Pokémon: Master System.

Soon the dishes were served, and the four of them ate hot pot, drank some wine, and started chatting.

Since all four of them are Pokémon trainers, their conversation naturally revolved around Pokémon and the competitions.

"Xia Yu, will you participate in the Hall Master Professional League this year?" He Zhizhou took a sip of wine and asked Xia Yu, "You are our champion this year, so you can directly participate in the Hall Master Level 3 League, unlike us who still have to participate in the Hall Master Amateur League."

"We'll see," Xia Yu replied after thinking for a moment. "I'm only a freshman now, and I only have Dragapult, a Gym Leader-level Pokémon. It would be too disadvantageous for me to participate in the Gym Leader Pro League right now."

“That’s true. You can improve your skills a bit more and have a better chance of participating in the Hall Master Professional League.” He Zhizhou nodded, agreeing with Xia Yu’s prudent approach: “However, I heard that the previous national champion, Tao Su, has already entered the Hall Master Level 2 League. She is also one of the youngest Hall Master Level 2 League participants in the capital.”

The Hall Masters Professional League is one of the most popular events in China throughout the year, and also one of the most participated and competitive events.

The Gym Owners' Professional League is different from competitions like the College Cup, where the wins, losses, and rankings have little use other than honor and bonus points.

The Gym Leader Pro League is different. The ranking in the Gym Leader Pro League directly determines whether a trainer can participate in the Gym Leader Ranking Tournament three years later.

The ranking tournament for gym owners determines the final ownership of gym owners in each region, making the gym owner-level professional league crucial for everyone.

According to the latest requirements of the Pokémon Association, the Gym Leader level professional league is now divided into four levels.

从低到高分别是馆主业余联赛、馆主3级职业联赛、馆主2级联赛、馆主1级联赛，分别简称gn联赛、g3联赛、g2联赛以及g1联赛。

The GN League is the most basic league, with dozens or even hundreds of matches held annually in various provinces and cities across the country. Each match has only 16 participants, and the top 4 winners will qualify for the G3 League.

Similarly, only 16 players participate in each game of the G3 League, with the top 4 qualifying for the G2 League.

Similarly, the top four teams in the G1 League qualify to participate in the triennial Gym Leader Ranking Tournament to compete for the position of Gym Leader in their respective regions.

The owner of the museum is a powerful figure in the city, and also represents the fastest path for ordinary people to reach the elite class.

Once a trainer becomes a gym leader, they will instantly leap from the ordinary class to the elite class.

Therefore, countless people will spend their entire lives participating in the Gym Leader Professional League as long as they haven't become a Gym Leader.

This has resulted in a wide age range of trainers participating in the Gym Leader Pro League, from college students like Xia Yu who are eighteen or nineteen years old to elderly men with white hair who are sixty or seventy years old.

The professional league for gym owners is very similar to the imperial examination system in ancient times.

The four levels of battles are like the preliminary examinations, the provincial examinations, the metropolitan examinations, and the palace examinations in the imperial examination system. To become the final master, one must overcome numerous obstacles and defeat countless powerful opponents.

Every museum owner has fought their way out of fierce competition, especially in a megacity like Beijing with a population of tens of millions, where the competition is extremely intense.

“Xia Yu, I heard that the new rules for this year’s Gym Leader Pro League do not allow the use of Mega Evolution and Z-Moves, except in the final Gym Leader Ranking Tournament,” He Zhizhou suddenly said from the side.

If what he said is true, then this regulation is undoubtedly a huge restriction on Xia Yu.

Everyone knows that Mega Evolution was crucial to Xia Yu's victory.

"It's alright." Xia Yu had a very good attitude. He only needed to use Mega Evolution in the High School Cup. The main reason was that he had only been a trainer for a very short time and could only rely on external objects to improve his combat power.

However, he now has four full years of university, enough time for him to improve the strength of his Pokémon. Once all his Pokémon have reached a certain level, whether or not he uses Mega Evolution or Z-Moves will not have a significant impact.

"If you can't use it, then don't use it. You have to be strong yourself to succeed. As long as you're strong enough, what's there to fear?" Xia Yu said with a smile.

“Well said.” Wu Yaozu exclaimed loudly from the side, “Brother Yu, you are my idol. Although there are already college student gym owners in other regions, there is still no college student gym owner in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai.”

"Brother Yu, I think you will definitely become the first college student to run a museum in the capital."

"Stop nagging me." Xia Yu laughed and teased Wu Yaozu, "I was wondering why milk kept bubbling up in the hot pot. Turns out it was you who did this."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, the other two also laughed.

The group continued eating, and after a short while, a man suddenly walked over with a wine glass in his hand.

"Excuse me for disturbing you all." The man smiled, picked up his wine glass, walked to the table, and said to the group in front of him, "I'm from the next private room, also a third-year student at Imperial University, my name is Wang Cunzhi. I was just playing Truth or Dare with some friends and lost, so I came over to offer you a few drinks. I'll drink three, you can drink as you please."

The man spoke very politely, picked up his glass, and drank three glasses of beer in one go.

"Alright, let's have a drink together." Seeing the man's polite attitude, He Zhizhou smiled and said, "How about it?"

"Sure." Xia Yu and the others had no objections. After all, the other party's attitude was sincere, and he was also a senior, so they naturally did not refuse and picked up their wine glasses on the table and drank them down in one gulp.

"Excuse me." After finishing his drink, the man named Wang Cunzhi returned to the private room.

"Well? Did you see it clearly? Is that Xia Yu?" As soon as Wang Cunzhi returned to the private room, the person next to him immediately asked.

"Yes, it's Xia Yu. The others seem to be his roommates."

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Chapter 363 Love

At Xia Yu's dinner table, there were more and more empty beer bottles, and almost everyone had drunk several bottles of beer.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was getting better and better, especially with Wu Yaozu, who started standing on a beer crate, pontificating and boasting.

"If you ask me, you experts should go play in that 'Master League' or something. I just want to date." Wu Yaozu hiccuped, looking like he had no ambition. "You guys should just train hard every day. I only have one purpose for coming to university: to date, date, date. While you guys are still struggling in the Master League, I'll already be living a comfortable life with my wife and kids."

"I'm not bragging, but you all know our counselor, Chi Hanqing, right?"

"Highly educated, good-looking, and intelligent, I heard that Ms. Chi is also a dancer. Brothers, you just wait and see, I'll definitely win her over in two weeks."

"It's time to show you how formidable the womanizer Wu Yaozu is."

"Once I win over Chi Hanqing, skipping classes won't be a problem for you anymore."

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Seeing that Wu Yaozu was becoming more and more exaggerated and arrogant, the others quickly advised him, "Keep your voice down, Lao Wu. Keep it low-key. There are too many people here. Let's go back and brag about it later."

The four of them were sitting in the main hall, not in a private room. These words were fine to keep to themselves, but if outsiders overheard them, it would inevitably cause some unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, this restaurant is so close to Imperial University, and many of the people eating here are students or teachers from Imperial University.

Who knows, if what Wu Yaozu said today reaches Chi Hanqing's ears tomorrow, then it'll be all over.

As the four were talking, a tall girl with long legs walked out of the private room carrying a wine glass. After looking around, her eyes lit up when she saw Xia Yu and the others at their table, and she walked straight toward the four of them.

"Hello, I'm sorry to bother you."

The girl's face was slightly flushed, clearly she had had a few drinks. Her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she was tall and pretty. She wore a cropped t-shirt and denim shorts, showing off her beautiful figure, and her long, fair legs were dazzling.

"No, no, no." Wu Yaozu was completely mesmerized, his gaze fixed intently on the woman. The woman before him was truly stunning; she was definitely one of the most beautiful women Wu Yaozu had ever seen.

Not only Wu Yaozu, but He Zhizhou and Xu Jiahao were also stunned. Such a beautiful girl is rare.

Of the four, only Xia Yu remained relatively calm.

On the one hand, it's because he's seen beauties like Xiao Wanyu and Long Yanning, so he's naturally developed a certain immunity to beautiful women. On the other hand, after the madness of the night before last, he's now in a state of sanity.

Although the woman in front of him was beautiful, she was still somewhat inferior to Xiao Wanyu and Long Yanning.

"Hello everyone~ I'm also from the next private room, the same room as Wang Cunzhi. I lost the truth or dare game just now, so I came over to toast you. I hope you won't refuse."

The girl smiled, brushed her hair behind her ear, and revealed sweet dimples on both sides of her cheeks. Her sweet appearance captivated Wu Yaozu.

At that moment, Wu Yaozu felt as if he had fallen in love.

Oh no, I've fallen in love!

“Come on, I’ll drink with you,” Wu Yaozu volunteered.

"Thank you." The girl continued with a sweet smile: "My name is Zhong Qing, and I'm a sophomore at the Pokémon Breeding Academy of Imperial University."

"Hello, senior. My name is Wu Yaozu, a freshman at the Trainer Academy of Imperial University."

After saying that, the two of them drank the beer in their glasses in one gulp.

"Thank you, I'm so sorry to have bothered you." Zhong Qing bowed slightly to apologize to the four people, then turned and went back to the private room, leaving everyone with a beautiful back view.

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"Stop looking, Yaozu, everyone's gone. Look at you, you coward." Xia Yu waved his hand in front of Wu Yaozu's eyes, realizing that he was already deeply engrossed in the conversation and couldn't extricate himself.

"Zhongqing... Brother Yu, I think I've fallen in love at first sight."

"No." Xia Yu was exasperated. "Didn't you just say you'd win over Teacher Chi within two weeks?"

“Forget it, I suddenly feel that Teacher Chi and I are not a good match.” Wu Yaozu shook his head: “Don’t you think Senior Sister Zhong Qing is more suitable for me? A perfect match, a match made in heaven.”

"The love story between a freshman and a beautiful senior begins right now. Give me two weeks, and I'll definitely find someone."

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After finishing their meal, the four of them walked back to school.

Throughout the journey, Wu Yaozu was preoccupied with his feelings for his senior, and he devised a grand plan to find a girlfriend.

Xia Yu then bid farewell to the three of them, as he had other matters to attend to.

Walking on campus, Xia Yu admired the scenery of Imperial University while taking out his phone and dialing Chi Hanqing's number.

"Dr. Xia, what brings you here? Why are you calling me today?" Chi Hanqing, who was conducting an experiment at the school, answered the phone and teased Xia Yu.

Their relationship has become quite close ever since they had drinks together last time.

"Ahem, Sister Hanqing, didn't I tell you last time that I wanted to live off-campus? Could you please give me a certificate?"

"Okay, just come to my office. I'll get ready and be right there," Chi Hanqing replied. "By the way, my office is at XXX."

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When Xia Yu arrived at Chi Hanqing's office, Chi Hanqing was already there.

Seeing Xia Yu walk in, Chi Hanqing took out a pre-written certificate from the drawer and handed it to Xia Yu: "Here, the certificate you wanted."

"Hmm?" As he got closer, Chi Hanqing naturally smelled a strong odor of alcohol. He frowned and said, "How much did you drink at noon? You smell so strongly of alcohol."