Doubts About Energy Points and the Dangers of Poison Sting Training!

"Beginner, Mastered, and Expertise..."

Mu Yun softly murmured as he looked at the words on the screen.

This classification was more or less the same as the system's, except it lacked Not Started and Perfected.

He wondered how these three levels worked in the real world.

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Beginner refers to when a Pokémon has just awakened a new move from its bloodline and genes. At that point, the Pokémon's mastery of the move is very low, and it can only slowly use it when undisturbed.

Moves at this level have low proficiency, slow activation, weak power, and may fail if disrupted by any external force. Like in your first video, Weedle's String Shot was at this proficiency level.]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): As for the Mastered level, it's like your second video. The proficiency is decent, the activation speed isn't slow, and the power reaches the average level. Even in battle, it can be successfully used as long as there is an opportunity to remain still and charge it.

As for the final Expertise level, it indicates extremely high proficiency. Generally, only Pokémon that have focused on training a certain move for many years can reach it.

No matter how intense the battle is, whether standing still or moving, it won't affect the move's activation. Some Pokémon may even make slight adjustments based on their own understanding of the move, changing its general form, activation strength, range of effect, and so on.]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Of course, this is very difficult. Not only does the Pokémon need extremely high proficiency with the move, it also needs good comprehension. It's the kind of thing that can only be encountered by chance.]

Deng Siyao typed a huge amount in one go, and Mu Yun patiently read through it all.

Overall, the real world's classification of move proficiency was similar to the system's. The only difference was that the system's divisions were more detailed and straightforward.

But what surprised Mu Yun was that final sentence: the Pokémon itself needed good comprehension.

Mu Yun had originally thought Xiao Du could alter the form of String Shot purely because his move proficiency was high enough. But now it seemed that while high proficiency played a part, what mattered more was Xiao Du's own exceptional comprehension.

My Xiao Du really does have the makings of a master!

As Mu Yun sighed with pride, Deng Siyao continued messaging him.

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Although higher move proficiency is naturally better, there's actually no need to pursue it excessively. As long as it doesn't affect a Pokémon's use of the move in battle, it's completely sufficient.

After all, it isn't like games or fantasy novels, where raising your proficiency level gives you some extra effect.]

Senior, sorry, but my system really is like a game. It actually does have extra effects!

Seeing Deng Siyao's words, Mu Yun muttered inwardly.

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Also, junior, don't waste money on those online Pokémon move crash-course masterclasses. They're complete scams.

Pokémon can only learn moves through offline one-on-one instruction. Ninety-nine percent of online courses are fake, and even with offline learning, if the Pokémon itself lacks sufficient comprehension, it'll still take a very long time. (Jigglypuff serious face.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): What about the remaining one percent? (Psyduck tilting head.JPG)]

Mu Yun was curious. Could there really be legitimate ones?

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): The remaining one percent are adult education courses disguised as Pokémon move classes. (Jigglypuff side-eye grin.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): !!!]

Porn really was the number one productive force. It had infiltrated every corner of daily life!

Speaking of which, where could he watch those kinds of courses?

No other reason. It was mainly so he could find the source and report it!

Really, no other reason. Purely for the sake of upholding justice!

After chatting for a while, Deng Siyao sent him an invitation to log on. Mu Yun was feeling a little itchy himself, so he immediately started a match.

The result was naturally that they won amid the pair's indiscriminate slaughter, with Mu Yun responsible for the slaughter.

Night fell, and moonlight spilled across the world, making everything quiet.

After shutting down his computer and washing up, Mu Yun carried Weedle back to bed.

The night passed without incident.

The next day.

As the morning sun rose, Weedle still got up by himself, opened the refrigerator, and quietly ate.

Afterward, he obediently came to the open space beside the dining table, pushed the empty baby bottle from the corner into the clearing, and began his morning move training.

When Mu Yun woke up midway through, he made him a few extra servings of fried eggs with chili peppers.

Another 3 Cooking experience points earned.

"Why does the host's skill leveling require so much experience?!" Mu Yun sighed helplessly as he looked at the host panel.

As he thought about it, his gaze moved downward to the Energy Points section at the very bottom of the host panel.

So far, Energy Points were the one thing he had never figured out.

Whether he ate, basked in the sun, warmed himself by a fire, or ate Berries, no Energy Points had ever been credited.

Considering the word energy and the world he was in, Mu Yun had reason to suspect that these so-called Energy Points might be related to Pokémon Treasures.

In other words, things like Evolution Stones and held items from the games in his previous life.

Of course, that was only his guess.

The reason he had not tried anything was because Pokémon Treasures were too expensive!

Even the lowest-grade and cheapest Evolution Stone cost one hundred thousand League Coins each, comparable to the offspring of an Elite Level Pokémon.

He couldn't afford it. He absolutely couldn't afford it!

For now, the only possibility was to earn Points by completing daily missions and pray that the Pokémon Treasures in the Points Exchange Shop would be cheaper.

I hope Alpaca God blesses me~~

After offering a small prayer to the Arceus who knew where, Mu Yun got ready and began the day's training with Weedle.

"Work hard again today, Xiao Du!!"

"Woooh!!"

A little after eleven in the morning, outside the old pavilion.

Same time, same place, same old friend. Pidgey was waiting right on schedule.

"Pidgey~~"

After several days of spending so much time together, the human and two Pokémon had already developed an understanding.

Even Weedle, who did not get along with Pidgey, could tell which direction he intended to dodge from the angle of his wingbeats and the flicker in his eyes.

Unfortunately, String Shot was ultimately just bug silk, and its speed was limited. With his incredibly fast reactions, Pidgey could always dodge it with ease.

But because of that, the flames of battle in Weedle's heart kept burning, and the fourfold experience bonus naturally remained active.

Mu Yun was quite satisfied with that.

[String Shot (Perfected, 512/1000) → (Perfected, 632/1000)]

Because he had trained that morning, Weedle only used String Shot thirty times this session and gained 120 experience points.

Although it was not as good as yesterday afternoon, the growth rate was still impressive.

Breaking through Perfected was just around the corner!

"Hmm? Xiao Du and Pidgey both leveled up?"

While feeding the two Pokémon, Mu Yun suddenly noticed that both of their levels had increased.

Xiao Du had reached Level 7, while Pidgey had reached Level 8.

Today was Xiao Du's sixth day of training. He had gained two levels in five and a half days, though Mu Yun had no idea whether that pace was fast or slow.

Considering Xiao Du's training volume and how much he ate each time, even if that pace was not fast, it should at least be around average.

As for combat power?

He could tie up ordinary Pidgey one after another. Add a Poison Sting during battle, and victory would come easily!

Speaking of Poison Sting, once String Shot broke through the Perfected level, it would be time to try training it as well.

Poison Sting was different from String Shot. As one of the most dangerous Poison-type moves, Poison Sting training had to be done with proper protection in place.

At the very least, he needed to prepare Antidote, in case a Pokémon accidentally poisoned itself.

This was no joke.

Every year, rookie Trainers carelessly allowed their starter Pokémon to get poisoned and end up hospitalized.

If not for Pokémon having tough physical constitutions, their journeys might have ended before they even began.

In more serious cases, there were even people who had gotten themselves killed...

Lunch quietly passed amid his reflections. After eating, Mu Yun bid farewell to Weedle and Pidgey before leaving.

At four in the afternoon, after their nap, Mu Yun and Weedle jogged back to the pavilion.

The vines were still entwined, and the sun was still shining brightly.

But strangely, this time, Pidgey—the one who had always been waiting for them—was nowhere to be seen inside the pavilion.