Upon returning to the farm from the breeding center, Ronan was greeted by the busy Audino, Venusaur, who had been training on the back mountain, and the Honchkrow family, who had been out on patrol.
Ronan had stayed at the breeding center for the past few days and hadn’t been back to the farm to visit.
This made Audino and the others, who were almost always with him, miss him quite a bit.
In the hall of the farm villa, a table laden with a sumptuous feast was already set.
The rising steam, accompanied by a rich aroma, filled the hall and stimulated the taste buds.
Ronan had asked Mrs.
Celia to watch over the breeding center on his behalf precisely because he intended to return and reunite with his Pokémon; otherwise, he wouldn’t have offered to pay her for the favor.
After enjoying the hearty dinner, Ronan patted his stomach and curled up on the soft sofa.
“Abso…” Having eaten its fill, Absol lay on the soft carpet and narrowed its eyes contentedly.
Its massive body crouched beside Ronan like a loyal guardian.
Ronan sluggishly slid down from the sofa and leaned against Absol’s large frame.
Using its forelimb as a pillow, he only had to turn slightly to touch the black horn on Absol’s head.
Absol had been following the training plan Ronan designed for it ever since Venusaur broke through to the Quasi-Elite rank.
Combined with specially formulated physical-enhancement potions and energy cubes containing Liechi Berries, Absol’s size had grown increasingly larger.
The current Absol stood over two meters tall.
Ronan could even lie down comfortably on its back.
Its massive size gave it a formidable presence.
Combined with its Pressure ability, some weaker Pokémon didn’t even dare to face its aura head-on.
For a Pokémon like Absol that excelled in physical attacks, a large body meant even greater destructive power.
Currently, Absol was already at the peak of the Gym level.
As a Pokémon with only a single form, Ronan couldn’t use evolution rituals to significantly improve its potential.
Thus, even though Absol had been caught more recently than Venusaur, its strength wasn’t much lower.
Without needing to deliberately suppress its growth, Absol had matured very quickly.
With high-quality energy cubes and physical-enhancement potions, along with frequent battles against the powerful Pokémon on the farm, its combat strength was terrifying.
Even Venusaur, before reaching the Quasi-Elite rank, couldn’t guarantee a victory over Absol.
Now, Ronan adjusted his posture, lying on Absol’s body and stroking its snow-white fur.
Absol’s fur was long and very thick, providing decent defense.
Although it was thick, it didn’t hinder its movements; the fur looked very elegant when it ran, which Ronan liked very much.
As Dark-types, they were usually proud and cunning.
However, Absol was a kind species that could sense disasters and would often appear to warn people to avoid them.
Because of this, Absol, which often appeared alongside disasters, was frequently misunderstood by people as a ‘disaster beast’ that brought misfortune.
‘It was an act of pure kindness, yet it was often misunderstood by the world.
If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to tolerate such unfairness.’ While stroking Absol’s smooth fur, Ronan opened the system function to check its data.
Species: Absol Gender: Male Ability: Pressure Potential: Cyan Level: 58 Moves: Leer, Crunch, Throat Chop, Dark Pulse, Psycho Cut, Swords Dance, Future Sight, Sucker Punch, Quick Attack, Snarl, Night Slash, Slash, Giga Impact, Shadow Claw Egg Moves: Perish Song, Future Sight TM: Stone Edge Absol’s level had already reached 58.
With its Cyan potential, it would soon be able to make a push for the Quasi-Elite rank.
Once the breeding center stabilized after a while, Ronan could begin making arrangements for Absol’s advancement.
Before reaching the Elite rank, Ronan’s Pokémon wouldn’t face major bottlenecks, but the Elite rank itself would depend more on the Pokémon’s own efforts.
With his mind occupied by thoughts of Absol’s strength, the Clamperl, and the spring, Ronan gradually felt sleepy and fell asleep while lying on Absol’s back.
Absol looked at its master lying on its back and let out a few soft calls.
Chimecho then used its psychic powers to gently lift Ronan and carry him to the bed inside.
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“Plop…
Plop…” In the clear, cold spring water, Ronan was tossing Clamperl in one by one.
Next to the spring was a Pokémon covered in dense, blue-gray vines.
Several stalks of emerald-green grass swayed gently under Tangrowth’s care.
These stalks of grass were quite peculiar, having only three to five leaves and resembling orchids.
However, Tangrowth clearly cherished these few stalks very much.
If anyone else or another organization were to obtain these stalks, they would likely cherish them even more, as these were the extremely precious Revival Herbs of the Pokémon world.
Revival Herbs, which can be made into Max Revives, are incredibly valuable to any faction.
Even a titan like the Joy family is very thirsty for them.
Although Ronan couldn’t be certain whether the Joy family possessed Max Revives, as they were ancient medicines with no surviving recipes, Revival Herbs were still a rare find.
Even if there were Max Revives left in the world, there wouldn’t be many.
These few Revival Herbs came from seeds Ronan’s ancestors had obtained by chance, and they had only grown after generations of effort.
The reason Ronan’s family excelled at raising Grass-type Pokémon was related to this.
The ancestor who obtained the Revival Herb seeds tried many methods but couldn’t get them to sprout.
They had even used Grass-type Pokémon to stimulate growth, but perhaps because that Pokémon was too weak, the seeds didn’t change much.
Fortunately, that ancestor didn’t give up.
By using Grass-type Pokémon to nurture the seeds day after day in a special environment, the seeds finally sprouted.
From then on, Ronan’s family made the cultivation of Grass-type Pokémon a priority.
Even though the family’s numbers had dwindled by the time the League was established, they never stopped nurturing Grass-type Pokémon and cultivating Revival Herbs.
Of course, all those years of effort weren’t without reward.
Within this patch of Revival Herbs, there were not only standard three-leaf versions but also the even rarer five-leaf variety.
The efficacy of a five-leaf Revival Herb is much stronger than a three-leaf one, and more importantly, a Revival Herb can produce seeds once it reaches the five-leaf stage.
Because of this, Ronan’s ancestors were able to breed a small community of over a dozen plants from just a few stalks.
Among them were three five-leaf Revival Herbs, and according to Ronan’s observations, one of those three was already showing signs of producing seeds.
This made Ronan overjoyed.
Once this plant produced seeds, he had absolute confidence that he could make them sprout.
That way, his stockpile of Revival Herbs could increase again.
Ronan’s ancestors had used Revival Herbs before and had left behind some powder for medicinal use.
However, dried powder couldn’t compare to fresh herbs.
A single fresh Revival Herb, when combined with other precious ingredients, could be used to create three to five Max Revives.
A single Max Revive can instantly restore a Pokémon from a fainting state to full health.
While consuming a raw Revival Herb can achieve a similar effect, the Pokémon’s strength will drop, and it results in a great deal of waste.
Ronan currently had sixteen Revival Herbs in total.
The three five-leaf herbs were the oldest, while the rest were three-leaf versions.
One of the three-leaf herbs was particularly strong, and Ronan had high hopes for it, giving it much better treatment than the others.
This herb was living up to expectations and had already sprouted a bud for its fourth leaf.
Growing into a five-leaf Revival Herb was now only a matter of time.