[Ding! Host detected completing a mission. Mission Difficulty: C. Client Satisfaction: S.]
[Overall Evaluation: B.]
[Issuing rewards: 10 potential points, Pokémon Food Recipe.]
It was night.
When Edward returned to the Pokémon Secret Realm, the mechanical voice of the Secret Realm Butler suddenly rang in his ears.
Ignoring the eerie elements…
It could be considered a pleasant surprise.
Of course, the joy wasn’t just about that small reward.
It was because Edward noticed the system said “mission completed” without any qualifiers like “for the first time.”
This meant that although the gains were small, they were a stable and sustainable source of income.
As long as he was willing to work hard, he could even strike it rich!
Of course, Edward still preferred to get rich overnight…
Edward casually added the potential points to Kirlia; seeing a flat 100 made him feel much better.
He had already planned it out.
In the future, points would be distributed equally based on the number of Pokémon he owned.
For instance, he currently had three Pokémon.
Originally, ten points couldn’t be divided evenly, so he would have saved them until he had 15, 18, or 30.
However, Onix was already in a state where points couldn’t be added, so it should have been five points each for Kirlia and Tyrogue.
But there was a prerequisite to this rule.
That was to prioritize raising newly captured Pokémon to one hundred.
This was the fairest distribution method he could think of.
…
[Pokémon Food: The lowest grade of Pokémon Food. No special flavor, slightly nutritious. Long-term consumption can increase the potential points of Pokémon with potential below 60.]
Knowledge of Pokémon Breeding suddenly flooded Edward’s mind.
Besides this recipe, he learned that above this were recipes universal to the same type, and above those were exclusive dishes unique to a single species.
The ultimate level was a dietary plan tailored specifically for an individual Pokémon.
It was said that this ultimate level could even shake golden potential.
Edward quickly put this out of his mind.
How troublesome.
Who would study this when they can just add points directly!
Now, Edward needed to research something else.
In the previous two major missions, Edward had obtained two types of permissions.
One was to reset the entrance.
The other was to set a new exit.
The so-called entrance…
Was a door set up in the world of Fairy Tail.
Used to lead to the Pokémon world.
Edward was quite cautious about this.
He surmised that there wouldn’t be many opportunities to obtain this kind of permission in the future.
Additionally, he didn’t have a stable foothold in the world of Fairy Tail.
As for the exit…
Edward speculated that the probability of obtaining this was higher.
After all, as the Secret Realm continued to expand…
Terrains like mountains and oceans would surely appear in the future.
In the future, if he wanted to go to a new area, just traveling across the map would take months or even years.
This was clearly not user-friendly.
So, it was only reasonable to have a few more save points.
The first exit was locked, and Edward hadn’t received permission to reset it.
Fortunately, it wasn’t far from his simple residence anyway.
So there was no need to worry about it; the problem was this new one.
Where Edward should place it was the real question.
Open mini-map!
In just a few days…
The area of the Secret Realm had expanded by an exaggerated four times.
But while Edward had explored almost every inch of this forest, the cave exploration was limited because he didn’t have the Shinny move; he had only done a preliminary exploration of the outskirts at the time.
The wetlands were even more of a virgin territory.
Now Edward had to make a choice between these two places.
Because one was to the north of the forest and the other was to the west, it was impossible to manage both.
Normally…
The cave would definitely be lower priority, not even worth considering.
But Edward noticed that on the mini-map, he could actually see an exit on the other side of the cave.
In other words, he could go through the cave and reach the other side of the mountain directly.
Suddenly, the situation swung back.
That side clearly fit the logic of a save point better; if it weren’t for the fact that the wetlands were more than twice the size of the forest, Edward wouldn’t have to struggle with the decision…
With such a large area, setting up a transfer station there was also necessary.
For a moment, Edward was torn.
So…
Unable to sleep, he set off on a field inspection trip overnight.
…
It was ten o’clock at night in Fairy Tail time.
The Pokémon world was about the same.
A first-quarter moon hung high in the sky.
Lighting the way forward for those traveling at night.
There were quite a few nocturnal Pokémon, but it certainly wasn’t as lively as during the day.
It was quiet all around.
Only the occasional rustling from the roadside grass made one’s heart tighten.
Without any Pokémon with him, Edward trudged through this wetland area, feeling his way step by step…
Okay, that’s an exaggeration.
Wetlands aren’t marshes, or rather, not entirely marshes.
It refers to the transitional zone between land and water.
Thus, it possesses the flora and fauna resources of both environments, forming a massive gene pool incomparable to any other single ecosystem.
In other words…
To put it more simply…
This is the Safari Zone.
…
Dark-type Pokémon come out in large numbers at night.
This should have been Tyrogue’s moment to shine.
But it had played too wildly with Natsu and Gray just now and was already wiped out.
The same conditions…
Were unfavorable for the performance of the Psychic-type Kirlia.
Although it was also a Fairy-type, it was meaningless since it hadn’t learned any Fairy-type moves yet.
As for Onix…
This place is a paradise for Grass and Water-type Pokémon!
Let’s not torture it.
Rustle~ Rustle~
There was movement in the grass ahead again.
And Edward could feel that this time, the movement wasn’t caused by something being startled by him and running away.
That Pokémon was still there.
He didn’t know if it was fearless or if it wanted to spar with him.
Edward was also curious about what little fellow was crouching there.
He carefully but without worry parted the grass, only to see a Seviper lying on the ground.
It looked pained, its face a sickly pale.
Clearly, it was not in good shape.
“Did it lose a fight?”
Fighting among wild Pokémon is a common occurrence.
Not to mention that the Seviper species has mortal enemies passed down from their ancestors.
Looking at the claw wounds on this Seviper’s body, Edward assumed it had lost a life-and-death battle with some Zangoose and fled.
“Oh well, consider yourself lucky to have met me.”
If he encountered two Pokémon fighting on the road…
As long as it wasn’t multiple against one, or a blatant overkill after winning…
Edward wouldn’t interfere.
But this…
although it might be unfair to the Zangoose that likely paid a heavy price to win.
Edward truly couldn’t just stand by and watch it die.
Over the past month…
Edward had also roughly figured out the medicinal value of some plants.
What could stop bleeding, what could reduce inflammation, what could stimulate the body, what could provide a lot of heat…
Edward gave the Seviper some simple treatment; normally, that would be enough.
After all, Pokémon are famous for their tenacious vitality.
However, Edward was surprised to find…
This Seviper…
Was actually poisoned?!