Leaving the Orange Alliance headquarters, under the leadership of Karl, Xia You and Na Zi climbed up a hill along the stone steps.
The hill is not high in altitude and has sparse vegetation. It looks a bit bare, but because of this, even if people have not yet landed on the island, they can still see a majestic building standing on the top of the mountain far away from the sea outside Citrus Island.
This building is the exclusive venue for the Orange League Winners Cup - the Orange Stadium!
The appearance of the Citrus Stadium is a bit like the Colosseum in ancient Rome. The tall exterior wall has two floors and is covered with column decorations, giving people a mysterious, majestic and ceremonial feeling.
When Xia You walked up the steps to the top of the mountain and looked down the mountain, she could have a panoramic view of the entire Citrus Town.
In fact, when she arrived here yesterday, Xia You discovered that most of the buildings in Citrus Town, whether they were shops or houses, had white walls and red tiles, a European style of small bungalows, and looked very uniform.
It is not difficult to see from this that both the Orange Islands and the Orange League have tried their best to build this place into a sports town with a strong atmosphere.
"this way please."
Carl introduced Xiayou to the Citrus Stadium.
Entering the venue from the narrow audience passage, Xia You's eyes suddenly opened up, and a huge battlefield suddenly appeared.
At the same time, a standard ordinary battlefield also appeared in front of him.
But at this time, except for them, the stadium was empty and deserted. Looking to the side, just like the lobby of the Orange League headquarters just now, there were also many Kuailong statues placed here!
It seems that what Carl just said is true, they indeed regard Kuailong as the patron saint here!
"Mr. Xia You, please take a look." Karl pointed forward and introduced, "This is the place where you will fight tomorrow. Although it looks antique, it has large screens, lighting, sound and other facilities, and it can be used at the same time. With a capacity of 20,000 spectators, it can be said to be the largest, best and largest venue in our Orange League!”
If it were another challenger, Karl wouldn't bother to talk more, but facing a player like Xia You, he would naturally have to introduce it in more detail.
Xia You nodded and chimed in casually.
He could hear the heartfelt pride in Karl's tone.
To be honest, the stadium with only 20,000 people, not to mention other areas, is indeed a bit small compared to the venue that can accommodate 50,000 people at the Quartz Conference.
Of course, no matter how many people there are, it has no impact on Xia You's mentality.
In fact, Xia You didn't really care whether there was an audience, how many people could sit, or whether the equipment was outdated.
His goal is to win, and even if only a few people come to watch the game, he will go all out and show his due strength!
And he is more concerned about other issues than the venue or equipment.
"Mr. Karl, I wonder what the rules of the Victory Cup are?"
Speaking of the competition, Carl also said with a serious face: "The rules of the competition are a six-on-six all-out battle. When three Pokémon fall down on either side, the venue will also change."
"Oh?" Xia You said, "I thought this ordinary venue was the final battlefield."
Karl smiled and said: "That's just an ordinary training ground. Don't look at it as ordinary. In fact, there is a lift below. As the game progresses, the ground can be changed to different properties at any time!"
"I see."
Lifts are not uncommon in major competitions. Even those gyms usually have such a function. It is not something surprising. Xia You just asked casually when he had nothing to do.
After coming out of the Citrus Stadium, they came to a slightly shorter building on the side.
The style of this building is similar to that of the Citrus Stadium, both made of stone columns and marble. However, unlike the Citrus Stadium, it has a large dome that covers the entire building, making it look darker and darker. solemn.
"Okay." Karl said, "This is the Victor's Palace, which can also be called the Victor's Hall. Just like the Hall of Fame in other areas, it was built specifically to commemorate those players who won the Victor's Cup!"
While talking, several people had already entered the Victor's Palace.
Like other places, at the door, not surprisingly, I saw two statues of Kuailong.
When Xia You entered the hall of the Victor's Palace, she saw a dozen Pokémon statues at first sight. However, these Pokémon were not rare species. Most of them were furballs, swimming frogs, and big birds. This Pokémon is common in Kanto and the Orange Islands.
Behind the statues, there are many display cabinets with many rectangular stone slabs placed side by side, which looks quite strange.
When I got closer, I discovered that there were many handprints of Pokémon in large and small sizes on these stone slabs, and exquisite photo frames were erected in front of the stone slabs.
Xia You walked to one of the photo frames and took a look. In the photo, he saw a trainer who had won the Victor's Cup taking a photo with his Pokémon. He was squatting on the ground, holding a glittering trophy in his hand. , surrounded by his Pokémon again, smiling very happily.
On the side, Karl, like a conscientious tour guide, narrated: "These photos and fingerprints are all left by the victorious honorary trainers and Pokémon. If Mr. Xiayou also wins in tomorrow's game, If you win, you can keep your name and Pokémon handprint here forever for future generations to admire!"
Keep it permanently?
This actually made Xia You a little moved.
To be honest, because he came from time to time, he was like a rootless duckweed. He had no sense of belonging and security here. He was afraid that sooner or later, he would suddenly disappear like the wind, leaving no trace behind.
If you can really leave your name here, even if it's just a photo, wouldn't it be considered as leaving a trace, proving that you have really been in this world?
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Thinking of this, he strengthened his determination.
"Mr. Carl, these Pokémon statues erected in front should be the ace Pokémon of the honorary trainers, right?"
"Hmm... That's right." Carl nodded, "But to be precise, it should be the Pokémon that performed the best in the hands of the honorary trainers in the Victor's Cup!"
"Strange..." Xia You looked around, looking at the slightly empty hall, and couldn't help but said in surprise, "I heard that the Orange League has been held for decades, and it should have played at least hundreds of games, but the ones placed here There are too few statues and photos, right? Is it true that very few people can win this Cup of Victors?"
