Chapter 37: The Terrible but Gentle Human Traine

Next to the fire, Caterpie leader was eating steaming taro. Mark took a bite of rabbit meat from time to time, and then continued to put the rabbit meat on the fire to grill. He liked to eat this kind of grilled meat that was slightly burnt.

The man and the insect did not communicate much.

Mark was recalling Caterpie's previous performance and thinking about whether there was any room for improvement, so he didn't communicate much with Caterpie leader.

Caterpie leader was out of fear.

It thought Mark was scary, and Caterpie was scary too.

It's not just the strength that's terrifying, but also the way he fights and trains.

In just a few hours, it felt a lot of things from the actual combat training between this human trainer and Caterpie, which was an area it had never imagined since its birth and its gradual acquisition of wisdom.

I can only say that One-eyed Scyther is right, human trainers and their Pokémon partners are really scary.

On the other side of the fire, Mark went over the previous battle in his mind, took out a notebook from his backpack, and wrote a few lines of notes.

Although his memory seemed to have improved after traveling through time because he was younger, it was still safer to write some things down in a notebook.

After summarizing the key points of the battle, Mark opened the Spirit Master panel to check and found that the experience had increased from 13% to 19%, which was obviously beyond his expectations.

Mark glanced up and down, nodded slightly, and looked at Caterpie leader who was staring at the fire in a daze across from him.

"Are you curious about fire?" Mark asked.

Caterpie leader was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"hiss."

The flames releasing heat in front of it were the third time it had seen them since it was born.

In fact, it is somewhat resistant to fire. If it weren't for this terrible human trainer who asked it to sit here, it would probably have moved a long distance away.

However, it had been staying by the fire for a while, so it was no longer resistant to the flames as it was at the beginning, but instead felt a little curious.

Mark pinched his chin lightly. "Different flames have different principles. The burning wood you are watching now is essentially a violent oxidation reaction after the wood reaches its ignition point. The main component of wood is carbohydrates, which release a lot of heat during the combustion process. This is manifested in this orange flame, and then carbon dioxide and water vapor will be generated."

Looking at Caterpie leader with a puzzled expression on his face, Mark smiled.

"Sorry, I'm used to popularizing science for my Caterpie, so I'll do the same for you. But it's good for you to listen, even if it means you can gain some knowledge. I'm actually very curious about how the Pokémons use fire. Although these books record some Pokémons that can use fire, they don't record the principles of how they use fire."

Mark said as he took out several school textbooks from his backpack.

"hiss?"

Seeing Caterpie's puzzled expression, Mark explained: "These books are the school's textbooks. They contain all kinds of knowledge related to Pokémons. They are quite interesting to read. By the way, speaking of using fire, do you know if there are any Pokémons in Clear Creek Forest that can use fire?"

Caterpie leader shook his head.

Mark sighed softly, "Sure enough, there aren't any. The distribution of Pokémon in the Kingdom of Summer is similar to that in Kanto. Most of them are first-generation Pokémon, so Fire Pokémon are very rare. After all, Charmander, Charmeleon, Vulpix, Growlithe, and Incarnate are all too rare..."

Caterpie leader tilted his head, looking at Mark with curiosity and confusion, and saw Mark staring at him up and down again.

Mark said: "Come to think of it, do you usually lie down like this to rest?"

Caterpie leader nodded. Not only it, but all Caterpies rested like this.

Mark said, "In fact, the sleeping environment is very important. If you can sleep more comfortably, both your body recovery and the quality of your sleep will be greatly improved. Your [Silk Spinning] move is very powerful. Have you ever thought about weaving a hammock while sleeping?"

"hiss?"

Caterpie leader was puzzled and didn't know what the hammock Mark was talking about was.

Mark explained for several minutes before Caterpie leader gradually understood.

Then...

In just two breaths, Caterpie leader spit out an extremely strong net.

If Mark's Caterpie spits out silk threads one by one, then Caterpie leader spits out a huge web in one step.

Not only that, the shape of Caterpie leader's web can also change.

Maybe he misunderstood his expression, Caterpie leader immediately spit out another net. The previous net had a diamond structure, but this time the net was a triangular structure.

I can only say that Caterpie Leader's [Silk Spinning] skill is really powerful. If it is placed on his Spirit Master's panel, it should have some special affixes like his Caterpie's [Impact] move.

No overthinking.

Mark tied two nets to nearby trees one by one, and then put the sleeping Caterpie into one of the hammocks.

Caterpie in its sleep seemed to sense something and kept rubbing his arm with its head. Although it was upset by him in the battle not long ago, Caterpie obviously did not really hate him and would probably recover after a good night's sleep.

Well, his Caterpies are becoming more and more like human cubs.

Mark gently touched Caterpie's head, looked at the caterpillar leader who was clumsily crawling into the hammock, and said, "I'm sorry, I just mentioned the hammock. Actually, it was mainly because I wanted to make a hammock for Caterpie, but I didn't have the nerve to ask you directly, so I used some tricks on you."

Caterpie leader climbed into the hammock, feeling the swaying of the hammock while staring at Mark in confusion.

As it observed Mark's actions, for some reason, it suddenly felt that Mark was not so scary.

In addition, it also felt a certain connection between Mark and Caterpie.

Bond?

A word that the one-eyed Scythe once said to it suddenly appeared in Caterpie leader's mind. It didn't quite understand it at first, but now it seemed to understand something inexplicably.

While thinking, Mark's words appeared again.

"This hammock is indeed helpful for your rest, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it will become very dangerous when facing the enemy, so in normal times, you'd better rest in the original way. Not today. I will keep watch here for you, and I will wake you up if there is any danger."

Mark said, reaching out and touching the head of Caterpie lying in the hammock.

"...I drank the medicine and ate a dozen orange fruits. Now I'm resting in the hammock. I think I should be able to recover in six to seven hours. Or maybe it will take longer..."

Mark, who was talking to himself, suddenly found a figure appearing under him. Caterpie leader who was in the hammock just now ran over at some point.

Caterpie leader spoke and gestured to him, as if he wanted to express something.

Since it was not his own Pokémon, he couldn't quite understand it for a moment.

Caterpie leader continued to gesture with his legs for a while, and suddenly went deep into the forest. A few minutes later, Caterpie leader brought back two yellow fruits.

The size and color are similar to lemons, but the shape is slightly different.

Mark took the fruit and said thoughtfully: "Are you saying that taking this fruit can make my Caterpie recover faster?"

Caterpie leader nodded repeatedly.

"The shape and color of this fruit... could it be a pomelo?"

Mark, who was looking at the fruit, suddenly remembered something.

Pomelo fruit is the main ingredient of full potion. In the Pokémon game, no matter how much HP a Pokémon has left, as long as a bottle of full potion is consumed, it can be instantly replenished. It is a super superior substitute for orange fruit...