Not long after Dragonair came out, the whole breeding house turned into total chaos.
She might not train often, but her combat instincts were absolutely nothing to complain about.
With something as powerful as that "Dragon Body" passive injury-immunity trait, plus her incredible talent, and her habit of constantly watching Rayquaza's battles, she was downright scary.
Even though she was only level 45, she could still grab these Castform tribe leaders and rub them against the floor.
Fwoop!
The other Castform saw Dragonair one-versus-seven, beating their tribe leaders into crying fits, and every one of them hid to the side to watch the show.
Some of the more cheerful Castform even couldn't help laughing out loud.
No wonder this mission was so easy yet the reward was so generous.
Turned out the seven tribe leaders were the ones carrying the burden for everyone.
Seeing how gleefully the Castform were enjoying their misfortune, the seven tribe leaders currently being beaten couldn't help baring their teeth.
'Damn it... We want to call the cops.'
'Is there even a ranger on this island or not?'
'What about the agreement to cooperate with the research?'
They had originally thought coming here meant releasing a few skills or staying for a while, letting the researchers observe the Castform tribe's daily life and combat habits.
Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine the research content would be "fight Dragonair," and on top of that, a Dragonair this fierce.
'Who does research like this?'
Finally, one Castform tribe leader couldn't hold on anymore. He used Double Team, trying to slip out of the battlefield and slack off a bit.
But right then, a Castform suddenly shouted loudly.
'Tribe leader amazing, he actually thought of using Double Team to confuse Dragonair, maybe he'll win this round.'
'Tribe leader go for it, after taking so much reward you can't let that researcher look down on you!'
Castform tribe leader: "..."
He really wanted to yell, 'Don't put me on the spot like this.'
But before he could speak, Dragonair had already locked onto this outlier Castform who seemed like he might even resist.
A surge of violent dragon-type energy gathered on Dragonair, forming the shape of Rayquaza, and slammed hard toward the Castform tribe leader.
Boom!
The Castform tribe leader felt like he was rammed by a full-speed Dragonair, his body instantly flung backward and smashed brutally against the wall.
His eyes spun uncontrollably, and he passed out.
His last thought was, 'Mm... can I finally rest?'
"We can't let the Castform get hurt!", Right at that moment, a staff member nervously pulled the Poké Ball from his waist.
"Blissey, hurry and save the tribe leader. We can't let him stay injured for too long, it's written in the contract!"
Castform tribe leader: "???"
'Sometimes you really don't need to be this committed to the contract, right?'
Once he saw the tribe leaders were stable, Axel grinned and stopped paying attention to Dragonair and the others.
In his plan, Dragonair's nurturing was divided into two phases.
Now that the first phase of triggering passives had already started, the next step was to use those traits to produce food capable of nurturing a "Child of Weather."
He had already confirmed it when he nurtured the Plantina Pokémon.
A Supreme-tier Breeder passive absolutely had the potential to make new traits appear on a Pokémon that originally didn't have them.
With both paths going at once, the efficiency would definitely be way higher than just having Dragonair fight.
"Ahem!", Axel clapped his hands, drawing the Castform's attention.
"Everyone listen for a sec. Your tribe leaders are currently working with Dragonair to help her comprehend weather-control abilities, but shouldn't we also not just sit around?"
The Castform blinked and nodded. They felt like what Axel said made sense.
"In that case, start lining up. The staff will help extract the secretions from your bodies."
"Of course, it's all voluntary. If anyone doesn't want to, I'll have someone send you home right now."
'Huh?'
The Castform all froze.
'Why are we suddenly getting our kidneys harvested?'
This was even worse than getting beaten up.
———
To Axel's surprise, the Castform looked unhappy, sure, but they were unexpectedly professional.
Of course, it might also just be that Caitlin paid them way too much.
During the extraction, not a single Castform backed out. They all cooperated with the staff without complaint.
Very soon, a full bucket of jelly-like secretions was placed in front of Axel.
These secretions gave off a scent Axel had never encountered, sometimes calm, sometimes lively, shifting like nature itself.
"No idea if these secretions contain the secret to the Castform's weather control."
Axel blinked as he analyzed. Ever since he obtained the Breeder passive, he had indeed relied on the system's boosts early on.
But over time, Axel had developed a lot of his own knowledge as well.
Not to brag, but even without any passives, he was one of the top breeders in the entire world.
Axel remembered reading in a nutrition book that any living creature was incredibly fascinating.
Take Ekans, for example. It had deadly toxin organs, but it also had detoxifying organs.
Similarly, the Castform's core racial ability wasn't actually weather control but changing forms depending on the weather.
If Dragonair ended up nurtured into a chameleon, that'd be ridiculous.
After thinking for a while, Axel decided to treat these Castform secretions as a catalyst and pair them with treasures.
For example, Icy Rock that extends hail duration, Smooth Rock that extends sandstorm time. In the Pokémon world, there were plenty of these rocks. Almost every weather type had a corresponding rock treasure.
Naturally, as treasures that strengthened weather, each of these rocks was expensive.
If this were earlier, Axel would've chosen a cheaper nurturing method even if he had to gamble a bit.
But now... he hadn't even spent the tip of the card Plantina gave him, and the little loli's transfer from a few days ago was still untouched.
And with Caitlin's gift today...
Save money?
Sorry, that word isn't in the dictionary.
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