Climbing a Mountain
January 1st, night.
"Alright, let's stop here for today," Colin said, clapping his hands and speaking loudly.
Upon hearing this, everyone let out a long sigh of relief.
As Colin had said, today's training was indeed about Pokemon battles.
But... they had been Pokemon battles from morning until night.
Match after match, the battlefield had not been empty all day, with Pokemon taking turns to enter the field.
With their excellent physical condition and great recovery capacity, the Pokemon would be fine after a short rest.
On the other hand, the trainers had to jog to adapt to the plateau environment, and they also had to run to the training field to carry out the commands. This time, they were exhausted both physically and mentally, and they could only hope to lie down on a soft, large bed and rest properly.
But the effect was evident: they had adapted to the environment and could perform strenuous exercises for extended periods.
The harsh plateau environment had little impact on them.
"Let's eat first," Julian said.
After quickly finishing their meal, they headed to a fenced area to sit, and a bonfire had already been set up in the middle.
The flames swayed and shone before everyone's eyes.
Bruce stretched out his hands near the bonfire, and the flames swayed with the wind, exuding warmth constantly.
"First of all, let me tell you about the results of the training over the past two days," Colin sat in the middle, looked around, and said with a smile.
"The results are very good. Everyone worked very hard. I can see it all," Colin continued.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, reflecting the blazing flames and the smiling people in his eyes, and said, "After two days of adaptive training, everyone has fully adapted to the plateau environment."
"Doing this is very important for our next training."
"Instructor Bishop, you're leaving tomorrow, so don't be foolish," Gan Quan said casually.
As soon as this comment was made, everyone turned to look at Colin, and they were also full of curiosity about the next content of the training.
It only took two days to lay the foundation, and the next training should be extraordinary.
In front of everyone, Colin showed a slight smile on his face. He and Julian exchanged looks, their lips moved, and they said, "Then tell them in advance."
"Alright." Julian thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Long live Instructor Bishop!" Everyone immediately clapped.
Colin lightly pressed his hand down, took a sip from the bottle next to him, and pointed his finger to the northwest. "Look over there."
Everyone heard the words and looked up at the same time.
At that moment, night had already fallen, and looking in the direction of Colin's finger, they could only see the dark sky and some barely visible stars.
"Do you remember when I talked about a snow-capped mountain on the first day?" Colin asked.
"Borealia Mountain," Bruce replied.
"Yes, it's Borealia Mountain." Colin nodded slightly and said with a smile, "That's the direction of Borealia Mountain."
Colin looked directly at the crowd and said, "The next training content will take place on Borealia Mountain."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a deathly silence.
Bruce blinked slightly and realized why Colin had mentioned Borealia Mountain at that moment. It turned out to be a foreshadowing.
Seeing everyone's smiles, Colin continued that it wasn't much of a surprise and that he was just asking them to climb the mountain.
"It's just… that's all…" Maxwell's eyes widened, murmuring, expressing his confusion about Colin's words.
The rest of the people had different expressions, but all of them frowned.
According to Colin's description, climbing Borealia Mountain was extremely difficult, even for professional climbers, let alone mediocre people like them.
"The main peak is over 8,000 meters high, and even a master trainer would find it difficult to reach it. We definitely won't be climbing the main peak." Bruce thought about his words before suddenly speaking.
"That's right." Colin nodded slightly and, facing everyone's gaze, continued, "The main peak of Borealia Mountain is about 8,000 meters high, and there are many powerful wild Pokemon living on it. You can't climb the main peak for now."
"But besides the main peak, there are two peaks and three peaks on Borealia Mountain."
Everyone nodded thoughtfully, slightly, and listened attentively.
"Instructor Bishop, which peak are we going to climb?" Luka asked bluntly.
"What you need to climb are the four peaks of Borealia Mountain," Colin said slowly.
"Compared to the previous peaks, the altitude of the four peaks is only 7,000 meters, and most of the Pokemon living there are below the gym level, which is more suitable for you right now."
"Well, of course, gym-level Pokemon can occasionally appear," Colin thought for a moment and then added.
"The reason why the training content of these past two days was adaptive training is to allow you to adapt to the plateau environment as quickly as possible."
"Because the content of the second stage of training is to climb the snow-covered mountain."
When everyone heard these words, they fell silent.
The firewood in the middle crackled and exploded, and the warm light of the fire shone before their eyes.
"This training content was discussed by Instructor Bishop and me. Seeing this, Julian said slowly.
"If you want to reach the gym level in the shortest time possible, ordinary training will definitely not work, only special training."
"In the process of climbing the snow-covered mountain, you must advance together with your Pokemon, face the extremely harsh weather and environment together, defeat the wild Pokemon hiding in the darkness together, walk on the snow together, and stagger forward."
"This is an extreme special training method, which challenges the physical limits repeatedly in the harshest environment and constantly transforms on the brink of collapse."
"Only in this way can we approach the gym level in the shortest time possible or even break through."
Upon hearing these words, everyone seemed solemn, as if they had already imagined they were about to face an extremely difficult climbing path.
"The reason you chose the four peaks of Borealia Mountain is because the environment and the strength of the Pokemon here are within your tolerance range, and there will be no situation where you won't be able to climb them," Colin explained.
"Finally, this special training follows the principle of voluntariness, and you can choose not to participate in the next special training."
"As long as you request my help, you can withdraw and train on your own," Colin said, looking at everyone with his deep black eyes.
As soon as the voice fell, Asher smiled and said without hesitation, "I want to participate."
"Me too!" Luka was also eager to try.
"Me too!"
"I'll join!"
In no time, everyone spoke one after another and decided to participate in the next special training.
Naturally, the small risk of climbing a snow-covered mountain could not stop their brave progress.
And most importantly, they were players about to participate in international competitions, so there was no margin for loss before the competition.
For this reason, Colin and Julian would definitely take safety measures to prevent them from getting hurt.
"Very well." Colin looked at the crowd before him, showing a satisfied smile on his face, and continued, "Rest well tonight and head to Borealia Mountain tomorrow morning."
After saying this, Colin and Julian turned around and left.
"Suddenly I'm looking forward to it," Maxwell said, rubbing his hands and laughing.
"Compared to regular training, climbing snow-capped mountains is indeed more challenging and more fun," Liam nodded slightly and said.
"And it's very exciting," Mariana nodded, her face filled with anticipation.
Bruce said, "Climbing the four peaks of Borealia Mountain is not too difficult and does not require professional climbing skills."
"The only thing to pay attention to are the harsh weather conditions and the sudden appearance of wild Pokemon."
"And physical strength is lost very quickly during the climbing process, so physical strength needs to be distributed reasonably to progress with the Pokemon."
"Ace." Mariana was surprised for a moment and then gave a thumbs up.
Bruce smiled slightly and continued his explanation.
During the patrol in the Diamond Forest, he often chatted with the members of the patrol team and learned a lot of practical knowledge after going back and forth.
The next morning, early, the weather was good.
After breakfast, everyone drove to Borealia Mountain.
Around noon, looking through the car window, the majestic Borealia Mountain stood before them, its peak hidden among the white clouds.
Finally, two off-road vehicles parked in an open space.
Bruce was the first to get out of the car, looked around, and found that they were at the foot of Borealia Mountain, with two houses not far away.
Stepping on the thick snow, Colin's voice reached their ears:
"Now we are located at the foot of the four peaks of Borealia Mountain, with an altitude of 5,504 meters."
"The two houses in front are our temporary camp today, which is Camp No. 1."
"The main peak, the second peak, and the third peak of Borealia Mountain are on either side of the fourth peak, but they cannot be seen from this angle."
"Only by climbing to the top of the Four Peaks can you truly see the true face of Borealia Mountain."
"Let's go into the house first."
Under Colin and Julian's leadership, everyone entered the wooden house.
The room was not very large, and there was a fireplace inside to keep the room's temperature within a comfortable range.
In the corner, there were professional mountain climbing equipment—mountain boots, crampons, ice axes, snow poles, etc.
"Our goal today is to learn how to use this climbing equipment competently," Colin said.
Humans are different from Pokemon, who can walk on ice and snow as if it were flat terrain.
If you want to climb snow-covered mountains, having professional equipment is essential.
"First, let's have lunch and then begin."
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