Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

After the group disbanded, the students who belonged to the smaller class naturally went home.

The bet between Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong about washing socks was also put on hold for later because no match was found.

According to Liu Jianhao, he didn't want to take advantage of someone's misfortune.

But Mu Yun guessed that he felt his chances of winning might be a little low, so he became the cowardly lizard.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Rhyhorn was getting beaten up by Little Rhyhorn. It's not afraid of Growlithe and Bluey at all, and even has an absolute advantage in terms of attributes.

After parting ways with Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong, Mu Yun scanned a shared electric bicycle and rode towards the Asia-Europe Supermarket.

After receiving the rewards for completing the mission, Mu Yun glanced at the recipe and effects of the energy cube.

Unlike the basic energy cubes I bought at the Asia-Europe Supermarket before, this basic energy cube recipe called [Speed] issued by the system not only restores stamina and energy, but also has additional effects when consumed for a long time.

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[Basic Energy Cube Recipe [Speed]: Orange Berry, Apple Berry, Cherry Berry and other tree fruits are added in a specific ratio, and the mixing time and speed are adjusted. The basic energy cube can greatly restore stamina and energy, and permanently increase the movement speed and nerve reaction speed of the Pokémon. After consuming 100 cubes, the increase reaches the maximum value of 5%.

Note: After exceeding one hundred pills, only the effects of restoring stamina and energy will be active.

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Leaving aside the recipe's preparation method, due to time constraints, Mu Yun hasn't had time to learn the energy cube crafting skill yet.

Even though Mu Yun only had a rough understanding of energy cubes, he was well aware that none of the energy cubes sold on the market had a similar effect of permanently increasing attributes.

At best, it's a mixture of tree fruits, with the effect of quickly restoring energy and stamina, equivalent to a tree fruit version of compressed biscuits.

Therefore, Mu Yun's only expectation for the Energy Cube recipe was to use it to gain experience in the Energy Cube crafting skill, thereby improving his skill level.

"One hundred of these will increase movement speed and reaction speed by 5%!"

"I remember that the treasure that Sister Xiaomeng's Espeon was holding only increased the power of its moves by 16%. And compared to the treasure, consuming Energy Cubes doesn't even take up an item slot, so it's a completely extra boost!"

Thinking of this, Mu Yun once again felt the power of the system.

As expected of a system product, even the most basic energy block recipe gave him a big surprise.

If this formula were sold, the licensing fees alone would be enough to ensure he could live comfortably for the rest of his life.

But Mu Yun only thought about it.

Given his current strength and status, if he were to reveal this formula, whether he would become rich or not is unknown, but he would definitely have to submit.

He dared not overestimate the goodness of entrepreneurs.

So let's wait until he becomes a champion before he goes on to benefit the people.

The most important thing right now is to buy tree fruits and try making them.

Thinking this, Mu Yun had already arrived at the tree fruit specialty area of ​​the Asia-Europe Supermarket.

"Let me see. Orange Fruit is still 100 Alliance Coins each, and Apple Fruit is 300 Alliance Coins each. Fruits that restore energy are more expensive than those that restore stamina. Cherry Fruit is a whopping 500 Alliance Coins each! No wonder it's a fruit that can remove negative effects, it's really expensive!"

After careful selection, Mu Yun gathered all the tree fruits needed for the recipe. In addition to the three mentioned above, there were a few tree fruits whose effects he was not very familiar with, such as Yuezhu fruit.

These kinds of tree fruits can neither remove negative effects nor restore physical strength and energy like orange and apple fruits, making them pure "three-no tree fruits".

Of course, it's not entirely useless; at least it has a unique flavor and provides a longer period of sustenance.

Therefore, the price is very cheap, 10 Alliance Coins per piece.

Mu Yun quickly gathered enough ingredients for one recipe, spending a total of 1150 Alliance Coins.

It's not that Mu Yun doesn't want to buy more, it's just that his wallet is a bit too weak. Anyway, after browsing the Tree Fruit Specialty Area this time, he can buy whatever he needs in the Points Exchange Shop, so there's no need to spend too many Alliance Coins on it at this stage.

After purchasing the tree berries, Mu Yun went to the home appliance section and found the sales point for the home version of the Energy Cube Maker.

"15 Alliance Coins?"

As soon as he got closer, Mu Yun was shocked by the price marked on it.

You're selling a broken blender for more than a professional-grade Pokémon egg?

This is highway robbery!

No wonder there were no nursery courses before university; the tools for this kind of thing are ridiculously expensive.

If it weren't for grinding skills, Mu Yun wouldn't want to stay for even a second longer.

After thinking it over, Mu Yun still couldn't give up and wandered around. He found that the cheapest of these fully automatic, multi-functional energy cube making machines, which could break down walls, ionize, heat, cool, and so on, cost 10 Alliance Coins.

Of course, there are cheaper options. The fully manual sets with individual functions are not expensive, costing only three to five thousand Alliance Coins for the whole set.

However, compared to fully automated, user-friendly machines, fully manual machines require a higher level of skill from the user.

Unfortunately, Mu Yun was short of money, so he ended up choosing a decent set from a small brand, which cost him several thousand Alliance Coins.

"This breeding industry is just like doing scientific research in my previous life. The machines are expensive, the materials are expensive, and the results are not guaranteed..." Mu Yun thought to himself on the way back.

If it weren't for the system providing support, he probably wouldn't have been willing to spend his own money on research.

After returning home, Mu Yun first released Xiao Du and Bo Feng from their Poké Balls, letting them roam freely.

Then, carrying his bags, he went to the dining table, neatly arranged the items, and silently chanted in his mind, "System, receive skill reward!"

With a silent chant, a clear stream flowed from the void into the top of Mu Yun's head, and soon a complex and diverse amount of information appeared in his mind.

It includes a basic encyclopedia of tree fruits, instructions and precautions for using various related equipment, and the changes that occur when different forms (liquid, solid, ionized, etc.) of various tree fruits interact.

Of course, compared to the former two, the latter has much less information, which Mu Yun probably means is because the skill level is not high enough.

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[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired a new skill—Energy Cube Crafting!]

[Energy Block Crafting (LV1, 0/100): Energy Block Nutrition +50%, Tree Fruit Energy Distribution Recognition (Active).]

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As the energy cube crafting skill was completed, two new notification sounds rang in Mu Yun's mind.

At the same time, new descriptive effects also appeared.

The +50% nutrition from Energy Cubes is easy to understand; it means that one Energy Cube made by Mu Yun is equivalent to one and a half Energy Cubes.

If you switch to the [Speed] energy block recipe, you'll only need to consume about 67 blocks to max out the boost, saving a significant amount of money.

The identification of the energy distribution of tree fruits piqued Mu Yun's curiosity.

This was the first time he had seen an entry labeled "active".

With curiosity, Mu Yun focused his attention on this entry, and soon information came in.

The tree fruit energy distribution identification, just as the name suggests, consumes a certain amount of mental energy to see the energy distribution of the fruit pulp in different parts, thus allowing for more precise processing of the tree fruit and resulting in higher quality energy blocks.

That's right. In addition to the three levels of beginner, intermediate and advanced, energy blocks also have a certain quality difference between each level.

From lowest to highest, they are: inferior, good, superior, and top-quality.

According to some test papers published by Jinglingzhi.com, if the effect of a good product is 1, then the effect of a top-quality product is 2, while the effects of an inferior product and a superior product are 0.5 and 1.5 respectively.

Overall, the difference is not significant.

The basic general-purpose energy cubes that Mu Yun bought before were all of good quality.

This also represents the limit of machine assembly line production under current technology.

Higher quality, or intermediate and higher-level energy cubes, must be handcrafted by the breeder due to the nature of the process.

Mu Yun believes that this is also related to the uneven distribution of energy in the fruit pulp.

The more experienced the breeder, the sharper their eye, and the higher the probability of producing high-quality energy cubes. Conversely, it's not impossible to produce inferior ones.

After learning about the effects of the Energy Cube skill, Mu Yun focused his attention on the tree fruit and the set of tools in front of him.

According to the knowledge he had just acquired, manual transmissions are at the top of the hierarchy of contempt within the Energy Cube making community.

After all, anyone can use a foolproof automated machine; the finished product won't be bad, but it won't be much better either.

Only by operating the manual transmission with meticulous care step by step can one make the best use of every bit of energy from the tree fruit, thus achieving perfection.

After all, high-grade tree fruits cannot be wasted.

"Let me think... According to the recipe, we need to process the fruit pulp first..."