"Where were you then, sir?" Florges was still immersed in surprise. "I felt... you were very far away."
Shen Qi had been on a plane collecting the rewards for "The Journey Home" at the time, so it really was hard to pinpoint his location.
"I'm not sure exactly. About ten minutes after taking off from Saffron City, I guess. So our communication range has increased."
"What?!" Florges exclaimed, her face full of happiness. "You're amazing, sir! It's gotten so much longer. I'm so surprised."
A speedboat roared closer, and Officer Jenny used Snarl. "Shen Qi!!!"
"No, Officer Jenny, let me explain!"
After resting in Sootopolis City's Detention Room for a night, Shen Qi resumed his regular training with Florges at Eternal Flower's place the following day.
Over the days he had been away, Florges had made noticeable progress.
Most conspicuously, Florges's skill pool had updated with "Eternal Flower form," which was probably similar to "Mega Evolution form" and "Dynamax form."
However, Shen Qi had no coordination-related skill icon. After all, he had been busy with the Seafoam Islands these past few days, and his training progress had fallen behind Florges's.
Fortunately, he had [Skill Proficiency Card 1], which raised Florges's proficiency in "Eternal Flower form" to 8% (+5%). Once fully absorbed, it would reach 13%.
Raising Florges's skill proficiency would not directly produce the corresponding energy entry on the [Final Key Stone], but Shen Qi and Florges were connected in mind and heart. Her higher skill proficiency could help raise Shen Qi's proficiency in the related skill.
"What's going on?"
The following day, Eternal Flower noticed something was off.
Florges asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Your life energy control proficiency... improved significantly after just one night away."
"Um..." Florges didn't know the strategy game existed, and Shen Qi couldn't explain