Da You's house, living room.
He glanced at Qinglv's phone, which showed the Ibu Video Network account [Zhuqing Breeding Center].
Da You nodded, "You mean that? That's Li Wei's account. What, are you his fan too?"
"...."
Qinglv didn't know where to begin complaining.
"Someone asked me to ask."
He detected the key element!
Da You pushed up his non-existent glasses, a confident expression on his face as if he had already found the true culprit.
"Someone? Could it be Red, the one who defeated you?!"
"You can remove the prefix, thank you."
Da You waved his hand dismissively, "Oh, there's nothing wrong with being defeated. You should think of it this way: they don't even have a chance to be defeated by Red. I even get called 58 City!"
Qinglv couldn't help but smile, "You're quite optimistic."
Da You smiled, "I'm just used to it."
During dinner that evening, Qinglv learned that Da You was a three-time consecutive Champion of the Pokemon World Martial Arts Tournament.
Although he was eliminated in the quarterfinals for five consecutive tournaments afterward.
Despite being a Champion, because he wasn't a Pokemon League Tournament Champion, Da You's fame was limited to specific groups.
Those who knew him were aware of his achievements.
People outside this circle, like Qinglv and Li Wei, initially didn't know Da You's name.
Qinglv looked up Da You's information.
"Retired due to a leg injury? What happened to your leg?"
Qinglv hadn't noticed any issues with Da You's leg; everything seemed normal.
Da You said lightly, "Deep vein thrombosis in my right leg. The doctor advised me to retire at the time, otherwise, it would be life-threatening."
"After I stopped being a professional, it didn't affect my normal life."
Qinglv and Da You didn't dwell on this topic for too long, as it wasn't a pleasant one.
Qinglv wasn't a doctor and didn't know what deep vein thrombosis was. He could only suggest:
"Finding Celebi in Ilex Forest, or Xerneas in Kalos, might be able to help you."
Da You waved his hand, "No need, my leg was treated a long time ago. I'd rather be a Breeder; that's been my dream all along."
Qinglv smiled with relief, "That's a very good dream."
...
Li Wei was in his room, processing the day's knowledge.
The old man hadn't sent any messages asking how Li Wei was learning, but Li Wei still explained it.
The old man only replied, "Understood."
"Where did you two go this afternoon?"
Li Wei looked at Arcanine and Lucario, who had been gone all afternoon.
Arcanine went to Bell's house to play, and Lucario was even more impressive.
Lucario pointed towards the direction of the mountain behind the Breeding Center.
(I went into the mountain.)
Li Wei asked in confusion, "Into the mountain?"
(To find opponents.)
"Be careful, bring some Potion or something, and it's best to act together."
(I understand.)
"Come on, let's go chat with Feebas."
Li Wei had already told Feebas that its Trainer, the poacher, had been arrested that afternoon.
He told Feebas that it was free.
Li Wei didn't know how Feebas felt at the time, so he gave it some time to process.
What surprised Li Wei a little was that...
A woman was sitting by the fish pond.
Under the sparse moonlight, Li Wei recognized her appearance, "Xiaorou?"
Xiaorou, who was sitting by the fish pond, stood up.
"Little Boss, Lucario."
"Luca."
Li Wei asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"
"I heard from Rui Xi about Feebas and wanted to chat with it."
As she spoke, Xiaorou's voice grew a little uncertain, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken the liberty..."
"No, you did very well, thank you. I also hope you can chat with Feebas more often when you have time."
Xiaorou, who had been hanging her head, looked up.
"Can I really?"
Under the moonlight, Xiaorou's eyes sparkled.
Li Wei looked at the water and said softly, "Feebas might have been hurt by humans. What we need to do is to help it trust humans again and no longer be hurt."
Xiaorou pursed her lips, not very confident.
"Can we really do it?"
Li Wei said with certainty, "Absolutely."
Xiaorou clenched her fists and smiled sweetly:
"Mm, I'll work hard!"
She definitely will!
Xiaorou suddenly became full of fighting spirit.
She leaned her hands on her knees and said softly to the fish pond, "Feebas, we'll wait for you to overcome this. You can do it!"
"Luca."
(You can do it!)
Lucario conveyed its feelings and wishes with Aura.
...
The next day.
Because of Red's strong recommendation, Qinglv watched Li Wei's first four Trainer employment guidance videos last night.
How to put it?
It was quite unexpected.
01 Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs and 02 Hair Management were both within Qinglv's expectations, as he had already witnessed them yesterday afternoon.
But 03's Smoked Round Citrus Juice...
It piqued his interest.
In that cup of Smoked Round Citrus Juice, Qinglv saw something different.
Although he hadn't tasted it, Qinglv believed that the recovery effect of that cup of Smoked Round Citrus Juice seemed even better.
"I saw you drink Smoked Round Citrus Juice. What are your thoughts?"
"It tastes pretty good, and it really has a smoky flavor."
Da You's academic performance wasn't ideal, so he couldn't come up with any more words of praise.
"I'm asking if it has any other effects, like more energy or faster physical recovery."
Da You's eyes lit up, "Don't mention it, it really does! One cup and I felt like a day's fatigue was swept away!"
Qinglv nodded slightly; this matched his feeling from that cup of Smoked Round Citrus Juice.
04 Energy Cube, that almost perfect dragon fruit Cube, surprised Qinglv even more.
Li Wei's Pokemon food was already very good, and his skill in Energy Cubes surprised Qinglv even more.
Qinglv mused that the Energy Cubes he usually made were only of this standard.
Of course, this was because Qinglv mainly made Pokemon food, and Energy Cubes were something he picked up halfway.
"Good morning."
Bell, who was routinely walking Growlithe, nodded and greeted Qinglv and Da You.
"Good morning."
Recalling his conversation with Bell yesterday, Qinglv smiled, "You were right, he's very interesting."
Bell covered her mouth and chuckled, "Is that so? That's even better then."
...
Breeding Center.
Qinglv compressed the time to the extreme.
"8 AM to 12 PM, 1 PM to 5 PM, no problem?"
"No problem."
Li Wei, Rui Xi, and Da You had no issues at all.
"We're not going indoors today; we'll teach right here."
Qinglv chose the fish pond where Feebas was temporarily staying as the teaching location.
Shion stood on tiptoe, raising her right hand high, trying to get Qinglv's attention, "Can we audit?"
Qinglv nodded, "But you must listen carefully."
"No problem!"
"Today, we'll start by learning about the care of Water-type Pokemon."
Ripples spread across the calm surface of the fish pond.
Under the rockery in the fish pond, a faint glimmer of light appeared in Feebas's previously dull eyes.