After tidying up his room, Fang Yuan left the dormitory.
He had wanted to find a training ground with few people to initially test out his Space Exchange Tactics, but after wandering around for a while, Fang Yuan realized that all the training grounds were occupied, with no space available.
"Hey, isn't that...?"
Walking reluctantly along the road, Fang Yuan suddenly saw a coach lecturing two teams of students standing at attention in a training field.
"Awooo!!" Next to the coach, a menacing Big Wolf Hound let out a threatening howl. Accompanied by the Intimidate Characteristic, the sound swept past each student like a fishy wind.
This dog... it's quite the pressure maker. If Fang Yuan didn't know its true character, he definitely would have been bluffed too.
"According to the previous list, start practicing your duels in pairs," the coach shouted.
The students, numbering around twenty or so, quickly spread out in pairs upon hearing the instruction.
Hearing the sound, Fang Yuan was completely certain that this coach organizing battles for First Police School's students was one of the coaches from the training base they had hired during Mo Da's field trip to the Muhai Mountain Range.
The coach's last name was Wang, and he owned a Big Wolf Hound, the same Big Wolf Hound that Fang Yuan had once coaxed into working hard for him.
During the invasion of the Heaven and Ming Mountain Spirit World, it was this Instructor Old Wang who teamed up with Fang Yuan, and together they rescued students who had mistakenly entered the Spirit World.
Seeing a familiar face, Fang Yuan smiled and started looking for the main entrance of the training ground to say hello...
...
Old Wang, petting the Big Wolf Hound's head and watching the students disperse, was startled when the Big Wolf Hound suddenly wrinkled its nose and turned its head.
What's with this dog's jitteriness?
Turning their heads together, Instructor Old Wang stood frozen in place, pointing at Fang Yuan with a trembling hand...
"You... how did you get here?"
Old Wang still remembered the eccentric Fang Yuan, not only for tricking away his own Big Wolf Hound but also for fighting to a draw with the Master Level head coach using a Self-detonating Magnetic Monster!
In the Spirit World, Fang Yuan even allowed his Heterochromatic Gengar to devour a powerful Chandelure, along with a bunch of Ghost-type Pokemon, allowing it to evolve.
In Old Wang's opinion, the Gengar, holding terrifying black flames, was even more fearsome than the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster.
"Wang Yi, big brother, long time no see. I'm here for the professional assessment," Fang Yuan said with a smile.
"Professional assessment?" Wang Yi almost forgot that Fang Yuan, this kid, was still a university student, not a Professional Trainer or a Master Trainer.
Wang Yi fell silent, looking at the Big Wolf Hound baring its teeth and feeling a bit of stomach pain. However, after the pain subsided, he suddenly revealed a dangerous smile.
"Fang Yuan, little brother, are you free right now?"
"Yeah... I'll be staying at the police school for a few more days. By the way, I'm looking for a training ground. Do you know where I can find one that's available, Teacher Wang?" Fang Yuan asked.
Teacher Wang approached and patted Fang Yuan on the shoulder, saying, "That's easy to say... let me ask you... are you interested in battling with the police school's students? Among them are many elites who are not inferior to Professional Trainers..."
Wang Yi had a serious expression. Because of the uniqueness of the First Police School, some of the students had an arrogant air. Although these students were indeed excellent, they were still young and hotheaded. Old Wang thought this attitude needed to be polished, and such a task was not suitable for a coach... it was most fitting for peers to do it.
A year ago, Fang Yuan had already possessed Professional level strength. Now, after a year and coming to take the professional examination, and being sent to the First Police School, his strength must have advanced further. Old Wang believed that even if Fang Yuan couldn't easily win against the toughest students in the school, he should be able to make most of them realize that there are always stronger people out there, right?
"Well... I don't mind," Fang Yuan scratched his head, looking quizzically at Wang Yi. Was this really okay?
"How is your strength now?" Old Wang didn't beat around the bush, asking directly. After all, the two of them had the camaraderie of entering the Spirit World together to save people.
"Don't the instructors at your police school pay attention to the news?" Fang Yuan asked in surprise.
"What do you mean?..." Wang Yi showed a puzzled expression.
"The National University competition! But it makes sense..." Fang Yuan then realized that since this was the Southwest Region, it was normal for Wang Yi not to have followed the East China Division competition. Furthermore, the discipline at the First Police School was likely very strict, and getting online during the training period might be difficult.
"Anyway, I get your point. It's about giving these students a jolt, urging them to push harder, right? Leave it to me, rest easy," Fang Yuan said with a confident smile.
He had long wanted to do something like this. Although it was a bit late now, since Old Wang had brought it up, Fang Yuan didn't mind. They were old friends, after all, and helping out was the least he could do.
...
In a training field, Lin Jing, dressed in a spring and autumn police uniform, was directing an Arcanine in battle.
Opposite her, a tall student from the police school was also commanding an Arcanine in combat.
"The high school classmate you were looking for, Lin Jing, is it her?"
"Speaking of this Lin Jing, she's a standout from the class of '17, with quite impressive abilities, especially in the nurturing of Arcanine."
While Lin Jing was focusing on her battle with a senior from the police school, Fang Yuan and Teacher Wang arrived nearby.
"It's her." Fang Yuan didn't expect to actually encounter Lin Jing, but after casually observing the duel for a moment, he wondered, "The strength disparity between the two Arcanine seems quite large, doesn't it?"