Chapter Summaries

Lu Li ended Yao Xia’s beating of the criminal and arranged for two more people to arrive in half an hour. Around the world, planarian-shaped Pokémon watched and protected without intervening.

• Lu Li spoke up, ending the farce as the criminal got to his feet and Yao Xia stopped beating him.
• Lu Li told the group to send two more people over in half an hour.
• The group found a shop to rest in while the mismatched-eyed Pokémon watched them.
• Planarian-shaped Pokémon around the world monitored and protected people without interfering in human conflicts or private matters.

Lu Li searched for Golem where Yuan Zhe had said it might appear, but Beedrill found six Pichu living off a diesel generator instead. Lu Li watched them and wondered how they had learned to use it.

• Lu Li reached the place where Yuan Zhe said Golem might appear but found none.
• Lu Li sent Beedrill to search the surrounding area.
• Beedrill found six Pichu gathered around a diesel generator in an ice cream wholesale store.
• Lu Li watched the Pichu take turns absorbing the generator’s electricity and wondered how they had learned to do so.

Dr. An began explaining to Li Hongji how his parents tamed lions, but the chapter ended before he finished. The story left Li Hongji listening to Dr. An’s account.

• Li Hongji asked Dr. An to explain what he meant.
• Dr. An led Li Hongji onward and asked whether he knew what his parents did.
• Li Hongji admitted that he did not know and asked what their work was.
• Dr. An said his parents ran a circus and were skilled animal trainers.
• Dr. An began describing his father’s method for taming a lion.

Lu Li arrived at Dawn Camp’s cafeteria, where Wu Lingge escorted him to the small dining room at Commander Jun Shutong’s request. He asked where the fresh-looking vegetables and fruit had come from, and Wu Lingge began to explain.

• Lu Li arrived at the cafeteria for lunch.
• Wu Lingge stopped Lu Li and said Commander Jun had asked her to take him to the small dining room.
• Lu Li recognized Wu Lingge as Jun Shutong’s female assistant.
• Wu Lingge led Lu Li to a meal of steak, red wine, and salad.
• Lu Li asked where the fresh vegetables and fruit came from, and Wu Lingge said they had been found in the Anke residential complex.

After returning home, Lu Li decided to inspect Juzi University for farming conditions and nearby dangers before choosing a permanent home for Dawn Camp. He planned to travel there the next day with Indeedee and left the possibility of relocating the group unresolved.

• Lu Li checked the sapling and saw that it had grown to nearly knee height.
• Lu Li wrote in his notebook and decided to visit Juzi University the next day with Indeedee.
• Lu Li postponed deciding whether Golden Community could become Dawn Camp’s permanent home until after his visit.
• Lu Li judged that two elite-tier Pokémon could help escort about a hundred people to Juzi University, but moving more would be difficult.

Lu Li considered Juzi University an ideal long-term base if he could deal with the anomaly in the faculty building and befriend Gigantamax Alcremie. He had Indeedee take him to the boys' dormitory to gather information safely, but the chapter ended as Indeedee deposited him in a dorm-room bathroom.

• Lu Li identified the anomaly in the faculty building as the last obstacle to making Juzi University his long-term base.
• Lu Li considered Gigantamax Alcremie the most powerful ally he had encountered and imagined the possibilities of befriending it.
• Lu Li decided not to investigate the faculty building directly in case Ghost-type or Dark-type Pokémon were inside.
• Indeedee secretly took Lu Li to the boys' dormitory and left him in a dorm-room bathroom.

Lu Li told Indeedee that Sableye was the opponent, and reassured it that Mimikyu would help while Indeedee provided support. The chapter ended before Indeedee agreed to do anything more.

• Indeedee looked to Lu Li for the identity of their opponent.
• Lu Li told Indeedee that it was Sableye, frightening Indeedee because of Sableye's immunities.
• Indeedee wanted to withdraw because it disliked fighting and was poorly suited to battle.
• Lu Li promised that Mimikyu could help and that Indeedee would only need to provide support.
• Indeedee reluctantly nodded.

Lu Li cautiously accepted fresh cream from Clover Alcremie, hoping it would help him become friends with a powerful ally. He turned to Indeedee for advice before deciding whether it was safe to eat.

• Clover Alcremie reluctantly offered Lu Li another dollop of fresh cream.
• Lu Li hesitated because two pioneers who had eaten Rattata had died.
• Lu Li saw Beedrill enjoying the cream without concern, then accepted the portion from Clover Alcremie.
• Lu Li decided to ask Indeedee whether eating the cream was safe.

Lu Li connected Beedrill's mention of a strengthening fragrance to the Bounsweet on the seventh floor and decided to investigate. He hoped to catch Bounsweet as a useful companion in the apocalypse.

• Beedrill told Lu Li that a fragrance could make it stronger.
• Lu Li wondered whether Yellow had mistaken Bounsweet's fragrance for something that granted strength.
• Lu Li decided to visit the seventh floor and try to catch Bounsweet.
• Lu Li considered Bounsweet an ideal companion because it needed few supplies and could eventually learn healing and farming moves.

Lu Li considered how to lure Bounsweet, since plant nutrient solutions would not work and he rejected capturing it by force. He returned home after training and opened the Nanny Book again.

• Lu Li noted that Bounsweet was classified as a Fruit Pokémon, so plant nutrient solutions would not attract it.
• Lu Li ruled out beating Bounsweet and catching it by force, especially with Scyther and Skarmory there to protect it.
• Lu Li finished training, returned home, and opened the Nanny Book again.

Lu Li reconsidered which Pokémon to seek as partners, but doubted Indeedee could find ones that met his high standards. After deciding dinner mattered more, he was called into the office again, where the preview ended.

• Lu Li abandoned the idea of catching Bounsweet as he came down from the seventh floor.
• Lu Li decided his three desired Pokémon needed multiple evolution stages and strong potential, and could not be Bug-type like Yellow.
• Lu Li wondered whether Dora-Indeedee could help him find suitable Pokémon, but doubted it could meet his standards.
• Lu Li spent the afternoon agonizing over his choices, then decided that eating a proper meal was more important.
• After dinner, Lu Li was called into the office again.

Lu Li ordered Yao Xia to clean and feed Yang Rui, then demanded that Yang Rui lead him to the magical beast egg. Elder Xu learned that Lu Li was interrogating Yang Rui and angrily cursed him, while the camp members avoided getting involved.

• Lu Li told Yao Xia to wash Yang Rui and give him good food.
• Lu Li warned Yang Rui to take him to the magical beast egg after eating or face punishment.
• Elder Xu received word that Lu Li was interrogating Yang Rui and cursed the captive.
• The squad members kept their distance because Lu Li held power over everyone in camp.

Lu Li offered Turtwig a chance to become his partner, and Turtwig accepted and was caught in a Poké Ball. Lu Li let Turtwig out again afterward.

• Lu Li worried about complications and held out a Poké Ball to Turtwig.
• Lu Li asked Turtwig to be his partner, and Turtwig nodded almost immediately.
• Turtwig tapped the Poké Ball's button and was caught.
• Lu Li celebrated the catch and let Turtwig out again.

After the old man gave Lu Li a useful gem, Lu Li offered to grant him a request. The old man asked Lu Li to find someone at the Berthing Hotel, leaving Lu Li doubtful that the missing person was still alive.

• The old man was brought into Lu Li’s office and greeted him.
• Lu Li thanked the old man for the gem and offered to grant a request.
• The old man asked Lu Li to find someone at the Berthing Hotel.
• Lu Li questioned whether the missing person was still alive.

Lu Li decided to explore the Golden Residential Community as a safer place to live. He left Xiaomei and Turtwig with Indeedee and headed out with Beedrill.

• Turtwig showed no attachment to the world Lu Li had mentioned and disliked the mall’s towering buildings.
• Lu Li decided to speed up his exploration of the Golden Residential Community because the Anke Residential Community was unsafe.
• Lu Li asked Indeedee to look after Xiaomei and Turtwig while he went out.
• Lu Li left with Beedrill.

Lu Li told Jin Duoduo that Ghost Magical Beasts had caused mass deaths across the regions, while reassuring him that the one they faced was not strong enough to wipe out a whole city. Jin Duoduo remained terrified, fearing it could still kill everyone in a residential complex.

• Lu Li received firsthand reports of Ghost Magical Beast attacks across the regions.
• The reports described cities and military bases where the beasts had left no survivors or wounded.
• Jin Duoduo asked Lu Li if the reports were true, his voice trembling.
• Lu Li confirmed the reports and said their Ghost Magical Beast could not kill an entire city's population outright.
• Jin Duoduo remained worried that it could kill everyone in a residential complex.

Lu Li offered an Elekid and an Electabuzz a power strip so they could absorb electricity. The Electabuzz eagerly accepted it after seeing the Elekid enjoy the current.

• An Elekid accepted Lu Li's invitation and placed the power strip over the prongs on his head.
• The Elekid enjoyed absorbing the gentle current.
• An Electabuzz saw the Elekid's reaction and asked Lu Li for a turn.
• Lu Li handed the power strip to the Electabuzz.

Lu Li returned to the pet shop to look for helpers to take with him to Giant University, but the preview ended as he spoke with Skarmory. Turtwig went to play with Bounsweet while Lu Li asked why Skarmory seemed listless.

• Lu Li decided to recruit helpers for his planned trip to Giant University.
• Lu Li returned to the pet shop on the seventh floor with Turtwig.
• Lu Li let Turtwig play with Bounsweet and asked Skarmory why it looked listless.
• Skarmory told Lu Li it looked that way because it was kept hungry.

Lu Li told the survivors he planned to go to Giant University to establish a long-term base for growing food, but would return weekly. The survivors welcomed the plan, while Elder Xu bitterly regretted his earlier actions.

• The search team members who had visited the Golden Residential Community with Lu Li knew about Electivire and did not object.
• Lu Li explained that he wanted to establish a large base at Giant University and grow food there over the long term.
• Lu Li promised to return and check on the survivors every week.
• The survivors became excited because Lu Li was the first person to tame a magical beast.
• Elder Xu inwardly cursed himself for not learning about Lu Li's plans sooner.

Lu Li explained that becoming Trainers or Beast Tamers would be easier for the others because they could learn from his example and receive his help. He described how Poké Balls helped establish the bonds needed for a Pokémon's evolution to trigger its Trainer's evolution.

• Lu Li promised to teach the others how to become Trainers or Beast Tamers.
• Lu Li said stronger Pokémon were more intelligent, but becoming a Pokémon-human alone was not enough to become a Trainer.
• Lu Li explained that Poké Balls helped give physical form to bonds between humans and Pokémon.
• Lu Li said those bonds allowed a Pokémon's evolution to trigger its Trainer's evolution.