Jiang Chen's few words were enough for a Legendary Pokémon to follow him, which Jiang Yuan found incredible.
Now he even wanted to find a Legendary Pokémon and try to convince it to follow him.
"It's not that simple. It only accepted me initially because of my strength and my promise to help it get revenge. If it's not satisfied with me, it might leave directly."
Jiang Chen didn't think he had completely subdued Articuno yet. One could say he had subdued it, but there was still a long way to go before complete subjugation.
If he truly helped Articuno get its revenge, perhaps Articuno would genuinely commit to Jiang Chen.
Judging by Articuno's appearance, it was quite eager and persistent about revenge.
Initially, it was hostile towards Jiang Chen, but when it heard Jiang Chen say he would help it get revenge, its eyes clearly changed.
"Come out, Articuno."
Looking at the tired and unwell Articuno, Jiang Chen wanted to treat its injuries with all his strength.
Because Articuno's injuries were too severe, even it couldn't heal Articuno in one go.
However, the current Articuno's condition was clearly much better than before.
"La!"
Articuno cried out to Jiang Chen, reminding him to remember his promise to help it get revenge.
If it found out Jiang Chen was lying to it, it would leave immediately.
A Poké Ball was not a restraint for it; if it wanted to leave, nothing could stop it.
If Jiang Chen successfully helped it get revenge, Articuno would willingly follow Jiang Chen forever and become Jiang Chen's Pokémon.
Pokémon generally don't make promises lightly, but once they do, they rarely break them, which makes them much more honest and trustworthy than humans.
As long as Jiang Chen helped it get revenge, it would willingly follow Jiang Chen forever and be Jiang Chen's Pokémon; this was its promise to Jiang Chen.
If Jiang Chen deceived it, it would not only leave but also seek revenge on Jiang Chen for being deceived.
After Jiang Chen's inquiry, it was indeed Zapdos that injured Articuno, just as Jiang Chen had guessed.
"Since I've promised you, I will fulfill my commitment. However, revenge will have to wait until we encounter that Zapdos. It might not even be in this world right now." If Articuno asked Jiang Chen to go find Zapdos immediately, Jiang Chen would have no way.
Articuno probably understood and didn't make things difficult for Jiang Chen.
"Don't worry, I will make you stronger. The next time you encounter Zapdos, you'll be able to defeat it yourself."
Jiang Chen said confidently to Articuno.
Articuno was skeptical. As a Legendary Pokémon, it was very intelligent, even smarter than humans, just a bit more naive.
After reaching the Legendary Pokémon stage, it was hard to improve one's strength. Its strength hadn't increased by a single bit in decades, and Articuno didn't believe a human could help it.
"If you don't believe me, so be it. You'll believe it once you experience it."
Jiang Chen also noticed Articuno's distrust. Since Articuno was following him now, Jiang Chen believed that even if he tried to drive it away in the future, it might not leave.
"You're much stronger than me now."
Jiang Yuan patted Jiang Chen's shoulder.
His son was much stronger than his old man, but Jiang Yuan was also very proud. This was his son; Jiang Chen's success brought him honor.
"Let's leave this Secret Realm first."
Even with energy shields isolating the cold, this icy Secret Realm still felt chilling, not physically, but psychologically.
After emerging from the Secret Realm, Jiang Chen stretched his limbs. Although he tried to maintain a calm expression, he was actually quite excited inside.
He had just subdued a Legendary Pokémon, moving one step closer to becoming a Legendary Pokémon Trainer.
Although he could call himself a Legendary Pokémon Trainer now, and no one would object, with only two Legendary Pokémon, Jiang Chen felt embarrassed to claim that title. He felt he needed at least six Legendary Pokémon.
Moreover, he needed some impressive Legendary Pokémon, like Rayquaza, Giratina, or Palkia, to truly have prestige.
Although Jiang Chen didn't dislike the Legendary Birds and Legendary Beasts, they were far inferior to the Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon.
"Is there nothing else for me to do?"
Jiang Chen asked.
"No, we'll handle the rest."
Actually, there wasn't much left to do, as Jiang Chen's specific instructions had prevented Articuno from causing any destruction.
"Then I'll head back."
Jiang Chen directly instructed to take him home.
His original idea of exploring Maple Leaf City was discarded. Or rather, Jiang Chen wasn't in the mood for it. With a Legendary Pokémon subdued, he was too excited to think about sightseeing.
"Young Master, you're back so early?"
Ning Ya looked surprised.
Yesterday, Jiang Chen had told her he would explore Maple Leaf City thoroughly and return around evening, but he was back before noon.
"Something special happened. We have a new member in the family."
Jiang Chen took out the Master Ball and released Articuno from it.
"This is the legendary Pokémon, Articuno."
Ning Ya recognized it. She didn't recognize all Legendary Pokémon, but she knew Articuno.
Mainly, according to records, Articuno had appeared many times, after all, there was more than one Articuno...
"That's right, this is Articuno. But it's injured now. Let Aunt Song examine its injuries."
Its injuries were too severe; even it couldn't heal them in a short time. No wonder it was beaten so badly; its injuries must have affected Articuno's performance.
However, even without the injuries affecting it, Articuno still couldn't defeat it; it just wouldn't have lost so miserably.
"I'll call Aunt Song right away."
Ning Ya immediately invited the family's Pokémon doctor over.
"I never thought I'd have the chance to treat a Legendary Pokémon's injuries one day." Song Jie also hadn't expected to have such an opportunity in her lifetime.
"Articuno, calm down. She's just going to examine your injuries."
Jiang Chen saw Articuno's icy gaze and immediately spoke to persuade it, telling Articuno not to act rashly.
Articuno's personality was cold, even though it could play with outsiders. Its attitude was only better when facing Jiang Chen because he promised to avenge it; otherwise, Articuno would never have followed him.
The sharpness in its eyes gradually faded, and the cold air it was emitting slowly retracted.
Song Jie sighed in relief. When Articuno stared at her just now, Song Jie felt as if her body was freezing. She had never seen such a cold gaze.
Soon, Song Jie finished examining Articuno's injuries, and her brows furrowed.
"Young Master, Articuno's injuries are very serious. I'm afraid I can't treat them."
She finally had the chance to treat a Legendary Pokémon, but she couldn't. Song Jie felt a little regretful.
But there was nothing she could do; Articuno's injuries were completely beyond her ability to heal.
"Then we'll just have to leave it to ."
Jiang Chen glanced at the little fellow, who was currently eating a cake made by Ning Ya, with a glass of juice next to it.
", how long will it take for Articuno's injuries to fully recover?" Jiang Chen asked.
If it took too long, Jiang Chen wouldn't mind using a Life Potion to treat Articuno.
A Life Potion could restore some injuries and also had the effect of increasing lifespan by ten years. This was something he had gotten from a Weekly Check-in Gift Pack back then.
Now Jiang Chen still had six bottles in his hand. Although each cost one million points to exchange, Jiang Chen wouldn't hesitate to use one on Articuno.
"Xiao yo." waved its little hand at Jiang Chen.
"Only three days?"
Since it only needed three days, there was no need to waste a bottle of Life Potion; this important task could be completely left to .
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