Sticky Ball, Success!

Chapter 32 Sticky Ball, Success!

"What is this thing again?!"

Zhu Suihan waved his hand: "Don't rush, don't rush, there's a second experiment. The materials used for these two balls are a little different."

Abi immediately looked at Scizor, and the loyal red knight nodded seriously, beginning to adjust its state.

If it were just that kind of speed, he could have kept up.

"The feel is different; this one with added metal might be a bit heavier."

Zhu Suihan threw another blue and white flash: "Go, Flying Shuttlecock!"

"Hassan!"

Without Abi's prompting, the Scizor dashed out, caught the trajectory, and landed in time, just like in a baseball game, steadily catching the flying shuttlecock with its pincers.

Even so, the scyther was somewhat questioning its existence.

With that speed and power, if encountered in the wild, as long as the thrower isn't too incompetent, they could easily ambush and subdue the enemy from eight feet away!

Is it too likely that you can break free when you're at full health?

It's okay. By the time the Pokémon breaks free, the trainer's partner will already be crouching nearby, charging up a powerful attack.

As Abi's Pokémon, Scizor naturally bears the mark of the energy it was captured.

Or rather, they used an identification document, so they wouldn't be affected by the badminton shuttlecock.

Abi's eyes widened: "What's wrong with your Poké Ball? You didn't seem to be using much force!"

Judging from Zhu Suihan's gestures and movements, it was clear to me that this was a very ordinary throw, roughly similar to the force a trainer would use when throwing a wild Pokémon that has lost its ability to battle.

It's more like it's been lost.

"The ball type is special, and now we can see the difference."

Making a Flying Ball from the droppings of a regular Flying-type Pokémon is prone to floating after a certain distance; adding metal materials makes it more stable.

Moreover, in terms of weight, it should be able to target some larger and stronger Pokémon.

Zhu Suihan felt it was a bit of a pity. Although he had been intentionally training, he had been doing scientific research recently, so his physical strength had not improved much.

If it were a humanoid monster like Ash or Shiba, as long as they could aim accurately, they could probably catch a Pokémon with a single ball even from half a mountain.

As for the drop version of the Flying Ball, Zhu Suihan also has a plan to enhance it.

If the dropped item is the metallic powder and shell of a Pokémon like Skarmory or Corviknight, the effect will definitely be enhanced.

The advanced version consists of the winged shuttlecock and the shuttlecock, which are built on top of the shuttlecock.

However, if you want to use Pokémon drops instead of stat-related minerals...

Bamboo in the cold of winter evokes subtle emotions.

The master blacksmith is actually myself?

"Ahem, how should I put it?"

Abi coughed twice: "Suihan, I asked Scizor to help you, you should at least show some appreciation, right?"

He was genuinely envious, so he selectively discarded things like saving face.

For someone like him who frequently travels to the wild to observe the ecology of Bug-type creatures, these blue and white Poké Balls are incredibly effective.

"These two balls are for you."

Zhu Suihan said, "Of course, if you need it, I can make it for you. Just bring your own materials, and I won't charge you for the labor."

In a sense, Ah Bi was a benefactor to me, though he was connected to Mr. Steel through connections, he did help me a lot.

"I can probably guess that you made it with original cones, but it's okay, I can afford it."

Ah Bi isn't going to use badminton shuttlecocks to form an armed squad and wreak havoc everywhere.

"Okay, thank you. I'll go back and continue my research. If there are any materials left later, I'll make a few more for you as backup."

Abi glared at him: "No, you're going to keep doing research? Are all you researchers so reckless?"

Zhu Suihan couldn't help but glance at him: "Who was it that stayed up all night looking at documents? How dare you criticize me?"

"And when are you going to Tokiwa City? If the timing works out, we might be able to leave Azalea Town together."

"I don't know. I heard they're still recruiting people there. We'll have to wait for further notice."

Abi glanced at the shuttlecock in his hand: "Also, if you want to do any finished product experiments, you must let me know first."

If it weren't for Scizor's incredible speed, that Poké Ball might actually have smashed the gym's windows!

"Don't worry, if the subsequent research yields results, I'll definitely want to take you along."

If a wild Pokémon happens to be barking and making a ruckus when the research is successful, Zhu Suihan will have ample reason to cause trouble.

I wonder if the Sticky Ball will be effective against powerful players at the level of legendary beasts.

As far as I can remember, even the Pokémon Kings of each region, who are the "leaders" among the bosses, need to use "treasures" to calm them down.

If we do a little calculation, if Ruby still follows the original storyline and goes to mess with Rayquaza, then gathering the Power Cubes in Ruby's hands together could actually be seen as a way to preserve treasures.

Moreover, the key lies in conveying the trainer's feelings to the Pokémon during this process.

Considering that cones harden after being overcooked, Zhu Suihan didn't plan to test the temperature.

If you overdo it, the sticky pellet won't work; instead, it will just be a powerful brick that knocks the Pokémon unconscious.

"Use water?"

Zhu Suihan gestured for Chenglong to touch the fruit, but he didn't notice any special changes, or rather, it would take some time.

"Cones, bored cones, bored cones"

The cones are about to rot?

Suddenly, Zhu Suihan felt he had found the key, so he decisively ran to the gym's ecosystem and used an energy cube to lure a caterpillar to work for him.

"Collapse."

The green caterpillar wriggled onto the cone, or rather, its upper body embraced the cone, somewhat like the ratio between a baby and a basketball, and then it turned its head to look at Zhu Suihan with a cute expression.

"Yes, try taking a couple of bites."

The green caterpillar did as instructed, grunting and gnawing a few holes in the cone. Zhu Suihan took the cone and examined it. Apart from the clear cone juice, nothing particularly unusual seemed to have happened.

Do you expect me to build a time machine just for this?

Okay, just kidding.

Modern technology can directly transform the mellowness of alcoholic beverages into aging periods of five, ten, or even longer. There's no reason why it shouldn't be possible in the Pokémon world as well.

It's already been bitten twice by the caterpillars, so how about trying a high-temperature environment?

Zhu Suihan handed the energy cube to the caterpillar, patted its head, and had to admit that it felt really good, fluffy and soft.

Bring water to a boil in a pot, put the fruit balls in and simmer for a few minutes. Zhu Suihan opened the lid and poked the skin of the fruit balls with chopsticks.

It softened.

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Suppressing his excitement, Zhu Suihan set the softened cone aside and picked up another one. This time, instead of asking the caterpillar for help, he used a knife to make several cuts on the surface of the cone.

Repeating the previous action, Zhu Suihan opened the lid again and got another softened fruit.

I roughly understand.

Completeness.

If the cone's skin is intact, it will harden after being calcined, making it impossible to process it in any other way.

A complete set of clothes can keep you warm, but a torn one might not be so. This might explain why sometimes you need to throw multiple sticky balls to get the desired effect.

After being affected by human intervention, or after being eaten by insects, the "taming energy" should be lost to some extent.

"Keep going, keep going!"

Zhu Suihan went all out and quickly made several more semi-softened primitive cones and placed them aside. She then wrapped the cones with insect silk and leaves.

The insect silk is produced by cultivated Bug-type Pokémon, so its quality is guaranteed, and the leaves are of similar quality.

In short, the materials used are all from modern sources, but the final product looks overly retro.

Zhu Suihan also specially reserved a sticky ball, which was extended a bit when fixed with insect silk, intending to try it as a meteor hammer or a chain ball.

"Waaah"

Chenglong, standing to the side, shrank back and nudged Zhu Suihan somewhat unhappily.

She felt that the thing in the trainer's hand was strange and made her feel uncomfortable all over.

"Oh, right. The Mudmaw doesn't care about being subdued."

Zhu Suihan put the finished product into the incense burner. The purpose of the space backpack is to preserve the items to the greatest extent possible, similar to vacuum packaging.

"I didn't expect there to be so many left. Looks like I'm too smart after all."

After indulging in a little self-admiration, Zhu Suihan started working, turning all the remaining seventy-odd original cones into the Flying Ball series. The materials were very plentiful, at least the kind that are winged balls.

Unfortunately, I was a bit greedy during the production process and put too much material in a few balls. In the end, the finished product only had seventy balls at most.

[Research Points: 70]

What is this, the will of Seven?

That makes sense, though. The Flying Badminton series is different from the Northern Darkness Ball that I came up with on a whim; at least it's a version that has appeared in history.

This can be seen from the increase in research points. Even for the two items developed, Flying Feather Ball and Sticky Ball, the increase was not as significant as last time.

"Next, we'll find an unlucky soul to test the effectiveness of those sticky pellets."

Judging from Lapras's reaction, it's clear that the sticky pellets he made were definitely successful, but the problem was finding the right unlucky guy to be hit by them.

It's impossible to just randomly find two test subjects in the wild; that would be somewhat like asking others not to do to you what you wouldn't want done to yourself.

He wouldn't choose to let Scizor help with the Stickyball experiment, nor would he let Lapras take the field himself.

Similarly, wild Pokémon didn't bother him.

Unless we encounter some hot-tempered guy like the Fiery Monkey who deliberately stirs up trouble.

Then Zhu Suihan won't hold back!

Let the Primeape species experience the dangers of modern society beforehand. Maybe with a little stimulation, they'll learn the Furious Punch move on their own and then evolve.

A young person full of sunshine and energy, referring to the fiery monkey.

After being exploited by society, they became mindless corporate slaves, filled with resentment towards the unscrupulous bosses and profiteers.

The Forsaken Monkey makes its appearance!

Zhu Suihan arrived at the gym's battle arena, where it was another rookie battle. Abi sent out Pinsir to test the trainer's and Pokémon's mentality, but Pinsir's fierce expression successfully triggered intimidation and pressure.

The situation can only be described as extremely frustrating.

After the battle ended, Zhu Suihan tossed the water bottle in her hand to Abi.

"Do you have any rebellious Pokémon here, or any that caused trouble and were locked up for labor reform?"

"Or let me put it another way: Does the cypress dojo have a prison?"

Abi: ?

(End of this chapter)