Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

He's a promising student; he can figure things out without much explanation. It seems that Ash does have some talent.

Given time, he may well make a name for himself.

Only Xia, who was standing to the side, keenly sensed something was amiss.

She had a vague feeling that Uncle Wu Neng and Xiao Zhi were thinking on completely different wavelengths at that moment.

She had been observing Ash for a long time and knew that, in his normal state, apart from his emotional intelligence often dropping and his combat power being unbelievably high, he was generally a normal person.

But every time he has that flash of inspiration, which she privately calls "Little Zhi's sudden inspiration," he always manages to come up with some amazing new tricks that leave people speechless.

"Pikachu! Have you figured it out yet?"

Ash excitedly turned to his companion on his shoulder.

"Pikachu?"

Pikachu tilted its little head, its bright black eyes staring in confusion at the slowly turning giant waterwheel, and scratched its cheek with its little paw.

悟？

What should we understand?

In its eyes, isn't this just a slightly old, broken waterwheel that can turn?

"Electricity! Electricity has its limits after all!"

Ash pressed down on Pikachu with one hand, his eyes burning with intensity.

Pikachu: "?"

Xiao Zhi, what are you talking about?

"I learned something from my battle with Xiaogang—the more you rely on a single attribute, the easier it is to be bound by attribute advantages and special abilities!"

"So Pikachu, it's time for a change! Stop being just an Electric-type Pokémon!"

"Attribute attacks? You're doomed!"

"And in this world, only power! Pure power! Will never deceive you!"

Xiao Zhi clenched his fist.

"No need to consider complex attribute relationships, no need to calculate the opponent's characteristics! As long as your attack is heavy enough and can hit, it will definitely take effect!"

Wu Neng: "?"

The approval on his face had frozen, replaced by immense bewilderment and astonishment.

and many more!

Is there something wrong with your understanding?

I'm telling you to channel electricity to unleash your potential, not to abandon your attributes to build muscle!

"Pickup!"

Pikachu looked shocked.

This... this...

Since you're countered by an attribute, then don't use attributes!

Yes! Absolutely right!

Pikachu gradually understood everything!

Excited, Pikachu slapped Ash hard with its little paw.

Then you tell me!

What should we do?

"The uncle must have had his reasons for bringing us here!"

Xiao Zhi looked around.

He then turned his attention to the waterwheel.

"I see! Is that so!"

In front of Wu Neng, Xiao Zhi rushed to the waterwheel and grabbed a thick handle on the edge of the waterwheel with both hands.

"Watch out, Pikachu! This is how you use the waterwheel!"

"ha--!"

With a roar, his waist and abdomen tightened sharply, his legs rooted to the ground like iron pillars, and all the muscles in his body bulged instantly!

Crack! Squeak!

A tooth-grinding metallic scraping sound and the groaning of the bearing under load suddenly rang out!

The enormous, heavy waterwheel, which originally required continuous water flow to slowly turn, groaned under the sheer force of Xiaozhi's physical strength!

And... it started to accelerate!

As Ash continued to exert his strength, the waterwheel's speed increased at a visible rate, and the steel blades cut through the air with a whooshing sound. In the end, it even left some afterimages because the speed was too fast!

The entire wooden house seemed to tremble slightly under this brute force!

"Wh...what?!"

Wu Neng, standing to the side, was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and even his squinty eyes widened.

Arceus above!

Is this really something a human could do?!

Is this kid some kind of superhuman strength disguised as something else?!

No! That's not right! Even with superhuman strength, it's unlikely that someone could accelerate an industrial waterwheel to this extent by hand using only brute force!

"See that, Pikachu!"

Ash's forehead veins bulged, but he continued to speed up the rotation of the waterwheel.

"This is exactly what you're missing!"

"Come on! Come and join me!"

"When you can accelerate it on your own, just like me, then we can go back and avenge our defeat!"

"Pickup!"

"This... him... me?!"

Wu Neng's fingers trembled, sometimes pointing at Xiao Zhi who was still struggling with the waterwheel, sometimes at himself, and finally at Xiao Xia beside him, so shocked that he couldn't even form a complete sentence.

You'll get used to it.

Xiaoxia nodded calmly.

Ok.

Anyway, her values ​​have already taken on the shape of Ash Ketchum.

17. Destroy it! Hurry up!

"You guys think this is really strange."

"What's wrong with the electricity lately? It seems like we can never run out of it!"

In Nibi City, a new topic of conversation among residents has recently emerged during their leisure time.

As dusk falls and the streetlights come on, similar discussions can always be heard on the benches by the square and in the small bars where people gather after get off work.

"You noticed too?"

"My three mining rigs have been running around the clock recently, and the power switch hasn't tripped even once!"

"That's right! In the past, during peak electricity usage in the evenings, the voltage would be unstable, and the light bulbs would flicker. But in the past month, there hasn't been a single problem!"

Nibi is a city whose main economic pillar is mining.

Large machinery is everywhere: crushers, conveyor belts, excavators. Once these steel behemoths are running at full capacity, the power supply becomes extremely tight, and occasional power outages are commonplace.

They were even used to the scene of lighting candles and mining with their Pokémon when the machines suddenly stopped.

But over the past month, the city's power grid has seemed to be infused with boundless energy.

No matter how much electricity citizens use, or how loudly the machinery in the workshops operates, the continuous flow of electricity is like flowing into a vast river, unable to create even the slightest ripple.

Even the power plant workers, looking at the unbelievably stable load curve in the control room and then at the giant coal mountains in the plant area that were clearly operating as usual, were completely bewildered.

This unusual phenomenon has become an unsolved mystery in the minds of the citizens.

Some say the League upgraded its power supply system, others speculate that a new energy source has been discovered, and still others confidently claim to have seen Zapdos fly over the power plant on a full moon night.

The source of all these inexplicable phenomena is currently in an old hydroelectric power station on the outskirts of the city, which has long been officially recorded as semi-abandoned.

"Go for it, Pikachu! Give it your all! You can do it!"

Bare-chested, sweat rolled down his bronze skin, and Xiao Zhi's muscles became increasingly defined after a month of intensive training.

He is clenching his fists and loudly cheering for his teammates.

"grumble!"

Even the green caterpillar watching from the sidelines raised its head to cheer it on.

In the arena, the familiar yellow rat, after a full month of grueling, almost demonic training, has undergone some subtle changes in its body.

His originally round body has now developed eight-pack abs, and even the top of his head has become slightly pointed.

Coupled with its earnest and resolute gaze, it exudes an unprecedented sharpness.

"Pikachu!!"

Pikachu clenched its teeth.

With limbs firmly planted against the rough ground, the small body unleashed astonishing power completely disproportionate to its size.

Its claws left shallow scratches on the ground as it used all its strength to pull on the lever connected to the waterwheel.

"Crunch—crackle—"