After spending two days on the campus of Linhai University,
Shi Yi felt a bit bored.
He had already finished nine years of compulsory education, plus three years of high school.
University…still need to go to classes?
So boring.
Shi Yi couldn’t resist the urge to travel anymore.
But unfortunately…the second stage of Linhai University’s Freshman Tournament was about to begin.
It was said that the champion’s reward was quite generous.
For Shi Yi, this reward was a no-brainer. He was just going through the motions.
He didn’t believe anyone in the freshman class could defeat him.
Not even with his Kangaskhan and Sandaconda, even his slightly lower-level Haxorus and Metagross, could probably win the championship.
Of course.
For now.
Shi Yi had no need to expose his Haxorus and Metagross.
And the unusual-colored Heracross he’d caught recently, Shi Yi decided to keep it hidden for now as well.
Currently, Shi Yi’s publicly known team was Kangaskhan, Sandaconda, and Wishiwashi.
His actual team, however, was Haxorus, Metagross, and Heracross.
Speaking of which, many people spend their entire lives trying to gather a full team of six Pokémon.
Shi Yi, having become a Trainer for just a week, had already completed his team of six.
“Eleven, today’s the official match for Linhai University’s Freshman Tournament! Are you ready for battle?”
In Dorm Room 402, Qin Xiang walked over and asked Shi Yi.
“Of course. I’ll win easily.”
Shi Yi seemed a bit nonchalant.
Pang Dun, the chubby one, also walked over and patted Shi Yi on the shoulder. “Bro Yi, when you win, don’t forget about us, your two little brothers. Remember to get us some pretty girl’s WeChat.”
“?”
Shi Yi slowly typed out a “?”.
“You two are…?”
“Foster Father! Please accept my bow!”
“Foster Father! I kneel first!”
Looking at these two useless guys, Shi Yi shook his head helplessly.
The first day Shi Yi came back to Linhai University, he had heard from Ran Wei.
Pang Dun and Qin Xiang had fallen for girls from the Battle Class 2 and 3 on the first day of class.
After class, they went to confess.
The results were obvious.
They were both rejected and even ridiculed by the boys from the Battle Class 2 and 3.
Because of this.
Battle Class 1 and Battle Class 2 and 3 even got into a fight, causing a huge conflict.
Now, the two of them saw Shi Yi come back and wanted him to help them get revenge.
And maybe build a bridge and connect some lines, or something like that.
“Okay, okay, get up. The ground is cold, you’ll get a cold if you kneel for too long. It won’t be easy to explain when people see you.”
Shi Yi helped up the two useless guys.
Thinking to himself…you two, there’s no chance you’ll get a confession.
“Foster Father, it’s a deal then!”
“I’ll try…”
Shi Yi scratched his head. This kind of thing, he couldn’t directly agree to it.
…
Nine o’clock in the morning.
Linhai University Pokémon Battle Arena.
This was the largest of Linhai University’s four battle arenas, with the largest seating capacity for spectators.
Most of the freshmen from all thirty-two classes in the school were seated in the audience.
Next.
It was time for the school leaders to give their speech.
A summary of the second stage of the Freshman Tournament…including the battle method, battle rules, battle friendship…etc.
By the time the school leaders finished their speech, it was already ten o’clock in the morning.
The competition officially began.
There were a total of thirty-two freshman classes in the entire school, and with two competitors representing each class, there were a total of sixty-four participants.
The competition was in a knockout format.
Sixty-four into thirty-two, thirty-two into sixteen…and so on, until the final four, who would determine the top three.
The top three had rewards, and the fourth place only got a consolation prize.
“The first match will be between Xu Yan from Breeding Class 3 and He Jie from Archeology Class 1.”
The two contestants, under the gaze of the audience, each took the stage.
Unlike the previous class battles.
The students who were able to represent their classes were all Trainers with good battle skills.
After taking the stage, the two players bowed to each other in a friendly gesture.
Then they sent out the Pokémon they would be battling with.
Shi Yi saw that the Pokémon of the two contestants were a Buneary and a Croconaw.
After seeing these two Pokémon.
Shi Yi stroked his chin and muttered, “It’s quite fitting that the students from these two classes would choose to capture these Pokémon.”
Most students in the Pokémon Breeding Class were girls and the Pokémon they captured were usually Buneary, Pikachu, Clefairy…etc., cute types, and were suitable for girls to raise.
As for the Pokémon Archaeology Class, it was naturally dominated by Ground, Rock, and Steel types, and their representative Pokémon were all those suitable for digging, cultivating, and transporting.
This battle started quickly and ended quickly as well.
Buneary, being a pet-type Pokémon, wasn’t suited for battles of this kind.
Not long after the battle began, it was bitten by He Jie’s Croconaw and “wailed” in pain.
In the end.
Amid the audience’s shouts of He Jie not knowing how to be gentle with women, He Jie advanced to the top thirty-two with a sense of injustice.
The second match was between Wang Mian, the lucky guy who lost to Shi Yi in the Class Finals, from Battle Class 1, and Chen Ling, the strongest in Battle Class 3.
This battle, when the host announced the names of the contestants.
Was already highly anticipated.
After all.
Battle Class 1 and 3 had some minor conflicts on the first day of class.
The reason…was that Pang Dun had confessed to a girl in Class 3 and was rejected and then ridiculed by the students in Class 3.
While ridiculing Pang Dun, they also made fun of the entire class.
Now, the students of Class 1, weren’t pushovers. They couldn’t take this humiliation.
The two classes engaged in a Pokémon battle.
In the end, the conflict was only stopped when the teachers of the two classes intervened.
Therefore…this match wasn’t just Wang Mian versus Chen Ling, it was a battle for the honor of each class.
When both contestants sent out their Pokémon.
The audience was in an uproar.
“Eh? ? ? Isn’t this only a week since becoming a Trainer? How come this guy named Wang Mian has a Pokémon that has evolved twice already?”
Voices of doubt came from more than one place.
Even Shi Yi was a little surprised.
When he battled Wang Mian, his Pokémon was a Shroomish.
It was also because of this Shroomish that he successfully advanced to the Class Finals.
But, he hadn’t expected that, in just a few days, he had actually evolved his Shroomish into a Grovyle?
While it’s true that Shroomish doesn’t need to level up to evolve into a Grovyle, as long as it has a Leaf Stone.
But…is this guy named Wang Mian rich?
Can he just use a Leaf Stone like that? That’s an evolution stone that costs hundreds of thousands!
And Wang Mian’s opponent Chen Ling was even more impressive.
His Pokémon was a Infernape!
Also an evolved Pokémon that used an evolution stone.
“Are these guys all from rich families?”
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