Inside the room.
Li Wei had silenced his phone long ago and had yet to see the message from his grandfather.
Li Wei carefully explained the Pokéblock-making process on camera, using Tamato Berries.
Since he was explaining each step, Li Wei was especially meticulous this time.
The Berry machine spat out translucent pink Pokéblocks that gleamed like gemstones.
The high-definition camera captured them clearly.
Appraisal Eye provided the information: [A nearly perfect batch of Tamato Berry Pokéblocks.]
This was the second time Li Wei had made nearly perfect Pokéblocks.
Li Wei had put in both of his Tamato Berries. This batch was a special treat for Metang and the others.
Eating Tamato Berry Pokéblocks would raise their Special Attack stat.
Arcanine and Metang could hardly wait...
"Hold on, don't rush! Let me explain first!"
Lucario stiffened his neck, struggling to hold himself back.
His body wanted him to move forward like Arcanine,
but his mind kept telling him...
Stay elegant! Stay elegant!
His body and mind simply refused to cooperate.
"These Pokéblocks were made from rare Tamato Berries. Take a look..."
"I recommend that beginners start with common Berries like Oran Berries, Cheri Berries, and Pecha Berries."
"It's difficult to make high-quality Pokéblocks with Oran Berries. It depends on your technique."
Li Wei finally finished his explanation and divided the Tamato Berry Pokéblocks into three equal portions.
"All right, dig in."
Arcanine immediately demonstrated what it meant to wolf down food, sweeping up over half his portion with one flick of his tongue and finishing the lot in two mouthfuls.
Metang controlled the Pokéblocks with Confusion, floating them into his mouth one by one.
The elegant Lucario tied on a napkin and elegantly used a spoon, chewing slowly and savoring each bite.
Although Arcanine drooled over the Pokéblocks in Lucario's bowl, he would not try to steal them.
Because he could not win that fight...
Li Wei had always treated them equally and had never shortchanged Arcanine.
[Ding! Gained 999 Pokéblock proficiency.]
All three Pokémon had given him 999, so they were clearly very satisfied.
Proficiency was now calculated by the entire batch.
From Li Wei's observations, the maximum proficiency for one batch of Pokéblocks seemed to be 999 points.
To confirm that, he would have to wait until he made a perfect-quality batch.
As the last Tamato Berry Pokéblock entered Metang's mouth, his body suddenly erupted with dazzling white light!
The white light enveloped Shiny Metang as his body grew larger.
Two new metal arms gradually extended from the back of his saucer-shaped body, forming four legs.
The spikes on his face gradually transformed into a golden metal cross shaped like an X.
Metang evolved-Metagross!
Li Wei's Shiny Metang had already been larger than a normal Metang.
After evolving into Metagross, his size advantage became even more pronounced.
A normal Metagross's saucer-shaped body measured between 1.4 and 1.6 meters in diameter.
But the diameter of Li Wei's Metagross's saucer-shaped body was considerably longer than Li Wei's arm span!
Li Wei stood 1.86 meters tall and had an arm span of 1.92 meters. He estimated that Metagross's body measured over 2.1 meters across.
Standing on all four legs, Metagross reached roughly to Li Wei's waist.
"Metagross!"
Metagross narrowed his red eyes into slits and used Confusion to lift Li Wei, carrying him into the air.
Lucario and Arcanine watched the silver Metagross curiously.
The room was not particularly large, and Metagross's huge body made flying inside very difficult.
Yet Metagross flew steadily without bumping into anything.
That was thanks to Metagross's four interconnected brains.
Those four brains formed a complex neural network that outperformed even a supercomputer.
With all four brains processing in parallel, Metagross could complete calculations in an instant.
It was like playing billiards.
Metagross could even calculate a move's trajectory after a collision.
Appraisal Eye also provided Metagross's information.
[Name]: Metagross [Type]: Steel, Psychic [Ability]: Clear Body (prevents stat reductions caused by Abilities and moves) [Moves]: Iron Defense, Protect, Hammer Arm, Psychic Fangs, Psychic, Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt... [Strength rating]: Professional (intermediate)
This evolution had taken Metang straight from Veteran (advanced) to Professional (intermediate), a very significant improvement.
Li Wei suspected that eating the Metal Coat and the nearly perfect Tamato Berry Pokéblocks had helped.
"Come on, let's try it outside."
Li Wei first turned off the camera that was still recording, then recalled the newly evolved Metagross into a Luxury Ball. He was now too large to get out of the room.
"Young boss!"
"Bro Wei!"
The breeding center's new employees each had their own way of addressing Li Wei, and he accepted them all.
When he reached the fountain pond by the entrance, Li Wei tossed out a Luxury Ball.
"Come on out, Metagross!"
Li Wei leaped onto Metagross's back, and Metagross carried him into the air, becoming a silver flash.
The wind roared past Li Wei's ears.
Arcanine and Lucario ran in the direction of the streak of silver light.
"Awoooo~~~" 凸(｀0´)凸
Arcanine let out an imposing roar.
Lucario held both arms level as white light surged around him, and he accelerated.
Mizuki, who was feeding the wild Pokémon, looked up.
"A silver Metagross. He evolved so quickly."
Shiyin, the new employee Mizuki was mentoring, watched the silver Metagross with envy filling her eyes.
"How can a Pokémon look as cool as a silver Metagross?!"
Mizuki gently shattered her dream.
"A silver Metagross isn't something you can just get by wanting one. Don't get your hopes up. So far, I've only seen Hoenn Champion Steven's and Li Wei's."
Shiyin looked a little helpless. "Mizuki, don't take it so seriously. I wasn't asking for one."
Metagross carried Li Wei to the farthest edge of the breeding center.
At that moment, Dayou and Incineroar were bathing the Tauros.
"Hey, Dayou."
Following the voice, Dayou looked up and saw Li Wei sitting on Metagross.
"Metang evolved?! That fast! How about a battle later?"
"Sure, before dinner. I'll let you get back to work."
"All right."
Metang's evolution had been within Li Wei's expectations, and his initial excitement soon faded.
Li Wei soon returned to his room, while Metagross headed out for his usual battle training.
The afternoon was their time to roam freely and challenge wild Pokémon.
Li Wei spent two hours editing the Pokéblock-making tutorial,
along with the footage of Arcanine and Metang drooling over the Pokéblocks and Metagross's evolution, then uploaded it all together.
"Pokémon Trainer Career Guidance 04: Pokéblocks" had uploaded successfully and was under review.
With three consecutive videos reaching a million views, Li Wei's video reviews had become noticeably faster.
[Your video has passed review. Upload successful!]
Only then did Li Wei pick up his phone and see the message his grandfather had sent.
Li Wei: [Okay, Grandpa. Do you need me to go meet him?]
Grandpa: [No, he'll head straight over.]
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