Chapter 49: Flying Heavenly King Ling Kong!
After showing off a bunch of flashy moves, the energetic Charmander smugly looked at Lu Li with a proud, expectant expression.
“Awesome!”
Stunned, Lu Li could only give Charmander a thumbs up.
Having received the praise, Charmander lifted its chin, looking like everyone present was its younger brother.
Tropius?
Just a big dumb oaf—Fire Type beating Grass Type is just like an older brother beating a younger brother, right?
As for the Wailmer in the water vat?
Such a weak and useless Pokémon, so what if there’s type advantage? It’s still no match for this big daddy!
So overall, protecting the trainer still has to be left to me, Charmander.
Thinking of this, Charmander patted Tropius’s leg, looking like it was the one in charge of the family from now on.
“Fire~”
（ How about it? Am I awesome or what? ）
Tropius pursed its lips, then nodded very reluctantly.
After all, it was the new little brother joining the family, so it was best not to dampen the little guy’s enthusiasm at a time like this.
Originally, Tropius wanted to say that flashy moves couldn’t compare to its special growth at all.
Seeing Tropius submit, Charmander turned its gaze to Wailmer.
Wailmer nodded in the water vat, expressing its approval.
No choice, it was just an ordinary Wailmer that could use Rain Dance—flashy stuff was indeed beyond it.
“Great! My status in this family is now established.” Charmander thought contentedly.
Seeing Charmander and Tropius getting along so harmoniously, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Actually, being a trainer is pretty troublesome—Pokémon all have different personalities; some fight when they meet, while others get along very well.
Luckily, such problems hadn’t appeared in his team yet.
Wailmer’s personality was more reserved; though it usually had very low presence, Lu Li knew Wailmer was actually quite proud.
Tropius’s personality was more mild; it basically moved when the trainer pushed it, but now Tropius had no personality flaws—its only bottom line was its berries.
As long as Charmander and the others didn’t touch Tropius’s berries, Tropius could completely be the nice guy in the team.
As for Charmander.
From Charmander’s performance so far, Lu Li found that the little guy’s personality was quite flamboyant, which actually suited its attribute well.
“Looks like refining the Fire Spirit Pill needs to be added to the schedule too.” Lu Li thought, looking at Charmander.
Like Tropius, Charmander also had Flying Attribute; now they just needed to solve the Fire Attribute problem. With experience from the previous two refinings, refining the Fire Spirit Pill would be much faster.
Thinking of this, Lu Li glanced at the flower pot in the corner of the yard.
“Tropius, remember to use Growth on the Green Jade in the vase later. Wailmer, don’t forget to water the plants in the yard too.” After instructing them, Lu Li recalled Charmander.
“I’m going to the city to buy some Fire Attribute berries. You guys watch the house.”
Bidoof’s body was small; though it could carry two people, the space on its back was too cramped, and since Yu Lili was a woman, Lu Li hadn’t gone to Qingyun City with Yu Lili just now.
………..
Back at Qingyun Gym, Yu Lili found Yu Zhonggang, who was training Pokémon.
Yu Lili shouted excitedly: “Dad! Something happened today—you absolutely won’t guess what it was.”
Hearing his daughter’s boastful tone, Yu Zhonggang smiled and asked back: “Did that kid Lu Li’s Charmander turn out to be a Shiny Pokémon?”
“How did you know?” Yu Lili looked at Yu Zhonggang in surprise.
“You were shouting so loudly before you left, and my ears aren’t deaf.” Yu Zhonggang rolled his eyes at Yu Lili.
Yu Zhonggang looked at his daughter seriously and said: “But are you sure you want to go to the countryside to train Pokémon with that kid? Leaving aside the issue of men and women being different, if it’s just the Rain Dance skill, you could definitely learn it at Shuibo Gym.”
Yu Lili asked back: “Wasn’t it you who told me and Mom to build feelings with Lu Li?”
Rain Dance and such could be set aside for now—the most important thing was that she was craving it.
She also wanted to show her talent before joining Shuibo Gym, so she’d get more benefits there.
After all, no matter which gym’s Gym Leader would favor talented apprentices more.
Yu Zhonggang didn’t try to persuade his daughter anymore, considering he wouldn’t be at the gym for a long time coming up.
Yu Zhonggang added: “Take my Bronzong with you then. I’ll have it protect you in secret. There’s something going on in the secret realm lately, so I have to go there tomorrow.”
Yu Lili nodded.
Golden Chicken Village was close to Qingyun Mountain Range, so the probability of accidents was quite high; having a Gym Level Pokémon guarding in secret would be great.
However…
Yu Lili asked curiously: “Dad, what problem came up in the secret realm? It actually requires a Heavenly King Level Trainer like you to oversee it.”
“The Secret Realm Overlord might be about to break through, so I have to go guard it. But don’t tell anyone else about this.” Yu Zhonggang instructed.
“Huh? If it breaks through again, that Bidoof is going to reach Heavenly King Level?” Yu Lili was also full of surprise.
The overlord of Qingyun Secret Realm was a powerful Bidoof; it was said that Bidoof was already 200 years old, and normally, a Bidoof that age shouldn’t have any possibility of further progress.
“A while ago, Flying Heavenly King Ling Kong made a transaction with the Bidoof. It seems the Flying Heavenly King took a liking to the Bidoof’s child, and the Flying Heavenly King traded a Pokémon Secret Treasure for the Bidoof’s descendant.”
Hearing this, Yu Lili was even more puzzled.
“Why would the Flying Heavenly King take a liking to the offspring of a Gym Level Bidoof? That doesn’t make sense.” Yu Lili was even more confused.
Seeing his daughter’s puzzled expression, Yu Zhonggang explained meaningfully: “Because that Pidgey is a Shiny Pokémon, and its Shiny talent has positive effects.”
To be honest, Yu Zhonggang was actually quite envious of that Flying Heavenly King—Shiny Pokémon matching one’s attribute were hard to find, and even harder to successfully capture.
A Shiny talent Pokémon with positive effects—even if it was a Pidgey—was enviable.
“Right, remember to tell Lu Li about this. To thank Qingyun City officials for sharing this information, the Flying Heavenly King left his Breeding Notes in Qingyun City.
If nothing unexpected happens, these Breeding Notes will be one of the prizes for the Pokémon College Entrance Examination Grand Festival. With Lu Li’s strength, he might be able to get it.” Yu Zhonggang reminded.
Heavenly King Breeding Notes, and from Regional Heavenly King Ling Kong at that—the value of these Breeding Notes was much higher than the ones he gave Lu Li.
The gap between Heavenly King and Regional Heavenly King was still quite large.
And most importantly, Lu Li’s Tropius and Charmander both had Flying Type as sub-attribute; Flying Heavenly King’s Breeding Notes were quite suitable for Lu Li, especially since Lu Li was a Breeder.
“You didn’t tell me about something this important earlier.” Yu Lili rolled her eyes at Yu Zhonggang.
Regional Heavenly King’s Breeding Notes—these were things even Advanced Breeders would be tempted by.
If this news got out to those Advanced Breeders, Lu Li might not get a chance.
Anxious Yu Lili requested: “Dad, you have to help with this. Absolutely don’t let Alliance Breeders pull strings.”
Yu Zhonggang smiled confidently: “Don’t worry, I specially greeted them about this matter.”
