Pleased Pokémon Make You Stronger? Then Don't Be a Trainer, Section 50

Since the Snivy said so, he naturally wouldn't pretend to be reserved.

He scooped up the Snivy with one hand. It instinctively used its short, stubby hands to hold onto the Trainer's arm, and then its tail wrapped around his leg.

[Congratulations to the host for increasing the Snivy's Joy Value from 40% to 80%. Rewards: fifteen bags of Golden Fertilizer, one intermediate Rare Candy, and one Special Scale Fruit.]

"Hmm?"

The sudden Joy Value information from the Snivy made Lin Feng subconsciously look at the Snivy in his hand.

"Snivy?" (What's wrong?)

The Snivy's cold blood was starting to heat up.

"It's nothing~"

Lin Feng shook his head, "Alright, Pidgeotto."

Then he extended his other hand, grabbed the Pidgeotto's claw in the sky, and had it carry him towards the opposite side.

They flew until they reached a wooden house. Besides the door, the house also had a small opening like a window. Looking inside from the outside, one could see an old man, about sixty years old, sitting in a high-backed chair.

He was wearing a green long gown, wearing glasses, and holding a yellow-covered book in his hand. Hearing someone arrive, he didn't look up and simply said, "Another Trainer looking for a Gardevoir, huh? This Gardevoir isn't simple..."

His words were full of uncertainty about outside Trainers wanting to capture the Gardevoir.

Lin Feng greeted him, "Uncle Liang, it's me."

The old man was a forest ranger in Wutong Forest, officially appointed by The League.

No one knew how long he had been guarding here, but as long as Lin Feng could remember, he had been here.

Uncle Liang rarely even went to town. Only occasionally could he be seen walking on the Bluestone Path carrying some daily necessities.

When he was young, he vaguely saw his Pokémon with his parents.

It was a very kind-looking Lucario.

The person called Uncle Liang, upon hearing the familiar voice, finally straightened up. Seeing Lin Feng by the window, a smile finally appeared in his somewhat cloudy eyes.

"Xiao Feng, it's you. I heard you didn't go to university but reopened your family's Breeding House and Plantation?"

"Yes," Lin Feng nodded, then quickly took out the radishes and Spicy Pepper Fruits prepared from the Storage Ball. "These are vegetables grown in the Plantation. Please try them. If you like them in the future, you can come to the Plantation to pick them anytime."

He greatly respected this forest ranger named Uncle Liang.

Because Uncle Liang had actually held him when he was a child.

Moreover, Uncle Liang had been guarding Wutong Forest for decades, maintaining the balance between the town and the forest, and preventing the Pokémon inside from entering the town.

This contribution alone was enough to earn respect.

"Alright, then I must take a good look."

Uncle Liang happily took the plastic bag. When he saw the vegetables inside, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. "Your planting skills are no weaker than your parents' back then."

After speaking, he saw the Snivy and Pidgeotto beside Lin Feng. "Are you also looking for the Gardevoir in the forest?"

His thoughts exposed, Lin Feng smiled awkwardly. "I have the idea, but capturing it depends on fate. If possible, capturing a Caterpie is also one of my goals in this line of work."

Gardevoir was hard to find, but Caterpie was much easier to find.

He wanted to capture a Caterpie, and after some time, it would evolve into a Butterfree.

Butterfree could pollinate the flowering plants in the Plantation, increasing the yield, and was a very crucial Pokémon for the Plantation.

"By the way, where is Lucario?" Looking at the empty surroundings, Lin Feng couldn't help but ask.

He wanted to feed Lucario some Energy Cubes to get some rewards.

"Heh heh... In Wutong Forest. These Trainers aren't very strong, but they're quite good at causing trouble. How can Lucario not keep an eye on them? However, if you're looking for Gardevoir, you can try looking to the east of Wutong Forest..."

"Oh?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. He might dismiss what others said, but he took Uncle Liang's words as gospel!

After all.

His Pokémon was Lucario!

"Thank you, Uncle Liang..."

After thanking Uncle Liang, Lin Feng confirmed the direction and quickly headed east towards Wutong Forest.

Eastern region of Wutong Forest.

A round lake separated the forest from the sky. The light blue water surface reflected the orange-yellow sunset, with occasional flashes of light.

Beside the lake, a deep blue figure stood gracefully, its skirt swaying.

At this moment, it was gazing at its reflection in the lake, as if admiring its slender figure, or perhaps for other reasons, making it particularly concerned about its "appearance."

Finally, it shook its head.

"Gardevoir..." (I'll settle here for now and see if there are any berries around...)

With Pidgeotto's guidance, Lin Feng navigated the intricate Wutong Forest with ease. Soon, he encountered his first Caterpie.

No...

It should be a "yellow" Caterpie.

Because it was Shiny...

Its entire skin was yellow.

Furthermore, this seemed to be a Caterpie that had just emerged from its cocoon. Its fuzz was still delicate, and its whole body was tender, feeling as though its skin could be pierced with a single touch.

Most importantly, upon seeing Lin Feng, it began to tremble uncontrollably, its face filled with terror, so much so that it forgot to flee.

Lin Feng knew, of course, that the Caterpie wasn't afraid of him, but of the Pidgeotto behind him.

After trembling for a while, the Caterpie finally remembered it had a String Shot skill and immediately unleashed silk threads towards Lin Feng and Pidgeotto.

Puff puff~!

Some of the snow-white, fine silk threads were burned to ash by the flames on Pidgeotto before they could even approach it.

The rest were skillfully dodged by Lin Feng, landing on the ground.

He crouched down, tugged at the silk threads, and broke them with ease.

"It really is a newborn Caterpie."

[Pokémon: Caterpie]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Shield Dust]
[Aptitude: Green]
[Individual Values: HP (5) Attack (8) Defense (14) Special Attack (28) Special Defense (16) Speed (10)]
[Strength: Level 3]
[Skills: String Shot, Tackle]
[Description: A Shiny, newborn Caterpie.]
[Affection: 0 (It doesn't know you)]
[Joy Value: -75 (Why did I have to wake up so early to eat leaves and find a bird?!)]

Lin Feng's interest piqued, and a Poké Ball appeared in his hand.

Although Caterpie were among the most numerous Pokémon in any wild area, and the probability of encountering a Shiny one was high, few Shiny Caterpie with their distinctive yellow skin managed to survive their first stage safely.

From birth, their fate was sealed: to be noticed by more predators.

Therefore, Lin Feng became interested upon seeing this Caterpie.

It was also a way to save this Caterpie.

The moment it realized its String Shot was ineffective, the Caterpie felt like the sky was falling.

Waaah, little bug is going to be eaten...

/(ㄒoㄒ)/

But after waiting for a long time, the pain the Caterpie imagined never came. When it opened its eyes, there was only a human who had just approached.

He spoke in a voice it could understand, "Why are you keeping your eyes closed? Do you want to come back with me?"

Go back?

Go back where?

(っ ° - °;).

The Caterpie cautiously opened its eyes.

The next moment, Lin Feng took out a Green Dumpling from his Storage Ball, "If you come back with me, you can eat this kind of food every day~"

Caterpie: ?!

The moment the Green Dumpling appeared, its eyes lit up.

The sweet-smelling perfume gave the even-cooled Green Dumpling a unique aroma.

So fragrant, so fragrant?

Looking at the Green Dumpling before it, and then glancing at the Pidgeotto hovering in the sky, the Caterpie suddenly felt that even if this were its last meal, it would be worth it.

Thus, with a sense of impending doom and a touch of emotion, it crawled onto Lin Feng's arm and began to nibble on the Green Dumpling.

Lin Feng, meanwhile, watched with a smile as the Caterpie finished eating, then asked again, "Do you want to come back with me? You'll have this kind of food every day from now on, and you won't have to live in fear..."