Early in the morning of the second day, with their bags on their backs, Gu Mu and the others finally left the countryside and returned to Yucheng.

The early morning sun sprinkled a little bit of brilliance, and for some reason, Gu Mu looked at the early morning light, and there was some nervousness and expectation in his heart.

Maybe it's because the annual freshman competition is coming, or maybe it's because of the continuous strengthening of himself and Mumu.

Yes, in the past few days, Mu Mu's strength has become stronger and stronger with the help of Shanaiduo, and Gu Mu is not idle, he is constantly exercising his physical strength and reflexes, just to be able to exert a more powerful command ability in battle.

"Mom, come inside and rest."

"Lu ~ Silk ~"

"Grandma, let's go." Gu Mu said.

"Okay, okay, be careful on the road, don't worry about me, I'm fine." Grandma took Gu's mother's hand and said.

"Got it, Mom, you have to pay attention to your body too."

Gu Mu helped carry the luggage and put it in the trunk, and then the family of three got into the car.

In the early morning light, with the mutual wave of their loved ones, they left this beautiful village.

Gu Mu rolled down the window and looked at the scenery outside the window. As the car moved farther and farther away, the village grew smaller and smaller in his eyes.

"That's?"

"Lu ~ silk."

Mu Mu jumped on Gu Mu's shoulder and pointed to the figure in the distance.

I saw that Shanaiduo was also standing in the distance, eating and waving his hand to Gu Mu.

"Goodbye, Shanaido." Gu Mu muttered.

It seemed to feel Gu Mu's gaze, and in the blink of an eye, Shanaiduo disappeared into the distance and disappeared without a trace.

Separation, for the next better encounter.

——

"Finally home!"

Throwing down the backpack and making a splash, Gu Mu and Mu Mu happily lay on their beds. The fatigue of the journey seems to have been relaxed at this moment.

"Mumu, I'm going to participate in the freshman competition in a few days, do you have any confidence!"

Gu Mu looked at Mu Mu who was squinting and asked.

"Ruth!" Rest assured, with Miss Ben here, no problem!

Mu Mu took out another block from his small backpack and gnawed it on.

"Why do you still have it, haven't you all been put up by me?"

"Ruth~" The master gave it to me.

Mu Mu lifted its chin and said happily.

“...”

Shanaiduo actually hid private goods, and it clearly said that all the super energy cubes were given to me.

Gu Mu felt that his fragile heart had received a serious blow.

"Forget it, you can't eat too much of this." Gu Mu knocked on Mu Mu's head.

Anyway, your own energy cube is enough, so give it more.

——

"Yawn~"

Shanaiduo, far away in the woods, sneezed.

“...?”

Shanaiduo shook his head strangely, he hadn't sneezed before.

"Forget it, keep eating sugar."

It looked at the hundred or so purple energy cubes in front of it and smiled happily.

Hmph, damn Gu Mu, I didn't expect me to secretly keep so much.

It thought to itself as it ate.

Suddenly I felt even more delicious.

——

Early the next morning, Gu Mu came to the school with his schoolbag and Mu Mu.

Tomorrow the freshman competition officially starts, and today, in addition to some classes, it is more important to carry out pre-competition preparation activities.

"Boss, Mumu."

"Gala~"

Gu Mu looked back, and sure enough, it was Lin Cheng and Little Fire Dragon.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and I feel like you've improved a lot."

The body of the little fire dragon is getting stronger and stronger, and even the flame on the tail is much stronger, which is a symbol of the growth of the little fire dragon.

"Of course, these days my dad asked me and the little fire dragon to go to the Pokémon Battle Club, where they had super special training."

"The little fire dragon now is completely different from before." Lin Cheng said with a smile.

The little fire dragon next to "Gala~" also spewed out a mouthful of sparks, raised his head to look at Mu Mu, and seemed to say that he was stronger than Mu Mu.

"Ruth!" Look at what you see, and then look at beating you.

Hmph╯^╰!

Mu Mu looked at the little fire dragon's warlike gaze, lifted his bangs, and revealed his big red eyes.

Pokémon Battle Club training is a good way to improve Pokémon's strength, but only those with a lot of money like Lin Cheng can go.

Despite this, Gu Mu didn't think that Mu Mu, who had undergone super training, would not be able to defeat the little fire dragon. And Mu Mu left a hidden trick.

"It looks like your kid is a little inflated, do you want to find a place to fight." Gu Mu looked at Lin Cheng and said with a smile, he hadn't fought against the little fire dragon for a long time, and he was also curious about its strength.

"No, now we can recuperate and prepare for tomorrow's game."

"Besides, the boss is so strong, we can definitely meet it. When the time comes, you need to release the water. Lin Cheng said.

"Okay, then tomorrow." Gu Mu also felt that what Lin Cheng said made sense, with the ability of the little fire dragon, there was a high probability of encountering it in the future competition.

"By the way, is the draw at five o'clock in the afternoon?"

"Well, in the afternoon, our class will draw lots from Teacher Cheng Hai."

"Let's go back to work first."

"Okay, boss, where have you been these days?" Lin Cheng asked curiously, I don't know what special training the boss has done, and whether Mu Mu has become stronger.

"It's in the country."

"Isn't it fun?"

……

In the afternoon, in class.

As the class bell rang, Teacher Cheng Hai walked in from the door with a box.

Seeing the old time coming in, everyone quieted down and held back the excitement in their hearts.

After all, everyone has been looking forward to this competition for a long time, and they have made a lot of preparations for this competition.

Teacher Cheng Hai put the box on the table, then glanced at everyone, coughed twice, and said.

"Next, we're going to have a group draw for tomorrow's game."

"The competition, as usual, is divided into eight groups of A~H, and there are the same number of eight kinds of sticks in this box."

"We will come up one by one according to the student number and draw lots to group groups, and then register."

"What to do after that, we will be notified in detail tomorrow, do you understand?"

"Understood." Everyone replied.

"Okay, then everyone will come up and draw lots, and register with me after the lottery."

Teacher Cheng Hai said, then took out the registration form and pen, and sat aside.

After a while,

"Boss, what group did you draw?" Lin Cheng walked over and asked.

"Group C, what about you." Gu Mu said with the sign in his hand.

"Huh? I'm in group E, and it doesn't seem like I'm going to meet so soon. Lin Cheng said a little frustratedly.

"It's okay, there's still a chance, you and the little fire dragon must win, so we can meet."

"Okay, then we'll see you there!" Lin Cheng said with a smile.

"Everyone has drawn lots, tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, the freshman competition will officially start, I hope everyone will arrive on time and don't be late." Teacher Cheng Hai said.

"Got it, teacher." The crowd replied.

Suddenly.

"The side quest has been activated, does the host check it?"

Hearing the voice in his head, Gu Mu hurriedly opened the task interface.