Having recognized the situation, Fang Yuan and Eevee began to observe their surroundings.
Beneath their feet was lush Green Grass, growing to the height of their calves, and as far as they could see, there were several tall Trees. Further away, the Trees seemed even denser.
"I don't feel like there's a single safe place here, it seems like even here..."
Fang Yuan swallowed, and the next second...
Rustle... rustle... Suddenly, Fang Yuan and Eevee heard the sound of rustling grass.
Eevee glanced at Fang Yuan.
Such a jinx.
Fang Yuan's face also darkened. What he feared came true. Could he be so unlucky? Only a few minutes had passed, and they were already targeted by a Pokémon? How were they supposed to wait for rescue here? Fang Yuan and Eevee held their breath, trying not to make any noise, hoping to interfere with the other party's judgment, but they underestimated the Pokémon's sense of smell.
"Rattata..."
Before long, a Pokémon resembling a Mouse, with a predominantly light purple body, emerged. Its most distinctive feature was its two large front teeth.
"Scared me to death, Eevee, take it down."
"Eevee!" Eevee struck a battle pose.
"Chi!!"
The Rattata's triangular eyes contained red pupils and several blood vessels. Its cream-colored whiskers on its cheeks moved without wind, and it glared at Eevee with a fierce expression while grinding its teeth.
"Rattata... just a small fry, Eevee, don't be afraid. It's time to put your special training into practice, uh."
While Fang Yuan was talking nonsense, the Rattata had already launched an attack, its limbs bursting with great power, and in the blink of an eye, it charged over with Quick Attack.
A straight line?
Looking down on who!
"Use Sand Attack!" Fang Yuan said quickly.
Such a straight Quick Attack, even Eevee no longer used it. It was too easy to see through and break. Eevee forcefully swung its front paws, and the swirling dust covered the Rattata's vision.
"Move around."
Fang Yuan tried to make a calm judgment. This was his first time commanding a battle, and as a newbie, it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.
Fortunately, Eevee was very cooperative and clearly understood Fang Yuan's intentions.
Compared to the Rattata's Quick Attack, Eevee's Quick Attack was faster and more flexible.
Around the area covered by the sand, Eevee turned into a shadow, moving quickly, while staring intently inside with Fang Yuan...
"Now!"
As the sand surged, the moment the Rattata rushed out, Eevee took advantage of the situation and rammed it back.
With a "bang," the Rattata fell to the ground, rolling a long distance before losing consciousness.
The victory was decided.
Eevee showed a proud expression.
But before it could be happy for too long, Fang Yuan and its expression changed again. The commotion was too great, and more Pokémon were coming, and in considerable numbers.
"Run."
Rattata are strong, not in terms of power, but in their tenacious vitality. This vitality allows Rattata to live in any environment, and coupled with their terrifying reproduction rate, the danger level of Rattata far exceeds that of most Pokémon.
Flies, mosquitoes, rats, cockroaches—rats, as one of the Four Pests, are just as applicable among Pokémon.
The Trainer Association has never relaxed its control over wild Rattata.
"The number of Rattata here probably isn't small."
Realizing this, Fang Yuan and Eevee quickly left the grass and ran to an open area towards a large Tree.
However... when he saw a Spearow fly up from the Tree, Fang Yuan's face darkened even more, and he chose to go around in another direction.
They couldn't afford to provoke Spearow, the perennial villains.
You know, in the anime, Zhi Ye only accidentally hit a Spearow on the head with a stone, and it attracted hundreds of Spearow to chase after him...
Little Eevee isn't like Pi Shen, who can take on a hundred single-handedly.
It wasn't that Fang Yuan and Eevee didn't want to find a safe place to stay put, but they found that there were Pokémon everywhere here, and due to the Alien Syndrome, these Pokémon attacked them like crazy as soon as they saw them, making it impossible for them to rest.
Fortunately, these Pokémon weren't strong...
Fang Yuan was secretly glad that the disaster level of this Secret Realm was definitely not high, which was very stable.
After dealing with a Sandshrew, they changed their direction again, because another Diglett had set its sights on Eevee.
Fang Yuan finally understood what it meant to be surrounded by enemies on all sides.
After one battle after another, although the intensity of the battles wasn't high, if it happened a few more times, or if they were surrounded by a larger group, they would definitely be finished.
They had to quickly find a place with few Pokémon.
Now Fang Yuan was extremely moved, thanks to his intentional training of Eevee's Ability, because of Eevee's alertness, they had luckily avoided several sneak attacks.
At the same time, he was moved by himself... his daily exercise had finally paid off, at least now he wouldn't be unable to run when being chased by Pokémon.
"100 push-ups! 100 sit-ups! 100 squats! And then run 10km! Eat three meals a day properly. You have to stick to these every day in the future!"
Running and running, Fang Yuan didn't know how long it had been, but they finally found a Tree that didn't seem to have any Pokémon active around it.
But when Fang Yuan and Eevee looked up, they immediately showed surprised expressions. This seemed to be a Fruit Tree? "Could it be a Berry?"
After Fang Yuan carefully observed it, he found that there were indeed a few green fruits growing on the Tree.
"Looks like they're not ripe yet... what a pity."
"No... this shape... why does it look so familiar."
Fang Yuan tried hard to recall, and after a while, he exclaimed with joy.
Sand Scale Fruit! A top-tier existence among Berries.
It is a Berry known as the Mysterious Fruit Treasure! In ancient legends, it is said that the Sand Scale Fruit hides the power of the sky and can increase the speed of Pokémon!
This kind of Fruit Tree is very rare, and only a few have been discovered in Secret Realms around the world. Those that have been discovered are all protected as treasures.
Facing the swaying fruits on the tree, Fang Yuan stared intently, his eyes gleaming green.
"Eevee, go pick them."
"It seems we're not unlucky... but... we've hit the jackpot."
...
The Sand Scale Fruit should taste good. Although Fang Yuan didn't eat it, he saw Eevee eating it with relish.
A total of four Sand Scale Fruits were found on this tree. If these Sand Scale Fruits were taken out for auction, their value would be immeasurable and they would definitely be snapped up.
However, Fang Yuan had no such intention, because even if he took them out, the ownership of the Sand Scale Fruits would not ultimately belong to him.
One shouldn't be greedy.
It's better to...
"Is it fragrant?"
Watching Eevee eat the four Sand Scale Fruits in a few bites, leaving only the cores and not a bit of pulp, Fang Yuan asked with heartache, as long as it wasn't wasted.
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