Chapter 62: The Released Bidoof
Hearing this, Lu Li treated the Bidoof Leader’s wounds while saying magnanimously, “It seems you still have a story, so tell your story.”
The Bidoof also recounted its past events.
Although he had anticipated it earlier, now that the guess was verified, Lu Li still felt a sense of “so that’s how it is.”
The Bidoof Leader’s Trainer was a soldier belonging to the Alliance Pioneer Legion, and also a successfully retired veteran.
Speaking of the Pioneer Legion, one had to mention the rules of the Alliance establishing cities and exploring outward.
To establish a city in a region, one first had to send Trainers to explore the terrain of that area, and finally send the Pioneer Legion to drive away or clear out the Pokémon in that area.
After the city was established, members of the Pioneer Legion could also choose to retire and live in the newly established city.
The Bidoof Leader’s Trainer was once a member of Qingfeng City’s Pioneer Legion. According to the Bidoof Leader, it was already 120 years old this year.
In other words, this Bidoof Leader’s age was even greater than that of Qingfeng City.
After losing its Trainer, the Bidoof Leader only broke through two levels in the following century.
Before being released, the Bidoof Leader’s strength was at the peak of Normal Level. After 100 years of effort, the Bidoof Leader was now at Veteran Mid-stage.
Lu Li didn’t even know how to comment on this rate of improvement, as some things would be impolite to say out loud.
Lu Li suddenly realized and asked, “So those Bidoof casting spells in unison was also something you taught?”
The Bidoof Leader nodded. This was something it learned in the Pioneer Legion. Later, to strengthen the tribe, the Bidoof Leader taught the tribe legion combat.
“Who would’ve thought you were a veteran.” Lu Li sighed.
“Bi~”
Hearing the word “veteran” seemed to touch on those sad past events, and the Bidoof let out a mournful cry.
If it couldn’t break through to the Elite Stage, its lifespan would probably be only about ten years left. If it also passed away, then no one in the world would remember the Trainer in its memory.
The Trainer had once said that a person’s ultimate death is being forgotten.
It wanted the Trainer to live forever in its memory.
100 years was enough time for people to forget many things, but 100 years was not enough for a Pokémon to forget its Trainer.
Just like the Bidoof Leader before his eyes.
Lu Li, who had been using Telepathy, didn’t respond, but he felt deeply touched inside.
If he also died after a century, would Xiao Mei and Xiao Lü be like the current Bidoof?
Spending the rest of their time endlessly reminiscing about their Trainer, then feeling sad in the dead of night, even refusing to die, just living for the person in their memory.
Thinking of this, Lu Li shook his head vigorously.
Outrageous!
He had almost fallen into it. He was a Cultivator seeking eternal life, so even if reminiscing happened, it would be him reminiscing about Xiao Lü and Xiao Mei.
No! If he could achieve eternal life, then Xiao Mei and Xiao Lü definitely wouldn’t have a problem either. Normally, they should all be together forever.
After clearing away the messy thoughts in his mind, Lu Li gently patted the Bidoof Leader’s wings and instructed, “Let’s go. Your wings should be fine now. Call your younger brothers to bring the injured Bidoof back to the nest. I’ll help treat them as well.”
The Bidoof Leader slightly moved its wings and found no major issues, then gratefully called out to Lu Li.
Under the Bidoof Leader’s lead, Lu Li soon saw the Sitou Fruit tree and the nest built by the Bidoof on the Sitou Fruit tree.
The Bidoof called the Pidgey to bring back the injured Bidoof, then called out to Lu Li again.
“Bi~”
（This is the Sitou Fruit tree, but it hasn’t matured yet.）
Lu Li squinted his eyes and examined the Sitou Fruit tree before him.
The Sitou Fruit tree wasn’t tall. As a Master Level Spirit Planter, Lu Li could tell at a glance that this Sitou Fruit tree was fruiting for the first time.
“Sure enough, this world never lacks miracles.” Lu Li sighed softly.
Normally, the planting difficulty of Sitou Fruit trees was actually quite high; generally, only Advanced Planters could nurture Sitou Fruit trees.
But such a difficult-to-grow Sitou Fruit tree had taken root and borne fruit in the wilderness.
This was actually quite unbelievable.
One must know that rare berry trees like this were rarely seen in the wild; only energy-rich secret realms were suitable for these delicate berry trees to survive.
Lu Li scanned it again with his spirit and found that the Sitou Fruit tree had borne a total of 20 Sitou Fruits. Being able to bear so many fruits the first time meant the Sitou Fruit tree was very healthy.
The Sitou Fruit had a very powerful ability: it generally attracted Flying Type Pokémon to build nests on the tree, and being constantly surrounded by Flying Type Pokémon allowed the Sitou Fruit to absorb Flying Attribute energy to grow.
The relationship between Sitou Fruit and Flying Type Pokémon was somewhat like a symbiotic relationship, because the effects of Sitou Fruit were most pronounced on Flying Type Pokémon, and the side effects were also the lowest.
After observing carefully for a while longer, Lu Li reached a conclusion: the Sitou Fruit would probably need another two months to mature.
Two months…
In two months, he would have to go to school, and whether the Bidoof could guard this Sitou Fruit tree was unknown.
Thinking of this, Lu Li turned his gaze to the Tropius.
Lu Li asked, “Tropius, can you ripen it?”
Lu Li hadn’t considered doing it himself. Bluntly speaking, with his current energy reserves, fully ripening these berries would require him to prepare to be drained dry.
“Re~”
（Only half a year, no problem!）
The Tropius nodded confidently.
Now, its full-power Growth could reduce the growth time of any plant by about half a year.
After getting the Tropius’s affirmative reply, Lu Li instructed, “Tropius, trouble you to go bring Xiao Mei over.”
The Tropius nodded, then flapped its wings and flew away from the Bidoof nest.
At this time, the Pidgey also carried the injured Bidoof back.
Holding the spray healing medicine, Lu Li began treating the Bidoof one by one.
“What a pity.”
Looking at the seven Pidgey around, Lu Li felt a bit regretful.
If it were a few weeks ago, he would definitely have the idea of capturing a Pidgey, but now Lu Li looked down on these Pidgey.
It couldn’t be denied that Bidoof were excellent riding Pokémon; just their two Mach flight speed could completely crush the Tropius.
But with Charmander already, Lu Li felt he could aim higher, like Dragonite and Dragonite.
He no longer lacked Pokémon now; what he lacked were high-quality Pokémon.
Soon after, the Tropius flew back holding a fish tank.
After taking the water vat and placing it on the ground, Lu Li said, “Xiao Mei, trouble you to use maximum power Spirit Rain Technique here.”
After instructing the Wailmer, Lu Li said to the Tropius beside him, “Tropius, maximum power Growth.”
As for Lu Li himself, he used Earth Burial Technique on the land at the base of the Sitou Fruit roots. This three-pronged approach ensured no worries about the Sitou Fruit berries having poor quality.
