Chapter 74: Sand Scale Fruit Seed Sprouts
Lu Li did not claim this merit for himself, after all, this merit was too shocking and outrageous.
Lu Li hurriedly explained: “The improvement brought by the improved potion should normally only double Squirtle’s speed. Squirtle’s ability to increase by three times the speed is entirely due to the talent boost from the Sand Scale Fruit.”
Although that was the reasoning, Yu Lili praised: “That’s still because your potion is amazing. I heard that the Speed Activation Potions on the market can only increase a Pokémon’s speed by 75%.”
Yu Lili looked at Lu Li with eyes full of worship; she truly hadn’t expected that Lu Li had actually succeeded in improving the Speed Activation Potion.
One must know that this was something even master-level alchemists might not be able to achieve.
Lu Li just smiled and didn’t say anything more.
“You first take Squirtle to adapt to the speed, while I and Tropius go plant trees.” Lu Li changed the topic.
Yu Lili nodded, then excitedly took Squirtle to adapt to the dramatically increased speed.
The location of the orchard had already been planned out beforehand. After riding Tropius to the destination, Lu Li took out a bag of seeds from the space backpack.
The ones he had the Yu Family collect were only some high-quality normal berry seeds; these normal berry seeds were quite simple to sow.
Holding a shovel, Lu Li began digging holes, then putting seeds into the holes, while Tropius following behind filled in the soil.
One human and one Pokémon cooperated tacitly, quickly using up all the seeds.
The most important thing naturally had to be left for last.
He took out an exquisite box from the space backpack again, and upon seeing the Sand Scale Fruit Seed inside, Lu Li formed hand seals with both hands.
Spirit Infusion Technique activated.
The Spirit Infusion Technique was likewise a minor spell of the spirit farmer profession, with the effect of activating the seed’s hidden vitality and supplementing the seed’s vitality and energy.
Normal berry seeds couldn’t enjoy such treatment, but the Sand Scale Fruit Seed was different; such a precious thing naturally needed to be carefully tended.
After doing all this, Lu Li then used Spirit Nourishing Technique on this land.
After the earth received nourishment, Lu Li then carefully planted the seed.
After doing all this, Lu Li let out a heavy sigh of relief.
“After Xiao Mei uses Spirit Rain Technique, you then use Growth, remember to focus on taking care of this seed.” Lu Li turned to instruct Tropius.
Tropius also nodded seriously.
Not long after, the sky began to drizzle lightly; that was Wailmer’s Rain Dance.
The earth, which had already been nourished by Earth Burial Technique, became even more vibrant after being soaked by the spirit rain.
After doing all this, Tropius also unleashed its big move.
Green radiance enveloped the entire orchard, and under the effect of Growth, green seedlings sprouted from the soil one after another; the most unique was that seedling emitting green radiance.
After sensing the condition of the Sand Scale Fruit Tree seedling with spiritual power, Lu Li’s face was full of joy.
Lu Li hadn’t expected such a precious fruit tree to be planted alive by him so simply.
The successful planting of the Sand Scale Fruit Tree made Lu Li once again realize how outrageous his cheat was.
“The Sand Scale Fruit was planted alive so simply; could the legendary Revival Grass also be easily obtained?” Lu Li thought excitedly.
“Trop~”
（Trainer, this is just the beginning. Successful germination doesn’t mean robust growth; we’ll need to put even more effort into it later.）
Hearing Tropius’s words, Lu Li nodded in deep agreement.
Tropius was right; successful germination didn’t mean it could grow robustly, after all, conquering territory and defending it were equally difficult.
For now, they had only made a good start.
After suppressing the arrogance in his heart, Lu Li cautiously took out the notebook to record the data and condition of the Sand Scale Fruit Tree seedling.
“In the future, every morning and evening, you and Xiao Mei must use Spirit Rain Technique and Growth once, and every morning I will also try to get up early to use Spirit Nourishing Technique on the land around the Sand Scale Fruit Tree seedling.” Lu Li instructed again.
As for why not use it on the entire orchard?
The answer was simple: not enough energy.
After all, humans were not Pokémon; with only Qi Refining Layer One cultivation level, Lu Li truly lacked energy.
“Looks like I need to arrange for a Pokémon that knows ploughing soon.” Lu Li sighed.
Three Pokémon for farming, now he was just short of a Pokémon that knew ploughing.
Hearing Lu Li’s sigh, Tropius nearby also called out.
“Trop~”
（There seem to be quite a few Ursaring in the mountain range.）
“Ursaring won’t do; their growth potential is too low.” Lu Li shook his head.
The Ursaring in the Qingyun Mountain Range were not the special regional form of Ursaring and could not evolve again.
“Trop~”
（What about Dugtrio?）
“That could work, but it’s not as good as the special regional form Ursaring.”
“Trop~”
（What about Buneary.）
“The long legs would work, and it can also Mega Evolve.”
Buneary’s base stat total didn’t break 500, but after Mega Evolution, the base stat total could reach 580, which quite matched what Lu Li wanted.
However, Buneary wasn’t considered a particularly powerful Pokémon.
“Actually, the one I fancy most is Mudsdale, but unfortunately Mudbray is only found in the Northeast Region.” Lu Li sighed.
Like Tropius, Mudsdale was a versatile Pokémon that could be ridden and used for battle; most importantly, both Mudsdale and Tropius were extremely steady Pokémon.
Of course, this was high EQ talk.
High EQ: Tropius and Mudsdale—one flies steadily, one runs steadily.
Low EQ: Tropius and Mudsdale—one flies slowly, one runs slowly.
“Tropius, actually the one I want most is Tapu Lele, believe it or not?” Lu Li said with a cheeky grin.
Tropius gave its own trainer a speechless look; after following Lu Li for so long, it had occasionally learned about those divine beasts.
That Tapu Lele was a genuine Tier 3 God, or possibly Tier 2 God; although the trainer often joked that they were beaten into fleeing by Necrozma.
But being able to flee from Necrozma already proved their status quite well.
According to the trainer’s classification, Necrozma’s status was that of a Super Divine Beast.
“Alright, alright, no more bragging.”
Lu Li helplessly patted Tropius’s leg, then said seriously: “Let’s go with Buneary and Mudsdale then. We’ll go to other cities later to see if we can find one with high qualification.”
Tropius nodded.
Lu Li said: “Alright, this place is yours now; send me back first.”
Back at the villa, Lu Li saw Yu Lili video chatting with his mother.
Seeing Lu Li return, Yu Lili eagerly said: “Lu Li, perfect timing you came back; my mom has something she wants to ask you.”
Lu Li, with a bad premonition in his heart, smiled and greeted Jin Fengjiao in the video, then asked: “Aunt, what is it? Just say it directly.”
“It’s like this: for Pokémon that have used Speed Activation Potion, can they use your improved Speed Activation Potion again?” Jin Fengjiao asked amiably.
Unlike last time, Jin Fengjiao’s tone this time even carried a hint of flattery.
