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

On the night the end-of-month assessment concluded, Mu Yun saw the documents about field training sent by Wang He in the group chat.

The document is very simple, mainly divided into two parts.

Firstly, it details the essentials, optional items, and prohibited items.

The former includes the most basic medical supplies such as antidotes, anesthetics, and burn cures, as well as energy cubes to replenish the elves' energy and simple tents and sleeping bags essential for sleeping.

These are all essential for survival in the wild.

After all, in early December, the average temperature in Matsue City is already around minus ten degrees Celsius. If the trainers weren't all in relatively good physical condition, a week of outdoor training in this temperature would likely cause many of them to fall ill.

Besides the numerous essential items, there are also many optional items, but as the name suggests, these items are only recommended and not mandatory.

For example, a flint or a spray insect repellent.

The former can be used to start a fire, while the latter can release a scent that some Bug-type Pokémon dislike, thus avoiding unnecessary contact.

However, these functions can all be replaced by trainers.

For example, you could bring a Fire-type Pokémon, or a Pokémon with area-of-effect damage moves.

After reviewing the essentials and optional items, we've reached the final part of the first major section—

Contraband!

Compared to the former two, the word count for "contraband" is much shorter.

In short, it consists of only one sentence: all human-edible water and food (excluding necessities and optional items).

"You're not allowed to bring food?"

This condition surprised Mu Yun.

Field training is not wilderness survival; how can we survive for seven days without bringing food?

Did they eat raw meat and drink blood?

Mu Yun was somewhat confused, as this seemed a bit different from the field training that his senior had described before.

With a sense of doubt, Mu Yun looked at the second large section of the document.

This section discusses the specific terrain features of field training, the specific requirements during the process, and how to obtain survival supplies.

The document did not mention the specific location of the field training, only stating that it was a woodland with a harsh climate and an abandoned mining area nearby.

There's not much to say about the frigid climate. Although Changqing Province isn't the northernmost part of Northeast China, the outdoor temperature in Songjiang City is still quite cold in December.

As for woodlands, Mu Yun understood, since there are large areas of woodlands on the outskirts of Songjiang City, and no matter how you choose, you can't escape this terrain.

Only the last abandoned mine gave Mu Yun a few seconds to think.

So, the theme this time is cosplaying as a caveman?

It must be said that living in a cave is indeed a good way to keep warm in the frigid wilderness, and it also makes things much easier to start a fire.

Thinking it over, Mu Yun continued reading.

After a brief introduction to the terrain, the specific requirements for this field training and the acquisition of supplies will be explained.

First and foremost, of course, is the scheduling of field training.

As always, there is only one week in total.

From the morning of the first day to the afternoon of the seventh day, a total of seven days and six nights.

Such a long period of time is truly difficult to endure.

Fortunately, the school does not prohibit bringing mobile phones. As long as you bring a power bank, the night will not be too difficult.

Secondly, there are the specific requirements for this field training.

On the day of the field training, each person can receive ten Poké Balls specially made by the Trainers Association, the same kind that Mu Yun used to catch Grimer when he was doing a mission.

During the field training, you can use these Poké Balls to catch wild Pokémon. After the training, you can get certain material rewards based on the value of the captured Pokémon.

If you find a Pokémon you like, you can keep it for yourself, but you can only keep one for free. You will need to spend extra League Coins to buy more than one.

This is somewhat different from what Mu Yun heard from his senior.

In the past, there weren't many requirements for field training. You could bring whatever you wanted and stay in the wild for seven days. At most, you might have to battle wild Pokémon along the way.

There has never been any instance of issuing Poké Balls for catching Pokémon.

So, this is a benefit that the school paid for out of its own pocket to provide for them?

Or is it going to be some kind of special pilot program, which just happens to put them in a good position?

Mu Yun was unsure and didn't dwell on it.

I just hope to encounter a few good Pokémon, like Snorunt or Rhyssoprase.

In this freezing cold, it's quite normal to encounter an Ice-type Pokémon!

In addition to capturing wild Pokémon, the document also mentions that random Pokémon will be released by the school within the field training area.

They all have badges that carry special points. After defeating them, you can collect the badges and use them to exchange for supplies after the training ends.

"No wonder the system's missions include rewards of non-wild elves, so that's why."

Upon seeing this, Mu Yun suddenly understood.

I just don't know the level or quantity of the Pokémon the school provides, or if it's enough for him to farm.

As for whether they can win or not?

If even he can't beat them, how can the other students possibly win?

The document concludes with a section on supplies.

Supplies will be randomly distributed within the field training area; if you want to fill your stomach, you will have to actively search for them.

Clearly, the goal is to encourage students to be proactive and experience the atmosphere of wilderness survival, rather than staying in one place eating and drinking and waiting for the time to run out.

Overall, this year's field training was much more difficult than in previous years.

But for Mu Yun, it was actually a great opportunity to rack up points.

After the training, you can use the captured wild Pokémon and special points to exchange for resources such as berries.

If the amount is large enough, it can save him a lot of Alliance Coins.

After reading the document, Mu Yun glanced at the group chat.

Like Mu Yun, many people were surprised after watching it, but after the initial surprise, they all started discussing it excitedly.

There was absolutely no tense atmosphere.

That makes sense, since it's just a school's field training course. Even if it's a bit difficult, it's not dangerous. Many people treat it like a large-scale immersive game.

Some people were even overjoyed that they wouldn't have to get up early for training for the next seven days.

As for finding supplies, they didn't find it troublesome at all; on the contrary, it gave them a sense of anticipation for exploration and decryption.

..............................

at the same time.

Songjiang City Trainers Association, First Meeting Room.

The senior officials from all the high schools gathered inside at this moment.

But the person sitting in the main seat was a middle-aged man who was not from the school.

He wore black-rimmed glasses, was rather thin, had a smile on his lips, and his eyes were slightly narrowed.

If Mu Yun were here, he would definitely recognize him as Yan Wu, the chief person in charge of the city selection competition, the vice president of the Songjiang City Trainers Association, and a powerful and rare Ghost-type trainer!

"How are the preparations going?"

Yan Wu still had that same squinting, smiling look on his face.

"President Yan, everything is ready. The people playing the 'hunters' are our colleagues from the neighboring Heijiang Province, who have rather fierce-looking faces. They definitely won't be able to tell the difference between the real and fake ones," one of them said at the conference table.

"President Yan, isn't it a bit dangerous to do this? They are still just children after all."

The principal of Songjiang No. 2 High School asked with some concern.

It's just a simple field training course; there's no need to make such a big fuss about it.

They even need to bring in people from other provinces to play some kind of "elf hunter" role. Isn't that just asking for trouble?

"Principal Guo, do you know how high the mortality rate of new recruits in the wilderness has been in recent years?" Yan Wu didn't rush to answer his question, but instead asked in return.

Upon hearing this, Principal Guo fell silent instantly.

As the Flame Emperor Alliance grows stronger and the lives of its citizens improve, the mortality rate of new trainers is increasing rather than decreasing.

This undoubtedly indicates a problem in the education system.

It was the school's meticulous care that protected the students so well.

So much so that when they step into the wilderness, they still retain the innocence of their ivory tower.

Ultimately, he was left to rot in the wilderness by naivety.

"Alright, Lao Guo, Chairman Yan is only thinking about the students. It's better to suffer a little now than to lose your life later," said Xu Defu, the principal of a high school, from the side.

Being a good trainer isn't just about building up your body and feeding Pokémon.

The true mission of a trainer is to venture into the wilderness, explore the unknown, and even uncover completely unknown and wondrous realms.

"I understand. I'm sorry, Chairman Yan, I was too talkative." Principal Guo apologized and silently sat back down in his chair.

"Does anyone else have a question?"

Yan Wu pushed up his glasses, his smiling eyes sweeping over the crowd.

This was a pilot mission assigned by the Alliance Headquarters, so naturally they wouldn't object.

If it succeeds, everyone benefits; if it fails, they just lose some money, which they don't have to pay themselves.

"In that case, the field training will officially begin in three days!"