Inside the wooden cabin, Draconis carefully observed the body of the freshly shed Dratini.
He gently reached out to touch it. At this moment, Dratini's body had become incredibly delicate and soft, like the finest silk in the world.
Smooth, soft, delicate... "Hmm, it's gotten bigger compared to before," Draconis thought to himself.
This was the primary manifestation of Dratini's body's life energy continuously expanding.
For a Dratini to evolve into a Dragonair, before that, it must undergo countless molts until its life energy expands to an entirely new stage.
At that point, the miracle called "evolution" would be born on its body.
Evolution, for a Pokémon, is also a transformation at the level of life itself.
At this moment, witnessing this scene, Draconis's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.
This meant that all his efforts had not been in vain; under his nurturing, Dratini had achieved tremendous Growth!
"You did great, Dratini!" Draconis patted Dratini's head.
And Dratini affectionately rubbed its head against Draconis's palm.
Seeing Dratini's actions, a smile involuntarily appeared on Draconis's face.
Then, he turned his gaze to the pristine white dragon skin beside them.
It was the skin Dratini had shed.
Draconis held it in his hand, and the next second, thanks to the previously unlocked technology called [Basic Processing Art], the detailed uses of this dragon skin appeared in Draconis's mind.
[Dratini's Shed Skin: Sturdy and tough, it is an excellent material for making luxury items like bags, and is extremely valuable.]
Dragon skin bags... But Pokémon like Dratini are very rare. Because there are so few eyewitnesses, in later generations, they were even once called Mythical Pokémon.
It is clearly impossible to raise Dratini on a large scale to collect their shed skins.
But this also perfectly illustrates the preciousness of this dragon skin.
It's just that for the current territory, rare luxury goods are not yet useful.
Even if they wanted to trade, they couldn't find suitable merchants.
"Phew—!" Draconis stood up again and said, "Alright, I'll keep this dragon skin safe for you for now."
After all, this could be considered proof of Dratini's Growth; the first skin shed always holds significant commemorative meaning.
"Woo~!" Dratini had no objections.
Draconis smiled, then sat at the table and continued to handle various affairs of the territory.
It had just rained outside, and the air was filled with a damp scent.
But Draconis had the maid light the fireplace beforehand, and compared to the outside, the cabin was dry and comfortable.
Draconis was attending to official business.
The Pokémon played by themselves on the wooden floor.
Several lively Minccino chased and played with each other, while one or two quieter ones gently swept the floor with their fluffy tails nearby.
The freshly shed Dratini curled up on a cushion beside Draconis, resting with its eyes closed.
Snivy stood behind Draconis, watching him for a while, then jumped onto a wooden shelf and began to Calm Mind.
Everything seemed so warm and beautiful.
In the afternoon, the rain completely stopped.
Draconis took Snivy to the Berry fields and farmlands to check on the Growth of the crops.
After a winter of Growth, the crops in the farmlands had already broken through the soil. Young, tender green wheat seedlings swayed gently in the breeze, looking full of vitality and hope.
Several farmers, carrying hoes, moved constantly between the fields, clearing weeds.
Dugtrio was nowhere to be seen, likely hiding underground.
And in the Berry fields, after half a month of careful tending by Snivy, the seeds had also sprouted, transforming into delicate, tender young saplings.
"Sure enough, Grass-type Pokémon can play a huge role in farming!" Draconis couldn't help but think.
"Snivy, well done!" Draconis grinned and gave Snivy a thumbs-up.
"Snivy."
Snivy proudly crossed its arms and turned its head away, not looking at Draconis.
"So, after this period of special training, have you become more proficient in controlling Grass-type energy?" Draconis asked.
When it came to serious matters, Snivy's expression became earnest.
"Snivy."
This training method was indeed very effective for it; Snivy could clearly feel its own changes.
Before, it could only condense one Vine Whip for attack.
But now... Snivy even felt it could simultaneously unleash two Vine Whips to attack!
No sooner said than done, Snivy immediately concentrated its energy, and the next second, two slender yet tough Vine Whips extended from its neck.
Seeing this, Draconis was slightly stunned.
Two Vine Whips?
But he quickly reacted.
"It seems you've made quite a bit of progress during this time!" Draconis said with a smile.
"Snivy~"
"Alright, next, we're going to practice a new move." Draconis recalled the information about the Magical Leaf move as he spoke, "First, try to condense the energy in your body into the shape of a leaf—"
"Snivy..."
Snivy immediately began to try.
It mobilized the energy in its body, attempting to condense it into the shape of a leaf.
But perhaps because it was the first time, it failed.
However, Snivy did not get discouraged. It looked at a green leaf Draconis had specially found, and then began to try again.
"Try to imagine the shape of this leaf in your mind—or input energy into this leaf, and then slowly transform the tangible into the intangible," Draconis guided from the side.
Snivy followed suit.
After repeated attempts, it finally succeeded in condensing a sharp leaf from energy.
The leaf was formed from precisely controlled Grass-type energy, floating around Snivy, enveloped by a thick green glow.
A glint flashed in Snivy's eyes; information etched deep within its genes surged forth at this moment.
Magical Leaf—under Draconis's guidance, it had grasped the technique for using this move!
"Snivy—vy!"
Snivy's whole body erupted with a green light. In an instant, sharp leaves emitting green light emerged from around its body, then cut through the air, whooshing as they shot forward.
A whooshing sound rang out; these Magical Leaf, like blades, all plunged into the soil.
Witnessing this scene, Draconis nodded repeatedly.
Indeed, once a Pokémon has a solid foundation, learning new moves becomes much simpler.
"Excellent work, Snivy!" Draconis praised.
How could his Snivy, capable of taking on five Sneasel at once and escaping their attack, be an ordinary Pokémon?
Magical Leaf involves scattering leaves to attack the opponent.
On the surface, this move doesn't seem like much.
But if the number of leaves is sufficiently large, then a terrifying storm will form.
Leaf Storm, a super move of paramount importance to Snivy!
If it could learn it, Snivy's combat ability would see a qualitative improvement.
Just as Draconis was pondering, a dazzling white light suddenly surged from Snivy's body.
"Snivy—?"
Snivy felt the changes in its body and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.
Draconis's gaze was instantly drawn to this scene.
That was... evolution?!
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