Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

At the same time, Ralts suddenly appeared from the void in the room where Ye Chen had stored materials.

To make it easier to make energy blocks, Ye Chen also placed the energy block making machine in this room, saving him the time of fetching materials when making them.

Ralts found the Power Cube Maker.

This is the machine that makes delicious food for its owner. How do you use it?

Ralts began to recall Ye Chen's actions in making the energy cube over the past few days. It seemed like he had to put in these materials, and this, and this...

Based on her memory of Ye Chen's actions, Ralts used her psychic powers to take out one material after another and put them into the machine, and the order and quantity were exactly the same as Ye Chen's!

Exactly!

This is Ralts' advantage as a Psychic-type Pokémon!

As the machine started, the materials slowly decomposed and recombined inside, eventually turning into a thick, pale purple liquid in Ralts' expectant gaze.

Then, the machine stopped...

Ralts, looking completely bewildered, patted the top of the machine with her little hand.

Why did it stop? It's different from how the owner made it. Did I do something wrong?

But no matter how Ralts thought about it, he couldn't possibly figure out what the unique method the system gave him for making energy cubes was.

Although the thick liquid was different from what Ye Chen made, it still emitted a faint fragrance. In order to avoid being discovered by Ye Chen, Ralts decided to clean up the battlefield and decisively ate all of the liquid.

Laru~

Although it doesn't look quite right, it tastes pretty good!

Unwilling to give up, Ralts decided to learn through practice and try again!

The result was still just a bunch of thick liquid, which was very different from what Ye Chen had made.

Looking at the pile of liquid, Ralts was certain that she and her master had done exactly the same things when they made it, but something just wasn't right.

Despite being very puzzled, it still ate all of its failed attempt at making something, and fortunately, although it wasn't the real thing, it still tasted pretty good.

After this, Ralts didn't continue making more because it was too full.

There was no other way but to restore the machine to its original state and then teleport back to his own bed in an instant.

The next day, while making energy cubes, Ye Chen keenly noticed something was off about the room, but he couldn't pinpoint the problem and eventually dismissed it as his own hallucination.

However, he noticed that Ralts was training much harder than before. It had exceeded the training volume for many events, but it was still full of energy and showed no signs of fatigue.

For the next few days, Ralts tried to make her own Power Cubes every night as usual, but she failed every time.

However, it has a strong spirit of inquiry. Although it has not succeeded yet, it does not give up. This was taught to it by its owner.

Finally, when Ye Chen entered the materials room again, he realized something was wrong.

A large amount of various materials were visibly missing. After checking, Ye Chen discovered that there were actually enough materials to make ten energy cubes.

"A thief broke into the house? That doesn't make sense. These materials aren't worth much. Why would they steal this instead of other more valuable items?"

Completely baffled, Ye Chen decided to install surveillance cameras.

Although it's nothing valuable, we can't let this go unpunished; we must catch this thief!

The golden crow soars into the sky, and the sun rises once more.

Ye Chen got up to check the raw materials and found that some were missing again.

"Hey, you're trying to steal from me! I'll catch you today!"

Ye Chen turned on the surveillance camera and began to check. Even in the dark room, the camera's night vision mode made everything clear.

It wasn't until after 1 a.m. that a small white thing suddenly appeared in the room.

Upon seeing the little creature, Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Ralts? Does it like to eat berries?"

In the video, Ralts skillfully puts various berries into the Power Cube machine, clearly a repeat offender. However, what surprised Ye Chen again was that Ralts's operating procedure was exactly the same as his own.

At the end of the video, Ralts wipes its mouth, cleans up the "battlefield," and begins to retreat.

Ye Chen was speechless. This little guy actually came to steal food every night. No wonder he was so energetic during the day.

Back in the room, Ye Chen woke Ralts from bed and took her to the materials room.

At first, Ralts thought its owner was going to make it a special treat, so it came running excitedly, only to find a video on the monitor when it arrived.

Every move you make is clearly displayed.

Instantly, Ralts's face turned pale, and she lowered her head guiltily, wanting to teleport away.

"come over!"

Ralts paused, then obediently walked up to Ye Chen, expecting a scolding. However, Ye Chen calmly said:

"How did you do it? Show me again."

Ralts looked at Ye Chen with a puzzled expression, but still did as he said.

After fiddling around for a while, looking at the pile of thick liquid in front of him, Ye Chen leaned forward to smell it, then dipped his finger in it and put it in his mouth.

Surprisingly, although it wasn't a cube-shaped solid, the energy it contained was almost the same as that of a mid-level energy cube. In other words, Ralts had created a mid-level energy cube using these ordinary materials.

This... is simply genius!

Ye Chen looked at Ralts with surprise.

The reason why Ralts's energy cube is different from his own is because there is no systematic crafting method. According to the system's method for crafting energy cubes, there are three main points:

First, the order and quantity of tree fruits placed during production.

Secondly, it removes impurities from the fruit and purifies its energy.

The third and most important step is to use the reaction that occurs when different tree fruits are fused together to increase the energy concentration in the energy block. This is why Ye Chen can make top-level energy blocks using ordinary materials.

The last two steps require special techniques. It's already quite impressive that Ralts was able to create a medium-level energy block just by seeing the order and quantity of the berries she placed!

If I teach Ralts the crafting method provided by the system, wouldn't I be able to hand over the task of crafting Power Cubes to it and finally be able to relax?

Thinking of this, Ye Chen turned his head and said seriously, "Ralts, do you want to learn how to make Power Cubes?"

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Chapter Twenty-Eight: News from Celebi

remote mountainous areas

A jeep slowly drove up to a rocky cliff, with two people in black uniforms sitting inside.

One of them pressed a button, and the cliff in front of them slowly turned into a phantom and disappeared, revealing a dark cave entrance.

From the shadows on the nearby mountain wall, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly opened, and a Gengar peeked out from the shadows.

"Jie Jie!"

The two handed their identity cards to Gengar. After Gengar confirmed that there were no problems, it floated through the jeep's exterior to the trunk, which was filled with Poké Balls, piled up like a small mountain.

One of the men in black took out two low-quality energy cubes and threw them behind him. Gengar hurriedly caught them and then, satisfied, retreated back into the shadows.

The jeep with its high beams on drove slowly through the dark cave. Soon, a large metal gate appeared in front of them, completely blocking the cave entrance. The two men swiped their special cards, and the gate slowly opened.

The interior space is enormous, almost as if the entire mountain has been hollowed out.

The interior is decorated in a very high-tech style, with various reagents and culture media on the table, and several rare elves soaking in nutrient solution surrounded by glass.

Two men in black carrying boxes full of Poké Balls walked past and headed deeper into the area.

Dozens of researchers in white coats were busy going back and forth, seemingly oblivious to the people who came in, as if it were commonplace.

The two arrived at a place that resembled a prison, where countless elves were imprisoned, bound by chains and shackles that suppressed their power, their bodies covered in wounds.

When they saw someone come in, the elves were completely numb, and only the elves who had just entered let out a weak cry.

The two handed the Poké Ball to the person in charge here, one of whom, who seemed to be the leader, said:

"This haul was pretty good; we've basically gathered all the Pokémon that the boss needed."

"You got them all? Aren't pseudo-legendary Pokémon only found in secret realms heavily guarded by the League?"

"Haha, the guards of those secret realms can't stop me!"

"You'd better take it easy. If you do too much of this, the Alliance might investigate and you could get arrested."

"Hmph, those good-for-nothing bastards in the Alliance think they can catch me? Even if the Alliance's top player came, I could easily escape if I wanted to!"

The leader instructed his underlings to help deal with the elves with the prison warden, while he himself walked to a door, straightened his clothes, and gently knocked.

"Boss, I'm back."

A deep, resonant voice came from inside the door, "Come in."

"Yes."

Upon opening the door, the interior design was completely different from the exterior, resembling an ordinary office.

The office chair faces away from the door, obscuring the person's face. Only a hand resting on the armrest can be vaguely seen, holding a wine glass and slowly swirling it. The scarlet wine clings to the glass and slowly drips down like thick, viscous blood.

A deep voice asked, "How was the harvest this time?"

“Very good, that’s enough to meet the needs of the people in the lab for a month.”