Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Fortunately, Xia Yan lowered his head in time and did not lose his composure.

Loto withdrew his hand, gave him a deep look, and waved his hand.

Xia Yan didn't linger; he turned and left immediately.

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Chapter Twenty-Four: One-Day Package

It really is Team Rocket!

With a stern face, Xia Yan went to the so-called Human Resources Department, took the certificate given by Supervisor Loto, and processed the certification for intermediate professional title.

The basic salary for intermediate-level coaching is double that of basic-level coaching, reaching 16,000 Alliance Coins. The price for each coaching session has also doubled, to 800 Alliance Coins per hour.

Most importantly, intermediate-level training partners receive a 30% commission on each training session.

In other words, Xia Yan and Unicorn Bug will receive 240 Alliance Coins after each training session, which is three times the reward of 80 Alliance Coins per session when they were beginner training partners.

With such a huge improvement, it's no wonder that 0413 reacted so strongly to Xia Yan's promotion to intermediate sparring partner.

This is the difference between earning around 10,000 yuan a month and earning 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a month.

The difference is too great.

After obtaining this intermediate professional title certification, Xia Yan can be considered to have entered the middle class of Jinhuang City.

If all goes well, his work would allow him to raise one more Pokémon while still being able to afford to raise a Weedle.

Of course, all of this is based on maintaining the original breeding standards of the unicorn, using intermediate energy cubes with moo milk and regular milk.

Whether they can afford to raise another Pokémon if they want to increase their investment in Weedle breeding is debatable.

I received my reward from the finance department for this cleanup mission: 3200 League Coins. That means I cleared out sixteen threatening wild Pokémon, with the five Spearows contributing a significant amount of the effort.

"Next time I go out, I must bring a few Poké Balls with me."

With that thought in mind, I returned to my room.

Xia Yan didn't show much smile or excitement from beginning to end. After confirming that Team Rocket was indeed manipulating the Silver Pokémon Battle Club, he felt a lot of pressure.

The Rockets and the league are at odds.

No matter how much Xia Yan disapproved of the Alliance's various systems, he had to admit that the Alliance was the rightful ruler of this world, and going against the Alliance was clearly not a wise choice.

"However, Team Rocket's influence in the entire Kanto region is not much weaker than that of the League. As far as I know, Sabrina, the current Psychic-type Gym Leader of Goldenrod City, should be a member of Team Rocket, right?" Sitting in the chair, his mind was racing.

In Saffron City, the largest city in the Kanto region, Team Rocket has infiltrated to the Gym Leader, who is practically the highest-ranking official in Saffron City. This shows just how much power Team Rocket has hidden in Saffron City, in places that are not visible to the public.

"It's not just the Gym of Saffron City; even the largest company in the Kanto region, Silph Corporation, is backed by Team Rocket."

Xia Yan even had a feeling that if the Rockets wanted to, they could completely separate Golden City from the league's map and become the actual controllers.

The prerequisite is that they can withstand the league's fierce counterattack.

He slowly shook his head. "The Rockets' territory is limited to the Kanto and Johto regions, while the league controls seven or even eight regions. There are dozens of champions and Elite Four members. The difference is too great."

However, the Rockets are still able to develop well and become stronger because of their own strength. In addition, there are similar organizations in various regions, so the league cannot concentrate its efforts on dealing with one team.

It fell into a strange balance.

"I'm not really opposed to working for the Rockets, as long as the pay is good enough. Given my current situation, I can't find a job that pays more if I leave here, so I can't move for the time being. I can only take it one step at a time."

Xia Yan had to admit that he was quite content here.

They have a place to live, food to eat, and can train with various equipment. They can also earn a considerable amount of money. There are even sophisticated instruments to analyze the unicorn's condition, allowing them to understand the changes in the unicorn and the direction of future strengthening.

Whether it's the league or the Rockets, he's very clear that he'll choose whichever offers the biggest benefit.

Even if this seems like a bit of a fence-sitter, without sufficient resources to train elves, all empty promises are just a joke.

Of course, the league may not be interested in him now, and the Rockets may not be interested either, but that doesn't mean they won't be interested in him in the future.

As a low-level trainer, he had absolutely no say in the choices.

Thinking about this...

He then remembered that he hadn't had time to look at the data report about the unicorn that Supervisor Loto had given him.

After taking out the report and glancing at it, Xia Yan's face showed surprise.

"You didn't choose me for promotion to intermediate professional title just because of this report, did you? The so-called cleanup quantity is not that important."

All I saw was...

Trainer: Xia Yan

Elf: Unicorn

Physical condition: Excellent

Speed: Excellent

Move: Special

Reaction: Superior

Tacit understanding: Superior

Overall rating: Special Grade

Strength assessment: Excellent (?)

Evaluation: This is an excellent specimen compared to wild unicorns, possessing immense potential for unicorns. Close monitoring of its physical changes is necessary.

Note: This has great observational value! It is recommended to retain it.

I stared blankly at the simple evaluation on the report and the words "recommended to retain" marked in red at the end.

It took him a moment to come to his senses. He glanced at the unicorn beetle playing and rolling around on the bed, which was clearly much larger than a normal unicorn beetle.

He muttered, "So it really is thanks to the unicorn beetle."

How could two tree fruits bring about such a big change?

The previous ratings for Unicorn Beetle were all average or above average, with most of the above-average ratings being for relatively implicit aspects such as "reaction" and "teamwork," which raised Unicorn Beetle's overall rating.

These evaluations remain unchanged, but those related to the body, such as "physical condition" and "speed," which can be directly demonstrated, have received top marks.

In other words, the unicorn's potential has more than doubled.

Moreover, this was only after it had initially digested the two tree fruits and had not yet fully realized their full effects.

"If training continues, Unicorn clearly has even greater potential for improvement..."

Finally, the assessment of Unicorn's strength reached "Excellent". Although there was a question mark after it, there is no doubt that the adventure last night was a night of transformation for Unicorn.

No wonder so many wild elves would go crazy for those two berries.

"This impulsive act was worth it."

Xia Yan put down the report and let out a long sigh of relief.

This also proves once again that every Pokémon has its own unique characteristics and talents, but some Pokémon's talents have been discovered while others have not.

However, they should not be complacent because of this. He and Weedle have only just embarked on this path and are far behind other Pokémon and trainers.

Unicorn needs to continue training, even more intense training, and he needs to read more books.

This incident proves that without reading some books and learning about Bug-type Pokémon berries, it would be impossible to make an accurate judgment.

His advantage lies in his knowledge of all Pokémon and his skill combinations in battle, but these advantages alone are clearly not enough to become an excellent trainer.

He needs more.

"0451, a member wants to book you for a day."

At that moment, Anna's voice came from the notification bell on the wall.

Xia Yan: "..."

The word "包" is used well.

"I understand." He let out a sigh of relief and stood up.

It must have been Jian Er who came to ask him to go to the Flourishing Forest again.

However, he is now an intermediate-level sparring partner, and his price is twice as high as before.

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Chapter Twenty-Five: Clothing

Jian Er was dressed in simple clothes and carried a backpack, which did give him the look of someone about to go on an adventure.

"Xia Yan, why are you dressed like this?" Kenji exclaimed in surprise when he saw Xia Yan's appearance.

"Something happened yesterday, and I didn't have time to change." Xia Yan didn't seem to care much about his clothes.

"And how come your unicorn has... how come it's gotten so big?"

Pointing to the unicorn on his shoulder, he gestured with both hands in an exaggerated manner.

"You ate too much."

Not wanting to say too much about the changes in the unicorn, I walked straight out the door.

"Eated too much?"

Jian Er looked at me with an expression that said, "How can you not believe it?"

But he still quickly followed.

A luxury car was parked at the entrance, its back door open.

Before Xia Yan could react, Jian Er strode into the car and waved to Xia Yan outside, "What are you waiting for? Get in the car."

Xia Yan pursed his lips.

I knew Jian Er's family must be very rich, but I didn't expect them to be this rich. This car must be worth at least several million Alliance Coins, right?

Compared to him, Xia Yan's hard-earned wages seem insignificant.

After a slight hesitation, I got into the car.