As a trainer, he has the rain trait

Professor Lin Qingping called his assistant and asked him to drive an expensive commercial vehicle to pick them up and take them back to school.

After getting off the car, Teacher Shangguan seemed to have something to do and left in a hurry; Professor Lin took the Poké Ball containing the Zubat, thought for a while, and said to Zhilin without any context, "If you have time, come to the Breeding Academy to find me!" Without waiting for his reply, he left, leaving Zhilin a little confused and not quite understanding what Lin Qingping meant.

Zuo Tingyun seemed to understand and muttered, "What kind of treatment is this!"

"Teacher Zuo, what did you say?"

"Nothing, go back! Train well, you'll have to take the novice trainer assessment in a few days!"

"Okay!"

After finishing their melons, the three of them returned to the dormitory contentedly. However, Zuo Tingyun, who stayed behind, still couldn't understand why. He simply sent a message to Lin Qingping to ask. Lin Qingping's reply surprised Zuo Tingyun: "That man's grandson?"

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Achieving good results in the Phoenix Cup would be a valuable opportunity for the school's admissions! Therefore, the school places great importance on the Phoenix Cup, and teams seeking to compete in it must also undergo the competition assessment. For institutions like Jingchu University, the nine major universities, five teams can advance directly to the knockout rounds without having to participate in the seven-day qualifying rounds. Using a school's quota allows for an additional seven days of preparation.

The Young Phoenix Cup is a tournament open to all of Donghuang, so you can naturally sign up on your own as long as you meet the requirements. However, Zhilin doesn't plan to do so because teammates are difficult to find, and even if they are gathered together, their strengths will most likely be uneven. Therefore, forming a team in school in advance is just what he wants.

The two assessments were very close in time. The Association's novice trainer assessment was in three days, and the Phoenix Cup team assessment was in seven days. So after the three people had eaten the melon as they wished, they returned to the dormitory, had a simple lunch, and then immediately started training.

The training ground in the dormitory is not big, about the size of a basketball court. The three of them trained according to the training plan sent by Zuo Tingyun on WeChat, but Xu Wu was busier because he still needed to make up for his theoretical knowledge.

Zhilin trained with Meliyang for three hours and finally confirmed that Meliyang did not have the talent to be a trainer. He could only follow the training plan honestly. Fortunately, Meliyang was very smart. He figured out the training method after more than an hour of training and could train independently. So Zhilin happily took an introductory manual on training and started studying with Xu Wu.

Zhu Yu seemed to have his own training method, but after Zhilin looked at it for a while and found that it was not applicable, he did not bother him.

After spending three days in such a simple manner, they reunited with the main class and prepared for the assessment.

Su Muzhe stood in front of the podium and instructed, "The assessment is divided into three parts. In the morning, there will be a theoretical exam and a physical examination. During the theoretical exam, your Pokémon will also undergo a physical examination. In the afternoon, there will be a practical assessment. The theoretical exam will start shortly and will last a total of 45 minutes. Do your best!"

Seeing that the students had all heard her, she turned to the association staff and said, "You can begin!"

The association staff nodded, and after Su Muzhe left the classroom, they distributed the test papers;

Zhilin took the test paper and took a quick look at it. It was not more difficult than the last test paper given by Teacher Su. He finished answering it easily and glanced at Xu Wu who was still writing furiously not far away. He felt relieved. This guy was still writing instructions and he must know a lot. The tutoring he had given him these past few nights was not in vain.

Early submission of papers was not allowed for the theory exam, so Zhilin could only wait in his seat in boredom, struggling to get through the next half hour. Sitting at the back, he waited until everyone else had handed in their papers before leaving the classroom. After leaving, he couldn't help but stretch. Xu Wu approached him cheerfully, "It's safe! I calculated the scores, and I'm sure the correct answers are all over 70!"

"It's over!"

Wu Zhao, who had been waiting outside, also came over and asked, "How is it?"

"I'm fine, and he's sure too!"

"Yeah! The theory test is easy!"

"How did Zhu Yu do on the exam? What about the other two?"

"Zhu Yu seems to have done well in the exam. Ah Huan and she went to the bathroom!"

Zhilin understood and checked the answers with Xu Wu. After confirming that he had basically answered them correctly, Su Muzhe returned to the classroom with the box. After everyone was seated, he distributed their Poké Balls.

"Everyone's Pokémon's physical examinations are fine, so prepare for the practical test this afternoon! Okay, dismissed!"

"Wuhu~"

Everyone cheered and dispersed.

The practical test is scheduled for 2 p.m., and there is still half an hour before the test begins, but people have already arrived at the test point one after another.

There are three assessment sites in Jingchu University. The twelve freshman classes are evenly divided into each site. Each site has four classes with nearly two hundred students. The Trainer Association has taken this situation into consideration and each site has four examiners, so the test can be easily completed in one afternoon.

The assessment began at two o'clock in the afternoon. Under the organization of the chief examiner, more than one hundred people were divided into four teams to start the assessment.

Zhilin was at the front of his team, and it would be his turn soon.

As soon as Zhilin appeared, the other people noticed him.

"The squad leader is up!"

"Look, he didn't even attend the subsequent training. He must be pretty good!"

"Squad leader, come on!"

Zhilin turned around and waved to show that he had received it, then took out the Poké Ball and released the Meely Sheep.

People from other classes also looked over with interest at this time.

"Mealee! I wonder how strong it is?"

“You’ll know just by looking at it!”

The examiner heard what others were saying and realized that this candidate must have some ability. After thinking for a while, he took back the Big Mouth that was used to examine the previous candidate and replaced it with the ground-type Sandshrew.

Zhilin frowned. Although in reality electric-type creatures were not immune to ground attacks like in the game, they were not a big threat either. In this way, Meliyang could not use his electric shock.

Others couldn't help but murmur, "Oh my god, the examiner is so cruel! Will I be replaced by an elf later?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, how miserable!"

Zhilin was not affected by others. In addition to electric shock, Meliyang also has high-speed stars and can fight. He is also prepared for ground elves.

"Examinees, get ready!"

"Begin the assessment!"

Zhilin immediately ordered the Meliyang to take action.

"Male sheep, sound and spores!"

A large ball of cotton spores emerged from the field and wrapped around the sandmouse. The cry of the Meli sheep also successfully reduced the sandmouse's attack.

"Mosslew, turn into a circle and roll to attack!" The examiner's command was equally fast.

The mole rats rolled into a ball, rolled quickly, and attacked the sheep.

The cotton spores effectively slowed down the mole rat, giving Zhilin ample time to react.

"Maleep, throw sand and then use electromagnetic waves!"

The sand was flying, but the sandmouse seemed unaffected and successfully found the location of the Meree Goat. Fortunately, its speed was not too fast, and the Meree Goat barely avoided the attack. An electric wave hit the sandmouse, but unfortunately it did not trigger paralysis; the sandmouse missed the attack and immediately turned around and attacked again.

The distance was too close, and the slow-moving Meree Sheep couldn't dodge the attack and was hit hard. The Sandshrew turned back, and after being hit once, the sound of its rolling became even louder.

Zhilin looked at Mealie with some worry. Mealie felt the trainer's gaze behind him and called out softly.

"Mee~Mee-li!"

'It's okay, it doesn't hurt!'

Zhilin felt relieved. The Sandshrew's attack wasn't as powerful as he'd imagined, but rolling could compensate. He understood this principle, having been repeatedly beaten by a rolling Milk Tank in his past life. So, he stopped considering using control moves to drag out the three-minute test and instead switched from defense to offense, adopting a more aggressive style.

"High speed star!"

A few rays of starlight hit the rounded Sandshrew, but it didn't seem to hurt at all. The Sandshrew attacked again, once again attacking the Mealee. This time, the Mealee cried out in pain. Zhilin knew that the Sandshrew's rolling attack was already very painful, but he had a rough idea of the Sandshrew's speed. Facing the Sandshrew's third rolling attack, Zhilin estimated the distance in his mind and suddenly said, "Now is the time, block it with your Stand and hit it!"

The place where Meely Sheep was suddenly transformed into an electric dragon doll, which was broken by the attack of the Sandshrew. Meely Sheep seized the opportunity when the Sandshrew paused after hitting the doll, and hit the side of the Sandshrew hard, knocking it away and returning it to its original form.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meliyang launched several high-speed stars to deal damage to the face; the Sandshrew with low special defense was knocked to the ground and was unable to resist.

The examiner nodded, "Passed the test, recorded as excellent!"

Zhilin breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward to check Meliyang's injuries. After confirming that it was not serious, he thanked the examiner and left.

Su Muzhe, who was standing by, took him to the medical staff with the Poké Ball. After an examination, they gave him some simple treatment, which consisted of a spray of wound medicine...

Su Muzhe praised: "Well done!"

Zhilin scratched his head and sighed;

"There's still a problem. I forgot that Sandshrew has the Sand Hiding trait, so throwing sand won't have much effect on it!"

"That's pretty good, considering you haven't had any systematic battle training! These problems can be avoided after you take the battle course! And with your strength, you won't have any trouble becoming a formal trainer!"

"Really? Then I'll take the test in a few days."

"Really? The official trainer exam isn't much harder than the novice trainer exam!"

"However, we can't relax even if we pass the assessment."

"I understand. I will try my best!"

Su Muzhe nodded with satisfaction, sober and self-motivated. This kind of student is the one that teachers can trust the most, unlike her unlucky cousin. Su Muzhe looked speechlessly at Gastly who was rushing around on the court and Xu Wu who was shouting off the court. Gastly was obviously a tactical player, but he was commanded by this guy like a warrior. Although he is very strong now and can beat Garchomp like a god of war, he will definitely suffer if he lets Gastly fight like this in the future when facing opponents of equal strength.

Zhilin also noticed Xu Wu's performance and laughed out loud, "So Gastly can fight like this?"

"Oh~ Please worry about this guy from now on!"

"Don't worry, Xu Wu is very skilled at using those insidious tactics. This guy is hiding something!"

"It better be this way!"

Just one day passed. There were twelve classes of freshmen in the Training Academy of Jingchu University, with a total of 524 students. 326 of them passed the assessment and were redivided into seven classes.

Zhilin and the others all stayed in Class 1, and Zhilin finally resigned as class monitor as he wished. His life would be much easier from then on.

Another five days of unpretentious training followed. During this time, Zhilin visited the Trainer's Association again and successfully passed the official trainer assessment. After speaking with his parents on the phone, they said they would visit Zhilin's grandfather's house in a few days. Their gifts were already prepared and sent there.

Zhilin planned to participate in the team selection for the Young Phoenix Cup before going. He had waited for so long that there was no need to rush.

He asked Teacher Zuo and found out that there were a total of 118 people participating in the selection this time, of which 106 were from the Trainer Academy, accounting for one-third of the freshmen this year, and the other twelve were from the Cultivator Academy. They thought they were also strong and wanted to participate.

In addition to them, there are other students from Jingchu University participating in the competition. However, because the school team is only open to freshmen, they all registered through social channels.

Jingchu University sent a total of five teams with fifteen places. The competition schedule is as follows:

The team assessment is divided into tryouts and knockouts. The 60 shortlisted players are determined through the tryouts. The 30 shortlisted players form three-person teams and are divided into 30 teams. They play three singles matches and two doubles matches, from 15 to 15. The 20 teams in the loser group will then compete in a rematch to select five teams; then 10 to 10, and 5 to to determine the preliminary candidates; there will also be a ring match every Saturday. The unselected teams can challenge the five teams on this day, and a successful challenge will win their place in the competition.

The selection competition lasts for three days. Each person will play three games every day. A victory will be scored 1 point, a draw will be scored 0.5 points, and a loss will be scored 0 points. After three days, the top will be selected according to the standings.

On the first day, all five of them won.

The next day, except for Zhu Yu who lost a game due to a powerful fire dinosaur, the other four still won all the games.

On the third day, only Zhu Yu, who had lost a game yesterday, had a relatively smooth performance. The other four encountered strong opponents. Wu Zhao and Xu Wu won with difficulty, while Zhi Lin and Yu Huan lost a game.

三天九场选拔赛完毕，武昭9分、徐芜9分、稚霖8分、渝浣8分、祝余8分，进淘汰赛都没有问题。

Because the Phoenix Cup was held earlier, the team selection process was also accelerated. The points were announced that evening and the elimination round began at 10 am the next day.

Wu Zhao and Yu Huan found a fellow villager from Shanhe Province to form a team. Zhilin and the other two had no objections to each other, so they formed a team smoothly.

Six people met at a food stall to celebrate.

Wu Zhao and Yu Huan's teammate was a female character named Yan Songyue. She looked ordinary but was incredibly powerful, having scored a 9 in the trials. Her starting Pokémon was a recently evolved Snow Fairy. The Ice-type was a perfect counter to Wu Zhao and Yu Huan's Flying-types, indicating they had some deliberate planning behind the team, rather than just randomly picking someone up to complete it.

"Your team is so strong! Are you aiming to win the championship?" Zhilin sighed, smacking his lips.

"Why would you participate in a competition if you don't want to win?"

Zhilin glanced at Xu Wu, who was still interrupting while eating skewers, and said, "Actually, my goal is not high. I just want to get into the top 100."

Wu Zhao shook his head. "The championship isn't easy to come by. There are five teams from each of the nine universities, and five teams from each of the eight gyms. That's nearly a hundred teams. The number of people registering through social channels is more than ten times that of the universities and gyms. Each region will take seven days to select. Only one in a thousand will make it to the knockout rounds! I'm only aiming for the top sixty-four."

Xu Wu was optimistic. "Don't be afraid! It's just a baby cup! Even a god would break it into pieces!"

"You rock!"

"It's okay, just play with style!"

The three girls from Yuhuan watched the boys bragging and ignored them, chatting about gossip among themselves.

"I heard that the trainer in your team three has a Sylveon. Is that true?"

"Really, that Xian Yi is so pretty!"

"It's a pity that they used Vulpix in the tryouts, and didn't see Sylveon!"

"It's okay, her Vulpix has just been bred and isn't very strong. She will definitely be forced out in the elimination rounds, and we'll see then!"

"Hey, I can't wait any longer!"

"Aren't you afraid that Kung Fu Itachi will get jealous?"

"It's okay, I covered the Poké Ball, it can't hear it!"

"Good for you!"