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

As the final match came to a close, Wang He reappeared in the preparation and rest area.

Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces—some laughing, some crying, some relaxed, some depressed—Wang He's face remained largely unchanged, his expression serious as he looked at the crowd.

"Cheer up, everyone! This is just a simple end-of-month assessment. There will be many more like this in the future. One failure doesn't mean you've failed in life!"

The calm and powerful voice drew everyone's attention.

"As a trainer, battles are as common as eating, and victory and defeat are the inevitable outcome. Don't be complacent because of a victory, and don't be discouraged because of a defeat!" As he spoke, Wang He's gaze swept over every student around him.

Facing Wang He's serious and stern gaze, everyone subconsciously straightened their bodies, raised their spines, and looked up at him, even the girl who was about to leave the class and still had tears on her face.

After spending the past month together, it has become instinctive for them to straighten their backs when they hear Wang He's reprimands.

"Very good. Keep up the good spirits, remember everything you felt today, and if you're not convinced, work hard and beat them up next month!" Wang He said.

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[Ding! A short-term task has been detected that the host has triggered. The task has been loaded. Please check it yourself!]

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[Short-term task 4 - Monthly assessment II: There will be a monthly assessment every month for senior high school students. Please persevere and strive to be the best!]

[Mission Requirement: Participate in the combat assessment at the end of September.]

[Time Limit: One Month]

[Task Rewards: Determined based on performance ranking (no penalty for failure)]

First place: 1000 reward points, one beginner energy block recipe, one random attribute skill learning memory, and a storage space expansion card (1m³).

Second place: 800 points, one beginner energy block recipe, and one random attribute move learning and memorization.

Third place: 600 points, one beginner energy block recipe.

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As Wang He's voice fell, two system notification sounds suddenly rang in Mu Yun's mind.

The monthly assessment task remains the same, and the rewards are largely the same, except that the total reward points have increased again, reaching 1000 points.

This is roughly equivalent to a reward of 100,000 Alliance Coins.

Mu Yun was happy about the increase in points, but what he was most looking forward to was the energy cube recipe and move memory.

I wonder what I'll get randomly next month.

While Mu Yun was reviewing the mission, Wang He's reprimand was also nearing its end.

After briefly explaining the details of the three-day holiday, he signaled to the students that they could go home after school today.

Most people left, leaving only Mu Yun and a few others to continue their daily extra training.

"Mu Yun, come here for a moment."

After the training session, Wang He called Mu Yun aside and gave him a bulging black tactical backpack.

"These are essential items for wilderness survival. If you go on a trip in the future, remember to replenish them according to the proportions inside. These items are enough to deal with most situations," Wang He explained.

Inside are the standard supplies for elf investigators when conducting field missions, such as antidotes, confusion removers, frostbite ointment, burn ointment, anti-anesthetics, wound medicine, small medical kits, and various other items.

Although there are many styles, they are all very small in size, and they all seem to be only enough for three to five uses, making them compact and efficient.

"We'll probably be outside the city for the next three days. You can replenish your own clothes and food; you don't need too much," Wang He emphasized at the end.

"Okay, Instructor Wang."

After saying this, Wang He waved his hand, indicating that Mu Yun could go back.

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After leaving the school, Mu Yun quickly returned home with the groceries he had bought.

Although Wang He said not to prepare too much, he had storage space anyway, so preparing more wouldn't be a problem. Unless the situation was urgent, he still wanted to eat something good.

Besides, Instructor Wang specially took him out for training, so how could he not cook some delicious food to thank him?

Even if he doesn't eat, Nut Dumbbell and Corviknight probably won't mind eating more.

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[Ding! The host has prepared a very thoughtful and sumptuous lunch. Cooking skill experience points +50!]

【厨艺（LV3，1690/10000）→厨艺（LV3，1740/10000）】

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Soon, more than thirty extra-large lunch boxes were neatly arranged in the storage space.

This amount is more than enough, unless it's for Steelix. It's enough to feed a giant Steelix for three days, or even three more.

Since the storage space has a fixed lifespan, making too much won't go to waste. If we can't finish it this time, we can use it for dinner when we get back.

After preparing three days' worth of food, Mu Yun also found a few sets of clothes to change into.

Considering the possibility of going into the wilderness, he specifically bought two sets of waterproof and windproof jackets at the Asia-Europe Supermarket, and even two pairs of good quality sunglasses, in case he encountered a rude old man who would scare him away on sight.

As for anything else, Mu Yun made no further preparations.

Anyway, the points redemption mall has everything from the entire Asia-Europe metropolis, so you can redeem it directly if you need it later.

Once everything was ready, Mu Yun returned to the living room and focused his attention on the storage space.

At this moment, there are two transparent spheres and a semi-transparent card.

This is the reward for this short-term mission.

Energy Cube crafting memory, move learning memory, and storage space expansion cards.

"System, use storage space expansion card."

Mu Yun sat on the sofa, silently chanting in his heart.

With a thought, the semi-transparent card in his storage space instantly emitted a faint glow.

Immediately afterwards, the card seemed to disintegrate, turning into countless crystalline dust particles scattered around the storage space.

With the addition of dust, the storage space was successfully increased from 2m³ to 3m³.

The space, which had seemed a bit cramped, suddenly felt much more spacious.

After using up the storage space expansion card, Mu Yun took out the sphere containing the [Energy] Cube making technique and slowly placed it on his forehead to integrate it.

The main materials for [Energy] and [Speed] are largely the same, with only some materials differing. For example, the cherry fruit that relieves numbness has been replaced with the persimmon fruit that heals confusion, and the bamboo fruit that is free from all three elements has also been replaced with the mud bean fruit that is free from all three elements.

The price remains unchanged at 1150 Alliance Coins per serving.

Overall, it's not expensive.

After all, he currently has over 200,000 Alliance Coins, so buying some Tree Fruits or something is no problem at all.

As for the points, he doesn't plan to touch them for now, intending to save them up and exchange them for some kind of Elf Treasure later.

He hadn't seen this item at the Asia-Europe Supermarket in Songjiang City yet; if he wanted to buy it, he'd probably have to go to Changqing City, the provincial capital.

Most importantly, even if he could buy it, he probably wouldn't be able to afford it.

Why not accumulate some points and exchange them for something else?

After a moment of distraction, Mu Yun came back to his senses and looked at the last transparent sphere in the storage space.

That was the move learning and memorization of the Ice-type ultimate move - Blizzard!

"Bingbing, you may experience a slight stinging or a slight swelling sensation later. This is normal, just bear with it."

Mu Yun picked Bingbing up from his lap and placed her on the small wooden table in front of him, giving her earnest instructions.

"Awooo!!"

Bingbing was a little confused, but she nodded seriously nonetheless.

Bingbing isn't afraid of pain, so come on!