Owning Oreburgh!

He himself needed to prepare to take over the Oreburgh Gym in 4 months time. Speaking of which, it would be good practice for Applin and Dreepy. At the same time, Ace felt that things were about to change in a big way, but he couldn't pinpoint the reason.

He shrugged to himself, figuring that everything would be revealed soon enough anyway, so there was no point worrying about it.

Just like that, almost 4 months went by!

Byron left with Roark early because of some complications on Iron Island. He traveled with Roark and watched him catch his first Pokemon in the wild.

Meanwhile

Ace was sitting at home, dumbfounded!

Speaking of big changes!

[Identifying!]

[Host has become 'Oreburgh City Gym Leader']

[Property Owned: Oreburgh City]

[Congratulations Host for Owning a City!]

[Reward- Full-Scale Restructuring and Renovations Token (City Level)]

Ace was still speechless, staring at the screen for a few hours now!

Byron told him a few hours ago that the City was in his hands now. At that exact moment, this popped up!

He heard vaguely that Gym Leaders were essentially Mayors of the town they were in but… this is a bit ridiculous, no?!

Ace asked worriedly, "What about the people?" 

[Don't worry, Host! During the reconstruction, residents will be moved out to live in temporary housing provided by the System!]

[From start to finish, 2 weeks are enough!]

Ace was dumbfounded and pressed the [Start] button.

Suddenly, he was thrusted through space.

At the same time a loud voice echoed in Oreburgh, "Everyone please gather at the City Center!"

Not even 5 minutes later

Ace was standing in front of a large crowd of people as the words flowed from his mouth, "Everyone, I've taken the Liberty to renovate Oreburgh due to recent changes in Mine Density. This new construction will be taken care of by me and a construction team to make Oreburgh a safer and more beautiful place."

He was dumbfounded himself because he was moving and talking without actually doing it!

He waved his hand as black suits with construction hats on, walked over, "These gentlemen will take a survey and calculate the cost of your homes, properties, businesses, and personal belongings. Don't worry, I will be paying for this construction myself without taking a penny from any of you. They will also be marking down your very own requests and specifications on your new homes."

He nodded at the crowd, "Which is to say, you will have new homes made to your exact requests. Please try and keep a constant theme, if we have a house with a rollercoaster on it, it might be a little… out of place…"

The residents were shocked and chatted amongst themselves as the Captain of the Police, Officer Jenny asked, "What about the Pokemon Center and Police Station?" Ace nodded and explained, "The Pokemon Center and Police Station will be completely remodeled! In addition, all the latest technology and equipment are already ordered and on their way!"

Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy's eyes lit up, new equipment?! Awesome!

Ace continued as he looked up, "Also, I will be clearing up the smog and dealing with it permanently." all the residents had their eyes light up happily as Ace turned back, "Don't worry, Oreburgh is known for its Mining business. You won't be losing your jobs at all, on the contrary, the Mines will be safer than before. New Pokemon will be moved in, more support structures will be built, and more overall safety cautions will be implemented."

He smiled and nodded at the Miners, "Of course, new equipment is also coming. So! I am asking you all to please give me 2 weeks and I will give you a brand new Oreburgh!" he bowed 90 degrees to the crowd and they clapped happily.

Ace sweat silently as the Suits started surveying people before being moved out of Oreburgh to a camp of temporary housing outside.

When they was finished, Ace regained control of his body, saying in fear, "What the hell!?" A suit appeared, "Don't worry, Host. To better convince the public, the System took action." Ace looked at the Suited man, waving his fist, "Never again!"

The 'Man' nodded in a business-like manner before directing him to a holographic table, "Host, please choose the overall layout of the city. There are multiple to choose from, or you can design it yourself."

Ace grumbled and looked at the Holographic table, swiping on various designs, there were hundreds!

Even one with a gigantic tree right in the center stretching into the clouds!

Ace's lips twitched, how was he supposed to explain the giant tree? He turned and the Suit looked at him blankly, Ace asked, "Can you make this Tree smaller?" The Suit nodded, "There's configuration settings on the right, Host."

Ace turned back and raised his brows, fiddling with the configuration settings, having a lot of fun.

The Suit reminded him, "We only have 2 weeks, Host." Ace's lips twitched as he looked at the Suit with dead fish eyes. The System looked at him with the same dead fish eyes before Ace turned back, really thinking about it.

Oreburgh is a Mining Town, but that didn't mean it had to be rocky and dead!

He liked the lively tree in the middle but it wasn't enough.

Maybe people would be angry but he wanted to breathe a little life into this city and make it really beautiful!