After coaxing his younger sister back to sleep, Li Shuwen also went back to bed.
The next morning, at six o'clock, Li Shuwen's biological clock woke him up on time.
The first thing he did after getting up was to take Jangmo-o for morning exercise.
“Jangmo-o, Dragon Dance!”
The first dance, the time taken shortened from 1.53 seconds to 1.50 seconds.
After the Dragon-type affinity increased, did it show results so quickly?
“Jangmo-o, Encore!”
The second dance, the time taken shortened from 1.42 seconds to 1.37 seconds.
The third dance, from 1.37 seconds to 1.30 seconds.
The fourth dance, from 1.34 seconds to 1.24 seconds.
The last Dragon Dance, from 1.30 seconds to 1.18 seconds.
If Jangmo-o could continue to improve at this speed, Li Shuwen was confident that he could compress the time it took for Jangmo-o to use Dragon Dance for the first time to within one second.
Oh, and there’s Steelix’s tail.
This natural weight training tool is also helpful for Jangmo-o's growth.
Using Steelix's tail, perhaps it wouldn't take half a year.
“Jangmo-o, use Iron Defense.”
Jangmo-o’s body flashed with a metallic glow.
Li Shuwen looked at the stopwatch, 1.41 seconds.
“Jangmo-o, come with me.”
Bringing Jangmo-o to the utility room, Li Shuwen took out Steelix's tail and handed it to Jangmo-o.
“Try this.”
Jangmo-o caught Steelix’s tail with its back, and its body suddenly sank.
It didn't expect such a small tail, one that its master could even hold, to be so heavy?
Steelix’s tail emitted a faint black light, integrating into Jangmo-o’s body.
Indeed, this Steelix’s tail is the item rewarded by the system, Later Attack Tail… a semi-finished product?
“Jangmo-o, use Iron Defense again.”
This time, the speed at which Jangmo-o’s body flashed with metallic light slowed down significantly.
2.21 seconds, almost half the usage speed.
“Jangmo-o, besides the slower skill usage, can you feel the weight of this item?”
Jangmo-o took two steps, nodded, “Jangmo!”
“Very good. From now on, during training, you’ll wear this weighted item. Strive to be able to wear it during daily activities as well, and recover your speed to the level before carrying the item.”
Jangmo-o’s expression was very serious, “Jangmo!”
As a Pokémon that had accompanied Li Shuwen for eight years, Jangmo-o keenly sensed some subtle changes in its master today.
Besides becoming more handsome and having more charisma, Jangmo-o felt that its master today gave it a very comfortable and intimate feeling.
And just now, using Dragon Dance felt smoother than yesterday.
Dragon Dance, oh Dragon Dance, Jangmo-o had trained for a full four years.
It couldn't be more familiar with it.
In the past, a month’s progress wasn't as great as today’s single day’s progress.
Jangmo-o was very clear that it had not changed at all from yesterday to today.
Therefore, the cause of the improvement must be some kind of change in Li Shuwen that it didn't know about.
Li Shuwen touched the heart-shaped scales on top of Jangmo-o’s head.
“From now on, our lives will get better and better. Let’s strive to evolve you into Hakamo-o within a year!”
Jangmo-o nodded vigorously; it believed its master could definitely do it.
“Jangmo!”
Having trained its lung capacity and high notes since it was young, Jangmo-o cried out very loudly.
Li Shuwen clenched his fist tightly and waved his arm, “Very good, full of spirit!”
Only with such spirit can it evolve!
“Let’s go out and continue training.”
After Jangmo-o carried the Later Attack Tail, the training that originally could be completed in one hour was directly extended to two hours.
Li Meining walked out, rubbing her stomach, “Brother, when are we having breakfast? My stomach is rumbling.”
Riolu nodded in agreement.
Although he had Pokémon food specially prepared by Li Shuwen, Li Meining had already poured a full bowl for Riolu after she woke up.
He was full, but Li Meining was still hungry.
“I’ll make it right away. Wait for me to put the training equipment back.”
Li Shuwen was about to pick up the Later Attack Tail that Jangmo-o had placed on the ground and put it back in the utility room.
Li Meining went straight forward, grabbed the Later Attack Tail with one hand, and even tossed it up and down.
“It’s quite heavy. Leave the work of putting away the items to me, Brother, you go cook.”
Li Shuwen shook his head. The Later Attack Tail, which he could only lift with both hands, Li Meining could pick up with one hand and even toss around.
She truly was a Machamp girl.
“Alright.”
Li Meining telling Li Shuwen to make breakfast was actually the result of Li Shuwen’s strict requirements.
One time, Li Meining had a sudden idea to make breakfast for Li Shuwen and almost blew up the kitchen.
From then on, Li Meining was forbidden from entering the kitchen alone.
Li Shuwen entered the kitchen, first washing the tomatoes and lettuce, setting them aside for later use.
Li Shuwen then took out eggs, flour, Moomoo Milk, and salt to make a batter, sprayed a thin layer of oil in a non-stick pan, and lit the fire.
A scoop of batter, spread into a thin pancake, fried until golden brown on both sides, emitting a wheaty aroma that would make the neighboring children cry with envy.
Oh, I forgot, there’s no one next door, only the Veilstone Gym family.
The only one crying with envy was Li Meining, tears unconsciously flowing from the corners of her mouth.
A large bowl of batter made ten pancakes.
Sprayed with a thin layer of oil again, large pieces of bacon went in.
As the bacon gradually heated, the fat slowly began to seep out, making a faint “sizzle” sound. As the edges of the bacon curled slightly and its color changed from pink to golden, a rich smoky aroma spread.
Slice the tomatoes, take a pancake, add lettuce, tomato slices, a large pile of bacon, roll it up, and put it into parchment paper.
“Come eat.”
Li Meining immediately rushed into the kitchen, took the hand-held pancake, and began to eat it in large bites.
Li Shuwen continued to fry bacon. By the time the second batch of bacon was fried until golden and fragrant, under Li Shuwen’s compelling gaze, Li Meining, who was chewing slowly, also finished her first hand-held pancake.
Li Shuwen rolled up the second one, put it in parchment paper, and handed it to Li Meining.
Li Meining, however, brought it to Li Shuwen’s mouth, “Brother, you eat too.”
Li Shuwen took a bite. The golden, crispy outer shell made a crisp “crunch” sound under the pressure of his teeth. The faint milky and eggy aroma instantly melted in Li Shuwen’s mouth, bringing a gentle sense of satisfaction.
It was gone. With one bite, Li Shuwen bit into the pancake.
“Li Meining! You need balanced nutrition when you eat; you can’t skip the pancake and only eat meat.”
“I know!”
Li Meining giving the pancake to Li Shuwen wasn't because of her love for her brother; it was purely because she only liked to eat meat and didn't like to eat the pancake.
Of the ten pancakes, Li Meining ate eight, and Li Shuwen only ate two.
Before, two pancakes were enough to feel full, but today he only felt half-full.
It was out of habit that Li Shuwen prepared only that much flour.
He forgot that he had undergone a complete transformation, and preparing the old portion was no longer enough.
He could only re-mix the batter and made three more pancakes, eating them all without feeling bloated at all.
Li Meining watched him finish five pancakes with wide eyes, “Brother ate five pancakes in one go today! It seems the training really worked. I knew it, Brother secretly evolved behind my back!”
Li Shuwen rubbed her head fiercely, “Only Pokémon can evolve! This is what happens when you don’t study seriously!”
Li Meining quickly pleaded for mercy, “I know I was wrong! I will definitely study hard from now on!!”