Road of Champions is located on a massive Mysterious Island.
The island's natural environment is magnificent, featuring volcanoes, snowy mountains, waterfalls, forests... It's as if crafted by spirits and demons, sculpting multiple secret locations into an island of wonders.
Here, gathered are the most outstanding Pokémon Trainers under the age of thirty from all over Hua Nation, equipped with the most luxurious training facilities.
The day before the selection, Fang Yuan, carrying his luggage, arrived at the Road of Champions.
The second team selection for the World Tournament takes place here. The Road of Champions is not well known, and the entry requirements are quite strict. All the facilities on the island are designed to serve Trainers. Even for an outstanding young Trainer like Fang Yuan, this was his first time here...
After being nagged by the Principal of Magic University for a long time, Fang Yuan finally set off...
Originally, the principal had wanted Fang Yuan to come with Senior Zhang Kai or other recommended seniors from Magic University, to have someone to rely on, but Fang Yuan refused the principal's kind offer.
He could take care of himself.
Besides, Fang Yuan also turned down the invitation from the cheeky guy Yun Guan, a Dragon Trainer.
"I wonder where Xu Jing is, she should have arrived too, right? I could find her and discuss Superpower."
"Jiang Ran too, as a Spirit World Trainer, I wonder if she has successfully mastered the third stage of the Shadows Contract..."
"It seems that both of them know each other, maybe I should call them both out to catch up..."
Fang Yuan nodded. Earlier, he had specifically asked for their contact information just for this moment. Refusing Senior Zhang Kai and Guan Cheng was because Fang Yuan wanted to make good use of his time to discuss Special Abilities with professionals and then continue his research on the "Power of the Heart".
The Pokémon were all working hard; he couldn't slack off either. Studying the "Power of the Heart" was the best way for Fang Yuan to show his gratitude to his Pokémon.
..........
As a genius Trainer participating in the World Tournament second team selection, Fang Yuan thought that the Trainer Association would arrange a guide to receive him. In the end, he realized he had thought too much.
He had to go to the Trainer Association on the island to register... However, fortunately, accommodation was arranged uniformly, and he could use all the training facilities of the Road of Champions for free during this period.
Although Fang Yuan had never been to the Road of Champions, he had heard that like the training facilities owned by prestigious schools such as Magic University and Imperial City University, the Road of Champions would not be lacking. What the schools did not have, the island did; what the schools did have, the island still had, and the configurations would only be better.
Moreover, the Road of Champions also had nine special training venues located in the wilderness area, which were also sacred places for training. If you can withstand the monotony and seriously engage in long-term arduous training, the effects are indeed better than attending the university.
When Fang Yuan was on his way to the Road of Champions, Eevee was meditating in the backpack...
When Fang Yuan went to the Trainer Association to register, Eevee was still meditating in the backpack...
After Fang Yuan finished registering and entered the villa they would be staying in with the key, Eevee was still meditating...
"Bwoo—Yi—"
After entering the luxurious villa prepared by the Trainer Association for himself, Fang Yuan poured Eevee out of the bag and watched it silently.
"How about you rest for a while?"
"Bwoo Yi!" Eevee opened its eyes and shook its head.
Don't mind it; it's training.
Fang Yuan scratched his head, deciding not to reach the top level or touch his phone… After making this decision, to step into the top tier domain and become Eevee's obsession.
This obsession led to some subtle changes in Eevee.
Perhaps Eevee hadn't noticed it itself, immersed in the cultivation of spiritual power, but Fang Yuan felt it.
Now, Eevee hadn't touched a phone for two days, which has actually happened many times before when entering the secret location.
But the situation was somewhat different from now; back then, there was no way to use a phone, while now, it was the act of consciously not touching it even when possible.
The latter's test on the mind… could be said to be incredibly cruel.
As time went on, the first day was fine, but now, Fang Yuan found that Eevee's inner world had fallen into a state of great struggle.
It was as if two different personalities were talking to Eevee.
[Internet Addiction Eevee: Just take an hour off each day to rest, do the daily tasks, it won't affect training too much. Fang Yuan also agrees with you combining work and rest, only through this can you make better progress, Bwoo.]
[Oathbound Eevee: Don't believe it! This was a decision you made yourself. Once you allow even a slight laxity, it will only get worse. Don't you want to become Fang Yuan's strongest ace? Don't you want to prove your determination to Fang Yuan? The other Pokémon are waiting to see your joke, waiting to see you fail to persevere. If you give up now, although Fang Yuan may not say it openly, he'll completely look down on you, Bwoo.]
In Eevee's mind, the two Eevees kept bickering, and Eevee's own heart, while observing their argument, was torn to pieces. They both made so much sense, who should it listen to?
Under such complex circumstances, Eevee being able to persist with meditation, Fang Yuan had to say it really wasn't easy for Eevee.
However.
Why did Fang Yuan feel that Eevee's current cultivation of mental power seemed more efficient than the cultivation of spiritual power?????
As time went by, with each additional minute Eevee spent in turmoil, Fang Yuan could subtly feel Eevee's increasingly strong emotional psychic power.
So could it be that Eevee had stumbled upon the most suitable method for training its mental power without even knowing?
This was too real.
Fang Yuan really didn't know where to begin with his critique, this rate of progress... it might end up that the level of mental power hadn't reached the top tier, but in the refinement of emotional mental strength, it reached the top tier domain first.
Top-level emotional mind power could perhaps better control life energy, Gratitude 4.5?
One should know, "Soul" and life power could fully amplify all attribute energies. Under such circumstances, how powerful would Eevee, possessing top-level combat power, become? Is it possible that without reaching the top tier domain in other attributes, by leveraging the amplification of life energy, attribute energy could briefly undergo a qualitative change? Just like how Thunder and Lightning from the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster changed due to Gear child's Charge...
Fang Yuan indeed saw this hope, so now he was also in a dilemma. Faced with such a troubled Eevee, Fang Yuan did want to let Eevee play with the phone for a while, but now, Eevee's training in mental power was just too efficient, making it hard for Fang Yuan to bear interrupting it.
After much contemplation, Fang Yuan decided not to be humane anymore; it was all for the good of Eevee, as he said, encouragingly:
"Eevee, it's okay, rest for a while."
Then he whispered in a voice just loud enough for Eevee to hear, "Really can't persist, huh, sigh…"
Eevee: @.@