"Right—today's trait! I haven't opened it yet!"
Focused on farming points, Lin Yu suddenly remembered he hadn't checked the System this morning.
And today was already the 3rd.
Tomorrow would refresh the monthly trait.
Watching Charmander finish off another Beedrill with Fire Punch, Lin Yu waved it over to rest.
He was nearly 1,000 points ahead of second place now.
No way he'd be overtaken.
He opened the System.
New week.
He tapped the weekly trait.
[Green Trait — Rapid Recovery]: When equipped, energy recovers quickly out of combat. While in combat, energy recovery is accelerated.]
Perfect.
Charmander was breathing a little heavily.
Lin Yu immediately swapped out [Food Supply Station].
At this stage, Rosemary Incense had fully entered its farming phase.
There was no need to search.
Caterpie and Weedle practically crawled over to donate points.
Low-level Pokémon didn't offer many points—usually between 10 and 50—
But they added up.
And more importantly—
They barely drained Charmander's stamina.
One casual claw swipe.
One knockout.
Conclusion?
Excellent trait.
Lin Yu was satisfied.
Tomorrow would bring the monthly refresh.
Please be higher than blue.
Five minutes later, Charmander thumped its chest—fully recovered.
"Good. Let's continue."
After checking its status with Eye of Insight, Lin Yu pushed forward.
The monitoring room teachers were once again stunned.
That Ember—
Charmander was firing it off like it cost nothing.
Endurance.
Damage output.
Stability.
All absurd.
The afternoon went just as smoothly.
Rosemary's effect remained consistent.
Lin Yu widened the gap again.
Now leading second place by 1,800 points.
At that margin—
Even the participating seniors began to feel helpless.
As long-time school team members, they recognized most names that typically climbed rankings.
But "Lin Yu"?
Never heard of him.
A dark horse?
Maybe.
When the gap was under 1,000, they still believed they could overtake him.
Now?
Forget it.
At 8 PM, all simulated Pokémon in the Secret Realm withdrew.
The first day ended.
The next morning—
Lin Yu woke to good news.
Charmander had reached Level 12.
Leveling was simply energy shifting in both quantity and quality.
Some concepts from his previous life's game logic still applied here.
Battle accelerated growth.
Riding that good mood, Lin Yu opened the monthly trait.
A flash of purple nearly blinded him.
That glow alone made him feel secure.
[Purple Trait — Forest Friend]: In forest environments, energy recovery speed increases by 500%. Grass-type moves are slightly enhanced. Most creatures feel natural goodwill toward you.]
Overall?
Solid.
For now, only the energy recovery mattered to Charmander.
Why couldn't something useful for Ralts roll instead?
Lin Yu sighed.
Poor Ralts still had no trait boosts.
But refreshes were random.
He couldn't control it.
He opened the Trait Shop.
He had 83 Trait Coins.
Today's shop refreshed the usual—
And something else that caught his eye.
[Trait Slot Lock]: Permanently lock one trait onto a Pokémon without occupying a slot. 10 coins (Today Only)]
[Mega Evolution Keystone — Charizard (Random X/Y)]: With sufficient bond, allows Charizard to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X or Y. 1000 coins (Today Only)]
…
He stared.
Tempting.
But 1000 coins?
Impossible.
"Seriously…?"
Just as he complained internally, something else appeared.
[Item Retention Slot]: Preserve one shop item from refreshing. Cost: 1 coin.]
A snow-in-winter gift.
He snorted.
But bought it immediately.
Then locked the Mega Keystone.
At least now—
He wouldn't regret missing something valuable.
Before the livestream restarted that morning, Lin Yu released Ralts to stretch.
"Raaalts~"
The little Pokémon beamed and leapt into his arms.
After feeding her, 8 AM arrived.
Simulated Pokémon reappeared.
Not knowing how sophomores and seniors were performing, Lin Yu and Charmander gave it everything.
By the end—
5,200 points.
Over 3,000 ahead of second place.
Most students could only stare at the ranking.
Who was Lin Yu?
How was he this strong?
Day Three. 8 AM.
The wristband chimed.
"The wilderness trial has concluded. Please follow the designated route back to the assembly point."
The announcement repeated three times.
A red path lit up on the wrist display.
Honestly—
Charmander hadn't even needed to reveal its full arsenal.
Traits like [Flame Splash] and [Fairy Wings] hadn't been fully utilized.
But Lin Yu understood.
This was still an E-rank realm simulation.
Standard-tier caps.
As he approached the meeting point, he began seeing familiar classmates.
Most looked exhausted.
Dirty.
Two days in the forest had clearly been rough.
But when they saw Lin Yu—
And Charmander—
They stared as if they'd seen a ghost.
They struggled for 100–200 points.
He farmed 5,000+.
Was this even real?
Lin Yu didn't socialize much.
So no one dared approach him.
Except—
A girl who seemed slightly distracted.
Beside her floated a blue-white serpent-like Pokémon.
Dratini.