Energy Cube

Chapter 49 Energy Cubes (Chocolate-Filled Version)

"This employment and entrepreneurship guidance looks terrifying."

If it weren't for the fact that Joy Academy takes attendance in every class, I would really want to skip this kind of course as soon as I see my name.

The significance of this kind of class in the past life may have been to make students feel that "I would be missing out if I didn't skip class."

"Let's go see if there's anything worth listening to this afternoon."

After picking up Chenglong from the Lake Kindergarten, Zhu Suihan carefully examined Chenglong's neck and noticed that Chenglong's radiance had dimmed somewhat.

This can be interpreted as a slight decrease in the quality of skin tone.

The attribute energy is most likely almost depleted.

"Didn't I tell you to have fun inside? Why are you training on your own?"

Zhu Suihan gently tapped Chenglong's head and quickly took out an energy cube from the incense burner to replenish Chenglong's nutrition.

"It's good that you still have a sense of balance. If you really exhaust yourself, I'll lock you in the ball and you won't be able to get out without my permission."

“Wuwu!”

I'm very smart!

The dragon swallowed the energy cube and used its head to launch a chaotic attack on Zhu Suihan, trying to get away with it by being cute.

"Never mind, just be careful yourself, okay?"

It's just training, and it's training that knows how to balance tension and relaxation, so there's no need to worry about Chenglong overworking himself.

No!

It's nothing.

Starting to rebel is wrong, it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder flare-up!

Why would you leave the safe zone if your health bar isn't full, your mana isn't full, and your supplies aren't enough?

Zhu Suihan took Chenglong to the cafeteria to solve their hunger problem. After returning to the dormitory, she made a large bottle, strung it with thread, and hung it around Chenglong's neck.

"Put the straw in, and this will be your bubble tea from now on."

This bubble tea doesn't contain milk tea; it's filled with energy cubes made by Zhu Suihan.

"It's up to you. Take a puff whenever you feel hungry."

As for water, Zhu Suihan doesn't have a clear idea yet, but energy blocks are easier to handle.

After all, the Dragon type doesn't really lack water; what it lacks is nutrition.

Even things like tree fruit juice or Moo Moo milk, if put in a bottle, will affect their performance, and if the dragon moves too much, it is easy to spill.

"Water and juice won't work, so are we supposed to just make ice cubes?"

Zhu Suihan scratched his head: "Highly concentrated solidified fruit juice cubes? This seems like a good option."

"Energy Cubes, Juice Concentrate"

Chocolate with liqueur filling?

Zhu Suihan paused for a moment, then thought, "This might be a good idea!"

By the way, how about we make some wine from the tree berries and try it out?

"If we want to make the chocolate-filled version of the Energy Cube, the regular Energy Cube machine doesn't seem to work."

The process is a bit complicated, and the energy cube manufacturing machine provided by the academy doesn't seem to be able to do it this way.

"Luckily, I had a cheat code."

The enhanced version of the energy cube machine that we made back then finally has a use.

Zhu Suihan ran to the courtyard and took out the incense burner: "Chenglong, give it two 100,000-volt charges, at maximum power. Don't worry about breaking it."

With a burst of electric light, Zhu Suihan set up a table and chairs in the courtyard. In addition to the materials for the energy cubes, he also prepared a portion of tree fruit and cream, which he crushed and stirred into a paste.

"Just use any ice-type skill, and it'll cool you down to half-freeze you."

"Waaah."

Lapras unleashed an icy breath, but Bamboo Frost, relying on being a Galio, held the large bowl to take the hit head-on. After assessing the freezing effect, he removed the bowl, signaling Lapras to stop.

Riding a dragon is such a convenient attribute.

Ignition can be done with a lighter and a blowtorch, and fuel is easy to buy, but freezing is a bit more difficult.

As far as I can remember, freeze guns and petrification guns seem to be used more by the villains.

Except for one older sister, Kona, who can make ice dolls.

No, I don't think I should call Kona "Big Sister" at my age.

Why wasn't I ten years old when I was resurrected?

From a trainer's perspective, even excluding those like Cuihua and Chiye who debuted as champions, ten years old can already be considered an "adult".

This is the most outrageous part.

"Perhaps the ice was too thick?"

Zhu Suihan arranged all the materials on the table, section by section: "Chenglong, when you found me, didn't you ever think of using any means to break the ice?"

"Waaah."

Chenglong shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing.

Perhaps Professor Oak and Professor Plumber did something behind the scenes, but I don't recall ever seeing it.

Watching the little child inside the ice block grow up gave Chenglong a sense of anticipation, like an old farmer waiting for a bountiful harvest.

"By the way, I've always had a question."

Zhu Suihan looked at him strangely: "Um, is this outfit meant to cover up my child form, or will it grow up with me?"

The dragon nodded firmly, "Woo-woo."

The latter grows bigger along with you, the trainer.

That's what makes raising children fun and full of changes!

"Raise me. I'm not your cybernetic pet, so let's drop that."

Zhu Suihan glanced at his clothes and was surprised to find that they were made of the same material as "Xiao Zhi's clothes" and "the pants of the protagonist in a hot-blooded battle anime".

Obtain the valuable item: [Hulk's Shorts].

Brief description of the effect: [These shorts may often become tattered and worn, but they will always be your best partner to ensure your lower body is never exposed.]

In a sense, it could be considered a magical artifact, right?

The incense burner was activated, and just before the final step, Zhu Suihan put in the prepared "filling" and adjusted the shaping method.

Starting with the filling, shape the cube, and the heat generated will soften the frozen filling, successfully creating a chocolate-filled energy cube.

"It's alright, not too difficult."

Zhu Suihan closed his eyes briefly, feeling a bit dizzy from staring intently at the constantly rotating instrument.

He doesn't understand techniques or rhythm; he relies on his eyesight and intuition.

There might still be a tiny bit of luck involved.

"The finished product contains more energy blocks than normal."

Zhu Suihan is now very adept at ignoring shapes and treating his creations as energy cubes.

That makes sense, though. If there's room to store butter and berry jam, then the amount of material used to make energy cubes will be reduced accordingly.

The reason is simply that there are more materials, so the final product will also be larger.

"Here, have one."

As soon as the dragon swallowed the energy cube in its mouth, it instantly pretended to savor it, and then suddenly peered at the energy cube on the tray.

Lapras used a rocket headbutt!

Mine, all of them are mine!

"You think I didn't see through your plan?"

Zhu Suihan turned around and moved aside. Seeing this, Chenglong could only rest his chin on Zhu Suihan's shoulder and start whimpering.

"These are to replenish your nutrients while you're in the lake, and we just had lunch not long ago."

Zhu Suihan coldly refused, then gently patted Chenglong's head after putting down the tray.

"Think about it, this is all for your afternoon meal. You're not hungry now, so you won't be able to appreciate the best flavor."

"If you get hungry in the afternoon, and it's because you ate two extra meals at lunch that you don't get enough to eat after your workout, wouldn't that be a waste?"

As we all know, the sense of ritual in life is never something too mysterious.

Just like the guys watching games or playing sports at an internet cafe, they prepare food and drinks and place them in their familiar spots.

Some people might even keep their cigarettes and fire within easy reach.

Leisure time, let's get started!

“Wuwu!”

Chenglong's argument, based on reason, is nothing but fallacy.

What does it matter? As long as it all ends up in my stomach!

"You're amazing."

Zhu Suihan packed the energy cubes (chocolate-filled version).

"As the future leader, you must be strict with yourself."

This is the identity you yourself wanted to become, Dragon.

“Wuwu!”

What "big sister"? I never said that. Other Pokémon can handle such important tasks!

What you eat is what you truly own!

"Nobody's going to take it from you, don't worry. Even if you finish it, I'll just make more, okay?"

Chenglong glanced at Zhu Suihan, then cautiously looked at his milk tea bottle before taking a few steps to the side.

That's hard to say.

Zhu Suihan:?

After lunch break, Lapras continued to the lake to compete with other Pokémon, while Bamboo went to the school building for class.

The first lesson was on warehouse management, which was actually quite simple.

Each Pokémon Center has a warehouse where both food and medical resources are stored.

To become a qualified Joey, you must remember the supply lines for all kinds of items. If your reserves drop to the supply line level, you must contact the Alliance in time to replenish them.

In addition to this, there is also a red line, which is that the material reserves must never fall below the prescribed level.

In addition to these, they also need to update their material reserves online every now and then to facilitate allocation and management by the alliance.

After all, the number of Pokémon species varies from place to place, and there are also some differences in resources.

If the local Pokémon Center happens to lack a specific medical resource, and a Trainer who needs that resource happens to come by, then the internet will be the only option.

Based on the warehouse management data, supplies are allocated from other Pokémon Centers or the League.

After all, this is still an extreme case. You might not encounter it normally, but if you do, there's nothing you can do.

By writing and drawing, Zhu Suihan roughly understood what warehouse management was supposed to teach him.

Accurate material data for supply lines and red lines must be memorized, along with training on intranet data management.

If all goes as planned, this course will likely include an internship component at the end, allowing students to familiarize themselves with the relevant procedures from their first year.

In this way, once they graduate, students with ample internship experience will not be too unfamiliar with actual warehouse management tasks.

"This lesson was easy."

Managing resources is not like managing people and Pokémon. Compared to the behavior of Zhu Suihan, who digests a large amount of data and falls asleep every day, the amount of data and operating methods that need to be memorized is pitifully small.

Should I really skip this last class?

Take this opportunity to ask the dean when his research lab's borrowing qualification will be processed.

With a complete and mature set of equipment, the research on reusable medicines can get on track, and it may not be long before it is produced according to one's own ideas.

Then it will be the time when Pokémon arrives in Runeterra.

Another issue to address is storage time; the accumulated life-giving water droplets can even be used to bathe seriously injured soldiers.

(End of this chapter)