"I never expected to find a Mama Fruit here." Qing Wu looked at the Mama Fruit hanging high in the tree, its shape somewhat resembling a lightning bolt, and was pleasantly surprised.
Mama Fruit could be used to make advanced paralysis potions. For Qing Wu, who was currently in danger, it was a rare defensive resource.
Making an advanced paralysis potion also required quite a few other rare raw materials.
But as a Pokémon Breeding Master, Qing Wu had a better solution.
Qing Wu picked up two suitably sized pebbles from the ground and weighed them in his hands.
"Go." Qing Wu threw a pebble toward the Mama Fruit, using the same motion he would use to throw a Poké Ball.
"As expected, my body's still not quite up to par. I haven't adapted yet." The first pebble Qing Wu threw fell just short of the Mama Fruit.
The second pebble struck the Mama Fruit's stem accurately, knocking it down.
With a thud, the Mama Fruit landed on Kecleon's head.
"Haha, Kecleon looks like he's wearing a yellow hat." Qing Wu laughed.
Qing Wu then used the same method to knock down several orange-yellow fruits before handing them to Kecleon.
These were Orange Fruits, Berries that Pokémon could eat to recover their stamina.
Kecleon ate several in a row before finally recovering some energy. He struggled to his feet, carefully avoiding the small puddles on the ground.
Seeing that Kecleon had recovered his stamina and was looking much better, Qing Wu bit into an Orange Fruit. As expected, it was pleasantly sweet and sour, with plenty of juice.
Qing Wu carefully stored the Orange Fruit seeds. Once ground, they were also an excellent medicine for restoring stamina.
However, Orange Fruit seeds tasted extremely bitter, and many Pokémon disliked eating them.
Kecleon leaned against Qing Wu's trouser leg, showing his affection for his Trainer.
The image of the figure that had guarded him to the very end appeared in Qing Wu's mind.
That figure slowly overlapped with Kecleon, who was now nestled against his feet. An indescribable mixture of warmth and sorrow gradually flowed through his heart.
What he had disdained in his previous life was precisely what he most wanted to obtain and protect in this one.
Qing Wu carefully walked along the muddy path, while Kecleon followed behind him, leaving a trail of footprints.
From far away, Qing Wu heard the gentle sound of water flowing through the lake.
Sure enough, after pushing aside the grass, Qing Wu saw a lake shimmering in the light, with many Tricolor Piranhas leaping through the water.
There were also some fish living in the clear stream.
Animals did exist in this world, and they were also the food of some carnivorous Pokémon.
Generally speaking, humans in this world did not treat Pokémon as food.
"Kecleon, use Rock Tomb on that fish." Qing Wu pointed at a large fish not far from the lakeshore.
Kecleon nodded and channeled Rock-type energy. His silvery forelimbs slammed heavily into the ground.
A huge rock burst out from the lakebed, violently striking the large fish and sending it flying out of the lake.
The fish fell beside the lakeshore and thrashed wildly. Soil, fallen leaves, and bits of grass stuck to its body.
"What a huge fish!" Kecleon was an omnivorous Pokémon and ate just about anything.
A fish this size was barely enough to fill Kecleon's stomach.
Qing Wu picked up a branch with one sharpened end and plunged it viciously into the fish's forehead.
The fish died on the spot. A sharp wound appeared on its forehead, and countless streams of bright-red blood flowed from it.
Qing Wu searched around for a container that could hold the fresh blood.
His gaze eventually fell on a gigantic Pitcher Plant growing beside the lake.
Qing Wu picked one of the Pitcher Plants. It was about the size of his palm.
Qing Wu used a vine to suspend the fish by its tail, allowing as much bright-red blood as possible to flow from the wound and drip into the Pitcher Plant for storage.
This blood would serve as food for taming Zubat.
Just then, a purple Pokémon suddenly sprang out of the bushes.
The Pokémon stared menacingly at the fish dripping blood in Qing Wu's hand.
It was an Ekans, one of the most vicious hunters in the forest.
Although an ordinary Ekans was a nonvenomous snake, it could use its body to crush its prey's bones outright.
This Ekans had just awakened from its slumber, and its forked tongue immediately detected the heavy scent of blood.
The Ekans had been drawn over by the fresh blood.
It bared its fangs and flicked its tongue threateningly at Qing Wu, all for the large fish bleeding in his hand.
Pokémon: Ekans (Red) Gender: Male Level: 15 Type: Poison Ability: Intimidate Held Item: None Egg Moves: None Basic Skills: Bind, Leer, Poison Sting, Bite
The Red Potential Ekans had just awakened from its slumber and was ravenously hungry, making it highly aggressive.
Moreover, Ekans was three levels higher than Kecleon.
However, type advantages could not be fully reflected through levels alone, especially with a Trainer's guidance involved.
This was an unavoidable battle. Ekans was one of the few highly aggressive Pokémon on Trial Island, and it was also known as the Rookie Killer.
Usually, Ekans that had not been successfully tamed would flee into the wild and become a Pokémon that terrorized the surrounding area.
"Since you've shown up, Kecleon, let me see your true strength."
Qing Wu knew the smell of blood would attract wild Pokémon, but he had not expected one to arrive so quickly—much less an Ekans.
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