Pokémon: The Sims.

Chapter 21 Molting and Growth
The next day.

Wu Ge opened his eyes and glanced out the window; the sky was still just beginning to lighten.

He closed his eyes, intending to go back to sleep, but the discomfort in his body made it impossible for him to fall asleep; instead, he gradually became more awake.

He felt dehydrated.

It's not thirst.

It's not that the skin is dehydrated.

Wu Ge felt that his whole body was tight, as if he was wearing a bodysuit that didn't fit properly.

This discomfort made him roll around on the bed, rubbing his body against the sheets and blankets to relieve the discomfort.

"Ah Lan~ You're awake?"

Liz, who was sleeping next to him, seemed to be disturbed by Wu Ge's noise. She sat up groggily, rubbed her eyes, and looked out the window. "It's not even dawn yet. Can we sleep a little longer?"

But Wu Ge, huddled under the covers, didn't hear what Liz was saying at all.

He felt his body gradually becoming more comfortable as he slept.

The feeling was like his bodysuit being slowly removed, allowing his skin to come into contact with fresh air, which made him feel much better, although it was still a bit dry.

"Ah Lan? What's wrong?"

Liz looked at the constantly shaking and heaving blanket and pulled it open to take a look.

This gave Liz a fright.

From her perspective, Wu Ge appeared to have many white, semi-transparent films on his body.

Some of them had fallen onto the sheets, while others remained stuck to Wu Ge's body.

This immediately cheered Liz up.

She quickly picked up Wu Ge, who was barefoot and wearing pajamas, and ran outside.

About five minutes later.

Wu Ge lay on the operating table at the Warcraft Research Institute, surrounded by a group of people who looked like doctors, who were constantly discussing his condition.

"According to my examination, Lord Alan is in good health and there is nothing wrong with him."

Ultimately, a younger doctor stepped forward to provide the results.

Despite his young age, this doctor has actually spent the most time researching Pokémon among these people.

Long before the founding of the Dragon Kingdom, he began studying the physical health and living habits of the monsters in the tribe. In the future, he would be a Pokémon scholar.

"Then what's going on?"

Liz pointed to the white debris on Wu Ge's body.

"I'm just shedding my skin. Instead of wasting time studying it, you might as well help me peel off these skins. It's so itchy."

Wu Ge glanced at everyone, somewhat speechless.

The operating table was smooth and offered little friction, so even if he were a pupa, it would be difficult for him to rub off his shed skin, which would only make him more uncomfortable. So he simply stopped moving.

That's perfect, he was also a bit tired.

Dratini Pokémon grow by repeatedly shedding their skin.

They shed their skin almost once a day, and their bodies gradually become longer during this process.

The reason for repeated shedding of the skin is that the life energy in the body is constantly expanding and cannot be suppressed.

Moreover, not only that, the skins shed by the dwarf dragons are also extremely rare treasures.

In the future Alliance era, people will tan the hides shed by miniature dragons and make them into ultra-high-end goods such as clothing and boots, which will also be one of the economic sources of the dragon race.

However, Wu Ge had no way of telling these people these things.

These people couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

Even if I become very close to Liz and we develop a high level of understanding in the future, she probably still won't be able to understand such complicated words.

Unless, Liz awakens a special ability.

"Based on my observation of a purple snake-like magical beast, this may be a molting phenomenon."

"Wow?! You're actually quite something."

Wu Ge opened his eyes wide and looked at the young Pokémon scholar. Considering that this was the Johto region and the types of Pokémon on Mt. Silver, he figured the man was probably referring to Arbok or Ekans.

In fact, Metapod and Kakuna also have the molting ability, but the molting of these two insect-type Pokémon is somewhat different from that of their snake-type counterparts.

"Really? Then what should we do now?"

Liz thought it made a lot of sense.

Snakes usually shed their skin, and since her Ah Lan looks like a snake, she probably does too.

"We usually help the Purple Serpent Beasts shed their skin manually, but since this is the first time we've seen your Alan Pokémon, I think it's better to let it shed its skin on its own, just to be on the safe side."

"What?! What nonsense are you spouting? Are you trying to kill me with exhaustion?! Liz, this guy's a quack, get him out of here!"

Wu Ge was immediately taken aback by what this guy said.

A typical dwarf dragon might shed its skin easily, but deep down it's still human and can't find the trick to it.

It takes him a tremendous amount of effort just to crawl forward, let alone shed his skin.

This morning he almost threw up yesterday's dinner from exhaustion.

When Wu Ge protested, the people around him just glanced at him indifferently, and no one knew what the little guy was trying to do to be cute.

From a human perspective, after all.

At this moment, Wu Ge was like a tiny baby dragon constantly making "mmm~mmm~" sounds.

The maids around them were completely captivated, and they understood why their Queen was so enamored with this little one.

It also has a long and narrow body shape.

Miniature dragon babies are so cute and adorable.

But baby Arbok is really creepy.

"Alright, it seems this is the only way for now."

Liz nodded, feeling that this was the only way to go.

After all, no one knows whether assisting Alan in shedding her skin will have any impact on Alan's growth.

In the animal kingdom, molting is a form of training and testing for some animals. Animals that can successfully molt are often stronger, while those that cannot even shed their skin are simply not suited to survive in this world.

After the study yielded results, Wu Ge was moved to the lawn in the backyard of the palace.

Using the grass on the ground as a makeshift shield, Wu Ge finally managed to complete this damned molting process in a quarter of an hour.

"Wow~ Alan seems to have gotten a little longer after shedding her skin? And it's so soft."

Liz held Wu Ge, who was so exhausted that he couldn't move, in her arms and looked him over carefully.

Then she discovered that Wu Ge had changed quite a bit after shedding his skin.

It's a little longer, the light blue back is a little darker, and the skin has become softer and more delicate; it feels amazing to the touch.

"I'm exhausted."

Wu Ge was held in Liz's arms, too lazy to move at all.

The thought of having to shed my skin every day filled me with a feeling of despair.

He would rather battle other Pokémon than shed his skin.

Battles with other Pokémon can at least help you gain experience and speed up your leveling up and evolution.

However, the skin shedding process is of very little help; it is mainly necessary for the body's growth.

In some Pokédex entries, wild Dratini use cascading waterfalls to wash away the molting process, rather than painstakingly pupating on their own.

This means that for dwarf dragons, it doesn't matter whether they shed their skin on their own or not, as long as they eventually shed their skin.

and.

Dratini needs to reach around level 30 to evolve into Dragonair.

If he stays in the palace and doesn't fight, and grows up by eating and sleeping like some wild Pokémon, it will take at least a year to evolve into Dragonair, which means he will have to molt for 365 days!
Even when it reaches the Hakkarosaurus stage, it still has the characteristic of 'molting', but the frequency of molting will become very, very low.

"No, I have to find a way to get Liz to help me shed my skin."

(End of this chapter)