Chương 14: A Wonderful School Life Begins with Spending Money

"The scenery is quite nice."

Seemingly sensing Lu Sha's excitement, Gadriya's lips curled up slightly.

She didn't rush to check out the other facilities, but instead followed Lu Sha's wishes, carrying him straight to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

I stood quietly, watching him gaze out the window, taking in the magnificent view of Tianguan Mountain in the distance.

"Click! (If I could lie here every day, basking in the sun and taking a nap, that would be absolutely amazing!)" Lu Sha's eyes lit up, and her short finger pointed to the side where there was a beanbag chair that looked so inviting that you wanted to sink into it.

At this moment, he was already planning his future life of lying down.

Looking around, the living room alone is over a hundred square meters in size, and it is fully equipped with all kinds of top-notch smart furniture. Even the carpet is a hand-woven Mali wool product.

This is... just a student dormitory?

If this is the daily routine of academic trainers, then what about the hardships and sleepless nights of traveling trainers?

The number of travel-oriented trainers is larger, but high-level and even mid-to-high-level trainers are almost all from academic backgrounds, and pure travel-oriented trainers are extremely rare.

After all, besides training and battling, resources are even more important in raising Pokémon.

With the right resources, you can create one Elite Four Pokémon in a year.

But whether the Pokémon you create will obey you, and whether you can command them properly, is another matter entirely.

Lu Sha pulled Jia Deliya along and took a good look at the dormitory where they might be living for a long time.

The most eye-catching feature of the dormitory is the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, but the most luxurious feature is the 50-square-meter Pokémon training room and the kitchen that looks very professional.

The kitchen is fully equipped with all kinds of equipment, including a machine for making advanced energy cubes.

However, neither Cattleya nor Lu Sha were pet owners, so they only glanced at it and then ignored it.

After walking around for a while, Lu Sha's excitement had mostly dissipated.

Sensing that Lu Sha's excitement had subsided, Jia Deliya sat down in a lounge chair by the French windows, sitting upright and exuding a ladylike air.

Lu Sha lay lazily on her lap.

Seeing that Gadriya took out the tablet issued by the academy and began identity verification, he paid no more attention and instead comfortably closed his eyes, enjoying the warmth of the morning sun.

That's the good thing about being a Pokémon; you never offend humans no matter what.

Just like how no matter how much a 3-year-old child acts like a hooligan, an older sister will only treat him as a child.

"Take a look at this."

Feeling a gentle tap on his dorsal fin, Lu Sha opened his slightly narrowed eyes a crack.

Following Gadria's fingertip, I turned my gaze to the lit screen.

[Benefits for Zhuqing Academy Students] 【1. 月度对战考核根据排名， 可获得不同点数的积分奖励。 第1名奖励1000积分， 第2-5名500积分... 第400-500名10积分】 【2. 季度野外考核根据排名，...， 第一名奖励1万积分， 第2-5名5000积分... 第400-500名100积分】 [3. Annual Tianguan Mountain Survival Assessment...] [4. Points will be awarded to those who achieve outstanding results in the Sinnoh Academy Cup, Regional Tournaments, World Academy Cup, and World Trainer Championship...] 【…】 At a glance, the rewards are mostly related to points.

"Click! (What can I do with these points?)"

"You can exchange for some rare resources or rare Pokémon. Jubilee Academy is the best trainer academy in the Sinnoh region, and you can exchange for almost all resources and Pokémon."

Cattleya explained softly, and then opened the points redemption page.

This page is like entering a Taobao store, with a dazzling array of listings that can be overwhelming.

The homepage alone is eye-catching enough.

[Premium Dragon Fang: 50 points; Inventory: 1] Premium Soft Sand: 20 points; Stock: 4 High-grade Dragon's Fang: 5000 points; Inventory: 31 [Medium-grade Dragon's Fang: 400 points; Inventory: 134] [Eevee Pokémon Egg: 6000 points; Inventory: 27] [Boplman Pokémon Egg: 1 points; Inventory: 12] Gible Pokémon Egg: 10 points; Inventory: 2 【…】

"Click! (What can we do with 500 points?)" Lu Sha pointed to the points balance displayed in the upper left corner; these 500 points were a reward for a perfect score on the written test.

If it were any other freshman, the number would still be 0.

The academy has really good stuff, they even have Gible Pokémon eggs.

However, if you rely solely on the points awarded in the assessment, even if you maintain first place for a whole year, it would still take a year to accumulate enough points to exchange for a Gible Pokémon egg, not to mention the subsequent training resources.

Premium soft sand is more expensive than Gible Pokémon eggs, and with more stock available, there's definitely a reason for the higher price.

Even if Lu Sha didn't understand Pokémon training, he could guess that the majority of the money was spent on training.

"Click! (It doesn't look like it's prepared for ordinary students, it's more like empty promises!)" Lu Sha muttered.

But then again.

For the average student, with three years of hard work, it's still possible to collect an egg from one of the starter Pokémon, which is quite cost-effective.

After all, it was given away for free.

"With 500 points, there probably aren't many things you can buy."

Caldelia wasn't sure either, so she stretched out her finger and selected a filter.

The selection criteria include points below 500, and Ground and Dragon types are available.

After filtering, a large number of items disappeared, leaving only a few pages of choices.

[Advanced Ground-type Energy Block: 1 point/box; Stock: Unlimited] The first one is an old friend.

He wasn't familiar with the other types of land sand, but he knew quite a bit about the staple food they ate every day.

Based on Alliance Coins, one box costs 10, 000 Alliance Coins.

So, 1 point corresponds to 1 Alliance Coins?

Wow, that's amazing!

If you calculate it that way, you'd have to give students hundreds of millions in welfare every month.

Lu Sha clicked his tongue in amazement.

The purchasing power of the Alliance Coin is quite high; compared to the currency in my previous life, its purchasing power is exactly 1: 1.

However, anything related to Pokémon is generally more expensive; even the most basic Poké Ball costs 100 yuan.

Suppressing her various thoughts, Lu Sha continued reading.

[Lower Grade Soft Sand: 10 points; Stock: 5351] [Low-grade Dragon Fang: 20 points; Inventory: 1589]

"Would you like to buy these two? The lower-grade ones are just right for your current stage and can accelerate your growth," Cattleya suggested.

"Click! (Let's see what else is more suitable.)" Lu Sha shook her head.

Dragon Fang and Soft Sand contain a large amount of Dragon-type and Ground-type energy respectively, and their normal effect is to enhance the power of the corresponding type moves.

However, if you feed it directly to a Pokémon, it can grow rapidly through digestion.

Cynthia's Roseradore consumed a large amount of similar treasures.

Furthermore, since Grass-type Pokémon absorb energy more easily than other types, even if a large amount of resources are poured in, Roserade's potential loss is not significant.

After all, while Cynthia's family has abundant resources, they wouldn't ruin a talented Pokémon just to create hype.

The ability to quickly absorb energy and grow is also part of one's talent.

Accumulating energy in Pokémon is simple; the key is breaking through bottlenecks.

After level 20, there is a bottleneck every 10 levels, so different levels are divided into different levels.

To break through the bottleneck, one generally needs to achieve the required level of attribute mastery.

Generally speaking, most Pokémon have gym-level talent, and only beyond that do they need to rely on raw talent and resources.

However, having the talent to reach the dojo level is one thing, but accidents often happen during actual practice.

Just like how everyone is born with the talent to score over 650 on the college entrance exam, but due to various reasons along the way, the final score may be higher or lower.

There are even quite a few Pokémon that don't take this path at all and prefer to lie down and relax.

Normally, wild Pokémon are less likely to reach their potential limit than domesticated ones.

"Then let's continue reading."

Caldelia wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, the points were useless to her and were used to help Lu Sha grow, so Lu Sha could make the decision.

[High-grade Ground-type Gem: 100 points; Inventory: 8613] [High-grade Dragon Gem: 200 points; Inventory: 1974] High-grade gemstones are quite valuable!

Lu Sha clicked his tongue inwardly. Right now, there was still a high-level super-powerful gem lying in his system space.

The rarity of Psychic-type is similar to that of Dragon-type, so his Psychic Gem is worth at least 200 points.

The question now is whether ground-type gems or soft sand offer him a better value.

The price ratio is 10 to 1, but the energy content and ease of absorption must also be taken into account.

If you don't really need to buy anything, just buy a few of everything to try it out.

With that thought in mind, Lu Sha continued reading.

Further down are the training notes of some famous trainers.

The academy's courses will teach the common sense and general skills of trainers.

However, some exclusive training tips can only be purchased with points.

However, these manuals are not expensive. Most of them are training tips from gym leaders, and the majority are worth between 10 and 300 points.

Lu Sha noticed that the screen suddenly stopped scrolling and was puzzled for a second before seeing the text name in the center of the screen.

Tips for building a Ground-type team centered around Garchomp Author: Kikuno

"Click? (You want to buy this? It costs 300 points!)" Despite possessing superpowers, Cattleya is determined to build a ground team centered around her.

Something feels off.

"But these are the training tips from King Kikuno, which will definitely be helpful to your growth."

Cattleya placed her slender fingers on the entry, appearing somewhat hesitant.

She is a rookie trainer who knows nothing about training Ground-type Pokémon except for her own psychic abilities.

The few things Lu Sha knew about trainers were just some common knowledge and how to train Psychic-type Pokémon, which were completely useless to Lu Sha.

There are countless different training methods even for different Pokémon of the same type.

Not to mention the different attributes and different types, they are completely different.

She didn't want to hinder Lu Sha's growth.

"Click! (If you want to buy it, just buy it. It's a free 500 points anyway, and I don't really need anything else. Besides, I don't know how to get stronger quickly.)" Lu Sha stretched out her short hand and directly clicked on the purchase page, readily agreeing to the purchase.

He only has memories of his past life; he's not a trainer who has been reborn.

This money should be spent on buying materials!

The next second, the page entered the facial recognition verification process.

Even more decisive than Lu Sha, Cattleya leaned closer, nodded and shook her head to pass the verification.

"Click! (Alright, let's see how to train Gible, and then decide how to spend the remaining 200 points!)" Lu Sha made the decision and, together with Cattleya, opened the electronic version of the training notes.