BXBX NOVEL Chapter 1101: The Rival You Unintentionally Created
Chapter 1101: The Rival You Unintentionally Created
[ Main Quest: Increase external output. (Accept) ]
[ Description: Over time, the Pokémon in the host's Ecopark have reproduced generation after generation. While high-potential Pokémon have been born, a large number of low-potential Pokémon have also appeared. An excess of Pokémon will burden the host, so please find a way to resolve this. ]
[ Reward: ??? ]
The font for the side quest was much smaller.
[ Side Quest: Solve the food problem for the Electric-type Pokémon. (Accept) ]
[ Description: The Electric-type Pokémon in the Ecopark are still eating store-bought Pokéblocks. Doesn't that bother your conscience? Please complete the independent supply of food for them as soon as possible. ]
[ Requirement: Collect five Electric-type Pokémon. ]
[ Reward: Universal Pokéblock recipe for Electric-type Pokémon. ]
Before accepting the quests, both were marked in red. After Yuga clicked "Accept" behind each quest, the text turned green.
Since the system's quests had no time limit and no penalties for incompletion, Yuga accepted them all without hesitation.
After accepting the quests, Yuga asked the system, "Is there any difference between main quests and side quests?"
[ The system has classified future quests. Any quest involving the sale of Pokémon from the daycare will be classified as a main quest. Others, such as resource collection, Pokémon breeding, and Pokémon collection, will be classified as side quests. ]
[ In general, main quests will be more difficult than side quests, so the host should carefully consider how to complete them. ]
Yuga looked at the main quest and saw that its structure was indeed different from the side quests. The way side quests were issued hadn't changed and remained about the same difficulty, but the main quest didn't provide Yuga with a clear set of requirements like before.
[ Additionally, main quests cannot be accepted simultaneously. The next main quest will not appear until the previous one is completed. Side quests can be accepted multiple at a time. ]
[ Lastly, the system will no longer issue tasks unrelated to the operation of the daycare. ]
Yuga: ...Feels like the system is getting stricter!
"Oh, by the way, why isn't the main quest reward displayed?" Seeing that the reward section for the main quest was filled with question marks, Yuga asked curiously.
[ There are many ways to complete the quest, so the reward will vary based on the host's performance. ]
Upon hearing this, Yuga understood. This meant that the better he performed, the better the reward. If he did an average job, the reward would be average as well.
After clarifying the quest details, Yuga opened the last icon on the system interface—the Achievements tab.
Once the Achievements icon expanded, its contents were fully displayed.
[ Main Quest 1: Sub-Ecopark Activation (Completed) ]
[ Reward: One Moss Rock (Claim) ]
[ Main Quest 2: Full-type Output (Incomplete) ]
[ Reward: One Master Ball (Unavailable) ]
Seeing the first entry, Yuga smiled. So, completing a main quest also gave additional rewards!
The frame around the Moss Rock was purple, which meant it was a purple-tier item. While purple items weren't as rare as gold-tier items, they were still quite hard to come by. After all, Yuga hadn't pulled many in all these years. He wondered if this counted as a guarantee.
But the second quest puzzled Yuga.
Full-type output? What does that mean? All types? That seems highly likely.
Based on the main quest in the task icon, "output" seems to refer to the sale of Pokémon from YoYo Day Care. Therefore, "full-type output" likely means the daycare will need to sell Pokémon of all types.
"System, is this what I think it means?" After guessing for a while and not understanding, Yuga asked the system for help.
However, the system remained completely unresponsive.
Yuga: Wow! It's pretending to be dead!
Since he couldn't get an answer from the system, Yuga decided to go with the flow. Judging by how long it took to complete the first achievement, the second achievement wasn't something that could be solved in just a day or two.
Take it slow—no rush.
However, the reward for the second achievement was a bit...
A Master Ball was indeed a valuable item, capable of forcibly capturing any Pokémon, including Legendary Pokémon. But for Yuga, who had system-specialized Poké Balls, it felt a bit unnecessary.
The system's custom Poké Balls, though they couldn't forcibly capture Legendaries, were highly functional. Besides, Yuga didn't have any plans to forcefully capture any Legendary Pokémon.
Legendary Pokémon are incredibly proud. Even if you forcefully capture them, without mutual understanding, it wouldn't be meaningful at all.
Still, seeing that the Master Ball had a purple border, Yuga thought, "I'll just treat it as a collectible—at least it's a purple-tier item."
"System, can I claim this Moss Rock?" After understanding the contents of the achievement tab, Yuga decided to set aside the second achievement for now and claim the reward for the first.
[ The host can claim it at any time. ]
The system came back to life, and its voice once again echoed in Yuga's mind.
[ However, I must remind the host that the Moss Rock is quite large. ]
"Large? How large can it be?"
After thinking for a moment, Yuga found an open space and clicked the "Claim" button.
Boom!
A massive rock appeared in front of Yuga, almost the same size as the Ice Rock in the Snow Mountain sub-Ecopark.
"It really is huge!" Almost got crushed to death!
Yuga had seen a Moss Rock in Pinwheel Forest in the Unova region before, but that Moss Rock wasn't as big as the one rewarded by the system.
From this perspective, the system is quite generous.
The Moss Rock works similarly to the Ice Rock. Not only can it help Eevee evolve into Leafeon, but it can also assist Grass-type Pokémon in absorbing energy.
Judging by its size, this Moss Rock seems to be a shared item for all Grass-type Pokémon to use together.
However, unlike the Ice Rock that comes as part of a special sub-Ecopark, the Moss Rock had to be claimed through an achievement—what a stark difference in treatment.
But then again, Grass-type Pokémon don't have a special sub-Ecopark of their own!
After storing the Moss Rock in the system's backpack, Yuga decided to place it in the Flower Sea sub-Ecopark, where all the Grass-type Pokémon gather.
When Yuga entered the Flower Sea sub-Ecopark, Florges was busy leading the Grass-type Pokémon in their training.
This time, Roserade had given its spot for traveling to the Distortion World to Aegislash, but it didn't feel like it was missing out on much by training under Florges.
Ever since Florges' divine aura had become stronger, all the Grass-type Pokémon had been benefiting from it. Training with her significantly increased their efficiency.
She was now the queen of the Flower Sea sub-Ecopark, and every plant, as well as every Grass-type Pokémon within it, was her subject under her rule.
Without disturbing their training, Yuga found a spot within the Flower Sea sub-Ecopark, cleared out a patch of land, and placed the Moss Rock there.
The Moss Rock was entirely emerald green, covered in moss, and as soon as you approached it, a refreshing scent filled the air.
As soon as the Moss Rock settled on the ground, it emitted a green light that flowed into the earth. Immediately, the patch of land Yuga had cleared bloomed with flowers again, making the Moss Rock seem like it had always belonged in the Flower Sea sub-Ecopark.
The commotion caused by the Moss Rock immediately caught Florges' attention. She led the Grass-type Pokémon to gather around it, their gazes fixated on the Moss Rock.
After leaving the Flower Sea sub-Ecopark, Yuga decided to head to the Ghost Mansion sub-Ecopark. He had forgotten about the item AZ gave him and the Stone Flower he obtained from the tomb at the Santalune Plateau.
He had studied these two items for a long time but hadn't figured out what they were. So he decided to leave it to the three Malamar to investigate, since, after all, they were the experts when it came to research. Yuga had to admit that much.
While Yuga was busy with all of this, Sneasel got into another fight with the other Pokémon. However, this time, it wasn't entirely Sneasel's fault.
After leaving the Snow Mountain sub-Ecopark with Yuga, Sneasel wanted to explore.
It had lived in the wild before, and now it was incredibly curious about the human world. This excessive curiosity is a trait common among cat-like Pokémon. So as it passed through the main Ecopark, it happened to cross paths with four Pokémon: Persian and three Delcatty.
Since Sneasel was also a feline Pokémon, Persian's eyes lit up the moment it saw it—its "hobby" of collecting underlings kicked in.
Persian had always been bold and reckless, and after being praised by its minions for so long, it had become quite arrogant. It ordered Sneasel, "From now on, you'll be one of my underlings too!"
Sneasel bristled with anger upon hearing that. An underling? I'm a girl, you moron! If I were to be anyone's underling, it would be Absol's, not yours! Who do you think you are?
Although Sneasel acted sycophantic toward Yuga for food and had a cunning and sly nature, it was also very proud, as befits a Dark-type Pokémon. After witnessing the majestic Absol in action, it had no respect for someone like Persian.
So, after glaring at Persian, Sneasel turned around and walked away.
Persian found Sneasel's attitude amusing. Wow, where did this little one get such an attitude from?
So, Persian decided to teach Sneasel a lesson.
Old habits die hard. Persian had bullied other Pokémon while wandering as a Meowth, and now it felt no qualms about giving Sneasel a beating.
"Persian!"
With one command from Persian, its three wives, the Delcatty, surrounded Sneasel.
But Sneasel wasn't afraid of Persian or the Delcatty. It had the guts to take on a massive Beartic, so Purugly and the Delcatty were nothing in comparison.
However, bravery doesn't equal strength. With its potential only recently upgraded to green potential, there was no way Sneasel could take on the experienced Persian and Delcatty. It was soundly beaten.
Although Persian had a bad attitude, it hadn't slacked in training over the years. Besides, every Pokémon in the Ecopark had designated training tasks, so there was no way Sneasel could catch up to Persian and the Delcatty in terms of strength.
Watching Persian and the three Delcatty walk away smugly, Sneasel glared at their retreating backs, wishing it could burn holes through them with its eyes.
Hmph! You just wait!
After being taught a lesson, Sneasel lost all interest in going out. Just as it was about to head back, it suddenly noticed a Bunnelby poking its head out of a hole in the ground not far away, staring at it. An idea flashed in Sneasel's mind.
"Sneasel, Sneasel," Sneasel walked over to Bunnelby, taking out an Aspear Berry it had casually picked from the Snow Mountain sub-Ecopark and handed it to Bunnelby.
"Bunnelby?"
Really? Is this for me?
Bunnelby immediately asked, its face full of emotion.
It wasn't surprising Bunnelby felt so touched. Being a shiny Pokémon, it had been rejected by its family—parents, siblings, all of them—ever since it was born. Not long after, it was driven out of its home. No Pokémon had ever been so kind to it before, so Sneasel giving it the Aspear Berry made it incredibly happy.
However, Sneasel had a different intention.
Even though Sneasel wasn't familiar with Bunnelby, they both came from the Santalune Plateau, making them fellow countrymen in Sneasel's eyes. That alone was enough to form a natural alliance.
After falling out with the Ice-type Pokémon, and now having offended Persian and its mates, Sneasel felt it really needed allies. Besides, being in a new place where it didn't know many people, having allies was all the more necessary.
More importantly, before returning to Verdanturf Town, Sneasel had overheard Yuga mention that Bunnelby had excellent potential and would certainly become something great in the future. Such a high-quality ally was something Sneasel didn't want to pass up.
You just wait, Persian! One day, I'll make you regret this! Sneasel thought, gritting its teeth. If Persian could have helpers, then so could it.
Sneasel held grudges, and that was no joke.
Bunnelby, being simple and shy by nature, quickly became Sneasel's most loyal follower thanks to Sneasel's sweet words. It followed Sneasel's every order without question.
Since Bunnelby had just arrived at the Ecopark and didn't know anyone, coupled with its indecisive personality, it became heavily dependent on Sneasel, who was not only a fellow countryman but also its first friend.
Thus, a new faction was quietly forming, with the goal of taking down Persian's gang. At that moment, Persian had no idea that its casual actions had created what would become its greatest lifelong rival.
Sneasel was quite clever. It understood the importance of biding its time, knowing the saying "revenge is a dish best served cold." So, for a long time, it didn't appear in front of Persian.
What did Sneasel do during this time? Knowing that both it and Bunnelby were still too weak, Sneasel decided to seek out a master and went to meet the veteran Pokémon of the Ecopark: Linoone and Mightyena couple.
Linoone had a good temperament, and when it heard that Sneasel and Bunnelby wanted to learn from it, it immediately agreed without hesitation. Bunnelby liked Pokémon who were eager to improve.
Thus, Linoone as a Normal-type Pokémon, took on the responsibility of training Bunnelby, another Normal-type, while Mightyena, a Dark-type Pokémon, taught Sneasel who also a Dark-type.
Bunnelby's potential was indeed impressive. Although it hadn't reached indigo potential, as a shiny Pokémon, its natural strength was already higher than its peers. Add to that its Hugh Power ability, and it was remarkable.
Sneasel's potential wasn't as great as Bunnelby's, but it was highly motivated by the thought of getting back at Persian. It trained with relentless effort.
Linoone and Mightyena were both very satisfied with Bunnelby's natural talent and Sneasel's hard work. They passed on all their experience and skills to them, often taking them to seek guidance from other Pokémon.
Being veteran members of the Ecopark, Linoone's connections were no joke. Every Pokémon respected it and was willing to offer assistance.
In addition to diligently following Linooy and Mightyena to become stronger, Sneasel was also secretly building its own group behind the scenes. It knew that relying solely on itself and Bunnelby wouldn't be enough to deal with Persian.
After some time investigating, Sneasel learned that not only did Persian and its mates have a group of minions outside, but they were also on good terms with Zoroark and Liepard's family in the Grassland sub-Ecopark.
Using its silver tongue, Sneasel managed to gradually recruit a Lillipup from the Snow Mountain sub-Ecopark, a Fennekin and Cyndaquil from the Volcano sub-Ecopark, and a Dratini, which was part of the exchange Yuga had made with Lance for a Bagon.
And just like that, a small faction was born.