-156- Three-Vote "Pass" Contestant!

"Whoa! All three judges have voted unanimously!"

"The first contestant to receive three unanimous 'Pass' votes in this Ruolan Pokémon Contest has now appeared."

"Let us all congratulate Contestant Tong Si on successfully advancing to the next round of the Contest Battles!"

Upon seeing all three judges give a unanimous "Pass," Lilian was slightly astonished, but she quickly regained her composure and continued hosting.

"Well-deserved! Tong Si and his little Eevee gave such a magnificent performance!"

"This stage belongs entirely to Eevee!"

"Wait? Why hasn't the custom Eevee fan club banner I ordered been delivered yet? Hurry, hurry, I want to be Eevee's number one fan!"

"..."

The audience members at the venue boiled over with excitement once again upon seeing Tong Si and Eevee advance directly to the next round of the Contest Battles.

Meanwhile, the vote tallies for Tong Si and Eevee in this round were displayed directly on the large screen.

Out of the three thousand people in the venue, representing three thousand votes, Tong Si and Eevee captured a total of two thousand nine hundred and eight votes.

As for the remaining ninety-two people, it was said that more than half of them had simply forgotten to vote.

The other half had fallen asleep watching the earlier boring performances, had just woken up, and had missed Eevee's performance.

On the internet, out of two thousand voters, they received one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two votes.

Among the hundred-odd uncast votes, excluding about thirty viewers with unstable internet connections, the rest were keyboard warriors.

They deliberately abstained!

They had already voted in their hearts, but on the surface, they still had to pretend to be indifferent.

Such stubborn tsunderes!

In the end, the total number of votes Tong Si received from both the live audience and the internet was four thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Adding the three hundred "Pass" votes from the three judges, the grand total came to five thousand and thirty votes.

Without a doubt, Tong Si's current vote ranking firmly secured the number one spot.

In fact, right next to his ranking, the words "Already Advanced" were appended.

"Eevee, that was amazing! We've advanced to the next round!"

Tong Si scooped Eevee up from his shoulder into his arms.

Their very first Pokémon Contest stage performance had been completed flawlessly.

"Vee-vee~"

Eevee excitedly raised its chubby little paws. Was this what it felt like to be the center of attention?

It loved this feeling so much!

...

Jiahua University.

Breeding Class Chat Group:

Wen Lan: @Everyone!!!

Wen Lan: Wahahaha!!! Tong Si has advanced!!! He is so awesome!!!

Liu Yushi: Indeed! And he advanced directly with three "Passes"! [Thumbs Up] * 3 (Emoticon)

Xu Shanshan: Little Eevee is so cute~ My heart has been captured by him~ [Shy] * 3 (Emoticon)

Wang Han: @Xu Shanshan "Him"? [Snicker] (Emoticon)

Xiao Lu: @Xu Shanshan You're acting suspicious.

Qin Qin: @Xu Shanshan You're acting suspicious.

...: @Xu Shanshan You're acting suspicious.

Head Teacher Xia Yan: @Xu Shanshan Although the teacher doesn't object to puppy love, it's still better for a young lady to play hard to get.

Chen Xue: @Chu Xuanxuan Where is the real partner? If the real partner doesn't show up soon, Tong Si is going to be snatched away!

Chu Xuanxuan: I'm here, I'm here. I was just chatting privately with Tong Si.

...: @Xu Shanshan Take notes!

...

Backstage at the Pokémon Contest, Tong Si saw that the breeding class chat group had over 99+ messages and was left speechless.

He should have set it to Do Not Disturb mode.

While he was on stage earlier, his phone had been vibrating continuously in his pocket.

Anyone unaware might have thought it was something else entirely.

After briefly responding to various private chats, Tong Si began preparing for the upcoming Contest Battles.

A typical Pokémon Contest is divided into two phases.

The first phase is the Contest Performance round that Tong Si just participated in.

It is essentially about showcasing a Pokémon's charm and appeal.

The second phase is the Contest Battle round.

While maintaining elegance, the contestants engage in a five-minute battle, with each participant starting at one hundred points.

Points are deducted when a Pokémon is attacked, makes a move error, or when the opponent's Pokémon displays a particularly flashy maneuver or skillfully turns one's own move to their advantage.

The battle ends when one side becomes unable to continue fighting.

If the time limit is reached, the remaining points of both sides are compared, and the side with more remaining points wins. If both sides have the same remaining points, an overtime round is held until all points of one side are depleted, after which the other side is declared the winner.

Special Note: If both sides consistently avoid engaging in battle, both will receive a yellow card and have half of their points deducted. If they continue to avoid battling, they will receive a second yellow card and be directly disqualified.

...

During the morning session, all participating contestants took the stage to perform.

Aside from Tong Si, no one else's performance managed to receive a unanimous pass.

Either Mr. Contesta felt something was amiss, or Ms. Carolyn failed to be stirred with interest.

Throughout the entire morning, the number of passes given out by Carolyn did not exceed five.

As a veteran Pokémon Breeder, she was extremely strict in her evaluation of the performances put on by Coordinators.

In the end, a total of eight contestants advanced.

One could say it was utterly brutal.

In the afternoon, Tong Si checked the opponents displayed on the giant screen.

He saw that his opponent for the first round was actually Contestant Number 001, the trainer accompanied by the Growlithe.

"That Growlithe's strength looks formidable!"

Tong Si vividly remembered the Fire-type move unleashed by that Growlithe after it took the stage during the performance round.

Its power was immense.

"Eevee, do you have the confidence to defeat that Growlithe?"

Tong Si squatted down and asked Eevee.

"Vee..."

Eevee pressed its little paws against its cheeks. Wasn't this putting it on the spot?

"Hey-cool!"

Electivire stood nearby, cheering Eevee on.

"Vee-vee~~"

Eevee looked at Electivire with tear-filled eyes.

If only Big Brother could take its place for the second round of Contest Battles.

Pokémon battles and the like were just too terrifying!

In its heart, Eevee only wanted to perform!

"Hey-cool..."

Electivire scratched its head, looking to Tong Si for direction.

Indeed, contestants were permitted to switch Pokémon between the first-round performance and the second-round Contest Battle in a Pokémon Contest.

However, Tong Si shook his head.

"No can do, Eevee. The Pokémon Contest is a competition you wanted to enter. If you quit now, I will never take you to participate again."

Tong Si waved his finger, rejecting Eevee's request.

If Eevee always thought about hiding behind Electivire at critical moments, it would never grow.

Tong Si felt that Ms. Carolyn's comments after Eevee's performance earlier were entirely correct.

Tong Si had been somewhat overly indulgent toward Eevee, raising it with almost excessive pampering.

This did not seem to be a good thing for Eevee's growth.

Tong Si had obtained Elekid and Eevee at around the same time.

Not only had Elekid evolved into Electivire, but its level had even reached thirty-four, approaching thirty-five.

Eevee, on the other hand, was still only level twenty-seven.

And that was the result of Tong Si occasionally forcing it into special training.

Even Shuckle, which he had caught much later, was already level twenty-eight.

... (To be continued)