"Young man, I have high hopes for you. You'll definitely become one of the very best Trainers someday." After the battle, the examiner gave Ye Tian glowing praise.
Against Scizor's Bullet Punch, Ye Tian had chosen to have Heracross use Counter. The move had caught the examiner completely off guard, despite his wealth of battle experience.
"Thank you, sir," Ye Tian replied politely before leaving the battle room.
Zhang Cheng, who had been waiting in the lobby for a while, saw Ye Tian emerge and asked, "How did it go? Did you pass the challenge?"
"Of course I did," Ye Tian said proudly.
After the battle, Zhang Cheng took Ye Tian over to the staff to register, completing the upload of his Elite Trainer certification details.
Once they confirmed that everything was in order, Zhang Cheng and Ye Tian thanked the staff and left the Challenge Tower. They found an upscale restaurant nearby and treated themselves to a feast to celebrate their success.
After eating and drinking their fill, they hailed a taxi and slumped into the seats, sleeping for two hours. When they reached Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, the driver woke them. They paid the fare, got out, and returned to school.
It was already past three in the afternoon, and neither Zhang Cheng nor Ye Tian intended to attend class. They had already taken the day off anyway, so they decided to give themselves a break and headed straight back to their dorm room to laze around.
Toward evening, Zhang Cheng reluctantly left the dorm and went to the cafeteria for dinner, then took out Pokéblocks for his Pokémon to eat.
The days flew by, and a week passed in a flash. The college entrance exam would take place over the next two days.
The first day