Chapter 133: A Reunion with Lin Sen_1
Recently, Magic City University had been visited by many people.
Most of these visitors were New Trainers.
The reason was simple: an event was taking place here; although there were no prizes, the newcomers still flocked to it.
"The Ghost House of Magic City University is open for a limited time!!"
"Just present your student ID and New Trainer identification, and you can apply for the experience!!"
The Ghost House at Magic City University was not an entertainment facility, but a training facility.
Here, the "Ghosts" were not people, but Ghost-type Pokemon.
Ghost-type Pokemon were already rare, so it was uncommon to find a Ghost House that used them as employees.
"Ah, the Ghost House, it seems we've come at just the right time."
Fang Yuan, holding a promotional poster obtained from volunteers at the school gate, entered Magic City University with a sense of appreciation.
Emperor Capital University had no such facility; Mo Da really knew how to have fun.
Because the Ghost House experience was so popular, there were quite a few New Trainers gathered at Mo Da. Fang Yuan estimated that if he were to wait in line, it might be his turn only in the afternoon or maybe even tomorrow.
So instead, he simply took out his introduction letter and, just as he did when visiting Emperor Capital University, headed to Mo Da's external affairs office to see if there was a backdoor he could use.
...
"Mr. Lin Sen, please wait a moment, we will adjust the order and then arrange it for everyone," an official inside the external affairs office said.
Several New Trainers were seated inside.
One of them, a man with thinning hair, smiled and explained:
"I understand everyone's eagerness to experience the Ghost House as soon as possible, but I need to communicate with the school authorities first."
"Oh, right!"
"All of you hold introduction letters and are outstanding newcomers among local Trainers. I have an idea. Why not let all of you enter the Ghost House at the same time and see whose Pokemon performs better? How about that?"
The few people inside the room looked at each other. They were there because they hadn't been able to queue up outside.
These people, all possessing introduction letters from the local Trainer Association, were potential talents recognized as promising Trainers, just like Fang Yuan.
The Thin-Haired Director in charge of receiving these individuals did his best to accommodate them.
It had to be said that these newcomers had arrived at just the right time, coinciding with the opening of the Ghost House to the public. Now that they were arriving in groups, this was the only way to handle the situation.
To separate them from the New Trainers queuing up outside and to give these talents a unique chance to experience the Ghost House without a long wait.
And to take this opportunity to test the abilities of these New Trainers who held introduction letters.
If they performed well, Magic City University could extend an olive branch to them in advance.
The director chuckled as his gaze swept over the five individuals in the room.
From Shi Men, Su Province, from Commerce City, Su Province, from Hang City, from the Yun Dian region... and an excellent student from Móda Attached Middle School was present. Today, quite a few New Trainers had come to visit Magic City University.
As the director finished speaking, Lin Sen also sat to the side and began waiting.
As a student of Móda Attached Middle School, Lin Sen had visited Magic City University before, and just like the others, his main reason for coming to Mo Da this time was to experience the Ghost House event.
Even as a student of Móda Attached Middle School, Lin Sen had never experienced the training facilities of Mo Da. When the opportunity arose, he had rushed over without hesitation.
The purpose of the Ghost House was manifold, including training Pokemon's courage, helping them learn about the rare Ghost-type Pokemon up close, and challenging them with various illusions to shock the challengers during the process. If one's willpower wasn't strong enough, or they were unfamiliar with the dreamlands, they could indeed end up fainting from fear.
"Bulbasaur rarely battles against Ghost-type Pokemon, the experience in the Ghost House might help it gain more expertise in dealing with Ghost-types," Lin Sen mused silently. Meanwhile, the other New Trainers from various regions started talking among themselves, spurred on by the director.
Lin Sen was also flexing his competitive muscles.
Everyone was a new trainer, brimming with youth and vigor, and being local prodigies, there was an inevitable sense of pride during exchanges, with no one willing to concede to another.
The director uncle smiled with his eyes narrowed, this was exactly the effect he wanted...
After a while, the door to the room was knocked on again.
A student was led into the room by a staff member.
"Director Qi, another student with a letter of introduction has arrived," the staff member said.
In an instant.
The attention of Director Qi and the other five people in the room focused on Fang Yuan, who was wearing a red and white tracksuit.
Of course, the one who had just arrived was Fang Yuan.
"Oh..."
As soon as he entered the door, Fang Yuan noticed Lin Sen.
Wasn't this unlucky kid the first seed player to be eliminated by him in the Little Phoenix King Cup?
Lin Sen had participated in the Little Phoenix King Cup New Trainer competition, and was even rated as a seeded player. He certainly had considerable strength, but unfortunately, he encountered Fang Yuan, the champion of that year's tournament too early and thus met a sad fate.
"You..." When Lin Sen saw Fang Yuan, he wore an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
If there was a list of people he least wanted to meet, Fang Yuan, who talked trash and played possum, would definitely be on it.
"Long time no see, Lin Sen," Fang Yuan said with a smile.
"Long time no see... you still remember me," Lin Sen replied, a vein throbbing in his forehead. Half a year had passed, and he was confident that he could beat the Fang Yuan from back then, though he was unsure how much Fang Yuan and Eevee had improved in this time.
...
"A new trainer from Su Province, Ping City, huh..."
After receiving Fang Yuan, Director Qi learned that Fang Yuan also came to experience the Ghost House.
He repeated Fang Yuan's name, feeling it sounded familiar.
After thinking for a long time, Director Qi finally remembered that Fang Yuan seemed to be the champion of this year's Magic City Little Phoenix King Cup.
As a local competition for new trainers in Magic City, he hadn't paid attention to it, but he had heard of it from others.
"Are you the winner of the Little Phoenix King Cup?"
"That's me," Fang Yuan replied to Director Qi's inquiry.
Upon hearing this, Director Qi suddenly realized, and it made sense why he appeared so distinguished.
At the same time.
Apart from Lin Sen, the other four new trainers became curious.
"What's the Little Phoenix King Cup?"
"I think I've heard of it. It's a competition for new trainers, we have something similar in Shi Men."
"Unfortunately, I didn't do too well and only got second place," one new trainer named Qi Yue shared his experience and took the opportunity to show off his achievements.
"Heh heh."
Director Qi laughed and said, "Actually, the new trainer competitions in Shi Men and Magic City are both sponsored by Dawn Group."
Following that, he started explaining the differences between these new trainer competitions.
Throughout the explanation, only Lin Sen felt a bit awkward. Because he was eliminated by Fang Yuan early on, he only made it into the top thirty-two in the Little Phoenix King Cup. Mentioning this didn't have much of a boast to it.