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Chapter 36 Reward with an Egg

March 17, evening.

Lin Chong took the two cats back to the hotel.

Lin Chong's phone kept vibrating in his pocket. Without even looking, he knew it was either a classmate tagging him or a victory congratulation from a long-time customer.

These are all secondary matters. What Lin Chong needs to do first is to check the rewards given by the advanced wish.

He threw the two cats onto the bed, stood still, and immediately opened the panel to settle the account.

The two cats flipped in the air and landed steadily. The black cat looked at Lin Chong, who was standing still, and let out a strange meow.

Why isn't Lin Chong moving? What is he doing?

Meow Meow glanced at Lin Chong and lazily licked its paws.

Who knows? Sometimes he just suddenly spaces out like that.

I suspect he might have schizophrenia...

The black cat exclaimed in surprise: "Holy crap! Really?"

Lin Chong paid no attention to Er Mao's crickets, focusing all his attention on the control panel.

Nearly a year has passed, and aside from the "long-term wish" that the black cat has yet to fulfill, this is the first time he has received a reward for a high-level wish!

While waiting for the settlement, Lin Chong couldn't help but daydream.

Will they give him 10,000 Kingdom Coins?

Or can I choose my own skill stones?

If all else fails, a "stone of evolution" will do!

The ellipsis symbolizing loading on the panel quickly stopped jumping, and a mechanical sound rang out.

[Advanced Wish Rewards have been settled. Congratulations to the player for obtaining 1 Colorful Elf Egg!]

A sprite egg covered in reddish-brown stripes slowly appeared on the panel, until it passed through the screen and materialized in front of Lin Chong.

Lin Chong quickly reached out and hugged it, feeling the lingering warmth of the elf egg in his arms. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Give me an egg?"

"It's even colorful? But I'm all about performance, what's the point of looking good?"

The next second, a panel appeared on the egg.

This egg is guaranteed to be either "Black and White Splendor" or "Exceptional Talent," and there is no incubation protection. Please keep it safe.

What an amazingly talented egg? It even saved him a King Ball for improving his talent!

Lin Chong was happy, but at the same time he felt a little regretful.

If the reward can instantly boost his Meow Meow's combat power, then his bet with Jiang Qianxun will be even more secure.

Fortunately, that guy will run into Zheng Ran tomorrow, and the hidden elf will definitely be exposed. Lin Chong will have plenty of time to analyze the information and increase his chances of winning the bet.

At that moment, the two cats lying on the bed also saw the egg that suddenly appeared in Lin Chong's arms. It wasn't the first time they had seen Lin Chong's "supernatural power," so they weren't surprised. They just asked excitedly.

What is this? Is it for us to eat?

[It's so big, won't I choke after eating it?]

Lin Chong rolled his eyes at the two cats and put the egg on the bed: "This is your future comrade-in-arms, so don't get any funny ideas."

How do you hatch a Pokémon egg? There's no hatching device like in the game here.

Then, Lin Chong thought of another problem—where should this egg be placed?

He can't very well take it to the competition tomorrow; not only would it be difficult to explain where the egg came from, but the way he carries it on stage would also look odd. And he certainly can't leave it in the hotel...

After much thought, Lin Chong came up with a solution.

-

An hour later, in a small alley near the stadium.

Wearing pajamas and with messy hair, Old Man Zhou, who looked like he had just gotten out of bed, stared expressionlessly at Lin Chong and the egg in his arms.

His eye twitched, and he took a deep breath and said.

"You mean, after the match today, there was this guy who claimed to be your fan, saying that his Pokémon laid eight eggs in one litter and he couldn't take care of them all."

"So I just took one of them and gave it to you?"

Lin Chong confirmed, "That's right."

"But I have matches tomorrow and the day after, so I was thinking—"

The old man snapped, "Do you take me for a fool?"

"Besides, I run a gym. I don't know how, and I have no obligation to hatch Pokémon for you!"

Seeing that Old Zhou was about to leave, Lin Chong hurriedly grabbed him and explained, "You misunderstood. I don't need you to help me incubate them. I just need you to keep them for two days until the college entrance exam is over."

Upon hearing this, Old Zhou stopped. He glanced at Lin Chong and asked, "Just store it, no need to incubate it?"

Lin Chong nodded and said frankly, "I'll feel at ease if you keep this egg safe."

The old man snorted coldly: "Wouldn't you feel more at ease giving it to Xiaoxi?"

Lin Chong shook his head: "She's too young, I'll have to trouble you to take care of her."

The old man paused for two seconds, then suddenly said, "You're only two years older than Xiaoxi."

"You don't understand, I'm different."

Seeing that the old man's expression had softened a bit, Lin Chong quickly stuffed the elf egg into his hand and said goodbye with a grin.

"I'm leaving now. You should get some rest too."

The old man's face darkened: "Hurry up, I'll be at ease if you get hit by a car."

Lin Chong's figure quickly disappeared around the corner of the alley.

Old Zhou stood there, examining the elf egg in his arms. After a while, he exclaimed, "Eh!"

"Whose Pokémon egg is this? How come I didn't recognize it?"

He held the egg level with his eyes, but couldn't see anything amiss. He then took out his phone, snapped a few photos, and sent them to someone.

The old man typed in voice input: "Can you help me identify which Pokémon's egg this is?"

A short while later, the other end replied with a voice message; it was from a woman with a hoarse voice.

"It's an egg set I've never seen before, but judging from the patterns, it looks a bit like a dragon-type Pokémon."

Dragon type?

Old Zhou frowned and muttered to himself.

"Where did that kid get that Pokémon egg? And a Dragon-type one at that?"

"...Could he have really hooked up with a wealthy fan?"

-

On the fourth day of the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao), the sports center, where an extra match was held, was still packed with people.

With only 16 candidates remaining due to the sharp decrease in the number of participants, today's schedule was much more relaxed. Not only were there one match per game, but there were also officially arranged entertainment programs between each two matches to provide some entertainment.

In this world, the college entrance examination is not so solemn and serious; rather, it is more like a special festival celebrated by the whole nation.

Lin Chong started today and won without much effort. Chen Xi, who was ranked behind him, also advanced easily.

The third match between Shao Feng and Ding Chengxun was highly anticipated, as it was the first internal battle between second-tier Pokémon in this tournament.

However, Ding Chengxun's Fiery Ape was completely countered by the Water-type Swallowtail Otter, and coupled with the poor teamwork of the former, they were defeated by Shao Feng in just a few minutes.

In the stands, some spectators even complained: "Today's game wasn't as good as yesterday's."

"The next match is Jiang Qianxun versus Zheng Ran, which is even less interesting."

After all, everyone knows that Jiang Qianxun, who was favored by everyone to win the top scorer title this year, did not have an evolved Pokémon.

Shui Lanlan had no attribute advantage against the second-stage Nine-Tailed Fox, and the result was obvious.

Lin Chong sat in the spectator area, watching Zheng Ran walk onto the field with his head held high, and then looked at Jiang Qianxun next to him, who was happily playing on her phone, and couldn't help but ask.

"What kind of spirit are you hiding? Are you going to be eliminated before you even encounter me?"

Upon hearing this, Chihiro looked up at him with a smile and said mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough, but don't be scared by my trump card."