[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham":3,"chapter-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Pokemon: The Reemployment of a Paldea Former Champion",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2324049,4546,"Chapter 32","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>Luo Mu didn’t like self-destructing; he didn’t say the Flareon’s posture looked like a hen squatting—he just crouched down, reached straight under the Flareon, pulled out the incubator, and casually stroked the Flareon’s warm feathers with his greasy hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly sensing a pair of hands meddling with its belly, the Flareon’s anger surged—but it forcibly suppressed it under the Flareon’s indifferent gaze from Luo Mu’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flareon felt only sorrow: it was a legendary Pokémon, yet it was being groped by a human and dared not resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this got out, how could it ever live down the shame?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Flareon stewed in silent rage, Luo Mu picked up the incubator, examined it closely, frowned, and muttered, “Only the fourth day? This absorption rate is too fast—is this the Flareon’s doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emerald nutrient fluid inside the incubator had now turned completely transparent, meaning all its energy had been fully absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the manual stating that a normal Pokémon egg typically absorbed 70–80% of the nutrient fluid within seven days, and even the fastest only sped it up by one or two days—but an egg that drained the fluid completely in just four days? The manual had no record of such a case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu sighed, returned to the house, poured the second bottle of nutrient fluid into the incubator, and groaned, “At this rate, it won’t last half a month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly slipping the incubator back under the Flareon, Luo Mu could only hope the Flareon’s divine flame body possessed strong enough traits to hatch the egg soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he’d be bankrupted by feeding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farm was guarded by the Kingdra and the others, the Flareon seemed well-behaved, and Luo Mu had even asked Mimikyu to watch the Flareon from the shadows, just in case it suddenly got the urge to attack the egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu left with relative peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While searching the wilderness for sellable materials and items according to the system’s prompts, Luo Mu and Lequcat continued toward their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed quickly during the search; Luo Mu had set out at noon, and now the sky had turned dusky yellow, nearing full darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu counted his haul from the half-day’s work: aside from the herbs he planned to keep for himself, the most valuable item was a Hard Stone, a held item for Rock-type Pokémon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the market, a Hard Stone sold for around three thousand Alliance Coins—it dropped frequently from Rock-type Pokémon and wasn’t particularly expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add in the miscellaneous scraps, and once he bundled and sold them in Pingdi Town, he’d likely net five thousand Alliance Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he reached the foot of a hill thick with trees did Luo Mu halt, signaling Lequcat to stay put, and began pondering what to eat tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his backpack carried some dried rations, those were emergency supplies for when no food could be found; given how lush the vegetation on this small hill was, there must be some mountain delicacies inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Mu pondered, Lequcat, crouched alertly on the ground, suddenly rose and sniffed the air, as if catching a scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After identifying the odor, Lequcat’s eyes lit up with delight and yowled, “Miao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it, Lequcat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu looked at Lequcat in confusion; Lequcat didn’t gesture wildly—it simply fixed Luo Mu with a look and then dashed into the hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu blinked, struck by a sense of déjà vu—he’d experienced this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no time to dwell on it, seeing Lequcat nearly vanish into the hills, Luo Mu cut off his memories and hurried after it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path up the hill was treacherous—no human footprints marred it, not even a proper trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu moved with ease, tracking Lequcat’s occasional stops like a monkey scaling the slopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, even Luo Mu’s nose caught the faint, lingering aroma in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories stirred—he recalled his early days after arriving in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, penniless, he and Lequcat—still a Lickitung—had used its exceptional eyesight and sense of smell to earn his first fortune in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most vivid memory from those days began with just such an aroma in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After climbing nearly halfway up the hill, even Luo Mu was panting from the weight of his heavy backpack—but thankfully, Lequcat finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lequcat made no sound, only gestured with its eyes toward something nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rich fragrance still clung to Luo Mu’s nostrils, but it didn’t distract him from his delighted gaze fixed on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a male Aromatisse stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body was black, with peach-red eyelashes, tail tip, and hooves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Luo Mu’s mouth flooded with saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t misunderstand—he wasn’t planning to hunt the Aromatisse; he was interested only in what its ability produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aromatisse and its pre-evolution, Snorunt, were Pokémon famed for their sense of smell—extraordinarily acute, capable of detecting rare delicacies buried deep underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their superhuman sense of smell served only to find food, the Aromatisse showed no reaction despite Luo Mu and Lequcat’s close proximity and unfamiliar scents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aromatisse kept sniffing the soil, occasionally rooting it up to devour the fungi growing beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at night, with its nearly black body, could it avoid predators and conceal its own intensely fragrant form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it ate and dug, the Aromatisse didn’t notice the two tiny tails trailing behind it, quietly collecting the scraps it left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until suddenly, the Aromatisse caught a scent of extreme sweetness—its eyes brightened, its limbs—packed with muscle beneath layers of fat—powered forward as it sprinted wildly toward the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far behind, Luo Mu and Lequcat exchanged a glance and immediately gave chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the Aromatisse’s reaction, something valuable was there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aromatisse ran for a full ten minutes; eerie cries echoed through the dark hills—places that would terrify ordinary people only made Luo Mu and Lequcat more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because not far from where the Aromatisse stopped, lay a pair of massive claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jackpot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu suppressed his excitement, eyes locked on the claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The naturally shed claws of a Crabominable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its flesh was tender, succulent, and sweet—a legendary ingredient so rare even top restaurants couldn’t guarantee acquiring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was also the very first source of travel funds for Luo Mu as a Champion-level Trainer.\u003C\u002Fp>",1052,"2026-06-20T17:11:47.132Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","46aa51f78abdfa5fbf0a1c2559eeb0fe6ce1f9e059cdb9a12759689ffbfc417d","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-33","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-31",695,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-cover.jpg"]