Chapter 30: Tropius’s Special Growth
After eating the Spirit Beauty Pill, Wailmer curiously watched Lu Li train Tropius, but Wailmer had no training plan.
Because Lu Li had given it only two tasks: one was to deepen its understanding of the Spirit Rain Technique, and the other was to accumulate energy for evolving into Milotic.
At the beginning, Lu Li had also considered whether to train Wailmer’s Jump, because Lu Li remembered a plot in some anime or game.
A trainer’s Wailmer could leave the water and float in mid-air, which was said to be permanent Jump.
Lu Li had previously shared this idea with Wailmer, but it had no effect; Wailmer had tried hard for several years without success.
The conclusion Lu Li ultimately reached was that Jump was just a general and Transformation skill, without Flying Attribute characteristics, so it couldn’t achieve sustained floating, so Lu Li gave up developing this skill.
“Trop~”
（Lu Li, something’s wrong! Nine out of ten it’s wrong!）
Tropius suddenly called out in some panic.
Lu Li puzzledly looked at Tropius, who had just used the Growth skill.
“Trop~”
（I feel like this Growth skill of mine seems to be able to speed up my growth, although it’s minimal, but it does have that effect.）
Hearing this, Lu Li’s eyes lit up; this was already a characteristic of Growth, which meant Tropius’s Growth had completely succeeded.
Lu Li excitedly urged, “This is a good thing. Remember that feeling just now; let’s do it again.”
Tropius, with its built-in accelerated growth cheat, felt energized just thinking about it!
Tropius nodded; according to its simple thinking, its Growth had become special, but it wasn’t a bad thing—instead, it was a great thing.
Tropius used Growth again, carefully sensing Tropius’s changes. Lu Li pointed to a fruit tree not far away and said, “Try using Growth on other plants, like that tree.”
Tropius nodded and went to the side of the Razz Berry Tree, then tried using Growth on the tree in front of it.
Although the effect was very weak, Tropius had indeed succeeded.
“In just one week, Tropius learned Growth; is this the value of the world’s favorite?” Lu Li admitted he was envious.
And more importantly, the consumption when Tropius used Growth—Lu Li roughly estimated that Tropius could use Growth at least 30 times a day.
Although the effect wasn’t as good as his own Growth, it made up for it with quantity.
While he, at Qi Refining Layer 1, could only manage 10 times a day at full force, and most importantly, Tropius was only in Growth Stage now.
While he was already Elite Level now; the gap between them was almost visible to the naked eye.
The envious Lu Li began meditation cultivation.
“Strive to achieve 30 Growths a day within my lifetime.” Lu Li thought silently in his heart.
Tropius, having learned Growth, began experimenting with the berry trees in the yard. Seeing this, Wailmer also used Rain Dance.
Growth can indeed speed up plant growth, but the problem is that the plants’ growth energy must keep up; after all, Growth only accelerates plant growth and doesn’t provide the energy for plant growth.
While the special Rain Dance （Spirit Rain Technique） has both, its main focus is infusing the growth energy plants need; in accelerating plant maturation, Spirit Rain Technique is far inferior to Growth.
The next day at dawn.
Lu Li, exiting cultivation state, looked at the rising sun and sighed, “Ever since I achieved success in cultivation, my three meals a day have become increasingly irregular.”
Lu Li, with a light smile on his lips, glanced at Tropius lying beside him, then at Wailmer in the water.
Taking out a Spirit Beauty Pill, Lu Li crushed it and scattered it into the water vat.
Although this was a bit wasteful, it could at least speed up Wailmer’s growth rate and make Wailmer’s appearance more beautiful.
After doing all this, Lu Li woke Tropius and fed him the Grass Essence Pill. Lu Li didn’t even have time for breakfast and directly put Tropius into a Poké Ball.
Lu Li: “Xiao Mei, guard the house; I’m heading out.”
Wailmer, already accustomed to all this, nodded.
After calling a car outside, Lu Li headed straight to Qingyun Gym.
Just as he got out of the car at the gym, Lu Li saw Jin Huang fighting at the gym doorway.
Seeing Lu Li get out of the car, Jin Huang walked up with a full smile and said, “Hahaha! I knew you’d definitely come this morning.”
“So you deliberately waited here for me?” Lu Li looked at Jin Huang somewhat speechlessly.
Jin Huang nodded matter-of-factly: “Of course. Originally, Master was going to have someone else handle this matter, but we’re classmates, so I took this mission.”
“Come on, let’s go see Master. He quite admires you and probably has a lot to say to you.” After saying that, Jin Huang led the way ahead.
Through conversation, Lu Li also learned that Jin Huang had come to Qingyun Gym with Yu Zhonggang yesterday afternoon; after school, this guy hadn’t even gone back to school.
Jin Mu, of course, couldn’t wait for her son to go to Qingyun Gym sooner and had sent his clothes and personal items over overnight last night.
Lu Li actually quite understood Jin Mu’s eager behavior.
“Little Jinzi!”
A crisp voice suddenly came from behind.
Hearing this voice, Jin Huang’s facial expression clearly paled a lot.
As if encountering his nemesis, Jin Huang seemed fixed in place; he turned around with a forced smile and asked, “Senior Sister, what do you need me for? I have things to do; it’s Master’s orders.”
Jin Huang unhesitatingly pushed Lu Li forward and indicated he had a guest with him.
Hearing this, Yu Lili curiously sized up Lu Li, then asked with interest, “You’re the genius breeder my dad mentioned?”
Lu Li modestly said, “Gym Leader Yu is too kind.”
Jin Huang quickly introduced from the side, “This is my master’s daughter, also my senior sister Yu Lili.”
“Hello, Lu Li.” Lu Li also politely introduced himself.
“Yu Lili.” Yu Lili nodded, then curiously asked again, “I heard you’re also a trainer? And you won against Little Jinzi in a battle?”
Lu Li explained, “Just got lucky and won.”
As soon as Lu Li finished speaking, Yu Lili eagerly invited, “Then let’s have a battle!”
“Uh…”
Lu Li really wanted to explain that he was here to get the Gym Badge and then go pick up a Starter Pokémon, with no time to play with you here.
But considering this girl was Gym Leader Yu’s daughter, what if she sabotaged him behind his back if he refused outright?
Lu Li politely asked, “Sure, but can we wait until I get the Gym Badge?”
Since Lu Li had agreed, Yu Lili naturally had no objection.
Yu Lili volunteered, “I’ll go with you. My dad should be training Pokémon at this time.”
Led by Yu Lili, the three arrived at the training field behind the gym.
