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

"Holy crap, isn't this the Battle Maniac?!"

As soon as Mu Yun and his group entered the training ground, they heard a series of exclamations from some of the students around them.

Then, Mu Yun felt all eyes converge on him.

"A combat maniac?"

What kind of weird nickname is that?

Mu Yun found it somewhat strange.

"Brother Yun, don't you know? Your name has spread throughout every dormitory building!"

Seeing this, Liu Jianhao said with some excitement.

As he spoke, he vividly described the scene he witnessed at the camp registration office.

Most people marveled at Mu Yun's strength, while a small number secretly wondered if he was mentally unstable.

"..."

Mu Yun wanted to explain himself, but after thinking about it, he couldn't find a way to explain.

After all, he doesn't just want to fight in the woods; he wants to fight every week if conditions allow.

"Here you go!"

Just then, a long cry came from mid-air, and a huge figure landed on the high platform of the training ground.

It was a tropical dragon, and Zou Mingli.

"Congratulations on officially arriving at the Water Forest Secret Realm Training Camp. I hope that you will all be standing here three months from now."

As soon as Zou Mingli finished speaking, a commotion broke out among the students.

"What do you mean? This training camp is still an elimination system?"

This is a common thought and question among many students.

Zou Mingli simply smiled and didn't say anything more.

"roar!"

Just then, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

A colossal creature, over four meters tall, appeared on the high platform.

It was an elf with gray-black fur.

He was broad-shouldered with strong limbs and a round, yellow hair on his forehead that, against his gray eyebrows, resembled a cloud-covered moon pattern.

Moon Bear, one of the final evolutions of the bear cub.

A powerful Pokémon with a base stat total of 550.

Beside him stood a burly, dark-skinned man with a serious expression, who stood there like an iron tower.

"Let me introduce you all. This is my deputy, Cai Mantang, the deputy guard of the Water Forest Secret Realm, and also one of the main people in charge of your training camp this time," Zou Mingli introduced.

"Next, he will explain the specific training arrangements for the entire training period to you."

After speaking, Zou Mingli stepped back, giving up the microphone.

After taking the microphone, Cai Mantang didn't waste any time and went straight to the point about the training plan for this training camp.

The entire training program is divided into three parts, with each month serving as a milestone. Those who fail the end-of-month test will be eliminated.

Then, without giving the students any time to react, he immediately announced the official start of the first training session.

The first training exercise was simple: battles!

However, not every trainer will necessarily experience Pokémon battles; rather, it is battles between trainers.

As for their opponents, they were members of the Flowing Fire Brigade and the Flowing Cloud Brigade who had ambushed them yesterday.

Upon hearing this, the students below were completely dumbfounded.

No, they are trainers, not fighters. Why would they do this?

"A healthy body is the foundation for a trainer's progress and the basis for your survival in the wild. Without a healthy body, how can you expect to become a qualified trainer?"

Cai Mantang glared with his tiger-like eyes and shouted sharply.

"roar!"

As Cai Mantang finished speaking, Yueyue Bear, who was standing next to him, also found an opportunity and shouted at the students, which frightened some of them so much that they trembled.

Looking at the trembling students below, Yueyue Bear smiled with satisfaction.

It's still more fun to scare newbies!

"Now, everyone whose name is called, proceed to Instructor Number Ten in order to begin the battle!"

Cai Mantang didn't give the students much time to think, and immediately took out a list and read it aloud.

"Zhou Ping, Wang Duo, ..."

As each name was called out, ten students with solemn expressions stepped forward.

Although they did have physical training at school, it was mostly about physical strength, and most of them knew nothing about how to fight.

After all, these days, who gets to do it themselves?

The result was self-evident: those with good physical condition were able to hold on a little longer thanks to the garrison instructors' deliberate leniency, while those with average physical condition simply lay down.

"The physical fitness of students these days is really poor!" Cai Mantang frowned and said with dissatisfaction as he looked at the performance of these ten students.

"There's nothing we can do. They're still just high school students. Most of them come from wealthy families with abundant resources and have never had the chance to participate in open-world fighting. They might not even have left the city. How could they possibly understand the importance of physical fitness?" Zou Mingli sighed.

Although the trainer's own physical abilities are improved, it will not have any effect on the Pokémon's battles.

However, good physical fitness, coupled with the mindset honed through combat, allows trainers to remain calmer and make better judgments in times of crisis.

This is why they incorporate combat training into their basic training.

The key is not to hone their fighting skills, but to equip them with the ability to quickly maintain composure under pressure.

"However, it's not that everyone is incapable. This time, we have Lu Tianwang's disciple and niece, and their strength is probably not bad," Zou Mingli said, pointing to two names on the list.

"The Changqing Lü family is a family of martial arts masters, so it's normal that they are powerful," Cai Mantang said.

"Besides that, that kid named Mu Yun should also be in pretty good physical condition. He ran around in the forest all day yesterday and is still full of energy today," Zou Mingli said.

As they were talking, the ten matches came to an end, and Cai Mantang called out ten names again.

Coincidentally, Mu Yun's name was among them.

His opponent was the first person he encountered yesterday—Wang Fugui.

"Hello, we meet again!"

Wang Fugui grinned.

Yesterday, he was a little stunned because his own Pokémon was instantly defeated, and Mu Yun took the opportunity to tap him on the neck.

Although he had recovered after a night, the feeling of frustration still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he was lucky, and his chance for revenge came quickly!

"You must be a trained fighter too, so I won't hold back!"

Wang Fugui cracked his knuckles and said excitedly, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, I'm the number one fighter in the Blazing Fire Brigade, and the runner-up in the joint team fighting competition. You'd better admit defeat now!"

To prevent Mu Yun from surrendering prematurely, Wang Fugui used his verbal skill – the Provocation Technique!

As we all know, young people are hot-tempered and can't stand being provoked by tactics that seem to be for your own good but are actually meant to provoke you.

"You are welcome."

Mu Yun flexed his wrists, then grinned, his white teeth gleaming in the sunlight.

If you're being so polite, how could I possibly refuse later?