Choosing a Starter Was Hard Enough-Getting One to Lay an Egg Was Harder!

"Congratulations, Mu Yun! You're this year's Provincial Tournament champion!"

At the awards ceremony, the stern-faced Lü Shouhe managed a rare smile.

It looked a little forced, though.

He had the air of an earnest man dragged onto a stage and made to put on a fake smile.

The champion's prize was generous: one Pokémon or Pokémon Egg from the Starter Trio at any official Pokémon Day Care in the province, one Basic Pokémon Treasure of any type, and a voucher worth 500,000 League Coins for purchases from the Trainer Association's online store.

The runner-up would receive a Pokémon Egg from the Starter Trio and a voucher worth 500,000 League Coins.

The other two semifinalists would each receive only a voucher worth 500,000 League Coins.

"Hello, Mu Yun. We're reporters from Evergreen City Television. Could we have a few minutes for a one-on-one interview?"

As soon as the awards ceremony ended, a crowd of reporters surrounded Mu Yun.

As the Provincial Tournament champion, he was a strong contender for the top score in the Northeast Region's College Entrance Examination. Naturally, they wanted an interview.

Their questions were polite enough. They mainly asked about his high school, his life there, and what he had learned about raising Pokémon.

Mu Yun's answer was simple:

"There are no shortcuts to success. It takes sweat and hard work!"

It was the truth!

Wasn't sweat and hard work exactly what Heaven Rewards Diligence depended on?

"Mu Yun, I'm going to pick out my Starter Trio Pokémon this afternoon. Want to come?"

Once he escaped the reporters, Lü Jiayi approached him.

"My aunt said a new batch of Pokémon Eggs arrived this afternoon. The quality's pretty good, so we could take a look."

"Are there any with Elite Four-Level Potential?"

Chi Duoduo, who was holding Mu Yun's