Chapter 37: Grass Spirit Pill At 100%!
This flyer says “Qingfeng City Rookie Trainer Support Plan”
“It’s just like the Bright Future Plan, to help more people. After you join the organization, the organization will give you a recruitment mission.
For every ordinary person in need of help that you recruit to the organization, the organization will give you a reward of ten thousand yuan. After recruiting twenty people, you can choose a Pokémon Secret Treasure for free within the organization.”
Hearing this, Lu Li was completely stunned.
Now Lu Li suspected that this old man might be one of the higher-ups in that pyramid scheme organization, and his purpose in coming here was deliberately to drag him into the pit.
“No, I’ve been too busy lately and have no time to recruit people.” Lu Li found another excuse to refuse.
Previously, he could only be 99% sure it was a pyramid scheme organization, but now he was 100% certain.
Seeing that President Lu still wouldn’t agree, Old Man Li persisted, saying: “That’s fine, you can join the organization first, and as for the entry fee, I can pay it for you first.”
Lu Li: “…”
So you’ve been targeting me today, huh?
Feeling speechless inside, Lu Li refused: “Old Man Li, listen to my advice. This is just a pyramid scheme organization. You should stop it early. If you keep trying to recruit me, I’ll call the police.”
Seeing Lu Li completely unmoved, Old Man Li angrily scolded: “You… how is this child so stubborn?”
“Forget it, old man won’t care about you. You’ll regret it later.” After saying that, Old Man Li huffed, stood up, and left without looking back.
Watching Old Man Li’s vigorous back, Lu Li sighed, then took out his phone and found the contact named Uncle Li.
After the call connected, Lu Li told him everything about Old Man Li.
Less than a minute later, Lu Li speechlessly hung up the phone.
As expected, Old Man Li had probably dragged his whole family into it.
Originally, he wanted Old Man Li’s son to come persuade him, but his son instead tried to persuade Lu Li first, saying the Bright Future Plan was absolutely guaranteed and that not joining would mean regretting it for a lifetime.
Realizing persuasion was useless, Lu Li didn’t spend more effort on this matter. After all, he was moving out in a couple of days, and they wouldn’t even be neighbors anymore, so contact would naturally end.
People who fall into pyramid scheme traps are generally hard to persuade by outsiders; only after truly paying the price will they realize they’ve been scammed.
Tropius, which came out of the Poké Ball on its own, picked a berry from its neck and brought it to Lu Li’s face in its mouth.
“Trop~”
（Don’t be unhappy, come eat berries.）
Looking at the Grape Berry Tropius offered, Lu Li smiled and took it, gently nibbling a bite before comforting: “Don’t worry, I’m not unhappy.”
Although this matter affected his mood a bit, that bad mood vanished completely after hearing Tropius’s comfort.
They were mere passersby. The most important thing now was Tropius and the others.
“Let’s plan to move tomorrow. This yard is too small and can’t accommodate us anymore,” Lu Li said.
Tropius nodded; this yard was indeed a bit small.
Lu Li asked: “So, do you have any requirements for your next residence?”
“Trop~”
Tropius made a motion of spreading wings and soaring.
Lu Li guaranteed: “Don’t worry, the place will definitely be big enough. You can fly however you want.”
“Trop~”
Tropius called out again.
Without even using Telepathy, Lu Li understood what Tropius meant.
“Don’t worry, there will definitely be places with berries, and plenty of them in large patches,” Lu Li said with a smile.
Having adjusted his mood, Lu Li urged: “Alright, let’s start training. You haven’t completed today’s mission yet.”
Tropius called out energetically, and even Wailmer in the fish tank happily practiced jumping in the water vat.
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Qingfeng City west suburbs.
After finishing a day of training, Lian Sheyi dragged his tired body home.
Just as he got home, Lian Sheyi saw his grandfather holding a flyer and grinning foolishly.
Seeing his grandson return, Old Lian asked with a full face of smiles: “Good grandson, do you want a Secret Realm Pokémon Egg? I have a way through an old friend, as long as…”
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Lu Li, who had cultivated all night, was woken by a knock at the door.
With experience from last time, knowing it was the berry delivery person, Lu Li skillfully opened the door to greet them, directed the delivery worker to move the berries to the designated spot, then eagerly started alchemy.
With Gym Leader Yu’s breeding notes, Lu Li, having roughly figured out a new recipe, decided to try again.
Always feeding Tropius Grass Essence Aggregates wasn’t a long-term solution; Tropius’s meals should be on par with Wailmer’s no matter what.
Lu Li skillfully lit the fire and began refining. Tropius nearby didn’t dare disturb, staring intently at the flames in the alchemy furnace.
As a Grass-type Pokémon, Tropius naturally disliked flames, but considering what was inside, it still didn’t stay away from the alchemy furnace.
After the first refining ended, Lu Li looked at the Grass Essence Aggregate in the alchemy furnace and sighed.
“Failed again? Probably removed some things that should have been kept during impurity removal.”
After summarizing the failure reason, Lu Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued refining.
The result of the second attempt was still not ideal, but Lu Li felt he was close to success.
“One last chance today. Whether Grass Spirit Pill 1.0 succeeds depends on this.”
Lu Li, firming his will again, continued the attempt.
With experience from the first two failures, the third refining went much more smoothly.
Half an hour later…
Lu Li, pausing his actions, looked at the alchemy furnace full of expectation.
Tropius nearby took a deep breath and let out a soft, excited call.
This call held joy and eager excitement. Though Tropius didn’t know if it succeeded this time, one thing was certain: the thing in the alchemy furnace was different from before.
Lu Li used Psychic to take out the pill from the alchemy furnace.
Looking at the emerald green pill before him, Lu Li’s face was full of the joy of success.
“It’s so beautiful, just like a gem,” Lu Li exclaimed.
Grass Spirit Pill 1.0 success!
Lu Li excitedly said: “Great, Tropius! Your moment to soar has come.”
Tropius nearby also let out an excited call, like a gale blowing through the mountains.
“Here, try the effect.” Lu Li tossed the Grass Spirit Pill to Tropius.
Tropius caught it in one bite and after swallowing, its eyes lit up instantly—no previous bloating feeling, and the taste was even better than before.
Most importantly, after eating, its whole body felt warm and comfy. This thing had little flavor, but it felt great after consumption.
“How is it?” Lu Li looked at Tropius expectantly.
“Trop~”
（The taste is pretty good, and it’s very easy to digest. After eating, my whole body feels warm and comfy.）
Tropius gave it a thumbs up without hesitation.
After understanding Tropius’s feedback through Telepathy, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief.
“Since the pill is successfully refined, next is to pass the Growth Stage at the fastest speed.” Thinking this, Lu Li decided to increase Tropius’s training missions.
