Triple Grass Whistle!

More children appeared around the town, and the liveliness was noticeably enhanced.

A comforting smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.

"Come on, Snivy, let's go train some more and secure first place in the Baby Cup!"

He took out some cyan Energy Cubes and a few red Energy Cubes...

These were the new-type Energy Cubes he had made for her after signing up for the Baby Cup.

Chapter 18: Triple Grass Whistle!

Pokémon: Snivy

Gender: Female

Ability: Contrary

Aptitude: Red

Individual Values: HP(24) Attack(21) Sp. Atk(26) Defense(25) Sp. Def(24) Speed(31)

Strength: level 19

Moves: Leaf Blade, Grass Whistle (Triple), Glare, Vine Whip, Leech Seed, Grassy Terrain.

Friendship: 85 (She trusts you a lot.)

Joy Value: 75 (The battle is happening today. Will I meet any strong Pokémon in there?)

July 15th.

Lin Feng woke up early and fed Snivy her last Rare Candy.

Just like that.

Snivy's strength, originally at levels 18 to 19, fully reached level 19.

Moreover, according to her, she already had a faint feeling that she was about to evolve.

It was just a matter of when that evolution would actually happen.

After inspecting the plantation and finding no unexpected issues, he contentedly held Snivy and walked over to the exit of Wutong Town.

At the exit, quite a few people were already standing around one after another.

The bus heading to Wutong City also drove over at this moment, emitting a "beep beep" horn sound.

Lin Feng was just about to step up.

A somewhat urgent shout, however, made him pause for a moment, followed by a helpless expression as he glanced at the driver to signal him to wait.

"Wait a minute, there's still someone!"

Qin Shu ran all the way to the bus entrance, panting heavily, and prepared to thank the driver uncle for waiting a moment, but when she looked up, she saw Lin Feng's blank stare like she was a fool.

Yet she didn't care about that at all.

Instead, she said pleasantly, "Brother Feng?"

"Get on. Weren't you going to participate in the Baby Cup today?"

Lin Feng said, then casually found a seat and sat down.

The latter chuckled, knowing in her heart that it was Lin Feng who had stopped the bus for her, and she scampered right over to sit beside him.

"Brother Feng, how did you know the Baby Cup is being held today?"

Lin Feng opened the window, letting the cool morning breeze blow away his last shred of sleepiness. "Because I'm participating too."

Qin Shu's smile instantly stiffened.

"Ah? Really or not?"

"Of course it's real... Do I look like the kind of person who likes to joke around?"

Hearing Lin Feng's reply, her expression immediately collapsed, turning tangled. "How can that be? Then my first place is gone!"

If it were the first time, she still had the courage to challenge Lin Feng's Snivy.

Then after seeing Snivy unleash Grass Whistle and Grassy Terrain,

that courage completely vanished.

Consequently,

she remained immersed in a sorrowful mood for the entire bus ride.

After getting off the bus,

confidence returned to Qin Shu's face. "Although first place is out of reach, second place is pretty good too..."

Lin Feng helplessly massaged his forehead.

This kid really was pure, always holding high expectations for life.

Still, that was fine.

Becoming a qualified trainer truly required a bit of simplicity in the early stages.

Because Pokémon themselves were pure creatures.

Just like a certain "dull-headed kid" in his memories.

This would allow her to gain the affection of most Pokémon during the early stages of being a trainer.

Today, the entrance of Wangwang Supermarket was already packed with people.

A group of teenage boys and girls gathered together, chattering excitedly about the upcoming Baby Cup.

Following beside them were all sorts of Pokémon.

Bellsprout, Rattata, Pidgey, Psyduck, Pidgey, Caterpie...

One could only say the gap in strength was immense.

For instance, if a Caterpie and a Pidgey bumped into each other, was it out of fear that the Pidgey would go hungry?

"Lin Feng?!"

A questioning voice carrying a hint of doubt rang out in the crowd.

Following the sound,

a teenager with a three-seven parting hairstyle and wearing overalls stood out particularly in the crowd.

"Xu Kun..."

Seeing who it was, Lin Feng was startled at first, then smiled.

This was a classmate from his class, usually fond of playing basketball and singing.

Their relationship was ordinary, belonging to the type who merely nodded in greeting when meeting.

"Why are you here to participate in the Baby Cup too? Didn't I hear you went to inherit your family's plantation?"

Xu Kun asked with some surprise.

In class, Lin Feng's reputation was actually quite good.

First, it was because of his good grades; whenever someone asked him a question, he would basically answer it.

Coupled with his refined and handsome appearance, he even earned the reputation of class heartthrob among the female students.

It was only later that he kept delaying choosing his first Pokémon, resulting in scoring in the provincial top ten for liberal arts in the Trainer College Entrance Exam.

As for the Trainer Exam, he scored zero points.

Even so, relying on his liberal arts scores, Lin Yu could have attended any university he wanted if he chose to.

"The prize money is quite generous, so I wanted to try it out."

Lin Feng said with a smile.

"Is this your Pokémon?"

Looking at the Snivy held in his arms, Xu Kun asked curiously.

"Mn." Lin Feng nodded, looking at the orange-red little chick at his feet. "Your Torchic looks like it's about to evolve."

Pokémon: Torchic

Gender: Male

Ability: Blaze

Aptitude: Blue

Individual Values: HP(15) Attack(21) Sp. Atk(24) Defense(17) Sp. Def(19) Speed(24)

Strength: Level 17

Moves: Ember, Peck, Quick Attack, Flame Charge, Sand Attack.

Friendship: 15 (Seems to have a slight impression of you.)

Joy Value: 50 (When on earth does that Torchic bakery at the entrance open?)

Hearing Lin Feng's praise, pride instantly flashed across Xu Kun's face, yet his words sounded incomparably regretful:

"Hey, don't mention it. Originally, I thought I could take first place in this Baby Cup, but the organizer of this competition, who's also the owner of Wangwang Supermarket, actually equipped his high-school-freshman child with a Lapras! And it's even a peak-ordinary Lapras. How am I supposed to fight that?!"

"Looks like I can only settle for second place..."

"That really is a pity." Lin Feng chimed in with a sympathetic expression.

A Pokémon like Lapras possessed an innate base stat advantage in the Baby Cup, making it somewhat overpowered indeed.

Yet over these past few days,

he had also fed his Snivy quite a lot of Special Attack Aptitude Energy Cubes made from Special Scale Fruits and Aptitude Energy Cubes made from Life Fruits.

Therefore,