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Sun Le kept taking notes beside them. After watching the entire battle, his most immediate impression was that Tauros had been completely suppressed by Aron in every aspect.

Weren't Tauros supposed to be extremely powerful in the early stages? Not many Pokémon could defeat a Tauros without evolving.

Yet under circumstances where Aron was completely inferior in size, it had still beaten Zhang Haocheng's Tauros head-on. He came to one conclusion: Jiang Jing was fucking amazing.

Zhang Haocheng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the moment he remembered that he had lost, he could not get a single word out. He truly found it hard to believe that he had lost.

He had trained painstakingly at home for over two months, sweating countless times, planning to show off his skills at school. Yet before school had even started, he had been defeated—and by his own roommate.

It completely left him at a loss. He was totally emo.

Jiang Jing looked at Aron in pleasant surprise, because Aron had actually leveled up after defeating Tauros.

Pokémon: Aron

Attribute: Steel, Rock

Talent: ★★★

Level: LV16 → LV17

Ability: Heavy Metal

Its level had risen from Level 16 to Level 17. Battles truly were a good way for Pokémon to improve quickly, but that was only possible when they had a sufficiently solid foundation.

Without proper accumulation, even battling every day would not let them improve this quickly.

Jiang Jing recalled Aron. "Good work, Aron. Get some rest."

Then, as he walked off the battle field, Liu Bin gave him a thumbs-up and laughed. "Brother Jing, awesome! I knew you could win."

Jiang Jing said, "Battling me every day really has made you understand me."

Sun Le said, "Brother Jing, that was incredible. Congratulations."

Jiang Jing waved a hand. "Nothing much, nothing much!"

Zhang Haocheng walked over as well and said gloomily, "I lost. I'll transfer the ten thousand yuan to you through WeChat."

When the ten thousand yuan arrived through WeChat, Jiang Jing was delighted. Ah, ten thousand yuan earned so easily. Please let more things like this happen in the future.

Liu Bin said to Zhang Haocheng, "You don't need to feel too discouraged either. Brother Jing is a super genius. We hatched our Pokémon on the same day, but I've never once beaten him in battle."

"So there's nothing embarrassing about losing to Brother Jing."

Zhang Haocheng did not react much after hearing that. He was clearly still immersed in the disappointment of being defeated.

Sun Le said at that moment, "By the way, we should make a dorm group chat too. That way, we can notify each other if there's any news."

Jiang Jing and Liu Bin thought that was a good idea, so the four of them made a small group chat called: Dorm 303.

After the four left, the spectators began discussing the battle.

One male student said, "That Aron was pretty impressive just now. It's been raised quite well."

"I could tell that Tauros wasn't weak at all, yet it was defeated just like that. We definitely weren't this strong back then."

Another male student said, "The younger students these days are really something. Each one is stronger than the last. The pressure is huge."

"I wonder whether my ranking will drop in the next monthly exam."

When Zhang Haocheng returned to the dorm, he did not mention switching dorms again. He simply went back to his room and began organizing his things.

Jiang Jing asked curiously, "Zhang Haocheng said earlier that he lived at home during his first year and didn't stay in the school dorms. So why isn't he living at home now?"

Sun Le said, "I know. The school requires all second-year Spirit Studies students to live in the school dorms."

Liu Bin's open mouth instantly snapped shut. He felt that Sun Le kept stealing his lines.

Over the next day, they not only cleaned up but were also called over to carry new textbooks. While moving the books, they saw the other students in their class as well. Though they did not know any of them, they at least became familiar with their faces and knew they were classmates.

They still ate at the same cafeteria as before, but supposedly the second-floor cafeteria would be opened to Spirit Studies students.

The second floor had previously been a place where only teachers could eat.

Spirit Studies students received such good treatment not only because of national policy support, but also because the tuition had increased.

No. 8 High School's tuition had originally been 1,500 yuan per year, but students who chose Spirit Studies now had to pay double that—3,000 yuan a year.

It was a little expensive for ordinary families, but not expensive at all for relatively well-off ones. Jiang Jing's father gave him twenty thousand yuan every month for training expenses. That alone could cover six years of high school tuition.

While carrying the books, they also saw the homeroom teacher of Class Nine—their former homeroom teacher, Lin Kai.

When Jiang Jing and Liu Bin saw that their homeroom teacher was Lin Kai, they were shocked out of their wits, as if they had seen a ghost.

There had been no notice in the group chat. This news had been hidden far too well. Probably no one in the class knew about it. Maybe only Cheng Cheng, that Gluttony, knew a little.

From talking with Teacher Lin Kai, they learned that he had once been a trainer. Something had happened later, and he had come to No. 8 High School to teach. He had refused the school's arrangement for him to teach Spirit Studies.

He had taught continuously until this year, making it his fourth year, when he suddenly changed his mind and came to teach Spirit Studies.

In his previous life, Teacher Lin Kai had not had such a complicated past. He had simply graduated from an ordinary teacher-training college and become a teacher, continuing until they graduated.

No, Jiang Jing suddenly had a flash of realization. He remembered that Teacher Lin Kai had resigned after they graduated. No one knew what he went off to do, and he never told anyone. Even his friends did not know where he had gone.

It seemed Teacher Lin Kai was not ordinary. He was not just a regular homeroom teacher. He had hidden himself well.

That night, Jiang Jing lay on his bed. After a busy day, he was mentally somewhat exhausted.

Starting tomorrow, his second year of high school would begin—a completely different second year from his previous life.

Besides academic classes, there would be many additional extracurricular training and practical combat courses.

Extracurricular training included Pokémon training, trainers' physical fitness and combat training, and finally, practical battles.

These would be split evenly with academic classes, with the same amount of time allotted to each. Furthermore, all minor subjects besides Chinese, math, and foreign language would be reduced, leaving only four main subjects: Chinese, mathematics, foreign language, and Pokémon.

It felt somewhat unfamiliar to Jiang Jing, but it also made him look forward to it.

Holding Aron, he said, "Aron, tomorrow marks the start of a new life. We still need to work hard."

Aron: "()"

Seeing Aron's determined gaze, Jiang Jing nodded in satisfaction and patted its head.

Then he held out his fist, and it bumped against Aron's little stubby leg.

After the fist bump, Aron hugged its tablet again and began fiddling with it.

Ever since buying the tablet, the little guy had to watch short videos whenever it had nothing to do, especially battle videos. They always got its blood pumping.

Of course, it still had to sleep when it was time to sleep. It had recently started showing signs of becoming addicted, so Jiang Jing absolutely had to nip that in the bud.