"Salamence, eat up. These two Energy Cubes are all yours."
Then, Li Chen took out the opened box of Dragon-type Advanced Energy Cubes from his space backpack again, and once more took out four Energy Cubes from it, placing them in front of Salamence's mother and her child.
Because adult Pokémon generally need to eat at least three Energy Cubes per meal to be full.
After Salamence was full, Li Chen lifted his clothes slightly and took a Luxury Ball from the Poké Ball belt at his waist.
Due to Alliance regulations, he had never been able to recall Salamence into a Poké Ball.
Hard work pays off; he finally made it to today. He is now a third-year high school student at Yangcheng No. 1 High School, and naturally, he has the qualifications to capture Pokémon and become a Trainer.
The students' current holiday was for them to return home and acquire their initial Pokémon through their own channels.
If they truly couldn't obtain a Pokémon, the school could also provide a free initial Pokémon to third-year students.
After several years of waiting, this moment had finally arrived.
"Salamence, are you willing to become my Pokémon, travel with me, grow together, and reach the pinnacle together?"
Li Chen looked at Salamence, who was much taller than him, his eyes sparkling with excitement as he spoke.
Salamence's mother, standing nearby, also showed a look of relief and support.
Because Li Chen was the child she had watched grow up, and also the grandson of her own Trainer, she was very relieved to entrust her offspring to him.
"Salamence!"
Salamence let out an excited roar, its eager eyes clearly responding to Li Chen. Salamence had also waited a long time for this day.
Upon receiving Salamence's reply, Li Chen no longer hesitated and touched Salamence with the Luxury Ball in his hand.
A red light flashed, and Salamence was drawn into the Luxury Ball.
"Bang!"
The Luxury Ball wobbled a few times on the grass, then, with a thud, it stopped moving and flew back into Li Chen's hand.
"I caught a Pseudo-Legendary Salamence!"
Li Chen looked at the Luxury Ball in his hand and at Salamence's mother nearby, his expression somewhat dazed and incredibly excited.
Afterward, Li Chen released Salamence again, because Salamence would definitely be more comfortable in the greenhouse garden than in the confined space of a Poké Ball.
What's more, he would be going to school in two days, and at that time, he would have to take Salamence with him.
When that time came, Salamence would have to be separated from her mother, so it was better to let Salamence spend more time with her mother during these last two days.
After playing with Salamence's mother and child for a while longer, Li Chen, feeling great, reluctantly said goodbye to them and left the greenhouse garden.
It was already dark, and since he had eaten a rather full lunch, he skipped dinner. Li Chen just ate some snacks.
Lying on his bed, Li Chen played with a Luxury Ball. He truly loved Charmander so much that he wished he could sleep hugging Charmander.
But that wasn't really an option at home; his grandpa had a habit of checking on him and wouldn't let him stay up too late.
Although his grandpa was drunk and asleep today, to be safe, Li Chen still suppressed the excitement in his heart.
Feeling truly bored, Li Chen had no choice but to take out his phone from his pocket, browse the Pokémon forum, and check the news.
The Pokémon forum covered all kinds of Pokémon-related content, and almost all Trainers in the Hua Xia Elves Alliance used this Pokémon forum.
Therefore, the Pokémon forum had all sorts of gossip and rumors, and transactions could also be conducted on it, though the platform would take a percentage.
For example, Li Chen scrolled past a post about a Trainer marrying the Gardevoir who had accompanied him for most of his life, hosting a grand wedding with guests, and currently honeymooning at a famous scenic spot.
There was also a Trainer who, to satisfy his special fetish, caught a Ditto and played with it in various ways every day.
He was eventually reported by a neighbor, and the tormented Ditto was rescued and released, while the man was sentenced to eighteen years in prison.
Besides that, Li Chen also found some highly-watched topics, such as someone discovering traces of a Legendary Pokémon somewhere or taking photos of a Legendary Pokémon.
But when he clicked on them, they were all nonsense, entirely scam information designed to get clicks, which angered Li Chen so much that he blocked all of them.
Just then, a notification sound rang out, indicating new messages in the class group. Then, the notification sounds were incessant, and in just a short while, the new messages in the class group became 99+.
Bored and curious, Li Chen directly clicked on the pop-up chat box, which led him to a new interface clearly labeled "Pokémon Class One."
Li Chen casually browsed and found that it started with someone posting a picture with a caption, saying his dad bought him a Gym potential Snivy from the Elf Breeding Garden.
Then it became unstoppable, and other students in the class also began to show off photos of their initial Pokémon, as if they were competing with each other.
Especially a guy named Wang Lei in the class, who was very active in the group. He posted seven or eight photos of a Pokémon Egg from different angles, then wrote a long essay, detailing the origin of his Pokémon Egg.
He arrogantly stated that although it was just a Pokémon Egg and hadn't hatched yet, it was a Dragon-type Flygon Pokémon Egg, which could hatch into a Trapinch.
He also emphasized that this Pokémon Egg was obtained by his father through connections and cost over a million elf coins; this was a genuine Dragon-type Pokémon.
Naturally, a large group of sycophants then flattered Wang Lei, praising him highly. Wang Lei was probably secretly gloating behind his phone screen at that moment.
Among those messages, many people were also @-ing Li Chen and another girl named Zhu Rui.
Because both of them had strong backgrounds, and one was the class president and the other the vice-president, they were very prominent and received the most attention.
Especially Li Chen, who had a great reputation in Yang City. Who didn't know that Li Chen was the grandson of the Yang City Gym Leader?
It could be said that Li Chen could walk sideways in this small place of Yang City; of course, Li Chen was indeed a bully at Yangcheng No. 1 High School.
Everyone in the class was asking what his initial Pokémon was. Li Chen found a photo he had previously taken of Salamence on his phone and sent it out.
Immediately, the previously lively class group fell silent, until Zhu Rui sent a picture of a Snivy, and only then did the class group become active again.
Everyone praised Li Chen and Zhu Rui, stealing Wang Lei's thunder. Therefore, a jealous Wang Lei left a message saying his Pokémon Egg seemed to be hatching, and then silently ran off.
Li Chen, too lazy to chat with those classmates, and even too lazy to read the private messages from Zhu Rui, put down his phone, planning to doze off for a bit and wait for the midnight flash sale items to refresh.