Chapter 46: Finding a Different Way
That night, the two Pokémon Scholars naturally requested an audience at the Royal Palace. They compiled all their guesses and findings to give to Liz. Liz was also quite surprised by Ryū's growth rate. Although Ryū was her Pokémon, she didn't actually stay by his side during the day. So Liz wasn't aware of the changes in Ryū's strength.
Now, suddenly learning that Ryū's strength had reached a level sufficient to graduate from the Pokémon Academy, she was naturally surprised and delighted. But what she cared about more, of course, was that report. After seeing the content of the report, Liz also realized its importance, so much so that she immediately gathered people for a meeting and discussed it late into the night.
The next day, Ryū woke up early as usual, feeling only dullness. He had already fought everyone in the Pokémon Academy. Although fighting the same target repeatedly could still yield experience, the experience gained would definitely be less each time. Moreover, Ryū didn't think those Pokémon would accept his challenge again now. Only when the weak challenge the strong is it called a challenge; when the strong actively challenge the weak, it's a different matter.
'Mt. Silver is relatively far, and Ryuuki will be very tired on the way there.' Ryū rolled over in bed. After rolling over, he immediately saw Liz's face, still in her sleep. From a human perspective and aesthetic, Liz was a very beautiful woman, the kind of hardcore beauty who didn't need makeup or filters to enhance her looks. Ryū looked at Liz and couldn't help but feel like playing a trick. He lifted his tail and gently scratched Liz's neck with the tip of his tail.
"Aran? Stop it, I'm so sleepy." Liz's groggy voice sounded. She tucked her head into the blanket, snuggled closer, and buried her head in Ryū's soft, warm chest. Ryū didn't cause trouble anymore. After all, Liz went to bed late yesterday and would indeed be sleepier today, so he decided to let Liz sleep well. Just like that, Ryū lay in bed with Liz, his eyes narrowed. At the same time, he was considering if there was any place that could temporarily replace the Pokémon Academy and Mt. Silver as a transitional leveling spot.
"Beep!!" Outside the window, the sound of either a Pidgeotto or a Pidgeot rang out. Ryū, who had been squinting, suddenly opened his eyes wide, and an idea struck him. This sound made him can't help but recall the scene at the end of his first life, where he was messed up by that Pidgeot. But this image was just a fleeting thought. What made his consciousness suddenly become alert was that he thought of the location where he was when he was attacked by the Pidgeot before: the plains.
'The Kanto Region and Johto Region have the most plains and plateaus. Although the Pokémon density in these places is low, the terrain is vast, and the total number of Pokémon is definitely not small.' Ryū turned his head to look out the window. The Royal Capital of the Royal Dragon Kingdom stood on a vast plain. Speaking of which, on his way to Mt. Silver before, he had seen the figures of Pokémon appearing frequently on the grassland below several times.
'Since I can't go to Mt. Silver, I'll level up in the plains for now.' Ryū made a decision in his heart. The plain was right outside, quite close. Taking Ryuuki to fly to the plain wouldn't make the little girl feel very tired. Leveling up in the plains also had benefits. The terrain was open, so it was unlikely to be attacked by any Pokémon. Because there were no hiding places on the grassland, as soon as they appeared, Ryū could spot them immediately. For both him and Ryuuki, the safety factor of the plains was relatively high.
But the drawbacks were also quite obvious. Pokémon suitable as targets were hard to find. The plains were vast, and Pokémon were relatively scattered. Moreover, even if some Pokémon were found, their level might not be suitable as Ryū's experience pack. It was bad whether they were too strong or too weak. In this regard, it couldn't compare to the progressively difficult Mt. Silver. The Pokémon on Mt. Silver were densely and regularly distributed. The deeper one went into the center of Mt. Silver, the higher the level of the Pokémon. Ryū didn't need to specifically look for targets there at all, because targets could be found everywhere.
'At least I have to try first.' Ryū determined his next plan. Don't continue staying at the Pokémon Academy, but also don't go to Mt. Silver. Instead, find another way and go to the nearby plains first to see.
Half an hour passed. Liz woke up from her sleep. After waking up, she immediately rushed to the office, seemingly having something urgent and important to do these 2 days. And Ryū wrapped the little tool person Ryuuki with his tail and began aimlessly searching for prey in the plains near the Royal Capital. Ryū's luck was good. Soon, he discovered a wild Ampharos Family.
The leader of this family was impressively an Ampharos nearly 3 meters tall. In addition, there were about 7 or 8 Ampharos in the family, as well as dozens of Flaaffy and Mareep. The scale of this Ampharos Family could be said to be quite large. At least in the wilderness of the Alliance Era, such a large-scale Ampharos Family was rarely seen; they were basically only seen on human farms.
Not far from the Ampharos Family, there were also watchtower buildings of the Royal Dragon Kingdom stationed. Generally speaking, as long as the Ampharos Family didn't cause trouble for the Royal Dragon Kingdom, they also didn't want to provoke this powerful Pokémon family.
"Aran, Aran! Look below, those little sheep are so cute!" Ryuuki's innocent voice sounded from Ryū's tail.
"The Ampharos family indeed has good looks. The distribution of Pokémon in the plains is really different from the forest; it's worth looking forward to." Ryū looked at the Ampharos Family below and nodded. The Ampharos family basically couldn't appear in the bloody and cruel forest. Whether it's their habits or preferences, they are not suitable for living in the forest. The grassland is a paradise for the peace-loving Ampharos family.
Let's not mention the strength of the Ampharos Family for now. Relying on their relatively cute appearance that isn't intimidating, and mostly warm and patient racial personality, their popularity is quite high. The first stage, Mareep, officially ranked 16th in the popularity ranking of Electric-type Pokémon. And the third stage, Ampharos, directly took 5th place. The 1st is Pikachu; the reason doesn't need to be elaborated.
Besides the Ampharos Family, Ryū felt that he should also be able to find Pokémon that love running and eating grass in this plain, such as Tauros, Ponyta, Doduo, and Rhyhorn.
"Aran~ Let's go down and see, I want to hug those little sheep. You have a way, right?" Ryuuki stared at the Mareep and Flaaffy below, almost drooling with desire.
"You little rascal..." Ryū glanced at the little girl helplessly. Generally speaking, let alone children, even adults wouldn't dare to approach Pokémon rashly. Although Mareep and Flaaffy don't look aggressive, they are still proper Pokémon. Who would dare to just go up and touch them? Ryuuki, on the other hand, not only was she bold, but she was also very clever. She wanted to pet the Mareep and Flaaffy, but she knew this action was dangerous, so she asked Ryū, who was also a Pokémon, for help, wanting Ryū to go and smooth things over.
"Aran~" Ryuuki reached out and rubbed the tail wrapped around her, charming.
"Fine, it's a good opportunity. I see that the levels of those Ampharos aren't low, so I can test my strength." Ryū sighed helplessly. Then he took Liz and flew downwards, stopping at a position neither too far nor too close to the Ampharos Family. This position was just right. It wouldn't make the Ampharos Family too vigilant or even trigger an attack, but it would allow them to notice Ryū.