Previously, in order to accelerate Altaria's training progress by relying on natural energy, Terrance had collected Power Herbs. Unfortunately, Power Herbs less than a hundred years old were completely useless for Altaria's training.
However, Power Herbs over a hundred years old simply couldn't be purchased in large quantities anywhere.
Power Herbs were widely cultivated and sold by farms, but their maturation period was only one year, so the ones on the market were all one-year-old plants. Even ten-year-old specimens were rare, let alone ones over a hundred years old.
The two plants Terrance had previously found had both grown naturally in the wild rather than being artificially cultivated. Artificially cultivating a Power Herb for a hundred years was far too costly and yielded far too little profit.
As for the Power Herbs growing inside the Super-ancient Pyramid, every single one of them was over a hundred years old. That estimate was already a conservative one on Terrance's part.
"These Power Herb are useful to me..."
Terrance looked up at Jillian, but before he could explain anything, she quickly spoke first: "Need some help?"
Although she had no idea what these herbs were, Jillian was still the leader of a Dojo. Moreover, Terrance had helped her before. She wasn't the type to covet such things. She didn't even ask why Terrance wanted the herbs and immediately began helping him gather them.
"Sigh... there aren't that many."
After counting the herbs, Terrance let out a slight sigh. He had originally thought there were many Power Herb growing here, but after harvesting everything, he regretfully discovered there were only twenty-seven Power Herb in total. Fortunately, all of them were at least a hundred years old, which was some consolation. Among them, the oldest Power Herb was even around four hundred years old. It should be able to provide some assistance to Altaria's training.
"Still, why are there so many Power Herb growing here? Is it because of the environment?" Terrance looked toward the sky. This place bore traces of both Sunny Weather and Rain. Under the alternating weather conditions, the vegetation here seemed extraordinarily overgrown.
But before Terrance and Jillian could observe for long, a considerable commotion suddenly erupted from deep within the forest. A group of furious Grass-type Pokémon charged toward them at high speed. Judging by their numbers, there seemed to be quite a few of them, likely an entire community gathered together.
Sensing the disturbance, Terrance and Jillian quickly exchanged glances….
"I see. So these Power Herb have owners..." Terrance grinned. No matter what, the Power Herbs had already been picked. The Pokémon were simply out of luck. If he had a chance to return in the future, he could compensate them and see whether any new herbs had grown.
Terrance now guessed that these Power Herbs had probably been forcibly matured by those Grass-type Pokémon using their own abilities. Growing so many century-old Power Herbs must have cost them a tremendous amount of time and effort. It was only natural for them to be furious after Terrance had harvested every last one…..
"Let's go."
After instructing Mismagius to set up an illusion skill barrier around the area, Terrance called out and prepared to leave. They had already taken the Pokémon's belongings; beating them up afterward would be a bit too heartless.
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"Huff... huff..."
After running all the way out of the forest, Jillian was panting heavily.
Terrance glanced at her and asked in confusion, "Doesn't the Wind Fist Style have methods for training a Trainer's physique?"
Whether it was Elite Four Bruno, Karate King Kiyo of the Saffron City Fighting Dojo, or Brawly of Hoenn's Dewford Gym, all of those Fighting-type specialist Trainers trained their own bodies as well. Someone like Jillian… was truly rare. Her constitution was even weaker than Terrance's had been before he started practicing martial arts.
"The constitution training methods passed down by the Dojo build a lot of muscle."
Jillian said helplessly.
Given a choice between constitution and her figure, she decisively chose the latter.
Terrance had completely not expected that answer. He was speechless for a long time, yet found himself unable to refute it.
After that, the two continued onward. Three days later, they had already reached the seventeenth floor.
Charging all the way from the eighth floor to the seventeenth in one go, Togepi and Froakie had experienced all kinds of battles. This was not their first time in the Super-ancient Pyramid, but back then Terrance had specifically sought out certain Pokémon to train them. A straightforward trial of pressing forward without stopping like this was a first for them. The gains were greater, but so were the hardships.
If not for the Flame of Life, the two of them would have died countless times by now. However, their combat experience had indeed become extraordinarily rich. It could be said that none of Terrance's previous Pokémon, at the same stage of growth, could compare to them.
At present, both Togepi and Froakie had already reached their limits before evolution. If he wanted them to continue suppressing their evolution, he would have to use an Everstone. However, Terrance's purpose this time was to have them evolve, so there was naturally no need to look for an Everstone. Even so, now was still not the time for evolution. He intended to let Togepi and Froakie meet the powerful Mawile that Yoshi had spoken of.
On their second day on the seventeenth floor, Terrance and the others had searched nearly every corner of the floor, and only one place remained.
It was the most treacherous cave on the seventeenth floor, located in the deepest part of the floor and normally very difficult to reach directly. The magnetic field here was extremely chaotic and could inflict severe shocks on the brains of both Pokémon and humans. As soon as Rotom Pokédex entered, it informed Terrance of this and then promptly shut itself down to rest.
Terrance and Jillian were only able to enter safely thanks to Gardevoir's energy barrier isolating them.
"There should be a fairly strong Mawile here. It's my target this time."
As the two ventured deeper, waves of chaotic magnetic-field fluctuations swept toward them, constantly eroding the energy barrier. Before long, Terrance and Jillian were attacked by a mysterious Pokémon.
Amid the disorderly currents of electricity, a small doll-like figure appeared. This Pokémon had an earthy-yellow body and an enormous black mouth. The teeth inside that mouth were razor-sharp, as though they could bite through steel itself. What was even more frightening was that when it looked at Terrance and the others, it actually started drooling… As if it regarded them as food.
"Don't wild Mawile only eat mineral ores...?" Jillian asked blankly as she looked at Mawile's crimson eyes.
"Who knows what it's thinking... But this Mawile is a little different from ordinary Mawile. It's not cute at all..." Terrance narrowed his eyes in surprise.
The moment their gazes met, Terrance knew this Mawile was no kind creature. Beneath that savage stare, its body was covered in scars, likely the result of life-and-death battles. No wonder Mr. Brandon had called it the strongest on the seventeenth floor...
"Togepi, Froakie, this opponent is very strong. Be careful."
At the sight of such an arrogant Pokémon, Togepi could no longer hold itself back. It immediately called for its underling Froakie and charged forward.
At the same time, through the combination of Fire Pledge, Water Pledge, Skill Swap, and Role Play, their flames and Water Pulse shot toward Mawile at high speed, intending to give it a harsh lesson right from the start.
Faced with Togepi and Froakie's combo move, Mawile merely curled its lips in disdain. As electricity exploded all around it, it leaped high into the air while releasing an astonishing killing intent.
The essence of that killing intent was actually a change in the magnetic field, something that severely interfered with the minds of living beings. Seeing this technique, Terrance's eyes flashed. Electromagnetic levitation and manipulation of magnetic fields… Besides those, what other abilities had this Mawile mastered?
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