Pokémon: Why do you call me the sixth trainer?

The first semester of junior high school flies by quickly, and both students and elves are growing up rapidly.

It’s just that the class is missing a “study god” who actively answers questions.

At first, everyone thought that Chen Xing was accompanying Mi Blim for treatment, but it was not until later that they discovered that after the combat class the next day, Chen Xing never came to school again.

Some people say he just transferred schools, some say he skipped a grade to high school, and some say he skipped a grade to college.

But in the end, studies and my own spirit took up most of my energy. Occasionally, I would remember that there was a very enthusiastic "god of study" at the same level in the beginning.

In the blink of an eye, the second semester of the second grade of junior high school has come to an end.

For more than a year, most elves have been making progress under the guidance of the "elf teachers" arranged by the school, while the students have been studying various knowledge in an intense and orderly manner, and have begun to consider their own future paths.

On the podium, there is still the familiar Teacher Mo.

"Students, tomorrow is the Elf Alliance's annual junior trainer exam. I hope you will prepare carefully. get out of class is over."

After class, the students discussed in twos and threes. Now they are still new trainers, and tomorrow is the annual junior trainer joint examination. This is a large-scale joint examination organized by the Elf Alliance specifically for students. If you pass the examination, you can be called "Junior trainer" is also the admission requirement for some of the better trainer high schools.

In this world, the Elf Alliance divides trainers into eight levels: novice, junior, intermediate, advanced, professional, gym, king, and champion.

The number of elves that can be held is relatively strict only for novice level and junior level, which are 1 and 2 respectively. Subsequently, it is relatively loose.

To become a novice trainer, you only need to pass the basic ability test (primary school graduation).

The primary and intermediate levels are mainly based on written examinations, supplemented by practical results, and are tested in the ratios of 7:3 and 6:4 respectively.

However, in reality, due to involution, most children's rhythm is more intense than officially stated.

The officially recognized rhythm is roughly:

Once you graduate from elementary school, you can be called a new trainer, and you will receive your initial Pokémon within the first week of junior high school (you can buy it yourself, but most people choose to receive it for free from the school at the beginning of school).

The entire junior high school children and elves have separate "classes". The children learn social life skills, and the elves learn basic courses such as element control and physical exercise.

Third grade: Become a junior trainer

(Actually: Originally, you only need to graduate from the third year of junior high school to obtain the qualification, but many people will take the exam in the second year of junior high school)

Elf Direction (Trainer) High School Stage: Become an Intermediate Trainer and become an Advanced Trainer if possible.

Elf Direction (Trainer) University: Graduate as a senior trainer

(Actually: High school graduates from the top trainer schools are basically high-level trainers, and they reach the professional level or even the gym level during college.

Considering the bond establishment and growth cycle of elves, most people will acquire their second elf before graduating from junior high school and choose their third elf in high school.

(More detailed divisions will be slowly unfolded in the following text)

......

Ever since Chen Xing left, Chen An, who had been a little withdrawn, silently packed his things and prepared to leave.

He had passed the junior trainer exam as early as the first semester of junior high school, so for him, the summer vacation started today.

While walking on the way to the elf learning area, Chen An was thinking about where he and Chen Xi would travel this summer vacation.

"Chen'an," Yun Xiaoxiao's voice came from behind.

Chen An stopped and turned around to wait for Yun Xiaoxiao.

"Will Chen Xing come back to take the exam?" Yun Xiaoxiao, who was running all the way, caught up with Chen An, and the two walked side by side.

"He has passed the exam," Chen An said slowly, "Now he should be interning with his teacher in the forest ranger team."

"Oh, so fast." Yun Xiaoxiao sighed, "I thought I would be able to see him in this exam."

The Trainer Examination was a city-wide disruption to schools in arranging exam venues. At that time, Chen An and Chen Xing were taking exams at other schools, so not many people in the school knew about it except teachers.

"What are your plans for the future?" Chen An asked.

In this world, as early as the third year of junior high school, there are clear distinctions in the curriculum based on student choice.

Children who want to take the path of ordinary people in their previous lives will still take cultural classes as the main course in their third year of junior high school, while children who want to take the direction of being a trainer or breeder and related to elves will take courses such as field training, which are somewhat like the liberal arts and sciences courses in their previous life. .

"I haven't decided yet." Yun Xiaoxiao sighed, "I want to take the coordinator route, but my family wants me to take the ordinary person route. After all, coordinators need to cultivate at least two or three elves, which is a bit stressful for our family. big."

"If the coordinator can assist the institute in carrying out side projects such as skill tests, he can also earn a certain amount of income."

"Yeah, I said that too, but my family is still a bit confused. After all, my brother is about to choose the initial elf." Yun Xiaoxiao rubbed her cheek, "And if you choose to be a coordinator, professional schools will also There aren’t many, they’re all relatively far from home.”

Chen An said nothing. Coordinator is a relatively popular branch among trainers. Although it is called the "third profession", just like actors in previous lives, not many are truly famous.

What's more, in this world, the ratio of trainer schools to ordinary people's schools is about 2:8. Due to Dragon Kingdom's rapid development and some support, the ratio is only 4:6, and because trainer schools need to consider actual combat or research needs , generally speaking, the distribution is relatively scattered. Except for a few cities that may have more than two, most second-tier cities only have one university that focuses on cultivating trainers.

"Hey, I went over there to pick up Xiaomeng and then went back to the dormitory. You should go back and rest early!"

Yun Xiaoxiao's farewell interrupted Chen An's thoughts, and then he realized that the two of them had unknowingly arrived at the door of the elf course area.

As a tiny elf, Mengmeng's lessons focus on life, while Chenxi (Tear-Eyed Lizard), as an amphibian humanoid elf (referring to having the structure of human hands and feet), has lessons that are in line with those of human children.

But this only happens in junior high school.

The growth of an elf is roughly divided into nine stages: egg→cub stage→development stage→growth stage→maturity stage→primary stage→decline stage→senior stage→death.

Among them, the egg stage can survive for about one year in the natural environment. If human intervention occurs, the current record is that it can be extended to two years. Moreover, Pokémon in this world can only hatch naturally and break out of their shells on their own. If the Pokémon inside is forcibly broken out of its shell before it breaks out, the Pokémon inside will turn into air and disappear.

The cub stage (the first semester of the first grade of junior high school) refers to the elves that have just hatched. This stage mainly refers to newborns who can only use instinctive skills such as impact, but this stage generally only lasts about 3 months, and the insect type is generally It lasts for about one and a half months, while the dragon series will last for four to five months or even longer.

The developmental period (from the first semester of junior high school to the graduation of the third year of junior high school) is the fastest growth rate in life. It is the stage where the body and intelligence of elves grow the fastest. It is also the watershed in the evolution of most elves. Most of them have three stages of evolution. All elves can reach the first level of evolution at this stage.

However, after research, most elves develop their brains first, and then their bodies. Therefore, scientists also follow the idea of ​​​​human learning and divide the elves' skills into details. First, let the elves understand the principles of the skills, and then Try to control the energy in your body to release your skills.

Under this theory, the idea of ​​taking "theoretical classes" first for elves who have just entered the developmental stage and whose bodies cannot withstand the impact of large amounts of elements has been proposed, and tests are currently being carried out around the world.

The Dragon Kingdom is currently one of the few countries in the world that has the ability to directly and comprehensively begin "humanities courses" for elves in the developmental stage.

In fact, when he knew that elves also had to take classes, Chen An even complained that it was really people who wanted to take exams, and elves who also had to take exams.

"Tears (you're here!)" The tear-eyed lizard walked to Chen An, skillfully grabbed the trouser legs and climbed to Chen An's shoulders.

"Well, let's go home."

......

Stepping out of the school gate, the communication card suddenly sounded a message.

Chen An opened the communication card, and Chen Xing's messages popped up one by one.

"I've come to Changqing City Middle School! It's relatively remote here. Most of the students in the school want to be breeders. There are very few combat courses and most of the time are outdoor life courses, which is very suitable for me and Xiao Lim. "

"It is said that wild Mybrim has been found in the forest here. I submitted an internship application to the school and hope it will be approved."

"I think I'm a little acclimated, the tofu puff here is actually salty! But Xiao Lim adapts very well here."

"Let me show you the dream mushrooms I met last night! They really do line up and walk at night!"

.......

Messages were sent one after another during class time this morning. It's just that because Chen Xing has transferred to another school, Chen An in the school will not receive message reminders when he is in the school.

(A unique function of the school network: Information about non-immediate family members outside the school: receive but not prompt the message. This function is automatically canceled when leaving the school.)

For more than a year, Chen Xing has been working hard to win over Brím. He applied for special education from the school and gained great freedom without having to attend classes in school while ensuring his grades in cultural classes.

But he had been going through various procedures in order to transfer to another school. Fortunately, his grades were good enough and he also passed the ability test and other aspects. After his brother helped him pay the adoption fee for Mibulim, he successfully transferred to the new school. 's school.

Scroll up and you can see that the two of them don't chat very frequently. Sometimes they can chat dozens of messages a day, and sometimes there is no message for a month or two.

......

(-xxx means communication message)

-The star that owns Little Lim: By the way, have you conquered the second elf? Want to take a trip to Evergreen Forest?

While thinking about it, a message from Chen Xing popped up.

Chen An paused.

-install:?

The star with little Lim: Traces of the wild Thousand-faced Elephant have been discovered here in the Evergreen Forest since last month. Now the school is organizing students to try to find their habitat. Don’t you want to bring the Tear-Eyed Lizard to meet him? ?

-An: Does the school allow it?

Evergreen Forest is named after its proximity to Changqing City. It is a large natural ecological reserve, and a considerable part of the periphery is divided into field research sites for the Changqing City Research Institute.

-The Star with Little Lim: I asked, the place where the Thousand Faces Refuge was found is close to the middle of the forest and is not within the scope of the school. You can get there as long as you submit the application normally.

Chen An looked at the morning light at his feet, "Do you want to see your final evolved form, Thousand Faces of Refuge?"

More than a year later, Chen Xi's height has grown to 23 centimeters (Chen Xi emphasizes: This height does not include the fins on the top of the head! It is a real height!). Although Chen Xi now relies on Chen An, he also likes to walk on his own. It feels like it's no longer on Chen An's shoulders.

Chen Xi nodded.

-well.

-Own Little Lim’s Star: Just submit the application process here (with a URL attached).

-The star that owns Xiao Lim: Send a message before you come and I will pick you up.

-well.

......

into the night.

Chen An sat on the carpet in the attic, looking at the stars outside through the skylight.

Chen Xi walked up to Chen An at some point and put a red and white elf ball the size of a grape in her arms next to Chen An. This was the elf ball that Chen An was given after passing the junior trainer exam last year.

Chen An still remembers that when he passed the junior trainer exam last year and received the blank Poké Ball handed over by Teacher Mo in the office, Chen Xi thought that she would no longer want him after passing the exam, so she burst into tears in the office. That day, the teacher Our eyes were still red during class.

However, due to the strict management of the elf ball, there are strict procedures for receiving, using and destroying it. The consequences of discarding it casually are very serious. So from then on, Chen An put the elf ball in the corner. Unexpectedly, Chen Xi took it out on his own initiative.

"Do you want a younger brother or sister?" Chen An spoke softly as Chen Xi sat beside her pretending not to care.

"Tears." Chen Xi skillfully picked up the mobile phone Chen Xi bought for him and started typing.

-Chen Xi: I don’t know.

Seeing Chen An chuckle, the tear-eyed lizard typed quickly with its small claws.

-Chen Xi: Actually, the elf teacher in school said that the world is very dangerous and it would be difficult for me to protect An An.

-Chen Xi: I know I am not strong enough in fighting, but I will work hard to protect An An.

-Chen Xi: If we meet someone we both like, can we become our family again?

Chen An was slightly startled. In fact, he had already made the plan to only have Chen Xi as an elf in his life.

But I didn't expect that the school also provided psychological counseling courses for them.

Seeing that Chen An was silent, Chen Xi paused.

-Chen Xi: If you have younger siblings that you like very much, I will work hard to take care of them.

-Chen Xi: I hope my younger brothers and sisters can help me protect...

"I know," Chen An blocked Chen Xi's typing paws and held him in his arms. "I know Chen Xi's thoughts."

Except for a few elves with talents such as telepathy who can communicate freely with humans, only a few elves of the parrot type can learn human language. Other elves cannot learn human language at all and can at most learn human writing.

Chen Xi has been working hard to learn human words and expressions for his own sake. This is why he usually takes more courses than himself.

"Xingxing probably has something to tell us, so we should go find him and play with Mibulim."

"If you meet an elf you like and they agree, we can be a family again."

"If you don't like the Poke Ball I put on you, then you are the only family I have."

Chen An raised his head and spoke slowly, fearing that he would cry accidentally.

"Tears (ok." Chen Xi buried her face in Chen An's arms, carefully concealing her expression.

One person and one lizard sat in the attic like this until the sunshine woke them up the next day.