Fang Yuan, led by the senior with glasses, registered his personal information and signed a visitor agreement.
Then, he released Eevee.
"Bwoo?"
Eevee stood on the ground, curiously looking around…
It was much, much larger than Pingcheng No.1 Middle School, and the scenery was also very nice, but Eevee was very strict…
"Bwoo." It shook its head; this place wasn't as spectacular as the magical, fantasy-like campuses in the stories.
Eevee indicated it wasn't impressed.
"That's why you shouldn't seek realism in a virtual world!!" Fang Yuan pulled Eevee onto his shoulder with resignation.
The exchange between the two left the senior with glasses stunned.
Do all new Trainers and their Pokémon… know how to have fun like this?
"So your Beginner Elf is Eevee…" Finding himself unable to join in, he immediately found another topic.
The senior with glasses said, "What are your plans for its evolution?"
"Um…" Fang Yuan glanced at Eevee on his shoulder. Well, to put it.
You wouldn't understand even if I told you, so I might as well not say it.
"I haven't decided yet. Do you have any suggestions, senior?"
Most of the top students at Renmin University, apart from a few study tyrants who got in through their regular high school academic achievements, were Trainers, Fang Yuan noted the Poké Balls on his waist, so surely the other was a Trainer as well.
"Haha, speaking of Eevee's evolutionary forms, I highly recommend the Thunder Elf. One of the main players on our Renmin University Trainer Team has a Thunder Elf with the Charge characteristic. Utilizing this, they've always been the core force of Renmin's team thunder tactics. Two words, just domineering! By the way, have you watched any of our Renmin team's matches?"
"I've watched, I've watched." Fang Yuan quickly said.
The senior with glasses talked up the Thunder Elf to Fang Yuan as they walked.
And sure enough, despite his slapdash appearance, his theoretical discussions were well sequenced and convincing.
The two arrived at a lakeside, where the senior with glasses pointed ahead and said, "Most importantly, Electric Elves' training resources are more easily obtainable within the university. We at Renmin have a charge room that can perform variable current and voltage charging adapted to different elves. Many Trainers who cultivate Electric Elves like to use this place for their special training, and the effect is significant!"
"Take a recently evolved Pikachu, for example, mastering moves like Thunderbolt becomes a breeze with reasonable use of the charge room."
Fang Yuan was surprised; this was the training locale he had been looking for.
In the animation, when Xiaozhi challenged the Not big gym with Pikachu, they used a water wheel at the riverside power station to charge up, evolving Electric Shock into the Thunderbolt move, and Fang Yuan had always wanted to try a similar charging method for Little Magnetic Monster.
Unfortunately… even the charging facilities at Father Fang's power plant couldn't meet the power standards for charging training.
The power plant where Father Fang worked was merely adapted for nurturing Electric Elves, and to conduct enhancement training for Electric Elves there, the intensity of the electricity wasn't sufficient.
"What do you think, doesn't it give you the urge to apply to Renmin?" The senior with glasses smiled.
"Hmm…" Fang Yuan nodded.
At that moment… Eevee picked up on Fang Yuan's distracted tone.
After thinking it over carefully, it began to silently mourn for Little Magnetic Monster.
"By the way, senior, where is there a similar charging room outside of the campus? The nearest one," Fang Yuan asked, concerned.
The charge room within the school was surely off-limits to him as a non-student, but if there were one outside, there must be a way to use it!
"There are many… like a few of the more famous training halls in the Imperial Capital, they all have similar facilities, although the price to use these is quite high."
"Of course, although the training facilities at regular training halls are expensive, the safety of the Pokémon is guaranteed, and there are professionals to guide the use. Electricity isn't expensive; actually, most people are paying more for peace of mind."
"For example, nearby…"
The training equipment in high school is all designed for basic physical qualities, similar to the treadmills in the Starshine Battle Club, but the training equipment and facilities at university are dazzling in comparison.
There's equipment targeting specific types, moves, and even real combat...
"Splash! Splash!"
"Splash!"
While walking through the Renmin University campus and passing by an artificial lake again, several Magikarp leaped out, splashing quite a bit of water.
Fang Yuan took a closer look and noticed other Pokémon, like Marill, Poliwag, Lotad, and Wooper, frolicking around.
Compared to the water feature at Wuzhou Number One High School, the artificial lake at Renmin University has a higher level of sophistication, with a rich natural atmosphere. As for the goldfish pond at Pingcheng No.1 Middle School, Fang Yuan would rather not talk about it...
Meanwhile.
Seeing the Magikarp, Eevee suddenly felt a toothache, remembering the fear dominated by Aqua Jet.
After publishing the paper on dangerous characteristics, Fang Yuan began to prepare for a paper on the timid nature.
The timid nature of Magikarp is evidenced by an increase in speed when the Pokémon is attacked by moves of dark, ghost, or bug types.
To find wild Magikarp with a timid nature, Fang Yuan had Eevee chase after Magikarp, using "Bite" to collect data.
Eevee also had to control the force of the bite and prevent the Magikarp from counterattacking with Aqua Jet, which was very difficult.
Fortunately, those Magikarp were all duds, none of them evolving into a rampaging Gyarados due to anger, or else Eevee would have definitely gone on strike...
After a while, Fang Yuan asked again:
"Senior, are these training facilities accessed using credits?"
"Yes," replied the bespectacled senior in response to Fang Yuan's question, "That's how it is for regular students, but if you can make it into Renmin University's school team, it's a different story. You get free access to all basic facilities."
"Let me think... Have you visited Imperial City University yet?"
"Not yet..."
The bespectacled senior smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, the wealthy Imperial City University sometimes opens its training facilities to new trainers visiting the campus, allowing them to have a taste. If you want to experience it, you might want to go there and try your luck when the time comes."
Fang Yuan was taken aback; he truly didn't know about this!
After being shown around Renmin University by the bespectacled senior, since some training facilities and places couldn't be accessed, Fang Yuan only managed to take in the external views, which indeed left something to be desired.
Upon hearing from a bespectacled Renmin University senior that some of the training facilities at Imperial City University were open to new trainers for trial experiences, Fang Yuan's spirits lifted.
With an introductory letter from the Pingcheng Trainer Association, he should have a chance to have a go, right?
It's just that it definitely wouldn't be possible today.
...
After visiting Renmin University, Fang Yuan and Little Eevee wandered around with their bellies rumbling, looking for various local delicacies.
Since it was a rare trip to the Imperial Capital, they planned to buy some local specialty snacks.
Looking at the recommendations on a food app, Fang Yuan and Eevee ran to several places, buying a variety of Imperial Capital's famous snacks such as donkey rolls, ai wo wo, sugar rolls, pea cakes, sugar ears, and so on.
"Here you go."
Fang Yuan picked up a pure white ai wo wo and stuffed it in front of Eevee's mouth. Eevee first sniffed it, catching a scent of fresh dough, then took a bite to taste.
Pure white as frost, with a fine and soft texture, its filling was loose and sweet...
As Eevee swallowed, the flavor of the filling exploded in its mouth, making Eevee nod in satisfaction.
"Haha..." Fang Yuan saw a ring of "whitebeard" around Eevee's mouth, immediately grabbed his phone, and took a photo.