With the addition of Torterra and the others, Lucas returned to the kitchen to debug the Energy Cube machine he had bought a while ago.
He had just learned how to make Energy Cubes these past few days, and after receiving Grandma's blessing, Lucas had complete confidence in his cooking skills.
"Today, I'll try making Energy Cubes, and then I'll let Gengar try them to see if there are any problems," Lucas said, patting the newly debugged Energy Cube machine.
Anyway, Gengar has high poison resistance.
"Kek! (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!"
"Don't worry, don't you trust my cooking?" Lucas patted his shoulder, reassuring him.
Gengar looked at Lucas suspiciously; his cooking skills were indeed excellent, but Energy Cubes… "Kek…"
Gengar seemed to make a huge decision, then nodded.
Seeing this, Lucas, while he wasn't paying attention, tugged his little tail.
"Whoosh~"
He flew out of the kitchen through the door.
"Come over here and help me."
Seeing Gengar float out of the kitchen like a balloon, Lucas rubbed his forehead and called out.
"Kek!"
Dazzling appearance!
Hearing this, Gengar floated directly through the wall, appearing dazzlingly in front of Lucas.
After giving Gengar a glare, Lucas began making Energy Cubes.
Gengar also scurried around, helping him.
Watching the machine rumble, Lucas nodded, then instructed Gengar to watch the machine and turned to prepare dinner.
Tonight's dinner was egg-fried rice, braised pork hock, garlic spare ribs, spicy boneless chicken feet, fruit salad, and a fragrant, delicious mushroom chicken soup.
After all this was done, the machine stopped working, indicating that the Energy Cubes were finished.
With a nervous heart, Lucas opened the machine, and neatly shaped, brightly colored Energy Cubes lay inside.
"They don't look too bad, do they?"
Lucas said, then took out some of the Energy Cubes, and with a smile, presented them to Gengar.
"Kek?"
Gengar looked at Lucas, then carefully pinched an Energy Cube, closed his eyes, and tossed it into his mouth.
He chewed, opened his eyes, his scarlet eyes a little confused, and then… he picked up another one, threw it into his mouth, and continued to chew.
Finally, he took the large bowl from Lucas's hand, opened his mouth, and dumped all the Energy Cubes in.
He then licked the corner of his mouth with his scarlet tongue.
"Kek! (๑´ڡ`๑)"
Seeing this, Lucas knew he hadn't messed up, then took out the remaining Energy Cubes.
Looking at the golden Energy Cubes, Lucas, out of curiosity, picked one up and put it in his mouth.
It had a candy-like texture, but was a bit astringent.
Overall, it wasn't bad.
He had Gengar help him carry dinner out of the kitchen to the yard, and called out, "Dinner's ready!"
Immediately, all the Pokémon ran over, including Torterra and the others who had just arrived at the Breeding House today.
They waited quietly for dinner.
Lucas walked over with the Energy Cubes and handed them to them.
"Try them."
Torterra looked at him, then at Gengar and Machamp, who were busy eating.
He exchanged glances with Electivire and the others, then lowered his head and began eating the Energy Cubes.
After just one bite, he couldn't stop.
Lucas nodded in satisfaction, then sat down to eat his own meal.
[Breeder 3: How can a qualified Breeder not know how to make Energy Cubes? Your first attempt at making Energy Cubes was a great success, capturing the appetites of all the Pokémon in the Breeding House.]
[Received Grandma's gift: Grandma's unknown friend's Energy Cube making manual.]
[Grandma: My friend is a very powerful Breeder.]
Browsing the sudden text, Lucas took a sip of soup, and increasingly felt that his role as a Breeder seemed different from other Breeders.
Today's post-dinner activity was watching Machamp and the others wrestle.
Watching Machamp and the other Machamp with helmets on their heads, foreheads pressed tightly together, all eight hands with fingers intertwined, wrestling each other.
Ever since they came to the Breeding House, Lucas had prepared abundant food every day, which had caused Machamp and the others to become much stronger.
At this moment, their arm muscles were bulging, and they were unyielding.
The clash of strength against strength made Lucas Can't help it look at Gengar sitting beside him.
"Kek?"
"It's nothing, keep watching."
Lucas shook his head, then refocused his attention on Machamp and the others.
Short legs have their advantages.
"Kek!"
Though I don't know what you're thinking, I know you're definitely not thinking of anything good!
Gengar wiggled his bottom closer to Lucas.
Lucas noticed his little movement and chuckled inwardly.
"Clingy."
At this moment, the stalemated battle was broken.
One of the Machamp roared, grabbed the other Machamp's hand, then flexibly turned his body, throwing that Machamp to the ground.
Immediately after, he wrapped his arms around the other Machamp's waistband, leaped high, and then fell heavily, and after a certain point, he let go of his hands, allowing that Machamp to fall heavily to the ground.
He then clenched his four fists, roared to the sky, and his whole body's muscles swelled even further.
Lucas recognized him; it was Machamp, the only female Machamp among the three, because her physique was significantly larger than the other two Machamp.
Witnessing all this, Lucas was speechless for a long time.
[Your Machamp (Machamp) has finally broken through a long-term bottleneck, mastering Bulk Up, Vital Throw, and Seismic Toss.]
[Congratulations, you have developed the first dish on your recipe: "Delicious Mushroom Soup."]
[Delicious Mushroom Soup: A delicious mushroom soup made from fresh mushrooms, which can slightly boost a Pokémon's mood and slightly alleviate a Pokémon's fatigue.]
[Triggered "Gourmet Critical Hit": Significantly boosts Pokémon's mood, clears Pokémon's fatigue, and can slightly help Pokémon improve the efficiency of learning moves.]
[Grandma: Food is omnipotent.]
Lucas: "?"
Delicious Mushroom Soup?
Lucas recalled the description of the Delicious Mushroom Soup triggering a Gourmet Critical Hit yesterday, which mentioned an unknown effect.
So, the unknown effect is to improve the efficiency of Pokémon learning new moves?
Is this a Gourmet Critical Hit? So strong… At this moment, the other Machamp climbed out of the pit, touched the safety helmet on his head with his palm, then walked in front of Lucas.
"Nih-kuh."
Lucas snapped back to reality, looking at the Machamp in front of him, and saw him pointing at the pit, his face full of apology.
Machamp also walked over, and then the third Machamp, seeing them standing with their heads bowed, also ran over and stood obediently.
Seeing this, Lucas chuckled, then said, "Congratulations, Machamp, you've become stronger.
I believe you will protect our Breeding House even better in the future."
"Nih-kuh!"
Machamp immediately straightened his back and puffed out his chest.
"And the other two Machamp, you also need to learn from Machamp and strive to become stronger as soon as possible, so you can better protect our Breeding House."
"Nih-kuh!"
The other two Machamp straightened their backs and puffed out their chests.
Seeing this, Lucas had Gengar go back to the room to get the medical kit and treated the other Machamp's wound.
He was so moved that he was in tears.
Machamp and the third Machamp, seeing that Lucas didn't blame them for damaging the ground, but instead carefully treated the other Machamp's wound, secretly vowed to protect this wonderful home.
Gengar also floated in mid-air, using the power of Psychic to move soil from other places to fill the pit.
After finishing the follow-up work, Lucas patted the other Machamp's safety helmet, signaling that he was done.
Then Machamp took them on patrol, while Lucas went over to Petilil.