Early in the morning, as the first ray of sunlight streamed into the wooden house, Alex had already woken up and gone to the Plantation, mainly to check on the plants he had sown yesterday.
In just one night, some seeds had already sprouted tender shoots, some even several centimeters deep.
This made Alex nod repeatedly. "The Golden Fertilizer given by this system is really powerful!"
In this world, although most plants grow faster than in his previous life, it's not this fast.
At most, it's two or three times faster, and the growing environment is easier to control.
After all, there are unreasonable super-beings like Pokemon.
After watering, Alex returned to his room.
Snivy and Feebas were already awake; the former was standing by the window, greeting the morning sun, while the latter, like a loyal wife awaiting her husband, stared blankly at Alex with its fish eyes.
Alex took out the remaining pecha berry energy cubes from yesterday, poured them into a small bowl, and called out to Snivy, "Come, it's time for breakfast."
"Snivy."
Snivy responded. Although still a bit embarrassed, he had accepted his current identity.
He took the bowl, placed it on the table, and elegantly picked up an energy cube to eat.
Alex then walked over to Feebas, crushed an energy cube, and dropped it in.
Feebas's scales still had some rough spots.
If he were to evolve her now, although the Prism Scale would greatly smooth out these imperfections, it would still affect her beauty after evolution.
It would be better to resolve this issue while she was still a Feebas rather than waiting until it became difficult to fix later.
This problem isn't big.
As long as he changes the water frequently and feeds her energy cubes properly, it will take about half a month to smooth out these rough spots.
However, a single sentence from the system shattered his idea.
"Congratulations to the host for increasing Feebas's pleasure value from 60% to 75%. Reward: ten bags of Golden Fertilizer, one rare candy, and a maintenance energy cube recipe."
"Hmm...."
Maybe it won't take half a month?
Alex looked at Feebas strangely.
She was happily eating the energy cubes inside, completely unaware that her increased pleasure had earned her another good item.
"It seems the day Feebas turns into a swan isn't far off," Alex mused, no longer paying attention to Feebas, but instead walked to the door and opened the Nursery door....
Today's task was to collect his Breeder certificate, purchase some necessary items for the Nursery, and then register Snivy and Feebas under his Nursery.
The East China Alliance's law states that if a Pokemon is captured, its information must be registered within seven days.
Furthermore, a novice Trainer can only capture one Pokemon at most!
As your Trainer level increases, the number of Pokemon you can capture will gradually increase.
However, Breeders do not have this regulation.
If you have a Nursery under your name, you can capture even more Pokemon...
Turning to look at the two Pokemon who had finished eating, Alex was about to recall them into their Pokeballs when a shout from behind made him pause.
"Lin Feng~!"
He turned his head to see a young, vibrant girl in white enter his sight.
The girl was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and cotton sweatpants, with her short ponytail tied up. Her eyes were as clear as water, with a hint of a dazed look, and her face was somewhat round, full of youthful collagen.
It seemed she was out for a morning jog.
Upon seeing Alex, the girl's eyes lit up, and she immediately turned and ran towards him.
Beside her was a Squirtle with a look of utter despair, panting miserably.
"Hmm? Why are you back? Is it summer vacation?"
Alex was a little surprised.
The girl was Qin Shu, Grandpa Shin's granddaughter. Like him, she studied at Parasol City's Wutong Pokemon Middle School.
The difference was that Qin Shu was currently in her second year of high school, while he had already graduated.
They were from the same small town.
After his parents disappeared, Grandpa Shin had taken good care of him, often sending seasonal food to Alex and instructing him to look after Qin Shu at school.
Over time, their relationship became quite good.
"Yes, yes! Summer vacation started yesterday, and I came back last night!" Qin Shu said excitedly, then pulled the Squirtle next to her. "Look, Lin Feng~! This is the Pokemon I just caught! Squirtle, take a look!"
"Squirtle, Squirtle...." Squirtle greeted him weakly, its forehead covered in sweat.
Clearly, it harbored great resentment about being dragged out for a morning run so early.
"Pfft...."
Seeing Squirtle in this state, Alex couldn't help but chuckle.
While starter Pokemon weren't rare in this world, they weren't very common either.
Generally, only middle-class families could afford one.
Alex knew about Qin Shu's family situation.
Her father was a training instructor at a Gym, and her mother was a nurse at a Pokemon hospital.
If they saved diligently, they could afford to buy a Squirtle for their only daughter.
"Hmm, not bad. Aside from a slight lack of luster in its eyes, its skin is bright, and its limbs are strong. It's a good Pokemon. By the way, have you finally passed the Beginner Trainer assessment?" Alex said with some emotion.
After nine years of compulsory education, to become an official Trainer, one must pass the Trainer assessment!
The Beginner Trainer assessment is just theoretical knowledge, which isn't difficult for most people.
He had passed it in his first year of high school.
After all, if you don't even understand some basic Pokemon knowledge, why become a Trainer?
But as for Qin Shu, as far as Alex knew, she had already taken the Beginner Trainer assessment three times.
Well... she hadn't passed once.
However, she was extremely lively and a pure sports girl.
Sometimes, Alex suspected that she had put all the food she ate into her physical development.
In any case, she always gave off the impression of not being very intelligent.
Squirtle, following her, would probably have to endure some hardships.
"Hehe..." "I finally passed the last exam..." Qin Shu awkwardly scratched her head, then suddenly remembered something and quickly asked, "I heard you're not planning to be a Trainer anymore? Why? Your liberal arts grades are so good, why don't you catch a Pokemon!?"
"Precisely because my liberal arts grades are good, I should be a Breeder. I'm not very interested in traveling around for now," Alex explained, stepping aside to let her in.
"Oh, oh," Qin Shu said, looking thoughtful, but soon she was drawn to Snivy, who was eating energy cubes, her eyes bursting with intense excitement. "Lin Feng, is this your Pokemon? It's a Snivy! Let's have a Trainer battle!"
Alex: ???
So, you didn't hear a single word I just said...
"Snivy?" Snivy finished its last energy cube, glanced at the heavily panting Squirtle, then looked at Alex, as if asking, "Should we fight?"