With someone else present, Julian naturally wasn't in a hurry to claim his reward.
After capturing Slakoth, Christopher helped him register it, and from then on, Slakoth became his Pokémon.
Pokémon captured in this manner cannot be abandoned or sold; the Trainer must be responsible for them for life, otherwise, they could even be imprisoned.
Christopher watched Julian's retreating figure, his brows furrowing into a line, and worriedly said,
"Sigh… I thought this kid had finally come to his senses and was going to try this path."
"But he immediately chose such a Pokémon… It's basically over, unless a miracle happens."
He sighed.
"I hope… there can be some miracle."
...
After Julian sprinted all the way back to his dorm, he slammed the door shut and added another lock.
Then, he opened the locked cabinet and glanced inside.
Good, the egg was still there.
"Come out, Slakoth."
He threw out the Poké Ball in his hand, a white light flashed, and Slakoth's figure immediately appeared before Julian.
It slowly raised its head, looking at Julian, seemingly observing the Trainer who had chosen it.
However, the latter's mood at this moment was somewhat complex.
Strictly speaking, this was his first true Pokémon capture!
This feeling was different from a game!
Julian took a deep breath and tentatively reached out to stroke Slakoth's head.
The latter showed no resistance; instead, it comfortably narrowed its eyes, seemingly very close to Julian.
"I'm Julian, and I'll be your Trainer from now on. Please guide me in the future."
Julian smiled and said.
Slakoth looked dazed, first nodding, then staring at the empty air in front of it, seemingly spacing out.
"It shouldn't be that it doesn't want to bother with me, it's just too lazy to have a more extensive reaction…"
Julian couldn't help but feel a bit helpless at the sight.
But… soon, this wouldn't be a problem!
His gaze sharpened.
"System, claim mission reward!"
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained SS-level character skill—Wave Power!]
[Wave Power (SS-level): A mysterious and powerful force, theoretically the strongest level of Aura that humans can achieve (can be further upgraded through the system)]
Julian looked at this prompt and couldn't help but curve his lips into a smile.
It was Wave Power!
This power is also possessed by a certain Pokémon—Lucario.
It is precisely because of this special ability that Lucario can become an existence comparable to a quasi-Mythical Beast Level.
Wave Power can detect surrounding terrain and conditions, communicate with Pokémon, and even boost the abilities of one's Pokémon in battle!
This is simply an enhanced Psychic!
If there's anything it lacks compared to Psychic, it might be that this power cannot allow the user to launch attacks or Protect themselves.
Even humans who have cultivated Wave Power to its peak have never been seen using this ability to attack.
But…
Julian looked at the sentence after the prompt and already understood something.
This power could also continue to be upgraded through the system, breaking through human limits!
As his heart surged, a bright blue ball of light suddenly appeared in the air and merged into Yun Xiao's body.
The next moment, Julian discovered that a strange power had suddenly appeared within his body!
He closed his eyes, and an invisible Aura immediately spread out from him, directly covering all the surrounding areas!
Some scenes and images, like models, began to appear before Julian's eyes.
When he opened his eyes again.
"Almost the entire floor… is within the range of my power… and this is when I'm still not proficient."
Julian muttered excitedly.
As long as he practiced a few more times, he could directly transform into a humanoid walking scanning radar!
Everything around him would be within his grasp!
Moreover, this was just one use of Wave Power.
He turned his head to Slakoth beside him and activated the ability again.
A sudden realization emerged in Julian's mind.
He could directly communicate telepathically with Slakoth!
"Hello? Slakoth?"
Julian tried to say in his mind.
[You can—actually—directly—talk to me!]
Slakoth showed a surprised expression.
But the tone in its mind was incredibly slow, just like an old grandmother crossing the road, making Julian anxious.
Presumably, this was another effect of the Ability: Truant.
But it was fine, this problem would be solved soon!
Julian waved his hand.
"System, use Intermediate Modification! Change Slakoth's Ability!"
He directly used up the one modification opportunity obtained from the mission!
[Ding! Modification uses have been consumed. The following are the modification requirements.]
[Option 1: Delete the original Ability and randomly obtain 1 from all non-Mythical Beast Level Abilities]
[Modification Requirement: Slakoth reaches Level 10]
[Option 2: Delete the original Ability and randomly obtain 1 from non-Mythical Beast Level, positive Abilities]
[Modification Requirement: Slakoth reaches Level 20, completes ten battle victories]
[Option 3: Delete the original Ability and grant it the Ability: Huge Power!]
[Modification Requirement: Slakoth reaches Level 20, completes twenty battle victories, completes five over-level battle victories, one of which must be against an opponent with the Ability: Huge Power!]
Julian looked at these three different options and fell into contemplation.
He had thought that once he activated the modifier, he could directly modify Slakoth's attributes.
He didn't expect… there were actually requirements?
It seemed a bit difficult to directly modify it to the Huge Power Ability…
Not to mention getting Slakoth to Level 20, just this over-level battle would be enough to give Julian a headache!
With Slakoth's current Ability, let alone over-level battles, even same-level battles would be tough!
What's more, he also had to defeat an opponent with the Ability: Huge Power…
As far as Julian knew, only Bunnelby and Azumarill among Pokémon species possessed this Ability.
Coincidentally, these two Pokémon cannot be found in the areas and secret realms around him.
Although, Mega Mawile also has this Ability…
But, in this world, Mega Evolution hasn't even appeared yet…
So, Julian was truly getting a bit of a headache.
Should he just use the first modification method and randomly change an Ability for now?
As long as he didn't get something absurd like "Slow Start," it would always be better than Truant!
Just as Julian was struggling, the information in front of him suddenly flashed.
[Detecting that this is the Host's first modification, therefore the modification difficulty has been greatly reduced!]
[Modification requirements have been updated!]
As soon as the words fell.
The requirements for the last modification method suddenly changed!
[Option 3: Slakoth loses "Truant" and gains the Ability: Huge Power!]
[Modification Requirement: Slakoth reaches Level 10]
Julian's eyes immediately lit up.
Is there even a choice?
He immediately said:
"System, I choose the third option!"
P.S.
Ability: Huge Power (Physical attack power doubles)
Ability: Slow Start (Physical attack and speed halve for the first five turns)