Tropius's Egg Moves

Tropius first nodded. After taking a deep breath, it activated a skill, and its body instantly grew a full size larger.

"Was that Growth?" Lu Li looked at Tropius with sheer Surprise.

If Tropius knew Growth, learning the Growth Spell would be much easier. This was absolutely good news.

Back when Feebas learned the Spirit Rain Technique, it took a full two years just to get started. With Tropius's foundation in Growth, it might only need a month to get started with the Growth Spell.

"Anything else?"

Lu Li asked expectantly.

Tropius nodded, then gathered Grass-type Energy where it stood. After several grayish-green seeds formed, Tropius tossed them out, and they sank into the ground not far away.

"Leech Seed?"

Seeing this, Lu Li nodded in satisfaction. Leech Seed could be considered one of Tropius's core skills.

A core skill was one a Pokémon could rely on for the rest of its life.

Tropius being able to inherit both Leech Seed and Growth meant it was especially talented in Grass type abilities.

"Anything else?" Lu Li looked at Tropius eagerly.

"Troop~"

Tropius indicated that it still had more to show.

Under Lu Li's expectant gaze, Tropius began dancing awkwardly on the spot. It did not stop until more than two minutes later.

Lu Li fell silent.

The good news was that Tropius had also inherited the legendary Dragon Dance, which meant its father truly had been a noble Dragon-type Pokémon.

As for what kind of dragon it was, Garchomp could be ruled out first. As everyone knew, Earth Dragons could not learn Dragon Dance. There were still far too many other Dragon-type Pokémon, and Lu Li had no idea what kind of dragon Tropius's father was.

However, its proficiency in Dragon Dance was rather awkward. It took two whole minutes to use the skill. In that amount of time, an enemy could unleash more than a dozen attacks.

Still, Tropius was indeed quite gifted in Dragon-type abilities. That was absolutely good news.

With three Egg Moves, Tropius's talent was at least Gym Leader-level. For a commoner to own a Pokémon with such talent, even those rich young masters would be envious and jealous.

After Tropius finished displaying the skills it knew, Lu Li encouraged it, "Very good! Here's a reward."

The Growth Spell activated.

"Troop~"

Feeling that familiar warmth, Tropius let out a pleased moan.

Pleasure was soon followed by hunger. Having prepared in advance, Lu Li poured milk into a bowl.

Watching Tropius lower its head to lap at the milk, Lu Li's lips curled slightly. Two more times, and Tropius would pass the Newborn stage.

However, Pokémon in the Growth stage needed to consume Energy Blocks. His Small Treasury was already running dry, and he did not even have enough to pay the remaining balance for the Alchemy Furnace in a week.

Thinking of this, Lu Li recalled the Electric Z-Crystal he had obtained from the Secret Realm. He did not have any Electric-type Pokémon right now, so selling the Electric Z-Crystal for resources should be the best option.

Lu Li had no intention of touching the Grass Z-Crystal or Water Z-Crystal. After all, those were for Tropius and Feebas.

Picking up his phone, Lu Li directly searched for "market price of Electric Z-Crystal."

The search results appeared quickly.

Looking at that long string of zeros, Lu Li's hand holding the phone trembled slightly.

Lu Li dared swear to the heavens that all the money he had made in both this life and his previous one combined was not worth as much as the Electric Z-Crystal in his hand.

An Electric Z-Crystal cost 10 million League Credits! And that was still a case of having a price but no supply!

What did 10 million mean?

Although the League's Starter Pokémon had purchase requirements, for those who could afford the taxes, a Starter Pokémon actually only cost 1 million.

In other words, the Electric Z-Crystal in his hand could be exchanged for at least ten Starter Pokémon!

"Phew!"

Lu Li exhaled heavily, forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart.

"Stay calm! It's only 10 million." Lu Li constantly comforted himself inwardly, trying to become more composed.

Blinded by that number, Lu Li's mind was now completely occupied with how to turn the Electric Z-Crystal in his hand into cash.

Although Electric Z-Crystals had always been scarce despite their listed price, and even if he had 10 million in the future he might not be able to buy another one, Lu Li still decided to cash it in.

To turn the Electric Z-Crystal into cash, the best way was to go to a pawnshop, followed by an Auction House.

For the greatest profit, Lu Li chose the Auction House.

It would take longer, but the profits would definitely be higher than going to a pawnshop.

There might be a premium at an Auction House, but a pawnshop would definitely lowball him.

"Looks like I'll have to make another trip to Qingyun City." Feeling somewhat helpless, Lu Li lowered his head and glanced at Tropius, who was staring at him eagerly.

After casually refilling Tropius's bowl with milk, Lu Li stood beside it and waited for Tropius to finish drinking.

Once Tropius had finished the milk in its bowl, Lu Li asked with a "kind and benevolent" expression, "You're full, right?"

A sense of foreboding flashed through Tropius's heart, and it nodded fearfully.

"Troop~"

(I'm full.)

"Then come study." Lu Li urged with a smile.

Although Tropius, which had not yet entered the Growth stage, could not practice skills or undergo physical training, that did not stop it from learning knowledge.

Lu Li formed a Hand Seal and first used Spirit Speech on himself, then began his daily top-secret lesson.

"Tropius, I'll teach you a special kind of Growth. First..."

Feebas in the Water Tank looked at Tropius enviously. It was good when a Trainer became stronger. It had never expected that the first to enjoy the benefits of its Trainer's increased strength would be Tropius, the newly joined companion.

When Lu Li taught it the Spirit Rain Technique back then, it had to guess at many of Lu Li's technical terms. Looking at how Lu Li and Tropius could now communicate without any obstacles, Feebas was openly envious.

With Growth as a foundation, Tropius's progress with the Growth Spell could be called Extreme Speed. In just one day, Tropius was already close to getting started.

Of course, Spirit Speech also deserved credit for that.

Time passed quietly. A day went by in the blink of an eye, and it was time for school again. After reminding Feebas to watch the Home, Lu Li took Tropius to school.

Originally, Lu Li had planned to have Tropius guard the Home as well. However, according to League regulations, high schools were also responsible for certifying Rookie Trainers.

So, he had to take Tropius to school to register it today. Although Tropius had only been born for a day, it had already entered the Growth stage.

Tropius had grown to 1.6 meters tall and had even learned to fly. Once it grew to two meters, it would be able to carry a person through the air.

Thinking about that, Lu Li felt excited all over again.

A long line had already formed outside the school Gymnasium early that morning.

"Tsk, tsk. First High School only has a little over six hundred seniors, yet so many people came for Rookie Trainer certification." Standing at the back of the line, Lu Li could not help but sigh sincerely.