Pokémon, but cultural invasion.

You'd better not be absent from your Pokémon's growth journey.

"A guide is just a guide; trainers must have their own thoughts."

The pink font is everywhere; Qishu seems to have an unusually large number of annotations.

Quanshu read a few pages; not all of her annotations were useful. Some seemed to be her reflections and complaints from the day she read them.

"So hungry, I want to eat cake... I need to manage my figure... I want to eat cake..."

"Meetings, meetings, meetings all day long, I'm fed up with the formalism of the Parthian Union."

When was this written?

Electric-type Pokémon's greatest enemy is Ground-type. Perhaps Qishu once tried to find battle inspiration through this training notebook?

Quanshu was too lazy to think about it anymore; anyway, this notebook was useful enough for him.

I was just about to buy some training supplies online via Dragon Express when job postings started popping up non-stop.

"Several applicants have already applied for the programming position so quickly?"

Quanshu was pleasantly surprised, perhaps because the salary he offered was not low, as he received multiple replies within a few tens of minutes.

Although he had already put half of his backside on the bench of capital, he really couldn't bring himself to exploit his employees all at once.

After all, he was a coder in his previous life, and only he knew the hardships he endured.

Furthermore, Izumi is confident that this game will be a huge success.

Plants vs. Zombies, a classic game on Earth, has managed to become popular again on the internet more than a decade after its release, thanks to its hybrid version, Extreme Ascension, which has given it a second life. This success is due to its solid quality.

If the quality of the game is affected by a little bit of profit, then it would be a loss.

Quanshu asked each of the applicants a few questions.

Why doesn't the official programming language of the league support multiple inheritance?

How to create a thread-safe singleton in a programming language using double-checked locking?

...

The problem wasn't difficult; it was a byproduct of Quanshu learning the world's programming languages.

In my previous life, it would have been insignificant to my colleagues.

However, the applicants' performance was unsatisfactory.

Neither the time they spent thinking nor the final answer they arrived at satisfied Izumi.

It's normal for one person to act this way, but it's puzzling that all the job applicants are like this.

"Could it be that because bosses in this world rarely exploit their employees, everyone's work potential hasn't been unleashed?"

Quanshu conjured up a guess that was very likely the truth.

The welfare and labor protection laws in the Pokémon world are so comprehensive that programmers don't have to worry about hair loss at a young age.

It's common knowledge that bald people automatically become stronger.

Therefore, the overall skill level of programmers in this world is not as good as in the previous world.

"Go back and wait for further instructions."

Having figured this out, Izumi dismissed the applicants. If they couldn't find suitable team members within the next two days, they would have to choose the best among the worst.

Chapter 15 Training

The playground of Zhijiang No. 3 Middle School.

Class teacher Xu Hai watched as each student injected the medicine into their Pokémon, a look of satisfaction on his face.

Fighting and striving alongside your own little spirit is what youth should be like.

As for how many of them will be able to get into Trainer High School?

Xu Hai shook his head slightly. That's not important. What's important is not leaving any regrets for himself.

"Goo~"

The owl behind him turned its head and looked toward a corner at the edge of the playground.

The boy directed Saltstone Treasure, whose body occasionally flashed with white light as he practiced quite diligently.

"Nighthawks, it's been years since we've seen this kind of simple training method, hasn't it?"

Xu Hai was somewhat surprised. In his memory, this kid's family was of average means, and he should be able to afford some cheap supplements if he gritted his teeth.

Judging from the way he took out a thermos to give Salt Stone a drink, he has most likely given up on spending money on the path to becoming a trainer.

"Without strong medicine to strengthen his body, and without active agents to accelerate recovery, he will only fall further and further behind in each training session."

Xu Hai's extensive experience allowed him to foresee the student's fate.

If the opponent chooses a Fighting-type Pokémon, he might try to dissuade them.

Because the physical strength of a Fighting-type Pokémon directly determines whether the student can stay on the construction site to work as a mortar worker after graduation.

Given the same salary, employers will definitely prefer the employee who can do more work.

However, the employment of Rock-type Pokémon requires more control over Rock-type energy and does not place much emphasis on physical attributes.

Xu Hai is a conscientious homeroom teacher.

It's already a very difficult thing for students from ordinary families to get into a trainer academy, so his advice to students always takes into account their future career development paths.

Xu Hai even implicitly approves of people like Quan Shu who are unwilling to spend money, as long as it doesn't affect their future employment.

He felt that people who spend a lot of money to force themselves to become trainers are not much different from those in the old society who emptied their parents' savings to buy a house for marriage.

But once you buy a house, whether you get married or not, the house will always be there.

If you don't become a trainer, all your investment in this path will be wasted.

"Practice your moves more and work hard."

Xu Hai patted the student on the shoulder to encourage him, then turned and left.

Spring Tree: ?

He didn't know what was wrong with Lao Xu today, and his attention quickly returned to practicing the moves.

In the short term, he only had Saltstone practice two moves: "Slam" and "Harden," which he could learn at birth.

Xin Li's breeding guide offers many solutions to improve the slow growth problem of the Saltstone family.

Making good use of impact is one of the easiest and quickest methods to learn.

Although it cannot change direction during an impact, making it less agile, it is sufficient for battles of beginner Pokémon.

Using collisions to compensate for speed deficiencies is a fairly common trick, but it works particularly well for Pokémon like Saltstone.

Other Pokémon need to consider how to maintain their balance after a collision and how to dissipate the force to prevent themselves from falling, but Saltstone does not.

Its stone body wouldn't suffer much damage even if it hit the ground.

"Boom!"

With a muffled thud, a small crater was created in the grass, and Saltstone, still reeling from the impact, rolled forward several times before coming to a stop.

The only thing to be careful about is not to smash yourself into the ground and become unable to move.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Quanshu unscrewed the thermos; the liquid inside was yellowish-green and had a peculiar, refreshing fragrance.

This is a mixed fruit juice he prepared according to the guide, with the main ingredients including citrus fruit, grapefruit, and blue mandarin orange, and a little sugar added for flavoring.

Out of curiosity, Quanshu tried a bite, and it tasted very good.

Saltstone Treasure also really likes this juice.

Xinli stated that the specially made fruit juice can be customized according to the different flavors of Pokémon, similar to energy cubes.

But Izumi was rather honest and, believing he didn't have that kind of talent, strictly followed the original version.

"The training will become tougher in the following period."

Impact compensates for the lack of speed, while hardening makes the advantage of high defensive capabilities even more prominent.

Hardening is also the ticket to the "Iron Wall".

The moves that Pokémon master are not isolated; many moves of the same type have a clear progression path.

The most classic moves are fire-type moves, which evolve from "Spark" to "Flame Spray", then to "Flame Jet", and finally to "Fire Blast".

It's impossible to skip the spark and directly learn the Big Flame, just like you have to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division before learning calculus.

"Sata!"

Saltstone nodded in response, and at the same time, a layer of light appeared on its body surface.

Three or four seconds later, the layer of light actually took on a slightly metallic texture.

Holding the timer, Izumi said, "Four seconds and thirty-eight."

It took Salt Stone a full four seconds from the start of hardening to the completion of the strengthening process, which was too slow.

In battle, it's like having to control yourself for three or four seconds, with the risk of being interrupted at any time.

Anyone who has played MOBA games knows that being controlled for half a second during a team fight feels like an eternity.

"High risk, high reward..."

Once the enhancement is successful, the combat power will experience a leap forward.

"No wonder Qishu commented: 'The best enhancement is the one that goes unnoticed.'"

Izumi isn't in a hurry; as her proficiency with hardening techniques increases, the time required will become shorter and shorter.

"You've practiced quite well."

At this moment, Wang Hao walked over, accompanied by the confident Wan Li.

"Are Mars Pharmaceuticals really that effective? He's gotten so much bigger in just one day!"

Quanshu looked up and down at the changes in his wrist strength, marveling at them.

Being physically strong is an advantage in battle, as it makes you more resistant to damage.

Hearing this, Wang Hao was a little embarrassed. He honestly said, "Actually, we did some impact resistance training yesterday, and the swelling in my wrists hasn't gone down yet."

"Let's not talk about that. A few people in my class want to have a match after school today. Do you want to go?"

New trainers love nothing more than a thrilling battle.

Even in another world, there is a fine tradition among friends in the same town to step on each other's heads after getting the starter Pokémon.

It's quite rare that this group of restless young people has held back until now to organize a confrontation.

Of course, Izumi will not participate in battles where the benefits of winning are minimal and the losses would negatively impact the Pokémon's mood and training motivation.

"I'll pass, you guys have fun."

"Ok."

Wang Hao could understand, after all, he had caught a Rock-type Pokémon.

Grass-type Pokémon are the majority among ordinary students, making them vulnerable in battles.

Battles between classmates tend to end quickly, but it's not uncommon for someone to accidentally inflict serious injury due to elemental advantage.

If you're unlucky, you might have to take it to the Pokémon Hospital, which is another extra expense.

...

Evening, Dark Grey City.

Izumi took an orange-yellow disc from Dragonite, who was wearing a postman's hat.

The "Stealth Rock" move learner also comes with a wristband-like accessory.

"It feels so good to be rich."

Quanshu stared at the CD in his hand. He absolutely couldn't afford similar tutorial items on Earth.

Because of the need to allocate ample funds for game development, spending money is always a difficult task.