Family Matters
The next day,
A plane flew over Cianwood, rose into the sky, exhaled two streams of air, and landed steadily at the Capital Metropolis Airport.
A group of members from Capital Metropolis University descended from the plane and boarded a special school bus sent specifically by the school.
The Capital Metropolis Airport is more than an hour away from the Capital Metropolis campus. They had been tense these past few days and physically and mentally exhausted. Now, they had finally been completely freed, relaxed, and had fallen into a deep sleep in the bus.
On the luxurious bus, the sounds of snoring came and went.
"The competition committee wasn't that great, so this is the reward," Bin said softly, sitting next to Bruce.
Bruce smiled and replied, "It's good to have it."
As the champion, his reward was a championship trophy, as well as a bonus of one million Poke Dollars, in addition to the individual championship title of a freshman exchange competition, which could be included in his resume.
Aside from that, nothing more.
Liam, who was sitting at the front, heard their conversation, turned his head, smiled, and said softly, "The rewards for this kind of official competition are pretty normal, and the additional impact of participating in the competition comes from the rewards.
"After all, the freshman exchange competition is just a platform for each school to communicate with each other."
Additional influence, such as fame, honor, etc.
If you achieve excellent results in the freshman exchange competition and become famous, you will be rewarded by the vigorous School Breeder and a business organization will throw you an olive branch—the main thing is to get a life resume with gold.
"If you want to get generous rewards, you still have to participate in the competitions organized by large companies," Liam continued.
Bin nodded and said, "Yes, these companies are pretty generous in their sales and the rewards are substantial."
Liam added, "When you become Ace Trainers, you'll be able to participate in these competitions."
As soon as his words fell, Liam's eyes sparkled, and he suddenly said, "You've achieved such excellent results this time, the school will give you points, and they should be in the account now.
"The school will issue points based on your results."
Both of them had known about this long before the competition.
Hearing this, Bruce and Bin turned on their phones to check their current points.
"Hey, I have 30,000 points," Bin said, raising his eyebrows in surprise.
Remembering the seven days of field military training for 4,800 points, he didn't expect to get 30,000 points for participating in a freshman exchange competition.
"Wait... I was second in the field military training, and now I'm also second in the freshman exchange competition."
"So...?" Thinking of this, Bin's face became strange, and his mood suddenly turned unpleasant.
At the same time, Bruce looked at his phone screen and whispered, "I have 50,000 points."
"Is the gap between number 1 and number 2 really that big?" Bin asked in amazement.
Liam nodded slightly and answered, "Yes, the champion is always at the top, you need to understand this."
Hearing this, Bin stayed silent for a while.
Liam smiled slightly and suddenly said, "Although you don't have to worry about the points based on your family background, it's still good to be able to think independently."
Bruce understood what Liam meant. The points were used to redeem a range of resources and even Pokemon, but these things weren't unusual for the two of them, coming from prestigious families, and they were easily accessible.
But in the end, there is a gap between what the family provides and what is earned through hard work.
Bruce would not reject the resources his family gave him, but would instead use them, but if he could get them himself, that would be great too.
The two were not in conflict.
Seeing the excited expressions on their faces, Liam carefully considered his words and said, "When you return to school, you can go to the school's resource bank and the Pokemon Breeders' room to take a look. If you're interested, you can exchange them."
"Anyway, keeping the points in your hands won't increase on its own."
Bin nodded thoughtfully and immediately asked, "What Pokemon are there in the Pokemon Breeders' house?"
Liam's eyes briefly sparkled, he thought for a moment, then answered, "As long as you have enough points, you can have all kinds of Pokemon, even Pseudo-legendaries."
Saying this, he looked at both of them and smiled, "Our school is Capital Metropolis University, the best school that has produced countless elites."
Upon hearing these words, Bin's eyes lit up, and he murmured softly, "You can really go and take a look."
When Bruce heard this, he turned his head and asked, "Has your family not prepared a future Pokemon for you?"
As the child of an important family, and the Dragneel family guarding the Dragon Cave, they must have organized a full team of Dragon-type Pokemon for Bin long ago.
Bin shook his head and explained softly, "That's not the case.
"I don't know about other families, but our family will only prepare the first two Pokémon for you."
"My Gabite comes from the Dragon Cave, and that's how all clan members get their starter Pokemon.
"My parents gave me Tyrunt, and the rest of the Pokemon I have to tame myself."
Talking about this, he paused and then continued, "Of course, if you make outstanding contributions to the family or achieve significant accomplishments, the family will actively reward you with Pokemon."
He shook his head and laughed at himself, "Second place in the freshman exchange competition still doesn't meet this requirement."
Bruce was surprised for a moment. He originally thought that such an important family as the Dragneel family would have a full Pokemon team prepared for their children.
Maybe it was because Bruce detected the doubt in his eyes, but Liam added, "This is almost always the case in every family, the first two Pokemon are given by the family or the parents, so you start ahead of the line."
"After that, you'll have to rely on your own efforts to get Pokemon."
"If this wasn't the case, many clan members would become lazy, depending on the family for everything, and it would be hard to cultivate useful talents."
Saying this, Liam smiled loudly and said, "Secondly, the financial resources of the family are also limited, it's impossible for everyone to have six Pokemon, and resources are concentrated on outstanding children."
Bin nodded and said, "The more excellent you are, the more resources you'll enjoy. This is the principle of the family's long-term survival."
"Torchic is picked up from the breeder's house, Beldum is given by my grandfather, counts as family, and Ralts I take care of myself..." Bruce listened in silence and then thought to himself.
"Well, in this way, there are still parents." Bruce's eyes brightened.
But the Bayne family is not as deep-rooted as the Dragneel family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years. There's no Dragon Cave, and the resources available to the family are much smaller.
"The Bayne family is in a stage of rapid development and still lacks many aspects. This requires the concerted efforts of all clan members and mutual effort."
But every family has the foundation of inheritance.
The foundation of inheritance for the Dragneel family is the guarded Dragon Cave, where there may be a constant flow of Dragon-type Pokemon to enjoy for thousands of years.
Other families have similar places like the Dragon Cave or have Pokemon breeder bases that took decades to build.
And what about the Bayne family?
The Bayne family doesn't have a dragon's den, and they haven't built their own Pokemon breeding base.
"...and much more..."
Suddenly, Bruce seemed to have thought of something, and his thoughts began to diverge.
He recalled the news he saw a few days ago, the joint operation between the Poemon Association of South Endsville City and the Police Guard, which revealed a lot of information.
"What occurs to me, naturally occurs to Grandpa as well."
"My current strength is still a bit low, and I can't yet participate in the family's fundamental decision-making or know many things about it.
"First, let's become an Ace Trainer, then I'll be able to know many family matters," Bruce thought to himself.
Strength determines knowledge. When his strength improves, his parents and grandfather will take the initiative to tell him many things, because they believe Bruce can help the family develop.
And a simple professional trainer can't help the family.
So, the only thing Bruce can do now is work hard to improve his own strength.
The thoughts passed, Bruce looked at Liam and asked aloud, "Brother Liam, what's the process for exchanging Pokemon?"
Upon hearing this, Liam thought for a moment and then explained, "You can redeem different points for Pokemon with different ratings.
"First, calculate your point budget, then go to the Pokemon Breeder's house, tell them your point budget, and the staff will take you to the corresponding place according to the point budget.
"Well, for example, now you have 50,000 points, which can be redeemed for a Master-level Pokemon."
"However, I suggest you wait a bit, wait until you have more points and then go directly to exchange them for Elite-level Pokemon," Liam continued suggesting.
Bin couldn't help but ask, "Do you have a Champion-level Pokemon?"
Upon hearing this, a strange smile appeared on Liam's face, and he said, "Of course."
"It's just that Pokemon with Champion-level and Elite-level ratings stay together, and you have to distinguish them carefully yourself.
"The director explained that luck is also an essential factor in becoming a good trainer."
"So, are the points to exchange for a Champion-level Pokemon and an Elite-level Pokemon the same?" Bruce quickly realized the issue.
"Yes." Liam nodded with a smile.
"Short, it depends on luck." Bin pursed his lips.
Well, what Bruce is best at is judging the ratings of Pokemon, and there will be no mistakes.
"Then first accumulate points, wait until the points are enough, and then exchange them for a Champion-level rated Pokemon." Bruce secretly made a decision.
Unknowingly, the bus stopped in the parking lot.
As soon as they got off the bus, they were surrounded by warm cheers and applause, and many leaders, professors, and students gathered here.
They all had to stay in the same place, first express their thoughts, then listen to the leader's speech, and finally take photos.
Finally, when the series of activities ended, Bruce couldn't wait to return to the dormitory.
At that moment, Emma called.