White Fish Village.
Temporary base of the Trainer Association.
Fang Yuan and Qian Feng, who met earlier, were the first to return here.
Evening.
As per the agreed time, Niu Yi and Huang Liuying also arrived, dusty and tired.
Luckily for them, they had not encountered any of the three major dangers.
At this moment, although exhausted, upon learning that Fang Yuan had already cleared up the dangers, they were immediately invigorated.
"Haha, big achievement!"
Niu Yi heartily slapped Fang Yuan's shoulder, laughing out loud.
He had assumed there wouldn't be much progress on the first day of exploration, but Fang Yuan had unexpectedly made significant gains!
"Not bad, not bad," Fang Yuan said hastily as he stepped aside.
"To think there was an Overlord Spirit that remained lucid..." Huang Liuying turned to Fang Yuan and said, "You handled it very well. With this information, the initial exploration of the dangers in White Fishing Village's mysterious territory is effectively complete."
Huang Liuying genuinely admired him – truly, Su province's strongest New Trainer. Had they encountered that Giant Venusaur under the same circumstances, they may not have managed better than Fang Yuan.
Whether it's having the strength to make the Giant Venusaur wary, the superpower to perceive changes in emotions, or the mobile Rotom that can understand the language of Pokémon, they did not possess any of these abilities.
So, after putting themselves in his shoes, they couldn't come up with any way to achieve what Fang Yuan did.
The dangers of this secret location were actually quite significant.
Whether it was the vicious Carnivorous Flower or the Venusaur that scattered poisonous spores with every step to attract its prey, none were to be trifled with.
In comparison, the strongest Garlic Turtle Tribe seemed easier to approach, but not any Trainer could negotiate with the Giant Venusaur on equal footing.
Now that Fang Yuan had reached a consensus with the Giant Venusaur and obtained certain information about the secret location from it, the subsequent exploration would be much easier.
"I have already contacted the Jinling Trainer Association. They will send three Professional Trainers to assist us, including a one-star professional master to lead the team," Qian Feng said. "They will arrive early tomorrow morning, and then we can launch the second round of exploration."
"Niu Ge and I will patrol tonight. Xiao Huang and Fang Yuan, you guys go ahead and rest."
"I..." Fang Yuan wasn't actually very tired; in fact, he still felt quite energetic and could stay up all night to patrol without any problems.
But just as Fang Yuan was about to say something, he was pulled away by Huang Liuying.
"You've done enough today. Rest well tonight. Tomorrow, you might be the main force."
Although they didn't know the specific circumstances of Bulbasaur Forest, Fang Yuan was the only Trainer connected to that place. Compared to them, he was more crucial.
"Right, it will take a long time for the secret location to fully integrate. There will be no shortage of night tasks in the future. You should rest tonight, which is also for better exploration tomorrow," Niu Yi nodded towards Fang Yuan.
"Alright," Fang Yuan relented, understanding their reasoning. Exploring secret locations was a long-term battle; one couldn't expect to wind down in just three to five days. It was simply his turn to rest.
"Right... I can't let Eevee stay up late playing games tonight... otherwise I'd be letting down the kindness of my seniors..."
Eevee: what???
…
Night.
The moon shone brightly, and the stars were sparse.
After dinner, Fang Yuan realized there were still many rangers, volunteer Trainers, and other Trainers patrolling inside and outside the blockade line.
Within White Fish Village, the lights in every house had mostly dimmed.
Though it was only around eight o'clock, rest time here was surprisingly early.
"This fruit, who among you will eat it first?"
Arriving at an open space, Fang Yuan brought out his Poké Balls and released his Pokémon one by one, looking at the group of Pokémon in front of him and asking.
What Fang Yuan held in his hand was the Awakening Fruit, capable of awakening "Awakened power."
This Awakening Fruit reminded Fang Yuan of the Sand Scale Fruits in the Nanwu Town Secret Realm. Back then, as a New Trainer, he could only eat them stealthily.
But now, as a Professional Trainer and core member of the Trainer Association, resources from secret locations like Tree Fruits could be used directly; even high-level resources like Evolutionary Stones would be available for priority usage upon registration. It could be said that for Professional Trainers, every exploration of a secret location represented a huge gain.
Risk and opportunity coexist...
Fang Yuan now had an Awakening Fruit in his hand, which was an opportunity.
After explaining the effects of the Awakening Fruit to several of his Pokémon, Fang Yuan said, "There are more of these Tree Fruits in the Secret Realm. Today we'll use one for an experiment; later on, I'll figure out a way to get more..."
The Awakening Fruit that "awakens power"... Eevee showed a disinterested expression.
"Bwoo~~~" It yawned, indicating that since it had already learned the awakened power, it wouldn't join in the excitement.
"Gululu~~~" "Murmur..." "Murmur..." The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster also wasn't very interested. After giving it a glance, it immediately turned away to feed Electromagnetic Power to the Klink.
"Boowu~~~~" At the same time, Dragonite patted its stomach, indicating that ladies first, and that Milotic could eat first.
Originally, Fang Yuan thought that the reliable Dragonite would become the team's nanny, but as time went on, there was a deviation: the chef ended up being the nanny, while Dragonite... became the dance king and Lickitung...
Regarding this, Fang Yuan was extremely surprised... inconceivable, actually.
"Hoo..." On the other side, the Glutton fell silent before making its decision.
It wanted to eat, but considering that it usually ate much more food than the others, it ultimately chose to give it up and echoed Dragonite's suggestion.
After all, there would still be opportunities to eat it in the future, so this time it would let Milotic have it.
"Then let's give it to Milotic, Rotom~~" The mobile phone Rotom also agreed.
"Uwaah..." After taking a breath, Monferno felt weak and still preferred the comfort of the Poké Ball. After considering it, it returned to its Poké Ball.
Declining the invitation, just off the sickbed, already possessing awakened strength, feeling unwell, slipping away.
That was probably what Monferno meant, but once it returned to the Poké Ball, Monferno fell into deep thought...
Enumerating the facts, the Eevee and Self-detonating Magnetic Monster who could awaken powers were both stronger than it; Dragonite, Milotic, and the Glutton who could not were all weaker than it.
If the latter three Pokémon were also to develop their awakened powers to its level... wouldn't that mean...
At this thought, Monferno inside the Poké Ball suddenly felt uneasy, cold, trembling...
"Well, then that's decided, we'll give it to Milotic first," Fang Yuan said.
Under the moonlight, Milotic, maintaining its reserved nature, had remained silent.
But when the opportunity landed squarely on its own head, Milotic was at a loss for what to do.
"Hoo~~" "Boowu~~~"
After Glutton and Dragonite signalled that it was up to it, Milotic hesitated before softly thanking everyone.
The next second, Milotic made eye contact with Fang Yuan. Seeing his smile that wasn't quite a smile, Milotic's tsundere heart erupted, and it started to play coy again.
"Alright, everyone's turn will come eventually, just eat it now. Do I need to feed you?" Fang Yuan laughed.
"..." Milotic lowered its head, unable to withstand the pressure of all the gazes, and ate the Awakening Fruit from Fang Yuan's hand in a few ladylike bites.
"How does it feel?"
After Milotic ate the Awakening Fruit, Fang Yuan immediately spoke up, and the Pokémon all turned their attention to Milotic, wanting to know what kind of attribute power Milotic had awakened.
"Feewu~~~" Milotic made an ethereal sound, with its eyes slightly closed, feeling the changes the Awakening Fruit brought to its body.
One second... two seconds... one minute... after three minutes...
Milotic, with its eyes closed, sensed a dark vision clearing into a vast azure ocean.
The Water Flow in the ocean seemed connected to its spiritual power...
Ripples appeared on the water's surface, and Milotic's body also started to shine with a faint blue light.
"Psychic Type, Rotom..." the mobile phone Rotom murmured.
"Psychic Type, huh," Fang Yuan remarked without surprise. In his estimation, due to racial talent, the largest chances for Milotic to awaken powers were Water, Ice, Dragon, and Psychic Type.
Because Milotic's species naturally had a strong affinity for these attributes.
Aside from these, Poison, Ground, Steel were also remote possibilities... however, judging from the current situation, Milotic's Superpower Talent seemed to be a bit stronger.
"Not a bad attribute at all. After awakening a Psychic Type ability, the control over spiritual power can become even more outstanding. In the future, whether casting moves from other types or performing combination moves, the effort required would be halved," Fang Yuan thought this awakened attribute was indeed well-suited for Milotic with its excellent Coordination Talent. What will follow is to see how it would be developed.
"Blurululu~~" The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster was the first to congratulate Milotic, not because Milotic had awakened the same attribute as theirs but because...
Psychic Types trump Fighting Types.