How a Weedle Slays a God!

The next day.

The faint morning light filtered through the not-so-blackout curtains into the room, falling on Mu Yun's face and stinging his eyelids.

He took a deep breath, picked up his phone, and checked the time.

7:10 a.m.

At this time normally, he would already have been sitting in the school cafeteria eating breakfast, but it was summer vacation now, so he chose to...

Get up immediately!

Seeing the progress bar in his mind had already loaded to 98%, Mu Yun was completely unable to sleep.

After casually filling his stomach with a red bean Taoli Bread, he went over to the Pokémon Egg beside his desk.

According to what that staff member had said yesterday, this Pokémon Egg would hatch within the next couple of days. Combined with the system in his mind and that 1% loading progress every hour...

Mu Yun reasonably suspected that the day the progress bar finished loading would be the day the Pokémon Egg hatched!

Perhaps because the system was about to awaken, even this Pokémon Egg with guaranteed Professional Level potential filled Mu Yun with anticipation.

A transmigrator plus a system equaled...?

Naturally, a dazzlingly bright road to the heavens!

He had originally planned to coast through life in the Breeder major, but now, he naturally had thoughts of becoming a Trainer!

As long as the system was reliable, he could switch paths on the spot and join the big family of Trainers, where talent was abundant.

Of course, that was assuming the system did not charge money.

Otherwise, given his rather tight circumstances, he would still choose Breeding as his starting point.

Waiting should have been long and tedious, but with something to look forward to, time seemed to pass quickly instead.

When the time on his phone reached nine in the morning, the Pokémon Egg in his arms suddenly stirred.

"Bzzzz~~"

A faint buzzing sound suddenly came from the incubator.

Along with it came flickering glimmers of bright white light.

Wave after wave of white light pulsed like the rhythm of life, brimming with vitality.

Seeing this, Mu Yun immediately followed the instructions and poured the nutrient solution that came with the incubator into the container.

The influx of nutrient solution made the Pokémon Egg flash more frequently.

Then, like a thirsty sponge, the Pokémon Egg absorbed all the nutrient solution within a few breaths.

The next second.

Dense cracks appeared over the surface of the Pokémon Egg. Mu Yun immediately opened the incubator and took the egg out.

Perhaps sensing the warmth of Mu Yun's palm, the shell began cracking even faster.

"Crack~~"

As the eggshell shattered completely, a Pokémon that looked somewhat like an enlarged bug appeared before Mu Yun's eyes.

"Woooh~~"

A soft, squishy cry rang out. Mu Yun looked over at the sound.

It had brown skin, its body seemingly formed from smooth little spheres fitted together, and it was as long as Mu Yun's forearm.

There was a snow-white horn on both its head and tail. Because it had just been born, they were still not very hard to the touch.

A pair of round little eyes blinked at Mu Yun.

It was rather cute.

This was one of the most common Bug-type Pokémon on the market—Weedle!

[ Ding! A Pokémon Egg has been detected hatching. The Heaven Rewards Diligence System has officially activated! ]

Ignoring the system notification, Mu Yun gently gathered Weedle into his arms the moment it hatched, then picked up the Moomoo Milk beside him and held it to Weedle's mouth.

"Woooh~~"

Smelling the rich aroma from the bottle, Weedle happily murmured before curling up in Mu Yun's arms and rapidly sucking on the nipple.

"Weedle evolves quickly and reaches maturity fast. Its physical attack and speed aren't bad either. I just wonder whether, with the system, it might one day rival Giovanni's."

Mu Yun smiled as he looked at the obedient, adorable Weedle in his arms.

Only while Weedle was feeding did Mu Yun begin examining the system that had just finished activating in his mind.

The system's function was very simple, just like its name: Heaven Rewards Diligence!

As the saying went, hard work brought rewards. Moreover, once something was learned, it would remain learned. It would not become rusty or deteriorate from disuse.

Besides that, there was also a mission panel.

However, it was still completely blank for now.

[ Ding! The system has activated successfully. Novice rewards (Data Eye, one cubic meter Pocket Space) have been issued! ]

Just as Mu Yun finished sorting out the system's functions, another cold electronic notification sounded.

"Data Eye and Pocket Space... pretty common rewards in web novels from my previous life..."

Feeling a slightly cool stream flow through his eyes, Mu Yun muttered to himself inwardly.

Aside from that cool stream, Mu Yun also sensed a small storage space within his perception.

Though it could not be seen with the naked eye, he could rely on his senses to store and retrieve items.

He tried it out. The maximum retrieval range was one meter. It was not far, but it was enough.

"Woooh~~"

After downing two bottles of Moomew Milk, Weedle let out a milky burp, snuggled deeper into Mu Yun's arms, wriggled into a comfortable position, and fell deeply asleep.

Newborn Pokémon had an infancy period of five to seven days.

During this stage, Pokémon fell into prolonged sleep due to their rapid growth.

After gently placing Weedle into a little nest by the bed made from piled-up old clothes, Mu Yun activated Data Eye and looked at Weedle.

[ Pokémon: Weedle ]

[ Gender: Male ]

[ Type: Bug + Poison ]

[ Level: 1 (Novice Level) ]

[ Moves: Poison Sting (Beginner, 0/10), String Shot (Beginner, 0/10) ]

[ Held Item: None ]

[ Potential: Elite Level ]

[ Base Stat Total: 195 ]

[ Limit-Breaking Points: 0 ]

"Run Away... that's a rare Hidden Ability."

Looking at Weedle's Ability section, Mu Yun immediately thought of the Ability it would possess after its final evolution—Sniper!

(Sniper: When landing a critical hit, move power becomes 225% of normal.)

Compared to the 50% power boost for Bug-type moves granted by the normal Ability, Swarm, Sniper's boost was clearly much greater.

The only problem was the critical-hit calculation.

Based on what Mu Yun had learned over the years, Pokémon in this world were not like ordinary animals from his previous life.

They did not have fixed weak points such as "an iron head, iron bones, and a tofu waist," or "strike a snake seven inches from its head."

Instead, it leaned more toward a luck-based calculation.

In other words, hitting a Mightyena in either the skull or the kidneys could trigger a critical hit.

Similarly, when a Pokémon's stamina was running dangerously low, it would not simply die on the spot. Instead, it would enter a near-fainting state with spiral eyes.

As long as no further malicious attacks were made, and it received proper nutrition and rest afterward, there would be no lasting effects at all.

That was also why Pokémon battles and all kinds of competitions were so popular.

As for these miraculous "rule-based" phenomena, Mu Yun could only blame some Alpaca God for causing trouble.

Pulling back his thoughts, Mu Yun continued looking down the panel.

The newly born Weedle had only two moves, both with Beginner proficiency.

After reading the description, he learned that Beginner meant the level at which a Pokémon could successfully use a move only when undisturbed.

It was obvious at a glance that this level of proficiency was not suitable for battle.

But that was fine. If it was weak, it just needed more practice. Practice enough, and it would become skilled.

He just did not know whether those ten points of move proficiency would increase quickly.

He could only find out after training Weedle a week later.

Skipping over the blank Held Item section, Mu Yun continued downward.

"Elite Level!?"

Mu Yun's eyes froze slightly as he looked at Weedle's Potential section.

Pokémon potential, from low to high, was divided into Normal Level, Veteran Level, Professional Level, Elite Level...

According to Pokémon genetics, the upper and lower limits of offspring potential were mostly determined by the strength of their parents.

Only with an extremely small probability would a mutation with higher potential appear.

Mu Yun did not think that, with the official screening process in place, he could encounter such an extremely unlikely event.

"Could all the Pokémon Eggs in that little room have Elite Level potential?"

Mu Yun suddenly remembered that at the stadium, the staff member had not taken the Pokémon Egg from the shelves outside, but from the little room.

A hidden reward for ranking highly in cultural subjects?

He just did not know whether it was Zhou Shijin's policy or an internal arrangement by the school.

But no matter what, a Weedle with Elite Level potential would be enough for him for a long time.

What was more, the system also had a function that could increase a Pokémon's potential.

[ Limit-Breaking Points: When a Pokémon's move proficiency level breaks through Perfected, one Limit-Breaking Point can be obtained. Consuming Limit-Breaking Points can increase a Pokémon's potential or strengthen its Ability. ]

"Breaking move proficiency past Perfected... who knows how long that'll take..."

Mu Yun recalled the system's ranking of move proficiency levels.

From low to high, they were Beginner, Novice, Mastery, Expertise, and Perfected.

"This is seriously going to be a grind. You might have it rough in the future, Weedle."

Mu Yun gently stroked Weedle's smooth, tender skin.

The sleeping Weedle by the bed seemed to dream of something and suddenly shivered.