Taking the Blow with My Body, Luck is on My Side

Chapter 12 Taking the Blow with My Body, Luck is on My Side

Holding the map, Zhu Suihan arrived at a clearing surrounded by trees. This area was no longer really part of the Hinoki Town area; it should be considered the Bug-Catching Boys' Happy Club.

"Dragon Lash, Freeze Ray, minimum power."

Zhu Suihan thought for a moment, then raised his right hand: "To me."

Riding a dragon: ?

"Huh?"

Do you feel uncomfortable sleeping outside and want to sleep in an ice cube?

"No, it's just a small experiment. Don't you think it's strange that I'm carrying so many things with one hand, and I hardly feel any strain?"

Zhu Suihan felt that he might be the ultimate version of some kind of super jade cleaner, but he didn't know where the limit was.

"Therefore, the best way is to try it yourself, just like Dr. Kukui did, taking the blows with his own body."

Bamboo, with a lichen in its mouth, tries to get used to the sour taste.

"Don't worry, I've prepared everything. Use the freeze ray!"

Chenglong tilted his head and thought for a moment, then spat out a thin beam of icy blue light, which hit Zhu Suihan's arm.

Snapped.

Zhu Suihan casually waved his hand, then rubbed the spot where he had been hit with his palm, and the temperature quickly returned to normal.

"Yes, as expected, the resistance is even higher than I imagined."

Ash's ability to withstand 100,000 volts with his bare hands is commonplace, but during his journey in Unova, he also withstood a Shadow Ball, only getting a little dust on his body, demonstrating just how terrifying it was.

Zhu Suihan laughed and said, "Come on, Chenglong, show us the special moves you've learned, but remember not to make them too powerful."

“Wuwu!”

Lapras also became interested; this was much more interesting than when Psy trained Pokémon at the Kaji Gym.

Using their own trainers as punching bags!

"Ugh!"

A stream of water shot out, and the impact dissipated completely after hitting Zhu Suihan, leaving him only soaked.

The water gun experiment was a success.

A spherical wave, somewhat similar to an energy ball, condensed and spread out in all directions like water ripples, before gently striking Zhu Suihan.

The ripples in the water signify success.

Then Zhu Suihan also silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, my luck didn't run into any events that triggered negative probabilities, otherwise I would probably be in a state of confusion by now.

Come on, even though we're soaking wet, we can still have some big fun!

Zhu Suihan spread his arms wide: "Come on, Ride the Dragon, 100,000 Volts!"

"Ugh!"

Chenglong, who trusted Zhu Suihan implicitly, nodded, and then a bolt of electricity condensed from the small horn on his head, hitting him instantly!

The advantage of electric-attribute attacks is speed!

"Mommy, Mommy!"

Zhu Suihan tensed his body, and the electric current in his body gradually subsided. Apart from Zhu Suihan himself wanting to jump a couple of times, Chenglong, who was in charge of the attack, was also a little surprised.

Since she started training in the moves, she has been gradually increasing the power of her special moves.

But after this attack, Zhu Suihan was completely unharmed, and even felt somewhat excited.

My trainer truly lives up to his reputation as a tough guy who can sleep in ice!

Zhu Suihan laughed heartily: "Chenglong, let's continue!"

"Ugh!"

After more than ten minutes, Zhu Suihan casually shook his clothes, took a clean towel from the incense burner, and wiped the sweat off Chenglong's body.

The fact that he served as a cannon emplacement for more than ten minutes already demonstrates how effective Liu Bo's training was.

"Thank you for your hard work, Chenglong."

Zhu Suihan was somewhat surprised because Chenglong's skill pool was quite deep, and it could be said that it had expanded its attack range to the extreme within the range of skills it could learn.

Aside from not being able to learn that "Illusory Aria", it also has other skills like Sleep and Dragon Pulse.

As for that special move, it's probably related to environmental factors. Zhu Suihan estimates that a trip to Galar will solve the problem, so it's not a big deal.

"Waaah~"

Chenglong gently bowed to the bamboo in the cold winter, and his favorability towards it continued to rise.

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine."

Despite being bombarded with all sorts of attacks for so long, Zhu Suihan felt surprisingly energetic and had an urge to transform into a long-tailed monster and leap around.

Moreover, the most outrageous thing is that he wasn't hungry at all!

What?! The magic-suppressing statue Galio?!

"Are you hungry? I'll cook for you."

Zhu Suihan took out the Energy Cube Machine: "Use 100,000 volts on this thing."

"Don't worry, I've checked the label. This thing seems to be made by a German company, so the quality is absolutely guaranteed."

In the Pokémon world, the various mechanical creations can be incredibly powerful, but in most cases, they are used as unstable explosives.

The fact that Snorlax, a fighter, could stop a train with its bare body is because Red's training was truly exaggerated.

For everyday use, this machine is quite durable (beep-). The instruction manual states that if there is a lack of power, Pokémon can power the internal battery.

"Don't worry, it'll just release 100,000 volts slowly. I can always buy a new one tomorrow."

Zhu Suihan patted the incense burner: "If you're rich, do whatever you want."

Even so, Lapras still controlled 100,000 volts, keeping the dazzling burst of electricity as calm as possible, and slowly injecting it into the Energy Cube.

"Hmm, let's check the inventory."

Zhu Suihan pulled out a large pile of tree fruits, and then took out a water stone of good quality.

He had inquired about this, and it seemed that when it was mined, the grade depended entirely on its purity. Some pieces with lower purity required secondary processing and polishing, somewhat similar to jadeite.

"Hey, Dragon, would you eat this?"

"Waaaaah!"

Lapras shook its head frantically. Even if she was a Water-type Pokémon, there was absolutely no way she would eat something like that!

That's a move exclusive to Pokémon like Onix and Geodude.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to try it out."

Zhu Suihan said, "Tomorrow I'll go to the server room to gather some data and see what this 'enhancement' is all about. For now, I'll just have to make do with commercial products."

At Uncle Liu's place, Chenglong's food is always top-notch. Zhu Suihan felt that since Chenglong was willing to follow him, there was no reason to let Chenglong's living conditions deteriorate.

Zhu Suihan tried it, but ultimately found that he didn't have the ability to crush the water stone directly, so he prepared to get up and find two stones to help him.

I'll try to push my limits sometime. If I were really a Galio-version of a power bank, I might actually be able to crush the Water Stone into powder with my bare hands.

"The main reason is that the energy blocks are simpler."

The working principle of the energy cube machine is actually very simple; you can think of it as a washing machine that is slightly more complicated to operate.

It's just like playing a video game. You don't need to care how the game is made; you just need to know how to play it.

"Thanks to technology, thanks to foolproof guides."

Zhu Suihan placed the water stone on the ground and held a stone in his hand, ready to smash it down.

If this attempt fails, we'll go back to town and use technology.

"Waaah."

Chenglong suddenly used his head to block Zhu Suihan's hand, then looked in another direction.

Zhu Suihan looked over: "A guest?"

No, it seems that I and Chenglong are the guests.

"Colin Colin."

In the bushes, a little creature resembling a giraffe stared at Zhu Suihan and Chenglong with curiosity in its eyes.

They're unfamiliar faces. What are they doing?

"Qilin Qi?"

Zhu Suihan waved to Qilin Qi, signaling Chenglong to carry a few tree fruits and place them on an open ground not far away, to tell Qilin Qi that they meant no harm.

boom!

After a muffled thud, Zhu Suihan calmly looked at the Water Stone, which had shattered into several pieces. Finally, he couldn't help but grimace as he looked at the marks on his hand.

It hurts. I guess I'll have to go back to town to take care of it.

"Colin—"

The water stone, shattered into several pieces, suddenly floated up, enveloped in a faint pink light.

The pink light suddenly intensified, then flashed, and the fragments of the Water Stone instantly turned into powder.

Zhu Suihan:?

Although she was taken aback for a moment, Zhu Suihan still decisively used a container to catch the powder and prevent it from falling to the ground.

He looked in the direction of Qilin Qi, where a bewildered little giraffe, with a tree fruit in its mouth, gave him an innocent smile.

Well, that's a noble psychic power. Even if it's not a special move, the power is still quite impressive.

Zhu Suihan thought for a moment, then took out two standard boxes of energy cubes from the incense burner, walked over a few steps, opened the boxes, and placed them on the ground.

"Here you go. Using these abilities will consume your own stamina. Thank you for your help."

It seemed that this wasn't the first time Qilin had interacted with humans, and he understood what those fragrant little cubes were.

Pink light condensed in Qilin Qi's eyes, imprinting the figures of Zhu Suihan and Chenglong in its mind. Then it turned around and repeated the similar actions with the little head on its tail.

The small head on the tail of the Qilinqi also has the ability to think, but it does not think independently like the two-headed Tyrannosaurus Rex. It is more like a relatively unified independent enhancement module.

It's somewhat like a game's DLC.

Zhu Suihan clicked his tongue as he watched Qilin Qi leave.

Sure enough, I'm on a lucky streak!

"Without further ado, let's try making the energy cube now."

Chenglong curiously leaned closer; she had never encountered this method of grinding Water Stones into powder and mixing them into Energy Cubes before.

No, even when it comes to making Pokémon food, Lapras herself didn't pay much attention; she just ate whatever Uncle Liu gave her.

"You have both water and ice attributes, but I don't have any ice stones or ice rocks that can't melt ice. I'll find some time to ask where I can buy them."

At worst, we can just find another fun gadget and contact Ma Surge; the Rocket Group definitely has these kinds of things in stock.

"Grinding it into powder is simply to make it easier for you to absorb the energy properties without it gritty when you eat it."

Zhu Suihan shook his head. If this method is to be refined, the best way is to find an energy extractor and extract the attribute energy directly from it.

It's somewhat similar to the fossil resurrection device from Devon Corporation, and the machine that extracts genes from eyelash fossils.

After briefly recalling just how big the machine was, Zhu Suihan wisely put that thought out of his mind.

With my own savings, I can live a luxurious life for a while, but if I want to build a top-notch laboratory, it's already a drop in the ocean.

(End of this chapter)