Magikarp

Yu Hai knew that the Magikarp wouldn't evolve, but as he looked at the Magikarp getting closer and closer on the sea surface, why did he feel more and more uneasy?

He hadn't done anything to betray his conscience, had he? That shouldn't be the case.

Then why were beads of sweat constantly seeping from his forehead?

Whatever, he felt like the more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became, so he decided to stop thinking about it and just reel the Magikarp in first.

After the Magikarp was pulled to the shore, it was time for Poliwag to make its appearance.

This kid had watched tiredly, even falling asleep at one point. It was really tough on him.

"Poliwag, use Chain Slap to knock the Magikarp ashore," Yu Hai said, using the last of his strength after pulling the Magikarp to the shore, ordering Poliwag to attack.

"Yoyo, yoyo," Upon receiving the order, Poliwag instantly perked up, no longer drowsy or yawning. It immediately got up, rushed to the shore, raised its feather-like tail, and slapped at the Magikarp, which was using Water Splash by the shore.

Slap slap slap, slap slap slap...

Poliwag used Chain Slap twice before finally knocking the Magikarp onto the shore.

Regarding this, Yu Hai didn't rush forward after the Magikarp landed. He was afraid that fortunes could change in an instant, and one shouldn't mock a Magikarp when it's down.

He was afraid that if he accidentally overstimulated it, the Magikarp might evolve out of Rage.

To avoid such a low-probability event, even if he was exhausted and collapsed on the ground, he forced himself to endure the soreness all over his body and immediately threw the empty Poké Ball in his hand.

Bang--

The Poké Ball hit the Magikarp directly, instantly opened, shot out a red light, and captured the Magikarp.

His accuracy was something he had practiced. He often threw pebbles when he had nothing else to do, and he had even gained a Throwing skill from it.

[Yu Hai]
[Pokémon: 1]
[Proficiency: (Fishing/12.12%) (Throwing/11.11%) (Cooking/3.46%)]

Besides the Throwing skill, he had also gained a Cooking skill. He had only grilled fish twice and made one dish and one soup to gain these two skills.

It seemed useless to just be able to see the proficiency levels.

Lacking seasonings, the food he made was barely edible.

Only Throwing and Fishing were somewhat useful. Fishing had helped him a lot in the early stages of survival, but he already knew how to fish, didn't he?

Throwing just made him more accurate at throwing Poké Balls. Later, he could practice throwing knives for self-defense.

The most important thing was Pokémon. Only when Pokémon were strong was true strength achieved.

Except for some innate extraordinary individuals, humans were truly weak.

As for the unreasonable existences in the anime, like the super-strong Ash or the lightning-resistant Ash, those were just oversights and bugs by the production team.

Even if the physical fitness of humans in this world was a tiny bit better than in his previous life, the improvement was limited.

He thought about these things, which seemed like a long time but had actually passed in an instant, during the time it took to capture the Magikarp with the Poké Ball.

Yu Hai wasn't worried about failing the capture. This fish had been worn out by him all day, then hit twice with Chain Slap by Poliwag, and was even knocked unconscious.

It didn't look like it could break free from the Poké Ball. Failure to capture was impossible.

As the red light disappeared, a "dong" sound indicated that Yu Hai had successfully captured the Magikarp.

"Poliwag, push the Poké Ball over," Yu Hai said, seeing the Poké Ball stationary. He called out to Poliwag to push the Poké Ball over, as he really didn't want to move at all.

His whole body ached, a piercing pain...

It was too damn torturous. If he had known it was this stupid thing, he would never have wasted a whole day on it.

But he only found out it was this stupid thing in the evening. The sunk cost was too great, and he had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept it.

After a whole day of psychological warfare, all he got was a bony rib with no meat. It was ridiculous.

When Poliwag pushed the Poké Ball over, he also obtained the Poké Ball containing the Magikarp and saw its status panel.

[Magikarp]
[Type: Water]
[Gender: Female]
[Potential: 19%]
[Level: 2.11%]
[Ability: Swift Swim/1.31%] [Hidden Ability: Shy/2.11%]
[Known Moves: (Water Splash/0.38%) (Body Slam/0.54%)]

Looking at the Magikarp's panel from top to bottom, how should he put it?

Mediocre, really. There was nothing outstanding.

If there was anything, it was that this mediocre Magikarp had a hidden ability.

But that still couldn't hide the mediocrity of this Magikarp. It was so mediocre that it could only be a Magikarp, though it seemed like it was meant to be a Magikarp anyway.

If this were a game, Magikarp could evolve into Gyarados at level twenty. This Magikarp didn't even have the qualifications to evolve.

He had been worrying for nothing before; it seemed Magikarp's evolution was much lower than he had estimated.

Holding Magikarp's Poké Ball, Poliwag rested beside him. After half an hour, seeing the sun setting lower and lower, he couldn't continue resting. Instead, he had to take advantage of the low tide to go foraging.

He didn't deal with Magikarp first. Instead, he thought of the seashells and kelp. He didn't dare to gamble on whether Magikarp had meat or not.

It was safer to go collect some kelp and seashells first. Even if he couldn't eat them right away, he could dry them for storage. He wouldn't miss the daily foraging.

Thus, Yu Hai, dragging his tired body, got up and called out to Poliwag, "Poliwag, let's go foraging. Let's collect some kelp..."

"Yo yo, yo yo," Poliwag couldn't understand complex words yet. But seeing Yu Hai get up, it also got up and hopped along behind Yu Hai.

This little foodie hadn't been very tired today. When it got hungry, it would find kelp to eat on its own. As the sun was about to set, this guy had the most energy, full of vigor, as if it had endless strength.

He didn't bring a bucket this time but a plastic bottle. Yu Hai handed the task of carrying the plastic bottle to Poliwag.

The little foodie bit down on the plastic bottle and followed behind Yu Hai, heading towards the rocky shallows where they had foraged yesterday.

At first, Poliwag wasn't used to it, walking wobbly. Perhaps it was also unaccustomed to land and walking. Later, when they reached the rocky shallows, the little foodie immediately rushed into the sea.

In the water, the little foodie seemed to be in its element, much more at ease. It quickly surpassed Yu Hai and reached the rocky shallows where they had found seashells last time.

"Yo yo, yo yo," Poliwag saw Yu Hai still walking slowly. It, meanwhile, hopped onto the rocks and started looking for kelp to eat, not waiting for Yu Hai.

When Yu Hai arrived at the rocky shallows, he didn't dare to delay. He immediately began picking up seashells in the shallows.

He was late today. The sun was already about to set, with only a small part still floating on the sea. He had to pick up seashells as quickly as possible.

Once it got dark, his vision would be obstructed. There was no other way.

After all, he was human, not a Pokémon. He didn't have night vision. Night was the domain of flying insects and wild beasts.

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