After finishing her reflection, Jun Shutong looked at him seriously and warned in an extremely solemn tone, “I believe you, but I also hope you won’t treat your own life as a joke. Your life is very important.”
Lu Li nodded as well. What a joke!
How could he not know how important his own life was?
If there were no other transmigrators in this world, then he might very well be this world’s savior. It was no exaggeration to say that without him, the apocalypse would last at least another hundred years, perhaps even longer.
Jun Shutong left.
She said she didn’t want to stay and disturb Lu Li’s research, but before leaving, she still repeatedly reminded him to make sure he stayed safe.
After Jun Shutong left, Lu Li got busy again.
While preparing food for Feebas, he analyzed the aftermath of the Tackle Feebas had just used.
Normally speaking, if Feebas could use Tackle, then its level should be no lower than Level 10.
Of course, it was also possible that the real world worked differently from the games, and Feebas had learned Tackle ahead of time. Its current strength might still be below Level 10.
But there was another possibility: the little fellow had simply used too much force.
Lu Li preferred the latter possibility, because if it was the former, then Feebas would be far too useless.
Caterpie could fire off two String Shots without looking completely exhausted, yet Feebas used a single Tackle and drained all its stamina?
But the problem was that this little fellow normally used Splash like a basic attack without any issue, and that was even when it was hungry.
“Little Beauty, next time you use Tackle, try to keep some stamina in reserve. Don’t go all out. Let’s take it easy at first,” Lu Li instructed Feebas while feeding it.
Feebas, soaking in the protein nutrient solution, gulped down the entire tank of water in one go, then shook its head and nodded.
Another half hour passed.
Feebas was finally full.
Lu Li took the opportunity to massage the fins all over Feebas’s body.
Massaging a fish sounded ridiculous, but it was actually quite normal, because he had tried it before, and Little Beauty seemed to enjoy it quite a lot.
Another hour passed.
After getting enough rest, Feebas began training again.
“Remember how it felt before. This time, don’t throw all your stamina and energy into it at once,” Lu Li encouraged from the side.
After hearing this, Feebas first closed its eyes to search for the feeling, then looked ahead with a solemn expression.
Tackle activated once again.
This time, the destruction Feebas caused wasn’t as severe, but it still smashed straight through the wall.
After breaking through the wall, Feebas, buried beneath chunks of concrete, used Splash to leap out of the rubble and back into the tank.
Seeing this, Lu Li finally let out a relieved breath.
“Good! Very energetic!” Lu Li didn’t hold back his praise.
“Little Beauty, you’re really both beautiful and strong now!”
“I think you might already be the prettiest and strongest Feebas in the entire world.”
Feebas, its confidence soaring from Lu Li’s praise, happily swayed its head while its tail swept back and forth through the water, splashing water everywhere.
After praising Feebas, Lu Li finally continued asking, “Little Beauty, can you still use Tackle right now?”
Feebas nodded.
“Then how many more times can you use it?” Lu Li hurriedly followed up.
Feebas swished its tail four times.
Seeing this, Lu Li asked thoughtfully, “So you’re saying you can still use Tackle with that level of power four more times?”
Feebas nodded again.
“In that case, rest for a bit first. It’s time for us to prove ourselves.” Lu Li decided to call Jun Shutong over and put on a proper display in front of her.
If Jun Shutong hadn’t discovered this matter, he actually would have preferred to keep it hidden for a while longer.
Once Feebas’s strength was exposed, he would very likely have to deal with several problems.
First, what if Jun Shutong and the others saw how powerful Feebas was and started asking him to join them whenever they went out to search for supplies?
Second, what if they asked him to hand Feebas over so it could protect those who went out gathering supplies?
Third, what if Feebas caused unnecessary panic?
Fourth, what if some not-so-bright people also tried to tame Pokémon?
Some people in the camp already knew about Feebas’s existence, but the only reason they hadn’t objected was because Feebas had always appeared completely harmless.
It was like a dog lover raising a large, fierce dog. The owner might not be afraid, but the people around them might feel differently.
There was also something even more important: Lu Li didn’t want to expose the Poké Balls this quickly either.
For one thing, he only had three Poké Balls. If other people found out about them, even if they didn’t dare make a move because they were afraid of Feebas’s strength, they might still harbor other thoughts in secret.
Lu Li didn’t dare gamble on human nature, because he understood far too well just how terrifying people could become in an apocalyptic world.
After all, not everyone was Jun Shutong.
A good person like Jun Shutong would think that most people in the camp were decent people like herself. But someone like Lu Li, who didn’t consider himself particularly good, tended to think that most people were just as questionable as he was.
Lu Li took out the walkie-talkie and contacted Jun Shutong directly.
After receiving the message, Jun Shutong hurried over.
Looking at Feebas in the water tank, Jun Shutong reflexively placed her hand on the grip of the gun at her waist.
Lu Li’s eyes flickered slightly at the sight, but he didn’t say anything.
“Sister Jun, next I’m going to show you the results of my work these past few days!” After saying that, Lu Li commanded Feebas in the water tank, “Little Beauty! Straight ahead, Tackle!”
Upon receiving the order, Feebas’s entire body suddenly tensed. Like a lead bullet fired from a gun, it shot forward in an instant, accompanied by a dull whistle of displaced air, and slammed heavily into the already crumbling remains of the wall.
Jun Shutong’s eyes widened as she stared without blinking at the absurdly bizarre scene before her.
At this moment, she was shocked both by the fact that Feebas actually obeyed Lu Li’s commands and by the ridiculous sight in front of her.
If that hit a person, wouldn’t it go straight through them?
At that thought, Jun Shutong suddenly felt her stomach hurt a little.
At this moment, Feebas leapt out from the rubble again and landed precisely back in the water tank.
The corner of Jun Shutong’s mouth twitched slightly.
“Demon beasts really are creatures that can’t be judged by common sense,” Jun Shutong couldn’t help thinking once again.
Seeing this, Lu Li gently stroked Feebas’s head and praised it, “Great job!”
Jun Shutong watched the scene with a complicated expression.
There was no disgust or fear of demon beasts in Lu Li’s eyes. Instead, there was only complete sincerity and affection.
Jun Shutong found that very difficult to understand, and even somewhat hard to accept.
“So, Sister Jun, what do you think? My Little Beauty didn’t disappoint you, did she?” Lu Li lifted his chin, showing off with a touch of smugness.
Jun Shutong nodded with a complicated expression. “I have to admit that you succeeded, but… can you tell me how you managed to tame it?”
“To tell the truth, there are still a lot of coincidences involved that I haven’t figured out yet, so this isn’t something that can be widely replicated.” Lu Li did not admit that he had truly succeeded. He merely treated the relationship between himself and Little Beauty as a special case.
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