"Crack..."
When Ace released Wartortle onto the operating table, a dazzling light flared, followed by a teeth-grinding sound as the operating table collapsed under the weight of the now-evolved Blastoise.
Blastoise shook its head. The front of its shell opened, and two water cannons extended.
"It evolved, huh..."
Ace appraised Blastoise from top to bottom, then nodded. "Good thing the surgery was completed before it evolved. Once it turned into Blastoise, it would have been practically impossible to perform this operation."
As for why it couldn't be done, the reason was simple: once Wartortle evolved into Blastoise, its internal water storage organs would grow dramatically, occupying a large amount of internal space, leaving no room to implant other energy organs.
"Come on, let's go out and see if we can create the tri-color bubbles."
Ace recalled Blastoise and his other Pokémon, then walked out of the hut and into the yard.
Blastoise was released again. Ace began explaining to it the locations of the two newly added energy organs.
Once Blastoise sensed their positions, it nodded. Then, from its two cannons, large amounts of bubbles instantly sprayed out.
"Hmm... the colors are a bit faint, meaning too little energy was injected. Increase the energy injection."
Ace looked at the light pink and light cyan bubbles being sprayed out and instructed Blastoise.
Since it could spray colored bubbles, Ace's theory was correct, and the tri-color bubble stealth tactic could indeed be successful.
The prerequisite was that it would require a lot of time to practice and ensure the bubbles' color saturation. Then, they would also need to consider the arrangement of the bubbles and the angle of the sunlight. This move would greatly tax the brainpower of both Trainer and Pokémon.
Blastoise nodded, then began to try again.
Ace also offered his suggestions as Blastoise continuously experimented, helping Blastoise refine this tactic.
"Let's take a break. I'll strengthen you again."
After nearly three hours of training, Ace looked at the somewhat tired Blastoise and the now slightly denser colored bubbles. He reached out and recalled Blastoise.
"System, how much do I have left?"
"Gold: 3450, Quest Points: 137."
"Tsk, 37 quest points is a bit low. Should I spend a hundred quest points..."
Ace fell into contemplation, his brows furrowed.
"Detecting that the host still has two unopened packages. If needed, they can be converted into Quest Point Packages or Gold Packages."
The system noticed Ace's dilemma and "thoughtfully" offered a suggestion.
"How much can two packages yield?"
Ace didn't fall for the bait and directly asked for the converted amounts.
"Quest Point Package: Randomly receive 20-200 Quest Points upon opening."
"Gold Package: Randomly receive 5000-50000 Gold upon opening."
"So, at least 20 quest points and 5000 gold then..."
Ace pondered briefly, then converted one package.
"Quest Point Package opened... Congratulations, Host, you have received 88 Quest Points."
88 points—not too many, not too few.
Added to the original 137 points, the total reached 225 points.
A hundred quest points were spent, and the Aptitude Enhancement was applied to Blastoise.
Blastoise, which was already of high-grade aptitude, could now be raised to excellent-grade aptitude, which would greatly help it master the tri-color bubbles.
"Is this your ability?"
Mewtwo appeared beside Ace at some unknown point, looking at the Poké Ball in Ace's hand. It spoke with a complex tone, "Healing and improving a Pokémon's strength?"
"Something like that."
Ace glanced at Mewtwo and said faintly, "Even when I experiment, I only do so after ensuring the safety of my own Pokémon."
"Perhaps."
Mewtwo replied, then used Teleport and was gone to who knows where.
The aptitude enhancement lasted for three hours, after which Blastoise was finally elevated to excellent-grade aptitude.
However, by the time Blastoise was released, Ace and his Pokémon were already having a barbecue in the yard. As for the raw material for the barbecue, it was, naturally, that Dratini.
"Growth Quest (Dragon Hunter) completed once. Body Constitution +1."
After a bite of charcoal-grilled dragon meat, Ace's physique was strengthened once again. Currently, among his peers, Ace's physical strength had gone from being the worst to the strongest.
However, compared to those "monsters," he was clearly still far behind.
The Dratini meat was completely divided among Ace and his Pokémon. Not only did Ace benefit, but even the other Pokémon, after eating the dragon meat, showed slight improvements in their physical strength under Ace's observation.
After eating, Ace accompanied Blastoise to continue refining the tri-color bubbles.
After the aptitude enhancement, Blastoise's comprehension of the tri-color bubbles instantly improved significantly. This time, it only took two hours to perfectly meet Ace's requirements.
The left cannon sprayed red bubbles, the right cannon sprayed green bubbles, and its mouth sprayed blue bubbles.
Looking at the tri-color bubbles permeating around Blastoise, it was a pity that the sunlight wasn't too good at the moment. As for how to arrange the tri-color bubbles, that would be an even bigger challenge later.
Blastoise scratched its head. The question of how to arrange them was a bit difficult for a turtle.
However, Blastoise felt that even if the tri-color bubbles weren't perfected, through this tri-color bubble training, it had gained an ability to focus on three things at once.
Watching the bubbles swirl around itself and Ace deep in thought, Blastoise attempted something.
The two cannons on its shell opened, one on the left and one on the right. Blastoise silently channeled energy within its body. In an instant, Dark Pulse and Water Gun shot out from the two cannons, and Blastoise's mouth opened, firing another Bubble Beam.
Ace, who was deep in thought, was startled by Blastoise's sudden attack, but seeing Blastoise attacking in three directions, Ace was stunned.
Blastoise had just finished its attempt and nodded. Besides the time needed to gather energy, its attacks were incredibly synchronized when used.
But when Blastoise looked at the dumbfounded Ace, it also jumped, then shrank its head, like a child who had done something wrong.
"Blastoise, you really gave me a surprise!"
Ace recovered from his daze, then hugged Blastoise's shell, patting it firmly.
Blastoise awkwardly scratched its head. It seemed its spontaneous attempt hadn't angered its Trainer.
Ace looked at Blastoise, his heart somewhat excited. He hadn't expected that his whim to have Blastoise perfect the tri-color bubble tactic would directly lead Blastoise to comprehend the ability to focus on three things at once.
With a little more training, speeding up the energy gathering, this ability would be extremely advantageous in battle!