Passion and Hot-Bloodedness Belonged Not Only to Art Students, but Also to Trainers!

[Ninth National Fitness Exercise (LV2, 0/1000): Host's Constitution level +1, Stamina +50%, Stamina recovery speed +50%.]

As the System's notification rang out in Mu Yun's mind,

a warm current surged from his chest, flowing through his muscles and meridians before reaching his weary, powerless limbs.

At that moment, Mu Yun felt as though he had fought hard seven times and, after exhausting himself body and soul, arrived at a warm bathhouse to enjoy a comfortable soak and a full-body massage.

All his exhaustion vanished wherever the warm current passed.

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"Open the host panel!"

Mu Yun lay on the floor in complete relaxation, silently calling up the panel in his heart.

[Host: Mu Yun]

[Attributes:

Constitution: 12→13

Spirit: 19

Charm: 8

Luck: 1]

[Skills: Ninth National Fitness Exercise (LV2, 0/1000) (Stamina +50%, Stamina recovery speed +50%), ...]

"Constitution level +1, total Stamina increased by 50%, and Stamina recovery speed also increased by 50%. Is this the reward for those who work hard?!"

Practicing the Ninth National Fitness Exercise normally might increase his Constitution level, but it definitely would not grant those last two Traits.

After all, reality was not a game. A breakthrough in proficiency would not actually produce some miraculous additional effect.

In other words, this was all the System's power!

As expected of Heaven Rewards Diligence.

One word: awesome!

"Wuo!!"

Weedle, who had been lying at the head of the bed, watched Mu Yun's delighted expression. Though he had no idea what Mu Yun was happy about, he still excitedly straightened up and shook his little head in celebration.

Pokémon were very simple creatures.

Once they acknowledged someone as their master, they would be happy when their master was happy, sad when their master was sad, and angry when their master was angry.

That was why, even if many people lacked the means to become professional Trainers, they were still willing to spend several thousand League Coins to buy a Pokémon with mediocre talent that was practically useless, just to keep it by their side.

It was because this was a sincere bond that transcended friendship and companionship, one that would not end even in death.

And sometimes, emotional companionship between hearts truly surpassed all comfort, giving people boundless strength.

The next day, early morning.

Mu Yun still followed the guidance of his biological clock and got up early.

First, he fed a bottle of Moomoo Milk to Weedle, who had woken up and was sprawled on his chest begging for food.

Then, in order to grind some Cooking experience, Mu Yun unusually made himself a simple breakfast.

A bowl of cornmeal porridge and three fully cooked eggs.

Although it was simple, the System still judged it to be a complete breakfast, so he successfully earned 1 point of experience.

It was just much less than the experience he had gained from lunch and dinner yesterday.

However, considering how simple this breakfast was, Mu Yun found it reasonable.

Since it was only Weedle's second day after hatching, Mu Yun still did his gymnastics training alone after breakfast.

Although Weedle could not train yet, he stayed beside Mu Yun the entire time and occasionally let out a few "Wuo" cries.

It was as though he were cheering him on.

Honestly, Mu Yun felt more like the one being trained...

After obtaining another point of experience, Mu Yun rested for a moment, then picked up a Poké Ball worth 300 League Coins and lightly tapped it against Weedle's little head.

Because he had hatched Weedle himself, the bond between man and bug was extremely high, and the entire capture process naturally went without a hitch.

After putting Weedle away, Mu Yun went downstairs, scanned a Shared Turtle-brand bicycle, and rode toward the Songjiang City Branch of the Trainer Association.

Registering a Pokémon was very important.

It was like how people needed a birth certificate when they were born and an ID card when they grew up.

To use any form of transportation or participate in legal battles, they needed to present the Pokémon's own identification.

Without identification, then sorry, ride it yourself and cross the wilderness to another city.

Since Weedle had been issued by the school and all the paperwork was complete, the Pokémon registration process was very simple.

Other than the time spent waiting in line, handling Weedle's identification and registering as a Novice Trainer took only a little over ten minutes.

On the way back, Mu Yun also picked up supplies needed to raise Weedle, as well as fruits, melons, and vegetables to grind Cooking.

Leveling up the Ninth National Fitness Exercise could increase his Constitution level and had two pretty good Traits.

The Cooking skill probably would not be too bad either.

As for the three language skills, Mu Yun had been grinding those as well. However, it took ten minutes of seriously reading material or watching videos in the corresponding language just to gain one point of experience, which was rather tedious.

Fortunately, increasing Yanhuang Language proficiency was not limited to professional textbooks. Web novels could increase it too.

That was a modest but pleasant surprise. He could rest while grinding a skill at the same time.

Absolutely amazing!

And so, the days slowly passed amid regularly feeding Weedle and grinding experience.

In the blink of an eye, Weedle smoothly passed through his infancy stage.

With the help of Moomoo Milk and nutrient solution, his level successfully reached Level 5.

Having watched Mu Yun persist in training day after day, Weedle's enthusiasm for training had now reached its peak.

The eighth day of summer vacation.

In the narrow living room at home, within a small cleared patch of open space.

Mu Yun placed several empty Moomoo Milk bottles on the floor.

A little over a meter away, Weedle stared at the milk bottles with his round little eyes, looking serious and focused.

"Xiao Du, today is the first training session of your life. It will be the starting point for your future brilliance and the beginning of your legendary life. Are you ready?!"

With soaring intonation and impassioned fervor, Mu Yun encouraged his Weedle.

It was not that Mu Yun had some strange case of chuunibyou.

It was simply because, after successfully grinding his Yanhuang Language skill to Level 3 yesterday, a very special Trait effect had appeared.

[Ding! Through unremitting effort, the host's skill—Yanhuang Language—has broken through to LV3!]

[Yanhuang Language (LV3, 0/10000): Host's Spirit level +1, passionate speech infectiousness +50% (When the host speaks in an impassioned tone, it will be more infectious and may cause the target to enter an excited state. When the target is a Pokémon, it can increase training effectiveness to a certain degree.)]

Passionate speech infectiousness increased by fifty percent.

It did not sound like a standard Trainer ability, but rather the ability of some failed art student.

But considering the explosive bond between that fool and Pikachu, Mu Yun felt that this effect appearing in a Trainer's skill list somehow seemed perfectly reasonable.

Still, honestly, if he were outside, even if he did not want this extra boost, Mu Yun absolutely could not bring himself to say such things while ignoring everyone else's stares.

But at home, Mu Yun considered it no big deal.

"Wuo wuo!!!!"

Listening to his Trainer's impassioned speech, which sounded as though he were about to grab a rifle and charge into a bayonet fight, Weedle did not understand why, but his heart seemed to be infected by some mysterious emotion, instantly making his blood boil.

At that moment, even if Can't Fly and Fat Fish stood in front of him, he would dare charge forward and unleash a fiery...

Poison Sting attack!!!

Of course, String Shot would work too...

After all, he was only a one-week-old baby. Those were the only two moves he knew.

"Then come on, Xiao Du! Use the first move of your life! Target the Moomoo Milk bottles and unleash String Shot with everything you've got!!"

With a grand sweep of his hand, Mu Yun pointed at the milk bottles, somehow making String Shot sound as imposing as Hyper Beam.

Weedle stiffened his body as energy from all over him slowly but steadily gathered in his mouth. Once a sticky sensation coated his lips, he suddenly threw back his little head.

Pfft~~!

A huge mass of snow-white bug silk as thick as an adult's index finger shot violently from Weedle's mouth. Like a spider spinning web, it instantly blasted toward the nearby Moomoo Milk bottles.

With a soft splat, it wrapped the milk bottles tightly.

It did not miss. A perfect hit!

"One shot, one kill, Xiao Du! You're so talented!"

Influenced by the emotional contagion, Mu Yun became a master of encouraging education, lavishing praise without the slightest restraint.

At the same time, the System notification immediately rang out.

[Ding! Weedle used String Shot. Proficiency +1!]

[Ding! Weedle felt the host's sincere emotions and passionate spirit, gaining greater insight into the move String Shot. Additional proficiency +1!]

[String Shot (Beginner, 0/10)→String Shot (Beginner, 2/10)]

Double experience!

As expected of the Trait effect of my Yanhuang Language. Now that's powerful!