Pokémon Scenario: Intercepting Gible at the Start

"Teacher Jia, what if the energy in this bead isn't enough to raise Gengar to the late-stage Gym Leader level?"

Jia Hongtao looked arrogant, with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of superiority.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Jia Hongtao was very confident. He had studied countless Poison-type Pokémon throughout his life and had an extremely deep understanding of them.

He especially knows Gengar very well, having raised it for a period of time for Marley.

In his view, this Gengar was the leader. After absorbing so much poison-type energy, it could level up by about ten levels.

What's more, this Gengar isn't even a leader.

With this in mind, Jia Hongtao decisively set a goal.

"If Gengar still can't level up after absorbing so much Poison-type energy, I'll make up for the rest!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Hongtao felt all sound in the room disappear; you could hear a pin drop.

He couldn't help but feel a little proud. After being Shang Qiu's teacher for so long, he had finally managed to keep this kid in line for once.

Are you too scared to speak now?

That's right!

Why are Venusaur and the others silent now?

Not only Venusaur, but also Appledra, which is usually very talkative, has become quiet, which is a bit unusual.

Jia Hongtao opened his eyes, which he had kept closed to maintain his image as a superior being, and immediately saw that the spirits and people in the room were all staring intently at one spot.

They were staring directly at Gengar's palm.

Jia Hongtao followed their gaze and almost couldn't help but swear.

He saw that the Poison Orb in Gengar's hand had changed from purple to transparent, which meant that the Poison Orb had completely lost its toxicity.

Even the toxins slowly absorbed by the Poison Orb couldn't stay; they would disappear into Gengar's hands as soon as they appeared.

"What, what's going on?!"

Jia Hongtao was completely baffled. The poisonous pearl had accumulated a lot of energy, so how could it absorb it so quickly?

Could it be that this Gengar is exceptionally gifted, absorbing knowledge quickly, and has actually already leveled up?

"Venusaur, can you help me sense Gengar's current level? How come it absorbed everything so quickly!"

The Venusaur leader sensed it, then deftly made a 2 with its tongue, followed by a 9.

"You mean, there are only twenty-nine levels?"

The Bulbasaur leader nodded, indicating that he was right.

Jia Hongtao fell into deep self-doubt and said in bewilderment:

"How can it only be level 29? This bead has been accumulating energy for so long."

"With so much energy, even a quasi-god at the dojo level should have leveled up by about five levels. How could it have only increased by this little bit?"

"Could it be that this bead has gone bad from being left unused for too long?"

Shang Qiu felt a pang of pity when she saw Jia Hongtao falling into self-doubt.

Therefore, they did not intend to accept any compensation from Jia Hongtao.

After all, Gengar has god-level potential, so it's understandable that its improvement is smaller than that of pseudo-legendary characters.

Furthermore, if Teacher Jia wants to upgrade Gengar to the late-stage Gym level, he'll probably go bankrupt!

"Teacher, why don't we stop worrying about this issue and start learning how to manipulate and cultivate toxins directly?"

Although Jia Hongtao could see that Shang Qiu meant well, he was unwilling to accept it.

If I accept this, how will I face my students in the future?

As a teacher, he lost a bet and then tried to renege on it!

When they go out to raid his home and wipe out his family, how embarrassing would it be if someone used this to launch a personal attack against him?

Jia Hongtao would never allow this situation to occur.

Although he has spent all his money on medical fees and is now penniless, he can write an IOU.

Even if I can't repay it in this lifetime, I still have my son!

Immediately afterwards, Shang Qiu saw Jia Hongtao take a notebook out of the drawer behind him.

The notebook looked like a diary, with Jia Qiong's name written on each page in advance.

Jia Hongtao wrote a few words on the paper: I, Jia Hongtao, owe Shang Qiu five highly poisonous pearls. If I can't pay them back, then let Jia Qiong pay them back!

Signatures: Jia Hongtao, Jia Qiong

The signature area landed right on Jia Qiong's own signature, and it looked like there was no trace of post-production.

Shang Qiu was stunned. He had seen plenty of ridiculous people, and Jia Qiong was one of them.

But to everyone's surprise, the two of them ended up hurting each other!

Shang Qiu took the IOU from Jia Hongtao.

Although he didn't want Jia Hongtao's IOU, he was very interested in Jia Qiong's IOU.

It would be so much fun to have Garchomp collect the debts, wouldn't it?

Shang Qiu didn't enjoy collecting debts, but rather the process of collecting them!

Just remember to tell Garchomp that Bulbasaur's dad is very strong, so don't beat up Bulbasaur.

Seeing that Shang Qiu had put away the IOU, Jia Hongtao breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally saved face!

......

It was already evening when we left Jia Hongtao's place.

Shang Qiu went to the cafeteria again to buy some delicious food for Xilona.

Along the way, I also delivered a bag of sour apples to Appledra, since it had been being used as a target during Gengar's training.

Shang Qiu felt somewhat embarrassed that the twice-weakly poisonous apple cider had been squeaking and groaning all afternoon.

If you open the door to Cynthia's room, Shangqiu puts the food in the living room and heads straight to the small training area inside the room.

Shark is incredibly intelligent. After learning all afternoon, its combat power should be almost as good as Gengar's, right?

"Go Shark!"

Shang Qiu heard Cynthia cheering him on from inside the elevator. He never expected that they would become so familiar with each other in just one afternoon.

Cynthia calls Garchomp "Gallugris" so affectionately now, like they're old friends.

It seems that Little Shark's social skills are still at their peak, just like before.

Shang Qiu walked to the door of the training room and politely knocked.

“Elite Four member Cynthia, I wonder if you’re hungry? I’ve brought you dinner.”

"Thank you for your hard work this afternoon, Garchomp. I'm really sorry."

Shang Qiu left in a hurry today, and only now did he realize that it was indeed a bit impolite of him to put Garchomp down by himself.

Moreover, he had kidnapped someone else's researcher and hadn't had time to put him back yet.

If we offend this neutral king, things will be very bad for Jida!

Shang Qiu was feeling uneasy when Shirona's next sentence completely stunned him.

"Oh? Teacher Shang is back, come in quickly!"

Chapter 343 The Little Shark as a Teacher, So Comfortable!

Shang Qiu looked bewildered. Hadn't he refused the principal and the others?

Why does Cynthia still call herself "teacher"?

With a "click," Cynthia opened the door to the training room.

Then Shang Qiu saw Garchomp training hard... herself.

Meanwhile, the little shark was leaning against the corner eating lamb chops and drinking beer.

Look at the little stool next to the baby shark and the grape skins on the ground; I guess Cynthia was peeling grapes for the baby shark just now.

The little shark never spits out the grape skins when it eats grapes!

"Your Majesty, what's going on?"

Shang Qiu glanced at Cynthia with some uncertainty, wanting to find out what was going on.

I'm afraid that Cynthia and Garchomp were manipulated by the little shark.

Little sharks aren't incapable of doing things like this!

Moreover, Cynthia is so innocent and beautiful; she looks like the naive and sweet type.

They must be very easy to scam, right?

Thinking about the consequences of deceiving the Heavenly King, Shang Qiu couldn't help but shudder.

Should we call Frog Dad now and ask him to come and rescue them?

If Frog Dad and the others aren't too far away, they should still be able to make it in time, right?

However, Cynthia's next words completely dispelled Shang Qiu's concerns.

"Teacher Shang, your Garchomp can actually use Dragon Dance! That's amazing!"

Dragon Dance?

Shang Qiu suddenly realized why Garchomp and Cynthia treated Garchomp so well!

The Garchomp family is considered a relatively high-end force among pseudo-legendary characters.

Its strength lies in its exceptional speed and attack power, coupled with a decent ability to survive.

However, since Mega Evolution was discovered, the status of other Pokémon that can Mega Evolve has risen sharply, while the status of the Garchomp family has fallen sharply.