Spirit Dimension: Tricking Groudon at the Start - Chapter 5

"I won't go back on my word. How many gold coins did it cost?"

"How many gold coins?"

"Five hundred thousand. Pay up."

Su Xiyan looked at Liu Shuying with a hint of slyness.

She knew Liu Shuying wasn't short of a few hundred thousand gold coins, but it was still fun to mess with her a bit.

"Five hundred thousand?!"

Liu Shuying raised an eyebrow as she looked at Su Xiyan and Su Yi.

"Not bad, you two. I didn't expect the League to have a Froakie with Purple Qualification. Liu Jiang lost without injustice."

Purple Qualification?

Regarding Pokémon qualifications, the Pokémon League never reveals what qualification a purchased Pokémon has.

But if you know the purchase price and observe the Pokémon's size and coloring, you can roughly guess its qualification.

As a Heavenly King Trainer, Liu Shuying naturally knew the League's pricing for qualifications.

Liu Jiang looked at Su Yi with envy, then glanced at his cousin.

Sigh, they were both younger brothers—why was his treatment so different?

Look at Su Yi—his sister bought him a Purple Qualification Pokémon outright!

But right now, he didn't dare bring it up with Liu Shuying, since he'd just made her lose five hundred thousand gold coins.

This was the difference between a brother-spoiling maniac and someone who wasn't one.

Liu Shuying spending over a hundred thousand gold coins to buy her cousin a Blue Qualification starter Pokémon was already generous.

Liu Shuying prioritized herself, while Su Xiyan prioritized Su Yi.

During the battle just now, Su Yi's calm and composed commands made Su Xiyan even fonder of her little brother.

Liu Shuying transferred five hundred thousand gold coins to Su Xiyan without hesitation, then suddenly stepped close to Su Yi's ear and blew a soft breath.

"Not bad, Su Yi. I didn't expect you to be this impressive. Big sister looks forward to your growth."

Was this woman flirting with him?

Su Yi's expression turned strange.

Liu Shuying left with Liu Jiang. In terms of family background, it might be the only area where she openly surpassed Su Xiyan.

But she had no princess airs and accepted her loss gracefully.

Back home, Su Xiyan's parents were away on long-term business, so usually only Su Xiyan and Su Yi were in the house.

After thinking it over, Su Xiyan transferred the entire five hundred thousand gold coins to Su Yi.

At Su Yi's surprised look, Su Xiyan snorted and said, "The three hundred thousand was my gift for your starter Pokémon. The five hundred thousand is what you earned yourself. I don't need it—I can make over a hundred thousand gold coins just by doing a random League mission."

Su Yi felt warmth in his heart. He knew Su Xiyan was telling the truth.

Having a sister like this—adorable, stunningly beautiful, with a great figure, and a brother-spoiling maniac—two words: absolutely amazing!

"Sis, that Shining Stone you need to evolve your Roserade—does the League still not have it in stock?"

Su Yi suddenly remembered that Su Xiyan had a Roserade at Heavenly King level.

"Yeah, Evolution Stones are sometimes a matter of luck. Don't overthink it. Get some rest early—you have an exam tomorrow."

No words were exchanged that night.

The next day.

At South Lake Province First Spirit Academy, another batch of senior students was about to begin their graduation exams!

Principal Gao Xiang stood at the podium, addressing all the senior students.

After a passionate speech, he poured out some motivational platitudes, followed by a round of inspiring words.

Then everyone boarded a bus for half an hour, arriving at South Lake Province First Spirit Academy's knowledge exam hall to start climbing the rankings!

First up was the Knowledge Ranking!

The Pokémon Exam Paper would be graded by teachers from all high school Spirit Academies across the country. The teachers wouldn't know whose paper they were grading—they only reviewed and scored the answers.

Scoring was done as quickly and accurately as possible.

Su Yi took his exam registration number, found his seat, and as soon as the time came, the Pokémon Exam Paper was handed out.

First question, multiple choice.

Question 1: Which of the following Pokémon does NOT have the Fighting Type attribute?

A. Breloom

B. Gallade

C. Toxicroak

D. Politoed

This question is a bit tricky. Breloom, Gallade, and Toxicroak all have the Fighting Type, but Politoed does not. If you're careless, it's very easy to pick the wrong one.

Without hesitation, D!

Second question, multiple choice.

Question 1: Which of the following Pokémon have two types?

A. Infernape

B. Bonsly

C. Rampardos

D. Whiscash

E. Mime Jr.

F. Riolu

ABDE!

Basically, every question with Pokémon answer choices will have something to mislead you.

For example, Riolu—before it evolves, it doesn't have Lucario's Steel-type.

For example, Rampardos—this is an ancient fossil-revived Pokémon. If you don't know much about fossil Pokémon knowledge or didn't study it well, you might think Rampardos should have Dragon Type and another type. In reality, this guy is just a Rock-type; it only has "dragon" in its name.

Swish swish swish!

These questions might stump others, but for Su Yi, they're too easy.

Writing swiftly, by the time the listening section started, Su Yi had already finished most of the entire Pokémon Exam Paper, while most people were still stuck on the first big question, the single-choice section...

"Attention all examinees. The following is the listening section. Based on the voices in the dialogue, write the name of the Pokémon speaking."

Everyone focused intently.

Not daring to miss a single detail.

Who knows what obscure Pokémon cries the listening section might play...

"Xiao Ming, go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow is the day you receive your starter Pokémon."

"Barri barri!"

"Alright, alright, Mom, I know. I'll go to bed early. Good night."

Then, two sets of footsteps came through.

One should be Xiao Ming's mother's footsteps; the other was the footsteps of that Pokémon walking.

That was it.

The Pokémon only said "barri barri."

Su Yi: →_→

After listening, everyone was dumbfounded. The listening section is the hardest!

What the heck is this?

Which Pokémon's voice is "barri barri"?

Across the country, tens of millions of senior high school examinees were mostly pondering this question.

Many hadn't even come up with an answer before the second listening clip arrived.

So a lot of people just wrote the four characters "barri barri" in the blank for the first listening question...

They'd come back to think about it after listening to everything.

However, there was still a small portion of people who chose to give up on some questions on the Pokémon Exam Paper.

For example, some examinees directly abandoned the listening section's score and chose to focus on the later questions.

Because the entire Pokémon Exam Paper takes several hours; you simply can't finish it in time, and sometimes time just runs out.

Even many who finish don't have time to check.

Only a very few people can both finish and check!

The listening section ended, but Su Yi knew that during the college entrance exam, this kind of listening section actually requires more than just hearing the Pokémon's voice.

To get the correct answer, you also need to rely on other sound cues.

For example, the first listening clip's Pokémon footsteps, combined with its cry, can directly filter out most Pokémon in one go.

Then, among the very few remaining Pokémon, considering which ones could conveniently live and move in and out of a room, you can filter some more.

Finally, you reach the conclusion—wasn't the first question just Mr. Mime...

The listening section ended, and Su Yi went straight to the arithmetic problems later on.

This was a big question.

Worth ten points.

Suppose Pokémon A's strength is x, and Pokémon B's strength is y. When both Pokémon simultaneously push a box weighing 100 kg over a distance of 200 meters, the time required is 10 minutes...

There were also different types of questions.

A reasoning question—this was the final problem, a bonus question.

Please conduct a logical deduction based on the given known conditions.

It is known that the currently existing evolved forms of Eevee are:

Leafeon, evolved by leveling up in a shaded forest.

Glaceon, evolved by leveling up in a snowy mountain.

Jolteon, evolved by using a Thunder Stone.

Vaporeon, evolved by using a Water Stone.

Flareon, evolved by using a Fire Stone.

[Note: It has been verified that no other Evolution Stones can trigger Eevee's evolution.]

Please reasonably deduce at least one possible evolutionary form of Eevee that may exist, and explain the reasoning.

This question was added on the spot. Generally, during the annual Spirit College Entrance Exam, no one could score on the bonus question.

It was proposed by a Pokémon professor specializing in the study of Eevee's evolutionary forms.

The hope was to pool wisdom—senior high school students are the future pillars of the nation, and perhaps someone could provide a very insightful idea.