Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

"Brother, I lost again..."

After losing the match, Chu Xiaolan hung her head and returned to Chu Weihe's side in dejection.

"again?"

Hearing his younger brother's choice of words, Chu Weihe suddenly pictured a "woman" with a face as pure as the bright moon.

I thought my younger brother had long forgotten about me after summer vacation and so much time since school started, but I didn't expect him to still be thinking about me now.

Chu Weihe opened his mouth as if to say something to him, but seeing his dejected appearance, he finally sighed and said, "Oh well, it's okay to lose. Just work harder next time, and you'll win one day."

"Um!"

Chu Xiaolan nodded. Although she still looked dejected, she had at least perked up a bit.

"That's all for today. Go and relax by yourself. I still have to work on my assessment tasks." Chu Weihe waved his hand.

Last week, after successfully passing the theoretical assessment for trainee elf investigators, he finally received his first mission.

Investigate the whereabouts of Class C wanted criminal, Gopher!

The so-called wanted criminals, apart from a small number of heinous criminals who are classified into wanted levels based on the crimes they commit, are mostly wanted based on the strength of the spirits they possess.

Rank C refers to having at least an elite-level Pokémon, which, in terms of trainer rank, is equivalent to a two-star professional-level Pokémon.

Chu Weihe completed the two-star professional level assessment in his senior year of college, making him a genuine two-star professional level trainer.

He also has a mid-stage Overlord-level Pokémon in his possession.

He was naturally not afraid of a mere Class C wanted criminal.

The key issue is that this guy called Gopher is not very strong, but he is very agile, so finding his trail is not an easy task.

However, as long as he can complete the mission, he can shorten the time to become a full-fledged elf investigator and become an official elf investigator sooner.

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'll just wander around for a bit and then head back." Chu Xiaolan nodded.

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the other side.

"Xiaoyun, is your Beedrill really only at the Normal level?"

Outsiders were unaware of Mu Yun's situation and assumed he was a college student who hadn't started school yet, but Song Xiaomeng knew perfectly well that he was just a senior high school student who had only been training his Pokémon for a month and a half.

The bees we used were even provided by the school!

But this Beedrill actually displayed speed and power no less than that of a veteran Pokémon!

If she hadn't known about Mu Yun's family situation, she would have suspected that Mu Yun had given Beedrill some top-quality Pokémon treasure.

"You're a Psychic-type trainer, you don't know anything about Bug-type Pokémon. Bug-type Pokémon develop very quickly, so it's normal for them to be stronger in the early stages." Mu Yun waved his hand, with an expression that said, "What's so surprising about this? These are all normal situations."

"Really?"

Whether it was the shock Xiao Du had given her, or simply believing Mu Yun's nonsense, after a moment of silence, she asked very seriously, "Then do you think I should train another Scout Bug?"

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[Scan Bug → Sky Cover Bug → Eulop (Bug + Psychic)]

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"Psychic-types are strong in the mid-to-late game, and Bug-types are strong in the early game, so wouldn't Orpheus, a combination of Psychic and Bug, always be strong?"

In the end, Song Xiaomeng seemed to have successfully convinced herself, and her eyes began to shine.

She even went so far as to open her phone, log into the campus network, and search for any decent Scout Bug Pokémon eggs in the school's breeding center.

"........."

Mu Yun remained silent for a moment, unsure how to refute the statement, and could only wait and see.

Thinking about it carefully, Orpheus is actually a pretty good Pokémon, and compared to Bug-type moves, he can master more Psychic-type moves.

Its special attack is decent, and its defenses are also quite high, making it a tanky and offensive type.

Thinking about it that way, raising one doesn't seem like a bad idea.

"Sigh, it's a pity there aren't any high-quality scout bugs. The highest one I have is only elite level, which is too useless."

After a while, Song Xiaomeng sighed regretfully.

At her level of strength, unless it's a Pokémon she particularly likes, she generally won't train Pokémon with potential below the Overlord level.

Elite-level or lower potential Pokémon will not only fail to improve her strength, but will also increase her burden and further increase the consumption of Alliance Coins.

After all, not every trainer is born into wealth. Once they leave school, earning money on their own, especially enough to raise Pokémon, is not so easy.

In other words, Song Xiaomeng is a rare Psychic-type trainer with few peers, which is why she earned enough League Coins to raise Pokémon, and then used the accumulated credits to exchange for a Meowth with the potential to become a top-tier Pokémon.

During the conversation, the first round of the competition was nearing its end, and a total of 16 people successfully advanced to the second round.

Mu Yun reasonably suspected that the organizers only allowed the top 32 registered contestants to participate for the sake of the competition format.

This time, Mu Yun's opponent was number 6, a contestant Mu Yun remembered quite well: a woman with a round face, heavily made up, flamboyant, and dressed in a very hot and generous way.

Like the college student with the Pikachu, this one wasn't a senior in high school either, but she didn't look like an ordinary college student either, because her eyes didn't have that clear stupidity; instead, they had a very mercenary and disgusting quality.

During the first match, she would occasionally trash talk her opponent, which made the girl, who was either a freshman or a sophomore, red-eyed.

If the referee hadn't stopped the big-faced guy's trash talk, the little girl probably would have burst into tears.

As a result, the match in which the little girl had a slight chance of winning was abruptly ended.

There's nothing that can be done about it. After all, Pokémon that don't have extensive battle experience or receive special training in this area have very poor independent battle capabilities.

Putting aside other things, things like the most basic elemental weaknesses and strengths, the effects of common moves of each element, and specific information about each species of Pokémon are completely unknown to most Pokémon players.

This is why, even though Pokémon have a keen sense of battle, they still rely heavily on their trainers in the early stages of battle.

"Xiaoyun, it seems you've been matched with that disgusting, slutty, round-faced girl. Give her a good beating later. She's taking advantage of her age to bully a young girl. How shameless!" Song Xiaomeng said, clenching her little fists.

Judging from her posture, if it weren't for the rules, she would have taken matters into her own hands.

"Wrapped."

Mu Yun nodded.

Soon, the previous matches ended, and it was Mu Yun's turn to face off against that round-faced guy.

Mu Yun left his seat and walked towards the competition venue. Along the way, the man with the round face followed him out.

Since it was the road leading to the battlefield, Mu Yun didn't pay any attention to it.

It wasn't until the round-faced woman walked faster and faster, filling his nostrils with a strong, pungent smell of cheap perfume, that Mu Yun noticed she had come very close to him.

"Big brother, I just watched your match, you're really strong! If you could let me win a little during the match, I can do whatever I want with you afterwards!"

The woman with the round face pulled down her collar, revealing her snow-white flesh covered in various runes. She spoke in a coquettish tone and even gave Mu Yun a flirtatious wink at the end.

???

No, are you sick?

Mu Yun's face darkened immediately.

"Stay away from me, I don't like eating rotten seafood!" After saying that, she ignored the ugly expression on Big Face's face and strode into the battlefield.

It's so unlucky to encounter such rubbish when I'm just making a baby cup!

I should have asked Liu Jianhao to come along.

Wait, why is it Liu Jianhao?

It shouldn't be Xiaomeng or Duoduo...

Mu Yun fell into deep thought.

Ultimately, he blamed it all on the pungent and disgusting smell emanating from the big-faced guy, which had made him dizzy!

Damn it, Xiao Du, give her a good beating later!