Group Chatting Makes You Happy

Fang Yuan had considered about as much as he could when it came to food for now.

He knew his spending had been a little high lately, but the newborn stage was extremely important for Pokémon. Their nutrition had to keep up.

Only then could Eevee grow up strong and healthy.

Fang Yuan dawdled for a while before setting down the menu and taking out his summer homework.

Five Years of Gaokao, Three Years of Simulation.

Just because he was a Trainer now did not mean he was exempt from homework.

Chinese, Math, English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were all unavoidable in the Gaokao. On top of that, students at key high schools merely had an additional Written Examination on Pokémon knowledge and a battle subject.

Not every Trainer could ultimately make a living through Pokémon Battles without a hitch.

Most people simply did not have a talent for battling. For people like them, the financial burden brought by that identity became a drag instead, and they would generally change paths after graduating from university.

However, being a Trainer also came with its own unique advantages, derived from a Trainer's Pokémon partner.

Acrobats... magicians... workers... reporters... actors... nurses... doctors... researchers... firefighters, and so on. Those advantages applied to every field.

Just imagine it: if a fire broke out somewhere, would it be faster to put it out with all kinds of extinguishing agents, or with the abilities of Water-type Pokémon?

Moreover, a qualified firefighter with a Water-type Pokémon could, to some extent, enter a fire scene directly and rescue victims as quickly as possible.

For another example...

Doctors—the kind that treated people—could undoubtedly counsel patients better or perform surgeries more perfectly if they had a Pokémon partner capable of using Hypnosis and precisely wielding Psychic Power.

Such people still needed knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, and even mathematics.

Although Fang Yuan wanted to become a more pure-blooded Trainer, he understood that none of this could be avoided.

Even though the country had heavily favored Trainers in its policies in recent years, there was no reason to abandon traditional subjects. Talent in other areas was equally important.

What made Fang Yuan rather happy, though, was that he felt he could score highly in the Written Examination on Pokémon knowledge without studying much.

It was far easier than the questions on the Breeder assessment.

Look at a picture and write the Pokémon's name.

Match moves to Pokémon.

Write out type advantages and disadvantages from memory.

As well as some legal analysis questions concerning Trainers and Pokémon.

If he still could not get a high score on questions like those, he might as well bang his head against a wall.

By noon, since Eevee was still asleep, Fang Yuan ordered takeout for himself.

He did not rush to tell his parents, who were at work, that Eevee had been born. He planned to give them a surprise that evening.

But foolish Fang Yuan had forgotten that he was friends with them. The moment he posted a screenshot of Little Eevee sleeping to his Moments, they found out.

Father Fang: It hatched? Did you feed it?

Replying to Father Fang: I did, I did.

Mother Fang: It's as adorable as you were when you were little. It feels like we're raising another son.

Replying to Mother Fang: ???

I'll take that as a compliment.

But Little Eevee seemed to be female.

At the same time, the Grade 12 Class 12 group chat was especially lively. Or rather, the messages had not stopped since yesterday.

Whenever someone's Pokémon Egg hatched, a whole bunch of people would pop up and chat idly in the group for half the day.

Sure enough, not long after Fang Yuan finished eating and posted the photos he had taken of Eevee, the group exploded.

Someone said, "Holy crap, this is way too cute. I hope my Mankey can be this adorable too."

"Stop dreaming. Do you not know how fierce-looking Mankey is?" someone immediately mocked below.

"I don't like hearing that. Just wait until my Mankey hatches, then we'll PK."

"Sure. You think my Poliwag is scared of your Mankey or something..."

What a bunch of goofballs... Group chatting makes you happy.

Fang Yuan lurked for a while longer, only reluctantly popping up after a lot of people @'d him.

"Alright, I know my Eevee is adorable. No need to be so jealous. Once school starts, I can let you hold Eevee, but girls only."

After typing that, he sent it!

The group fell silent the next moment.

Then the screen filled with "shameless" and "no shame."

But there were other messages too.

Lin Jing: "Really? It's a deal."

Wang Xueying: "Awesome."

Zhang Jiale: "You're a real one."

Li Mu: "I'm kind of looking forward to it."

Wang Xueying: "Damn it, Li Mu, what are you, a guy, looking forward to?"

The group chatted about Little Eevee for around an hour before other topics finally started coming up.

The Class Monitor suddenly said, "Has everyone downloaded the Pokémon Encyclopedia APP?"

"Why does mine keep freezing? This trash XX."

The Pokémon Encyclopedia APP was a mobile app. By scanning Pokémon with its camera, users could obtain some of their information. It was an essential cheat tool for Rookie Trainers.

Huh...

If the Class Monitor had not mentioned it, Fang Yuan would have nearly forgotten that such a thing existed, though he felt he might not need it.

"So quick to blame your phone instead of the software. Looks like you've been unhappy with it for a long time..." Fang Yuan typed, then added, "Once Eevee wakes up, I'll take it to the Pokémon Center to activate my Trainer ID. Doesn't the APP require a Trainer ID to be activated before you can log in?"

"Yeah... whew, gotta go. My phone's so hot. I'm off to shop for a new one."

Fang Yuan: "..."

"Go on, then." Fang Yuan replied speechlessly.

Suddenly...

At that moment, Fang Yuan seemed to hear a strange sound. Following it, he turned his head and looked over, only to find that the Little Eevee lying on the ** was about to wake up.

It had already groggily opened its eyes, though it did not seem fully awake yet. It kept ** rolling around, and in the process, it spread out the entire Silk Scarf.

"Vee..."

Little Eevee still seemed not to understand what was going on. Only after sensing that something seemed to be missing from its body did it suddenly wake up, then leap to its feet and look around blankly: Σ(°△°)︴

Click...

Fang Yuan snapped a photo of the moment with lightning speed.

"Vee!"

The sound of the phone taking a picture also served as a reminder for Eevee, allowing it to pinpoint Fang Yuan's location. The moment it saw him, Little Eevee happily ran over without a word and jumped into his arms.

"How did you sleep?" Fang Yuan tapped Little Eevee on the forehead with a finger.

My silly, adorable Little Eevee...

"Vee vee~" Eevee nodded energetically.

Then...

Its stomach rumbled.

Fang Yuan smiled. As expected of a newborn-stage Pokémon, it digested food so quickly. After all, his stomach had felt stuffed for ages after drinking a bottle of Miltank milk.

"Climb up here." Fang Yuan pointed to his shoulder. "I'll go prepare some milk for you. Once you're done drinking, I'll take you out for a walk."

Little Eevee was very obedient and climbed onto Fang Yuan's shoulder. Its pose was pretty much like Ash and Pikachu in the anime.

Feeling the warmth against his neck, Fang Yuan made a soft sound.

It was quite comfortable...

Not as tiring as he had imagined.

Thus, Fang Yuan decided that unless necessary, he would keep Eevee by his side rather than have it enter a Poké Ball.

"Ah, I almost forgot... After activating my Trainer ID later, I still need to buy a Poké Ball for Eevee."

Fang Yuan suddenly remembered that he could legally purchase a Poké Ball after activating his Trainer ID. After buying one, he would also need to bind the Poké Ball's information to Eevee at the Pokémon Center.

Bound to Fang Yuan's Trainer ID and bound to the Poké Ball's information—this was the equivalent of Little Eevee's ID Card.