บท 106: Chapter 106: Man's Plans Can't Compare to Heaven's Plans_1
After returning home, Fang Yuan immediately began to mess around with the medicine Yang Han had given him... pfft, the medicine to learn "Iron Tail".
"This packaging, if you didn't tell me what it's for in advance, I'd really think it was Yunnan Baiyao," Fang Yuan said, stroking his chin.
However, the method for using this ointment was rather peculiar. After diluting it with water and spraying it on the tail, then spreading it evenly and kneading it, Fang Yuan couldn't shake off the illusion that he was marinating a Slowpoke's tail.
Late in the night, not only did Fang Yuan have to massage Eevee, but also apply medicine to it. In good conscience, he felt that he could be a contender for "Hua Nation's Top Ten Most Touching Trainers of the Year".
"Pfft... Such a strong metallic taste!"
...
Saturday, back mountain of Nanwu Town.
"Listen up, your task for today is to go to this place and collect some poison left behind by Beedrills!"
The second field practice of the weekend proceeded as usual, with Fang Yuan, Lin Jing, and Liu Le being dragged to the South Service Town Back Mountain by Zhuang Xin, who was currently assigning them their task.
As Zhuang Xin slowly revealed the objective of the task, even Fang Yuan had a look of bitter misery on his face.
"This is a habitat for a swarm of Beedrills, there are probably around twenty of them. What you need to do is to collect the venom from the trees they inhabit."
"To train their twin needles, Beedrills often sharpen them on trees, and over time, the trees where they reside will develop many grooves. These grooves will have a new type of poison created from the mixture of their venom and tree sap."
"This poison is one of the main ingredients for a certain type of detoxification medicine. Aside from professional beekeepers, pharmaceutical factories often hire trainers to collect this poison from Beedrill habitats in the wild. Overall, it's considered a relatively common and simple task."
Simple...
Fang Yuan felt it was anything but simple. The simplicity Zhuang Xin spoke of must be judged by the strength of a professional trainer or those who weren't professional trainers but made a living as trainers.
For the three of them, mere novices, to challenge the Beedrills, one of the perennial villains, only a devil could concoct such a training task.
"This time... we can set fire, right...?" Lin Jing asked quietly.
She was still hung up on the incident from last time when she wasn't allowed to let Growlithe use fire in the wild fight, which made her feel aggrieved.
This time, with two teammates cooperating, even if there was a real fire, they could extinguish it—it should be possible to fight to their heart's content.
Zhuang Xin said irritably, "This time I won't interfere with your methods. Prioritize your own safety above all, but also don't cause any major trouble."
After explaining the precautions, Forest Ranger Team Leader Wang Da Hu once again enlisted two rangers to follow and protect Fang Yuan and the others.
Although Zhuang Xin was training the three of them as professional trainers, at the novice stage, even Zhuang Xin wouldn't dare to be so careless as to toss them into the deep mountains and ignore them.
After all, if any one of the three were to be injured or killed during training, it would be difficult for her to explain to their parents, so she had to proceed step by step in whatever she did.
"They've gone again. This time, are you hoping to give them a collective setback? Just the three of them can't handle twenty-something Beedrills," said Wang Da Hu after the group had set off, coming over to Zhuang Xin.
Zhuang Xin nodded and said:
"Yes, they're too glorified in school. Growth through a combination of success and adversity is best. My training is designed to make them realize they still have a long way to go. Especially Fang Yuan. This time, he needs to experience the feeling of failure too. The occasional failure will actually be beneficial to him."
...
Rustle rustle rustle~~
Rustle rustle rustle~~
Wading through the underbrush, Fang Yuan said to Lin and Liu following behind him, "According to the map, the Beedrill habitat is far from us. Judging by our climbing pace last time, it will take 3 hours to reach."
"With 9 hours left before dark, we have ample time to travel. As long as we complete the task before nightfall, what we need to do now is conserve energy and proceed with a plan."
"That's easy to say, but Sister Zhuang isn't generous at all. I asked for compressed biscuits and she didn't give me a single one. How about it... could you share some of your food with Little Kabigon later?" Liu Le rubbed his hands and asked.
"Don't even think about it."
"Don't even think about it."
Fang Yuan and Lin Jing rejected the idea in unison, with an air of righteousness.
"Uh..." Liu Le was stunned. Could it be... he had to sacrifice his own food to feed Little Kabigon again?
Along the way, since Fang Yuan (Eevee) was leading, the trio hardly encountered any danger.
While Fang Yuan was earning the admiration of Lin Jing and Liu Le, he was also pondering how to extract the venom from Beedrill.
"Facing twenty or so Beedrill, even if we three join forces, it would be difficult to confront them head-on," Fang Yuan said.
Neither Lin Jing nor Liu Le objected. Although Beedrill that nest in such places couldn't be too strong, their numbers weren't to be underestimated.
Even if Eevee, Growlithe, and Little Kabigon could take on multiple adversaries, what about the three Trainers? Who would protect them?
Lie down obediently and wait for the remaining Beedrill to pay a visit?
"So, we can only use tactics!" Although Fang Yuan also hoped that Eevee could take down all the Beedrill, it was simply unrealistic.
"Boss is right... how about letting Growlithe start a fire at the base of the tree and smoke the Beedrill away? How does that sound?" Liu Le said, "That way, we can safely collect the venom."
Fang Yuan and Lin Jing were silent. What an elegantly unconventional train of thought.
"Although I did plan to have Growlithe use Fire Type Moves in battle... but to directly burn down their home, isn't that a bit too immoral?" Lin Jing said.
"It's like you stole someone's belongings and then set their house on fire..."
Liu Le scratched his head.
"However, we can be certain of the general idea," Fang Yuan said, "If we want to avoid a frontal battle, we need to find a way to lure the Beedrill away."
"One person attracts the Beedrill, and the other two collect the venom?" Liu Le wondered.
"Then who will lure away the Beedrill… even if fleeing, it's impossible to outrun flying Beedrill."
The three of them suddenly stopped.
Lin Jing looked at his Growlithe and shook his head; this silly dog definitely couldn't handle such an important task.
Liu Le also glanced at his Little Kabigon and shook his head; it was hard to imagine Little Kabigon surviving the task.
On the other side...
Eevee: "???"
Seeing Fang Yuan's gaze, Eevee took a step back.
"Bwoo!!" Eevee protested vehemently; even it didn't want to face so many Beedrill.
"Don't worry, I certainly haven't planned to send you in there. Even with your capabilities, it's still nearly impossible... it's too difficult," Fang Yuan also shook his head. He spoke sincerely; he had no intention of pushing Eevee into a predicament.
However, the moment Fang Yuan told the truth, Eevee seemed to take offense.
Its brows furrowed, what did that mean, was he looking down on it?
"Bwoo?!" After contemplated for a moment, Eevee stopped and decided to try out the latest training outcome...
It stood in front of the three people and the other two Pokemon, and to their surprise, it created a clone.
Shadow Clone?
No... seeing the vivid expressions and movements, it must be a Substitute instead.
After four sessions of overloading training and consuming a great deal of nutrition, Eevee's physical condition had leaped qualitatively.
This change had also significantly increased its physical strength, allowing Eevee to gain new insights into practicing Shadow Clone and learning Substitute.
With its current physical strength, it seemed to have the capacity to split off enough strength and energy to create a higher-level Shadow Clone or Substitute.
Fang Yuan's eyes widened, "When did this happen?"
"Bwoo!" Eevee thought for a bit, it seemed to be this morning... but it hadn't had the chance to try it out yet.
Spurred by Fang Yuan's words, Eevee suddenly realized, since it wasn't suited to lure away Beedrill, why not send a Substitute?
...
Fate had plans of its own, and Zhuang Xin, who was ready to see Fang Yuan in a tight spot, could never have imagined that to juggle playing games and studying for a month and a half, Eevee had successfully mastered Substitute.
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