String Shot Reached Its Limit-Could It Play with Legendary Pokémon?

"That's the spirit, Xiao Du! One more time! Give it everything you've got with String Shot and take down those milk bottles!"

"Uwoo!!"

Seeing the double experience bonus, Mu Yun's mood immediately improved.

Words that had initially felt a little awkward now flowed much more smoothly.

Even the childish game of using String Shot to knock over milk bottles had him feeling excited inside.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Four consecutive String Shots all struck the remaining four Moomoo Milk bottles without fail.

Perhaps Xiao Du was still in the zone, but those four successful String Shots directly filled the 10 proficiency points needed to level up String Shot.

[Ding! Through persistent effort, Weedle's move—String Shot—has broken through to the Beginner level!]

[String Shot (Beginner, 0/30): Thread toughness +50%.]

"Thread toughness increased by fifty percent?"

Hearing the system notification, Mu Yun instantly realized that increasing a Pokémon move's proficiency worked just like grinding his own skill levels.

Every level-up came with additional Trait bonuses.

That meant that at the same skill proficiency, the moves used by Mu Yun's Pokémon would definitely have greater power and better effects.

Much better, at that!

What did that mean? Invincible among those of the same rank?

Mu Yun suddenly recalled those peerless prodigies from webnovels in his previous life—figures with deep foundations who battled countless heroes and carved out an undefeated path of their own.

My son... ahem.

My Weedle has the makings of invincibility!

At that thought, the delight on Mu Yun's face became even more obvious.

"Uwoo, uwoo~~"

As if sensing Mu Yun's happiness, Weedle narrowed his eyes and happily swayed his little head in celebration with him.

However, perhaps because he had used String Shot five times in a row, the range of Weedle's movements was smaller than before.

Clearly, for a baby who had only just turned "one week old," even repeatedly using a minor move like String Shot consumed a great deal of stamina and energy.

"Xiao Du, how are you feeling? Can you keep going?"

Mu Yun snapped out of his thoughts at the system prompt and looked at Weedle with concern.

Heaven rewarded diligence. What mattered was persistent hard work, not mindlessly charging ahead for a moment.

He still remembered the importance of moderation.

"Uwoo!!"

Feeling his Trainer's sincere concern, the fatigue in Weedle's body instantly seemed to be replaced by boundless strength.

Responding to one's Trainer seemed to be an instinct every Pokémon was born with.

Not to mention Mu Yun's emotionally infectious, impassioned buff.

"Good. Then let's strike while the iron is hot and do five more String Shots!"

Mu Yun carefully observed Weedle for a moment. Only after confirming that he was a little tired but still in good condition did he speak.

As five streaks of snowy-white silk shot out in succession, five Moomoo Milk bottles were wrapped up tightly.

Another 10 experience points were in the bag.

[String Shot (Beginner, 0/30) → String Shot (Beginner, 10/30)]

"Great job, Xiao Du! Now get some proper rest."

Seeing that Weedle had fired ten strands of silk in a row, obvious exhaustion showing in his tiny eyes, yet was still excitedly trying to continue, Mu Yun quickly stepped forward, gently picked him up, and walked toward the wooden bench nearby.

Passion and enthusiasm might help with training, but Weedle was still young and completely fired up. He clearly had no idea what restraint was.

Mu Yun had no doubt that if he did not stop him, Weedle might truly drain himself dry.

And become a shriveled bug...

"Uwoo~~"

Hearing that it was time to rest, Weedle immediately struggled in Mu Yun's arms, seemingly trying to prove that he still had the strength to keep training.

These past few days, Weedle had watched Mu Yun train every day, and every time, Mu Yun worked himself so exhausted that he could not even stand up.

How could he rest when he still had energy left?

"Oh? You're quite the competitive little guy."

Seeing Weedle squirm restlessly, Mu Yun reached out and tapped his big nose, teasing him with a smile.

"But pushing yourself too hard will drain you dry, you know."

According to Pokémon scholars, newborn Pokémon—especially those that had only just passed their infancy—were not suited for excessively straining their bodies.

After all, it was like putting a one- or two-year-old human child through high-intensity physical training. Their organs simply could not handle it.

"Uwoo~~"

Weedle did not understand what being drained dry meant. He only knew that he could still move and wanted to keep training!

Just like his hardworking Trainer, he wanted to train until he was sprawled on the ground and could not move anymore!

Looking at Weedle, who stubbornly insisted on training, Mu Yun felt both pleased and helpless.

He was pleased that Weedle was so motivated, unlike the Pokémon of some rookies, who were lazy, gluttonous, and unwilling to move at all.

He was helpless because Weedle was too motivated and could easily hurt himself.

"How about this? From now on, it's your turn to supervise my training, just like I supervised you earlier!"

After thinking it over, Mu Yun looked at Weedle and spoke seriously.

Then, as though worried Weedle might refuse, he clenched his fist and added passionately,

"Don't underestimate the supervision and encouragement behind it. That's also a very important part of training! Think about how you felt just now—weren't you full of drive under my supervision and encouragement?"

"So I'll be counting on you for my training, Xiao Du!"

"Uwoo!!"

Weedle did not quite understand, but it sounded impressive. He only felt that he had somehow taken on an important mission and responsibility, and even his cry became much more solemn.

And so, Weedle sat upright on the wooden bench like a sports coach, his little eyes fixed on Mu Yun as he called out "uwoo" again and again.

Meanwhile, during breaks in his workout, Mu Yun would occasionally give Weedle a thumbs-up as encouragement.

So I've gone from being trained to humoring a child?

Perhaps because he had grown somewhat used to the high-intensity calisthenics these past few days, Mu Yun occasionally had time to let his thoughts wander.

Forget it. If humoring a child could make this little guy rest obediently for a while, then so be it.

Time passed quickly as Mu Yun and Weedle took turns training.

Before dinner, Weedle successfully broke through in String Shot proficiency.

[Ding! Through persistent effort, Weedle's move—String Shot—has broken through to the Mastery level!]

[String Shot (Mastery, 0/100): Thread toughness +100%, thread stickiness +50%.]

"Thread stickiness plus fifty percent? Another Trait?"

Seeing the changes to String Shot after its proficiency broke through to the Mastery level on the system panel, Mu Yun was pleasantly surprised.

Not only had the thread toughness effect increased by another fifty percent, but it had also gained an additional stickiness effect.

So this was the reward for hard work!

As expected of the system. Five-star rating!

At this rate, perhaps String Shot could really bind a Legendary Pokémon so tightly that it could not break free in the future!

Weaving it into a fishing net to catch a bighead carp wouldn't be too much, right?~~

With Weedle's String Shot proficiency breakthrough, today's training was also nearing its end.

After a simple dinner, Mu Yun's Cooking experience also successfully increased by 3.

He was only 4 experience points away from breaking through to LV2.

He would probably break through tomorrow.

As for his other skills, they were still quite far behind.

"Should I learn a few more skills and see whether any of them come with special effects?"

After dinner, while washing the dishes, Mu Yun considered the possibility of winning through quantity.

But after thinking about it, there did not seem to be any particularly suitable skills.

The most compatible skill, making Energy Cubes, was simply not something an ordinary high school student could access.

Other skills like driving, music, makeup, acting, tailoring, lockpicking, hiding, and tracking also did not seem as directly useful as calisthenics.

"Jack of all trades, master of none. For now, I should focus on calisthenics."

Thinking of Teng-ge's evaluation of Chef Huang from his previous life, Mu Yun decided it was better not to aim too high.

"Xiao Du, take a hundred steps after dinner. Let's head out for a stroll."