Chapter 1282 Dragon Palace Secret Realm Special Training Class

"I suggest you give up the two options of Swampert and Toad King." Xia Yu thought for a moment and said seriously, "Just like you said, there are so many water secret realms across the country, and most of them cultivate Swampert. If the Dragon Palace Secret Realm wants to stand out, it will need to spend huge manpower, material resources and financial resources to have a slight chance. The return on investment is extremely low. Even if you want to introduce it, don't spend too many resources."

"Guanjun Xia is right. We think the same way." Shen Yanshan flattered Xia Yu calmly.

"As for Toadlord... it's too similar to Swampert, and isn't very popular. Those who can choose Swampert will choose it over Toadlord. It's also not suitable for being a signature Pokémon."

"As for Swampert and Seljugorje, these two Pokémon are both excellent and have the ability to counter water-types." Xia Yu said seriously, "They can be used as the main Pokémon to train. In addition..."

Xia Yu paused for a moment, then continued, "The Dragon Palace Secret Realm is close to the sea. We can take advantage of this terrain feature to introduce Pokémon like Lapras, Dolphin Man, Chirobot, and Milidra."

Shen Yanshan listened very carefully. Whenever Xia Yu's eyes fell on him, he would show an expression of approval on his face and nod in response.

"Champion Xia's words really enlightened me. I should have shamelessly asked Champion Xia for advice a long time ago. I immediately arranged for them to revise their plan this afternoon!"

Xia Yu listened to Shen Yanshan's flattering words and smiled softly: "This is my initial idea, it may not be completely correct, or I still need to consult professionals for analysis."

"Yes, Champion Xia is right."

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After visiting the Dragon Palace Secret Realm, Xia Yu held a brief symposium, then had lunch. After a short rest, he went to visit this year's College Cup Special Training Class under the leadership of Xiao Huohuo.

Special training classes have become a must-have item in every secret realm every year. Nowadays, most well-known trainers come from the special training classes in various secret realms, and five years ago, the Pokémon Association headquarters also issued a new policy for targeted trainers.

Each secret realm has a certain number of quotas for targeted trainers. Trainers from the University Cup can sign contracts in advance and receive certain funding, including money, items, Pokémon, etc. However, the sponsored trainers must return to the secret realm's jurisdiction after completing their studies and work for a certain number of years!

This rule is also intended to help some trainers who are talented but lack resources, for mutual benefit.

Xia Yu remembered that the Grass Insect Secret Realm in Starlight City also had a policy for directional trainers.

"Our special training class in the Dragon Palace Secret Realm has produced a talented trainer this year." Shen Yanshan accompanied Xia Yu with a smile, while Xiao Huohuo followed behind him silently, and the limelight was completely stolen by Shen Yanshan.

"Oh?" Xia Yu smiled and turned to look at Shen Yanshan, quietly waiting for the next words: "Genius?"

He has seen too many geniuses. Every year in the college cup, there will be many so-called geniuses, but after a few years, a dozen years, or even decades, there are only a few who can become the gym leader, then step by step become one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and finally stand in front of him as a challenger.

"Although he's not as good as you, Champion Xia, he's truly a genius." Shen Yanshan looked at the smile on Xia Yu's face, gritted his teeth, and continued, "We discovered him when he was in the first grade of junior high school. He only had two bug-type Pokémon at the time, but he had almost no rivals among his peers!"

"Whether it's training Pokémon, developing tactics, or most importantly, developing Pokémon skills and moves, he's done an amazing job. We signed a directional trainer agreement with him five years ago, and he's considered one of the first directional trainers in Fu'an Province."

Listening to Shen Yanshan's words, Xia Yu finally showed a hint of interest on his face: "Really? Let's take a look later."

Shen Yanshan had been observing Xia Yu's reaction from the beginning. When he saw Xia Yu nod, he breathed a sigh of relief. His careful preparations had finally paid off. Now he just hoped that the kid wouldn't let him down!

Shen Yanshan is undoubtedly a very outstanding politician. He has outstanding abilities, high emotional intelligence, and is good at networking. After he learned that Xia Yu was going to investigate the secret realm of Dragon Palace, he made sufficient preparations in advance, just to leave a deep impression on Xia Yu and thus get in touch with Xia Yu.

Not only did he prepare the report materials in advance and scrutinize them word by word, he also memorized all the key data of the Dragon Palace Secret Realm, so that he could answer Xia Yu's questions fluently even if he spoke without a script!

In the end, he realized that as the top trainer in the country and even the world, there were very few things that could interest Xia Yu. The so-called money, precious props and high-quality Pokémon might be just like that in front of Xia Yu and it would be difficult to arouse Xia Yu's interest.

Perhaps only this talented young trainer can arouse Xia Yu's interest.

"Xiao Huohuo!" Xia Yu suddenly turned to look at Xiao Huohuo beside him and asked jokingly, "Did you know that a genius trainer emerged from the Dragon Palace Secret Realm? Did he exaggerate?"

Listening to Xia Yu's name being called, Xiao Huohuo frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he nodded gently at Xia Yu: "Pei Yunxiao is indeed a good kid. He is the hope of our Fu'an Province this year."

Seeing Xiao Huohuo's evaluation, Xia Yu was really interested: "As a former Four Heavenly Kings, you can give such an evaluation. It seems that this person called Pei..."

"Pei Yunxiao." Shen Yanshan added quickly.

"It seems that this young man named Pei Yunxiao is really good. Let's go and take a look at the special training class."

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Shen Yanshan led the way and brought Xia Yu and his group to the training ground of the special training class.

These young people seemed to have received the news that Xia Yu was coming to inspect a long time ago. They were all wearing brand new Dragon Palace Secret Realm special training uniforms and were undergoing special training under the guidance of the special training class teacher.

Xia Yu looked at this scene, and a look of nostalgia appeared on his face, thinking of his days in the Dragon Secret Realm Special Training Class a few years ago.

At that time, I was not well-known and did not have strong strength, but it was one of the happiest times in my life. It was also during that time that I met Long Yanning and Su Muzhi.

Thinking of this, Xia Yu raised a barely perceptible smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Champion Xia is here, Champion Xia is here!"

"Champion Xia, I'm your fan!"

"Champion Xia, can you sign an autograph for me?"

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The young people who were training had already noticed the huge crowd. After they spotted Xia Yu in the crowd, they all had warm smiles on their faces and waved and cheered at Xia Yu enthusiastically.

"Everyone keep quiet, stand in your original positions, and don't disturb Champion Xia." Seeing this, the teacher of the special training class hurriedly stepped forward to maintain order.

"Champion Xia, why don't you say a few words to encourage everyone and share your legendary experience of winning the College Cup that year." Shen Yanshan lowered his voice and said to Xia Yu: "Your experience back then was regarded as a legend by everyone. Starting from scratch and winning the College Cup in just one year, I wouldn't even dare to dream of such a bold move."

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