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Jiang Jing said, "I'll go too. I didn't bring Aron out, so I let it train by itself in the Dormitory. I'll go back and bring it along."

"The Dormitory is still too small. Some training can't be carried out there. We still need to train on the field."

Liu Bin suggested, "I remember Spirit Studies has a training center, so we won't need to go to the field. Other than the track, there isn't any training equipment there."

Jiang Jing asked, "Is the training center big? There are over five hundred people in Spirit Studies. If everyone goes there to train, won't it be packed to death? And is it free?"

Liu Bin rolled his eyes as he thought it over. "I heard that the training center is shared by all the Spirit Studies students in the academy. It's free, but the space isn't that big. If we go too late, there might not be anywhere left to train."

Zhang Haocheng spoke up from behind them. "I won't be training with you guys. I bought a training card for a training center outside the school, so I'll head over there later."

Liu Bin asked curiously, "Is it that Longxiang Spirit Training Center outside the school?"

Zhang Haocheng nodded. "That one."

Liu Bin said, "Damn, you really are rich. I heard a one-month training card at Longxiang Spirit Training Center costs three thousand."

Zhang Haocheng said seriously, "Three thousand isn't expensive to me. I can afford it. The equipment there is good, and I won't have to worry about not having anything to train with."

Jiang Jing began to think. He had heard before that there were two or three Pokémon training centers outside No. 8 High School, but their prices varied.

The cheaper ones cost fifteen hundred a month, while the expensive ones charged three thousand.

He had never gone to check them out, but Zhang Haocheng would rather train outside than stay in the school's training center. Though Jiang Jing had never been there either, with so many people in the academy, it was probably crowded.

Jiang Jing said, "How about this? Let's check out the school's training center first today. If it's suitable, we can train there from now on."

Liu Bin agreed, "Sure. Let's go take a look at the training center today."

Sun Le nodded as well. He had the same thought. All his money went toward raising Pokémon, so he had to be careful with every expense.

The four of them split up. Zhang Haocheng went to train at the Longxiang Pokémon Training Center outside the school, while the others went to check out the school's training center.

When Jiang Jing returned to the Dormitory, Aron was practicing Harden. Its skin abruptly turned gray at a speed visible to the naked eye, gleaming with a metallic luster.

It was incredibly fast, completing Harden in an instant.

Its casting speed had not been this fast before. It seemed that Aron's mastery of Harden had already reached the Specialized level.

At the same time, its mastery of Iron Defense, the advanced form of Harden, was also improving by leaps and bounds. Once used, it would provide even greater defense.

"Aron, let's go. We're heading out to train."

After saying that, he recalled it into its Poké Ball, and the three of them headed for the training center together.

The school's training center had been completed four years ago. The old training center had been demolished and replaced with a larger new one with more facilities.

It stood behind the Spirit Studies teaching building, not far away, roughly two or three hundred meters from it.

The entire training center was enormous. It had three floors: the first floor was for staff to work and rest, while the second floor contained the battle Arenas.

They were only opened for competitions each year. Normally, they served as training grounds for students and School Team members.

The entire battle area was about the size of six basketball courts combined and was divided into four battle Arenas.

The ground of each Arena was made from various high-tech materials and could transform into four different battle environments: icy snowfields, forests, rivers, and Rock terrain.

Whenever a major competition was held, three of the Arenas would sink and disappear. Through mechanical operation, the empty space would then be converted into spectator seating.

Together with the stands in the back, it could accommodate nearly three thousand spectators.

There had originally been city-level battles held there, but by the time he had transmigrated, the competitions were almost over, so he had never watched one in person.

As for the third floor, it was the training center itself, equipped with all kinds of training equipment. Of course, Jiang Jing had never seen it before, so he did not know much about it.

The training center as a whole resembled an ellipsoid. It was grayish-black, including its exterior materials, and looked new and gleaming.

Since the academy grounds rose continuously uphill, there was a massive staircase outside leading to the first and second floors.

Entering from the second floor, there was a front desk where teachers were on duty every day. To get inside, students had to show proof that they belonged to Spirit Studies.

Each Spirit Studies student only needed to swipe their card over the machine at the entrance, and the metal barrier would automatically open. Otherwise, they could not enter.

Once inside, they could immediately see the stairs leading to the third floor. Through the entrance, they could see a group of people below in the second-floor Arenas conducting Pokémon battles. Liu Bin spotted them too and said, "Those are School Team members. The seniors from last year's third year graduated."

"They've all gone to college, so the School Team suddenly became empty."

Jiang Jing asked, "Do you want to join the School Team?"

Liu Bin said excitedly, "Isn't that obvious? Who wouldn't want to join the School Team?"

"I heard the School Team recruits every year after this semester's Final Exam. I need to work even harder."

"There are two ways to get recruited in previous years. One is to sign up during recruitment and take the test. If your strength meets the standard, you can join the School Team. The other is to be invited by the School Team coach. That's a privilege reserved for geniuses."

"Maybe when the time comes, Brother Jing, the School Team coach will come invite you to join."

Jiang Jing smiled. "We'll talk about it when the time comes. There's no rush now."

The three of them headed to the third floor. Before they even reached the entrance, they could hear all kinds of noises coming from inside.

"Ember... come on... faster... harder... charge—"

There were all kinds of sounds. The moment they walked in, they were startled by the sight before them. The entire third floor was especially large; it truly felt like a vast hall.

Treadmills, barbells, pec decks, targets, levers... all kinds of fitness training equipment, as well as many training devices they had never seen before.

Row upon row of equipment stretched ahead, with every type of apparatus imaginable, but there were even more people.

People and Pokémon were packed densely together. Some equipment was already in use, with two or three people waiting nearby.

The instant they entered, a smell assaulted their noses.

"Damn, that smell is intense!"

"Bleurgh!"

Jiang Jing frowned at the smell. Liu Bin dry-heaved, while Sun Le covered his nose and shook his head repeatedly.