In this world, the nd covers roughly 30% of the p, while the os make up the remaining 70%. As a result, the os hold the majority of the p's resources.
Additionally, the number of secret realms and ruins discovered in the os far surpasses those found on nd.
If a marine area falls uhe jurisdi of a specific try, a realm or ruin discovered there naturally belongs to that try—this is indisputable.
However, most of the o is uerritory. If a new secret realm or ruin is discovered in these uncimed waters, it attracts i from numerous tries.
Finner- or intermediate-level secret realms, powers like Drakoria or Celestria might not care much.
But for advanced or top-level secret realms, petition bees iable.
And ruins? They are even rarer tha realms.
Whenever a ruin appears in uncimed waters, the major powers will absolutely get involved—without exception.
Secret realms enhahe strength of Pokémon, but ruins offer teological advas that drive human progress.
Items like energy cubes, Pokémon transfer devices, and aptitude detectors were all discoveries from ruins.
If a try monopolizes a particur teology, the resulting bes are immense.
To some extent, ruins are even more valuable than top-level secret realms.
Luis’s chatter didn’t Julian much. The fight for ruins was a matter far beyond the influence of a small Elite like him.
Everything depended on how Drakoria’s gover chose to hahe situation.
As snow tio fall, Julian, Celebi, and Slowking spent the day indoors pying games, with Are serving as a warm backdrop.
Another day slipped by, wasted in the virtual world.
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Special Recruitment Css.
As the semester progressed, the Special Recruitment Css gained a few new faces. These were students who had successfully challeheir from the regur csses through the monthly trials.
Being one of the Big Five uies, Imperial Uy was a fiercely petitive enviro, especially within the Special Recruitment Css.
Although students in the Special Recruitment Css enjoyed abundant resources from the uy and were envied by the regur css, the internal pressure they faced was immense.
This was especially true for the bottom three students in the Special Recruitment Css rankings.
At the end of each month, they dreaded being challenged by regur css students. Winning was ideal, but losi being kicked out of the Special Recruitment Css—a humiliation hard to live down.
“Boss Walker, Shen got challenged again.”
Dalton said gloating as he spotted Julian walking in.
Shen often ranked among the bottom three in the Special Recruitment Css and, as a female trainer, was a frequent target for challenges from the regur css.
But every time, Shen mao defeat her challengers.
“Isn’t Shen ranked 16th in the css?” Julian asked, puzzled.
Only the bottom three raudents would be challenged, yet Shen was clearly ranked fourth from the bottom.
"Boss Walker, you remembered wrong. That ranking was from st month. This month, she's 17th," Dalton expined.
"Oh," Julian nodded.
The two tiheir versation without any regard for Shen, who was sitting right o them. She gred at them, fists ched, clearly tempted to punch both of them.
"Hmph, if my Mienshao wasn’t on the verge of a breakthrough and uo battle, I wouldn’t be ranked 17th," Shen muttered in frustration.
"So, your Mienshao is a pseudo-Elite now?" Julian asked.
"Of course! O's ready, I’ll teach that challenger a lesson they won’t fet."
Shen decred, raising her fist with a fierce expression that seemed to say, 'Don’t think you bully me just because I’m a woman'
"Julian," called a clear, feminine voice from the doorway.
A beautiful girl appeared at the entrance. She was about 5'9", with fair skin, a stylish short haircut, and delicate features on a petite face. Though her down jacket cealed her figure, it was evident she was well-proportioned.
"Boss Walker, your admirer is here again," Dalton teased, winking.
Many of the boys in the css looked at Julian enviously. Being pursued by such a stunning woman? Was this the charm of the best young trainer in Drakoria?
Julian sighed and walked to the doorway. "You’re persistent, I’ll give you that."
The girl, Nicole, grinned pyfully. "As a researcher, how could I give up when your Pokémon are so fasating?"
Nicole was the granddaughter of Drakoria’s stro Champion, Duke.
Initially, her iions with Julian were purely due trandfather’s i, but eventually, she became captivated by Julian's Pokémon.
As a student of the research academy, Nicole had never seen a single one of Julian’s Pokémon that could be described as “ordinary.” To her, they were perfect research subjects.
But Julian adamantly refused to let her study them, so she resorted to pestering him endlessly.
Julian: 'Even if I let you research them, you wouldn’t discover anything. The system’s existence isn’t something you figure out'
"If I don't agree, are you just going to keep pestering me?"
"Not stantly—I do have other things to do. But whenever I’m free, I’ll e find you. Of course, you also choose to ignore me," Nicole replied cheekily.
Her words carried the vibe of, 'My i in you is my business; you don’t o yourself'
It was clear, though, that Nicole had no romantic feelings for Julian, and he felt the same about her. Her sole i y in studying his Pokémon.
As an outstanding schor, she was far more drawn to the charm of Pokémon than to the opposite sex.
"Fine. If you’re free, go to my vil. I’ll let Slowking know ahead of time. Most of my Pokémohere whenever I’m on campus," Julian ceded, waving her off.
Being stantly followed by one of Imperial Uy’s top teies wasn’t something Julian sidered a blessing.
The saying "a beauty that causes disasters" wasn't just empty talk.
"I’ll head ht now," Nicole said with a bright smile before quickly leaving. Her steps became faster as she walked away.
Julian sighed, pulling out his phoo dial Slowking.
"SloW~"
Came the calm, familiar reply from the other end.
"Slowking, someone’s ing to study you all. Let her in and cooperate a bit, but make sure Celebi doesn’t show up, or it might end up in a b dissected into pieces."
"Slow~"
Celebi: "I’m way too smart for that!"
Julian: "Eavesdropping on phone calls isly polite, you know."
Ending the call, Julian looked up just in time to see their css teacher, Fraering the room.
All twenty Special Recruitment Css students were present—a rare occurrence.
"The biannual assessment tasks are here. The teag staff and I have assigned each of you different tasks based on your individual abilities."
"The details will be sent to your phones shortly."
"Remember, tasks must be pleted indepely. You are not allowed to seek help from others, not even your bodyguard Pokémon."
"If you’re caught vioting this rule, it will result in automatic task failure, and you’ll lose your p the Special Recruitment Css."
"Naturally, failure to plete the task, regardless of circumstances, will also cost you your spot."
"And don’t fet—tasks must be pleted withi deadline. Exceeding the time limit will t as a failure."
The Special Recruitment Css had a rigorous assessment task every six months. Each task's difficulty was tailored to match the student’s capabilities. Successfully pleting the task meant passing the assessment, while failure meant expulsion from the elite group.
For the freshmen, this was their first assessment, and nervous energy filled the room. Many were stantly gng at their phones, worried about the possibility of being assigned an overly difficult task.
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