Before he knew it, two months had passed.
Starting from the most basic E-rank missions, such as gathering medicinal herbs and Berries, Jasper had completed a total of twenty-five missions over the past two months.
Among them, seventeen were E-rank missions and eight were D-rank missions.
Although most of them were not especially difficult, he had still accumulated quite a bit of experience in all kinds of areas.
Walking out of the Pokémon League Office, Jasper had, just moments ago, successfully passed the Intermediate Trainer assessment and become an Intermediate Trainer.
A Trainer assessment generally tested every aspect of a Trainer’s ability through a written exam and an actual battle.
After passing the written exam came the practical battle test.
For the Intermediate Trainer assessment, the examinee had to receive three unknown Pokémon from the examiner and use them to battle.
As long as they won, they could successfully advance to become an Intermediate Trainer.
As he walked along the road, Jasper toyed with his Trainer card in his hand.
It was a hard card similar to an ID card.
The back was printed with the red-and-white Poké Ball pattern, while the front displayed Jasper’s portrait and some basic information.
This was also his pass and proof of identity in this world.
With this, Jasper could accept missions issued by the Pokémon Center.
The Pokémon Center.
Jasper walked through the entrance and looked around.
As usual, there were many people.
Busy Trainers could be seen everywhere.
Jasper walked straight to the front desk, showed his Trainer card, and said with a smile, “Now I’m qualified to accept C-rank missions, right?”
“You became an Intermediate Trainer this quickly?” A trace of surprise flashed through Nurse Joy’s eyes.
“Of course. Don’t you know who I am? I just wanted to keep a low profile, otherwise I would have become an Advanced Trainer ages ago,” Jasper joked with Nurse Joy, putting on a proud and smug expression.
Looking at the same gentle expression on Nurse Joy’s face as always, even Jasper felt as if he had been healed.
Nurse Joy was even more gentle and cute in person.
During this period, Jasper had often come in and out of the Pokémon Center to accept missions.
After going back and forth so many times, his relationship with Nurse Joy had gradually become familiar.
As someone who had lived two lives, Jasper still had some experience in how to make girls happy.
He often told little jokes to amuse Nurse Joy, so the impression he left on her was quite good.
Arriving in front of the mission board, Jasper could now accept C-rank missions.
He carefully searched through the C-rank mission section.
“As expected, the rewards for C-rank missions are much higher. Hmm, these missions aren’t bad…” Jasper thought to himself.
Mission One: Commission from Viridian Herbal Pharmacy in Viridian City.
Viridian Herbal Pharmacy requires a large amount of high-quality Beedrill honey.
The final price will be determined according to the quality of the honey, and it will definitely not disappoint any Trainers.
Mission rank: C+.
In the Kanto region, only Viridian Forest was likely to have a large number of Beedrill hives.
However, Beedrill moved in groups and had an extremely strong sense of territory.
They had always been one of the overlords of Viridian Forest, and very few people took the initiative to provoke them.
This mission required both strength and strategy to complete.
As Viridian Herbal Pharmacy was a century-old pharmacy under the League, its reputation naturally went without saying.
After thinking it over carefully, Jasper still decided to accept this mission.
Mission Two: Issued by a Trainer in Pewter City.
Seeking a high-grade Moon Stone.
Reward: one hundred and twenty thousand.
The price of a high-grade Moon Stone was around eighty thousand.
This mission was actually quite good.
Moreover, as someone who had seen the original work, Jasper naturally knew where there would be a large number of Moon Stones on Mt.
Moon.
Maybe he could even make a big profit from this.
“For now, these two missions will do.” Jasper came in front of Nurse Joy and spoke.
Nurse Joy looked at the missions Jasper had accepted, and her brows furrowed slightly.
“Obtaining Beedrill honey is not a simple matter. In the Kanto region, only Viridian Forest has large numbers of Beedrill living there. Beedrill are irritable, violent Pokémon that live in groups and have an extremely strong sense of territory. Trying to obtain honey from them is far too dangerous!” Clearly, Nurse Joy did not want Jasper to take this risk.
Moreover, Nurse Joy did not deliberately lower her voice.
At this moment, the Trainers in the hall who heard her words began whispering among themselves.
“That kid plans to provoke the Beedrill in Viridian Forest? He must be tired of living. Haha…”
“He has no idea what he’s getting himself into.”
“You heard them too. With your current strength, provoking Beedrill is very dangerous. This mission has already been posted for some time. Quite a few Trainers tried it before, but all of them failed. A few of them nearly lost their lives!” Nurse Joy kept trying to persuade Jasper.
“Don’t worry, Nurse Joy. I’m not the kind of person who acts without thinking. Before doing anything, I always consider it carefully. I’ll act within my limits,” Jasper said with a smile, winking at Nurse Joy.
“You really… Why do you insist on taking this risk?” Nurse Joy asked in confusion.
Jasper smiled, then said confidently, “I’m the man who’s going to become the strongest Trainer. How could I be frightened by a little difficulty like this? Don’t worry. Nothing will happen.”
Nurse Joy helplessly shook her head.
She had seen far too many Trainers like this, and she also knew she could not change Jasper’s resolve.
Immediately after, she took out a silver bottle from beneath the counter and handed it to Jasper.
“This bottle of insect repellent spray is somewhat useful against Bug-type Pokémon. Take it with you. Be careful.”
Jasper accepted the bottle of insect repellent spray, feeling somewhat moved in his heart.
He smiled at Nurse Joy.
Being cared about by someone really felt pretty good.