"Rainbow City Arcade"

Chapter 87 "Rainbow City Arcade"

"We have to hurry!"

Professor Oak quickly jotted down the bits of knowledge provided by Shiraishu, then pulled a heavy box from his lab coat and pushed it in front of Shiraishu.

"The Dragon City Academic Summit is about to begin—here are some snacks I brought for Gastly and Rayquaza, please accept them."

smoothly?

Are you sure you're not using this to increase Rayquaza's favorability?

I'm too embarrassed to call you out.

Bai Zhou inwardly complained, took the energy cube, and looked puzzled.

"An academic summit?"

"It's that summit I mentioned to you before. I originally just planned to show my face, but after talking to you yesterday, I think it's necessary to participate seriously."

Professor Oak seemed to be explaining to Shiraishu, but in reality, his eyes were darting around, and he couldn't help but glance at Shiraishu's collar.

Bai Zhou poured himself a cup of tea, casually took out a sweet energy cube to go with his meal, took a small bite, and asked with interest:

"You've decided to publish a new paper at the academic summit in Longcheng? Haha, that's going to put a lot of pressure on the new researchers attending the summit."

To be precise—

Professor Oak scratched his messy hair again, sounding rather embarrassed.

"It's a new paper we're working on together."

He paused, then added:

"This is based on your research topic after all. I will help you become a PhD as soon as possible—it's really unfair to you to work as a researcher."

So, with me?

What does this have to do with me?

Feeling wronged? How come I don't know it myself?

Didn't you see how happy I was when I was slacking off?

Could it be that I'm actually your long-lost son?!

Bai Zhou's mind was flooded with thoughts, but his face remained calm.

"this-

Oh, right!

Professor Oak was speaking enthusiastically when he suddenly seemed to remember something.

"You need to prepare in advance; we'll be leaving in a few days."

Before the words were even finished, Gengar, holding its white Pokédex, slowly floated out of the bedroom.

Bai Zhou reacted quickly, stuffing a few energy cubes over and casually delivering a chop to its hand.

Gengar didn't bother with it. It held the snack in its tongue and floated back to the bedroom in a flash.

"Looks like Gengar is really attached to you."

Professor Oak watched this scene with amusement, completely unaware that Gengar had secretly cast a hypnotic spell on him just as it floated over.

With this interruption, Bai Zhou felt embarrassed to refuse the suggestion to collaborate on the paper.

I ended up discussing some minor details with Professor Oak.

"Then I won't bother you any longer while you pack your things. I'll head back now."

Professor Oak smiled and got up, walking towards the door with Bai Zhou by his side. However, he slowed down noticeably when passing the bedroom, taking the opportunity to peek inside several times.

The white boat remained silent.

Even though I know Professor Oak is looking for Rayquaza, isn't this kind of behavior just being a pervert?

night.

Bai Zhou started the live stream on time.

Because Gastly evolved into Gengar, he could no longer hold it in his arms while livestreaming, so he specially set up a "workstation" for this big streamer.

A chair paired with a high-definition camera.

Gengar held up the white Pokédex, striking a reliable pose as if to say, "Leave it to me."

The room key was sent to Crimson and Azure, and the screen was successfully connected to the live stream. Bai Zhou officially started today's live stream.

A flood of comments poured in.

"First! Wait! How did Boil-chan turn into Gengar???"

"I knew you agreed so readily the day before yesterday, so you hired a stand-in streamer!"

"Teacher Salty Fish! Please explain yesterday's update in detail! I'm completely confused by the announcement."

"Ahem, Zhu Bo didn't use a stand-in streamer, he just gained weight and got bloated! Don't talk nonsense, or Zhu Bo will start to have body image anxiety!"

While waiting for Crimson and Azure to enter the room, Bai Zhou responded to the comments on the screen.

"Regarding the update, you've probably all noticed the new 'Pokémon Link' option in the game interface, right? That's right, this major update is that Pokémon can now be played in Pokémon games!"

"In other words, you can control the Pokémon in your game team and participate in adventures together, directly honing your battle teamwork and tactical understanding within the game!"

Bai Zhou had barely finished speaking.

Gengar proudly waved the white Pokédex in its hand at the camera.

On the game screen, Haunter from the White team automatically popped out of its Poké Ball and began to move freely.

The live chat was instantly flooded with question marks.

"Does that mean I can play games with my Pokémon, and it can even control 'itself' in the game?"

"Good heavens! Learning knowledge is one thing, but now they're even practicing teamwork and command???"

"Holy crap! Is there anything Pokémon can't do?!"

"I'm stuck at the Rainbow Gym! Help! Saltfish Teacher, please save me!!!"

"What exactly is the ghost in the Pokémon Tower? What are the requirements to reach the top? I'm getting as anxious as a Mega Garchomp!"

"As for the story walkthrough, don't worry, once Crimson and Azure are available, we'll immediately take you through the stages. Here we go!"

Bai Zhou hadn't finished speaking.

On the bustling streets of Rainbow City, Little Red and Little Blue appear together.

"Here it comes!"

His bright red voice was filled with excitement.

"You weren't late? The sun must have risen in the west—"

Azure expressed surprise that Shiraishu's punctuality was "reasonable".

"Enough chit-chat! Let's go!"

White Boat has a clear objective.

Control the little white robot to head straight for the most flamboyant building on the side of the street, the one with the most arrogant neon lights.

The sign in front of the gate arrogantly proclaims this.

Rainbow City Arcade

"A playground for adults!"

"Crimson, don't forget you're penniless right now."

Bai Zhou offered a timely reminder, with a hint of a smile.

"Perfect! Let the great Little Blue lead us in and make a fortune!"

Hearing this, Azure gave a haughty snort.

"Hmph~ Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully show you some of my true abilities~"

As she spoke, she controlled Little Blue to stride confidently and push open the heavy, ornate glass door of the arcade.

The three of them stepped inside.

A deafening cacophony assaulted our senses.

Strangely, most players weren't addicted to the game console; instead, they formed a circle, three or four deep, focusing their attention on a single point.

Exclamations and murmurs rose and fell.

"That's amazing!"

"How is this possible?!"

"The goddess of fortune is on my side!"

"The token boxes are almost overflowing!"

"Absolutely incredible"

Pushing through the curious crowd, the focus of their attention was none other than their familiar spiky-haired rival, Little Green.

Xiao Lü sat expressionlessly in front of a slot machine, mechanically pressing the buttons.

The scroll wheel on the screen spun rapidly, and then, ding ding ding, three more "7"s lined up in a row, and the tokens poured down!

Beside him, Blastoise stood guard over several token boxes that were already overflowing, like a cold-blooded bodyguard.

Seemingly finding it boring, Little Green finally stopped what she was doing.

He collected the last batch of tokens and got up to leave.

His gaze swept casually across the room and he happened to spot Bai Zhou and his two companions who had just entered. He paused, turned around, and walked straight over.