After ten consecutive days of intense training… and all of it being the same kind of training, in fact, basic and physical training were the most boring and tedious. Pokémon would inevitably feel suppressed, so Tetsuya decided to take a day off and rest for one day. He also let Ditto casually Transform into a x wild Pokémon.
All the Pokémon had long-lost smiles(?) on their faces. Of course, those six Gloom were lazy every day, going to bask in the sun when sunlight reached the ground. Naturally, Tetsuya also prepared Pokéfood for them. In fact, it was just passing through their bodies once to produce nectar, which served as Beedrill's food.
Several Pokémon were playing and messing around, creating a rare scene, at least, rare for Tetsuya.
"How about we catch some food today to enrich our meals?" Tetsuya's suggestion was unanimously approved by the Pokémon.
They first came to the seaside. There was indeed nothing worth eating among Water-type Pokémon. Magikarp were full of bones, Pokémon like Goldeen did not taste good, and many Water-types were poisonous, so they could only look for ordinary fish.
These ordinary fish were also the food of many Water-type Pokémon and generally appeared in schools.
"Fishing is too slow… Do you have any good way to catch fish?"
After Tetsuya spoke, Ditto jumped into the sea and transformed into Goldeen. Then it used its horn to knock out a fish. One after another, seven or eight fish had already appeared on the beach, all pierced through the belly.
"Alright! Alright! That is enough, Ditto." Only after Tetsuya called did Ditto come ashore.
Picking up the fresh fish on the ground, they returned to the tent.
With fish available, it would be even better to have some meat, but this was a mountainous area, and Pokémon like Tauros would not appear, so it could only be put aside for now.
Tetsuya cleaned the fish. In fact, fish soups were more nutritious, but there was no pot.
However, with so many Pokémon around, this was not difficult for Tetsuya at all. He directly found a stone about one meter in size.
"Beedrill, use Twineedle to hollow out the middle of this stone and make it into a pot shape. Thin the four walls and the bottom of the pot a bit, and make them smoother."
Tetsuya commanded Beedrill. Such stone was as soft as a pannacotta under Beedrill's Twineedle. The main point was controlling the force. At the final step, Beedrill also slowed down and carefully polished it with its Twineedle.
But stone was still stone. In the end, there was still a wall thickness of two centimeters. Of course, this was already the limit, so it could only be said that it would consume a bit more firewood.
Tetsuya used stones to build a stove and placed the pot on top of it.
At this time, the Pokémon had already gone to gather firewood.
When they returned, it was not "gathering firewood" at all!
Golett was directly carrying a withered tree on its shoulder, and the other Pokémon followed closely behind.
When they reached near the tent, the withered tree was thrown to the ground by Golett. Beedrill waved its stingers, and in just a few motions, it had already been cut into sections, and the branches were also trimmed off.
Tetsuya placed the eight cleaned fish into the stone pot and poured in fresh water.
At this time, Ditto's all-purpose role was revealed!
Tetsuya placed the firewood under the pot.
"Transform into Rapidash and use Ember. Light the firewood, then quickly Transform back to your current form."
Ditto was currently transformed into a Geodude. In any case, it matched the tone of the mountainous area, and its size was small, so no one would pay attention.
It instantly transformed into Rapidash. A small Ember was already enough to ignite the dry wood, and then it transformed back into Geodude.
Although there was no salt, using wild mountain pepper as seasoning was still quite good, and besides, sea fish already contained some salt.
The taste was already very delicious~
Aside from Beedrill only being able to drink the soup, Piloswine, Golett, and Ditto had no restraint at all, and the fish soup was left with only fish bones.
However, ordinary animals naturally could not compare to the nutritional value of some Pokémon meat. Last time, after eating Tauros for three days, it was obvious that they felt more "vigorous".
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After lunch, they moved around a bit and took a nap. With the sunlight shining, it felt especially comfortable.
In the afternoon, Tetsuya took four Pokémon over the slope to search for prey.
Mushrooms were food that Piloswine liked very much. Relying on its keen sense of smell, it found quite a lot.
Just as they were preparing to go to the lakeside to replenish some fresh water, they discovered even better "prey".
Farfetch'd!
Three Farfetch'd were bathing in the lake.
It was just the right time to test the Pokémon's abilities!
The deliciousness of Farfetch'd was something Piloswine and Ditto knew very well…
"Now we will capture those three Farfetch'd. Beedrill guard above, Piloswine guard below. First use Freeze-Dry to freeze the surface of the lake."
After Tetsuya spoke, Beedrill flew into the air and circled.
Piloswine walked to the lakeside and released two streams of cold air. With the sound of "crack, crack", the surface of the lake began to freeze rapidly. The Farfetch'd realized something was wrong and quickly flapped their wings to take off, but in that instant, the entire lake surface was already frozen.
"Piloswine, Icicle Spear!"
Following Tetsuya's command, five Icicle Spear had already shot out. Two of them were relatively agile and barely avoided the attack, while one was directly pierced through the wing and fell down.
"Beedrill, Ditto, those two are up to you."
After Tetsuya spoke, he walked toward the fallen Farfetch'd. The Farfetch'd kept flapping its other wing, constantly crying out, with fear appearing in its eyes.
Tetsuya smiled slightly. "Tehe… You will be freed soon~ Piloswine, Icicle Spear!"
The Farfetch'd no longer had the ability to resist. An Icicle Spear directly pierced through its chest, and it no longer moved.
Tetsuya nodded. Such terrifying power showed the results of these ten days of training!
Beedrill had long been waiting in the air for the Farfetch'd, its stingers thrust out.
At this moment, the Farfetch'd were already at the end of their rope, thinking only of escaping, with no intention of fighting back. They flapped their wings to flee, but how could their speed compare to Beedrill?
The stingers pierced in from behind, and they were once again thrown onto the ice surface.
Even though Ditto had transformed into Geodude, its outstanding physical condition and speed were not inferior at all. In a flash, it leaped up and was already above the Farfetch'd. With a punch, it directly smashed the Farfetch'd down, then Ditto pounced from the air. With a scream, the Farfetch'd innards were completely shattered.
Tetsuya carried three Farfetch'd in his hands and returned fully loaded!
Boiling water, plucking feathers, and cleaning… Tetsuya worked alone for an entire afternoon. Now the four Pokémon were completely playing together, and their previously suppressed emotions were all released.
Farfetch'd caramelised soup with mushrooms~
The soup was fresh and delicious. In such a harsh environment, a brief moment of beauty appeared.
At night, the sky was filled with stars, which could not help but evoke many memories for Tetsuya.
Past life and present life, the past was like smoke. What Tetsuya pursued was the "supreme" position…
Perhaps one day when it was achieved, would he take a good rest? 'Heh…'