Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

"I definitely didn't lower the difficulty level today."

Xia Bo muttered to himself.

His fingers moved faster and faster, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Yes, the weighted scoring system wasn't implemented, the point values ​​weren't changed, and even the questions were randomly selected from a pool of difficult problems...

He glanced at the three of them again, his eyes now showing a hint of scrutiny.

"It's really weird."

Yes.

He, Xia Bo, knew very well how outrageously difficult his written test was.

Very few people can pass.

But so what?

Anyway, the league didn't stipulate that gym exams can't include questions that are beyond the curriculum, right?

The problem is, we can't just pass them all.

After all, it's impossible to fail to pass a challenge every month; otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to the league.

So when he's in a good mood, he'll secretly adjust the "weighted score" in the backend system.

Lower the passing score by ten or so points and let in one or two challengers who seem agreeable.

Available today.

He was clearly in a bad mood; he didn't adjust anything.

Upon opening the exam information, Xia Bo's finger suddenly stopped on the tablet.

The screen prominently displayed the list of challengers—one person passed today.

one person?

He looked up and rubbed his eyes again.

There are clearly three people here!

And the score was... 100 points?!

"You got them all right?"

He asked, his tone tinged with disbelief.

If you can get them all right, why would you even bother challenging the gym?

After all, he had carefully selected this question.

If you could get a perfect score... then why bother being a trainer when most elementary school dropouts can do it?

Why not come here to do research!

Xiao Zhi nodded.

Blair was skeptical, and he swiped his finger across the tablet a few more times.

I confirmed that there were no other challengers, that the system had no loopholes, and that I wasn't so senile that I would forget how I adjusted the difficulty.

But everything is normal.

The system is working properly, the questions are working properly, and the scores are working properly.

Aside from one person who scored full marks, there was an anomaly that three people appeared on the battlefield at the same time.

No, that's not right.

Something's definitely wrong here!

It's so itchy!

My brain is working again!

Blair subconsciously scratched his head, about to cool down his CPU.

But then I remembered that I was wearing a wig.

He quickly lowered his hand as if nothing had happened, but Xia had already seen through his little gesture.

Xiaoxia's lips twitched slightly, and she used all her strength to hold back her laughter.

Xiao Zhi didn't notice any of this.

His attention was not on Blaine's hair at all, but on the place itself.

He looked around at the ordinary white lines, the ordinary lights, and the ordinary plastic seats.

The expression on his face became increasingly difficult to conceal.

"that……"

Ash finally couldn't help but speak, his tone filled with obvious disappointment.

"Excuse me, is this the arena for the dojo battles?"

Before Blaine could answer, Ash added another sentence.

"Wasn't the Crimson Lotus Gym's battle arena supposed to be quite unique? I thought we could fight in a volcano..."

His eyes were filled with the words "That's it."

Upon hearing this, Xia Bo's hand paused on the tablet for a moment.

He squinted.

His gaze, which had initially been filled with confusion, gradually sharpened.

He sized up the boy in the baseball cap in front of him, then glanced at Xiaoxia and Xiaogang beside him, his mind racing.

First, he made sure he was okay.

Secondly, the question itself is also fine.

So the problem must lie with these three people!

And then there were the subtle hints about the battlefield from the person in front of him…

There's no doubt about it!

This is the kind of people the league is dealing with! They're trying to trap you!

After all, this isn't the first time those guys in the league have pulled this kind of trick.

All I did was fight a few battles in the crater, frighten a few trainers, and make the volcano a little more active, almost causing it to erupt a few times.

As for testing yourself again and again!

Is it really necessary?!

Thinking of this, Xia Bo's back tensed slightly.

“Absolutely not!” he denied righteously. “How could our Crimson Lotus Dojo do such a dangerous thing? Challenger, you’re just overthinking it.”

"But we saw it online—"

Xiao Gang was about to take out the encyclopedia.

"It's all lies online!" Xia Bo declared firmly, slamming his hand on the table, making the cups clink. "That's all nonsense. The internet isn't above the law. I've already given them a serious warning!"

After saying that, he quickly turned around and faced Xiaozhi, his expression abruptly changing from righteous indignation to a kind face.

"By the way, this alliance investigator..."

He bit his tongue in time.

"Ahem, I mean, this trainer, since you say you're here to challenge the gym, then who are these two...?"

He glanced suspiciously at Xiaoxia and Xiaogang.

"We're here to watch the game."

Xiaoxia replied.

"Watching is good, watching is great!"

Xia Bo nodded without saying anything more, but he had already silently labeled the three people in his mind.

There's no doubt about it; this is a sting operation with two people responsible for recording and providing cover.

To fool myself, this setup is damn luxurious!

If I hadn't seen the score sheet for that perfect theory test beforehand, I probably would have led them to the hot training ground I had just repaired.

Wouldn't that mean catching the suspect red-handed?

Looking at the three of them, Xia Bo tentatively asked a question.

"I see. It seems the work of the alliance... isn't easy either!"

Xiao Zhi blinked, looking completely bewildered.

"Alliance? What does this have to do with the alliance?"

"Pikachu?"

Seeing the three people's reactions, Xia Bo sneered inwardly.

Ah!

It was terrible, utterly terrible.

You have far too many flaws!

First of all, can an ordinary trainer get a perfect score on a theoretical knowledge test?

That's a lie.

He had spent so many years on Red Lotus Island and had seen countless challengers, but very few could score over 90 on the written test.

A perfect score could only mean that someone within the league got the answers beforehand.

Secondly, the moment you walk in, the first thing you say is "the lava arena." Would a normal person do that?

They clearly came prepared!