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Chapter 240 Cynthia's incredible partner, the popularity is soaring!

Although the mention of picking up trash made Liuli blush a little.
But upon closer reflection, I feel mostly lingering fear.

She and Squirtle exchanged a glance and saw deep fear in each other's eyes.

So the purple mist really does corrupt Pokémon!
If it weren't for this mysterious stall owner's intervention... Liuli dared not think any further.

She quickly manipulated the burning insects and bowed deeply to the cloaked figure.

"Thank you so much!"

It was only then that Ruri suddenly remembered that the stall owner seemed to know a great deal about these purple mists, and even had the ability to extract them with ease. He clearly knew more about the creatures than Squirtle did.

I was wondering how to find out about this before, and now the opportunity has come.

Liuli immediately wanted to ask more questions, so she controlled the burning insect to take a step closer.

"Excuse me, what exactly is that purple mist? How can I get rid of it...?"

However, before she could finish speaking, the scene before her eyes stunned her.

Because that mysterious cloaked figure, along with the simple stall behind it, seemed like smoke blown away by a sudden gust of wind, instantly becoming transparent and thin.

In the last instant before it completely disappeared, Liuli seemed to see a corner of the tattered cloak flash by before it completely merged into the air, as if it had never existed.

In the bustling corner of the market, only the Burning Bug, Squirtle, and Ruri's still wildly beating heart remained.

Gone? Just like that?

Liuli stared at the empty corner, still somewhat bewildered.

She subconsciously glanced at her backpack interface.

The newly acquired flame icon, emitting a ghostly blue light, lay quietly in one of the slots.

Well, at least this proves that everything that just happened wasn't an illusion.
Wait! A terrifying question suddenly popped into Liuli's mind.

Although I did manage to acquire this thing through the exchange, this thing... does it need to be appraised to know its effects?!

The painful experience of being scammed out of 15 silver coins by the Nonsense Tree and finding a bunch of junk and a piece of pure trash immediately flashed before my eyes again.

Thinking of the pitiful six silver coins left in his backpack, and considering that even this seemingly high-grade flame would need appraisal, and the appraisal fee might be astronomical…

Liuli had just felt like she'd hit the jackpot by getting this flame item, but now she suddenly felt a little uneasy.
She sighed softly and addressed the viewers in the live stream:
"I'm thinking, if this thing needs to be authenticated before it can be used, then the streamer is doomed."

As Liuli expected, the barrage was instantly flooded with gloating "hahahaha":
[Haha, here it comes! Diagnosing a late-stage PTSD patient!]

[Hurry, streamer! Check if 6 silver coins are enough to test the appraisal table!]

[Waiting for the streamer to lose a fortune again! The show's guaranteed to be entertaining!]

[Just a prediction: what if it turns out to be an E-grade lighter or something?]

Liuli in front of the screen took a deep breath
Oh well, I've already bought it.

She controlled the burning insect, focusing her mind on the jar of eerie blue flame icon, and selected to view it.

hum!
A brand new system prompt popped up.

This time, the border is not white or blue as before, but an orange-yellow. Although it is not as noble as the previous gold, it is obviously quite extraordinary.

[Obtained A+ grade item 'Seed of Ghostfire (Special Item/Bound)']

【Effect (Passive):】

[First effect: "Heat Wave" - ​​Increases the wearer's fire-type energy intensity, greatly enhancing the power of fire-type moves.]

[Note: Contains a hint of mysterious flame energy, and has strong resistance to cold/corrosive energies (such as 'misty miasma')]

[Unlocked (not fully unlocked), requires level 10]

[Unlocked (not fully unlocked), requires level 30.]

[Value: Special (Untradeable)]

No testing is needed!
And the effect... seems pretty potent!

The fire element's power has increased by half, and it even has resistance to that mist, or what you call miasma!
There are also mysterious effects yet to be unlocked!

boom!
The moment the notification box disappeared, a burst of intense light erupted from the burning insect on the screen, completely enveloping its body in a red glow.

Immediately afterwards, two system notifications popped up almost simultaneously, occupying the center of the screen:
[Burning Bug level upgraded to Lv.7!]

[Burning Bug level upgraded to Lv.8!]

Just by bringing this item, my level jumped two levels?
Before Liuli could even process her overwhelming joy, another notification popped up:

The Burning Bug has learned a new skill: Flame!

Flames!

Liuli's gaze was fixed on those two words, and she felt like she was about to cry.

I've been playing this game for almost two hours, and until just now, my only skill was still spitting silk.
Finally... finally I have an attack skill!!
Even though it's just a flame, it's already pretty good, right?

Finally, I don't have to just watch from the sidelines during battles anymore.

On the screen, the burning insect seemed to sense the new power surging within its body, its two antennae on its head swaying excitedly, appearing somewhat bright.

Squirtle seemed to sense the change in Ruri as well, and its eyes widened slightly.

"This looks like a really powerful fire-type item! Congratulations! You're so lucky!"

"But what's going on with that cloak just now...?"

"What are those things we're seeing?"

Squirtle seemed a little confused.

Liuli didn't answer immediately, but eagerly clicked on the detailed description of the [Flame] skill.

[Fire-type skill: Flame]

[Proficiency: 0]

【Power: 30】

[Description: Breathing fire at opponents has a small chance to inflict a burning status. Perhaps it has other uses as well?]

[Consumable: 1 pp]

Looking at the description of this skill, Liuli began to think about the effects of using skills in this game. It can be said to be quite open. It looks like this is just an ordinary fire skill, but in fact, it can be used in many places after entering the maze, such as igniting the surrounding environment or burning something.

Oh, and that space bag!
She then remembered that B-grade treasure.

She opened the interface of the space fiber bag, and the spacious ten compartments made her happiness soar once again.

It's important to know that this game has a limited number of inventory slots. You can only take out 12 items each time you enter a dungeon, and the character's inventory only has 20 slots.

With these extra 10 slots, she no longer had to worry about whether to throw away other junk after finding something! She immediately manipulated the burning insects to stuff all the junk she had identified earlier—the strangely colored paralyzing mushrooms, the decaying bone fragments that looked like they were about to fall apart, the faded shells that seemed like they would break at the slightest touch, and that glaringly dull glass bead—into the bottom corner of her spatial bag.

This kind of trash is something you can ignore and not bother with.

"Oh well, forget about that weird fake, let's go! Squirtle, I'll take you to smash through the dungeon!"

Liuli feels great right now.

This time, we must make up for all the lost silver coins, with a profit!

And... she looked towards the F1 area, a hint of lingering fear in her eyes.

"As for that strange place, let's be careful and avoid it for now."

Meanwhile, in Cynthia's live stream...

The live stream's popularity soared to a new high, with comments cascading down like a waterfall, almost flooding the entire screen.

In the center of the screen, Cynthia's expression was quite complex, a mixture of speechlessness and amusement.

Inside the maze, she controlled her character—a seemingly innocent and adorable chicory leaf—carefully avoiding the sharp stones on the ground.

Beside her, her partner followed closely, making the same movements.

That was a... little alligator.

To be precise, it was a small saw-toothed crocodile wearing tiny black sunglasses.
Its walking posture looks clumsy, with its tail dragging behind it. Every now and then, it would fall behind a few steps because it was looking at the scenery or daydreaming, and then slowly trot to catch up.

When Chikorita stopped and cautiously observed a suspicious patch of grass ahead, the little tortoise seemed to remember that the two of them were in a maze. It slowly approached the grass and looked it over from all sides.

"If I remember correctly..."

A kind, honest voice rang out, sounding just like that of a young boy.

"Groundhogs are probably social animals; they sense prey through vibrations. We can go around them, or..."

It paused, as if searching its knowledge base, adjusted its sunglasses, and remained silent for a full ten seconds before speaking.

"Or we could make more noise to attract their attention and then pass by quickly, hmm... or maybe we should throw a stone at them first?"

Cynthia's lips twitched slightly as she looked at its slow yet articulate manner.

Their reaction time was indeed a beat slow, but they knew quite a lot.
“Good idea, let’s make some noise.” Cynthia spoke into the microphone, manipulating Chikorita to use its vine whip to pick up a small stone and throw it toward an open space in the distance.

The stone landed with a dull thud.

Sure enough, a slight commotion came from the ground ahead, and several raised mounds of earth quickly moved toward the source of the sound.

"Hurry up!" Cynthia immediately maneuvered Chikorita through the area, while Totodile remained rooted to the spot, still somewhat bewildered.

Having no other choice, Cynthia used her vine whip to grab the little tortoise and lift it into the air, forcibly bringing it over to a safer location.

The comments section was in stitches after seeing this:
Hahaha, Sister Zhulan's partnership is really interesting!

[Knowledge base: 100 points; Action capability: 0 points; Exam score: Fail!]

At first, when I saw him wearing sunglasses, I thought he was trying to look cool, but now it seems he's probably nearsighted from reading too much.

[Feng Daddy is such a genius! This partner's personality is quite interesting too.]

Cynthia couldn't help but give a helpless smile to the camera:
"Indeed... it's not quite the type of partner I had in mind. However, it knows a lot."

"By the way, how's your partner doing?"

Immediately, viewers responded with comments and excitedly discussed the matter.

[Host! Everyone's partner has a completely different personality!]

Mine is a super hot-blooded Pikachu, it keeps charging in and getting itself killed... to be honest, it's a bit of a headache.

My little Magnemite is a bit socially awkward and seems to talk even less than me.

My Treekia is pure and stubborn; it clearly wants to help but insists on being defiant.

[Huh? It seems like there haven't been any duplicate types yet?]

Seeing these comments, Cynthia paused slightly while controlling Chikorita.

Each player's partner is unique, with completely different personalities and reactions.
This goes far beyond the scope of ordinary game NPCs.

Although I know it's the effect of high-level AI, it really does feel like I'm interacting and adventuring with living, breathing Pokémon that have their own thoughts.

The game's technical sophistication... or rather, the power behind it, once again broadened her understanding.

In this way, it's less of a game and more of a completely new life experience.
Experience life as a Pokémon in another world.

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the bottom right corner of the screen, at the chat window belonging to "Feng," where a message lay quietly:

[I need you to appear on camera to promote this game. As for how to attract ordinary people who aren't trainers to play, that depends on what you want to tell them.]

Looking at the comment, then at the little tortoise wearing sunglasses slowly following on the screen, and the bizarre and incredibly vivid descriptions of its partners in the comments, Cynthia took a deep breath.

At this moment, she finally understood how she should promote herself.

—This rescue team is not on a Pokémon battle trip for trainers.

Twenty-one brand new... life experiences.

It's about letting go of your identity and preconceived notions, adopting a completely new attitude to meet unique partners, and experiencing a wonderful journey of a completely different life.

This is what makes it most appealing to ordinary people who struggle to make a living day after day!
Almost simultaneously, discussions related to the game exploded online.

[Feng Daddy's new work is unbeatable! My partner Bulbasaur is like a sweet guy, I think I'm in love.]

[Help! I'm lost in the forest. My partner, Charmander, only eats berries, has zero silver coins, and has eaten all the other edible items.]

[Did you guys watch Liuli's live stream? Pikachu Vice-Captain is so cool! He may seem aloof, but he definitely has a story to tell!]

[I watched it! What's going on with that Hakron? The black mist around it is so eerie!]

[Haha, she started with a combination of Burning Bugs and Squirtle, and she's so poor she can't even afford to eat!]

So what exactly are the leaderboard rewards in this game? I really want to know!

Various guides, discussion threads, help requests, and plot analysis threads have emerged one after another, and the popularity has been rising steadily.

It's clear that Rescue Team performs exceptionally well, as players truly feel like they've become Pokémon, struggling to survive and exploring in this unknown world.

Just as this craze was about to reach its peak, a bombshell announcement, like a boulder thrown into a lake, stirred up a massive wave—Sinnoh Champion Cynthia's official channel released a brand new video!

The title is very long.

[Game Recommendation: Even if you're not a trainer, you can meet another version of yourself in "Time Rescue Team".]

(End of this chapter)