At the Breeding Center.
Li Wei returned with Arcanine. The busy loading and unloading here had already finished.
Leon took another look as he passed by.
"Huh, Arcanine looks pretty happy."
"Woof!"
Arcanine stuck out its tongue and wagged its big tail.
Unlike Li Wei's own Arcanine, this former police dog had a stern, fierce face.
Yet at that moment, Leon could almost see Li Wei's energetic Arcanine in it.
Previously, Arcanine had always avoided other people's eyes, never making eye contact.
Leon gave him a thumbs-up.
"Nice work, son!"
Li Wei ruffled Arcanine's head. "Arcanine did all the hard work."
Arcanine still hadn't fully regained its confidence, since the side quest wasn't complete yet.
But Li Wei believed that day wasn't far off.
The reward for Arcanine's side quest was unusual: one of Arcanine's memories.
According to the system's quest description, that memory was also connected to Dialga and Palkia.
"Go play for a bit."
Li Wei no longer needed to worry too much about Arcanine. It was more than strong enough to protect itself.
Really, he should be grateful if it didn't bully anyone else. This Arcanine was ridiculously powerful.
As one of the finest police dogs in an elite unit, Arcanine was at the Beginner Elite Four level.
That put it a whole tier above Li Wei's strongest Pokémon, his Beginner Master-level Lucario.
After all, it had come from an elite unit.
Arcanine had the finest potential, resources, and training.
On top of that, Arcanine was over eight years old, while Li Wei's Lucario was actually only a little over two.
Considering the type matchup, Arcanine would have a better chance of winning a straight fight against Lucario.
There probably weren't many people besides Li Wei who would use an Elite Four-level Arcanine to guard the entrance.