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

The Flame Emperor Alliance is one of the top-ranked alliances in the world.

Even so, only four major cities within its territory are renowned worldwide.

These are the four capitals of Yanhuang: the Imperial Capital, the Magic City, the New City, and the Flower City.

Of course, these are all terms used to refer to people from outside the four capitals.

The people of the capital city believe that they are the government's decree issuing center, the location of the Trainers Association headquarters, the location of the patrol department headquarters, and so on... the location of almost all departments, big and small. They believe they should stand out from the crowd and be in a class of their own, with the other three cities having to come after them.

People in Shanghai believe that old money and new money are equally valuable, and it's not certain whether Shanghai or Beijing is more prestigious!

The people of Xindu don't get involved in these things. They are known for their cutting-edge technology and are mostly researchers who are so focused on their work that they don't have enough time for research to spare for such trivial matters.

Logically speaking, a city so indifferent to fame and fortune shouldn't be called the Fourth Capital, but researchers don't care, but people who run companies there do.

Therefore, through some maneuvering, the name Xindu soared to prominence, becoming almost as powerful as that of Shanghai.

As for Huadu, it is the most low-key city among the four.

Its most famous feature is a sea of ​​flowers that blooms all year round, and it is also rated as the most suitable slow-paced city for tourism and retirement.

According to the population life expectancy census report, the average life expectancy in Huadu far exceeds the average life expectancy of the entire Yanhuang Alliance, with centenarians being a common sight.

Therefore, Huadu is also known as the City of Longevity.

Furthermore, it produced the champion of the Southern Region, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Southern Region, and its reputation as one of the Four Capitals was widely recognized by the Yanhuang people.

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"Wow, this is the capital city!"

After getting off the high-speed train at the capital city station, Chi Duoduo looked around with sparkling eyes.

Mu Yun looked around.

This is just a high-speed rail station, what's so surprising about it?

Of course, he only thought it to himself and didn't say it aloud.

"Hello, are you Mr. Mu Yun and Ms. Chi Duoduo?"

Not long after I stepped out of the high-speed rail station, a middle-aged woman who looked quite friendly approached me.

"Who are you?"

As Mu Yun asked the question, he used his waveguide to sense the other party's emotions, which were friendly.

"I am a staff member of the patrol department. My name is Qin Jing. I was assigned by Minister Zhu to specifically meet you two. Please follow me."

Qin Jing had a friendly smile on her face, which made even Chi Duoduo, who was reluctant to communicate with strangers, feel less nervous.

"Thank you for your help, Ms. Qin."

Mu Yun nodded.

Before he arrived, he sent a message to Zhu Ziyan.

After all, the capital city is so big, and it's a place I don't know well, so it's troublesome to get things done.

However, he did not expect Zhu Ziyan to make the arrangements so quickly; in just a few hours by high-speed rail, the pick-up personnel were all arranged.

With Zhu Ziyan's instruction and Qin Jing's arrangement, the rest of the process was quite simple.

Mu Yun and Chi Duoduo did virtually nothing. All procedures and processes were streamlined, and everything went smoothly. In less than three hours, they completed the formalities that would normally take three days to complete.

By the time they left in the afternoon, Mu Yun and Chi Duoduo had officially become trainee elf investigators in the Imperial Capital Patrol Department.

Moreover, he was the kind of trainee elf investigator who was directly under the deputy minister Zhu Ziyan, whose promotion and assessment were entirely decided by him, and who could not be transferred by anyone except the minister.

Simply put, unlike the Chu-Wei alliance of the past, they didn't have to go through a series of troublesome processes, such as accumulating experience and achievements while waiting for approval from above, competing for qualifications, and undergoing assessments.

They only need to wait patiently and complete some tasks to easily get promoted.

If you participate in or complete an important task along the way, you can easily skip a grade.

It just goes to show that the saying "having connections at higher levels makes things easier" is still too authoritative.

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[Ding! Detection indicates the host has become a formal trainee investigator. Permanent Mission 7 - Goal: Become the Strongest Investigator I - Completed. Rewards have been issued!!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for activating the special mission module "The Path to Investigator's Growth," gaining the special skills "True Interrogation" and "Special Torture"!]

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[Ding! The Special Mission Module: The Investigator's Growth Path has been loaded. Please check it out!]

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[Ding! Detected that the Deputy Minister of the Headquarters of the Inspectorate directly under the host has exceeded the mission target. Special Skill - Special Interrogation Level +1!]

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A series of system notifications rang in Mu Yun's mind. After more than half a year, the mission was finally completed.

Back at the hotel, while Chi Duoduo was taking a shower, Mu Yun took the opportunity to check the mission rewards.

First is the newly introduced special task module, which is the fifth task module, distinct from daily tasks, short-term tasks, long-term tasks, and permanent tasks.

At this moment, there is only one task listed in this task module.

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[Special Mission 1: The Path to Investigator Growth: Black and white never disappear, but you, whose heart is filled with light and justice, cannot bear the darkness. Strive to reduce the darkness in the world, young man!]

[Mission Requirements: This mission will be automatically triggered whenever you come into contact with any person, object, or force involved in dark forces. Try your best to complete it!]

[Time Limit: Depends on the triggered task]

[Task Rewards:]

Each time you complete a special mission triggered by the Investigator's Growth Path, you can receive certain rewards based on the mission's difficulty level.

This includes, but is not limited to: points, Pokémon Investigator job skills, access to purchase Pokémon Investigator exclusive equipment, opportunities to judge Pokémon for advancement (the Pokémon must possess the Righteous Heart trait or a righteous spirit such as punishing evil and promoting good), job skill upgrade attempts, storage space expansion cards, move learning and memorization, etc.

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The mission descriptions are similar to those for becoming a trainee investigator, but the mission requirements are completely different.

This special task is clearly a collection of tasks that can be triggered more frequently and regularly.

The only requirement is that there be contact with the forces of darkness.

As for what dark forces are?

Mu Yun felt that being wanted by the patrol department or becoming a target of the patrol department's missions were both possibilities.

As for whether it is or not, we'll find out when we try.

Anyway, there's still some time before university starts.

"Perhaps I should consider graduating early."

If he hadn't had any special advantages, those four years of university would have been crucial for him.

But with his cheat code activated, whether or not he goes to university makes no difference to him.

Instead of attending classes, I'd rather complete missions as a trainee spirit investigator.

Of course, the reports still need to be made.

After all, Heijiang University also rewarded him with a champion-level potential Pokémon egg.

Mu Yun's idea was that whether he graduated early or not was not important; what was best was to give him enough freedom.

In this way, it won't prevent him from going out, and he can also use his status as a student to help the school win some honors.

With his skill level, participating in the university competition would be practically the same as competing in the Baby Cup.

After looking at the special missions section, Mu Yun then looked at the two new skills he had just acquired.

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【True Interrogation (Special): This skill can be activated during interrogations, dialogues, or other times involving verbal or eye contact. If the other party's mental level is lower than your own, you will enter a period of absolute truth that will be forgotten and will not cause any nerve damage. The duration of this period depends on the mental levels of both parties.

Note: This is a special skill and cannot be upgraded.

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Special Torture (Special/LV2): Each level unlocks a special torture device, with different devices having different effects.

Number of unlockable torture devices: 2

Currently unlocked torture devices: None

Note: This is a special skill and cannot be leveled up with experience points. It can only be upgraded by completing special missions related to the investigator.

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Because the mission was overfulfilled, the Special Interrogation skill has been upgraded to LV2, although Mu Yun doesn't think this skill is of any use.

If you're asking questions or trying to extract information, then the skill of real interrogation is clearly more effective.

With his current mental level, he can succeed in almost 99% of people.

However, having already given it all, Mu Yun had a thought and opened the selection list of special torture instruments.

In an instant, a dazzling array of torture instruments appeared in his field of vision.

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List of Special Torture Instruments:

1. Black handcuffs: Keep the humanoid prisoner in a state of physical exhaustion and mental lethargy at all times. The specific effect can be adjusted, down to as low as 10% of the normal state, close to death.

2. Traceless Bamboo Whip: Those whipped by a bamboo whip will experience double the pain within 24 hours, and the healing speed will be halved. The specific effects can be adjusted, with a maximum of three times the pain and a quarter of the healing speed.

3. Gag: Provides a constant feeling of breathing discomfort similar to drowning, but without actual suffocation. The specific effect can be adjusted...

4. Medical scalpel: This scalpel will instantly stop bleeding at the cut site, but it will also instantly activate pain receptors throughout the body for 30 seconds. The specific effect can be adjusted...

5. Silent Earplugs: Immerse yourself in a world of complete silence; feelings of emptiness and despair increase by 100%, and physical sensitivity increase by 100%. Specific effects are adjustable...

6. Blindfold Mask: Immersed in a world of darkness, feelings of anxiety +100%, irritability +100%, and physical sensitivity +100%. Specific effects are adjustable...

Steel horse, thorny flower spikes, missing pointer, broken yang trap, peeling spray, armor-removing silver tweezers...

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To be honest, even if he watched it again, Mu Yun couldn't help but complain in his heart.

No, the first few special torture devices are really not QQ torture devices. It feels like if you adjust the effects, the scenarios in which they can be used are completely two extremes.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yun chose the black handcuffs and the medical knife.

The former can weaken the body of the person being restrained, just like an ordinary Devil Fruit user being brought to Seastone, leaving them with virtually no strength to resist.

The latter, however, was used by him as a medical instrument.

If you lower the pain level, it should be quite effective for stopping bleeding.

"I wonder if these two things will ever be useful..."

Mu Yun has never liked prisoners of war. He'll kill the enemies, and if he can't kill them for the time being, he'll kill them when he has the ability later.

Aside from taking up space, Mu Yun couldn't think of any other use for prisoners.

Just as he was sighing, Chi Duoduo's soft voice suddenly came from the bathroom.

"Brother Yun, I can't quite reach my back when I rub it, could you help me?"

Mu Yun immediately snapped out of his daze and put on a serious face.

Being helpful is a wonderful quality.