Jubilife Breeding Center.
Not long after Lily arrived at the breeding center, her assistant Nami hurried over as well.
"Honestly, President, I told you that you can't keep leaving me behind and running off on your own!"
Dressed in a suit, Nami clearly harbored a deep resentment toward Lily.
"Haha."
Lily laughed awkwardly.
"I did give you the address."
Nami planted her hands on her hips and huffed. "Only because I called to ask!"
When Nami woke up that morning, she felt as if the sky had fallen. Her president, who had been sleeping at the hotel, had suddenly vanished.
Comrade Wen Hui stepped in to soothe her just in time.
"All right, don't be angry. If you're free, stay for lunch with us."
Lily asked in confusion, "Wouldn't that be too much trouble? Don't you have recruiting to do?"
Comrade Wen Hui shook her head. "Recruiting doesn't start until the afternoon. It's fine."
"Then we'll stay."
"Come on, let's go see how well Xiao Wei has taken care of Glameow."
The three of them walked down the corridor to the building on the left.
They happened to find Glameow admiring its reflection in a mirror, its slender tail swishing gently.
As Glameow swayed its tail elegantly, its sleek fur gleamed in the light.
"You're just too cute, Glameow!"
Lily reached Glameow at a speed Li Wei couldn't comprehend and rubbed her cheek against it like mad.
[Ding! Lily is satisfied with Glameow's grooming. Quest progress: (2/100)]
Glameow merely pushed her face away with a paw, looking utterly resigned.
"Meow."
"How can you be so cold, Glameow?"
Comrade Wen Hui raised an index finger and explained:
"Glameow doesn't like having its fur messed up right after a bath and brushing."
Li Wei silently grumbled to himself, It's already doing you a favor by not scratching you.
Li Wei picked up the brush and smoothed Glameow's fur back into place.
Nami and Li Wei had met before, but they didn't know each other very well yet.
Seeing how beautifully he had groomed Glameow gave her an idea.
Nami worked up her courage and took out a Poké Ball. "Could you groom my Glameow too, please?"
Li Wei nodded. "Sure. Let it out."
Glameow had large ears and a long, spring-like tail. Most of its fur was blue, while its mouth and paws were white.
"You've raised your Glameow pretty well."
Li Wei could tell that Glameow was in a fairly good mood.
Nami scratched her cheek shyly. "The president helps me. I can't do it well on my own."
Lily put an arm around the slightly flushed Nami and smiled. "Nami is excellent at her job, but she's still working hard to learn how to raise Pokémon."
Nami gathered her courage and asked, "May I watch how you groom Glameow?"
Li Wei nodded. "Of course."
He just had to follow the same steps he had used for the other Glameow, though this one needed a preliminary step.
"Are there any foods your Glameow can't eat?"
Generally speaking, one Glameow would go berserk if its fur got messed up, while the other would get cranky when hungry.
After thinking it over, Nami shook her head. "No. It just likes sweet things."
Li Wei went to the room next door and fetched two feeding bowls, filling them with a small amount of Pecha Berry Pokéblocks.
He drizzled Honey over one serving and soaked the other in ordinary Moomoo Milk.
[A serving of very sweet, high-quality Pecha Berry Pokéblocks drizzled with Honey]
These were the Pokéblocks Li Wei had rushed to make the night before.
He had made plenty in several flavors precisely to handle situations like this.
Li Wei's Pokéblock-making skill had reached the advanced level.
As long as the Berries met the standard and he didn't botch the process, his Pokéblocks would be high-quality.
As a former Pokémon Coordinator, Lily could tell at a glance that these Pokéblocks were no ordinary fare.
That was also obvious from the drooling Glameow and the other Glameow eagerly pawing at Li Wei's trouser leg.
"Did Mr. Lian make these?"
Comrade Wen Hui shook her head. "No, Dad never makes Pokéblocks."
The old man had never made Pokéblocks at all. Li Wei had learned to make them on his own.
After setting the two servings in front of them, Li Wei looked up and smiled. "I made them."
[Ding! Gained 777 Pokéblock proficiency points] [Ding! Gained 888 Pokéblock proficiency points]
Clearly, they had never eaten Pokéblocks this delicious before, so they awarded an especially large amount of proficiency.
A flicker of surprise crossed Lily's eyes. "You can already make high-quality Pokéblocks?"
Lily knew that a serving of high-quality Pokéblocks would definitely cost over ten thousand on the market-not RMB.
Even eating them once a day would add up to a substantial monthly expense.
Li Wei gave a slight nod. "I seem to have some talent for making Pokéblocks."
Meanwhile, Comrade Wen Hui began considering selling Pokéblocks.
I'll have to get a business license...
As a Senior Breeder, Comrade Wen Hui knew a fair amount about Pokéblocks.
Lily reminded her, "Wen Hui, your family could make a profit just selling Pokéblocks. You should hurry and get the ingredients ready."
Comrade Wen Hui smiled faintly. "I thought of that too."
As the family's financial manager and business genius, Comrade Wen Hui had already considered it. She had even planned out how to grow the Berries.
"Brush the fur first, then keep the water temperature at forty degrees. Different Pokémon experience temperature differently, so let them test it first..."
"If you don't have a drying machine, use a hair dryer at its lowest setting and hold it farther away. Remember, never blow directly into the ears."
Li Wei taught Nami as he groomed Glameow.
Nami recorded a video on her phone.
"I think you're recording the wrong thing."
Lily glanced at the screen and found that Nami's camera was focused entirely on Li Wei.
Wasn't she supposed to be recording how to groom Glameow?
Why was the camera pointed at Li Wei's face?
"Ah, sorry! I just unconsciously..."
Nami fumbled with her phone, instantly turning into a steaming, flustered mess.
Center of Attention at Master level was simply too dazzling. Li Wei had long since grown used to it.
[Ding! Glameow is satisfied with your skills. Quest progress: (3/100)]
Glameow was now doing somersaults on the spot, looking a little like it was performing gymnastics.
Lily chuckled. "I've mostly got it after watching once. I'll teach you when we get back."
Lily and Nami spent most of their time in Celestic Town, or traveled for work as they were doing now. They couldn't stay in Jubilife City forever.
Although they were close, Lily and Li Wei's uncle worked in the same profession. Staying in the same city would only mean competing for business.
"Could you send me that video?"
The room had surveillance cameras, and with Nami's recording, he now had footage from two angles.
Li Wei thought this was a perfect opportunity to churn out a filler video...
Shit, why am I already thinking about filler on my second video...
Li Wei suddenly couldn't even muster a complaint.
"No problem. I'll send it to you now."
Li Wei smiled. "Thanks."
Without a doubt, Nami was also satisfied with Glameow's grooming, bringing the quest progress to (4/100).
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