Knowledge was not a one-time commodity. Even if someone was reckless enough to secretly copy the Flying Elite Four's Breeding Notes, that had nothing to do with Lu Li.
To Lu Li, even if this notebook were copied ten thousand times, its value would still remain. Anyone who dared copy it would be offending the Flying Elite Four.
"What a pity it's only Breeding Notes. If it were Training Notes, I might have been tempted," Yu Zhonggang remarked.
An Elite Four Trainer's Breeding Notes were precious, but they were far inferior to his Training Notes. An Elite Four Trainer's notebook contained the trainer's comprehensive understanding of tactics, Secret Manuals, training, and more.
If a trainer's Training Notes fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, they could easily be studied and exploited against them. That was why trainers generally did not casually give their Training Notes to others. Some even wrote them in special codes.
Yu Lili rolled her eyes at her fanciful father. "How could Elite Four Ling Kong give Qingyun City officials his Training Notes over a single Pidgey?"
"By the way, have you found my Feebas yet? Lu Li's Feebas is practically about to evolve," Yu Lili asked again.
Yu Zhonggang awkwardly brushed her off. "Soon, soon."
Feebas with high aptitude were actually quite difficult to find. While Feebas were not as widespread as Magikarp, they were still fairly common Pokémon.
The problem was that ordinary Feebas were common, while high-aptitude Feebas were exceedingly rare. Nearly any Water-type Trainer would be interested in one.
"Still not found? I was hoping my Feebas could witness Lu Li's Feebas evolve," Yu Lili complained softly.
As a doting father, Yu Zhonggang hurriedly promised, "One week. I've even asked your grandmother's family for help. With both our families' connections, we'll do our best to find you a qualified Feebas within a week."
Yu Lili could only nod glumly. At the same time, she could not understand how Lu Li had found a Feebas with such high aptitude.
Thinking about it, Yu Lili suddenly realized that this "ordinary person" Lu Li was not so ordinary after all.
A Tropius capable of defeating Guigui head-on, a Feebas That Knows Rain Dance, and that Shiny Charmander... Yu Lili realized that Lu Li's luck seemed absurdly, impossibly good.
Yu Lili told her father about her doubts.
Yu Zhonggang sighed in amazement when he heard that.
Yu Zhonggang said emotionally, "Daughter! You need to understand that people are different, and so is their luck. The gap can sometimes be even greater than the gap between humans and Pokémon.
"I'll tell you a secret. Flying Elite Four Ling Kong was actually my classmate, and like me, he came from a commoner origin."
"What?"
Yu Lili was shocked by such explosive news.
Her old father had been classmates with the Flying Elite Four? Why had she never heard about this before?
"Ling Kong was poorer than my family back then. Yet despite coming from such an ordinary family, his starter Pokémon was a Shiny Taillow—and it had a positive Shiny Talent.
"The most outrageous part was that his second Pokémon was actually a Swablu. Tell me, wasn't that ridiculous luck? His talent back then wasn't even as high as Lu Li's. He got those Pokémon Eggs entirely through luck," Yu Zhonggang said bitterly as he described his old classmate's outrageous fortune.
Some people's luck made them Children of Destiny. Some people's luck made them ordinary people. You could never really predict such things.
Yu Lili: "..."
Yu Lili was utterly shaken.
Wasn't that basically cheating?
Yu Lili said with deep agreement, "That luck cheat was even more ridiculous than Lu Li's."
"Luck really exists. You'll definitely encounter people like that in your future career, so don't ever think about going against them.
"People like that can be unreasonable sometimes. But you don't need to fear those lucky people too much either. No matter how lucky someone is, they can still die," Yu Zhonggang took the opportunity to educate his daughter.
Among the people from his generation, many had been luckier than him, and some had even been luckier than Ling Kong. Yet among their entire group, only he and Ling Kong had truly risen to prominence.
A perfect start meant nothing. Those who lived until the end were the real heroes. This world had always belonged to the survivors.
Lu Li returned to Qingyun City, this major city in the Southern Kyushu Region.
Lu Li first went to the Berry Market and ordered a batch of Berries that Charmander needed, then made a trip to the Pokémon Professional Bookstore.
After entering the bookstore, Lu Li went straight to the clerk and said, "Hello, could you recommend some books on Pokémon Tool Masters?"
He had studied the Flower Incense he bought earlier, but he still had no clue how to Pokémon-ize Artifact Refining. So Lu Li decided to seriously study the path of Item Masters in this world.
With the Hundred Immortal Cultivation Arts, many things became broadly applicable once he understood the basics. What Lu Li lacked now was the step from zero to one. Once he broke through that threshold, going from one to a hundred would be easy.
"Books on Pokémon Tool Masters? Then I recommend these." The clerk spoke as he took six thick books from the shelves.
"Flow of Elemental Energy"
"What is a Pokémon Tool Master?"
"Pokémon Tool Master: From Beginner to Burial."
"Items and Secret Treasures."
After glancing at the titles, Lu Li asked directly, "How much are these four books altogether?"
Lu Li did not buy the other two books because he had read them at the library.
The clerk said happily, "Four hundred seventy-two."
"Ring it up."
After speaking, Lu Li took out his phone and scanned the code to pay.
Books in this world, especially books involving Pokémon, were generally outrageously expensive.
The four books averaged over a hundred each, and these were relatively basic. More advanced books started at thousands.
As a transmigrator, Lu Li had deliberately compared the differences between the two worlds. Ordinary goods were generally cheaper in this world; the truly expensive things were all related to Pokémon.
After buying the books, Lu Li went next door to the Pokémon Item Shop and bought some items for training Tropius and Charmander.
The items he prepared for Tropius were merely ordinary training tools, such as a Tennis Machine, tennis balls, and a Gravity Ring.
As for Charmander, besides ordinary training tools, Lu Li specifically bought it a piece of Charcoal.
Charcoal was a Pokémon Item. When carried by a Fire-type Pokémon, it could slightly increase the damage of its Fire-type moves.
Furthermore, this kind of Pokémon Item could also be used as a consumable. Charcoal contained Fire-type energy that was highly suitable for Fire-type Pokémon to absorb.
After using it, it could improve a Pokémon's understanding of Fire-type energy and accelerate the growth of Fire-type Pokémon.
Most importantly, Pokémon Items did not conflict with Energy Blocks. Charcoal was also extremely expensive: a piece of Normal Quality Charcoal cost one hundred thousand League Credits.
Premium Charcoal cost as much as one million League Credits, roughly comparable to Flower Incense.
Lu Li bought Premium Charcoal. First, he wanted it for research; second, he wanted to give his Pokémon the best.
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