Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

This is much more difficult than simply training a Pokémon to amateur ninth dan.

It can be said that the latter can be achieved as long as you have enough time and the right hands. With planned training and the natural growth of the Pokémon, you can achieve it once you have accumulated enough experience.

As for the former... even at Chongqing University, which ranks among the top universities in the country, not everyone can reach the professional level before their senior year.

As a reserve member of the school team with the right to reside in the Seven Luminaries Mountain, Huang Mao was able to complete the professional trainer assessment before the start of his sophomore year, which already makes him an elite.

He was well aware of how much resources he had spent and how much sweat he and the elves had shed over the past three years since he debuted in his second year of high school, in order to overcome this insurmountable barrier.

Xia Shen, however, became a professional-level trainer after only one year as a trainer.

Even if he and the elves trained non-stop for 24 hours a day, it would be absolutely impossible to do so!

Therefore, there is absolutely no possibility of me losing this battle!

While it might be somewhat distasteful to win by taking advantage of one's age, the competition between freshmen and sophomores at the opening ceremony is a tradition of Wuda University, and there is nothing wrong with what they did.

Xia Shen, who probably can't even beat me, a reserve member of the school team, will definitely not have the face to live in Courtyard No. 1, which is reserved for the school team... no, even the most important figures of the entire Wuda University.

Only Rou-ge deserves to live here!

Thinking of this, Huang Mao became excited. He raised his head and shouted, "Then it's a deal! If I win, you'll ask the principal to let you move out of here! Also, you're not allowed to tattle on me to Rou-ge!"

However, the vast battlefield was already deserted.

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"So, that's how it is. Hey, senior, don't roll up your sleeves! Don't be impulsive! Tell me what happened first!"

In the afternoon, at a milk tea shop on the main campus of Wuda University.

Xia Shen pulled Ye Rou, who was about to go out and cause trouble for someone with a dark face, and quickly handed her a glass of mango juice to cool her down.

Ye Rou took a big sip through the straw, and half the juice in the cup disappeared, leaving Xia Shen stunned.

However, the cold juice seemed to have slightly extinguished Ye Rou's anger. After calming down, she finally spoke.

"The dormitory that the school arranged for you is, in a sense, a sacred place for our university. Although it has undergone several renovations since its construction, what has not changed is that everyone who lives there is the undisputed number one in their class."

"Moreover, looking back from today's perspective, the seniors who lived in Garden No. 1, at the very least, became master-level trainers after graduation, and there were even some elite trainers, such as senior Li Xiang."

"So, although the facilities there are no different from other places, it is indeed the most special place in the Seven Luminaries Mountain. Originally, I should have been able to move in this year, but the school had not agreed. So it was assigned to you."

Ye Rou patted Xia Shen on the shoulder and smiled, "Young man, this shows that the organization values ​​you highly. You must work hard and strive to lead us to win the long-awaited national championship, and even go global!"

Ye Rou seemed to have no aversion to Xia Shen's "usurping" behavior and laughed it off magnanimously.

Xia Shen now understands a little why she has such a reputation at Wuda University; strength is only part of the reason.

Who would refuse to be friends with such a straightforward and even adorable girl?

Xia Shen smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Rou-ge, we'll work hard together!"

Ye Rou nodded, then suddenly remembered another thing Xia Shen had mentioned, and continued, "As for that brat Wang Yan, he's a bit stupid, but he's not a bad person. I'll teach him a lesson. I promise I'll bring him to your place tonight to apologize!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Shen immediately refused, "No, Rou-ge, there's no need for this. I've already arranged to battle him at the opening ceremony. Trainer matters should be resolved in a trainer-like manner."

Xia Shen was certainly not trying to excuse that blond-haired guy named Wang Yan; he wasn't a saint.

Compared to Xiao Huangmao's reluctant apology, Xia Shen felt it would be more satisfying to let him lose in front of the whole school to an "amateur trainer" who had only debuted for a year.

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"Good! I like that. Just for that spirit, he's no wonder he was able to kick me out of Courtyard Number One!"

Ye Rou's eyes lit up, and she slammed her hand on the table. The poor mango juice flew several tens of centimeters into the air before landing back on the table.

However, she couldn't help but frown. "That's true, but that brat Wang Yan recently reached the professional level, and you..."

Xia Shen shrugged. He knew that no one believed he had professional-level skills.

"Then let's rely on our own abilities."

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Author's Remarks

Suddenly, something terrifying occurred to me. Although Arceus's Air Slash doesn't have the additional effect of flinching, if I were to write it, it definitely would. Is the flinching probability of Heavenly Grace's Fierce Air Slash 100%...? Should I write it like that? Wouldn't that be a bit too overpowered?

2022-07-10 18:00

## Chapter 174 Who writes short essays when they're a decent person?

The opening ceremony is a week away, and there's nothing to prepare for the Pokémon battles.

So after Xia Shen asked Ye Rou for Wang Yan's main Pokémon list, he temporarily put the matter aside.

Such a trivial matter is not worth his attention.

Instead of wasting time, you should think about how to make a good living in Chongqing over the next four years.

It's not for any other reason than that there are very few non-spicy foods available in the foggy area...

Perhaps due to the high humidity and heavy moisture, people in Chongqing are particularly good at eating spicy food and love to cook spicy dishes.

Admittedly, both inside and outside the school, there are many restaurants catering to newcomers to Chongqing or tourists who are not used to spicy food.

But Xia Shen always felt that even foods labeled as non-spicy tasted spicy.

Xia Shen suspected that all the pots in the restaurants had been completely tainted by Qie Fan Guo.

This was an extremely painful experience for Xia Shen, who held a high-ranking official position in Jiangnan and had a light diet.

And perhaps influenced by him, his elves also don't really like spicy food.

Although the school would likely provide her with a personal chef if she made a request, Xia Shen really wasn't used to having strangers in her home every day.

So, after considering everything, Xia Shen decided to take matters into his own hands and be self-reliant.

Helpless, he had no choice but to start learning to cook for himself. After all... he couldn't just drink the same old mixed meat soup every day, could he?

So, in the last few days before the start of the semester, in addition to his daily training, Xia Shen visited Wuda and Wudu to familiarize himself with the natural environment of Qiyao Mountain.

I spend most of my day in the kitchen researching culinary techniques.

Soon, a week had passed, and Xia Shen's cooking skills had improved from a level where even Zoroark couldn't bring himself to praise them, to a level where even the most picky Tebrim nodded in satisfaction.

Tomorrow is the annual opening ceremony for new students.

That very night, a post suddenly went viral on the university's internal forum.

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[A new owner has moved into Courtyard No. 1! The uncrowned queen of Fog City University isn't Ye Rou, but this person?!]

Xia Shen frowned slightly as he looked at the posts on his computer.

The post was published at 5 p.m., and in just over four hours, it had already received several thousand replies.

On social media platforms, this kind of data is nothing special.

But this is the internal forum of Chongqing University... This post has been the most popular in the past year.

Under the sensational headline, the content is nothing more than bringing up the significance of Courtyard No. 1, praising Ye Rou for the many honors she has brought to Wudu University in the past three years, and finally bringing up Xia Shen to put down.

This person was also very clever. Knowing that Xia Shen's talent was undeniably high, he used a strategy of feigning weakness to highlight strength.

Xia Shen's honors and achievements this year are mentioned in passing, followed by a lengthy description of how Xia Shen is unworthy of his position and cannot bear the significance of moving into Courtyard No. 1.

After a lengthy essay of several thousand words, most of the clueless college students had already started criticizing it with a "click!"

A small number of people took a wait-and-see attitude, but none of them felt that Xia Shen deserved the position.

Xia Shen scrolled to the bottom of the post without any emotion and found that it seemed that no one really supported her.

Wait, the latest post seems to be from a teammate, even though it only contains four words—

He deserves it.

Uh, the nickname is a number, I wonder if this person is pretending to be someone else to troll.

Xia Shen muttered to himself and refreshed the page again, only to find that the comment section suddenly had many more comments below it.

[I'm super gentle!]

[Brother Rou, please take me away, Brother Rou.]

[How dare you! Your love for Rou-ge has turned sour! Drag him out and use him as a punching bag against Rou-ge's monstrous strength!]

[Rou-ge, whom we haven't seen in ages, has suddenly reappeared! Front row seats for onlookers!]

Xia Shen was startled; so this was the real person...

But the tone of the comments below is getting weirder and weirder.

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Xia Shen was watching his classmate fall ill when a phone call came in.

It was Ye Rou.

"Good evening, Rou-ge," Xia Shen greeted with a smile.

"Xia Shen, did you see that post? I asked Wang Yan, and he said he didn't post it. I can vouch for him on that point. I'm looking into who posted it for you. Just stay there and relax."

Rou Ge rattled off a rapid-fire speech over the phone.

"Ah, it's nothing, no need to check, it won't have any impact, don't worry. But Rou-ge, your fans are really interesting." Xia Shen changed the subject and joked.

"That's just how these people are, ignore them. Since that's how it is, then I'm done with them. I still have training to do. Bye."

Rou-ge wasn't the type to meddle or be nosy, so since Xia Shen had said so, she let him handle it himself.

After hanging up the phone and turning off the computer, Xia Shen pondered for a moment.

He told Ye Rou not to worry about it not because he was being stubborn, but because he genuinely felt it wasn't a big deal.

Are we really going to sue Mu Yaci, investigate the IP address where the post was made, and expose this person?

Or perhaps posting something like, "[I'm being cyberbullied!]"

Isn't this a bit...?

Anyway, Xia Shen didn't take this fly seriously. If Wang Yan was stupid, then this person was both stupid and wicked.

Xia Shen guessed that this person's strength was probably not even as good as Wang Yan's.