Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

And I must say, when the pot lid was opened, the aroma was wonderful, unlike ordinary braised pork ribs, it had a very enticing and unique fragrance.

Little Dragon's mouth watered at the smell, but he knew it was for healing the two elves' injuries, so he didn't dare to shamelessly go up and eat it with them.

Xia Chen made a lot of this pot, enough for the two elves for one and a half meals. I don't know if it was really that delicious or if they just wanted to avoid wasting the seasonings, but they ate the whole pot, bones and all.

Pipa looked at the Mastiff Godfather with a tense expression, as if waiting for the listless dog to immediately regain its vitality.

Xia Chen said helplessly, "How can it have an effect right after it's been ingested? Medicine doesn't work that quickly either. You should at least wait until it's fully digested before you see."

Pipa thought about it and realized that made sense, so he gradually calmed down.

…………

About half an hour after finishing this special meal, the two elves began to show some reaction. Perhaps because their digestive systems were better, Leton was the first to express its feelings.

Xia Chen, I think I'm a little sleepy.

The lizard lay on the ground, its eyelids drooping frequently, and its two pheasant feathers drooped listlessly. Its once majestic posture now appeared tired and listless, and even its voice sounded inexplicably languid.

It was rare to see Guleton so "cute," so Xia Chen gestured with his eyes for Rotom to film his embarrassing moments while comforting him, "Then go to sleep. Maybe you'll be all healed when you wake up."

Whether it was because it didn't notice or didn't care about Rotom's little actions, Leton ignored it, made a slight nasal sound, and then fell into a deep sleep.

As drowsiness crept in, the Mastiff Godfather soon closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

The two elves slept for an entire afternoon.

It wasn't until five or six in the evening that Gu Leton slowly opened his eyes and woke up.

Whether it was psychological or not, Xia Chen felt that Gu Leton's mental state was much better than before he went to bed, and his aura was also subtly more oppressive.

Therefore, Leighton's personal account told Xia Chen that this was not his misconception.

The secret seasoning worked very well, and my strength recovered significantly.

Xia Chen asked in confusion, "How much is 'a large section'?"

[I'm still a bit far from being at the Heavenly King level, but if I encounter that Iron Earthworm again, I can beat it to the ground.]

Therefore, Leighton replied with full confidence.

Xia Chen nodded thoughtfully. Judging from the power of that earthquake attack, Totoro was probably around a three-star gym level. Even if Guleton was boasting and considering the type advantage, he was conservatively estimated to be a two- to three-star gym level.

At this rate, if all the secret seasonings are collected, Leighton will be able to recover to the legendary level he displayed when he was Millerton.

Therefore, Leighton was not as optimistic as Xia Chen.

The further you go, the greater the gap between different levels of strength becomes. The secret seasoning can help the Mastiff Godfather fully recover, but it may not be as effective for me, at least not to the level of Milton that day.

Xia Chen frowned and asked, "So you still have to rely on your body's self-healing ability?"

Not necessarily, there may be other ways.

Therefore, Leighton answered in this way, his eyes unconsciously glancing at Cindy.

It's a little embarrassing to say, but I've finally managed to complete the beginner's quest set by the comeback system, right?

…………

While in Guleton's view, bullying younger people is a very shameful thing, what is undoubtedly more shameful is attempted bullying.

It was in a rather undignified state for more than half a month, during which it fought against Fairy three times under the guise of guidance, and each time it was the one being guided.

It can only be said that the power of type advantage is still too strong. At the same strength, Sylveon doesn't need to do anything. Just the power of hitting Swift 100 is enough to give Gellerton a headache.

However, all of this came to an end on this day. After recovering some of his strength, Leighton finally defeated Senb in a crushing manner, finally getting his revenge.

It's a bit embarrassing to use that word.

Watching Guleton walk out of the training field with his head held high, Xianbu slowly healed himself with his life energy, but he still felt a little strange.

Why does it seem like Gullerton is so obsessed with defeating himself?

So Leton was unaware of the complaints behind Cindy's back. At this moment, listening to the mechanical voice in its mind, it felt a little excited.

After much trouble, I finally passed the beginner's quest.

[Ding~ Congratulations, host, on completing the beginner's mission: Become the strongest in the team! Rewards are now being issued based on your performance in the mission. Please check your account.]

[Basic Reward: Panacea Healing Capsule (Beginner) x1, unlocks basic system functions: System Shop, Task List.]

[Bonus Reward: 1000 Shop Points. (Task Performance Rating: B-)]

Ignoring everything else, Leighton first took out the long-awaited basic universal healing capsule from his system inventory and swallowed it.

It wasn't worried about whether it was poisonous or not. To put it bluntly, this thing called the system was so magical that it wouldn't need to go through such a complicated process to harm itself.

Rather than worrying about whether it's poisonous, worry about whether it's effective against your injury.

The good news is that this capsule is non-toxic and has a very significant effect.

Unlike dishes made with secret seasonings, once the capsule is swallowed, a warm current emanates from the stomach and flows into the body.

Therefore, Leighton could clearly feel that the damaged primal power within his body was being repaired by this power at an extremely fast speed.

At this rate, I can definitely recover to my peak strength in less than a minute!

Therefore, Leighton was even more surprised by this counterattack system, something that could only be created by a creation-level being.

However, the intense heat lasted only a few seconds before gradually weakening until it was completely depleted.

Feeling that the original energy intensity within his body had been restored to the level of a Heavenly King, Leighton was still somewhat unsatisfied.

Unfortunately, it's just a basic capsule.

Fortunately, it's only a basic capsule—if the basic one is this effective, the advanced one must be even more anticipated.

…………

With that in mind, Gu Leton couldn't wait to open the newly enabled feature: the system shop.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Advanced Universal Healing Capsule should be here?

The virtual panel unfolded, revealing a dazzling array of items in the store. Gu Leton's eyes were overwhelmed at first glance.

It had heard of and collected some things, such as evolution stones and attribute energy gems. Although it didn't own them, it liked them because they had a shiny element.

There are some things it has never seen before, such as Special Capsules, Radiant Stones, and Indigo Gems.

These magical items can all be redeemed using the shop points previously distributed by the system, with prices ranging from a thousand to hundreds of thousands or even millions.

Seeing this price, Gu Leton's heart sank. A thousand points could only buy a Fire Stone, and it was the lowest quality one at that.

Although it's unclear how many points are needed to purchase the Advanced Universal Healing Capsule, given its basic effect, it's impossible for it to cost less than 100,000 points, and it might even be higher.

Regardless, that capsule is too important to me; I'll see how many points it requires first.

There were too many items in the store, so Leighton was too lazy to search them one by one. He asked the system, "System, can you help me find the advanced universal healing capsule?"

[As you wish, the product has been retrieved for the host.]

As soon as the mechanical voice finished speaking, all the other items on the panel disappeared, leaving only a red and white capsule with the name [All-Purpose Healing Capsule (Advanced)] below it.

And its price is 200,000!

Yes, it's doubled what we expected.

Therefore, Leighton really wanted to greet the guy who created the system, but he was helpless.

As a consumer, I have no bargaining power and can only passively accept the situation, working hard to earn points towards this goal of 200,000.

"By the way, system, can I get a loan?"

Before closing the store, Leighton still made one last desperate attempt.

Having spent more than half a month in human society and surfing the internet intensively, Gu Leton has gained a deep understanding of the world, even dabbling in trendy concepts like advance consumption.

The system's response to this was...

This feature is not yet available.

Not open yet. Does that mean it might open in the future?

Therefore, Leighton began to imagine this sentence that filled the dragon with reverie.

Although he felt it was just a pie in the sky offered by the system to get him to continue completing tasks, Gu Leton still swallowed it with tears in his eyes.

Even if you don't care about the loan feature, you still have to continue completing the system's tasks just to accumulate points to buy capsules.

…………

After exiting the store, Leighton clicked on another newly opened feature: the task list.

This interface is much simpler, with only a list called "Main Quests" and only two quests under that list.

One is completed, and one is not.

The one that's already completed goes without saying—it's the one where you defeat Sylvanas. As for the one that's not yet completed...

So, Leighton nervously clicked on the link, praying in his heart that it wouldn't be another mission that left him feeling completely lost like the last one.

The blue frame slowly unfolds.

[Main Quest: Rising to Prominence! Quest Description: Through tireless efforts, you have become your trainer's ace! However, there are always stronger opponents, and countless Pokémon in the world are more powerful than you. Go and defeat them!!]

[Mission Objective: Help your trainer win a match, appearing in at least one game!]

Therefore, everything went black before Leighton's eyes.

A belated million-word apology

To my shame, this is the first of three books I've written to reach 100 million words, which is a small milestone.

I want to say something, but every story needs a beginning, so let's start with the plot, which is about a million words long.

Actually, I haven't dared to open the comments section for quite a while, because I'm a sensitive writer. Seeing negative comments makes me very sad and affects my writing mindset.

But I had already felt really bad writing these past two days, so I thought that no matter how bad it was, it wouldn't be that bad. Then I opened the comments section and, as expected, there were a lot of negative reviews.

It's all about criticizing the romantic scenes.

Actually, I had a feeling it was going to be a mess before I even finished writing it and sending it out. If I had a leave slip, I would have definitely asked for leave and rewritten it, but unfortunately I didn't.

I don't want to say any more. I'll downplay it from now on, cut down the word count, and focus on the elves again so I can finish the book sooner.

If any readers who got hooked on the romance after reading this far can come back and take another look.