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

Inside the school gymnasium.

As the digital clock ticked to 7:58, a towering, robust figure appeared inside the stadium.

He had a buzz cut, wore military green clothes, had bulging muscles, a serious face, sharp eyes, and hideous scars.

All these characteristics combined create a heavy feeling, like a boulder pressing on one's heart, instantly dissipating the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere that was just moments before.

The visitor was none other than Wang He, the head teacher and training instructor of the small class!

Upon seeing Wang He, not only did the students in the regular elf class fall silent, but even the students in the smaller classes quickly quieted down and instinctively lined up in formation.

Although Mu Yun was not afraid, out of respect, he naturally joined the group and stood in line.

Suddenly, two situations arose in the stadium.

One type is the ordinary elf class students who are undisciplined and sit randomly in the audience, but remain quiet.

Another type is the small class students who stand quietly, orderly, and with their heads held high.

Although order and mental state cannot determine a trainer's strength, the process of assembling and lining up can easily get people into the zone.

It's a feeling similar to muscle memory, or habit.

"Very good, you all seem to be in good spirits. Go find a place to sit down."

Looking at the students in the small class, who were standing tall and looking quite energetic, Wang He nodded in satisfaction.

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. Excessive freedom and laxity will only breed laziness. This is what he firmly believes in and what he has always insisted on.

Therefore, Wang He admires Mu Yun's hard work and perseverance in training regardless of wind, rain, holidays, or weekends, which is why he is willing to take the initiative to train him.

While talent is one aspect, personality is the most crucial factor.

"The school has already issued a unified document regarding the specific details of the provincial joint examination, so I won't go into too much detail here. The only purpose of having you here today is to select representatives to represent Songjiang No.1 High School in the competition!"

The powerful sound echoed throughout the gymnasium, and even without a loudspeaker, every student could hear it clearly.

Next, Wang He briefly explained the selection process.

The process consists of two steps. The first step is data testing, which selects the forty people with the highest overall scores.

After that came the actual combat practice, and the final ten were selected to fight.

This point was clearly stated in the document, so Wang He didn't say much, just gave a brief explanation, and then announced the start of the test.

Because of the large number of participants, there was no lottery this time. Instead, participants were ranked according to their academic performance in the grade, from highest to lowest.

As a "genius" who consistently ranks first in academic subjects, Mu Yun was naturally the first one called upon.

He walked into the testing room with ease; it was entirely silver-white and somewhat resembled a gravity chamber.

However, this area is much larger than the gravity chamber, and it contains all sorts of measuring instruments.

Of course, we won't need that many for today's tests.

This test only has two parts: the power of the move and the movement speed.

The former is target practice, and the latter is speed testing; both are simple and intuitive methods for judging the strength of a Pokémon.

"Just attack the center of the black metal target, any move, whether close or long range, will do." Seeing that it was Mu Yun who came in, Wang He didn't put on a stern face and said in a rather relaxed tone.

He knew Beedrill's strength all too well.

Even Gyarados can be defeated in one hit. Among these newcomers, he is practically a bug in the system.

The test data is just a formality, to convince the public.

"Yes, Instructor Wang!"

Mu Yun nodded and reached into his waist pouch to take out a Poké Ball.

Awesome!

Xiao Du, with its bright yellow body, appeared in front of Mu Yun.

"Hiss~~"

Seeing Wang He standing to the side, Xiao Du familiarly raised his bee stinger and greeted him.

"Xiao Du, use the missile pin."

Pin Missile is the only long-range Bug-type move that Xiao Du currently knows.

In the game, the effect is to attack 2 to 5 times randomly. In the real world, it is naturally not a random number, but the maximum number of shots that can be fired continuously varies depending on the proficiency level.

Like a beginner missile needle, one can only condense one at a time, while reaching the mastery level requires two.

Xiao Du, who has already mastered the missile needle technique to the +2 level, can fire six missile needles in one go, and with the added bonuses, the power is quite impressive.

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[Pin Missile (Limit Break +2, 0/3000): Pin Missile's flight speed +200%, Pin Missile's penetration power +200%, Pin Missile density +200%, and the power of all Bug-type moves +30%.]

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"Hiss!"

Xiao Du accepted the order and quickly entered combat mode.

He raised his pair of silver-white bee stingers, aimed slightly at the target in the distance, and six missile needles, only slightly smaller than the bee stingers on his arm, quickly condensed into shape.

Each bee stinger is surrounded by three missile stingers, which float in mid-air in a roughly triangular shape.

"Six missile pins?"

The well-informed Wang He immediately recognized the move Xiao Du was using.

But it was precisely because he knew this that he was even more shocked at this moment.

Unlike other moves that don't show any significant changes even after mastering them, the Pin Missile is one of the few moves whose performance is directly linked to mastery level.

If he remembered correctly, only elves who were extremely skilled in using the missile pins could condense four or five.

As for those who could condense more than five, Wang He had seen them before, but without exception, they were all Heavenly King level beings...

But Mu Yun's is only at the veteran level...

"It seems I seriously underestimated this Beedrill's comprehension..."

Wang He sighed.

Who would have thought that such a genius could be born from the Beedrill family? The world is truly full of wonders!

Just as Wang He was expressing his feelings, Xiao Du's missile needle had already been released.

With the bonus of +200% flight speed, Xiao Du's missile needles are incredibly fast, covering a distance of tens of meters in the blink of an eye.

Before Wang He could even catch a glimpse of the trajectory with his naked eye, he heard a series of thuds echoing within the alloy target.

[Beep beep beep---, move form judgment in progress, move power judgment in progress, move speed judgment in progress...]

As the missile struck, a cold, mechanical sound emanated from the speaker.

[Beep - Judgment complete. Final score: 999+, exceeding the maximum score set for this test!]

Songjiang No.1 High School has limited equipment and can only test the power of moves up to the early professional level.

After all, professional-level and above Pokémon can already get certified by the Trainers Association, so schools don't need to use them at all.

"So it really did exceed the limit?"

Hearing the mechanical voice prompt, Wang He sighed again.

Although Wang He had some expectations, he was still shocked when he actually witnessed it with his own eyes.

A Beedrill that had only been raised for two months actually possessed attack power comparable to a professional-level early-stage Pokémon.

In fact, this is not even the limit for the other party.

Most importantly, based on the timeline, this Beedrill's highest level is only mid-senior level.

To use such a powerful move at this level without even using any enhancement techniques is simply outrageous!

Unconsciously, Wang He began to feel sorry for the students who were in the same class as Mu Yun.

Facing Mu Yun, whether they are so-called geniuses or ordinary trainers, there is only one outcome—defeat!

This is undoubtedly a severe blow to those habitually gifted students...

I wonder what kind of extraordinary talent could possibly be Mu Yun's opponent?

At least, given Wang He's current level of knowledge, he couldn't possibly come up with such a thing.