After distributing items to Dragonite, Fang Yuan took out the items for Milotic.
There were two Mysterious Droplets that enhance the power of Water-based Spells, and a prize from the Fighting Tournament, Unmelting Ice, which boosts the power of Ice-based Spells.
Beyond that, there was a bottle of spray...
The spray was one of the several items Fang Yuan bought from Hao Feng's item shop.
This spray, derived from the improvement of the Tide Incense, once sprayed, would leave a special fragrance on Milotic. Compared to the original Tide Incense, it had a stronger effect in enhancing Water-based Spells and could even exert a charming effect due to the rich fragrance, thereby increasing Milotic's charm. However, the duration was very short, lasting only about ten minutes, so the effect was rather insignificant. Fang Yuan bought it just for the novelty.
Nevertheless, if it proved to be useful, he might consider forming a long-term partnership with Hao Feng.
Ever since buying these items in East China City, Fang Yuan had sent them home; this was the first time he used them on Milotic, who seemed to like them.
"Perfume x1, congratulations on learning the Hot Water Technique," Fang Yuan said. Dragonite learned Sandstorm, and then Milotic also learned the Hot Water Technique. Both Pokémon quickly turned their experience from the special battles in the first half of the national competition into results.
Bwoo...
All of this was seen by the Quick Dragon Envoy. Milotic likes perfume!
On Glutton's side... Fang Yuan had once given Glutton a black sludge that could improve its physique, but it had long been absorbed.
Now, you could say that Glutton didn't have a single item on it anymore... Fang Yuan had mixed feelings about Glutton, the heavy spender.
"Here you go..." Fang Yuan took out a white cloth-like item and put it on the bewildered Glutton.
The next second, Glutton's image turned into the classic white Ghost, with only its eyes and hands visible.
Fang Yuan didn't even know why he bought this thing, maybe because when Glutton wore it, it sort of resembled the Super Ghost after MEGA evolution.
"This is that thing Hao Feng modified from the Headband of Venue, said to be the Halloween limited edition. As for how he modified it, who knows... Glutton, do you feel your fighting spirit has gotten any stronger?" Fang Yuan asked.
The Headband of Venue, similar to the Certificate of Kingship, was a Spirit item that could enhance the bearer's fighting spirit and morale, allowing the Pokémon to struggle a bit more before completely losing consciousness...
Fang Yuan thought this item was very fitting for Glutton, the slacker.
"Guhoo~~?" Wrapped in the new item, Glutton flew around for a bit, then suddenly ran out of words and started to meditate to feel.
While waiting for Glutton, Fang Yuan took out the next item and said, "For now, just wear this. If you don't like it, you can use it as a napkin. After you evolve, I'll give you this Super Stone."
"As for now, I'll keep it for you." He pocketed the Geng Ghost Super Stone and the Key Stone needed for Mega Evolution, not trusting Glutton to keep them safe just yet.
Once Glutton evolved, if it could control Black Flame, its power should be comparable to the current Sun Eevee. This Mega Evolution could be the opportunity for Fang Yuan's team to reach the top tier domain!
"Guhoo..." Glutton looked distressed. When is it dinner time?
Then, in Monferno, who was expecting something good, Fang Yuan took out two items.
One was the Geodude Bone Club from before; Monferno hardly used it now since mastering Rage and kept it as a souvenir.
The other was a weapon-like Focus Spitfire Gun.
"Wah?!" Monferno threw the Bone Club aside in surprise and froze holding the new item.
Could its items never be normal... It was once the Blue Fist Envoy, was it now supposed to reclass to a gunner?
"The core of the Focus Spitfire Gun is the Charcoal item. After reading the instruction manual, I found it has a very special built-in structure, which can make Flamethrower attack spells stronger and more concentrated..."
Monferno cried. It all sounded pretty useless to it.
Ever so serious, Fang Yuan said, "This is a reminder for you. The Thunder and Lightning Armor has been mastered, and Geppo is almost skilled. Your focus for training now should be on Fire Type Spells."
"For example, moves like Angry Fire Vortex and Angry Flamethrower attack, although they're probably not as strong as punching moves, functionality is important. And this is your training tool."
"Besides, the Explosion move is also very important. Anyway, I'll talk more about it with you after the national competition."
Angry Fire Transformation was also a powerful technique, although it wasn't as versatile as the Thunder and Lightning Armor. For boosting Fire Type Spells and one's own strength, it was even stronger than Thunder and Lightning Armor.
Monferno's talent was fully invested in Fighting moves, not so good at Flamethrower and Big Explosion moves, with low training efficiency. At first, Fang Yuan temporarily gave up on those and focused on strengths, but now, if he could use the Angry State, even Monferno's weakest Flamethrower and Fire Vortex moves could show decent power.
You should know, Monferno's mastery of Rage included a typical representative move, Spitfire.
This move was incredibly powerful, and its destructive power indirectly showed the potential of Rage.
Moreover, aside from Rage, Monferno still had the potential to master Blinding Fire, which is the Explosive Flame technique.
Initially, the Emperor Yan Smeargle concept provided Fang Yuan with a reminder.
Explosive Flame is a Fire Type Spell with particularly strong explosive properties. After use, its side effects are quite apparent, similar to the Destruction Dead Light.
If it could master this technique, it would mean that Monferno had acquired two types of special flames. If these two special flames could be merged, the explosive rage might make Monferno's Fire Type Spells even more powerful!
By then, Monferno could take another leap forward on top of its existing strength.
However, Rage has side effects, Thunder Armor has side effects, Explosive Flame still has side effects—Fang Yuan felt like he could already see Monferno walking farther and farther down the path of self-destruction.
"Considering such good compatibility, why can't Monferno learn Self-Destruct and the Big Explosion Technique..." Fang Yuan stared at Monferno holding the Focus Spitfire gun.
Under Fang Yuan's gaze, Monferno suddenly shivered, holding the Focus Spitfire gun and quickly showed a delighted expression; it really liked the gift...
"Gurulu...." The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster still wore its focal goggles, and this time, Fang Yuan prepared a bunch of new items for it, also sourced from Hao Feng.
Judging by the number of items, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster received the most, as Fang Yuan bought "a set" of modified metallic films from Hao Feng.
Metallic films are usually cylindrical, carrying them can enhance the power of Steel System Moves, and are a special kind of carrier for Steel System Moves. But the ones Fang Yuan bought had a different shape, resembling silver metal balls more.
In total, there were nine silver metal balls.
"These are secondarily processed special metallic films, weaker than the normal metallic films, but much easier to control by magnetism. Moreover, their hardness might even surpass that of high-grade arena materials. You can use these as carriers for the Magnet Bomb, launching them with enhanced Steel energy might be more powerful than the original Railgun... they are weapons that can be reused."
The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, delighted, accepted the gift, followed by the somewhat gloomy Eevee.
It had the most variety of items, including a silk scarf, Soothing Bell, Burning Rock, and Sound Shell X5, but this time there weren't any new gifts.
Although the Sound Shell was also a product from Hao Feng's item shop, it was something Eevee bought with its own money...
Since then, Eevee understood a principle: If you have money, you must keep a low profile!!!
...
In the following two days, the second Fang Yuan Tournament officially began!
In the first Fang Yuan Tournament, Fang Yuan's Team's strength ranking from strongest to weakest was Eevee, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Monferno, Glutton, Milotic—which was the same as the order they were caught.
However, with the second Fang Yuan Tournament and an update to the version, Fang the planner exerted his power, and the ranking underwent some changes.
After two days of intense battles, the rankings were as follows.
Self-detonating Magnetic Monster in Electromagnetic Armed Form, Eevee, Monferno, Glutton, Milotic, Dragonite.
Although Eevee went through the most brutal nerf in history, the other Pokemon, including Monferno and Glutton, were very considerate. After a few earnest exchanges, they decisively conceded, not aiming to fight for a win or loss.
Only the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, which was always intent on surpassing Eevee, didn't show much courtesy and bombarded Eevee until it, in irritation, raised the white flag and chose to concede with puffed-up cheeks.
The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster was elated, confident that as long as the partner system persisted in the Fang Yuan Tournament, it would dare to fight, even against Sun Eevee Form.
After the second Fang Yuan Tournament, the organizer Fang Yuan reflected deeply. The other Pokemon were strong but lacked the heart of champions. It seemed that only the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster could take on Eevee.
The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Eevee's arch-nemesis for life.
Fang Yuan planned to increase the champion's prize money further, hoping it might motivate Eevee to put in a bit more effort.
Moreover, Fang Yuan had thought that Dragonite could defeat Milotic, but he misjudged one thing—the Dragonite %@%#¥%...
After Milotic used Charm on Dragonite, the latter fell into a deeply charmed state, performing far worse than when it first came from Dragon Island.
In an infatuated state, Dragonite was meek and compliant to Milotic, but Milotic met it with heavy blows—several Quick Freeze Beams took Dragonite out swiftly, turning the Storm Dragon into a Frost Dragon.
As for the battle between Monferno and Glutton, Glutton launched a vengeful fight, and it was intense. However, thanks to Thunder Armor Completion, Monferno was a level above in both speed and Explosive Power, making Glutton's Shadow Fixing Method less effective on it. With strength, Monferno could relatively easily break free.
Stimulated by the electricity, its reaction speed was sufficient for Monferno to dodge Glutton's sneak attacks. As for Ghost Fire, Glutton's specialty, it had very little effect on the Fire Type Spirit Monferno. After its loss, Glutton suddenly realized that, despite inheriting its family's legacy for half a year, it had not progressed as fast as Monferno...
Glutton fell into deep thought...
The rest of the battles were not worth mentioning. Thus, the second Fang Yuan Tournament concluded, and it was also time for the National Championship to begin.
After some brief preparations, Fang Yuan and his team were ready to set off for the Imperial Capital.