Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

“I was lucky, and Professor Lin Jian took care of me,” Nanfeng replied.

Bai Wenru patted Nanfeng on the shoulder, "No need to be modest. When I was your age, I was already incredibly arrogant after just getting the title of Junior Breeder..."

"Then... it's not that I'm too strong, but that those people are too weak?" Nanfeng asked tentatively.

"Yes, that's right. I was like that back then too, until I got a lesson and my personality became more composed."

The south wind is in a great predicament.

"Just kidding," Bai Wenru laughed. "You're a young man. What kind of young man isn't impetuous?"

"As long as you don't do anything illegal or immoral, my old bones can still help you carry some things."

"Thank you, teacher," Nanfeng quickly expressed her gratitude.

Was it because I didn't want to be young and impetuous before? That's because I didn't have any powerful backing, and I had too many valuable assets. If someone with ulterior motives were to target me, I could easily be eliminated.

If word got out right now that he had obtained a Pokémon item that appeared to be the Land of the Cloud God in the Mayan Forest, he would probably never be able to leave Qiantang University until he became the strongest trainer in his life.

However, now that I have Teacher Bai Wenru as my backer, it doesn't matter if people find out that I have MEGA evolution stones and multiple shiny Pokémon.

"You want me to teach you MEGA evolution? Before that, how much do you know about MEGA evolution itself?"

"Fortunately," Nanfeng had only seen it in anime; the school hadn't taught her how it actually was.

"Then let me ask you a question," Bai Wenru asked. "What do you think is the essence of MEGA evolution?"

"Boundary," Nanfeng blurted out.

Bai Wenru looked at Nanfeng in surprise, not expecting him to give the standard answer so quickly.

"That's right, 020 is indeed a bond. Do you know how to cultivate bonds?"

Nanfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Cultivating bonds is cultivating feelings. Fighting together, living together, doing anything together—all of these can cultivate bonds."

Bai Wenru was very satisfied with Nanfeng's answer. It seemed that his student did indeed have a deep understanding of MEGA evolution.

"So, do you think the bond between you and the elves is strong enough?"

"It should...maybe it'll be enough?" Nanfeng wasn't sure, after all, it had only been half a year since he became a true trainer.

Is it possible to train a Pokémon to reach the Mega Evolution standard in just six months?

Nanfeng really had no idea what to do.

Seeing Nanfeng's hesitation, Bai Wenru said loudly, "When you have doubts, it means that the bond between you and the elves is not strong enough."

You must believe in the bond between yourself and the elves.

"is teacher!"

"Since you already know how to cultivate bonds, I don't need to teach you that again."

"What I'm going to teach you is how to use the Key Stone to guide the power of the Mega Stone so that your Pokémon can Mega Evolve once you have a strong enough bond with it."

212. Intimacy

Feel the Pokémon's wishes and feelings, and on this basis, establish a common goal for yourself and the Pokémon. As both of you strive for this goal, the will between the Pokémon and the trainer will be highly aligned.

When emotions reach the same frequency, MEGA evolution can begin.

This is also a very good way to cultivate bonds.

This is a method that Teacher Bai Wenru taught Nanfeng, which can achieve results in the shortest amount of time. However, Bai Wenru also warned Nanfeng that haste makes waste.

"A common goal... So, Gardevoir, what is your goal?" Nanfeng asked Gardevoir, leaning back on the sofa.

"Nai?" Gardevoir was pouring tea for Nanfeng when she heard his question. She frowned, thought seriously for a while, and then shook her head slightly.

"No?" Nanfeng scratched his head, looking troubled.

He glanced sideways at Togepi and Wobbuffet, who were "fighting".

If Wobbuffet can Mega Evolve, I can play a very difficult game with it and beat the game together. In the end, when facing an invincible and powerful boss, we fight and fight again and again, and then I will make a desperate attempt to make it Mega Evolve!

Nanfeng has already come up with the script.

Unfortunately, this method doesn't work for Gardevoir. Although Gardevoir occasionally watches Togepi and Wobbuffet play games, it itself isn't interested in playing games.

Tea art?

Nanfeng looked at the teapot in Gardevoir's hand.

That's probably not right either. Gardevoir learned tea ceremony simply because she likes drinking tea.

What would it be?

Nanfeng felt a headache coming on.

Touching his hair, Nanfeng was somewhat troubled. Before he had the Mega Stone but no Mega Ring, he desperately wanted it. But now that he had the Mega Ring, he couldn't Mega Evolve?

This gives me a feeling of frustration, like having a mountain of gold but being unable to spend any of it.

Forget it, I won't think about it for now if I can't think of anything. This is something I need to do after meeting the bond requirements for MEGA evolution.

I should focus on building the bond between myself and Gardevoir first.

Cultivating bonds is a mysterious and unpredictable thing; I don't even know the current state of my bond with Gardevoir, nor do I know if I can move on to the next step.

It would be great if we could show the extent of our bond with the spirit through specific numerical values.

and many more!

Specific numbers? Nanfeng suddenly remembered something.

Perhaps "bond" could be replaced with another word?

Intimacy level!

Nanfeng immediately jumped up from the sofa.

Intimacy and bond are very similar terms, and may even be the same, since the ways to increase intimacy and cultivate bond are exactly the same.

Although there is no concept of bond in the game, and Pokémon can Mega Evolve as long as they are equipped with a Mega Stone, there is a concept of friendship. Friendship affects the evolution of certain Pokémon and the power of certain moves.

Therefore, even if Nanfeng's speculation, guessing, and intimacy level cannot fully represent the bond, they should be able to roughly reflect the relationship between himself and the elf, right?

How about we give it a try?

Nanfeng quickly took out his handheld console.

The protagonist is currently still in front of the Refinement Tower in the Kalos region. In the Hoenn region, the place to check friendship levels is in "Greenwood Town," while in the Kalos region...

If I remember correctly, it was at the Pokémon Fan Club in Lavender City!

Nanfeng took out the Desert Dragonfly and flew to Miare City, then headed north.

We first entered Route 14.

Without lingering, I walked straight through and arrived at Lavender City. Inside the Pokémon Enthusiast Club in Lavender City, I found a female NPC dressed in green.

By talking to her, Nanfeng can find out the current level of intimacy between himself and the elf.

"Luckily, I came here quite often to check on things when I was playing the X/Y version in order to raise Espeon." Nanfeng was glad that he remembered, otherwise he would probably have to take a plane back tonight since he just arrived in the Kalos region.

Control the protagonist to approach and talk to the girl in green.

[Girl in green: It's starting to like you a little, something like that.]

NPCs won't directly tell trainers the exact value of friendship, but you can get a general idea of ​​the friendship level from their answers.

The maximum friendship level is 255, and the minimum is 0. Pokémon captured from the wild usually have an initial friendship level of 70, while Pokémon hatched from eggs have an initial friendship level of 120.

The NPC's answers will divide the intimacy level into seven levels, ranging from 255 to 0.

上限255一个层次，200-254一个层次，150-199一个层次，100-149一个层次，50-99一个层次，1-49一个层次，以及下限0点一个层次。

The green-clad girl's current answer indicates that her intimacy level with the elf is between 100 and 149.

Nanfeng's first test was with the desert dragonfly, which shows that he has developed some affection for it because he has been using it for flying.

Continue searching for other sprites.

Nanfeng looked at Wobbuffet, who was playing a game.

Check out the old man.

[Girl in green: Yes, I think you and your partner would make a great combination]

This is between 150 and 199 intimacy level.

It's not bad, considering that it was hatched by me and its initial affection level was 120.

Then I checked Blaziken; it was my first Pokémon, and I'd never heard of any training or development I'd done for it.

[Girl in green: You must really love your friend and always keep her by your side!]

200-254 intimacy level.

“It’s not far from reaching the maximum value!” Nanfeng exclaimed in surprise. Sure enough, the earlier you are by my side, the higher the intimacy level will be. Greninja and Gardevoir should have the same answer.

If intimacy level represents the degree of bond, then Blaziken should be close to Mega Evolution.

Unfortunately... I don't have a Mega Stone for Blaziken, so I can't try.

Nanfeng replaced the first 0 in the team with Gardevoir, and then went to talk to the girl in green.

[Girl in green: I'm so surprised it's so close to you! Every day with you must be so joyful!]

"This answer seems to be... a maximum value of 255?!"

213. Badge effects stack! Take off!

Gardevoir's friendship level with itself is at 255, the maximum value?

Nanfeng was somewhat surprised.

This level of intimacy is something even my first Pokémon, Blaziken, couldn't achieve. I never expected Gardevoir to reach it.

"We can skip the bond training and proceed directly to MEGA evolution..."

"But the problem is how to achieve MEGA evolution?" Nanfeng scratched his head in frustration.

This is even more frustrating. Before, I could have had an excuse—my bond with Gardevoir wasn't high enough for Mega Evolution. But now Gardevoir's friendship with me is maxed out, and I still can't evolve it—that's really frustrating!

It feels like bugs are crawling all over me.

No, I need to shift my focus.

Nanfeng held the handheld console and continued to test the affinity of the other Pokémon.

The results came quickly.

Pokémon with a value between 200 and 254 include: Blaziken, Greninja, and Mighty King.

These three are all from the early batch of Pokémon that came with Nanfeng, so it's normal for them to have such a close relationship.

Pokémon with stats in the 150-199 range include: Aggron, Garchomp, Wobbuffet, Tyranitar, and Steelix.

There are quite a few Pokémon in this range. Apart from the three veterans and Gardevoir 020, they are the ones that came into Nanfeng's hands the earliest, or they have appeared many times and are highly valued by Nanfeng.

Aggron is the evolved form of Aggron. Although this guy usually sleeps, Nanfeng has never stopped training him, and his level has reached LV50.

Shiny Gold Aggron is just one performance away from taking the stage. Nanfeng plans to use it as a preliminary step in the early stages of the battle for the Gym Leader position.

Pokémon with stats between 100 and 149 include: Tyranitar, Axew, Gyarados, Haunter, Venusaur, and Smeargle.

The Pokémon in this range are all recently captured. Smeargle is an exception; this guy is a lonely painter who is used by Nanfeng as a tool for sweet scents. Nanfeng was surprised that he could have an affinity level of 100-149.

The Monster Jaw Dragon is the evolved form of the Baby Tyrannosaurus. It evolves earlier, mainly because the level required for evolution is relatively low. Nanfeng likes to ride on its back all over the island whenever he has free time.

The only Pokémon in the 50-99 range is the Sloth.

This guy sleeps for 25 out of 24 hours, with an extra hour spent dreaming. His closeness to Nanfeng is largely thanks to their initial affinity.

Of these Pokémon, I'll be using Gyarados and Venusaur frequently to increase their friendship level, especially Venusaur, which I already have a Mega Stone for.

It'll be more comfortable to use it sooner rather than later.

Call ~

Nanfeng breathed a sigh of relief; there were still important things to do.

Head to the Pokémon Center in Lavender City and return the Pokémon to the computer.