Chương 26: Good Luck

What kind of Pokémon do you want?

Cattleya stopped shaking the honey water and looked at Lu Sha with great interest.

Why is it so easy to understand when you're so smart?

It was intentional to take care of her because she wasn't very bright, so that she would feel involved every time. That's why I deliberately acted so well, you know?

Ah, Lu Sha is definitely the best!

"Kaka! (Ground, Dragon, and Psychic types preferred; others will be considered on a merit-based basis.)" Lu Sha's abacus was clicking away, each bead engraved with the words "cost-effectiveness".

His purpose was very clear.

The purpose of finding new Pokémon is to improve his and Caitlin's abilities, not simply to have more partners.

They struggle to support themselves, let alone have the financial resources and energy to train other Pokémon.

However, rapid growth requires system support.

Each time you improve your skill proficiency, the rewards from the system are related to the skill's attributes.

This morning, Cattleya raised her meditation skill to proficiency, and the reward she gave was a choice of two out of four.

Besides the Magic Candy and the Golden Pearl, there was a Mid-Level Super Power Gem and an Booster that helped him master Tornado.

Based on the pattern of these three rewards, the best way to consistently get the most suitable items for improving your Pokémon is to choose Pokémon of the same type for the highest cost-effectiveness.

Ground and Dragon types feed back to him, while Psychic types feed back to Cattleya.

"How about forming a Ground-type team?"

Cattleya leaned forward slightly, her pale fingertips lightly touching her chin, recalling Kikuno Tenno's training tips.

It's not just a guide to raising Gible; it also includes detailed ground team building.

"I remember, it had Tyranitar, Excadrill, Steelix, Flygon, Swampert, Gastrodon, Nidoking, Nidoqueen..."

Without much thought, Gadria recited the names of about a dozen Ground-type Pokémon, as if listing a menu.

"Click! (Whatever, it depends on luck. Anyway, we're not going to use Pokémon eggs. Raising them from eggs is too slow. We'll just try our luck and catch whatever we come across.)" Lu Sha said casually.

In this world, unless a trainer possesses special abilities, the team will generally be of the same type as the trainer.

There are many single-attribute trainers, and the higher you go, the more specialized they become.

Real-world battles are not like game visuals.

When two Gym Leader or even Elite Four Pokémon unleash their full speed, the ever-changing high-speed afterimages and the earth-shattering energy surges are beyond the reach of ordinary human eyes, let alone their ability to be commanded.

Trainers who want to command battles must first cultivate themselves.

Whether it's a fighter who taps into their physical potential, a special ability user like Cattleya who possesses superpowers, or an ordinary trainer who can only train by sensing elemental energy.

Different paths lead to the same goal: to cultivate bonds and resonate with Pokémon.

Trainers and Pokémon have different attributes, making it more difficult to achieve synchronization.

Not everyone possesses a childlike heart, or some kind of waveguide dragon-taming power.

In this world, bonds are a real ability, and it is said to be the threshold for becoming an Elite Four level trainer.

"Muk! (✧◡✧)" As the two were enjoying afternoon tea, a sharp cry shattered the tranquility.

In the sky, a bold murk, as if it had spotted prey, folded its wings and swooped down to hunt the honey jar on the picnic mat.

However, just as it was about to enter the two-meter range...

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The creature seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall of air, its speed abruptly halted.

"Muke! Σ(っ°Д°;)っ" Muker's beady eyes, which had been filled with greed, were instantly filled with terror.

The next second, the instinct for survival overcame inertia.

The silly bird reversed wildly at twice the speed of a dive, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a black dot on the horizon and disappeared without a trace.

"If it can't even pass through this level of psychic field, I won't approve of it."

Cattleya picked up the warm honey water and took a small sip.

The sweet taste blossomed on her tongue, and the girl squinted slightly, concealing the instinctive resistance to sweets in her eyes.

She couldn't tell the difference in taste between freshly harvested honey and the honey she usually ate.

They all taste terrible!

But the thought that Lu Sha had gone to great lengths to find this for her brought a delightful sense of satisfaction that overwhelmed all her discerning palates.

It made her willingly drink the drink that she originally disliked.

"Click! (Of course, of course!)" Lu Sha was completely unaware of the young lady's little scheme, simply thinking she was being demanding, and nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice.

He knew very well that the oppression Cattleya was referring to was not a violent suppression that rendered people unable to move, but rather a continuously increasing magnetic field of psychic energy.

The closer you get, the heavier your body feels.

This is not only a test of strength, but also a selection of will.

Lu Sha thought that Jia Deliya was quite sensible in her actions.

If you can't even handle this, then it's simply a matter of lacking willpower.

How can you become the King of Scrolls without perseverance, and how can you help him farm system rewards?

For the next twenty minutes, this small campsite became a test of courage for all sorts of Pokémon.

However, both the large groups of Family Stark and the goofy Big Tooth gang wisely chose to make a strategic retreat after sensing that suffocating psychic power.

During this time, a shy little Eevee also came.

Lu Sha was initially somewhat interested, but as soon as he waved, the Eevee ran away in fright.

Since they weren't meant to be, Lu Sha didn't force anything.

After all, Eevee doesn't have Ground or Dragon-type evolutions, so if you want to catch it, you can only keep it as a pet.

"Click! (Looks like there aren't any suitable options nearby. Let's head back and come back another time.)" Seeing that the honey water in the cup was about to run out, Lu Shajian took the initiative to call a halt.

Knowing Cattleya as he did, he knew she would stay with him until dark if he didn't bring it up.

"Wait a little longer!"

Cattleya slowly set down her empty teacup, as if she had calculated the time in advance:

"A big guy is coming."

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, the bushes in the distance trembled violently, as if a heavy tank was running over them.

Immediately following, accompanied by heavy footsteps, a gray behemoth covered in rock-hard armor burst through the bushes and appeared before the two.

With a sharp horn on its head and a body resembling a prehistoric Triceratops, it exudes an innate sense of oppression even when it is just standing there quietly.

"Clang? (A one-horned rhinoceros? It's that big?)" Lu Sha's eyes widened, and her chin almost hit the ground.

The guy in front of me looks to be at least two meters tall at the shoulders and an even more exaggerated four meters long.

It's worth noting that a typical one-horned rhinoceros is only one meter tall and two meters long.

This thing in front of me is practically a dump truck from the world of one-horned rhinoceroses.

"How about this one?"

Cattleya turned her head and looked at Lu Sha with a self-satisfied expression, her eyes clear and innocent.

In fact, several minutes earlier, her mental power had already scanned the entire area within a one-kilometer radius.

Aside from the swarm of burrowing ground squirrels and pangolins, only the one-horned rhinoceros sleeping soundly in its cave a few hundred meters away was somewhat presentable.

Since Lu Sha wanted a new partner, she didn't want to disappoint Lu Sha.

There was no other way but to trouble this big guy and use his telekinesis to drag it all the way here.