Downstairs at 'Qingbei Education', a tall and thin young man waved to Chen Kai.
"Old Chen, you really came?"
It was Zhang Yongchao who spoke.
"Yes, I've only been back in the capital for a few days; I'll be returning to Sichuan Province soon, so I came to see you two."
"Wait!" Zhang Yongchao interrupted Chen Kai from continuing to speak: "Who is this next to you?"
Zhang Yongchao looked at the Applin on Chen Kai's shoulder, and the Miraidon and Xiao Mei behind him were very shocked.
"Oh, Chen Kai, you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, have you also betrayed the revolution?
Didn't you say you wanted to be a scientist like your uncle? Didn't the three of us agree not to be Pokemon trainers?"
Chen Kai was awkward; it turned out that the original Chen Kai of Blue Star didn't want to be a Pokemon trainer, but listening to his parents, uncle, and grandfather occasionally mention it, he indeed wasn't very willing to be a trainer before.
Before Chen Kai could speak, Zhang Yongchao began to feel sentimental: "Sigh, but then again, your mom dragging you to Sichuan Province wasn't just to get you more exposure to the Pokemon on the farm, was it?
Liu Jianshan too, he was almost beaten to a pulp by his dad.
Should I also choose a starter Pokemon?"
Chen Kai didn't know how to respond, so he could only change the subject: "Liu Jianshan was beaten by his family?"
Zhang Yongchao nodded: "Yes, he originally wanted to be a sports student, but his dad wouldn't allow it, and they argued for over half a month, finally he had no choice but to compromise.
However, he said he wanted a Pokemon with a common language, so his dad still spent a lot of money to buy him a Scorbunny from abroad; it arrived at his house a few days ago, and now he's been called to this training class right away."
While speaking, Chen Kai and Zhang Yongchao walked into the 'Qingbei Education Center'.
Inside, it was just an ordinary building, except for an open space on one of the floors, with mats laid on the ground, similar to a taekwondo dojo on Earth.
Many people of Chen Kai's age were on the mats, interacting with their Pokemon.
In the crowd, Chen Kai saw a young man with wheat-colored skin and a tall, sturdy build—this was his other best friend, Liu Jianshan.
Beside him was a small, thin white rabbit.
"Hey! Liu Jianshan! I came to visit you," Zhang Yongchao said mischievously.
Liu Jianshan walked over and punched him: "Damn it, I'm not in the hospital, what are you visiting me for?
Oh! Old Chen, how come you're back?"
Chen Kai pointed to the Applin: "I came back to get the evolution items for it."
Liu Jianshan's expression was a bit complicated: "Old Chen, you've really decided to go down the trainer path after all."
Chen Kai shrugged, thinking of a series of events from a while ago, and said: "No choice, I guess I'll just go with the flow."
Zhang Yongchao asked: "Liu Jianshan, are you really going to be a Pokemon trainer?"
Liu Jianshan first led the two to sit aside, and replied: "Yes, I'm just going with the flow.
I initially just wanted to annoy my dad, so I demanded it had to be a Scorbunny, because I heard Scorbunny like to play soccer, and I like to play basketball, so we could have a common language.
And it's also a starter from abroad, incredibly expensive; who knew my dad would scrape together money and actually go to the West to buy a Scorbunny."
He stroked the Scorbunny's head beside him: "When it arrived, it was only 20 centimeters tall, especially thin and small; it was only a week old then.
As soon as it arrived at my house, I regretted it quite a bit; I shouldn't have made that demand to my dad out of spite, causing it to have to cross the ocean right after birth.
And its aptitude is pretty good, C-Class; I'm going to try being a Pokemon trainer with it, so it can also participate in battles."
Chen Kai thought that Liu Jianshan on Earth liked playing basketball, and he used to often boast about going to play in the NBA.
He thought for a moment and comforted him: "No one says that if you become a Pokemon trainer, you can't be a basketball star; I don't think these two conflict."
Liu Jianshan slapped his thigh and said: "That's right! I think so too; I'm training with it now, and I feel my physical fitness has also improved!
I think I can become the best basketball-playing Pokemon trainer in the future!"
Chen Kai gave a thumbs up: "That's great, Liu Jianshan."
At this moment, someone in the classroom called out: "Liu Jianshan, it's your turn for Pokemon battle training!"
Liu Jianshan raised his hand high and said: "Okay! I'm coming.
You two sit for a bit longer; I'm taking Scorbunny for a training match."
Chen Kai smiled: "Alright, perfect for me to see how you've been raising Scorbunny these past few days."
"Okay, Scorbunny, let's win one for them to see!"
Scorbunny heard Liu Jianshan's words and said with full spirit:
"Bunny!" (Definitely winning!)
Liu Jianshan and Scorbunny came to the middle of the field; their opponent was a Machop.
This Machop must have also just been born, its body less than half a meter, and it seemed to only know one move, Throw Down.
Although Scorbunny was also just born, it was clearly much more agile; hopping and bouncing, Machop couldn't really kick it.
However, Scorbunny also only knew one move, Tackle, and often missed; even when it hit Machop, it didn't cause much damage.
In Chen Kai's opinion, it was like two newly hatched chicks playing around.
Truly, weaklings pecking at each other.
Zhang Yongchao sighed: "Liu Jianshan is different now; he used to be very resistant to Pokemon battles."
"People always change." Chen Kai watched Liu Jianshan continuously direct Scorbunny and constantly cheer it on, smiling. He couldn't have imagined Liu Jianshan being so gentle in cheering someone on before; he was very aggressive when playing basketball.
Zhang Yongchao sighed: "Sigh, yes, you two both have starter Pokemon now; it seems I should also go and take a look, learn a bit."
As the two talked, the weaklings' pecking match on the field was almost over.
It wasn't that one side was stronger in combat; it was simply that both Scorbunny and Machop were running out of energy, both somewhat exhausted, standing on the field panting.
Machop was the first to use Low Kick; Liu Jianshan saw this and commanded: "Scorbunny, jump up and hit its head!"
Scorbunny jumped with all its might, letting out a loud cry:
"Bunny!" (Die!)
Machop couldn't change its move in time and was hit directly on the forehead by Scorbunny, falling to the ground.
However, it didn't faint; its forehead was just a bit sore, and its limbs ached, so it lay on the ground unable to get up.
Scorbunny was in better condition and saw Machop fall to the ground.
It jumped up happily.
"Bunny!" (I'm awesome, right!)
"Awesome, awesome." Liu Jianshan picked it up and came over to Chen Kai.
"That's great! Liu Jianshan, you actually won!" Chen Kai and Zhang Yongchao said with a smile.
"Of course! And that Machop's aptitude is only D-Class; Scorbunny's aptitude is better than its, so winning against it is very normal." Liu Jianshan said, gently massaging Scorbunny to help it relax its limbs.
"By the way, you keep talking about aptitude, aptitude, what is it?" Chen Kai asked with some curiosity.
Liu Jianshan and Zhang Yongchao were a bit surprised: "You actually don't know?"
Chen Kai shook his head: "No, I don't."
Zhang Yongchao explained: "When a Pokemon is still an egg, testing agencies will detect the energy contained within the egg and give the Pokemon a rating, from A to F.
A is the strongest aptitude, making it easier to reach Gym Class, Elite Class, while an F-rated Pokemon born might not even be able to break through Normal Class.
By the way, I haven't even asked, what's your Applin's rating?"
Chen Kai looked at Applin, lost in thought, and after a while, said: "I don't know."
The two were a bit surprised: "How could you not know?"
"Because I found it in the wild, no one tested it, but I'll ask my dad what Xiao Mei's rating is." Chen Kai said, sending a message to his dad to ask about Xiao Mei's rating.
Chen Dafu quickly replied: "Xiao Mei's rating is F, after all, it's used for herding on the ranch."
Chen Kai took out his Pokedex and scanned it. Xiao Mei had indeed reached Normal Class.
"Zhang Yongchao, didn't you say that F-Class can't even reach Normal Class?" Chen Kai asked with some doubt.
Zhang Yongchao shrugged: "Well, that's what they say, but I don't have a Pokemon myself, so how would I know?"
However, Chen Kai thought about it and felt it wasn't a big deal: "Ratings and such are all fleeting! How could my Xiao Mei be limited by a mere rating, right, Xiao Mei!"
Xiao Mei patted its chest:
"Fluff!" (Exactly!)