Without lingering too long, Lin Fan led his Pokémon back to Ursaring's tree hollow for a short rest.
This time, his harvest was quite abundant, not only with Persim Berries and a jar of honey, but also the Pokémon egg suspected to be a Joltik, as well as Ariados's poison glands and spinnerets.
Glancing at the two Ariados beside him, they lay silently on the ground, seemingly awaiting judgment.
After a moment of contemplation, Lin Fan spoke indifferently, "Although what happened earlier made me a bit angry, this harvest is indeed not bad. So, let's leave it at that. Beedrill also gave you a beating, and I don't like to go for the kill."
The two Ariados simultaneously lifted their heads, their eyes wide, not at all like cold predators, emitting happy hisses.
Even the coldest predators among Pokémon, from a human perspective, are no different from children; they just possess terrifyingly powerful abilities.
Looking at them like this, Lin Fan felt a bit awkward. He didn't plan to pursue the matter, but he hadn't said that Ursaring was willing to let them go.
His gaze shifted to Ursaring, only to find the latter looking dazed, even throwing some ordinary berries to the two Ariados.
"......"
Lin Fan fell silent.
Why did he feel like he was judging a gentleman with the heart of a villain?
Watching Ursaring and the Ariados seemingly reconciled, Lin Fan felt a little emotional. Indeed, one couldn't view Pokémon's minds with a human perspective. Compared to humans, Pokémon were still too innocent.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Fan didn't plan to stay any longer. Returning early to process this harvest was the priority.
Leaving the tree hollow, it didn't take long to return to Twilight City. He found a single Trainer room and booked an hour of training time.
He placed several items one by one in front of Beedrill, who unhesitatingly picked up the Persim Berry and quickly devoured it, leaving only a core.
Lin Fan carefully put away the core. This item was quite valuable; with a good growing environment, it could become a tree that continuously produced Persim Berries.
Beedrill licked its lips, still wanting more, and flew to the jar of honey. It skillfully used Bug Bite to rapidly consume it, and soon, it too was eaten clean, leaving only an empty jar.
"How do you feel?" Lin Fan asked.
Beedrill thought seriously for a moment, then nodded slightly before shaking its head.
"Hiss-peep~"
A little effect, but not much.
"I see." Lin Fan nodded, not feeling disappointed.
After all, Beedrill's strength was much greater than before. Although Persim Berry was a very precious berry, expecting a significant improvement from just one berry and a jar of honey was a bit unrealistic.
Although it might sound contradictory, the less effect these items had on Beedrill, the more satisfied Lin Fan was, because this indicated that Beedrill's strength had already reached a very strong level.
Lin Fan's gaze fell on the remaining two items: a poison sac used by Ariados for poisoning and a spinneret used for String Shot. Both were very useful for Beedrill.
"Swallow them." Lin Fan didn't hesitate, speaking directly.
Beedrill opened its mouth wide and swallowed them one by one, directly into its belly.
"How do you feel this time?" Lin Fan's gaze was a little tense.
Although according to records, direct ingestion was the most basic method, it was said that there would be some kind of rejection reaction during the first ingestion, and occasionally it would cause some special changes in the Pokémon.
Beedrill clutched its stomach, its expression serious with a hint of confusion. Clearly, the poison sac and spinneret had begun to be digested, exerting their intended effects.
The black patterns on its body seemed to deepen, and the pure white Double Needles in its hands faintly showed a gradually fading purple hue.
Beedrill opened its mouth, and a wisp of purple mist floated out, slowly rising to the ceiling, making a "sizzling" sound as it corroded a layer of the surface.
From the looks of it, the intensity of its poison had indeed visibly increased compared to before.
"No wonder they say evil cultivators progress quickly." Lin Fan's eyes were somewhat complex. He began to understand why the Xia Kingdom not only prohibited the slaughter of Pokémon but also prohibited Poison-type Pokémon from privately consuming the poison sacs of other Poison-type Pokémon.
When you diligently train your Pokémon but struggle to make progress, and then discover that simply consuming the poison sacs of other Pokémon can lead to significant improvement, can you still maintain your original intention and train little by little?
As he sighed, Beedrill had already completely digested the poison sac and spinneret, and its expression became excited. It opened its mouth and shot out a Silk Thread.
Swoosh—
A faint corrosive sound echoed, and Lin Fan looked at the pale purple Silk Thread with some astonishment, his mind momentarily freezing.
This didn't seem to be the String Shot move... it looked more like Ariados's Poison Thread move!
Poison Thread: Shoots a poison-infused Silk Thread at the opponent, poisoning them and lowering their speed.
Undoubtedly, this was an advanced version of the String Shot move, and under normal circumstances, only Ariados could learn this move due to the unique properties of its own poison sac and spinneret.
Beedrill was also startled by itself. It curiously approached the Silk Thread and touched it, causing the Silk Thread to bend into a shocking arc, but it didn't break.
Even the texture had begun to lean towards the toughness of Ariados's spider Silk Thread!
Lin Fan gasped. If he had only slightly understood why those Trainers specializing in Poison-types were so obsessed with consuming the poison sacs of other Pokémon before, now he completely understood, and deeply felt that such behavior was absolutely impossible to disappear, even if the Xia Kingdom used thunderous means to suppress it.
No one would be willing to train their Pokémon at their original snail's pace after experiencing such a rapid rate of progress.
Not everyone had a tablet that could continuously accelerate a Pokémon's strength progression.
Lin Fan's eyes were somewhat complex. No trade, no harm, but some trades were destined to never stop.
"Forget it, I can't manage that much. I'll just do my best."
Sighing, Lin Fan cheered up, no longer dwelling on those thoughts, but instead began to study Beedrill's String Shot move, which seemed to have mutated into Poison Thread.
"Use String Shot again." A hint of tension flickered in Lin Fan's eyes. He was somewhat worried that the current situation was like when Beedrill first used Poison Sting as a long-range attack, which was merely the result of the poison accumulating in its body for a long time and then being consumed all at once.
Beedrill nodded, opened its mouth, and once again sprayed out a Silk Thread.
It was still pale purple!
Lin Fan's eyes were bright, and he completely relaxed.
Tentatively reaching out to touch the Silk Thread, Lin Fan quickly withdrew his hand, feeling the stinging corrosive sensation on it, and fell into thought.
Rather than calling this the Poison Thread move, it was more like a combined move of String Shot and Poison Thread, because Beedrill's Silk Thread was simultaneously covered with Bug-type and Poison-type energy, which was different from the single Bug-type String Shot and the single Poison-type Poison Thread.
This was a move unique to Beedrill; it was almost impossible for others to replicate!
