President Wen: "However, Fang Yuan is not wrong. Our current strength is no less than that of any country, so securing as many Legends Resources as possible is always good..."
"But to fight for more resources, we must use our every ounce of strength wisely and efficiently."
"Since you, Fang Yuan, plan to take responsibility for the God War... then the task of confirming our strength falls to you."
"Only after clearly assessing the strength of each participating Guardian Goddess will you be able to make reasonable arrangements for the battle."
"Whether you summon everyone for a preliminary rehearsal or privately confirm with each one, follow your judgment."
It seemed President Wen was prepared to give Fang Yuan full responsibility for the God War, a kind of cultivation, giving him the opportunity to engage with the entire top fighting power of Hua Nation.
"Fine," Fang Yuan said helplessly. "I'll take full responsibility then."
This task, for Fang Yuan, with or without it, he was confident he could single-handedly sweep through the other countries.
"If you say so, I can rest easy." President Wen said with a satisfied smile. Then he added, "Oh, there's one more thing I may need to ask of you."
"Fang Yuan, do you know about The Lake of Purification?"
Fang Yuan: "The one in Ice Plain City?"
"Right, the incarnation of the northern wind, Shui Jun, has appeared there. This is a true Legendary Pokémon. If we can gain Shui Jun's friendship, even if it cannot become Hua Nation's Guardian God in battle, it will be more valuable than obtaining a few Legends Resources," President Wen said earnestly. "This was also one of the topics discussed at the meeting."
"Legend has it that Shui Jun is a follower of Ho-Oh, and you have applied for a Rainbow Feather from the Alliance, haven't you? Why not give it a try?" President Wen suggested.
Shui Jun's appearance at The Lake of Purification had the association swiftly contain the information, and no one dared to act rashly or approach Shui Jun just yet.
In President Wen's view, Shui Jun, Emperor Yan, Lei Gong, and Ho-Oh could almost be seen as one entity, a complete PY chain, that must be carefully courted.
Moreover, Shui Jun is far more powerful than the two Legendary Guardian Gods Fang Yuan invited to represent the President during his tenure. With Shui Jun's help, the battle of Guardian Gods had one more trump card, and an absolutely invincible one at that.
"Shui Jun appeared at The Lake of Purification??" Fang Yuan exclaimed in surprise.
Shui Jun... the Phoenix King Guard, does their appearance mean that Ho-Oh will also be arriving soon?
Holy Ash +1?
"Leave this to me," Fang Yuan knew what the association wanted, but it was just a battle of Guardian Gods, there was no need to pull Shui Jun into it, the strength was already overflowing.
If he really wanted to court more Guardian Gods, Fang Yuan could get 80% of other countries' Guardian Gods to defect... but there was no need for that just yet.
Besides, Shui Jun's strength was rather lacking, not able to defeat Lei Gong who mastered Heavenly Thunder, nor Emperor Yan who inherited Ho-Oh's Holy Fire. There were plenty of Pokémon in Fang Yuan's team that could easily beat Shui Jun. Fang Yuan agreed purely out of curiosity about news regarding Ho-Oh—why hasn't Auntie Phoenix King descended yet!
It was just about spurring things on, he didn't even need to go himself, leaving it to Xiao Mai to conquer would be fine. The Prince of the Sea would probably be overjoyed. Ho-Oh and Dream are buddies; although she's not the World Tree Guardian in this timeline, she is a student of one. If she can't charm Shui Jun with sweet words, she might as well be expelled from the sect for her insufficient skill."
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Not long after, the Twelve Branches meeting ended, and Fang Yuan, wanting to participate in the battle, directly took charge of the God War. This would allow him to better arrange his Pokémon for training.
"After defeating Mewtwo, becoming The Strongest Trainer in Future Space-time."
"Dominating the Pokémon World Championship, becoming the strongest trainer in the Pokémon World."
"In this timeline, if each Pokémon gets a chance to shine and sweep through the Guardian Gods of all countries, that seems like a pretty good achievement..."
Fang Yuan contemplated, and with this, he would probably earn the recognized title of the strongest trainer in this timeline as well.
In the World Championship, Milotic, Dragonite, and Venusaur barely made a splash. This would be a great opportunity for them.
Let all the trainers on Earth know just how formidable his Pokémon partners are.
Yep, that's the plan.
Subsequently, Fang Yuan received a list of Hua Nation's fighting forces from President Wen, clearly recording all the Guardian Gods available for battle.
There were too many Ordinary Guardian Gods. Currently, Hua Nation is the country with the most Mega Evolutions, and top-tier trainers can achieve Ordinary Guardian God level strength by using Mega Evolution and Z-Moves. Fang Yuan glanced at the list and instantly felt overwhelmed.
However, this group was essentially cannon fodder, there to wear down the physical strength of others.
Apart from that, nearly ten Pokémon could reach Higher Guardian God strength with various abilities, both those who had long been friends with the Hua Nation Association and those newly courted.
And high-tier Guardian Gods like the Thousand-year Water Projectile Turtle, who had completed Mega Evolution special training with President Wen, had reached Top Guardian God strength.
Not forgetting the Huge Gyro Dragon that had perfectly mastered Super Ancient Transformation, which also had this level of power.
There were also the two high-tier Guardian Gods, Latios and Latias, that President Wen had courted during his travels, and the new Electric God Pillar and Dragon God Pillar Xiao Mai had courted. These Legendary Pokémon, with their racial advantages, were stronger than ordinary ones even without Mega Evolution or Z-Moves.