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

【Task ID: 22202508230111】

Difficulty: ★

[Mission Objective: Capture the thief who stole the Pokémon eggs from the "Blue Sky Nursery"]

[Task Details: --Click to view details--]

[Minimum level to accept this quest: One-star professional trainer]

[Task Recommendations: Priority will be given to those with a spirit possessing search abilities and those with experience in theft cases...]

[Mission Reward (Choose one): 3.5 League Coins or 350 Trainer Association Universal Points]

(Note: According to the Trainers Association's regulations, if a ★-level mission is not completed within the specified time or is not completed satisfactorily, no reward will be issued, and a certain percentage of points or League Coins will be deducted according to relevant regulations and the final result.)

Those who fail repeatedly will enter a cooling-off period where they are unable to accept new missions.

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There are three task information items on the panel.

From left to right, they represent guarding crops, clearing sewers, and catching thieves.

All three tasks were of the same difficulty, but each had a different focus, which showed that Wang He had carefully selected them.

At the very bottom of the panel, there is a prominent message about the task failure.

Clearly, unlike the system's missions which have no penalty for failure, the Trainers Association's missions have corresponding disciplinary rules for failure.

That makes sense. If there were no penalty for failing a mission within the association, it would be fine for many overconfident trainers who couldn't complete the mission; at most, they would just lose some money. But those who posted the missions would suffer much more.

For example, the first task is to guard the crops; if not done well, there will be no harvest at all.

"There are three tasks in total, but we only have two days. I have other plans for the third day."

"Now you can choose which missions to accept. With my level as a three-star professional trainer, I can accept these three one-star missions at the same time. However, I will not provide any assistance other than safety during the mission. How you complete the mission is entirely up to you."

"Furthermore, I will give you all the rewards for completing this mission!" Wang He said.

The Trainers Association's missions are divided into different star levels based on the highest possible level of the Pokémon that may appear.

The term "one-star" refers to a spirit's highest level not exceeding the professional level.

These three tasks were all carefully selected by Wang He, who determined that the highest level of the Pokémon was around the Senior level.

This is considered relatively easy for a one-star mission.

This level of difficulty is mainly designed to help newcomers who have just become professional trainers adapt.

The reason Wang He let Mu Yun choose for himself was to prepare to teach him his first lesson—

Know yourself and act within your capabilities!

These eight simple words encapsulate a truth that many trainers never learn, even until their dying day.

Sometimes, many unexpected things happen because we don't have a clear understanding of ourselves, nor can we control our desires or act within our capabilities.

"Choose for yourself..."

Upon hearing Wang He's words, Mu Yun stared at the screen, lost in thought.

There are three missions, two of which have specific locations: one in a small town outside Songjiang City and the other in the northern suburbs of Songjiang City.

Another task in catching thieves is to determine only the general locations where they have been.

If he had enough time, he could try to take on all of them, but if he only had two days, and after deducting the time spent traveling back and forth, the time was actually very limited.

Most importantly, there must have been a reason why Wang He let him choose for himself.

Otherwise, given Wang He's capable personality, he would only be thinking about how to complete these three tasks, rather than having him here to think about what tasks to do.

Is it a test for him? Or is it to teach him something?

Mu Yun's gaze swept across the three tasks, occasionally clicking on the detailed information of each task to check.

Ultimately, his gaze fell upon the rewards for the three tasks.

All three tasks offer a minimum reward of 1 Alliance Coins, with the last one, catching a thief, offering a whopping 3.5 Alliance Coins. This is a considerable sum for most low-level trainers.

Not to mention Mu Yun, who was born an orphan and was "working" in the cafeteria!

Could it be that the instructor wanted me to stay away from money?

Mu Yun thought to himself.

In the past, he might have really coveted those tens of thousands of Alliance Coins, but now, with over two hundred thousand Alliance Coins in hand, he doesn't need these few measly coins for the time being.

Ten or twenty thousand Alliance Coins are important to him right now, but not extremely important.

Therefore, the most important thing is to resist the temptation of money and choose tasks that have a higher probability of being completed within a limited time!

With this in mind, Mu Yun immediately ruled out the third task, which was the most troublesome and whose timeframe was uncertain.

Then, he began to silently calculate the time it would take to first go to the northern suburbs of the city, and then travel from the city to the small town.

Without taking into account the situation of dealing with Poison-type Pokémon, the entire journey will take about four hours.

In other words, if everything goes smoothly, we can arrive in the town before dinner, and then we'll have a day and a night to deal with those monsters that are ruining the crops.

As for whether Poison-type Pokémon are easy to defeat?

Mu Yun isn't afraid of anyone who isn't at the professional level.

With this in mind, Mu Yun immediately made a decision, pointing to the tasks of guarding the crops and cleaning the sewers, and said, "Instructor Wang, I choose these two tasks."

"Oh? Tell me your reasons."

Wang He was somewhat surprised to see Mu Yun make a decision in just a few minutes.

Mu Yun didn't choose all three tasks, which didn't surprise him; he was just a little curious about what Mu Yun was thinking.

Because in his impression, Mu Yun was very calm and composed. Even though Beedrill had a super strong poison-type move, he still didn't use it in the school competition after considering the potential harm.

If it were someone with a rash personality who acts without considering the consequences, they wouldn't care about the consequences and would just do it anyway. If they couldn't withstand the poison and died, who would they blame?

To be honest, if this really happened, there's no guarantee of punishment, since accidents can happen during a competition.

Apart from national-level events with enormous influence that are broadcast live throughout, other ordinary events at most receive a warning.

Even if there are multiple cases of malicious maiming or death, the most serious consequence is a three- to ten-year ban from participating in official competitions, being listed in the Trainers Association and not being allowed to accept missions, and strict scrutiny of their children taking civil service or military service exams.

There will be no actual punishment imposed on the trainer or their Pokémon.

But most people would instinctively stay away from such people unless they are mentally disturbed.

After all, no one would like to be friends with someone who has such extreme violent tendencies.

"Given limited time, I believe we should prioritize tasks that are within our capabilities and have a high probability of completion, rather than being blinded by money and pinning our hopes on tasks with uncertain outcomes," Mu Yun said.

Upon hearing Mu Yun's explanation, Wang He's eyes lit up.

This child is so composed, he doesn't seem like a 17-year-old!

He was neither like a decadent middle-aged man, who had lost his edge and was only smooth, nor like a reckless youth, who had no steadiness but only impulsiveness.

Instead, they seem like young people who have matured through the trials and tribulations of society, learned to make steady progress while still retaining their ambition.

This steady drive is just right!

What he feared most was that those gifted young people, due to their recklessness, would stumble into a major pitfall along the way, never recover, or even perish prematurely.

"very good!"

Wang He nodded in satisfaction, then took out the black, metallic-looking card and operated it a few times.

"Ding-! Dear Trainer Wang He, you have successfully accepted two missions: No. 22202508250078 and No. 22202508260061. Please complete the missions as soon as possible within the specified time. Finally, we wish you all the best on your mission journey. All members of the Songjiang City Trainer Association await your triumphant return!"