Su Yuexi asked, "So, do you know what a true Dragon Voice Encouragement sounds like?"
Chen Kai said, "Miraidon and Xiao Mei can both do it. Actually, Second Boss can too."
Xiao Mei and Miraidon, hearing Chen Kai's words, demonstrated:
"Roar!—"
"Roar!—"
Even Second Boss demonstrated. Its sound was no longer a sharp "mi" sound, but also turned into a slightly deep "roar" sound.
One after another, majestic dragon roars, the sound like rolling muffled thunder, echoed in the mountain forest for a long time, shaking many Leafage down from the surrounding trees.
Chen Kai's Pokemon were all encouraged, and even Treecko and Oddish glowed with a faint red light.
If it were a battle, they would find it easier to hit vital points.
"So that's how it is!" Su Yuexi clapped her hands.
"I used to take music classes at school and practiced vocal music. Big Boss, your problem isn't anything else, it's your pitch!"
Big Boss looked at Su Yuexi excitedly:
"Mi!" (So that's how it is!)
Su Yuexi instructed, "Try following me—ā, á, ǎ, à."
Big Boss followed and learned:
"Mi, mi, mi, mi!"
"Open your throat a bit more," Su Yuexi said again.
Big Boss's voice gradually became less sharp.
Su Yuexi encouraged, "Yes, yes, yes! Open it up more!"
"Roar!"
The sound Big Boss made no longer sounded like "mi," but rather a roar somewhat similar to the Dragon Voice Encouragement produced by Second Boss.
Su Yuexi said progressively, "Okay, Big Boss, you listen first, then keep up with my rhythm! Second Boss, you too!"
Su Yuexi began to sing with her beautiful voice. Her voice was like a clear spring in the mountains, crisp and pleasant to the ear. Although not as deep as a dragon's roar, her pitch was accurate and stable.
Big Boss listened intently. Then, Su Yuexi raised her hand, signaling Big Boss to sing along.
Big Boss took a deep breath and let out a slightly deep roar, trying hard to follow Su Yuexi, but the sound it sang was still a bit off-key.
Su Yuexi gently patted its head and said, "Big Boss, don't be nervous. Pay attention to the flow of your breath and adjust to my voice."
Under Su Yuexi's guidance, Big Boss tried again. This time, its pitch was significantly more accurate.
Su Yuexi raised her hand again, signaling Second Boss to also sing along.
Chen Kai, standing by, didn't dare to breathe heavily. He felt that this time it might actually work?!
Xiao Mei and Miraidon also felt the same way, and seeing this, they also started to make sounds together.
Oddish and Treecko, standing nearby, also started to tap along to the beat.
As time passed, Big Boss, under Su Yuexi's guidance, continuously practiced and adjusted.
Gradually, Big Boss's voice rhythmically intertwined with Su Yuexi's, and with Second Boss, Xiao Mei, and Miraidon joining in, it was like a grand symphony.
The sound started off relatively soothing, as if gently awakening the sleeping mountain forest. The moonlight seemed to be attracted by this sound, becoming even brighter.
As the rhythm quickened, the dragon's roar grew more passionate, each sound filled with power, as if to break through the silent night. The bird Pokemon in Zining Mountain were startled, flapping their wings and flying into the distance.
Just as the passionate dragon's roar reached its peak, a dazzling white light suddenly burst forth around the Dipplin.
This white light was extremely striking, like a new moon rising in the mountain forest, instantly illuminating everything around it. In the light, its body began to tremble violently, and its bones made "crackling" sounds, as if a powerful force was surging and erupting within it.
The body and shell within the light continuously expanded and deformed. The original two heads gradually grew five new heads. Each head's dragon eyes were wide open, flickering with sharp light, and their dragon mouths were wide open, letting out deafening roars.
And the forehead of Big Boss's head in the very center became wide and high, growing a pair of dragon horns. A single apple hung from its left dragon horn. Its body also became tall, Chen Kai estimated its height to be over 2 meters, much taller than the usual height.
Finally, Dipplin evolved into Hydrapple!
Under the moonlight, the white light around Hydrapple gradually receded, but the majestic aura emanating from its body grew even stronger.
Chen Kai took out his Pokedex and scanned it:
Name: Hydrapple
Type: Grass, Dragon
Level: Elite Level (over 30)
Ability: Regenerator
"This is great! You've successfully evolved!" Chen Kai danced with excitement.
Su Yuexi also said happily, "That's wonderful, congratulations to you."
Big Boss and Second Boss were also very happy, but they suddenly gained five new subordinates. These five younger brothers chattered incessantly, making the two of them a bit at a loss. It seemed that the road ahead for their seven brothers was still very long.
Seeing that it was getting late, Su Yuexi said she needed to go home.
Chen Kai offered to walk her home, but Su Yuexi said, "My home isn't far, and it's fine with Yelena."
Chen Kai thought to himself: It's precisely because she's there that I feel uneasy!
In the end, Su Yuexi couldn't refuse Chen Kai and Hydrapple, who escorted her all the way to her doorstep in Zi Ning Town.
"Why don't you let her stay in a hotel?" Chen Kai whispered to Su Yuexi.
Yelena, however, unceremoniously stepped into Su Yuexi's house.
Chen Kai was momentarily speechless. Su Yuexi chuckled softly, "It's fine. I don't think Yelena is a bad person, she just lacks some common sense."
"Alright then, if she does anything, contact me anytime! I'll be there as soon as possible." Saying that, Chen Kai handed over a large bag of Berries.
"You and Oddish take these to eat. Tell me when you've finished them, I have more."
Chen Kai's family now had an abundance of everything, especially Berries produced in the Secret Realm. His family's Wooloo occasionally even had Berries as extra meals.
Su Yuexi had helped him so much, and Chen Kai didn't know how to repay her, so he could only use the Berries to make up for it for now.
Su Yuexi wanted to refuse, but Chen Kai directly shoved the bag into her hand, sat down on Miraidon's back, and slipped away.
Su Yuexi's parents were ordinary people, and their combined monthly salaries had just exceeded ten thousand.
Su Yuexi had been a bit introverted since she was young, so when they saw her bring a female friend home to play, even though she looked like a foreigner, they were still very happy!
But when this white-haired foreign girl took out her phone and scanned them five hundred thousand, they realized something was wrong.
"I might need to stay for a few months. This is the rent."
After Yelena finished speaking, she went to find Su Yuexi's room and moved in.
"Mom, what should I do with these Berries?" Su Yuexi asked her mother for help.
Su Mom opened the bag and saw fruits she had never seen before.
A quick search online revealed that they were special Berries produced in Secret Realms, very useful for Pokemon. The official Alliance bought them back for nearly ten thousand each, and buying them from the Alliance was even more expensive and difficult to acquire.
Looking at the large bag of Berries, Su Dad and Su Mom were stunned.
Had their daughter gone out and robbed someone, plus kidnapped a rich young lady?
After Su Yuexi's repeated explanations, Su Dad and Su Mom still couldn't quite understand, but they roughly understood that their daughter hadn't done anything illegal, so it was fine.
They took one Berry to taste, and then instructed Su Yuexi to eat the rest herself and give some to Oddish.