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

Growlithe used all four limbs to charge forward and sideways, barely dodging the water gun attack while arriving at Lotad's side.

Jiang Chun's eyes lit up. That ramming move was brilliant! Although it wasn't as exaggerated as Flash of Light, the ramming move did add a slight speed boost, and Ye Feng actually used this feature to make Growlithe dodge the water gun attack.

"Spark!" Ye Feng ordered.

"Get out of the way!"

Growlithe opened its mouth and spat out several small flames, which flew towards Lotad. Lotad was a bit slow and managed to dodge a few of them, but was eventually hit.

Fortunately, being a water-type creature, the sparks didn't cause it much damage.

"Lotus Leaf Boy, use the water gun again!" Jiang Chun commanded.

Ye Feng glanced at the other side and immediately guessed their intentions.

"Jump up and use the stare in mid-air!"

"what?!"

Jiang Chun was taken aback. She had originally planned to use the water gun to make Ye Feng dodge the attack again in the same way, so that she could have Lobeline maintain the water gun's output and sweep across the enemy, causing a lot of damage to Growlithe. But she didn't expect Ye Feng to see through her plan so quickly, making her reaction a beat too slow.

With a howl, Growlithe leaped up and pounced on Lotad, its big eyes widening in surprise. Lotad was startled and instinctively stopped firing its water gun, even taking a step back.

"Just use the bite!"

Growlithe rushed forward and bit into the lotus leaf on Lobelo's back. Ye Feng's lips twitched; he thought he heard the sound of teeth clashing. Wouldn't this bite tear the lotus leaf?

Growlithe, biting the lotus leaf, shook its head violently, sending the Lotus Leaf Fly flying. The Lotus Leaf Fly rolled several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

"Lotus Leaf Child! Are you alright?!" Jiang Chun called out to his spirit with concern, and Lotus Leaf Child Jia struggled to his feet.

"Alright, Lobelo, use Bubble Beam!" Jiang Chun commanded. To prevent Ye Feng from having Growlithe attack in the same way as before, she chose Bubble Beam, which has a wider attack range.

After just a few exchanges, Ye Feng had a rough estimate of Growlithe's stats. Facing the Bubble Beam, a slight smile played on Ye Feng's lips. Even Growlithe could easily dodge such a slow attack.

"Obstruct it and run around it!"

Growlithe pushed off with its feet, successfully dodging the attack, and then ran around Lotadpole.

Jiang Chun stared intently at Growlithe's figure with a solemn expression. Although Growlithe's running speed wasn't exaggerated, it was clear that Lotad's attack speed couldn't keep up.

The stalemate lasted for about ten seconds.

Growlithe's eyes darted around, and its steps faltered slightly.

Jiang Chun's eyes lit up, and after a quick assessment, he immediately ordered: "Lotus Leaf Boy, use the water gun on the left front!"

Upon hearing its trainer's command, Lobelo decisively sprayed Water Gun to its left front, blocking Growlithe's path. According to Jiang Chun's calculations, even if Growlithe slowed down, it would be too late and it would crash directly into it.

"You've been tricked! Growlithe, ram!" Ye Feng smirked.

"What?" Jiang Chun exclaimed in surprise.

Growlithe suddenly turned sideways, running in an arc, and despite being grazed by the water gun, it crashed headfirst into Lotad.

The lotus leaf child flew out and rolled all the way to Jiang Chun's feet, its eyes darting around.

"I lost." Jiang Chun sighed, but she was not discouraged at all. Ye Feng's command level was obviously much higher than hers. He not only saw through her tactics, but also set a trap to lure her in. Jiang Chun was led by the nose almost the whole time.

The difference is too big!

After the match, the two shook hands amicably.

"Um, Ye Feng," Jiang Chun said shyly, twisting her fingers, "would you like to exchange contact information? We can exchange breeding tips in the future."

After waiting for a while, there was no response.

Looking up in confusion, she found that Ye Feng had already left. After searching around, she discovered that Ye Feng had gone to find another girl.

Jiang Chun stomped his foot in anger.

Chapter 67 Jiangning University

The next day, Ye Feng got up early.

Upon arriving at the gate of Jiangning University, I found that there were already quite a few people coming and going.

Like Ye Feng, many people visit the university during winter break, mostly with classmates or parents. Ye Feng, however, is in a bad situation. Ning Xian is unavailable these days; his best friend Gu Siming is still on his private island playing with a pretty girl; Zhang Qiang is unreachable, probably off gallivanting somewhere; and as for the others... well, let's just say I can't be bothered to think of their names.

Several young men and women were sitting near the school gate, with a table in front of them and a sign on the table that read "Volunteer".

A long-haired girl in the seat noticed Ye Feng standing there looking around. She immediately recognized him as a senior high school student visiting the school, and he might even be her future junior. So she took the initiative to come over to greet him.

"Excuse me, are you here for a visit?"

"Hmm? Yes. You are..." Ye Feng was a little surprised.

"How about I show you around?"

"Is that alright? Thank you." Ye Feng glanced in the direction the girl had come from and understood; she must be a volunteer guiding tourists through the school.

Ye Feng followed the long-haired senior through the school gate.

"Um... senior?" Ye Feng called out tentatively.

"Any questions? Feel free to ask," the senior student said with a smile.

"Um, you guys come to the school to volunteer during winter break too?"

“Yes,” the senior student smiled, “During the winter break, many people like you came to visit, and the school arranged volunteers to be tour guides. You can also earn some credits every day. Anyway, you have nothing to do at home, so you might as well come out and earn some credits. After the semester starts, whether you use the school's training facilities or exchange resources, you will use credits. Money is not very useful in university.”

"I see." Ye Feng understood. No wonder there were so many volunteers at the entrance.

"By the way, are you going to release your Pokémon? Just go over there and register them, but only small Pokémon are allowed."

Ye Feng thought for a moment and nodded, "Wait for me, senior." He then ran over to register.

As Ye Feng walked towards the registration desk, the senior student turned around, peeked at the female students sitting by the door, and gave them a peace sign, which made them stare at her.

I spotted this handsome young man in the crowd at a glance, and before anyone else could react, I'd already struck up a conversation with Ye Feng. Maybe he'll even be my junior in the future. Let's keep in touch; who knows, he might be the first in our dorm to find a boyfriend! Lucky me~~~

After Ye Feng registered and signed a visitor agreement, he returned to his senior's side and then released Kirlia and Growlithe.

The senior student's eyes lit up: "Kirlia and Growlithe, they're both quite cute. I didn't expect you to have such Pokémon."

Ye Feng touched his nose. This senior's focus seemed a little off.

"Actually, I prefer the Growlithe one, but it's a bit hard to get. How did you get yours?" the senior asked enviously.

"Uh, the prize I won in the competition," Ye Feng replied vaguely.

"A prize? What kind of competition would give away a Pokémon like Growlithe?" the senior muttered to herself.

Ye Feng paused for a moment. Come to think of it, his three Pokémon—Kirlia and Growlithe—were prizes, and only Magikarp… no, Magikarp was one he had voluntarily kept. Looking at it this way, it seems like all his Pokémon were given away for free? It seems he hasn't actually caught any Pokémon himself.

Thinking about the aptitude of these three Pokémon, none of them were bad, Ye Feng couldn't help but stroke his chin. Could it be that the free Pokémon had even better aptitude? What kind of strange setting is this?

No, it should be that as an excellent trainer, one attracts excellent Pokémon to follow them! Hmm, that makes perfect sense.

Seeing that his senior's topic was getting a bit off track, Ye Feng quickly took the initiative to ask, "Senior, could you give me a brief introduction?"

The senior student paused for a moment, then remembered her business and swallowed back the words she was about to say, before beginning her introduction.

The two walked to the lakeside, and the senior pointed to the opposite side of the lake and said, "This is a charging room in our school, specially designed for Electric-type Pokémon. It can provide different currents for different Pokémon to charge and train them according to their needs, and the effect is very good. For example, my Pikachu learned Thunderbolt here."

Ye Feng nodded. "A charging room, huh? Speaking of which, Ash's Pikachu also upgraded its Electric Shock to Thunderbolt by charging, then defeated the Pewter City Gym Leader and even kidnapped him. Tsk tsk."

“Then over there,” the senior student pointed to a round, black building after they had walked a short distance, “that’s a gravity chamber. It can provide up to 10 times the normal gravity, which is good for training a Pokémon’s endurance and explosive power, and it’s also very helpful for improving speed. However, it’s not recommended to use it for a long time, as it puts a lot of strain on the Pokémon.”

Ye Feng's eyes lit up. This place was great; it could train both speed and endurance at the same time, and Ye Feng's fighting style emphasized speed and reaction time, making it perfect for him.

"This is a meditation room. It's soundproofed and provides ample psychic energy, making it ideal for Pokémon to meditate and enhance their mental strength..."

As they walked, they looked around. Jiangning University's training facilities were quite comprehensive and advanced. Basically, all types of Pokémon could find suitable training places, including training for moves, training for basic stats, training for actual combat, and even a dedicated hatching room.

"Senior, I have a question, but I'm not sure if there are any taboos," Ye Feng said.

"Ask away, I'll answer whatever I can," the senior student said with a smile.

"I'd like to ask, I've heard that every university has its own resource database, which is better, the one in the association's database or the one in the database?"

"This..." The senior student was taken aback. She hadn't expected Ye Feng to pay attention to this. After thinking for a while, she said, "Actually, you'll know this yourself in the future. The resources in the association's resource library are directly provided by official organizations like the association's trainers who develop secret realms. This is something that universities can hardly do. The resources are indeed quite abundant, but there's actually a problem with directly producing them from secret realms."

"what is the problem?"

"Those that can be put into the resource library have all been screened and checked, so... there are definitely no bad things in there, but there are really good things..." The senior didn't finish her sentence, but Ye Feng already understood.

To put it bluntly, certain items won't be placed in this publicly accessible resource pool. Aside from the question of whether the average person can afford or use them, there's also the need to guard against unruly individuals. An association isn't an educational institution like a school; it has many other considerations. It definitely has a private repository specifically for storing these items, which the average person would likely never have the opportunity to see.

Ye Feng hadn't considered this; he always asked Ning Xian's mother to help him exchange for the resources he needed. No wonder Ye Feng had always wondered why the resources he received were always much better than those displayed in the resource library—now he understood why.

“But it’s different at universities,” the senior student smiled. “The resources in the university’s resource database, besides those provided by the government, are mostly collected by students or teachers who enter secret realms to search for them after the university issues tasks. They are then submitted to the university in exchange for credits, and then used to exchange credits for the resources they need or to use the university’s facilities and equipment. However, since the main providers of the resources are students, the quality may be slightly lower than that of the association, but the scope of the university’s resource database is actually broader.”

The school exists to train trainers and doesn't hoard resources. Almost any resource that can be found in the secret realm, except for dangerous items, can be found there; the only difference is the cost in credits. Of course, since it can only be exchanged for credits, only school members can use it. If you want to exchange resources, you need to register. There's no need to worry about the resources leaking out.

Of course, the reserves of each university are different, but they are basically all based on this model.

Let me give you another exaggerated example: as long as you have enough credits, you can even exchange for a mythical beast.

Ye Feng's lips twitched. Of course he knew that exchanging for divine beasts was just a joke, but he could also see that the university's resource library was no worse than the association's, and in some aspects it was even better.

Walking on campus, I passed by a huge artificial lake again. Every now and then, a few Magikarp would jump out of it and play with the water splashing around. There were also many other water-type Pokémon, such as Marill, Poliwag, and Staryu.

Surprisingly, there was a small grove of trees in a remote part of the school, where some grass-type spirits lived.

With the help of the letter of introduction, Ye Feng entered several facilities that were not open to the public and even got a brief experience there.