Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• After a peaceful night in a cave, Mu Yun packs his gear and sets out to find another supply point, intending to keep ambushing other students. He assigns Namikaze to scout from the air, Bingbing to watch their surroundings, and Xiao Du to stay ready.
• Unbeknownst to him, a small blue-eyed figure emerges from the cave and eats the leftover Berries.
• At a woodland supply point, seven students from Second High School have gathered and are keeping others away. A larger group from Huaxing High School arrives, led by a wealthy, rune-marked student who offers money to recruit the nearby students and seize the point.
• Mu Yun arrives and is recognized by the Second High School leader. The Huaxing leader, unaware of Mu Yun’s reputation, tries to hire him too.
• Mu Yun declines and orders Bingbing to use Blizzard. Her attack overwhelms the crowd, freezing the Pokémon and covering the students in snow while sparing Mu Yun’s chosen targets. Mu Yun then leaves.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun remains practical and confident, treating dangerous situations as opportunities rather than threats. He avoids unnecessary conversation and resolves the supply-point conflict decisively.
• Bingbing demonstrates extraordinary power and precision: her Blizzard engulfs the area while selectively targeting opponents.
• The rune-marked Huaxing leader relies on his father’s wealth and attempts to buy cooperation, but his arrogance collapses when he sees Mu Yun’s strength.
• The students who recognize Mu Yun understand the danger immediately; one tries to pull the Huaxing leader to safety.
• The Second High School leader goes from defending his group against a larger force to witnessing Mu Yun’s overwhelming ability.

Significant themes

• Power and reputation: Mu Yun’s reputation precedes him among those familiar with the City Selection Competition, while his opponents’ lack of knowledge leaves them vulnerable.
• Money versus ability: The Huaxing leader assumes money can secure control, but Mu Yun’s combat strength renders the offer irrelevant.
• Control as a mark of mastery: Bingbing’s selective Blizzard is more impressive than its scale alone, revealing Mu Yun’s and his Pokémon’s high level of skill.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun coordinates closely with his Pokémon before leaving the cave.
• The Huaxing leader tries to recruit both the scattered students and Mu Yun with League Coins; Mu Yun refuses and answers with an attack.
• The Second High School students and the scattered groups witness the same display, but react with varying degrees of shock and recognition.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun earns 3,520 Points from clearing a supply point, boosted by a fivefold reward multiplier and an additional field-training bonus. After clearing nearby points and battling the school’s released Pokémon, he makes over 10,000 Points in a day.
• At the Trainer Association, President Yan Wu praises Mu Yun’s Alolan Vulpix for using a Blizzard-like attack with extraordinary precision, despite its young age.
• Special Forces captains Yang Ze and Wu arrive to help run the trial’s third-day operation. Yang’s team is positioned around the area and will play the role of Pokémon hunters, though Yang privately regards the exercise as make-believe.
• Back at his cave, Mu Yun realizes he’ll need to travel farther to keep earning rewards because cleared Pokémon have a one-week battle cooldown.
• Xiao Xin notices that a fruit pit she left behind has vanished. Suspecting a Pokémon deeper in the abandoned mine, Mu Yun takes Xiao Xin, Xiao Du, and Bingbing to investigate while Namikaze guards the entrance.
• Xiao Du spots a Pokémon hidden in a crack in the rock wall. After a series of bright flashes, Mu Yun recognizes it as an Aron.

Character developments

• Mu Yun is energized by the unusually high rewards and already plans how to extend his earnings. He is also cautious enough to keep his Pokémon together while exploring.
• Xiao Xin shows curiosity and eagerness, volunteering to join the search after discovering the missing pit.
• Xiao Du takes the lead as scout and alerts the others to the hidden Pokémon.
• Yan Wu is impressed by the young Vulpix’s exceptional command of its move.
• Yang Ze is dutiful but skeptical of the training exercise, though confident his team can perform its role convincingly.

Significant themes

• Talent and mastery: Mu Yun’s young Vulpix displays control that even experienced Pokémon might struggle to achieve.
• Rewards and strategy: The Points system motivates Mu Yun to clear new areas and plan around battle cooldowns.
• Adventure and discovery: A small mystery in the cave leads the group to an unexpected encounter.

Character interactions

• Yan Wu discusses the Vulpix’s performance with Yan Denggao and coordinates the operation with Captains Yang and Wu.
• Mu Yun responds to Xiao Xin’s discovery by organizing a careful search, assigning Namikaze to guard the entrance and Xiao Du to scout.
• The chapter ends with Mu Yun and his Pokémon encountering the cave-dwelling Aron.

Plot points and events

• Mu Yun and his companions discover a rare, level-nine Aron hiding in a cave. Its potential is rated at Gym Leader level, and Mu Yun is immediately interested in it as a future defender.
• Aron is frightened by the newcomers and retreats into a crack in the rock. Xiao Xin approaches gently and offers him a Liechi Berry, winning his trust.
• Xiao Xin and Aron bond over food: Aron explains that he eats rocks only when hungry, and Xiao Xin persuades him to join her by promising berries every day.
• Aron willingly enters Mu Yun’s Poké Ball. A new Master quest appears, requiring Mu Yun to raise three Steel/Rock-type Pokémon to Professional Level.
• Mu Yun checks Aron's moves and discovers that his Harden is nearly perfected. On the journey back, Aron reveals he had already used Harden three times before the group arrived—and had used it six times in total.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun shifts from uncertainty about Aron’s timidness to enthusiasm after seeing his defensive specialty and unusual Harden proficiency. He recognizes that Aron need not become fearless, only less afraid of battle.
• Aron begins as a nervous, cave-dwelling Pokémon, but warms to Xiao Xin through her kindness and agrees to join the group. His repeated use of Harden shows that caution and defense define his behavior.
• Xiao Xin acts as the social bridge between Aron and Mu Yun’s team. Her friendly offer and upbeat encouragement succeed where a direct approach might not.
• Bingbing gently brings Mu Yun’s attention back to the moment, while Sprigatito playfully tests Aron’s hardened armor and chats with him about how often he used the move.

Significant themes

• Kindness builds trust: Xiao Xin’s small, thoughtful gesture helps a frightened Pokémon feel safe enough to choose a new home.
• Strength can take different forms: Aron’s value lies not in boldness but in his exceptional defensive ability.
• Potential and growth: Aron has a remarkable foundation, but Mu Yun understands that his fear of battle still needs to be addressed.
• Specialization: The new quest reinforces the idea of focusing on a particular type and developing expertise within it.

• Plot and events: Back at their shelter, Mu Yun introduces Aron to Namikaze and makes a simple dinner. Aron loves the meal and asks what happiness is; Xiao Xin explains it as a warm feeling inside. When Mu Yun’s phone has no signal, he sets aside his plan to research mineral foods for Aron and instead teaches both Pokémon type matchups using a chart. Aron quickly memorizes the material and answers every question correctly, while Xiao Xin struggles and grows dispirited. The next day, Mu Yun packs up and sets out with the Pokémon to a new campsite. Meanwhile, at the training area’s perimeter, Yang Ze announces that “Hunter Operation” has begun.
• Character developments: Aron shows himself to be unusually intelligent, eager to learn, and generous. He shares his Oran Berry with Xiao Xin when she looks defeated. Xiao Xin, initially confident enough to teach Aron about happiness, is embarrassed by her poor study performance but resolves to study harder. Mu Yun continues taking responsibility for the group’s care and education, including planning to find suitable minerals for Aron.
• Character interactions: Xiao Xin explains happiness to Aron, who admires her knowledge. Mu Yun teaches both Pokémon, praises Aron’s correct answers, and rewards him with a berry. Aron then offers the berry to Xiao Xin, who politely says she likes it despite finding it bitter.
• Significant themes: The chapter highlights learning and companionship: Pokémon benefit from guidance, and their relationships grow through teaching, encouragement, and sharing. It also contrasts outward appearance with ability, as the seemingly dopey Aron proves highly capable while Xiao Xin struggles. The final announcement shifts the story from quiet training and domestic bonding toward a coming operation.

Key plot points and events

• A day after surviving Bingbing’s blizzard, Li Shao and several students set out again. Li Shao is eager to return to the supply point—not to challenge its guardian, but to offer money and try to make a friend.
• Three masked White-Clothed Hunters ambush the group, using a bloodstained Trainer Association emblem to reveal they have attacked the event staff.
• When the students try to flee, a Honchkrow knocks Li Shao’s Blitzle down with Night Slash. The hunters capture the students and their Pokémon, planning to sell the Pokémon.
• Li Shao pleads for mercy and offers his family’s money, but the hunters gag him and dismiss his threats.
• The captives are taken to a camp filled with iron cages and other seized students. The hunters have already captured more than thirty people and plan to start transporting them out around one o’clock.
• The chapter ends when a messenger reports that E3 Squad has been wiped out, prompting alarm from Captain Liu.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Shao remains confident and opportunistic, but his enthusiasm turns to panic when confronted with the hunters’ violence. He tries to save himself by invoking his father and offering money, only to learn that neither carries weight here.
• The White-Clothed Hunters are organized and practiced. Their captain is coldly dismissive of the students’ fear, while another hunter briefly questions whether the group’s treatment of them is excessive.
• The students move from unease about returning to the supply point to helplessness as they are captured and taken to the camp.
• Li Shao’s companions question his plan; he brushes off their concerns, insisting that money can solve the problem. The hunters’ attack swiftly overturns that confidence.

Significant themes

• The danger behind the training exercise: The students’ outdoor assessment becomes a genuine crisis when criminals infiltrate it.
• Powerlessness and false security: Wealth, family connections, and confidence offer no protection against organized violence.
• The harsh demands of being a Trainer: The hunters frame fear as weakness, though their brutality exposes the cruelty behind that supposed lesson.
• Escalating mystery: The destruction of E3 Squad suggests the hunters’ operation—or the threat confronting them—is more serious than the camp’s leaders expected.

Key plot points and events

• Two and a half hours earlier, two White-Clothed Hunters confronted an unconscious student in a snowy forest. Before they could take her away, Alolan Vulpix unleashed powerful Ice Storms, freezing both men and their Pokémon, Mightyena and Mastiff Godfather.
• Mu Yun emerged from hiding, realizing the hunters were likely part of the school’s field-training exercise rather than intruders. System notifications credited Alolan Vulpix with defeating the two higher-level Pokémon and awarded Mu Yun a large number of Points.
• Seeing an opportunity, Mu Yun safely moved his old classmate beneath a tree, took the hunters’ Pokémon belts, and sent out Xiao Du, his Beedrill.
• Xiao Du used Focus Energy three times, then ambushed a level-49 Feraligatr as it emerged from a Poké Ball. A critical X-Scissor knocked the Elite-level Pokémon into a tree and earned Mu Yun another substantial Points reward.
• Mu Yun looked at the remaining Poké Balls and concluded that the hunters—and their powerful Pokémon—could be an even better source of Points.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun shifts from cautious observer to opportunistic battler. He protects his unconscious classmate, then quickly turns the encounter into a chance to gain Points.
• Alolan Vulpix (“Bingbing”) demonstrates the strength of its Blizzard and Ice Storms, overwhelming two experienced Trainers and their Pokémon.
• Xiao Du (Beedrill) displays remarkable growth: Mu Yun believes its fully powered attacks can reach Totem-level strength. Its surprise strike defeats a much higher-level Feraligatr.
• The Hunters are confident and coordinated, pairing Scary Face with Howl, but their tactics fail against Bingbing’s sudden storm.
• Feraligatr is caught off guard while drowsy, adding to the impact of Xiao Du’s ambush.

Significant themes

• Turning danger into opportunity: Mu Yun reframes a threatening encounter as a way to earn Points.
• Preparation and surprise: Bingbing’s environmental attack and Xiao Du’s fully powered ambush overcome stronger opponents.
• Escalating ambition: Each reward encourages Mu Yun to seek out still more valuable targets.

Plot points and events

• White-Clothed Hunter squads E1 and E2 go silent. Their members are found to be unconscious, not dead, so Captain Liu sends four squads to investigate E Zone while the operation continues elsewhere.
• At the Trainer Association, Yang Ze and Yan Wu watch footage of Mu Yun and are stunned as his Beedrill defeats the hunters’ Pokémon, despite the hunters’ own Elite-level experience.
• Mu Yun ties up three hunters, takes their communications gear, and has Beedrill defeat their Pokémon to earn quest rewards. He gains nearly 2,400 Points, bringing his total for the day to over 6,000.
• After another scouting warning from Namikaze, Mu Yun and Bingbing ambush more hunters, earning roughly another 2,000 Points. He finds a rough map that lets him locate the hunters’ temporary camp.
• Rather than attack the camp outright, Mu Yun disguises himself in a captured hunter’s clothes and heads toward it, leaving two hunters and a man in a padded coat tied up behind him.

Character developments

• Mu Yun proves not only powerful in battle but also resourceful and calculating: he exploits the hunters’ Pokémon, disguises himself, and considers how to infiltrate their camp safely.
• Yang Ze becomes impressed enough to want Mu Yun for the Special Forces, but backs off when he learns of Mu Yun’s likely ties to the Inspection Department.
• Yan Wu is astonished by Mu Yun’s performance and revises his already high estimate of the boy’s talent.
• Captain Liu responds to the missing squads methodically, focusing first on investigation rather than panic.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun coordinates with Namikaze for scouting and Bingbing for an ambush, while Beedrill carries out the repeated battles.
• Yang Ze voices interest in recruiting Mu Yun; Yan Wu cautions that the Inspection Department connection makes that unwise.
• Mu Yun’s encounters with the hunters are largely one-sided: he disables, disarms, and binds them before using their Pokémon to collect Points.

Significant themes

• Preparation and tactical intelligence: Mu Yun wins through reconnaissance, disguise, and exploiting his opponents’ assumptions—not just strength.
• Talent and ambition: His performance reshapes how powerful observers assess his future.
• Competition and reward: The training exercise turns captured opponents into sources of Points, while the Association and Special Forces view Mu Yun as a valuable prospect.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun discovers a temporary camp where captured students—including the rune-wielding boy whose father is Li Gang—are held in iron cages.
• He decides not to free them during the assault: they lack their Pokémon, could hinder him, and might be endangered in the storm.
• Mu Yun and his Pokémon prepare a surprise attack. Bingbing unleashes a powerful Blizzard across the camp, while Xiao Du readies an immediate ambush from its Poké Ball.
• Disguised in white, Mu Yun exploits the chaos to knock out two hunters with a precise, sleep-inducing strike. He ties them up and takes their Pokémon belts.
• He repeats the tactic, eventually incapacitating Captain Liu and his deputy and collecting nine belts.
• Five hunters arrive. Rather than risk fighting them all, Mu Yun retreats into the blizzard, leaving them to realize he is the attacker.

Character developments

• Mu Yun shows careful planning and restraint: he prioritizes a clean raid and escape over rescuing the prisoners or confronting a larger group.
• Bingbing follows his instructions and expresses trust in him, waiting for his return.
• Xiao Du demonstrates advanced control, including returning to its Poké Ball through U-turn without first attacking.
• Captain Liu and the hunters are caught off guard by the storm and Mu Yun’s disguise; their confidence gives way to confusion once their leader is down.

Significant themes

• Strategy over brute force: Mu Yun uses weather, disguise, speed, and surprise rather than a direct fight.
• Trust and teamwork: Mu Yun coordinates closely with Bingbing and Xiao Du.
• Moral pragmatism: He leaves the imprisoned students behind because rescuing them could compromise the mission and put them in danger.
• Powerlessness and deception: The students remain captive, apparently unaware—or unable to challenge—the hunters’ true role.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun reassures Bingbing before sending her to create the storm, and she responds with clear confidence in him.
• He gives Xiao Du precise instructions, relying on its unusual move control for a future ambush.
• Mu Yun fools the hunters by posing as one of them, drawing them close before knocking them out.
• When five hunters approach, he chooses escape over further confrontation, setting up their alarmed pursuit.

Plot points and events

• Mu Yun escapes the camp with nine captured Pokémon belts, carrying the exhausted Bingbing and recalling Namikaze.
• In a cave, he releases the captured Pokémon one by one and has Xiao Du defeat them, earning system Points and quest rewards.
• The final belt contains Cacturne, a Level 51 Totem Pokémon carrying a valuable Reservoir treasure that boosts its Water Absorb ability.
• Xiao Du opens the attack with a quadruple-effective X-Scissor. Mu Yun then has Namikaze and Bingbing join in, and their combined assault knocks Cacturne out.
• The battles raise Mu Yun’s total to 40,191 Points—enough for Evolution Essence for both Xiao Xin and Aron. He decides to raid the camp again that night rather than risk missing further rewards.
• At the Trainer Association, President Yan alerts Captain Yang to the base camp’s trouble. Yang is furious that the campers were ambushed and vows to subject them to extra training.

Character developments

• Mu Yun is increasingly bold and opportunistic: he treats the captured Pokémon as a source of rewards and plans another raid, partly to prevent the field training from ending early.
• Xiao Du proves capable of defeating far stronger opponents, including a Totem-level Pokémon, through powerful attacks and coordinated support.
• Bingbing and Namikaze act as backup against Cacturne, showing Mu Yun is willing to use the whole team when facing a serious threat.
• Captain Yang reacts with anger and embarrassment, blaming the camp’s laxity for the ambush.

Themes

• Power through strategy and teamwork: Xiao Du’s type advantage and the team’s coordinated attacks overcome Cacturne’s higher level.
• Reward-driven ambition: Mu Yun focuses on converting risk into Points and resources for his Pokémon.
• Humiliation and accountability: The camp’s defeat prompts Yang to promise harsher training.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun directs Xiao Du through the captured Pokémon, then brings in Namikaze and Bingbing when Cacturne proves dangerous.
• Xiao Du repeatedly attacks before opponents can recover, while Cacturne’s vigilance fails to protect him from the opening strike.
• Yan informs Yang about the crisis; Yang responds by blaming his trainees and threatening disciplinary training.

Chapter Summary: “Quickly Call Reinforcements!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Captain Liu and his deputy regain consciousness after Mu Yun’s earlier assault on the camp.
• The hunters discover that the camp guards were tied up, knocked unconscious, and stripped of their Poké Ball belts, leaving them unable to fight.
• Captain Liu concludes that the attacker is probably the target they have been searching for—a senior high school student—rather than an infiltrating hunter.
• The other hunters doubt that a student could defeat an entire squad, raid the camp, and escape successfully, but Captain Liu insists they must accept the evidence.
• With only five and a half hours before the first student escort, Captain Liu orders major reinforcements:
  • Four additional squads are recalled.
  • Pokémon in the camp must remain on alert.
  • Outside squads must travel in pairs.
  • Guards are assigned to protect the detained students and incapacitated personnel.
• Captain Liu emphasizes that protecting the students is more important than capturing Mu Yun, fearing that any accident could end his career.
• Despite his precautions, Captain Liu remains uneasy and suspects he may have overlooked something.
• Outside the camp, Mu Yun observes additional hunters returning and realizes the camp now contains at least ten combat-capable enemies, potentially supported by more than forty Pokémon.
• Rather than attack immediately, he waits for a favorable opportunity and prepares another ambush.
• When three hunters eventually approach, Mu Yun orders his Pokémon to execute a coordinated surprise attack:
  • Bingbing will use Blizzard to create concealment and control the area.
  • Xiao Du will strengthen itself with Triple Focus Energy and attack with X-Scissor.
  • Namikaze will use Quick Attack to steal the hunters’ Poké Ball belts.
• Mu Yun intends to disable the hunters quickly, bind them with String Shot, and avoid unnecessary fighting before launching another raid on the camp.

Character Developments

• Captain Liu becomes more cautious and pragmatic after being defeated. Although embarrassed by losing to a student, he accepts Mu Yun as a serious threat and reorganizes the camp’s defenses.
• He demonstrates responsibility by prioritizing the safety of the detained students over personal success or capturing the attacker.
• His growing unease suggests that his defensive measures may still be inadequate.
• Mu Yun shows strong tactical awareness and patience. Instead of recklessly attacking a larger force, he gathers information, waits for reinforcements to separate from the group, and prepares a precise ambush.
• He remains conscious of his limitations, particularly his vulnerability to Fire- and Ice-type attacks and his lack of internal energy or defensive reinforcement.
• Mu Yun’s Pokémon function as a coordinated team, each assigned a specialized role in the planned assault.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation under pressure: Both sides adjust their strategies after the initial attack.
• Preparation versus superior numbers: Mu Yun relies on timing, stealth, and coordination to offset the hunters’ numerical advantage.
• Underestimation and acceptance of reality: The hunters initially struggle to believe that a high school student defeated them, but Captain Liu insists that evidence must take priority over assumptions.
• Responsibility and priorities: Captain Liu places the students’ safety above the mission’s original objective.
• Psychological warfare: Mu Yun’s repeated surprise attacks create fear and uncertainty, while the hunters’ exhaustion and anxiety weaken their confidence.

Character Interactions

• Captain Liu reassures skeptical hunters that the attacker must be their target and urges them to face the situation rationally.
• He gives his deputy and the remaining hunters detailed defensive assignments, especially concerning the detained students.
• Mu Yun silently observes the camp and coordinates with Xiao Du, Bingbing, and Namikaze.
• His commands reveal trust in each Pokémon’s abilities and a carefully organized team strategy as the chapter ends with the ambush about to begin.

Chapter Summary: “Ambush Outside the Camp!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Three white-clad hunters return to camp after Captain Liu urgently summons them. They are confident because they believe the students at camp pose little threat.
• Mu Yun ambushes them in a snowstorm using an Ice-type attack. Beedrill quickly defeats their Houndoom, while Namikaze strips two men of their Pokémon belts and Beedrill cuts away the leader’s belt.
• With the hunters disarmed, Mu Yun puts all three to sleep using sleep-inducing packages. Xiao Du binds them with String Shot, and Mu Yun hides them nearby.
• Mu Yun receives mission rewards for defeating Houndoom and capturing the hunters’ Pokémon belts, earning a total of 170 points.
• Later, a second group of five hunters arrives. Mu Yun ambushes and defeats them as well, though they manage to release three Professional-level Pokémon before being subdued.
• Mu Yun notices that none of the hunters use Elite-level Pokémon, leading him to suspect that the hunters may be restricted from using stronger Pokémon to give the students a fair chance.
• After waiting for more hunters to return, Mu Yun abandons the ambush and decides to attack the main camp under the cover of a moonless, overcast night.
• At camp, Captain Liu becomes alarmed when squads B3 and C2 fail to report in. He realizes Mu Yun has been ambushing hunters outside the camp rather than fleeing.
• Just as the camp detects strong winds outside, someone warns Captain Liu that Mu Yun has returned. Liu orders everyone to arm themselves and capture him.

Character Developments

• Mu Yun demonstrates careful planning, patience, and tactical skill. Rather than confronting groups directly, he uses darkness, weather, surprise, and coordinated Pokémon attacks to neutralize the hunters efficiently.
• Beedrill proves capable of defeating an equally leveled Houndoom and disabling equipment with precise attacks.
• Namikaze shows speed and usefulness in aerial support by stealing the hunters’ Pokémon belts.
• Xiao Du contributes by binding the unconscious hunters with String Shot, showing improved effectiveness and proficiency.
• Captain Liu shifts from confidence to alarm. He realizes the enemy is far more dangerous and strategically bold than expected.
• The white-clad hunters are portrayed as overconfident and unprepared, underestimating both Mu Yun and the students.

Significant Themes

• Strategy over strength: Mu Yun succeeds through preparation, ambushes, and teamwork rather than brute force.
• Overconfidence and underestimation: The hunters dismiss the students as harmless, making them vulnerable to attack.
• Adaptation to the environment: Snow, wind, darkness, and poor visibility become advantages for Mu Yun.
• Hidden rules and unequal restrictions: Mu Yun suspects the hunters’ inability—or unwillingness—to use Elite-level Pokémon may be intentional, suggesting the operation has rules designed to preserve balance.
• Escalating conflict: What began as a training operation turns into a serious confrontation, with Mu Yun moving from defensive ambushes to an offensive raid on the camp.

Character Interactions

• The three hunters casually discuss the supposed safety of the camp before being caught off guard, highlighting their misplaced confidence.
• Mu Yun coordinates Beedrill, Namikaze, and Xiao Du in a seamless multi-step attack: Beedrill defeats the lead Pokémon, Namikaze removes the belts, and Xiao Du restrains the prisoners.
• Captain Liu and his deputy discuss the missing squads and attempt to contact them, with the failed communications confirming that something is wrong.
• After realizing Mu Yun has been waiting outside the camp, Captain Liu orders the entire camp to mobilize, setting up the next confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun, Xiao Du (Beedrill), and Namikaze charge into the White-Clothed Hunters’ camp during a snowstorm. Mu Yun defeats the guards and then overwhelms the hunters’ Pokémon, each of which is around level thirty.
• He reaches the students held in cages and defeats their guards. The students recognize him as the Provincial Tournament champion and realize they are being rescued.
• The Songjiang City Trainer Association watches the raid. Yang Ze and Yan Wu discuss Mu Yun’s unusual combination of powerful Pokémon, physical ability, and courage, attributing his martial-arts training to the Wang Family.
• Captain Liu is left stunned after his team is defeated and bound. Yang Ze orders the Outdoor Field Training to end early, as Mu Yun’s intervention has disrupted its purpose.
• Mu Yun’s system rewards him for completing the training and related tasks, bringing his total to 73,091 points and granting a storage-space expansion card.

Character developments

• Mu Yun demonstrates that he can take on dozens of trained opponents, further cementing his reputation among the students and Association officials.
• Li Shao and the other captives shift from fear and uncertainty to relief and admiration when Mu Yun arrives.
• Captain Liu is humiliated and visibly shaken by losing to someone under eighteen.
• Yang Ze and Yan Wu become increasingly impressed by Mu Yun; Yang Ze sees his potential as extraordinary, while Yan Wu connects his physical training to the Wang Family’s martial arts.

Significant themes

• Exceptional talent and ambition: Mu Yun’s combination of skill, strength, and nerve distinguishes him from other young trainers.
• Rescue and heroism: The students view Mu Yun’s arrival as a near-miraculous deliverance.
• The value of training and legacy: The Wang Family’s martial arts tradition may help explain Mu Yun’s unusual physical ability—and could bring renewed influence to the family.
• Power and humiliation: Mu Yun’s effortless victory reverses the hunters’ earlier dominance and leaves Captain Liu confronting the scale of his defeat.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun and his Pokémon work together to break through the camp and free the students.
• The caged students recognize Mu Yun, with Li Shao recalling his earlier display of strength and reacting with awe.
• Yang Ze and Yan Wu analyze Mu Yun’s abilities and speculate about his background and future.
• Yang Ze communicates with Captain Liu, ordering the training ended after Mu Yun’s actions make continuing it pointless.

• Mission ends abruptly: The Trainer Association announces that the Outdoor Field Training is over, cutting short Mu Yun’s chance to exploit the Poké Ball belts he seized. He accepts the loss because the system awards him 70,000 Points. Association staff arrive to transport the students and the defeated men in white.
• Other students are caught off guard: In the Team C area, Liu Jianhao is overwhelmed by one of the men in white and fears he has wandered into a deadly “protagonist plot.” Just as he prepares to flee, the attacker receives the order to stop and explains that the exercise has ended, proving his identity with Trainer Association credentials.
• Mu Yun’s feat spreads: Once the signal blockade lifts, Liu learns through the group chat that Mu Yun single-handedly raided the men in white’s main camp. He is astonished, having known Mu Yun was strong but not realizing he could defeat multiple elite opponents.
• Teachers and principals react: Wang He and Principal Xu Defu arrive expecting the students’ return and hear that Mu Yun defeated the Special Forces trainees twice in one day. They struggle to believe the report; Xu sees the achievement as a major boost for the school, while Wang realizes he had badly underestimated his student’s progress.
• A rare catch adds to the surprise: On arrival, Mu Yun asks Wang to help replace the special Poké Ball used for the Aron he caught. Wang initially agrees, then learns the Pokémon is an Aron—one he had long hoped to find—and is stunned by Mu Yun’s good fortune. Because Mu Yun is only a Novice Trainer, his additional Pokémon, Xiao Xin and Xiao Tie, can receive only temporary permits.
  Character developments and interactions: Mu Yun remains matter-of-fact despite his extraordinary success, focusing on routine arrangements for his Pokémon. Liu Jianhao’s admiration deepens, and Wang He shifts from pride in his student to genuine disbelief at his strength and luck. Xu Defu quickly recognizes the possible professional rewards for their school. Their exchanges underline how far Mu Yun’s reputation has outgrown what even his own teacher expected.
  Themes: The chapter contrasts luck and achievement: Mu Yun’s strength is astonishing, but his rare Aron catch makes his fortune seem just as exceptional. It also uses humor and anime-inspired expectations to offset the danger of the Hunters’ attack, while highlighting the gap between Mu Yun’s actual abilities and others’ assumptions about him.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun brings Aron, whom he names Little Iron, home. Little Iron explores the house with Xiao Xin riding on his back, then settles into a dark, cramped corner.
• Mu Yun spends Points on Evolution Essence and uses it to boost Xiao Xin’s Base Stats by 190, raising her total from 310 to 500. Her Speed and Physical Attack receive the increases, leaving her especially fast and powerful even before evolving.
• He then gives Little Iron 170 points’ worth of Evolution Essence, raising his Physical Attack and Physical Defense. His new stats establish him as a formidable defender who can also hit hard.
• Mu Yun imagines Little Iron eventually becoming an exceptionally durable Aggron, while Xiao Xin gets excited about her own future role as a powerful attacker.
• Mu Yun tells Xiao Xin that learning type matchups is essential, and pulls up a chart on his phone.

Character development and interactions

• Little Iron is shy and security-conscious, preferring dark places, but quickly grows comfortable with the household. Being welcomed and held by Mu Yun moves him to tears; he embraces Mu Yun and vows to become a strong protector.
• Xiao Xin is playful and affectionate, guiding Little Iron around while perched on his back. She is curious about her enhanced abilities and humorously prays for greater intelligence. She also wants reassurance that she, too, will have an important role.
• Mu Yun treats Little Iron as family from the outset, sharing valuable resources with both Pokémon. He balances affection with practical training goals, imagining Xiao Xin as a mobile attacker supported by Little Iron’s durability.
• Xiao Du briefly reacts to the loud thud of Little Iron’s enthusiastic embrace, then realizes what happened.

Significant themes

• Family and belonging: Little Iron’s emotional response shows how much it means to be welcomed and cared for.
• Growth through investment and training: The stat boosts dramatically improve both Pokémon, but Mu Yun stresses that study and development remain important.
• Complementary strengths: Xiao Xin’s speed and attack pair naturally with Little Iron’s defense, suggesting a future team built around cooperation.
• Humor and affection: The Pokémon’s playful behavior and Mu Yun’s wry inner commentary keep the scene light despite its focus on power and training.

Chapter Summary: “Cooking LV4! Artificial Gourmet Illusion!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the outdoor field training ends early, exaggerated rumors spread throughout Songjiang No. 1 High School about Mu Yun’s actions during the incident. Stories portray him as an unstoppable warrior who single-handedly defeated Pokémon and the white-clad enemy group.
• Mu Yun becomes an almost mythical figure among the students, despite being an ordinary Trainer in public perception. He is repeatedly greeted as “God Mu” by students and staff, including people he barely knows.
• On the way to school, Mu Yun overhears local women repeating even more absurd rumors about his appearance and strength, claiming he has multiple heads, six arms, iron teeth, and a gigantic physique.
• The school begins its December End-of-Month Assessment, which is also the final assessment of the first semester of senior year. Winter vacation is approaching, though Mu Yun’s friends doubt they will truly get much free time because of continued training.
• Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong complain about the short winter vacation and joke that school is preferable because they can eat Mu Yun’s cooking.
• Liu Jianhao notices that Mu Yun’s food has become even more delicious, prompting the revelation that Mu Yun’s Cooking skill has reached Level 4.
• The chapter ends as teacher Wang He arrives at the gymnasium and instructs the students to draw lots for the final assessment.

Character Developments

• Mu Yun: His reputation has grown dramatically after the field-training incident, turning him into a legendary but misunderstood figure. He remains embarrassed and amused by the rumors. His Cooking skill reaches LV4, significantly improving both his food and his physical strength. His Calisthenics training also raises his physique to Level 48, putting him close to reaching Totem Level.
• Liu Jianhao: Continues to be enthusiastic about Mu Yun’s food and is perceptive enough to notice the improvement in flavor. His humorous complaints about vacation and training reinforce his relaxed, food-loving personality.
• Zhao Hailong: Shares Liu Jianhao’s concerns about training during the break and helps highlight the demanding lives of the students.
• Wang He: Takes responsibility for organizing the semester’s final assessment by bringing the lot-drawing notebook to the gymnasium.

Important New Ability and System Development

• Cooking LV4 now provides:
  • Food deliciousness increased by 300%.
  • A low chance of triggering a natural Gourmet Illusion.
  • Arm strength increased by 100%.
  • Ingredient Freshness and Emotional Infusion remain active Traits.
• Emotional Infusion: Mu Yun can spend energy while cooking to place one of his emotions into a dish. Those who eat it experience an artificially created Gourmet Illusion reflecting that emotion.
• Artificial Gourmet Illusions can provide Cooking experience, making them useful for skill development. However, the same person generally cannot experience another illusion for about a day, and feeding large groups would rapidly exhaust Mu Yun’s energy.

Significant Themes

• Rumor and mythmaking: Mu Yun’s real actions are transformed into increasingly ridiculous stories, showing how quickly reputation can become detached from reality.
• The gap between appearance and truth: Others view Mu Yun as superhuman, while he sees himself as an ordinary Trainer who relies on his Pokémon rather than fighting personally.
• Growth through everyday skills: Mu Yun’s progress comes not only from battles and physical training but also from cooking, demonstrating the value of seemingly ordinary talents.
• Youth and academic pressure: The students discuss vacations, school assessments, and the approaching college entrance examination, balancing ordinary teenage concerns with intense training.
• Food as emotional connection: Mu Yun’s cooking brings happiness and strengthens his friendships, while the new Gourmet Illusion ability introduces a deeper connection between food, emotion, and personal experience.

Character Interactions

• Mu Yun internally reacts with disbelief to the exaggerated stories about him.
• Students and the gatekeeper greet him enthusiastically, treating him like a celebrity.
• Liu Jianhao, Zhao Hailong, and Mu Yun discuss the short winter vacation and the burden of future training.
• Liu Jianhao praises Mu Yun’s cooking and identifies the recent improvement, indirectly prompting the explanation of the LV4 Cooking upgrade.
• The chapter closes with Wang He interrupting their conversation to organize the final assessment.

Plot points and events

• Mu Yun’s Alolan Vulpix, Bingbing, defeats Arcanine in the school assessment finals, earning quest rewards. She finishes first overall, bringing Mu Yun points, a Physical Defense Energy Cube recipe, an Iron Defense learning memory, and extra storage space.
• With winter break approaching, Mu Yun skips extra school training and takes his Pokémon to the woods to raise Bingbing’s potential. The system upgrades it to Champion level; Bingbing learns mastered Ice Beam and Moonblast, then reaches level 30 and Professional Level.
• Bingbing’s advancement completes the requirements for the next permanent quest. Mu Yun receives 10,000 points, four Energy Cube recipes, and access to a Portable Pokémon Space.
• The system announces that completing the first stage of an attribute-master quest has advanced Mu Yun into the realm of Trainers. His Daily Quest section and first permanent quest will undergo a one-hour update.
• As Mu Yun prepares to take his Pokémon home, Namikaze flashes with light, apparently beginning to evolve.

Character development and interactions

• Bingbing’s rise to Professional Level marks a major milestone after months of progress, and her new moves and Champion-level potential greatly strengthen her.
• Mu Yun is increasingly confident in his Pokémon’s growth and less dependent on daily quest rewards, though he is eager to explore the new Portable Pokémon Space and see how the system changes.
• Mu Yun supports Bingbing’s potential boost with a ceremonial touch, while Xiao Du and Namikaze stand guard and Xiao Xin and Aron watch. At the end, Namikaze’s possible evolution becomes the group’s next focus.

Significant themes

• Steady growth and achievement: Bingbing’s advancement reflects the results of sustained training.
• Milestones bring new opportunities: Her Professional Level unlocks major rewards and signals Mu Yun’s own advancement.
• Anticipation: The system update and Namikaze’s apparent evolution set up further developments.

Key plot points and events

• In late December, Namikaze evolves from Pidgeotto into Pidgeot. His enormous wingspan and improved stats make him exceptionally fast, and Mu Yun hopes he can reach the Pokédex’s claimed Mach 2 speed.
• Mu Yun discovers that his Portable Pokémon Space is an immense but unfinished 86-square-kilometer expanse. Its panel lets him shape terrain and install special growth, recovery, breeding, and move-training modules unlocked through quests.
• He transforms the empty space into a varied habitat, adding lakes, waterways, forests, grasslands, and an iceberg. He considers using it as a breeding and training facility, including raising Magikarp and Wishiwashi.
• Because the space lets him summon Pokémon by thought, Mu Yun sees a way to use large groups of Wishiwashi in wild battles. He decides to seek them out in the Mihaiya Grand League, where they are more common.

Character developments and interactions

• Namikaze is proud and exhilarated by his evolution, having risen from a struggling Pidgey to a Champion-potential Pidgeot with exceptional speed and Special Attack.
• Xiao Xin marvels at Namikaze’s new appearance and privately hopes evolution will make her better at learning.
• Aron envies Namikaze and eagerly wants to evolve.
• Mu Yun shifts from worrying about cramped living space to planning how to use his new dimension for Pokémon growth, breeding, and unconventional battle tactics. He congratulates Namikaze and shares the moment with his Pokémon.

Significant themes

• Growth and ambition: Namikaze’s evolution reflects dramatic progress, while Aron and Xiao Xin look forward to their own development.
• Preparation and strategic advantage: Mu Yun’s plans for terrain, training modules, and Pokémon groups show his drive to build strength beyond ordinary methods.
• The value of the Pokémon Space: What first seems like empty land becomes a potential ecosystem, training ground, and tactical resource.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun takes Xiao Du, Namikaze, Bingbing, Xiao Xin, and Xiao Tie from his living room into the Portable Pokémon Space. The Pokémon are amazed by its varied landscapes; Namikaze immediately takes flight, while Bingbing heads toward the snowy mountain.
• Mu Yun realizes he can let the Pokémon choose their own places to rest rather than keeping them all in the cramped living room.
• He uses a Move Learning Memory on Xiao Tie, teaching him Iron Defense and raising its proficiency directly to Perfected. The move greatly strengthens Xiao Tie’s physical defenses, bones, and internal organs, and slightly boosts his Steel-type moves.
• Xiao Tie tests the move and finds that he can maintain one layer for about half a day, two for much less, and three for only an hour. He is disappointed, though Mu Yun thinks this is already impressive.
• The system offers three Ability enhancements: Sturdy +1, Super Sturdy, and Absolute Defense. Mu Yun rules out the basic upgrade and weighs the other two. Super Sturdy would restore Xiao Tie completely after defeat and maximize both defenses; Absolute Defense would allow unlimited defensive boosts without added strain and make Special Defense match Physical Defense. Mu Yun strongly favors Absolute Defense.

Character developments

• Xiao Tie shows that defense is central to his personality: he eagerly learns Iron Defense, evaluates its physical strain, and wants to maintain its effects for as long as possible. His desire to protect Xiao Xin and Mu Yun is also reflected in the system’s description of Absolute Defense.
• Mu Yun continues to support his Pokémon by tailoring their training and abilities to their strengths. He recognizes that Xiao Tie’s main weakness is Special Defense and sees Absolute Defense as a way to overcome it.
• The other Pokémon display distinct reactions to their new surroundings: Xiao Du is impressed by Mu Yun’s apparent “teleportation,” Namikaze relishes having room to fly, and Bingbing is delighted by the snowy mountain.

Significant themes

• Personalized growth: Moves and abilities suit each Pokémon’s individual strengths and role.
• Protection and resilience: Xiao Tie’s development centers on enduring danger and protecting those he cares about.
• Limits and trade-offs: Powerful defenses still place a physical burden on Xiao Tie—unless a special Ability can remove that cost.
• Freedom and space: The Portable Pokémon Space offers the Pokémon room to explore and live according to their needs.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun reassures Xiao Du that his “teleportation” is really travel into a separate space, then lets the Pokémon explore.
• Xiao Tie follows Xiao Xin’s advice about how to receive new knowledge, and Mu Yun teaches him Iron Defense by touching his head with the Move Learning Memory.
• Mu Yun listens as Xiao Tie tests the move and considers his stamina limits, then evaluates the system’s Ability options with Xiao Tie’s defensive nature in mind.

Key plot points and events

• The system updates Mu Yun’s quests now that he is officially a Trainer. Daily quest opportunities scale with his number of Pokémon, and each reward is based on his team’s average level. His current team could earn roughly 650 Points per day.
• Daily quest requirements remain mostly the same, but quests can be repeated from a shared pool. Mu Yun realizes he can make efficient use of simple tasks—especially feeding Pokémon—but repeated training would exhaust them.
• The permanent battle quest now awards Points based on an opponent’s level and, more importantly, growth progress based on the level difference between opponents. Mu Yun considers the Battle Arena and Trainer Association jobs as ways to take advantage of this.
• After dinner, he studies four new Energy Cube recipes: Basic recipes for Bug-, Flying-, and Ice-types, and an Intermediate Poison-type recipe. These cubes restore energy and gradually improve Pokémon’s type-specific energy quality; stronger recipes offer larger boosts.

Character developments

• Mu Yun thinks strategically about maximizing steady quest rewards without overworking his Pokémon.
• The new battle-growth reward excites him because it could help his already powerful team gain levels much faster.
• He recognizes the commercial potential of the Energy Cubes, but also sees the risks of selling them dishonestly. He decides that any future scheme would need to protect his identity.

Significant themes

• Growth through systems and effort: Training, nourishment, and battle all contribute to Pokémon development, but the updated system makes battles more valuable.
• Resource management: Mu Yun must balance Points, time, money, and his Pokémon’s energy.
• Power and commercialization: The Energy Cubes may provide an unusually large competitive advantage, raising the possibility of reproducing traits associated with elite Pokémon.
• Ambition tempered by caution: Mu Yun imagines exploiting the market but acknowledges his current weakness and the danger to his reputation.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun reflects on the needs and limits of Xiao Du and his other Pokémon, whose abilities and Energy Cubes help them train but cannot eliminate fatigue.
• He compares the new cubes’ effects with Lin Youqi’s Grovyle, noting that its Elite Four Descendant bonus is a five-percent boost across multiple move types.
• No major face-to-face interaction occurs; the chapter focuses chiefly on Mu Yun’s planning and analysis.

Plot points and events

• Mu Yun has Sprigatito (Xiao Xin) and Aron (Xiao Tie) spar in the Portable Pokémon Space. Xiao Tie repeatedly uses Iron Defense, giving Xiao Xin a durable target for Leafage practice and helping both Pokémon gain move proficiency.
• After feeding his team, Mu Yun spends five Limit-Breaking Points to replace Xiao Xin’s Protean with the stronger Freeform Transformation. She can now change her type and gain a 50% power boost to moves of that type; if she has two types, she can change both.
• The enhancement also gives Xiao Xin insight into Grass-type Energy. She learns Bullet Seed at mastered proficiency and reaches level 16.
• Xiao Xin immediately evolves into Floragato, gaining a larger, upright form and a hidden neck vine tipped with a pink flower. Her base stats rise from 500 to 600, while her potential remains Gym Leader level.
• Proud of her new height, Xiao Xin taunts Bingbing about no longer being able to tie her up with her tail. Bingbing responds with a blizzard and binds her in snow. Xiao Xin changes from Grass to Fire, expecting the type matchup to protect her, but is overwhelmed by the cold and begs for mercy.
• Xiao Tie comforts Xiao Xin afterward. Bingbing then jumps into Mu Yun’s arms and expresses her wish to evolve too.

Character developments

• Xiao Xin gains a powerful new Ability, a mastered move, a level, and a new evolved form. Her excitement and confidence quickly turn into a lesson in humility when Bingbing defeats her.
• Xiao Tie serves as a patient defensive training partner and is impressed—and envious—when Xiao Xin evolves.
• Bingbing shows her strength and playful dominance, then reveals her own desire to evolve.
• Mu Yun continues developing his Pokémon through training and system enhancements, while calmly managing their antics.

Themes and interactions

• The chapter emphasizes steady training and growth, with sparring improving proficiency and evolution marking a major milestone.
• It highlights the strategic potential—and limits—of type changes: Xiao Xin’s new Fire typing does not make her immune to Bingbing’s powerful cold.
• The team’s teasing, rivalry, comfort, and shared excitement show a close, affectionate group dynamic.