Cheng Tian did not rush back to change his clothes. Instead, he went to get his Pokémon treated first. After all, they had suffered considerable injuries too.
Still, going for treatment looking the way he did now was guaranteed to draw a crowd.
"Huh? Cheng Tian?" Just as Cheng Tian was standing awkwardly in line under the gazes of those around him, a familiar voice came from behind. Cheng Tian turned to see Huang Zequan looking at him strangely. "It's only been a few days. What happened to you? Did you just get back from outside?"
"Ugh, don't ask. There was a little accident during a battle," Cheng Tian said helplessly.
"Oh, I see." Huang Zequan began chatting with Cheng Tian. "I've gotten quite a bit stronger lately. What do you say? Want to have a battle?"
Cheng Tian shook his head with a wry smile. "My special training has only just started. I really don't want to touch another battle today. I'll hurry back and change my clothes first."
"All right, then." Huang Zequan did not press him further. "I never see you at mealtimes, either. Last time, I saw you had so many points. How did you manage that?"
"I took on a team mission," Cheng Tian explained. "Those points belonged to our whole team, not just me."
"I see." At this, an idea struck Huang Zequan. "Another wilderness survival session is coming up soon. Interested in teaming up?"
"No problem," Cheng Tian said. "That'll make us a pretty big team. We can pull off something big."
As they chatted, Cheng Tian's turn finally came. After his Pokémon had been treated, he and Huang Zequan parted ways, agreeing to team up for the next wilderness survival session.
On the way back to the dormitory, Cheng Tian let Frogadier