Pokémon Farm

Chapter 71 Sprite Recognition Lesson

A gentle morning breeze blows, and glistening dewdrops slide down the leaves, dancing merrily. The lush green grass awakens under the caress of the soft morning light, appearing even greener after being washed by the dew.

Everyone in the small courtyard had already woken up, some because of martial arts practice, others because of the mischief caused by their free-roaming spirits, which made the small courtyard even more vibrant.

The group had gathered at the backyard training area by 7 o'clock. At Xuan Mingtian's shouts, some people practiced horse stance, while others unleashed skills. The backyard was bustling with activity, and the free-roaming Pokémon gathered around to watch. Whether they were supervising the training or waiting for breakfast, they stood quietly without making a sound.

Xuan Mingtian said, "Qianqian, get used to the weighted bracelet first, and then practice horse stance after you've gotten used to it."

Yesterday afternoon after school, Chen Qianqian took Yang Bin to pack their luggage and then threw a welcome party in the evening. The main dishes were beggar's chicken and "one tail in three ways". The so-called "one tail in three ways" refers to using Slowpoke's tail in three different ways: the most famous roasted Slowpoke tail, braised, and stewed.

With these three ways of eating, everyone almost ate their tongues. Even Slowpoke and free-range Pokémon joined in. Slowpoke was eating such a delicious tail for the first time. They all wanted Xuan Mingtian to continue the tail-cutting exercise, but he was severely criticized.

At that moment, an untimely shout came from behind Xuan Mingtian.

"Duck, reachable!"

“Big Smart, it’s asking you if you have anything good to eat,” Little Translator Cute explained quickly from the side.

"Psyduck, as long as you don't keep scratching your head all day, I'll give you something delicious." Xuan Mingtian wanted to use food to tempt it, while scanning the panel at the same time.

Up to duck

Attribute: Water

Ability: Moisture (increases the humidity of the surrounding area, preventing opponents from using Self-Destruct, Big Bang, or Big Head Blast during battle, and also preventing them from taking damage from the Detonate ability).

Qualification: Orange

Skills: Water play, catching, tail wagging, water gun, telekinesis, random grabbing

Review: Peking duck, you deserve to try it.

"Gada Ga": I didn't touch my head, I want to drink something sweet.

Xuanmingtian was displeased after hearing this, because it was touching its head but insisted that it wasn't touching it and even said it wanted to drink milk tea.

"You can't drink milk tea in the morning, it'll make you fat easily," Xuan Mingtian could only say, trying to coax it like a child.

Is "Gada" fat delicious? I want to eat it.

Seeing the duck with its head filled with superpower energy and looking adorably silly, Xuan Mingtian had no choice but to agree to its request. He then had Dehua bring out a cup of milk tea mixed with the Seed of Miracles for it.

However, just as Dehua took it out, Psyduck had already used its telekinesis to control the milk tea and slowly floated towards it.

"You can only drink one cup a day, you know? If you drink too much, you won't be called Psyduck anymore, you'll be called Fat Duck." Xuan Mingtian once again pointed out the drawbacks of drinking milk tea frequently.

"Gaga": Got it.

However, as Psyduck turned around, a fleeting glint of wit flashed in its beady eyes.

After a brief interlude, everyone's training time came to an end. Xuan Mingtian was very satisfied with everyone's efforts, and then the group went back to their rooms to take a shower.

A moment later, Yang Bin, who was at the dinner table, said, "Brother Tian, ​​should we go to class today?"

Xuan Mingtian didn't answer Yang Bin's question, but turned to look at Xiao Gang, because he was the top student in the trio, and he would definitely have to ask him today's lesson.

After receiving their gazes, Xiao Gang gave them a disappointed answer: "Xiao Tianbin, we can't ask for leave today. I heard that a new teacher is coming to our class today to teach us about all kinds of elves."

Xiao Gang's words made Xuan Mingtian and Yang Bin exchange glances, because they both saw in each other's eyes that he wanted to ask for leave.

Chen Qianqian, who was next to Yang Bin, twisted her hand over his tender waist and said, "Yang Bin, you're really something. You don't want to go to class. It seems you want to be a bad student. Your parents have already given me special privileges. The only way to deal with disobedient children is to beat them."

Immediately, Chen Qianqian punched Yang Bin in the eye, and in an instant, cries of pain rang out.

This one-on-one fight wouldn't be complete without an audience, and Xuan Mingtian, Xiao Gang, and Uncle Xiao watched with great interest.

However, Xiao Gang, who was gloating, said again: "Qianqian, Binzi also said that he would practice martial arts well and become the favorite of thousands of girls in the future."

Xuan Mingtian stared wide-eyed at him with an incredulous expression, thinking to himself, "Damn, Xiao Gang is really cunning. He actually said something like that to make this story even more exciting."

Just as Chen Qianqian was about to stop, she was immediately enraged: "You bastard Yang Bin, if I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know what's going on!"

At this moment, the wails became even more devastating.

Fortunately, because class was about to start, Chen Qianqian stopped beating him after 5 minutes, and then Xuan Mingtian began his treatment.

"Binzi, see? You don't understand the joy of being single," Xiaogang teased again.

"Brother Gang, you're so ruthless." After saying that, Yang Bin stared at him with a resentful look.

"Alright, let's go back to the classroom. Class starts in 10 minutes."

After treating Yang Bin, the four of them slowly walked back to the classroom.

The bell rang, signaling the start of class. The new teacher was already standing on the podium, scanning the students and thinking, "So this is the rumored trio of truants? But wait, they got into the classroom before me. The other teachers and students must have misunderstood."

After thinking it over, the new teacher said in a loud voice, "Hello, students. From now on, I will be your class's sprite identification teacher. You can call me Teacher Shi."

After hearing the teacher's introduction, the students all greeted the teacher with "Hello, teacher!" which made Teacher Shi nod in satisfaction.

"Alright, students, today we're going to learn about Caterpie and its evolved form." After saying that, Teacher Shi reached into his waist and pulled out three Poké Balls, opening them one by one.

A flash of light appeared, and three Pokémon appeared before the students: Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree. However, Xuan Mingtian observed that these three Pokémon were definitely newly captured, as Butterfree carried the scent of a wild Pokémon.

"Classmates, do you know the difference between a caterpillar and a unicorn?"

After Mr. Shi finished asking his question, all the students raised their right hands, but he gestured for the class monitor to answer the question.

"The two are easy to distinguish. Caterpie has a Y-shaped horn on its head, while Weedle, as its name suggests, has a single horn. However, there is another big difference between the two. Although they are both social Pokémon, when people catch Caterpie, as long as they don't anger Butterfree, they will only drive it away. But Weedle is different. Its social nature makes it very important to the Gryphons. If a human tries to catch its larva, the Gryphon will attack the human directly."

Mr. Shi was very satisfied with Bai Ying's long explanation and said, "Bai Ying's explanation is excellent. She not only pointed out the difference between the two, but also described their behavior when they were captured. So, students, you should be more careful when you capture unicorns in the future."

The teacher continued explaining the various characteristics of the green caterpillar. It's a delicate creature with a green back and a white abdomen. Its head has Y-shaped red antennae, and its tail is a yellow spindle shape. It has two pairs of abdominal legs with suckers, and yellow ring-shaped markings on its sides.

The caterpillar has green skin and blends into plants of the same color as its body to camouflage itself. Despite its short legs, they are equipped with suckers, allowing it to easily move across slopes and walls.

It grows through the process of molting, eventually binding itself with silk and transforming into a pupa. Perhaps wanting to grow as quickly as possible, it has a voracious appetite, frantically climbing trees to eat leaves, consuming up to 100 leaves a day. Its body is soft and limp, and it has little strength.

In nature, its fate is to be constantly preyed upon, but thanks to its rapid reproduction rate, it has long since become extinct.

When attacked by bird Pokémon, it releases a foul odor from the antennae on its head to fight back and drive away the enemy, but it often becomes bird food.

If you touch its antennae, it will secrete an unpleasant odor to protect itself. It is easy to catch and grows quickly, making it one of the recommended Pokémon for novice trainers as a companion.

It has very few skills, only Tackle, String Shot, Bug Bite, Snore, and Electric Net. Therefore, many trainers who own Caterpie will feed it every day to make it evolve quickly.

The next stage of the caterpillar is the armored pupa. The pupa is a soft body wrapped in silk, and it is almost motionless. Even fighting is forbidden, since even the hardest shell is still a pupa, and fierce fighting may cause the shell to break. This is also its preparation for the next stage of evolution.

When they reached Butterfly's stage, the teacher even had it demonstrate how to use telekinesis to control the books on the podium. Seeing this, the students all cheered excitedly.

The Butterfly has an anthropomorphic appearance on top of the butterfly's basic shape. Its body is dark blue-purple, and it has huge white wings with black veins on its back. The female's lower wings have black spots in the middle.

Butterfree's wings are covered in highly poisonous scales. If it detects a bird Pokémon about to attack Caterpie, it will scatter these scales to scare it away. If attacked by other Pokémon, it will flap its wings while simultaneously scattering the poisonous scales in defense.

However, to Xuan Mingtian, the Butterfly was like a ball of fluff that had grown a body, lost its body hair, and grown wings. Just by imagining it, you can see that they really look very similar.

Xuan Mingtian listened attentively to the teacher's explanation, and time passed quietly. When he heard the bell ring for the end of get out of class, he realized that time spent in class could pass so quickly.