Chapter 79: Tribe War!
He didn’t know if it was because his luck had run out, but there were no gains in the last half hour. Lu Li didn’t find this surprising.
“That’s it for today. Let’s go camp over there.” Lu Li patted Tropius’s neck.
Tropius carried Lu Li and landed beside a small river.
The water flow wasn’t strong; though it was fairly wide, the depth was only about 1 meter.
There were no Magikarp in the small river; instead, there were a few Wailmer. After Lu Li released Milotic, her stunning figure quickly caught the Wailmer’s attention.
Milotic also noticed the Wailmer in the small river.
“Na~”
（Is this small river the one where I used to live?）
Milotic asked.
Lu Li shook his head with a smile: “No, but the source should be the same.”
Milotic nodded, not sure if she understood.
Charmander curiously crouched by the small river, watching the Wailmer in the water.
“Fire~”
（Trainer, why are these fish so ugly?）
Lu Li: “…”
“Fire~”
（Big Sister was much better looking than them before. Are they the same race?）
Lu Li: “…”
“Xiao Hong! If you don’t want to get beaten, come here quickly.” Lu Li reminded weakly.
Charmander finally noticed Milotic’s increasingly dangerous gaze.
Milotic particularly disliked others saying Wailmer were ugly, and even more so when they mentioned that she used to be a Wailmer.
“Trainer, I think Charmander’s Water Type resistance training needs to continue.” Milotic suggested.
“Fire~”
（Wait a minute! I disagree!）
Before Charmander finished speaking, Milotic swatted her with her tail into the small river.
Luckily Charmander had learned to swim; otherwise, the 0.6-meter Charmander would have drowned in the 1-meter deep river.
Lu Li watched the scene helplessly.
Knowing she was in the wrong, the little dinosaur had no choice but to doggy paddle back to shore.
Facing Milotic’s might, Charmander chose to back down.
There was no way around it—who made Milotic beautiful, her hits painful, and her attribute advantageous against her.
After shaking off the water, the depressed Charmander prepared to burn something. After searching around and finding no combustibles, Charmander dejectedly came to Lu Li’s side.
“Fire~”
（As my trainer, you’re just going to watch me get bullied?）
Lu Li asked with a smile: “What do you want me to do? Punish Xiao Mei?”
“Fire~” Charmander shook her head vigorously.
“Fire~”
（What I mean is you should have stopped Big Sister.）
Lu Li: “Definitely next time.”
“This is the wilderness after all; be careful with your safety.” After instructing the three Pokémon, Lu Li began setting up the camping tent.
After setting up the tent, Lu Li went inside to arrange the things needed inside the tent.
…………
“Trop~”
Tropius’s roar suddenly rang out from outside. Lu Li, hearing the warning in Tropius’s voice, immediately stopped what he was doing.
As soon as Lu Li exited the tent, he saw Milotic confronting a group of unfamiliar Pokémon.
This group of Pokémon was on the opposite riverbank, glaring aggressively at Milotic and the others, even constantly shouting.
On the opposite bank were three Ludicolo leading a group of Lotad and Seedot. Lu Li was a bit surprised to see this group of Pokémon.
It wasn’t that these Pokémon were particularly rare, but that this Pokémon tribe spanned three evolution stages, and there was more than one fully evolved Ludicolo.
An ordinary trainer might not notice anything upon seeing this, but as a junior breeder, Lu Li sensed the huge treasure hidden behind these three Ludicolo as soon as he saw them.
Lotad need an evolution item—namely a Water Stone—to evolve into Ludicolo.
A Water Stone counts as an evolution item, similar to a natural gem. The market price for a pigeon-egg-sized Water Stone is around 100,000.
There were three Ludicolo opposite; anyone who knows how Lotad evolve understands the significance.
After squeezing out the last bit of energy from his body, Lu Li applied Telepathy to himself.
After understanding what the Ludicolo Leader opposite was saying, Lu Li’s facial expression darkened instantly; he even somewhat regretted spending energy to activate Telepathy.
“Ga~ga!”
（The Pokémon opposite, come over quickly. I’ve decided to take you back as the tribe leader’s mate!）
“Ga~ga!”
（Our boss fancies you—it’s your honor. Hurry up and come with us!）
“Ga~ga!”
（Our boss is the overlord of this river. Be sensible and obey quickly.）
These weren’t wild Pokémon at all; they were clearly a gang of wild thugs.
“Na~”
（Can I make a move?）
Milotic turned her head and asked.
Lu Li narrowed his eyes and sized up the Ludicolo. With his junior breeder’s eye, Lu Li roughly gauged the Ludicolo Leader’s strength.
The Ludicolo Leader had elite level strength. In this mountain range scope, such strength could indeed dominate a river’s resources.
No wonder those Ludicolo and Seedot called their boss the overlord of this stretch.
Elite level strength—even in human circles, that would be among the strongest trainers in a third-tier city.
“Looks like there’s going to be a fierce battle soon.” Lu Li looked gravely at the Pokémon opposite.
His body’s energy was now depleted, so his combat power would be extremely limited, but luckily Milotic and Tropius were in good condition.
“Charmander, when the fight starts, those Seedot are yours.” Lu Li said casually.
Charmander nodded confidently.
Seedot were Water/Grass dual attribute, but this matchup still favored her.
After instructing Charmander, Lu Li arranged: “Tropius, the Lotad are yours.”
Tropius nodded, looking gravely at the Lotad.
The Lotad were all normal stage in strength, but their side had the numbers advantage, so even Tropius couldn’t claim a sure win.
“Milotic, we’ll handle those three big ones.” Lu Li moved behind Milotic.
But before the battle, Lu Li decided to be polite first.
“Milotic, tell them you’re not interested in them.”
“Na~”
（I already said that just now, but it didn’t work.）
Hearing this, Lu Li knew the fierce battle was unavoidable.
“Tropius, Leech Seed!”
“Milotic, use Twister!”
“Charmander, hold the defensive line. Flamethrower anyone who tries to cross the river.”
Lu Li quickly and concisely issued combat orders.
As soon as Lu Li finished speaking, Tropius had condensed Leech Seed and launched it at the Lotad group.
Seeing Tropius strike first without any code of honor, the Ludicolo Leader hurriedly organized its subordinates to counterattack.
But they were just a group of wild Pokémon; the Ludicolo Leader was purely wild too, not outrageous enough to coordinate its subordinates for synchronized skill combat.
Facing the aggressive Leech Seeds, most Lotad chose to dodge, while a small portion of Seedot awkwardly caught the seeds with the leaves on their heads.
Seeing its tribe in chaos and Tropius continuously releasing Leech Seeds, the Ludicolo Leader could only use Protect to block the incoming Leech Seeds.
