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

Early the next morning, Zhao Family Village.

Amid the villagers' gratitude, Mu Yun and Wang He rode away on their Steel-Armored Ravens.

It's worth mentioning that the Trainers Association sent a message in the morning stating that the mission had been approved and the reward had been sent to the designated account.

Because Wang He wanted to give the reward to Mu Yun, he didn't choose the Trainer Association's general points, but instead exchanged them all for League Coins.

"After you pass the professional trainer certification exam, you can prioritize accumulating general points if you don't need the money urgently," Wang He said on the way.

Universal points have many uses, the most direct being that they are linked to the level of professional trainers.

To upgrade from the lowest level one-star professional trainer to two-star, in addition to meeting the required Pokémon level, you also need enough universal points.

Of course, upgrading does not consume points; it only depends on the total number of points you have earned.

Besides the upgrade requirements, you can also use points to redeem items on the Trainers Association's official website, which will be slightly cheaper than buying them with League Coins.

Some of these products are simply unavailable elsewhere.

Overall, choosing points rewards is more worthwhile than Alliance Coin rewards.

After leaving Zhao Family Village, Mu Yun and Wang He returned to Songjiang City in about an hour.

Because the journey to Evergreen City was quite long, Wang He did not ride his Corviknight this time, but instead chose the high-speed rail, one of the public transportation options.

It's worth mentioning that compared to the numerous high-speed rail lines in the previous life, this world has relatively fewer high-speed rail lines due to the large number of wild elves.

After all, for safety reasons, the entire high-speed rail line needs to be patrolled by staff 24 hours a day.

Too many lines would lead to excessively high maintenance costs, making it a losing proposition.

"I'm lucky. The next train is at 10:30, so we should arrive in Changqing City around 12:00. We can even have lunch on the train."

Wang He glanced at the ticket information board and said.

"By the way, have you registered those two Pokémon you caught later?"

Wang He, who was about to buy tickets, looked at Mu Yun as if he had suddenly remembered something.

"Yes, it's all registered."

Mu Yun replied.

Bofeng completed the registration the day after he was captured, and Bingbing also completed the registration on the same day he received the certificate.

In this information age, an elf without registration is like a person without an ID card—they would be unable to move an inch.

"That's fine then."

Wang He nodded and began the ticket purchase process.

Adult tickets aren't expensive, only 100 Alliance Coins each, but Elf tickets are much more expensive.

Depending on the size of the Pokémon, those under one meter in height or length cost 200 Alliance Coins each, while those over one meter cost 500 Alliance Coins each. Furthermore, Pokémon over one meter in height are not allowed to be released inside the carriage.

Mu Yun was puzzled as to why larger elves, who were not allowed in the carriage, required more expensive tickets.

Wang He explained that behind every rule you don't understand, there's usually a precedent for doing it.

Soon, Wang He bought the tickets. The two of them and the seven elves spent a total of 3,400 Alliance Coins.

In addition to Steelix, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn, Wang He also brought a fourth Pokémon.

However, even during mealtimes, Wang He never released it, so Mu Yun didn't know exactly what this elf was.

After buying the tickets, Mu Yun and Wang He began the security check process, which was even more troublesome than taking a plane in their previous life.

Fortunately, they weren't dangerous individuals planning to bomb the high-speed rail, so security checks went smoothly.

And so, after seventeen years in this world, Mu Yun left his homeland for the first time and embarked on his journey to the provincial capital.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way, except that when he and Wang He ate together, they attracted envious and resentful glances from those around them. Everything was normal.

"Next stop: Changqing Station!"

As the train conductor's voice rang out, the more than one-hour high-speed rail journey officially came to an end.

Mu Yun followed Wang He out of the station and looked around.

Well, in terms of architectural style, Changqing City and Songjiang City are not very different, except that there are slightly more high-rise buildings.

If it weren't for the various elves moving around, Mu Yun would have thought he had returned to his previous life.

"The biggest difference between Evergreen City and Matsue City is the control over Pokémon. As long as you get a Pokémon Ride License, you can ride Pokémon on the road. Of course, there are speed limits, but if an accident occurs, the punishment is very severe."

"I remember the most severe punishment was the direct revocation of the trainer's certificate and the forced confiscation of all Pokémon," Wang He said as he walked.

Compared to the severity of penalties for car accidents, the penalties for riding spirits are much more severe.

At best, it could result in a hefty fine and the revocation of your elf riding license.

In severe cases, the trainer's certificate may be revoked and the person may be imprisoned.

"Let's go, let's find a place to stay first, then you can wander around a bit, try not to exhaust yourself. I'll take you to a nice place tonight." Wang He took out his phone, looked at it for a while, and said mysteriously.

"A good place?"

Mu Yun raised an eyebrow.

No, Instructor Wang, I might misunderstand if you say that!

Of course, Mu Yun didn't really think Wang He would take him to that kind of place; he just didn't know what kind of "good place" it was.

Mu Yun and Wang He hailed a tuk-tuk and arrived at a chain hotel under the Tianbaiwan Group.

Tianbaiwan Group is a super-large company involved in multiple fields. Its founder, Wang Da, not only has outstanding business talent, but is also a powerful King-level trainer.

Of course, there are also rumors that his rise to fame was actually due to his father-in-law, who was once one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the region and is now retired.

Mu Yun wasn't sure if it was true or not, but the hotel in Tianbaiwan was alright.

After arriving at the hotel and putting away his luggage, Wang He told Mu Yun to do as he pleased, as long as he returned to the hotel before 6 p.m.

So, Mu Yun carried Bingbing out of the Tianbaiwan Hotel and hailed a Dudu Li taxi to go to the largest Asia-Europe department store in Changqing City.

Compared to the Asia-Europe Supermarket in Songjiang City, this one, located in Changqing City, is significantly larger.

During his stroll, Mu Yun discovered many things that he had never bought in Songjiang City.

For example, rarer and more expensive tree fruits, or intermediate energy blocks handcrafted by breeders.

For example, the evolution stones that Bingbing needs.

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【Ice Stone (Beginner): When used on a Pokémon with Elite-level or lower potential, it allows the Pokémon to evolve to a higher form. Forcing the use on a Pokémon with Elite-level or higher potential may result in damage to its potential.】

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Evolution Stones, like Pokémon Treasures, are categorized into four levels from low to high: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and top-tier.

However, it is much cheaper than the Elf Treasure Trove.

For example, the basic ice stone that Mu Yun is seeing now is priced at only 99999 Alliance Coins.

It costs less than one-tenth of the price of a beginner-level Elf Treasure.

Clearly, compared to rare Pokémon treasures, evolution stones are not in short supply.

It was precisely this quality and effect that left Mu Yun somewhat dissatisfied.

The basic evolution stones can only be used by Pokémon with potential at the elite level or below; if the potential is higher, the potential will be damaged.

This is completely unsuitable for Bingbing.

However, on the other hand, since there is a correlation between the quality of evolution stones and the potential of Pokémon, does that mean that using a high-quality evolution stone on a Pokémon with low potential has a chance to increase its potential?

Thinking about it, Mu Yun continued to look over.

Behind the counter of low-level evolution stones are rows of intermediate evolution stones of different colors.

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[A mid-quality Water Stone, priced at 199999, usable up to Gym level.]

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[A mid-quality Moonstone, priced at 249999, with a usage cap at Gym level.]

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Further inside are high-quality evolution stones that cost over 400,000.

Compared to the low- and mid-quality evolution stones, which are cloudy and have many impurities, high-quality evolution stones are significantly more transparent and have almost no impurities.

Most importantly, Mu Yun finally saw information about potential enhancement.

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[Thunder Stone (Advanced): When used on a Pokémon with potential at or below the Elite level, it can evolve it to a higher form. Forcing its use on a Pokémon with potential above the Elite level may result in potential loss. For Pokémon with potential at or below the Elite level, there is a chance to increase its potential by one level.]

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"Pocket monsters with potential at or below the Elite level have a chance to increase their potential by one level, meaning they can potentially reach the Overlord level..."

Looking at the information about the advanced lightning stone, Mu Yun thought to himself.

The effects of advanced evolution stones are already quite good, but the price is a bit too high.

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[High-quality Thunder Stone, Price: 429999!]

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This price is enough to buy a top-tier potential Pokémon with excellent base stats.

Unless you have a true love for a particular Pokémon, if you're simply trying to increase its potential, then using high-level evolution stones to gamble on potential improvement is far too uneconomical.

"I wonder what the effects of the Ultimate Evolution Stone will be..."

Mu Yun pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at the evolution stone exhibition counter at the back, which was marked as not for sale.