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"Guo Qing, 93 points!"

Guo Qing took the paper with an indifferent look.

"Zhao Feiyu, 95 points!"

"Huang Zijie, 80 points! Your score isn't very good. Pay attention in class!"

One by one, the names of the students were called.

"Xiao Hong, 100 points!" The teacher nodded, a look of gratification on his face. "Everyone should learn from Xiao Hong!"

Xiao Hong was the class's study representative and always scored 100 on every exam. Everyone was used to it and applauded routinely.

Guo Qing clapped vigorously, and Li Ziming, seeing this, increased his efforts, clapping his hands loudly, thinking to himself, "Heh, I won't let you steal the spotlight!"

"Li Ziming, 100 points, not bad this time!" The teacher praised, "You used to carelessly make mistakes, but this time you didn't make any. Keep it up!"

"Yay!" Li Ziming was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. His efforts of repeatedly checking four times during the exam had finally paid off!

Xiao Hong, after I play some 'Pokémon', I'll come find you to play!

...

"Ding-ling-ling~"

As soon as the school bell rang, Li Ziming couldn't wait to run home, hopping and skipping as he felt like he was stepping on clouds, his body light and airy.

The parents on the roadside all watched him leave with smiling eyes.

The birds were singing in the branches, seemingly congratulating me; the flowers were also smiling... oh, the flowers haven't bloomed yet, my bad.

"Mom, I'm back!" Li Ziming shouted excitedly as soon as he got home, "Mom, I got double 100s this time!"

Hearing this, his mother beamed with joy: "Not bad, not bad!"

Saying that, she took down a black box from the shelf: "Here, the Subor handheld game console I promised to buy you, go play it!"

When she went to buy it yesterday, she found it was out of stock, but the shop owner told her that more would arrive the next day and she needed to come early to buy it.

So, she specifically took leave today and went to queue up early, finally managing to buy it.

Watching Li Ziming's happy and excited appearance, she smiled and went back to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"Thank you, Mom!" Li Ziming stared intently at the black box in his hand, grinning foolishly as he ran all the way back to his room.

Opening the black box, there were quite a few things: a protective film, a protective case, a stand, a charging cable...

And among them, the most important one, the Subor · Pojun, the handheld game console that he had been dreaming about recently, finally appeared before his eyes.

After turning it on, a friendly voice said: "Subor, endless fun!"

Li Ziming couldn't wait to follow the instructions and complete the preliminary steps, finally able to play the game!

A logo of an ancient sword appeared.

On the green grass, grew dark green waist-high weeds.

The perspective was close to the grass, as if observing everything in front of him through the eyes of some non-human creature.

The weeds kept shaking, as if something was about to jump out of them. Li Ziming also held his breath nervously.

A low and urgent electronic sound played, and a Pokémon with dark purple spots on its back, resembling a toad with large ears, confronted a Pokémon with red eyes and an evil smile.

The toad Pokémon roared to the sky and launched the first attack, and then they entered into a fierce battle!

When the toad Pokémon leaped up and pounced at the evil-smiling Pokémon, the screen flashed white.

The opening animation ended.

Li Ziming widened his eyes: "Is this the battle between Pokémon! So exciting!"

A brilliant, electronic-sounding French horn took the lead, breaking the silence, like a charged-up series of thrusts, from slow to fast.

On the black screen, a bright white light swept out the shape of a creature, seemingly a fire dragon with flames burning on its tail and fleshy wings.

The flute and woodwind naturally joined in the performance, making the melody solemn, pioneering, unhurried, and layered.

Below the fire dragon, the title appeared.

"Pokémon · FireRed!"

The cover flashed, and the image of the fire dragon was fixed, with flame-like fire red as the main color of the cover, and even flames were burning on the title.

The resounding trombone then arrived, the tune soaring, and a world of infinite magic opened its doors, with a song of exotic epic hymns playing for it.

In the exciting and passionate melody, Li Ziming's mood couldn't help but become excited and expectant.

Next, operation instructions appeared on the screen. Li Ziming read them carefully: "D-pad controls direction, A button confirms, B button exits... I got it!"

"You are about to enter this magical world and embark on a great adventure... Press the A button to begin your adventure!"

After that, a doctor in a purple shirt and white coat, who looked very kind and wise, appeared on the screen. He had one hand in his pocket and one hand spread out, smiling: "Hello, it's nice to meet you! Welcome to the world of Pokémon!

My name is Oak, everyone calls me 'Pokémon' Doctor."

Li Ziming murmured: "Professor Oak!"

Professor Oak threw a Poké Ball in his hand, and a Pokémon appeared at his feet: "This world is inhabited everywhere by creatures called Pokémon. For some people, Pokémon are pets, while others use them for battles.

And I, as a Pokémon expert, study them."

In a flash of light, the Pokémon at Professor Oak's feet returned to the Poké Ball in his hand.

"But first, tell me about yourself."

Next was the step of choosing a gender and entering a name. Li Ziming naturally chose boy, thought for a moment, and entered a simple and easy-to-remember name - Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming's image was no different from what he saw in the TV commercials, wearing a red and white hat, looking energetic and capable.

After entering the name, a teenager with unruly yellow hair appeared on the screen.

Professor Oak introduced: "This is my grandson. You grew up together since childhood, are partners, and also rivals. His name is..."

Although there were several default options to choose from, Li Ziming still seriously customized the name of his rival: Xiao Guo!

"Xiao Ming! Your Pokémon legend is about to begin! A world full of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits you!"

The screen slowly turned black.

After that, the scene changed to a bedroom, furnished with a desk, a computer, a bed... a warm and healing BGM also sounded.

"Can I control it now?"

Li Ziming controlled Xiao Ming to rummage around in the room and found a bottle of potion.

Downstairs, his mother was watching TV. Seeing Xiao Ming looking ready to set off, she said: "...Okay, every boy has a day to leave home. Oh right, Professor Oak next door seems to be looking for you."

New Bark Town!

After leaving the house, the appearance of the town came into view. The layout of the houses was neat, the roads were clean and wide, and red flowers were planted in the flower beds surrounded by wooden fences, with a light green tone to the ground, giving a warm feeling.

Li Ziming controlled Xiao Ming to walk around aimlessly in New Bark Town, and chatted with other NPCs along the way.

Just as he walked to a grassy area that looked like a boundary point, curious to go over and take a look, he was pulled back by the suddenly appearing Professor Oak: "Too dangerous! Wild Pokémon live in the grass, you need to have your own Pokémon to protect yourself."

Then he was taken all the way to a research institute-style building. In front of the tall bookshelves, stood several white coats wearing square-rimmed glasses, and mysterious machines and high-end computers that looked impressive.

On the table next to them, were placed three red and white spheres.

The yellow-haired rival Xiao Guo was also here, excitedly saying: "Grandpa, I can't wait!"

Li Ziming was nervous and expectant: "Is this, to choose my own Pokémon?"