Chapter 175: Anything But That!!!

Luo Mu smiled mysteriously, rubbed his hands together, pulled a photo from his phone, and handed it to the Politoed.

The Politoed hesitated for a moment, took the phone, and clearly saw the image displayed on the screen.

It was a rock about the size of a fist, wrapped in aqua-blue crystals, looking quite beautiful.

At least, at a single glance, even through the screen and without seeing the physical object, the Politoed suddenly felt a trace of longing for this stone arise within its heart.

"This is a Damp Rock, containing miraculous power; it can only form in places abundant in Water-type energy and frequently visited by heavy rain, and the aqua-blue crystals wrapping the stone are Water-type energy that has accumulated over a long time until it became dense enough to materialize."

Seeing the Politoed's longing expression, Luo Mu explained softly.

"It possesses the miraculous power to amplify the scale and duration of rain; for instance, Dragonite and Swampert once relied on the power of the Damp Rock to train their Rain Dance move."

"One reason you cannot snatch the weather from Moltres is the gap in strength, just like the strength gap between Dragonite and Moltres; Moltres also cannot interfere with Dragonite's rain."

"The second reason is that even though Moltres can eat a lot, it is after all a legendary Pokémon, while you evolved not long ago; being able to contend with it over the weather is already excellent, so do not rush for quick success, take it slow."

"One day, you will become so powerful that no one can snatch the weather from your hands."

The Politoed widened its eyes, completely convinced by Luo Mu's words: "Nyu."

Patting the somewhat dazed Politoed, Luo Mu smiled: "I will find a way to prepare the Damp Rock; training with Moltres ends here for today, so during this period, you cultivate together with Dragonair and the others, how about that?"

The Politoed nodded.

Luo Mu rubbed its head again, then walked toward Moltres and Swampert, who were engaged in fierce combat, and clapped his hands to stop their fight.

The two Pokémon, who had just been fighting as if their lives depended on it, immediately retracted their aura, dispersed their moves, and quite obediently came to Luo Mu's side.

Of course, Moltres still retained a tiny shred of untamed arrogance.

Yes, just a tiny shred.

Thinking it was time to eat, Moltres landed gracefully, folded its wings burning with bright flames, fixed its gaze tightly on Luo Mu, and waited for him to say it was time to go back and eat.

Luo Mu said nothing, moved closer to examine Moltres, and could indeed see the difference from before; originally, Moltres's belly was so large that looking down it couldn't see its own claws, but now it had a very fit body with not a shred of excess fat.

This indirectly proved that Luo Mu's conjecture about energy consumption was correct.

Clearing his throat, Luo Mu first bumped fists with Swampert, then spoke: "The time is about right, so let's end the training here."

"Moltres, when do you plan to set off?"

Throughout the entire lunchtime, Moltres was distracted, and even its food intake dropped from three or four buckets to just a little over one bucket.

Its state was so abnormal that even Growlithe, whose scheming mind was smaller than a mung bean, noticed it, and worriedly lay on its warm back, licking Moltres's feathers.

Moltres looked at the good big son behind it, who shared no blood relation with it, and continued to remain silent.

To be honest, during this period it had been numbing itself with battle, deliberately avoiding thinking about the impending separation.

Yes, separation.

Moltres's previous plan was that after completing its weight loss, it would take Growlithe to a volcano to absorb the energy of magma to help it complete its evolution.

Afterwards, the evolved Arcanine would be capable of standing on its own, and since the bond it formed with this farm and Growlithe due to the hatching of the Growlithe Egg would end there, it would return to the volcano to continue its peaceful life, while Arcanine would grow stronger and stronger under Luo Mu's cultivation.

Everything would return to the normal track.

But, a trace of reluctance suddenly surged up in Moltres's heart.

Its gaze sorrowfully turned toward those plates being cleared away by Luo Mu and the Poliwags, as well as its most beloved small red rice bucket.

After returning to the volcano, it would have to go back to a life where its mouth tasted so bland that birds could fly out of it; at best, it could absorb some volcanic magma energy, and occasionally indulging in a treat would mean catching some unseasoned sea fish with a heavy fishy smell, or eating a few Berries.

Anything but that!!!

Moltres let out a heart-rending cry in its heart, feeling immense pain.

Its brain frantically searched for a reason to continue staying on this farm to freeload meals and fully display its majesty as a legendary Pokémon.

Its thoughts took a turn, and Moltres began to ponder what strengths it possessed.

First, as a legendary Pokémon, its status undoubtedly held an overwhelming advantage compared to the farm, and its control over fire was unparalleled; speaking solely of control, even that Cangyan Cangyan Rengui could not compare to it, which was an innate talent it possessed as a Fire-type legendary Pokémon.

As for other things, Moltres couldn't think of any for the moment, so it would tentatively count the advantage of helping Luo Mu consume the food stockpile.

In short, regarding how to reasonably stay on the farm to continue enjoying delicious food, it must come up with a suitable reason before departing.

If all else fails, it could just bring those two idiots over; perhaps Luo Mu would be interested in them?

On the other side.

Now with the Politoed and the Poliwags present, Luo Mu found cleaning that huge pile of oil-stained tableware much easier.

Under the Bubble Beam jointly used by the Politoed and the Poliwags, the oil stains vanished with visible efficiency, and in the blink of an eye, a pile of bowls, plates, and rice buckets became spotlessly clean.

Seeing this, Luo Mu couldn't help but sigh that Pokémon change lives; apart from battle, their special abilities have an even greater impact on daily life.

Having finished the task early, Luo Mu had more time to go out in the afternoon.

Calling over Swampert and Dragonite, shouldering a backpack of essential supplies for the wild, Luo Mu bid farewell to the Pokémon on the farm and flew toward the distant Paldea Sea.

He was going there to search for a Damp Rock to give to the Politoed for use.

The ocean occupies most of this planet's area; even the land appears somewhat insignificant compared to the sea.

Speaking of the ocean and the earth, Luo Mu remembered those two big shots in the Hoenn region who did nothing but sleep and fight.

He really didn't know how Groudon let Kyogre obtain such a vast area of ocean; it felt a tiny bit embarrassing.

At this moment, Luo Mu was riding Dragonite, flying high above the boundless sea; he was currently in the South Paldea Sea region, and looking back, he could faintly see the Lighthouse of the Small Key Path, looking like a small black dot.

At night, that lighthouse would guide the direction for sailing ships, preventing them from getting lost in this vast sea.

Luo Mu's gaze fell upon the sea, which was sometimes turbulent and sometimes calm, as he searched for a suitable small island.

(End of Chapter)