Not long after, the top ten students in the class were officially confirmed.
Subsequently, some other students tried to battle these top ten students.
Among them, a female student who had trained a Beautifly, seeing that Chen Kai seemed to only have a Grovyle, chose to challenge him.
As a result, Chen Kai commanded his Grovyle, and still easily defeated the Beautifly with the "Quick Attack" plus "Malicious Pursuit" tactic.
"I feel... it's not as good as Butterfree," Chen Kai said, rubbing his chin in thought.
The female student opposite was already sad because her beloved Pokemon had lost, and hearing Chen Kai's words made her even sadder, so she hugged her Beautifly and ran off crying.
"Alright, Kai Ge! So ruthless, you have the style of our profession!" Huang Mao ran over with a grin, intimately putting his arm around Chen Kai's shoulder.
After Huang Mao was defeated by Su Yuexi earlier, he immediately ran to heal his Dwebble, and upon returning, he picked one of the top ten students to challenge.
This student was originally Huang Mao's close friend, and Huang Mao sincerely said to him:
"I'm sorry, brother. I really feel bad, but since we've chosen to become Trainers, we are destined to constantly challenge ourselves, challenge others, and also accept challenges from others."
Huang Mao's words made this student laugh and cry:
"Damn it, you're saying it so grandiosely, isn't it just because my Pokemon is a Staravia!"
Subsequently, the Staravia was knocked out by a few "Rock Slide" attacks from Dwebble, and Huang Mao thus re-entered the top ten.
It made Huang Mao's close friend grit his teeth in anger, yet he was helpless.
After a while longer, all the students who wanted to challenge had completed their challenges, and besides Huang Mao, no one else won, so the list of the top ten was finalized.
They were Chen Kai, Huang Mao, Wang Yi, Bai Jin, Qin Ying, Yelena, Su Yuexi, and three other students Chen Kai was not very familiar with.
They were student Zhao Wenbin with a Squirtle, student Ma Yi Feng who trained a Tepig, and student Zhong Cong with a Kricketune.
Squirtle and Tepig were the only two starter Pokemon in the class besides Chen Kai's Grovyle.
It must be said that starter Pokemon are indeed very suitable for new Trainers. Student Zhao Wenbin and Ma Yi Feng had raised their Pokemon quite well; it looked like they would evolve soon.
As for student Zhong Cong's Kricketune, it mainly possessed the hidden ability "Technician," which boosts the power of weaker moves, which is why it stood out from other students' Pokemon.
Teacher Xu was very satisfied with this group of students; they were full of vitality and courage, the best group he had ever taught.
Especially Su Yuexi's rather easy wins in this series of battles surprised Teacher Xu even more.
In Teacher Xu's impression, Su Yuexi had always been timid and fearful, and when she battled his Spidops before, she didn't show any outstanding performance, so why was her Gloom's level so high, and its strength seemed to be good too?
Perhaps even Su Yuexi herself couldn't figure it out.
Teacher Xu then had the other students return to the classroom to rest, leaving these ten, and began to explain relevant matters:
"The competition is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, and the location is in the county town. Everyone needs to stay in the county town on Thursday night, so remember to tell your parents.
Teacher knows that you are all somewhat nervous, after all, this is a rare opportunity to participate in a competition in the county town, and everyone wants to perform well. However, Teacher wants to tell you, don't be too nervous, just relax.
Just treat this as a trip to the county town, and participate in a competition incidentally.
Believe in yourselves, you are all the best!"
Teacher Xu's words were very encouraging, and Su Yuexi, who was already nervous, felt much better after hearing them, unconsciously loosening her hand that had been clutching her clothes.
As for the other students, class monitor Wang Yi stood at the front the whole time, listening attentively to Teacher Xu.
The other eight, however, looked nonchalant, and Huang Mao even looked around while preparing to pick his nose.
When Teacher Xu saw Huang Mao, he felt his fists clench, and he waved his hand, saying, "You all go back and rest first, Wang Tianxiang, stay, I'll give you extra training alone."
"Ah! Why?!" Huang Mao exclaimed, his face full of disbelief, wiping his hands on his clothes as he spoke.
Teacher Xu could no longer hold back:
"Why? Do you really not have a clue? Bug-type moves don't have an advantage against Grass/Poison types, didn't I teach you that?
Memorize the type effectiveness chart tonight, or I'll stay with you all night, don't even think about leaving after school!"
"Ah! No!!!" Huang Mao let out a wail.
Chen Kai and the others were already used to it and directly ignored his screams, leaving straight away.
During evening self-study, Su Yuexi saw Exeggcute and happily said, "Exeggcute, you've recovered! Seeing you healthy now makes me happy from the bottom of my heart!"
Exeggcute also liked Su Yuexi, seemingly knowing she had helped it, and happily circled around Su Yuexi: "Egg, egg!" (Thank you, thank you!)
Standing aside, Chen Kai looked at this warm scene, his heart full of gratitude.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he quickly and carefully took out a stone from his backpack—it was the Root Fossil he had found earlier—and handed it to Su Yuexi: "Su Yuexi, thank you so much. I don't even know how to thank you, please take this!"
Su Yuexi didn't look at what Chen Kai was handing her, and waved her hand a bit awkwardly: "Chen Kai, you really don't have to, I just did a small thing within my capabilities, it's really nothing big."
Chen Kai, however, insisted on putting the fossil into Su Yuexi's hand, saying seriously: "From our perspective, this is not a small thing. If it weren't for you, there's no telling when Exeggcute would have recovered. Don't decline, just take it!"
After some back and forth, Su Yuexi really couldn't refuse Chen Kai, so she had to accept the fossil.
The fossil's surface had clear and unique textures, as if containing ancient mysteries, shimmering with a mysterious glow under the light.
Although Su Yuexi thought the fossil was beautiful, she didn't know its value. She looked at the fossil, then at Chen Kai and Exeggcute, and a warm smile appeared on her face: "Alright, then thank you. Actually, I didn't think much at the time, I just helped out. I'll make more pastries these next few days and bring them to Grovyle and Exeggcute."
Exeggcute heard this and cried out excitedly: "Egg!" (I like pastries!)
Chen Kai reminded her: "Oh, by the way, if you're free this weekend, you can go to Da City with Huang Mao and find Zhao Jie, the one you met during the October 1st holiday."
Su Yuexi looked puzzled: "Huh? What does that mean?"
Chen Kai decided to keep her in suspense. He was worried that if Su Yuexi knew this fossil could revive Pokemon, and then learned about the preciousness of fossil Pokemon, she would return the fossil to him, so he said, "You'll know when you go."
This left Su Yuexi completely bewildered.
