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

"Namikaze, use Hurricane!"

On the riverbank, Mu Yun's voice rang out amidst a thousand roars.

"Pop!"

After receiving the order, the wave immediately flapped its wings.

Vast amounts of energy were instantly transformed into flight-type energy under his skillful control, and gusts of wind were born beneath his wings.

The raging wind was even more biting than the wind blowing on the wide rivers.

Even though Namikaze's level is only 27, which is only the late-stage senior level.

However, with a 170% increase in the power of Flying-type moves and a 50% increase in the power of STAB moves, the power of this storm is even more terrifying than when used by a professional-level Pidgeot!

"storm?"

Wang He, who was standing to the side, looked at Bo Feng with some surprise when he heard about this move.

If he remembered correctly, Hurricane was the most powerful special attack move among Flying-type moves.

Generally, only dojo-level Pidgeots can master it naturally.

So, this is also genetic?

Wang He wasn't a professional Pokémon researcher, so he was also a little confused as to why Namikaze possessed such a powerful move.

The key lies in the way they use it; their level of proficiency seems quite high, which makes it even more absurd...

He even wondered if he had misremembered the information about the Popo clan...

Fortunately, with Xiao Du leading the way, Wang He was able to accept the magic of Bo Feng after the initial surprise and doubt.

After all, he's a lucky person. Encountering a Pidgey with amazing talent doesn't seem like such a hard thing to understand... right?

Wang He remained silent, only frowning and deep in thought.

"Brother Yun's bird is amazing!"

Compared to Wang He, who was shocked and doubted himself, Chi Duoduo was very innocent.

Pidgey is Yun-ge's Pokémon. Yun-ge is very powerful, so it's normal for Pidgey to be very powerful too!

After all, Brother Yun is the best!

"Thump!!"

"Yo yo!!"

The teddy bear and the leaping duck, standing nearby, also gasped in surprise as they watched the seemingly ordinary wave unleash such a terrifying storm.

As expected of Teacher Dugu's partner, he's incredibly capable!

As the storm swept in, fierce winds began to rise along the riverbank in front of Mu Yun and his companions.

The wind whips up the water.

Whether it's an unevolved Magikarp or a newly evolved Gyarados, both are inevitably caught in the storm.

The Gyarados, which had just completed its evolution, was in relatively good condition. After all, with a body length of over six meters and a level of at least early-stage senior, even if it was difficult to resist, it was not completely powerless.

But the Magikarp were in trouble. With the slashing winds sweeping through, they were powerless to resist and fell one after another.

In an instant, system notifications began to ring continuously in Mu Yun's mind.

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[Ding! Pidgeotto (27) defeated Magikarp (19). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be lower than yours. Congratulations, host, your reward is halved, you have gained 5 points!]

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[Ding! Pidgeotto (27) defeated Magikarp (19),............, gained 5 points!]

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It was the annual time for the carp to leap over the Dragon Gate, and the number of carp kings in the river was enormous.

Even if only a small portion of the river surface in front of Mu Yun is visible, it is still counted in the hundreds.

Even if a single item is only worth five points, it's still not a small amount when the base number is large enough.

Sure enough, the storm only lasted for a dozen seconds, and at least eighty points were credited to the account.

As the storm intensified, more and more Magikarp were swept up in it.

In just a few minutes, Mu Yun gained nearly two thousand points.

Large swarms of red carp with mosquito coil-like eyes floated belly-up on the river surface.

Fortunately, the river was turbulent, and the Magikarp, having exhausted its strength, was quickly swept downstream.

Besides a large group of Magikarp caught in the blast, some Gyarados that happened to evolve in front of Mu Yun also fell in the storm in those few minutes.

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[Ding! Pidgeotto (27) defeated Gyarados (20). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be lower than yours. Congratulations, host, your reward is halved, you have gained 5 points!]

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[Ding! Target detected as Short-Term Mission 7: Leaping Over the Dragon Gate. Target level detected... Detection complete. Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1 Evolution Essence Fragments!]

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[Ding! Pidgeotto (27) defeated Gyarados (21). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be lower than yours. Congratulations, host, your reward is halved, you have gained 5 points!]

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[Ding! Target detected as objective of Short-Term Mission 7: Leaping Over the Dragon Gate.........]

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[Ding! Pidgeotto (27) defeated Gyarados...]

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The system notifications kept ringing out. Mu Yun glanced at them briefly, then focused his attention on the storage space.

Inside, eighteen fragments, emitting a faint glow, lay quietly.

It is the reward for the Leaping Dragon Gate quest – Evolution Essence Fragments.

"Out of nearly four hundred Magikarp, only a mere eighteen have evolved...?"

Looking at the few remaining evolution fragments, Mu Yun murmured to himself.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this batch of Magikarp has an evolution probability of close to 5%, which seems much higher than the one in ten thousand evolution probability mentioned in the textbook.

But that's entirely because the Magikarp that can come from all directions to leap over the Dragon Gate is itself an elite!

Even among these ambitious and hardworking elite Magikarp, less than 10% will eventually evolve.

It's easy to imagine what most Magikarp are like.

I probably won't even reach the double-digit level in my entire life...

"Alright, Namikaze, take a break."

After seeing that the Magikarp and Gyarados along the shore had been wiped out, Mu Yun said.

Even for a late-stage, experienced user, the storm, which lasted for several minutes, still felt quite taxing.

Considering the upcoming battle, Mu Yun decided to let him rest for a while.

He took out a [Stamina] Energy Cube and handed it to Bo Feng, then looked at Xiao Du.

"Little Du, the rest is up to you!"

There are many Magikarp coming to leap over the Dragon Gate. Although a wave has just been driven away by Namikaze, there are still quite a few more coming.

Even though many trainers along the shore have already taken action, the "red water flow" continues unabated.

"Hiss!"

Xiao Du nodded, and then his aura suddenly increased.

Gathering Qi as a starting move has become a habit for him; he will use it on his own even without Mu Yun telling him to.

"Thump!!"

"Yo yo!!"

Sensing the change in Xiao Du's aura, the teddy bear and the leaping duck were invigorated.

Is Teacher Dugu about to make a move?

Expectation!

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To celebrate the five "extra chapter bonus" gifts from [jajl], here's an extra chapter!

Thanks again!!