A Man Who Wholesale Pokémon Secret Techniques

After returning Home, Lu Li began his training plan.

Tropius currently only had one main offensive move: Leech Seed. Reality was different from the games; Leech Seed was not a move that would always hit just because it was used.

In the Real World, many moves required proper aim.

After releasing Tropius, Lu Li said, "Tropius, starting today, you'll train the accuracy of Leech Seed."

Fortunately, the Small Courtyard was spacious enough for Tropius to practice Leech Seed.

Lu Li divided Tropius's training into three parts.

The first was Leech Seed's accuracy. After all, Tropius had only just entered the Growth stage and this was its sole offensive move.

The second was physical training. No matter what type a Pokémon was, its physique was the most important thing. Even Ghost-type Pokémon were no exception.

The third was the Growth Spell.

The Growth Spell could only be learned gradually. It belonged to the category of knowledge, and although Pokémon were naturally blessed and favored by the laws of nature, their worldviews were different. Tropius still found it rather difficult to learn.

Feebas, on the other hand, was much simpler.

Its daily training consisted of practicing Splash. Lu Li's requirement for Feebas was to keep Splashing—the higher it jumped, the better.

Then there was Rain Dance, the Spirit Rain Technique. Feebas's Rain Dance was very important, as it was tied to his future plan for unlimited Berries.

Time slowly passed amid the training.

After a week of training, Lu Li's last shred of hope finally died.

From this day onward, Lu Li was truly broke. Tropius, having entered the Growth stage, consumed two thousand yuan a day.

Lu Li had truly learned what it meant to be a money pit.

The good news, however, was that Tropius had finally gotten the basics of the Growth Spell. Normally, the move Growth enlarged the body and increased Attack and Special Attack.

After fusing with the Growth Spell, Growth had become a Grass-type status move. Not only could it be used on itself, but it could also be used on plants, accelerating their growth.

Watching Tropius use the Growth Spell on the Indigo Berry Tree, Lu Li suddenly came up with a bold idea for a combination move.

Could the Growth Spell and Leech Seed be used at the same time?

Leech Seed planted a seed in the opponent, then gradually drained the opponent's vitality to restore the user.

In the games, Leech Seed had turn limits. That was equivalent to the seed constantly growing. But in reality, if Tropius used the Growth Spell on an enemy afflicted with Leech Seed...

Would that mean the Leech Seed could grow rapidly, compressing the damage that would normally take several turns into a single turn?

To give a simple example, if Leech Seed deducted one point of the enemy's vitality each turn, then if the Growth Spell worked, it would become three points each turn.

That would be an enormous improvement. More importantly, Leech Seed also damaged the enemy while restoring the user.

"Isn't this the legendary Star Absorb Technique?"

The more Lu Li thought about it, the more promising it seemed, and he decided to research it further.

If he really developed it, he would become a man who had mastered a Secret Technique.

In this world, Secret Techniques referred to techniques for using moves that had been researched by individual Trainers. For example, the Ghost-type Heavenly King's Death Makeup Technique, or the Dragon-type Heavenly King's Twin Dragon Tactics.

Only Arbok could learn the Death Makeup Technique, while Twin Dragon Tactics only applied to Dragon-type Pokémon. Since not every Pokémon could learn them, and their learning requirements were extremely strict...

These special techniques were known to the world as Pokémon Secret Techniques—secret techniques of Pokémon.

If his idea succeeded, then rapidly growing Leech Seed could be called a Secret Technique. In fact, it was not limited to that. Feebas's Special Rain Dance and Tropius's Special Growth could both count as Pokémon Secret Techniques.

However, although the Spirit Rain Technique and Growth Spell were miraculous in this world, Lu Li did not believe they were unique to him. In a world where the prestige of Divine Beasts had been elevated without limit, Lu Li believed those Divine Beasts must possess such techniques as well.

With excitement he could barely contain, Lu Li recalled Tropius into its Poké Ball. After telling Feebas to watch the Home, he took a car to Qingyun City.

Having not a cent to his name, he even had to borrow the taxi fare from the old man next door.

After arriving at the Jin Duoduo Auction House, Lu Li was led into a private room. This was one of the perks of auctioning the Electric Z-Crystal; under normal circumstances, he would not have been qualified to enter such a room.

As cheerful background music began playing, the lights gradually focused on the center of the stage. A beautiful auctioneer in a cheongsam stepped onto the platform.

The auctioneer greeted them enthusiastically. "Good evening, distinguished gentlemen and ladies. Welcome to the Jin Duoduo Auction House! I am your auctioneer, and I will be hosting tonight's auction."

"Without further ado, let us bring out the Auction Items."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, photos and videos of the item began playing on the large screen, along with information about its effects and value.

The Auction Item was then brought onto the stage for the audience to inspect at close range.

The first Auction Item was Flower Incense.

Flower Incense was a consumable item, generally worth around one million.

"Flower Incense crafted by Master An. The starting bid is one million, and each Bid Increment must be no less than ten thousand."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone in the hall eagerly called out a price.

"One million one hundred thousand!"

That was already above market value. Flower Incense was normally worth around one million, but Master An's reputation was simply too great.

Master An, mentioned by the auctioneer, was the most famous incense master in the Kyushu Region. The incense series he created was of a quality that surpassed other incense of the same kind.

Naturally, their prices were higher, and they would sometimes only appear at auction houses.

"One million two hundred thousand!" Lu Li called out a higher price without hesitation.

If it had been ordinary Flower Incense, Lu Li would have immediately given up at a price like one million one hundred thousand. But Flower Incense made by Master An was different.

Lu Li's target price was one million five hundred thousand. On one hand, he hoped Master An's Flower Incense would accelerate the Artifact Refiner's Pokémon-ization. On the other, it was intended for his own Pokémon, so naturally, the higher the quality, the better.

The moment Lu Li finished speaking, someone in the Private Room beside his continued bidding. "One million two hundred fifty thousand!"

"One million three hundred thousand!"

Lu Li raised the bid by another fifty thousand without hesitation.

The person in the neighboring Private Room could also tell that Lu Li was determined to get the Flower Incense. After estimating its value, they ultimately chose to stop bidding.

Flower Incense was only suitable for Grass-type Pokémon, and among all incense, it was one of the most common. One million two hundred thousand was already the limit.

Seeing that no one continued bidding for a long while, the auctioneer raised her gavel and called out, "One million three hundred thousand! One million three hundred thousand, going once... One million three hundred thousand, going twice... Congratulations to the guest in Private Room Six for winning the Flower Incense!"

Flower Incense did not cause much of a stir. While it was indeed a precious item, it was ultimately not a Pokémon Secret Treasure.