Chapter 109: Dragonair’s Changes
“Waa~!”
Dragonair whirled around Lei Wen, enveloped in currents of air.
Its eyes were filled with excitement, as it had finally evolved into a more powerful Pokémon!
With this, it would no longer have to worry about being left behind by Servine and Larvesta!
After circling a few times, Dragonair stopped in front of Lei Wen.
“Congratulations, Dragonair,” Lei Wen said with a smile, reaching out to pat its head.
He opened Dragonair’s panel and was shocked to see that a complete transformation had occurred.
【 Pokémon: Dragonair 】
【 Type: Dragon 】
【 Gender: Female 】
【 Ability: Marvel Scale 】
【 Moves: Wrap, Leer, Twister, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail, Agility, Slam, Dragon Pulse, Rain Dance, Aqua Tail 】
【 Friendship: 100 】
【 Pokédex Entry: See 】
“As expected, it learned Rain Dance and Aqua Tail,” Lei Wen murmured to himself.
He had Dragonair demonstrate all its moves, while he stood by and watched its performance.
Although Dragonair had evolved, its personality remained as docile and adorable as ever. Upon hearing Lei Wen’s request, it immediately complied.
“Hmm… Wrap’s power has increased, the dragon energy within Twister seems more concentrated, the force of Dragon Tail and Slam have also improved significantly, and the scale of Dragon Pulse has become larger,” Lei Wen silently compared the differences between Dragonair’s current state and its past self.
Evolution truly brings about a drastic change in a Pokémon’s strength.
Not only has its strength, speed, and endurance improved, but its control over energy has also significantly enhanced.
Thinking this, Lei Wen’s gaze drifted to the dimming orb beneath Dragonair’s neck.
It is said that Dragonair store immense energy within their bodies, which they can concentrate in the crystal-like orbs on their necks and tails to control the weather.
It is said that when the orb glows slightly, the surrounding weather will change accordingly.
Because of this, Dragonair has been revered by those in agriculture as controllers of the weather.
At present, this legend does not seem to be false.
Judging by Dragonair’s recent performance, it clearly possesses the power to control “air currents.”
“Air current” is a very broad term.
In some RPG games, it is often referred to as “wind,” and in the world of Pokémon, it is known as “Flying-type energy.”
Among the most well-known is the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who governs ocean currents and hurricanes, and is also called the “Sea God Lugia” by some due to its dwelling in the ocean.
“Dragonair, can you still change the weather here?” Lei Wen asked.
“Waa…” Dragonair shook its head.
It lowered its head to look at the orb beneath its neck.
“As expected,” Lei Wen mused, “the dimming of the orb indicates that Dragonair’s energy is depleted and it cannot influence the weather for a while.”
Lei Wen was not worried about this.
If it couldn’t do it now, then with diligent practice, as Dragonair grew stronger, it would one day be able to change the weather within a certain range at will.
Furthermore, what surprised Lei Wen the most was that after evolving, Dragonair could fly.
This undoubtedly greatly improved Dragonair’s mobility, giving it more options in battle.
At this moment, the rain stopped.
The sky cleared up once more.
Lei Wen looked up at the sky, estimating the duration of the rain.
Approximately fifteen minutes.
Not bad; considering Dragonair had only just learned Rain Dance, a duration of fifteen minutes was quite impressive.
“In the future, if we encounter hot and dry weather, we can use this method to create artificial rain.”
Additionally, if they encountered adverse weather conditions, they could have Dratini use the energy stored in its orb to dispel dark clouds and change the weather.
“Dragonair, let’s keep working hard together!” Lei Wen’s eyes were full of anticipation.
Once Dragonair evolved into Dragonite, he would be able to ride it and fly anywhere!
“Waa!” Dragonair happily squinted its eyes and high-fived Lei Wen with its tail.
However, more than these things, what made Lei Wen even happier was that with the hatching of Larvesta, Snivy evolving into Servine, and Dratini evolving into Dragonair, he now finally possessed some combat capability to explore the surrounding areas more thoroughly!
*
At the same time, atop the mine.
Under Geralt’s leadership, all the knights in the territory had gathered here, looking at a group of monsters called Cranidos.
Geralt stood shoulder to shoulder with Axew.
His knight order comprised seventy knights, and two had already successfully established contact with two gluttonous Cranidos through the lure of food.
Yet, despite this, sixty-eight remained without success.
The number of Cranidos in this area was limited, with only about twenty in total, making the number insufficient even if two people shared one.
Regardless, they would first complete Prince Lei Wen’s mission.
Geralt asked in a deep voice, “Have you all remembered the methods I taught you before?”
The knights replied in unison, “We have!”
“Then, let’s begin!” Geralt said, “Remember, humans and monsters are not enemies, but fellow inhabitants of this world! Do not be afraid, and treat them with kindness!”
Upon hearing this, the knights had varied expressions.
Some were excited, some were nervous, and some looked at the cool and handsome Axew beside Geralt, filled with anticipation.
Could they truly command such powerful monsters like Lord Geralt?
While some hesitated, others had already begun to act.
They approached the group of Cranidos and, following Lord Geralt’s method, began to call out:
“Cran-cran-dios!”
The wild Cranidos looked up. It did not attack, its small eyes filled with curiosity.
“Become my partner!” the knight mustered his courage. “I will provide you with iron ore every day, and also… I will help you, Trainer, become a stronger monster!”
After speaking, the young knight couldn’t help but swallow.
These words indeed piqued the Cranidos’ interest.
It immediately adopted a battle stance, seemingly wanting to test if this human was worthy of training it and if it could gain its approval.
However, the young knight did not understand Cranidos’s intention.
Seeing this, Geralt called out, “Tim, prepare for battle!”
“Ah? Yes!”
The knight named Tim quickly drew his weapon, a finely polished iron sword whose blade gleamed with a cold, eerie light.
But soon, Tim hastily sheathed his iron sword. He intended to partner with this monster, and he didn’t want to injure it with a weapon.
Thus, Tim tossed the iron sword aside, flexed his wrists, and decided to settle the matter with hand-to-hand combat.
“Come on!”
The Cranidos charged forward headfirst. Tim attempted to block it, but despite its small size, the Cranidos possessed astonishing strength, easily breaking through his defense and slamming into Tim’s abdomen.
“Ugh!”
Tim fell to the ground with a thud, his face a mask of surprise.
“Such… such incredible strength!”
However, the battle was not over!
He punched at the Cranidos, but the Cranidos was completely unfazed. Instead, his fist was sent reeling from the impact with its hard, steel armor, causing intense pain.
Tim’s pupils widened abruptly. Clutching his fist, he leaped three feet in the air, letting out a pained cry.
“Aaaargh!”
When it rains, it pours.
At this moment, another Cranidos ambled over to Tim’s iron sword. It opened its mouth, crunched the iron sword to pieces, and began to devour it greedily.
Geralt: “…”
