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

"Brother Lun, weren't you off on a mission?"

In Yinzhou City, two men and one woman, one in front and two behind, strolled along the street.

The girl had a youthful and lively appearance, looking like a high school student.

The two men were of different heights. The taller one was about 1.8 meters tall, lean and muscular, while the shorter one was only a little over 1.6 meters tall, with a round belly and a bit fat, like a big winter melon.

The chubby boy was Yu Bo, who had just been admitted to the Trainer major at Heijiang University and was the owner of a red Gyarados.

The girl is his half-sister, Yu Xin, a senior high school student this year.

He Lun shrugged and said, "Don't even mention it. The mission was going well, but then someone inexplicably interfered, and then our captain stopped it."

He paused, then leaned close to Yu Bo's ear and whispered, "I heard it's very likely related to the Heavenly Dragon Society."

As the son of He Youguang, a third-level regional commander of the Liaoning Provincial Inspection Department, He Lun had some understanding of the Tianlong Society.

Especially since the task of giving him a prestigious makeover was ruined by the other party, he naturally secretly investigated it in private.

"The Heavenly Dragon Society? Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Those people are lawless. It's only because our Yanhuang Alliance is strict that we can control them. Otherwise, they might have suffered the same fate as the Freedom Alliance, with some kind of terrorist attack like a plane crashing into a building."

As a direct descendant of the Yu family, Yu Bo has some understanding of various major forces, whether righteous or evil.

When you're out and about, the more you know, the safer you'll be.

"These things are actually nothing, the main thing is..."

He Lun glanced around and quietly lowered his voice: "The main thing is that the attackers this time used Gyarados, and it is said that its size is particularly large, far exceeding the limit size that your Yu family has carefully researched."

"!!!"

Yu Bo's small eyes widened instantly.

When it comes to training Water-type Pokémon, although the Yu family has some influence in Northeast China, they are not even ranked among the top in the entire Yanhuang Alliance.

However, if we're only talking about breeding Magikarp and Gyarados, they basically aim for second place and compete for first.

If it weren't for the fact that they were the champions of the Eastern region and had an extremely powerful champion-level Gyarados, they would basically be number one in the Yu family.

As a result, He Lun told him that the Tianlong Society, those terrorists who don't do research but only cause destruction, have a Gyarados whose size exceeds the limits of their research.

It's as absurd as a student who failed advanced mathematics suddenly proving Goldbach's conjecture.

"Really?"

Yu Xin, who had somehow gotten close to him, covered her mouth and asked softly.

The sudden interruption startled Yu Bo and He Lun, who instinctively straightened up. After realizing what had happened, they both looked at each other with a hint of resentment.

It's really scary when you're secretly discussing private topics and suddenly hear a sound behind you!

"Alright, you two grown men, is it really necessary?" Yu Xin rolled her eyes at the two of them.

Seeing that the two had stopped talking, Yu Xin pouted.

If she had known this would happen, she would have kept quiet.

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Let's hurry up and go. Registration for the Yinzhou Cup is about to close." Yu Xin pushed her older brother's chubby back and muttered in dissatisfaction.

She and Yu Bo came here to participate in the Yinzhou Cup, hosted by Yinzhou City.

The Yinzhou Cup is an annual talent competition held in Yinzhou City.

The requirements for participating are simple: trainers must be under twenty years old and can only use Water-type Pokémon.

Since this competition is specifically designed for newcomers who are preparing to specialize in Water-type Pokémon, the rewards are naturally related to Water-type Pokémon.

Players below the champion level can receive a certain amount of shopping vouchers as a reward, while the champion can choose one of the three treasures.

They are: Deep Sea Scales, Beautiful Scales, and Red Scales.

This time, Yu Xin asked Yu Bo to come and help her get the deep-sea scales so that she could evolve the pearl oysters she was raising into cherry blossom fish and give them to her great-grandmother as a birthday gift for her 99th birthday.

If it weren't for that, Yu Bo wouldn't bother coming over.

"Don't worry, it's just the Yinzhou Cup. I'll definitely win it easily."

Yu Bo, who was being pushed along, looked confident.

Although the Silver State Cup is held every year, it doesn't actually attract many people. In addition, since it is mainly for Water-type trainers, even fewer people participate.

When it comes to training Water-type Pokémon, the Yu family is a household name throughout Northeast China. A mere rookie tournament is like competing in a baby cup...

"Holy crap, Mu Yun?"

At the Yinzhou Cup registration desk, Yu Bo's small eyes widened as he watched the handsome young man who had just received his registration number walk into the rest area.

Who is Mu Yun?

He Lun saw that Yu Bo was shocked and looked over curiously.

Aside from being slightly taller than me and having a somewhat handsome appearance, I can't see anything else.

"Mu Yun? Isn't that the top scorer in your year, brother?"

Upon hearing Yu Bo's words, Yu Xin's eyes lit up, and she curiously turned her gaze over.

"Wow, this year's top scorer is so handsome!" Yu Xin looked at Mu Yun, then at her older brother.

In comparison, the other party does indeed have more of the qualities of a top scholar.

Yu Bo: Hey, hey, hey, what kind of look is that? I'm your own brother!!

"Top scorer? Oh right, I've been so busy lately, I almost forgot there was a national top scorer this year." He Lun clenched his right fist and punched his left palm, then suddenly realized.

"Is he also a Water-type Trainer?"

He Lun asked curiously.

Mu Yun, whose surname is Mu, are there any other large families with the surname Mu in Northeast China?

"No, he's not a trainer who specializes in one type; he's multi-type."

Yu Bo sighed, his tone quite complex.

Even though Mu Yun's attributes are mixed, the armored warriors he cultivates are still incredibly powerful.

As for its ace, the Beedrill that won the championship, that was even more outrageous.

He still vividly remembers the scene of defeating the Magmortar with a reverse type advantage.

Seriously speaking, if my own red Gyarados were to get hit, I'd have to kneel down and give it CPR, begging it not to die.

"No way, bro. You're a Water-type specialist trainer. In a competition where only Water-type Pokémon can battle, how could you be afraid of others?" Yu Xin said.

"You don't understand, his armored warrior is very strong." Yu Bo sighed.

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes at the training camp, he would have found it hard to believe that Golisopod, considered by trainers to be the "most cowardly Pokémon," could unleash such terrifying combat power.

Seeing Bo sighing and He Lun deep in thought.

He didn't say much, but after finding the event organizers and glancing at the contestants' registration information, he returned to Yu Bo's side and comforted him.

"Don't worry, I just checked the registration information. The other party didn't use an armored warrior, but a gem starfish."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Bo immediately perked up.

He remembered that during the training camp, Mu Yun did not have any gem starfish at all.

In other words, this was something he cultivated after taking the college entrance examination.

That makes sense. Given their strength, if they hadn't trained new Pokémon, why would they even bother with a Pokémon Cup like the Baby Cup, which they wouldn't even bother participating in!

In that case, he only needs to send out his trump card—the Crimson Gyarados—to defeat Mu Yun!

He defeated the nation's first Pokémon champion, the undefeated legend who had been victorious since they first met!

Thinking of this, Yu Bo felt his blood boil and couldn't wait to get on the field.

"Quickly, go register!"

Yu Bo, who had been reluctant just moments before, immediately strode over to the registration area.

Yu Xin/He Lun:............