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All things considered, he probably hadn't done too badly.

When Jiang Jing reached downstairs, Liu Bin ran over and said, "Why are you so slow? I've been waiting forever."

"Let me tell you, that math exam was insanely hard. There were so many questions I couldn't do and had to leave blank. Looks like I won't pass this time."

"I'm seriously done. The school has no sense of fair play. How could they make the Final Exam this hard? Everyone did terribly. How am I supposed to face my parents when I get home? My dad will probably lecture me again."

Jiang Jing comforted him, "We'll be divided into different tracks next semester. They probably wanted to see what we're made of."

"It definitely won't be like before, when they deliberately lowered the difficulty to keep the parents happy."

Guo Yong and Chen Ze soon walked over as well. The group chatted as they headed toward the cafeteria.

"Hey, isn't that Yao Yuan, that pretentious bastard? And his two lackeys." Chen Ze suddenly pointed into the distance.

They looked in the direction he indicated. Beneath a large tree in the distance, Yao Yuan was smiling as he chatted on his phone with a tall, skinny man with sharp, mean-looking features. Zhu Ziming and Li Xiaopeng stood behind them, boredly playing on their phones.

Jiang Jing said, "Don't know them. Ignore them, let's eat." Yet as he spoke, he quietly memorized the face of the man talking with Yao Yuan.

After walking a little farther, Liu Bin suddenly nudged Jiang Jing's shoulder. "Brother Jing, it's Ye Zijin!"

Guo Yong and Chen Ze looked over as well. Directly ahead of them was a girl with long black hair, dressed in the school uniform, her figure concealed beneath the oversized fabric.

But Jiang Jing felt that her figure definitely couldn't be bad, because even from behind, the enticing curve of her chest was plainly visible.

She stood tall and straight, 169 centimeters in height. She carried herself with remarkable poise as she walked, standing out even amid the crowd.

Just from her back, anyone could tell she was a beauty.

Ye Zijin was the acknowledged beauty of No. 8 High School, the girl discussed most often in every class, every day.

Her academic performance was also consistently among the top three in her grade. And it wasn't just her grades—she was exceptionally talented at sports as well. She could be called the embodiment of virtue, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, though her personality was somewhat aloof.

Perhaps she was simply too beautiful, and the other girls were jealous, so they didn't want to hang out with her.

Of course, that was only what Jiang Jing had heard from others. Some people also said that Ye Zijin disliked excessive interaction with others and merely studied quietly by herself.

Even with her classmates, she was no more than an acquaintance who exchanged nods.

There were too many rumors, and it was impossible to tell which were true.

Although No. 8 High School had no official school beauty title, everyone privately regarded her as the school beauty.

Ask who the prettiest girl at No. 8 High School was, and Ye Zijin's image would probably appear in most people's minds.

In his previous life, Jiang Jing had paid attention to Ye Zijin. She hadn't done well on the National College Entrance Examination and went to a Project 985 university. After that, there had been no news of her.

At that moment, Liu Bin lowered his voice and whispered, "I heard Ye Zijin chose Spirit Studies. I'm telling you, maybe I'll be in the same class as her next semester."

Jiang Jing smiled. "Stop fantasizing. You should think about how to train Shinx. If you become a School Team member, maybe she'll come over and greet you herself."

Liu Bin curled his lip and snorted. "You're underestimating me too much. Becoming a School Team member is easy for me. Isn't it basically effortless?"

Jiang Jing said, "Heh heh!"

While the students finished their exams and went to eat or leave school, the invigilators still couldn't leave. They had to organize the exam papers, seal them, and store them away for grading.

Once everything was handled, the teachers returned to the office to gather their things, preparing to head home.

Lin Kai was naturally among them. He did not have much to pack, just a water cup and a pen. After putting them into his backpack, he prepared to leave.

At that moment, an intellectual-looking female teacher wearing Glasses beside him said, "Old Lin, let's go together."

"Me too, count me in!" said a petite, cute-looking teacher behind them.

Lin Kai did not refuse. "Sure, let's go."

The three of them left the office together and headed toward the cafeteria. Watching the students eating along the way, the intellectual female teacher sighed. "I really envy these kids. They still have summer vacation to enjoy, carefree and worry-free."

"Unlike us teachers. Not only do we have to grade papers during summer vacation, we still have to keep working."

The petite teacher agreed. "Exactly. We're busy to death. I kind of miss being a student."

"By the way, Old Lin, I heard you're going to teach Pokémon Basics in Spirit Studies next semester. What made you suddenly decide that?"

Lin Kai froze, not expecting that question. After thinking for a moment, he answered, "Maybe I suddenly figured it out. If I don't go to Spirit Studies, all this knowledge I have would go to waste."

The intellectual teacher said, "That's about what I thought. I've always felt that it would be such a waste for Teacher Lin Kai, with strength close to that of a Silver Trainer, not to teach in Spirit Studies."

The petite teacher said, "Congratulations, Old Lin. Your knowledge will finally have a place to shine, and your salary has gone up quite a bit too."

Teacher Lin Kai said, "Sigh, those things aren't important. I just wonder whether our school will have any promising students next semester."

After eating, everyone returned to the Dormitory to pack up and prepare to go home.

Jiang Jing, who had already packed everything, had only a backpack and a suitcase, nothing else.

"Aron, let's go." Jiang Jing took out a Poké Ball and called to Aron on the table.

Aron turned around and transformed into a streak of red light, returning to the ball.

"I'm off, brothers. See you next semester."

"Goodbye, Brother Jing! Stay safe!"

Just like that, he coolly walked out of the Dormitory. On the way out of the school gates, Liu Bin walked with him. They lived in the same neighborhood and took the same route home.

After getting off at the stop, the two chatted as they walked. Liu Bin dragged his suitcase and said, "I'm telling you, being a Trainer burns through money like crazy."

"I've never felt money disappear this fast before, and that's only because I've bought Low-Grade Pokémon Food."

"Sigh, I don't have much money myself, and I can't keep asking my dad for it."

Jiang Jing said, "That's normal. We're still high school students and have only just become Trainers. We can only rely on support from our families."

"Nearly all Trainers rely on their families at the start. The others only don't because their families are too poor to support them."

Liu Bin said, "That's why I definitely have to participate in that Suicune Cup Pokémon Challenge."

Jiang Jing said, "Of course. This summer, earn as much as we can. Even if we can't make the top three, getting into the top six would still be good. That comes with a two-thousand-yuan shopping card."

Liu Bin continued, "I checked the official account again yesterday and found that the Suicune Cup Pokémon Challenge might be held several times. I heard they plan to hold it once every quarter."

"Should we participate a few more times when that happens?"

Jiang Jing rubbed his chin. "Sure. Making money isn't anything to be embarrassed about."

Liu Bin loudly agreed, "That's right. Then it's settled. All right, let's head up. Remember, the Pokémon National Championships start tomorrow."

Jiang Jing said, "Mm!"