After the Larvesta drank a bottle of milk, it narrowed its eyes and fell asleep comfortably in Xiangling's arms, radiating a gentle warmth.
Growlithe, on the other hand, had just taken a nap before and was wide awake after drinking its milk. It ran up to Millelith Captain Hongyi and stretched out its fresh little tongue to lick Hongyi's palm affectionately.
Hiroshi took a picture of this heartwarming scene for his advertising material and nodded with satisfaction.
"There is equipment in the store, and an advertising display screen will be hung up later."
"This material picture..."
"Cute pet photos with Gible, Growlithe, and Larvesta."
"This week's advertising content is set!"
Hiroshi pondered for a moment, then turned around and found that Hongyi hadn't left yet. He couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Captain Hongyi, isn't the Millelith very busy?"
Hongyi stood at attention, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "When I went home to raise the money, I took a half-day emergency leave. I wanted to ensure the little one settled in properly."
Hiroshi expressed his understanding.
Hu Tao walked over. Gible had just finished drinking and was a little sleepy, yawning widely behind her, revealing its rows of sharp teeth.
"Store Manager, I just applied for a membership card."
"How do we get into the training room?"
Hearing this, Hiroshi smiled slightly. He moved away from his seat behind the counter and pointed at the plain stone brick wall next to it.
"The door is right here."
Hu Tao: ?
Hongyi: ??
Are you sure there is a door here?!
Is it that the Boss has a problem? Or are we blind?
"Humans rely too much on their eyes," Zekrom's deep voice boomed from the ceiling, startling Hongyi and Xiangling again. "The wall is merely a suggestion of boundaries. Look closer."
Under the doubtful and extremely shocked eyes of the two guests (and the commentary of the invisible dragon), Hiroshi stepped forward and lightly touched the wall.
He knocked lightly.
Knock, knock.
Suddenly, ripples appeared on the solid stone surface, like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
An illusory door gradually solidified out of the ripples.
"Please come in, Director Hu." Hiroshi stood by the door frame and bowed slightly.
"Is this a door to a subspace?"
Hu Tao and Gible were extremely surprised and stepped forward at the same frequency.
Beep!
[Membership Card Verification Passed!]
One person and one Pokémon walked through the door, and their vision suddenly opened up.
The space inside was surprisingly many times wider than the Pokémon Home storefront they had just left.
This was essentially a Gym from the modern world, but the facilities and equipment inside were all designed specifically for Pokémon training.
Speed training tracks, attribute enhancement zones, resistance training weights.
Each functional area was separated, and there was even a shooting range, which could train the accuracy of a Pokémon's ranged skills.
Hongyi and Xiangling also hurriedly applied for new membership cards and came in with Hiroshi.
"Store Manager, this equipment is..."
Hongyi saw his Growlithe standing in front of a strange, red, box-like piece of equipment. The puppy was whimpering and barking, its tail wagging excitedly. It was obvious that it was attracted by the equipment and refused to walk away.
Hiroshi glanced at it and explained.
"Oh, that."
"It's a Magmarizer."
"There is a huge amount of lava energy stored inside. As a Fire-type Pokémon, Growlithe must have sensed the pure energy within, so it was very excited."
"But this thing only has an effect on a Magmar, allowing it to evolve into a Magmortar."
Wow!
A device for Pokémon evolution!
Is this not black technology?!
Hu Tao and Xiangling, who were listening, were stunned.
This store was simply a magic box of surprises that couldn't be opened and couldn't be seen through. It was so amazing; all kinds of incredible things were displayed casually.
"The one next to it is called an Electirizer. It is used for the evolution of Electabuzz. It can evolve into Electivire..."
Hiroshi guided the guests, who were visiting the training room for the first time, to a counter in the space on the left.
He picked up a piece of equipment that looked like a weighted bracer from the shelf.
"This is a Power Bracer."
"The breeding direction of the Gible is physical Attack and Speed."
"After wearing this piece of equipment, it will slightly improve the strength training effect of the Gible."
Hu Tao took the equipment, looking a bit dazed. "Store Manager, can this equipment only be worn in the training room?"
"So what if it is?"
"Do you want to take it home and wear it 24 hours a day?"
Hiroshi picked up another item, a Power Anklet that increased the Speed training effect, and threw it to Hongyi.
"As Pokémon in their infancy, I don't recommend that you train them too harshly."
"There must be a degree of relaxation. Just come to my place and practice for two hours every day."
Then, Hiroshi arranged for the Growlithe, now wearing the ankle weights, to get on a small treadmill.
As for the Gible, its practice involved hitting a low-hanging sandbag.
"Strike true, little earth dragon!" Zekrom encouraged from the entrance of the dimension, its voice echoing in the large hall. "Do not let the sandbag mock you!"
Before a quarter of an hour had passed, the two baby Pokémon fell down from exhaustion.
Seeing this, Hiroshi helplessly spread his hands.
"Tsk, I still overestimated the endurance of the babies and underestimated the strain caused by the equipment in my store."
Just as he said that...
Hu Tao scanned the Gible with her Pokédex and suddenly made a sound of surprise.
"My Gible has been upgraded to Lv. 3. Is the effect of training equipment so obvious?"
At this time, Gible, who was sitting slumped on the ground in front of the sandbag, gasping for air with a look of despair on its face, suddenly had some kind of bright light flash in its big eyes.
"Gib~!"
The cry was filled with excitement. It seemed to be saying: This baby is stronger!
Beep!
[Gible learned the skill 'Sand Attack'!]
The sound of the electronic mechanical voice came out of the Pokédex.
Hu Tao's mouth opened wide, surprised and happy.
"Okay, Baby Shark! You mastered a new skill so quickly! Mwah!"
She picked up the sweaty Gible and pressed her cheek against it affectionately.
"Hee hee hee..."
The Gible pretended to be disgusted and turned away its head, but then it began pushing its short and thick forelimbs on Hu Tao's chest rhythmically.
A common and classic move in cats known as "kneading" or "making biscuits."
It was used by the Gible Baby, and there was no sense of inconsistency at all.
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