Pokémon: Just won the championship, the newbie growth system is here!

Pokémon on the road ran away at the sight of fallen leaves, and Viridian Forest was quiet and peaceful today.

Wild Pokémon attack trainers for a variety of reasons. Some are after the special delicious food the trainer is carrying, some just want to test their strength, and some simply don't like anyone.

However, Ye Luo remained peaceful throughout the forest, as if on vacation, mainly because the Umbreon perched on Ye Luo's shoulder was incredibly fierce.

"Aww~".

The Umbreon on its shoulder shook its head, and perhaps it was the invisible intimidating aura emanating from it that frightened the surrounding Pokémon away.

Pokémon have a much sharper intuition than humans, and they won't dare to provoke an opponent they can't beat.

Pokémon fears overwhelming opponents, even though to Ye Luo it is just a cute-looking Umbreon.

It could be said that Pokémon are much more perceptive than humans at assessing each other's strength, but there are advantages to being slow to react.

Humans almost never doubt that their Pokémon are stronger than themselves, thus establishing a unique bond.

Ye Luo flattened his hand and spoke to the Moon Eevee on his shoulder.

Come here.

Although Umbreon didn't quite understand, it still obeyed its trainer's instructions and landed on his arm.

Ye Luo picked it up, its body stretching out as if it were being elongated. Umbreon doesn't really like this kind of contact with its trainer.

But it didn't refuse; it just looked up at him with a puzzled expression.

"Huh~?"

"It's nothing, just comparing, it feels like it lasts a lot longer than when it was Eevee."

I just feel a bit sentimental.

If you put Umbreon down, it will walk ahead on its own, clearing a path for the fallen leaves.

Kairos, who had blocked the way, had a pair of fierce insect horns that extended from the sides of his head like pincers. Whenever he saw a strong opponent, he would block them and try to fight them.

"Coffee—(gesture with me)!"

Umbreon stared straight at him.

Just moments ago, Keros was all barrage of anger, but suddenly he was sweating profusely and walked away as if he hadn't seen anything.

Although he would seek out formidable opponents to challenge, he would avoid those who were too strong. Faced with a choice between life and pride, Keiros bravely chose the former.

Any opponent he could defeat, he would fight them to the death, to demonstrate his strength and honor. The magnificent horns on Keiros's head were born for battle.

It is not shameful to run away from an opponent you cannot defeat.

The journey was relatively smooth, but any Pokémon with the guts to fight would immediately flee in panic the moment they made eye contact with Umbreon.

The Pokémon in Viridian Forest aren't that strong, but they can certainly show off to new trainers.

Ye Luo couldn't help but complain.

"When they see a moon with fallen leaves, they mostly react as if they've seen a ghost."

"Aww~".

Umbreon turned and jumped onto Ye Luo's shoulder, licking his cheek and acting cute towards him, a rare occurrence for it.

Wild Pokémon might see it like a ghost but don't care, as long as their trainer likes it.

Umbreon can tell the difference.

When it was still Eevee, it could perch on Leaf's head, but now that it's bigger, it can only stand on a shoulder, and it can't act cute like it did before it evolved.

A light lick is considered a gesture of goodwill.

Ye Luo also rubbed the fluffy head of the Moon Eevee, and that counted as a successful interaction.

"Let's go, it's still a long way to go to Viridian Forest."

Arceus's phone rang in the backpack, and a text message flew out.

"After restoring your Pokémon's health at the Pokémon Center in Viridian City and purchasing necessary items for your journey at the shop, you are finally ready to face the final challenge before the new trainer takes on the gym."

Objective: Clear the Everlasting Forest.

The Beginner Forest is merely an appetizer after becoming a Trainer; Viridian Forest is the true testing ground, inhabited by a diverse and dangerous array of wild Pokémon, testing the strength of new Trainers and the bonds they form with their traveling Pokémon to overcome challenges.

Reward: 1000G.

"This news is taking forever to arrive."

Ye Luo couldn't help but complain.

He had already been in Viridian Forest for two days when the text message finally arrived, suggesting that Arceus's internet connection was experiencing even higher latency.

Thinking that after arriving in Viridian City, following the usual path for new trainers, the next goal would definitely be to go to Pine City and challenge the first gym.

Following this line of thought, Ye Luo prepared the supplies in Viridian City and then headed into Viridian Forest.

"I have never hiked through the Viridian Forest before."

Viridian Forest is more than twenty times the size of Beginner's Forest. If you follow the dirt road to the next city, it will take five days to a week.

However, when Ye Luo came to challenge the Kanto Gym, the team was already formed, and the journey between cities did not take much time.

Riding Arcanine, or with the help of Latias, speed from one city to another to quickly obtain badges.

In just a few months, they collected all eight badges to challenge the Indigo League.

He didn't even have time to look at the scenery along the way.

Recalling the past, walking through the lush green forest, I felt quite comfortable.

The forest is mostly composed of evergreen plants, and the name "Evergreen" itself means "evergreen."

Even in autumn, the fallen leaves still create a vast expanse of dark green in the forest.

The Moon Eevee twitched its ears, stopped, and looked at the treetops.

On the top of an ancient tree that looks very old, thin white silk threads hang down, with dozens of iron-shelled insects hanging on them.

Umbreon called out to Leaffall, indicating that the place was not safe.

Those metalloids hanging on the trees waiting to evolve indicate that this is Beedrill territory.

If they show hostility, bee swarms will attack the intruder with their venomous stingers.

Beneath the pleasant, peaceful greenery of the great forest lurks a danger that is not easily detected.

"Let's go around that."

Although Ye Luo had ample means to deal with those giant bees, there was no need to invite trouble; being attacked by a swarm of bees was no joke.

Those Kakuna on the treetops seem harmless and easy to catch, but if a new trainer tries to catch one by throwing a Poké Ball, it will immediately enrage all the Beedrill.

Like the peacock, the beedrill is a group-attacking intruder, and they will defend their newly born companions to the death.

Taking advantage of the fact that the large bee on the treetops did not see them as a threat, Ye Luo walked past them silently.

"However, the scenery is all green, and it gets a bit boring after a while."

All around were trees, all looking the same, and the air in the forest had a natural fragrance and the scent of grass and trees.

Ye Luo felt good walking in the fresh air of the forest and stretched.

Meloeta sat on her shoulder, humming a cheerful tune.

The melody has no lyrics; it's a song sung in the unique voice of a Pokémon. However, Meloetta's voice carries a hint of superpowers, and it seems that Leaf can understand some of the meanings in the song.

What to eat for lunch?♪, What to eat for dinner?♪, lalala~♪.

The very down-to-earth melody that comes to mind means Meloetta is hungry.

The last rays of sunlight have already faded from the sky; it's 5 p.m. now, and there are no more than two hours until it gets completely dark.

"Let's find a place to set up camp. It hasn't been raining lately, so anywhere is fine."

If the weather forecast predicts rain, they will have to find suitable campsites to take shelter from the rain, and may even need to set up tents.

However, Ye Luo has confirmed that it will not rain this week.

It's perfect weather for traveling.

Umbreon sniffed the air, seemed to have discovered something, and quickly ran into the grass, calling for its trainer to follow.

"What's over there?"

"Aww~".

Following the moon elf, we explored the path forward, traversing overgrown weeds that reached above our knees.

In the suddenly open and bright scenery, there is a small slope in front of us, and as we look out, the setting sun tinges the golden flowers with an orange hue.

Ye Luo arrived at a natural flower field.