A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

"Haha, just kidding, just kidding." Lin Xiaolin scratched his head and laughed it off.

He breathed a sigh of relief when everyone looked away. He almost gave himself away. The evolutionary path of the Feebas had not yet been discovered in this world. Milotic is usually found in the wild when it has already evolved. He would tell Qin Lele about it when he had the chance to write a research report later.

After all, the evolution of Samurai is still a mystery, so what if Feebas has other problems?

After the morning's matches ended, everyone went to have lunch. In the afternoon, it was Lan Rou's turn to lead the team in the next match.

After lunch, Tang Tian did not ask everyone to attend the meeting. Instead, he told everyone to go back to their rooms for a nap so they could be fully prepared for the afternoon's battle.

Lin Xiaolin searched on the computer in his room for a long time but still couldn't find any news about Azure Flame Blade Ghost. He even saw a huge post from the Fengdu Fire-type Gym Leader.

"If anyone can discover the function of the Spell Armor and see if it actually works on fire-type spirits, you can ask me to do something for you that doesn't violate my principles. If you need materials, I can get you a Spell Armor. However, if nothing comes of it, you must return the Spell Armor."

Good heavens, it's truly remarkable that an old Heavenly King could do something like this. This Fengdu Fire Element Hall Master was the previous Fire Element Heavenly King, and the current Fire Element Heavenly King, Liexu, is his disciple.

"Sigh~ Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore."

After thinking for a long time, Lin Xiaolin decided to give up and just let things take their course. He would give it a try if he encountered it again in the future.

In the afternoon, when Lin Xiaolin arrived at the players' lounge, as expected, everyone was already waiting in the room.

"Teacher Tang, is the competition about to start?" Yan Fan asked, yawning as he walked over to Teacher Tang.

"Well, you'd better keep an eye on your seniors' abilities." Tang Tian smiled, having absolute confidence in Lan Rou and the others.

When the match officially started, Lan Rou and the others walked directly off the field.

"Teacher Tang, shall we go down? Will we be able to see their match clearly from up here?" Lin Xiaolin asked.

Tang Tian glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, it's just a mere Blue City."

Lin Xiaolin had no choice but to give up and leaned against the window to watch the match. He saw the nine players from both sides shaking hands under the referee's direction.

The two players then left the arena.

The first to go was a senior named Gong Ping. Lin Xiaolin remembered him as a rather quiet senior. After both sides were ready, they released their Pokémon.

Senior Gong Ping's Pokémon is a Breloom, while his opponent's is a Gyarados!

The Gyarados roared as it entered the arena, but Breloom showed no sign of backing down.

"Watch Lan Rou's tactics closely," Tang Tian said to Lin Xiaolin from the side.

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The battle between the two sides was about to break out, and Gyarados immediately used Water Tail to attack Breloom.

Breloom hopped on the ground, easily dodging the Water Tail attack, then the mushroom on its head swayed, sending plumes of dust flying towards Gyarados.

"Damn it, dirty mushroom." Lin Xiaolin couldn't help but swear.

'Bang!' Tang Tian gave him a sharp rap on the head.

"What do you mean by 'dirty mushroom'? This is tactical!"

Lin Xiaolin covered her head, realizing she had just accidentally shouted it out. She knew that in her previous life, the Hat Mushroom and the Exposed Mushroom were notorious dirty mushrooms.

In her previous life, Lin Xiaolin found two types of opponents most annoying in battles: those with mushroom spores and those whose Pokémon wore goggles.

As expected, Gyarados's eyelids started to droop the moment it was hit by the mushroom spores. It frantically shook its head trying to wake itself up, but a few seconds later it collapsed to the ground and fell fast asleep.

The room fell silent immediately; no one had expected to win so easily on their first try.

"See? Lan Rou has absolute confidence in Gong Ping, so she let him start. Winning the first battle in a match is very important for morale."

Tang Tian spoke to Lin Xiaolin from the side.

After the referee announced Xingcheng's victory, the opponent dejectedly recalled Gyarados. Anyone who had waited for years for the college league would be upset if it ended so abruptly.

In the second match, Xingcheng sent out senior student Su Xi. The two contestants stood on either side waiting for the referee's command.

At the referee's signal, Su Xi's hyperactive ape and Mariluri appeared on the field.

"That's called tactics. There's no fixed order of appearance in the college league. It's all determined just before the match starts. So the captain needs to pay attention to the situation on the field at all times. If the opponent loses too badly the first time, they will definitely want to get revenge. The only singles opponents are Gyarados and Azumarill with Hercules. Liu Qianqian's Pachirisu must be saved for doubles. At this time, Hyperactive Ape is the best choice."

Tang Tian became more and more satisfied as he spoke, and finally a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The battle between the two sides was about to break out again. The hyperactive ape pounded its chest and roared as it charged toward Marill.

Marill immediately raised its tail to retaliate, and the two Pokémon engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat. Seeing this, Shi Anyang felt his blood boil. If Lin Xiaolin remembered correctly, Shi Anyang had also been brutally beaten by Senior Su Xi before.

The Abyss Thrust and other moves took turns hitting Amarillion, and even with its Huge Power ability, Amarillion was forced to retreat.

Just as another Hell Thrust was about to hit Maryluli, Maryluli could only passively defend by using Protect.

Just then, the hyperactive ape suddenly used "One more time," and the opponent was completely dumbfounded.

Seeing that the ape was about to continue its attack, the opponent quickly surrendered, and the referee stopped the ape in time.

The opponent retrieved the Mariluri and walked off the stage dejectedly. After two consecutive defeats, the opponent was immediately plunged into a strange atmosphere.

"Alright, that's all for now, the opponent has already lost." Tang Tian shook his head and commented.

"Huh? Why? The opposing captain didn't even make a move!"

Lin Xiaolin looked at Tang Tian with curiosity.

"Ha! Captain, does he deserve it? He offers no consolation for the team's defeat, and he has no control over the team's low morale. Xiao Lin, remember, strength is important in a battle, but morale is also very important."

After hearing this, Lin Xiaolin continued to look at the arena.

As expected, the opponents in the remaining two doubles matches were timid and played very cautiously. It was this caution that led to a fatal situation. Lan Rou didn't even have to play and directly shut out her opponents, giving them a clean sweep.

The only game where they lasted a little longer was the one where the opposing captain played.

When Lan Rou and the others returned to the lounge, everyone was all smiles, very satisfied with their performance that day. Little did they know that everything was under Lan Rou's control.

Lanrou's shutout brought unparalleled morale to the entire team, and everyone seemed to have confidence.

Lin Xiaolin seems to have a better understanding of what morale is.

Everyone ate together happily that evening, seemingly without any tension about the upcoming battle against Longdu. However, after dinner, they all went into Tang Tian's bedroom to analyze tomorrow's match.

Lin Xiaolin originally wanted to go too, but then a phone call came in.

"Hello? Is this Mr. Lin?" A female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, it's me. How can I help you?"

"Here's the thing, I'm from the research association. The research report you sent us has been verified and has been classified as a B-level research achievement. We have already deposited your reward into your account and awarded you the [D]-level researcher status. Since you are still a student, we have already sent it to the school."

The woman on the other end of the phone explained the purpose of the call.

"Okay, thank you."

"Then I won't bother you any longer. Have a nice day." After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiaolin ran straight back to her room.

I checked my computer and sure enough, I found a new "D-level Researcher from China" under my profile.

"Perfect!" Lin Xiaolin slapped his thigh excitedly, startling Xiao Lan and Xinlinbao, who were absorbing the fruit's energy.

"Chirp?" Heartscale Treasure tilted its head and lay back down to absorb the power of the fruit.

Xinlinbao can absorb one fruit every three days, while Xiaolan, being at a higher level, can absorb one every two days. She is now starting to absorb the last bit.

Seeing that Lin Xiaolin was alright, Xiao Lan continued to digest the power of the fruit within her body.

Lin Xiaolin checked his account and, sure enough, he had gained 100 million association points. Lin Xiaolin breathed heavily. This was his first pot of gold, and it was so much. No wonder so many people wanted to become researchers.

With money in hand, Lin Xiaolin couldn't resist opening the association's online store to buy something, but before making any purchases, she first checked how the researcher levels were divided.

I found the researcher identity verification method on the researcher app.

S-level researcher: No method

Level A Researcher: Complete three Level A research projects, achieving a total research score of 100.

Level B Researcher: Complete three Level B studies or one Level A study, with a total research score of 50.

Level C Researcher: Complete three Level C studies or two Level B studies, with a total research score of 30 or higher.

Level D Researcher: Complete three Level D studies, two Level C studies, or one Level B study, with a total research score of 10.

Level E Researcher: Total research score reaches 3

Research points: You will earn points for completing a research project. Level A research earns 20 points, Level B research earns 10 points, Level C research earns 5 points, Level D research earns 1 point, and Level E research earns 0.5 points.

Research points have no practical use; they are only used to determine the researcher's level and can be understood as experience points.

Lin Xiaolin took a look and thought, "Wow, it turns out that you can't be a researcher just because you do a certain level of research. It seems that I have a long way to go to become a researcher!"

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Brothers, let me sort out the college league stuff. I'm a bit confused while writing, so I'll leave it at that for now.

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Forget about the group; I'll create a Tomato Book Club group once I have a thousand followers. Sorry to the twenty-odd friends who already joined; we'll create the book club group later.

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