After a simple breakfast, Ye Lan was about to return to the research institute to check on things when his phone received a message.
"You have this semester's battle assessment exam for the academic year. Rankings and rewards will be issued after it ends? Wait, I'm in the Kanto Region. I took leave for this assessment. It was probably a mistake..." Ye Lan froze for a moment, then continued reading the message sent by Huaxia Academy's academic affairs system.
Ye Lan had always known that the Breeding Department had a tradition of battle assessments.
Although Huaxia Academy had always adhered to the principle of "the Battle Department goes mad honing their strength, while the other two departments breed Pokémon or conduct research as they should," battling was still the mainstream of the Pokémon world. They could not exactly be helpless in the wilderness, could they? Some wild Pokémon had very bad tempers.
The battle assessments for the three departments were not held at the same time. Sometimes they were only a few days apart; sometimes, more than ten days. Their assessment methods were also vastly different.
The Battle Department naturally placed the greatest emphasis on strength. Its assessment was a year-wide "hundred-person racing battle royale." Students could earn special points during the process and would be ranked according to when they reached the finish line. Higher-ranked students would receive more special points as rewards.
During the assessment, students could cut loose and use every method at their disposal. Rotom Drones would record the route, while teachers and medical teams were stationed at intervals. There was no need to worry about safety, but activating any of them would forfeit the student's qualification to continue the assessment. Still, unless they truly could not endure any longer, Battle Department students would never willingly