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"One of them is Ling Ruijie."

After calming herself down, Lü Jiayi continued.

"The Ling family of Heijiang is located in the far north of the Alliance and has been famous for its ice-type Pokémon since ancient times, and Ling Ruijie is no exception."

"Besides that, he's also a rare gifted individual!" Lu Jiayi paused again as she said this.

Mu Yun, Chi Duoduo, Liu Hesheng, Lin Youqi...

Of the people present, nearly half are gifted individuals.

hateful!

Sometimes I really want to fight these gifted people to the death!

"What kind of talent is it?"

Mu Yun asked.

"It has the effect of boosting the combat power of Ice-type Pokémon, but I don't know the specifics."

"That's what Lü Jiayi said."

"As for the last person, it's his older sister—Ling Qingying!"

At this point, Lü Jiayi's expression turned serious again: "I don't know much about this person. I only know that even Ling Ruijie admits he is no match for her sister, but because she rarely makes a move, there isn't much information about her."

"Is the Ling family that powerful?"

"I'm so curious," Liu Jianhao asked curiously, having finished his meal.

Two out of the three monsters are from the Ling family—that's outrageous!

"That's amazing!"

Liu Hesheng began, "Although the outside world often categorizes our Changqing Liu family, Shen Liaoyu family, and Heijiang Ling family together, in reality, the Heijiang Ling family is undoubtedly the number one family in Northeast China."

"That's right, that's what my aunt said too," Lü Jiayi echoed.

"It is said that at the height of the Ling family's power, they held two of the four regional king positions. Even if there was only one person in the family, they almost never left the top or second place."

"But strangely, no one from the Ling family has ever been a regional champion; the highest they've ever been is the top regional king."

"Moreover, apart from the younger generation, even the Elite Four level trainers in the Ling family rarely leave the Northeast region. They mostly stay within Heijiang Province," Lü Jiayi said.

Mu Yun nodded.

Listening to Lü Jiayi's description, it seems as if the Ling family follows some kind of strange rule.

Of course, rule-breaking is obviously impossible.

Mu Yun estimated that this was probably due to the numerous internal rules and regulations of such long-standing families.

In conclusion, the Ling family does indeed appear to be very powerful.

There are many famous and powerful figures among the younger, middle-aged, and older generations.

It's great to be a strong player. Once he levels up, we might be able to visit each other and gain some experience.

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

The next day.

After getting up early, washing up and eating breakfast, Mu Yun did not go to the training ground as usual.

Instead, they followed the flow of people to the training ground, which was full of students.

After a month of training, the students' spirits and energy have changed significantly.

From being lazy and sluggish at the beginning, he has now stood up straight, and his eyes are full of vigor and confidence.

However, what is most noticeable is their generally darker skin.

The secret realm has its own seasons. The current water forest secret realm is roughly equivalent to summer in Northeast China in September or October, with plenty of sunshine.

Soon, Zou Mingli appeared on the high platform.

Because of the large number of people, he did not notice Mu Yun, who was mixed in with the crowd.

He simply described the upcoming training plan according to the schedule.

Live-fire drills!

Just as Lü Jiayi had guessed, this stage of training mainly involved Pokémon battles.

However, the opponents were not students, but members of the secret realm's garrison.

Among them were the Flowing Fire Brigade and the Flowing Cloud Brigade, who played the role of roadblocks on the first day.

That is, Fire-type and Flying-type trainers.

Due to its environment and size, the Water Forest Secret Realm is not available to trainers of all eighteen types.

In fact, even the garrison troops of large-scale secret realms cannot assemble a full-strength squad for every attribute.

It's quite an achievement to be able to field a full squadron of Ghost, Dragon, Fairy, and Psychic types.

As for the Water Forest Secret Realm, there are only five teams in total: Fire, Flying, Water, Grass, and Normal.

"Each person must participate in at least five matches every day. After each match, you will be given a certain score based on your performance," Zou Mingli said.

"From today onwards, all your expenses within the Secret Realm camp will be paid for with points, including but not limited to accommodation, three meals a day, specially made energy cubes, and even Elf Treasures!"

"Of course, we're not some kind of devil. These expenses can be paid on credit, which means you can deduct points as negative credit."

"However, those who score negative for three consecutive days will have to leave the secret realm camp."

"If you don't want to slink away in disgrace, you'd better pull yourselves together!"

After speaking, Zou Mingli stepped down from the platform.

Then, his deputy explained the rules of the battle.

The battles take place from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, during which time you can go to any of the five teams to battle.

A victory will earn you a fixed three points, while a loss will earn you one or two points depending on your performance. Those who maliciously rack up points will receive a warning the first time, have all their points deducted the second time, and be kicked out the third time.

As for what constitutes malicious score boosting?

This includes, but is not limited to, immediately conceding defeat after entering the game, giving up after a brief struggle during a match, and attempting to bribe team members.

In short, it boils down to one sentence: Passive fighting is not an option!

"Nine in the morning to seven in the evening, great, that's great!"

Hearing the training plan for this phase of the training in the crowd, Mu Yun was delighted.

Doesn't that mean he can grind experience points like crazy?

Although each Pokémon has a one-week cooldown period for battles, with so many people in five teams, even if it's not enough for him to complete one round, it's definitely not too many.

Moreover, he doesn't just keep grinding; he occasionally needs to let Shin-chan, Tetsuya, and Dadan practice their moves.

Improving proficiency in techniques is the key to ensuring combat effectiveness.

But no matter what, Mu Yun felt that he was definitely about to take off!

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

Following the queue, Mu Yun received a simple map of the camp.

The first step is to determine their location.

On the map, this place is called the logistics camp.

As the name suggests, it is the place closest to the teleportation gate and is responsible for the logistics of the entire Water Forest Secret Realm.

At the same time, it also takes on the responsibility of training new talent.

It is also the largest camp in terms of area and number of people on the map, and it is the central hub of the entire secret realm garrison.

The office of the person in charge, Zou Mingli, is located inside this camp.

In addition, five roads, each leading in a different direction, gradually radiate outwards from the logistics camp.

Five smaller camps were formed.

They are respectively called Flowing Fire Camp, Flowing Water Camp, Flowing Wood Camp, Flowing Cloud Camp, and Flowing White Camp.

They correspond to the Fire, Water, Grass, Flying, and Normal attributes, respectively.

Among them, Liuyun Camp and Liubai Camp are the largest in area, while Liumu Camp is the closest to the logistics camp.

The furthest campsite is Flowing Water, located near a lake called Water Forest Lake.

The Blazing Fire Camp is located in the middle area, neither too far nor too near, and is the smallest in size.

"So, traveling is also part of the training?"

After glancing at the distance markers on the map, Mu Yun thought to himself.

The log camp is fine; it's very close, only about three kilometers away. Even an untrained ordinary person could easily get there, let alone those who are trained.

The Liuyun, Liubai, and Liuhuo campsites are all fine, with the furthest being only a dozen kilometers away.

Only the Flowing Water Campsite is located at least twenty kilometers away from the Water Forest Lake in the central area of ​​the Water Forest Secret Realm.

This is just the straight-line distance.

Even for students who have undergone physical training, it would take a considerable amount of effort to complete the round trip in one day without a mount-type Pokémon.

But distance also has its advantages.

According to the map, you will receive a five-fold score bonus if you successfully challenge the Flowing Water Camp.

The other four camps also receive a score bonus of two to three times, depending on their distance from the camp.

Only the nearest log camp has a base score of one.

This shows that the school is still encouraging students to go out and explore more.