Chapter 89 Restrictions_1

Meanwhile, Father Fang also saw Fang Yuan and Eevee and asked,

"How was it, any gains from yesterday's training, tired or not?"

"We are fine..."

Fang Yuan answered, then crouched in front of the coffee table, his gaze meeting with the single eye of the Little Magnetic Monster...

The Little Magnetic Monsters, these Pokémon, have only one eye located at the center of their spherical bodies.

"Magnemite..."

Upon making eye contact with Fang Yuan, the Little Magnetic Monster nervously made a sound.

It seems quite shy...

"Don't be nervous, I'm very friendly, right, Eevee?" Fang Yuan said with a smile to the Little Magnetic Monster.

"Bwoo..."

Eevee had a full head of black lines.

However, in front of other Pokémon, it had no intention of exposing Fang Yuan.

"I've already spoken with the leadership; this Little Magnetic Monster is still officially under the care of the power plant, but now it will be raised by our family," said Father Fang.

"Moreover, I've brought this back from the power plant!"

Father Fang walked to the doorway, picked up the black square device that was placed there, and said, "This is a special charger for the Little Magnetic Monster; it can be connected to the household electrical circuit, an essential item for domesticated Electric Pokémon."

Fang Yuan nodded.

Electricity is relatively cheap when compared to Eevee's food and nutritional products.

Less than half a yuan per kilowatt-hour can run an ordinary household refrigerator for 36 hours.

If the Little Magnetic Monster does not discharge frequently, doesn't undertake intense training or battles, and does not use moves, simply using electricity to maintain its life functions, it practically uses very little power—just a tiny portion of the household electricity bill.

Of course, this is purely calculated from the perspective of maintaining life functions, and since it doesn't even know how to fly yet, it's no wonder Father Fang said it wouldn't use much electricity.

"Please take good care of me," Fang Yuan extended his finger, greeting affectionately.

"Bwoo!"

Eevee also ran over, jumped onto Fang Yuan, and extended its paw.

With one more Pokémon at home, things were probably going to get livelier...

"Haha, get along well, I'm going to start cooking," Father Fang said with a laugh.

"Sure."

Fang Yuan and Eevee nodded again.

They still kept their hands in the air because the Little Magnetic Monster was hesitating there, not moving.

"Kui Yi Yi Yi Yi..."

Suddenly, the Little Magnetic Monster made a sound.

Its entire body turned red, startled by the friendly gestures of Fang Yuan and Eevee.

"Uh... this Little Magnetic Monster..."

Fang Yuan was puzzled.

Little did he know, this was the first time someone had greeted it so warmly.

In the power plant, its kind was indifferent; it could only stay in its corner alone,

Even though some of the veteran employees took great care of it, but the style of adults, unlike teenagers, was straightforward—they didn't pay much attention to the feelings of the Little Magnetic Monster.

So for the Little Magnetic Monster, Fang Yuan was indeed very special.

Uh... Eevee as well, it's just that the Little Magnetic Monster felt something, as if Eevee was hostile toward it...

"Bwoo..."

After the tense moment passed, the Little Magnetic Monster gradually calmed down, using the magnets on the left and right sides of its body to move slowly, then it touched Fang Yuan's fingertip with a magnet, finally giving Fang Yuan a response.

So tingling...

When Fang Yuan felt the weak electric current from the Little Magnetic Monster's pole, he was slightly surprised; the current wasn't painful upon contact but gave a slight tingling sensation. It seemed that the Little Magnetic Monster was still unable to control its abilities well.

Immediately after, the Little Magnetic Monster turned its other magnet toward Eevee...

After the tingling current was transmitted, Eevee suddenly jolted.

Fluffed up!

...

The arrival of the Little Magnetic Monster did not bring much change to the home.

However, for Fang Yuan personally, he still felt it was rather a pity.

He had finally gotten the chance to come in contact with a second Pokémon, but unfortunately, this Pokémon was not suitable for capture. The Little Magnetic Monster was an extremely powerful Pokémon for sure, but it was a different story if it could not manipulate electromagnetic waves.

"The chance to raise a second Pokémon has come early, but the timing is not quite right."

Fang Yuan shook his head,

The situation on Earth was different from the Pokémon World; most Pokémon had migrated from secret locations in the last few decades. Although humans had started to breed them subsequently, when compared to the number of Pokémon in the Pokémon World, there was definitely a shortage.

Therefore, on Earth, in the context of limited Pokémon resources, the Pokémon Alliance has imposed restrictions on the number of Pokémon that trainers from various countries can possess for the sustainable development of the Trainer Domain.

Fang Yuan felt that sustainability was one aspect, but there was another important factor.

The threat posed by Pokémon was not less than that of firearms. If trainers' associations in various countries allowed private mass breeding of Pokémon, it would basically be no different from hoarding military weapons.

Hence, there were legal constraints that private individuals could not breed Pokémon and could only do so after registering as trainers.

However, even with such restrictions, there were still so many lawbreakers who caused trouble with Pokémon. This tells us that trainers and Pokémon are indeed a double-edged sword. If there were no limits, and everyone could breed Pokémon at will, society would descend into chaos.

For a New Trainer like Fang Yuan, the number of Pokémon he could own was also limited. Currently, he could only capture one Pokémon. If he wanted to capture a second or third Pokémon, he would need to apply to the local Trainer Association or the public university he was attending. Only after passing various scrutinies might he be granted the qualification.

It was somewhat like a political review, but there was also a scrutiny of financial capability and annual performance for newcomers.

Even so, owning six Pokémon was the limit for ordinary trainers.

To capture more Pokémon, one would have to become a Professional Trainer. The scenario of casually capturing dozens of Pokémon like in the cartoons does not exist on Earth.

However, there are always loopholes in policies, and the laws related to trainers did have loopholes that could be exploited. For example, currently, Father Fang had brought back a Little Magnetic Monster.

Since this Little Magnetic Monster was nominally under Father Fang's company, it was considered a corporate-bred Pokémon, and Father Fang, being an employee of that company, did not count as private breeding.

This was a loophole. By exploiting this, one could start nurturing a Pokémon in advance.

After obtaining the qualification to own more Pokémon, direct capture would save many troubles.

This was also why Fang Yuan felt it was a pity; he now had the chance to interact with a second Pokémon, but he lacked the capacity to nurture a second Electric Series Pokémon.

He could barely afford to raise one Eevee, let alone talk about a second Pokémon.

This kind of loophole is only for the wealthy to exploit; now that the loophole is in front of Fang Yuan, he couldn't take advantage of it. Indeed, being poor is a sin.

In the evening, Mother Fang came home.

The family began to have dinner, and Fang Yuan and Eevee, having eaten outside in the afternoon, only had a little.

But... you can skip a meal, but not the milk.

Eevee gulped down a large can of Tree Fruit Juice Milk full of nutrition, and Fang Yuan... had a cup of Yili pure milk.

"Bwoo..."

Eevee, sipping on milk, glanced at the Little Magnetic Monster plugged into the outlet, shook its head, thinking that enjoying milk is the essence of life, lying next to the power outlet and eating electricity is just too weird.