Building Closer Relationships: Using Magic Candy

Chapter 64 Building Closer Relationships: Using Magic Candy

In the courtyard, the oppressive atmosphere at the dinner table was gone, and Xia Mu let out a long sigh of relief. Sonia, who was beside Xia Mu, also let out a sigh of relief.

Eating with older generations is fine as long as we don't talk about business, but once certain things come up, I feel inexplicably pressured.

It was clear that it wasn't just Xia Mu who felt it; Sonia also sensed it to some extent.

The two understood each other implicitly, but neither of them said it out loud.

Xia Mu began preparing food for her Pokémon, some ordinary Pokémon dishes, plus some energy cubes.

Doing many things personally is naturally a way to increase intimacy.

Now, the friendship levels between Arcanine, Lucario, and Gyarados have reached a point where it's difficult to raise them any further. Xia Mu's main target is not them, but Beedrill and Gardevoir.

Beedrill's friendship level is 10 points away from 200.

I don't know if working twice as hard today will be enough to overcome this hurdle.

With the deadline fast approaching, if we cannot achieve this by then, we will not be able to meet the requirements for Mega Evolution.

If the evolution cannot be achieved, Natsuki doesn't want to use the magical candies on Beedrill, even if she has enough.

Then comes the increase in affinity with Gardevoir.

While there's no rush, it would be best to strengthen and consolidate these aspects of life in every way.

Up until now, which is from 15 PM yesterday to 28 PM, the increase is still pitifully small.

According to the system's information, if the intimacy level cannot reach 50 points, then there is absolutely no trust between them.

Gaining the affection of a Pokémon whose heart is wounded is ten times, or even dozens of times, harder than gaining the affection of a legendary Pokémon.

Sonia observed Xia Mu's behavior.

Sometimes she would sit on the stone bench in the courtyard, lost in thought, and other times she would be drawn to Xia Mu and go over to investigate.

Xia Mu didn't object to this, since he had feelings for her and was eager for them to have more in common.

During the conversation, when the topic of special energy cubes from the system store came up, Xia Mu had no choice but to say that he made them himself.

Although I lied, it's actually okay to investigate further, because the system store does sell machines that make energy cubes and the methods for making them.

Sonia was shocked, never expecting Xia Mu to be so versatile.

She could clearly see that the energy cubes made by Xia Mu were of very high quality, and that Pokémon that ate them had a noticeable recovery effect.

Regular energy blocks have actually been available for sale in the market for a long time.

Even though it's not yet available in the Kanto region, Johto region, Orange Islands, and some surrounding areas, many trainers in various regions are gradually coming to like using Energy Cubes. They are not only convenient, but also a nutritious food officially promoted by the Pokémon Contests.

Although it's not very popular in the Galar region, Sonia knows a lot about it. Many trainers don't feed their Pokémon random foods in order to maintain their Pokémon's perfect physique and fur color, and Energy Cubes become the best choice.

The relationship between the two has grown even closer.

With the lunch break over, the dojo challenge continued at 1 p.m.

Having learned from the morning's experience, Xia Mu was not only more alert, but the challengers were also noticeably less incompetent than in the morning.

The battles this morning eliminated all the lower-level trainers.

Although their strength levels are all between 30 and 40, there have indeed been trainers with Pokémon exceeding level 40, and these are the true elites.

Some came to obtain the badge, but most were drawn by Xia Mu's strength to challenge him.

Natsuki showed no mercy to these trainers.

In short, not a single badge was given out all day.

The message also carries a second meaning: if you can't even beat me, the acting gym leader, how can you expect to challenge the strongest Pokémon trainer? That's just wishful thinking.

Xia Mu's reputation has been established.

In short, it's like a bomb suddenly appearing in a crowd, making everyone realize how terrifying it is, and also helping them to understand themselves.

Xia Mu didn't seem to care too much about this.

He doesn't need to satisfy himself through vanity.

Blaine's assessment of his performance: He is neither arrogant nor impatient, and handles things with moderation. His future achievements are bound to be great. Becoming a gym leader is definitely not the limit.

Mulan was more tactful, but she also valued Xia Mu highly, so she gave Xia Mu the advice to stay true to himself and never let anything blind him.

Xia Mu naturally kept the old man's words in mind.

In the eyes of the two elders, this marked the beginning of Xia Mu's rise to power.

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into the night.

Natsuki and his Pokémon soaked in a hot spring, relieving the fatigue of the day.

In fact, the Pokémon are already used to high-intensity battles, so they are not at all troubled by today's low-level crushing battle.

Moreover, they take turns using them, and although Gardevoir is new, it has helped to share some of the pressure.

The improvement was not entirely satisfactory, but the levels did indeed increase somewhat.

Arcanine has leveled up by 2, reaching level 59.

Lucario has leveled up by 2, reaching level 57.

Red Storm has leveled up by 3, reaching level 54.

Beedrill leveled up by 3 levels, reaching level 56.

Gardevoir leveled up by 2, reaching level 47.

It's worth mentioning that intimacy levels do indeed increase faster during command-based battles.

Because of the connection between the Aura Force and the Pokémon, especially Beedrill, which is only 2 points away from reaching 200 points.

[I wonder if the ten-day deadline is tomorrow or the day after?] While calculating the time in her mind, Natsuki looked back at the Arcanine swimming in the hot spring.

After a moment's thought, he immediately bought a magical candy from the system shop, spending 100 million Alliance Coins.

Since I became rich, I stopped calculating my expenses. After all, with an eight-figure sum, it's impossible to keep track of every hundred or thousand I spend.

In short, just finding suitable trainers for Ali to battle would be quite expensive.

Now I've bought another Magic Candy, and my balance is only 96,497,000 Alliance Coins.

【This is the magic candy.】After carefully examining the magic candy in his hand, Xia Mu wanted to taste it to see what it tasted like.

Of course I wouldn't try it. After all, it's 100 million Alliance Coins, and it would be such a waste to squander it.

"Growlithe, come here for a second." He called out to Growlithe.

The Growlithe swam over when it heard the sound.

Xia Mu quickly tore off the blue wrapper and stuffed the candy inside into the mouth of the Wind Dog.

I was going to lick the wrapper to see how it tasted, but after the candy was unwrapped, the wrapper vanished without a trace.

It's unclear whether the system store sensed his intentions or not, so it forcibly reclaimed the item.

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