Benefits Brought by the Sand Scale Fruit

Pokémon Master Source:

Few people had probably ever seen an Eevee constantly playing while hugging a Drink Bottle.

As for filling the bottle with sand, that was even rarer.

In order to motivate Eevee, Fang Yuan came up with an idea.

Without a doubt, when undergoing this kind of skill-based special training, maintaining focus and concentration was essential.

However, once someone became extremely proficient at something, they could sometimes continue doing it even while using Focus Blast.

Take Fang Yuan himself, for example. He could watch anime and eat at the same time without being affected in the slightest...

"Eevee, Focus Blast theoretically means doing two things at the same time..."

"Normally, Focus Blast is indeed very difficult, but there are exceptions."

"If you're already quite skilled at one task and can perform it almost instinctively, shifting your attention back and forth between the two can achieve the effect of doing them simultaneously."

"Do you understand?"

Eevee hugged the Drink Bottle and trembled. It had the distinct feeling that Fang Yuan was digging another pit for it.

"Vee..."

"What I mean is, you have every chance of watching TV while undergoing special training." Fang Yuan smiled.

"Vee??"

"Think about it. Your eyes watch the screen, your ears listen to the sound, and you hold the Drink Bottle while controlling the sand inside. Isn't that similar to watching TV while eating?"

Eevee nodded, finding that somewhat reasonable.

"But clearly, your current control over the sand in the bottle hasn't reached a very proficient level yet. At most, you can make it tumble around chaotically, right?"

"Just imagine—if you could already skillfully control the sand in the bottle, making it spin at high speed with ease even without looking at it, wouldn't you be able to watch TV while doing special training?"

Eevee's eyes lit up. So special training could be done this way? Training while watching TV sounded pretty good.

"So, your top priority is to quickly find the feeling of making the sand spin at high speed, then keep practicing. Once you become proficient enough, you'll be free. You'll be able to watch TV openly and legitimately."

"Vee!" Eevee nodded hard, suddenly feeling that it had something to strive for. This special training was so easy—it could even be done while watching TV.

Fang Yuan scratched his cheek. This shouldn't count as fooling Eevee, right?

But honestly, it really was a huge pit.

If Eevee could truly control the sand in the bottle and make it spin at high speed with considerable proficiency, that would mean this stage of special training was nearly complete.

Just think about it. To make the sand rotate perfectly while watching TV, just how proficient would it need to be?

Using TV as bait to motivate Eevee's special training was simply a brilliant idea. Driven by such strong determination, perhaps Eevee would soon get the hang of it and complete this stage of training.

Besides, it would unconsciously keep practicing while watching TV in the future, making perfect use of its playtime...

Obviously, Eevee had been tricked again and willingly jumped into the pit.

In its battle of wits and courage against Fang Yuan, Eevee once again ended in defeat.

The next day.

Fang Yuan brought Eevee to the Star Glory Battle Club once more.

Uncle Shan received them again, but instead of immediately taking Fang Yuan to the room where they had trained previously, he stopped.

"Starting today, I won't be accompanying you for Bite special training anymore. I have other things to do," Uncle Shan said.

"Alright." Fang Yuan nodded. Uncle Shan had already explained every detail clearly on the first day, so there was no problem with him and Eevee continuing the special training on their own.

"Oh, right, Uncle Shan. Is there any sparring work today?"

His sparring wages at the Star Glory Battle Club were paid daily. Yesterday, the bank card he had left behind received a transfer of more than three hundred yuan, which thrilled Fang Yuan. If he fought one battle a day, he would be making over ten thousand yuan a month.

Who would have thought a job earning over ten thousand yuan a month could be this easy?

"No. There are too few clients who need you as a sparring partner. Otherwise, your workload wouldn't be this small. Besides, for the next few days, what you need to do isn't make money—it's make Eevee stronger."

"Do you remember what I said I would help you with yesterday?" Uncle Shan asked again.

"I remember." Fang Yuan said, "Help Eevee learn the Bite move, and then... help it uncover the full effects of the Sand Scale Fruit?!"

"That's right." Uncle Shan nodded.

"Do you know why I said you and Eevee were lucky? Because even for powerful Professional Trainers, the Sand Scale Fruit is a strategic resource."

"Giving this kind of Berry to a Beginner Pokémon is simply too extravagant."

Fang Yuan and Eevee widened their eyes and listened quietly.

"I imagine you've already looked up information on the Sand Scale Fruit, right?" Uncle Shan asked.

"I only checked online." Fang Yuan replied casually, though he had actually known about it all along.

"The Sand Scale Fruit is extremely difficult to cultivate, and its yield isn't high. The Trainer Association only grows a small amount of it, and it is only used by Professional Trainers when exploring important Secret Realms. It is almost never sold to the public."

"Its effects probably aren't much different from what you found. For a period of time, it can stimulate a Pokémon's speed potential and increase its speed. Don't underestimate such a simple change—in Secret Realm exploration, a Pokémon being a little faster could very well save its Trainer's life."

"There's one more point that hasn't been recorded. In a sense, Sand Scale Fruits aren't one-time consumables. After drawing out a Pokémon's speed potential, they also provide some permanent benefits. They won't directly make a Pokémon stronger, but they can gradually strengthen its body and improve the efficiency of speed-related training."

Fang Yuan asked, "Then why didn't Eevee get faster when it ate the Sand Scale Fruit?"

"The reason may have had something to do with your condition at the time. Or perhaps Eevee was simply too young—its body hadn't fully developed yet, so it couldn't absorb the Infinity Energy from the Sand Scale Fruit. Some of that Infinity Energy was lost, while some merged into its body. That's why Eevee needs rigorous speed-focused training from here on out. Only then can it fully bring out the effects of the Sand Scale Fruit it ate," Uncle Shan said.

"Sand Scale Fruits are indeed rare and valuable, but don't expect too much from them. They won't let you and Eevee soar to greatness in a single step—unless you eat Sand Scale Fruits as food every day, which obviously isn't realistic. Still, if you seize this opportunity and train seriously, you'll definitely see good results in the short term. That, I can guarantee."

"For you, this sort of opportunity is hard to come by. That's why Yang Han repeatedly told me to make sure I planned things out properly for you. It would be a shame to waste such rare Sand Scale Fruits," Uncle Shan said with a smile.

"That's about all I have to say."

Speed training...

That was more or less what Fang Yuan had expected. He had originally intended to use high-intensity speed training to draw out the effects of the Sand Scale Fruits.

He just didn't know how much four Sand Scale Fruits could improve Eevee's speed after a round of targeted training.