Chapter 179: The Path To Invincibility Foiled By Unacclimatized Conditions
At the beginning, it was just two Gym Level Trainers. After I dealt with them, Chong Chong blocked me and said to accept the investigation.
Isn’t this deliberately picking a fight? How could I cooperate? Then I fought him. If my Guardian Spirit hadn’t intervened, I probably would have arrived even later.
Yao Yifei nodded. Reasonable and compliant request.
Ekaterina is just an outsider. Chong Chong demanding she stop for investigation is reasonable. Even if it led to a fight, the fault isn’t on Chong Chong’s side.
It can only be said that it’s worthy of someone who reached the Regional Heavenly King position. This skill of not getting implicated is worth many people learning.
After explaining the reason for not arriving in time, Ekaterina praised meaningfully: “But you really hide your depths, with the matching Mega Stone and all.”
Yao Yifei gave Ekaterina a glance. Froslass can also Mega Evolve. She doesn’t believe this woman’s family background couldn’t obtain the matching Evolution Stone.
She even suspects this woman has Z-moves and Gigantamax too.
“Let’s head back first. This matter should be considered concluded.” Lu Li made the decision.
Yao Yifei nodded.
This time, no accidents occurred, and the two safely returned to the countryside home.
After returning to the villa, Lu Li handed Tropius and Milotic to Wobbuffet.
“Entrust your Wobbuffet to check if these two have any internal injuries or the like.”
Wobbuffet smiled and gave an OK gesture, then cheerfully took the two Pokémon into the medical room.
Having been in this home for so long, today she could finally help Lu Li.
Normally, she treats wild Pokémon, but more often it’s treating Wei He and her Pokémon for excessive faith.
Considering there’s still a week until the match, Lu Li decided to first digest the gains from these days.
First is the planting method for Gracidea Flowers.
According to the information, Gracidea Flowers can be propagated by division, but the premise is ensuring the Gracidea Flower has sufficient Life Energy.
The biggest difference between Gracidea Flowers and other Pokémon spirit plants is the demand for Vitality.
Whether rare medicinal herbs or precious Berries, their required Grass-type Energy is actually far greater than Life Energy.
But Gracidea Flowers are the opposite.
Lu Li thought of the Spirit Gathering Technique from the spirit farming spells. Here, Spirit Gathering refers not to gathering Spiritual Energy, but condensing Vitality.
In the Cultivation World, Spirit Gathering Technique is generally used for preserving seeds of spirit plants. No matter the type of spirit plant, they cannot reproduce autonomously and must go through the Spirit Planter’s Spirit Gathering Technique and Seed Condensing Technique to leave seeds.
The good news is that localizing Spirit Gathering Technique isn’t difficult. He hadn’t used it before because there was no need.
Finally finding a breakthrough, Lu Li took the information to the flower garden.
After using Spirit Gathering Technique on a seemingly most mature Gracidea Flower, Lu Li carefully observed the Gracidea Flower.
Through observation, Lu Li didn’t sense any external changes in the Gracidea Flower.
The internal change was perhaps that the Gracidea Flower’s Vitality became more vigorous.
“Once isn’t enough?”
Lu Li used another Spirit Gathering Technique on the Gracidea Flower.
The Gracidea Flower trembled lightly and became more vibrant, but still no substantial changes appeared, let alone division.
Still not enough?
Feeling his recently recovered Spiritual Energy depleted, Lu Li hugged the information and returned to the bedroom.
Is the Spirit Gathering Technique not used enough, or is the analysis wrong?
Lu Li could only continue flipping through the information.
Two hours later.
After reading all the information, Lu Li silently lay on the desk pondering countermeasures.
Planting Gracidea Flowers requires not only Vitality, but also a special field.
The information doesn’t specify what field, but Lu Li guessed roughly.
Nothing more than a field suitable for plants, the orchard is very suitable, though it’s already planted with Berries. He could consider transplanting Gracidea Flowers outside the orchard.
Thinking of this, Lu Li returned to the living room.
Wobbuffet had already checked the two Pokémon. After treatment, both had no major issues.
Especially Tropius.
What Lu Li cared most about was Tropius’s condition, fearing unknown aftereffects from forcibly boosting Tropius’s strength.
Fortunately, his worries didn’t happen. Spiritual Energy lives up to being an all-purpose power, truly able to temporarily boost Tropius’s strength without side effects.
Even Dragon Tamer Power has aftereffects when temporarily boosting Dragon Type Pokémon’s strength, with Pokémon entering a weakness period afterward.
The weakness period lasts about a week to a month, a significant price.
Because weakness means no training. A week is fine, but a month is trouble.
Delaying a month is absolutely fatal.
Don’t think a month is short. Tropius grew from New Student level to Elite Level in just over a month, showing how fatal delaying a month is.
For some reason, Lu Li found that whether Ekaterina or Yao Yifei, these two Gym Level Trainers seem to train their Pokémon rarely.
While chatting with the two women, Lu Li never dared probe their training content, leading to little knowledge of high-level Trainers.
While Lu Li was pondering, Wei He’s voice came from nearby: “Lu Li, come with me to the warehouse.”
Interrupted, Lu Li nodded and followed Wei He to the warehouse behind the villa.
Wei He pulled out a safe from below, “We’ve accumulated quite a few Water Stones. You need to figure out how to handle these Water Stones.”
Lu Li curiously opened the box, inside lying six huge Raw Water Stone Ore.
Lu Li roughly calculated that this box of raw ore could yield nearly 50 Water Stones, total value at least 5 million.
Lu Li looked at the Water Stones in the box, a bit troubled.
After Yu Family’s shady operation, Lu Li no longer trusted Yu Family and Jin Family much.
If he continued selling Water Stones, they might guess he has a Water Stone Vein. With Yu Family and Jin Family’s character, they might use Moral Coercion to force him to hand over the Water Stone Vein.
Though he might not fall for it, he still needed to guard carefully.
Excluding Yu Family and Jin Family, Lu Li first thought of the rich woman Ekaterina.
Lu Li no longer hesitated, directly carrying the box to find Ekaterina. High-quality Water Stones lack no buyers.
Lu Li didn’t need to feel embarrassed; it’s mutual benefit.
Ekaterina, having traded once before, skillfully took the box.
Ekaterina: “Qingfeng City’s Ma Family is an Affiliated Family of our family. Within Qingfeng City, if you need help with business matters, you can find Ma Family.”
Lu Li nodded.
Before Tropius reaches Gym Level, Lu Li hadn’t considered business cooperation with Qingfeng City’s locals.
Having Jin Family as precedent is enough. When strength is insufficient, verbal promises and contracts can be disavowed, and you can’t do anything.
Such a business atmosphere isn’t something he can handle now.
Leaving Ekaterina’s bedroom, Lu Li observed Milotic in the backyard again.
The Trainer profession is quite similar to Beast Tamers in the Cultivation World.
Normally, this world should suit Beast Tamers best, but in fact, the Beast Tamer profession gives him little boost, even none.
The reason is the difference in rules.
In the Cultivation World, Beast Tamers’ main function is Humans forming Blood Pacts or spirit contracts with Spirit Beasts, then having Spirit Beasts aid Cultivators’ growth.
The problem lies with Humans and Spirit Beasts.
As known, Pokémon World people aren’t Humans but a branch of Pokémon. Blood Pact can’t be used directly here.
Then the flaw of Beast Tamer profession: Beast Taming contracts divide into Blood Pact and spirit contract. Blood Pact is basically impossible, can’t be Pokémonfied.
Only spirit contract remains, but it’s tricky, first the restriction issue.
Forming spirit contract with Spirit Beast requires Mid Qi Refining Stage cultivation, and Qi Refining Stage has only one spirit contract slot.
Due to spirit contract slots, Beast Tamers must carefully consider what Spirit Beast to contract.
First, high bloodline level, then fast growth speed.
This requirement is deadly in Cultivation World, as high bloodline levels grow slowly, reason Beast Tamers declined there.
Normal Spirit Beasts take centuries or millennia to grow, while Foundation Establishment Cultivators live only 500 years.
Beast Tamer and Spirit Beast relation is simply getting rich first to bring along later, but the first to get rich is too slow. By the time Spirit Beast gets rich, Beast Tamer’s grave grass is three feet high.
This is why Beast Tamers became ancient professions in Cultivation World.
But Beast Tamer spells are common in Cultivation World, like Blood Pact technique. Normal Cultivators use it to tame mounts or tool pets.
But Pokémon World is different. Cultivation World’s Spirit Beast growth worry isn’t an issue here.
Cultivation World’s Spirit Beasts grow slow, what’s that to my Pokémon?
Actually at first, Lu Li even planned to replace Trainer profession with Beast Tamer profession.
Early Qi Refining allows one Blood Pact. After Blood Pact with Pokémon, Pokémon boosting strength also backfeeds Trainer. Even with poor talent, he could drag cultivation via Pokémon.
Plus mid and late stages provide two Blood Pact slots. Once successful, three Pokémon could basically carry him to Foundation Establishment Stage.
But problem is Blood Pact. He’s not pure Cultivation World Human, can’t sign Blood Pact with Pokémon.
Only considering spirit contract brings issues: signing spirit contract with Pokémon requires Mid Qi Refining Stage.
With his current talent, reaching Mid Qi Refining Stage takes at least 50 years…
50 years!
After 50 years, he could farm Divine Beasts with Pokémon. Wouldn’t contracting Divine Beasts be better?
Spirit contract shares Spirit Beast’s Divine Abilities. In this world, perhaps sharing Divine Beast’s Authority.
If he could contract Arceus, he might leap to Creator God.
Of course, premise is his Soul isn’t Pokémonfied, as he’s a Transmigrator, reborn into this world.
Normally, Soul should still be pure Human Soul, so Soul Contract with Pokémon should work.
If Soul is localized too, no way, can only treat as no Beast Tamer profession.
There’s also Curse Master.
Curse Master is also an ancient eliminated profession in Cultivation World.
In this world, quite useful, like curse seals on Wei He and Bao Bao, that’s Curse Master means.
But Curse Master isn’t very useful there either. Curse seal is side door for Curse Master; true spell is silently cursing others to death.
In this world, curse is a Negative effect, removable by Purification or Heal Bell type moves.
Curse Master in Pokémon World is crippled to the point Arcanine would shake its head.
“Spirit contract with Milotic works too, becoming a walking humanoid succubus, very suitable for harem enthusiasts.” Lu Li stroked his chin, brainstorming.
Of course, if he could use spirit contract technique in his lifetime, target must be Divine Beasts. Using on Milotic somewhat wasteful.
“Na~”
Seeing silent Lu Li, Milotic called puzzledly.
Interrupted, Lu Li smiled and explained: “Nothing, just considering your training plan.”
“Na?”
（Isn’t being in charge of beauty enough?）
Milotic asked back.
Lu Li quickly corrected: “Skills still need more practice.”
“Na~”
（I am working hard on skill practice.）
“Na~”
（But my talent seems not as good as Charmander’s; it plays its skills with flair.）
Milotic’s progress in Contest Style is touching, especially skill use; she’s really not as good as Charmander.
Lu Li comforted: “No worries, we’ll take it slow. Tomorrow I’ll ask Sister Yao to give you extra training.”
Lu Li no longer demands much from Milotic. Power aside for now, skills just need to look good.
As for accuracy?
Even at low skill level, Milotic hits immobile targets with 100% accuracy.
As long as skills look good, Lu Li believes enemies will actively receive them.
Milotic nodded.
Tropius went back to his orchard, Charmander went to play with Onix.
As for why their relationship suddenly improved?
Because Onix passed Charmander’s test: fire burn test.
In Charmander’s view, younger but enduring its Flame burn, Onix absolutely counts as a strong one.
