Although Zeraora had been observing all this time, it discovered something very interesting.
Lucario would consume a special item every time he trained for a certain period. This item was very unusual—something Zeraora had never seen anywhere in this world before.
A small cube that actually possessed tremendous appeal.
Because when Zeraora saw such a cube being taken out by Lucario, it was actually captivated. Despite being so dismissive of anything human-made, when Lucario produced such an item, Zeraora's heart filled with an inexplicable desire to obtain this thing.
It was impossible for Pokémon to naturally possess such items—only those given by humans could provide such an opportunity to acquire something beyond what they could produce themselves.
The role this item played was to help enhance a Pokémon's powerful physique or other special attribute points.
The only noteworthy aspect was that no matter how powerful a Pokémon was, it only needed to consume one such cube per day to completely offset all power expenditure throughout that entire day.
The most important point was that it could not only offset the usual energy consumption, but under the blessing of this special energy, the Pokémon would rapidly assimilate the strength gained from continuous exercise.
To put it another way, this was similar to the protein powder humans used for training, but the comparison couldn't truly be made for Pokémon.
After all, humans trained themselves only to make their bodies stronger and less susceptible to illness, but Pokémon were different. They needed to make their bodies more powerful and resilient so they could resist all attacks, and even use their own bodies to execute extremely powerful strikes. Human bodies and Pokémon bodies simply couldn't be compared.
As an Electric-type Pokémon himself, Zeraora was very sensitive to shining objects. It could sometimes see those bracelet-like bands on Lucario's paws, which occasionally emitted a dim glow. The light was beautiful and very pleasing to the eye, but sometimes they seemed powerless, becoming extremely dim without emitting even a trace of light.
But what kind of effect could such items have? Zeraora initially thought these were just decorative accessories that Lucario favored, so it didn't pay much attention to them anymore.
This was what Zeraora believed. After all, it didn't know much about trainer-Pokémon partnerships, so how could it understand what each Pokémon possessed?
And so the day passed.
During this entire day, Lucario stood like a statue. He had entered the continuously falling waterfall and never moved from that spot. No matter how fierce the water flow became, Lucario remained like an unmovable mountain. Despite the relentless impact of the water, his posture hadn't changed in any way.
Zeraora had also grown very curious about the item Lucario consumed each time he needed to replenish his physical strength. Of course, it knew that Pokémon absolutely couldn't produce such unusual items themselves. The only natural options were Berries, but could these Berries—after extracting their essence—become these small cubes filled with concentrated energy?
When Lucario wasn't paying attention, Zeraora approached Roy's side. He was the only human present here. After all, as the trainer of these powerful Pokémon, the small energy cubes these Pokémon obtained would definitely have been acquired from this human's hands.
"Human, where did you obtain those small cubes? If I wanted some, could I exchange them with you for some precious and valuable items?"
Roy suddenly laughed when he heard this. Such small energy cubes, if deduced by some intelligent Pokémon, would seem like essence extracted from the Berries that existed in this world, then condensed into these compact energy cubes. Only such reasoning could convince themselves of their existence.
Otherwise, how could they believe that just a small cube—not even palm-sized, not even half the size of a palm—could actually sustain a powerful Pokémon for an entire day?
No matter how Roy had obtained these items, he felt very curious about what kind of treasure Zeraora could offer him in exchange.
"Haha, of course I'm the one who gave them such things, and I have plenty of them. But I'm even more curious about what kind of treasure you could bring me. If you can truly bring something that surprises me, well, such items aren't meant for hoarding anyway, and it wouldn't be impossible to give some to you."
Regular energy cubes were indeed similar to Berry extracts, and they actually existed in this world. Many Pokémon Breeders had already developed such methods. Although some extracts could be produced that concentrated all the nutrients and energy contained in a single Berry, there was no way to compare them with the small energy cubes in Roy's possession.
These energy cubes were provided by the system, and the energy contained within them was at least a hundred times more concentrated and powerful than those regular Berries.
That was the critical point current technology couldn't replicate.
Roy had understood these energy cubes for quite some time now. The small cubes held a fatal attraction for any Pokémon. Even this Mythical Electric-type couldn't escape from the category of being a Pokémon—they would all be drawn in by such bait. Of course, these cubes filled with concentrated energy could be regarded as extremely precious items.
As long as Zeraora dared to taste even one of these small energy cubes, it would definitely become unable to resist them. However, if it could rely on its own willpower to control its desires, then no matter how attractive these items were, Zeraora would remain restrained and disciplined.