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After the other teachers had dispersed, Lin Kai said seriously to the students gathered around him, "All right, everyone, disperse. Don't interfere with the teachers' work."

"Please maintain order! And don't disrupt the students behind you who still need to be tested."

Once he had finished speaking, everyone had no choice but to leave. After the crowd dispersed, Jiang Jing quickly recalled Aron into its Great Ball.

As Jiang Jing was about to step aside and passed Lin Kai, the latter gave him a firm pat on the shoulder. "Jiang Jing, not bad. Keep working hard."

Jiang Jing said, "Thank you, Teacher. I'll definitely keep working hard."

Lin Kai smiled in relief. Jiang Jing had always seemed like a sunny, handsome boy in his eyes, but he had also been an average student. His previous grades had always been ordinary, only around the middle of the class.

He had never expected such earth-shaking changes after a single summer vacation. Jiang Jing had displayed astonishing talent in Pokémon training.

No, that wasn't right. It probably hadn't started this summer. Teacher Lin Kai suddenly recalled Jiang Jing's changes over the past few months. It would be more accurate to say that he had already shown signs of rising four or five months ago, though they had not been obvious at the time.

Behind Jiang Jing was Zhang Haocheng. Although his Tauros had successfully reached Level 16 after its fierce battle with Aron yesterday,

everyone's attention had been drawn to Jiang Jing and Aron, so its Level 16 had not caused much of a stir.

When Zhang Haocheng came over, Liu Bin said to him, "I suddenly realized that Sun Le and I have the lowest levels in the whole dorm."

"Dorm 303 is full of big shots. The pressure is killing me!"

Sun Le said, "Pressure creates motivation. I'm full of motivation to train right now."

Suddenly, Liu Bin pointed at Yao Yuan in the distance and laughed. "Didn't you see how green Yao Yuan's face was just now? I'm dying here. He looked exactly like a meme."

The three of them looked over at Yao Yuan, who also saw Jiang Jing and the others laughing at him.

In that instant, he felt like a monkey jumping around and making a fool of itself. It was far too embarrassing.

So he hurried away, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. This time, he had utterly humiliated himself, and he hated Jiang Jing and Liu Bin even more.

Once the entire class had finished testing, Lin Kai was surprised to discover that his class seemed to have quite a bit of potential. Among the forty students, one had a Level 17 Pokémon, three had Level 16, two had Level 15, and five had Level 14.

Below Level 14, they were about the same as the other classes, but the proportion in the higher-level range was truly large.

With so many promising students, Lin Kai felt a long-lost excitement and was filled with vital spirit.

After the level testing, everyone did not return to class. Instead, they went to PE, which was fitness class, mainly meant to improve their physical condition.

Of course, physical fitness was Jiang Jing's strong suit. Even if he did not want to stand out, his strength simply would not allow him to keep a low profile. In one class, he had already risen above the rest.

Now everyone in the class shared one understanding: Jiang Jing was one of the big shots in their class.

After class, as they walked toward the cafeteria, Cheng Cheng's Big Eevee leaped into Jiang Jing's arms.

She was so angry that she scolded it, "Eevee, you little traitor! Are you even still my Pokémon? You ran into someone else's arms right in front of your Trainer!"

Big Eevee ignored Cheng Cheng and lay comfortably in Jiang Jing's arms.

Left with no choice, Cheng Cheng changed the subject. "Jiang Jing, how did you train Aron?"

"I was forced to train at home for three months, and I only got to Level 16. You reached Level 17 in just two months."

Jiang Jing said seriously, "Just normal training. I spend quite a lot of time training with Aron every day, and the efficiency is especially high. Plus, I guess I got lucky."

"And battling is very helpful for improving a Pokémon's combat ability and level."

Sun Le nodded. "So that's how it is. I hadn't considered that. Ever since I got Mankey, I've barely had it battle other Pokémon."

"No wonder its level has risen so slowly!"

Zhang Haocheng, who was walking behind them, also nodded thoughtfully after hearing that.

Liu Bin suddenly asked, "Is the testing machine available every day? If I want to check levels in the future, do I need to go to the equipment room?"

Wang Yichang linked arms with Cheng Cheng and said, "It isn't open every day. There are two days every week when you can go in and check levels."

"And it's free, so you don't need to worry about spending money."

Liu Bin asked, "Isn't there any portable equipment for checking levels?"

Sun Le said, "There is. I saw online that a company has developed a Rotom Pokédex. It isn't big, about the size of a tablet. It has smart controls and can check Pokémon levels too."

Liu Bin said, "That awesome? How much does it cost?"

Sun Le shook his head. "It hasn't gone on sale yet. I heard one costs at least two million, and you need connections to get one."

Liu Bin immediately wilted. "I knew it. Stuff like that has nothing to do with people like us."

At that moment, Jiang Jing asked, "Doesn't the school have a machine that can test Pokémon talent?"

Sun Le replied, "It does, but it costs money each time, and it takes quite a while. Testing a Pokémon's talent is a complicated process."

"So it usually takes around an hour to accurately determine a Pokémon's talent."

"And the machine needs a special material for testing. Materials are consumed every time, so testing Pokémon costs money."

"Generally, people only come to test after catching a Pokémon in the wild when they don't know its talent, or when they obtain a Pokémon through some unknown means and don't know its talent. Otherwise, there's no need."

"Most people either buy directly from a breeding house or pay to catch Pokémon at the school's breeding house. Their talents are known already, so there's no need for testing."

Jiang Jing nodded. "So that's how it is!"

Zhang Haocheng, who was walking behind them, suddenly said, "I think everyone should catch three Pokémon this semester, the sooner the better."

"Otherwise, it could delay the time it takes to obtain the Black Iron Badge."

Liu Bin said, "Zhang Haocheng, you finally spoke. I thought you were going to stay silent forever."

The reason Zhang Haocheng said that was because he wanted to fit into the dorm group. It was not that he did not want to fit in, but his naturally quiet personality had led to the current situation.

Cheng Cheng agreed. "I think Zhang Haocheng is right. That's what my dad told me too."

"And he already prepared the Pokémon for me. I have Big Eevee and Little Eevee, and Tiny Eevee should hatch in another half month."

Liu Bin said, "Bunny, are you putting together an Eevee squad?"