Three days had passed since Chase and Aaron parted ways.
Even at the slowest pace, the other party should have arrived at the Ranger outpost by now.
The Ranger outpost arranged by the Sinnoh League wasn’t just some random house thrown together.
Considering that Rangers needed to stay in remote areas far from civilization for long periods, the outpost was equipped with all kinds of living facilities.
Just to guarantee power supply, there was a wind turbine, a large array of solar panels, and a supplementary hand-crank emergency generator.
And most importantly, a diesel generator specifically reserved for when all the previous devices failed.
However, to prevent pollution, the diesel generator was generally not allowed to be used.
With these ample guarantees, plus the group of Pokemon living around the outpost, as long as Aaron didn’t actively court death, he basically wouldn’t encounter any more life-threatening dangers.
Clearly, simply saving someone’s life and ensuring their long-term safety were two completely different levels of difficulty in the system’s eyes.
The reward of a complete set of Evolution Stones—common ones like Thunder, Water, Fire, Ice, and Leaf Stones were fine.
They were basically sold in relatively prosperous cities across various regions, priced around 5,000 to 10,000 Pokedollars.
Chase had even heard that some Leagues would freely distribute a regular Evolution Stone needed by a rookie Trainer’s Pokemon.
But since it was a complete set, it naturally included the more expensive ones like Sun, Moon, Dawn, Dusk, and Shiny Stones.
Overall, this was quite a tidy little fortune for Chase.
As for the remaining two rewards, the value of the Junior Potential Enhancement Potion went without saying; it fell into the category of being somewhat valuable, but not that valuable.
Because for the current Chase, he definitely wouldn’t dare to openly use or sell it, and could only keep it for his own secret use.
It was somewhat of a consolation prize.
The lottery chance reward was the first time Chase had ever received one.
Without further ado, he hugged Blaze and started the draw.
Countless beams of light flashed rapidly before Chase’s eyes, until finally, only a milky-white glowing orb remained quietly suspended in front of him.
“What is this?” Chase curiously poked the orb with his finger.
The next second, a massive amount of knowledge was violently stuffed into his mind, taking him quite a while to barely recover his senses.
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining Pokemon Medicine (Basic)] “Pokemon Medicine?” Chase rubbed his somewhat swollen temples, thinking, ‘Are you planning to make me cosplay as Nurse Joy?’ ‘Come to think of it, shouldn’t you also pair me up with a Chansey?’ Perhaps because he had absorbed a large amount of knowledge in a short time, Chase’s thoughts were a bit scattered, but he quickly returned to normal.
“Woof?” Little Boss, are you okay?
Blaze also noticed that its leader seemed a bit off, so it subconsciously asked.
“I’m fine, just thinking about how to convince the Cherrim to help us tomorrow.” Chase patted Blaze’s big head, comforted it a few times, and then closed his eyes.
Blaze thought Chase was going to sleep, so it didn’t disturb him and closed its eyes as well.
But in reality, Chase was currently organizing the newly acquired Pokemon Medicine knowledge in his mind.
It was only now that he finally understood why, even though black-tech treatment devices like healing machines existed in the Pokemon world, the medical system was still firmly controlled by the Joy family.
It was simply because the treatment system for Pokemon was far too complex.
The sheer volume of content in just the basic section made Chase’s scalp tingle.
And this was directly downloaded into his mind by the system; if he actually had to learn it through his own efforts, the sheer difficulty would make anyone spontaneously combust just thinking about it.
“But this is also a good thing.
At the very least, if Blaze and the others get a headache or a fever in the future, I won’t have to make a special trip down the mountain to the Pokemon Center.” Since it was a medical skill, besides diagnostic methods, it naturally included treatment methods.
This encompassed quite a bit of pharmacological knowledge, allowing Chase to easily concoct potions using various materials.
For example, it recorded the formula for the basic Potion he frequently used on Pokemon; the only difference between the two was one was handmade, and the other was industrially manufactured.
The system had poured in a bit too much knowledge at once.
Chase hadn’t even sorted out a fifth of it before he could no longer resist his heavy drowsiness and drifted off to sleep.
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The next day, after breakfast, Chase didn’t waste a second and immediately ran toward the location the Bidoof had mentioned last night with Blaze.
Although he still didn’t know the exact spot, he hadn’t forgotten that Blaze’s nose wasn’t just for show.
Relying on the Cherrim traces Chase had collected yesterday, it quickly found the spot with the strongest and most similar scent.
It was a patch of shrubbery that was still green, dominated by a holly-like shrub plant.
“This should be the place.” Dismounting from Blaze, Chase looked around.
He noticed that although the area was swept very clean, there were still some leftover dregs shed from Grass-type Pokemon that gave away the clues.
However, this was clearly left behind intentionally by the Cherrim.
After all, in a wild environment like this, if a certain place was too clean, it would instead feel like a blatant “nothing to see here” sign.
“Excuse me, are there any Pokemon here?” Chase didn’t barge in.
Instead, he stayed outside the shrubbery and called out a few times.
Clearly, this Cherrim tribe wasn’t weak.
Since they had been found at their doorstep, there was no need to keep hiding.
“Cherri~~” A Sunshine Form Cherrim walked out from the shrubbery, five pink petals evenly distributed around its large, smiling face.
Cherrim Level: 52 Gender: Female Type: Grass Ability: Flower Gift Potential: Blue Moves: Sunny Day, Growth, Morning Sun, Flower Shield, Helping Hand, Magical Leaf, Attract, Weather Ball, Energy Ball, Petal Blizzard, Worry Seed, Solar Beam.
A high-level Pokemon?
This must be a show of force.
Based on the habits of wild Pokemon, the leader, who was the strongest in the tribe, definitely wouldn’t show up right from the start.
Therefore, besides this level 52 Cherrim, there was bound to be an even stronger presence in this tribe.
Fortunately, Chase wasn’t here to pick a fight, so he smiled and spoke: “Hello, Cherrim.
I’m the Ranger of this forest.
My name is Chase.” Saying this, Chase revealed the Capture Styler on his right arm, attempting to establish a link with the other party.
“Cherri?” “Cherri!” Sensing the goodwill contained within the rings of light, Cherrim was only briefly puzzled before gladly accepting Chase’s link.
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