To be honest, the book Indeedee had given him was simply perfect for someone at his current stage.
In a world where the Pokémon Breeder system had yet to mature and even the Trainer system had not been established, a book that could teach someone how to become a Pokémon caretaker was absolutely no less valuable than the Bible was to Christians.
Sensing that Lu Li had already woken up, Indeedee gently knocked on the door from outside.
Hearing the knock, Lu Li hurriedly put down the book in his hands and said, “Come in.”
Click~
Indeedee pushed open the door and walked inside, looking at Lu Li with concern written all over its face.
“Indeedee”
Lu Li did not even need the drawing board to roughly understand the meaning behind Indeedee’s cry.
“I’m already fine, and I don’t feel like there’s any major problem,” Lu Li said with a smile.
Indeedee nodded, then took some pastries and snacks from the serving cart outside the door.
“Indeedee”
Indeedee placed the desserts and snacks on the bedside table.
“Thank you,” Lu Li said gratefully.
Indeedee hurriedly waved its hands. It simply enjoyed doing things like this, so there was naturally no need for Lu Li to thank it.
Lu Li felt that Indeedee might have a people-pleasing personality. Otherwise, what normal Pokémon would enjoy working as someone’s maid or butler?
Then again, perhaps that was simply one of the wonderful things about Pokémon.
Indeedee stayed for a while before leaving, because it still needed to deliver meals to the other people in the hotel.
Lu Li ate the desserts while carefully reading the book in his hands.
To be honest, it had been almost half a month since he had eaten proper desserts or snacks.
The people living under Indeedee’s care were actually quite fortunate. Although they had lost their freedom, in exchange they had gained a level of stability and comfort that other people in this apocalypse could not even dream of.
After Lu Li had eaten and drunk his fill, Indeedee had also finished its work.
Lu Li directly asked Indeedee to send him back home, thanking it once again along the way.
Before parting, Lu Li thanked it once more. “Indeedee, this book is extremely important to me. Whether it’s Little Beauty or Weedle, they both really need the knowledge in this book.”
Indeedee waved its hands again.
This book was merely a textbook distributed by its school. As a professional Pokémon maid and butler, it naturally needed to learn how to care for Pokémon.
The reason it had always carried this book with it was simply to keep it as a memento. Besides, it still had other books where it came from.
After Indeedee left, Lu Li took out the book and began reading again.
There was some information about how to raise Weedle, but unfortunately, none of the methods described in the book could be used in this world.
For example, the book had many detailed requirements regarding the leaves Weedle ate. However, ordinary trees were already scarce in this world, let alone the specific tree species mentioned in the book.
Lu Li could only choose to feed Weedle nutrient solution. Combining that with the information in the book, Lu Li added a large amount of calcium tablets to Weedle’s nutrient solution.
That was because the book stated that after Weedle evolved into Kakuna, the harder Kakuna’s shell was, the more beneficial it would be.
Weedle was already in its Growth Stage, and it had less than a month left to live. So from now on, the only thing Weedle needed to do was accumulate strength for its evolution rather than undergo high-intensity training that would overtax its body.
“Since Weedle needs to accumulate energy for its evolution, what about Little Beauty?” With that thought, Lu Li flipped to the section on Water-type Pokémon.
Unfortunately, the book did not mention any methods for training Feebas toward evolution at all. The entire section was filled with information about maintaining Milotic’s scales and increasing Milotic’s charm.
Most speechless of all, the book did not mention Feebas even once.
“So Feebas doesn’t deserve to be taken care of?” Lu Li complained inwardly.
Afterward, Lu Li released Feebas and Weedle.
Although Weedle needed to accumulate energy and could not undergo high-intensity training, some simple training was still necessary. The purpose was also to help it digest faster.
Lu Li’s plan for Feebas was still to improve its proficiency with Tackle, while Weedle’s task was to improve its proficiency with String Shot.
The higher the quality of the silk Weedle produced, the harder its shell would be after evolution. This would also help improve Weedle’s potential.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
He had also more or less finished reading through the book Indeedee had given him.
Feebas still showed no obvious changes. Only Weedle had gotten noticeably fatter.
Pokémon truly were unreasonable creatures.
Two days ago, Weedle had still looked malnourished, but two days later, it had already returned to normal.
Although Weedle still looked somewhat small and thin, compared with before, both its size and health had improved by an entire level.
Looking at the mass of silk in the corner, Lu Li fell into thought.
The silk Weedle had produced in the corner was extremely tough and flawlessly white. Most astonishing of all, these threads were almost impossible to tear apart by hand.
Lu Li could see the value of the silk Weedle produced, but the problem was that he did not seem to have any way to turn that value into something useful.
Lu Li had also tried to find people in the camp with relevant expertise, but unfortunately, no one worked in the textile or light industry, and no one knew how to turn silk into cloth.
By now, quite a lot of silk produced by Weedle had already piled up in his room. He had deliberately collected all of it because he thought that once there were more survivors in the camp, they might be able to make use of the silk.
Weedle had two stages of evolution. Once it evolved into Kakuna or its final form, Beedrill, its original String Shot would become purely a battle move and would no longer exist in a physical form that could be continuously collected.
The reason String Shot could permanently remain in physical form while Weedle was still a Weedle was mainly because Weedle possessed a unique silk-producing organ. However, that organ would disappear after evolution.
That was also why Lu Li had deliberately collected the silk Weedle produced. Clothes woven from Weedle’s silk might not be impervious to fire and water, but they would at least be extremely tough and offer excellent protection.
Just as Lu Li was carrying out his usual routine of collecting the silk Weedle had produced, the walki-talkie on his table suddenly rang.
Lu Li put down what he was doing and answered it.
“Boss, I’ve got some news that you’ll definitely be interested in.”
Hearing this, the corners of Lu Li’s mouth lifted slightly.
Recently, whenever Fatty Lei contacted him on his own initiative, it was usually because something good had happened. Lu Li was very satisfied with that.
“Where are you? I’ll come find you,” Lu Li said.
Fatty Lei hurriedly replied in a humble tone, “How could I trouble Brother Lu to come find me? I’m already right outside your place.”
Lu Li took out his Poké Balls, recalled Weedle and Little Beauty, then opened the door and stepped outside.
Fatty Lei was standing at his door holding a walkie-talkie, with a middle-aged man in his thirties beside him.
Lu Li walked over and asked, “What is it?”
“Weren’t you looking for a sericulturist before? That’s part of intangible cultural heritage. It just so happens that this big brother’s mother is a sericulturist,” Fatty Lei introduced, patting the middle-aged man on the shoulder.
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