Signs of Evolution

"That's all for today. Training the Deadly Poison Potion isn't something you can finish in a single day."

Hearing Aiven's words, the Petilil nodded reluctantly, feeling a bit unsatisfied.

Although training the Deadly Poison Technique was very painful, it could feel the surging Poison energy within its body, giving it a sense of becoming stronger.

It actually wanted to continue training, but it also knew that this Poison would consume a lot of its potential. If its body were corroded by toxins, it would be troublesome.

After finishing the Poison training, Aiven brought the Petilil to the Fruit Grove.

After the sun set, Uncle Darby had already cleared the rotten fruits and dry grass from the farm, gathering them in a corner of the orchard.

Perhaps the Fertilizer's effect was too good, as the weeds in the orchard had also started to grow wildly, keeping the orchard workers extremely busy.

As for the occasional rotten fruit, he carefully collected it, planning to give it to Aiven to make the special medicine called "Fertilizer."

Chirp chirp chirp.

Seeing Aiven and the Petilil approach, the Mukkuru flapped its wings and flew over.

The Cherubi gathered around. In all this time, the Cherubi had never felt as relaxed as they did now.

The fruits on their bodies, continuously absorbing nutrients, became plump and red, just like their current mood.

After carefully inspecting the growth of the Spirits in the orchard, Aiven brought the Petilil to the fruit burial site.

To prevent the rotten fruits in the orchard from polluting the land and other fruits, all rotten fruits were sent here to be buried.

Under natural conditions, these rotten fruits would compost, forming natural Fertilizer. Although it was just ordinary Fertilizer, it had the advantage of quantity.

The Petilil approached the mound of dirt and then used Absorb Technique, drawing the hidden nutrients underground into its body to restore its stamina.

While the Petilil was practicing Absorb Technique, Aiven observed the mound.

He felt that the types of fruits currently planted on the farm were too monotonous. He could find a way to plant some other varieties of fruits, and this mound of dirt was a good place for it.

On the mound, the Petilil had already entered its training state.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Aiven sat down on a rock and began to ponder the Petilil's next training plan.

Currently, the only move the Petilil had mastered was Absorb Technique, in addition to the Poison it had just begun to learn.

However, whether it was Absorb Technique or the Deadly Poison Technique, the Petilil could only use them through close combat.

For the Petilil, which was not good at close combat, this was a major problem. Getting close to the opponent would only make it more dangerous.

"It seems I need to learn some kind of control move," Aiven thought, and an idea immediately came to him.

Leech Seed, one of the advanced moves of Absorb Technique, was also a status move, which suited the Petilil's current situation perfectly.

Leech Seed could inflict the parasitic status on the opponent, allowing it to continuously absorb the opponent's stamina through the seeds, ignoring their defenses.

Furthermore, with further development, Leech Seed could even be used as a control method.

The germinated Leech Seed could grow vines and leaves, wrapping around the opponent, acting similarly to a Vine Whip move.

Now that the Petilil had mastered Absorb Technique, it could definitely proceed to learn Leech Seed.

Moreover, this was a move that the Petilil could learn by leveling up. With some guidance, it should be relatively easy to master.

Once it learned Leech Seed, he could have the Petilil use it in combination with Absorb Technique and Deadly Poison Technique, forming a simple combat system.

Even further, by developing Leech Seed and Deadly Poison Technique, it was entirely possible to cultivate Leech Seeds containing Deadly Poison!

This was quite a good breeding idea, and it was perfect for the Petilil's transition... Aiven thought contentedly.

Thus, time passed quickly.

After the Petilil finished its Absorb Technique training, Aiven immediately told it about the Leech Seed training plan, also giving it the freedom to choose.

The Petilil naturally had no objections to Aiven's plan. It truly trusted Aiven from the bottom of its heart!

A few more days passed.

The Petilil felt that its days were very fulfilling.

In the morning, it would train the Deadly Poison Technique.

After finishing the Deadly Poison Technique training, it would train Absorb Technique to replenish the consumed potential.

In the afternoon, it would train Leech Seed. It had a vague feeling about this move but still couldn't condense the energy seeds.

Finally, in the evening, it was the most comfortable time of its day. It would snuggle in its warm flowerpot, absorb the Growth Fertilizer, and then fall asleep with its master.

At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, the Petilil, seeing that its master was still asleep, stretched lazily, intending to go back to sleep.

Knock knock knock, knock knock knock.

But at this moment, a sound of knocking on the window suddenly rang out, making the Petilil's heart tighten.

It looked towards the window and saw the Mukkuru flying outside, anxiously tapping the glass with its beak.

On the bed, Aiven opened his eyes and looked towards the window.

"Mukkuru, what happened?"

After reacting, Aiven quickly walked over and opened the window, letting the Mukkuru fly in.

Chirp chirp chirp.

Mukkuru let out an anxious cry, then quickly flew toward the direction of the orchard. Halfway there, it looked back and cried out twice more.

The Fruit Grove is in trouble... Aiven's heart sank. Forgetting he was on the second floor, he went to the window, grabbed Mukkuru's claws, and jumped straight down.

Mukkuru flapped its wings desperately, preventing them from plummeting straight down, and Aiven landed steadily.

At the same time, Petilil also jumped down and was caught steadily by Aiven.

Seeing this, Mukkuru hurried to lead the way. Aiven, holding Petilil, quickly followed.

Soon, they arrived at the Fruit Grove. From afar, they could see three Cherubi playing.

Seeing Aiven run over, the little ones happily ran to greet him. They had let down all their guard around Aiven.

Chirp chirp chirp.

Mukkuru looked at the Cherubi and immediately cried out anxiously.

But the three Cherubi looked confused, shaking their heads slightly as if denying something.

Aiven also arrived at this moment, his gaze falling on the shriveled fruit on one of the Cherubi.

"Mukkuru, did you come to notify me because the Cherubi's fruit had shriveled?" Aiven approached the Cherubi and asked with a smile.

Chirp chirp chirp.

Mukkuru nodded repeatedly, indicating that was indeed the case.

"Don't worry, this is a good thing for Cherubi."

Aiven smiled and patted Mukkuru's head, causing it to tilt its head in confusion.

Cherubi store the nutrients needed for evolution in their fruit. When this small fruit gradually becomes shriveled, it's a sign that the Cherubi is about to evolve.

The current situation was also very clear: this Cherubi had already shown signs of evolution and would be able to complete its evolution soon.

Upon hearing Aiven's explanation, all the Spirits, including Petilil, had their eyes light up, and even that Cherubi did.

Although it had been able to feel that its condition had been very good recently, it hadn't expected it was about to evolve.

Once they realized, all the Spirits went to congratulate that Cherubi. They all had a deep-seated desire for evolution.

I didn't expect it to evolve so soon. It seems it absorbed enough Growth Fertilizer... Aiven nodded with satisfaction from the side.

To help the Orange Fruit trees grow better, he had been fertilizing them all along. Some of this fertilizer had also been absorbed by the Cherubi in the grove.

Of course, this was part of his plan.

He had already planned this when he stopped Uncle Darby and the others from picking the fruit from the Cherubi.

Cherubi, just like Petilil, had their foundations damaged because the fruit they used to store evolution energy was frequently picked.

He hadn't trained the Cherubi during this period because he wanted them to absorb enough evolution energy to make up for their previously damaged foundations and complete their final evolution.