"Chirp?"
"I know you can understand me. If you don't object, I'll keep talking."
Just as Su Feng was about to continue, he couldn't help but frown at the bloody wounds on the Torchic's body.
"System, do you have Potions in the shop?" Su Feng silently asked.
[Yes, Potions are 1 point for 10 bottles, Super Potions are 1 point for 5 bottles, Hyper Potions are 1 point for 2 bottles, and Full Restores are 1 point for 1 bottle.]
"Then give me 10 Potions."
[Transaction complete. 1 point deducted.]
It wasn't that Su Feng was unwilling to use a Full Restore, but a regular Potion was more than enough to heal a low-level Torchic.
Pretending to reach into his backpack, Su Feng took out a Potion.
"I'm going to treat your injuries now. If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent."
The Torchic seemed to ignore Su Feng's words, its small eyes fixed on him warily.
Seeing that the Torchic didn't move away, Su Feng didn't say anything more. He opened the Potion and began treating the Torchic's wounds.
Potions and other healing items were spray-type, making them easy to apply directly to wounds without worrying about bacterial contamination.
Su Feng tentatively sprayed a bit on the Torchic's wounds. The Torchic immediately felt the burning pain replaced by a cool, soothing sensation. The pain quickly subsided, and the wounds began to heal at a visible rate.
[Holy crap, what is this? The healing effect is insane!]
[This can't be right. The best healing potions we have can only stop bleeding in a short time, but this potion can heal wounds instantly?]
[Streamer, I'm the chairman of Kangjian Pharmaceutical Company. I'll take that potion. Name your price, any amount!]
[Bro above, are you for real? I'm in the same live stream as a billionaire?]
[Streamer, you may not realize the value of what you have. If you're willing, please share your location. We'll send someone to protect you.]
[...]
After the Potion's effect was revealed, the chat exploded with messages, as if Su Feng was holding something priceless.
Su Feng glanced at the comments and asked the system:
"System, if someone gets their hands on a Potion, can they reverse-engineer its ingredients?"
[Impossible. Their understanding of the Pokémon world is too limited. Many key ingredients in Potions haven't even been discovered yet.]
[But if you really want, you can buy the Potion recipe. Friendly price: 1,000 points.]
"1,000 points? Are you out of your mind? Why don't you just rob me?"
[Isn't that what I'm doing right now?]
Su Feng: "..."
He really wanted to punch the system.
1,000 points converted to live stream gifts would be around 500,000 yuan, which was nothing to the wealthy.
But Su Feng didn't want to hand over the recipe to pharmaceutical companies. He had a more thoughtful plan in mind.
For now, the most important thing was to heal the Torchic.
After spraying the Potion all over, the Torchic's wounds were completely healed within minutes.
"Chirp!"
The Torchic seemed fully revived, its energy levels making it hard to believe it had been injured just minutes ago.
After Su Feng's treatment, the simple-minded Torchic no longer saw him as a threat and even rubbed against his hand. A warm sensation, unique to Fire-type Pokémon, spread from Su Feng's palm.
"Chirp!"
[Holy crap, the Torchic is so cute.]
[Are all Pokémon this adorable...]
[No, my inner fangirl is screaming.]
[Streamer, aren't you scared at all? What if the Torchic suddenly turns on you?]
Seeing these comments, Su Feng smiled and explained:
"Actually, Pokémon are quite simple-minded. If you're good to them, they'll be good to you. It's as simple as that."
"There's no such thing as无缘无故的恨 (hatred without reason) or无缘无故的爱 (love without reason). This saying might not be entirely accurate in the human world, but for Pokémon, it's absolutely true."
"Now, can you tell me why you're training like this?" Su Feng turned to ask the Torchic.
"...Chirp, chirp."
"I can't understand just chirping..."
Just as Su Feng was struggling to figure out what the Torchic was trying to say, the system popped up.
[Limited-time translation service. Friendly price: 1 point to translate what the Torchic is saying.]
"Seriously? This costs points too?"
[Correct. Constantly spending points is to give the host a sense of urgency. It's all to encourage the host to better educate people about Pokémon.]
The system spoke righteously.
"You &%*#@."
Su Feng chose to curse.
Although it hurt a little, Su Feng paid the 1 point.
Once the payment was made, the system was reliable as always, immediately translating for Su Feng.
[The Torchic was born into a small Combusken tribe, where the strongest leader was a Combusken.]
[But the Torchic was different from the start. Not only was it robust, but it was also larger than other Torchic. Because of this, it was groomed as the next leader.]
[The Torchic was indeed exceptional. While other Torchic were still hiding under their mothers' protection, it was already brave enough to explore the forest.]
[Until one day, the tribe leader discovered that the Torchic couldn't spit fire.]
[That's right, a Fire-type Pokémon that couldn't spit fire.]
[This was absolutely unacceptable in a Fire-type Pokémon tribe.]
[From then on, the Torchic's status plummeted. Despite the leader's repeated attempts to awaken its fire-spitting ability, nothing worked.]
[The leader was the leader of the tribe, not just the Torchic's leader. Reluctantly, the leader had to choose another successor.]
[Finally, one night, the leader led the entire tribe away, leaving the fireless Torchic to fend for itself...]
"This..."
After hearing the Torchic's story, Su Feng's expression turned complicated. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I understand your desire to get stronger, but hurting yourself like this won't make you stronger."
"Chirp?"
The Torchic's eyes showed a hint of confusion. This training method was the best it could think of.
Other than that, the only option was to battle other Pokémon. But if it lost, being severely injured in the wild was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.
And it was still a Torchic that couldn't spit fire.
Su Feng stared at the Torchic thoughtfully, then reached out and touched its belly again.
Sure enough, as expected, the Torchic's body was very warm. This wasn't the temperature a Torchic that couldn't spit fire should have.