Chapter 15: The Shock Brought By Tropius!
In this class-solidified world, ordinary people have almost only one path to rise above others, and that is to become Pokémon Trainers.
So many parents who hope their sons will become dragons will spare no effort to help their own children become Trainers, even though this path is difficult, but it is indeed the only hope for commoners.
On the second-floor corridor of the Gymnasium, Dou Guomin, as the Dean of Students, sighed: “This year’s students’ quality is much higher than in previous years.”
Jin Cuilian next to him nodded. As the Homeroom Teacher of First High School’s strengthened class, Jin Cuilian could intuitively feel this the most.
The registration for rookie Trainers had just begun, and she had already seen relatively rare Pokémon like Eevee and Nidoran.
Nidoran’s final evolution form, Nidoking, is a powerful Pokémon with a base stat total over five hundred. Most importantly, Nidoking has a particularly wide strike area.
As for Eevee, there’s even less need to say; it’s a Pokémon even rarer than Nidoran.
Dou Guomin asked curiously: “What Pokémon will our First High School’s little genius have? I really didn’t expect him to take the Pokémon Trainer path.”
“He refused our Jin Family’s sponsorship, and as for the starter Pokémon…, to be honest, I don’t know either.” Jin Cuilian shook her head, then looked at Lu Li in the line with equal curiosity.
“Jin Huang! Starter Pokémon Corphish!” The teacher in charge of registration announced in a loud voice.
The duty teacher in charge of registration would loudly announce it when registering relatively uncommon Pokémon.
“Tsk~” Dou Guomin glanced at Jin Cuilian and said in surprise: “Shedding so much blood? Aren’t you worried about your son’s training talent?”
Corphish!
Even though Jin Cuilian is from the Jin Family’s collateral branch, getting a Corphish is not a simple matter. One must know that Jin Cuilian has no ability to obtain a second Corphish, and more importantly, Jin Cuilian has more than one son like Jin Huang.
Jin Cuilian calmly explained: “Jin Yin has already decided to take the Pokémon Breeding route.”
Dou Guomin nodded upon hearing this. This was originally their family matter, and he had only asked out of surprise just now.
Lu Li in the crowd had long known that Jin Huang’s starter Pokémon was Corphish, so he wasn’t surprised.
Although there were quite a few rookie Trainers registering today, most of them actually had Bug-type Pokémon, and even relatively easy-to-raise Grass-type Pokémon were few.
Never underestimate the wisdom of the poor. To rise above others, commoner Trainers had long compiled a set of Pokémon nurturing guidelines most suitable for commoner Trainers.
And precisely because of this, most of the rookie Trainers’ Pokémon registering today were Bug-type Pokémon.
Bug-type Pokémon have one advantage over all attributes: fast growth speed. Therefore, the vast majority of Trainers born as commoners will first choose Weedle, a Pokémon that can grow quickly, for pioneering.
This is equivalent to sacrificing the future of the first Pokémon in exchange for the Trainer being able to go further, but this future is actually one that can be seen at a glance.
99% of commoners worldwide advance using such a strategy guide, but those who can truly reach Heavenly King can be counted on two hands.
Soon it was Lu Li’s turn in line.
Lu Li released the Tropius from the Poké Ball.
Upon seeing the Tropius in Lu Li’s hand, the teacher in charge of registration also looked surprised.
Tropius is a quite rare Pokémon. This isn’t because Tropius is particularly strong, but because Tropius in the wilderness is an Alliance level-one protection Pokémon.
Because wild Tropius are often key Pokémon for maintaining the biological chain stability of that region, the Alliance stipulates that Trainers are prohibited from catching Tropius in the wilderness.
This is also why Tropius, clearly an economic-type Pokémon, is not mass-nurtured by Pokémon farms.
Lu Li is also considered a prominent figure at First High School. The teacher in charge of registration obviously knew about Lu Li’s talent, so he sincerely sighed: “This Pokémon is quite suitable for you.”
Lu Li just smiled and stroked Tropius’s back, saying: “Xiao Lü is indeed the most suitable companion for me.”
“Lu Li! Starter Pokémon Tropius!”
The duty teacher’s loud voice echoed in the Gymnasium once again.
Dou Guomin looked at the Tropius next to Lu Li in surprise.
“As expected of a genius Breeder. This Tropius has been nurtured excellently.” Dou Guomin smiled with great satisfaction.
Just from Tropius’s appearance, one could tell that its development was quite good. At least, there was no malnutrition issue, which is the most precious and rare thing for Trainers born as commoners.
Jin Cuilian murmured softly: “No wonder this child refused the Jin Family’s sponsorship. It turns out he had long decided how to walk his future path.”
Tropius may not be a powerful Pokémon in battle, but Tropius’s cost-performance ratio is absolutely the highest among all starter Pokémon.
Dou Guomin, as an Intermediate Breeder, sighed: “I don’t know what the purity of this Tropius’s Dragon bloodline is. If this Tropius’s parents were Dragon-type, then this Pokémon would really be perfect.”
Jin Huang waiting nearby said excitedly: “It’s actually Tropius. You guy, as expected of this old man’s arch-rival!”
Lu Li smiled and replied upon hearing this: “Your Corphish isn’t bad either. This is a future steel war chariot.”
Hearing this, Jin Huang’s mouth corners slightly raised, and he said proudly: “This time, your first place might not hold!”
The relationship between Jin Huang and Lu Li isn’t actually very good. After all, Lu Li is the type of “other people’s child.” At home, Jin Huang hasn’t been compared to Lu Li by his own mom any less.
Precisely because of this, over the three years of high school, Jin Huang has always aimed to surpass Lu Li, but the result has been Jin Huang as the perennial second place for three years.
However, the youthful rivalry between youths doesn’t involve any conspiracies or schemes, so the relationship between Lu Li and Jin Huang has always remained in a state of both enemy and friend.
Their relationship is called friendship, but neither side has deep interactions with the other. Called enemies, they are actually just in a competitive relationship, and moreover, this competitive relationship is one-sidedly considered by Jin Huang.
Soon all the students’ starter Pokémon were registered.
Next came the delightful leadership speech segment.
Standing on the 2nd-floor corridor, Dou Guomin spoke to the students below: “First of all, congratulations to the students on becoming rookie Trainers. Your Trainer Qualification Certificates will be issued in one week, and here I represent the school…”
Dou Guomin’s speech lasted about half an hour, roughly about applying for the Trainer Qualification Certificate and graduation certificate.
Then the most important thing: one week later, the school will hold a rookie Trainer tournament, with the top three rewards being ten thousand League Coins.
Dou Guomin also mysteriously indicated that there would be a mysterious surprise at that time.
Although Lu Li had some expectation for the so-called mysterious surprise, he was more interested in that 10,000 League Coins.
He was already very poor before becoming a Trainer, and now after becoming a Trainer, he became even poorer.
If he didn’t find ways to increase income, Lu Li felt he would become the most disgraceful Cultivator and Transmigrator.
