Chương 22: Hard work will be rewarded

Time flies, and three peaceful days have passed.

As night fell, Lu Sha, having finished dinner, nestled on the sofa and took a nap.

It's not that he didn't try, but that he had already exhausted all his energy.

With his current terrifying strength of level 7, he would be exhausted after unleashing 20 tornadoes at full power every day, leaving him with no energy to do anything else.

Stamina potions can only restore depleted stamina; the attribute energy consumed can only be restored through rest.

In the game, attribute abilities should correspond to PP values, but there are still some differences between the two.

PP is calculated separately for each skill. In the real world, all moves of the same attribute share a single PP bar. Once the PP bar is depleted, you can only use moves of other attributes.

hum!

The once quiet dormitory living room suddenly felt thick and sticky.

A strange low-frequency vibration suddenly arose, followed by invisible energy ripples that spread outwards in concentric circles, like pebbles thrown into a lake.

The water glass on the coffee table trembled slightly, and fine ripples spread across its surface.

Just as Lu Sha was getting bored and about to pick up his device to surf the internet, his hand trembled and he almost dropped it.

Sensing the source of the energy fluctuation, it abruptly turned around, its eyes instantly flashing with surprise:

"Click? (Could it be?)" Cattleya, who had been sitting cross-legged on the sofa, slowly floated up, along with her plain white silk nightgown.

Her eyes were closed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. Her long, golden hair, which had been casually draped over her shoulders, now moved without wind, each strand shimmering with a faint glow.

At the same time, a series of notification sounds rang in Lu Sha's mind.

[Congratulations, host! Your Pokémon, Caitlia, has learned the Psychic-type move "Calm" after your continuous training!] [The host can choose one of the following three rewards!] 1. One Magic Candy [2. 3 gold beads] [3. One Beginner Skill Proficiency Enhancer] (Note 1: You can upgrade a move with a proficiency level of 'Beginner' to 'Proficient'.) (Note 2: Skills improved in this way will not grant rewards!) Click click click! Shark Lord is going to be invincible!

Lu Sha excitedly rubbed her little hands together.

That's more like it!

One person and one shark working together to create a better future!

C! Choose C!

The next second, a book gleaming with golden light appeared in the system space.

How do you use this thing? Is it a skill book?

Boost Tornado! Boost my Tornado move!

Lu Sha had a thought, and the book that was gleaming with golden light suddenly opened.

As the sound of turning pages filled his ears, countless methods of using and micro-managing the tornado technique flashed through Lu Sha's mind, as if he had performed it countless times himself.

At the same time, Lu Sha could clearly feel that the dragon-type energy in his body, which had been depleted, instantly doubled in amount.

Although the previous consumption has not been recovered, the total amount has more than doubled.

While Gadalia was still unconscious, Lu Sha jogged to the Pokémon training room in the dormitory, spat out a Dragon-type energy ball at the attribute testing device.

"Dragon-type energy control: 2%!"

It used to be 1%, but now it's 2%?

It works instantly!

Lu Sha chuckled excitedly.

The 1% increase isn't crucial, since it's easier to improve in the early stages than later.

The key is that he found a way to become stronger.

He and Gadria couldn't gather 13 top-tier resources, but he could master 13 skills or even reach higher levels as a substitute.

And that's why he upgraded Tornado.

Gible is a Ground-type Pokémon, but it can learn fewer Ground-type moves than Dragon-type Pokémon.

Considering cost-effectiveness, the dragon series is definitely better.

At worst, I can upgrade my Dragon-type moves first, and then upgrade my Ground-type moves.

In any case, the number of moves that Cattleya can learn is much more impressive than that of most Psychic Pokémon.

Moreover, if we find a few more Pokémon, we can all become stronger together.

It's better to enjoy happiness together than to enjoy it alone.

Thinking of this, Lu Sha was filled with motivation.

He quickly jogged back to the living room, and while keeping an eye on Cattleya's situation, he opened her information panel.

【Cadelia】 Level: 16 (Dojo Level) Features: Electrocardiogram Move: Telekinesis: Mastery (242/1000) Hypnosis: Beginner (28/100) Meditation: Beginner (0/100) Possible moves: Making a scene (5/10), Illusionary beam (0/10), Mental power, teleportation, dream eating, round pupils, supernatural powers, precognition, mental hammer, mental impact, acting cute, self-suggestion, sleep talking...

Attribute control: Psychic (14. 5%), Normal (1%), Fairy (0. 1%)...

"Click! (Finally, I've learned how to meditate!)" Lu Sha exclaimed.

It's not that Cattleya hasn't been working hard these past few days, but rather that she really doesn't have much talent in meditation.

Despite being a quiet young lady, she could never calm her mind during meditation and couldn't sit still before she could get into the state.

It took me four whole days, meditating for three hours each day, to complete the meditation only eight times, and only then was the system judged that I had successfully performed it.

In comparison, even the mental power exerted subconsciously has been released more than 200 times, averaging around 60 times a day.

In a few more days, my mental power will probably advance to a higher level.

"It's a very strange feeling."

Caldelia landed slowly, her flowing golden hair cascading down like a waterfall, but her originally emerald green eyes still shone with a blue superpower.

"Besides the total amount of superpowers increasing slightly, my superpower offense and defense have also improved considerably in a short period of time, by about 20%."

As a superhuman, Cattleya was exceptionally perceptive of the rate of increase.

"Click! (Can this state be stacked?)" Lu Sha asked.

In the game, meditation increases both Special Attack and Special Defense by one level, which corresponds to a 50% increase in both Psychic Attack and Special Defense.

Lu Sha guessed that the reason it only had a 20% effect was related to proficiency.

Cattleya did not answer immediately, but closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, the blue light emanating from them seemed even more dazzling.

The subtle sense of danger even made Lu Sha's shark skin unconsciously roughen, like a person getting goosebumps, and he subconsciously went into a defensive posture.

"Click! (It seems the effect is quite significant and can be stacked!)"

"I can currently stack up to 3 layers. With 3 layers of amplification, it can only last for a maximum of 2 minutes. If it lasts any longer, my superpowers will go out of control."

As Cattleya spoke softly, the blue light in her eyes faded, returning to normal.

"Click! (Three layers are enough. With more practice every day, maybe I can stack six layers in the future!)" Lu Sha comforted her, while at the same time noticing that Meditation had added 2 experience points to Cattleya's panel.

Sure enough, once you learn the moves, leveling up your proficiency becomes much easier.

Do you have any methods to improve your meditation skills?

Caldelia didn't try to read minds, but Lu Sha's thoughts were too obvious and were directly projected into her mind.

"Click! (Try it, how many times can you perform meditation in a short period of time?)"

"Practicing meditation doesn't require much energy, but recovering from a meditative state can put mental stress on you, so it's best to limit it to a maximum of 10 times per hour."

After thinking for a moment, Gadriya revealed her limits.

In fact, if you don't overdraw your energy, 7-8 times an hour is more appropriate.

But she had no time to waste.

Meditation can increase her total superpowers, although each time it only increases them by less than 0. 5%, but the cumulative effect is still quite considerable.

Even if it costs her her health, she must grow up as quickly as possible and secure the first top-tier resource for Lu Sha.

"From now on, we will practice meditation intensively. This is called the intensive practice method for beginners. It has a chance to help newly learned moves skip the beginner stage."

Lu Sha was talking nonsense with a straight face. He said that if it was 10 times an hour, theoretically, Cattleya could level up in 10 hours.

It's 7 p. m. now. Including sleep and recovery time, I should be almost fully recovered by tomorrow afternoon.

"Okay, I'll give it a try!"

Before Lu Sha could finish speaking, Gadriya had already entered a meditative state.

She didn't need to listen to Lu Sha's lies used to cover up her true intentions; she just needed to know that the method worked.

If she can master meditation, her superpowers will definitely increase more with each meditation session, and her growth will be faster.

Over the next period of time, a strong supernatural energy fluctuation emanated from her body, but it quickly subsided, and this cycle repeated itself.