According to the scheduled travel plan, they needed to gather the required number of badges in order to participate in the League Conference.
One of the closest Gyms that would also fit well into their subsequent route was the Ecruteak Gym, located in Ecruteak City.
These were not the primary factors, after all, there were other qualified Gyms nearby. What attracted Chen Ming to make this choice was that near Ecruteak City stood the famous Bell Tower, which nowadays was called the Burned Tower.
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