Pokémon: Hoenn Storm

Chapter 226 The fourth force of the sea (66)

"Wonderful battle, Mr. Lai is truly a rare talent in many years! Master Kiyooka will never deceive me."

Joyce Finch slowly approached from the outside of the training ground.

When the sailors saw the captain coming to the scene, they all made way for him to pass.

"This battle makes me a little excited. I wonder if we are lucky enough to let you and I compete and let our sailors learn again?"

Coming closer, Joyce winked at Len and signaled to stop the order to save some face for the Emperor Penguin.

Lai Ye immediately understood and followed suit: "I have long heard that Mr. Joyce's Emperor Nabo has no opponent in crossing the sea. Why not let him compete with my Swamp Monster?"

As he spoke, he made a "please" gesture, and Swamp Monster's Poke Ball was also held in his hand.

"Then I'll ask for advice." Joyce also walked quickly to the battlefield and gently patted the boatswain to tell him not to take it seriously.

The two sides had a tacit understanding for a long time, and the ensuing battle looked lively, but was actually boring.

Water cannon, water wave, power of the earth, ice fist, megaton punch, Swampert's regular skills were used one by one, but under Lai's telepathic signal, Swampert, who was familiar with them, took control of them all. Strength.

The same goes for the emperor Nabo on the opposite side, using all kinds of skills.

On the scene, the two Pokémon were fighting evenly. They fought for more than ten minutes and dozens of rounds, with no winner or loser. Most of the sailors in the audience could only watch the fun and exclaimed that they were enjoying themselves. , the frustration caused by the boatswain's defeat was also swept away by the activity of the captain and Emperor Nabo, and the atmosphere became lively again.

Seeing that the effect was almost there, the two of them fired a tacit understanding of the water cannon against the blizzard, then covered the battlefield with a layer of frost, and then shook hands to make peace.

"Emperor Napoleon is indeed strong, thank you Mr. Joyce for showing mercy!"

Lai took the initiative and expressed his gratitude with the courtesy of a junior.

Joyce, who was well aware of the contrast in strength between the two parties, did not dare to take advantage of it, so he quickly agreed, even complimenting him a bit, and asked Lai to come to his office and have tea when he had time.

After a round of exhibition matches, both guests and host had a great time.

Off the field, since Joyce came on the field, Yosuke turned and walked to the electrical room to continue his training.

Although the old sailor was upset after losing two months' salary, he did not default on the bill. After paying the money readily, he caught up and asked, "Captain, why don't you watch this?"

"An exhibition match to save each other's face is worse than training." After a simple sentence, Yosuke closed the door of the electrical room.

The old sailor scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "This kid"

After the exhibition match between Lai and Joyce, Naqi also came on stage to spar with the first mate after several invitations.

The first mate, whose strength is somewhat inferior to that of the bosun, was weak against Naqi's second-line lineup, and was quickly defeated after the Tanabata Blue Bird came on the scene.

Looking at the two people standing together talking and laughing, the older generation of trainers, all in their thirties, could only lament the differences in the world and the differences in talent.

On the contrary, the young sailors in the audience saw that the two trainers who were not much different in age from themselves were already so powerful, which aroused infinite fighting spirit. Together with the sailors who came to watch the excitement while patrolling outside, they started to fight together. train.

For a time, the training ground was bustling with activity. It was obvious that Joyce and the others had successfully achieved their goal of inviting Lai and Naqi to visit, but it was still unknown how long most of them could maintain their enthusiasm.

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In the captain's cabin, Mr. and Mrs. Finch were warmly entertaining Lai and Naqi.

Joyce said with a smile on his face: "Thank you so much just now! Mr. Kiyooka is right, your strength will definitely be unrivaled on this journey. With the help of you two, we will definitely have peace of mind along the way. Sailors on board I think I can improve as a combatant."

"You're welcome, Captain Joyce. The seniors on the ship are also very capable, especially with a keen sense of actual combat. I would like to ask everyone for more advice when I have time," Lai said modestly.

The two complimented each other again. After a long time, the tea was changed to another cup, and Lai found the opportunity to get to the point.

"Captain Joyce, I have some questions to ask you." "It doesn't matter if you say anything, I will know everything without saying anything."

"What will happen on our journey from Wudou Town to Chenghua City on weekdays? What about the waterway going north from Chenghua City to the northwest islands?"

"You are asking this, I am familiar with this, please listen and I will explain it to you slowly." When the topic came to his old profession, Joyce, who was already talkative, opened up his chat box and introduced Laitiao to the situation in western Fengyuan in detail. and pattern.

Compared with the distribution of the three forces of pirates, islander armed forces, and alliances in the southwest sea, heading north from Wudou Town, the situation in Water Channel 106 and Water Channel 105 is relatively complicated.

Although there are no powerful pirate groups like Deep Sea Darkness and Sea Shark, there are many pirates who come from the north to the south. Although they are not strong, they are very numerous. They are like weeds everywhere and cannot be eradicated.In addition, the number of habitable islands in these two waterways is smaller than that of the 107 and 108 waterways. It is difficult to suppress pirates by relying solely on the islanders' own armed forces and the strength of the alliance.

As a result, armed merchant ships emerged as the fourth force.Whether it is an ocean-going merchant ship that operates across regions like the Emperor Penguin, or an offshore merchant ship that simply plies the main routes in the Hoenn region, as long as it operates in this area, it can receive funding from the alliance to train armed forces and clean up with the alliance. pirate.

This kind of cleanup is divided into two parts. One is that the merchant ships take the initiative to eliminate pirates along the way, and then retain the evidence and exchange rewards with the alliance branch in Chenghua City or Wudou Town; the other is to accept the alliance's irregular recruitment and participate in the suppression. Bandit mission.

The scale of this kind of bandit suppression is naturally far from being comparable to that of the battle on the reef island, but a large number of trainers will also be dispatched to fight. The number of opponents ranges from two to three hundred to as many as thousands, and the main body is fleeing from various places. Criminals, Pokémon hunters, and pirates of the northwest islands.

Since the major incident nine years ago, the number of pirates in the 105 and 106 waterways has been increasing day by day, seriously threatening the safety of passing merchant ships. Even a merchant ship like the Emperor Penguin, with a quasi-king on board, will be killed just in case. Before heading to the ocean, temporarily recruit a group of sailors.

In their opinion, the 105 Waterway and the 106 Waterway are even more dangerous than the open sea where various evil organizations hide.After all, the outer seas are protected by ocean routes and criminal police organizations. Ocean-going merchant ships often go out together under the protection of criminal police. However, in the offshore waters of Hoenn, the alliance's control is much lower.

As for the waterway north of Chenghua City and reaching the northwest islands.According to Joyce, there are almost no routes there, and very few merchant ships would choose this route, because there are neither resources nor people along the way, and there are not even a few islands in the thousands of kilometers of waterways. Although the pirates from the Northwest Islands are closer than the outer sea route, and the wind and waves are less, but it is only a day or two voyage, so it is not worth the risk.

"I see, Mr. Joyce, thank you very much for your information, I learned a lesson!"

"You are too polite. This is just a bit of information that everyone in the industry knows. It is nothing. As a friend, I will give you another piece of information for free."

"Oh? That's really grateful."

"The reason why the Emperor Penguin has recruited so many sailors and invited you and Miss Naqi to board the ship this time is for a big event, the hunter elimination organized by the Chenghua City Alliance."

"A hunter again? What kind of strength?"

A cold look flashed in Lai's eyes. Organizations related to hunters are often powerful and guilty.

"Have you ever come into contact with Pokémon hunters?" Joyce was a little surprised, but soon felt relieved, "That's right, your strength is definitely not a flower in the greenhouse. But don't worry, the hunters here are not those with big roots. Shen’s type shouldn’t be strong, otherwise Chenghua City wouldn’t be the only one taking the lead. Their gym owner is about to retire and there are no successors. He won’t do anything serious.”

He walked from the sofa to the desk and pulled out a piece of paper. Joyce handed it to Len.

"The general information is all above. Generally speaking, the pirates and hunters in the north have set up a trading point offshore, and the purpose of the mission is to get rid of them. Currently, only a few of our large armed shipping companies have this news. Our emperor Penguin is the last one and will issue a call for service quickly upon arrival.”

Len quickly scanned the information and wrote it all down.

After a moment, he raised his head and said in a relaxed tone: "It's quite a feat. It seems like we have to participate too?"

"All the spoils are at your own disposal. You can also take a share of the Emperor Penguin's spoils first. I can also give you a special 'cargo' on the ship. The Emperor Penguin only needs the reputation of being the first to win, so please two of us." Just stay with us in your name."

"Okay, it's our duty to eliminate the hunters." Looking at each other, Na Qi and the two quickly reached an agreement that this can be done.

"However, I am a little curious about the special 'goods' you mentioned. I wonder if you can open my eyes in advance?"

Lai's eyes were a bit cunning like a fox.

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