Recaps

Lu Li warned Jun Shutong not to reveal that humans might be able to tame magical beasts, since others could get hurt trying or bring dangerous Pokémon into camp. The chapter ended with the discovery still unverified.

• Jun Shutong agreed that humans taming magical beasts could be beneficial.
• Jun Shutong decided not to let anyone else try until she was certain it was safe.
• Lu Li urged Jun Shutong to keep the possibility secret to prevent reckless attempts and dangerous Pokémon from entering the camp.

The young Alakazam revealed that he had brought Wangwang Valley seeds with him when he crossed over, prompting the others to question why he had not shared them sooner. The chapter left them considering the valuable food they could have been growing.

• The Alakazam crowd learned that the young Alakazam had brought Wangwang Valley seeds with him when he crossed over.
• The old Alakazam confronted the young Alakazam for not taking out the seeds earlier.
• The chapter explained that Wangwang Valley was nutritious, easy to grow, and could yield frequent harvests with help from Grass-type Pokémon.

Lu Li headed across the skybridge to ask Indeedee to help him find a Pokémon, despite being nervous about the trip. Something whistled through the air behind him as he approached the hotel passage.

• Lu Li instructed Xiaomei to follow their plan if a Pokémon attacked them.
• Lu Li left through the Emergency Exit and looked toward the skybridge.
• Lu Li clutched Xiaomei’s Poké Ball and headed toward the hotel passage.
• Lu Li began to relax as he approached, then heard something whistle through the air behind him.

After being shaken by Spearow, Lu Li calmed himself by recalling recent good fortune and followed Indeedee. Indeedee enjoyed Lu Li’s positive emotions, and Lu Li relished Indeedee’s cooking.

• Lu Li steadied himself by thinking through the good things that had happened to him lately.
• Lu Li hurried after Indeedee, whose steps grew lighter as he sensed Lu Li’s positive emotions.
• Indeedee grumbled to himself that Spearow had frightened Lu Li and spoiled his mood.
• Indeedee prepared a meal that Lu Li enjoyed, though its lavish dishes leaned toward Western cuisine.
• After eating and drinking his fill, Lu Li gave Indeedee another hefty harvest of positive emotions.

Lu Li considered Bounsweet as a possible Pokémon to raise, but kept it as a secondary target because it evolved too late for his plans. The rest of the chapter contained a brief exchange about training and a reverse machine.

• Lu Li judged Bounsweet to be weak, though somewhat stronger than Pokémon such as Caterpie.
• Lu Li considered raising Bounsweet because it was a Grass-type and might benefit from modern chemical fertilizers.
• Lu Li kept Bounsweet as a secondary target because its evolution took too long.
• Someone said training and finishing skills were still attacking, then denied being alone and said they were using a reverse machine.

Lu Li left Jun Shutong in charge of managing the Camp, believing her responsible nature would suit the role and Indeedee. After the meeting, Jun Shutong took Lu Li to her office and signaled for him to leave.

• Jun Shutong reluctantly accepted Lu Li's decision to keep her safely in the Camp.
• Lu Li reasoned that Jun Shutong's leadership would create a good atmosphere for Indeedee and spare him from managing the Camp while he trained Feebas.
• The meeting ended, and Jun Shutong asked Lu Li to stay behind.
• Jun Shutong led Lu Li to her office and signaled for him to leave.

Lu Li learned that humanoid magical beasts and rat magical beasts were fighting downstairs in the Shopping Mall. Though the battle was dangerous, he decided to watch so he could gauge Machoke’s and the Raticate pack’s strength.

• Fatty Lei told Lu Li that the humanoid magical beasts and rat magical beasts were fighting downstairs.
• Lu Li dressed and considered whether to watch the battle.
• Lu Li decided the fight was a rare chance to judge Machoke’s and the Raticate pack’s strength.
• Lu Li met Fatty Lei at the door.

After observing a battle, Lu Li considered what Pokémon were made of and noted that Raticate lacked area-of-effect attacks. He recorded his observations at Camp, where Fat Thunder came to his door.

• Lu Li concluded that Pokémon might be beings made of energy rather than ordinary animals.
• Lu Li noted that Raticate had no apparent area-of-effect attacks and worried about Pokémon whose attacks could cause widespread shock waves.
• Lu Li returned to Camp and recorded confirmed facts and untested conjectures in his notebook.
• Fat Thunder arrived at Lu Li’s door with a fawning smile.

Weedle woke in a strange place and mistook the kind-looking Indeedee for the Pokémon that had taken it. Indeedee examined Weedle and found that, despite its unusually small and skinny body, its life essence was healthy.

• Weedle came to on a cold floor in an unfamiliar place without leaves or edible things.
• Weedle saw Indeedee and wondered if it had taken it away, thinking Indeedee looked kind like its mother.
• Indeedee pitied Weedle and noted that it was much smaller and lighter than a normal Weedle.
• Indeedee examined Weedle's life essence and found no damage.

Lu Li prepared to challenge a scrawny Weedle, confident that Feebas’s recent training and good condition gave them the advantage. He returned home with Indeedee to prepare extra nutrient solution for Weedle.

• Lu Li judged the scrawny Weedle unlikely to be a strong fighter and grew confident in Feebas’s chances.
• Lu Li asked Indeedee to take him home so he could prepare nutrient solution for Weedle.
• Indeedee took Lu Li home, where he prepared an extra portion of nutrients for Weedle.

Lu Li caught Weedle after the Pokémon decided that joining him was worth the promise of a full belly. Indeedee watched approvingly, and Lu Li released both Weedle and Feebas.

• Weedle decided to join Lu Li after considering his lack of other options and Indeedee's words about bonds between Trainers and Pokémon.
• Weedle activated the Poké Ball and was caught by Lu Li.
• Lu Li celebrated the catch, and Indeedee noticed his excitement.
• Lu Li released Weedle and Feebas.

Lu Li read a book about Pokémon care while recovering, and Indeedee checked on him. The preview ended as Indeedee brought him pastries and snacks.

• Lu Li read the book about caring for Pokémon that Indeedee had given him.
• Indeedee knocked and entered after sensing that Lu Li was awake.
• Lu Li assured Indeedee that he felt fine and nothing seemed seriously wrong.
• Indeedee nodded and took pastries and snacks from the food cart.

Lu Li met Zhao Limin and asked about his mother, hoping to enlist her help. Zhao Limin described her silkworm-rearing and silk-making expertise, but the preview ended before he could say where she was.

• Lu Li introduced himself to Zhao Limin, who greeted him as Chief Lu and asked to be called Little Zhao.
• Lu Li addressed Zhao Limin as Mr. Limin and asked about his mother because he might need her help.
• Zhao Limin said his mother reared silkworms, knew the full process of making silk clothing, and was a federally recognized inheritor of intangible cultural heritage.
• Lu Li asked where Zhao Limin's mother was and whether he could meet her.

Lu Li and the others crossed the road from the Shopping Mall to Anke Residential Community and took shelter in a restaurant. They reached it without a Flying-type Pokémon attacking them.

• Lu Li checked that no Flying-type Pokémon were overhead, then urged everyone to hurry.
• Jun Shutong led the group across the road while Lu Li watched for attacks from behind.
• The group entered a restaurant in Anke Residential Community.
• Jun Shutong remarked that the area seemed safe, and Zhao Limin said they had been lucky.

Lu Li asked Mrs. Zhao to try weaving cloth from Magical Beast String Shot, and she agreed despite having no experience. The chapter ended with Mrs. Zhao reassured that Lu Li would not retaliate if she failed.

• Lu Li rolled his eyes at Jun Shutong after hearing his remark.
• Lu Li visited Zhao Limin's mother after the group entered the villa.
• Mrs. Zhao agreed to try weaving cloth from Magical Beast String Shot, though she was unsure she could succeed.
• Lu Li told Mrs. Zhao to do her best and said they could leave it if she could not manage.
• Mrs. Zhao felt relieved after seeing Lu Li's gentle attitude.

Lu Li led the survivors out of the residential complex after they used red wine to mask the smell of blood. The group returned to the mall, while a Mightyena and its pack found the discarded clothes.

• Lu Li told the group to take their bloodstained clothes and discard them outside the residential complex if no one was nearby.
• As Lu Li and the others fled the building, people across the way threw heavy objects at them, killing two unlucky souls.
• Lu Li's group escaped the complex, discarded their clothes, and returned to the mall with low spirits.
• A pack of gray Pokémon arrived at the discarded clothes, led by a Mightyena that sniffed the air.

Lu Li received a bottle of expensive Romanée-Conti Grand Cru wine but found it no better than ordinary red wine. Fat Thunder asked to try it, and Lu Li handed him the bottle.

• Lu Li received a bottle of Romanée-Conti Grand Cru wine said to cost 210,000 Federation credits.
• Lu Li opened the bottle, poured himself some wine, and found its taste ordinary.
• Fat Thunder smelled the wine, sat across from Lu Li, and asked for a sip.
• Lu Li gave Fat Thunder the bottle, and Fat Thunder carefully poured the wine into a spotless glass.

Lu Li felt a brief surge of comfort and suspected that Weedle’s evolution had strengthened his body through their bond. The preview ended with him wondering whether a stronger connection might let him evolve into a Pokémon-human.

• Lu Li opened his eyes after the white light faded.
• Lu Li noticed that he felt stronger and was more surprised by his own change than by Weedle evolving into Kakuna.
• Lu Li sensed a thin thread connecting him to Weedle and wondered whether their bond had strengthened his body.
• Lu Li regretted that too little energy had flowed through the thread and wondered if a stronger connection could let him evolve into a Pokémon-human.

Lu Li recognized that Zhao Zhu was pretending to be insane to avoid being used as a sacrifice again. He declared that Zhao Zhu should be killed, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Zhao Zhu screamed and laughed hysterically that everyone would die and ghosts would eat people.
• Lu Li noticed a glimmer of lucidity in Zhao Zhu’s eyes and concluded he was faking madness.
• Lu Li deduced that Zhao Zhu was pretending to be insane to avoid serving as a sacrifice again.
• Lu Li said Zhao Zhu could not be saved and ordered that he be killed.

On day 26 after the Pokémon arrived, Lu Li led a larger group to the second floor to move supplies, where they encountered a Klink. Elder Xu fled to warn Lu Li, leaving Huang Jiafei frozen in fear near the Pokémon.

• Lu Li gathered his people and led them to the second floor to move supplies.
• The group moved supplies from the shops without trouble at first.
• Huang Jiafei spotted a Klink on the wall and froze in terror.
• Elder Xu backed out of the doorway and ran to tell Lu Li that Huang Jiafei had encountered a magical beast.

Lu Li persuaded Indeedee to help protect the Berries, hoping to make a future move to the academy in Giant's Seat safer. Indeedee examined the sapling but seemed reluctant about it.

• Indeedee missed the Berry salads from the Pokémon World despite having enough positive emotions to eat.
• Lu Li offered Indeedee a role protecting the Berries, and Indeedee agreed.
• Lu Li hoped the sapling in the flowerpot was an Oran Berry tree.
• Indeedee circled the flowerpot, examined the sapling, and let out a reluctant cry.

After returning home, Lu Li learned that Kakuna wanted to attempt a breakthrough and evolve. He prepared to watch as Feebas encouraged him to bring the water basin closer.

• Fatty Lei complained that Mei Run and his other girlfriends were fawning over Lu Li.
• Mei Run explained that they were excited to meet Lu Li in person.
• Kakuna told Lu Li that he wanted to try breaking through and evolving.
• Feebas stopped practicing Tackle and urged Lu Li to move the water basin beside Kakuna.
• Lu Li brought the basin over and sat in front of Kakuna to wait.

Lu Li considered having Beedrill battle the Pokémon in the Green Belt and on the seventh floor, but decided to focus on helping Beedrill adjust to its evolution and new moves.

• Lu Li thought Beedrill was strong enough to sweep through the Green Belt, where Caterpie and Oddish lived.
• He recalled that battling could benefit a Pokémon's health and growth.
• Lu Li considered a friendly battle with Scyther and the other Pokémon on the seventh floor, but did not know how strong they were.
• He decided to leave the seventh-floor Pokémon alone because losing could mean being eaten.
• Lu Li told Beedrill, whom he called Little Yellow, to get used to its evolved body and new moves.

After Beedrill joined them, the group felt confident about attacking the Demon Camp. Lu Li warned them to stay quiet because shouting near the aquarium could draw Water-type Pokémon into the mall.

• The group became confident that Beedrill would make the Demon Camp attack easy.
• Huang Jiafei shouted that Brother Lu was invincible.
• Lu Li stopped the others from joining in and warned that loud voices could attract Water-type Pokémon from the nearby aquarium.
• Lu Li worried that a battle inside the mall could collapse it and bury everyone in Dawn Camp.

Lu Li confronted Wang Dazhuang and his lackeys with a magical beast, leaving Wang Dazhuang isolated as his followers backed away.

• Wang Dazhuang realized Lu Li had brought a magical beast inside and panicked.
• Lu Li challenged Wang Dazhuang's lackeys for laughing at him earlier.
• Wang Dazhuang's lackeys moved away from him rather than risk facing the magical beast.
• Wang Dazhuang seethed as his followers abandoned him.