Pokémon Scenario: Intercepting Gible at the Start

Chapter 614 The Peculiar Formation of Soldiers

Shang Qiu caught up with Chen Ying, jumped onto the back of the Steel-Armored Raven, and asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Chen Ying, I noticed that the sprites here are all a size bigger than usual. Why is that?"

"Could this be the prototype of Dynamax? If so, our Jida University needs to prepare as soon as possible."

Upon hearing Shang Qiu's words, Chen Ying finally turned her attention to the elf.

When she's not doing research, she rarely focuses her attention on other elves.

But once she focused her attention, she could quickly see the clues about the elf.

This is called professionalism.

With just a glance, Chen Ying had a guess in her mind.

"This is not the power of Eternatus in history, but it is indeed related to Dynamax."

"According to the records I saw at Jida University, after Eternatus and Sword and Shield God disappeared, the power of Dynamax disappeared from the world."

"But there is one exception, which is Max Soup. This special dish has the power to make Pokémon Dynamax."

"After Eternatus disappeared, there were many people in history who mastered the power of Dynamax through Max Soup."

"The Pokémon in this Pokémon Center have all grown bigger, so there must be some ingredients for Max Soup—Max-Menu—growing nearby."

Upon hearing Chen Ying's words, Shang Qiu's eyes lit up.

Of all his main Pokémon, all of them possess the ability to crystallize.

The little shark has mastered the ability to be almost immortal, and the Greninja has mastered the Golden Healing Shuriken and the power of resentment.

Tyranitar possessed power similar to the Chop-Chop Fruit, while the two Gardevoir possessed the power of Aldebaran.

Eevee also has the ability to switch forms at will, and Gengar is a god walking among mortals.

His biggest problem now is that the gap between his main Pokémon and his non-main Pokémon is too large.

If you could obtain the Dynamax ability, it would be a good choice to give it to either Saber or Proom.

Speaking of the sword sheath, it's time to get him a high-quality dark stone so he can evolve quickly.

Thinking of this, Shang Qiu suddenly paused.

Wasn't he out having fun? Why is he busy again?

Since becoming a trainer, Shang Qiu has always felt like he is being pushed forward by an invisible hand.

Is this what they mean by "circumstances create heroes"?

Shang Qiu scratched his head, trying to shake these thoughts out of his mind.

He didn't consider himself a hero; he thought it was enough for powerful people to be heroes. He just wanted to protect his family and Jida University.

"Let's go find a suitable Farfetch'd first. Finding a Gigantamax mushroom isn't too urgent. If it were easy to find, it would have been taken long ago."

Zhang Muchu and Chen Ying agreed with Shang Qiu's statement.

Furthermore, while searching for a suitable Farfetch'd, you can also find Gigantamax mushrooms along the way, so the two don't conflict.

As a Pokémon, Corviknight is much faster than an ordinary ostrich, even when walking on the ground. It didn't take long for it to bring Shang Qiu and the others to the fighting area.

The terrain here does not belong to any form in nature; the entire ground is composed of a huge piece of Z alloy.

On this huge piece of Z alloy, there are countless metal pillars of varying thicknesses and lengths.

In front of these metal pillars, many common Pokémon such as Machop and Mankey are training hard, sweating profusely.

Zhang Muchu jumped off Corviknight and led Combusken into the Fighting Pokémon Zone, looking for a Farfetch'd that he could get along with.

Shang Qiu looked at the elves here with curiosity; some of them he had never even seen before.

Pokémon like Farfetch'd and Strider are relatively rare; there are probably no more than ten of them at a glance.

The Farfetch'd is rare because it is both incredibly powerful and produces excellent ingredients, while the Formation Soldiers are...

Shang Qiu curiously grabbed a soldier in formation and held it in front of him.

He was very curious about how these spirits fought.

Using the same skill together?

But what if some stupid soldier can't learn that skill? Does that mean we shouldn't use it at all?

In the spirit of research and study, Shang Qiu held up the heads of the arrayed soldiers and aimed them at a pillar that wasn't too thick.

"Army soldiers, how about you breathe fire?"

"Bingbing!"

The leader of the formation was completely bewildered. Who was this guy? Asking a Fighting-type Pokémon to breathe fire was just too presumptuous.

"Hit him!"

As soon as the commander of the troop formation finished speaking, Shang Qiu suddenly felt an itch on his feet, as if a group of little rabbits were rubbing against his legs.

Looking down, he saw several soldiers in formation launching a frenzied attack on him.

The skills such as impact and headbutt are almost linked together as one skill, resulting in a continuous barrage of attacks.

Shang Qiu couldn't help but wonder, if his own Pokémon learned this guy's combined attack technique, it would definitely make the opponent cry, right?

These few soldiers in formation clearly have some strange symbiotic relationship; their tacit understanding is as if they share a unified thought.

Is it similar to Gardevoir's telepathy?

Thinking of this, Shang Qiu's eyes flashed red, and he tried to use his superpower to cover several arrayed soldiers.

But no matter how he observed, he couldn't see anything special about the soldier in formation.

Left with no other choice, Shang Qiu looked at Chen Ying again.

Chen Ying immediately understood, "The 'Arrayed Soldiers' are actually a type of insect. The reason for this conclusion is that they are very similar to the larvae of the Red-crowned Nightingale butterfly, and they are very likely distant relatives."

"Thanks to the social nature of insects, these arrayed soldiers will submit to a relatively powerful entity."

"Once they form a symbiotic relationship, they will not easily disobey the leader's orders."

"Over time, they got used to having only one voice and became tacitly in sync."

At this point, Chen Ying pointed behind Shang Qiu.

"If you don't believe me, look at those soldiers in formation over there. They've clearly just chosen their leader; they're still unsteady on their feet."

Shang Qiu looked back and saw that, just as Chen Ying had said, the soldier in formation walked in a zigzag pattern, like a snake.

Moreover, according to his elven eye, the crooked array soldier's aptitude was even slightly stronger than that of the well-trained array soldier.

In other words, their tacit understanding in battle has nothing to do with talent; it's purely a matter of practice makes perfect!

Thinking of this, Shang Qiu's eyes lit up, and he looked at Chen Ying.

"Based on your experience, mine..."

Before Shang Qiu could finish speaking, Chen Ying ruthlessly interrupted him.

“I know what you want to ask. Trainers can do this kind of thing.”

"But it's definitely impossible for you."

Shang Qiu raised an eyebrow. "My talent for elves is so high, why can't I train them?"

Chen Ying looked up with a helpless expression, and said while fiddling with her fingers:

"Putting everything else aside, among your Pokémon, Garchomp and Greninja, who listens to whom?"

Shang Qiu remained silent, and Chen Ying continued to speak.

"Let's put those two aside for now. Assuming your Gardevoir or Gengar can command respect, will Greninja abandon its well-established tactics when they attack?"

"Even if Greninja were to meet me, could Eevee overcome its fear and obey orders to attack?"

"Even if Ibrahimovic can overcome it, do you think your Bengilas will stay focused?"

Shang Qiu: "..."

If it doesn't work, then forget it. Actually, combo attacks aren't that important!

Chapter 615 The Fierce Mountain Spirit

Shang Qiu dismissed the leader of the arrayed soldiers, who then disappeared from the spot, no longer able to continue attacking Shang Qiu.

This guy is a total devil, even more vicious than all the other dogs they've ever seen!

Watching the panicked backs of the soldiers in formation, Shang Qiu curled his lip.

Don't these soldiers in formation like their commander?

That's a real loss for them.

"Mu Chu, have you found a suitable green onion duck? If not, I'll help you find one."

Upon hearing Shang Qiu's words, all the spirits present shuddered, stopped what they were doing, and scattered in all directions.

They had all seen how Shang Qiu had messed with the formation soldiers. If they were to get entangled with this guy, it would be a nightmare!

Shang Qiu: "..."

It felt really novel; this was the first time he had ever been disliked by an elf.

But it doesn't matter anyway, since he wanted to research array troops.

On the road of research, you always have to give something, or have others give something in return.

Just then, Zhang Muchu walked over, looking troubled.

"There are no outstanding farfalle ducks here; neither their talent nor perseverance is suitable for breeding."

Shang Qiu comforted her, "Mu Chu, don't be sad. This race naturally has huge individual differences."

"If they're not here, we'll go check out the egg section later. I'm pretty good at picking eggs."

Chen Ying chimed in, "It's okay. A good Farfetch'd will easily evolve into Sirfetch'd, so this kind of Pokémon is very easy to choose. It's normal that you can't find it in one place."