Lin Fan vaguely felt that Weedle’s mentality seemed to have changed slightly, and the determination revealed in its eyes exposed it.
He scratched his head; although he didn’t quite understand what Weedle was thinking, now wasn’t the time to delve into it.
Lin Fan walked over to Weedle, and stroked the little guy’s back; its skin, which was both flexible and slightly firm, felt very good to the touch.
“It might be a bit uncomfortable next, try to bear with it,” Lin Fan instructed.
In fact, he didn’t know what the scene would be like, he was just giving Weedle a heads-up.
“Wee~”
Weedle chirped softly and rubbed against Lin Fan’s palm.
It had already experienced countless hardships, and those minor pains were nothing to it.
With a hint of nervousness in his eyes, Lin Fan placed his hand on Weedle, closed his eyes, and felt the Insect Plate within his body, trying his best to establish some connection with the Weedle in front of him.
Lin Fan didn’t try for too long; under the guidance of his consciousness, the Insect Plate trembled slightly, and an invisible but indeed existing force flowed into Weedle through Lin Fan’s body, opening up a special channel between the two, creating a unique connection between them.
Or rather, the Insect Plate “marked” Weedle.
“Wee!”
Weedle suddenly stiffened, trembling all over, and its eyes widened abruptly as it cried out in surprise.
However, there wasn’t too much pain in its voice; instead, it revealed a strong sense of comfort and pleasure, making the entire Bug-type Pokémon feel ecstatic, even with a hint of bliss in its expression.
Lin Fan stared at Weedle with a strange look, silently pulled out his phone, and took a picture of the little guy’s embarrassing moment.
Weedle noticed Lin Fan’s actions, and its body stiffened again; its earthy yellow skin even showed a slight tendency to turn pink.
But before the little guy could react further, a thin energy membrane completely enveloped Weedle, transforming into an earthy yellow light cocoon that pulsed with light.
Lin Fan’s eyes widened as he watched this miraculous scene, marveling at it.
“Shedding this mortal coil, ascending to immortality.”
Jokingly, Lin Fan checked the remaining time in the training room, which was still ample, so he stopped bothering with other things, sat cross-legged, and intently watched all of Weedle’s changes.
Time passed minute by minute; under Lin Fan’s gaze, this earthy yellow light cocoon did not last too long and soon gradually disappeared, seemingly absorbed by Weedle into its body.
As the light cocoon completely vanished, Weedle suddenly opened its eyes, full of vigor, and stretched its body with its head held high.
Accompanied by a barely audible “crack” sound, a crack appeared on Weedle’s surface.
Lin Fan’s eyes widened suddenly.
Shedding its skin!
“So Weedle also sheds its skin?”
Under Lin Fan’s gaze, Weedle quickly completed the shedding process; its body size had noticeably increased compared to before, and the barbs on its head and tail also became sharper and longer.
Most importantly…
Weedle suddenly lowered its head, looking at its body in disbelief, its eyes filled with excitement.
It could clearly feel that the Poison-type energy, which had been constantly restless, was suppressed by the Bug-type energy within its body!
Its attribute imbalance was cured!
It wouldn’t have to die so quickly!
Weedle excitedly coiled itself into a circle and spun around, constantly chasing its tail but never quite catching it.
This was Weedle’s favorite way to entertain itself, and also how it expressed happiness.
“Wee!”
Suddenly, Weedle stopped its movements, turned to look at Lin Fan, chirped happily, and pounced into Lin Fan’s arms.
However, Lin Fan, who was sitting cross-legged, broke out in a cold sweat, looking at Weedle, which was lying on his lap, its Poison Sting on its head constantly swaying and poised to strike at his vital parts; he quickly hugged the little guy, moving it away from all dangerous areas.
“Lin Fan almost became Lin, ended.”
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Lin Fan let out a long breath and glared fiercely at Weedle; facing the little guy’s innocent gaze, the threatening words got stuck in his throat and he couldn’t say them.
“Forget it, forget it, be careful next time.”
Lin Fan stroked the little guy’s back and suddenly let out a surprised “Oh?”
“It seems a bit tougher than before?”
He tentatively poked Weedle’s back, then reached out and pinched Weedle’s head and tail, pulling them.
Despite the little guy’s displeased expression, Lin Fan showed a hint of surprise.
Weedle’s physique was stronger than before!
Is this the effect of the Insect Plate on Bug-type Pokémon? It’s simply immediate and remarkably effective, completely incomparable to the potions and berries circulating on the market.
Noticing the little guy’s aggrieved look, Lin Fan quickly put it down, cleared his throat, and shamelessly said, “This is a Trainer’s normal inspection of their own Pokémon, don’t overthink it. I definitely didn’t do this because I thought you felt good to pet.”
As he finished speaking, Lin Fan subconsciously rubbed his fingers, seemingly still immersed in the feeling of pulling Weedle’s body just now.
It had to be said, Weedle’s body was very resilient, and pulling it was truly stress-relieving.
The plump Weedle looked delicious, like crispy chicken, with 50 times the protein of beef…
Under the little guy’s increasingly unfriendly gaze and the friendly threat of its poised head barb, Lin Fan decisively stopped his wild thoughts and changed the subject without batting an eye.
“Alright, you just shed your skin, and your strength has increased a lot. Quickly adapt to your body; we’ll start roughly testing your physical level soon.”
Weedle stared at the serious-faced Lin Fan for a long time, until the latter almost couldn’t maintain his composure, then it snorted softly and turned its head to adapt to its current strength.
Lin Fan’s eye twitched behind Weedle, but he was secretly a little happy.
Weedle’s changes after shedding its skin seemed to involve not just its physique, but also a slight change in its personality.
The original Weedle was always calm, appearing indifferent to everything, as if it had accepted its fate of heading towards death.
But now, Weedle had much more vitality, and its emotions were much richer, truly having the liveliness of a Pokémon.
Living each day full of energy is the greatest appreciation for life.
The thoughts in his mind flashed by, and Lin Fan also began to check the new changes that had occurred within himself.
After the Insect Plate established a connection with Weedle, Lin Fan vaguely felt that he could view Weedle’s specific information.
As his mind sank into it, a new piece of information suddenly appeared in Lin Fan’s mind.
“Holy crap Σ(°ロ°), a panel?!”
Pokémon: Weedle
Type: Bug-type + Poison
Gender: Male
Characteristic: Escape
Held Item: None
Level: 7
Skills: String Shot, Poison Sting
Weedle’s information appeared as a panel in front of Lin Fan, shocking him.
However, after a moment, Lin Fan shook his head.
This thing looked impressive, but it was actually useless; only the level had reference value for him, after all, it could only display Pokémon connected to the Insect Plate as a panel, unlike a scrying eye that could see other people’s Pokémon panels.
If there were no panel, would Lin Fan not know that Weedle was called Weedle, was Bug-type + Poison, and its gender was…
Uh, he actually hadn’t paid attention to that.
By the way, were there any obvious distinguishing features between male and female Weedle?
Should he… go take a look?
A mischievous smile gradually appeared on Lin Fan’s lips; Weedle, not far away, suddenly shivered, looking around blankly.
Why did it feel like its butt was clenching?