The location of the special training is actually...
As night gradually fell, the cold light of the moon enveloped the shadowy mountains, and the train arrived smoothly at the Endsville city station.
"Be careful," Bruce said to Alice, who had already arrived at her destination.
"Okay." Alice dragged her suitcase and nodded heavily.
Originally, Bruce planned to send Alice home directly, but Alice rejected it, saying her grandmother would come pick her up in person.
After repeated confirmations, Bruce had no choice but to give up.
"Then... I'll go first," Alice gestured to Bruce.
"Alright, see you next semester," Bruce said with a smile on his face.
When Alice heard this, a slight smile bloomed on her face as she said, "I'll see you in a while."
Bruce was surprised for a moment, then understood what Alice meant.
"Remember to cheer for me then," he said.
"Yes!" Alice nodded, then dragged her suitcase and turned to leave, gradually disappearing from Bruce's sight.
Nearly an hour later, the train arrived at the Fairbay city station.
Bruce got off the car and met with William and Emma, who had been waiting for a long time at the exit door.
"Hey, isn't this the individual champion of the freshman exchange competition, the champion of the college student league?" Emma first looked Bruce up and down, then joked.
"He is also the discoverer of mega-evolution," Bruce added solemnly.
Emma was taken aback for a moment but then smiled even more and said, "You have thick skin like your father."
After saying this, she sighed lightly and said in a low voice, "You've lost weight."
Bruce smiled: "So I went home to see what delicious food you made and tried to gain weight."
"Let's go, let's go home," Emma said hurriedly as she recovered.
William drove, and the three of them quickly returned home.
The two elders had already prepared a sumptuous dinner, and after heating it up a bit, it became a table full of delicious food.
"Are you tired at this hour?" Emma asked loudly as they sat at the table.
"I'm not tired, I feel very satisfied," Bruce replied.
William said, "It's better to be tired; you can exercise more when you're tired."
Emma ignored William and instead said, "Rest well tonight, you'll be busy again tomorrow."
"Good."
"By the way, why is your special training location in the city of Fairbay? Logically, this place shouldn't be very popular," William asked doubtfully.
The southern city of Fairbay is located in the southwest border and its location is relatively remote. It is far from both the Metropolis Capital and the Magic Capital in every way.
Emma was indifferent to William and said, "What do you know? This is for special training, not for leisure."
William smiled awkwardly and asked again, "Do you know the exact location?"
Bruce shook his head and said, "I don't know yet, someone should personally send us there tomorrow."
William nodded thoughtfully, squinting his eyes slightly and said, "In any case, no matter where you train, you must take it seriously and remember not to be proud and careless for a long time due to the current leadership."
"During the special training period, it's the best time to advance boldly."
"I understand," Bruce said.
"Alright, stop talking about this during dinner," Emma slapped the table and reminded.
The three chatted and ate, and after a little while, Bruce joked with them for a while and then went back to his dormitory to rest.
After saying goodbye to Alice who arrived home, Bruce washed up and quickly rested.
After sitting in the car for half a day, he was somewhat tired, so he went to bed early to receive the next day's competition in the best possible condition.
January 8th, early in the morning.
Bruce got up early in the morning, packed his luggage, quickly finished his breakfast, said goodbye to his father and mother, and headed for the station in Fairbay city.
After a long time,
At the Fairbay city station.
As soon as Bruce arrived here, he saw the seven people who had already arrived.
Yes, it's the rest of the top eight players.
Mariana Dusk is a small, cute girl wrapped in a thick coat, with lively eyes looking around.
Asher Carter is tall and strong, and his battle style is the same, wild.
Nathaniel Cano's appearance is ordinary, with a slight smile always on his face, and his sense of presence is low.
As for Liam Smith, Luka, and others, Bruce was already familiar with them.
"We, arrived in Fairbay city, and you, the host, were the last to arrive," Liam joked first.
Bruce smiled slightly, greeted them, and replied, "Brother Liam, now we are comrades in the same trench, but there's no host."
Luka crossed his arms, looked around, and then sighed: "The scenery here is indeed very different from the north."
"The north is an endless plain, but here, at first glance, there are only rolling mountains."
"By the way, there must be a special reason for our special training location to be set here?" Maxwell suddenly interrupted.
Eliza's eyes flickered slightly and guessed: "The terrain around the southern city of Fairbay is complicated and there are many dangerous mountains."
"The worse the environment, the more suitable it is for special training."
"That makes sense," Bruce repeated, "Since it's special training, it naturally has its own unique characteristics, so we must find a place with a hostile environment."
As soon as the words left his mouth, everyone nodded in agreement.
Julian once said they hoped their Pokemon would reach gym-level during the special training period, and the difficulty of this matter is well known.
This special training must be the same.
While everyone conversed and guessed, a bus slowly stopped in front of them.
"Let's go."
Julian got out of the car and shouted to everyone.
Julian, as the main teacher of this international youth exchange competition, would also be in charge of their special training during this period.
Everyone quickly got into the car, and the bus slowly moved toward an unknown location.
"Master Westbrook, where is the special training location?" Bruce asked curiously.
With a mysterious smile on his face, Julian replied, "You'll know when you get there."
Bruce nodded slightly and then chatted with everyone while looking at the passing scenery outside the window.
They were all young people in their twenties, and there were no barriers to communication. Although they might be rivals during the university league, at this moment, they were all teammates, and the atmosphere was more harmonious.
"Hey, turns out it's oriented northwest..."
As a qualified native of southern Fairbay, Bruce quickly identified the direction through the road, which is the national highway leading to the southern Tibet(1).
Well, as already guessed, near this road, there are many dangerous mountains, and the environment is very harsh.
As the bus moved farther away, there were fewer and fewer houses, and the scenery on both sides changed to continuous mountains and dense forests.
"I have a feeling that the special training location must be deep in the mountains somewhere," Maxwell suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Julian displayed a mischievous and unpredictable smile on his face.
Finally, the bus continued for five or six hours and left the national highway to pass onto an unpaved terrain. The road was full of gravel, the tires splashed dust, and everyone followed the movement of the bus.
"Shit... I'm getting carsick," Mariana frowned and suddenly let out a classic national curse.
Suddenly, the whole bus went silent.
Everyone looked at Mariana in surprise, even Bruce raised an eyebrow.
Mariana, the cute and tender girl, swore like a king with a single bite.
Cough, cough...
When she met everyone's gaze, Mariana let out a dry cough, then her eyes diverted, and she tightly closed her mouth.
The altitude was gradually increasing, from one or two thousand meters to more than three thousand, and soon it could reach four thousand.
In the distance, imposing snow-capped mountains could be seen, their peaks hidden among the clouds and mist.
They were already very close to the southern Tibet area.
And these snow-capped mountains that seemed to be close are the representative symbols of the southern Tibet region.
Bruce looked at the snow-capped mountains from a distance and made an approximate guess about the location of this place.
This place must be located at the northernmost part of the Shiwanda mountain range, with easy access to the Snow Mountain area.
Bruce once looked at these snow-capped mountains from the north of the Diamond Forest and learned that Galar Articuno lived on a certain snow-covered mountain.
"We'll be there soon."
He didn't know how much time passed, the sun was setting, and the glow of the setting sun shone over the land. Julian suddenly spoke.
"Up ahead is the special training field," Julian said as he saw everyone looking at him.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the bus quickly moved down the cement road and finally stopped at the entrance of the special training field after passing through the checkpoints.
"The special training field is in this uninhabited place, and there are checkpoints ten miles around, and the defenses are strict," Julian said as he got out of the car.
Everyone got out of the car, looked at the slightly rough iron gate in front of them, and heard Julian's voice:
"Due to the limited time, this special training field was built temporarily, and it is relatively simple in every way."
"But don't worry, you won't be staying here for a few days," Julian suddenly turned his head and said to everyone.
"In addition to me, there are some staff members responsible for your daily life. Apart from that, there is no one else," Julian said again.
Standing at the entrance of the special training field, Julian said:
"So, what is the content of our special training?" Maxwell couldn't help but ask.
Julian nodded slightly and replied, "I don't know, I'm only responsible for recording your progress and helping you with life."
"But someone can answer your questions."
Seeing the suspicious looks from everyone, Julian smiled: "Your special training instructor this time."
As the words fell, a middle-aged man, thin, with gold-rimmed glasses, slowly walked over.
At the moment Bruce saw this person, his pupils shrank suddenly, then he said: "Uncle Bishop."
Note
(1) I will not change such memorable places of the world as Tibet, Everest, Sahara, etc.
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