Chapter 7: Affection From A Big Shot!
“Um… Big Shot, you might not know, but I actually came into the mountain for a purpose.” Lu Li looked at Primeape awkwardly.
With such a top-tier enforcer by his side, if he didn’t make use of it, Lu Li would feel like he was letting himself down.
Earlier, he naively thought Primeape’s strength was probably just Elite Level, but after reading the notebook, Lu Li felt he might have underestimated this Big Shot in front of him.
100 years ago, this one was already a Gym Level existence, and over these 100 years, the Pokémon by that Doctor’s side had all successively grown old and died.
Meanwhile, Primeape evolved thanks to good luck, and then because of its Ghost attribute, Primeape managed to live until now.
Pokémon also have lifespan limits, just like Beedrill—Beedrill’s first two stages only have a 10-year lifespan, and even the final evolution only has a 30-year lifespan.
For insects, this lifespan is already extremely outrageous, but for Pokémon, this lifespan counts as dying young.
Just like Grass Type Pokémon, due to their plant-leaning nature, Grass Type Pokémon generally have outrageously long lifespans, even reaching a form of eternal life. Besides them, there are also Ghost Type Pokémon and Rock Type Pokémon.
The Ghost-attribute Primeape, in Cultivation World terms, this thing is already a ghost, which is why it could live until now.
Over 100 years, even if Primeape were a pig, it should have become a Heavenly King Level pig by now.
“Prime?”
Primeape glared impatiently at Lu Li, its expression as if urging him to spit it out if he had something to say or fart if he had to.
Lu Li explained, “Cough cough! I came into the Great Mountain to find a Pokémon Egg to serve as my Starter Pokémon.”
Primeape was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, some memories surfacing in its mind again.
It wasn’t the Time Doctor’s Starter Pokémon; its Trainer’s Starter Pokémon was a Charmander, and over 100 years ago, Charizard had already died.
Although Charizard isn’t a Dragon Attribute Pokémon, it possesses a Dragon bloodline, with a lifespan far exceeding normal Pokémon. A powerful Charizard could live for ten thousand years.
Charizard sacrificed itself in this Secret Realm. At that time, the enemy they faced was a ferocious Dragonite, and the Trainer had said that Dragonite had terrifying Heavenly King peak-level strength.
To cover their retreat, Charizard chose to stay behind.
“Prime!”
Primeape nodded heavily, then turned and jumped down from the treehouse. This youth still needed to fulfill the Trainer’s last wish, and this request it should indeed satisfy.
“What does this mean?” Lu Li looked confused at the departing Primeape.
It should be telling me to wait here for it, right? Could this Big Shot have gone to find a Pokémon Egg for me?
Lu Li’s eyes lit up as he suppressed the joy in his heart and curiously observed that blue gem.
After researching it for a while with no results, Lu Li helplessly put away the blue gem and then took out the turtle shell.
It was time to put some faith in metaphysics!
Divination!
Three ancient copper coins landed on the wooden floor of the wooden house.
Moments later, pale-faced Lu Li tremblingly picked up the copper coins from the ground with both hands.
This blue gem couldn’t be calculated; this thing harbored great terror.
However, the divination showed that keeping this thing by his side would only bring benefits, no harm.
Two hours later, the Big Shot returned.
Primeape held a brown Pokémon Egg with green stripes in its arms, and under Lu Li’s bright-eyed gaze, Primeape stuffed the Pokémon Egg it held into Lu Li’s arms.
“Prime~”
Primeape instructed Lu Li to take good care of this Pokémon Egg.
Lu Li asked curiously, “What kind of Pokémon Egg is this? It isn’t Dragonite’s, is it?”
Thinking of that Dragonite he had seen before, Lu Li’s heart beat a few beats faster.
Hearing this, Primeape gave Lu Li a very human-like eye roll.
A Dragonite Pokémon Egg? Do you not want to live? That damn thing is the offspring of a Champion Level Pokémon, and besides, it didn’t even lay any eggs.
“Prime~”
Primeape impatiently urged Lu Li that he could leave now, even disdainfully not bothering to refute Lu Li’s naivety.
Lu Li also picked up on Primeape’s meaning of chasing him away, thinking that the benefits he’d gained were plenty enough, and it really was time to leave.
Holding the Pokémon Egg, Lu Li sincerely thanked it, “Thank you, Primeape.”
Leaving aside what schemes that deceased Doctor might have had for him, this Primeape in front of him was genuinely good to him.
Although it had attacked him at the start, it was clearly just probing him, and most importantly, this was a Heavenly King Level Big Shot.
For him, who had no money, no influence, and no background, Primeape was absolutely a golden thigh. As long as he clung to this golden thigh, he might even monopolize this Secret Realm.
After all, the entrance to this Secret Realm was truly too hidden—not to mention ordinary people, even the Alliance wouldn’t possibly discover this entrance.
Under Primeape’s escort, Lu Li returned to the real world.
Turning to look at the big tree behind him, Lu Li let out a heavy sigh of relief in his heart.
Even if someone passed by this big tree, they absolutely wouldn’t discover that there was a Pokémon Secret Realm Entrance inside this big tree.
“Goodbye, Primeape.”
“I’ll come see you again when I have time.” Lu Li waved his hand.
Primeape also impatiently waved its hand, signaling Lu Li to get lost quickly.
Placing the Pokémon Egg in the hiking backpack, Lu Li turned and left with light steps.
A statue-like bird-shaped Pokémon stood on that big tree earlier, calmly watching Lu Li’s departing back.
This Pokémon had a pair of calm, emotionless eyes, as if it could see through human nature and the future.
Primeape used the branches to leap to this Pokémon’s side.
“Prime~”
（I did as you said, and I even helped him with a big favor last time, so what exactly are you planning with this wood?）
There was a hint of doubt in Primeape’s tone.
“Natu~”
（Just do as you’re told.）
Natural Bird replied expressionlessly, then directly vanished from the trunk.
Watching the disappearing Natural Bird, Primeape scratched the back of its head in some confusion.
Natural Bird was its only remaining companion, but Primeape didn’t particularly like Natural Bird’s personality. If it was a blazing ball of fury, then Natural Bird was a pool of calm, stagnant water.
The secret space outside the Secret Realm Entrance, formed by Secret Power, was Natural Bird’s doing. Primeape didn’t understand why the other was concealing the Pokémon Secret Realm Entrance.
Even less did it understand why they were borrowing a human’s hand for things they could do themselves.
The Trainer’s last wish was clearly just to hand his research results to the North American Alliance—something Natural Bird could easily accomplish without exposing itself.
After all, for a Heavenly King Level Psychic Type Pokémon to leave the Asian Alliance for the North American Alliance should be simple, even carrying a broken box.
Natural Bird, possessing the miraculous power of Foresight, always found the optimal choice, which was why Primeape trusted this cautious companion so much.
By the time Lu Li rushed back home, it was already eight in the evening.
Today’s day could be said to have been quite exciting, but Lu Li always felt that today had gone too smoothly and too excitingly, giving him the sense that he was the protagonist being arranged by someone.
