“You two, stop spacing out and record the data first.” Seeing that the two had not reacted for a long time, Zhu Yuping couldn't help but instruct them again.
Only then did they come to their senses and begin to debug the equipment.
In fact, compared to the endlessly shocked Zhang Linlin and Zeng Yi, Ling Yu, who was off to the side, was already going crazy.
“What the heck? How can this Rowlet transform? Is your Rowlet legal?”
The moment Articuno transformed, he even suspected that there was something wrong with his retina, wondering if he was hallucinating.
He racked his brain but couldn't figure out that these three Rowlet were actually the Three Legendary Birds, and he had even planned to pet them this morning.
Petting the Three Legendary Birds—just thinking about that achievement was quite significant.
Now, thinking back, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
If Mu Li hadn't been by his side today, his body would probably have been divided into three sections: one frozen, one burned, and the remaining one struck by lightning and turned into charcoal.
Hearing Zhu Yuping's words, everyone's attention returned to Articuno in the center of the field.
As the machine began to operate, Articuno, which had been suspended in the air, began to dance.
That's right, it was dancing.
If the Lucario just now could be described as agile, then Articuno at this moment seemed to be dancing in the air.
Unlike any Pokémon they had seen before, Articuno seemed to have a special rhythm just by flying in the sky.
It felt as if It was constantly dancing to a certain rhythm.
At this moment, It was like a free dancer, this machine was Its stage, and Articuno was the master of this stage; no matter where It flew, everyone's eyes would be drawn to It and follow It.
Every flap of Its wings, every turn, brought with it a few shimmering ice crystals in the air, the movements so elegant it was as if It was performing a waltz in the air.
And the light spheres emitted from the machine seemed to have eyes, directly bypassing Articuno's body.
Speed was not Articuno's advantage, but Its movements, though seemingly not fast, precisely dodged all the light sphere attacks.
Seeing Articuno's performance, Mu Li couldn't help but nod: “The condition is good, much improved from before.”
Compared to Its state during the battle with Lugia, Articuno's battle rhythm was clearly much better controlled.
It was no longer dodging attacks with speed, but rather leading the opponent into Its own rhythm, leading them by the nose.
It gave the impression that no matter how hard the opponent tried, they could never harm a single hair on Articuno.
Rather than dodging, it was as if both sides were putting on a show, as if they had agreed upon it beforehand.
Watching Articuno's evasion was like watching a performance of an ice waltz, pleasing to the eye.
“That's enough,” Mu Li called a halt to the test, “Articuno's level has exceeded the limits of this machine; continuing to measure will yield no further results.”
Zhu Yuping was already astonished by Articuno's fighting style just now: “This battle rhythm is simply too magnificent.”
Mu Li nodded and said, “This is Articuno's fighting style.
She doesn't have Zapdos's speed, nor Moltres's explosiveness, but It can control the entire battle rhythm through ice-type energy, maximizing Its own advantages.”
Before Mu Li could finish praising, Articuno transformed into its Rowlet form and flew back into the backpack with a flutter.
Mu Li twitched the corner of his mouth and complained, “I take back everything I said.”
These three guys are completely unreliable.
Mu Li even wondered if these three guys really thought they were Rowlet now?
Where was the appearance of the Three Legendary Birds!
Which Three Legendary Birds could instantly switch to Rowlet mode and then automatically act cute?
Without Mu Li needing to speak, Moltres was once again sandwiched between Articuno and Zapdos and pushed out.
The people around seemed to have grown accustomed to the entry method of these three birds, and instead, they looked at Mu Li with a very strange gaze.
Mu Li's forehead throbbed with veins; he didn't even need to ask to guess what the look in their eyes meant: “You taught them, didn't you? It was you, wasn't it?”
Fortunately, the appearance of Moltres quickly attracted everyone's attention.
As Moltres was squeezed out of the backpack, flapping its wings and flying beside the machine, it turned around, and flames erupted; within the blaze, Moltres also transformed into its original form.
In an instant, the flames soared, and the temperature of the entire room seemed to rise significantly.
If Articuno's characteristic was elegance, then Moltres gave off a sacred feeling.
The flames on Its body were like feathers, burning in the air, making one feel that any evil would be incinerated by It in Its presence.
The moment she saw Moltres appear, Zhang Linlin was completely certain that these three Rowlet were the Three Legendary Birds, and the one she had confronted yesterday was Zapdos.
Although Zhang Linlin had already guessed this possibility just now, seeing was believing; the moment Moltres appeared before her, she was still shocked.
The same went for Zeng Yi.
“Moltres… so, the other Rowlet is Zapdos.”
However, the two of them were much calmer now.
The successive shocks had gradually made them accustomed to it.
At this point, even if Ho-Oh appeared before them, they would probably only exclaim, “Wow!” and then nothing else.
However, when Moltres began its test, they once again fell into a state of shock.
This shock was not the excitement and thrill of seeing a legendary Pokémon, but pure astonishment at the power Moltres displayed.
Also one of the Three Legendary Birds, and also flying in the air, Moltres, once airborne, displayed a battle rhythm completely different from Articuno.
If Articuno presented a magnificent ice waltz performance, then Moltres performed a mesmerizing display of flames.
The flames on Moltres's body danced everywhere in the air, like numerous clones of Moltres; with a slight lapse in attention, one would lose sight of Moltres, seeing only clusters of flames fluttering about.
These flames dancing across the sky felt like an illusion, constantly spreading in the air, while Moltres's true body had long since disappeared amidst the illumination of the clusters of flames.
At this moment, Moltres was like a magician wielding flames; no one could know where It would appear next.
“Moltres also seems to have recovered well,” Mu Li nodded and said to Ling Yu, “You should observe their battle rhythms carefully and try to learn as much as possible.
I'm not telling you to mechanically copy them, but to find your own and your Pokémon's fighting style within it.
This will greatly benefit your combat power improvement.”
Ling Yu nodded, but his eyes were a bit dazed, as if he was still immersed in Moltres's performance just now.
“Alright, come back, it's Zapdos's turn.”
As Mu Li called a halt, Zapdos made a dazzling appearance.
Seeing the bright orange Zapdos, Mu Li couldn't help but quip, “You're so ugly!”
Zapdos burst into tears.
But jokes aside, Zapdos's fighting style was Mu Li's favorite.
There was no magnificent dance, no illusory deception; Zapdos's style was simply one word—dominate.
Extreme speed, extreme power.
With the perception of the human eye, one couldn't even see Zapdos's movements; it felt like an orange-yellow lightning bolt streaking across the sky, and Zapdos would fly from one end to the other.
Seeing Zapdos's speed, everyone couldn't help but feel that, in front of Zapdos, the world's flow of time seemed to slow down.
The small light spheres seemed to enter bullet time, slowly approaching Zapdos, and Zapdos, with just a casual move, would leave these small light spheres behind, not even seeing Its taillights.
“This burst of speed is really fast,” Mu Li said with some emotion, “It's just a shame it doesn't last.”
Zapdos indicated: My reputation is suffering, feed me peanuts.
Aside from evasion training, Mu Li and Zhu Yuping also tested the other attributes of the Three Legendary Birds.
It must be said that the equipment in the training ground was still a bit subpar, not sufficient to measure the Three Legendary Birds' peak state.
However, Mu Li hadn't had too many expectations anyway, as the upper limit of these machines was designed for Champion-level Pokémon.
His main purpose in coming this time was to check if the damage the Three Legendary Birds had sustained from life overdraft had been fully repaired.
According to Mu Li's original idea, once the Three Legendary Birds' condition was fully restored, he would let them return to their respective homes, but according to the current trend, these three silly birds seemed to be planning to stay with him.
With food, lodging, and entertainment provided, where else could they find better treatment?
“That's enough,” Mu Li shook his head and said, “Although we didn't get precise attributes, the daily combat power of a Second level god is pretty much displayed.”
Zhu Yuping also nodded and said, “I have to say, the fighting style of a God-level is truly captivating! This combat is simply art.”
“It’s not easy to achieve this; these three silly birds have been working hard recently,” Mu Li smiled, “I guess they’ve been thoroughly abused by Yan Jin and the others recently.”
Zhu Yuping also couldn't help but laugh, “You don’t know, when they came back, they were all silent, even Zhang Yi, who usually talks the most, was like that.
The other team members even thought something had happened to him, wondering why his personality had changed so much after returning.”
“Oh, speaking of that,” Zhu Yuping asked again, “Are you really not going to the All-Star Game this year?
I heard that top masters from the Island Nation and Goryeo are all going, just to unite and pressure us.”
Mu Li couldn't help but roll his eyes and say, “Let these kids play their own games; I already have a schedule, and I should be filming a travel show at that time.”
“Going to another variety show? What's it called? I'll go watch it then.” Zhu Yuping asked, feigning indifference.
“It’s called Flowers and Youth, from Mango TV,” Mu Li said, “Pei Pei and I should both be participating.
Zhu Yudao, remember to help me promote it later.”
“Of course,” Zhu Yuping smiled slightly, but Mu Li didn't notice that a different kind of glint seemed to flash in Zhu Yuping's eyes.
After the test, Mu Li had completed his task for the day, and after bidding farewell to Zhu Yuping and Zhang Linlin, he left directly.
Zhang Linlin and Zeng Yi finally had time to ask, “Teacher Zhu, who exactly is Mu Li?”
Zhu Yuping smiled and said, “Since you two already know this much, it doesn’t hurt to tell you more, but you must keep it a secret and not tell anyone else.”
The two immediately nodded frantically, their eyes filled with curiosity.
“His name in the National Team used to be A Li, and he usually liked to wear a mask when playing matches.”
“A… A Li??” The two immediately covered their mouths, barely suppressing a gasp, but they exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.