Chapter 35 Learning Rain Dance
After breakfast, Dean Meili took the children back to Bluebird Orphanage, while Bai Feng went with Popplio and Helioptile to cultivate Fruit Trees.
Bai Feng went to Square Inch Mountain, while Popplio and Helioptile stayed on Rising Square Mountain.
At noon, Bai Feng came back after being Busy from Square Inch Mountain and saw Popplio and Vaporeon gathered together, seemingly saying something.
Bai Feng was about to walk over when he saw a small patch of dark clouds suddenly appear above Vaporeon's head, and then rain started falling lightly.
It turned out that Popplio was asking Vaporeon for advice on how to use the Rain Dance Skill.
The Skill Popplio used for watering the Fruit Trees was Charm Voice. Although it had mastered this Skill creatively, in reality, compared to the Rain Dance Skill, it was still not convenient and fast enough.
So after Vaporeon came, every time Popplio saw it use the Rain Dance Skill, finishing the watering work for the entire Orchard in no Time, it was incredibly envious.
Only then did it think about learning from Vaporeon.
Vaporeon was very generous and also very diligent when teaching, but the Rain Dance Skill seemed not that easy to learn. Popplio tried again and again; let alone dark clouds in the Sky, not even a drop of Water appeared.
Seeing that the two of them were learning seriously, Bai Feng thought for a moment, stopped his Footsteps again, and turned around to go Home to take a bath. He had gotten covered in dust over at Square Inch Mountain, and it would be really uncomfortable not to wash now.
After such a long Time of growth, the Fruit Trees over at Square Inch Mountain finally had some Variation. Among the two batches of Grafted Fruit Trees, one batch was almost completely dead, while the other batch had quite a few new sprouts emerging.
The batch that was almost completely dead used the branches of the Rising Square Mountain Fruit Tree Grafted onto the Root of the Sea God's Cave Fruit Tree, while the batch with new sprouts emerging used the Root of the Rising Square Mountain Fruit Tree Grafted onto the branches of the Sea God's Cave Fruit Tree.
Bai Feng felt that the batch that survived among the two batches was absolutely greatly related to the Root of the Tree Diagram of the Rising Square Mountain Fruit Tree being lit up.
The Fruit Trees of Sea God's Cave grew in an environment with extremely high Energy Concentration. When they got outside, they were unable to Adapt to the low Energy environment and would gradually Wither.
But the Rising Square Mountain Fruit Tree, which possessed a Developed Root Tree Diagram, could draw enough Energy from the earth to transport to the branches, ensuring their growth and promoting their survival.
But the reverse didn't work; it still couldn't Adapt when it should have, so it could only continue to Wither and die.
Today, Bai Feng went and used his Golden Finger to check the surviving Fruit Trees and Found that their Tree Diagrams were very compatible with each other, already subtly showing a trend of merging into one. This made Bai Feng very much look forward to their future.
Because the Tree Diagrams of the Grafted Fruit Trees were still unstable, Bai Feng had no way to detect their Energy Rating, but he Guessed that the Level should not be low.
It's just that he didn't know what kind of Berries the Grafted Fruit Trees would bear. This had a lot of uncertainty.
If the Berries that were borne had a high Energy Level but the Taste was too unique, then compared to similar Berries, they would have no competitiveness. After all, compared to strange-tasting Berries, everyone would choose those with high Energy and good Taste.
The Improvement of Fruit Tree varieties often requires Experiment after Experiment. During this Time, whether the new Fruit Trees you cultivate will bear sweet Fruit or misshapen ones depends on fate.
Only by eliminating again and again can unfavorable factors finally be eliminated, thereby cultivating Berries that are first-class in both Taste and Energy Level.
In this regard, Bai Feng still has a long way to go.
When Bai Feng came out after taking a bath, he saw Popplio still had its little face flushed red from holding it in, but couldn't even manage a fart. So he couldn't help but walk over and ask:
"What's wrong? Still can't learn it?"
"Woo~"
Hearing this, Popplio lowered its head in frustration.
"Shawozi~"
Vaporeon couldn't help but comfort Popplio, saying that Rain Dance was originally a very difficult Skill to learn, and it was normal not to learn it after one or two tries. There was no need to be too frustrated; keep practicing more and it would definitely get better!
Bai Feng strongly agreed with Vaporeon's words, so he also advised it, "That's right, you don't need to rush. Just take your Time. If one day doesn't work, try two; if two days don't work, try three. As long as you keep practicing, you'll eventually learn it. It's not like you need to learn it urgently to do something."
However, Popplio had an impatient personality. The more it couldn't learn, the more anxious it became inside, and the more its patience wore thin. In the end, even Vaporeon, who was teaching it, was Affected.
After learning for another half day, the Clearing in front was almost flooded by the Rain Dance used by Vaporeon, but Popplio still couldn't learn this Skill.
At this Time, Bai Feng suddenly placed his Palm on Vaporeon's Back, injecting Golden Finger Energy into its Body, and said to Vaporeon, "Vaporeon, use Rain Dance one more Time."
Vaporeon was feeling comfortable at this moment. Interrupted by Bai Feng's voice, it quickly came back to its senses and used the Rain Dance Skill again.
At the Instant Vaporeon used Rain Dance, in Bai Feng's mind, within Vaporeon's Energy Circuit, was displayed the Vibration Frequency and Operation Trajectory of its Origin Energy.
This is it!
Bai Feng was delighted, but Vaporeon's Origin Energy operated too quickly. He hadn't fully memorized that frequency and Operation Trajectory, and it returned to calmness again.
"Vaporeon, do it again!"
"Shawozi~"
Vaporeon nodded its head and used Rain Dance again.
"Again!"
...
Just like this, after Vaporeon repeatedly used Rain Dance about ten Times, Bai Feng finally clearly remembered the Vibration Frequency and Operation Trajectory of its Origin Energy at that Time.
Bai Feng's actions left both Popplio and Vaporeon completely confused. Surely it wasn't that Popplio couldn't learn the Rain Dance Skill, so you were going to learn it yourself? Even if you learned it, could you use it?
Under the confused gazes of Popplio and Vaporeon, Bai Feng placed his Palm on Popplio's Back again and said to it:
"Later, I will guide the Energy in your Body to imitate the Variation in Vaporeon's Body's Energy when it uses Rain Dance. You try to see if you can remember it. If you can remember it, when you practice Rain Dance again, remember to control the Energy inside your Body like that."
"Woo woo woo~"
Popplio immediately understood Bai Feng's meaning and Excitedly nodded its head wildly.
"Then I'll start!"
Facts proved that Popplio's little brain was indeed not that easy to use. Bai Feng guided it in learning for a long Time, and it only barely managed to remember the Vibration Frequency and Operation Trajectory of the Energy, almost making Bai Feng lose his temper. (Bai Feng, who didn't have much Experience, didn't know that it wasn't because Popplio was too stupid, but because the Rain Dance Skill itself was one of the more difficult Water-type Skills to learn.)
"Did you remember it? Then give it a try!"
"Woo~" Mhm!
Popplio nodded its head firmly. It closed its eyes and tried hard to mobilize the Energy within its Body; its little face wrinkled up with effort.
"Come on, Popplio, you can do it!" Bai Feng encouraged Popplio from the side.
Finally, as Time passed, a palm-sized dark cloud appeared in the Sky, but the rain hadn't fallen yet. The dark cloud shook twice and dissipated.
"Ha~"
Popplio suddenly opened its eyes wide, panting heavily, and then asked, "Did I succeed?"
Uh...
Bai Feng and Vaporeon looked at each other, not knowing if what it just did counted as success.
"Did I fail?" After seeing Bai Feng's and Vaporeon's expressions, Popplio became very frustrated. "Am I that stupid? Can't even learn it with hand-holding?"
Seeing this, Bai Feng quickly comforted it, "It doesn't count as failure, it doesn't count as failure. The cloud just appeared. Although it didn't rain, it shows that you have grasped the essentials. Just try two more Times and you will Inevitably succeed."
Hearing Bai Feng's comfort, Popplio indeed was no longer so frustrated and began practicing with enthusiasm again.
With the previous dark cloud as a start, after practicing a few more Times, Popplio finally successfully used Rain Dance. Although the speed was slow and the amount of Water was small, at least it used it, right? Next, as long as it practices well, there won't be a Time when it's not proficient.
Looking at Popplio's happy appearance, Bai Feng thought to himself: Will I have one more way in the future to teach Pokémon to learn Skills?
Leaving Popplio, Bai Feng walked into the Orchard to inspect the Pokémon working, but saw Helioptile carrying a palm-sized small basket, picking Berries under the Tree.
Not ripe Berries, but those Unripe Fruit that had just grown to thumb size. This kind of Berry was all because the Fruit on the Fruit Trees grew too densely and were therefore trimmed off.
Sewaddle was trimming on the Tree, and Helioptile was also picking up under the Tree, and was having a great Time picking them up.
Hehehe~ One here, one there, so happy. One on the left, one on the right, tummy full!
Helioptile was Singing while picking them up, and was very happy.
"My little ancestor, I haven't shorted you on food nor shorted you on drink. What are you picking them up for?!" Bai Feng said after walking closer.
Seeing Bai Feng come over, Helioptile's Singing Voice stopped abruptly. It hid the basket behind its Back and gave Bai Feng a shy smile.
"Aibip~ Aibip~" I didn't pick up anything!
"Still lying to me, I saw everything. These Unripe Fruit are bitter and astringent. What are you picking them up for?"
Helioptile answered hesitantly, "These Berries are very nutritious. It's too much of a waste to let them rot in the ground."
"So, you want to pick them up to eat?"
Not eating, not eating! Helioptile shook its head wildly. It's not like it lacks food.
"Aibip~ Aibip~" I can give them to others to eat. Many Wild Pokémon are going hungry because they can't Find food.
"Alright, pick them up if you want. If others get sick from eating them and come looking for you, don't come looking for me." Bai Feng could only stop talking after hearing this, but felt doubtful inside. Does Helioptile actually have Wild Pokémon friends?
(╰╯) Mhm mhm mhm...
How could they get sick from eating them? These are all good things! Before it was caught by Bai Feng, it couldn't eat them even if it wanted to!
Bai Feng left after warning Helioptile, while Helioptile, after picking a full basket of Unripe Fruit, quickly ran down the Mountain carrying the basket.
When it came back again, that basket of Unripe Fruit had all disappeared. It was hopping and skipping while Singing a song.
La la la~ Everyone has good things to eat, it's great not to go hungry~ La la la~
Judging from Helioptile's Singing Voice, it was in a very good mood.
(End of Chapter)