"Servine!"
A wooden post like this was a piece of cake for it!
Grass-type energy gathered at Servine's tail. It whipped out Leaf Blade, smashing it fiercely into the wooden post.
Blue ripples spread across the post, and Servine's cold, proud expression gradually turned blank.
"Servine?"
Silence. The entire training ground was eerily quiet. Apart from Servine's puzzled cry, Leaf Blade had produced no effect on the post—not even the faintest sound.
"Eevee!" Eevee wagged his little tail smugly. Sure enough, ordinary people simply couldn't comprehend his Royal Swordsmanship.
Refusing to accept this, Servine switched to Iron Tail. This time, it even charged up slightly before attacking the post again.
Steel-type energy collided with the wooden post. This time, not even ripples appeared. The post showed no response whatsoever.
Ye Lan also noticed that there was something unusual about the post. Its material did not seem ordinary. Judging by the ripples just now, it appeared to be a technological product specifically designed to test some aspect of Grass-type Pokémon Affinity.
"Servine, concentrate the Grass-type energy at one point. Again—use Leaf Blade!"
Hearing Ye Lan's reminder, Servine suddenly understood. It gathered the Grass-type energy at a single point on its tail once more and swung Leaf Blade. With a thud, the post finally made a sound.
However, compared to the sounds Eevee could produce with three light strikes, Servine's Leaf Blade was like a pebble falling into a lake. Not only was it impossible to hear without listening carefully, but it was also unbelievably brief.
"That shouldn't be..." Just as Ye Lan was pondering it, a gentle voice came from nearby.
"This was specifically designed to test the penetrating power of Grass-type Moves. It has nothing to do with power or accuracy."
"Who?" Ye Lan looked around, only to find no