Chapter 24 The Promise, Leveling Up Is Even Harder.
Seeing Mew finish the last Energy Cube and still seem a little unsatisfied, Xia Mu decided not to indulge it any longer.
Cuteness is indeed captivating, but it wouldn't cause Xia Mu any lasting harm.
Putting away the Energy Cube, Xia Mu began to get busy.
As he expected, Mew didn't leave but played with his Pokémon, along with some wild Pokémon.
Actually, if some more special Pokémon were attracted, Xia Mu might consider catching them.
For example, the Grass-type Garlic Frog, the Water-type Aquapig…
Unfortunately, they were just common ones.
But frankly, Xia Mu was only thinking about it. If Bulbasaur or Squirtle appeared, he might not necessarily catch them.
So what if they're starter Pokémon?
Unless they're his own son.
As a transmigrator, who wouldn't want to raise a Charizard?
…
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Xia Mu cleaned up all the leftovers and garbage and stored them in his storage space.
They wouldn't just dump this trash in the wild, as that would damage nature. If wild Pokémon ate things that don't decompose easily, it might kill them.
Protecting nature is a habit they've upheld throughout their lives.
As far as they can, they'll just bring it back to Round Island City and throw it in the trash.
"Alright, Growlithe, Lucario, Beedrill, Gyarados, you've rested enough. It's time for the afternoon's battles," Xia Mu said to the four little ones as they reached the lakeside.
Even though Mew was here, it wouldn't stop him from leveling up the four.
He knew that an afternoon was enough for the four to level up two more times, or even more.
He wasn't sure about Growlithe, as he wasn't certain about the experience required after level 40.
But Lucario, the red Gyarados, and Beedrill definitely could.
'Mimi~ Miyo~ Miyo~' (Fight? Why fight, Miyo? Fighting isn't fun at all, Miyo.)
Mew's words echoed in his mind.
Xia Mu had already guessed that Mew would say this, and said directly, "Of course, it's to become stronger. If you're not strong enough, you can't even protect yourself, let alone protect other weaker Pokémon. Besides, in a few days we need to go to a new island to face a very powerful opponent. That person claims to be the strongest Pokémon Trainer."
He didn't directly say it was Mewtwo because even though he received an invitation, the other party hadn't revealed their name.
He was a transmigrator, so he knew of Mewtwo's existence, but if he wasn't a transmigrator, that was all he would know.
Upon hearing this, Mew tilted its head and looked at Xia Mu.
'Mimi~ Mimi~ Miyo~~' (You remind me of that human I met a long, long time ago, Miyo. He said the same thing to me, Miyo. In that case, I'll go play by myself, Miyo.)
Mew's words made Xia Mu a little curious about who that person was.
At the same time, he didn't know how to stop him for a moment.
He had thought that Mew would hate fighting and argue with him, but he didn't expect it to be so easily dismissed.
"As a legendary Pokémon, I actually wanted to catch you, but I know I have no chance with my current abilities.
I'll be training here for the next few days. If you want some good food, you can come over during mealtimes.
Actually, if you're willing to help me, I can give you even more delicious food."
Xia Mu began to set a trap. Since he couldn't catch
Mew, he had to play the long game.
He couldn't stop Mew from leaving, otherwise it definitely wouldn't approach him again.
There's a saying, "What you encounter can't force," and Xia Mu had to treat Mew this way.
If Mew really left and never came back, he would only have to find another opportunity to tempt it.
Besides, Mew had given him a cheat code this time, even helping Riolu evolve.
He couldn't be ungrateful and do something bad.
'Meow~~ Meow~~' (More delicious food? What does Mew want to help you with, meow?)
Mew clearly couldn't resist the allure of food.
Xia Mu nodded quickly: "If you can come with me for a while and help me face that so-called strongest Pokémon, then I'll take you to eat all sorts of delicious food, I guarantee you've never tried anything like it before, how about it?"
Xia Mu, having lived two lives, knew more about food than the people of this world.
Mew hesitated upon hearing this.
It didn't want to be used, nor did it want to participate in the human conflict.
Xia Mu could see its dilemma, its little brain must be overheating, so he added: "Don't rush to answer, it's not like we're leaving right away anyway. If you don't want to at the time, it's okay, I'll bring you lots of delicious food these next few days."
After saying this, Xia Mu finally got Mew's nod in response.
Then, the little guy disappeared in a flash.
The agreement had been made, and Xia Mu felt that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Mew would definitely approach him again.
There was plenty of time; once their friendship level exceeded 100, their relationship would take another step forward.
In the relationship between humans and Pokémon, once the friendship level surpassed 200, even without catching them, they would become inseparable, even to the point of vowing to follow each other to the death.
After seeing Mew off, Xia Mu led the four little ones deeper into the dense forest.
Unlike the morning's fixed-point harvesting, Xia Mu knew the exact locations of those high-level Pokémon. He
had already farmed once in the morning, so he couldn't farm again in the afternoon. He
needed at least a buffer period of one or two days before farming again; otherwise, the wild Pokémon in the forest would flee from him like the plague.
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In the afternoon, Xia Mu led the four little ones to explore unexplored areas.
For a full three or four hours, until evening, they had defeated a considerable number of wild Pokémon.
However, most of them were between level 20 and 30, with very few above level 30.
As for those below level 20, they were excluded from the target range.
Compared to the morning's gains, the afternoon's experience gain was still considerable, but the four Pokémon's levels hadn't improved much.
Growlithe barely leveled up by one, and Lucario, while at level two, was also struggling.
Gyarados and Beedrill were both at level two and should be able to level up again soon, but Xia Mu checked the time and decided against continuing.
The wild Pokémon in this area had been cleared out, and the lower-level ones had already hidden away, frightened.
For Xia Mu, leveling up would likely be even more difficult starting tomorrow.
It wasn't that there were fewer wild Pokémon, but rather that the four Pokémon's levels were getting higher and higher, and the experience gained remained the same, making leveling up increasingly difficult.
Actually, he could check other places; perhaps there were higher-level wild Pokémon to hunt on Round Island.
However, he had made a promise with Mew, and couldn't just change locations, otherwise he would be breaking his promise.
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