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

Meloetta and Latias were playing hide-and-seek in the forest, chasing each other.

The air gradually became clearer, and visibility improved along with the rising sun.

After a three-day journey, Ye Luo finally reached the edge of the White Mist Forest.

"It's not easy."

Last time, I flew directly to Goldenrod City on Latias using a flying spell. I never imagined that walking would be this far.

"Roughly estimated, the area of ​​the White Mist Forest is about the same as that of the Viridian Forest."

However, the Viridian Forest is evenly distributed around Viridian City, while the White Mist Forest is like a round basin, squeezed together and seems farther away when passed directly.

Moreover, there are no forest rangers or anything like that in this forest.

Ye Luo asked Brimwyn, who was leading the way.

Have you seen any humans here who look like forest rangers?

"Hoo hoo (No)."

Brimwyn understands many human words and is familiar with the word "forest ranger".

They must be people who protect the forest, but unfortunately, there are no such people here.

"I see. Without rangers, Pokémon hunters will take advantage of the situation, so you guys need to be careful."

"Don't worry."

Brimwyn made a polite call to indicate that there was no need to worry about it.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh (If necessary, I will mobilize the Pokémon in the forest to drive away the troublemakers)."

Ye Luo had done it a small favor by defeating the poachers, and Brimwyn was very grateful.

If Ye Luo hadn't arrived by then, Brimwyn would have been preparing to call for reinforcements.

Despite its good mental strength, wild Pokémon are still prone to defeat when facing experienced hunters. However, it has a backup plan: Brimwyn can use its psychic field, which spreads through the mist, to summon powerful Pokémon in the forest to support it.

In fact, Ye Luo commanded Arcanine to finish the battle at lightning speed.

However, within minutes, other Pokémon arrived from the forest.

Nidoking, who had been defeated by Pokémon hunters, summoned Nidoking, along with three Ivysaurs, one Vileplume, and a Dragonair.

It's like calling in all the Pokémon with fighting power in the White Mist Forest to help; Brimwyn has that right.

It usually provides shelter for the Pokémon in the forest, but in crucial moments, you have to listen to it.

"I didn't expect Brimwyn's words to be so effective."

"Hoo hoo (This forest is my territory, of course)."

Brimwyn responded with a laugh and a shout.

Playing pranks on young men and women who have wandered into the forest is just for fun. Providing shelter for the Pokémon in the forest, healing injured Pokémon with Healing Pulse, and finding food for Pokémon that are not feeling well are all things that Brimwyn does in the forest every day.

Although Brimwyn isn't that strong in terms of combat ability, the Pokémon in the Misty Forest still regard it as an elder.

"Hoo hoo (However, Lord Ye Luo's timing for appearing was excellent; I will take that into consideration in this script)."

Brimwyn went to great lengths to create a suitable romantic skit for the young couple who had accidentally wandered into the forest.

Brimwyn had this idea: to find another Pokémon to be the villain and deliberately create a sense of crisis so that the two of them could get closer.

Ye Luo thought that this Brimwyn was smarter than he had imagined, and wondered how long it had lived.

"Hoo hoo (Your Excellency, what is your view on life)?"

Brimwyn's sudden question made Ye Luo hesitate for a moment before falling into thought.

"This topic is too broad, could you be more specific?"

"Hoo hoo (Then let's use the topic that humans like the most, the topic of lifespan)."

Ye Luo always felt that this was not a topic that humans liked, and the topic of lifespan was something that was rarely discussed in any genre of work.

However, since Brimwyn was asking this from a Pokémon perspective, Ye Luo answered frankly and in a rigorous manner.

"Different Pokémon have different lifespans, and most of them don't live to be 100 years old."

"Bug-type Pokémon have the shortest lifespan, only about 30 years."

"Furthermore, when evolved Pokémon like Butterfree and Beedrill give birth to new generations, their lifespans are further shortened, probably by half."

"In comparison, among the regular types, Dragon-type Pokémon have the longest lifespan, usually exceeding 100 years."

This is the conclusion reached by anthropologists: human lifespan is only average, while a Pokémon can certainly accompany you for a lifetime.

It's worth mentioning that the starter Pokémon actually have a pretty good lifespan: Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur, especially the latter two, which have exceptionally long lifespans. If taken good care of, they could easily live for two generations at home.

Charizard is not a Dragon-type, but it still retains some of the longevity factors of the Dragon type, with a lifespan of around 150 years.

"In addition, a Pokémon's lifespan is also related to its level of evolution; evolved Pokémon will live longer."

Taking Charmander as an example again, if it doesn't evolve, Charmander's natural lifespan is 50 years. After evolving into Charmeleon, its lifespan can reach 100 years, and after evolving into Charizard, its lifespan can reach 150 years.

The fact that lifespan increases with evolution is something that humans cannot experience from their perspective.

Ye Luo shared the academic theories she knew with Brimwyn. She didn't know how much Brimwyn understood, but she felt that this Pokémon was quite smart and should have some of its own opinions.

Brimwyn said with a smile.

"Hoo hoo (Lord Ye Luo, I can actually add something: the lifespan of Pokémon is not just constant)."

"Of course I know that. Depending on how it develops, it can fluctuate within a fairly large range."

Raising Pokémon is the job of a trainer, and carefully nurtured Pokémon can sometimes have an astonishingly long lifespan.

In addition, the type also plays a big role. Pokémon with three unconventional types—Fairy, Psychic, and Ghost—have questionable lifespans.

"Some Pokémon with super powers can only live for 10 years, while others can live for a hundred years or even longer, and they are all individuals of the same species."

Ralts is a rather special case; very few people have ever seen a Ralts that has lived for more than 10 years, unless it is a Ralts that is dormant in a Poké Ball.

However, scholars have not been able to find a specific pattern to prove how long Gardevoir can live. Some scholars have only suggested that its lifespan is related to its trainer.

This phenomenon also occurs with other Psychic-type Pokémon. When a trainer dies, people are surprised to find that the Pokémon around them have suddenly disappeared without a trace.

"This topic actually sounds a bit strange," Brimwyn asked with a smile.

"Hoo hoo (So what are your thoughts on the lifespans of humans and Pokémon)?"

"Me? I didn't think that much about it."

Ye Luo had thought about this question before, but he took it in stride.

"To spend every day happily with my Pokémon, and at least until they leave this world, to let them live a happy life."

Although that's a bit of an exaggeration, considering the lifespan of Pokémon in this world, he might be the first one to be sent away.

"call."

Brimwyn didn't express any particular opinion, but just smiled curiously, stretched her tentacles into her white hair, and took something out.

A crescent-shaped stone, held at the end of an antenna-like hand, rests on Ye Luo's hand.

"Hehe (I'll give this to you)."

"What is this?"

Ye Luo picked up the stone and examined it. Its surface had irregular, translucent cuts. It was about the size of a palm and resembled a brownish-red crystal, reminiscent of smoky quartz. A rope was tied to one end.

The light is split inside, and if you look closely inside, you can see iridescent facets that are transmitted through the crystal.

Ye Luo looked at Brimwyn with some confusion, but Brimwyn just smiled and didn't say anything more.

There was nothing that could be done about things that were unknown before, but Ye Luo suddenly remembered something and took out the Arceus phone from his bag.

The updated scanning function in "Path of the Legendary Trainer" came in handy. I opened the app's scanning function and scanned the crystal in my hand.

"Fragments of the Moonbow Jewel: A fragment of the Moonbow Jewel, which seems to have some use."

Gone.

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Damn, this annotation is just like the riddle in a hardcore game; it says something but doesn't say it completely.

Ye Luo still didn't know what it was, so she just assumed it was a pretty smoky crystal that Brimwyn had given her, thanked him, and stuffed it into her backpack.