Just as Adrian was in a daze, a data panel appeared before him.
pokémon: Magikarp
Attribute: Water
Ability: Rattled (When attacked by Dark, Ghost, or Bug-type moves, its speed increases due to fear)
Skill: Splash (Learned)
"It's open! My cheat ability is open!"
After confirming that everything in front of him was not an illusion, Adrian couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I, your fishing master, have made it!"
Adrian was naturally familiar with the cheat ability that every transmigrator needed.
At the same time, an epiphany struck Adrian, and he finally understood the cheat ability's function.
The panel's purpose was to visually display the data of the pokémon caught, including attributes, abilities, and skills.
And as long as Adrian caught a pokémon through fishing, the cheat ability would give him rewards based on the type, strength, skills, and appearance of the pokémon caught.
The rewards were diverse, including but not limited to energy cubes, TMs, and various items.
In addition, catching a new species of pokémon for the first time would yield extra rewards.
As for the fishing space, it was a completely independent and peculiar space existing in Adrian's mind, and its function was to store the rewards issued by the cheat ability.
"Woohoo ~ taking off!"
The smile on Adrian's face grew wider.
What if he was an orphan?
What if his initial pokémon was a Magikarp?
With this cheat ability assisting him, becoming a pokémon Master in the future would be as easy as pie, wouldn't it?
"Karoo ~ Karoo ~"
Looking at the high-spirited Adrian, the Magikarp floating on the water couldn't help but look worried.
He felt that his trainer's mental state seemed a bit unstable!
I'm just playing along with your act, but how did you get so immersed yourself?
You only fished up 'me,' what's there to be so arrogant about?
Besides, it's all fake!
Adrian didn't know what Magikarp was thinking; he just excitedly projected his consciousness into the fishing space: "These are the rewards from the cheat ability just now..."
Inside the space, a white light spot and a disc were floating.
TM: A miraculous item that allows pokémon to quickly learn skills, provided the pokémon can learn that skill.
Soak: A Water-type move that attacks by drenching the target with a torrent of water that is cold enough to sap their vitality. It lowers the target's Attack stat.
As Adrian stared at the TM, its information explanation immediately appeared.
Although he had a guess in his heart when he saw the name, Adrian was still greatly shocked.
Because TMs were items from pokémon games and should not exist in the real world.
But now, the miraculous items from the game had been brought into the real world by the cheat ability.
And Magikarp right now was sorely lacking in skills!
"However, Magikarp doesn't seem to be able to learn the Soak skill."
But then, Adrian thought about it again and was greatly disappointed: "It can only be learned after evolving into a Gyarados."
As far as Adrian knew, Magikarp could master very few skills; besides Splash, it only had Tackle, Flail, and Bounce. It couldn't learn any other skills.
Unwilling to give up, Adrian tried to teach Magikarp 'Soak,' but as expected, he failed.
Please use it on a pokémon that can master the 'Soak' skill!
"This is tough!"
After sighing, Adrian turned his gaze to the small light cluster again, muttering: "An energy cube? What is this? It doesn't seem to be in the game either!"
energy cube: A cluster of light containing pure energy. pokémon can absorb it to accelerate their growth.
"Can it accelerate a pokémon's growth?"
Adrian's face showed extreme joy.
It is well known that a pokémon's strength is composed of many aspects, such as level, base stats, skills, abilities, attributes, resistance... But if we talk about the two most important aspects, they are undoubtedly level and skills.
Of course, there is no concept of level in the real world; instead, it is replaced by the pokémon's energy intensity.
This perfectly corresponded to the two gains: 'TM' and 'energy cube.' One could allow pokémon to quickly learn many skills, and the other could enable pokémon to grow strong quickly.
And Adrian only needed to fish to continuously reap rewards.
"Can I get stronger just by fishing?"
Thinking of this, Adrian exclaimed excitedly: "This is really awesome!"
"Magikarp, come here! I have something good for you!"
Adrian smiled and waved at the Magikarp by the shore.
"Karoo ~"
Magikarp didn't understand why, but he obediently came closer.
His eyes were big and round, but his pupils were only the size of a grain of rice, making him look very 'wise.'
"Go!"
As Adrian's thought moved, the energy cube in the fishing space slowly floated out, transforming into specks of light that merged into Magikarp's body.
"Karoo? Karoo!"
The moment the energy cube integrated, Magikarp's body suddenly shivered, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
Because he clearly felt a sudden surge of strange energy within him that didn't belong to him.
"Karoo ~"
Magikarp glared at Adrian.
What did you do to me, kid?
However, Magikarp's anger did not last long; it was replaced by comfort and indulgence.
Under the nourishment of the energy cube, Magikarp's body began to grow rapidly in small increments, and his whole body felt tingly and itchy.
"Karoo ~ Karoo ~"
Magikarp's face unconsciously showed an expression of indulgence, accompanied by involuntary moans.
He could feel himself getting stronger quickly!
Unfortunately, the energy contained in an energy cube the size of a light spot was, after all, extremely limited.
The moment the energy was depleted, Magikarp's enjoyment also came to an abrupt halt!
"Karoo ~ Karoo ~"
The moment the pleasure disappeared, Magikarp opened his eyes in dissatisfaction and called out to Adrian, his eyes full of longing.
Hmm???
How did it end?
I want more!!!
"Hiss ~ The effect of this energy cube is actually so strong?"
Looking at Magikarp's unsatisfied and uncontrollable appearance, Adrian gasped.
But at the same time, this also made Adrian overjoyed.
Because this indicated that the energy cube's effect was even better than he had imagined!
"Magikarp, that attribute energy cube just now, was it very comfortable?"
Adrian squatted down and poked Magikarp's whiskers with his hand, a half-smile on his face.
"Karoo ~"
Magikarp quickly nodded, allowing Adrian to play with his body.
Both comfortable and able to grow stronger, which pokémon could withstand such a test?
Adrian smiled and tempted: "If you still want more, then you have to be obedient from now on."
"Karoo ~ Karoo ~"
Magikarp twisted his body, swimming back and forth, appearing somewhat impatient.
Obedient, obedient!
Please feel free to command Magikarps nickname, Trainer!
"Alright then! Magikarp, you dive into the water and look for Water-type pokémon nearby."
Adrian nodded in satisfaction, then pointed at the fishing hook and bait, chuckling: "Then tell them that the Alliance's disaster relief food has arrived, and tell them to come here quickly to eat it, first come, first served."
"Karoo ~"
Although he didn't understand Adrian's intention, Magikarp still nodded.
This matter is not difficult!
Seeing this, Adrian reminded him again: "Especially powerful pokémon like Gyarados, Blastoise, and Poliwrath, you must notify them properly. Understand?"
The quality of the cheat ability's rewards is significantly related to the pokémon's form and strength; generally speaking, the stronger the pokémon caught, the more generous the rewards.
If he could catch a Gyarados, Blastoise, or Poliwrath, the rewards would undoubtedly be ten or even a hundred times greater than for a Magikarp; there was no doubt about that.
"Karoo?"
Magikarp's face showed difficulty upon hearing this.
Ah? Me, find a Gyarados?
"Why that expression? It's just to notify them, not to defeat them."
Adrian coaxed: "If you can do this well, there will be great benefits for you. There will be plenty of energy cubes in the future..."
"Karoo!"
Hearing this, Magikarp nodded seriously, then plunged into the water with a "plop."
Everything for the energy cube!
No choice, he wanted to improve too much!
...In the deep water, Magikarp swam, wagging his tail, constantly searching for targets.
Before long, he saw a large fish whose body was mostly white, with red connections at its limbs, sharp horns on its head, and a wavy tail.
It was a Goldeen!
"Karoo ~ Karoo ~"
Magikarp quickly swam over, then pointed his fin at the riverbank where Adrian was, indicating that there was plenty of food there.
"De se qi ~"
Goldeen was confused but immediately followed along.
Before long, Goldeen saw the bait floating in the water.
"De se qi ~"
But Goldeen only approached and sniffed the bait, then shook his head in disappointment and left, clearly not impressed by such food.
"Karoo ~"
Left with no choice, Magikarp could only search for targets again.
The second time, he found a giant Seaking, but Seaking was too arrogant to even bother with a useless Magikarp like him.
The third time, Magikarp found a pokémon whose body looked like a tadpole but had a spiral pattern on its belly.
It was a Poliwag!
"Yo ni ~"
Poliwag, however, was cute and lacked arrogance.
But like Goldeen, Poliwag also disdained Adrian's bait, eventually shaking his feathery tail and drifting away.
"Karoo ~"
Just as Adrian's Magikarp was filled with disappointment, a wild Magikarp swam over.
That wild Magikarp blinked his eyes, and the rice-grain-sized pupils reflected a 'wise' light.
Adrian's Magikarp hadn't even had a chance to speak when the wild Magikarp independently discovered the bait.
He went forward and sniffed it; it was bland and tasteless.
He took a small bite; it tasted like chewing wax.
But it was edible!
And for a weak pokémon like Magikarp, it was good enough to have food to eat; why ask for anything more?
So the wild Magikarp swallowed the bait without any hesitation.
But before the food even reached his stomach, he was pulled out of the water by the fishing line... "Finally, another big fish is on the hook!"
On the shore, Adrian joyfully reeled in the rod, enjoying the thrill of fighting a big fish.
The moment his body emerged from the water, the wild Magikarp spat out the hook, and at the same time, the cheat ability's notification arrived as promised.
Caught 'Magikarp', rewarded with 1 'energy cube'.
"Another Magikarp?"
Adrian first pouted in dissatisfaction, but seeing that the reward was an energy cube, his dissatisfaction immediately vanished.
At the same time, the data panel of this wild Magikarp also appeared before Adrian's eyes.
Except for the ability being 'Swift Swim,' all other data were identical to Adrian's Magikarp, and he only had one skill, 'Splash,' making him a complete weakling.
Plop!
The wild Magikarp fell back into the water, but still didn't realize the bait was a trap; instead, he found being pulled out of the water quite fun.
"Karoo ~ Karoo ~"
Looking at the well-fed and leisurely departing wild Magikarp, Adrian's Magikarp understood.
So he went out again, constantly searching for companions.
Four-legged Poliwrath and Blastoise were hard to find, but legless Magikarp were everywhere, weren't they?
The key was that Magikarp wasn't picky about food; as long as there was something to eat, he was fine.
Before long, a group of red big fish swam to the shore.
"Karoo ~"
Adrian's Magikarp pointed at the bait with his fin.
Brothers, eat it!
"Karoo ~ Karoo ~"
The wild Magikarp didn't suspect anything and rushed forward to snatch the bait, even creating whirlpools and undercurrents in the water due to their 爭搶.
Caught 'Magikarp', rewarded with 1 'Splash' TM.
Caught 'Magikarp', rewarded with 1 'energy cube'. X3
Caught 'Magikarp', rewarded with 1 'Tackle' TM.
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