At eight o'clock in the evening, the award ceremony was held at the venue.
Most of the players attended, admiring the three individuals standing on the podium.
Ashborn stood expressionless, holding the golden trophy symbolizing the individual competition champion.
The trophy, half a meter tall, was made of gold and depicted two intertwined hands holding a Poké Ball.
It was inscribed with "86th Denver State-level High School League, Individual Champion, Ashborn."
"Is this trophy made of pure gold?"
Terry asked under the stage, looking at Ashborn's gleaming trophy.
"No, it's plated," someone replied.
"If you want pure gold, you'll have to participate in the Elite Challenge and become a member of the 18 Type Elite. The Xortros Trainer Association will give you a pure gold trophy," another person added.
Although the Denver State High School League was considered a major event, it was merely child's play for senior management.
The primary purpose was to identify talented trainers and foster a competitive spirit among these newly minted trainers.
Effective competition would accelerate their growth.
"Ding!"
"Completed Hidden Mission: First Trophy (First Prize)"
"Reward: A ten-minute Elite experience card (level 71, only available to first-tier above level 50)"
The voice in his head caused Ashborn, who had initially been expressionless, to smile slightly.
This was an unexpected bonus.While he had the protection of the Elite Alakazam, it was his grandfather's Pokémon and would only appear in times of danger.
Having his own Pokémon with Elite-level combat power, even if only for a short duration, could be a valuable trump card in critical moments.
The award ceremony lasted about half an hour and then concluded."Ashborn, which cyan-potential Pokémon do you want to exchange?"
Stephanie asked curiously, as Terry, Warner, and Zekiel also listened attentively.
The first-place reward for the Denver State-level High School League was generous, including a cyan Potential Pokémon egg, a Denver State ticket for any advanced secret realm, and 80 million resource exchange points.
"I haven't decided yet,"
Ashborn replied, shaking his head.
He currently had four Pokémon and was interested in obtaining Aron as his fifth, but he hadn't found one with cyan Potential.
If he were to visit the Denver State Trainer Association, he might not find one there either. He was considering temporarily exchanging one of the available Pokémon.
Additionally, he had a ticket for a high-level secret realm in Denver State.
There were eight high-level secret realms in total, with only two being special secret realms like Oreburgh, guarded by the Zovic family.
The other was the grassy green grassland.
Advanced Rifts were suitable for trainers who were pseudo-Elite to Elite level.
While Ashborn could currently fight pseudo-Elites, he decided to wait until he reached pseudo-Elite level to fully benefit from the Advanced Rifts and their rewards.
The ticket had no time limit, so he could visit whenever he wanted.After returning to the hotel, Ashborn opened the mall in the Xortros Trainer Association APP.
He had 80 million resource exchange points credited to his account. While he didn't lack resources, the feeling of acquiring more was always satisfying.
"Diamonds, three hundred 30 kg"
"Broken Outrage TM"
He purchased these two items, spending all 80 million resources.
Diamonds cost 50 million resources, while Broken Outrage TM cost 30 million.
Broken Outrage TM was a dragon-type move. A completed Outrage would be even more valuable.
Ashborn didn't intend to use Broken Outrage TM on Dragonair directly.
Instead, he would grind it into powder and let Dragonair consume it to increase its dragon energy.
After shopping, Ashborn opened PokeChat and received congratulatory messages from many people, including classmates and his class teacher, Sam.
He then scrolled through his Moments, liking posts from his friends one by one.
"I lost the Phoenix Cup qualifier. Am I really unfit to be a Trainer?"
"The leaves on my Oddish are turning yellow. Do you know what's going on?"
"Hahaha, touch the trophy. Are you envious?" Terry's message included a picture of him holding Ashborn's trophy.
"The child won the championship and didn't even call to announce the good news,"
Karen, Ashborn's mother, joked in her message, accompanied by a picture of Ashborn on the podium.
"My grandson is a champion," Bruce, Ashborn's grandfather, wrote, sharing the same picture.
"Ding!"
"Temporary Mission: Arrest A-level wanted criminal"
"Reward: Top Steel Energy Cube x20, Top Dragon Energy Cube x10"
Top energy cubes, priced at 2,000 points each, were expensive items.
Ashborn typically bought one box every two weeks.
The generous rewards for this quest made Ashborn jump out of bed.
The more rewarding the mission, the more challenging it would be.
A-level wanted criminals were typically pseudo-Elite level, while S-level wanted criminals were Elite level.
A rapidly moving red dot appeared on Ashborn's mental map, indicating the location of the wanted criminal.
"Dragonair, let's go!"Ashborn opened the window, and Dragonair flew out.
Ashborn, with his Mega Pallet Town physique and newfound courage, jumped out of the window after Dragonair.
After a brief Sky Drop, Dragonair caught him.
"Hoohoo, this is exciting,"
Ashborn exclaimed, feeling his heart pounding.
During the Sky Drop, he briefly regretted his decision and even feared falling to his death.
"Head to White River Forest to the east," Ashborn instructed.
The red dot was located in the middle of White River Forest, a vast wild forest.
The forest covered 5,280 square kilometers, equivalent to the area of a prefecture-level city.
There were four wild forests in total in Denver State. White River Forest ranked third in terms of danger.
Ashborn had previously visited smaller wild forests, but White River Forest was much larger.
The red dot was on the periphery of White River Forest, and the criminal likely wouldn't dare to venture deep into the forest, especially at night.
The wilderness at night was significantly more dangerous than during the day.
The small white wings on both sides of Dragonair's head grew larger, increasing its speed.
Ashborn tightly gripped Dragonair's neck, lowered his body, and looked down at the ground. He couldn't help but feel a fear of heights, considering getting a custom Flying seat.
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Ara ara ~~ Sayo nara ~~