The next day.
The first batch of students had returned from the Muhai Mountain Range after completing their assessment tasks.
Even though they had drawn the easiest tasks, they were all in a sorry state at this time...
And it wasn't just them.
The majority of the students had experienced narrow escapes, barely surviving encounters with the instructors' Pokemon.
"Hahahaha..."
In the monitoring room, Fang Yuan joined the instructors in schadenfreude, treating the monitoring footage as a source of pleasure.
After battling with Zhuang Rui, a One-Star Professional Trainer, no instructor saw Fang Yuan as a regular student anymore.
Furthermore, Fang Yuan was a promising Researcher. Instead of taking on an instructor's airs to train Fang Yuan, it was better to build a good rapport.
The camaraderie among men never cared about age or status.
Therefore, Fang Yuan was invited to sit in the monitoring room, joining a group of instructors to enjoy the miserable scenes of other students.
"Truly wonderful."
The only hint of guilt also disappeared after Fang Yuan enjoyed the food outside of the training base's cafeteria.
...
Outside the training base, with permission from Tang Sheng and Zhuang Rui, Fang Yuan gained great autonomy to move around the Muhai Mountain Range at will.
Given the danger level of Muhai Mountain Range, Fang Yuan could basically do as he pleased, so there was no need to worry about any danger.
At this moment, Fang Yuan was heading towards a mountain peak populated by Water-type Spirits, intending to see if he could find any Pokemon that caught his eye.
By Fang Yuan's side, the Self-detonating Magnet Monster and Glutton were floating in the air while the Fierce Fire Monkey followed behind Fang Yuan, aimlessly playing with a stick it had found.
The Fierce Fire Monkey played with the stick while casting wistful glances at Fang Yuan's behind, feeling a sudden urge to poke it.
But considering that there was a Brown Devil hiding in Fang Yuan's backpack, the Fierce Fire Monkey dismissed the thought.
"Now, in addition to its basic abilities, Eevee has mastered moves like Future Sight, Swap Field, Sun Fire, and Illusion Technique. Its foundation is quite strong..." Fang Yuan felt the movements inside his backpack and thought carefully. It was a pity that The Fourth Stage of Repaying Kindness had not yet been successfully developed; otherwise, Eevee's strength might be able to compete with that fox spirit in the dormitory.
Luo Kuo's strength was about the same as some One-Star and Two-Star Professional Trainers, serving as the main force for those at the Master Level.
And the Thousand-year Gengar from the secret territory of the Sun and Moon Forest was even more formidable than Luo Kuo, overpowering even the Psychic Master of Heavenly Heart Dojo.
If Little Eevee could reach Luo Kuo's level, Fang Yuan could confidently participate in the Professional Examination.
By now, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster already possessed Professional level combat power, and if the Glutton could evolve once more, with the addition of that Black Ghostfire, it should be close enough.
After perfecting the Lightning Armor Skills, Fury Technique, and the Iron Fist Trait, the Fierce Fire Monkey would certainly be among the best at the Professional level.
Looking at it this way, if Fang Yuan could capture two more Pokemon, he would also be qualified to participate in the Professional Trainer examination.
By his junior year at the latest, Fang Yuan would have six main Professional level Pokemon. If Eevee could master The Fourth Stage of Repaying Kindness and the Glutton evolved into Gengar, Fang Yuan's team configuration might reach the level of some One-Star Professional Trainers.
Of course, if Fang Yuan could master Gengar's Mega Evolution during this period, that would be even more solid.
Once he achieved that and accumulated one more year's experience to graduate from college, Fang Yuan felt he also had the ability to participate in the King's competition right after passing the Professional Trainer assessment and achieve a commendable result.
"I wonder if there's a good-natured Magikarp around here..."
Fang Yuan's vision for the fifth and sixth Pokemon was one Water Series and one that excelled at Flying.
From what Fang Yuan knew, all kinds of harsh environments would appear in the Professional Examination. Having no Water-series Pokemon or Flying-type was definitely a no-go.
Although Fang Yuan could use Eevee and the others' Superpower for temporary water evasion and flying effects, it wasn't a long-term solution.
Among Water Series Pokemon, Fang Yuan was particularly interested in strong and rare ones suitable for riding, like Gyarados, Milotic, and Dragonite.
If he could catch a Kyogre, that would be great too... but remembering how Kyogre slapped the Champion's MEGA ace Pokemon of the Four Heavenly Kings with a backhand, and for the sake of Eevee's little life, Fang Yuan chose to pass.
Theoretically, Gyarados would be Fang Yuan's best choice, because Magikarp were plentiful, and since the evolution conditions from Magikarp to Gyarados were almost completely researched, many breeders possessed Magikarp with excellent potential.
As long as Fang Yuan was willing to spend money, he could absolutely buy a Magikarp with potential no worse than the Self-detonating Magnet Monster or the Fierce Fire Monkey. After training, a powerful and fierce Gyarados would be within easy reach.
Having said that... thinking of the Fierce Fire Monkey's embarrassing performance, Fang Yuan shook his head. Sometimes, things like latent talent couldn't really be relied on.
To capture Pokemon, it was still best to go for the kind with a very distinct personality (easy to hoodwink) and excellent comprehension (self-solving), where innate potential was secondary.
"Achoo!" Behind him, the Fierce Fire Monkey accidentally flung its stick, which got stuck in a nearby tree.
The Fierce Fire Monkey rubbed its nose, feeling like someone behind the scenes was persecuting it.
After narrowing down some options.
Fang Yuan thought of the Ugly Fish back home.
That Ugly Fish certainly had personality and judging by its learning to use Tackle, its potential was not bad. It was a good choice for capture.