Proficiency Increase

After picking up a little less than half a bottle of shells, the sun had completely set.

Yu Hai casually grabbed a few more handfuls of kelp and put them in the bottle. They were ready to head back. He decided against taking the conch shells; they were too much trouble to clean.

By this time, the Poliwag was almost full. He handed the plastic bottle filled with shells to the Poliwag.

"Yoyo, yoyo," the Poliwag seemed to sense Yu Hai's fatigue. It quickly bit down on the opening of the plastic bottle and voluntarily helped Yu Hai by carrying the load, swimming from the shallows back to the shelter.

Seeing this, a relieved smile spread across Yu Hai's face. He marveled that the little guy was finally showing signs of growing up.

Although he had communication issues with the little tadpole, the Poliwag seemed to understand him better and better, becoming more human-like.

It was no longer the little tadpole that didn't understand anything at first and just looked adorably vacant.

Watching the Poliwag swim ahead, Yu Hai brought up its proficiency panel and checked its Water Gun proficiency.

[Poliwag]

[Attribute: Water]

[Gender: Male]

[Potential: 31%]

[Level: 6.22%]

[Abilities: Damp/0.53%][Hidden Ability: Swift Swim/1.23%]

[Known Moves: (Mind Reader/0.11%)(Ice Ball/0.31%)(Soothing Mist/0.21%)(Water Gun/1.31%)(Hypnosis/0.52%)(Chain Slap/2.24%)(Tackle/0.21%)(Water Gun/1.67%)]

The moment he saw the Poliwag's proficiency panel, Yu Hai immediately noticed the changes. The experience points had increased slightly, and the proficiency of Chain Slap, Tackle, and Water Gun had all gone up.

Water Gun had increased the most, by more than a full point.

Tackle had probably increased along with Chain Slap, as the two moves had many similarities.

Without supervision, such an increase in a single day was quite good. Anyway, they had plenty of time, so they could take it slow.

He didn't know how much longer he would be on this deserted island. He had plenty of time to train the little tadpole and help it grow.

Closing the proficiency panel, Yu Hai walked out of the shallows and looked at the long road back to the shelter. He was truly exhausted.

His body was already sore, and he had to come out to forage for food with a sore body. He was almost completely worn out.

It was all the fault of that sly Magikarp. It had left him with no energy to forage, forcing him to slowly drag his sore, tired body back to the shelter.

By the time he returned to the shelter, it was completely dark. His first priority was to start a fire.

In this long, dark night, only the fire in front of him and its warmth could provide him with a sense of security.

Of course, there was also the Poliwag, who welcomed him home, hopping around him constantly. It was also a source of his security.

"Yoyo, yoyo..." The Poliwag kept calling out to Yu Hai and ran out of the drafty shelter to greet him.

"Okay, get down. I don't have the strength to carry you," Yu Hai was helpless against the Poliwag's enthusiasm.

He had the will but not the strength to pick up the Poliwag. He bent down and gently placed the little creature that had jumped onto him.

It wasn't time to rest yet. He still needed to prepare the ingredients and didn't have time to play with the Poliwag.

This place was also very safe. This was their home. Although the home was simple, it was their everything and their only sanctuary.

Only here could Yu Hai truly relax.

He had no choice. This was his first time in this unfamiliar world, and it was not overkill to be extremely cautious of anything new.

After comforting the Poliwag, Yu Hai didn't immediately process the shells and kelp. Instead, he released the Magikarp.

The Magikarp, which had been knocked out earlier, had woken up. But so what?

"Poliwag, Chain Slap," Yu Hai saw the Magikarp trying to flop back into the sea and immediately called out to the Poliwag.

"Yoyo, yoyo!" The Poliwag hadn't gone far. Upon hearing Yu Hai's call, it quickly leaped up, raised its tail, and slapped the Magikarp's mouth, which was opening and closing to breathe.

Chain Slap instantly sent the Magikarp flying, crashing into the large rock Yu Hai often leaned against while sleeping.

But the Magikarp wasn't knocked out and still had the strength to struggle. Before Yu Hai could say anything, the Poliwag quickly moved forward to finish it off, using Chain Slap again.

Slap, slap, slap, slap--

Before the Magikarp fainted, it must have thought, "You can kill me, but you can't insult me!"

But the Magikarp didn't even get a chance to unleash its full power before it passed out.

"Yoho, yoho," the Poliwag stopped and panted heavily upon seeing the Magikarp faint. It seemed its body hadn't fully recovered yet, as using moves consecutively made it feel a bit weak and lacking confidence.

"Good job, Poliwag," Yu Hai walked over to the Magikarp lying unconscious on the sand. He squatted down and gently stroked the Poliwag's round, blue head.

Pleased with the praise, the Poliwag immediately felt less tired. Instead, it closed its eyes and enjoyed Yu Hai's petting. This human was so gentle, and his large hands felt very comfortable to the Poliwag.

It felt comfortable both physically and mentally, and the Poliwag happily closed its eyes, reveling in the moment.

After praising the Poliwag, Yu Hai withdrew his hand.

But as soon as he pulled his hand back, he saw the Poliwag smacking its pink lips as if it hadn't had enough, its eyes fixed on his retreating palm, wanting to nuzzle his hand again.

He didn't refuse, but his attention was no longer on the Poliwag. It was on the Magikarp.

If this foolish creature hadn't been knocked out by the Poliwag, it would have been difficult for him to handle. After all, it weighed about ten kilograms, and if it had whipped its tail at him, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

He hadn't eaten all day, and he was indeed very weak.

Moreover, just a moment ago, he glanced at Poliwag's proficiency panel again. The experience points and Chain Slap proficiency had increased again, not by much, only around 0.12.

This made him wonder if he should keep this Magikarp to let Poliwag gain experience and practice moves.

But in the end, he gave up on the idea. Finding practice partners in the sea was difficult, but there were plenty of weaklings on the shores of the island.

He didn't dare to provoke Beedrill, because if he fought the small one, the big one would come. Beedrill were social insects, and he couldn't afford to mess with them.

But there was another type of Bug Pokémon he really wanted to bully.

He just didn't know if Rayquaza would come after him if he beat the small ones.

The Pokémon he was referring to were, of course, Caterpie. These two were a pair of inseparable friends, being common starter Bug Pokémon.

Besides this pair, there were also the common starter Flying Pokémon Spearow and Pidgeotto, but these two had an additional sworn enemy.

For limited living space and the food within it, frequent fights were common, which slowly developed into a sworn enmity.

These two types of Pokémon were also on this island, but there weren't many. He only saw one or two occasionally.

Thank you, 回春暮雪, for 100 book coins. Thank you, x3. I hope everyone enjoys reading.