Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Lin Xuan and Liu Quan arrived at the interview location quickly. Lin Xuan was even a little curious, but after going inside, she found that there was nothing different about it.

It's just a slightly larger training ground; everything about the athletes actually depends on Lin Xuan and his team's own judgment.

"The teacher also said that if there are really good apprentices, we can recruit one or two more, but we shouldn't exceed the limit."

Liu Quan cautioned that the standard for recruitment is generally five people, but there have been cases where the quality of apprentices was so low that the number of recruits did not reach five.

There have been times when too many promising talents appeared, and Luo Guan didn't want to miss any of them, so he chose to have them all.

"Don't worry, don't worry, so what should we do then?"

Lin Xuan, still lacking experience, asked directly.

"It's alright, you can handle it yourself in a bit."

Bai Yao yawned. There was still some distance between the three of them, and they were being assessed independently.

Each person interviews one person at a time, which will make the process faster.

Otherwise, there would be a full five hundred people!

Lin Xuan felt that she didn't know how many problems she could solve today, and just thinking about it gave her a headache.

Lin Xuan sat down in the middle without any hesitation. About five minutes later, the first round of assessments for the apprentice recruitment finally began!

"Hello."

Lin Xuan glanced at the girl standing in front of her, then looked helplessly at the two people beside her.

It seems like everyone else in the assessment was prepared, and they all looked quite composed. Why am I the only one who looks like I have social anxiety?

"Ahem, little sister, don't be nervous, just perform normally."

Lin Xuan put on what she thought was a kind expression, but it made Yi Bu, who was dozing off, shudder. Are you sure that expression can really soothe people?

Sure enough, after being comforted by Lin Xuan, the girl in front of him not only did not calm down, but seemed even more flustered.

Lin Xuan scratched his head. If it were a job application, this would obviously not work.

However, they recruit apprentices, and those with extremely bad character or who are biased and unethical are basically eliminated in the first round of screening.

For trainer apprentices, the most important things are obviously talent and battle ability.

Lin Xuan glanced at the form in her hand. It showed that the girl's Pokémon was not a Fighting-type, but a Water-type Squirtle.

This is relatively rare, because when the strength is roughly equal, Jin Hui City's selection criteria tend to favor Fighting-type Pokémon.

It's not that trainers of other types won't accept trainers, it's just that there are plenty of them. The fact that this girl was able to get here with Blastoise shows that she does have some talent.

Lin Xuan thought for a moment, then casually asked two questions.

What do you know about Squirtle?

"what?"

The girl opposite was stunned for a moment. She originally thought that Lin Xuan would ask about some combat knowledge. In everyone's impression, although Lin Xuan was also a researcher, he seemed to appear more as a combat fanatic most of the time.

Asking this kind of question now seems a bit too... polite?

"Um, regarding my Squirtle's Torrent ability, my current plan is to temporarily forgo the powerful defensive capabilities gained after evolution and rely on the boost from Shell Smash to strengthen it..."

Although there were some stumbles along the way, he still had some plans for training and nurturing his Pokémon. But as Lin Xuan listened, the story seemed somewhat familiar.

I also made a lot of videos about Pokémon breeding back then, one of the earliest ones being about Blastoise.

What this girl said this time seems to be very similar to what she mentioned in that video!

So Lin Xuan's expression was a little strange. Could it be that this girl got the answer in advance?

So Lin Xuan hesitated for only a moment before asking:

Have you seen my videos before?

"Huh? What video?"

This is a bit awkward. Judging from the girl's expression, she not only hasn't seen Lin Xuan's videos at all, but she also seems to not know Lin Xuan very well.

No, aren't you going a little too far?! I'm the champion! Don't you even recognize me?

It's like you're learning Go and you tell me you don't know a certain cupping master, that's a bit unreasonable, isn't it?

But Lin Xuan could tell from the innocent naiveté in the girl's eyes that she wasn't lying.

Moreover, Lin Xuan had seen that look in another person before, namely Bai Yao.

However, there are still some differences. This girl's eyes tend to be clear, while Bai Yao's... tends to be foolish.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, which made the girl not far away even more frightened.

Why does this senior student look a little off?

She couldn't help but tremble slightly.

She originally planned to apply to any school, whether it was Beijing University or Shanghai University, but her family insisted that she try applying here.

It was at this moment that Lin Xuan saw the girl's name on the previous document.

"Lin Aixi? That's a rather strange name..."

Lin Xuan muttered to herself, not really thinking anything of it, but just feeling that it didn't sound quite right when she said it, so she then addressed the other person.

"To make things easier, is it okay if I just call you Xiaoxi?"

Xiao Xi nodded directly. It was at this moment that Lin Xuan seemed to understand the look in her eyes. It looked like... the look of someone looking at a pervert.

Although it wasn't exactly that feeling, there was definitely that meaning in it, and Lin Xuan felt that she might need to correct the child's point of view.

But soon, Lin Xuan seemed to feel a sharp gaze from the side. She turned her head and saw that it was Bai Yao. She immediately shrank back.

Forget it, let's continue with the assessment.

Lin Xuan then asked the other person more questions about Squirtle, even gradually expanding her knowledge towards Water-type Pokémon. In the end, Lin Xuan really wanted to ask:

"So, Xiaoxi, what's your purpose in coming to our gym? You seem to know a lot about Water-type Pokémon! But we mainly have Fighting-type Pokémon trainers here!"

Xiaoxi scratched her head after hearing this.

"My mom asked me to come."

The voice was very soft, but Lin Xuan still heard it, and felt even more helpless.

Is Chapter 540 legal?

In addition to the regular knowledge assessment, this type of assessment also includes a practical component.

After all, knowledge gained from books is ultimately superficial; true understanding requires personal experience.

It's a pity that Lu You has already written this poem in the textbooks of this world, otherwise Lin Xuanhai would love to be a plagiarist.

After all, they've time-traveled. Isn't it normal for the protagonist of a time-travel novel to become a plagiarist?

However, in a way, I think I'm pretty much there too, since I've copied a lot of information about Pokémon.

However, for practical combat assessments, Lin Xuan's own Pokémon definitely cannot be used, otherwise it would be meaningless.

After all, if you want to defeat Lin Xuan's Pokémon... do you really need to come here as an apprentice?

Even if it could directly defeat Lin Xuan's weakest Pokémon, or even just send out a small Gorgon from a family of rats, if it were to be slightly suppressed, Lin Xuan would say that the opponent is a prodigy, the kind of Pokémon that Lin Xuan would immediately dismiss.

Because all the apprentices who came to participate in the assessment were new trainers. There were some like Cheng Yin who were recruited halfway through their studies, but their numbers were not very large.

Lin Xuan could actually be considered one of those people, so Luo Guan also gave Lin Xuan and the others Pokémon.

Its strength is relatively weak, only two stars, but that's more than enough for these little guys in front of it.

If it were any stronger... it would really just be considered stomping on weaker opponents.

Of course, if Lin Xuan and his group have suitable Pokémon with the right strength, they can use their own. Luo Guan doesn't have any special requirements for these things; in fact, he has completely given this authority to Lin Xuan and his group.

It's a kind of trust.

Liu Quan has a newly caught Riolu, which is perfect for the assessment. However, Lin Xuan doesn't have one and has to use the Pokémon provided by Luo Guan.

It's a Machoke, and its strength is quite good.

"Come on, let's put it to the test."

"it is good!"

Although she didn't know who the examiner in front of her was, she had heard that the people who took the exams at Jinhui Dojo were among the strongest in this generation.

The older brother sitting in the middle must be the strongest one.

Of course, this reasoning is not wrong to some extent. Lin Xuan is indeed the strongest, but that's not why she sits in the center position. The main reason is that... Lin Xuan was thirsty just now, and there was only water on this table.

Yes, it's that simple.

Anyway, the assessment is about to begin, and Lin Xuan's progress is already quite slow. Bai Yao and Liu Quan, the first person to finish, are almost done.

Lin Xuan glanced at them and thought both young men were quite good. In fact, if they were in the combat department of Lin Xuan's school, they would probably be among the best.

Unfortunately, the Jin Hui Dojo's assessment was very rigorous. Although the results weren't announced immediately, Lin Xuan only glanced at the process and knew that these two probably wouldn't make it.

Lin Xuan casually threw out the Poké Ball.

This seems to be the latest Poké Ball developed by Dawn Group. It has no other function than a regular Poké Ball. The only difference is that it looks cool!