I Want to Invite You to Dinner

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Bruce followed Liam to the school team's room to register information.

"Brother, besides Combusken and Metang, do you have any other Pokemon?" Liam asked aloud.

"There's also a Ralts," Bruce replied honestly.

"Ralts, that's right," Liam nodded slightly, then added, "But Combusken and Metang are enough, and the rookie exchange competition only requires two Pokemon.

Only two Pokemon are needed for the personal battle in the freshman exchange competition...

Come to think of it, when the freshman student exchange competition started, all the freshmen had only been trainers for about three and a half months at that point, and being able to raise Pokemon with good strength in two songs was considered excellent."

"Sit down, let's talk slowly," Liam extended his hand.

The three sat down.

"As I mentioned before, the rookie exchange competition is divided into team battles and individual battles. Among them, the team battle focuses more on tactics, while the individual battle fully tests individual strength."

"At that time, both team and individual battles will be held simultaneously, so everyone can participate in either of them."

"In a team battle, a total of six players and two substitutes are needed. The competition system is similar to a ring battle. The side that loses all its players, the other side wins."

"Individual battles are relatively straightforward. The two Pokemon that defeat the rival win and advance to the next round."

"Brother, which event do you want to participate in?" Liam raised his eyes and looked at Bruce.

Bruce responded without hesitation: "Personal battle."

His greatest advantage is his unfathomable strength. It's more suitable to directly crush everyone and participate in simple, hard individual battles.

"It's indeed a personal battle." Hearing this, Jessica laughed heartily, "I guessed right."

Liam also smiled slightly, nodding and said, "With your current strength, participating in the freshman student exchange competition is a dimensionality reduction blow."

"Let me explain in detail the competition system of the individual competition."

Liam paused, spoke for a moment, and then slowly said, "At that time, each school will send six contestants to participate in the individual competition.

The competition system is divided into knockout rounds, a main competition, and a final.

"Among them, the knockout round will eliminate at least half of the players, leaving sixty-four players."

"The main competition will eliminate most of the players, leaving the last eight."

"These eight people entered the final and competed for the final championship."

"Got it," Bruce nodded.

Liam nodded slightly, turned his head to look at Jessica, and said with a smile, "Your cousin participated in the individual competition last year, but ended up losing in the main competition."

Hearing this, Jessica shot a sharp look at Liam.

Bruce suddenly asked, "What about the college student league?"

Liam was startled for a moment, met Bruce's serious gaze, and slowly said, "The competition system for the college student league and the freshman student exchange competition is almost the same, only the competition level is different."

He paused for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "If it is said that Professional level strength can definitely achieve excellent results in the freshman student exchange competition, then only professional-level strength can achieve good results in the college student league."

"The freshman student exchange competition is for freshmen like you, and the college student league is for third-year students like me."

"Well, sophomores are the busiest, there are almost no major competitions to participate in, and seniors are either running for jobs or traveling for the Avalon Conference."

"Avalon Conference?" Bruce was a little surprised.

Liam nodded, and with nostalgia in his eyes, said, "Professional level is the minimum qualification to participate in the Avalon Conference."

"Therefore, only the top seniors are eligible to participate in the Avalon Conference."

"But even so, the vast majority of top students can't even collect eight badges, so they can't enter the Avalon Conference's preliminaries."

"If you want to achieve good results in the Avalon Conference, you need at least a gym level."

"If you can really achieve excellent results in the Avalon Conference, it means you have the potential to be promoted to master level."

William is now working hard to become a master.

"Therefore, these competitions, from bottom to top, are the Freshman Student Exchange Competition, the College Student League, and the Avalon Conference. If you can achieve impressive rankings in each competition, you will be the real pride of heaven."

Bruce nodded thoughtfully and then asked, "Is that the case with Lance Elite?"

Liam nodded and said, "Almost, Lance Elite is the champion of both the freshman student exchange competition and the individual competition in the college student league."

"It's just that he participated in the Avalon Conference for the first time and just entered the finals and won the championship on his second time."

"Therefore, Lance Elite regrets a bit not being able to win the championship in the Avalon Conference the first time," Liam sighed.

"Even so, Lance Elite is still an unsurpassed legend," Jessica sighed.

"Yes..." Liam nodded in agreement.

After that, Liam smiled slightly and said again, "Let me tell you about points."

"Points are very important in our school."

"Points can be exchanged for Pokemon, accessories, and even various daily items. You can understand points as a currency used only in schools."

Jessica added, "An important purpose of carrying out the field military training is to provide you with some benefits so that you can earn some points."

"Of course, you can't get good things just by relying on the points you have. An excellent Pokemon needs tens of thousands of points."

Bruce's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately asked, "So, are there other ways to get points?"

"Bingo." Jessica snapped her fingers and said, "There are many ways to get points. If you are serious in class and perform well, the teacher can give you points; you can earn points by participating in activities, and even..."

She paused for a moment and then said again, "Suppose I need to explore a secret realm, I can pay a certain amount of points to find teammates to act as bodyguards and accompany me."

Good boy, teamwork.

"Participating in the freshman student exchange competition also allows you to earn points. The higher the ranking, the more points you get."

After saying these words, Bruce fully understood that the most important purpose of these points is to motivate students and improve their enthusiasm, which is equivalent to a reward, but it's different from a reward.

"There's nothing else to say about the rest; you will learn little by little," Jessica said finally.

"Alright," Bruce nodded.

Afterward, the three discussed, and Bruce left and returned to the dormitory.

"Why are there so many friend requests?"

Back in the dormitory, sitting in the chair, after turning on his phone, Bruce saw many friend request messages.

"Exposed contact information?"

He murmured and began to clear those notifications from the friendship app.

As everyone knows, internet users have great powers, and they can even find your contact information along the network cable and simulate your growth experience from childhood to adulthood.

This is one of the reasons why Bruce is reluctant to become popular online.

When more people pay attention to themselves, problems inevitably arise.

"What?"

"This is?"

Suddenly, Bruce stopped his actions and looked at the friend request notification on the phone.

[Hello, I'm Alice Davies from Endsville Village in northern Fairbay City.]

Endsville Village?

Alice Davies?

Bruce looked at this line of news, his eyes flickered, and the figure of a girl slowly emerged in his mind.

-Could it be that you found me through the video?

Bruce thought to himself while accepting her friend request.

At the same time,

In the girls' dormitory of Kunlun University,

Alice, who was preparing textbooks, was sitting at the table when the phone in her pocket vibrated slightly.

She put down the textbook, took the phone out of her pocket, opened it, and saw a message.

[You have made friends with "Alice," let's chat now.]

Alice's eyes suddenly brightened, and a beautiful smile bloomed on her face. She first opened the note, copied a paragraph that had already been written, and then pasted it into the chat box with Bruce.

Then she exhaled and clicked "Send."

Bruce was about to take the initiative to ask, but Alice sent a long message as if she had rehearsed it countless times.

[Hi Bruce, I'm Alice from Endsville Village, North Fairbay City, and I'm currently a freshman in the Research Department at Kunlun University.

Thank you for your coaching to me and for the jar of energy cubes you left behind.

After watching the video of your speech last night, I wanted to contact you and invite you to dinner in person to thank you for your kindness.

Please accept.]

"It turned out to be the Research Department of Kunlun University..."

This news cleared her little doubts at that moment. Alice, who came from a poor family, certainly could not afford large expenses for upbringing and training.

Only the research department cares little about family background and financial resources. As long as the students themselves are intelligent and hardworking, they can achieve certain accomplishments.

Thoughts popped up and Bruce tapped the screen to send a message.

Alice put the phone down on the table, held the screen in Contest Condition, then picked up the textbook again and looked down.

But this time, no matter what she did, she couldn't calm down, and there was always a thought in her heart that prompted her to look at her phone to see if Bruce had agreed to it.

The more you think about it, the more disturbed you will be and the harder it will be for you to calm down.

Fortunately, the phone soon vibrated and it was Bruce's message.

[No problem, when?]

Alice blinked, then typed and answered:

[Are you free tonight?]

[any. ]

Immediately, after some debate, the two of them decided to meet at the gate of Metropolis University at 6:30 in the evening.

Seeing the dust settling, Alice secretly let out a sigh of relief, looking at the empty jars on the table, her heart finally calmed down.

"Lucia, I won't be dining with you tonight." Alice turned her head and told Lucia that she was playing a game.

Lucia was surprised for a moment, raised her head and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Dinner with a friend."

"Friend? Boy or girl?" Lucia looked at Alice suspiciously.

After seven days of military training in the field and these two days of being together, she knew Alice had an introverted personality and few friends, not to mention that this was a Metropolis capital on the outskirts of Normandy, the northern city of Fairbay.

-Boy. -Alice seemed normal.

Hearing this, Lucia's eyes lit up and she quickly asked, "Boy! Are you handsome? Are you tall? Where are you from? Are you from our school?"

Alice said calmly, "I met him near my house, he's a freshman in the research department at the school next door."

"The school next door? Capital Metropolis University!"

-Lucia, you actually know the head of Capital Metropolis University! -Lucia said in surprise.

A slight smile appeared on Alice's face, her red lips parted slightly and she whispered, "Yes..."

6:30 pm,

Bruce arrived at the school gate on time, but saw a beautiful figure standing quietly on the sidewalk next to him, looking at him with calm eyes.

...asking for flowers...

Bruce approached him quickly.

Today Alice is wearing a light blue short-sleeved, very light-colored, loose-fitting style shirt, and underneath she is wearing a pair of black jeans. Her hair looks freshly washed and blow-dried, and is naturally pulled back behind her back. He is very clean and calm.

It's just that his skin was a little darker than the last time we saw each other due to military training in the field.

Behind Alice were the embers of the setting sun.

"Hello, long time no see." Bruce waved his hand in greeting to Alice.

"You...

...Hi. "As soon as the rightful lord appeared, Alice committed her old problem again.

"What shall we eat? "Bruce smiled slightly, as if he were talking to a long lost friend.

Perhaps seeing Bruce normally, with a smile as bright as the first time we met, Alice's inner tension gradually dissipated.

She twitched her lips and said, "I can do that."

Bruce thought seriously and finally said, "Eat dry pot, I haven't eaten dry pot in a long time."

If two people eat dry pot, without adding dirty things to it, the cost will be up to a hundred.

"En." Alice nodded like a kitten, her thin eyelashes fluttered and the sunset behind her slowly fell, and the glow of the setting sun shone on her body.

"Let's go to the food street next door," Bruce thought for a moment and said.

There's a food street nearby, a haven for college students.

The two walked side by side toward the food street.

There are many pedestrians on the street, there are couples walking together like them, there are children playing and playing roughly, and there are also men and women hiding their feelings for each other.

"This is the first time I've been out since I went to college," Bruce said and took the initiative to break the silence.

.....00

"Me too," Alice said softly.

Bruce nodded and continued, "How do you feel about college life?"

Alice lifted her face, thought about it seriously, and then replied, "Very well, my roommate is very good.

"And what about life?"

-Not bad, there's plenty to eat.

"That's very good.

Bruce and Alice walked slowly and soon reached the bustling food street.

The glare of the setting sun also gradually dimmed, the glow of the sunset faded completely, but the color of the sky became more Cassandra, the first white star lit up and the last quarter moon hung on the other side.

The two found a dry pot restaurant as they wished and looked for a corner to sit in.

After ordering the dishes, Bruce looked at Alice, who had her eyes slightly lowered, and asked, "How are you? After a little training, how's the military field training going?"

Alice raised her head, looked at Bruce with her beautiful black eyes, and replied with a lighter tone, "Students in our school's Research Department can form teams in two groups, and my roommate and I will form a team together."

Eevee Help We earn a lot of points."

After saying this, she looked at Bruce very seriously and said, "Thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Bruce waved his hand and smiled, "Thanks to you and Eevee, your hard work is the most important thing.

"Yes." A shallow bow rose on Alice's delicate face, and finally a beautiful smile broke out, "Thank you and Eevee."

Seeing that Alice still didn't mention herself, Bruce shook his head helplessly.

Alice's slightly cold voice continued to ring out, "After the military field training ended, the classroom teacher found out about my situation and told me that I can reduce tuition fees and get food subsidies."

"That's a good thing," Bruce nodded.

"I didn't want it." Alice shook her head slightly, then her deep-set eyes twinkled like stars and she said, "I think I should give it to someone who needs it more."

"My current points can fully sustain myself and Eevee, and even have extra points..."

"Eevee's life and mine will definitely get better and better, and we don't need the school's help anymore." Alice looked at Bruce and said.

Looking at the smile on Alice's face, Bruce was silent for a moment.

"Do you have any plans for the future? Or what plans do you have for your college life?" asked Bruce after a while.

Alice blinked and then answered softly, "I want to become a Pokemon scholar through study and then take my grandmother to live in a big city.

"You'll make it," Bruce said in a deep voice.

Not long after, the steaming, dry pot was placed on the table, and the two began to chat as they ate.

After a long while, the two got up and left the tent, walking toward the school door.

-It's okay, I'll take you here.

Bruce stopped at the gate of Kunlun University and said to Alice.

"Thank you." Alice was as polite as ever.

Bruce waved his hand and said with a smile, "I should be the one to thank you, the taste of the dry pot is quite good."

When Alice heard this, she was surprised for a moment, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth and said softly, "You said the same thing last time.

"Last time?"

Bruce was surprised for a moment, then remembered the note left and smiled slightly, "The food you cooked is even better than today."

"Yes." Alice let out a soft hum, her eyes unconsciously glanced at Ground, her voice was like a mosquito, "I'll go first, goodbye.

"Goodbye."

When the moonlight fell, Bruce looked at Alice, who was slowly disappearing from sight, smiled and shook his head for a long time.

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