Chapter 73: Predatory Pokémon
With the help of the Pokémon, Bai Feng quickly cultivated the Flower Field.
Larvitar waved its small claws, digging pits. Don't underestimate its small size; it was very energetic at work. With a few swipes, a pit of suitable size appeared in the Plot.
Helioptile was responsible for placing the Flower Seedlings one by one into the pits dug by Larvitar, and then letting Bai Feng and Bai Ye fill the soil and plant them.
Primarina was, of course, responsible for watering.
Only Chikorita had nothing to do. It stood by the field cheering everyone on.
"Chika~ Chika~ Chika~"
Accompanied by Chikorita's cheerful Singing Voice, Bai Feng and the others spent half an afternoon planting all the Flower Seedlings.
"Phew~ Finally finished planting!" Bai Feng wiped the Sweat Beads from his forehead and said.
Just then, Chikorita suddenly ran into the Flower Field. It hopped and skipped, and a green light suddenly rippled around its Body.
The green light spread slowly outwards from Chikorita, covering a portion of the Flower Seedlings.
"Chika~ Chikakaka~ Chika~ Chikakaka~" Chikorita's clear calls echoed through the Flower Field.
Is this Grassy Terrain? Bai Feng looked at Chikorita in surprise.
Bai Feng knew that his Chikorita had inherited the rare Move Grassy Terrain. He didn't expect it to use it at this Time.
The Chikorita that Flame Mask gave Bai Feng was really good. Not only did it inherit the two rare healing Moves Grassy Terrain and Healing Wave, but it also learned Photosynthesis.
The day after getting Chikorita, Bai Feng had it demonstrate the Moves it knew. Besides the three healing Moves, Grassy Terrain, Healing Wave, and Photosynthesis, Chikorita also knew the two attack Moves, Tackle and Razor Leaf.
However, compared to the first three Moves, the latter two Moves were slightly ordinary.
But this didn't Matter. Bai Feng wasn't mainly Cultivating Chikorita for battle anyway. Besides, attack Moves could be learned later. The two Moves, Healing Wave and Grassy Terrain, were difficult to learn and could only be obtained through inheritance.
Especially Healing Wave, even a generation of Cultivation couldn't make Chikorita inherit this Move, which shows how rare this Move is for Chikorita.
Chikorita's Strength was not strong, and the range of Grassy Terrain it could cast was limited, only covering a few Flower Seedlings around it.
As Time passed, Bai Feng saw that the Flower Seedlings covered by Grassy Terrain seemed to become more energetic. Their Leaves stood up, whereas they had been wilted just moments ago.
Bai Feng thought to himself, as expected of Chikorita. Although it didn't have the legendary ability to bring Plants back to life with a single breath, the Grassy Terrain it cast could indeed help Plants recover their vitality.
General Grassy Terrain could also promote Plant growth, but the Effect was definitely not as significant as the one cast by Chikorita; the Effect was almost immediately visible.
However, Chikorita was a bit weak after all. After only helping about ten Flower Seedlings, it was so tired that it collapsed on the Ground.
Bai Feng walked into the Flower Field and picked it up, praising it: "Good job, very impressive. When you grow up a bit more in the future, you will definitely become even more impressive!"
Bai Feng felt that Chikorita was definitely a Pokémon with a promising future for him and must be carefully Cultivated.
Hearing Bai Feng's praise, Chikorita raised its smiling face.
Just then, Floette led the Hua Bei Beis flying back in a line from the Orchard. Bai Feng waved to them from afar.
When Floette and the Hua Bei Beis flew closer, Bai Feng pointed at the scene in the Flower Field and showed off to them: "Look what I planted for you?"
Although the Fairy Flowers were still just Flower Seedlings, Floette and the Hua Bei Beis recognized them at a glance as the Fairy Flowers they relied on for survival. They immediately cheered excitedly and flew into the Flower Field.
"La Bei Bei~ La Bei Bei~"
"La Bei Bei~ La Bei Bei~"
...
After entering the Flower Field, the Hua Bei Beis gathered around Floette, holding hands in a circle in the air, performing a mysterious dance, and singing an unknown song.
As the dance became faster and faster, green light spots began to scatter from the Bodies of Floette and the Hua Bei Beis. When the light fell on the Flower Seedlings of the Fairy Flowers, the Flower Seedlings slowly unfolded their Leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even their color became more lush and vibrant.
Looking at the magical scene before him, Bai Feng couldn't help but open his mouth wide. The Chikorita in his arms also looked at Floette and the Hua Bei Beis with sparkling eyes.
Chikorita felt that the Hua Bei Beis and Floette were too amazing. They easily did what it had just done with great effort.
After the mysterious dance ended, Floette led the Hua Bei Beis to Bai Feng to thank him for specially finding the Fairy Flowers for them.
Bai Feng was, of course, very polite.
Bai Feng asked again: "What were you doing just now? How did you make the Fairy Flower Seedlings recover their vitality so quickly?"
Floette explained that it was the Prayer Dance passed down through generations of their Flabébé, Floette, and Florges family. It was invented by their family using their Racial Talent specifically for Cultivating Fairy Flowers. However, it didn't have much Effect on other Plants, only on Fairy Flowers.
Bai Feng was a little disappointed to hear this. If it could also work on other Plants, that would be incredible.
Not only was Bai Feng disappointed, but Chikorita was also very disappointed. It had originally wanted to ask Floette and the Hua Bei Beis for guidance, but it turned out that it was a exclusive Prayer Dance that required utilizing the Racial Talent of the Floette family, which it couldn't learn at all.
In the evening, it was Time for the regular Lighting Hidden Energy Circuits session. So, after eating breakfast, Bai Feng led his Mom and the Pokémon into the Room.
This was the first Time Larvitar and Chikorita were Lighting Hidden Energy Circuits, so the two little guys were a bit nervous.
Bai Feng comforted them: "Don't be afraid. There's Sedative, it won't hurt. You two watch the seniors first, and I'll do yours last."
The two little guys nodded and stood close together to the side.
Bai Feng tried using Psychic on Helioptile and Primarina simultaneously. The process was very Smoothly, saving Bai Feng a lot of Time.
Helioptile's Energy Circuits were almost completely Lit. When they were, it would be able to Evolve into Heliolisk using a Sun Stone.
Bai Feng felt it was Time to prepare a Sun Stone for Helioptile. The Purity couldn't be too low, otherwise, it would have a big Influence on Helioptile's future growth.
After Primarina Evolved, its Hidden Energy Circuits underwent a great Variation.
Bai Feng's decision not to rush its Evolution before was indeed correct.
Primarina's newly added Hidden Energy Circuits were derived from the original part. If any part wasn't Lit, that part wouldn't derive new Hidden Energy Circuits, which would inevitably waste a lot of Primarina's potential.
At this Time, Bai Feng would think of his Mom.
Bai Ye Evolved into Gardevoir very early, indicating that much of its potential was wasted before being developed. Compared to Pokémon like Primarina that were Cultivated by Bai Feng from their Basic Stage, it suffered a great loss.
Primarina's newly added Hidden Energy Circuits became much larger, no longer limited solely to its throat area, but also extending to its abdomen and lungs. The Structure also greatly increased in complexity. It took Bai Feng a while to sort them out and Light them one by one.
After the Lighting Hidden Energy Circuits for Helioptile, Primarina, and Bai Ye were finished, Larvitar and Chikorita lay down on the Bed.
Bai Feng worked on both of them at once, using his Golden Finger and Psychic.
Larvitar's Hidden Energy Circuits were in its abdomen. As expected of a Pseudo-Legendary's Basic Stage, its Hidden Energy Circuits were much more complex and denser than Helioptile's and Popplio's. Bai Feng had to be extremely focused while operating.
Chikorita's Hidden Energy Circuits were on its neck. The complexity of its Hidden Energy Circuits was similar to Popplio's, with the only difference being in Structure.
As Bai Feng's Golden Finger and Psychic Power increased, Bai Feng's work speed became faster and faster. By the Time Larvitar and Chikorita regained consciousness, their Lighting Hidden Energy Circuits session was finished.
Bai Feng asked with a smile: "How was it? Didn't I say there was nothing to worry about?"
Larvitar flipped over from the Bed, but because the Sedative hadn't completely worn off, it couldn't fully control its Body, so it rolled off the Bed with a thud.
"Hey~ Be careful..."
Before Bai Feng could finish speaking, Larvitar fell onto the Ground with a thud.
It was quite heavy, so it made a loud sound when it fell, but Larvitar didn't care about a little tumble. It calmly got up from the Ground and then wobbled around the Room, seemingly Adapting to the feeling after the Anesthetic wore off.
Chikorita originally wanted to jump off the Bed too. It kicked its four legs but couldn't exert any Strength, so it had to slowly lie back down and then looked at Bai Feng with longing eyes.
Bai Feng shook his Head helplessly, walked over, and picked it up from the Bed.
The next morning, Bai Feng was fertilizing the Fairy Flower Flower Field when he suddenly received a Phone call from Miss Jun Sha, asking him to go to the Police Station.
Bai Feng knew that there might be results regarding the Drilbur Matter, so he didn't delay at all and went to the Police Station on Talonflame Captain.
Upon meeting Miss Jun Sha, Bai Feng learned a shocking News: that Drilbur would prey on other Pokémon. The missing Mount Goat and Ride Lamb Pokémon from the Ranch were probably preyed upon by it.
When Bai Feng was in primary School, he had learned about the history of the Pokémon World and knew that the Pokémon World had once gone through an important period, which was the Enlightenment Era of Pokémon.
In Ancient times, it was not strange for Pokémon to prey on Pokémon, but later, as the relationship between humans and Pokémon improved, human Habits began to Influence Pokémon.
After many years of development, humans and some Pokémon truly formed a mutually dependent relationship and also completed the Enlightenment of these Pokémon, making them no longer prey on other Pokémon.
Nowadays, Pokémon living in human territories no longer prey on Pokémon at all, but mainly eat Berries. If it weren't for this, the Pokémon World would not allow ten-year-old children to travel alone.
Of course, this excludes the Barren Lands that have not been developed by humans. The Pokémon living there have not experienced the Enlightenment Era and still retain some of the living Habits of Ancient Pokémon.
However, ordinary Trainers cannot go to those places, and the Pokémon there cannot come over.
But Couriway Town is not some Barren Land; it is the hinterland of the Human World. The appearance of a Pokémon that preys on other Pokémon is not normal.
Miss Jun Sha also told Bai Feng that there were drug residues in the Drilbur's Body. That Medicine would stimulate the Pokémon's nerves, making the Pokémon more aggressive.
In other words, the appearance of the Drilbur was not accidental, but was specifically Cultivated by someone.
After hearing this, Bai Feng finally understood why Grandpa Fu and Miss Jun Sha had such strange expressions when they saw the Drilbur yesterday. One was knowledgeable, and the other was a police officer. They probably had already Guessed the Situation of this Pokémon.
Miss Jun Sha asked Bai Feng to go back and tell Grandpa Fu that since the appearance of the Drilbur was not simple, they should pay more attention to the Situation at the Ranch.
After Bai Feng returned, he immediately went to Bi Yi Gym and told Grandpa Fu what Miss Jun Sha had said. Grandpa Fu was not surprised to hear it. He smiled at Bai Feng and said: "I know. You don't need to worry about the rest. Leave it all to me."
What Bai Feng didn't know was that a day later, two people arrived outside Balis and Luo Bu's Ranch. Two young men, wearing black Uniforms, were constantly looking at something in the place where Bai Feng and the Drilbur had battled.
"The Drilbur disappeared here," one of them said.
"It probably couldn't resist preying on the Pokémon in the Ranch," the other Guessed.
"So it was captured by someone in the Ranch? Will there be a Problem?" the first person asked worriedly.
The second person scolded carelessly: "What kind of Problem could there be? It's just a mad Pokémon. Let it be captured. It won't involve us."
"How about... we go back and snatch it?" the first person said hesitantly. "Otherwise, it won't be easy to explain to the Talonflame Captain when we go back."
Hearing this, the second person glared at him angrily and said: "Do you know whose Ranch this is?"
"Whose?" the first person asked foolishly.
"The Bi Yi Gym Leader - Fu, A, De!" the second person replied word by word.
Hearing this Name, the first person shrank his Head: "Then let's forget it. Pretend I didn't say anything. At most, I'll just get scolded when I go back."
The second person sighed and said: "That's the only way."
The first person said angrily: "Why did that Drilbur go to such lengths to escape? In the end, wasn't it still captured by Others! What's the difference between it falling into the League's hands and being captured by us?"
The second person replied: "It took the Medicine specially made by the Leader. It probably lost its Reason in the end, otherwise, it wouldn't have been easily captured..."
These two people didn't stay at the Ranch for too long. After a while, they quietly left. No one discovered their appearance from beginning to end.
Recommended reading of the Pokémon novel "Pokémon: Trainer Zhen Si"
Synopsis: What is a Trainer?
It's not about putting friendship and Bond on your lips all the time.
A powerful Trainer doesn't need to say anything; the Pokémon will naturally understand you. -- Zhen Si
As a Transmigrator, Zhen Si's goal is very clear.
He wants to train powerful Pokémon and become a Pokémon Master, the strongest Trainer.
...
Xiao Zhi: This guy Zhen Si is my biggest opponent, I will definitely defeat him!
Chi Hong: I have to say, some of Zhen Si's ideas and training methods are hard to accept, but they are unexpectedly reasonable.
Qing Lv: ... (Looking forward to battling him)
...
...
PS: Zhen Si's Personality in this Book combines the Journey Personality, with some slight modifications, but it won't deviate much.
PS: The World background integrates anime, games, and movies, with characters like Chi Hong, Qing Lv, Ming Hui, Xiao Zhi, etc. See the Book's settings for details.
PS: Rational, no female lead.
(End of this chapter)