive.

After all, this is no ordinary Pikachu

"Sana!"

Xanadu also responded vigilantly.

She is confident in her strength and the power of this move, but she trusts Xia Chen more.

In the studio, the commentator who was about to announce the end of the game said in surprise, "Contestant Xia Chen still hasn't let down his vigilance. Does he think that Pikachu hasn't lost his fighting ability yet?"

Under the attention of everyone, the small yellow figure began to fall downwards in a free fall.

Is it really... still conscious?

The spectators who had just come to watch the ghost Zoroark were immersed in this wonderful game at the moment, and their hearts were almost in their throats.

Chi Hong took off her hat, and silently looked at the partner who was closest to her.

"Pickup!"

Suddenly, Pikachu in mid-air moved unnaturally, and immediately, his lightning-like tail lit up with a dazzling white light, and his body moved tenaciously at the same time, as if adjusting the angle to prepare to chop the iron tail.

Looking at this miraculous scene, the audience boiled again.

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"Pikachu! He really hasn't lost his ability to fight! What a tenacious willpower! Even though his body is trembling, even if he is still in the air, Pikachu is still unwilling to give up the last hope of winning! Will this iron tail be a swan song? Or a comeback Start?"

Amidst the hoarse shouts of the commentator, Pikachu's metallic lightning-like tail slashed downwards with overwhelming momentum. Under the acceleration of gravity, the speed was astonishingly fast.

But no matter how fast the speed is, it will not be as fast as Xanadu's teleportation.

boom--

This is the loud sound of Pikachu's iron tail hitting the ground.

The space on the battlefield was slightly distorted, and Xanadu, who had teleported for nearly ten meters, looked at the ground that had been struck by Pikachu's iron tail as if an earthquake had occurred, with lingering fear in his heart.

If it was him who was hit by the iron tail, he would definitely fall down, right?

Taking a complicated look at Pikachu whose limbs were constantly trembling, Xanadu decided to give this venerable opponent the last respect.

The energy condensed slightly, and a string of emerald green magic leaves released from the sharp corners of Xanadu's chest, drifting gently but firmly towards Pikachu.

Pikachu really wanted to release a beam of one hundred thousand volts to resist, but after a while of crackling in the electric bag, it still died without a problem.

The magic leaf hit with precision, and Pikachu collapsed to the ground full of cracks.

In the studio, the commentator's face was full of emotion.

"The last magic leaf hit, and Pikachu, who had exhausted all his strength and energy, fell down. Let us first dedicate applause to the red contestant and this respectable Pikachu. They showed us with their performance, what is never The spirit of renunciation."

The audience applauded thunderously, among which there were shouts of "Crimson!" and "Pikachu!".

This is not comfort or encouragement to the loser, but respect to the strong.

Undoubtedly, Crimson and his Pikachu, as well as Kabimon Miaohuahua, are all strong men worthy of respect!

on the battlefield.

Amid the applause surrounding her, Chi Hong stepped across the torn ground, walked to the center of the arena, held Pikachu in her arms, and gently put her hat on him.

"Pickup."

Pikachu's weak voice reached his ears, and Chi Hong said softly: "You did a great job, take a good rest."

As if letting go of his worries, Pikachu lay in Chi Hong's arms and fell into a deep sleep.

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After congratulating the second place, the next step is naturally to introduce the champion more grandly.

But the commentator had a smirk on his face, took off the headset and looked at Sirona.

The meaning is self-evident, this paragraph, leave it to Sirona.

Sirona looked helpless, but naturally she would not show any embarrassment.

After brewing some emotions, the blond beauty said generously: "Then, let's give the warmest applause and cheers to Xia Chen, the new champion of this year's Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition! Shout out his name Bar!"

Without too many words, the word champion is enough to explain everything.

I don't know whether to give Sirona face or sincerely, the voice just fell, the volume in the auditorium went up to a higher level.

People outside the arena could clearly hear the neat and loud shouts of "Xia Chen! Xia Chen!" coming from inside.

He was even more shocked by Xia Chen on the battlefield. For the first time, he felt that so many people shouted his name in unison.

The tsunami-like sound of mountains and tsunami came towards him like a tide, and Xia Chen suddenly felt a little out of breath.

He felt that he couldn't bear all this by himself, so he took out the elf ball, and Xia Chen released all his partners from the elf ball one by one.

Xianbu, Zoroak, and even Menus and Doron Messia who did not play in the final.

Every time an elf appears, the audience will shout its name.

In the end, different voices tacitly converged into the same sentence.

"Xia Chen! Champion!"

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The end of the finals does not mean the end of the entire competition.

The final and most important part of the competition is the award ceremony.

The top three in this year's competition, Xia Chen, Chi Hong, and Hu Yang will stand on the podium and accept the commendation from the award presenters invited by the Trainers Association.

The order is naturally based on the ranking from low to high.

The guest presenting the award to Populus Hu Yang surprised Xia Chen. It turned out to be his own principal, Yu Chaohua, the former Donghuang champion.

Xia Chen was not surprised at how the old man came here, but

The third place award presenter has such a big background, isn't the top two even more important?

The ones who can hold back the previous champions are naturally only other champions. Can't the second be the former champion, the first is the current champion, right?

However, with the appearance of the second red award presenter, it proved that Xia Chen's conjecture was wrong.

Because the second place is already the current champion Gu Kunshan of Donghuang area.

The champion gave himself a meaningful look when he passed by.

Although it was absurd, Xia Chen, who was mentally sharp, somehow felt a hint of envy in his eyes?

The champion envies me?

Xia Chen is dumbfounded, why does he envy me?

Do you envy that I am still seventeen years old, at the prime of my life?

Xia Chen couldn't figure it out, but when he saw the familiar person walking with Lie Bite Lu Shark holding the championship trophy, all doubts were left behind.

Sirona, who was wearing a light blue slim dress, walked slowly, and took the championship medal held by Miss Etiquette Shanaido beside her.

Looking at Xia Chen who was staring at him dumbfounded, the blond beauty's eyes were full of smiles, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

"Why are you standing there, neck."

"oh oh!"

Xia Chen seemed to have just woken up, and quickly stretched out his neck in the same posture as Louis XVI.

Sirona gently put the satin on the medal on Xia Chen's head, and helped him tidy up his skirt by the way.

The intimate action made others look sideways, and there were strange calls or whistles from the audience.

Sirona didn't care, and when she was rubbing her ears together, she whispered into Xia Chen's ear: "Congratulations, this is your first important champion."

Feeling Rulan's breath of Miss Zhulan's close proximity, Xia Chen, who has always been thick-skinned, rarely blushed.

Coughing lightly to force himself to calm down, he replied, "Thanks to Sister Zhulan's blessing."

Sirona smiled slightly. She knew that Xia Chen was talking about the farewell between the two at the Zhuqingshi Airport.

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Xia Chen gave a polite hug, finally couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and asked, "Why did you come to Donghuang all of a sudden?"

Sirona let go of her hug and looked at him with a half-smile, "Didn't you hear the voice of today's commentary?"

Sister Zhulan is the special guest of today's finals?

Only then did Xia Chen come to his senses, and he said in a little embarrassment, "How could I notice this when I was playing a game?"

This is the truth, otherwise he wouldn't be so surprised when he saw Sirona.

Sirona seemed to accept this reasonable reason, she nodded slightly, took the championship trophy from biting Lu Shark's claws and handed it to Xia Chen.

"Let's talk later."

"Um."

Xia Chen made a short nasal sound, and took the heavy championship trophy in the physical sense. He joked: "I will put the trophy presented by Sister Zhulan in person in the most conspicuous position at home."

Sirona gave Xia Chen a slight look, and went down with Lie Bite Lu Shark without saying anything.

At this time, the old and new champions of Donghuang area also turned back to congratulate Xia Chen.

Yu Zhaohua glanced at Sirona's leaving back, patted Xia Chen on the shoulder with a smile, and praised: "Good job!"

Xia Chen stared at his old headmaster, he always felt that the old man was making a pun.

Gu Kunshan, who followed Yu Chaohua, said seriously: "The future belongs to you, let the world see the strength of our Donghuang trainers!"

Xia Chen also nodded seriously in response. Although this world does not have so many national feelings, regional honor is still very important.

The award presenters left the stage one by one, and the second and third contestants followed sensiblely.

Next, it was Xia Chen and Xianbu's championship moment.

The audience once again gave applause and cheers without hesitation.

podium.

Xia Chen stood in the middle with the trophy in his hand, and Menus, who was the biggest and not afraid of being blocked, curled up gracefully behind him.

Xanadu and Zoroak, who are similar in stature to Xia Chen, stand on Xia Chen's left and right hands, with a sweet smile and a penetrating smile.

Xiao Duolong didn't stay on top of Xia Chen this time, but lay on the trophy much bigger than him like a gecko.

Xianbu stood in front of Xia Chen, and made a love letter with silk and satin in a funny way.

In the loud bgm of "We Are the Champions" in the arena, Xia Chen with a bright smile took photos with the elves as a souvenir.

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At four o'clock in the afternoon, outside the Liuhuo Arena.

Winter night always comes very early, it is only early four o'clock, and the sun is already setting in the sky.

Xia Chen looked at Chi Hong who was barely smiling, and reconfirmed: "You are leaving today, are you in such a hurry?"

Chi Hong touched Pikachu on the shoulder, was silent for a while, and said firmly: "Yes, I have discussed it with my partners."

Xia Chen didn't know what to say. He knew that a strong guy like Chi Hong must have been stimulated by today's game, but it was not convenient for him to comfort him.

No matter how good the relationship is, the consolation of the winner to the loser is like a mockery.

Xia Chen could only nod his head and said, "Talk to me when you arrive in Beijing."

Chi Hong said helplessly: "It's not like you don't know, I didn't bring a mobile phone with me all the way."

Xia Chen thought for a while, and it seemed that this was the case. In order to fully devote himself to the practice, Chi Hong contacted her family through the videophone at the elf center in the city.

However, Xia Chen has countless pyes, how could he be stumped by this little difficulty.

He smiled and said, "Then you've gone to the Qianlong Gym, talk to the owner or a guy named Long Yue, and I'll know."

Chi Hong nodded in response.

I don't know if it's because of the game in the afternoon or the parting, the atmosphere is a little silent, Chi Hong is not a very talkative person, and Xia Chen doesn't know what to say in this situation.

The two stood together on the stairs for a long time.

Finally, Chi Hong conceded defeat in the wooden man competition, and he whispered, "I'm leaving."

Xia Chen waved goodbye, "Well, have a good trip, see you in Beijing."

As the sun was setting, Chi Hong raised the brim of her hat, turned and left.

Walking down the stairs, Chi Hong looked back at Xia Chen who was watching her off, and suddenly said softly, "We won't lose next time, right?"

He was answered by a voice full of vitality.

"Pickup!"

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On the other side, after sending Chi Hong away, Xia Chen also walked up the steps, and there were still people waiting for him in the Liuhuo Arena.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the top of the stairs, he saw the person waiting for him.

The warm sunset glowed, reflecting the brilliance of her blond hair, holy and beautiful.

Sirona, who was leaning on the railing, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Going away?"

Xia Chen nodded: "Let's go."

Sirona suddenly sighed, "That little guy is also a good seedling."

Xia Chen suddenly remembered something, he asked with a smile: "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Sirona was stunned, "Other? What do you mean?"

Xia Chen shrugged: "For example, 'the encounter between life and life will surely give birth to new things' or something"

Sirona frowned, and suddenly put the back of her hand on Xia Chen's forehead, and said to herself, "I don't have a fever either."

Xia Chen chuckled twice, and changed the topic.

"Let's not talk about this, sister Zhulan, will you stay in Donghuang for the rest of this time?"

Withdrawing her pure jade hands, Sirona tapped her slender and white fingers on the railing, "Probably, I will return to Shenao early next year."

That is at least a week.

Xia Chen quickly calculated the time in his mind, and then recommended himself, "I think, sister Zhulan, you must need a local tour guide, right?"

"Really?" Sirona's mouth curled into a playful smile, "I've been to so many areas, and I've never found a tour guide."

Xia Chen was persuasive, "So we have to experience new things, don't we?"

Sirona was noncommittal, "Then tell me how you plan to arrange it first."

Xia Chen coughed lightly, and finally tried to see him.

"As we all know, the Donghuang area is the largest area in the world. It is definitely unrealistic to travel in just seven days. You might as well start from one place first."

Sirona interrupted Xia Chen, and said with a half-smile: "For example, Zhijiang?"

Xia Chen, who was as thick-skinned as a shield and sword monster, didn't change his expression, "However, Zhijiang is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and it has been known as a paradise on earth since ancient times."

"Okay, okay, stop reading." Sirona said helplessly, as if she couldn't stand Xia Chen, "Listen to you."

Xia Chen chuckled, the smile on his face was brighter than when he just won the championship and took a photo.

When the atmosphere was changing in a strange direction, Sirona suddenly asked: "By the way, what is the reward for this champion?"

Frankly speaking, Xia Chen seems to have really forgotten the answer to this question.

After all, now that resources are abundant, he never played games for rewards.

Fortunately, under the influence of superpowers, Xia Chen has a superb memory.

"In addition to bonuses and rewards for some rare elf props, is there another [Alliance Key Talent Training Program]? No one has contacted me yet, who knows?"

Sirona nodded, and said thoughtfully: "This plan should be the big head of rewards, and it's something that will benefit you in a long-term way. I guess it may be different from many things that you don't usually have access to."

Later, Xia Chen recalled that he couldn't remember what Sirona said for a long time.

What was firmly engraved in the depths of his mind was the semi-dark, magnificent and moving face under the reflection of the sunset, which he might never forget.