"What is it, turns out you were just still sleepy."
An Shiyu turned her face away, slightly red, then opened only one eye to look at Ye Chuan: "Then I'll go make breakfast. You hurry up and wash."
"Okay."
Watching An Shiyu hum a little tune as she left his room, Ye Chuan stretched lazily and got up to wash.
After enjoying a delicious and abundant breakfast at home, he went to the sports center, just like yesterday.
After two hours of jogging training, Ye Chuan took Charmander into the Pokémon training room. 1 Since Charizard was a Pokémon that excelled in ranged combat, Ye Chuan needed to train Charmander with this in mind. 1. www.readwn.com www.readwn.com
"Let's try the frisbee machine first." Ye Chuan looked at a black device. Although called a frisbee machine, it was more like a projection device. If a Pokémon used a skill to hit the frisbee, the projection would disappear. This way, it wouldn't waste resources and was efficient and environmentally friendly.
After pressing the button and setting options such as quantity, interval speed, and the like, the device started up—
The sound of simulated air being torn apart rang out, and a projected frisbee appeared, flying past Ye Chuan and Charmander.
"Ember!" Upon command, Charmander spat out embers. Although the power wasn't low, it didn't successfully hit the frisbee. Then, a second and third frisbee appeared. Charmander used two more Embers, finally hitting the last frisbee.
Seeing this, Ye Chuan stroked his chin. "The hit rate is a bit low, we need to train it properly."
After practicing with the frisbee for more than an hour, Charmander's hit rate had improved a lot compared to the beginning. However, Ye Chuan's Aura sensed that Charmander seemed to be deliberately suppressing some kind of emotion, a kind of violent impulse to destroy everything, which was transmitted from Charmander's body.
"Could it be?"
As if to confirm his thoughts, Ye Chuan pointed to the wooden stake beside them. "Charmander, use Scratch!"
"Roar!" Hearing Ye Chuan's command, Charmander let out a suppressed low growl. The next moment, it rushed to the wooden stake, its sharp claws glowing faintly as it swung them repeatedly, sending wood chips flying and leaving deep scratch marks.
As if venting, Charmander shredded the entire wooden stake in no time, and it panted heavily, its emotions seemingly released.
"Is it an influence from its bloodline?" Ye Chuan began to ponder. Charmander's violent appearance was probably influenced by its father, Salamence. Otherwise, this kind of innate rage and destructive desire wasn't something a newly born Charmander could possess.
Moreover, it was clear that the power of Charmander's Scratch was a level higher than its own Ember. Judging from the current situation, Charmander's close combat was much stronger than its ranged attacks.
This gave Ye Chuan a headache. In game terms, it was like a mage who was naturally talented in strength.
Ye Chuan currently had two paths before him. One was to ignore Charmander's desire for close combat and its destructive urges, and only have it learn ranged skills.
The second was to follow Charmander's innate destructive desire and strength, and have it learn close combat attacks.
Although he could choose both, there had to be a specialization, with the other being used for supplementary attacks.
And Charmander could learn quite a few close combat skills. Although its racial talent in close combat wasn't as good as in ranged attacks, it wasn't considered bad either. In other words, focusing on close combat was viable.
"Charmander, if you could choose, do you prefer close combat or ranged attacks?"
After thinking it over, Ye Chuan chose to ask Charmander's opinion. As a trainer, listening to the Pokémon's thoughts was also an important thing.
Hearing its owner's question, Charmander didn't hesitate to extend its small claws and choose the tattered wooden stake.
Seeing Charmander's firm and pure gaze, Ye Chuan smiled. "I see."
Charmander possessed the inherited skill Dragon Dance, so close combat wasn't unfeasible. Since that was the case, Ye Chuan decided to focus on training Charmander's close combat abilities and train ranged attacks as a secondary focus.
With his thoughts clear, Ye Chuan began to have Charmander intensify its close combat training.
Time passed unknowingly. When it was time for dinner, Ye Chuan still didn't feel like going back. After sending a message to Shiyu, he and Charmander stayed in the training room for a full eight hours, until six o'clock in the afternoon.
"Training so hard, is it really okay?"
At the dinner table, An Shiyu propped up her cheek with her hand, watching Ye Chuan and Charmander devour their food.
"It's quite enjoyable, but when I came back to my senses, my stomach was already empty," Ye Chuan said, smiling as he patted his stomach.
An Shiyu sighed. "Idiot, but doing this, you have to pay attention to Charmander's physical condition. After all, Charmander's energy consumption is much greater than yours."
"Then we'll make sure to eat on time," Ye Chuan said, having not considered this point properly.
An Shiyu glanced at Charmander and shook her head gently. "The training intensity you just told me about is still a bit much for a newly born Charmander."
"Is that so?"
"Training like that is difficult to replenish energy through just eating," An Shiyu extended a finger and shook it, then got up and ran to the kitchen. She took out a machine from a cabinet, it was a deep blue color all over, shaped somewhat like a box, with a lid in the middle.
Seeing Ye Chuan's puzzled gaze, An Shiyu's eyes curved into crescent moons. "Haven't you seen this before? It's a device for making Pokéblocks."
"First time seeing it..."
Ye Chuan was no stranger to Pokéblocks. They were cube-shaped Pokémon food made from Pokémon Berries using a special method. Depending on the production process, the combination of Berries, and even the time involved, the final effect of the Pokéblock would also be different.
High-quality Pokéblocks were hot-selling items on the market. Ye Chuan hadn't expected An Shiyu's house to have such a device.
"The machine is sold online. The difficulty lies in the combination of Berries and the production process," An Shiyu understood Ye Chuan's thoughts and continued, "Making Pokéblocks isn't something you can easily do just by knowing the recipe. If any part of the process isn't done well, the effect will be greatly reduced."
"Sounds like alchemy in fantasy novels," Ye Chuan quipped. "So, when did you learn how to make Pokéblocks?"
"I learned for a while from my mother when I was traveling in Hawaii."
An Shiyu opened the refrigerator and took out three or four fruit-like berries. They weren't even as big as a fist, small little things, but they emitted a rich fruity fragrance.
Pokémon Berries were always expensive due to the difficulty of cultivation and low yield. The three or four Berries in front of them would cost over 1000 if you wanted to buy them.
"Oran Berries, Sitrus Berries, and Figy Berries are three types of Berries that can directly restore HP. Making them into Pokéblocks can not only maximize the extraction of their effects, but also enhance the HP recovery effect by a level if combined properly."
As she spoke, An Shiyu opened the lid of the device and put the Berries in. After setting various options such as rotation speed and time, she pressed the button, and the machine started running.