It had been two days since Cynthia and the others left the Breeding House. Yesterday, Nurse Joy sent a message saying there was no problem with the Chinese medicine.
So after getting up and having breakfast today, Victor had Gengar bring over all the Chinese herbal medicines that had been dried and processed.
Looking at the Chinese herbal medicines laid out before him, Victor took out a brand-new notebook and began to record their combinations and the effects of those combinations.
The most notable one was the Chinese medicine Gothita had concocted that day, which was extremely effective for colds and fevers.
As for the others, Victor based them on formulas from books, focusing on nourishing the stomach and strengthening the body.
Gengar, Lilligant, Gothita, and Mime Jr. all gathered around him, carefully learning from Victor.
Especially Gothita.
Victor took out a few Revival Herbs and sniffed them gently.
His spirit instantly lifted a lot.
There were also Energy Roots; Victor chose some to grind into powder.
Watching the Energy Roots being ground into powder in the equipment, Gengar's face turned dark.
"Geng~"
So bitter.
Yesterday, Victor had asked him to taste it. It was so bitter that Gengar had to eat a whole jar of Sweet Honey to recover.
Now, looking at the powder, the bitter taste on his tongue resurfaced.
Victor looked at the Energy Powder that had been ground down.
If I boil it into Chinese medicine and then add some honey, would it be more tolerable?
Victor fell into deep thought.
Finally, Victor asked Gengar and the others, but they shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.
"Geng~"
Why don't you just try it and see?
Gengar said.
Victor nodded; he should experiment with it himself.
After saying that, he called Vespiquen over.
"Ves?"
What did you call me for?
Victor explained the situation to her. Vespiquen looked at the Chinese herbal medicine on the ground, then nodded and flew away, flapping her wings.
Not long after, she flew back holding a very small jar of honey.
Victor took it and led Gengar and the others straight to the kitchen.
After boiling the Energy Powder into Chinese medicine, Victor added a spoonful of honey to it.
He stirred it, and instantly felt that the bitterness wasn't as strong.
Victor poured a cup and handed it to Gengar.
"Geng?!"
Me again?!
Victor smiled and nodded.
"Geng... (._.)"
Victor is a big baddie!
Gengar took it, closed his eyes, pinched his nose, and drank it all in one gulp.
After finishing it, he smacked his lips.
Seems like the taste isn't as bitter as yesterday, eh?
Seeing Gengar's expression of savoring the aftertaste, Victor poured a cup for himself and drank it.
At first, there was the bitterness of the Energy Powder and other herbs, but then the Sweet Honey began to bring a sweet aftertaste, until the sweet aroma of the honey occupied the entire mouth.
Wow!
Victor was greatly shocked.
Afterward, he had Vespiquen, Gothita, Lilligant, and Mime Jr. try it as well.
They all thought it was magical.
Victor was still wondering what was going on.
The next second, lines of text popped up.
[Breeder 6: You seem to have researched an incredible Chinese medicine. Adding a gourmet flavor to the Chinese medicine seems to have triggered an incredible change in taste, and its effects seem to have changed as well?]
[Obtained Great-Aunt's Gift: Great-Aunt's Blank Notebook.]
[Great-Aunt's Blank Notebook: The Chinese medicines you research are recorded in it, allowing for a more intuitive observation of their effects. (Renamable)]
[Great-Aunt's Blank Notebook 1: Energy Powder - Full of Vitality: Possesses an incredible flavor. The Sweet Honey's aftertaste neutralizes the effect of dropping intimacy after a Pokémon consumes it. At the same time, the effect is 2-3 times that of normal Energy Powder.]
[You will be a very good Chinese Herbal Medicine Master. After all, you used extremely precious Sweet Honey — Great-Aunt]
Victor looked at the text, then at the Energy Powder medicine in the pot, astonished.
The effect is that powerful? Neutralizing the intimacy drop is already scary enough, but what's even scarier is that the effect is boosted.
Wait, full of vitality!
But what does that sentence mean? Extremely precious Sweet Honey? Could it be a special edition?
Thinking of this, Victor looked at the small jar of Sweet Honey in his hand.
[Sweet Honey (Blessed Version): The Breeding House received the blessing of "Timely Wind and Rain," causing the flowers and plants within to grow more vigorously. The Pokémon living here are also more satisfied, and they fed this sentiment back to the Breeding House. Vespiquen led the Combee to collect this feedback and brewed it into even more precious Sweet Honey. It seems a bit of Crystal Honey was added too?]
[Production is more difficult and consumes a lot of energy from Vespiquen and the Combee. Upon consumption, a Pokémon's intimacy will greatly increase, they will maintain an optimistic mood for a long time, and their comprehension ability will slightly improve.]
[We brewed a new kind of honey again; I am really too amazing — Combee]
[I love the Breeding House — Vespiquen]
Victor held his breath directly.
New Sweet Honey?!
No wonder there was only this little bit. He recalled the big spoonful he had just scooped out.
His heart felt a chilling pain.
Looking at the little bit remaining.
Victor hurriedly put it away.
"Actually, Vespiquen, normal honey would have been fine."
"Ves?"
Vespiquen stopped flapping her wings.
Then she nodded, wanting to take back the Blessed Version of the Sweet Honey.
Victor was quick-witted and handed it to Gengar.
"Gengar, run."
Although Gengar didn't know what happened, he knew Sweet Honey was good stuff, and he knew this bit of Sweet Honey was even better stuff. So he legged it immediately, without any hesitation.
Vespiquen didn't react for a moment.
By the time she reacted, Gengar had vanished without a trace.
Victor shrugged.
"Gengar snatched it; I can't help it either."
Vespiquen: "..."
I'm such a fool, I forgot Gengar learned from Victor...
Vespiquen flapped her wings, feeling a bit mentally exhausted.
Finally, she flew back to the hive. Upon returning to the hive, Vespiquen looked around, then found a few personal guards and hid the rest of the Blessed Version Sweet Honey strictly.
Good thing I was smart and only took half of it out this time.
After hiding it, Vespiquen flew back to the kitchen holding normal Sweet Honey.
As soon as she left the hive, she ran head-on into the sneaky Gengar.
Vespiquen panicked.
Gengar sensed Vespiquen's panic and narrowed his eyes.
"Geng—"
Did you hide something?
Vespiquen panicked even more, then thought of the honey Gengar took.
"Ves!"
Where's my honey?!
Hearing Vespiquen's angry questioning, Gengar grinned and laughed.
Hehe.
Then he legged it directly.
Almost scared a ghost to death. Forgot her Sweet Honey was still in my hands.
Gengar ran back to the kitchen, patted his chest, and then handed the Sweet Honey to Victor.
Vespiquen returned to the kitchen holding the Sweet Honey, just in time to see Victor and Gengar sneakily hiding the Sweet Honey.
They were still whispering about how to trick more honey out of her.
Lilligant and Gothita beside them looked at each other, held their foreheads, and sighed helplessly.
"Ves."
Vespiquen's "kind" voice sounded from behind.
Victor and Gengar stiffened, then turned around and grinned, hehe.
The Queen Bee didn't want to see them anymore; she left the normal Sweet Honey and turned to leave.
Victor glanced at Gengar and made a funny face.
All your fault, Gengar.
Blehh.
Gengar also made a funny face.
Victor is a big baddie.
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