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

Inside the gymnasium of Songjiang No.1 High School.

One high school student after another, under the guidance of the gymnasium teachers, paid their fees and received their Pokémon eggs in an orderly manner.

"Wow, so many eggs!"

At the end of Class 3's line, Liu Jianhao looked at the rows of similarly sized Pokémon eggs in the gymnasium, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Despite his somewhat feminine appearance, Liu Jianhao is quite tall at 176 cm, only half a head shorter than Mu Yun. Among girls, he would definitely be considered fair-skinned, beautiful, and with long legs.

No, why put him among the girls?

Mu Yun thought it must be the sun that made him a little dizzy.

"Next!"

Soon, the line to collect the eggs was nearing its end, and Liu Jianhao and Mu Yun took out their student IDs and student cards one after the other.

As the top student and the twentieth-second in their grade, both students can receive a free Pokémon egg as their starting Pokémon.

It's worth mentioning that obtaining a starter Pokémon doesn't necessarily require the school to distribute them.

In fact, the practice of schools distributing Pokémon eggs has only emerged in the last decade, serving as a welfare benefit for students from ordinary families.

It is said that the initiator is Zhou Shijin, who ranks second among the four regional kings of the Northern Region, one of the seven major regions of the Yanhuang Alliance.

To be fair, this guy seems to be quite capable, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to push through this welfare measure.

It's important to know that the Pokémon eggs distributed by the school are all offspring of professional-level Pokémon. Even the cheapest Bug-type Pokémon is worth over ten thousand yuan.

If it's a Pokémon like the "Home Bird" with higher base stats and more functionality, its value can reach tens of thousands of yuan.

Not to mention, there are also free elf egg hatching devices and discounts of 50% to 80%. Just adding all of these together, the expenditure will probably not be less than a million Alliance Coins.

This is just one school in one city; if it were promoted nationwide, the number would be astronomical, something Mu Yun could hardly imagine.

As a beneficiary of the welfare program, Mu Yun was still very grateful to this King Zhou.

After all, given his family's circumstances, even without the school's benefits, he was prepared to spend one or two thousand yuan to buy a common or experienced Bug-type Pokémon egg from a small private breeding shop, register as a new trainer, and prepare for the college entrance examination.

Anyway, he wasn't planning to apply for the Trainer major. The Breeder major didn't consider the potential of the Pokémon. As long as his academic scores were high enough, it wouldn't affect his application at all.

If you want to breed Pokémon, you can wait until you get a university scholarship before buying high-potential ones.

"Mu Yun, student ID 20230301, academic ranking: 001, congratulations, you have qualified to receive a free elf egg."

The staff member responsible for checking student IDs and student cards completed the verification with a blank expression and mechanically congratulated the student.

Mu Yun glanced at his tired face and the heavy dark circles under his eyes, and felt sorry for him.

I hope that in the future I won't be a workhorse doing overtime experiments...

After putting away his documents, Mu Yun entered the stadium.

Because they were distributed for free, they did not have the right to choose; they simply received them in order.

However, Mu Yun noticed that when the staff took the elf egg for him, they did not take it in order from the outermost shelf, but instead went into a small hut and took out an elf egg with light green spots.

After thoughtfully accepting the incubation device containing the elf egg, Mu Yun thanked them and left through the back door of the stadium with it in his arms.

On his way back to class, Mu Yun took a moment to examine the appearance of the elf egg closely.

It's a bit longer and thinner than a basketball, and looks like a giant oval egg.

If it weren't for the pale green spots on the eggshell, Mu Yun would have thought it was an edible ostrich egg.

After everyone had received their Pokémon eggs, they returned to their respective classrooms.

Mu Yun glanced at his "handsome buddy" Liu Jianhao's elf egg.

It is a fairy egg with white and pink spots.

They actually match quite well.

As the classroom filled up, Song Fu, the homeroom teacher, once again stood on the podium, carrying his ever-present thermos.

"Dear students, you've received your Pokémon eggs, which means you'll have a full month of summer vacation ahead. Although it's a holiday, as high school seniors preparing for the college entrance exams next year, remember not to slack off on your studies. Even if you're looking to bond with your Pokémon, don't forget about your studies..."

Class teacher Song Fu used a variation of his tactics—talking incessantly!

When the move hits, the effect is outstanding!

The students, who had been excited, suddenly became sleepy.

Fortunately, Song Fu knew that the holiday was coming soon, so he didn't say much. He took a sip of chrysanthemum tea from his thermos and made a final summary:

"Remember to register at the Trainer Association as soon as the Pokémon egg hatches."

"Also, those who choose the Pokémon class will be given a battle assessment after the start of the school year, and a certain reward will be given according to the ranking. However, even students who want to train Pokémon must wait until the Pokémon has gone through its one-week juvenile stage."

"Okay, that's about it. get out of class dismissed!"

"Yay!"

"Goodbye, Teacher! Goodbye, Mama Pig!"

"Mommy Pig, have a happy summer vacation! Please don't let your teacher exploit you anymore!"

Amidst the sounds of laughter and giggles, the classroom, which had just been full, quickly became empty.

"Xiaoyun, how about we have something to eat at Uncle Song's house tonight?"

Song Fu stopped Mu Yun and asked a question while tidying up the documents on the podium.

Song Fu was a friend of Mu Yun's adoptive father, and he had taken good care of him in terms of his studies and life over the years.

In addition, he lost his wife early in life, and his daughter was studying away from home. It was just him and Pupu Pig at home. He would often invite Muyun to his home for a meal whenever he had nothing else to do.

Mu Yun knew that Song Fu was worried that he might not be able to take care of himself, would not eat properly, which would affect his physical development and delay his studies.

At first, in order to take care of Mu Yun's feelings, Song Fu would always find excuses such as tutoring or it being too late to keep him for dinner. But after a while, he became more casual about it.

"No, Uncle Song, the staff said my elf egg has been here for more than five days and it will probably hatch in the next couple of days. I need to go buy some necessities," Mu Yun said.

"Yes, hatching the Pokémon egg is the priority."

Song Fu did not insist.

Seeing this, the mother pig seemed somewhat disappointed.

Her big, pink ears droop slightly, just like a mother who feels lost because "her son has grown up and doesn't need her to take care of him anymore."

"Speaking of which, it's been so long since I've had Mama Pig's homemade shredded pork with garlic sauce. Once the elf egg hatches, could Mama Pig please take care of my cravings?"

Seeing that the mother pig was sad, Mu Yun immediately stepped forward and said something.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the mother pig's eyes lit up, and her big ears perked up instantly.

"Pfft!!"

She patted her chest, indicating that she would leave it to me.

"See you in a few days!"

After saying goodbye to Song Fu and Mama Pig, Mu Yun walked out of the school gate, scanned a shared bicycle with a basket (brand name: Electric Mouse), and rode towards the Asia-Europe Supermarket in the city center.

As the top student in his grade, Mu Yun not only excels in academic subjects, but also has a broad knowledge of elves.

Following the information in the book and the knowledge about raising baby elves found online, Mu Yun quickly bought all the items needed for the newborn elves.

To be honest, anything related to elves is quite valuable.

A single 100ml bottle of Moo Moo Milk costs a whopping 150 Alliance Coins, which is half the price of the cheapest tree fruit.

That's enough for him to eat at the school cafeteria for a week!

Life is tough, Mu Yun sighed.

After purchasing all the necessary items for the juvenile elves, Mu Yun rode a shared bicycle away from the store.

His home is an old-style residential building, not large, only about 50 square meters, but small but complete.

In addition, he lives alone, so it's perfectly adequate.

After sorting and putting all the purchased items into the refrigerator, and having a simple dinner, Mu Yun carried the incubator to his desk.

He placed it steadily on the floor next to the desk, and after making sure it was secure, he skillfully opened the second-hand laptop on the desk.

On the first day of his holiday, the Pokémon egg still hadn't hatched, so he decided to play some games to relax.

Elf Lant, activate!

As soon as Mu Yun opened the game, he found that he had a friend online who invited him.

["Why don't we just wait to die?" (Deng Siyao): Want to play a couple of rounds?]

[Cloud Reader (Muyun): GO!]

Deng Siyao is Mu Yun's online friend and gaming buddy.

His marksmanship is average, but he has a lot of skin. He has a nice voice, but his appearance is unknown. He claims to be a college student majoring in physical education at Evergreen University.

Whether it's true or not, Mu Yun did learn a lot of information about the breeder profession from her.

[Why not just wait to die (Deng Siyao): How about it, want to apply to our Evergreen University's Nursery Program next year? I got accepted into graduate school this year, and since you helped me get into graduate school, come to our school and I'll take you to new heights! (Pangding's evil smile.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Muyun): Growing up? With my score, even if I don't go to the top five cities, I'll still go to the top ten. What level is Growing up? Does it even deserve me? (Psyduck arrogant face.JPG)]

【Or just wait to die (Deng Siyao): Young man, I advise you not to be too arrogant. The Five Capitals and the Ten Greats are deep waters of scientific research. Even if you are smart, if you don't have some connections, you can only go there to become a beast of burden doing odd jobs.

Unlike when we grew up, the scenery was beautiful, the land was vast and the people were kind. Not only were there many experimental projects, but we also had a lot of freedom. Most importantly, I have connections who can protect you! Follow me, and you'll eat nine meals in three days! Understand? (Pudding's arrogance.JPG)

[Cloud Reader (Muyun): Really? This rich woman is awesome! Look at her power. (Psyduck winking.JPG)]

While playing the game, Mu Yun chatted casually with Deng Siyao.

Although the two had never met, their two years of "fighting side by side" made them good friends.

Soon, amidst Deng Siyao's excited shouts, he won the final game in the 16th round with an amazing shooting skill score of 40/14/6.

(Not some mysterious code, just that the author has great aim, ╮(￣▽￣)╭)

[Let's just wait to die (Deng Siyao): You are my gun god!! (Pangding worship.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Muyun): Perform as usual, basic skills are fine. (Psyduck wearing sunglasses.JPG)]

【Why not just wait to die (Deng Siyao): But seriously, if you want to develop your career in education, growing up is still pretty good.

Although it's below the top ten, it's still in the top tier below the top ten. What's more, my mentor is a top expert in energy cube making nationwide. Seriously, I'm not kidding! [Jumping serious face.JPG]

[Cloud Reader (Muyun): Let's talk about it later, there's still a year, no rush. (Psyduck calm face.JPG)]

After a brief chat, Mu Yun logged off the game.

After washing up, I lay in bed and began to contemplate life.

His original plan was to train any Pokémon to complete the registration as a new trainer and thus qualify for the trainer major.

But just as he picked up the elf egg that belonged to him, a cold electronic notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

Therefore, Mu Yun declined Song Fu's dinner invitation and returned home alone to wait.

[Ding! Detected that the host has obtained their first Pokémon egg. The Diligence Reward System is activating... 10%... 30%... 80%...]

Mu Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the loading progress bar in his mind.

As soon as the notification sound rang, the progress bar quickly loaded to 80%.

After that, it loads at a rate of one point per hour.

It's now 11 p.m., and the progress bar is at 90%.

If all goes well, the progress bar should be fully loaded by tomorrow morning.

"I wonder what this 'Heaven Rewards Diligence' system does. Is it some kind of Deep Blue skill point allocation system?"

With anticipation, Mu Yun drifted off to sleep.