novelraw Chapter 136 136: Unusual Emotions
Chapter 136 136: Unusual Emotions
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Regarding Poké Balls, Chen Mo himself didn't really understand them very well, nor did he want to explain too much. So he simply pushed everything onto Mr. Arthas.
Professor Zhou held the Poké Ball blueprint in his hands, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
Soon enough, someone knocked on the office door again—more work had arrived for him.
After all, as one of the high-ranking members of the Pokémon Response Bureau, even though Professor Zhou didn't personally participate in every discussion, the final decisions still had to pass through him for approval.
As a result, waves of staff members kept coming in and out of the office.
Chen Mo didn't want to interrupt his work any longer. After finishing their discussion about Poké Balls, he headed back outside and wandered around the ecological park again.
When passing the flower field, he even followed the Combee to visit Vespiquen, who had just settled into her new home.
In the end, carrying several jars of freshly brewed Sweet Honey, Chen Mo rode Absol home in the late afternoon, carefully avoiding crowded streets along the way.
"Finally home."
Riding Absol through the city was naturally eye-catching. But when Chen Mo noticed the envious glances from some passersby, he couldn't help feeling a bit pleased.
"Thanks, Absol."
Once was unfamiliar, twice was familiar.
For Chen Mo, the biggest surprise today was how quickly his relationship with Absol had improved.
Now he could freely pet Absol without restraint.
"Absol…"
Feeling the hand rubbing his head again and again, Absol looked helpless, but unlike before, he didn't dodge.
After a while, Chen Mo finally withdrew his hand, satisfied.
Just as he opened the door and prepared to head into the living room with his three Pokémon—
He noticed a large cardboard box sitting in the entryway.
On top of the box were the villa keys and a small note.
**[Magikarp's appetite is roughly about ten pellets per meal.
You can also let your other Pokémon try them to see if they accept the food.
Also, I'll be very busy for a while. If you travel again, I probably won't be able to help take care of Magikarp anymore.
Of course, if needed, I can introduce you to someone trustworthy.
— Hu Chengliang]**
Chen Mo smiled.
Hu Chengliang didn't know about the Poké Ball situation yet.
Actually, Chen Mo himself was thinking that until Poké Balls were produced, he should avoid traveling too far.
For livestreams, he would probably focus mainly on Hongjingpo Forest near Anping City.
After all, the forest was large, and there were surely still Pokémon he hadn't encountered in his previous broadcasts.
Of course—
Even with the blueprints, Poké Balls were basically black-technology.
Professor Zhou had already said there was no guarantee they could develop them quickly.
Chen Mo could only hope it wouldn't take too long.
If he finished exploring Hongjingpo Forest and Poké Balls still hadn't appeared, then he'd have to make other plans.
"New Pokémon food developed from the nutrition soup formula, huh…"
Curious, Chen Mo opened the box.
Inside were more than a dozen sealed transparent bottles.
He casually picked one up—
Then froze.
"…This is…"
Inside the bottle were neatly arranged dark green cubes.
The moment he saw them, Chen Mo immediately thought of a special food from the Pokémon world:
Pokéblocks (Energy Cubes).
In the Pokémon world, different Pokémon have different dietary preferences.
Among Chen Mo's Pokémon:
Pikachu was basically a vegetarian, loving fruits and vegetables.Pidgeotto preferred meat.Magikarp, like ordinary carp, was omnivorous and not picky at all.Absol, though omnivorous, clearly preferred plant foods.Gastly's evolution line, being Ghost-type, had a much broader diet.
But regardless of species, Berries were almost always part of a Pokémon's diet.
Energy Cubes were created by extracting the essence of Berries.
They were essentially premium nutritional supplements, far more advanced than Chen Mo's nutrition soup.
In the Pokémon world, many people even claimed:
"Energy Cubes are the perfect Pokémon food."
And honestly, they weren't wrong.
Energy Cubes had amazing effects. Higher quality cubes could:
Improve physical conditionEnhance beauty and intelligenceStrengthen overall performance
For example, a Pokémon called Feebas evolved only when its beauty stat reached a certain level.
Energy Cubes could significantly accelerate that process.
However…
"…The ingredients are a little strange."
Chen Mo noticed that the ingredient label listed not only Berries but a wide assortment of miscellaneous foods.
After hesitating, he opened the bottle and took out a cube.
"Absol, want to try one?"
Since the ingredients seemed too complex for Pikachu's vegetarian diet, Chen Mo turned to Absol instead.
"Absol…"
Absol glanced at him, then approached and sniffed the cube in Chen Mo's palm.
No strange smell.
So Absol swallowed it.
The next second—
Absol's expression drastically changed.
He spat the cube out immediately and jumped backward several steps, creating distance from Chen Mo.
Uh oh.
Chen Mo quickly used Detect Eye.
Sure enough—Absol's favorability had dropped several points instantly.
Chen Mo: "..."
At that moment, a purple-black ghost floated over.
Gastly's evolution Haunter stared curiously at the cubes.
"Haunter, want to try one?"
"Ke-ke!"
Haunter folded its arms confidently and nodded.
Chen Mo handed it a cube.
Haunter tossed it straight into its mouth and began chewing.
"Well?"
"Ke-ke…"
"Tastes strange? A little bitter?"
Chen Mo suddenly remembered.
According to older lore—
Green Pokéblocks were bitter.
Their effect was to increase intelligence.
After thinking about it for a while, Chen Mo watched Haunter eat a few more cubes before finally stopping, saying it was full.
Although these cubes were far inferior to real Pokéblocks, Chen Mo believed that if the Bureau kept researching, they might eventually develop true Pokéblocks.
"Impressive…"
Chen Mo sighed sincerely.
He had only provided a nutrition soup formula, yet they had already produced something resembling a prototype Pokéblock.
But that realization also filled him with mixed feelings.
On one hand, with the Bureau's scientific ability, Travel Poké Balls might appear soon.
Then Chen Mo could finally take all his Pokémon on journeys again.
On the other hand—
He worried.
What if the researchers continued experimenting and accidentally developed the full version Poké Ball?
If that happened—
Pokémon would gain a fatal weakness.
Humans might start capturing Pokémon in large numbers.
Given humanity's darker tendencies…
It could easily lead to another disaster.
Chen Mo rubbed his temples.
Ever since returning from Evergreen Forest, he kept thinking about these worst-case scenarios.
Even though he had already decided to trust Professor Zhou.
And realistically, without the proper designs, developing a complete Poké Ball in this world wouldn't be easy—certainly not in the short term.
"I'm worrying too much."
"Let's just cook something good tonight and calm down."
"Right, Pikachu?"
"Pika-chu~"
Two Days Later – Night
Inside a brightly lit villa.
A girl with a single ponytail pushed open a bedroom door expressionlessly.
The flat-haired young man sitting at the computer jumped in panic and frantically clicked his mouse twice.
"Dinner."
The girl said calmly.
She glanced at him, then at the classic desktop wallpaper of blue sky, clouds, and green grass.
Her eyes immediately filled with disgust.
"..."
The young man realized what she was thinking.
"Wait, Xiaocai! I think you misunderstood something."
"Heh."
She sneered.
"No need to explain."
Then she turned and walked away.
"…."
The young man sighed helplessly and followed her out.
At the dining table, the siblings ate in silence.
After a long time, Xiaocai put down her chopsticks.
"Ah Hui has been back for several days."
"When are you going to see him?"
The young man paused.
Then he replied casually:
"He just got back. He probably has things to handle. I'll go in a few days."
"You're scared."
"Wh-what's there to be scared of?!"
He said quickly.
"I've already apologized to Rui Ming and the others! I admit I messed up!"
"But Ah Hui just came back. He still has the Caterpie situation unresolved."
"If he sees me now and gets mad again, what then?"
"Excuses."
Xiaocai stood up.
"I cooked tonight."
"You wash the dishes."
Then she left.
The young man sat alone at the empty dining table.
After a while, he scratched his short spiky hair in frustration.
He had completely lost his appetite.
After washing the dishes, he returned to his room.
Sitting at the computer for a while, he suddenly remembered something.
He opened a chat group called "Pokémon Cabin."
Messages were flying nonstop.
[If you ask me, forget about legendary Pokémon like Hydreigon or Suicune. Ordinary people should start with Caterpie or Magikarp.]
[I vote Pidgey instead.]
[Caterpie makes sense for beginners… but why Magikarp? Unless you think you can evolve it into Gyarados.]
[Why must Pokémon become stronger? Look at Chen Mo's Magikarp—it doesn't even want to evolve.]
[Bonding is important, sure. But growing stronger together is also a way to express that bond.]
[Then go raise a Deino if you're so confident.]
[Enough arguing. Post some spicy pictures. Also Chen Mo hasn't streamed for TWO DAYS.]
[Even Ah Hui can't find him.]
[Without Chen Mo's stream I'm dying.]
The group originally had only dozens of members.
But after Chen Mo's livestream gained official promotion, membership exploded.
Now there were five or six hundred people, with nearly half active daily.
The flat-haired youth Haoran had just joined recently after passing multiple entry checks.
And then he discovered several familiar names inside.
His sister.
Feng Lan.
Ah Hui.
Luckily he joined using an alt account.
He happily lurked in silence, enjoying the arguments.
Then a new message appeared.
[Stop arguing. Isn't the BoBo Express reservation opening at midnight tonight? Any Anping locals here?]
[I checked. Several major courier companies partnered with them. Packages arriving in Anping can now be delivered by Pidgey courier.]
[I'm trying it tomorrow. I have a package arriving.]
[Still in testing phase though. Limited slots because of Pidgey stamina.]
Haoran stared at the chat messages scrolling by.
He murmured to himself:
"BoBo Express…"
He remembered.
He also had a package arriving tomorrow.
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