With Life Water, which was Birth out of the life crystal as a base, the Pokémon food and herbs Mr. Kebi made could all be elevated by one to two levels.
If Life Water was used to water berries and herbs daily, it could even raise them to treasure-grade.
Of course, Mr. Kebi wasn't that extravagant; the life crystal in his hand was only the size of a fist, and the amount of Life Water it could Birth daily was limited.
Of course, it wasn't just for Birth Life Water; the life crystal could also be used to heal injuries and remove negative status effects from the body.
Sacred Ash could revive even the dead, while the life crystal could save those who weren't dead yet.
However, Sacred Ash was gone once used, but the life crystal could be used continuously.
Comparing them this way, the life crystal was definitely more cost-effective.
Mr. Kebi took out Chimchar's food and shared it with Blaziken and Torchic.
"Have some food."
After Chimchar evolved into Monferno, it gained the Fighting type, so the old recipe needed updating. This food was perfect for Blaziken and her children.
Seeing the food, Torchic jumped down from her mother's embrace and happily began to eat.
The one Mr. Kebi had his eye on, after kicking the poacher one last time, ran over, pushed aside her two brothers, and ate heartily.
Mr. Kebi served Blaziken a separate plate and comforted her, saying, "I have a lot here, enough for you and your children to eat. You don't need to watch your children eat on an empty stomach."
【Blaziken】
【lv70 lv50】
【Ability: Blaze】
【Aptitude: Purple (44/100)】
Blaziken's Level and aptitude were not low, and her chosen mate would not be bad either.
But with five children, four blue and one purple, Mr. Kebi strongly suspected it was due to laying five Pokémon eggs at once. If there had only been two or three, perhaps the Torchics' aptitudes would all have been above purple.
Mr. Kebi added another handful of food to the three Torchics' plates.
"Don't snatch, there's enough for everyone."
The two brothers were full, lying on Blaziken's legs with their round bellies stretched out, while Jiasuji Ji was still eating.
She even looked up and pointed at the plate with her beak.
"Ga-mo~"
Mr. Kebi grabbed another handful into the plate, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"I want to see just how much that little one's belly can hold."
One handful... two handfuls... five handfuls!
Jiasuji Ji finally contentedly smoothed the yellow feathers on her neck, or rather, wiped her mouth with her feathers.
She walked over to Blaziken, pushed her two brothers aside, one to the left and one to the right, and lay down in the middle.
Jiasuji Ji had eaten so much Pokémon food, but her belly wasn't round like her two brothers'. She blew a bubble with her beak, and after eating her fill, she lay down and went to sleep.
This Torchic was practically born for battle in every aspect.
Mr. Kebi stroked Jiasuji Ji's head.
"Blaziken, I have high hopes for your child. She has the potential to surpass Mt. Chimney's strongest Magmar and Camerupt. If you are willing to let her leave with me..."
"She will join me in pursuing the goal of becoming the world's number one Blaziken!"
Although reluctant, Blaziken, through their brief interaction, knew that Mr. Kebi was an excellent Trainer. Letting her child follow Mr. Kebi, Jiasuji Ji would have a very bright future.
She picked up Torchic and handed her to Mr. Kebi.
"I will treat her well!"
Mr. Kebi carefully took Jiasuji Ji. As soon as she left her mother's embrace, Jiasuji Ji instantly woke up.
"Ga-mo!"
She opened her mouth and spat a string of sparks at Mr. Kebi. Mr. Kebi let the sparks hit his face; they were a little hot, but for a newborn Torchic, this power was already quite good.
"Blaze!"
Blaziken called out sternly, and Torchic stopped struggling.
Mr. Kebi handed Torchic back to Blaziken.
"I'm not so cruel as to separate a newborn child from her mother. I will wait until Torchic grows to the point where she can leave her mother before taking her away from Mt. Chimney."
This was to prepare her in advance, to avoid Torchic being unwilling to leave when the actual separation came.
Mr. Kebi released Monferno and had Monferno show Torchic how powerful he had become through training.
After watching Monferno use two moves, Torchic yawned and lay back in Blaziken's embrace to continue sleeping.
It was boring; it wasn't as powerful as her mother's Flamethrower.
Blaziken could feel how young the burning life fire within Monferno was.
She hadn't grown as fast as Monferno back in her day.
Through Monferno's example, Blaziken felt even more strongly that letting Jiasuji Ji follow Mr. Kebi was the correct decision.
Seedot was also nearing its evolution point. Mr. Kebi needed to dig up more herbs in the forest near Mt. Chimney to help Seedot accumulate potential.
Although there wasn't a good opportunity like Monferno's evolution through lava stone and Moltres's flame, Mr. Kebi still strived to make Seedot utilize this evolution to its maximum potential.
On the other side, Ya Sha and the police officers expended a lot of effort to capture all the scattered poacher teams.
Ya Sha was about to show off when she suddenly realized Mr. Kebi wasn't beside her, and it seemed she hadn't seen Mr. Kebi's Pokémon at all during the battle.
So... Mr. Kebi had left after sending her to the battlefield!
Combining Mr. Kebi's words with what he had said to her, Ya Sha concluded that Mr. Kebi had gone to find Blaziken and her children.
Just then, there were still a few poachers there. Ya Sha got into the police car with the officers and came over, angrily rushing out of the car, only to find that Mr. Kebi had already set up a pot and made a large pot of fragrant curry.
"Have you eaten? Would you like some?"
Ya Sha glared at Mr. Kebi, pouting, "Eat then, eat!"
Although the police officers really wanted to stay and eat a bowl of curry rice, their duty called, so they could only escort the poachers down the mountain on empty stomachs.
It wasn't until mealtime that Piplup saw the familiar figure next to him had grown much taller than him!
"Pi... Piplup?"
That thick-browed and big-eyed Chimchar had actually evolved before him!
He was unwilling, so unwilling.
Then a freshly made bowl of food was pushed in front of Piplup. Smelling the aroma, Piplup was moved to tears.
Since things had come to this, it was better to eat first.
Mr. Kebi comforted him, saying, "Your talent is higher than Chimchar's, so the requirements for evolution will also be relatively higher, and you will gain more power after evolution."
"A temporary gap is not a permanent gap."
Piplup nodded. Mr. Kebi was right. Today, he was going to eat three big bowls!
As Mr. Kebi ate his curry rice, a tired Jenny rode her motorcycle, skillfully navigating the rugged mountain road.
Before meeting Jenny, Mr. Kebi had never imagined that such a mountain road could be ridden on a motorcycle.
The tired Jenny got off her motorcycle and saluted Mr. Kebi.
"Mr. Kebi, thanks to your timely call to notify the police, we were able to dismantle this poacher organization that had been entrenched in the Hoenn region for many years."
"Although a few poachers still escaped by air, they no longer pose a threat. The bounty for this organization totals 500,000 alliance coins."
"You can claim the bounty at the Lavaridge Town Police Department at any time. The bounty is tax-free."
500,000 alliance coins did not match the strength of the poacher organization, but poacher organizations usually worked for wealthy individuals.
They offended official organizations and individual Trainers.
It was normal for the bounty to be so low.
"The poachers' Pokémon will also be sent to the official breeding house for treatment. The breeding house will calculate the price and transfer 30% of it to Mr. Kebi's personal account."
"Mr. Kebi, you can tell me your account number now, and I will register it and submit it."
"Thank you, Jenny. May I ask approximately how much the poachers' Pokémon are worth?"