Natural Grass-type Heavenly King Physique!

According to the classification of Dragon-type Pokémon by the renowned Dragon-type Champion Lance, any Pokémon with "dragon" in its name that could inherit Dragon-type moves was a noble dragon.

After all, even Exeggutor could be a Dragon-type Pokémon, so there was nothing wrong with calling Tropius a Dragon Vein Pokémon.

Lu Li realized that, in every respect, Tropius really was one of the Pokémon best suited to him at the moment.

Although Tropius only had a base stat total of 460, which was relatively low, during the rookie stage, most Rookie Trainers' Pokémon did not even have base stats that high.

Take Charmander, for example. Charmander's base stat total was only a little over 300, while even Charmeleon had only 405.

During the National College Entrance Examination Competition, aside from Bug-types, there were practically no Pokémon with three stages of evolution. If there were, there was only one possibility: that Pokémon was illegal.

After finishing the eggshell, Tropius looked at Lu Li with eager eyes.

Having prepared in advance, Lu Li took out some Moomoo Milk from beside him.

"I had this ready for you."

After saying that, Lu Li carried Tropius down from the bed. Once he poured the milk into a feeding bowl, he quietly watched Tropius lower its head and drink.

Pokémon were truly Magical Existence. Though Tropius was less than twenty centimeters tall now, it would only need two weeks to grow beyond a meter.

As Lu Li looked at Tropius before him, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

In the Cultivation World, one of the small spells Spiritual Farmers had to master was called the Growth Spell, and its effect was to promote the growth of spiritual plants.

What Lu Li was curious about now was whether the Growth Spell would work on Grass-type Pokémon. After all, Grass-type Pokémon more or less possessed some plant-like traits.

More importantly, the Growth Spell was actually quite compatible with Tropius. In the Pokémon world, it had much the same effect as Growth. If Tropius learned it...

Lu Li decided to give it a try. The Growth Spell only worked on plants, and even if it failed, it would not cause any side effects to the target.

But what if it succeeded?

Lu Li gently placed his right hand on Tropius's back.

The Growth Spell activated, and green light slowly entered Tropius's body.

Tropius's eyes lit up as it sensed a surge of Grass-type Essence within itself. Before it could react, that Grass-type Essence was instantly absorbed and digested.

By then, Tropius had already finished the milk in its bowl.

"Tro~"

(Mom, my tummy's still hungry~)

Tropius looked at him pitifully.

Seeing that expression on Tropius's face, Lu Li quickly formed Hand Seals, worried that something had gone wrong with the Growth Spell.

After activating Spirit Speech, Lu Li hurriedly asked, "Tropius, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"Tro~"

(My tummy's so hungry.)

Hearing that, Lu Li finally relaxed.

Spirit Speech was a small spell every Beast Tamer had to learn. In the Cultivation World, it allowed one to communicate with intelligent Spirit Beasts.

Its effect was the same in the Pokémon world.

"Just hungry?"

Lu Li thoughtfully poured Tropius another bowl of milk.

Seeing that Tropius was merely a little hungry, Lu Li formed a rough guess in his heart.

After rapidly draining another bottle of milk, Tropius continued looking at Lu Li with eager eyes.

"Tro~"

(I'm not full yet. More~)

Lu Li continued pouring milk into the bowl.

Tropius lowered its head and kept chugging.

The milk that should have lasted a week was swiftly wiped out by Tropius. After letting out a milky burp, Tropius finally stopped asking for more and happily pounced into Lu Li's arms.

Holding Tropius, Lu Li could clearly feel that it had become much heavier. Even its body had grown to fifty centimeters.

"So a single Growth Spell is equivalent to a week of growth for a Grass-type Pokémon?" Lu Li looked thoughtfully at Tropius in his arms.

The innocent yet enthusiastic Tropius did not notice that Lu Li's mind was heavy with thoughts. It simply licked Lu Li's face excitedly.

Lost in thought, Lu Li did not pay it any attention either. With the energy currently in his body, he could probably use the Growth Spell around ten times a day. That meant that, as long as he had enough nutrition, he could raise Grass-type Pokémon seventy times faster than ordinary people.

That might have been a bit exaggerated, but at least in the early stages, it was true.

Is this telling me to become a Grass-type Heavenly King? Lu Li thought helplessly.

Of course, ten Growth Spells a day was the ideal scenario. Without slowing his cultivation or delaying other tasks, Lu Li estimated that he could probably use the Growth Spell four times a day.

In other words, one day for him was equivalent to a month for others?

At that thought, Lu Li's heartbeat quickened.

His heart raced, his hands trembled! After sixteen years of hard work, was it finally time to reap the rewards?

But Lu Li quickly calmed down. His imagined rate of one day equaling a month for others depended on having sufficient funds.

The speed-up cheat was powerful, but unfortunately, he did not have enough money.

Shaking his head helplessly, Lu Li carried Tropius into the yard.

Holding Tropius, Lu Li introduced it to the Feebas in the Water Tank. "Xiao Mei, this is our new Companion."

"Tro~"

Tropius was not shy at all and enthusiastically greeted the Feebas in the water.

Feebas also curiously examined the Tropius in Lu Li's arms, then gently blew a few bubbles.

An unfamiliar Pokémon. It looks like it has some fighting ability, Feebas thought.

After greeting Feebas, Tropius looked around. Then its eyes suddenly lit up as the Indigo Berries in the yard caught its attention.

Tropius was a Pokémon that loved Berries very much. This was not a hobby; it was simply Tropius's nature.

To Tropius, Berries were definitely more important than becoming stronger. More importantly, Tropius also loved sharing. Even wild Tropius were more than willing to share the fruit growing from their necks.

Excited, Tropius struggled in Lu Li's arms, wanting to get down.

Feeling Tropius squirming about, Lu Li curiously followed its longing gaze.

"No. The Indigo Berries aren't ripe yet. If you like Berries, I'll go buy some for you later." Lu Li sternly suppressed Tropius.

The Indigo Berries had been prepared for Feebas. He absolutely could not let Tropius ruin them.

The suppressed Tropius looked at Lu Li with a face full of grievance.

"Tro~"

Lu Li helplessly comforted it. "All right, get into the Poké Ball first. I'll take you out to buy Berries."

With a mix of coaxing and persuasion, Lu Li got Tropius to enter the Poké Ball, though it was very unwilling.

Looking at the Poké Ball in his hand, Lu Li's lips curled slightly upward as he murmured, "Looks like this Home will be lively from now on."

Feebas stared darkly at Tropius's Poké Ball.

Today is Tropius's birthday, but the moment it was born, it set its sights on my Indigo Berries. I'll remember this grudge.

The petty Feebas silently added a mark to its account against its new Companion.

Feebas had always been rather sensitive inside and was famously petty. Tropius had coveted Feebas's Indigo Berries the moment it was born, so this grudge had been formed. That was also why Lu Li was certain this Home would be lively from now on.