Chapter 129: Oh No, I’ve Become Palu
“You’ll have to bear with me for a while,” Lu Li gently stroked the Onix’s hard head.
The Onix didn’t seem to mind. Although its companions’ strength and speed were improving rapidly, perhaps due to its inherent nature, the Onix didn’t feel any sense of urgency.
“Fierce~”
（ Big guy, don’t worry, I’ll cover for you. ）
The conspicuous one nearby let out a cry.
The Onix merely glanced at the Charmander and then paid it no further attention.
With just one tail swipe from it, this little thing would be turned into jam.
Having witnessed Milotic’s power, the Charmander’s strength was truly hard to look at.
“Fierce~”
（ What do you mean by that look? Apologize to me at once! ）
Facing this familiar gaze again, the Charmander stomped its feet in anger.
In my newborn stage, you looked down on my combat power? Now that I’m in my normal stage, you still look down on me? Then wasn’t my level gained in vain?
“Rumble~”
（ Big Sister Milotic said she would cover for me. ）
The Onix remained exceptionally calm, unfazed by the Charmander’s angry stomping.
Although your strength is greater than mine, I have a type advantage over you, and the future is on my side.
“Fierce~”
（ I led the trainer to three consecutive victories! ）
The Charmander chose to brag about its achievements.
Lu Li nearby: “???”
Lu Li looked at the Charmander with a confused expression.
What do you mean by “you led me to three consecutive victories”?
“Xiao Hong, I advise you to rephrase that.” Lu Li looked at the Charmander with a dangerous gaze.
“Cough cough~ Fierce~”
（ What I mean is, I helped the trainer win three matches. ）
Lu Li nodded with satisfaction, and even the Onix expressed approval.
A strong wind suddenly descended from the sky, and the Tropius that landed on the ground let out an excited cry.
“Ran~”
（ Trainer, you’re finally back! ）
The Tropius cried out happily.
Lu Li smiled and patted the Tropius’s neck.
“How’s the research I asked you to do?” Lu Li asked with a smile.
The Tropius shook its head, indicating there had been no progress so far.
Previously, Lu Li had a sudden burst of inspiration and came up with a very good idea.
That was to use Tropius’s Harvest ability to gather those rare berries. If this research succeeded, then they would have truly achieved berry freedom.
Don’t think this is ridiculous. Tropius’s vitality is already far beyond that of its peers, and combined with that special growth, the feasibility of this idea was quite high.
Lu Li checked Tropius’s condition again.
“Hmm~”
Lu Li exclaimed in surprise and then quickly examined Tropius’s body carefully.
“Tropius, isn’t your strength increasing too quickly?” Lu Li asked worriedly.
Tropius had only recently advanced to Veteran Level, and in less than half a month, its strength had reached the Veteran Level Late Stage.
What kind of outrageous speed was this?
Even Charmander, the true cheater, couldn’t level up that fast.
“Trop~”
（ Trainer, you’ll know when you follow me. ）
Tropius lowered its body.
After Lu Li recalled the Onix and Charmander, he climbed onto Tropius’s back.
Soon, Tropius carried Lu Li to the orchard.
Lu Li: “!!!”
“This is our orchard?” Lu Li asked in disbelief.
Lu Li remembered he had only been out for two days, not two years!
“Trop~”
（ This is our orchard! ）
Tropius cried out generously.
Lu Li: “…”
“What’s going on?” Lu Li asked in disbelief.
“Trop~”
（ Look. ）
Tropius stomped on the lawn with its foot.
“This is…”
Lu Li squatted down and gently stroked the grass.
Lu Li muttered to himself, “Grassy Terrain? What effect could it have…”
Lu Li quickly figured out what was going on with this patch of grass.
This was a special Grassy Terrain, a special field formed by combining it with Special Growth.
Lu Li hadn’t expected Tropius to succeed so quickly.
（ I’ve been sleeping on the Grassy Terrain for the past two days, and I’ve also been continuously using Special Growth on myself, so my strength and speed have increased very quickly. ）
（ The most important thing is that I’ve comprehended The Way of Life. Now, the only thing holding me back is energy replenishment. ）
Lu Li couldn’t understand what he heard, but he was greatly shocked.
Tropius was now equivalent to a martial arts novel character who had been cultivating in seclusion; as long as it had enough energy, it could continuously improve its strength.
Wei Ge’s Heavenly King Training Notes stated that Gym Level Pokémon needed to comprehend their origin and then touch upon the Power of Law through their origin to advance to Heavenly King.
This meant that Tropius had already completed this step. With Tropius’s qualification, it could now directly break through to Heavenly King as long as it had enough energy.
（ Trainer, I need more Grass Spirit Pills now. ）
Lu Li: “…”
At this moment, Lu Li was incredibly grateful that he hadn’t refused Aunt Liu’s Black Card.
“No problem, I’ll work overtime today! Work overtime fiercely.” Lu Li said with determination.
（ It’s okay, trainers also need to pay attention to rest. ）
Tropius reminded him with concern.
Lu Li waved his right hand and said with high spirits, “No need. Only people who are useless to society need rest; true pillars of society work overtime.”
“Send me back to the villa first,” Lu Li urged.
…………
After returning to the villa and chatting with Xiao Mei in the pond for a while, Lu Li shut himself in the underground Alchemy Room.
Alchemy! Fierce alchemy!
After draining all the energy from his body, Lu Li left the basement with dark circles under his eyes.
After a night of overtime, all the alchemy materials at home had been used up.
A whole night wasn’t his limit, but the limit of his stored materials.
Lu Li complained inwardly with frustration, “How come it feels like I’ve become a Pal world worker for Pokémon after transmigrating? Isn’t this Reversed Heavenly Stems?”
Lu Li didn’t stay for breakfast. After giving all the Grass Spirit Pills to Wei, Lu Li rode his Bidoof and left home.
He had been too busy lately, with too many things to do.
However, it was all worth it. At least now his strength and power were expanding daily. The degree that others took years to reach, he could achieve in less than a week.
Although this accelerated pace was exhausting, Lu Li understood the principle of enduring hardship before enjoying comfort.
After returning to Qingfeng City, Lu Li merely went through the motions on the battlefield.
Lu Li no longer had the mood to learn and strategize in battle, so he directly let Charmander go all out.
The consequence of letting Charmander go all out was naturally a complete frenzy.
Seeing Charmander defeat its opponent with Flame Charge, Yu Zhonggang said to Jin Fengjiao beside him, “Wife, I think you’re right. Our Lili really can’t handle this man.”
“What move was that Charmander using? Why does it look so much like Flame Charge? But how could Charmander know Flame Charge?” Jin Fengjiao, an Elite Level Trainer, asked in disbelief.
Yu Zhonggang shook his head and explained, “That’s a Secret Technique, not the real Flame Charge.”
“Ah? How can that be…” Jin Fengjiao covered her mouth in surprise.
How could a Commoner know a Secret Technique? Could it have been given by Princess Yekaterina? After all, it couldn’t have been passed down from Lu Li’s family, right?
“What move did that Charmander use? It looked so much like Flame Charge, but how could a Charmander know Flame Charge?” Jin Fengjiao, who was only an Elite Level Trainer, asked incredulously.
Yu Zhonggang shook his head, then explained, “That’s a secret technique, not a true Flame Charge.”
“Huh? How could that be…” Jin Fengjiao covered her mouth in surprise.
How could a commoner know a secret technique? Could it have been given by Princess Yekaterina? After all, it couldn’t be something passed down in Lu Li’s family.
