Ever since he had learned how to meditate, Xiao Ran had seized every spare moment to practice. Anyone who did not know him might have thought he was diligent, but he knew it was purely curiosity about something new. After all, across two lifetimes, he had never experienced what cultivation felt like.
Qiu Yuxuan had repeatedly stressed that meditation required a calm mind and a quiet place where he would not be disturbed, or he could easily hurt himself. Yet Xiao Ran meditated whenever he found the slightest opportunity, infuriating her until her chest ached.
"Uh, sorry, sorry. I'll be careful!" His meditation interrupted, Xiao Ran felt a tightness in his chest, but he still had to swallow his pride and apologize. After all, he really was in the wrong.
"You'd better remember that!" Qiu Yuxuan snapped. "The practical combat assessment starts now. You'll draw lots at random, and you may only use Pokémon provided by the school. Everyone gets three matches. Each win is worth forty points, and each loss is worth zero to twenty. Come up for your assessment when I call your name."
Most of the written final exams were already over, leaving only the practical subjects. As a class of Pokémon Trainers, assessments of Pokémon strength and practical combat were naturally essential. Right now, they were taking their practical combat assessment.
The practical combat assessment only allowed Normal Class Pokémon raised by the school. Information about their moves and temperaments would be handed out along with their Poké Balls. Putting everyone on equal footing made it easier to judge a Pokémon Trainer's actual combat ability.
The Pokémon Xiao Ran drew was a late-stage Normal Class Machop. Nearly all the Pokémon used for the exam were at this level. The school also hoped that the many battles