svetikya Chapter 31 Changing Cats
Chapter 31 Changing Cats
Lin Chong was woken up by a phone call from Chen Xi.
He groped around on the bedside table with his eyes closed, slapping the two cats' faces with his forearm, waking them both up.
Lin Chong answered the phone and mumbled, "Hello, who is this?"
Chen Xi was shocked to hear that Lin Chong was sleeping.
"Dude, how can you still sleep? Look online, the internet is buzzing about you!"
Lin Chong opened his eyes a crack. It was 23:55 PM. He had set his alarm for midnight, so it was time to wake up.
He rubbed his face, turned on the light, and watched as the two cats hid under the covers to avoid the light, then turned the light off again.
He took a few seconds to clear his head and then opened social media as Chen Xi had suggested.
On the trending topics list, the title "Mudu Early Enrollment" was at the top. Lin Chong scrolled down and found Chen Jun's article in the seventh position.
On the other end of the phone, Chen Xi's voice was excited: "I saw that video! You were actually accepted into Mudu College through open admissions! This has never happened before in the history of the college entrance examination!"
Mudu College...is publicly recruiting me?
Lin Chong paused for a moment, then clicked on the top video to watch.
Three minutes later, he asked Chen Xi.
"Is Mudu a top-tier university? I've never heard of it."
Chen Xi explained, "Mudu is a newly promoted elven academy, having only recently risen to the second tier. However, their largest shareholder is the Jiang Group, making them arguably the Federation's most promising academy to join the first tier in the near future!"
The Jiang Group... Jiang Qianxun?
Lin Chong wondered if the reason Mudu publicly recruited students wasn't just because of that article, but also because Jiang Qianxun was secretly pushing things along.
At this moment, Chen Xi asked.
"They seem to value you a lot, promising scholarships and even arranging a transfer for your sister. It's just that their faculty might not be as good as top-tier colleges..."
"What do you think? Do you want to go to Mudu?"
Chen Xi secretly hoped that Lin Chong could go to Qingshui with her, so that the two of them could look after each other at the new college.
Lin Chong thought for a moment and replied, "I'll wait until after the college entrance exam. I'll go to whichever offers the best deal."
The two chatted for a while longer, and Chen Xi mentioned that after Lin Chong's online reputation reversed, the attitudes of his classmates in the group towards him changed, especially Wei Zhiyuan, who had all left the group...
Lin Chong didn't pay attention to any of that. After hanging up the phone, he glanced at the time—00:02, exactly.
He opened the store panel and looked through each item without missing a single one.
Fire-type "Burning Mark", Dragon-type "Falcon Scale", Water-type "Heavenly Flood"... are all very powerful moves, but neither Meowth nor Black Cat can use them.
Lin Chong's expected "evolution stone" was also missing; the store probably didn't have that item.
Finally, his gaze settled on the only Grass-type move of the season—"Spore".
The price is 5000 Kingdom Coins. Because Lin Chong has been busy training his Pokémon for the past month and hasn't accumulated many Kingdom Coins, he now only has a little over 7000 Kingdom Coins left.
Buying "Spores" would bankrupt him, but in the current situation, maximizing Meow Meow's combat power is what Lin Chong needs to do.
He took out a skill stone, placed it on the head of the half-asleep cat, and whispered.
"Sorry, I couldn't find a way to help you evolve. Today's opponents will be very strong."
"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you."
A flash of white light, and Miaomiao's paw twitched. It didn't respond to Lin Chong's words, but simply turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
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Lin Chong got up at eight o'clock in the morning.
He put the two cats into the Gulu Ball and carried them with him. He found Xiaoxi and Old Man Zhou at a steamed bun shop outside the gymnasium.
He took the steamed bun from Xiaoxi and handed the ball containing the little black cat to her.
Old Zhou, who was drinking porridge nearby, glanced at him and said indifferently.
"What, you're not going to hold back anymore? I thought you were going to use that black cat to beat everyone."
Lin Chong smiled and said, "I'll leave Xiaoxi and the black cat in your care."
The old man snorted, lowered his head to drink his porridge, and stopped looking at Lin Chong.
Xiaoxi, holding the Gulu Ball, pumped her fist in encouragement for Lin Chong: "Brother, I'll cheer you on!"
Lin Chong agreed and turned to walk towards the gymnasium.
Upon entering a side hall, the remaining 125 candidates, including Lin Chong, gathered there.
Chen Xi and Chen Bao came over one after another to greet him, and Jiang Qianxun also waved to him from a corner of the side hall.
These people are the true elite trainers of this year's college entrance examination. No matter how they perform next, having reached this point, they have already taken one foot into the gates of top-tier colleges.
Not long after, two referees, each holding a match list, walked side by side into the side hall.
One of them spoke first.
"First of all, congratulations on advancing to today's competition. Your outstanding performance has been witnessed by all. I believe that you will definitely become excellent and powerful trainers in the future, shining brightly throughout the Federation."
Another referee chimed in.
"Now I will announce the list of players for the first round of today's matches. Since there are an odd number of players, one player will receive a bye."
"The first match is between Ding Chengxun and Hong Junzhe..."
"The second match is between Chen Bao and..."
As each name was called by the referee, the candidates, who were already somewhat familiar with those around them, exchanged smiles with their opponents.
Compared to the second day, the atmosphere of today's competition was different because everyone was no longer under pressure to advance, and the atmosphere among them was more friendly.
Before long, Lin Chong heard his name.
"Match 19: Lin Chong vs. Shao Feng."
As the voice faded, the other examinees in the side hall all glanced at Lin Chong.
The reason is simple: Shao Feng is the fourth candidate to evolve a Pokémon this year. He is a Swallowtail Otter with extremely excellent defense, and he was not even seriously injured in the competition in the past two days.
Those who are standing here are all discerning enough to see that Lin Chong's black cat is good at speed but not strength, and that encountering such an opponent would likely be disastrous.
Lin Chong stood there without reacting, but Shao Feng walked over first, smiling and patting him on the shoulder.
"Brother, please give me your guidance and go easy on me."
Although he spoke modestly, this person clearly had Lin Chong completely under his thumb.
The candidates who had good connections with each other whispered among themselves.
"It's a pity. After the online opinion reversed, I actually quite liked Lin Chong."
"It was really bad luck to run into Shao Feng, otherwise he might have been able to last a few more rounds."
Lin Chong exchanged a few quiet words with Shao Feng before walking to a corner to rest.
Chen Xi quietly approached, glanced at the Gulu Ball on his waist, and whispered, "Changed it?"
Lin Chong understood immediately and nodded in response, "Changed."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xi smiled mysteriously.
Others might not know that Lin Chong was hiding her true abilities, but didn't she know?
That Meowth was already giving her Chillie trouble in its initial form. If it were a Swallowtail Otter that was weak to Grass, what good would it do to evolve it?
Even before the match started, Chen Xi was already looking forward to seeing the surprised expressions on the other people's faces when they saw Lin Chong switch Pokémon on the spot!