Pokemon: How Are You Cultivating Immortality in the Pokemon World?

“Fuck!!”

Faced with the oncoming burst of flames, Qiu Yide completely lost his composure and leaned back abruptly.

“Are rookie trainers these days so unethical?” Qiu Yide cursed inwardly.

He really couldn't understand which school taught students to battle like this.

Normally, a flower raised in the academy like Lu Li wouldn't have such a wild fighting style.

After all, the Alliance's official battle rules explicitly prohibit attacking the trainers themselves.

At this moment, the Drowzee also moved.

The instant the Charmander acted, the Drowzee's psychic power crashed towards Lu Li like a large truck.

Feeling that invisible psychic force, Lu Li realized how naive he had been.

He originally thought that with his experienced-level strength, he could at least go toe-to-toe with the Drowzee.

But when he truly faced a seasoned Drowzee, Lu Li realized his naivety.

The Pokémon from his fond childhood memories really hit hard.

Just then, the Bronzong hidden in the shadows moved.

An invisible shield instantly enveloped Lu Li and Yu Lili, and the terrifying psychic power vanished the moment it touched the transparent shield.

“Protect?”

Lu Li understood, then turned to Yu Lili behind him and said, “We were too naive. This is a seasoned trainer. I don't think we can handle this right now.”

Yu Lili nodded with a matter-of-fact expression.

“What’s going on?”

After dodging the Charmander's Flamethrower, Qiu Yide looked at the neutralized psychic attack in disbelief.

“Drowzee!!!”

(There's a powerful energy hidden within, and its strength is far above mine!)

The Drowzee's terrified voice echoed in Qiu Yide's mind. Before Qiu Yide could react, true terror descended.

Snap~

Like a cherry tomato being squashed, Lu Li witnessed this scene replicated on a human.

No!

Not just the human, but also the Pokémon beside him.

Bronzong's Psychic was an invisible attack, even harder to detect than psychic power. Qiu Yide and his Drowzee didn't even have a chance to resist before they were smashed into…

Not just minced meat, but an even more terrifying blood mist.

Anyway, with one Psychic from Bronzong, Qiu Yide and the Drowzee vanished, leaving behind only a blood-stained backpack and a used Poké Ball where they had stood.

“Gulp~”

Lu Li swallowed hard and asked dryly, “Lili, that must have been your dad's Pokémon acting from the shadows, right?”

“It was Bronzong,” Yu Lili explained.

“So strong!” Lu Li exclaimed sincerely, his eyes filled with longing.

Amazing, truly amazing.

He originally thought the Drowzee's psychic power was terrifying enough, the impact like a speeding truck, but he never expected Bronzong to be truly outrageous.

Instantly turning a person and a Pokémon into 'gas,' the Drowzee's protection mechanism didn't even trigger; they were just gone like that.

Normally, when a Pokémon's life is in mortal danger, its life force will erupt with energy, forcibly leaving it in a near-death state.

But the Drowzee was simply gone. Maybe the protection mechanism was triggered, but it was useless.

The Gym Leader-level Bronzong was two levels higher than the Drowzee, which meant the Pokémon's life protection mechanism was ineffective against Pokémon two levels higher.

And most importantly, Lu Li discovered that his physical fitness was comparable to a seasoned Fighting-type Pokémon, but his destructive power was much weaker compared to Pokémon of the same level.

“Strange, how could a seasoned Psychic-type trainer only have a Drowzee with him?” Yu Lili wondered.

“Because his other Pokémon are gone,” Lu Li said, handing his phone to Yu Lili.

“Alliance wanted criminal? And a con artist too, no wonder.” Yu Lili said, looking at the photo on the screen.

The Drowzee's strength was more functional, and Qiu Yide was wanted by the Alliance, so it was normal for him to abandon his Pokémon to escape.

Looking at the wanted poster, Yu Lili said with some regret, “There's even a bounty, too bad there's nothing left of him.”

Lu Li nodded in agreement.

Qiu Yide's bounty was 1 million, which was already a year's worth of pocket money for Yu Lili, a sum that was a little tempting to her.

Lu Li said, “Let's see what's in the backpack. I feel like there should be good stuff inside.”

Finally, the exciting post-battle looting was here, a lucky omen from the divination.

With excitement, Lu Li ignored the Poké Ball and eagerly opened the blood-stained backpack.

Besides some changes of clothes, the backpack contained mostly Psychic-type energy blocks, and high-quality ones at that.

Skipping over the energy blocks, Lu Li turned his attention to the remaining two items.

A small yellow notebook and an exquisite box.

Needless to say about the notebook, it was probably Qiu Yide's training notes. Lu Li was truly interested in what was in the box.

Intuition told Lu Li that the real treasures were in that box.

Yu Lili also knew her stuff. Seeing Lu Li pick up the box, she couldn't wait to urge, “Open it quickly. It's in such a nice box, there must be good stuff inside.”

Lu Li nodded and opened the box under Yu Lili's expectant gaze.

“A Bent Spoon!!!”

Yu Lili exclaimed excitedly.

Lu Li looked at the Bent Spoon in the box, his heart pounding.

The Bent Spoon wasn't a Pokémon Secret Treasure, but it was a Pokémon item comparable to one. In fact, it could be considered a Secret Treasure.

In this world, the difference between Pokémon items and Secret Treasures was whether humans could manufacture them. Items that humans could manufacture were Pokémon items.

For example, Charcoal and Odd Incense were Pokémon items that humans could make.

While elemental gems, such as Flying Gems and Grass Gems, were Secret Treasures that humans couldn't create.

The Bent Spoon was difficult to classify because some Pokémon item masters could create Bent Spoons.

However, the Bent Spoons were originally inheritance Secret Treasures left behind by powerful Alakazam after their death.

“Zhong~”

(This is an Alakazam's inheritance Secret Treasure, its value far exceeds ordinary Bent Spoons.)

Hearing the words in his mind, Lu Li couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

The difference between the two was basically the difference between a genuine product and a pirated one.

An ordinary Pokémon item Bent Spoon costs around a million.

But a Pokémon Secret Treasure Bent Spoon costs as much as 30 million! And it's hard to come by!

Looking at the Bent Spoon in his hand, Lu Li, who had calmed down, asked, “Does Bronzong need this?”

If Bronzong needed this Secret Treasure, Lu Li would definitely give it away without hesitation.

Firstly, to repay part of the favor, and secondly, Qiu Yide was originally taken care of by Bronzong.

Bronzong shook its head.

“Zhong”

(I don't need it anymore. I already used a Bent Spoon when I was at the Elite level.)

At its level, it had used almost all the Pokémon items and Secret Treasures it could use. The Bent Spoon no longer appealed to Bronzong.

“Bronzong already has a Bent Spoon,” Yu Lili explained from the side.