harleyscars Chapter 318 Super Fruit Recipe, Xiaoxia's Acceptance of Serena.
Chapter 318 Super Fruit Recipe, Xiaoxia's Acceptance of Serena.
Chapter 318 Super Fruit Recipe, Xiaoxia's Acceptance of Serena.
Besides Nana and the others, Misty and Serena were also happy for Ash, as this Snorlax was clearly different from the average Snorlax just by looking at it.
Wild Pokémon rarely surpass the advanced level, but this Snorlax is at the Elite High level, which is enough to prove how powerful its talent is.
In addition to its special ability to store berries and its super-fast movement unlike Snorlax, if Ash were to train it, it would probably be a main-class Pokémon that is no less powerful than Charizard and Gardevoir!
These kinds of Pokémon are extremely rare to encounter, and Ash's luck is off the charts again!
"Thank you, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, the wealth accumulated by generations of people on this island would probably have vanished today. By the way, we still don't know your name." One of the staff members came up to thank Xiaozhi and asked him his name.
"You're welcome. My name is Ash, and I'm from Pallet Town. I came to the Fruit Islands to buy some berries, and I just happened to come across this situation, so of course I can't just sit idly by!" Apart from Nana, who knows a little about the outside news, the people on the Fruit Islands are generally not very well-informed about what's going on outside.
So they didn't know Ash. At most, they felt that Ash looked familiar, or perhaps they had glanced at a picture of Ash somewhere, but they forgot about him in the blink of an eye.
Even if the Four Heavenly Kings appeared here, these staff members probably wouldn't recognize them.
So when Ash announced his name, it didn't cause much of a stir; everyone was still just very enthusiastic towards Ash because of his help.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhi felt a mix of disappointment and joy. He was disappointed because his fame had not yet reached the point where everyone knew him, and he was happy for the same reason.
This way, he wouldn't have to hide himself on the Seven Fruit Islands anymore. If these people were as fanatical as the outsiders, he would have to change his identity, which would be quite troublesome.
After chatting with Ash for a while, Nana took the initiative to take Ash to the central island of the Seven Fruit Islands to buy berries. The Seven Fruit Islands have some good berries other than the berry, but there are not many of them. This is not only because the Seven Fruit Islands mainly focus on planting berries, but also because other berries are not easy to grow.
Different fruit trees have strict requirements for planting environment, soil, weather and other factors. Even experienced technicians cannot guarantee that the fruit trees will survive every time. That is why it is said that the fruit seven islands can achieve such a scale thanks to the efforts of generations of people on the fruit seven islands.
Unlike other fruits, the trunks of the tree fruit trees do not wither as easily. As long as they can be successfully planted, and there are no particularly harsh environmental factors, they can generally maintain flowering and fruiting for more than five years. By then, new tree fruit trees will have already been planted.
Over time, even though the fruit trees were difficult to cultivate, the accumulation of generations eventually filled the entire Fruit Seven Island with fruit trees covering the mountains and fields.
Ash and his friends arrived at the center of the Seven Fruit Islands. This place was said to have planted some other fruits, but in small quantities. However, when they arrived, they learned that the small quantity was relative to the Berry Berry; in fact, there were quite a few other fruits as well!
Moreover, it has almost every kind of fruit imaginable, from the fire-resistant Choco Fruit to the paralyzing Cherry Fruit.
Ash needs berries like Dragonberry and Lycheeberry, which can help Pokémon improve their six stats.
The effect of Dragon Sun Fruit is that when a Pokémon's HP drops to about a quarter, it will help the Pokémon increase its defense by one level. This effect is available when the Pokémon is carried. If the Pokémon is eaten directly, its defense will be permanently increased.
However, the improvement is quite small. Unless you eat Dragon Sun Fruit as your main meal, the effect is only so-so. It's better to train a little more and take a few more hits.
Dragon fruit is extremely expensive, with one dragon fruit costing as much as 20,000 yuan, which is forty times the price of a pomelo!
Therefore, even the wealthiest person would find it difficult to afford to buy dragon fruit as a staple food.
Xiao Zhi's bottle of rosemary only costs 68,800 yuan, and its effects are not one-time use, but can be used continuously for a period of time. Even so, it is still in short supply and has become priceless.
This dragon fruit, worth 20,000 yuan, is so rare that even eating one a day is a luxury, let alone using it as a staple food. You might not be able to buy it even if you have the money.
Therefore, dragon fruit is not eaten directly, but is made into a medicinal or food supplement after being combined with various other medicines.
When combined with other medications or supplements, the maximum efficacy of Longqing fruit can be achieved, even reaching 120% of its effectiveness.
In addition to instantly increasing defense, it can also make Pokémon's defense training twice as effective for a period of time, which is similar to Ash's Strange Rosemary.
However, Ash's Rosemary provides an all-around boost to Pokémon training, while Dragon Berry only increases defense. Relatively speaking, its overall effectiveness is somewhat lacking, and it can only be used for specialized training. For example, for Pokémon that strongly need defense, Dragon Berry-based supplementary medicines and foods are very suitable.
Besides, recipes for dishes and medicines made with Dragon's Breath Fruit remain a mystery to many. The common recipes circulating in the market can at most increase the defense of the Pokémon used at one time, plus a 20% increase in defense training effect over two days.
This recipe is just average, but it's still better than using Dragon's Breath Fruit directly. The other tree fruits are pretty much the same, all using the same recipe, but the type of enhancement varies depending on the tree fruit.
As for Xiao Zhi—he has powerful backers, which naturally refer to the big shots in the chat group. With the help of his counterparts from various parallel worlds, why would he be afraid of not having the recipe?
Before coming here, Ash had already asked the experts about the recipes for berries. One of them, named "Guolin Ash," gave the best recipe because he was a specialist in berries.
What he provided was his proprietary formula, which not only boosted the effects of berries by 50% for up to four days, but also provided twice the instantaneous boost to Pokémon compared to the formula circulating on the market. This effect was probably unmatched even by the secret formulas of various clans. Moreover, other formulas used to prepare berries would develop resistance after long-term use, and would gradually lose their powerful effects. The initial use would yield the best results.
After using it a few more times, the increase may drop from 20% to 10% or even 5%, and the time may change from two days to one day, or even to a few hours.
This is why, despite the rarity, difficulty in cultivation, and scarcity of these tree fruits, they are still available on the market.
If it could be infinitely amplified and used, even at 20,000 yuan, those wealthy people would not hesitate to sweep up all the tree fruits on the market.
However, if that kind of effect were to actually happen, then berries would probably be controlled by the League. Otherwise, the world's most powerful trainers would all be the wealthy, and ordinary trainers would find it difficult to catch up to them, even if they put in a thousand times more effort.
Finally, Ash bought ten of each of the five berries that could boost one of his abilities on the Seven Fruit Islands, which cost him a million. In addition, he also bought some other miscellaneous things like the Mushroom Berry and the Burn Berry. In total, Ash spent a total of three million.
When Serena watched Ash select over a million berries, her mouth was already wide open. When Ash selected over three million berries, her beautiful eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Serena knew that Ash was rich, as could be seen from his behavior during the trip, but she never expected that Ash was this rich!
Three million was spent just to buy a few tree fruits—well, a few hundred tree fruits, that's still outrageous. When did it become possible to spend three million to buy tree fruits?
Three million is almost ten years' worth of expenses for a normal family! Without considering raising Pokémon or buying Pokémon-related items, it's enough for a family of three to live on for more than ten years!
Although Serena's family wasn't exactly poor—after all, if they were poor, they wouldn't be able to travel, let alone raise elves—three million was still an astronomical figure!
She only gets 20,000 yuan a month in pocket money. This is after she started traveling, her mother was worried that she wouldn't have enough to spend while she was away. Before she started traveling, she only got about 3,000 yuan a month in pocket money.
However, the increased allowance could only buy one berry—this made Serena realize the gap between herself and Ash, not just the difference in trainers, but also the vast difference in wealth.
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No wonder Ash didn't even care about the money from selling those crystals. Even if he sold all the crystals he brought out, it would only amount to a few hundred thousand, less than a million. For Ash, that's not even a third of what he spent on one occasion.
Misty noticed Serena's low spirits and quietly went to her side, whispering in her ear, "Don't worry about it, Serena. Ash's family isn't actually that well-off. The reason he's where he is now is entirely due to Ash's own talent, hard work, and opportunities."
"To be honest, as long as you travel with Ash, you'll have everything you need. Even if you feel like you're far behind him now, it doesn't matter. As long as you keep looking at his back and work hard, you'll definitely be able to stand next to him one day. A temporary gap isn't scary; what's scary is completely losing confidence in yourself."
A soft breeze brushed against Serena's ear, making her delicate earlobe feel a little ticklish, but none of this was as shocking as what Xiaoxia had said to her.
She looked at Xiaoxia with disbelief, her big eyes filled with confusion, as if she didn't understand why Xiaoxia would say such a thing. Xiaoxia looked at Serena's expression and gave a helpless smile: "Are you wondering why I, as Xiaozhi's girlfriend, would say such a thing to you? Actually, I know. You should be considered my potential rival in love. You spent time with Xiaozhi when you were young, and you also met Xiaozhi by chance while traveling. If I hadn't confessed to Xiaozhi first, maybe Xiaozhi would have been won over."
"After all, Serena is gentle and kind, smart and brave, just like Ash—that's probably why I can't bear to see you make that face. But I have no intention of giving Ash to you~ If you want him, go and take him yourself." Misty winked playfully and said.
Serena waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "I... I didn't mean to steal it!"
Her cheeks flushed instantly, her voice trembled with panic, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes. "I never thought of competing with you—I'm already very content to see Xiaozhi again and to travel with you all."
After saying this, Serena's heart inexplicably quickened. Though she said she wouldn't compete, a quiet sense of relief rose within her—
Fortunately, Misty didn't harbor any hostility towards her; instead, she was willing to speak honestly with her. She was also fortunate to be able to remain in the team with Ash as a partner.
But deep down, in some corner of my heart, there was a faint hope that I dared not even think about: perhaps, as long as I stay by his side and as long as I work hard enough, will there be a slightly different possibility in the future? Even just being an important partner by his side for a long time would be enough.
Looking at the somewhat flustered person in front of her, Xiaoxia couldn't help but smile. This person was clearly her rival in love, but her behavior and the time they had spent together had somehow made Xiaoxia's hostility towards her disappear.
It's quite comfortable to be around someone as insightful as Serena, but she's unlikely to proactively remind Satoshi of Serena's needs, nor would she offer to accept Serena—even the most magnanimous woman would find it difficult to do such a thing.
However, she wouldn't strongly oppose it. If that were the case, she wouldn't have let Serena join the team in the first place. Given her relationship with Ash, Ash wouldn't have let Serena join the team if she didn't agree.
To sum up Xiaoxia's state of mind, it's simply a matter of letting things take their natural course.
"Well, don't think too much about it. Even if you want to steal him, with that blockhead of a guy, he won't notice anything unless you're direct. Let me tell you a secret, I hesitated for a whole week before I blurted out my confession to him on our first date. I was so nervous back then."
"Hey! Misty, did you confess first?" Serena looked at Misty with her pure blue eyes, seemingly wanting to find out more about the details of Misty and Ash's interactions.