Team Rocket Base (Seeking Flowers, Seeking Collections, Seeking Reviews)

"Ready to begin." Qing Wu said with a smile, casting a strange glance at Zubat.

Zubat flapped its wings and couldn't help shivering again.

Zubat watched helplessly as Qing Wu tied two heavy stones to a vine and fastened them to its left and right wings.

/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~, Zubat could barely lift off, stumbling as it beat its wings.

"Zubat, use Tailwind." Qing Wu gave the command directly.

A faint air current supported Zubat's wings, letting it fly a bit more smoothly.

This was Qing Wu's plan to make Zubat stand out—Zubat needed to greatly increase its wing strength and flight speed.

Zubat had to maintain Tailwind constantly just to fly freely.

Once Zubat trained Tailwind to the point where it could sustain it at all times, its flight speed would far surpass other Flying-type Pokémon.

Zubat was already a Pokémon known for speed.

Whenever Zubat felt exhausted, a surge of energy flowed through its limbs, keeping it going through the flight training.

Zubat's Tailwind state came quickly but faded just as fast. When it ended, the sudden drop of the stones nearly tore its wings apart.

Zubat could only keep using Tailwind to maintain its flight.

Zubat gathered the surrounding airflow, trying to fly as smoothly as possible.

"Good, Zubat, keep it up."

Qing Wu knew he had no proper training equipment on hand, so he had to make do with this crude method.

Team Rocket had dedicated training rooms, but those required points to use.

Qing Wu didn't have a single point right now—his pockets were empty.

Qing Wu turned into a merciless instructor, driving Zubat hard.

Because he knew that if his skills fell short in this trial, if Zubat was soundly beaten by another Pokémon, it could very well be killed on the spot.

Qing Wu trained with Zubat in the forest for a full week, and the stones binding Zubat grew heavier and heavier.

Having grown used to the weight, Zubat could now fly freely even without Tailwind.

With Tailwind, it flew even faster, and Zubat could now maintain Tailwind for fifteen minutes straight.

That was the result of Qing Wu's training, and Zubat had also developed a habit.

Whenever it had the chance, it used Tailwind, making its flight quicker and smoother.

"Beep, beep, beep." A chime sounded on Trial Island, and Qing Wu knew it was time to report to Team Rocket's base.

Otherwise, any Trial Participant who didn't show up would be listed as dead.

Even if they survived until the end of the trial, Team Rocket members would directly dispose of them—Team Rocket had no use for such cowards.

Qing Wu walked familiarly into a grove of trees, behind which was a hidden underground passage.

After walking for about ten minutes, the view suddenly opened up into a large square.

The square held a sparse crowd of people, each eyeing the others warily to avoid a sudden attack.

Until the trial ended, almost everyone was an enemy.

Some had banded together, but Qing Wu had no respect for those who grouped up.

In this world of big fish eating small fish, and small fish eating shrimp, grouping up just meant a strong person gathered a bunch of underlings early on, using the team's strength to collect resources for themselves.

The truly powerful wouldn't stick their necks out for these weak companions—they only cared about their usefulness.

Plenty of opportunists had attached themselves to so-called strong figures, but they all ended up dying miserably.

The Trial Participants still alive in the square mostly had stronger Pokémon like Ekans, Koffing, or Muk, especially those who had tamed Koffing.

Koffing was highly flammable and explosive—one mistake and you'd end up a charred corpse.

Qing Wu remembered this vividly because, shortly after receiving the Poké Balls Team Rocket handed out, he saw plenty of idiots release their Pokémon, trying to force them into submission.

With a few bangs and a burst of smoke, those blockheaded Koffing predictably exploded, leaving behind unrecognizable bodies.

As for Ekans, it was even more dangerous.

Ekans wasn't venomous, but it could use Poison Sting and constrict attacks.

Without real strength, you really shouldn't choose Ekans.

So Qing Wu considered himself lucky—when he tamed Zubat in his past life, Zubat chose to flee instead of attacking him.

Otherwise, he would have died early in the trial, drained dry by bloodthirsty Zubat, adding another mummy to Trial Island.

A vicious Zubat could suck a human dry of all their blood, a real glutton.

Thinking about his handsome face turning into a dried-up corpse, Qing Wu couldn't help but shudder.

Despite eating well these past few days, Qing Wu was still very thin, looking frail and weak.

Hearing Qing Wu's footsteps, several Trial Participants looked up at him.

Many pairs of eyes lingered on Qing Wu's Zubat for several seconds.

After this week of training, Zubat's level had also reached level 18.

Because it ate and drank well, its body had grown larger compared to before.

Many people looked at this Zubat and secretly regarded Qing Wu as a formidable competitor.

Qing Wu remained silent, instead directly finding a spot, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed to rest.

After arriving at the base, the base was the safest place, which allowed Qing Wu's tense mood to relax quite a bit.

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