Zhuqing Breeding Center.
"You want me to make Smoked Round Citrus Juice?"
Qinglv made a request to Li Wei first thing in the morning.
"That's right, can you do it?"
Li Wei nodded, "No problem, it just takes a bit long to stew, so it'll have to be at night."
Smoked Round Citrus Juice requires one round of high heat for forty minutes, and one round of simmering on low heat for at least two hours, mixed together twice.
Qinglv recalled the Smoked Round Citrus Juice tutorial video he watched last night, which indeed mentioned that it takes a long time.
"Alright."
After the day's lessons were over, Li Wei took Qinglv to the kitchen.
Because Qinglv wanted to learn Smoked Round Citrus Juice.
During the day, Qinglv taught Li Wei, but at night, it was the other way around.
"Smoked Round Citrus Juice has two key points: dried round citrus and the heat control."
As his cooking proficiency improved, Li Wei could no longer mess up when making Smoked Round Citrus Juice.
To the point where he could teach while cooking,
He poured all the prepared ingredients into a clay pot, added water, and turned the heat to maximum.
"The high heat part is simpler. Add osmanthus sugar, bring it to a sweet boil, and stir slowly with a ladle. You don't need to worry about how many turns per minute, just keep it flowing."
Watching Li Wei stir with his left hand for twenty minutes and his right hand for twenty minutes, Qinglv couldn't help but comment,
"This stuff is quite tiring."
Li Wei chuckled, "You won't be tired after drinking it."
Anyway, he had a Super True Human physique, so this was not tiring for him at all.
"Low heat is a bit more troublesome; you need to pay attention to the heat, but you don't need to stir constantly like with high heat."
"Finally, add osmanthus, rose petals, and another spoonful of sweet honey. This can be adjusted according to personal taste."
After two hours of simmering, the freshly brewed Smoked Round Citrus Juice was ready.
As soon as the lid was lifted, the aroma of smoked round citrus, accompanied by a faint scent of osmanthus, filled the kitchen.
Qinglv's eyes were filled with surprise,
Because he smelled layers of fragrance from a drink, just like the top, middle, and base notes of a perfume.
This round citrus juice was slightly beyond Li Wei's expectations.
[A Pot of Nearly Perfect Smoked Round Citrus Juice]
This pot's volume was roughly 8 cups.
This was the first time Li Wei had cooked Smoked Round Citrus Juice of such a grade.
Li Wei couldn't help but glance at his personal panel.
Cooking (Advanced): Your cooking skills are sufficient to be a restaurant head chef. (5,856 / 100,000)
This was the first time Li Wei had cooked Smoked Round Citrus Juice after his cooking skill had advanced to Advanced.
Li Wei murmured slightly, "It can be like this?"
"What's wrong?"
"This time, it's exceptionally well-cooked."
Hearing Li Wei's words, Qinglv looked closely,
"It seems so."
Qinglv could vaguely feel the difference between this pot and the one in Li Wei's video.
"It will be even better to drink after chilling it overnight."
Qinglv pulled out a spoon from who knows where,
"I want to try it first."
"Then be careful of the heat."
"Woof!"
Arcanine activated!
Arcanine, who smelled the aroma from Li Wei's room, immediately squeezed out of the room.
"Lucario?"
"Kohkin?"
Lucario and Metagross were a bit confused but too lazy to chase.
Especially Metagross, who was still immersed in the ocean of knowledge.
Qinglv scooped a bowl for himself, then used the ladle to scoop a mouthful, blew on it, and put it into his mouth.
!!!
As soon as it entered his mouth, Qinglv's eyes widened.
There was actually such an unworldly, peerless, and explosively delicious Berry Juice in the world!
This person must not be left... left in Sinnoh!
He should be brought to Viridian City or Pallet Town instead!
As a Kanto region native, Qinglv often drank Berry Juice from the Johto region.
The Berry Juice he had drunk could circle Professor Oak's backyard.
Berry Juice was delicious, could restore stamina, and was slightly sweet with a hint of bitterness.
Smoked Round Citrus Juice was completely different.
Qinglv had never drunk such a sweet, rich, delicate, and layered Berry Juice.
It was as if Berry trees were growing in his mouth!
After the taste of the Smoked Round Citrus Juice faded, what remained on his taste buds was the scent of roses, followed by a faint hint of osmanthus.
"This isn't Berry Juice, this is a work of art!"
"..."
Li Wei was stunned beside him, wasn't that a bit too exaggerated? Until Li Wei also drank a bowl, and then...
"Holy crap!"
Even Li Wei himself was stunned.
Qinglv no longer cared about the heat and directly drank an entire bowl.
After a day of classes and nearly three hours of waiting here, Qinglv was a bit tired.
But with this bowl of Smoked Round Citrus Juice, a day's fatigue was swept away.
He could have ten battles with Red!
If his Pokemon could handle it...
"Woof!" ┗|｀O′|┛ Woof~~
(Let go of that bowl of Berry Juice, let this big guy have it!)
Arcanine squeezed into the kitchen at an extremely fast speed.
"You smelled that too? Don't worry, there's some for you."
Li Wei also poured a cup for Xiaorou, who was chatting with Feebas in the yard.
On a cold winter night, a cup of Berry Juice made Xiaorou marvel.
"┭┮﹏┭┮, Thank you, Little Boss!"
"..."
Li Wei chilled the remaining Smoked Berry Juice. Even though it was winter, it still tasted better chilled.
Li Wei recalled that there was nothing special about the Smoked Round Citrus Juice he made this time.
It was simply good ingredients, coupled with his improved cooking skills. In other words, Li Wei could replicate it anytime he wanted.
"If I open a beverage shop, wouldn't I put others out of business?"
...
In the following days, Li Wei continued to learn breeding knowledge from Qinglv.
Qinglv was indeed Professor Oak's designated 'Person of Breeding'; not only did he have talent, but his theoretical knowledge was also very rich.
This was a man with multiple academic papers.
Li Wei learned one attribute at a time and put it into practice.
Qinglv never shied away from others observing and learning, as long as it didn't affect order, he even allowed questions.
Seven days passed in a flash.
Seven days of teaching, plus Li Wei's unwavering two hours of study every night, propelled his breeding skills to Advanced.
The first stage of the Advancing Breeding House quest was also about to be completed; the number of satisfied customers at the Breeding Center became (91 / 100).
Li Wei looked at his personal panel,
Breeding (Advanced): You have fully mastered the basic knowledge of most Pokemon and can accurately judge their condition. (11,542 / 100,000)
After the last day of lessons, Qinglv bid farewell.
"I should head back; after all, I'm still the Gym Leader of Tokiwa Gym."
Qinglv was quite satisfied with these seven days of teaching.
He had tasted many delicacies from the Donghuang region, which were rare in Kanto, and even Sinnoh.
Qinglv did not see himself as a teacher, but as a friend, as they were all around the same age.
"You're welcome to visit Pallet Town or Viridian City when you have time."
Li Wei nodded, "I definitely will."
"Ding, Qinglv's Recognition has been completed, reward..."