I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"Yes." Xiao Mao nodded, then asked, "Is this a live stream?"

Hu Tao didn't know why Xiao Mao would ask this, but she still nodded and replied, "Of course."

"Can I say something?" Xiao Mao asked.

"No problem." Hu Tao handed the microphone to Xiao Mao, and the cameraman also filmed Xiao Mao's face.

"Silver Tournament contestants, if you encounter me in the later matches, I hope you will give it your all in your 003 match against me, otherwise I will find it very boring," Xiao Mao said.

Both Hu Tao and the cameraman were dumbfounded.

Xiao Mao's actions were undoubtedly a provocation against all the players in the Silver Tournament; this was the first time in history that anyone had done such a thing.

Even when Shigeru attended the Quartz Conference and was interviewed, he wasn't this arrogant.

"Miss, I have something to do, so let's end the interview here. I'll be going now," Xiao Mao waved goodbye.

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation. See you next time." Hu Tao was very happy. She was originally worried that the interview would not go well, but she did not expect that the Silver Tournament would deliver such a surprising interview content before the official competition even started.

now.

Inside the Pokémon Center in the players' village, most of the players who were going to compete in the afternoon gathered there to give their Pokémon maintenance and massages in preparation for the afternoon's matches.

The screens inside the Pokémon Center naturally broadcast League TV, and many people saw Gary being interviewed.

"Gary, that guy is so arrogant. I'll definitely beat him this time." Ash watched Gary's retreating figure on the screen and secretly vowed.

"It's Xiao Mao. He's really arrogant."

"Yes, I must defeat him this time."

"Me too."

Not far from Ash, two other boys also spoke angrily.

Ash and his friends heard what the two boys said and looked over. They realized that they didn't know the two boys at all, but judging from what they had just said, they should know Gary.

"Um... hello, do you know Xiaomao?" Xiaoxia asked as she stepped forward.

Kenta and Junichi were both stunned for a moment, then looked at Satoshi and the others.

Junichi replied, "Yes, when we first became trainers, we were all defeated by him once, and we all made a pact to defeat him at the Silver Conference."

Ash and his friends were quite surprised, not expecting that Gary would have other formidable rivals.

"Wait a minute, do you know Shigeru too?" Junichi asked, realizing what was happening.

"I'm from the same place as Gary, and we've been rivals since we were kids. I heard you guys talking about Gary, so Misty came over to ask him about it," Ash explained.

Junichi and Kenta were both surprised, never expecting to encounter Ash's formidable rival here.

"So that's how it is. But I'll be the one who defeats Xiao Shi." Junichi said.

"What are you talking about? I'm the one who defeated Shigeru," Kenta retorted.

"What are you talking about? I'm definitely the one who will beat Gary!" Ash retorted, indignant that someone was vying with him for the title of best player against Gary.

In an instant, the three of them were on the verge of a fight.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang looked at each other, both feeling very awkward. They had only considered Xiaomao as a formidable rival, but suddenly they had two more competitors.

All three were quite stubborn (bbcj), and in the end, each of them decided to defeat the other two and Xiao Shi, thus ending the struggle and the conflict over defeating Xiao Shi.

...!

At this time, Gary, the culprit who caused the argument between Ash, Kenta, and Junichi, had already returned to the room where the contestants were staying to rest.

The selection competition will end in one day, but the selection list will not be announced until tomorrow. After all, there will be more than 48 players who can achieve three consecutive wins. Finally, the 48 players who will participate in the official competition will be determined through the dojo competition evaluation.

One day passed.

the next day.

All the participants in the Silver Tournament gathered at the Pokémon Center in the Players' Village.

"Ash!"

Gary arrived at the Pokémon Center ten minutes early and immediately saw Ash and his friends.

Hearing someone call their names, Ash and the others turned around and saw Gary.

"Ok?"

Shigeru suddenly stopped, because it wasn't just Shigeru and his two friends who turned around; Junichi and Kenta were also there.

How did these two end up hanging out with Ash?

"Kenta, Junichi, you're participating in the Silver Tournament too?" Shigeru asked in surprise.

“Of course, we said we would defeat you at the Silver Tournament,” Chunyi said.

"That's good. For a trainer like you newbies to be able to participate in the Silver Conference by collecting badges is already very impressive," Gary encouraged.

"Of course!" Junichi said confidently, revealing a narcissistic look. Having been a trainer for some time, Junichi was no longer the novice he once was, and he understood how difficult it was for a new trainer to participate in the League Tournament.

"Gary, I will definitely defeat you," Ash said.

"No, it's me."

"Wrong, it's me."

Upon hearing what Ash said, Junichi and Kenta immediately started arguing.

Xiao Mao: "Em...!"

What's going on? Why are they arguing?

"Here we go again, this is such a headache." Xiaoxia said, feeling very annoyed. One Xiaozhi was troublesome enough, but now there are Junichi and Kenta too, it's really a headache.

"Stop arguing. If you want to defeat me at the Silver Tournament, you should first see if you can even be selected to participate in the official competition," Xiao Shigeru reminded him.

Upon hearing this, all three of them stopped arguing and immediately looked at the television hanging on the wall, their faces instantly tense.

Although they were all shouting that they wanted to defeat Shigeru, this selection process is not only based on match results, but also on performance in gym battles, so they were all quite nervous.

After all, Ash and his friends had all made mistakes and failed when challenging gyms, so they were nervous that they might not be selected because of these things.

280: Opening Ceremony of the Silver Conference

Time passes little by little.

8: 59!

9: 00!

As the time in the upper left corner of the screen turned exactly 9:00.

The image on the screen suddenly changed.

"The following is the official list of participants in the Silver Conference."

As soon as he finished speaking, photos of the contestants appeared on the screen.

All the contestants held their breath, staring intently at the screen, searching for their own photos.

Xiao Mao did the same, and quickly found his photo in the first row, feeling relieved.

If you weren't even selected, it just means there must be something fishy going on at the Silver Tournament.

Xiao Zhi and his two friends were extremely nervous, afraid that they would not be selected. After looking carefully, all three of them saw their photos.

"Great! I was chosen! I'm really good!" Junichi exclaimed excitedly.

"I was selected too."

"Me too!"

Kenta and Satoshi also found their own photos, and their tense mood vanished instantly.

However, some were happy while others were sad. After all, only 48 people would be selected, while there were more than 200 participants in the Silver Conference. Most of them looked gloomy and hung their heads in dejection.

"Congratulations on being selected. Now pray you don't run into me. But if you do, you'll be eliminated." Gary casually tossed out these words, not giving Ash and the others a chance to speak, before turning and leaving.

Although Ash and his two friends were filled with resentment, they were, after all, Gary's defeated opponents. Saying too many harsh words would be beneath them. They should settle things with their own strength.

The Silver Tournament consists of two official competitions: a preliminary league and a final championship.

The preliminary league format is a 3-on-3 format, with three players competing in a round-robin tournament. For example, Ash, Junichi, and Kenta are grouped together and will battle against each other, with each player playing a match against the other two players.

The competition uses a points system, with 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser, and 1 point for a tie. After the round-robin tournament, the player with the highest score advances to the final tournament. If there are players with the same score, a one-on-one elimination tournament will be held.

The list of 48 contestants has been released, and the opening ceremony of the Silver Conference will be held tonight. Every contestant must attend the opening ceremony.

In the afternoon, the torchbearers began their run and will enter the Silver Conference at 7:30 pm to officially begin the opening ceremony.

Since the Silver Tournament is held at 7:30 pm, the players will naturally have dinner at the restaurant beforehand and wait at the venue before the opening ceremony begins, and they will need to enter together.

After dinner, Xiao Mao went to the venue to queue up. He glanced around and saw Kenta and Junichi at the front of the line.

Kenta and Junichi were both new trainers this year, and they were naturally very excited to be able to participate in the Silver Tournament, so they arrived early in the morning.

"Has it started yet?"

It was almost 7:30 when Xiao Zhi finally arrived late, and ended up at the very back of the line.

Xiao Mao shook his head helplessly.

Although Ash has changed a bit under Gary's influence, his habit of being late remains unchanged. He was the last one to receive his Pokémon and the last one to attend the opening ceremony. It's really worrying for him.

A short while later, the door was pushed open again, and two people in work uniforms walked in. However, their hair was red and blue respectively, making them very conspicuous.

“Team Rocket…” Gary recognized the other party as the Team Rocket trio at a glance; their hair was too obvious. But Ash didn’t recognize them at all.

"This is a souvenir from the Silver Tournament, a Pokémon footprint plate used for registration. Have you applied for it?" Kojiro asked.

"No, I didn't apply," Xiao Zhi said, looking puzzled.

"Really? If we delay any longer, we might be disqualified from the competition," Musashi said.

"Oh! Really?!" Ash was immediately flustered.

"So please go over there and complete the application procedures right away," Kojiro said.

"Okay, I understand." Xiao Zhi nodded to show that he understood, without any doubt that the two staff members in front of him had any questions.

"Gengar, go hypnotize those two," Gary said.