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So the Slugs knew the habits of the Nightjars and waited for them to go out hunting before stealing their eggs. But according to their companions, there should only be one nest here. How come there are so many nests all of a sudden?
"Niu." Niu pointed to one of its companions and told it to go up the tree. Niu, who had been assigned the task, stuck its claws into the tree trunk and climbed up little by little. Soon it reached the bird's nest and saw several eggs inside.
Niu La was puzzled because she had always lived in the snowy mountains and had seen elf eggs, but she had never seen chicken eggs before. After all, the climate in the snowy mountains was so cold that there would be no chickens living here, so she had never seen chicken eggs before.
The four Slugs under the tree stared blankly at the Slug up in the tree, wondering what it was doing, dawdling around like that.
Hearing their calls, the Slug in the tree picked up the bird's nest and quickly climbed down, giving the eggs inside to its companions.
The Sneasels were stunned when they saw the eggs. It was the first time they had ever seen eggs. They were much smaller than elf eggs, but they were still eggs. One Sneasel picked up an egg and gently tapped it with its sharp claws, instantly cracking it open and splattering egg white everywhere.
"accustomed to!!"
Upon seeing the splattered egg liquid, Niu La immediately realized that it really was an egg and began to suck it up, the wonderful taste sweeping through its entire mouth.
The other Sneasels, seeing that the eggs were edible, also picked them up, cracked them open, and began to suck out the contents. The eggs tasted similar to the elf eggs, which suited their palates perfectly. There were also some tree fruits in the bird's nest.
Immediately, the Slugs realized they had been struck by good fortune. After finishing the food in one bird's nest, they started taking down another nest and eating with great relish.
"It seems the research wasn't entirely correct. These snares didn't hesitate at all to eat such an obvious trap. They're not very smart after all," Xiao Mao sighed.
Xiao Mao is like a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of an starving man. If you let him go hungry for a few days, and let him eat one meal but not nine, he won't say such things about Niu La when he sees food again.
"Eat up, eat up, eat more." Xiao Mao didn't plan to do anything because he had placed a few Sleep Berries in the bag. If the Pokémon ate too many of these berries, they would gradually fall asleep. Once the Sneasels were asleep, he could just capture them.
Soon, the five Sneasels finished eating the food that Shigeru had prepared. However, things did not go as Shigeru had expected. Of the five Sneasels, only four fell asleep, while the Sneasel with the potential to become an Elite Four member was not asleep.
The reason is that the taste of the Sleep Fruit is not to Sneasel's liking. As the leader, this potential Elite Four member Sneasel naturally lets its subordinates eat the unpalatable things, while it naturally eats the more delicious eggs, so it was not affected by the Sleep Fruit.
However, the other four Sneasels were all asleep, which puzzled the leader Sneasel. Even if they were sleeping, they should return to their cave first. Although the Dark-type Sneasel had a bad personality, these four little brothers were its only means of survival, so it certainly couldn't ignore them.
The snail tried to wake its companions, but no matter how it called, the four snails seemed to be fast asleep and couldn't be woken up. If they weren't breathing, one would have thought that the four snails had gone to see their great-grandmother.
"No need to call, your companion is fine, he's just asleep." A voice came from behind.
"accustomed to!"
Sneasel immediately turned its head and saw Gary and Eevee. It immediately became wary. As a highly intelligent Pokémon, Sneasel was well aware of the dangers of humans. There were still many trainers who came here to find Pokémon in order to catch Ice-type Pokémon. Sneasel had also seen humans before.
“Sneasel, let’s fight. If you beat me, I’ll leave this place and give you plenty of food. But if you lose, you’ll have to come with me. As for your subordinates, I can also prepare food for them,” said Shigeru.
Gary had considered keeping the Sneasel along with the trainers, but decided against it. He reasoned that Sneasel was cunning and treacherous, and would definitely cause trouble if a trainer didn't trust it. It was safest to leave the Sneasel here.
"Sneasel!" Sneasel looked at Eevee next to Gary and saw that Eevee was so short and not strong. It thought it had a good chance of winning, so it nodded and agreed to battle Gary.
"Ibrahimovic, you're in charge of dealing with him," said Shigeru.
“Buyi”.
Eevee immediately jumped out. Although it wasn't afraid of the cold, it didn't want to stay in the snow any longer and would hurry back to a warm place.
Whoosh! !
Sneasel suddenly charged toward Eevee, leaving a trail of white light behind it; this must have been a flash of lightning.
boom! !
Unprepared, Eevee was knocked away by Sneasel. It landed in the snow, quite disgruntled, its breath steaming as it prepared to unleash Flamethrower. Upon seeing the flames, Sneasel immediately ran to the side.
boom! !
The large, fiery explosion landed on the snow and shattered. Although it didn't hit Sneasel, the heat from the explosion still affected it.
"Sneasel!" Seeing the terrifying power of the giant flame, Sneasel dared not approach Eevee again and unleashed a ranged attack with Ice Wind. Eevee then used Thunderbolt, instantly tearing Ice Wind apart with lightning. Thunderbolt struck Sneasel, knocking it to the ground.
The difference in level between the two is too great. Sneasel's special attack ability is already low, so fighting it with special attack moves would be suicidal.
Shigeru took out a Poké Ball and threw it at Sneasel, successfully catching it.
Xiao Mao also took the opportunity to check the attributes of this Sneasel.
【Elf: Sneasel♂】
[Attribute: evil, ice]
【Level: 35】
[Potential: King]
【Characteristic: Mental Strength (Possesses a trained mind that does not flinch in the face of an opponent's attacks, nor waver in the face of intimidation.)】
[Skills: Grab, Glare, Taunt, Quick Attack, Metal Claw, Freezing Wind, Wild Scratches.]
【Intimacy Level: 65 (Maximum 255)】
"The affinity is really low. No wonder it's a notoriously difficult Dark-type Pokémon to tame," said Gary.
Dark-type Pokémon are notoriously difficult to tame, but if a trainer does manage to tame them, they will be extremely loyal to their trainer. Therefore, Dark-type Pokémon are not suitable for novice trainers. Even for an experienced trainer like Gary, it will take some time to train Dark-type Pokémon.
214: The Real-Life Slugs
"Come out."
After reading Sneasel's attributes, Shigeru released Sneasel.
While Sneasel was still unconscious, Shigeru treated it on the spot, spraying it with a full-recovery medicine, and then silently waited for Sneasel to wake up.
However, while Niu La remained asleep, its four underlings awoke from their slumber. Upon seeing a human appear beside their leader, they all looked over, their eyes filled with confusion.
“I have subdued your leader. When he wakes up later, he will say goodbye to you,” Xiao Mao said.
Although he could use the items rewarded by the system to maximize Sneasel's intimacy with him, Shigeru didn't want to do that. He planned to have Sneasel say goodbye to its little brothers, which would increase intimacy a little and reduce the need for items.
"By the way, without your leader, hunting will probably be a lot of trouble. You can take these foods." Xiao Mao took out a bunch of bottles and jars, all filled with Pokémon food, which wild Pokémon can also eat.
The four Sneasels looked at each other, and the highest-level Sneasel stepped forward. After looking at the food that Gary had given them and tasting it a few times to make sure it was edible, it called to its three companions and they took all the Pokémon feed. Then they planned to slip away.
"Huh? Aren't you planning to say goodbye to the leader?" Xiao Mao asked, puzzled.
"accustomed to!!!"
The four Slugs shook their heads in unison, not intending to say goodbye to their leader. Although the Slugs travel in groups, they would abandon any member of the group if something happened to them, even if that member was the leader.
In any case, the Sneasel is almost invincible in this snowy mountain area; if there is one less of its kind, they can get more food.
Xiao Mao was a little at a loss for words. Dark-type Pokémon do have this habit, but the leader, Sneasel, hadn't abandoned these four Sneasel just now. Now, on the contrary, he was abandoned by these four Sneasel. It's really a sad story.
However, upon closer reflection, if Sneasel is too attached to its little brothers, it will often miss them even when they are by its side. So severing the relationship like this is not a bad thing.
“When your leader wakes up, just talk to him and I can send you even more delicious food,” Xiao Mao said.
Upon hearing that there was more food, the four Slugs immediately nodded in agreement. They didn't even have the thought of resisting, because if Gary could defeat their leader, they wouldn't fight back.
The four Sneasels weren't idle either. While waiting, they ate the Pokémon food that Gary had given them. This Pokémon food was their staple food and could completely fill their stomachs.
About ten minutes later, the leader, Niu La, woke up. Feeling somewhat weak, Niu La looked up and saw his four underlings feasting.
"accustomed to?"
Leader Niu La looked puzzled, not understanding why his underlings were eating, completely ignoring their leader.
"accustomed to!!"
“Xiao Xiao!!”
"Haunting...!"
The four Sneasels saw that their leader had woken up and greeted him. They all looked at Shigeru, indicating that they could leave.
"Alright, you can leave if you want," Xiao Mao said.
The four Slugs, carrying the food, happily left, showing no mercy to their leader.
The leader, Sneasel, was dumbfounded. His little brother had just abandoned him like that. The key point was that they were a team, while Gary and Eevee were just two people. Didn't they plan to fight back?
"It seems your underlings don't really respect you as their leader. They abandoned you for a little food," Xiao Mao said.
“Niu…” Niu was in a bad mood. She had been worried about their safety at first, but when she fainted, they sold her out.
Although I'm a bit domineering in the team, I always share the soup with them when we eat meat. They're such an ungrateful bunch of ungrateful little devils.
"Don't be sad. Follow me, and I'll take good care of you. You won't have to go hungry anymore," Xiao Mao said.
NiuLa looked at XiaoMao and thought that the human in front of him was kind-hearted enough to even give his henchmen food. At least he could be sure that he wouldn't go hungry if he followed XiaoMao.
"Sneasel." Sneasel nodded to Gary, acknowledging Gary's identity as a trainer.
Xiao Mao smiled and checked the attributes of the Sneasel.
[Pokémon: Sneasel]
[Attribute: evil, ice]
【Level: 35】
[Potential: King]
【Characteristic: Mental Strength (Possesses a trained mind that does not flinch in the face of an opponent's attacks, nor waver in the face of intimidation.)】
[Skills: Grab, Glare, Taunt, Quick Attack, Metal Claw, Freezing Wind, Wild Scratches.]
【Intimacy Level: 70 (Maximum 255)】
After reading Sneasel's attributes, Gary fell silent.
I spent so much time trying to impress Nyx and make our intimacy level skyrocket, but all that effort only resulted in a 5-point increase in intimacy.
"Here, put this in your storage space. I'm going to teach you a skill." Xiao Mao took out the Soothing Bell.
"accustomed to?"
Looking at the Soothing Bell, Sneasel was certain that it was inedible, but it was smart enough to trust that Gary wouldn't harm it, so it put the Soothing Bell into its carrying space.
Shigeru grabbed Sneasel's arm and began teaching it skills. In a short time, he taught it a bunch of skills, and Sneasel mastered 5 of them.
"accustomed to...!!"
Like Heracross, Sneasel was stunned to have mastered so many skills in an instant. If it could have mastered these Pokémon earlier, it would have dominated these areas instead of having to come out every night to steal bird eggs.
"Let's go back to the city."
Looking at the time, it was almost midnight. Shigeru didn't plan to go back to Yoshihana City and decided to fly directly to Kikyo City.
After dismantling and tidying up the tent, under Sneasel's astonished gaze, he released Articuno and flew into the sky with Sneasel.
As an Ice-type Pokémon, I know a bit about the legend of Articuno. After all, Pokémon are intelligent, and when they are raising their offspring, they will tell them what they have seen and heard.