It's perfectly reasonable for me, a fisherman, to catch a Georgios, right?

"noob!!"

Qin Ming released Milotic, put his right arm around Lucario's shoulder, and enjoyed the cheers with the Pokémon.

"Next, let's give a round of applause to welcome Xu Ruping, the founder of Shenzhen University and our beloved president, to the stage to present the trophy to our champion."

Led by the hostesses, Xu Ruping walked onto the stage with a smile and personally presented Qin Ming with the trophy for the selection competition: "You and your elf performed perfectly, you deserve this championship!!"

"Thank you principal!!"

Qin Ming held the championship monument in his hands, enjoying the cheers of the crowd.

After the competition, we will take photos to commemorate the occasion.

On the left is Milotic, on the right is Lucario, and Qin Ming is standing in the middle taking the photo.

A click, and the image freezes.

As Qin Ming brought back the monument representing the championship and returned to his class's camp, he was immediately greeted with cheers from everyone.

"Qin Ming".

"Xiao Qin."

Xu Ruping and Lin Hongsheng, who had just presented the awards, walked in side by side, and the excited students around them consciously made way for the two big shots.

"Qin Ming, do you have time to talk to us?"

Xu Ruping pointed to Lin Hongsheng beside him and laughed, "I swore to him that there wouldn't be any problem, so you shouldn't refuse, right..."

Xu Ruping's friendly attitude made the surrounding students look on with envy and jealousy.

"OK."

Qin Ming handed the championship trophy to his roommate Sun Pengcheng: "Could you take this back to the dorm for me? I'm going to talk to the principal and Chairman Lin."

"Okay, Brother Qin!!"

Sun Pengcheng gripped the trophy tightly, afraid of accidentally dropping it.

"Principal, Chairman Lin, let's go."

"Let's go."

……

Amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, Qin Ming and the others departed.

Principal's office.

After everyone sat down, Xu Ruping took out a jar of pre-rain Longjing tea and began to brew it.

Lin Hongsheng introduced himself: "Hello Xiao Qin, I am Lin Hongsheng."

"Hello, Chairman Lin," Qin Ming replied politely.

Lin Hongsheng chuckled and said, "Although this is our first meeting, I've often heard your name from Xiao Song."

While brewing tea, Xu Ruping added, "Song Yun has been living with Lao Lin's family since she was a child, so she's practically Lao Lin's daughter."

"Come!"

Lin Hongsheng took out an exquisite little box and pushed it in front of Qin Ming: "When elders meet juniors, they should always give a small gift."

Upon opening the box, one finds a small fruit pit encased in a red silk ribbon inside.

Leftovers: Give them to a Pokémon to carry; they will slowly restore the Pokémon's HP.

"I don't know if you'll need it, but it would be best if you could."

Lin Hongsheng chuckled and said, "But it doesn't matter if you don't need it. This item is very versatile. If it's not suitable for your Pokémon, it's easy to replace it."

"President Lin, what's going on...?"

Qin Ming's gaze unconsciously fell on Xu Ruping, who was pouring tea. Xu Ruping nodded slightly, indicating that Qin Ming could accept it without worry.

Lin Hongsheng said half-jokingly, "No need to look at Lao Xu, it's just a little concern from an elder to a younger generation, or you can take it as an investment I'm making in you."

"I heard that you accepted the gift Lao Xu gave you when you first met him. If you didn't accept this, you would be disrespecting me."

Forced gift-giving?

Alright, I'll reluctantly accept it.

"Thank you, Chairman Lin!"

Qin Ming carefully put away the small box. Although he already had leftovers, as Xu Ruping said, leftovers were the most versatile and applicable items among the portable items.

"Here, it's for you."

Xu Ruping also took out a small box and pushed it in front of Qin Ming. When he opened it, there were three more evolution stones that emitted a dazzling light.

Qin Ming asked in surprise, "Principal, what's going on?"

"Take it!"

"Your performance in the finals makes me want to invest more."

Compared to Lin Hongsheng, Xu Ruping, who was more familiar with Qin Ming, was more casual in his attitude.

"Thank you, principal!"

Qin Ming didn't hesitate and put away the three evolution stones, which he could exchange for money later.

After a brief chat to get to know each other better, Lin Hongsheng extended an invitation: "Qin Ming, would you be interested in joining the Guangdong Provincial Training Association's Special Operations Team?"

Special operations team?

Qin Ming was somewhat unfamiliar with this term.

Lin Hongsheng explained, “In each province, the local training association president will organize a special operations team of varying sizes, ranging from 50 to 100 people.”

"Joining the Special Operations Team means joining the local training association. In addition to the fixed monthly salary from the training association, you can also receive a subsidy from the Special Operations Team."

"Special operations teams are not usually subject to many restrictions. They do not need to clock in on time and there are no fixed work requirements. However, they are required to attend operations when special circumstances arise in the local area."

Although Qin Ming didn't know much about the Special Operations Team, he knew that it was actually an elite team formed by the presidents of various provinces, specializing in carrying out some high-difficulty missions.

Of course, there's usually no need to deploy the special operations team.

Being able to join a provincial special operations team is an affirmation of a trainer's strength and an honor, in addition to having a very practical meaning.

Becoming a member of the training association means receiving a monthly salary of 3 yuan, and joining the special operations team means receiving at least an additional 20 yuan in subsidies each month.

If joining the Training Association is equivalent to becoming a civil servant, then joining the Special Operations Team is equivalent to becoming a civil servant with a certain rank.

"Thank you for the invitation, Chairman Lin. I will be counting on you to take care of me in the future." Qin Ming smiled and nodded, accepting the invitation.

What Qin Ming cared about was not the high subsidy.

Instead, becoming a special operations team allows them to obtain firsthand intelligence.

"No problem, no problem. We can just complete the paperwork when we get back."

Lin Hongsheng was very satisfied with the fact that he was able to recruit Qin Ming as a member of the special operations team.

In his view, Qin Ming, with such outstanding talent, would definitely not be an ordinary person in the future, but would surely become a respected trainer.

The presence of the special operations team adds another layer of connection between Qin Ming and him, making their relationship closer.

As a seasoned shrew, Xu Ruping saw through Lin Hongsheng's intentions at a glance.

As a friend, I just didn't say it out loud.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the two, having achieved their goals of giving gifts and winning Qin Ming over, let him leave.

Returning to his dorm with the gifts from the two big shots, Qin Ming was surprised to find that the original plaque for dorm 208 had been removed and replaced with a plaque made of gold foil.

The signboard prominently displays four large characters: "Champion's Dormitory".

Qin Ming sighed helplessly. He walked into the dormitory and saw several of his roommates gesturing and gesturing with the championship trophy, as if they were going to enshrine it.

Sun Pengcheng was the first to hear the sound: "Brother Qin is back?"

"Wow, Brother Qin is back!"

"Brother Qin!"

Li Shiwei and Chen Junliang also stepped forward one after another: "Brother Qin, what gifts did the principal and Chairman Lin give you this time?"

Faced with his several thirsty roommates, Qin Ming knew that if he told them the truth, they would definitely hear a series of "Holy crap" sounds in his ears.

Last time, I was almost deafened by their three screams of "Holy crap!"

Qin Ming spread his hands: "No, there are no gifts this time."

“I don’t believe it!!”

"The principal and Chairman Lin came all this way to see you, and they didn't bring you anything?"

"Exactly, of course there would be no way!"

Sun Pengcheng took the lead in refuting, and his two other roommates quickly followed suit: "It's understandable if the principal doesn't give anything, since he already did before, but it's too stingy for Chairman Lin not to give a small gift. It's completely unbecoming of a big shot who's in charge of a province."

"That's it!!"

Faced with his three roommates' persistent questioning, Qin Ming had no choice but to reveal that Lin Hongsheng had invited him to join the Guangdong Special Operations Team, since it was something that couldn't be kept secret any longer.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a series of shocked "Holy crap!" sounds erupted throughout dormitory 208.