Chapter 31: The Gym Leader’s Gift! An Illegitimate Child Couldn’t Ask For More!
Just arriving at the training field, Lu Li saw a silver-gray giant beast.
Its entire body was wrapped in hard armor, with its head covered in silver armor. The top piece extended outward from the forehead into a sharp horn, and there were two pairs of holes on the forehead, from which two long sharp horns protruded from the front two holes.
The giant beast’s eyes were sky blue, the tip of its upper jaw had two nostrils, there were several sharp teeth-like protrusions at the corners of its mouth, its neck back and spine were covered in silver armor, its shoulders had protrusions, and its limbs were also fitted with silver steel rings.
This ferocious terrifying giant beast was none other than the Aggron with a base stat total as high as 530. As a cultivator, Lu Li’s perception was more sensitive than that of an ordinary person, so he was the one who could most intuitively feel the terrifying strength of this giant beast.
“Is this a Heavenly King level Aggron? What terrifying pressure.” Lu Li exclaimed in his heart.
After seeing Lu Li enter, Yu Zhonggang stopped training and then laughed heartily: “Hahaha…, youth, I didn’t expect you to come so early.”
Lu Li quickly greeted respectfully again: “I’ve seen Gym Leader Yu.”
“Come on, let’s go sit over there.” Yu Zhonggang pointed to the stone stools not far away.
Lu Li nodded respectfully.
After taking a seat, Yu Zhonggang smiled and said: “Your Tropius is nurtured very well. Your breeding level should be more than beginner, right?”
Hearing this, Lu Li’s mind raced, and after hesitating for a moment, he nodded: “Yes, but considering that would be too shocking, I never went to get certified.”
Between exposing his Golden Finger and his breeding level, Lu Li chose to expose the latter.
Seeing Lu Li nod in admission, a flash of shock crossed Yu Zhonggang’s face. He was truly impressed by this amazingly talented young man before him.
Nearby, Jin Huang looked at Lu Li in disbelief.
What was the concept of an intermediate breeder?
First High School’s dean of students was 50 years old this year, and he was only an intermediate breeder. Although Lu Li’s intermediate breeder status had some exaggeration, it was already quite heaven-defying.
Jin Huang also praised: “No wonder you managed to breed such an excellent Tropius.”
Yu Lili looked at Lu Li even more excitedly. After confirming that Lu Li’s strength was really strong, Yu Lili became even more expectant for the upcoming battle.
Yu Zhonggang also said reassuringly: “I’m glad you trust me. Rest assured, this matter won’t spread.”
Lu Li nodded, then waited for Yu Zhonggang to continue speaking.
Yu Zhonggang invited: “Are you interested in coming to Qingyun Gym as an intern apprentice?”
The so-called intern apprentice was actually a temporary apprentice. The emergence of this profession came from the mutual compromises between major gym families.
Not every gym leader’s offspring would follow the elders’ old path, and precisely because of this, the intern apprentice profession was born.
You teach my son, I teach your son—this was a kind of alternative resource exchange.
Hearing this, Lu Li was somewhat tempted. There were nearly two months until university started. During this two-month gap, he had originally planned to spend the first month breeding Tropius and the second month preparing for the Pokémon farm.
But plans can’t keep up with transformations. If he could freeload Heavenly King level trainer guidance at Qingyun Gym, scrapping the previous plans wouldn’t be a big issue.
“Lu Li, just agree. Your classmate is here too, and I’m pretty bored at Qingyun Gym. It’s rare to meet someone my age.” Nearby Yu Lili also chimed in to help.
Hearing this, Lu Li complained silently in his heart: “Girl, you’re so enthusiastic, which makes me even more afraid to come.”
However, complaints aside, Lu Li didn’t really refuse.
Immediately changing his form of address, Lu Li said gratefully and sincerely: “Thank you for thinking highly of me, Teacher. I won’t refuse then.”
Lu Li also felt somewhat fortunate in his heart. There was nothing dark or tragic. Ever since succeeding in cultivation, Lu Li found that the people and things he encountered seemed to all be good people and good deeds.
“Could cultivation also add fortune?” Lu Li wondered curiously in his heart.
“Great!”
Nearby, Yu Lili got excited first instead.
It wasn’t that Yu Lili had taken a liking to Lu Li; she was purely happy to have a strong opponent by her side from now on.
Yu Zhonggang was used to this. His daughter was straightforward and even a bit straight-girl, but this was a good thing for a trainer.
To become an excellent trainer, one must have a pure heart in the early stages, because only then would the bond between the trainer and Pokémon be unbreakable.
After inviting Lu Li, Yu Zhonggang asked: “Which attribute route are you planning to take?”
In this world, almost every trainer with some ambition would choose the single-attribute path. After all, human life is limited; to go further in a short time, one must specialize.
Those who took multi-attribute paths were generally part-time trainers, like breeders, item makers, and so on…
After thinking for a moment, Lu Li said: “I haven’t decided yet, but I should major in breeding studies.”
Of course, this was Lu Li’s statement to the outside world.
Lu Li’s dream had always been just one: to reach the legendary pinnacle of Pokémon sect master!
Yu Zhonggang nodded reassuringly. He was afraid this high-spirited youth would be stubborn and abandon his advantage to stubbornly pursue being a trainer.
After all, Lu Li was the Pokémon breeder he had pre-arranged for his daughter. If Lu Li lost the identity of genius breeder, his attitude toward Lu Li would have to change.
Very satisfied with Lu Li’s answer, Yu Zhonggang said: “I know you’re not short on money right now, but there’s one thing that will definitely help you.”
After Yu Zhonggang finished speaking, a Bronzong appeared ghost-like behind him.
Bronzong was a dual Steel and Psychic type Pokémon, generally appearing in ruins. It was a quite rare Pokémon, and most importantly, Bronzong possessed the noble Psychic attribute.
After a peculiar spatial fluctuation, a somewhat worn notebook appeared on the stone table in front of Lu Li.
Yu Zhonggang explained: “This is my comprehensions on Steel type Pokémon breeding. I’m giving this notebook to you. I hope you can gain something from it.”
Hearing this, looking at the notebook on the table, Lu Li was completely confused.
A Heavenly King level trainer’s breeding notes were just given to him like this? For a moment, Lu Li even suspected if he was Gym Leader Yu’s long-lost illegitimate child, given how great this good man was.
There was no way around it; Yu Zhonggang was too good to him. Just look at Jin Huang nearby, whose eyes of envy were about to fall out.
Lu Li refused in a panic: “Ah… this, no merit, no reward. This isn’t good, right?”
This thing could be called a secret not passed on without exaggeration. To put it extremely, Lu Li felt that even if he married into the Yu Family, they might not pass this secret not passed on to him.
Yu Zhonggang comforted: “It’s fine. This only contains some Steel type breeding insights I organized; it doesn’t involve training secrets.”
