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After leaving the exchange point, Aqing walked directly into the depths of the forest. This time, he intended to train Aron as well.
"Aron." Aqing released Aron.
Aqing stroked Aron's small head and said kindly, "Aron, I've found some rare ore for you."
After Aqing said this, he clearly saw Aron's eyes light up.
"Here." Aqing took out a large piece of dark, black ore from his wristband. Aron immediately ran in front of the ore.
Aron sniffed with its nose and looked at Aqing with happy eyes, as if saying, "Yes, this is the smell."
Aron had excellent teeth. It immediately bit off a corner of the ore with a crunch, feasting heartily.
Aqing had decided to exchange for this ore after careful analysis.
The ore contained rare metallic elements essential for Aron, which could promote Aron's growth.
Zubat, meanwhile, used Tailwind, flying very agilely through the forest, deftly avoiding the sunlight filtering through the layers of leaves.
Aqing's next training plan was to have Zubat carry Aron while flying.
Firstly, Aron was quite heavy, and as Aron continued to grow, its weight would become increasingly heavy.
Secondly, Aqing wanted Aron to experience the sensation of flying, to make it yearn for flight.
Aron was a Steel-type Pokémon, and there was a certain probability that it could learn to fly through electromagnetic force by understanding changes in magnetic fields.
Before long, Aron had completely eaten the ore, letting out a big burp.
"Aron, after you're full, let's begin training. Continuously use Harden."
"Zubat too, continuously use Tailwind."
Aqing's plan was to have these two little guys turn their active abilities into passive ones.
This way, the moment they were released from their Poké Balls, they would immediately use their skills based on muscle memory.
Thanks to the tent given by the lieutenant colonel, Aqing could directly set up camp in the forest.
After all, the small mountain cave they had been staying in for the past few days was still some distance from the forest.
Moreover, Aqing also intended to quickly convert berries and materials into Poffins to rapidly improve his own strength.
There were many animal paths opened by Pokémon in the forest.
However, Aqing could tell from the footprints on the animal paths that most of the Pokémon that passed through here were harmless ones like Rattata and Oddish.
Aqing wrapped thick strips of cloth around his arms and legs to prevent being cut by weeds.
Zubat also flapped its wings, using Air Cutter, successfully clearing away the tall weeds over a meter high.
Aqing's Zubat was highly skilled in flight.
At the very least, by mastering Tailwind, it had even self-learned the Air Cutter move.
"Zubat, next, you need to pay attention. Use Tailwind with the least amount of energy, saving your stamina."
Zubat's stamina, adjusted by Aqing, was still considerably stronger than an average Zubat's.
However, compared to other Pokémon, especially the evolved Fearow, it was nothing impressive.
Aqing's Zubat, under Aqing's training, had autonomously overcome its discomfort with strong light.
Although a bit tsundere, it was also very diligent in its training.
As for Zubat's Poison-type talent, Aqing could only wait until they left the trial island to formulate some Poffins to increase Zubat's internal toxicity.
Maintaining a balance between both types was also Aqing's principle for raising Pokémon. After all, if the Poison-type developed well, it could still be of great use.
Zubat saw Aqing covered in sweat, so it flapped its wings, sending out a few wisps of breeze.
The breeze dispelled the sun's heat and warmed Aqing's dark, gloomy heart.
Yes, if he treated his Pokémon with genuine sincerity, they would treat him with genuine sincerity in return.
Aron continuously sniffed the ground, then suddenly its feet trembled, and a huge rock burst out from the forest floor.
A black, shiny stone appeared on the rock.
"Is this a Dusk Stone?" Aqing looked at the black, shiny stone. Countless malicious energies were flowing on it.
"Indeed, this is a Dusk Stone. I didn't expect you, Aron, to be an excellent digger too!"
This was a profession that evolved in the Pokémon world, specializing in finding ore veins and digging up various gems.
However, Pokémon generally skilled in digging were Drillbur. He didn't expect his Aron to have this talent.
Aron was very happy after being praised by Aqing. It sniffed the ground with its nose again and used Rock Tomb once more.
The originally lush and green grassland was dug up into pits by Aron.
Aron even dug up a very beautiful agate, which could sell for a lot of money on the black market.
"Let's go, Aron." Aqing stopped Aron from trying to dig more.
Aqing needed to find a suitable place to set up camp, to avoid being directly ambushed by a group of wild, aggressive Pokémon while he was sleeping at night.
Just then, a Mankey rushed out from a nearby tree.
This Pokémon, with a pink pig-like nose, was very muscular, covered in light yellow fur, and had fierce triangular eyes.
The Mankey lunged at Aqing with a Karate Chop, but Aqing easily dodged it by jumping back several steps.
Mankey was originally an extremely short-tempered Pokémon, especially when food was scarce. It would fall into a frenzied state and desperately snatch food.
This Mankey had indeed smelled an extremely fragrant berry scent, which led it to Aqing.
"Careless." Aqing glanced at Mankey, then looked at his own hand, and simultaneously sniffed the air.
Aqing immediately understood that it was because of the lingering scent after he made Poffins that had attracted the Mankey's attention.
Wild Pokémon were untamed, and Pokémon would directly attack humans.
Every year, many trainers died from Pokémon attacks in the wild, especially new trainers who had just received their first Pokémon.
Often, one wrong command could lead them to an irreversible doom.
The reason Aqing was mercilessly killed by an enraged Pokémon in his previous life was because Aqing had targeted a Champion-level trainer.
As long as he could complete the mission, Aqing wouldn't care if they were his own kind.
Even the hawks within the Alliance would execute trainers first when dealing with Team Rocket members.
As the saying goes, "capture the king first to capture the thieves," that was the principle.
By eliminating the trainer, without a leader to command them, the Pokémon's strength would decrease, allowing him to exploit the opportunity.
"Zubat, maintain Tailwind, then use Air Slash." Zubat flapped its wings.
Countless large wind blades were condensed by Zubat.
Under the effect of Tailwind, using Flying-type moves not only became more effortless but also enhanced Flying-type moves.
Mankey was sent flying by a huge wind blade. A light yellow furball streaked through the air, letting out a pained howl.