Chapter 126: Trying to Secretly Become Stronger to Amaze Everyone
In the end, there was nothing they could do. Everyone ran out to look for Heliolisk, but they still couldn't find it.
Later, Heliolisk came out on its own. It turned out it was sunbathing among the Sunflora, felt too comfortable, and accidentally fell asleep.
This was truly a big misunderstanding.
In the evening, Bai Ye returned Home. Bai Feng was surprised to find a Pidove following behind her.
"Where did you abduct this Pidove from?" Bai Feng asked in surprise.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" Abducted? You really don't know how to talk!
Bai Ye slapped Bai Feng hard.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" I think you still lack a Flying Mount. This Pidove is good, I've decided to recommend it to you.
Bai Ye had already confirmed that the Stone could indeed help her become stronger, so she brought the Pidove Home as agreed, and even planned to recommend it to her precious child.
"No, where did you get the idea that I lack a Flying Mount? Don't we have Talonflame at Home?" Bai Feng was completely confused by his Mom's inexplicable behavior.
Bai Ye argued unreasonably, "Doesn't Talonflame have to patrol the Orchard? You trouble it every time, and I haven't seen you give it an extra Wage."
Bai Feng said helplessly, "Alright then, I'll give it a bit more Wage next time and tell it that Bai Ye fought for it."
As soon as Bai Ye heard this, she immediately started acting shamelessly, "I don't care, I don't care! From now on, it's your responsibility."
Bai Feng: ...
In the end, Bai Feng still kept the Pidove under his Mom's "coercion".
In the evening, while Bai Feng was giving everyone a Massage, he looked at Bai Ye and Heliolisk in surprise and asked, "What have you two been doing lately? How come your Energy is increasing so rapidly?"
"What are you talking about? I don't know!" Bai Ye looked around and avoided the topic, not wanting to tell Bai Feng the Reason. She wanted to secretly become stronger and then amaze everyone.
Bai Feng was left speechless by his Mom's terrible acting.
Fine, if you don't want to say, don't say. Not only have you learned to stay out all night, but you've also started having your own little Secrets. You're really giving your son a headache!
Heliolisk, on the other hand, was honest. As soon as Bai Feng asked, it told him about absorbing Solar Energy from the Sunflora.
Bai Feng was surprised after hearing this. "You can do that? No wonder you were hiding among the Sunflora today and wouldn't come out."
Hearing this, Heliolisk scratched the back of its head sheepishly.
"Good job, you're smart enough, keep it up." Bai Feng praised Heliolisk, and at the same Time, looked at the other Pokémon and said, "The same goes for you. You need to fully utilize your initiative."
The implication was that they were all mature Pokémon now and needed to learn to become stronger on their own.
The Pokémon looked at each other, completely not understanding what Bai Feng was saying.
Because Bai Ye and Heliolisk's Energy increased too quickly, Bai Feng had to spend more Time helping them purify and compress their Energy.
Currently, Heliolisk has become the strongest Pokémon on the entire Fangxing Mountain besides Bai Ye, at least in terms of Energy accumulation and Energy Quality.
The Pidove that just joined today also enjoyed a Massage. Massage can indeed make Pokémon addicted, but compared to Massage, Pidove was more concerned about the Food Problem.
Recalling the Food called Energy Cube it ate tonight, Pidove fell into a fantasy.
The goddess told it that from now on, it would have that kind of delicious Food to eat every day, and it could eat as much as it wanted.
Is such a wonderful life really not a dream? Pidove felt it was a bit unreal.
Early the next morning, Bai Ye left Home again and went to Phantump Forest, leaving Pidove with Bai Feng, claiming it was for them to cultivate Affection for each other.
Because Bai Feng was Busy with work in the morning, he first entrusted Pidove to Hatterene's care.
But halfway through Bai Feng's work, Hatterene rushed over and said that something had happened to Pidove.
Bai Feng hurried over to take a look and saw Pidove rolling on the Ground, clutching its stomach.
Only after Hatterene's explanation did Bai Feng realize that Pidove had become like this because it ate too many Energy Cubes in one go.
Energy Cubes are high-Energy Food. Pokémon usually feel full after eating three or four, but Pidove ate over a dozen in one go. No wonder it was suffering so much now.
"Hatterene~ Hatterene~" It's all my fault, I didn't watch it properly.
Hatterene said self-reproachfully.
Bai Feng shook his head and comforted her, "How could it be your fault? You couldn't have imagined something like this would happen. It was my lack of consideration. I didn't explain the Situation to Pidove in Time. It just arrived here and doesn't understand anything yet."
After speaking, Bai Feng walked over, picked up Pidove, and while rubbing its stomach, asked, "Pidove, are you alright?"
Pidove looked at Bai Feng with teary eyes. "Wuwuwu~ Am I going to die? Why does my stomach hurt so much?"
Bai Feng said with a chuckle, "What are you talking about dying? You just simply ate too much."
Pidove shook its head, refusing to believe it. "Impossible. How can eating too much cause a stomach ache? Eating too much should be a very comfortable and happy Matter!"
Since birth, Pidove had never eaten its fill even once. In its fantasy, having a full stomach should be something as happy as paradise. How could it be so uncomfortable?
Hearing Pidove's words, Bai Feng inexplicably felt a bit of Sadness.
Bai Feng rubbed Pidove's stomach for a while, and seeing that it wasn't getting better, he took it to the Pokemon Center.
The Instant Nurse Joy picked up Pidove, she saw the Problem. "It ate too much, didn't it?"
Bai Feng nodded and said guiltily, "Yes, it's all my fault for not paying attention. I accidentally let it eat too many Energy Cubes."
Nurse Joy said with a smile, "It's nothing serious. This Pidove must be newly caught, right? Many newly caught Wild Pokemon encounter this Situation at first."
Nurse Joy has dealt with many patients, and a Situation like Pidove's is not an isolated case.
"Just wait a moment, Pidove will be fine soon." After comforting Bai Feng with a couple of sentences, Nurse Joy took Pidove to the Examination Room.
Sure enough, Nurse Joy quickly returned with Pidove. Pidove was no longer rolling around in pain, but it still looked a bit listless.
Perhaps the cruel reality that eating too much is indeed uncomfortable struck it hard. There was so much Food, but it could only look and not eat. This was truly a Sadness-inducing Matter.
After paying the Fee for the treatment, Bai Feng carried Pidove out of the Pokémon Center and warned it, "You can't be so reckless next Time. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me, or you can ask the other Pokémon on the Mountain."
"Coo coo coo~" Got it...
Pidove agreed weakly.
On the way here, Pidove didn't pay attention to the Situation along the way because of its stomach ache. Now that its stomach no longer hurt, it realized there were so many Humans around.
Pidove had been wandering in the wild alone for so long, so it naturally didn't have a timid Personality. It struggled to fly out of Bai Feng's arms, landed on Bai Feng's shoulder, looked at everything with curious eyes, and occasionally asked Bai Feng some Problems.
Everything around was so novel.
Bai Feng patiently answered all of Pidove's Problems.
Just then, a Bystander with a Scolipede passed by Bai Feng and Pidove. Pidove suddenly shrieked, then quickly flew towards the Scolipede, opening its mouth to peck it.
The Scolipede and its Trainer were startled by this sudden scene and began to Panic and drive Pidove away.
Bai Feng was also startled and quickly stepped forward to stop it.
"Pidove, stop it! Why are you attacking them?"
Seeing that Pidove actually had a Trainer, the Bystander immediately started cursing, telling Bai Feng to keep his Pokémon in line. Fortunately, his Scolipede wasn't injured, otherwise, this Matter wouldn't be over.
The fault was on his side, so Bai Feng could only keep apologizing to the other party until the Bystander left.
Pidove flew back to Bai Feng's shoulder with a bewildered look and asked doubtfully, "Why did you apologize? It's a bad guy, it would eat me!"
It turned out that Pidove had been attacked by a group of Scolipede in the wild before, so it always thought that all Scolipede were bad guys that would eat it.
Bai Feng didn't simply blame Pidove just because it caused trouble. This was a Pokémon that had never come into contact with Humans before, and it needed Time to Adapt to this unfamiliar Environment.
"This place is Different from the Environment you lived in before. Everyone has enough Food, so Pokémon don't attack each other. You shouldn't attack other Pokémon either, got it?" Bai Feng patiently instructed Pidove.
"Coo coo coo~"
Pidove nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
On the way back, Pidove didn't attack any other Pokémon. It was very smart and actively asked Bai Feng about many Things it didn't understand. Bai Feng also took the opportunity to teach it some Rules for living in the Human World, and it remembered them very firmly.
Gradually, Bai Feng found that he was starting to like this Pokémon. Although it was naive and perhaps a bit reckless, it was eager to learn and very smart.
When Bai Ye first wanted to keep Pidove, Bai Feng felt indifferent. Now, he thought keeping it was quite good.
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On the other side, by the Pond deep within Phantump Forest, Bai Ye was undergoing Meditation training.
Today, Bai Ye didn't engage in Pokémon Battle Training with Leader Trevenant. Instead, she began cultivating under the guidance of the Black Stone.
The Black Stone was now placed by Bai Ye in the center of the Pond.
With the Black Stone's guidance, Bai Ye found that her Meditation efficiency had greatly improved, by at least fifty percent.
Bai Ye was also a Wild Pokemon who lived alone before. She had never received Special Training in Mental Power, nor had her peers taught her how to use Psychic. All her Methods for using Mental Power were self-taught, including the Meditation Method.
But the Meditation Method taught by the Black Stone was Different. This Method of Meditation was summarized by generations of Psychic-type Pokémon based on their own Experience.
Although Bai Ye was very curious about how the Black Stone knew this Meditation Method, and also curious about the Black Stone's Identity, the Black Stone had never directly answered her Problems.
Just like that, Bai Ye focused intently and Meditated for the entire morning.
In the Afternoon, Bai Ye had something else to do.
The Black Stone also gave suggestions for analyzing and simulating the Special Energy on the Diamond.
Its meaning was for Bai Ye to absorb all the Energy from that Diamond into her Body, and then use her own Origin Energy to assimilate that Energy. Finally, there would be a high possibility for her own Energy to gain the same Ability as the other party.
Creating something from nothing is very difficult, but deriving from one to two is much easier.
Anyway, the Energy in that Diamond was a very pure Fairy-type Energy. As a Fairy-type Pokémon, Bai Ye's Body would not reject that Energy.
However, there was one point: Bai Ye's Strength was not strong enough. It was very difficult to extract all the Energy from the Diamond and then absorb it in one go.
At this Time, the Black Stone indicated that it could help.
Under the Black Stone's command, Bai Ye placed the Diamond on the Black Stone. Suddenly, a deep Blue Light flashed on the Black Stone.
The Light spread onto the Diamond little by little, wrapping around it. Then Bai Ye saw a stream of pink Fairy-type Energy being drawn out of the Diamond little by little.
"You need to be ready, I'm starting."
The Black Stone's clear voice echoed in Bai Ye's mind.
The pink Fairy-type Energy suddenly turned into a thread and rushed into Bai Ye's Body, connecting Bai Ye's chest and that Diamond.
"Gardevoir!!!"
The sudden surge of external Energy into her Body was a very painful Matter for Bai Ye. She gritted her teeth tightly, letting out faint groans.
As the Fairy-type Energy poured in, Bai Ye's brown pupils were dyed pink, and at the same Time, her Body was undergoing some subtle Variations.
Bai Feng had said before that because Bai Ye hadn't been developed by Golden Finger Energy since her Ralts stage, many Hidden Energy Circuits couldn't be opened, and thus a lot of potential was wasted.
But with the influx of this Energy, the Hidden Energy Circuits in Bai Ye's Sensory Organs began to glow. Those Hidden Energy Circuits that were completely hidden because they hadn't been developed began to reappear.
Energy filled the Hidden Energy Circuits, and the Hidden Energy Circuits also began to open up little by little.
However, the Black Stone didn't let this Energy flow freely within Bai Ye's Body. Instead, it Sealed all of it within the newly revealed Hidden Energy Circuits in Bai Ye.
This Energy was ultimately external Energy, and it was very powerful. Bai Ye's ultimate goal was to assimilate this Energy, completely analyze the Secrets of this Energy, rather than being assimilated by this Energy.
Therefore, Bai Ye needed Time to convert this Energy into her own little by little.
After an unknown amount of Time, all the Energy in the Diamond was absorbed by Bai Ye, and the Diamond consequently changed from pink to colorless and transparent.
"Hoo hoo hoo~~~"
Bai Ye knelt on the Ground, panting heavily, her forehead covered in Sweat Beads.
"Experience the Variations in your Body yourself. I need to rest for a bit." The Black Stone's voice sounded in Bai Ye's mind. Clearly, helping Bai Ye with this Matter wasn't easy for the Black Stone either.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" Got it, rest assured.
After speaking, Bai Ye floated cross-legged in mid-air, using her Mental Power to examine her own Situation.
(End of Chapter)