Disaster

"Hello, let me introduce myself. I'm He Haifei. Your Eevee might know me."

As He Haifei approached Fang Yuan, he spoke.

Huh?

Fang Yuan had noticed someone coming over when He Haifei approached, but after hearing him speak, it took him a moment to react.

That outfit...

And Eevee might know him...

"My name is Fang Yuan. Hello, are you a doctor from the Pokémon Center?" Fang Yuan asked, waving Eevee over and having it pause its special training.

"Eevee?"

At his call, Eevee abruptly braked and dashed over.

At the same time, it looked suspiciously at the suddenly appearing He Haifei.

But the next moment, Eevee let out a happy cry.

Clearly, just as he had said, Eevee had met this doctor before.

Fang Yuan suddenly understood. "So you're Doctor He. Thank you very much for treating Eevee. Its injury has healed very well."

"It was my duty," He Haifei said.

With that, he smiled and crouched down, looking at Eevee as he continued, "Judging from its appearance, this Eevee was very well cared for in its early stages. Both its spirit and vitality are abundant. And judging by the color of its fur... it must drink Miltank milk often, right?"

"That's right." Fang Yuan nodded calmly, though he was astonished inside. He could tell what Eevee ate just from the color of its fur?

Besides, why did he feel that Eevee fur all looked about the same color...

Eevee... sorry about this.

"Haha, ordinary people have a hard time distinguishing such subtle differences." He Haifei said, "We've studied this systematically."

"Oh, and while treating Eevee, I often detected a lot of Potion ingredients in its body. Compared to its wounds, you've been using too much. Minor injuries usually don't need treatment. For Pokémon, light scrapes can actually train their natural healing abilities."

"Eevee?" After hearing that, Eevee, which had been somewhat friendly toward He Haifei, immediately took a step back and nearly bared its teeth.

"Thank you. I'll keep that in mind." Although Fang Yuan did not know why this Pokémon Doctor was so talkative, he remembered the experience the man had shared. He often used Potions on Eevee during special training purely because he worried about its injuries and feared the wounds would worsen.

After that, Eevee gave Fang Yuan another despairing look.

What was this... Eevee felt like the whole world was against it.

After chatting briefly, He Haifei stood up. Even as a Pokémon Doctor, he approved of Fang Yuan's training method. This kind of comprehensive training could save quite a bit of time, and it made it easier for Eevee to integrate everything and develop evenly.

"Doctor He, don't you need to stay at the Pokémon Center?" Fang Yuan asked curiously.

"Oh, I'm on vacation today." He Haifei tugged at his white coat. "There weren't any clean clothes at home, so I could only wear this. Besides, I'm planning to go back and work some overtime later, so I didn't change."

"You're from Nanwu Town?" Fang Yuan asked in surprise.

"Do I not look like it?" He Haifei smiled. "Come to think of it, you just became a Rookie Trainer, right? You attend Peaceful City First High School? By the way, whose kid are you?"

Doctor He's questions came one after another, like he was a real chatterbox. Fang Yuan was not short on time, so he answered him.

"Yeah, I registered this summer. My grandfather... everyone calls him Fang Dahei..."

"Hey, you're Old Man Fang's grandson?" He Haifei said in surprise.

"You know my grandfather?"

"The old man is pretty good at chess. I often watch them play Chinese chess by the roadside," He Haifei said.

Fang Yuan was also surprised. Then his eyes suddenly lit up. Since they had been talking for so long anyway, he might as well ask something useful. A Pokémon Doctor's certification was no easier to earn than a Breeder's, and when it came to raising Pokémon, Pokémon Doctors could be considered half-experts.

"Doctor He, I don't know whether you checked Eevee's body while it was at the Pokémon Center. Its last physical examination was when it was born. As you know, I'm a Rookie Trainer, so when it comes to raising Pokémon... I really don't know much." Fang Yuan smiled as warmly as he could, hoping to hear the other man's opinion.

"I see." He Haifei nodded. He greatly admired Fang Yuan for raising an Eevee that had only recently been born to this level. More importantly, he could see that Eevee and Fang Yuan shared a close bond. That alone was very precious.

"Actually, Eevee is developing very well in every aspect..."

"But that doesn't mean there's no room for improvement."

"Is Eevee still drinking Miltank milk?"

"Yes. It eats solid food suitable for Normal-type Pokémon purchased from Dawn Group," Fang Yuan said. "Is there a problem?"

"There's no problem, but you seem to be in such a rush to train it. Is something going on?" He Haifei asked.

"I want to take Eevee to a Rookie Trainer battle tournament over in Magic City," Fang Yuan said casually. It was not as if it were something shameful.

"If that's the case, if you're focusing on improving its strength, then Eevee's current diet isn't the best choice," He Haifei said after thinking for a moment.

"But there's no need for drastic changes. Replace the Miltank milk with Lemon Juice Milk or Wumpo Berry Juice Milk, along with Moomoo Milk made from milk produced by Miltank during its lactation period. Eevee doesn't need to drink them every day. With your current training intensity, about three bottles of each per week should be enough."

"Eevee is currently in its growth stage. These two kinds of juice milk can make its body stronger and replenish trace nutrients. As for Moomoo Milk, it can gradually alter its constitution, allowing it to absorb Special Training Results more efficiently. That way, even if you increase the intensity of its training a little, it won't be a problem."

"I'm not a professional Breeder, so those are the only suggestions I can give you."

Juice milk was a Nutritional Product made from special Berries, not ordinary fruit. Moomoo Milk was the essence of milk produced by Miltank during its lactation period. Both had far greater nutritional value than ordinary milk and could even restore stamina. Of course, the price...

Fang Yuan gave a dry cough. Never mind.

The reason was simple: he was poor.

And these high-end Nutritional Products had to be used over a long period. It would be difficult to see noticeable results in just one month...

Their cost-effectiveness was far below ordinary Miltank milk!

Fang Yuan had to think carefully about it.

He Haifei smiled faintly, seeing Fang Yuan's awkwardness, but it had nothing to do with him. He simply found Fang Yuan interesting and had come over for a casual chat. After all, they were fellow townsmen.

However, they did not chat for long. He Haifei soon left, saying he had to go back and work overtime. Before leaving, he encouraged Fang Yuan and Eevee, telling them to keep working hard.

"This uncle is from Nanwu Town too?"

Fang Yuan truly had no impression of Doctor He Haifei, but he did not dwell on it for long and simply treated it as a minor interruption to their special training.

As for the man's advice, Fang Yuan took part of it to heart. But improving the quality of Eevee's Nutritional Products... he simply could not afford it.

Unless he and Eevee could win the prize money from the Little Phoenix King Cup.

But after entering the Little Phoenix King Cup, they would not be in such urgent need of Nutritional Products anymore.

This was completely a bug.

"Never mind. Let's continue training," Fang Yuan called.

"Eevee!"

There were just over thirty days left until the Little Phoenix King Cup, and Fang Yuan and Eevee's special training had entered its most intense phase.

Fang Yuan desperately wanted to improve Eevee's training efficiency, because aside from their current three training routines, they had another important task—

Eevee still did not have a move capable of fighting Ghost-type Pokémon, so Fang Yuan had to come up with a solution during this period.

Otherwise, if they encountered a Ghost-type Pokémon opponent at the Little Phoenix King Cup, Eevee would have nowhere to cry.

Time...

Passed in the blink of an eye.

Another half month went by.

No matter how grueling or exhausting the special training was, Fang Yuan and Eevee persevered.

But at the same time, an unexpected development suddenly occurred at the Disaster Early Warning Center of the Trainer Association Branch in Flat City.

"Preliminary assessment: the Secret Realm is extremely small."

"Predicted location of the Secret Realm confirmed: Nanwu Town. Coordinates..."

"Confirm again. Issue a D-Level Disaster Alert."