章 87: Chapter 87 Team Battle_1
Mountain Top.
Upon seeing Fang Yuan, Lin Jing and Liu Le's faces turned awkward.
Beside them, Zhuang Xin's expression was particularly unsightly!
This batch of new trainers was too disappointing!
Even the two with the most potential were far from satisfactory.
"What happened?" Fang Yuan was clueless.
"Ahem."
Forest Ranger Team Leader Wang Dahu cleared his throat, and upon seeing Fang Yuan finally arrive at the top, he took out his walkie-talkie. In less than a minute, the ranger who had escorted Fang Yuan also reached the mountain top.
All the initial few people were now present.
At this moment, Zhuang Xin suddenly said:
"To be honest, although this was just a practice run, I'm not very satisfied with your performance."
She first glanced at Lin Jing and asked, "Did you consider the surrounding environment when you let Growlithe use its moves?"
"If it weren't for the ranger following you who provided timely rescue, even if you and Growlithe had managed to escape, you would certainly have caused a major fire!"
Lin Jing hung her head low.
During the battle with the wild Pokémon, she and Growlithe had nearly started a massive fire. It was thanks to the ranger following them, who managed to control the blaze, that they didn't end up causing a mountain fire...
A few words from Fang Yuan teasing Eevee directly had a significant effect on Lin Jing.
"And your Little Kabigon, how exactly have you been training it?"
"Why is it sleeping when the trainer is in danger?!" Zhuang Xin reprimanded.
Liu Le felt indignant, yet helpless.
He had been hungry all day, giving all the food to the Little Kabigon in hopes it would muster more strength to protect him.
But, who could have predicted that in the middle of the night, when danger struck, no matter how hard he called, he couldn't wake Little Kabigon...
If it were not for the ranger's Pokémon decisively intervening, Liu Le might have been eaten by a wild Pokémon already!
"The only thing that brings me some comfort is Fang Yuan," Zhuang Xin concluded.
"Indeed, this student is exceptional. His wilderness survival experience is quite extensive; he must have learned about it from somewhere. Moreover, he is very timely in avoiding danger, which puts my mind at ease. I must commend him for that," the ranger responsible for Fang Yuan affirmed, causing Fang Yuan to feel somewhat embarrassed.
That's overstating it...
It's all thanks to Cloth God's support.
The MVP this time has to be given to Eevee.
...
The first week of the New Star Program's outdoor practical training, which is wilderness survival, officially ended.
When Fang Yuan and the others left, the atmosphere was off.
It was mainly because of Lin Jing and Liu Le; the shadows in their hearts hadn't completely dissipated and were quite gloomy.
On the way back, Zhuang Xin couldn't help but sigh and said, "After we return, the Association will analyze your performance this time, and the next course should be theoretical lessons held within the Association."
"In the coming week, adjust your attitudes, face setbacks positively, and strive to avoid this kind of situation from happening again."
Theory lessons...
Liu Le raised his head and asked:
"Do we have to come back here in the future?"
He would rather do written exercises than come here and suffer.
Zhuang Xin glanced at him and said, "Not only do you have to come, but you also have to undertake more strenuous tasks. Next time, it won't be as simple as just surviving."
"Surviving in the wild is just the most basic requirement for a Professional Trainer. After becoming one, facing any kind of mission shouldn't be surprising!"
"Let me think, there are Beedrills and Spearows on that mountain. When the time is right, I'll have you collect Beedrill venom and gather Spearow feathers. That's the only way to get more effective training!"
"..." Fang Yuan.
"..." Lin Jing.
"..." Liu Le.
This is suicide!
"These tasks are still relatively easy. If you can't even handle this level of challenge, how can you become a Professional Trainer?"
Zhuang Xin looked at the three with sour expressions and laughed:
"However, rest assured, when you perform these tasks, you will complete them as a team, not alone and vulnerable."
"For a Professional Trainer, understanding teamwork is also very important."
"Teamwork?" Fang Yuan asked.
"Yes. When Professional Trainers undertake secret location exploration missions, they usually form teams of three to five members. Lone Trainers are rare, and only some very special missions will have a single person undertake them."
"For some large secret realm explorations, to ensure a high survival rate, more than a dozen Professional Trainers may enter at the same time. For a Trainer, having a good team is like having several extra lives!"
"Keep in mind that a Trainer can only tame a limited variety of Pokemon and in limited numbers. At that time, if your teammates can provide help in other areas, such as scouting, supplying, healing, firepower, covering... your chances of survival will be maximized."
"This is also why those university leagues and the World Sprite Alliance conventions have team battles."
Zhuang Xin said, "So, if there is a high-difficulty task next time, it's very likely that the three of you will execute it together. If coordinated well, a team can achieve a synergy where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. But if the coordination is poor, it's possible to be dragged down by your teammates, and the situations where people get killed by 'pig teammates' don't just occur in games."
Fang Yuan didn't expect the other party to be so up-to-date, even understanding the term "pig teammate."
However... Fang Yuan suddenly fell silent.
He glanced at Lin Jing, who would burn down mountains when fired up, and Liu Le, whom even a Pokemon couldn't wake up once he fell asleep, and felt apprehensive.
If possible, he wanted to be a lone wolf.
Eevee could handle him alone, but with two more, it might not be so easy.
But Fang Yuan also understood that Zhuang Xin made sense. Even if he would tame more Pokemon in the future, how many would he need to be all-rounded?
Six might not be enough; he would need at least a dozen or more.
And the reality was that secret location resources were limited, and most Professional Trainers were at their limit raising six Pokemon.
Moreover, many Trainers specialize in one category, creating great limitations for the team. Under such circumstances, forming an all-rounded team was almost impossible.
"Unless someone gives me a Dream that can transform as a mode of transportation..." Fang Yuan dreamed.
...
Pingcheng, the Trainer Association.
Upon arriving here, except for Fang Yuan, Lin Jing and Liu Le both went home.
The reason Fang Yuan stayed was that his reward had not yet been received.
Zhuang Xin's original words were that the one who performed the best in this training would receive an additional reward.
Now, this so-called reward naturally fell into Fang Yuan's pocket.
Following Zhuang Xin into the Pingcheng Building, Fang Yuan was taken to the same floor he had been on before, and in the same room, he saw his reward.
"What is this?"
Looking at the box in front of him, Fang Yuan questioned Zhuang Xin with curiosity.
-- 贈り物
が届きました 
-- 推薦
ランキング 
-- 推薦
チケット