Oreburgh City, Oreburgh Mine.
When Li Wei arrived in Oreburgh City again from Hearthome City, the rare Pokemon he had previously scanned for had disappeared.
It was a ShinnyPokemon, either caught by someone or it had left yesterday.
The fact that it was gone in just one day meant that Li Wei and this ShinnyPokemon were not fated to meet.
He had a competition to attend yesterday, so he couldn't stay, and he didn't feel it was a pity.
Li Wei does not excessively pursue ShinnyPokemon; he simply likes Silver Metagross.
Especially Shinny Fat, it's better not to mention it.
Li Wei wasn't entirely without Gains; he found a meteorite, discovered by Lucario.
If it were just an ordinary meteorite,
Li Wei wouldn't care too much,
but this was no ordinary meteorite.
The Identification given was: [A meteorite emitting a seven-colored light from within]
This meteorite felt warm to the touch, and some patterns could be seen on its surface.
But Li Wei couldn't discern what they were.
Perhaps he could ask Steven?
He believed Steven would definitely be interested in this kind of stone.
"Good luck, you actually dug up a meteorite." A cheerful male voice caught Li Wei's attention.
Wearing glasses, a safety helmet, and work clothes, with a shovel slung over his shoulder, he was a living, breathing miner.
Steven and he must have a lot in common.
As Li Wei pondered, the young man laughed heartily, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad guy. I'm Piao Tai, the Gym Leader of Oreburgh City."
Saying that, Piao Tai even showed off his Gym badge on his sleeve.
"Actually, I came over because I saw the Lucario next to you, and then I noticed you had dug up a meteorite."
From afar, Piao Tai had noticed this excellently bred Lucario and unconsciously went forward to strike up a conversation.
Hearing his self-introduction, Li Wei looked closely, and this young man with a smudged face indeed looked very much like Piao Tai.
Like Brock, Piao Tai is also a Rock Gym Leader.
Li Wei extended his hand to him, "Li Wei, I didn't dig it; I just picked it up."
Piao Tai quickly took off his gloves, shook Li Wei's hand, and laughed, "That means you have good luck."
Li Wei thought for a moment, arriving in the longed-for Pokémon world, living with Pokemon, and then the system appeared.
Everything that has happened so far...
It can be called a miracle, and there is also an element of luck.
"My luck is pretty good."
...
"Is your family in the Breeding House business?"
Piao Tai rarely watches video websites; he's either stationed at the Gym or in the Oreburgh Mine, so he didn't recognize Li Wei.
"My sister is an ancient researcher, though."
As Li Wei and Piao Tai chatted idly, someone in the distance shouted, "Piao Tai, come quickly, there's a discovery!"
"Sorry, I have to go help. Let's chat another time."
Piao Tai and Li Wei added each other on Line.
Then Piao Tai ran towards his companion.
Li Wei had no intention of joining the fun.
It was nothing more than ancient fossils or ores.
Could they possibly dig out a Ting-Lu?
"Metagross, let's go!"
The Silver Metagross was simply too dazzling in the sunlight.
Watching Li Wei ride on Metagross and leave, Piao Tai blinked, momentarily stunned.
"A Silver Metagross?! I feel like I've met someone incredible. Forget it, I'll find out later."
...
Ever since he got the system, Li Wei had lost interest in games, shopping, and other pleasures.
His only social interaction was probably in Red's chat group, where he would join in the fun.
Watching the competition yesterday and going to the outdoor movie in the early morning were some of Li Wei's few resting times.
Li Wei landed safely at the Breeding Center.
"Little Boss."
"Xiao Wei Ge!"
Everything at the Breeding Center was normal; it wouldn't stop functioning just because Li Wei was gone.
"You guys go train yourselves."
"Lucario!"
Li Wei learned a particularly important point from Qinglv: let Pokemon train themselves.
Qinglv was even more outrageous; he directly let Alakazam act as a Trainer to hold down the Viridian Gym and battle Trainers.
Qinglv, meanwhile, could happily go battle Red or do research with Professor Oak.
He lived a very comfortable life.
These were all Qinglv's advanced experiences.
As for whether Pokemon can truly train independently?
Can they become stronger by training?
Li Wei didn't care.
Even if they couldn't get stronger, Li Wei would still raise them.
As of today, Lucario and the others have already become part of Li Wei's family.
Passing by the warehouse, Li Wei glanced inside.
The old man was studying a batch of newly arrived materials, while Li Wei's father was holding a handful and sniffing it.
"Grandpa, Dad."
The old man glanced at him, nodded, and continued to study the materials.
His father was much more enthusiastic, "Son, you're back? It's just time to groom and bathe Eevee; you go."
Heh, men.
"Alright."
His father's face was full of the expression, "I want to slack off," clearly very excited about throwing this major problem to Li Wei.
Not only did Li Wei complain, but the old man also gave Comrade Leon a glare, his face full of the expression that he was a lost cause.
Fortunately, Li Wei wasn't a lost cause after all.
The old man put away the thought of beating his son.
Spring has come, and everything is recovering.
After the weather warms up, it's not only the breeding season for Pokemon but also the shedding season.
Eevee will also start shedding, so it's time to groom Eevee's fur.
Eevee can't do it alone.
Although Eevee also licks its own fur, it can't completely solve the problem.
If Eevee's fur is messy, it not only affects its appearance but also is not conducive to breeding.
Especially since all eight Eevee in Li Wei's home are free-range, it's inevitable that sand and dirt will be hidden in their fur.
This was a major project.
Fortunately, with his intermediate affinity, the Eevee were relatively close to Li Wei.
Watching Li Wei easily pick up an Eevee,
Xiao Meng Jie looked bewildered, "What's going on?! Little Eevee, you usually don't let me hold you!"
Xiao Meng Jie also participated in Eevee's daily management.
The EeveeLi Wei happened to pick up was relatively tsundere and never let anyone hold it.
Looking at Eevee again, it was now softly leaning against Li Wei's chest, its ears twitching.
"Bui~"
Even its Growl changed.
She cried to Eevee, "Eevee, you've changed!"
Li Wei couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Meng Jie, I'll leave the Eevee grooming to you."
"Leave it to me!"
Li Wei put on an apron and began to bathe Eevee.
The general process was the same as bathing Glameow; it was just that the shower gel used was different.
However, Eevee preferred a higher temperature, requiring 43-degree water.
A steady stream of water wet Eevee's fur, and Li Wei's palm gently supported Eevee's chin, stroking it softly.
Eevee squinted its eyes, purring comfortably.
Watching this scene, Xiao Meng Jie sighed, "Xiao Wei, you're really amazing! We can't even bathe Little Eevee."
Xiao Meng felt that as soon as Li Wei got involved, this Eevee's tsundere nature changed.