I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

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In the living room, Xu Li was making energy blocks.

On the table is placed a fruit mixer for energy blocks. The fruit mixer is shaped like a juicer, with a fruit inlet with a transparent glass outer wall on the top, many operating buttons on the front, and an outlet for energy block output on the side.

Xu Li put the Lingyu fruit and Chengcheng fruit into the fruit inlet above the fruit mixer, turned the speed button on the front, and started making energy blocks.

The flavor, color, and various properties of the energy cubes depend on the berries involved in the mix and the speed of the berry mixer.

For example, the Orange Fruit and Zero Fruit that Xu Li put in now will produce a sky blue energy block that can quickly restore physical strength and spirit.

Moreover, the higher the rotation speed, the better the quality of the energy cube. After several practices, Xu Li has gained some experience in how to make energy cubes. With the help of his sharp eyes, Xu Li can control the rotation speed more steadily.

The speed that Xu Li is currently producing has reached 1200 rpm. This is the first time that Xu Li has tried a speed of more than 1,000 rpm.

Under Xu Li's careful gaze, the fruit mixer made a ding-dong sound, and the energy cube was produced.

Several energy cubes fell from the side exit and were caught by the plate placed there by Xu Li.

Xu Li picked up the blue, crystal clear energy block with almost no impurities, and the system also displayed the information of the energy block.

【Energy Cube (Sky Blue)】

[Added energy blocks of Zero Fruit and Orange Fruit to fill your stomach and restore Pokémon's physical strength and energy]

"NICE!" Xu Li waved his fist. After a thousand turns, the energy blocks produced gradually became qualified. This was the first time that it produced energy blocks with system information.

It can restore physical strength and energy, and the materials for making it are cheap and easy to obtain. There are many of them given away by the Seal Ball tribe, so it may become the staple food of Xu Li's Pokémon.

After putting the blue energy block into his pocket, Xu Li added Leba fruit and Muzi fruit and continued to make energy blocks.

【Energy Cube (yellow-green)】

[Added energy blocks of Leba Fruit and Muzi Fruit. In addition to filling your stomach, it can also speed up the recovery of Pokémon's injuries and resistance to burns.]

Xu Li discovered that energy blocks made with different recipes had different special effects, so he continued to make different energy blocks and try different combinations.

【Energy Cube (Indigo)】

[Added energy blocks of Strange Fruit, Muzi Fruit, and Orange Fruit, which can bring a strong sense of fullness to Pokémon]

【Energy Cube (Rose Red)】

[Added energy blocks of Mango Berry and Cherry Berry. Not only will they fill your stomach, but they will also reduce Pokémon's vigilance, making them slower and easier to catch.]

There were also some failed products. Because Xu Li was distracted, he made a gray energy cube. You could see the unmixed fruit pulp inside its translucent gelatin.

【Energy Cube (Gray)】

[The energy cube that failed to be made, the energy cube with orange fruit, mango, and Leba fruit added can fill the stomach]

But in the end, Xu Li found the formula for the energy block properties he wanted.

【Energy Cube (Orange-yellow)】

[Added energy blocks of Appleberry and Phoenix Pear. In addition to filling your stomach, it can also promote the growth of Pokémon's energy and increase Pokémon's physical strength.]

It can speed up the growth of Pokémon, and this is the energy block Xu Li needs most at the moment.

The materials are hard to find. Wild apples are okay, but phoenix pears are very rare in Xicui, so Xu Li can only buy them at a high price at the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce.

Looking at the remaining phoenix pear fruits, Xu Li planned to make them all into orange energy blocks.

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The logistics are complete, and now it’s time for training.

Xu Li and the Pokémon gathered in the open space on the side of the house.

"Growlithe, your current advantage lies in your powerful charging skills. We need to maintain this advantage, but we also need to overcome its weaknesses. First and foremost, Growlithe, you need to improve the accuracy of your Crazy Volts and Double-Edged Headbutt. Of course, we also need to adapt to the reaction force after a move misses and improve our body control."

"Water Otter, for now, I will focus on training your agility and cutting techniques, honing your compatibility with Shell Bell, and preparing for future evolutions."

"Paras, what you need most right now is the speed and accuracy of your moves, so we'll focus on that next. Uh-huh, don't worry about food. I've got some experience making energy cubes, and I'll make one specifically for you to increase your powder reserves."

"Ya Ya, um~ just follow me and exercise together."

Thus began their training program.

So, in the next month, every morning the villagers of Zhuqing Village could see a young man followed by a small dinosaur-like Pokémon, running around the entire Zhuqing Village again and again, and sometimes they could see Mingyao running behind him.

Yaya's short legs made him run very fast.

After Xu Li finished his last lap, he returned to his home in Zhuqing Village. The training ground on the side had been renovated bit by bit over the past month and was completely different from when he first came. The ground was full of potholes, all traces of practicing moves.

"Huh~ I finished today's full marathon in two hours and twenty-three minutes. Next up is strength training."

"Tooth~"

After resting for a while, Xu Li picked up the dumbbells he made and did various exercises, such as dumbbell curls, lateral raises, and rowing, while watching the training of Caterpillar and others on the training ground.

Caterpillar used its double-edged head hammer to accurately hit the stone thrown by the water otter in the low air. With a loud bang, the stone instantly shattered into pieces. These broken stones were cut everywhere by the water otter's quick steps in the air, leaving a smooth cross-section.

Pallas focused his eyes, anticipating the falling stone, opened his mouth and spit out a small ball of concentrated paralysis powder towards the landing point of the stone, but even a small ball of powder blew the stone that was about to fall to the ground half a meter away.

After the research of Xu Li and Pallas, Pallas was able to condense the originally large-scale, dispersed powder moves into a small, concentrated powder ball, making the moves fly faster and very suitable for one-on-one combat and sneak attacks.

During this month, through various trainings, the Caterpie was often hit by stones and felt dizzy, and the Water Otter was often hit on the head by small stones, but it must be said that the progress was great.

Growlithe's body gradually grew stronger and reached level 29.

According to what Xu Li learned in Sinnoh, the best evolution for Growlithe is above level 38, and the same should be true for Growlithe.

The consequence of premature evolution is overdraft of vitality. Grandma Mustard Orchid told Xu Li an example. Someone used the Fire Stone to evolve the six-tailed fox into a nine-tailed fox when it was born. As a result, the nine-tailed fox was extremely weak and died in less than half a year.

Because of this incident, in order to prevent similar tragedies from happening again, the Alliance conducted a nationwide science education. Even Xu Li, who was very young at the time, was taught that Pokémon that evolved using Evolution Stones should not be allowed to evolve prematurely.

The original plan was to train for about 15 days, but seeing the rapid rate of improvement, Growlithe and Otter were reluctant to leave, so now they have been training for more than a month in total, and their levels have improved a lot. On average, each of the three little ones has improved by 4 levels.

Thanks to Yaya's special physical training and the support of the energy blocks specially prepared by Xu Li, her level broke through to level 33 and she is not far from evolution.

Even Xu Li has made great progress in his physical fitness. Under the system's strengthening, his physical fitness is no longer like that of a normal person, and he is beginning to approach the Xicui people that everyone imagines.

Near noon, Xu Li had just put down his exercise equipment when he heard a knock on the door.

When he opened the door, it was Xiaobai, the owner of the Zhuqing Village grocery store. Yesterday, Xu Li asked Xiaobai to pre-order a lot of supplies, and now he was delivering the goods to the door.

"Brother Xu Li, the fruit and various props you ordered have been delivered. It took me a lot of effort to get them. Can you please check if there are any missing items?"

Xu Li counted the supplies one by one.

"Okay, various wound medicines, silent spray, smoke bombs, sound bombs, and sticky pills. No problem, that's it."

"Okay, thank you for your purchase. I'll be leaving now."

Xu Li said goodbye to Xiao Bai and returned to the house with the Pokémon, carrying boxes of supplies. These supplies basically covered everything needed for survival in the wild. No matter whether they were used in the end or not, it was better to have them than not.

Dr. Laben also gave Xu Li several boxes of various Xicui-style Poké Balls, which are somewhat different from modern Poké Balls. Using Xicui-style Poké Balls requires twisting the chain at the mouth of the Poké Ball, which is more troublesome than modern Poké Balls.

Xu Li also gave Dr. Laben a modern Poké Ball, saying that it was developed in his hometown, to see if Team Galaxy could replicate it.

Xu Li planned to use Xi Cui's Poké Balls to capture Pokémon for Professor Laben to study the Pokémon encyclopedia, and he would still use modern Poké Balls for his own Pokémon.

The supplies were moved into the house. Paras sniffed, locked onto a box, and jumped directly onto it.

"Pie~Pie~ (Can I have this)"

Xu Li found it a little funny. This foodie really couldn't forget to eat.

"Eat, but don't eat too much. It's almost time for dinner."

"Pie~"

Hearing the voice of permission, Paras raised his big claws and cut a hole in the box, and several orange-red fruits similar to strawberries fell out.

This is a cranberry, which can make Pokémon that eat it slow down.

Paras picked up a cranberry and began to eat it. While he was eating one, his hand had already picked up another. He had tasted this kind of fruit before and it gave him a unique feeling, but he had never tasted it again.

Now that I have the chance to eat it, I must try it.

As he ate one after another, perhaps because he ate too much, Paras felt his vision blurred, his head became cloudy, and his emotions gradually got out of control.

Paras felt a little dizzy, as if he had entered another world. When he saw Xu Li, he ran forward crying, grabbed Xu Li tightly, and rubbed him hard.

Although Xu Li gave him a lot of hard training, it also allowed Paras to taste many delicacies that he might never be able to eat in his life. He no longer had to compete with his fellow tribesmen for tree sap. He liked Xu Li the most.

Chapter 11 Investigation Team?

The next morning, Xu Li packed up his supplies, took the Obsidian Wilderness map given by the doctor, and prepared to set off for the Obsidian Wilderness.

Yesterday, Paras found out that it was crying while hugging the pillar, and it was so ashamed that it hid in the Poké Ball and refused to come out.

The doctor had something urgent to do and needed to stay in Zhuqing Village, otherwise he would have gone to the Black Plains with Xu Li.

Since Dr. Laben had been notified in advance, when we arrived at the main gate of Zhuqing Village, a convoy was already waiting there.

Seeing that Xu Li was not approaching wearing the investigation team's clothes, a Galaxy team guard wearing a conical hat and a red winter suit came over to inquire.

"Is it Master Xu Li?"

Xu Li nodded and showed the badge he got from the doctor. After the guard confirmed it, he let Xu Li get in the car.

The power of Team Galaxy's car comes from a Flamebron and three Charmeleons in the front. This kind of Pokémon runs at an amazing speed. It is said that an adult Flamebron can cross the entire Greenland in just a day and a half.

With this power, the carriage is much larger than ordinary cars, and the entire carriage is almost as large as a van.

There were already several people in investigator uniforms in the car. They had originally divided into two groups and were chatting with each other, but when they saw Xu Li get in the car, they all fell silent.

Then, they started whispering again, but Xu Li could still hear it.

"Is he the one?"

"It seems so. He's the only one not wearing a uniform."

"Yes, I was there when he captured Pokémon at the training ground."

"Who's going? It's confirmed to be him."

Are you sure it's me? Xu Li was confused, but acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He found a resting place outside the two groups and sat down.

During the month in Zhuqing Village, Xu Li also learned about the internal situation of the Galaxy Team Investigation Group.

The Investigation Team was created by Magam, the leader of Team Galactic. As the basic combat personnel of Team Galactic, they are mainly responsible for the external investigation and resource exploration of Team Galactic. One of their main tasks at present is to complete Professor Laben's Pokémon Encyclopedia.

Investigators within the investigation team are divided into zero-star to five-star investigators, but there is no upper limit of nine stars or even full stars in the game.

Perhaps that is the upper limit that only the protagonist of the game can break through. The group of investigators in the training ground that Xu Li felt were very lame were basically all one-star novices.

Even though they were novices, the fact that the three Xicui families, which these investigators were helpless against, were taken back in one go by Xu Li, an outsider, also caused a lot of complaints about the investigation team within the Galaxy team.

However, it is not surprising that there are complaints about the investigation team within the Galaxy team. The attitude and quality of the Galaxy team's investigation team are indeed not good enough. Xu Li's easy recovery of the Big Three in front of the investigation team is just a manifestation of the incompetence of the investigation team over the years.

Perhaps it was because Zhuqing Village had indeed become much safer over the years. As the village's basic combat unit, the members of the investigation team did not focus on investigating Pokémon and training themselves. Instead, some members of the investigation team relied on the convenience of their identity as a team and did many things that were not conducive to the unity of Zhuqing Village.

And perhaps because Magamu is the founder of the investigation team, Magamu's traditional ideas have made the investigation team full of "predecessor culture", and subordinates must obey their superiors. There are also many cumbersome rules, which make it difficult for the grassroots investigators who rely on the investigation team to grow.

When low-level investigators finally become senior investigators and become "seniors", they vent their hardships and grievances on the lower-level investigators.

As the saying goes, you must suffer the same suffering that I have suffered. This is the rule.

This kind of atmosphere has lasted for a long time, resulting in serious internal friction and low efficiency among the investigation team.

But from Xu Li's observation, the culture of seniors in other places of the Galaxy team is not strong, which makes Xu Li confused. What's the difference if they were all founded by Magamu?

During the one month he lived in Zhuqing Village, Dr. Laben often complained to Xu Li about the low efficiency of the investigation team. In the entire investigation team, only Mingyao and a few others were working hard on the investigation.

After Xu Li demonstrated his abilities, Dr. Laben gave Xu Li a lot of benefits. He didn't care if Xu Li didn't join the investigation team. It was just that he no longer trusted the investigation team and wanted to open up other channels for investigation atlases.

Soon, the guards confirmed the number of people and the convoy started.

A man from the investigation team came out and walked straight towards Xu Li. He put his hand up, his expression tense, and said something that seemed unquestionable:

"Xu Li, right? I heard you're pretty good. Do you want to have a competition with our investigation team? Let's see who can catch the most Pokémon in the next trip to the Obsidian Fields."

"Whoever loses must give the other person a Pokémon unconditionally. How about that?"

"I heard you have a Growlithe? And the doctor also gave you a Water Otter? And there's a Pokémon I haven't seen before."

Hearing this, Xu Li instantly became annoyed. He used his own Pokémon to threaten himself. He stood up, turned around, raised his leg and kicked the investigator in the stomach.

Xu Li's physical fitness has improved a lot in the past month. The investigator was kicked more than one meter away, his stomach was obviously sunken, and he rolled on the ground with his mouth open, but he couldn't speak.

Xu Li looked at the wailing members of the investigation team on the ground and spat, "Not very good."

"If you don't value your Pokémon, release them immediately."