A new week.
More fulfilling compared to the last one.
Because the school had also started teaching related knowledge about team battles.
Besides, the timetable for each class had undergone a major update.
All these were to serve the intensive training and selection phase for the school team members.
For the school team members, even though the intensive training and selection took up a portion of their training lessons, the intensity of training did not decrease.
The training every day left most students to complain bitterly.
However... even though the school life had become more fulfilling, these changes hadn't brought Fang Yuan any sense of novelty.
Following the group to train, the efficiency was too low!
There was a shortcut in Eevee's basic training, and the school's training sessions were almost negligible for Fang Yuan.
So during the training process, Fang Yuan always had Eevee do other special training to pass the time.
"Have you heard, there's going to be a team battle organized this Friday."
"I heard about it long ago, we've studied theory for several days, it's about time to put it into practice..."
Between the members of the school team, there was a rumor that a team battle was going to be organized among the school team members on Friday!
This news was confirmed on Thursday afternoon.
The twenty-five students participating in the selection for the school team were called to the gym and were given the corresponding notification.
Pingcheng No.1 Middle School Gym.
It could also be called the training gym or the battle gym, its area ranking second only to the playground in size within the school grounds.
By now, 25 school team trainers from the senior year, including sixteen boys and nine girls, gathered here, Fang Yuan among them.
"President~"
As soon as Fang Yuan arrived, Liu Le popped up from the crowd to greet him.
"You're so slow," Lin Jing also came over from the other side.
"I was in the clubroom giving Eevee a massage; it took a bit longer," Fang Yuan said.
After several "practices," Fang Yuan's massage skills had greatly improved. Although not as exquisite as Teacher Li's, at least Eevee no longer made a growl like it was being slaughtered, which was indeed a cause for celebration.
Eevee inside the Poké Ball: (／‵Д′)／~╧╧
After Eevee stopped resisting, Fang Yuan also got addicted to massaging, and he would give it a massage whenever he could find a moment.
"You and Eevee really have a good relationship," Lin Jing remarked.
"Yeah, yeah," Liu Le nodded.
Listening to the compliments of the two, Fang Yuan remained indifferent; he had grown accustomed to such praise.
Meanwhile, Liu Le said:
"I never expected we'd come into contact with team battles so early... just don't know if the three of us will end up being on the same team."
"I hope we can… Our 1,000-word summary wasn't written for nothing; if we get to be on the same team, we can verify its value in real combat!" Lin Jing looked forward with anticipation.
Although they hadn't shown it to Zhuang Xin yet, on Sunday, the trio had already come up with a strategy to complement each other's weaknesses based on their shortcomings.
"How could that be possible…" Fang Yuan interrupted their imagination.
If the three of them ended up in the same team, it would be overkill... they would be able to crush the other teams and decide the winner instantly.
Well...
Actually... Fang Yuan thought that with the current level of other school team members, Eevee really could crush them, facing two or three opponents wouldn't be a problem at all.
Although they were all school team members, the others were only at the level of beginners in the Little Phoenix King Cup. Cloth God could really look down on everything.
...
"The teacher is here!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and the twenty-plus people quieted down, looking towards a passage of the gym.
The newcomer was Wu Pingqiu, the senior year director of teaching for Pingcheng No.1 Middle School and the superior of Teacher Bai Ning, a seasoned and experienced veteran trainer.
Rumors had it that Director Wu was strict with everyone, having even confronted the vice-principal over some minor administrative issues, and was thus regarded by the students as a legendary figure.
"Have all twenty-five people arrived?"
After a brief glance, he said, "I won't waste time with unnecessary words."
"After the second period tomorrow, there will be a team battle assessment held here. Your performance will be included in your selection results, and I hope you take it seriously."
"Those present will be evenly divided into five teams. The following five I call out will step forward and act as team leaders."
If there were five teams, each team would have to fight in two battles. As Fang Yuan muttered this to himself, he immediately heard his own name.
"Fang Yuan, Lin Jing, Liu Le, Yue Chenfei, Zhou Xueyao, step forward!"
I'm a team leader...
Lin Jing and Liu Le were team leaders for other teams.
As expected, we were split up...
Without any surprise, Fang Yuan stepped forward.
After the five stepped out, Director Wu continued to read off the names of other members for each team. Fang Yuan's team ended up with two boys and two girls.
"This is the team allocation. How you coordinate and which strategies you choose will be up to you," Director Wu concluded.
Now, as the day was nearly over, the time left for teams to bond was minimal, so this could be considered a sudden assessment. With the exception of a few individuals, everyone on-site instantly felt at risk...
...
Inside the gym, members who were trying out for the school team were divided into five teams to participate in the team battle assessment. As the captain, Fang Yuan had to organize the other four members and find a quiet spot to discuss.
"Let's start with introductions. I'm Fang Yuan from class 12, and my Pokemon is Eevee."
The other four started observing each other and then introduced themselves as well.
"Class 3's Zhang Huan Yu, my Pokemon is Shellder."
"Class 6's Li Meng, my Pokemon is Weepinbell."
"Class 11's Jiang Lili, my Pokemon is Floatzel."
"Class 15's Miao Ran, my Pokemon is Skitty."
Jiang Lili was a tall girl with an air of arrogance in her tone.
"What shall we do next?" she asked.
"In such a short time, it's hard to coordinate well, and tactics... are even more far-fetched," said Li Meng with a shrug.
Miao Ran and Zhang Huan Yu nodded in agreement.
Although they had attended classes over the past few days and understood the importance of teamwork in group battles, they were complete strangers to each other and unlikely to work well together on such short notice.
As the discussion went on, Fang Yuan felt it was necessary to correct their attitudes...
"Since you guys can't think of a plan, follow my lead, okay?" Fang Yuan suggested.
"I know you, Fang Yuan, the tough guy from class 12. Sure! I'll listen to you. What's your bright idea?" Like Liu Le at the beginning, Li Meng from class 6 also referred to Fang Yuan as the tough guy, obviously having heard of Fang Yuan's feats.
"Winning is easy," Fang Yuan said with a smile.
All four sets of eyes were on Fang Yuan, ready to hear the captain's opinion.
"We don't know each other, and the other teams won't know each other well either. We're all starting from the same line, so there's nothing to worry about."
"Given the time, no team has the chance to bond, so to score high under these circumstances, you only have to do one thing."
"Which is?" they asked.
"Don't interfere with your teammates' performance while giving it your all. Aim to commit no faults rather than perform great feats," Fang Yuan said, which meant... you don't have to be a hero, but don't be a liability.
"Does that even count as teamwork?" Zhang Huan Yu asked skeptically.
"With just one night, do you think any team can achieve more than the sum of its parts?" Fang Yuan replied. "As long as we don't affect each other negatively, that would already be an outstanding performance for rookies like us."
"And did I say we were completely abandoning tactics?"
"Once the battle starts... You guys support Eevee with ranged attacks. My Eevee will eliminate the closest Pokemon to it in the shortest time possible, creating an advantage of numbers for us. Then we go for a direct all-out push!"
After he finished, the four of them fell silent. It sounded so brutal...
"What the hell... Instantly eliminating a Pokemon, are you sure you can do it?" Jiang Lili asked.