"Sit here and don't move," Andy said to Bai Li Yuan.
"Where is this?" Bai Li Yuan looked around curiously.
"You'll know in a moment," Andy said, then turned and left to converse with a staff member in the distance.
Bai Li Yuan looked around curiously. Although Andy said she was taking him to complete enrollment procedures, this clearly didn't look like a place for enrollment procedures.
In the center was a huge open space, with eight screens facing the eight directions directly above it, and tiered seating all around.
No matter how he looked at it, it resembled an arena!
While Bai Li Yuan was waiting bored, the Elders all came over and sat beside him.
"Xiao Yuan, don't be nervous later, just perform normally," an old woman said, patting Bai Li Yuan's shoulder.
"???"
Bai Li Yuan suddenly had a bad feeling.
At this moment, Andy in the distance waved to Bai Li Yuan.
"Go," the old woman said to Bai Li Yuan.
Bai Li Yuan shrunk his neck, stood up, and walked over with his short legs.
"Is there something?" Bai Li Yuan looked up at Andy, puzzled.
"Get on stage, prepare for Fighting," Andy said.
"Fighting???" Bai Li Yuan was startled; this wasn't what was agreed upon!
"That's right. Since you've awakened your Emblem, before joining the Badge Academy, we need to test your strength, analyze your strength's dimension value, and only then can we create your ID card and assign you a rank," Andy explained.
"Assign a rank? What's the use?" Bai Li Yuan asked curiously.
"Based on different ranks, the academy allocates different resources to students. Students with higher ranks receive better treatment. At the same time, based on your dimension value, we can formulate a training and study plan that is more suitable for you," Andy explained.
"But... I only awakened my Emblem today..."
"Perfect. Awakening your Emblem just now would have given your body a boost. This is the perfect time to test your true talent," Andy said with a smile.
Boost?
Bai Li Yuan was stunned. He hadn't felt any boost?
Bai Li Yuan moved his hands, feeling no different than usual.
In fact, although it was a boost, the increase was not significant. It would be obvious to ordinary people, but for Bai Li Yuan, he didn't feel anything.
After all, Bai Li Yuan's racial advantage was there; he had directly transformed into a human form. Although his strength would be greatly reduced compared to his transformed state, he still retained some power, with high base attributes. The slight increase in strength after awakening his Emblem was naturally imperceptible to Bai Li Yuan. This was also why Bai Li Yuan hadn't even noticed when his Emblem awakened.
In addition, unlike those possessed human forms, he could also use some skills that could only be used after transforming!
However, the awkward thing was that Bai Li Yuan was still a child among the Ultraman. Besides exercising and learning combat skill, he hadn't learned any skills, not even how to emit light rays.
However, due to his racial talent, he could simply emit the light within his body, but compared to the power of true light ray skills, it was not strong, even pitifully weak. Little Ultraman didn't even use it for fighting; it couldn't cause damage and might even restore the opponent's strength.
After all, everyone grew up basking in the light of the Spark Tower. Without specialized training, the power within their bodies was all from the same source. Simply emitting the light from one's body was no different from feeding for other Ultraman.
"Alright, don't waste time. Get on stage. Don't worry, it's not difficult," Andy said, pointing to the arena.
"Really?"
"Really!" Andy nodded confidently.
Bai Li Yuan looked at Andy suspiciously, then walked into the arena.
For some reason, Bai Li Yuan always felt that Andy wasn't the type to tell the truth.
There were two points, one red and one blue, on either side of the arena, which should be the starting positions. Bai Li Yuan stood on his blue point, and at the same time, a staff member also stood on a high platform to the left of the center of the arena.
As Bai Li Yuan stood in the center of the arena, a layer of energy membrane slowly rose from the ground, eventually enclosing the entire arena.
Bai Li Yuan curiously watched the rising shield. This shield used pure, attribute-less energy. He remembered that there were similar shields in the training grounds of the Land of Light. They were bidirectional, not only preventing combatants from accidentally harming spectators but also isolating sound to prevent the audience from affecting the combatants.
Moreover, the energy shield also served to limit the combat range, and the attribute-less power would not affect the combatants due to the environment.
Bai Li Yuan estimated that this energy shield should have similar functions to the shields in the Land of Light's training grounds, but its technological level and energy bearing capacity would definitely not be comparable to those in the Land of Light's training grounds.
"This is an energy shield. Don't worry, it won't affect your Fighting. You can fight freely later. If you encounter danger, the staff will rescue you in time," Andy's voice came through the broadcast.
Bai Li Yuan's face darkened. Danger? Why did that sound a bit unsettling?
"When you awakened your Emblem, you should have received the contracted beast that came with it, right?" Andy asked.
Contracted beast brought by the Emblem?
Does awakening an Emblem also come with a contracted beast?
Bai Li Yuan guessed that his Emblem awakening was likely related to the existence of the handheld game console. Perhaps the initial Pokémon were the so-called gifted contracted beasts.
So Bai Li Yuan nodded.
"Your Emblem profession is Summoner. When you fight later, remember to use your contracted beast and command it. Trust your contracted beast, don't just go in bare-handed like before," Andy reminded him.
Many children who have just awakened their Summoner Emblem often encounter this problem. They can't react in time and habitually rush in with their weapons, just like in previous training, leaving their contracted beasts standing behind, watching. That scene of a Summoner going in for a hard fight is truly bizarre.
Andy felt it necessary to remind Bai Li Yuan, as Bai Li Yuan probably hadn't received basic education and might not understand the Summoner profession. Moreover, this was a test for Bai Li Yuan. Since Bai Li Yuan was a Summoner, the assessment of his strength primarily focused on the strength and aptitude of his summoned beast, and they couldn't put the cart before the horse.
Let the contracted beast go up?
Bai Li Yuan looked at the Emblem on his hand. The Bulbasaur, Poliwag, and Oddish within the Emblem were not high-level. In a fight, he would truly be better off going in with his egg smashing hammer.
However, Bai Li Yuan still nodded.
"Prepare for Fighting!"
Seeing Bai Li Yuan nod to signal readiness, Andy announced the start of the match.
"Release the Magic Beast! Let the Fighting begin!"