Binhai City, Dragon Palace Dojo.
Fang Yuan and He Xiaomai, mentor and disciple, sat in their seats, watching a battle between a foreign traveler and a professional dojo defender.
Using Wave Guide to watch the match was a very novel experience for He Xiaomai.
"The Dragon Palace Dojo is a place temporarily formed by the Waterfall Flow Dojo and the Qinglong Dojo during the World Championship, to welcome challengers from all over the world."
"The protectors here all come from Water Type and Dragon Type specialists far and wide."
"Most Trainer cultures specialize in a certain attribute, or a few techniques, while our Heart Source Style emphasizes the bond between Trainer and Pokemon, using the power of the heart to strengthen Pokemon, which bears similarities to superpower augmentation techniques in the Supernatural Ability School."
"It's just that one strengthens the Pokemon's spiritual power, and the other strengthens the Pokemon's mental power."
Impressive...
Although Fang Yuan had talked about the essence of Heart Source Style many times, each time He Xiaomai listened to it, she gained new insights.
In recent days, Fang Yuan had almost given He Xiaomai a deeper understanding of the Trainer Domain.
He Xiaomai's eagerness to learn also gave Fang Yuan an opportunity to display his wide knowledge.
After the battle ended, Fang Yuan stood up.
He took out a red cell phone and handed it to He Xiaomai.
"This is..."
Upon receiving the cell phone, He Xiaomai was slightly startled.
The next second, the dormant state of the cellphone Rotom automatically activated, booting up the system and giving He Xiaomai a scare.
"Cellphone Rotom, you should be familiar with it, right? It's the same kind that's always been following me around, the chatterbox cellphone. They're of the same type."
"This, I'm giving to you as a starter gift, from today on, you're a Trainer of the Heart Source Style."
Fang Yuan had thought long about the process of taking on a disciple for the Heart Source Style and ultimately decided to keep it simple, with no need for any fancy rituals.
"Don't I need to give a gesture of respect to my master?" He Xiaomai felt it was different from what was described on TV.
"That's not necessary."
"Then when do we go back to the dojo?" Visiting the Dragon Palace Dojo had made He Xiaomai particularly look forward to their own Heart Source Sect Dojo.
"Dojo?" Fang Yuan looked puzzled, saying, "When did I ever say that the Heart Source Style had a dojo? A culture doesn't necessarily have to exist in the form of a dojo."
"Uh..." He Xiaomai thought it over carefully and indeed, there had been no such statement.
"Then... there's no need to introduce me to other Trainers of the Heart Source Style?"
He Xiaomai was already mentally prepared to gain the approval of other Trainers of the culture, but it seemed like Fang Yuan had no plans of taking her to meet them?
"Huh, didn't I tell you that, for now, it's just the two of us in the Heart Source Style?"
Fang Yuan scratched his cheek—oh, it seemed he had not mentioned it before, and instead had gone on and on, linking the history of the Heart Source Style with Wave Guide.
Could it be that he had given He Xiaomai the wrong impression that the Heart Source Style had a long history?
He Xiaomai: "..."
"Only us two?"
"Yeah, but I believe in you, you can definitely carry on and excel with the Heart Source Style, right?" Fang Yuan patted He Xiaomai's shoulder, entrusting her with a heavy responsibility.
He Xiaomai's mouth opened slightly, she hesitated, then slowly nodded.
No wonder... no wonder Fang Yuan hesitated to take her as an apprentice; now He Xiaomai understood everything.
Heart Source Style was founded by this man who was four years her senior, and Fang Yuan was the first head of the sect.
So, was she... the successor?
He Xiaomai fell silent.
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and said, "In two days, I'll send you home and arrange a learning task for you. In the following year, you'll need to cram on the knowledge about Pokemon, and after that, practice the Guiding Wave. When you turn sixteen, I can recommend you to become a Trainer."
"The mobile Rotom will be your temporary teacher for this year. The knowledge you need to learn will be checked by me in real-time through the mobile Rotom."
Although He Xiaomai possessed the Guiding Wave and Superpower, she was a naturally gifted Trainer, starting much higher than other Trainers, Fang Yuan didn't want to rush her growth and planned to let He Xiaomai start learning from the basics.
For the first fifteen years, because of her eyesight, He Xiaomai learned much less than her peers of the same age. Not just Trainer and Pokemon knowledge, but also common sense that most children knew, He Xiaomai might not be aware of.
In this world of the internet, teenagers become mature early because they frequently come into contact with information online, but due to congenital deficiencies, the formation of her worldview largely depended on family education rather than external influences.
Perhaps, this was also why He Xiaomai's spiritual power was particularly special.
In any case.
To become an outstanding Trainer, a vast knowledge system is indispensable.
What allowed Fang Yuan to reach his current position was not the Superpower given by Emuritto; at most, it was just an embellishment. The knowledge about Pokemon in his head was his greatest trump card.
On this point, with the mobile Rotom by her side, Fang Yuan was very confident.
The mobile Rotom was like a born teacher, similar to a Pokedex in the cartoons, and could help New Trainers grow quickly. Fang Yuan felt it was much more useful than the teachers in schools.
"Alright." He Xiaomai obediently followed Fang Yuan's instructions; she was also aware that she had a significant gap in her knowledge of Pokemon.
Two people's sect...
After accepting this fact, He Xiaomai sighed; somehow, it felt quite interesting.
"Then it's settled."
Fang Yuan nodded in satisfaction. When He Xiaomai turned sixteen, which was just around the time the world championship would end, he would have enough time to figure out the Heart Source Style he had impulsively created.
The Glamour Contest Company, Heart Source Style, research team... he would have to take care of them by then.
...
Not long after, Fang Yuan sent He Xiaomai away.
Fang Yuan picked a highly knowledgeable mobile Rotom for He Xiaomai, expecting a year with the guidance of Rotom would save him a lot of trouble.
"Bwoo."
Observing Fang Yuan's teaching method over time, Eevee finally had an "I knew it" expression.
It knew that Fang Yuan, who disliked hassle, would certainly not keep He Xiaomai by his side for tutoring. First tossing her to the Prince of the Sea, then to the mobile Rotom, and after three years, he could toss her back to the Prince of the Sea again; Fang Yuan got himself an exceptionally talented student without any effort!
"Quit your yapping, I'm still so young, I don't have the time to attend to an apprentice all day," Fang Yuan said, pressing down on Eevee's head.
After sending He Xiaomai away, Fang Yuan returned to Magic City for a while, then went back to Binhai City.
A year passed, and in September, Dragon Island would once again drift to the sea areas outside of Binhai City.
Just as he had told Manafei, he needed to return to Dragon Island. First, to inform the Quick Dragon Elder of Quick Dragon's current situation, and second, since the special training had just ended and all the leaders of the Dragon Vein races on the island were extremely powerful, it was the perfect time for Milotic and Dragonite to have real combat sparring partners.
After waiting several days...
Once Fang Yuan confirmed the appearance of Dragon Island, he and Dragonite, cloaked, directly flew from the Dragon Tower of Binhai City.
Blown by the Guiding Wave, the cloak fluttered at the most dashing angle.