Chapter 606: You're Not Allowed to Play Pokémon! Chapter 298

But obviously, none of that matters anymore—it's probably just a little quirk between the students and Qing Yu.

After all, praise is praise, but data is the most real and cannot be falsified.

Originally, Xin Li thought that after all sorts of things happened, this year's students would struggle to recover, but with Qing Yu personally guiding them as the gatekeeper, the quality of this year's students has actually far surpassed any previous cohort, and their strength is steadily improving.

"It looks like this year's champion's path won't end up empty-handed like last year's at least."

After receiving the good news, Ye Ci quickly showed a relieved smile.

From the beginning, she had been optimistic about this somewhat special boy, and that trust brought rich rewards.

A trip to Beishang Township for tourism directly solved the reputation issue that the League had temporarily ignored there, letting the local tourism industry revive.

I heard they even erected a statue for Qing Yu there, just like the Three Treasures Companions before, and many of Qing Yu's fans deliberately went to Beishang Township for a tourism check-in, while also desecrating the statues of the Three Treasures Companions and Tao Dai Lang.

Serving as the chief examiner of the Champion's Path assessment hall, he not only fulfilled his duties perfectly, selecting truly strong new trainers to prepare for the champion's birth, but also greatly enhanced the overall strength of the newcomers—achieving multiple gains at once.

He's truly a lucky star……

Just as Ye Ci was sighing inwardly, Xin Li beside her suddenly blinked, then wore an interesting expression.

Soon, she spoke up on her own:

"Speaking of which, one of the Elite Four positions in the League is still vacant. If we're considering the League's development, we should promptly select excellent trainers to fill the vacancy."

"Last year it was fine to say, after all, their strength was fairly ordinary—even slacking off wouldn't get past us three. But looking at this year's situation, there should be more than one person capable of challenging the champion title, so someone must fill this spot……"

With that earlier conversation, her hint was already quite obvious.

"Why not… let Qing Yu give it a try?"

As the saying goes, the capable bear more—since Qing Yu is doing well as a gym leader, temporarily filling in as an Elite Four member shouldn't be bad either.

If he performs well, serving as both an Elite Four member and a gym leader like Qing Mu would also be good.

Having one more…… Elite Four member would significantly reduce the workload pressure on League members.

And as League President, Ye Ci couldn't possibly miss her meaning.

"As for Qing Yu…… his fame among newcomers is sufficient. If he serves as a temporary Elite Four examiner, the students should also accept him, right?"

After a moment's thought, Ye Ci slightly nodded.

After all, Qing Yu's strength is evident to all. With his terrifying growth potential, he might not need long to reach the strength level matching an Elite Four member.

But procedures must still be followed—on this year's Champion's Path, he can only temporarily serve as a substitute Elite Four member, coming to give the final lesson to the top batch of newcomers……

I believe this will be a good experience for both the students and Qing Yu himself.

Ye Ci basically approved Xin Li's idea and quickly proposed another.

"Speaking of which, the announcement for this year's international competitions has already come out. If Qing Yu can officially participate as a Paldean player and earn points, he could basically secure the Elite Four position in advance."

"But……"

When mentioning this, Ye Ci actually felt a bit troubled.

"With Qing Yu's personality, it's unknown whether he'll choose to compete or not. We'll take it step by step—first ask him what he thinks about serving as a temporary instructor for the Champion's Trial."

"If Qing Yu is unwilling, we should still respect his wishes—after all, the most important thing now is Area Zero."

Ye Ci soon sighed.

"As long as we resolve the Area Zero issue, manpower can be more sufficient, and other complicated problems will also be easily solved."

"As for opening Area Zero…… let's wait until this year's champion is decided before discussing it—it shouldn't take too long."

……

After returning from the Lighthouse Research Institute, Qing Yu sat alone on the sofa, silently pondering for a long time, and finally reached a conclusion——

Since the future is still uncertain, let's just take it one step at a time—first handle what's in front of us.

The opening of Area Zero is inevitable. Given that it concerns Milleton's physical and mental health, I will definitely need to go with the team.

Milleton now looks like a lazy layabout, but combining its past experiences and occasional signs of abnormality, its inner self must be deeply unwilling, right?

Its original life was destroyed by a Pokémon that suppressed it, and I too suffered heavy injuries, lost all abilities, and could only lie in the Sunshine Gym to pass the time……

Compared to physical trauma, the gradually numbing soul is what needs healing most.

But why does this sound so inexplicably like the tragic male lead of a wuxia film?

Could it also become some kind of Milleton-errant?

Thinking this, Qing Yu unconsciously glanced outward.

Under the sunlight, Milleton's body, full of metallic luster and texture, stood out particularly, lying shamelessly on the lawn, eyes dazed as it enjoyed the comfortable sunbath.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Qing Yu immediately rejected that thought in his heart.

I always feel that this Milleton in my gym is completely different from the creature recorded in the research logs……

The leisurely morning passed quickly. After lunch, Qing Yu quickly entered work mode.

For now, his main job is still being a gym leader—accepting challenges from students is his core duty.

It's just that this side business of streaming has gotten a bit out of hand—even trainers from other regions have come to know me through Pokémon TV as this "niche treasure streamer."

While thinking, Qing Yu quickly took out his phone and Pokédex, transferring the electronic ghost Rotom housed in the Pokédex to his phone, then swiftly switched to live-stream mode.

Although the gym's workload has been partially shouldered by Mewtwo and other rented Pokémon, the weekly fixed update of new tactics still requires me to personally step in, striving to give newcomers a perfect experience and let them feel Teacher Yu's "sincerity."

As for whether it can pass the test……

With the Tianxing Team, a student organization that handles all logistics, these new trainers' progress speed is actually very fast.

I actually understand quite well what Mu Dan is currently doing.

After learning that the Orange Academy actually has a student forum—such a good thing—I quietly registered an account and occasionally go in to check if they're speaking ill of me behind my back.

The result……

Besides the usual giving Sunshine Gym bad reviews, they actually rate me quite highly individually, and their discussion mostly revolves around how to break through my new tactics. Through collective brainstorming, they've even come up with some answers that made my eyes light up.

After all, everyone who challenges the Sunshine Gym gains some insights to varying degrees, and I also give corresponding advice to help them grow further.

What if everyone shared their own results with other trainers?

If each person took a part of Teacher Yu's knowledge and pieced it together, wouldn't that make a complete Teacher Yu?

Exactly, this idea called the "Artificial Teacher Yu Plan" is currently the hottest topic on the student forum.

As for their idea, Yu Qingyu could only laugh and cry at the same time for a moment.

I hope they can truly integrate all these fragmented contents, and if they can publish a book, even better—I would definitely be willing to sign my name to it then.

Let's just call the signed work《Teacher Yu's Thousand Layers of Tricks》, collect a symbolic copyright fee, and who knows—it might become essential reading for new students at Orange Academy and the bible of the Battle Realm.

……

The live broadcast content of the past two weeks was singles and doubles in rainy weather, so this update's tactical system naturally revolves around rainy weather.

And the Pokémon Yu Qingyu used this time was also the Dolphin Ranger that had been hinted at during the live broadcast.

Since the exam questions were announced in advance, challengers naturally came prepared.

"The battle rule is 2v2, challengers attack first, and since it's a weather tactic, the gym leader side can also actively switch Pokémon this week."

"Friendly reminder: when facing weather tactics, seizing the weather is also an important part of winning~"

Facing the newcomer trainer who looked only just over ten years old, Yu Qingyu timely reminded him and then proactively threw out a Poké Ball.

At the same time, his opponent was also silently thinking.

Indeed, the idea of Boss Mu Dan and the others was correct—wanting to crack Teacher Yu's tactics, focusing on weather is the simplest and most effective method.

Against a sunny team, just use rainy weather to greatly weaken the power of Fire-type Pokémon, and vice versa.

So, against a rainy team, the best choice is naturally—

"I choose you, Coal Turtle!"

The little brother decisively threw out a Poké Ball in sync.

After Yu Qingyu's remedial lessons, the students gradually understood some small knowledge about weather.

For example, relying on rainfall, sunshine, or similar traits to trigger weather is actually also linked to the Pokémon's entry timing and speed—slower Pokémon trigger weather more slowly, so when entering simultaneously, they can instead cover the opponent's weather.

That's why Yu Qingyu strongly recommended Coal Turtle as the weather setter for sunny teams earlier, because its ability to seize weather is truly authoritative.

Of course, the premise is that the strength difference between both sides cannot be too large.

And the Pokémon Yu Qingyu chose generally do not have outrageous strength, relying more on their own special mechanisms to cleverly defeat opponents.

So, the weather in this battle will be taken by me!

As long as I have the advantage of field weather, I believe I can definitely break through the Sunshine Gym's assessment and keep up with everyone else's pace!

Soon, both sides' Pokémon appeared together.

The Pokémon Yu Qingyu fielded was not the weather setter the opponent imagined, but rather a preemptive counter to their preemptive move.

Looking like just an ordinary little dolphin, yet bearing the name "Dolphin Ranger," the Ocean Warrior appeared, facing the honest and harmless Coal Turtle.

【Dolphin Ranger as starter? Is it to trigger full transformation via lightning-fast retreat?】

【Did Teacher Yu predict the opponent's move? Since we can't seize the weather, why not just not seize it and call it a day—here you go!】

【How can a Water-type Pokémon on a sunny team win? Do we have to waste a turn switching in Mosquito Toad King to reclaim the weather? It feels like a loss……】

【I don't understand, but Teacher Yu doing this must have his reasons!】

Although the students couldn't quite understand Yu Qingyu's mysterious move, they had grown accustomed to it.

Is following the rules still Teacher Yu?

It's just about occasionally doing some flashy moves and still winning easily—that's the real Teacher Yu!

But Yu Qingyu seems to want to disappoint everyone this time.

Because his command was very conventional, almost immediately at the start of the battle he said:

"Dolphin Ranger, quick return!"

Recalling the Pokémon right at the start, the answer was already clear.

His true purpose was indeed to seize the weather...

The opponent quickly realized this too, and thus decisively said:

"Coal Turtle, begin charging Solar Beam!"

When the weather is intense sunlight, the charging time for Solar Beam becomes extremely fast—if skilled, it can almost be done without any wind-up.

And among Fire-type Pokémon, surprisingly, a considerable number can learn this move to fill blind spots and deal terrifying damage to Water-type Pokémon that counter them.

It's precisely because of this move that Yu Qingyu, when using sunny teams before, had gloomed many people.

Now, the move he opened up has come back at lightning speed.

Dolphin Ranger rushed forward at full speed, and as it approached Coal Turtle, it swung its tail, rebounded sharply backward, and instantly turned into a red light that Yu Qingyu steadily took back into the Poké Ball.

Coal Turtle also quickly finished charging, waiting only for Yu Qingyu's side to summon a Pokémon, then it would immediately attack.

After all, judgment in real combat and in games is not entirely the same—the rainfall trait takes time from trigger to formation.

So even if his backline can basically be confirmed as rainfall-trait Pokémon, it cannot immediately interfere with Coal Turtle using this Solar Beam.

Regarding this, Yu Qingyu merely raised his eyebrows, then calmly took out a second Poké Ball, as if not surprised at all.

"Go, Seagull!"

Soon, Yu Qingyu's half-field again had a Seagull appear.

"Indeed, Coal Turtle, release all your accumulated energy!"

The opponent immediately gave the command.

The Flying/Water-type Seagull is not afraid of Solar Beam, but this move's power is enough to drain a lot of its stamina.

If Yu Qingyu's side were Mosquito Toad King, the effect would definitely be better—too bad we can't switch.

As Seagull silently activated its rainfall trait, causing the sky to gather dark clouds, Coal Turtle's mouth quickly gathered a mass of green energy and immediately unleashed it toward the attack target.

"Tsk, too young."