Under the skeptical gazes of the examiners,, Fang Yuan and Eevee successfully took down Gold Examiner's Steelix.
There was no doubt that Eevee's development of Shadow Ball demonstrated proficiency far beyond that of a High-level Moves Secret Book.
If he still didn't pass the evaluation after this, Fang Yuan would have to complain to the Trainer Association.
...
"How did you do on the test?"
That evening, staying in a hotel, Fang Yuan received a message from the item craftsman Hao Feng.
"Very well…" Fang Yuan replied modestly.
The item craftsman Hao Feng went silent before responding, "That's good then…"
"It's only truly good when everyone is well. What about you?" Fang Yuan replied.
Hao Feng had initially wanted to console his wealthy client since Fang Yuan was a complete novice facing such a seasoned Professional Examiner would surely be stressful, but he found that Fang Yuan didn't need any consoling.
Look at that stress resistance…
"I'm also doing fine," Hao Feng said, then his avatar went offline.
Fang Yuan was momentarily taken aback, then continued to focus on his studies.
With the goal of better nurturing his Eevee,, after finishing the written examination for professional trainers,, Fang Yuan had already turned his attention to the Breeder profession.
Having a Breeder certificate was not crucial, the key was to learn more knowledge.
The basics he learned in high school and memories from his past life were not much help after reaching Professional level.
Even the Energy Blocks weren't as useful, so in order to climb to the peak of the Trainer Domain, Fang Yuan entered a serious mode of study, decided that besides training Pokemon, he could not stop learning for a moment.
"Bwoo!!" Suddenly, Eevee on the sofa called out to Fang Yuan, asking if he wanted to queue up for a game.
"I'm studying," Fang Yuan said without lifting his head.
"Bwoo, Bwoo," Eevee pointed to itself, the two Substitutes, and the smartphone Rotom.
They were short of one player, and the second Substitute still couldn't be controlled well and was bad at playing, they needed another skilled player to lead the team.
Although Fang Yuan wasn't any gaming expert, fortunately, he could understand Eevee's tactical intentions 100%, which was beneficial to team coordination.
At this moment, the wealthy Eevee already had three smartphones, counting the smartphone Rotom, making it four.
"How about just one game?" Urged by Eevee, Fang Yuan closed his materials and sighed.
While studying, he still needed to help Eevee train its Substitute Technique, such a busy life for a Trainer.
...
After the evaluation for Fang Yuan's group has ended, there were still two more groups to be assessed the next day, and the pass list for the second round would not be announced until the morning after that.
Fang Yuan found that once he started training,, it became addictive, and he just couldn't stop.
As a result, he spent all night and the whole next day helping Eevee train the Substitute Technique and the multitasking skill.
With such high-intensity training, on the day the pass list was announced early in the morning, Fang Yuan arrived on the scene with dark circles under his eyes.
This time, there were nearly 300 participants in the Professional level examination in East China Region, and as per annual tradition, more than half would be eliminated after the second round.
Every year, more and more people apply for the Professional examination in Hua Nation, and the difficulty also increases yearly, with no fixed standard whatsoever.
The standards for becoming a Professional Trainer are more or less set according to the development level of the Trainer Domain within the nation.
Under such high requirements, Hua Nation's Professional Trainers are able to rank among the top five in the world.
In the future, the requirements for becoming a Professional Trainer will only get higher and higher.
Ten years ago, perhaps having three or four Pokemon with Professional level strength would have been enough to become a Professional Trainer.
But now, having six Pokemon with Professional level strength has become a threshold, and without meeting this requirement, the chances of advancing all the way through are slim.
"There are actually seats available up front." When Fang Yuan arrived at the hall to wait for the announcement of the results, he found that there were seats in the first row, and out of fatigue, he didn't walk further back and just sat down, narrowing his eyes.
There were almost a hundred people in the hall by now, and the rest were still coming in, two or three at a time, from various entrances. Fang Yuan glanced at the time—there were still about fifteen minutes until the announcement...
"I can't train at such high intensity today, it would affect my condition for tomorrow."
As Fang Yuan came to this realization, his body suddenly froze; he saw a familiar figure.
It was a girl about his age, with a striking appearance, but that wasn't what made Fang Yuan take several more glances.
In such cold weather, she only wore white long pants and a pinkish-purple short cape, which, although it highlighted her nice figure, seemed rather frigidly beautiful.
The angled fringe just right skimming over her eyelids allowed Fang Yuan to clearly see her indifferent expression...
"Aren't you cold?"
Her shoulders, bare on the arms up, had soft, glowing skin. On her wrists and at her waist, she wore silver devices resembling wrist guards and belts, with gemstones that sparkled now and then.
This didn't look like normal clothing at all, but Fang Yuan had seen it before: it's used by Psychics to enhance their spiritual power.
"It's actually her..." As the girl walked past, she didn't notice Fang Yuan.
Watching her leave, Fang Yuan fell into thought.
Xu Jing...
Fang Yuan had almost forgotten there was such a person.
Xu Jing, a Psychic from the Heavenly Heart Dojo, talented and brilliant, was the "runner-up" in the Magic City rookie competition, the Little Phoenix King Cup.
The Champion... was Fang Yuan.
After graduating from senior high, she seemingly did not go to college but went to a place called the "Road of Champions."
That place specialises in cultivating and training Trainers with potential and talent. Fang Yuan learned from the Champion, Jiang Li, that the "runner-up" from the Su province novice league, Jiang Ran, also went there. Like Fang Yuan, she is also striving to become a Professional Trainer.
Fang Yuan had not anticipated at all that he would run into the Xu Jing from back then during the professional assessment. The fact that she had come to participate in the assessment suggested she had already possessed Professional or near-Professional level strength... In just two short years, her progress was terrifying, indeed worthy of being the most talented Psychic to emerge from the Tianxin Stream in ten years, her growth speed almost like cheating.
"Right... if it wasn't for awakening Eevee with two phones back then, I might have been the one who lost."
However, Fang Yuan clearly remembered that when she was still a high school student, Xu Jing looked quite ordinary, and yet now, she was somewhat pretty?
"Is it because of the saying 'a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood'? Or is it because she learned to put on makeup..."
"Or is it the boost from superpower?" Fang Yuan thought. It must be the boost from superpower, right?
On this matter, Fang Yuan had deep feelings. Since becoming half a Psychic through Emuritto, he also increasingly felt his own aura becoming more extraordinary.
Just now, Fang Yuan recognized her solely by that special aura of a Psychic...
Meanwhile, Xu Jing had reached the back of the hall and sat down beside another girl her age, who radiated an entirely different vibe, dressed in a black casual top, also with a distinguished air and striking appearance.
Jiang Ran slightly lifted her head, glanced at Xu Jing, and then continued to read the book in her hands.