Charmander Arrives!

Qiu Yide looked at the Drowzee beside him and chuckled, "Drowzee, your Hypnosis is getting more and more skilled. It's all thanks to you that we can make a fortune this time. I'll reward you with a Bent Spoon when the time comes."

"Moo~"

The Drowzee proudly gave an okay gesture.

Drowzee's nature was to enjoy hypnotizing other creatures. In the Pokédex, Drowzee was known as the Hypnosis Pokémon.

Drowzee was most skilled at Hypnosis, and some powerful Drowzee could even perform amazing feats with it.

Although Drowzee's aptitude wasn't very high, under Qiu Yide's imaginative guidance, it had always specialized in researching the Hypnosis skill.

In terms of Hypnosis, Drowzee's level far surpassed that of its peers, and it had also mastered a form of psychological suggestion hypnosis that was difficult for others to detect.

Qiu Yide had also figured it out. A Bent Spoon cost around 10 million. If he gave the Drowzee a Bent Spoon, it might even break through to the Elite-level.

"Elite-level... Grandpa was only at that level back then. When I take Drowzee back to my hometown, I'll be able to blind the envious eyes of those who looked down on me.

And I'll still have 20 million left, which is enough for me to live out my retirement without worry," Qiu Yide thought excitedly.

By the time Lu Li got home, the sun had just set.

Seeing that its Trainer had returned safely, the Feebas happily bounced around in its fish tank, occasionally diving underwater and blowing bubbles.

The Tropius, meanwhile, was quietly munching on a Berry. Now that the family's conditions were a bit better, it had achieved Berry freedom.

"Trop~"

(Money is truly a wonderful thing.)

Savoring the delicious Berry, the Tropius was moved to reflect.

The Feebas beside it agreed.

When the family was poor before, it could only eat ordinary Blue Pokéblocks every day. The increase in beauty from those Blue Pokéblocks was almost negligible.

Unlike now, where a single Beauty Spirit Pill provided an almost visible increase in beauty. Although a Beauty Spirit Pill cost more than ten times as much as a regular Blue Pokéblock, it was absolutely worth the price.

Sigh! Even the Pokémon realized the importance of money.

Lu Li felt it was necessary to correct Xiao Lu and Xiao Mei's values. How could they be so focused on money at such a young age?

Lu Li earnestly advised, "Money is important, of course, but strength is the most important thing. Your strength is still so weak. What if someone tries to steal your money and you can't defend it?"

"Trop~"

The Tropius stomped its foot forcefully, as if to say that anyone who dared to steal its Berries would be dealt with.

It didn't care about money, but it cared about Berries!

Lu Li emphasized again, "Only with strong power can you protect what rightfully belongs to you, and also pursue what doesn't rightfully belong to you."

The Feebas's eyes flickered upon hearing this.

I must evolve quickly! the Feebas thought firmly.

The thought of its Trainer and the Beauty Spirit Pills being stolen by other Pokémon because of its own weakness filled the Feebas with the motivation to become stronger.

"Trop~"

(Trainer, I want to become stronger too! Please continue to train me!)

After swallowing the entire Berry, the Tropius looked at Lu Li with utmost seriousness.

Having successfully motivated the Pokémon's determination to become stronger, Lu Li comforted them, "Xiao Mei, you don't need to rush. We'll talk about training after you evolve.

As for Tropius, we'll start training after we get our country house ready. You can play around for the next few days."

Lu Li didn't let Tropius train because he wanted to create an illusion for it, the illusion that training was a rare opportunity.

This way, when he trained Tropius in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about it slacking off.

Pokémon were like children. Lu Li wanted to transform training into play, thereby infinitely reducing the Pokémon's aversion to training.

The Tropius nodded reluctantly, then let out an expectant cry.

Lu Li explained, "About three days. You can start training in three days."

"Trop~"

(Then I'll continue studying Special Growth.)

Since it couldn't train, Tropius decided to focus on learning and improving.

I, Tropius, really want to improve!

Seeing this, Lu Li turned and went back to his bedroom to get a thick, old book.

This thick, old book had only four large characters on its cover – League Dictionary.

"Tropius, do you want to learn our human language? That way, you can read the books written by humans, like those about how to cultivate Berries," Lu Li whispered seductively.

Cultivate my own Berries?

The Tropius, its DNA deeply stirred, instantly pictured a scene.

It was a boundless forest, with every tree laden with Berries, and it soaring back and forth above the forest.

That forest was its creation; it, Tropius, had planted all the Berries in the world there.

As Lu Li imagined this, Tropius's mouth began to water.

No!

The thought was too wonderful; if he dwelled on it any longer, he'd get hungry again.

Snapping back to reality, Tropius looked at Lu Li with determined eyes and nodded vigorously.

"Even if Arceus showed up today, I'm still going to learn how to plant trees!"

"Trop!"

(I'll learn for the sake of my ideal orchard!)

Tropius declared its resolve with great spirit.

Seeing Tropius so motivated, Lu Li continued, "However, learning human writing is quite difficult, you know."

"Trop~"

(It's fine, I don't have anything else to do these three days anyway. Trainer, I'm going to learn this!)

At Tropius's sincere request, Lu Li once again took on the role of a teacher.

It was a shame that the Hundred Immortal Cultivation Arts didn't have a "teacher" profession, otherwise, it would have been a perfect fit.

With the aid of Spirit Speech, which removed the communication barrier, Lu Li discovered that Tropius was a genius.

In just one day, Tropius had learned over a hundred characters. If it continued at this pace, it would graduate in no time.

However, Lu Li wasn't dedicating all his attention to Tropius, as he also had to prepare for a new member.

The Charmander Pokémon Egg had shown no abnormalities since it was brought back. As the incubator's countdown grew shorter, Lu Li also made preparations to welcome the new life.

Two days later.

Still in Lu Li's bedroom, still on that familiar bed.

Tropius stared intently at the incubator.

Was this how I came into this world? Tropius wondered.

Even Feebas in the fish tank had come. To welcome the new member's arrival, Lu Li had replaced Feebas's tank with a transparent one.

Feebas had specifically requested this the day before. It had been quite upset about not being able to witness Tropius's birth firsthand.

Now that another opportunity had presented itself, Feebas had strongly urged Lu Li to prepare a transparent fish tank for it, so they could wait together in the bedroom for Charmander's birth.

As the countdown reached zero, the familiar white light filled the room.

This time, the white light was much larger than when Tropius was born, even blinding Feebas in the fish tank.

After the white light subsided, a Charmander, with a reddish-orange body, looked at Lu Li with curious eyes.

"Charmander!"

Lu Li exclaimed excitedly, looking at Charmander. However, Lu Li quickly noticed something was very wrong.

Suppressing his doubts, Lu Li held out a bottle of Moomoo Milk and said, "Hello, Charmander. I am your Trainer. Please take care of me from now on."

"Char~"

Charmander chirped and eagerly took the milk bottle from Lu Li's hand.