Once he had the breeding guides in hand, Xia Chi lost all interest in attending classes, editing videos, or streaming.
He simply posted a status update: “No stream today.” He then spent the entire afternoon and evening immersing himself in those two breeding guides.
It had to be said that Geeta and Brassius were legendary for a reason—one was the Top Champion of Paldea, and the other was a beginner-friendly Gym Leader.
The quality of the two breeding guides differed quite a bit, with Geeta’s showing far more brilliant insights and concepts.
Brassius envisioned Meowscarada as a fast, physical sweeper.
Geeta, however, believed that since Meowscarada possessed the incredibly rare Protean Ability, it could be developed into a versatile warrior capable of both offense and defense.
Neither approach was strictly better than the other.
The former focused on maximizing strengths while hiding weaknesses, while the latter built around the Pokémon’s Ability.
Both made sense.
However, Xia Chi leaned toward Geeta’s training philosophy.
The reason was simple: he had a cheat system, so he could afford to be ambitious.
Even at this early stage, the stat boosts provided by his bonds and equipment to Sprigatito were already absurd.
They would only grow stronger in the future.
Moreover, Sprigatito also had the Grass-type bond that provided sustained healing in battle.
It would be a waste not to build it into a well-rounded warrior.
In fact, Xia Chi’s previous two equipment choices had already nudged Sprigatito down the path of an all-rounder.
That said, as a Gym Leader specializing in Grass-type Pokémon, Brassius’s guide wasn’t without merit.
Xia Chi ultimately decided to use Geeta’s guide as the foundation, supplemented by some of Brassius’s insights, and then adapt them to his specific circumstances.
He would forge a unique breeding path for his own Sprigatito.
Since he had already purchased the necessary breeding items for Sprigatito a while ago, he didn’t go on a massive shopping spree after organizing the guides.
Well, the main reason was that his pockets were empty.
Top-tier trainers like Geeta used only the absolute best resources, which the current Xia Chi could hardly afford.
Fortunately, things should look up next month.
After all, his fans, led by his top supporter Iono, had spent quite generously in his stream this month.
Speaking of which, in the less than six months since he started making videos and streaming, Xia Chi’s subscriber count on the Piplup platform was already nearing five hundred thousand—an absolute miracle.
Among them, those who followed him for his history videos like [Secrets of the Mythical Pokémon] and [Regional Legends] probably accounted for less than a hundred thousand; the bulk were fans of his streams.
Especially after his matches against Iono and Raihan, Xia Chi’s subscriber count had doubled instantly, giving him a respectable presence online.
Furthermore, because he had actively used his status as a student of the prestigious Hushi University and his handsome looks to attract fans early on, Xia Chi’s popularity at school had also skyrocketed.
Leaving aside the lingering stares from strangers—which he already got plenty of due to his looks—there was a noticeable shift.
Over the past few days, several alumni fans had actually approached him for chats and photos.
It was only because he spent most of his time cooped up in his dorm editing or streaming that it didn’t happen even more often.
*** In any case, by the time Xia Chi finished organizing Sprigatito’s breeding plans, he suddenly realized it was past midnight.
December 1st, Year 224 of the League Calendar.
It was the day of the month when Xia Chi updated his [Legends of the Mythical Pokémon] video series.
Adhering to the philosophy of “sleeping late is bad for my health, so I might as well stay up all night,” he decided to put the finishing touches on his video, *Arceus Genesis (Part 1) — The Origin of the Universe and the Three Dragon Gods of Matter*.
But saying it was one thing; doing it was another.
The “finishing touches” unsurprisingly turned into hours of meticulous editing.
By the time the sky outside began to brighten with the first pale light of dawn, Xia Chi finally clicked “Publish” with satisfaction.
After preparing today’s breakfast, lunch, and a Berry platter for Sprigatito, he finally yawned and crawled into his comfortable bed.
*** Meanwhile, in Celestic Town, Sinnoh.
While the sun was rising in Donghuang, this region thousands of miles away was still blanketed in the quiet of a late, peaceful night.
As the major town closest to Mt.
Coronet, the heart of Sinnoh, it was the perfect place to truly feel the sheer majesty and awe of the towering mountain range.
Right now, in a house not far from the Celestic Historical Research Institute, a warm, soft yellow light glowed.
A graceful, blonde beauty sat straight at her desk, reading.
Behind her, a Togekiss hovered like a makeshift hair dryer, carefully blowing warm air to dry her damp, golden hair.
Outside the window, the massive silhouette of a shark-dragon Pokémon loomed in the shadows.
Celestic Town, Togekiss, Garchomp—with all these elements present, the woman was naturally Cynthia.
*Ding!* A crisp notification suddenly rang out from her bedside table.
Cynthia put down her book and stretched lazily, her beautiful curves faintly visible beneath her simple black pajamas.
“Roserade, could you hand me my phone?” With the elegance of a gentleman, Roserade nodded slightly.
“Rade~” From beneath its blooming, colorful flowers, a vine extended, bringing the phone from the nightstand directly to Cynthia.
No one had messaged her.
It was just a notification from an app.
[The creator you follow, Shui Ye, has just uploaded a new video!] Cynthia raised an eyebrow.
This notoriously slow uploader had actually updated so early this month?
As an ardent lover of mythology and history, Cynthia had followed “Shui Ye” ever since his very first video hit the trending page.
She could be considered a long-time fan.
She occasionally watched his streams as well, though not very often due to the time difference.
However, she hadn’t missed a single one of his history videos.
The content was engaging and the ideas were highly innovative.
Even though some parts were entirely impossible to verify and very likely made up, it wasn’t a flaw since these weren’t meant to be academic lectures.
At the end of his last video, Shui Ye had asked his viewers which region they wanted to see next.
Cynthia’s comment using her alt account—”Could the creator talk about the myths and legends of the Sinnoh region?”—had somehow been voted to the very top.
So, this episode was about Sinnoh’s mythology?
Curious, Cynthia tapped into the video.
The title immediately caught her eye: *Arceus Genesis (Part 1) — The Origin of the Universe and the Three Dragon Gods of Matter* *Ha, what a bold claim!* Cynthia’s first reaction was skepticism.
Compared to his previous videos about Ho-Oh and the resurrected Legendary Beasts of the Burned Tower, or the Guardian of the Seas and the Legendary Birds, the scope of this topic was on an entirely different level.
Genesis?
The origin of the universe?
Was he trying to start a whole new school of thought?
Based on the murals, statues, and historical documents currently unearthed, Arceus, Dialga, and Palkia were confirmed to have existed and were revered by the ancient people of Sinnoh.
But where did the concept of genesis come from?
And how could one possibly verify the origin of the universe?
Filled with doubts, Cynthia sat up straight and tapped play.