Grass Spirit Pill 1.0 Complete!

Grass Spirit Pill 1.0 Complete!

The flyer read: "Qingfeng City Rookie Trainer Support Plan."

"Just like the Bright Future Plan, it exists to help more people. Once you join the organization, you'll be assigned a recruitment task.

"For every ordinary person in need that you recruit into the organization, you'll receive a ten-thousand-yuan reward. Once you recruit twenty people, you can choose a Pokémon Secret Treasure from within the organization for free."

Hearing this, Lu Li went completely numb.

He now suspected that this Old Man might be one of the higher-ups in that Pyramid Scheme Organization, and that he had come here specifically to drag Lu Li into the pit.

"No, I've been too busy lately. I don't have time to recruit anyone." Lu Li found another excuse to refuse.

Before, he had only been ninety-nine percent certain it was a Pyramid Scheme Organization. Now, he was one hundred percent certain.

Seeing that President Lu still refused, Old Li stubbornly said, "That's fine. You can join first. As for the membership fee, I can pay it for you in advance."

Lu Li: "..."

So you had your sights set on me today, huh?

Speechless, Lu Li refused, "Old Li, take my advice. This is a Pyramid Scheme Organization. You should quit while you can. If you try to recruit me again, I'm calling the police."

Seeing how impervious Lu Li was, Old Li snapped angrily, "You... why are you such a stubborn kid?"

"Forget it. This Old Man won't bother with you anymore. You'll regret it someday." With that, Old Li huffed, stood up, and left without looking back.

Watching Old Li's vigorous retreating figure, Lu Li sighed. Then he took out his phone and found the contact named Uncle Li.

Once the call connected, Lu Li told him about Old Li.

Less than a minute later, Lu Li hung up the phone speechlessly.

If nothing unexpected happened, Old Li had probably dragged his entire family into this.

Originally, Lu Li had wanted Old Li's son to persuade him, but instead, his son tried to persuade Lu Li first. He even claimed that the Bright Future Plan was absolutely legitimate and that Lu Li would regret it for the rest of his life if he did not join.

Realizing that persuasion was useless, Lu Li did not waste any more thought on the matter. He would be moving away in a couple of days anyway. Once they were no longer neighbors, their contact would naturally cease.

People trapped in pyramid schemes were generally difficult to persuade. Only after paying a real price would they realize they had been scammed.

Tropius came out of its Poké Ball on its own, plucked a fruit from its neck, and carried it over to Lu Li.

"Tro~"

(Don't be unhappy. Have a Berry.)

Looking at the Wiki Berry Tropius offered him, Lu Li smiled and took it. After gently taking a bite, he reassured it, "Don't worry, I'm not unhappy."

Although the incident had dampened his mood a little, all that negativity vanished after hearing Tropius comfort him.

He was just a passing stranger. Tropius and the others were what mattered most now.

"We should start looking into moving tomorrow. This yard is too small. It can't hold all of us anymore," Lu Li said.

Tropius nodded. This yard really was a little too small.

Lu Li asked, "So, do you have any requirements for your next home?"

"Tro~"

Tropius spread its wings in a soaring motion.

Lu Li promised, "Don't worry. The place will definitely be big enough. You can fly however you want."

"Tro~"

Tropius called out again.

Lu Li understood what Tropius meant without even using Spirit Speech.

"Don't worry. There'll definitely be somewhere to grow Berries, and it'll be a huge patch after huge patch," Lu Li said with a smile.

Having sorted out his feelings, Lu Li urged, "All right, let's start training. You still haven't finished today's tasks."

Tropius let out a Full of Energy cry. Even Feebas in the fish tank happily practiced Splash in the Water Tank.

Western Suburb of Qingfeng City.

After finishing a day of training, Lian Sheyi dragged his exhausted body back Home.

The moment he returned, Lian Sheyi saw his grandfather holding a flyer and grinning foolishly.

Seeing his grandson return, Old Lian asked with a broad smile, "Good grandson, do you want a Secret Realm Pokémon Egg? An old friend of mine has connections. As long as..."

After cultivating for another night, Lu Li was awakened by a knock on the door.

With his previous experience, he knew the people delivering Berries had arrived. Lu Li skillfully opened the door to receive them. After directing the deliveryman to move the Berries to the designated spot, he immediately began making pills.

With Gym Leader Yu's Breeding Notes, Lu Li had roughly figured out a new formula and decided to try again.

Having Tropius eat Grass-type Essence Aggregates all the time was definitely not a long-term solution. At the very least, Tropius's meals needed to be on par with Feebas's.

Lu Li skillfully lit the fire and began refining. Tropius beside him did not dare disturb him, its eyes fixed tightly on the flames inside the Alchemy Furnace.

After the first refining attempt ended, Lu Li looked at the Grass-type Essence Aggregate in the Alchemy Furnace and sighed.

"Failed again? When I Removed Impurities, I must have accidentally removed something that should have stayed."

After summing up the reason for his failure, Lu Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued refining.

The second attempt was still somewhat unsatisfactory, but Lu Li could feel that success was close.

"There's only one last chance today. Whether Grass Spirit Pill 1.0 succeeds depends on this attempt."

Steeling his resolve once again, Lu Li continued.

With the experience from the first two failures, the third refining process went much more smoothly.

Another half hour later...

Lu Li stopped moving and looked into the Alchemy Furnace with anticipation.

Beside him, Tropius took a deep breath and let out a gentle, excited cry.

There was joy in that cry, as well as impatient excitement. Tropius did not know whether this attempt had succeeded, but one thing was certain: the thing inside the Alchemy Furnace was different from before.

Using Psychic, Lu Li removed the Elixir from the Alchemy Furnace.

Looking at the Emerald Green Elixir before him, Lu Li's face was filled with the joy of success.

"It's so beautiful, like an emerald," Lu Li exclaimed.

Grass Spirit Pill 1.0 was complete!

Lu Li said excitedly, "That's great, Tropius! Your time to soar has come."

Tropius beside him also let out an excited cry, like a hurricane sweeping through the mountains.

"Here, try the effects." Lu Li tossed the Grass Spirit Pill to Tropius.

Tropius caught it in one bite and swallowed it. Its eyes immediately lit up. There was none of the bloated feeling from before, and it tasted better too.

Most importantly, its entire body felt warm after eating it. This thing did not have much flavor, but it felt incredibly refreshing after being consumed.

"How is it?" Lu Li looked at Tropius expectantly.

"Tro~"

(It tastes pretty good, and it's easy to digest. My whole body feels warm after eating it. It feels especially comfortable.)

Tropius gave it a thumbs-up without hesitation.

After understanding Tropius's feedback through Spirit Speech, Lu Li let out a relieved breath.

"Now that the Elixir has been made, the next step is to get through the Growth stage as quickly as possible." Thinking this, Lu Li decided to increase Tropius's training workload.