Chương 8: This is called cooperation

According to her exam number, Gadriya was in exam room 4.

The numbers are not auspicious, but the man and the shark have already secured victory and don't care about superstition.

After placing Lu Sha in the deserted sand outside the exam room window, the two checked the battle plan one last time. With full confidence, Gadalia stepped into the exam room.

The classroom is spacious and bright, with each student having their own desk.

Caldelia looked around but didn't see the blonde figure she longed for, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

In her match against Cynthia, she only cared about the result, not the process.

With Lu Sha in charge of the process, she has no chance of losing.

As long as she keeps Lu Sha firmly under her control, she will definitely win.

Before Cattleya could return to her seat, a furious shout suddenly came from behind her:

"Hey! Your name is Cattleya, right?"

"Um?"

Cattleya stopped, turned to the side, tilted her head in confusion, and looked at the purple-haired boy glaring at her.

Does he look somewhat familiar?

I think I've seen you somewhere before?

Her memory is far beyond that of ordinary people, but her brain automatically activates a filtering mechanism for insignificant passersby.

"I'm Raiji! We traded Pokémon two days ago!"

Seeing that bewildered look on his face, Lei Si was so angry that his teeth were itching.

The other person forgot about him, but how could he possibly forget?

That woman not only forcibly traded his Pokémon that day, but also humiliated him with her words and actions!

Taking a deep breath, Lei Si snorted coldly:

"Heh, forget it. I knew you were a low-level trainer just from the fact that you didn't want that obedient and excellent Gothic Pokémon, but instead wanted that useless Gible."

Lei Si gave himself a thumbs-up and shouted:

"Remember my name well. In the days to come, you will hear it countless times on the podium. You will regret your foolish decision to make that exchange, yet feel honored at the same time!"

At this point, a hint of satisfaction appeared on his face:

"As for you, just take that unruly giblet and watch me climb to the top!"

"oh."

Faced with this long string of impassioned taunts, Cattleya merely gave a perfunctory monosyllable before turning away with little interest and heading back to her seat.

Uninteresting people say uninteresting things.

She didn't pay a single punctuation mark to this pointless, utterly meaningless barking.

Just saying a single word to this kind of trash would pollute the surrounding air.

just.

The emotion emanating from the opponent's Poké Ball just now was one of calm and acceptance.

Since that's the case, then let's all be well.

The last trace of guilt in Cattleya's heart vanished at this moment.

"Damn it!!"

Being completely ignored once again, the frustration of punching cotton almost broke Lei Si's defenses on the spot.

Having been placed on high hopes by his family since childhood and idolized by his younger brother, he had never suffered such humiliation.

Just as he was about to rush up and argue with the teacher, the proctor walked into the classroom with his two-tailed monster hands.

"Quiet!"

The authoritative voice instantly silenced all the restlessness.

Lei Si had no choice but to give up and return to his examination seat.

"Please take your seats quickly. This written test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and has a time limit of 180 minutes. Enter your examination number to begin answering."

"The entire examination room will be under surveillance. Any attempt to cheat will result in immediate disqualification!"

As soon as the proctor finished speaking, all 200 electronic screens in the classroom lit up simultaneously.

The exam has officially begun.

With two cameras at the front and two at the back, not only human teachers supervising the exam, but also a two-tailed monster arm patrolling at all times, the invigilation environment can be described as extremely harsh.

But at this moment, Cattleya had no worries at all.

A mere professional-level Twin-Tailed Beast Hand would have no way of detecting any trace of her using superpowers.

Calmly typing her exam number, Gadriya skipped over a long list of tedious exam instructions and looked at the first question.

[Question 1: Which of the following Pokémon are NOT Dragon-type?] A. Garchomp; B. Charizard; C. Altaria; D. Flygon The girl frowned slightly as she looked at the options on the screen.

Garchomp is definitely a dragon, without a doubt.

Of the remaining three, Charizard sounds like a dragon, right?

Bluebird and dragonfly, they should both be Flying or Insect types, right?

Is one of them a distractor option?

Cattleya lowered her eyes and silently gave herself a prediction of 'D'.

With a slight thought, and using her cascading golden hair as a cover, a faint blue light shone in her eyes.

Meanwhile, outside the examination hall.

Lu Sha was idly digging for sandcastles in the sand.

Suddenly, a small patch of fine sand in front of me moved without wind, and under the guidance of my mental power, it quickly arranged itself into the words for the first test question.

Lu Sha almost burst out laughing after glancing at the four options.

Isn't this a free point question?

Without hesitation, he stretched out his short hand and, like swatting a fly, slapped away the pile of sand that represented option "B".

simple!

The one that looks most like a dragon is often not a dragon at all; this is common sense when making multiple-choice questions!

You agree, right? A fire/flying type Charizard.

On the other side, Cattleya stiffened slightly upon sensing that the psychic power of option B had been dispersed.

Eh?

Charizard isn't a Dragon-type?

Are all the Pokémon experts in Kanto brainless?

It's not a dragon, so why call it a fire-breathing dragon? Can't it be called a fire-breathing lizard?

Despite inwardly cursing, Gadalia had no doubt about Lu Sha's judgment and decisively steered the mouse to select option B.

[Question 2: Which of the following types is completely ineffective against Psychic-type moves?] A. Dark type; B. Fighting type; C. Poison type; D. Steel type I know how to do this!

Cattleya answered A immediately, but just to be on the safe side, she habitually repeated the exercise in the sand.

She was not completely at ease until the sand pile representing option A was pushed down by the land sand.

She is from a psychic family, while Lu Sha is a Gible with a Ground/Dragon type.

But she still believed that Lu Sha was more important than herself.

[Question 3: Which of the following Pokémon cannot fly?] A. Garchomp; B. Dodrio; C. Venusaur; D. Togekiss Is it A?

Cattleya hesitated slightly.

Of these four Pokémon, only Dodrio is not seen in the Sinnoh region; she has seen the other three.

Even if you've never met her, you know that Dodori is a Flying-type Pokémon from the Kanto region.

But she really didn't know if Garchomp could fly.

Can Ground-type Pokémon fly? Probably not.

The next second, Lu Sha gave feedback.

It's B!?

what?

Flying-type Pokémon can't fly? Ground-type Pokémon can fly?

Cattleya was confused.

In fact, the first 30 questions are all basic questions.

However, it is quite difficult for novice trainers who are just starting out.

Most trainers can't even memorize the type matchup chart, let alone some basic common sense.

As the progress bar advances, the difficulty increases sharply around question 40, as it begins to involve knowledge of specific characteristics.

Let alone a rookie trainer, even Lu Sha would have to think for a few seconds.

[Question 62: Which of the following characteristics does the Great Fanged Fox lack?] A. Simple; B. Honest; C. Unsettled; D. Intimidating Caitlia didn't even know what abilities were; her education didn't cover these at all, only information about psychic powers and psychic Pokémon.

Not to mention, she also had to choose the features that didn't exist.

Oh, the answer was D...

Caldelia checked option D expressionlessly, her mind completely blank.

She could guess half of the first 30 questions correctly, but at this stage, she was completely reduced to a tool who could only click the mouse.

Soon, we reached the last 30 questions.

But the 71st question took a sudden turn, which stumped Lu Sha.

[Question 71: Who discovered the method for evolving Eevee into Leafeon?] [A. Dr. Oki; B. Dr. Helan; C. Dr. Onoki; D. Dr. Qinglan] Lu Sha stared at the pile of names, completely bewildered.

Who are they?

Apart from the famous Professor Oak, he had never heard of any of the other names.

Is this a test on Pokémon knowledge or a test on modern academic history?

Lu Sha thought for a while.

Yeevee's evolved form was discovered in Sinnoh, so it's highly unlikely to be related to Professor Oak, thus eliminating option A!

Finally, Lu Sha scratched the back of his head with his short hands, unable to think of the answer to the question, and could only scatter the fifth sand pile.

This was his agreement with Cattleya, and the fifth option indicates that he didn't know either.

Caldelia didn't think much of it; she simply used her telekinesis to crush the sand block for option A and then selected option A.

It's quite remarkable that a Gible can know so much about Pokémon.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Cattleya breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that Lu Sha had something she didn't know.

Having such strong teammates can put a lot of pressure on her.

Next, it was her turn to perform!

Lu Sha didn't know the source of these points of knowledge, but she happened to know them all.

In order to cultivate her, her family told her countless stories of famous people's deeds and contributions, and even forced her to memorize them.

These are all her strengths.

But at the same time, Lu Sha on the other side was completely dumbfounded.

ha?

Professor Oak discovered the evolution of Leafeon?

Did Dr. Yamanashi discover the evolutionary method of the King Hippopotamus?

Is it true or not? It's probably all just unofficial history!

Lu Sha expressed her doubts, but still chose to trust Jia Deliya's knowledge.

He can get the first 70 questions right, but for the rest, it's up to Cattleya to do it all herself.

The three-hour written test, with the cooperation of one person and one shark, quickly came to an end, taking only one and a half hours.

There were 100 multiple-choice questions in total, and either Lu Sha answered instantly or Jia Deliya answered instantly.

The entire process requires almost no thinking time.

When they saw Gadriya get up and leave the examination room first, everyone was shocked.

While they're still racking their brains over the specialization questions, some people have already finished the exam?

"Are you kidding me! Such difficult questions, and she handed in her paper halfway through the exam?"

"Who is this deity?"

"Blonde hair... could she be Cynthia?"

"It's not Cynthia. Cynthia likes black clothes. She's wearing a white dress."

"..."

Hearing the commotion from the others, Lei Si, sitting in the back row, glanced at the screen where he had just reached question 41, gave a disdainful snort, and muttered under his breath:

"Ha, they must have given up because it was too difficult. They're hopeless!"

These words resonated with many of the other test-takers, who instantly felt relieved and cast disdainful or sympathetic glances at Gadriya's retreating figure.

At the same time, the proctor walked quickly to Gadalia's exam seat. It was just a routine check, but when he saw the score that popped up on the screen, his pupils suddenly contracted.

[Candidate Name: Gadria] Score: 100 Full marks!?

In just one and a half hours, he not only finished all the questions, but also got a perfect score?

With this kind of theoretical knowledge, you could easily skip a grade and go to the research institute of the neighboring Zhuqing University, right?

"Ahem! Quiet!"

The proctor took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, scanned the already restless examination room, and said in a deep voice:

"No whispering! Candidate Gadalia has completed the exam and has been immediately awarded 100 points by the system! All other candidates, please continue answering the questions as soon as possible!"

These words were like a depth charge, instantly turning the once noisy examination room into a deathly silence.

Full marks?

Or is it a perfect score for submitting the exam early?

"This is impossible!!!"

Lei Si's eyes widened suddenly, and he cried out in disbelief.

How could that woman who traded treasures for garbage possibly achieve such incredible results?

For the next while, he stared intently at the questions on the screen, his mind blank, unable to concentrate on answering them.