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Gardenia stared blankly at her fallen Breloom.
As a Grass-type specialist, she understood Breloom's habits and combat patterns better than anyone.
But her opponent's flashy maneuver caught Gardenia completely off guard.
"Using a Toxic Orb to trigger Breloom's Poison Heal ability?" Gardenia murmured.
"What a bold concept!"
In reality, some trainers had proposed Breloom's Poison Heal strategy, but it was usually a passive tactic.
The Toxic Orb's toxicity placed enormous burden on Pokémon, and even the Poison Heal ability couldn't completely absorb it.
So Grass-type trainers generally chose Breloom with the Technician ability, enhancing its close-combat capabilities on top of Grass-type sustainability.
But right now, "Teacher Lu's" tactic seemed to open a whole new world for Gardenia.
"What if I use Leech Seed's sustain effect to offset the Toxic Orb's toxicity?"
Gardenia applied this tactic to reality, her mind racing with team-building ideas.
"Then use Substitute to share the poison damage. Poison Heal can completely absorb the Toxic Orb's toxicity!"
"Leech Seed, Toxic, Toxic Orb, Substitute... what an audacious breeding method!"
Gardenia's face flushed with fervor. "This tactic can definitely be applied in real battles!"
For a moment, Gardenia's breathing quickened. She clicked on Teacher Lu's homepage, eager to investigate further.
"Highest ranking... world rank seven!?"
Gardenia's eyes widened instantly.
Glancing at the fan group she'd just joined, Gardenia's expression shifted.
"Red, Mr. Red is actually here!"
"And Champion Green!"
"Even those two are Teacher Lu's fans!?"
Gardenia felt somewhat apprehensive, murmuring, "Such a famous Grass-type master, Miss Erika should know him, right?"
"This year's Type Specialist Tournament, I wonder if I can ask him for advice..."
Opening her Poké Ball, red light flashed.
Gardenia looked at her other Breloom with the Poison Heal ability, carefully replaying the battle in her mind.
"So he wasn't deliberately taunting. The essence of the Poison Heal tactic is just like that..."
Gardenia's eyes regained their determination as she gripped her Poké Ball tightly.
"I still need to work harder!"
After gloriously logging off, Lu Ye's stream subscriber count reached 70,000.
In just one evening, Lu Ye earned nearly 2,000 yuan in donations.
Although the actual income needed a separate calculation, it was enough for Lu Ye to reward himself.
Taking a can of cola from the mini-fridge, Lu Ye popped it open with a hiss and lazily reclined in his gaming chair.
"System, check remaining BP points!"
[BP Points: 970]
Thanks to excellent entertainment value, Lu Ye gained nearly 200 BP points. Before long, he could do another ten-pull.
Entering his room partition, Gastly still floated attentively over the breeding manual, studying seriously.
Like a strict teacher, Gastly stared at the document with a solemn expression, its misty black claw holding an Oran Berry.
"Kekeke!"
As if reading some brilliant insight, Gastly nodded with satisfaction and chomped the Oran Berry in one bite, juice splattering everywhere.
Lu Ye's expression grew increasingly strange.
Good grief, using academic papers as a meal accompaniment!
Hearing movement, the black mist suddenly converged.
Gastly turned around in surprise, immediately grinning widely and extending its tongue toward Lu Ye.
"Kekeke~!"
Lu Ye tried touching Gastly's head, only to find his hand passed through the black mist. His fingertips felt a chill and numbing sensation.
Suddenly, the system's emotionless announcement rang in Lu Ye's ear.
[Gastly: A thin gaseous lifeform. If enveloped by its gas, even an elephant will collapse within ten minutes.]
Lu Ye's expression changed. "Damn, why didn't you say this earlier?"
Fortunately, Gastly liked Lu Ye's touch and consciously controlled its toxins, transforming into a gas cloud that circled around Lu Ye's palm.
Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Want some midnight snack?"
Gastly widened its large saucer-like eyes and blinked.
Gastly: (⊙⊙)
"Here, take the phone and order yourself."
Lu Ye handed the phone to Gastly while retrieving the saliva-soaked document.
Glancing at [Gastly Breeding Manual], Lu Ye said in surprise, "Good boy, you even took notes!?"
"Kekeke!" Gastly held the phone in its mouth, proudly raising its head.
Earlier, Lu Ye had half-jokingly asked Gastly to mark out the Confuse Ray usage methods.
In less than two hours, the manual was covered with wet, sticky saliva underlines, all annotations Gastly made itself!
"You little rascal, you're a genuine genius!"
"Kekeke~~(`)!"
Lu Ye didn't mind much, returning the breeding manual to its place with a laugh and curse.
"Stop grinning foolishly. Go order takeout!"
Move training definitely wasn't accomplished overnight.
Mastering Confuse Ray in two hours was obviously wishful thinking.
Fortunately, Lu Ye didn't have high expectations for Gastly. His main goal was saving on electricity bills...
"Kekeke!"
Gastly carefully placed the phone on the table, eyes gleaming as it stared at the dazzling array of delicacies on the interface, slurping as it sucked its drool back in.
But it still couldn't help showing a perverted smile, extending its long tongue to lick the Farfetch'd on the menu.
Gastly: (´﹃`)
"Farfetch'd? We had that last time. Let's change flavours."
Lu Ye rubbed his chin. "How about barbecue? This place's lamb skewers have pretty good reviews."
Gastly: (๑´ㅂ`๑)
Gastly's eyes lit up, indicating agreement.
"Extra spicy, cumin, ice-cold beer... all set!"
Half an hour later, Lu Ye set up a table by the window.
The evening breeze blew gently. The table full of fragrant skewers made one's mouth water.
Gastly washed them down with Moomoo Milk, its face flushed red from spice, yet still frantically licking the glistening skewers.
"Eat slowly. Nobody's competing with you!"
"Sssss~~~keke!"
Though a spiritual entity, after devouring the skewers, the black mist around Gastly visibly condensed.
Come to think of it, these skewers tasted pretty good. Might even be Wooloo...
Taking a sip of ice-cold beer, Lu Ye smiled. "How did you end up appearing here anyway?"
"From what I read online, Gastly's habitat isn't urban areas."
Gastly's movements paused. It looked up silently for a moment, then buried its head into the pile of lamb skewers.
"Don't want to say?"
Lu Ye gently poked at Gastly's surrounding black mist and smiled.
"It's okay. From now on, we're family."
The evening breeze blew. Gastly suddenly raised its head; even its eyes became wavy, deeply moved.
"Kekeke~(;Д`)!"
"Don't wipe your snot on my clothes! Stop, don't!"
Lu Ye, who nearly got enveloped by Gastly and experienced being a "suffocating African elephant," narrowly escaped.
Taking out that suspicious blue beverage [Speed Enhancer (Enhanced Version)] from the cabinet, he designated it as Gastly's breakfast tomorrow.
Lu Ye settled Gastly on the ceiling as its resting bed.
Must admit, opening his eyes each morning to see a grinning ghost gave Lu Ye quite a sense of security.
"Lights off, Gastly."
"Kekeke!"
Following Lu Ye's command, Gastly cut the room's power.
But even Lu Ye didn't notice that after he fell asleep, a faint glow slowly appeared around Gastly, circling like fireflies.
This was precisely what Lu Ye had asked Gastly to master this morning: Confuse Ray!