Afternoon.
Li Wei dialed Qinglv's number.
Qinglv got straight to the point and laughed, "Calling me so soon? It seems you already know about Arcanine, right?"
Li Wei nodded, "I've accepted it, but why me? Viridian Lilac seems more suitable than me."
Qinglv shook his head, "Xiao Huang isn't suitable. She relies on Tokiwa Power to read Pokemon's memories and emotions.
However, reading memories and emotions isn't without burden. There's a feeling of empathy, and that... isn't pleasant."
Li Wei nodded, "Alright, I accept that explanation."
Qinglv tried his best to hide the smile at the corner of his mouth but failed. "Don't worry, I won't stand by and do nothing on this matter. Wait a moment."
A message suddenly popped up on Li Wei's Line account:
[Administrator Qinglv has added you to the chatroom.]
Qinglv added Li Wei to a chat group named [Did you battle today?].
[A-Jin]: Yo, it's Li Wei. Want to battle?
???
Li Wei stopped looking at the group messages because Qinglv started talking again.
"This is a chatroom Red created, specifically for arranging Pokemon battles. That guy said it takes too much time to call and text everyone individually."
"..."
Alright, that's very Red.
No, why does it sound like a harem group?
This group wouldn't be like the King of Hell picking people, right?
If Red one day hand-picked Li Wei for a battle,
Wouldn't he explode?
No, Lucario should explode.
He has the Super True Human physique.
Fighting Red in a wild battle should be fine.
Should I learn boxing from Brother Da You?
Qinglv didn't know how much Li Wei's thoughts had jumped in such a short moment.
"Although it's a battle group, everyone also exchanges information on it, which might be of some help to you, probably."
Recalling the meaningless topics in the chat group, Qinglv became less confident.
Li Wei couldn't help but retort, "With that tone, even you yourself feel uncertain!"
"Let's not talk about that. How's Feebas?"
"Same as usual. I've invited a friend to come with her Milotic. She'll arrive in a few days."
Qinglv had a gossiping expression. "A friend, huh? Let me know if there are any changes. I can't talk anymore, that guy is rushing me to train."
"Beep, beep, beep, beep..."
"..."
He hung up too fast, didn't he?!
Li Wei opened the chat group, which already had many messages in just a short while, indicating a lot of chatterboxes.
There are quite a few people in this group.
The Red, Qinglv, Xiao Huang, and Blue quartet.
A-Jin and Kelisitaer.
Kona and Bruno from the Kanto Elite Four, and Gym Leaders like Brock, Misty, Sabrina, and Lt. Surge...
Are you sure they won't clash?
I love watching women fight!
Ruby and Sapphire from the Hoenn region, Steven is also there.
What surprised Li Wei the most was that Kaluni, the KalosChampion, was also in it.
She must have been added by Qinglv, right?
After all, Qinglv had been to the Kalos region and had interacted with Kaluni.
Qinglv himself said this a while ago.
Thanks to Brother Da You, who asks many questions, is super sociable, and is naturally familiar with everyone.
There are many people in the group, but currently, only the two chatterbox Kings, A-Jin and Lt. Surge, are actively chatting.
Li Wei would call their chatting ability the Water Saint and Water King.
[A-Jin: How's the Breeding Center business?]
[Lt. Surge: Idiot, haven't you seen how fast his account's followers are growing? Business must be good.]
Lt. Surge, who also created a video account on Eevee Net, was extremely envious of the number of followers Li Wei's account gained.
[A-Jin: Oh right, a certain someone's account has no real followers except for Gym apprentices.
Lt. Surge fell silent. Li Wei could imagine Lt. Surge's frozen expression in front of the screen.
[Li Wei: We've found our footing. We're considering hatching and breeding Pokemon.]
They were indeed considering it; this step had to be taken sooner or later.
This was one of the conditions the Jubilife City mayor gave when he sold the place to them.
[A-Jin: Oh! That's fast! If you have any questions about hatching, you can ask me!]
[Lt. Surge: Ask you? The Pokemon will go bad!]
Li Wei didn't chat in the group for too long. Currently, only A-Jin and Lt. Surge were active.
Li Wei didn't have time to chat with them; he had to go to the back mountain in the afternoon.
However, before that, Li Wei had to check on Arcanine's condition first.
Li Wei had released Arcanine in the morning,
But it wasn't in good condition, so Li Wei only gave it some food and water.
He decided to let it rest for a while and get used to the environment.
Not far to the left of Li Wei's house, there was a row of five connected rooms, shared by Li Wei's house and the Pokémon Center.
Li Wei saw Arcanine curled up in the corner from a distance.
It was clearly very large, but its 膽 was very small.
In some ways, Feebas and Arcanine were quite similar; both would curl up in a corner and not want to come out.
Arcanine couldn't have been like this before.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to join the ace unit and participate in the operation to capture Team Galactic.
It could only be said that the psychological illness had caused it too much harm.
In front of Arcanine, there was a person.
"Miss Joy."
"Li Wei."
Seeing Li Wei arrive, Miss Joy, who had been squatting, stood up.
"Miss Joy, are you also worried about Arcanine?"
Miss Joy paused, then sighed helplessly, "Actually, I was also involved in its initial rescue operation."
Recalling the injuries Arcanine suffered back then, Miss Joy couldn't help but frown.
"I also heard about its subsequent abnormalities."
"When I heard about it at noon, I wanted to come and see it."
Li Wei and Miss Joy looked together at the Arcanine curled up in the corner.
It was clearly different from Li Wei's Arcanine.
Li Wei's Arcanine looked round and plump, with long manes, full of vitality, and never stayed at home.
This was normal because Li Wei's Arcanine was only a little over a year old.
However, this Arcanine, which was once an ace police dog, had a well-proportioned body.
Because its entire body was covered in fur, not many scars were visible, only a knife-like scar on its face.
This knife scar on its face didn't look ugly at all; it was very handsome.
According to Zorro, this Arcanine was 8 years old, which is the golden age for a police dog.
Arcanine generally retires at 18-20 years old, so it was still far from retirement.
Perhaps it wouldn't tear down the house like Li Wei's Arcanine, but it definitely wouldn't be like this.
Although Arcanine was very timid, fortunately, it didn't refuse contact.
Miss Joy gently stroked its soft mane and said softly, "Arcanine, many people care about you. You have to work hard."
She turned to look at Li Wei, her eyes burning, "I'm counting on you, Li Wei. Please help Arcanine cheer up."
Li Wei's expression suddenly became serious, "I will do my best."
"If you need me for anything, please don't hesitate to say so."
"Okay."