Pokémon: Hoenen Rage

Chapter 114 Development Zone (13)

"It turns out to be Mr. Lai. Why do you look so familiar to me? Your heroic appearance when suppressing bandits is really unforgettable to me. I originally thought that after inviting Miss Lila, I would go to Tianshui Island to find you. Now I happened to meet you. I don't know. Are you interested in serving as the future leader of our battle against the pioneer zone?"

Yaxida looked surprised, walked up to Lai in a few steps, and handed over a business card.

"Mr. Yahida, with all due respect, if you are just playing for fun, then this is a good idea, but if you really want to make something famous, I am not interested in the current development zone."

Lai's rejection was more direct than Lila's, and it also made Yaxida frown.

"Mr. Lai, why do you say this?"

Lai shook his head, thinking that there was still business to do next, and didn't want to communicate too much with Yaxida, so he kept the story short:

"In short, the purpose of building this battle development area is to attract trainers to challenge, right? I have read this in the newspaper. And what next? Do you hope to use them to revitalize the South China Sea?"

Yaxida nodded, as if she had met her confidant: "Yes, Mr. Lai, is there anything wrong with this method?"

"It's a big problem. The place you want to use is rented directly from the Caiyou Alliance headquarters. They don't ask you much money, and they are very supportive of you and said they would help you build the battle tower, right?"

"Correct."

“Then, as support, the alliance would fund a series of tourism facilities and then franchise them, right?”

"Correct."

"Then the question is, Mr. Yahida, a shrewd businessman, in the end, besides spending your own money to build a tourist attraction on an uninhabited island for the alliance, what else did you do? This attraction is still outside the mainstream routes, and the income is the same as yours It doesn’t have much to do with it, and it doesn’t have much to do with the surrounding area.”

"This can also promote the development of surrounding areas."

"With all due respect, the dense installation of battle towers in the development area will not let people who come here have the idea of ​​going elsewhere. In the end, there is a high probability that there will be one or two direct routes, and people will go straight there."

"Mr. Lai, since you are so dissatisfied with my plan to fight against the open area, you should have other opinions?"

After all, Yaxida is also a real estate businessman who has achieved certain results. Lai's analysis was also something he had been vaguely worried about, but he had no choice. All matters in the development zone were the result of repeated compromises. He was still fighting for it, but The chance of change is already slim.

However, he didn't feel very comfortable with Lai's straightforward statement.

Lai could see his micro-expression clearly, but he didn't care much about it. The development zone itself was not a model he admired very much, so he simply expressed his thoughts:

"I can't speak highly of you, but I do have some ideas. The so-called development should be done in places that don't exist now or are not developed enough, just like the South China Sea that you hope to revitalize. If I'm not wrong, your hometown is here, right? ?"

"Yes."

"In this case, why do you have to cooperate with the alliance headquarters?"

"You mean?"

"Yes, that's what it means. There are so many places outside the area directly under the alliance's jurisdiction. Get a map."

"it is good!"

Taking out an abbreviated version of the Hoenn map from her bag, Ashida handed it to Rai.

On the map, a large area around the South China Sea has been painted, obviously with great care.

Looking at Lila who was concentrating with her eyes closed, Lai apologized first. After the other party indicated that it was okay, she explained to Yaxida in front of the map:

"The development area is a little east of the south of Fengyuan. To the east are Liuli and Caiyou, and to the west are Nanhai Islands and Kaina. The location is good. But it's just good."

"Look at these places."

As he spoke, Lai pointed to six points on the map, namely the Nanhai Islands, Wudou Town, the Northwest Islands, the Northern Mountains, Yinyu City and the Development Zone.

Then, he took out a pen and drew a circle around six points, just surrounding the Hoenn Continent in the middle. "Exploration is a process, not a fixed area. The so-called development area should be the frontier of civilization, and the so-called development should be a journey and practice."

"Start from the Nanhai Islands, pass through the southwest waters of Wudou Town, go north to the northwest islands, then go to the northern mountainous area, then go to the virgin forest of Yinyu City, then point all the way to the development area, and finally return to the Nanhai Islands."

“I call it a pioneering journey.”

"The development area may have a high reputation, but the problem of strength cannot be solved. In the end, it will not be as good as the gym leader, so it will not be able to compete head-on. So, you chose a remote area."

"In that case, why not choose a few more? Except for Wudou and Yinyu, other places are not under the direct control of the alliance. As long as you convince the locals, there is a lot to do."

Taking the map and looking at the lines that included the entire continent, Yahida calculated silently.

"Don't worry. If you are interested, you can come to the school to find me later. Miss Lila and I still have something to discuss, so let's do this first?"

Seeing his hesitation, Lai didn't say much and took the initiative to end today's topic.

"Okay, I'll go back and do some research, and I'll definitely pay you a visit some other day. Miss Lila, I'll take my leave now. Goodbye, Principal Lai."

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After sending Yahida away, Lila opened her eyes and looked at Len with interest.

"Unexpectedly, Principal Lai, who teaches and educates people, also has a lot of ideas. Is he planning in front of Na Qi, the future master of Baiyu Gymnasium?"

Rai walked over to the sofa and sat down, Nachi following closely behind.

"It's nothing. Naqi and I are good friends. There won't be any shady plots or concealments between me and her. As for the development zone, it's just a matter of heart. Mr. Yahida is an interesting and kind businessman, but This road won’t work for him.”

Lila nodded with deep understanding:

"Yes, he is extremely naive in this regard, which is also what I am not interested in. However, if it is what you said, I am a little bit interested. If it can be built, over time, the development zone I’m afraid it will be a new minor league, right?”

Lai shook his head and corrected seriously:

"This statement is wrong. The alliance is strong. This approach is just to increase the voice of the fringe areas and avoid too serious exploitation and oppression."

Lila had a playful expression and smiled without saying a word.

"Let's get down to business, Miss Lila. I'm here today because I want to trouble you with two things. The first one is that I believe you saw it from the beginning. I heard that you also have special abilities. I would like to ask you for advice. ;The second thing is that I would like to invite you to come to our Tianshui Island Trainer School to teach and serve as the teaching director."

"Oh? Teaching director?" Lila was a little surprised. "This is really interesting. I never imagined that I would be a teacher."

"I know, but I think you are the most suitable candidate."

"Why do you say that?"

Of course Lai couldn't say it was what he had seen in his previous life, but he had already made a plan:
"My friend Huayue spoke highly of you when traveling in the South China Sea. Mina also mentioned it to Naqi repeatedly in the past few days, so I made this motion."

"Hua Yue, he's the bald guy who was in the newspapers a few days ago, right? I heard that the Eighth Avenue Pavilion will be gathered soon. He is also a powerful guy, but I don't remember that I recognize him?"

"He said he had seen him but didn't recognize him."

Holding her chin gently, Lila's expression was a little complicated, as if she was recalling something. After a moment, she blinked and came back to reality and said:

"Maybe, but it's not important. You are quite interesting and have a good reputation. To be honest, I'm quite interested. But it's not enough. You have to add a little more."

"Appreciate further details."

"Play a game and solve two problems at the same time, your ability, and your proposed teaching position."

(End of this chapter)