Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 859 Mt. Crown Trainer's Advanced Training Program

When Wu Song found Li Shuwen, he was drinking tea in the lounge at the Alliance headquarters.

Wu Song sat down in front of Li Shuwen and pushed the folder onto the table.

"I have something to ask you."

Li Shuwen put down his teacup and glanced at him: "What is it?"

Wusong tapped the folder cover with his fingertip: "An invitation from the Sky Crown Mountain Trainer Academy. They want to invite you to give a special open class."

Li Shuwen opened the folder, glanced at it, closed it, and nodded: "Okay."

Wusong leaned back: "Ever since your reputation as the Midas Touch spread, every Trainer School in the Sinnoh region has sent me an invitation."

"I've screened them all for you, rejected the rest, and only kept this one."

Li Shuwen reopened the folder and glanced at the school name: "Tianguanshan Trainer College... I think I've heard of this school before."

Wusong nodded. "It's a public school in the Sinnoh League, open to all of Sinnoh. Admission requires passing a written test and a Pokémon battle test, a double selection process."

"To ensure fairness and transparency, that's why I chose this school for you, rather than those private schools where you can get in by bribing someone."

After listening, Li Shuwen closed the folder and placed it beside him: "Then I will definitely guide them diligently."

……

When Li Shuwen arrived at the entrance of Tianguan Mountain Trainers' College, he found the principal and more than a dozen teachers standing in two rows at the school gate to greet him, with uniform smiles on their faces, as if they had rehearsed their positions and expressions in advance.

As soon as Li Shuwen reached the door, the principal was the first to greet him, grasping Li Shuwen's hands with such force that it felt like he was turning on a tap.

"King of Literature! Welcome, welcome! With your guidance, our students will surely achieve even greater success!"

The teachers nearby nodded in agreement, some holding up their phones to record, others holding notebooks ready to take notes at any time.

A female teacher wearing black-rimmed glasses even handed over a bouquet of flowers.

Li Shuwen accepted the bouquet, placed it in the crook of her arm, and nodded slightly to everyone: "Teachers, you're too kind."

The principal rubbed his hands together, a smile plastered on his face:

"The students attending today's special open class are all the best in our school; they certainly won't disappoint the reputation of the Midas Touch!"

Li Shuwen glanced at him and shook his head: "The best students can achieve outstanding results even without my guidance."

"How about this, I'll teach the first class to the students whose grades are at the bottom."

The principal paused for a moment: "At the back of the line?"

"Okay." Li Shuwen handed the bouquet to the teacher next to her. "Anyway, I have plenty of time. Tomorrow I'll teach a lesson to the students whose grades are in the middle, and the day after tomorrow I'll teach the students who are at the very top."

"Let's have the first lesson on the playground."

The principal opened his mouth, clearly not expecting this arrangement.

But he reacted quickly, turning around and waving to the dean of students behind him:

"Go and arrange for the bottom thirty students to gather on the playground."

He then looked at Li Shuwen, "Master Shuwen, I'll arrange for two more newly recruited teachers to be your assistants, to share some of the work, and at the same time, let them learn from you."

Li Shuwen nodded: "Then thank you, Principal."

The atmosphere on the playground was completely different from that at the school gate.

The bottom thirty students were gathered at the edge of the playground, standing in two rows, their eyes shining.

They rarely receive attention from teachers, let alone have renowned experts from outside the school come to teach them.

A boy in a wrinkled school uniform clenched his fists and leaned forward, as if he was about to rush out and hug Li Shuwen's leg at any moment.

"Master of writing! We deeply respect and admire your wisdom!"

Immediately, someone nearby chimed in, "Midas touch! Midas touch!"

A boy standing in the back row gripped his Poké Ball tightly, his voice trembling slightly: "Even I, the bottom of the class, have a day when I can finally take off?"

Li Shuwen stood in front of them, his gaze sweeping over each face.

"Students, although your grades in school aren't the best, it doesn't mean you lack the potential to become excellent trainers."

"Today, the lesson I'm going to teach you is called perseverance."

"Release your Pokémon; the next task requires their cooperation."

Thirty Poké Balls bounced off simultaneously, spreading red light across the playground.

Graveler, Staraptor, Hyperactive Apes, Machamp, Tanuki, Sudowoodo...

Pokémon of various types filled half the playground, and the students nervously gripped their Poké Balls, waiting for the next instruction.

Li Shuwen turned and walked towards the school gate, gesturing for others to follow.

The students jogged after him, left the school gate, crossed a wheat field, and walked along a dirt road for about ten minutes before stopping at the foot of a mountain.

Li Shuwen pointed to the peak of the mountain in the distance.

"Our goal is to climb to the top of that mountain."

A chubby boy raised his hand:

"Master Shuwen, but there's no path leading to the mountain ahead of us!"

Li Shuwen smiled slightly: "Your task is to use the Pokémon you just released to carve out a path up the mountain."

"Remember, you can only use this one Pokémon; you cannot trade it."

"Strong Pokémon clear obstacles in front, while flying Pokémon fly up to observe and find suitable positions."

"Other Pokémon should also try to discover what they can do."

The students looked at each other, thought it over, and then began to act.

"Rumblestone, use Roll on the bushes ahead to clear a path for us!"

The rumblestone curled into a ball and rolled toward the bushes, snapping and crushing thick branches, creating a narrow passage.

"Starhawk, fly up and see which way is easier to cross!"

A tall, thin boy grabbed the foot of a Muckeagle and was lifted into the air, circling a few times above the treetops before landing and pointing to the right front.

"The trees are sparser over there, you can go around to the top from there!"

A girl had her raccoon dog sweep away the rubble with its tail, and the students behind her followed the path she had cleared.

The young male teacher nervously released Yongjira.

"Yongjira, watch out! If someone falls, catch them with your telekinesis immediately."

Li Shuwen glanced at him and said, "We must trust these students' abilities."

The team forged ahead, overcoming all obstacles.

They started out fighting independently, but gradually learned to cooperate. The Gravestone led the way, the Starhawk scouted ahead, and the others followed closely behind, supporting each other.

At noon, the line stopped.

The students' stomachs began to rumble one after another.

A disheveled boy clutched his stomach and asked, "Master Shuwen, it's already noon, what are we having for lunch?"

"Yeah, what are we eating?"

Li Shuwen spread his hands: "What you eat is up to you to find."

"As you can see, I don't have any food in my hand."

"Before we set off, I told you to make full use of the Pokémon's talents."

The students were momentarily stunned.

Some people looked down at their Pokémon, while others looked around the forest in a daze.

Just then, a small, thin figure emerged from the bushes nearby.

A boy named Sunren took off his school uniform jacket and wrapped it into a bundle, holding a bunch of tree fruits in his arms.

"The tree fruits are here! The tree fruits are here!"

The hyperactive ape behind him was also holding a handful of tree fruits in both hands.

"Everyone, come and eat! I knew you were all hungry."