Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Caterpillar: Something is wrong with Butterfree
Pokémons are generally simple in character.
Although Bardiehu's intelligence has increased significantly after its evolution, it has obviously not escaped the category of a simple elf.
After returning, Butterfree looked uneasy, with an expression as if hesitant and unable to speak.
Mark saw this and did not ask why Butterfree chose to return. He smiled and said, "In the past few days, the Caterpillar group has evolved more than 20 Metapods. Together with the original Metapods, there are more than 100 in total. It just so happens that you are back. The Caterpillars and I have some problems with the placement of the Metapods. Can you come with me to take a look?"
Mark said as he took Butterfree to the new location of Metapod.
A few days ago, the territory of the Arbok snakes expanded. Since the Metapods were unable to move, dozens of Metapods were forced to stay in the Caterpillar territory and silently endured the destruction of the Arbok snakes.
Fortunately, Metapod's defense is pretty good.
Coupled with the fact that he was motionless, the irritable Arbok's interest in attacking was greatly reduced.
After the battle for territory, none of the eighty or so Metapods died, and only a dozen suffered minor injuries. All of them have now recovered.
The only problem was that the habitat of the Metapods was in a mess, so Mark moved them to a new location.
But after being transferred there, these iron pupae always felt uncomfortable. After being asked, they could not explain why.
Of course, these are not the point.
The key point is that after moving these iron-clad pupae back to their original places, they still expressed discomfort.
In fact, if it weren't for Bardieux's return this time, Mark had planned to return to Qingxi Village in a few days to ask Uncle Aaron about the placement of the Metapod.
Mark didn't have to wait too long.
Butterfree flew around the location where the Metapod was placed, and soon discovered something and flew back.
"Trainer, the environment you chose is very good. The only problem is that there may be a little too much sunlight. These children are not used to this kind of environment with a little more sunlight."
Mark thought for a moment, "So that's how it is. Two trees were cut off where the Metapods originally lived, and several trees died due to the corrosive venom of the Arbok, which greatly reduced the shade. This location is also a place where the shade is not densely distributed.
In that case, how about using silk thread and some plant branches to create some shade around here?"
"Um."
Batdie nodded, and then once again showed that look of wanting to say something but stopping herself.
"Master Trainer, actually I...actually...actually..."
Mark waved his hand to interrupt Butterfree's telepathic communication and said, "No need to explain specifically, this territory is your home, you can come back anytime you want, Caterpillar has the same idea as me."
Butterfree nodded slightly and flew above the green caterpillar behind Mark.
It wanted to tell the Caterpillar, but found that the Caterpillar was not paying attention to it.
When Butterfree just returned, the Caterpillar was indeed attracted by Butterfree and wanted to reminisce with it, but when he saw his master communicating with Butterfree, he did not interrupt.
Then after a while, the Caterpillar focused its attention on the small electric motor hiding inside Mark's clothes.
Well, the coward hiding in Mark's clothes is still trembling.
The Caterpillar looked at the little guy hiding at Mark's lower back with curiosity, and suddenly heard a voice appear in his mind.
"King, can you let me stay in the territory?"
The Caterpillar turned its head back, looked at Butterfree in confusion, and blinked.
It was a long while before the Caterpillar realized something and found that Butterfree was asking him questions.
Although it has been the king of the Caterpillars for several days, it still has no real sense of the identity of a king.
"Hiss!"
Without much thought, the Caterpillar agreed to Butterfree's request, and the latter turned gracefully in the air.
Afterwards, the Caterpillar noticed that there was something wrong with the way Butterfree looked at him.
But it couldn't describe what was wrong.
The Caterpillar looked at Butterfree in confusion, and just as it was thinking hard, Butterfree's voice appeared again.
"King, can I ask you a question? When...will you evolve?"
"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!"
The Caterpillar thought for a moment and answered quickly.
It has set a very high goal for itself, which is to evolve only after its body grows to the point where it can no longer grow, so it is actually not quite sure how long it will take to evolve.
In the Caterpillar's sight, as it spoke, Butterfree looked inexplicably lonely, but it soon returned to normal and looked at itself with a very gentle gaze again.
Well, something is very wrong!
There's something wrong with Butterfree.
Its [Escape (Mind's Eye)] feature made it inexplicably feel as if its body was hollowed out. It was not the hollowing out caused by being injured or overdrawn, but a hollowing feeling that it could not describe.
The Caterpillar turned its head and looked at Mark, trying to find the answer from the knowledgeable and extremely intelligent Mark, but found that Mark was not paying any attention to its communication with Bardabutee.
At this time, Mark was pinching his chin with one hand and gesturing at the surrounding woods with the other hand, planning the next shade layout.
After he had almost thought about the shade layout, Mark turned his attention to the cowardly bugs that had just hatched.
As he used his hands to move the cowardly bug hiding at his waist to his abdomen and held it tightly with his arms, the trembling of the cowardly bug's body became noticeably less intense and stopped after a short while.
It seems that his body can bring a great sense of security to the coward.
Mark nodded slightly and opened the Yuling panel of the cowardly bug.
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[Cowardly Bug]
[Five-dimensional potential:]
[Strength: F][Physique: F][Agility: E][Spirit: F-][Sense: D-]
[Features: Eager to Escape (Quick Reaction)]
[Special Ability: Evolution]
[Skills: Insect Resistance, Rounding, Sand Throwing]
…
[Eager to Escape (Quick Reaction)]: Can keenly sense impending danger or dangerous things, and has super fast reaction speed. The disadvantage is that after the characteristic is activated, it will cause the Pokémon to have a strong panic and flee uncontrollably.
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[Insect Resistance]: In a defensive stance, use insect energy to attack the opponent, which can destroy and interfere with the energy circulation in the target's body, weakening the opponent's energy attack effect.
[Become Round]: The body curls up and the hardness of the shell on the surface of the body increases.
[Throw Sand]: Raise sand and throw it at the opponent.
…
After taking a quick glance at the information from the cowardly bug, Mark sighed softly.
Just like what he learned in textbooks.
Although he had performed the [Impact Training Method] for Cowardly Bug hundreds of times before birth, because the [Impact] technique was not in Cowardly Bug's blood genes, the Cowardly Bug did not master the [Impact] technique after hatching.
It's not that the coward is not smart enough to hit the target a few times, but that it doesn't have the power.
Pokémon that possess the [Impact] move will learn a set of force-generating techniques that suit their own abilities from their bloodline genes. Even a small green caterpillar that is only thirty centimeters long can use [Impact] to make a tree tremble slightly.
But a coward obviously can't do this.
Since it has no bloodline genes, it has not mastered even the most basic [impact] force techniques, and naturally cannot learn the more advanced techniques through [impact training] prenatal education.
Without dwelling on [Impact] for too long, Mark looked at the Coward's talent [Eager to Escape (Quick Reaction)].
It seems that back in the dream world, the cowardly worm also gained an affix to its characteristics through practice, and this affix is obviously weaker than the Caterpillar's mind.
Without thinking too much, Mark reached out and grabbed the cowardly bug hiding under his clothes.
The latter immediately let out a sharp and panicked cry, and his body once again shook violently like a small electric motor.
Looking at the terrified coward in his hand, Mark frowned slightly, and he suddenly realized a problem...