Chapter 784 778: The Change of Solaria Town

Of course, although the result in the stadium was acceptable to everyone, there was one sole exception: Sanada Ichiro.

Feeling the gazes of the entire stadium on him, Sanada Ichiro's face had turned completely black.

After his two previous defeats, this time he seemed to have lost in an even more humiliating way!

Not only had all the benefits gone to Ethan, but now he had even been brought out as a stepping stone to give the others a dignified way out.

It was easy to imagine that, this time, he had truly made a fool of himself.

Now he no longer had the slightest intention of continuing to stay in the Daleron League; the only thing he wanted was to leave as soon as possible.

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Half a day later.

The news that Ethan, one day before the official opening of the Solaria Town Gym, had faced the Trainers in training for the World Championship and defeated them, spread throughout the entire Daleron League.

"So strong. With only one Rhyperior, he was able to suppress the entire stadium!"

"And among them there were very well-known top-level Trainers, like Denzel!"

"Leader Ethan's current strength probably already gives him the right to compete for a position among the League's Elite-level Trainers!"

Naturally, the great powers of the Daleron League also received the news, and one by one, their expressions became much more serious.

Especially the participants who were competing in the Elite Tournament: some of them even showed faces of genuine alarm.

After all, the positions of Elite-level Trainers in the League were very few. And Ethan's rise could very well become an obstacle to their own advancement.

...

"Has he really caught up to me so quickly?"

"It seems that before, in reality, I had still underestimated him."

On Victory Road, captain Daniel Harper also received the news and could not help smiling bitterly while shaking his head.

The difference between Ethan's age and his current strength was too great.

His rise had been too dazzling.

So dazzling that Daniel did not even know how to properly express what he felt.

Counting it properly, Ethan was only twenty years old now, wasn't he?

And even so, at that age, he had already reached a level that countless Trainers never managed to reach in their entire lives.

Since Ethan became a Pokémon Professor, all the background and accumulation he carried inside had completely erupted.

When he left the university, Ethan's Pokémon could not even withstand a single move from his own.

And how much time had passed since then? Now he had not only caught up to him, but had even surpassed him.

"It seems that, in the future, one of the Elite-level positions will undoubtedly be his."

Amid that sigh, Daniel's gaze became even firmer.

Now that even that younger student was already catching up to him, he also could not allow himself to slacken.

...

"Just as expected, he did it. He faced all the Trainers in training for the World Championship and won."

"Ethan has not disappointed us."

Naturally, the League also received the news at the first moment.

And, just as Ethan had guessed, the League had deliberately allowed that entire matter to spread.

The objective, naturally, was to use Ethan to suppress those Trainers in training for the World Championship.

During this time, those Trainers had been challenging people everywhere, but it was not convenient for the League to intervene directly.

Defeating them one by one through Ethan had truly been the best option.

And now, Ethan had carried out that plan in an almost perfect way, something that was naturally very satisfactory.

"HAHAHAHA!"

"I give my vote to Ethan Black for a World Championship spot."

Inside the League, a powerful figure with the right to vote let out a loud laugh and said those words.

As soon as he officially submitted his vote before the League, Ethan's name officially appeared on the list of candidates for the World Championship spots.

The way of disputing the World Championship spots was different from that of the World Championship junior group.

The competition for the junior group spots was mainly intended to give young Trainers an opportunity to show themselves.

Because of that, the classification method in the junior group was decided through the most direct and simple battle possible.

But the spots for the true World Championship involved the interests of many parties, so the system ended up becoming a vote carried out by the forces that possessed voting rights.

And now, thanks to Ethan's performance in that confrontation against the Trainers in training, he had already obtained one vote!

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"It finally ended. I never imagined that Ethan had already become so strong. Now that Ethan obtained victory, it comes perfectly to present our discovery as a congratulatory gift."

At the headquarters of the Pokémon Researchers Guild, President Beckett observed the information in his hand and smiled with satisfaction.

Afterward, a bottle of blue reagent appeared in his hand, from which a strange aura emanated.

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Solaria Town, Pokémon Gym.

Once the misunderstanding was clarified, naturally all the challengers dispersed.

Of course, although it was called a "misunderstanding," in reality, that was nothing more than a way to give the challengers a dignified way out.

After having seen Rhyperior's strength and felt Tyranitar's pressure, even those who had truly come with the intention of challenging Ethan ended up giving up.

They liked challenging the strong, yes, but they had also clearly seen the enormous difference that existed between them and Ethan, and completely lost the desire to challenge him.

When all the challengers and spectators left, the Solaria Town Gym was immersed in an explosion of cheers.

Alex, Naira, and the Gym staff were at that moment so excited that they almost could not contain themselves.

It was easy to imagine that, from that day on, the name of the Solaria Town Gym would spread throughout the entire Daleron League.

Although the Solaria Town Gym had just been created, its prestige at that moment would no longer be inferior to that of those veteran Gyms.

"Now I'm looking forward even more to tomorrow, when the Gym officially opens."

A smile appeared in Naira's beautiful eyes. She felt that staying in the Gym was not bad at all.

"Of course, but the increase in the Gym's prestige is only one of the advantages. This time, the battle really attracted a huge number of people. You have no idea: as soon as the battle ended, all those spectators rushed toward Solaria Town."

"The projects we built, such as Solaria Town and the Solar Farm, are completely full right now. And not only that: the restaurants, hotels, and guesthouses in the town are also doing incredible business."

"I can perfectly imagine it: after today, the name of Solaria Town has already become known."

"All the information about this place will undoubtedly spread through those spectators."

"Our plan to transform the town has already taken a gigantic leap!"

On the other side, Alex kept receiving information from outside and spoke with overflowing excitement.

It was easy to imagine that, this time, Solaria Town, the Baxter family, and even each of the families in the town would obtain enormous benefits.

"That couldn't be better. Back then, I promised all those villagers that I would allow them to live a good life, but I did not expect to achieve it so quickly."

Ethan smiled from the bottom of his heart. Everything was advancing in a good direction, and that also took a great weight off his shoulders.

Once all those matters were resolved, he could return to setting out on the path of training.

He knew very well that everything he had obtained came from his own strength, and that, if he wanted to obtain even more, he would have to continue becoming stronger.