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

"Old Liu, how's it going on your end? Has anyone arrived yet?"

Inside the secret forest, a young man in camouflage yawned boredly and asked into his walkie-talkie.

His name is Wang Fugui, and he is a member of the garrison at the Secret Realm in Heijiang City, Heijiang Province.

He was a new recruit who had been in the army for less than three years.

Although he has not been in the military for long, thanks to the military's welfare policies, he is already a genuine professional-level trainer.

It doesn't seem very impressive.

However, military operations are never about individual strength, but rather about the overall coordinated combat capabilities.

Of course, these are not important.

Most importantly, after nearly three years of hard training, he finally has a chance to have some fun today!

"Old Liu, with so many new recruits this year, is it possible for us to get a few more?"

Being a garrison soldier in a secret realm is a relatively tough job, because due to the frequent deployment to secret realms, there are very few recreational activities.

This kind of intimidation tactic is one of the few things they find amusing.

"I think it's possible, but don't be careless. I heard from the boss that the young master of the Ling family is participating this year." Old Liu's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Hey, so what if he's the young master of the Ling family? He's just a newbie. Let me tell you, my Lava Bug just evolved into a Lava Snail, not far from elite level. How could a mere high school freshman possibly beat me!"

Wang Fugui said confidently.

He admitted that the Ling family of Heijiang is a well-known ice-type family in Northeast China, and Ling Youze is currently the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings in Northeast China and the strongest ice-type trainer in the Yanhuang Alliance.

The future achievements of the young master of the Ling family will be something that he can never hope to reach in his entire life.

But now, he's not afraid of a newbie who's only been training Pokémon for a little over six months.

His hard work and efforts over the past two and a half years are not so easy to surpass!

"Damn!"

Just then, a cry rang out in the sky above Wang Fugui's head.

Wang Fugui subconsciously looked up.

A Pied Eagle with an exaggerated wingspan was hovering in the air, its sharp eyes fixed on him.

"Where did this Pidgeot come from?" Wang Fugui scratched his head, picking up the walkie-talkie in confusion. "Old Liu, does anyone in our team still train Pidgeots?"

"That's possible. This time, our Fire-type team and the Flying-type team next door drew the best possible lot. It might be their Pidgeot."

Old Liu explained.

"Then why is he staring at me? Is he trying to steal the credit?"

Wang Fugui curled his lip.

So what if you can fly!

Seriously, if we weren't comrades, believe me, I could spray you down with a Flame Spray!

"Namikaze has sharp eyes, catching one so quickly! Little Doku, the scissors!"

Just then, a smiling figure suddenly appeared not far away.

At the same time, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the air.

Before he could react, a bright yellow figure, over a meter tall, suddenly attacked the lava snail beside him.

"Beedrill?"

As the bright yellow figure approached, Wang Fugui blinked and muttered a question to himself.

Where did this beetle come from?

How dare they attack his lava snail?

I didn't know the lava snail had double the insect resistance and extremely high physical defense...

Holy crap!!

Before Wang Fugui could finish his internal monologue, the scene before him made him lose his composure.

His prized Lava Snail was blasted away with a bang by the Beedrill's attack.

Then there is no more then.

The lava snail's eyes turned into mosquito coils, and it fell straight down...

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[Ding! Beedrill (37) defeated Lava Snail (38). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level is equal to yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 38 points. Beedrill's growth level has been slightly increased!]

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[Ding! Beedrill's growth level has increased after continuous efforts. Current level: 38!]

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[Ding! Target detected as Short-Term Mission 12: Leaving the Dense Forest, a non-wild Pokémon. Congratulations, host, you have gained an extra 190 points!]

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"It actually upgraded?"

Hearing the system notification, Mu Yun was pleasantly surprised.

If he remembered correctly, Xiao Du had last leveled up thirteen days ago, and according to his estimate, it would take at least another two or three days to level up.

Unexpectedly, a level 38 Lava Snail directly boosted Xiao Du's level.

It seems that the level increase from the reward for this permanent quest is quite significant!

"Well then, let's try another reward from the short-term mission."

Mu Yun looked at Wang Fugui, who was standing there in a daze, and without pausing, rushed forward and knocked him unconscious.

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[Ding! Detected that the host has defeated the objective of Short-Term Mission 12: Leaving the Dense Forest – The Ambush. Congratulations, host, you have gained an extra 500 points!]

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"Wow, one person really gets 500 points!"

Hearing the system notification in his mind, Mu Yun's lips curled up slightly.

One person equals 500 points, so twenty people equal 10,000 points, which is comparable to the reward for the top ten who leave the dense forest.

More importantly, they also have elves, which can provide Xiao Du and the others with a considerable boost to their growth levels.

In other words, the benefits of staying in the forest to "hunt" ambushers far outweigh those of going out directly.

"Let's get started!"

Mu Yun decisively abandoned his plan to head towards the exit, and instead signaled to Bo Feng to open his eyes wide and search for the next target.

ambushing you, here I come!

Old Liu, who was several hundred meters away from Wang Fugui, asked, "What's going on? Why isn't Xiao Wang saying anything?"

The ruthless chili pepper beside him shook her head.

"Spicy~~"

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Somewhere in the southeast corner of the woodland.

A chubby boy, about 1.6 meters tall and looking somewhat prosperous, was smiling as he looked at the Blazing Turtle Beast in front of him.

Beside him was a colossal creature over thirteen meters long.

It resembles a long dragon, with its entire body covered in crimson scales, a fierce face with fangs, and a three-pronged horn on its forehead; it is a rare, heterochromatic Gyarados.

"Damn, is this guy really a rookie this year?!"

The trainer of Turtonator roared in frustration as he looked at the exaggeratedly large and terrifying Shiny Gyarados.

"BlastTurtlemon, unleash your full flamethrower!"

"pharynx!"

The Blazing Turtle suddenly spat out a pillar of blazing fire.

Facing the incoming flames, the chubby boy remained calm and said nothing.

"Gyarados, Water Tail!"

"roar!"

A torrent of water instantly surged from the tail of the red Gyarados, entangling it.

The enormous tail, carrying a stream of water, lashed out violently, instantly shattering the jet of flame.

Then, the red Gyarados's massive tail continued its relentless attack, striking Turtonator.

With a bang.

Turtonator was flung away by the red Gyarados like a ball.

"One more time, the tail of the stream!"

The chubby boy said with a smile.

"roar!"

Under the terrifying power of the red Gyarados, the BlastTortoise, whose type was at a disadvantage, had no power to resist. Before long, its eyes turned into mosquito coils and it collapsed to the ground.

"Luckily, this time the garrison of the secret realm actually has fire-attribute troops."

Looking at the fallen Blazing Turtle Beast, the chubby boy muttered to himself.

"roar!"

Just then, the red Gyarados, which had just finished its battle, suddenly roared into the sky.

A Hispaniola with an exaggerated wingspan was circling in the sky, watching them.

"The other attribute is Flying, which is alright, at least it's not weak against it."

"Gyarados, use Dragon Tornado to say hello to our new rival!"

"roar!"