After a period of diligent collecting, the backpack gradually filled up. Looking at the full backpack, Xu Li and Axew both felt the joy of a bountiful harvest.
Meanwhile, the surrounding space-time distortion also began to gradually disappear, and the surrounding scenery slowly returned to normal.
Suddenly, the sea breeze brushed against Xu Li's face, and the scent of grass and trees, along with the fresh ocean air, was inhaled by Xu Li with the sea breeze.
Xu Li silently felt the different climate from before, patted Axew, who was diligently wiping sweat from its face, and said, "Let's go, let's find a place to organize our haul..."
He oriented himself and walked down the slope.
Along the way, he saw Burmy in its pink Trash Cloak form Sleeping on trees. In the distance, he could hear what might be the mating calls of Glameow and Purugly, and ahead, Mothim was fiercely snatching jingjing honey collected by Combee, battling vigorously, sweeping everything before them... it was truly a whirlwind.
Seeing these situations, Xu Li cautiously avoided them, only able to sigh... Hisui truly had simple folk customs!
Of course, he also saw some animals that were not Pokémon, such as rabbits, insects, and seagulls in the distance. They lived alongside Pokémon in this Pokémon world.
Finding an open space, Axew dug a small hole big enough for one and a half people. Xu Li lay inside, holding Axew in his arms, and opened his system backpack to summarize his gains.
[Fire Stone x3
Thunder Stone x2
Water Stone, Shiny Stone, Dawn Stone, Dusk Stone x1
Razor Fang, Linking Cord, Metal Coat, Dubious Disc, Reaper Cloth x1
And various fragments, Star Piece x6, Comet Shard x2, various red, blue, and green fragments]
Plus what Xu Li already had in his system backpack.
[Ability Patch x1
Dragon Gem x5
Dragon-type energy cube x26
All-type energy cube x48
Poké Ball x30
Full Restore x10
Potion x20
Super Potion x19
Hyper Potion x10]
Perhaps because Xu Li was too young to have traveled, the rewards he had received over the years were few and far between; this was all of them.
Xu Li's system currently only had three modules.
[Task Achievements][System Backpack][Appraisal Panel]
Clicking on [Task Achievements], the effect of Hisui's Dawn's pre-requisite reward appeared, showing more achievements than before.
Normal ones: [Catch three Pokémon][Catch six Pokémon][Catch six Fire-type Pokémon][Catch one Head Pokémon][Defeat 1 Head Pokémon][Defeat 10 Head Pokémon]
[Defeat 10 Pokémon][Defeat 100 Pokémon][Win a Trainer battle]
There were also those related to Legendary Pokémon: [Hisui's Nightmare][Prince of the Sea][Sleeping Fairy]
There were also abnormal ones: [jingjing honey Thief][Nightmare of Young Pokémon][Price of Growth][Eevee Family Special Forces][Head's Nightmare]
And one more task: [Publication of the First Pokédex].
Rewards would be obtained based on the number of Pokédex entries Xu Li recorded.
And this 'Price of Growth' task, what kind of price was it? Xu Li was a little curious and clicked on the details.
[Price of Growth]
[Glameow is a beautiful Pokémon that captivates with its swirling tail and eyes, performing beautiful, artistic gymnastics-like movements. It occasionally purrs from its throat to Charm, a personality much loved by some. This beautiful Pokémon has an evolution]
[Completion Condition: Evolve a beautiful, Limber Glameow into a Purugly]
[Reward: Silk Scarf]
...Indeed, the price was quite high. Limber would evolve into Thick Fat, Xu Li remembered.
After tidying up his system backpack, he took out energy cubes to replenish Axew's energy. Next, he needed to consider his path forward.
Food was not a concern; Axew had energy cubes, and he saw many berry trees along the way, so picking food shouldn't be an issue.
As for shelter, the old method of digging and filling would work. He would have Axew dig a larger hole as a temporary shelter. He could try to find Jubilife Village and see if he could get housing without joining the Galaxy Team first.
The rest was to complete the task: catch more Pokémon, increase his strength, and finish the task as soon as possible to get out of this accursed Hisui.
He rose from the soft mud, patting off the remaining dirt.
"Let's go, Tooth General, let's go exploring!"
Hmm, set a goal: catch six Pokémon first.
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"Hoo~ hoo~ hoo~"
Under a dense tree, a Paras was casually napping at the roots.
It felt this was its happiest moment: it had found a delicious large tree, and there were no other Paras competing with it. When it woke up, it would Absorb nutrients from the roots, and when it was tired, it could immediately lie down and sleep.
But Paras didn't expect an uninvited guest to arrive in Aipom Hill.
"Axew, aim for that red mushroom, Aerial Ace!"
Axew was full of fighting spirit, its two short legs becoming exceptionally swift in battle. With a powerful leap, it instantly arrived in front of Paras. A small short hand gathered white light and smashed into Paras's back.
With a bang.
Paras was knocked flying before it could even react. The 4x super effective Aerial Ace knocked Paras unconscious in one hit.
"Awesome! Axew!"
"Axew~ Axew"
Axew waved its hands, indicating it was too easy, nothing to it.
Xu Li pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it at Paras. It didn't even wobble; it was caught.
After Xu Li caught the Paras, a red and white figure appeared somewhat disheveled in front of Xu Li, with stubborn and eager eyes challenging Axew to a battle.
It was a Hisui form Growlithe.
The thick fur around its red body, like a scarf, also covered its eyes. It is said that due to volcanic activity, its body hair contains volcanic rock components, and its typing is Fire/Rock.
However, this Growlithe was clearly not in a normal state; its body was covered in wounds, and its front legs had two small holes that were purplish-blue, seemingly marks from a poisonous pincer Pokémon's attack. Its messy fur was patchy with gray and white.
But even so, the Growlithe still challenged Axew with eager eyes.
Xu Li was a little puzzled; why would it want to fight when it was so injured?
The Growlithe Roared a few times at Axew, giving Axew time to react, then it transformed into a Flame Wheel and charged over without hesitation.
"Axew, jump and dodge, Dragon Claw!"
As soon as the words fell, Axew was ready with Dragon Claw. It leaped up just before the Growlithe's Flame Wheel hit, dodging the Growlithe's attack while spinning in mid-air, and the Dragon Claw, infused with Dragon-type energy, struck the Growlithe.
Boom~
The Growlithe was slammed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. The air was filled with the smell of scorching and earth.
Xu Li immediately threw a Poké Ball at the Growlithe, sucking the Growlithe in as a white light. The Poké Ball shook once, twice, then burst open.
The Growlithe that emerged from the Poké Ball showed no sign of retreating; instead, its ferocity was ignited, and it once again transformed into a Flame Wheel, charging towards Axew.
That's a stubborn little Growlithe, always using a Fire-type move against Axew.
"Aqua Tail."
This time, Axew didn't wait for the opponent to attack. Facing the flames, it swung its tail, enveloped in water, directly onto the Growlithe's head. This super-effective attack once again knocked the opponent out of commission.
Xu Li threw a Poké Ball again, catching the Growlithe.
[Growlithe (Hisui) ♦
Type: Fire, Rock
Level: Lv22
Ability: Flash Fire
Moves: Flame Wheel, Fire Fang, Rock Slide, Bite, Tackle, Ember
Affection: 20 (Acknowledges your strength)]
He released the unconscious Growlithe, took out a Revive and Full Restore to treat the Growlithe. Seeing that the Growlithe hadn't woken up yet, he returned it to its Poké Ball to recover from its injuries first.
Having caught three Pokémon, Xu Li opened the system to check his achievements.
[Achievement unlocked: Caught three Pokémon]
[Reward: energy cube · Berry Blender]
[Additional Reward Triggered: Telepathy I]
[Added to System Inventory]