Chapter 300: The Return of the Legend_1

Pingcheng.

Fang Yuan had hardly spent much time at home for almost half a year.

During the first half of his freshman year, he had only returned a handful of times, and after each brief visit, he would hurriedly leave.

The Spring Festival was fast approaching, and no matter what, Fang Yuan couldn't just wander off anymore. Taking advantage of this period, Fang Yuan planned to focus on researching Energy Blocks at home.

The mess in Magic City... he would just leave it be for now.

...

Somehow, it was still bitterly cold, and right after Fang Yuan returned to Pingcheng, he immediately sneezed.

Standing at the entrance of the neighborhood, Fang Yuan, who had just gotten out of the car with an old backpack on his back, quickened his pace, eager to get home.

The backpack contained no change of clothes, and aside from a few small Elf Tools, the most valuable item was Eevee, who kept moving around inside it now and then.

This was Eevee's second favorite spot to hang out, after Fang Yuan's shoulder.

Mainly because lying on Fang Yuan's shoulder meant Eevee couldn't play with the phone, but burrowing into Fang Yuan's backpack allowed Eevee to binge-watch shows while Fang Yuan carried it around.

In the dim insides of the backpack, Fang Yuan wondered if Eevee would get nearsightedness because of this... but considering how miserable Eevee had been during those days in the secret location, Fang Yuan tolerated its recent arrogance.

"The community is a bit old."

Past the park and into the building's doorway, Fang Yuan climbed the stairs while reflecting.

This apartment was bought when he was in primary school; the property, worth tens of thousands back then, had skyrocketed in value by more than tenfold...

After living there for over a decade, not much emotional attachment was left, neighborhood relations were limited to mere nodding, and the overall environment and property services were barely passable.

"After the semester starts again, I'll find a way to make a big sum of money and get a new house for the family..." Fang Yuan mumbled as he took out the keys and opened the door to his home.

The next moment, two Pokemon quickly came out to greet him in the living room.

These were the Pokemon chosen by Father Fang and Mother Fang after they registered as Trainers, which to Fang Yuan, revealed that his parents' taste was odd... very odd indeed.

One Pokemon, resembling a bush or a tree, looked bizarrely at Fang Yuan as he entered, then immediately disguised itself as plant foliage, staying perfectly still.

Beside it was a brown and grey duck with three tufts of "dazed hair" on its head, a black V-shape on its forehead, and was holding a leek.

"Gaa!!" The Farfetch'd waved the leek at Fang Yuan.

"Good morning, backup ingredient," Fang Yuan greeted.

"Gaa!!" The Farfetch'd, angry like Sun Wukong twirling his golden staff, spun its leek around.

Fang Yuan didn't know why Mother Fang had picked Farfetch'd, who she claimed could use its leek stalk to cut vegetables and meat as neatly as a knife, seasoning them beautifully, which made it a great cooking assistant. But Fang Yuan always suspected that Mother Fang considered the Farfetch'd as a backup food ingredient.

As for the Raunchy Tree, its job was to water the home plants, do some cleaning, sweep the floor, and occasionally it would disguise itself as a green plant, even though it didn't look very convincing...

At that moment, Fang Yuan thought, why bother with a Raunchy Tree... Weren't Mr. Mime or Lip Sister much better options?

...

That day, after a long while, Fang Yuan spent it with his family at home, but after enjoying a leisurely day, he started to get busy again.

Some Rare Tree Fruits he had ordered online were being delivered one after another. To solve the problem of feeding the Glutton, Fang Yuan had to hurry and make Life Energy Blocks. In addition to the Rare Tree Fruits, he also needed to buy some common ones from the market.

The next morning.

"Are you coming with me, or staying at home?" Fang Yuan asked Eevee, who was lying on the bed, feeling like he had seen this scene somewhere before.

"Bwoo!!" Eevee turned over and found a new position to watch the phone, rejecting Fang Yuan's invitation.

Indeed...

Fang Yuan shook his head, no longer insisting, as he would be back soon anyway.

A little after eight o'clock, Fang Yuan got dressed and leisurely walked out of the house, heading towards the largest Market for Tree Fruits in Pingcheng.

But as he walked, Fang Yuan suddenly stopped, turned towards the right of the intersection, and looked at Pingcheng No.1 Middle School.

"Almost forgot."

He hadn't really been back to the school to look around since he graduated.

He just didn't know if there were any people there now.

Seeing that it was still early, Fang Yuan took a detour to the main entrance of Pingcheng No.1 Middle School. At that moment, the gate of Pingcheng No.1 Middle School was closed, with only a smaller door open that was big enough for one person to pass through.

Fang Yuan sneaked in...

"Hey, stop a moment." From inside the guardroom, an old gatekeeper frowned, opened the door, and shouted at Fang Yuan, who had already walked a few meters.

"Which class are you from?"

It was now winter vacation, and aside from the team members who were preparing for the Su province New Trainers' competition and still came for daily training, the ordinary students had all gone on holiday.

Seeing that Fang Yuan looked unfamiliar and had sneaked into the school, the old gatekeeper couldn't help but interrogate him.

"Hello, teacher." Fang Yuan said, scratching his head awkwardly while feeling a bit surprised. This gatekeeper must be new, right?

He doesn't even recognize me!!

I'm a legendary figure at Pingcheng No.1 Middle School!

Now, it's the return of the legend!

"My name is Fang Yuan, just graduated last year, and I'm back to see the teachers," Fang Yuan said.

"Fang Yuan...?" The old gatekeeper muttered, sounding somewhat familiar.

Alas!

Fang Yuan took out his phone, looked up a photo of himself wearing the school uniform and receiving an award at the Nanjing Stadium on behalf of Pingcheng No.1 Middle School, and showed it to the gatekeeper.

In no time, Fang Yuan walked into Pingcheng No.1 Middle School, greeted by the welcoming tone of the old gatekeeper.

...

After entering the school, Fang Yuan wandered around and noticed that since he left, the school seemed to have added many new facilities.

The campus seemed fresher – whether it was an illusion or not, Fang Yuan always felt it was a bit different from the place where he had spent three years studying.

Pingcheng No.1 Middle School had achieved good results in the high school competitions in Su province, and a portion of the educational resources allocated by the province was used by the school to improve the environment. It couldn't be denied that the efforts made by Fang Yuan and his classmates had benefited many juniors.

"Is there a battle going on?"

As he walked past the sports field, Fang Yuan curiously noticed that three people were gathered around a spot on the ground, two were engaged in a battle, and one was acting as the referee.

By their attire and age, the battling boy and girl seemed to be students, while the referee appeared to be a teacher. Taking a closer look, Fang Yuan recognized that it was an acquaintance, Teacher Bai Ning, who had taught them in training classes before.

"Not bad at all." Casually sitting under a basketball hoop, Fang Yuan began to watch the battle. The Pokemon involved were Bayleef and Ambipom. Judging by their strength, both Trainers seemed pretty good among the rookies, likely being members of the new school team.

A little over a minute later, the New Trainers finished their battle, with Ambipom winning. Seeing this, Fang Yuan walked up with a smile.

At this moment, the three of them noticed Fang Yuan. As Fang Yuan approached, Teacher Bai Ning wore a surprised expression, while the other two looked at Fang Yuan with puzzlement.

"Is there more battling to do, can I join in?" Fang Yuan greeted them with a smile.