I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

"It has both fire and flight attributes."

"What about Mega Charizard X?"

"Huh? What?" Gu Siming asked, looking puzzled.

"Nothing... Can you prove Goldbach's Conjecture?" Ye Feng asked again.

"What the hell? Are you fucking crazy?" Gu Siming was completely dumbfounded.

"It's nothing, I was just joking..." Ye Feng quickly shook his head.

It seems that the world may indeed be undergoing changes that we are unaware of.

Gu Siming doesn't play games much, but the evolution stages of Bulbasaur are common knowledge; even people who have only heard of Pokémon would know that.

However, people unfamiliar with Charizard might mistake it for a Dragon-type, often leading to confusion; moreover, Gu Siming didn't even know about Mega Charizard X, even though Gu Siming frequently bragged to him about how cool Mega Charizard X was...

However, we can't be certain right now. Maybe he just forgot for a moment? We need to confirm it through other means.

Furthermore, we still don't know what happened, so it's best not to let others know about it just to be safe. Besides, even if we did tell others, probably no one would believe us.

"Ah Feng, are you alright?" Gu Siming asked, noticing his best friend's strange expression.

Ye Feng shook his head, then pretended nothing was wrong, and the two of them went back to the classroom arm in arm.

Chapter 2 A Completely Different History

Finally, school was over.

Throughout the day, Ye Feng's mood fluctuated between joy and fear—the suspected time travel was too unbelievable! Moreover, the lessons were all about elves.

At first, he couldn't help but feel a little smug, because the world he had transmigrated to was the world he often fantasized about, a world with elves.

But soon, he felt a little panicked, unsure whether he had transmigrated here or had always lived in this world and had just awakened a memory that didn't belong to him; everything around him seemed somewhat unfamiliar to him.

Ye Feng felt completely out of place in this world, but until he understood what was going on, he could only force himself to keep others from noticing anything amiss.

Ye Feng walked out of the school gate in a daze, not even hearing someone calling him from behind.

On his way home, Ye Feng strolled slowly, looking at the streets that were exactly as he remembered them. He realized that in the morning, he had rushed through the crowds and there weren't many pedestrians, so he hadn't noticed anything different. But now, with more people leaving get off work, the streets were filled with pedestrians, and around them were various Pokémon he'd only ever seen in games and anime: Meowth, Oddish, Machamp, Pidgey…

Upon seeing these spirits, Ye Feng confirmed that he had indeed arrived in a world different from the one in his memory.

Back home, Ye Feng lay motionless on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

The ceiling is still the same ceiling, slightly yellowed.

His stomach rumbled, and Ye Feng felt an unbearable hunger. He slowly sat up. After thinking for so long, he had calmed down and accepted reality a little.

Turning my head, I saw the computer on the table. The internet is the fastest way to get information. After thinking for a moment, I decided to order some takeout to calm my nerves first, and then go online to check what's different about the world.

Since he was already there, he decided to make the best of it. Having read countless time-travel novels, Ye Feng was actually somewhat accepting of the idea of ​​time travel. However, since he usually only read about it in novels, it was a bit difficult for him to adapt to the sudden reality of it happening to him.

However, right now, the most important thing is to figure out what the world has become and how different it is from what we knew.

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According to the history Ye Feng found, this world can be roughly divided into several eras: ancient, medieval, ancient, modern, and contemporary.

In ancient times, this period was when elves appeared and lived and evolved alongside humans. However, they weren't called elves back then; they should have been called monsters or magical beasts, and humans weren't yet human.

In the Middle Ages, a meteorite fell to Earth. The energy released from the meteorite awakened the ancient spirits who had been dormant for a long time. They began to fight for the meteorite's energy, causing countless natural and spiritual disasters, which were eventually quelled by Rayquaza.

In ancient times, humans began to tame elves by raising young and used the elves' power in warfare.

In modern times, Dr. Nishino Mori of Yuhō University invented the Poké Ball, and humans began to capture and raise Pokémon through scientific methods. The appearance of the Poké Ball also marked the beginning of modern "Pokémon studies".

The modern era refers to the period in which Ye Feng lived, a time when humans had begun systematic research on elves.

Ye Feng got a general understanding that human research on Pokémon is currently in the stage of developing Pokémon characteristics. Various conjectures about characteristics are gradually being confirmed, and the training of Pokémon is moving towards a more scientific path.

Ye Feng was carefully reading the information he had found when his eyes caught an advertisement out of the corner of his eye: Shocking! The first Pokémon Trainer in history...

Ye Feng clicked on it out of curiosity, then his lips twitched. It read: "According to research, the first emperor in history is considered the first Pokémon Trainer because he possessed the largest number of Metapods..."

"What the hell?!" Ye Feng cursed as he closed the webpage. This must be some editor making things up again to attract traffic. Damn it, I've been fooled!

Getting back to the main topic, thanks to Dr. Nishinomori's contributions, humanity embarked on the path of scientifically breeding Pokémon. As times progressed, official organizations in the form of leagues gradually formed, and Pokémon breeding officially began to become professionalized. Various Pokémon-related industries sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

Ye Feng was in Jinghai City, Jiangsu Province, in the East China region of Huaxia Country, part of the East Asian Alliance.

The other alliances are located on several continents that Ye Feng is aware of.

"It seems that the world of elves has truly merged with reality... No, perhaps this world has always been like this, and I am just an outsider."

Ye Feng stared blankly at the screen, remaining in that dazed state for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh.

"If that's the case, then I have a chance to become a real trainer?"

Becoming a true trainer and commanding Pokémon in battle, instead of relying on a few buttons, has always been Ye Feng's dream, and now, this dream seems to have a chance of coming true!

With trembling hands, Ye Feng opened a new webpage and began searching for information about becoming a trainer. However, harsh reality dealt him a heavy blow.

"Ah..." Ye Feng stared at the screen, looking bewildered and distressed.

Becoming a trainer in this world doesn't seem to be an easy thing.

If you're just raising a Pokémon as a pet for casual battles, there's almost no barrier to entry. As long as you can afford a Pokémon, you can become an ordinary trainer. A common Pokémon is quite cheap, and most of the people you see on the street with Pokémon are ordinary trainers.

However, the professional level is not so simple.

The first problem is the extremely high mortality rate of professional trainers.

If you're asking about the mortality rate of trainers, isn't it just a matter of letting Pokémon battle?

Ye Feng said that was too presumptuous.

Ordinary people can legally buy any Pokémon they like and register as trainers; there are virtually no barriers to entry. These people keep Pokémon as pets and, strictly speaking, are not true trainers.

Only professional trainers can be considered true trainers, and the term "trainer" usually refers to this group. However, to become a professional trainer, you can't just get any Pokémon; it doesn't have to be rare, it just needs to have a certain level of combat strength.

Rare and powerful spirits can basically only be obtained through two methods.

One option is to obtain a Pokémon egg from an official breeding facility or other legal means and raise it from scratch. However, this method takes much longer than directly capturing Pokémon, and you don't know the quality of the hatched Pokémon. Even worse, some Pokémon eggs that appear to be healthy may fail to hatch, resulting in a waste of time and money. However, this situation is very rare.

This method is suitable for students who are just starting out with Pokémon and aim to become professional trainers. It also doesn't rule out the possibility that professional trainers might obtain a rare Pokémon egg, hatch a Pokémon with excellent potential, and start training it from scratch.

The other method is to directly capture wild Pokémon with good aptitude or strong abilities in the wild and in secret realms.

This second method, even if you want to directly capture wild Pokémon, involves the harsh living environment in the wild and secret realms. Wild Pokémon won't fight you properly like in battles; they might attack the trainer directly—which leads to a large number of trainers losing their lives every year.

Because of the existence of elves, humanity has focused all its technological advancements on elf technology, neglecting the development of other technologies and industries. This has resulted in countless undeveloped areas around the world, as well as various secret realms and ruins containing diverse resources, but also posing extremely high risks.

These are the main reasons for the extremely high mortality rate among trainers.

In the early days of the elves' development, wild elves would attack human settlements, but in modern times, thanks to the League, various specialized organizations are responsible for prevention and defense, so such incidents are now rare.

According to incomplete statistics from China, among the new trainers each year, the death rate is as high as 30%, the career change rate is as high as 40%, and the number of trainers who become mediocre accounts for nearly 20%. Of the remaining trainers who persist on the professional path, only a very small number can achieve outstanding success.

Having gained a general understanding of the world and knowing that the path to becoming a professional trainer isn't easy, Ye Feng wasn't in a hurry. Being new to the area, he figured it was best to take it easy for now. So he started browsing websites casually, intending to learn more.

"Hmm, what's this?" Ye Feng casually opened a website, which turned out to be Bilibili, a website he was familiar with from his previous life. He then randomly opened a video on the homepage with tens of millions of views.

The 8th Pokémon World Championship

The video shows a battle between Garchomp and Charizard.

The dust storms caused by the explosions following the jet flames and the Hyper Beam, the sky-covering dragon stars, the dazzling light of the Dragon God's dive, the fierce clash of the Dragon Claws... these scenes, which could only be seen in animation before, have now become reality.

Ye Feng trembled with excitement, biting his lip tightly, his scalp tingling, and tears welling up in his eyes.

"Damn, that's so awesome!" Ye Feng couldn't help but slam his hand on the table and utter an elegant word.

Just as Ye Feng was engrossed in the intense battle, his phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, your takeout has arrived. Please open the window."

"okay."

Immersed in the video, Ye Feng hadn't quite come to his senses when he hung up the phone and instinctively walked to the window and opened it.

"Wait a minute, I live on the 21st floor. You want me to go to the window to get my takeout? Are you planning to fly up here to deliver it to me?"

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed by, and a bird with brown feathers and a full crest perched on the windowsill, a paper bag in its beak, and flapped its wings at Ye Feng.

Ye Feng froze instantly. Bibi Bird?

"Bibi!" the Pibi bird chirped, and Ye Feng blankly took the bag.

Pidgey flapped its wings again and pointed to a sign hanging on its chest: Remember to give a good review!

"I'll definitely do it next time!" Ye Feng replied subconsciously, but then, seeing Pidgey's sudden sharp gaze, he snapped to attention and said, "Okay, I'll give you a five-star review right away!"

Pidgey chirped happily and then flew away.

"Forget it, there's nothing surprising about it anymore. It's the Pokémon world, so what's wrong with Pidgeotto delivering takeout? It's perfectly reasonable."

After watching Pidgey leave, Ye Feng closed the window, sat back down at his computer, and took out his phone to give it a five-star review.

"Hmm, this is... Pidgey Bird Delivery? Please rate Pidgey Bird #996 for this delivery..."

Ye Feng's lips twitched as he looked at the Pidgey's number and couldn't help but complain, "Even Pokémon work 996? Is Pidgey's delivery service this competitive?"

Forget it, never mind.

Ye Feng decided to give up. After giving a positive review, he put down his phone, took out a hamburger, and started eating while continuing to browse Bilibili.