...
"What do you say, Old Jiao? Can you tell anything?"
"Hey, are you trying to give me a hard time on purpose? I don't believe you can tell anything either!"
The members of the team were already used to the big shots bickering with each other.
"Grandpa, this bag isn't actually that four-dimensional treasure bag, is it?"
Jiao Xiaoyan couldn't help but wonder just how many more magical things Sister Fei Xiao had!
Seeing Fei Xiao actually pull three fishing rods out of such a small bag, everyone didn't know how to react.
"Regardless of this 'four-dimensional' thing you're talking about, this bag likely uses some kind of spatial technology, which should be identical to the Poké Ball from before."
"It seems the unknown technology that Fei Xiao possesses is far more than we anticipated."
"Hmm, although we still have no way of knowing Fei Xiao's identity, based on what we know so far, everything she says and does is trustworthy."
The two elders discussed this, and finally, they both burst into hearty laughter in unison.
They marveled at Fei Xiao's appearance and felt lucky that she had appeared in their country.
...
"Pokémon generally possess one or two different types, and most Pokémon in the water are Water-type."
At this moment, Fei Xiao was diligently explaining while fishing.
"Just like Meng Xi's Little Fire, which is a Fire and Flying-type Pokémon, while my Meloetta is Psychic and Fighting-type."
"There are also different type effectiveness relationships between the various types; for example, Water-type is effective against Fire-type, and Fire-type is effective against Bug-type, which is why Fletchinder's Fire-type move was able to effectively repel the Beedrill earlier."
(So that's it! Pokémon are actually this magical.)
(What types? Isn't this from a game?)
(Psychic-type! Could it be the Psychic powers from novels?)
(Come to think of it, how many types does Sister Fei Xiao have in total!)
Ever since people from the government started commenting, basically no one questioned what Fei Xiao said.
Although it hadn't been explicitly stated yet, everyone tacitly gave Fei Xiao an unofficial 'officially verified' label.
Moreover, with the support of a certain wealthy woman behind the scenes, the live stream's popularity had surged by hundreds of thousands in just a single day, and it was even showing signs of breaking the hundred-million mark.
"I see!" Lin Siyu nodded thoughtfully.
"There are currently 18 known types: Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy, and Poison. As for the type effectiveness relationships, we'll discuss them in detail another time."
"Eh? It's here! Hahaha, take the bait!"
Just as Fei Xiao finished speaking, Lin Siyu let out a cheer.
Hey!
With a burst of effort, a red figure was successfully pulled out of the water.
It was a carp with a golden, crown-shaped fin on its head, which was its distinctive mark. It had large, dull eyes with tiny pupils and catfish-like whiskers on both sides of its face.
"It really is a Pokémon. Let me see the name of this Pokémon..." Lin Siyu began searching through the pokédex.
However, before she could find it, Fei Xiao gave the answer.
"This one is called a Magikarp, a very classic Water-type Pokémon."
"Oh? Is it strong?" Lin Siyu continued to ask.
"Uh..." Fei Xiao suddenly didn't want to dampen the other's enthusiasm.
But Meng Xi took the pokédex and stated the truth directly.
"Magikarp is known as the weakest Pokémon. However, it possesses extremely tenacious vitality and can survive even in harsh water environments."
Lin Siyu: ( ﾟ Д ﾟ )
She caught the weakest Pokémon on her first fishing attempt? She really should have checked the almanac before leaving today.
"Ahem, well, you don't have to be so disappointed; Magikarp actually isn't that bad."
"Ah?" Lin Siyu looked at Fei Xiao with dull eyes, seemingly wanting to hear how Fei Xiao would comfort her and justify the 'weakest' Pokémon.
"Really! Magikarp's strength is indeed not great, but after it evolves, it becomes completely different!"
"After Magikarp evolves?"
"That's right, have you heard of the carp leaping over the dragon gate? It's pretty much the same principle after Magikarp evolves; its entire body will undergo a qualitative transformation."
Upon hearing this, Lin Siyu's eyes sparkled once again, and she looked excited.
(What does that mean? What is this new word 'evolve'? Does it mean growing up?)
(I don't know what evolve means, but is Sister Fei Xiao saying that Magikarp will ascend and turn into a dragon in the future?)
(A dragon? Is that for real? Is it a Dragon-type Pokémon?)
(The future of the weakest Pokémon is actually this terrifying?)
"Uh, it does have 'dragon' in its name, it's called Gyarados, but it really isn't a Dragon-type."
There's no helping it; it can use Dragon Dance, has the appearance of a dragon, and looks more like a Dragon-type Pokémon than a certain Pokémon that can't use Dragon Dance, yet it just isn't a Dragon-type.
"That's so cool! That's fine then, how can it evolve?"
"Pokémon evolve as they slowly grow or as their level increases to a certain point. The level required for Magikarp isn't very high, but..."
"But what?" The Little Loli's heart tightened; it wouldn't be another trap, would it?
"Pokémon either grow slowly as I mentioned before, or they quickly increase their level and strength through battling other Pokémon. As for Magikarp..."
Everyone who understands, understands; who could the weakest Pokémon possibly beat?
Then it can only evolve on its own, but how long would that take, and it's not even certain if it can evolve at all.
(Carp leaping over the dragon gate! I think I've seen Magikarp in the lake by my field; brothers, I'm going to find a dragon!)
(Hahaha, the Streamer just experienced a roller coaster of emotions!)
(The Streamer's luck really is something else! Hahaha!)
"Damn it! Then, Sister Fei Xiao, can I braise this carp?"
"Magikarp is all bones; it has no meat."
Lin Siyu stared at the Magikarp flopping incessantly on the ground and, in the end, had no choice but to release it back into the water.
"I've got a bite too!" Meng Xi's fishing rod also showed movement.
After pulling up the fishing rod, she discovered that she hadn't caught a fish, but rather a clump of weeds.
"Hahaha, finally, I'm not the only unlucky one!" Seeing her best friend catch nothing, a smile appeared on Lin Siyu's face.
"Wait? There seems to be something in the weeds?"
Fei Xiao clearly noticed a flash of brilliant color amidst the green clump.
After Meng Xi peeled away the weeds, she discovered that it seemed to be a colorful scale the size of a finger.
"It seems Little Meng's luck is pretty good! This is a Prism Scale."
"Ah? This wouldn't be another good item, would it?" The smile that Lin Siyu hadn't even had for long disappeared.
"Prism Scales are considered rare. I'll keep it a secret for now and see if Little Meng has the destiny for it in the future."
The law of conservation of energy was right; smiles don't just disappear for no reason, they just transfer to someone else's face.
Meng Xi smiled and raised her eyebrows at Lin Siyu.
Lin Siyu's chest ached with anger, and she picked up her fishing rod and cast it out again.
"Damn it, watch me fish up a Gyarados and make you die of envy!"
"That's a nice thought, but reality is bitter. You should give up on the idea of fishing up a Gyarados," Fei Xiao replied leisurely.
"Why? How can a person have no dreams?" Lin Siyu didn't believe it, playing the card of 'my fate is up to me, not the heavens'.
"No, this is a matter of common sense. What normal person can fish up a Gyarados? Besides, a Gyarados's temper is not to be trifled with. So..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fei Xiao suddenly felt that a fish had taken the bait.
"Hey! It's quite heavy; looks like a big one!"
Fei Xiao excitedly struggled with the big one in the lake.
She had thought about letting out some line to struggle, but...
"Get up here!"
One force breaks all techniques; she didn't give the opponent a chance at all.
Splash!
A massive blue figure was just like that, forcibly pulled out of the water by Fei Xiao.
However, looking at the Pokémon in front of them, everyone was simply stunned?
Everyone: Σ(っ °Д °;)っ
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