Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

The entire audience remained silent.

They were still reeling from the moment Charizard slapped Frog's clone to pieces.

Why was the frog that just used the throwing skill fake?

Has this frog developed its shadow clone technique to such a realistic level that it's indistinguishable from a real one?

Impossible! The essence of Shadow Clone is to create an illusion using speed, so it can't be real. Even world-renowned trainers' Pokémon have never achieved this effect when using Shadow Clone. If it has changed, then it's a completely different move, definitely not Shadow Clone.

But if shadow clones can't achieve the same effect as 17, then... what's going on?

The group looked at each other in bewilderment and then asked each other questions.

"Do you know what happened? Charizard was clearly attacking the correct target, but why did it hit the shadow clone?"

"I don't know, do you know?"

"I don't know either"

"Ah this..."

"Could it be a stand-in?" Suddenly, someone tentatively offered an answer.

substitute?

substitute!

This answer served as a reminder to everyone.

Unlike shadow clones, substitutes can launch attacks! After all, they are bodies created by a spirit using its own stamina.

So the one that was just killed by Charizard's claws was a Stand?

But Froakie clearly used the Shadow Clone Technique just now, and Charizard destroyed three of the five clones with a single Dragon Claw attack. The remaining clone was the real body, and the other was a shadow clone.

If it's an upgrade, then when did Froakie use its Stand?

Smoke? It seems like it could only be in that smoke!

Soon, the battle-type trainers, who had undergone professional battle training, reconstructed Nanfeng's tactical process.

Nanfeng's Frog used the Substitute and Thief skills consecutively in the smoke, and also destroyed the original shadow clone.

After Charizard clears the smoke with Wind Rush, two Froakie still appear on the battlefield. As a player, it's natural and subconscious to assume that one of the Froakie is a clone.

Furthermore, Nanfeng immediately used the "Throw" skill to both damage Charizard and deceive and lure it.

As a result, Zhou Yelin, like everyone else, fell into the trap. When he couldn't attack the two frogs, he chose to attack the frog he thought was the real one.

As everyone has seen, the result was...

Charizard's claws ultimately targeted the substitute, while the real Charizard seized the opportunity to land a powerful Iai Slash on the unsuspecting creature, followed by a follow-up Water Pulse attack that dealt double damage.

If the tactical process was indeed as they analyzed, then Charizard's loss to Zhou Yelin in this battle was not unjust.

The second- and third-year students, who had already reconstructed Nanfeng's tactics, looked at him with shock and apprehension.

This guy's tactical skills are... terrifying.

But he's clearly a animal husbandry major! And he's only a freshman!

Is this guy a tactical genius? Does he understand tactics by birth?

"It's a shame this kid isn't studying combat," the second-year tactics teacher said, looking at Nanfeng with some regret.

Nanfeng shrugged helplessly. This was just the use of a shadow identity and a substitute. It was nothing.

Isn't this kind of simple tactic something you can come up with easily?

Who can blame me for being an old coin? Cough cough, scratch that, who can blame me for being so naturally talented?

"Thank you for your guidance, senior." Nanfeng smiled and took out a Poké Ball to recall the Froakie, which was unharmed but a little tired. Then he turned and left, leaving Zhou Yelin standing there in a daze.

Watching Nanfeng's departing figure, Zhou Yelin sighed softly. As the person involved, he reacted to what was going on faster than anyone else, and he had already figured out a solution.

"If only my Charizard had mastered a move like Heat Wave, whose power covers the entire field..."

"Hindsight is 20/20," Zhou Yelin shook his head slightly, took out a Poké Ball, and recalled Charizard. "Thanks for your help, brother. Get some rest, and we'll fight together again next time!"

Zhou Yelin left the stage, and a beautiful female host came on stage to bring the evening to a close.

"Thank you to junior Nanfeng and senior Zhou Yelin for their wonderful performance. Let's give them another round of applause. That concludes our welcome party for tonight. Please leave in an orderly manner!"

It was only then that everyone belatedly realized what had happened.

"Holy crap, Zhou Yelin lost! The top student of the second year, Zhou Yelin, lost!"

"Don't even mention it, from now on, Zhou Yelin, the sophomore chief student, is just a joke."

"A joke? I don't think so. If it were you, do you think you could beat Nanfeng? I doubt you could even figure out Nanfeng's tactics."

"Of course I can see it! How could I not see it!"

The upperclassmen and underclassmen gathered in twos and threes to discuss the whole process of how Nanfeng "took advantage" to defeat Charizard. Compared to Zhou Yelin's loss, they felt that studying Nanfeng's tactics was a more important thing.

After all, if they put themselves in Zhou Yelin's shoes, given Nanfeng's strength, they probably wouldn't even be worthy of Nanfeng using such tactics.

In the entire central battlefield of Qiantang University, only one group of people looked rather unwell.

Those are members of the battle club.

Especially Luo Qin, the president of the fighting club, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

The heavy, oppressive atmosphere kept everyone seated, even as people began to leave.

Luo Qin squinted slightly.

Zhou Yelin lost, and although the loss was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

But a loss is a loss. Their battling department will become a laughing stock in the breeding department, and the battling club will become a laughing stock in the whole school.

If I'm not mistaken, tonight—no, in half an hour—posts mocking them will appear on the campus network.

72. Invitation

That evening, the entire process of Nanfeng defeating Zhou Yelin was uploaded to the campus network.

A sensation was inevitable.

Murong Qiuyu: What a pity, I didn't go see it, *crying face*

Lancet: Thank you for the invitation. I was there, and it felt like I was witnessing a new star rising.

Big Ball: Here, I suggest that Nanfeng be directly appointed as the sophomore chief.

Medusa: Battle Club? That's it? I'm starting to wonder if they eat sea cucumbers every day.

Nanfeng returned the phone to Li Xiaoyu.

"How about it? A lot of sophomores are asking you to become the sophomore chief student right now," Li Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"These are all empty titles. When it comes to a real battle, it still comes down to fighting strength, doesn't it?" Nanfeng shoved a beer into Li Xiaoyu's mouth.

After the welcome party, a few of them decided to have a late-night snack.

Nanfeng was too lazy to go out, so he chose to eat in his small courtyard again. Recently, Nanfeng had built a glass roof in the yard, so even if it rained, it wouldn't be a problem. On the contrary, he could hear the white noise of the rain hitting the roof, and Nanfeng could always sleep soundly on rainy nights.

"I was just saying, but you're definitely the top freshman now..." Li Xiaoyu took a swig, then suddenly saw her phone light up. "Wait, I need to take this call."

The group lowered their voices slightly.

"Hello, who is this?" Li Xiaoyu answered the phone.

"Hey, senior from the gaming club, is there anything I can help you with?"

When the battle club was mentioned, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Li Xiaoyu.

"Oh, oh, okay, thank you, senior..." Li Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly, then suddenly looked up at Nan Feng and quickly replied, "I can only ask if he's interested; I don't know anything else."

"Okay, I'll ask and text my senior back."

Li Xiaoyu hung up the phone and stared intently at Nanfeng.

"What's wrong?"

"The senior from the gaming club just told me that my application to join the gaming club has been approved."

"This is great news! Come on, everyone, let's raise a glass!" Nanfeng said, preparing to down a toast.

"Come on, before the welcome party, I thought the Battle Club was pretty good too. Now, well, I'll quit tomorrow." Li Xiaoyu rolled her eyes and forcefully pressed the wine glass down from Nanfeng's hand.

"Besides, I feel that the gaming club doesn't really want to recruit me; their target should be you. That senior asked me to invite you to join the gaming club, but I know you definitely aren't interested. I'll refuse her in a bit."

Nanfeng nodded, realizing he hadn't considered joining any battle clubs; it would be too much of a waste of time.

He came to Qiantang University to study animal husbandry. If he wants to fight, there are plenty of NPCs in the game, and they will even give him money.

Nanfeng has already tested it out: you can challenge the gym NPCs, including the gym leader, once a week. They are growth-oriented NPCs; their strength increases over time, and they also give more and more money.

You can also fight ordinary roadside NPCs, and the interval between challenges is shorter than that between gym NPCs, about once every three days.

So Nanfeng would refresh the surrounding NPCs every three days and the dojo NPCs every week. Of course, Nanfeng only wanted experience from fighting them; he no longer cared about the meager rewards they gave him.

So unless he's fighting for something absolutely necessary, Nanfeng feels he can have an excellent gaming experience on his own. There's no need for him to join any gaming clubs.

It's not that he doesn't join any clubs; he joined the Berry Club and the Elf Egg Club.

He wondered if he could learn some new tree-planting techniques, or get some special fertilizers that could help his fruit farming business.

The Pokémon Egg Club aims to take good care of Pokémon eggs and improve the innate strength of the hatched Pokémon, in other words, their aptitude and individual values.

"Drip drip..."

The phone rang again, but this time it was Nanfeng's phone.

A phone number I've never seen before.

"Could it be that the Battle Club contacted you to show their sincerity?" Li Xiaoyu peeked out.

Nanfeng answered the phone. If it was someone from the fighting club, he planned to refuse directly to avoid trouble.

As he answered the phone, a gruff male voice came from the other end: "Hello, Nanfeng, this is Professor Li from the Tactics Department of Qiantang University!"

Nanfeng was taken aback. Professor Li, the tactics instructor at Qiantang University? Never heard of him...

"Um, teacher, hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Well... I won't beat around the bush. I just wanted to ask if you'd be interested in transferring from the Breeding Department to the Combat Department. Don't worry, as long as you agree, I'll take care of the rest. It's only the beginning of the semester, so transferring won't have much of an impact..."

"I'm sorry, teacher, I still think the animal husbandry department is more suitable for me." Nanfeng refused without even thinking twice.

"Nanfeng, please reconsider. With your tactical talent, it's a real shame you're not pursuing a professional Pokémon battle path!"

"Although the Department of Animal Husbandry is the flagship program of Qiantang University, doing research and fighting are two different things. In research, in addition to having strong professional skills, you also need luck to succeed."

“The combat type is different; as long as you are strong enough, you will definitely stand out.”

"Furthermore, I assure you that once you join the Combat Department, all the resources allocated to you will be the highest in the entire department. I've already confirmed this with the head of the Combat Department's academic affairs office. Now, all you have to do is nod your head..."

Nanfeng was somewhat flattered by Mr. Li's enthusiasm in the tactics class, but his decision would not change because of it.

"Thank you for your kindness, Professor Li, but I don't really enjoy battling that much. I prefer the breeding department, so I'll pass on the idea of ​​switching departments," Nanfeng said politely, but with a hint of determination.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, after which the person said, "Well... if you ever want to join the combat department, you can contact me anytime. My promise is valid forever!"

"I will, thank you, Teacher Li," Nanfeng said, hanging up the phone.

"What's going on? Isn't this the battle club? Why did I hear you call Teacher Li?" Li Xiaoyu asked curiously.

"It wasn't the combat club. It seems to be Teacher Li, who teaches tactics at the school. He called to ask if I wanted to switch majors," Nanfeng explained casually, picking up a piece of beef and enjoying it.

"Tactics teacher Li? Could it be Teacher Li Daniu?" Ye Junlang's eyes widened.

“It should be him. Li Daniu is the only one who teaches tactics at the school.” Li Xiaoyu looked at Nanfeng, her expression somewhat complicated.

"What's wrong? Is he famous?" Nanfeng asked casually.

Ye Junlang and Li Xiaoyu remained silent. Finally, Min Rou introduced Li Daniu to Nanfeng, saying, "When he was young, Teacher Li was a gym leader and was considered the most likely candidate to become an Elite Four member. He was famous for his unpredictable tactics. After failing to become an Elite Four member, he resigned from his position as a gym leader. Now he is both a professor of tactics at Qiantang University and the vice chairman of the National Pokémon Tactics Symposium."

"Such a powerful background?" Nanfeng exclaimed in surprise. How could just any teacher at Qiantang University be so influential? "No wonder he said that as long as I agreed, he would handle the transfer to my department, and he even discussed with the dean of the combat department about giving me the highest level of resources."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoyu and the other two fell silent, feeling a slight pain in their chests.

What he truly longed for was something that others offered to Nanfeng, but he refused...

"Get out of here! Can't Versailles die?!"