"Ding—"
The alarm clock rang, Ye Chuan glanced at the time, seven in the morning.
"Gotta go out for training." He took out his phone and tapped it, sending a message to Shiyu before getting up to wash.
Coming downstairs, he opened the refrigerator and simply grabbed some bread and milk. After preparing Pokémon food for Charmander, the two of them began to eat.
"Ga." After what happened last night, Charmander wasn't resistant to Ye Chuan feeding it. It sat on the ground, slowly eating its food, only occasionally glancing up at its owner.
Ye Chuan bit into his bread and sighed with a bit of dissatisfaction, "Shiyu's breakfast is still better, but she doesn't wake up this early."
An Shiyu had been entrusted by Ye Chuan's mother to help take care of his meals. Ye Chuan was already very grateful that someone made breakfast for him, how could he have any demands on the time?
Charmander's food was the same as what it ate yesterday, refined Fire-type Pokémon food, and it seemed quite satisfied.
After casually finishing breakfast, Ye Chuan went out.
For training, Ye Chuan chose the nearby sports center because it had complete facilities, and most of them could be used for free, making it a very good training location.
Arriving at the sports center, Ye Chuan stood on the synthetic track and started doing some warm-up exercises.
"Alright, according to the training plan, let's work on physical strength first." After summoning Charmander, Ye Chuan started jogging with it. Charmander seemed very motivated to train its strength, and unusually, it didn't resist Ye Chuan's suggestion.
Regarding the choice between jogging and sprinting, Ye Chuan chose the former. Unlike anaerobic exercises like sprinting, sticking to jogging could effectively improve physical fitness and was a good way to increase stamina. As for sprinting, it was a way to improve explosive power and speed, which wasn't necessary for the current Charmander.
Newly hatched Pokémon weren't suitable for high-intensity exercise. Ye Chuan understood the principle that one couldn't get fat in a single bite.
After running for about two hours, Ye Chuan glanced at the time and stopped. "Okay."
"Ga." Charmander sat down, panting.
Ye Chuan took out a towel, squatted down, and wiped the sweat off Charmander's body. "Good job, Charmander."
Charmander stared blankly at him, then turned its head away.
"It's a little past ten now. We'll train for a bit longer and then go back for lunch." Ye Chuan took out his phone and looked at the plan he had made last night. "Next is skill training time. Charmander, can you still manage?"
"Ga." Charmander stood up.
Ye Chuan reached out and patted its small head, smiling. "Good boy."
"Goo." Charmander unusually didn't struggle, letting Ye Chuan stroke its head.
The place for skill training couldn't naturally be on the running track. After all, damaging public facilities with skills would require compensation. The sports center had a dedicated Pokémon training room, costing about thirty per hour, which provided many props for training.
"If you plan to use it long-term, I suggest getting a monthly pass," the staff member said with a smile. "It'll be much cheaper that way."
"How much is a monthly pass?" Ye Chuan thought carefully. There was still a month before the entrance exam, and getting a pass would indeed be more cost-effective.
"3000 for a month, you can use it for eight hours every day. If you have a Trainer League Card, you can also enjoy a 10% discount."
"Then please get me a monthly pass." Ye Chuan took out his phone, paid, and received a plastic card.
The staff member smiled. "That'll be 2700. Welcome to the Pokémon training room."
The training room was about seventy or eighty square meters, with various facilities, such as dumbbells for strength training and automatic frisbee machines for practicing skill accuracy. The variety was complete, just what Ye Chuan wanted.
"The skills that Charmander knows shortly after birth seem to be Scratch and Growl. Some with better talent can also use Ember." Ye Chuan searched for Charmander's information on his phone. After all, his previous Charmander had used Ember, so its talent was probably quite good.
However, Charmander's father was the Salamence, known as the ruler of the skies, so concerning genetics, Charmander might also have a chance to inherit skills from its father.
Ye Chuan looked at the Charmander at his feet. "Charmander, use all the skills you know and show me."
Charmander glanced at Ye Chuan, then a faint white light emitted from its small claws. It slightly scratched the air a few times, creating a whooshing sound.
Scratch attack.
Charmander then let out a low growl. The strange sound waves made Ye Chuan, even standing behind it, feel a slight chill.
Growl skill.
Afterward, Charmander spat out sparks, directly igniting a target. This skill was naturally Ember.
"Sure enough, Growl, Scratch, and Em..." Before Ye Chuan could finish speaking, Charmander's body began to emit a light interwoven with purple and red. Visibly, its momentum began to rise.
"This." Ye Chuan looked at Charmander's appearance, a surprised expression on his face. "Dragon Dance?"
Dragon Dance was a skill that could increase power and speed in a short period of time. Generally, Charmander couldn't learn it. He hadn't expected that due to the inheritance from a Dragon-type Pokémon, it had actually mastered this skill.
Ye Chuan nodded with satisfaction. "Although Charmander's final form, Charizard, is a Pokémon that excels in long-range attacks, and it doesn't quite match the power boost from Dragon Dance, it's still an extra skill, a pleasant surprise."
Dragon Dance lasted for about ten seconds, and Charmander sat on the ground panting due to exhaustion. It seemed that this skill consumed a lot of its energy.
Ye Chuan didn't want to push Charmander too hard, so he decided to end today's training. After all, it was only the first day, and there was no need to rush things.
After returning home, it was already past eleven. Ye Chuan sent a few messages to An Shiyu, but none of them were replied to.
"She's probably busy cooking and didn't notice her phone." Usually, An Shiyu replied to his messages instantly. In this kind of situation, she must be busy with something.
Ye Chuan went to the second floor of his house and climbed directly into An Shiyu's room from the balcony. As soon as he opened the door, he felt himself bump into something round, and a familiar cry rang out:
"Hoo!"
Ye Chuan looked closely and found that it was Rowlet. At this moment, a piece of soft fabric fell into his hand.
"What's this?" Ye Chuan looked down and found that it was a pair of white underwear printed with little bear patterns.
Ye Chuan: "..."
"Rowlet, why are you taking so long to bring me my underwear?" From outside the room, a voice came. An Shiyu, with a towel draped over her shoulders and not wearing any clothes, walked into the room. She seemed to have just finished showering, with steam still rising from her body, and her waist-length black hair was wet and clung tightly to her fair skin.
The next second, Ye Chuan's eyes met An Shiyu's.
"..." An Shiyu stared blankly at Ye Chuan for a long time, then turned around and left the room, closing the door.
I must have opened the door the wrong way.